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John asks Nerdfighters to plant 'Hank trees' and email photos or videos for Hank's 30th birthday (2010)

ask · status: reported back · last event: thanks (2010-05-07) · owner: John

In April 2010 John secretly asked Nerdfighters to plant seeds, trees or plants on Hank's behalf for his 30th birthday and send photos or videos by 3 May. On Hanko de Mayo John presented Hank with thousands of 'Hank trees and Hank plants', and Hank thanked everyone who helped.

Part of: Hanko de Mayo 2010 edition: Hank's 30th birthday (Hank trees, 30 presents)

date event what video
2010-04-21 asked John asks Nerdfighters to plant seeds, saplings or plants on Hank's behalf and email photos or videos, with location and count, by May 3. The Insurrection of Subjugated Knowledges 00:01:05
2010-04-30 reminder After telling Hank to stop watching, John tells Nerdfighters there is still time to participate in the secret project. The Greek Debt Crisis Explained in Four Minutes 00:03:38
2010-05-05 result reported John shows Hank the 'Hank trees and Hank plants' Nerdfighters planted and filmed for his birthday. HANKO DE MAYO!!!!11!! 00:00:36
2010-05-07 thanks Hank thanks John and everyone who helped out with his birthday. How to Live Forever 00:03:48

What is said about it

5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2010-04-21 · The Insurrection of Subjugated Knowledges — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to plant seeds, saplings or plants on Hank's behalf ('Hank trees and Hank plants'), photograph or film it and email it to him for a big vlogbrothers Hank tree planting video. — 00:01:05
  • 2010-04-21 · The Insurrection of Subjugated Knowledges — announcement: John: The deadline is May 3; emails should give the sender's location and the number of plants or trees planted. — 00:01:34
  • 2010-04-21 · The Insurrection of Subjugated Knowledges — ask: John: Viewers without a yard can plant in a container garden; John calls on Nerdfighteria to give Hank what he wants most, a higher oxygenation level of the planet. (playful) — 00:02:32
  • 2010-04-30 · The Greek Debt Crisis Explained in Four Minutes — ask: John: After telling Hank to stop watching, John tells Nerdfighters there is still time to participate in 'our secret project' and to click for more info. — 00:03:38
  • 2010-05-05 · HANKO DE MAYO!!!!11!! — John says that, because Hank likes oxygen, Nerdfighteria planted more than 10,000 plants and trees for him on six continents to raise the world's oxygenation. (playful) — 00:00:36