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Outtake Insanity and NERD FACTOR

2011-08-19 · John, Hank · watch on YouTube · Personal life · comedy performance

Lower-confidence wave

2011 videos did not pass the QA gate (17 %); their analysis is shown but less reliable.

John posts outtakes of the brothers' Missoula reunion filming (Hank's punishment, botched Hanklerfish maths, gallbladder jokes), then, from the airport, launches Nerd Factor, borrowed from Michael Buckley: viewers submit recent videos as video responses.

What is said

00:00:00 — Outtakes from the Missoula reunion filming: corn dog lip balm, Hank's punishment for a missed video, John's toddler, Hanklerfish maths, gallbladder surgery jokes, 'I like you'

  • ★ John jokes about corn dog lip balm: all the fun of corn dogs with none of the calories, a niche product just for Hank. (joke) — 00:00:00
  • ★★ In an outtake, John announces a punishment for Hank for failing to make a video, breaking their promise of a video every Monday, Wednesday and Friday into perpetuity. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Punishment, VidCon
  • ★ John says he spends all day talking to an 18-month-old child, so Hank should be grateful whenever John speaks to him in English. (playful) — 00:00:40
  • ★★ The brothers fumble the Hanklerfish maths: 7,500 of 150,000 sheets is 5%, after guessing half a percent and getting 20 on Hank's calculator. (playful) — 00:00:40
  • ★★ John says someone told him gallbladder surgery is no big deal and afterwards he'd feel like he'd done a thousand crunches, which sounds horrible to him. (playful) — 00:01:11
  • ★★ John tells Hank the last reason they came to Montana is that Hank is his brother and John likes him; both then find the moment too awkward. (playful) — 00:02:02 · Montana

00:02:02 — From an airport on his way home, John launches Nerd Factor (borrowed from Michael Buckley's Buck Factor), thanks Hank for hosting, and signs off

  • ★ John, filming in an airport on his way home, apologises for the outtakes video and thanks Hank for hosting them in Missoula. — 00:02:02 · Missoula, Montana
  • ★★★ John says the brothers are such big fans of Michael 'Whatthebuck' Buckley that they are stealing his Buck Factor idea; the title and description name it Nerd Factor. — 00:02:02
  • ★★★ John asks Nerdfighters who recently made an awesome video deserving a wider audience to post it as a video response; the brothers will watch all and feature a few in a future video. — 00:02:02 · Nerdfighteria, Vlogbrothers

Humor (significant)

  • Working out what share of the signature sheets Hank must Hanklerfish, the brothers guess half a percent, then trust Hank's calculator. — 00:01:11 > «It's 20% according to Hank's calculator. We're so good at math.»
  • Told gallbladder surgery leaves you feeling like you did a thousand crunches, the brothers wish it made you look like it too. — 00:01:11 > «They remove your gallbladder and install an eight pack.»
  • John tells Hank the last reason they came to Montana is that Hank is his brother and he... likes him. — 00:02:02 > «Oh, man. That was scary. I can barely even look you in the eyes.»

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