p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger
2010-11-27 · John, Hank · watch on YouTube · Global development · announcement promotion
Together in person, John and Hank announce the 2010 Project for Awesome (videos on December 17, a big live show from Los Angeles), challenge Nerdfighteria to work out whether Moon pasta beats Earth beef on energy, and plug DFTBA's Black Friday shirt sale.
What is said
00:00:17 — Project for Awesome 2010: origin, live show, upload videos on December 17
- ★★★ John announces that the 2010 Project for Awesome is happening. — 00:00:17 · Project for Awesome
- ★★ Hank recalls that in 2007 the brothers realized Nerdfighteria had become a big deal and wanted to use its power; the project has grown every year for three years. — 00:00:22 · Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria
- ★★ John says the idea was to take over YouTube so that for one day it would be about charity rather than kittens on Roombas or giraffe love. — 00:00:31 · YouTube, Project for Awesome
- ★★ John says this year P4A will be the biggest ever, with a huge, epic live show out of Los Angeles. — 00:00:46 · Project for Awesome, Los Angeles
- ★★ Hank says they just spoke with YouTube, which is giving them treatment like Conan O'Brien and the President get: a four-hour live stream on YouTube. — 00:00:54 · YouTube, Barack Obama
- ★★★ John hopes all viewers will upload Project for Awesome videos on December 17 that show charities they care about in action. (hedged) — 00:01:04 · Project for Awesome
- ★★ John urges viewers to get out there: leaving the bedroom is no fun, but a better P4A video makes for a better universe. (playful) — 00:01:19 · Project for Awesome
- ★★ Hank says viewers get three weeks of lead time before December 17, and more details (thumbnail, logo, websites) will follow. — 00:01:36 · Project for Awesome
00:02:03 — Space pasta challenge: is Moon pasta more energy-efficient than Earth beef?
- ★★ John says everyone knows making pasta is far more energy-efficient than making beef, even if the pasta is imported from Italy. — 00:02:13
- ★★★ Hank asks whether flying Apollo 11 to the Moon, filling the capsule with pasta and shipping it back would be more energy-intensive per calorie than growing a cow. (playful) — 00:02:23
- ★★★ Saying they couldn't figure it out, John tells Nerdfighteria that if they determine whether moon pasta beats earth beef, the brothers will let them challenge them to do something horrible. (playful) — 00:02:46 · Nerdfighteria
00:03:04 — DFTBA Records Black Friday shirt sale, recap and sign-off
- ★★ Hank announces a Black Friday DFTBA Records sale on new shirts (giraffe love, two DFTBA University shirts, the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain) and old favorites. — 00:03:04 · DFTBA Records
Threads in this video
- launch · P4A 2010 edition — John and Hank announce P4A 2010: videos uploaded on December 17, a big live show out of Los Angeles with a four-hour YouTube live stream, more details to come. (00:00:17)
- callback · John's giraffe-love bit ('people love giraffes who love giraffes') — John says P4A day would make YouTube about charity instead of kittens on Roombas or giraffe love; Hank later plugs the giraffe love shirt. (00:00:31)
- open · John asks Nerdfighters to make P4A 2010 videos for charities (2010) — John asks viewers to upload P4A videos on December 17 showing charities they care about in action, with three weeks to plan. (00:01:04)
- open · John and Hank challenge Nerdfighteria to work out whether Moon pasta is more energy-efficient than Earth beef (2010) — John and Hank challenge Nerdfighteria to determine whether pasta fetched from the Moon (Apollo 11) is more energy-efficient per calorie than Earth beef. (00:02:05)
- accept · John and Hank: do a difficult or horrible challenge set by Nerdfighters as the space pasta reward (2010) — John offers the reward: if Nerdfighteria answers the space pasta question, the brothers will let them challenge them to do something horrible. (00:02:49)
- callback · John's 'giant squid of anger' (2010) — The new Giant Squid of Anger shirt, designed by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain, carries John's 'giant squid of anger'; it also titles the video. (00:03:18)
- open · Hank and John ask viewers to buy the new DFTBA shirts, including the Giant Squid of Anger shirt (November 2010) — Hank sends viewers to dftba.com/sale for the Black Friday shirt sale, including the new giraffe love, DFTBA University and Giant Squid of Anger shirts. (00:03:30)
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