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October 12th: Carbon Re-Neutralizing Brotherhood 2.0

2007-10-12 · letter vlog · John · 3:58 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Science & nature · mode: Explainer · tags: timely hook, community lore

Celebrating Al Gore's share of the Nobel Peace Prize, John proposes ending the feud, estimates Brotherhood 2.0's carbon footprint from views, comments and forum posts, and spends $63 at carbonfund.org to offset it.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Happy dance: Al Gore wins half the Nobel Peace Prize; John proposes ending the feud

  • ★ John does his happy dance; he notes it is Friday and that he no longer has to carry the weight of his hair. (playful) — 00:00:14 · Happy dance (practice)
  • ★★★ John reports that Al Gore, whom he calls a noted American nerdfighter, just won half the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change. — 00:00:14 · climate change, United States
  • ★ John jokes that his first pick for the Nobel Peace Prize would have been the brothers themselves, his second Oprah, and his third Al Gore. (playful) — 00:00:14
  • ★★★ In honour of Gore's prize, John proposes that the brothers end their feud and return to Brotherhood 2.0's real business, decreasing world suck. — 00:00:14 · Brotherhood 2.0, world suck

00:01:03 — Calculating Brotherhood 2.0's carbon footprint from views, comments and forum posts

  • ★★ John recalls donating $2.75 to carbonfund.org back in April to neutralize the vlog's carbon output, which has since risen considerably. — 00:01:03
  • ★★ John says that, according to YouTube, the brothers' videos have been viewed 3,030,337 times. — 00:01:03 · YouTube, Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Assuming about three minutes per view, John computes 9,091,111 minutes, over 151,516 hours or 6,313 days: more than 17 years spent watching Brotherhood 2.0. — 00:01:33 · Brotherhood 2.0
    • a number in question (doubtful): "9,091,111" — check against the recording
  • ★★ John adds commenting time: more than 17,000 comments on Brotherhood2.com and more than 30,000 on YouTube, at an assumed minute each. — 00:02:02 · Brotherhood 2.0, YouTube
  • ★ John jokes that reposted spam makes up about 30% of all YouTube commenting. (playful) — 00:02:02 · YouTube
    • a number in question (doubtful): "about 30%" — check against the recording
  • ★★ John counts more than 116,000 posts in the Brotherhood2.com forum 'my pants' and totals 154,244 hours of viewing, commenting and posting. — 00:02:31 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ John says an average computer uses about 0.11 kilowatts to browse the internet, giving 16,966 kilowatts for the vlog's total hours. — 00:02:31
    • a number in question (doubtful): "about 0.11" — check against the recording
    • a number in question (doubtful): "16,966" — check against the recording
  • ★★ John says producing one kilowatt of energy in the US takes on average 1.35 pounds of carbon, giving 22,905 (units unstated) of carbon for Brotherhood 2.0. — 00:02:31 · United States, Brotherhood 2.0
    • a number in question (doubtful): "22,905" — check against the recording

00:03:14 — More carbon than a Dutch person's year; $63 offset at carbonfund.org; thanks to Gore and Hank; jab at skeptics

  • ★★★ John concludes Brotherhood 2.0 has created more carbon in nine and a half months than the average Dutch person does in a whole year: 'a carbon monster'. — 00:03:14 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ John satirises people who believe their unsustainable lifestyle is a right rather than a privilege and therefore that global warming cannot exist. (satire) — 00:03:14
  • ★★★ Because he is a nerdfighter, John is spending $63 at carbonfund.org to offset Brotherhood 2.0's carbon emissions. — 00:03:14 · Brotherhood 2.0, nerdfighter
  • ★★★ John thanks Al Gore and Hank for helping him understand the environmental emergency everyone faces. — 00:03:14 · climate change
  • ★★ John tells global warming skeptics to buy beachfront property and call him in 50 years. (playful) — 00:03:51

Humor (significant)

  • John starts naming whom he would have picked to win the Nobel Peace Prize. — 00:00:14

    “Actually, actually, it would have been us.”

  • John tries again to say his pick among everyone else would have been Al Gore. — 00:00:14

    “Actually, no, that would have been Oprah. My second pick would have been Oprah.”

  • John's long carbon calculation lands on more than a Dutch person's yearly emissions. — 00:03:14

    “Holy crap, Hank, we've created a carbon monster.”

  • After signing off, John adds a message for global warming skeptics. — 00:03:51

    “Buy beachfront property and call me in 50 years.”

Threads in this video

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Mentioned

Central: Al Gore · Brotherhood 2.0 · carbon footprint · carbon offset · Carbonfund.org · Nobel Peace Prize

Also: People: Oprah Winfrey

Projects: Brotherhood 2.0 forum

Organizations: YouTube

Rituals: Happy dance (practice)

Terms: in your pants · nerdfighter · world suck

Concepts: climate change · climate change denial

Places: Netherlands · United States

Also centred on Al Gore: October 5th: Feuding, Goonies and Politics

Also centred on carbon footprint: Brotherhood 2.0: January 10, 2007 · Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel · Brotherhood 2.0: Carbon Neutralizing Youtube · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD

Also centred on carbon offset: Week 2 Condensed Highlight Reel · Brotherhood 2.0: Carbon Neutralizing Youtube · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD

Also centred on Carbonfund.org: Brotherhood 2.0: Carbon Neutralizing Youtube

Later videos replying to this one

Part of an exchange of 9 videos, 2007-10-03 – 2007-10-15.