Outtake Insanity and NERD FACTOR

2011-08-19 · compilation · John, Hank · 2:49 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, civic or action cta, guest or collab, on location, punishment or challenge

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

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

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 · Henry Green
★★ both: 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 · Hanklerfish
★★ 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

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 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
★ 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

In the description and comments

★★ John says his novel The Fault in Our Stars comes out in January and all pre-ordered copies will be signed. — video description · The Fault in Our Stars

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.”

Threads in this video

set · Hank: punishment for missing a video (August 2011) — In an outtake, John announces Hank's punishment for failing to make a video despite their promise of videos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (00:00:00)
callback · Hanklerfish: an anglerfish drawn by a Hank (2011) — In outtakes, the brothers fumble the share of sheets Hank must Hanklerfish (7,500 of 150,000, 5%) and call one 'the best Hankler fish'. (00:01:11)
update · John's diseased gallbladder and its removal (2011) — John relays being told that after gallbladder surgery he'd feel like he did a thousand crunches; the brothers joke about getting an eight pack. (00:01:11)
callback · The brothers' agreement never to use the L-word about each other (2010) — John stumbles telling Hank he 'likes' him, and both find the moment scary and too awkward for eye contact. (00:02:02)
update · John and his family visit Hank in Missoula (August 2011) — John says the last reason they came to Montana is that Hank is his brother; later, in an airport on the way home, he thanks Hank for hosting them in Missoula. (00:02:02)
launched · Nerd Factor 2011 edition: fan-video contest — John launches Nerd Factor, borrowed from Michael Buckley's Buck Factor: viewers post recent awesome videos as video responses; the brothers watch all and feature a few in a future video. (00:02:02)
asked · John asks Nerdfighters to post their recent awesome videos as video responses for Nerd Factor (2011) — John asks Nerdfighters who have recently made an awesome video deserving a wider audience to post it as a video response below. (00:02:02)

Where the stories that moved here went next

John asks Nerdfighters to post their recent awesome videos as video responses for Nerd Factor (2011) — reported back; last: result reported, 2011-09-21
Nerd Factor 2011 edition: fan-video contest — completed; last: milestone, 2011-10-14
John and his family visit Hank in Missoula (August 2011) — followed over 3 videos (2011); last: update, 2011-08-22 (said on 2011-08-23, implied)
John's diseased gallbladder and its removal (2011) — told 2×, last update 2023; last: mentioned, 2023-12-24

Mentioned

Central: Nerd Factor

Also: Hanklerfish · Henry Green · Missoula, Montana · Montana · Punishment · VidCon

Only in the description or credits: Buck Factor · Michael Buckley · Reunion video · The Fault in Our Stars

Also centred on Nerd Factor: NERD FACTOR · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr)

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