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Stumping EDU Creators - Trivia at VidCon

2018-06-22 · collab / interview · Hank, Toby Hendy, Mike Wilson, Miriam Nielsen, Joe Hanson, Kati Morton, Sean · 3:31 · watch on YouTube

Topic: History & curiosities (also: Internet & YouTube, Science & nature) · mode: Curiosity & trivia · tags: guest or collab, on location

On day two of VidCon, Hank quizzes educational YouTube creators with trivia, noting that trivia knowledge doesn't measure how smart you are; nobody knows the French professional farter Le Pétomane except Kati Morton's husband Sean.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — At VidCon day two, Hank sets out to quiz educational YouTube creators with trivia

  • ★★ On VidCon day two, Hank has been talking to educational YouTube creators and decides to ask them trivia questions to see how smart they really are. — 00:00:00 · VidCon
  • ★★ The creators turn out pretty smart, because how many trivia answers you know doesn't really affect how smart you are. — 00:00:16 · trivia

00:00:33 — Trivia rounds: what USB stands for, a thriving bear species, a president, a place in Nepal and China

  • ★★ a guest: After many wrong guesses, a creator correctly answers that USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. — 00:00:46
  • ★★ a guest: The black bear can thrive, whereas every other bear species has declined. — 00:01:03
  • ★ a guest: The answer to a geography question (not stated on air) is something located in both Nepal and China. — 00:01:31 · China

00:01:34 — Creators recall their first or most embarrassing videos

  • ★ a guest: Another creator once made a song called 'Boogers in My Nose' in the style of Three 6 Mafia. (playful) — 00:01:43
  • ★★ Toby Hendy: One creator makes physics videos now but still has long hair tutorials on her channel. — 00:01:47

00:02:03 — Guesses about a creepy creature: zebras, honey badgers, scorpions

00:02:20 — Nobody knows Le Pétomane, until Kati Morton's husband Sean

  • ★★ Hank is disappointed that nobody knew who Le Pétomane was. — 00:02:40
  • ★★ After his last quiz, with Kati Morton, Hank asks her husband Sean, a great friend of his, who Le Pétomane is. — 00:02:44
  • ★★ Sean answers that Le Pétomane was a Frenchman who could fart and was an entertainer. — 00:02:57
  • ★★ Hank can't believe we forget such amazing things about history as a professional farter. (playful) — 00:03:01

00:03:13 — Sign-off: off to do VidCon stuff

In the description and comments

  • ★ Hank says he is uploading from a bathroom stall because there are so many cool people at VidCon he wants to talk to. — video description · VidCon
  • ★★ Hank's list of the people in the video also names Emily Graslie (dead animals), Destin Sandlin (physics and slow-mo), Thomas Frank (college prep), Jessie Hendricks (chemistry and science), Kati Morton (mental health), Patrick (biology via games) and Diana Cowern (physics), with links to their channels. — video description

Humor (significant)

  • Guessing what USB stands for, a creator riffs on words starting with B. — 00:00:39

    “Ultra Service Burgers, because all b's are now burgers.”

  • Asked about a bear species, a creator starts with black bear and changes the answer. — 00:00:54

    “Black bear. No, Pooh Bear!”

  • Asked about a creepy creature, one creator gives a personal answer. — 00:02:05

    “My ex-boyfriend.”

  • Asked who Le Pétomane was, creators guess it sounds like a drug. — 00:02:38

    “It's the active ingredient in Imodium”

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Mentioned

Central: Le Pétomane · trivia

Also: People: Gerald Ford · Kati Morton · Lyndon B. Johnson · Sean (friend, mentioned from 2018)

Projects: VidCon

Works: Geography Now

Concepts: honey badger · tardigrade

Places: China · France · India · Nepal · Tibet

Characters: Winnie-the-Pooh

Products: Imodium

Taking part: Destin Sandlin · Diana Cowern · Emily Graslie · Jessie Hendricks · Joe Hanson · Mike Wilson · Miriam Nielsen · Patrick (youtuber) · Thomas Frank · Toby Hendy

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