JACOB SOBOROFF: Hey
guys, it's Jacob.
ALI: And Ali.
JACOB SOBOROFF: There are
so many incredible explainer
videos out there that you
can learn about everything
from neutron stars to how to
cook a lobster in a microwave.
ALI: No.
But have you ever thought
you learned everything
there was to know about
evolutionary biology
from a one-minute video
only to realize at the end
that you're still an idiot?
MILES: Guys, I just
learned a little bit
about dual inheritance theory.
ALI: What is it?
Tell us.
MILES: Well, it's-- it's dual.
[LAPTOP CRASHES]
MILES: [SOBS]
JACOB AND ALI: Been there.
ALI: Today we're taking on some
of the most advanced concepts
out there.
JACOB SOBOROFF: And we're
putting each other to the test.
We're each going to take turns
watching complicated explainer
videos, and then we're
going to have 15 seconds
to prove the weaker brain.
ALI: The only wrong
answer is, I don't know.
Ready?
JACOB SOBOROFF: Let's do it.
[THEME MUSIC]
ALI: How much do you know
about quantum physics?
JACOB SOBOROFF: Nothing.
ALI: Perfect.
This is MinutePhysics'
explanation of the uncertainty
principle.
-The frequency of
a wave is how close
the wave crests
are to each other.
And the position of a
wave is where the wave is.
But for a wave pulse,
it's pretty easy
to see where the wave is.
So now that we know where the
pulse is, what's its frequency?
A localized pulse
doesn't really wave,
so we can't measure the
frequency of its crest.
And that's the uncertainty
principle in a nutshell.
ALI: Your time begins now.
What is the
uncertainty principle?
JACOB SOBOROFF: The
uncertainty principle
is the principle
in which you can
know the frequency of
something, because it's freq--
[LAUGHTER]
JACOB SOBOROFF: Can I watch
the end of that video one more
time?
Hold on.
ALI: Nope.
Nope.
JACOB SOBOROFF: I gotta go back.
Everybody stop it!
Everybody stop it.
Hold on.
ALI: Time.
[BUZZER]
ALI: I don't think you got it.
JACOB SOBOROFF: Do you
even understand it?
ALI: Not totally, but I--
JACOB SOBOROFF: Exactly.
I know you're a
huge fan of hockey,
but what about good
old American football?
ALI: Nope.
JACOB SOBOROFF: The
challenge that I
picked for you is Fraser
Davidson's Guide to American
Football.
ALI: Yeah.
-Each team's 11
offensive players
take to the field against
their 11 defensive adversaries.
-They have four
opportunities, or downs,
to advance the pigskin
10 yards down the field--
ALI: That's too many numbers.
What?
- --and in doing so, earn
another four precious downs.
-And barring a few hundred
pages of regulatory minutia,
it's just that simple.
JACOB SOBOROFF: You have
15 seconds on the clock.
How many yards does an offense
need to get a first down?
ALI: Ah-- 50.
JACOB SOBOROFF: Wrong.
10.
How many points is a safety?
ALI: Two.
JACOB SOBOROFF:
You get four downs
to move the ball how many yards?
ALI: 10.
JACOB SOBOROFF: What
would you scream out
if you were watching the game
and something great happened?
ALI: Love football!
[BUZZER]
JACOB SOBOROFF: This is so much
easier than quantum physics.
MILES: Carly.
CARLY: Miles.
MILES: You're an only child.
CARLY: Yeah.
MILES: How do you feel
about sharing your toys?
CARLY: Miles, I'm a grown woman.
MILES: Oh, wait, hold on.
How do you feel about
sharing your cats?
CARLY: No, you can
never have them.
They're mine.
MILES: OK, cat lady.
The geniuses at
Wisecrack recently
posted the newest episode
of eight-bit philosophy.
And this time it's
all about Marxism.
-Marx believed that
it is not conflict
of ideas that propels history,
rather conflict arising out
of our relation
to material goods.
For the work that you
produce efficiently,
the capitalist tells them they
are in constant competition
for their job, turning our
fellow man into an adversary.
Because we are
forced to make things
that we have no
personal investment in,
our lives become a burden.
MILES: Do you think
you learned something?
CARLY: Mm.
MILES: How does Marx define
the term "alienation?"
CARLY: Oh, alienation is
when a worker is alienated
from the product he is making
because of the person above him
who is usually corrupt because
of all of their wealth.
And the worker
doesn't see themselves
reflected in their product.
[BUZZER]
I learned something.
I learned something!
Miles, I'm actually glad
that you brought a video
from Wisecrack, because
I also brought you
a video from Wisecrack.
MILES: Well, that's
because great minds--
CARLY: Think a lot.
MILES: Sure.
CARLY: Sorry.
In the latest episode
of Thug Notes,
Sparky Sweets is talking
about the long, complicated,
yet magical novel of "One
Hundred Years of Solitude."
-Jose Arcadio Buendia
has a trippy dream
about a swanked out city
that got mirrors for walls.
And thus, Macando is born.
He settles there with his
biddy, Ursula Iguaran.
At first, Macando is a fly spot.
But eventually,
the civilized world
starts getting all
up in their turf,
and a civil war busts out.
CARLY: Your time starts now.
Explain "One Hundred
Years of Solitude."
MILES: It's a book that
spans seven generations
about the founder of the
city called Macando, and sort
of the evolution of the city
as industrialization encroaches
on his utopia.
CARLY: What was the main
character's wife's name?
MILES: Ursula.
CARLY: What kind of
plantation owners came to--
MILES: Bananas.
[BUZZER]
CARLY: I'm actually
quite impressed.
MILES: Miles Award for
exceptional memory retention.
JACOB SOBOROFF: For
this last round,
we're going to mix
it up a little bit.
Bitcoin, so misunderstood,
so mysterious.
So this was put up by We
Use Coins, a website looking
to explain Bitcoin
into a wider audience.
-Bitcoins are digital coins you
can send through the internet,
transfer directly
from person to person
without going through a
bank or clearing house.
This means that the
fees are much lower.
The Bitcoin network is secured
by individuals called miners.
Miners are rewarded
newly generated Bitcoins
for verifying transactions.
JACOB SOBOROFF: You can
explain it together.
15 seconds on the clock.
But you have to go
every other word.
ALI: What the f--
JACOB SOBOROFF: Go.
ALI: Bitcoin.
MILES: Is.
ALI: A.
MILES: Decentralized.
ALI: Digital.
MILES: Currency.
ALI: That.
MILES: Does.
ALI: Lots
MILES: Of.
ALI: Innovation.
MILES: No.
ALI: Cost.
MILES: No.
ALI: Fees.
MILES: No.
ALI: Problem.
[LAUGHTER]
[BUZZER]
MILES: Nailed it.
JACOB SOBOROFF: I would give you
guys, like, a B plus, A minus,
but I will say one thing.
It's actually a lot more
complicated than that.
MILES: Pff.
ALI: Fair.
MILES: Says you.
JACOB SOBOROFF: And if you guys
think that you could take them
down, drop your explanation
in the comments-- one word,
one commenter at a time.
All right, guys, it's my
favorite time of the week.
We're going to answer some of
your comments and questions.
ALI: Sunny Joe asks,
"could you guys
show some embarrassing baby
pics on a show sometime?"
JACOB SOBOROFF: No
problem, Sunny Joe.
Here you go.
Who do you think's who?
Leave your answers
in the comments.
Earnest, you were handsome.
Fire_Viper411 wants
to know, "can you guys
twerk or awkwardly dance?"
ALI: We can do both.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
JACOB SOBOROFF: And finally,
I Peel Bananas demands,
"go larping."
ALI: OK.
[SHOUTING]
JACOB SOBOROFF: So keep
the comments coming.
ALI: We love answering them.
JACOB SOBOROFF:
Now play us out--
JACOB AND ALI: Talking Heads!
[MUSIC TALKING HEADS, "ONCE IN A
 LIFETIME"]
