@@bumholiou To there was a nuclear test done underground in Nevada, in a deep hole with a one or two tonne cap welded to the top. The blast was stronger than they expected, and it launched the cap (often referred to as a manhole cover) at a speed of something like 50 kilometers per second. Yes, _kilometers_ per _second._ As you might expect, it was never found. *Edit: Some people think it was launched right into space, but it most likely evaporated in the atmosphere, like a reverse meteor.
First story: ''About two years ago, I was alone in my New York apartment with my cat Polly when the telephone rang. An unfamiliar voice told me that ‘’my wife’’ had just called to report that there was a ‘’fire in my oven’’. I told the ‘’doorman’’ that I had no wife and there was no fire in my oven. (Spookily, however, there had been a fire in my electric oven a week previously.) Shortly after he hung up, there was a knock at my door. It was two young white men in their thirties. They were in plain clothes and didn’t offer any identification. They said they were from building security, even though I knew that all building security guards wear uniform. The two men were quite different. One was very calm as he told me that ‘’my wife’’ had called in to report a fire in my oven, I explained once again that I had no wife and no fire in my oven. The other man seemed to be in a violent rage and told the calm man that he was ‘’going in’’, no matter what. His rage was very frightening. Suddenly, Polly jumped up on a chair in plain view of the doorway. As soon as the calm one saw the cat, he grabbed the angry one by the shoulder and pulled him away. There was no question that seeing my cat had some sort of effect on the calm one. A few moments later an authentic building security guard, with uniform and badge, appeared at my door, once again saying that ‘’my wife’’ had called in to report ‘’the fire’’ in my oven. I denied both wife and fire, he shrugged his shoulders and left. The whole experience is a fortean mystery. Who were these two men, one so relaxed, the other so furious? What was it about seeing the cat that caused them to retreat so suddenly? Who was the woman pretending to be my wife?'' Ronald Rosenblatt, New York. (forum.forteantimes.com/index.php?threads/gibbering-insanity-the-dog-what-turned-into-green-mist.4630/page-7)
Karl's missing a crucial part of the manhole cover story. It's definitely real, but the bomb was detonated deep underground and the manhole covered the shaft it had been lowered into. When the bomb was set off the manhole did in fact go airborne at a speed so fast that it could've cleared the atmosphere, but did NOT go into space.
@@MrBuch169169 apparently the manhole cover may have been the fastest object humans have ever propelled. It was going at least 17,000 miles per hour or something. Karl read this and mangled it
“A cat that didn’t look happy” 😂
Tbf the cat did not look happy
Well I don't know about you guys but I'm spooked
The manhole cover story happened. They were testing the power of the explosion.
4:09 oh steady on 🥴
I can’t be the only one that hates Steve’s alien like face and annoying laugh
That's funny, youtube is ok with nigga. But warns you about the community standards if you spell it er
My nigga be trippin
The slideshow here really makes this! Great work
Karl's velcro shoes. What a legend
“These are kind of beetle about type ghosts?” 🤣
2:12
TEACHERS DIDNT TEACH US ABOUT WEREWOLF BOYS AND GHOSTS
“Watching Telly with his cat”
2:12 rip Ricky Gervais 😄😄
Those two people that knocked at the door, have I seen them elsewhere?
2:12 Has got to be one of the best insta-manic Gervais laughs ever recorded lol
Best part is, the manhole cover story happened. Karl just isn't aware of what makes it an interesting story.
What?
@@bumholiou To there was a nuclear test done underground in Nevada, in a deep hole with a one or two tonne cap welded to the top. The blast was stronger than they expected, and it launched the cap (often referred to as a manhole cover) at a speed of something like 50 kilometers per second. Yes, _kilometers_ per _second._ As you might expect, it was never found. *Edit: Some people think it was launched right into space, but it most likely evaporated in the atmosphere, like a reverse meteor.
First story: ''About two years ago, I was alone in my New York apartment with my cat Polly when the telephone rang. An unfamiliar voice told me that ‘’my wife’’ had just called to report that there was a ‘’fire in my oven’’. I told the ‘’doorman’’ that I had no wife and there was no fire in my oven. (Spookily, however, there had been a fire in my electric oven a week previously.) Shortly after he hung up, there was a knock at my door. It was two young white men in their thirties. They were in plain clothes and didn’t offer any identification. They said they were from building security, even though I knew that all building security guards wear uniform. The two men were quite different. One was very calm as he told me that ‘’my wife’’ had called in to report a fire in my oven, I explained once again that I had no wife and no fire in my oven. The other man seemed to be in a violent rage and told the calm man that he was ‘’going in’’, no matter what. His rage was very frightening. Suddenly, Polly jumped up on a chair in plain view of the doorway. As soon as the calm one saw the cat, he grabbed the angry one by the shoulder and pulled him away. There was no question that seeing my cat had some sort of effect on the calm one. A few moments later an authentic building security guard, with uniform and badge, appeared at my door, once again saying that ‘’my wife’’ had called in to report ‘’the fire’’ in my oven. I denied both wife and fire, he shrugged his shoulders and left. The whole experience is a fortean mystery. Who were these two men, one so relaxed, the other so furious? What was it about seeing the cat that caused them to retreat so suddenly? Who was the woman pretending to be my wife?'' Ronald Rosenblatt, New York. (forum.forteantimes.com/index.php?threads/gibbering-insanity-the-dog-what-turned-into-green-mist.4630/page-7)
naisubadi brilliant work finding that. Makes the story that much funnier because Karl got the story all wrong
People are forced to look at a manhole now...
Karl's missing a crucial part of the manhole cover story. It's definitely real, but the bomb was detonated deep underground and the manhole covered the shaft it had been lowered into. When the bomb was set off the manhole did in fact go airborne at a speed so fast that it could've cleared the atmosphere, but did NOT go into space.
"and a cat that didn't look happy" I've been crying for the last five minutes. What a maniac
imagine a show where karl is a private detective
The cat was clearly a ghost
The thumbnail makes Karl look like Nosferatu
"And they drink milk from a saucer" HAHAHAHADAGAAA OMG WTF HANAGA 😂😂😂😂
don't take drugs kids
That bit right at the end about tying bangers to a nuclear bomb was used in an episode of Derek, although I think it ended up in a deleted scene.
whaaat? i thought it was a different tale
Haha great editing
"A fire that didn't happen, about a wife that didn't exist and a cat that didn't look happy" XD
cue uncontrollable Ricky laughter
This is, without a doubt, the greatest TH-cam video title ever.
YES! <3
Weird init?
Love the slide show - great work!
Then why did they look at the cat funny. XD XD XD
Karl's second film!
Sounds like a dream.
1- They put a manhole cover on a nuclear bomb 2- Blew it up 3- NEVER SAW THE MANHOLE COVER AGAIN I'm in pain from laughing at that.
I still can't figure out for the life of me what Karl found unusual about that result.
real story, even codyslab on youtube did some experiments to prove that it could go into orbit
same omfg. tears
@@MrBuch169169 apparently the manhole cover may have been the fastest object humans have ever propelled. It was going at least 17,000 miles per hour or something. Karl read this and mangled it
"Then why they look at the cat funny"
no, you didn' t
I actually died when I heard that.
5:20 Firework.
I love how Ricky just says nonesense "And the cat nghkhhhhn looknang"
Was that a picture of We are the Physics? Played with them a few times, lovely guys :)
Defintely not "man on cover", that wouldn't make any sense anyway.
Half man half biscuit
Did you hear what scientists are gonna do with man moths?
If something is titled "Karl tells strange tales" I can't not click on it.
I think he said : "man on cover" not "manhole cover"
Karl tells strange tales? The title may as well have been "Karl opens his mouth". ;)