the thing about the maths thing is you can estimate it really fast. 23*4 is a bit under 100, so it has to be less than 4, but we only want 19 less than 100, so its gotta be 3
Honestly, him pulling Keats out of nowhere was the most impressive to me. He was right, Ode to Melancholy has "And feed deep, deep upon her peerless eyes // Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine"
Joe Thomas genuinely looked like he was extremely stoned during the entire season, and I cannot imagine the hell that would be trying to compete on Taskmaster whilst extremely stoned.
@@aislingbolton793 gotta listen to his Off Menu episode too as he's very himself there too, and Ed implies that he's that awkward all the time with his friends at least
100 - 19 = 81, and then there''s 2 methods of doing the 81/27. one that uses guesstimation based on the round numbers to get to the answer quickly, and one that you can do when you've internalized the tables. You can guess like so: 20 * 4 is too high because the 7 would put it above 81, 20 * 2 is too low, so the answer is 3 And the tables thing is just 27 = 9x3, 81 = 9x9, 9/3=3 When you frequently do maths from the top of your head you can answer stuff like this pretty quickly.
@@xxnyaxx269 in mathematics you dont assume. If you want a specific order of operations you make sure there is no ambiguity. That is what the brackets are for.
@@Thytos true, but just because both sides are mathematically illiterate doesnt mean they are right. I dont blame the contestant, he is under pressure and being in arts and entertainment business, there are not that many people that are good or even average in maths. Someone on the production side should now maths.
The quick maths part is 1) unimpressive, and 2) wrong. Firstly, I can understand where he went wrong, but even then, it's just 81/27. It's not impressive if you know the powers of three. Secondly, the way Greg said it should have meant 100-19/27, and you have to follow the order of operations and do the division first (the correct answer being 2681/27). Joe did the subtraction first, which is wrong. If Greg had said "the quantity 100 minus 19 divided by 27", Joe would've been correct, as it would've meant (100-19)/27. Also, knowing the eleventh number in another language as popular as German isn't that impressive either, is it?
Regarding getting the order of operations wrong, it was the Taskmaster who made that mistake. Joe compensated for the inclusion of human error and gave the desired answer. Joe was thinking on a higher level than you.
@@Francis... 1) Have you ever been to any place in which English is not the main language? 2) Knowing what eleven means does not necessarily mean he knows how to speak German. I know, for example, what twelve means in Amharic, but I don't speak it
@@troppmann well, he could've at least mentioned it later on, or gave both answers. That would've been iconic. There's no need to assume he "was thinking on a higher level". Also, as I've mentioned, if you're someone who works with number a lot, this isn't really much of an illustrious feat of talent and intellect.
@@OmnipresentPotato Why, yes. I was born and raised in a country where English is not the main language. It's a life skill to speak, read, and write. Knowing how to do those things in another language, that's what makes it even more impressive.
the quick maths and the german for eleven thing was so impressive... it was kinda hot ngl
Remove the "kinda" add "and everything else he did" after "thing" and I agree.
The fact that he was rolling up his sleeves and clasping his watch closed just added to it 😳
Haha well he is a Cambridge grad
Makes me think that he's a lot smarter than he lets on, but that's probably the act he's playing.
the thing about the maths thing is you can estimate it really fast. 23*4 is a bit under 100, so it has to be less than 4, but we only want 19 less than 100, so its gotta be 3
I have no idea why, but the way he says 'Bicycle, my excellent bicycle' is possibly my strongest memory of this series.
Honestly, him pulling Keats out of nowhere was the most impressive to me.
He was right, Ode to Melancholy has "And feed deep, deep upon her peerless eyes // Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine"
BICYCLE, MY EXCELLENT BICYCLE
That quick maths was just impressive.
He's clearly a genius in so many ways, yet too awkward and adorable to be full of himself over it.
That's why I love him.
I hate how much the quick math gets me. it's hot as hell
Joe and Sian were honestly a great team
IKR!? They had such great chemistry! Had never heard of Joe before taskmaster but he's easily top 5 among all seasons for me.
@@andreaskarlsson5251you've never watched the inbetweeners?
Dragged the scroll bar and found that everyone was rewatching the same part 😂
i just checked myself and honestly, considering most of the comments on here are about joe doing quick maths, can't say i'm surprised haha
He makes me blush in a way foreign to me
joe is absolutely adorable.
It's really adorable to me that Greg was there for Joe's first big acting role, it seems so cute that they reunited for taskmaster
It's like if Arthur Dent was an Oxford professor but in the body of a male model.
Bicycle, My eXcellent bicycle
He's so intelligent! Answering that quickly was pretty hot
Need him so bad. We can be weird and awkward together.
I love Joe so much.
You did it!!!! The grape!!! Sorry it took me so long to find this, I appreciate this so much 🥺🥺🥺
Joe Thomas genuinely looked like he was extremely stoned during the entire season, and I cannot imagine the hell that would be trying to compete on Taskmaster whilst extremely stoned.
I think that was just him. On the taskmaster podcast, Iain sterling said Joe's family loved seeing him be himself on TV as usually he's acting
@@aislingbolton793 gotta listen to his Off Menu episode too as he's very himself there too, and Ed implies that he's that awkward all the time with his friends at least
@@Mammutidae yeah I have! Incredibly funny!
3:25 is a creature from dark souls.
He is so cute ❤
KEATS!
Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shrine,
Though seen of none save him whose strenuous tongue
Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine; - Keats
bloody ell
I am still blown away by 100 - 19 / 27 like what the fuck do you mean
100 - 19 = 81, and then there''s 2 methods of doing the 81/27. one that uses guesstimation based on the round numbers to get to the answer quickly, and one that you can do when you've internalized the tables.
You can guess like so: 20 * 4 is too high because the 7 would put it above 81, 20 * 2 is too low, so the answer is 3
And the tables thing is just 27 = 9x3, 81 = 9x9, 9/3=3
When you frequently do maths from the top of your head you can answer stuff like this pretty quickly.
1:46 100-19/27 is actually 99.296
thats if you use pemdas. with the pauses took between “100-18” and “divided by 27” we can assume the question was in that specific order, instead
@@xxnyaxx269 in mathematics you dont assume. If you want a specific order of operations you make sure there is no ambiguity. That is what the brackets are for.
@@LednacekZ if this was in an actual math class then i agree, don’t assume, but this is taskmaster lol
99.296 was not one of the numbers available to pull
@@Thytos true, but just because both sides are mathematically illiterate doesnt mean they are right. I dont blame the contestant, he is under pressure and being in arts and entertainment business, there are not that many people that are good or even average in maths. Someone on the production side should now maths.
People use the word iconic for any old shite thesedays,
They do, but that's a random thing to bring up on a video where it's been used to quite accurately describe Joe Thomas
omg so true fr bestieee you absolute ICON iconic
@@tessbolick6605 unrelated but i love your gina pfp 😭
The quick maths part is 1) unimpressive, and 2) wrong. Firstly, I can understand where he went wrong, but even then, it's just 81/27. It's not impressive if you know the powers of three. Secondly, the way Greg said it should have meant 100-19/27, and you have to follow the order of operations and do the division first (the correct answer being 2681/27). Joe did the subtraction first, which is wrong.
If Greg had said "the quantity 100 minus 19 divided by 27", Joe would've been correct, as it would've meant (100-19)/27.
Also, knowing the eleventh number in another language as popular as German isn't that impressive either, is it?
Regarding getting the order of operations wrong, it was the Taskmaster who made that mistake. Joe compensated for the inclusion of human error and gave the desired answer. Joe was thinking on a higher level than you.
Not everyone knows more than one language.
@@Francis... 1) Have you ever been to any place in which English is not the main language?
2) Knowing what eleven means does not necessarily mean he knows how to speak German. I know, for example, what twelve means in Amharic, but I don't speak it
@@troppmann well, he could've at least mentioned it later on, or gave both answers. That would've been iconic. There's no need to assume he "was thinking on a higher level". Also, as I've mentioned, if you're someone who works with number a lot, this isn't really much of an illustrious feat of talent and intellect.
@@OmnipresentPotato Why, yes. I was born and raised in a country where English is not the main language. It's a life skill to speak, read, and write. Knowing how to do those things in another language, that's what makes it even more impressive.