He’d be a menace as a stalker… but also could legit work with law enforcement to find missing people. His skill is a lot more practical than I initially thought.
RainBolt, stands for water and electricity (human body 70% water, brains work on eltectro shocks or however u have to call it in baby language) He tried to say with his name he is the WaterRobot Rainbolt stands for RB, RB stands for Robot
i played few hours of geoguessr and you kinda indeed start to 'feel' which grass correlates with which region. but i could only do vague regions, such as 'central asia' instead of 'mongolia', or 'oceania' instead of particular indonesian island.
It makes sense but it also doesn't. To be able to guess approximately based on grass, sure. There's lots of different kinds of grass and soil and climates and all in different combinations, so you can kind of understand once you really look. But even in my small area of the American Midwest there's got to be dozens and dozens of these combinations and variations, especially considering different seasons. Yet, he gets it basically every time, without fail, and often not just the country but specific small areas therein... And that... I can't comprehend. Dude's just a savant.
Rainbolt explaining how he found a picture in ~5min of search by going back through the 1993 New Orleans Mardi Gras' Parade's itinerary is Sherlock Holmes shit I swear.
Fr, I love how different the standard of "freebie" is for him compared to others. For most players, a "freebie" would be a sign, website, flag, etc. For him a freebie is a guard rail or a telephone pole
I like the Borneo part. "To be fair, it wasn't the grass that tipped me off. The guard rail is obviously borneo." Ahh yeah of course. Who wouldn't spot that.
What I want to know is how in the world does this guy know what the guardrails in Borneo of all places look like. Like how do you just know that off the top of your head
I'm from malaysia and i can confirm that's the guardrails we commonly use here. As for the borneo part i have no idea how he distinguish it from the mainland 😂 looks like any rural areas in malaysia
I can’t help but smile during his reaction when he finds the locations from peoples pictures. I hope he does a follow up on the ones of people who actually recreate the photos!
a large part of his success is the community. there are dozens of other guys at a similar skill level who spend their time memorizing the vegetation, soil, road markings, and architecture of different regions, each with their own specialty. then they share all of these tips with one another. in the same way as there is usually no single inventor of a technology, but a hive mind of talented people putting their skills towards one goal.
"Looks more impressive than it really is" - bro, you're impressive AF. You should be very proud of your craft and knowledge, and to be able to help people relive their moments or their loved ones moment's is priceless ❤️
This is incredible. You've seen these locations so many times that you started seeing patterns and that's how you apply the logic to it, others can't understand it because they don't have that experience. People would call that a "gut feeling" or, even worse, "instinct", but it's literally intelligence. It's what all organisms are capable of and pattern seeking is a crucial part in every being's life. After seeing so many instances of specific countries, your brain started seeing patterns in the environment and you can immediately recognise it, other people don't have the necessary data in their brain but they still could do it! They just need that many hours put into it!
This is incredible. You've seen these locations so many times that you started seeing patterns and that's how you apply the logic to it, others can't understand it because they don't have that experience. People would call that a "gut feeling" or, even worse, "instinct", but it's literally intelligence. It's what all organisms are capable of and pattern seeking is a crucial part in every being's life. After seeing so many instances of specific countries, your brain started seeing patterns in the environment and you can immediately recognise it, other people don't have the necessary data in their brain but they still could do it! They just need that many hours put into it!
I just recently showed my grandpa geoguessr and he used to deliver packages all over the twin cities (saint paul and Minneapolis) and he was just cracked at it. he would say oh yeah I have delivered here and it was just hilarious
When my son told me about this he sat down and we did a few. The second one he said, "I know here that is it's right up the road from where we lived in So Carolina." I keep expecting to eventually spot a place I've been, that will be fun.
I agree. I always liked his TikToks because they were entertaining, but after finding his TH-cam I've started to really respect the guy. At first I used to think these were just obviously fake runs that were posted for the sake of entertainment but then I find out these are actually real and that he just posts the most successful takes after hours of attempts and he also does meaningful stuff for people which he also just happens to find fun. Like how good's that?
What’s impressive is the efficiency in that head and ability to retain all that info. Breaking photos down is easy enough, but to not be overwhelmed by possibilities and lose thoughts along the way is a whole different ballgame
I completely understand "North American Grass" or the like. Every region has distinct foliage (plant ecology of an area is based on geology), and it is subtly noticeable if one pays attention. I think this is part of the reason we might just "feel at home" in the part of the world where we grew up, the buildings, infrastructure, and foliage, all have a distinct aesthetic.
Totally. The devil is in the details even if we don't consciously process it. I've had this very strange feeling though. I'm from central Europe from Czechia and whenever I've travelled I've always started feeling homesick after a pretty short amount of time (week or two) just because I was missing the specific aesthetic of the land, the foliage etc. I had this even in Spain or France, even Germany. The only place, where I felt pretty at home was inland Lithuania and very strangely Britain (specifically southern England around Glastonbury). It seems so strange to me, because Britain is an island, it's quite a more southern place and especially the architecture is very very different.
@@Washeek That's interesting. I also start to feel a bit homesick when I travel out of the birch and spruce forrests of the Great Lakes region. I have not yet been to Britain, but for some reason I feel like I'd also feel at home there. I used to watch a lot of BBC shows when I was a young kid and the architecture, the meadows, and the hedgrows are nostalgic somehow.
It's funny how grass is a strong clue for some.. Whereas for me I have always paid most attention to the soil (moist, dark, light, reddish, yellow, grey, a lot of rocks, cracked dirt etc). Looking at specifically soil and trees generally has been very useful for me to identify where a picture was taken.
The look on his face at 2:55 made me start crying. I didn't even know why. HE'S FUCKIN HAPPY! WHY AM I CRYING! LOL. Then I realized it was because I saw the look on his face and realized he's reached a place in existence that I personally strive so hard to get to. When the thing you love in life not only provides a good living for you, but ALSO helps others in your community. He found his Ikigai. His purpose in life that no one else can replace. I was happy to see someone get to this point and thinking that maybe I actually CAN get there one day and that it's a real possibility... The emotion overwhelmed me until I realized what the emotion WAS. It was HOPE. And I haven't felt it in so long that when I felt pure hope, it was too much for me. Thank you, Rainbolt. Some people might not really get you. But I think I do. And I appreciate it, man. More than you'll ever know. ❤🙏
No joke I teared up both times reading those texts from people. Makes me so happy how you are able to give these folks that joy. God bless you man, the world needs you more than ever right now.
I actually surprisingly get the grass thing, the depth of green to yellow is very different depending on where or what type of grass, not to mention how it's maintained varies from country to country. I could definitely recognize the North American grass because it has that distinct color I've seen so many times. It's super weird and hella specific, but there's just a feeling there that our brains can easily pick up without us thinking about it.
No matter how many times I see the posts/videos of you finding the locations of people's special photos I still get goosebumps and tear up (happy not sad kind). I appreciate you following it up with the amazing grass videos that are hilarious as you break them down, but the laughter was a nice switch because I can be too much of an emotional weenie sometimes.
The fact that you are so happy and proud of helping these people makes me so happy too :) that genuine smile when reviewing the videos is so heartwarming
@@benrex7775 With his ability, he should be under the surveillance of the govt agency, if hes not already working for them. Its hard to put up a front when you are so well-known for the skill and ability.
your videos (both here and on tiktok) reignited my love of geography, and i ended spending a few days learning every country in the world just because i wanted to and i've never been more proud
Do you write down all the techniques you use to recognize places? You seem to know so much about random stuff in the world (that's actually important for geoguessing reasons) that I think you could write a book, or at least a very long guide
Very impressive. I imagine there are some really high paying jobs for your skill set. Getting that close by just looking at grass is really impressive. How much of your guesses feels intuitive? You're so quick it seems intuitive or you have spent an insane amount of time and have literally "seen it all" a couple times.
The only way this makes sense (and it massively crushes his skill set, but he's still most likely fairly high IQ), is that there are only a set number of matches that you get in these games. For example, let's say 'South-west America' has 1,000 images of 'grass', and they are all 90% the same. This could be true, but would not even require you to remember 1,000 grass images. All you'd have to do is figure that 20 of these are always the same and always South-west, and then remember that general 'grass-ness'. This tells you all you need to know. Now, the hard part is doing the same thing for every country on Earth (about 195). So, that's at least 20 x 195 for 3,900 grass images to log in your mind, with most likely 1,000 other random ones that are harder to get/less common to pop up. That's still impressive and difficult, but I don't think it's anywhere near the 'true' scale of such things. You'd have to remember 1 million images otherwise, and that's just inhuman. If the game is very fixed, and you can just log 'American grass' after 2-5 matches (because it only shows certain grass each time), then you only have to remember about 1,000 images of 'grass' in total. (Of course, you need to do the same for buildings and otherwise -- but buildings are a bit easier to figure out.) Ironically, he made a mistake with the Greece image. He should have started with the popular locations. If he did this, instead of looking randomly, then he would have solved this in about 5 minutes instead of 3 hours.
Yo rainbolt I just want to say ive only actively watched your stuff for a few days but Ive got huge respect for you. Not only for helping people find places that are important to them but for genuine skill. I hate the word Talent because it infers that you didnt have to work for it and as a once aspiring esports competitor I understand the amount of effort and sheer will it takes to get to this level. and I'm guessing memorizing the WORLD takes a bit more time & effort than getting to GM in overwatch.
This is some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen it’s not just his knowledge that’s impressive but how quickly he can look at a place and know exactly where it is. I just stumbled upon this on TH-cam I’ve never seen anything like it.
I just started watching your videos, I've like binged watch what feels like hundreds. Out of everything you do, these specific videos always brings tears to my eyes. You're just absolutely amazing! I hope you continue to do these videos. I'm a new sub :)
Bro i do this exact same thing for landscape photos - usually aligning the sun, moon and milkyway in a specific way. Your deductive and geographical thinking is excellent mate!
You are doing so much good for the world in finding these locations that are in the photographs that people have sent you of their loved ones. I have so much respect for what you are doing. Thank you.
You can really see the emo joy you're getting after the 2nd clip, I highly respect that my man. Joy from doing good is the best trait. Also noticed the song in the back lol, we did very different things with it. Good choice though!
I actually cant believe this. I stopped mid way though a geogessr session to watch this video... and when I go back, the very next map is the exact same darwin plonk as Rainbolt had... Crazy chance. At least I know where to go
the grass thing is insane but being from new zealand i immediately recognised our grass despite having no clue why... so i guess with enough exposure you'll just intuitively recognise patterns... this guy just does it at a savant like level
5:40 If anyone is doubting this, you can literally tell Darwin apart from anywhere in Australia if you see the side of the road due to the dirt/grass combo.
Gotta love rainbolts smile when he shows the clips. You can see that he is proud over himself, not only for himself but for making someone else happy! Big up my man
@@millerdowneyy they obviously censor the child porn. You only see the mountain range in the background for example. Or a distinctive playground with distinctive houses etc. + they are actively asking for this kind of help on their websites. They wouldn’t if they have AI programs.
@@dregga7638 where AI is still lacking (im working in AI ) is reasoning, where you dont just see patterns but use deductive reasoning, logic and put things together. if it is just patterns and you have enough data, then it is def better
the smile that pops up on Trevor's face when he rewatches the finding picture locations videos is so heartwarming, you really know he cares about those ones a lot 🤍
Kinda funny cause I had such issues maintaining my lawn after moving from Belgium to NZ. Now I know it's NZ grass being patchy that can't be helped lol
Dude, I just saw a video that you got a job with the cia. It’s so funny, saw your videos very rarely but this was actually what I was thinking - they need to hire you. Congratulations!
I like your smile so so much its like smuggy you give me like a anti hero vibes id love to see you in a role vampire stuff. Much love man keep it up your videos blows my mind
"I scouted every single island in Greece" as a Greek individual, I can say that you are insane
but we knew that already
All 4k islands
@@cannonfodder9248 6k*
@@Toast583 Nah, only the islands with a port... so 4k
@@pierrenilsson6189 oh
Dude is the real life version of "I recognize that grass block, see you soon."
2b2t vibes 😂
imagine if he's playing on 2b2t
ok
yes
can someone explain this for me I have no clue what hes talking about
He’d be a menace as a stalker… but also could legit work with law enforcement to find missing people. His skill is a lot more practical than I initially thought.
Bruh, man could work for the FBI with his skills.
If the people gone missing leave a photo behind sure.
I’m sure the FBI has an entire text book of clues.
@@Jerbt and he has his brain which can geolocate to almost anywhere in the world in short time span
@@fog- fair
"AI is going to replace us and take our jobs" Meanwhile Rainbolt is taking the AI's jobs
LOLL
underrated comment
He challenged an AI to this. Watch the video. Unfortunately AI destroyed him
RainBolt, stands for water and electricity (human body 70% water, brains work on eltectro shocks or however u have to call it in baby language)
He tried to say with his name he is the WaterRobot Rainbolt stands for RB, RB stands for Robot
CONFIRMED
The fact that playing a map game can help people locate old pictures of family members is so dope, should do more of it fr
miss you fr
Definitely looks like a very useful and practical skill for law enforcement etc.
i think thats literally something that could be useful like legally, like no joke he could help out missing people investigations
@@ThisisGlorious Most Modern photos have geotagging built in to the metadata and police use photos to locate criminals its pretty cool.
@@HonorableTag what do you mean by a geotag? cuz what if it was a physical photo taken with no information but a paper with colors?
I like how he tries explaining which grass is which but he knows everyone is still so confused
His explanations are just "it's so obvious it's standard Darwin grass there's nothing more to say" 😂
Exactly lol
XD
i played few hours of geoguessr and you kinda indeed start to 'feel' which grass correlates with which region. but i could only do vague regions, such as 'central asia' instead of 'mongolia', or 'oceania' instead of particular indonesian island.
It makes sense but it also doesn't. To be able to guess approximately based on grass, sure. There's lots of different kinds of grass and soil and climates and all in different combinations, so you can kind of understand once you really look.
But even in my small area of the American Midwest there's got to be dozens and dozens of these combinations and variations, especially considering different seasons.
Yet, he gets it basically every time, without fail, and often not just the country but specific small areas therein... And that... I can't comprehend. Dude's just a savant.
Rainbolt explaining how he found a picture in ~5min of search by going back through the 1993 New Orleans Mardi Gras' Parade's itinerary is Sherlock Holmes shit I swear.
ye
I just got back from walking my dog at that exact park. What a coincidence
MIND YOUR LANGUAGE
@@riazortho
it's youtube bro
Mate the "girl thirst baiting question" answering no and playing some banger geoguessr rounds cracks me up everytime
I seriously love every single one of those
"have you ever spoken to a girl"
Truly Iconic
With that amount of furiously clicking then he should have inserted dream speed run music
Such a versatile format. Anyone with a remarkable skill can use it
"This is a freebie there is a guardrail"
Ah yes, Borneo, the only place with guardrails.
The shape of the guard rail and the installation give away way too much
They have very specific nuts and bolts
Experience and memory go brrrr
Fr, I love how different the standard of "freebie" is for him compared to others. For most players, a "freebie" would be a sign, website, flag, etc. For him a freebie is a guard rail or a telephone pole
those guard rails look identical to the ones we have in New Zealand, the only difference being that grass is mowed
You basically have an INSANE pattern recognition, like you need a minute to explain all the calculations in less than a second, that's crazy
Autistic
Subconscious training
his life is basicly geoguesser
Yeah even if thats it, the way he reconizes stuff that he has seen before is absurdly fast.
imagine if he could translate that to chess
I like the Borneo part. "To be fair, it wasn't the grass that tipped me off. The guard rail is obviously borneo." Ahh yeah of course. Who wouldn't spot that.
What I want to know is how in the world does this guy know what the guardrails in Borneo of all places look like. Like how do you just know that off the top of your head
I'm from malaysia and i can confirm that's the guardrails we commonly use here. As for the borneo part i have no idea how he distinguish it from the mainland 😂 looks like any rural areas in malaysia
@@axtyn7620 I guess he studies Google Maps images extensively to look for and memorize userful location markers like this.
@@axtyn7620 just millions of games played and constantly studying these things
I thought the same thing! I've actually driven in Borneo and there's no way in a million years I'd get that.
Finding the locations of pictures is infinitely cooler than any guess in the game could ever be
no place is safe with him
@@dragonrtx231 this is SCARY though, imagine if he used this maliciously
@@AnEnderNon Dont take photos 🥶
@@dragonrtx231 Germany was, we are missing a lot of street view
But now he lives here sooo...
This guy has to have been scouted by some TLA by now right? He's incredible.
I can’t help but smile during his reaction when he finds the locations from peoples pictures. I hope he does a follow up on the ones of people who actually recreate the photos!
he can find ur ip adress just by sending a rock
@@Atreft It's not hard to find someone's ip address though? His skills in GeoGuessr are
a large part of his success is the community. there are dozens of other guys at a similar skill level who spend their time memorizing the vegetation, soil, road markings, and architecture of different regions, each with their own specialty. then they share all of these tips with one another. in the same way as there is usually no single inventor of a technology, but a hive mind of talented people putting their skills towards one goal.
Deepest thing I’ve heard all day
@@willytrm7134 it's hard to join the hive mind, you have to show your worth. you have to know a thing or 2 because you've seen a thing or 2
"Do you have a girl coming over soon?"
"No. This is Malaysia, one island."
💀💀💀💀💀💀
borneo island
the smile on his face during the first one just says it all!
And the second one :)
"Looks more impressive than it really is" - bro, you're impressive AF. You should be very proud of your craft and knowledge, and to be able to help people relive their moments or their loved ones moment's is priceless ❤️
This is incredible. You've seen these locations so many times that you started seeing patterns and that's how you apply the logic to it, others can't understand it because they don't have that experience. People would call that a "gut feeling" or, even worse, "instinct", but it's literally intelligence. It's what all organisms are capable of and pattern seeking is a crucial part in every being's life. After seeing so many instances of specific countries, your brain started seeing patterns in the environment and you can immediately recognise it, other people don't have the necessary data in their brain but they still could do it! They just need that many hours put into it!
“Any organism can do it” might be a tad bit over exaggerated
Same with “pattern seeking is crucial to every beings life”
This is incredible. You've seen these locations so many times that you started seeing patterns and that's how you apply the logic to it, others can't understand it because they don't have that experience. People would call that a "gut feeling" or, even worse, "instinct", but it's literally intelligence. It's what all organisms are capable of and pattern seeking is a crucial part in every being's life. After seeing so many instances of specific countries, your brain started seeing patterns in the environment and you can immediately recognise it, other people don't have the necessary data in their brain but they still could do it! They just need that many hours put into it!
@@ulqi I think I'm starting to see a pattern in this reply
"intuition"
just seeing the pure joy in his face when he shows them makes me so happy.
@@magnol1a_ ok bro, you're weird for thinking it's cool to not have emotion or sympathy 🤡🤡🤡
@@magnol1a_ _you're_ weird
seriously, 2:50 , and then kinda tryna hide it to be humble. such a sweet frickin guy.
@@xXx_Baba-Smoker_xXx when the context is gone
That is exactly what makes this video so good.
This guy has a mind palace filled with the entire world's subtly distinct grass species, bollards and license plates
I just recently showed my grandpa geoguessr and he used to deliver packages all over the twin cities (saint paul and Minneapolis) and he was just cracked at it. he would say oh yeah I have delivered here and it was just hilarious
That's wholesome
When my son told me about this he sat down and we did a few. The second one he said, "I know here that is it's right up the road from where we lived in So Carolina." I keep expecting to eventually spot a place I've been, that will be fun.
He seems kind of cold in his short videos but in longer videos he actually seems so genuine and wholesome
I agree. I always liked his TikToks because they were entertaining, but after finding his TH-cam I've started to really respect the guy. At first I used to think these were just obviously fake runs that were posted for the sake of entertainment but then I find out these are actually real and that he just posts the most successful takes after hours of attempts and he also does meaningful stuff for people which he also just happens to find fun. Like how good's that?
he's *extremely* locked in when he records these, so that's why he seems so cold
What’s impressive is the efficiency in that head and ability to retain all that info. Breaking photos down is easy enough, but to not be overwhelmed by possibilities and lose thoughts along the way is a whole different ballgame
If not exactly photographic, but near photographic memory goes crazy
2:55 you can see he’s genuinely happy that he helped people. his face says it all
I completely understand "North American Grass" or the like.
Every region has distinct foliage (plant ecology of an area is based on geology), and it is subtly noticeable if one pays attention.
I think this is part of the reason we might just "feel at home" in the part of the world where we grew up, the buildings, infrastructure, and foliage, all have a distinct aesthetic.
Totally. The devil is in the details even if we don't consciously process it.
I've had this very strange feeling though. I'm from central Europe from Czechia and whenever I've travelled I've always started feeling homesick after a pretty short amount of time (week or two) just because I was missing the specific aesthetic of the land, the foliage etc. I had this even in Spain or France, even Germany.
The only place, where I felt pretty at home was inland Lithuania and very strangely Britain (specifically southern England around Glastonbury). It seems so strange to me, because Britain is an island, it's quite a more southern place and especially the architecture is very very different.
@@Washeek That's interesting. I also start to feel a bit homesick when I travel out of the birch and spruce forrests of the Great Lakes region. I have not yet been to Britain, but for some reason I feel like I'd also feel at home there. I used to watch a lot of BBC shows when I was a young kid and the architecture, the meadows, and the hedgrows are nostalgic somehow.
It's funny how grass is a strong clue for some.. Whereas for me I have always paid most attention to the soil (moist, dark, light, reddish, yellow, grey, a lot of rocks, cracked dirt etc). Looking at specifically soil and trees generally has been very useful for me to identify where a picture was taken.
@@eev14 Soil is definitely important, and it is very closely linked to what ype of foilage will emerge as well.
The look on his face at 2:55 made me start crying. I didn't even know why. HE'S FUCKIN HAPPY! WHY AM I CRYING! LOL. Then I realized it was because I saw the look on his face and realized he's reached a place in existence that I personally strive so hard to get to. When the thing you love in life not only provides a good living for you, but ALSO helps others in your community. He found his Ikigai. His purpose in life that no one else can replace. I was happy to see someone get to this point and thinking that maybe I actually CAN get there one day and that it's a real possibility... The emotion overwhelmed me until I realized what the emotion WAS. It was HOPE. And I haven't felt it in so long that when I felt pure hope, it was too much for me. Thank you, Rainbolt. Some people might not really get you. But I think I do. And I appreciate it, man. More than you'll ever know. ❤🙏
U can genuinly see how happy he is after he finds important places not for him but for others. Truly a legend
Damn just look at the light in the eyes of this man.
He is so genuinely good and proud about what he does.
My man restored faith in humanity
Jesus loves you!!
@@awesome346 stalker jesus
4:05 is some straight-up Sherlock-Holmes shit
LMAO
No joke I teared up both times reading those texts from people. Makes me so happy how you are able to give these folks that joy. God bless you man, the world needs you more than ever right now.
This man is the irl equivalent to "I recognize that block see you soon :)" meme from 2b2t
oh shit thanks ive been looking for that one!
I actually surprisingly get the grass thing, the depth of green to yellow is very different depending on where or what type of grass, not to mention how it's maintained varies from country to country. I could definitely recognize the North American grass because it has that distinct color I've seen so many times. It's super weird and hella specific, but there's just a feeling there that our brains can easily pick up without us thinking about it.
I love the ones where you find people's submissions. I can imagine the huge satisfaction from finding them.
who else got scared at 07:27 💀
wysi
literally came here to see if anyone else heard this or if i was going insane
Totally. Had to skip back to make sure that was from the video and not behind my back.
WYSI
he is a robot after all
This man has a “very particular set of skills”. The type of skills that would make Liam Neeson jealous
The genuine smile on his face
When he knows he’s bringing joy to other
Protect this man at all cost
I love how he is his own biggest fan. Bro has that passion
No matter how many times I see the posts/videos of you finding the locations of people's special photos I still get goosebumps and tear up (happy not sad kind). I appreciate you following it up with the amazing grass videos that are hilarious as you break them down, but the laughter was a nice switch because I can be too much of an emotional weenie sometimes.
The fact that you are so happy and proud of helping these people makes me so happy too :) that genuine smile when reviewing the videos is so heartwarming
this man is scary, and I'm just glad he uses his powers for good, because holy shit, he could track anyone
How do you know he is using his power for good? Perhaps this is just a front.
@@benrex7775 oh cmon man
@@benrex7775 With his ability, he should be under the surveillance of the govt agency, if hes not already working for them. Its hard to put up a front when you are so well-known for the skill and ability.
"This is a freebie just cause there's a guardrail." -- By product of an obsession taken to a point way beyond normal.
a singular fucking guardrail.
Just watching you smile while you present the videos shows how good a of person you are. love this so much
your videos (both here and on tiktok) reignited my love of geography, and i ended spending a few days learning every country in the world just because i wanted to and i've never been more proud
Do you write down all the techniques you use to recognize places? You seem to know so much about random stuff in the world (that's actually important for geoguessing reasons) that I think you could write a book, or at least a very long guide
There are multi-page documents on single countries, if you compiled all of them it would certainly be almanac-sized
@@gnarwhalnoah that's so cool haha
@@gnarwhalnoah The most infamous of these single country documents being the Mongolia document, truly insane.
_"[...] or at least a very long guide"_ XD
What a beautiful smile, you can see how passionate this guy is!
I love how he gets emotional at his own videos, the same way everybody else does, although it is his own vid.
Very impressive. I imagine there are some really high paying jobs for your skill set. Getting that close by just looking at grass is really impressive. How much of your guesses feels intuitive? You're so quick it seems intuitive or you have spent an insane amount of time and have literally "seen it all" a couple times.
The only way this makes sense (and it massively crushes his skill set, but he's still most likely fairly high IQ), is that there are only a set number of matches that you get in these games. For example, let's say 'South-west America' has 1,000 images of 'grass', and they are all 90% the same. This could be true, but would not even require you to remember 1,000 grass images. All you'd have to do is figure that 20 of these are always the same and always South-west, and then remember that general 'grass-ness'. This tells you all you need to know. Now, the hard part is doing the same thing for every country on Earth (about 195). So, that's at least 20 x 195 for 3,900 grass images to log in your mind, with most likely 1,000 other random ones that are harder to get/less common to pop up. That's still impressive and difficult, but I don't think it's anywhere near the 'true' scale of such things. You'd have to remember 1 million images otherwise, and that's just inhuman. If the game is very fixed, and you can just log 'American grass' after 2-5 matches (because it only shows certain grass each time), then you only have to remember about 1,000 images of 'grass' in total. (Of course, you need to do the same for buildings and otherwise -- but buildings are a bit easier to figure out.)
Ironically, he made a mistake with the Greece image. He should have started with the popular locations. If he did this, instead of looking randomly, then he would have solved this in about 5 minutes instead of 3 hours.
@@TheClassicWorld the images from geo are satelite map images randomly clipped i believe
This dude is a legend and i really find your dry humor hilarious
Your content is evolving, nothing wrong with that.
Love this new direction, keep following your heart, it got you here so far.
The way his eyes lightup when he reacted to the second one OMG ❤️ bro you are a blessing
We need a geowizard collab rn
Yo rainbolt I just want to say ive only actively watched your stuff for a few days but Ive got huge respect for you. Not only for helping people find places that are important to them but for genuine skill. I hate the word Talent because it infers that you didnt have to work for it and as a once aspiring esports competitor I understand the amount of effort and sheer will it takes to get to this level. and I'm guessing memorizing the WORLD takes a bit more time & effort than getting to GM in overwatch.
The stitch is the one that got me, it’s so good. “Do you have a girl coming over?” “No”
You can see how happy he is finding locations for people. Its heartwarming.
This is some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen it’s not just his knowledge that’s impressive but how quickly he can look at a place and know exactly where it is. I just stumbled upon this on TH-cam I’ve never seen anything like it.
Being able to find a location from just a picture should be a job
It is a job
It's called FBI
its detective work.
I just started watching your videos, I've like binged watch what feels like hundreds. Out of everything you do, these specific videos always brings tears to my eyes. You're just absolutely amazing! I hope you continue to do these videos. I'm a new sub :)
Bro i do this exact same thing for landscape photos - usually aligning the sun, moon and milkyway in a specific way. Your deductive and geographical thinking is excellent mate!
it's pretty satifying to watch someone with that amount of knowledge explain their moves
I love how happy he looks when watching his stuff
You are doing so much good for the world in finding these locations that are in the photographs that people have sent you of their loved ones. I have so much respect for what you are doing. Thank you.
You can really see the emo joy you're getting after the 2nd clip, I highly respect that my man. Joy from doing good is the best trait.
Also noticed the song in the back lol, we did very different things with it. Good choice though!
Let’s be glad this man is on our side, imagine if he didn’t use his abilities for good 😂😂
you can see in his smile that hes pleased with what hes done
I'm getting a buzz seeing you smile that you can help people what a legend
Wow, wholesome and really impressive. Using your extraordinary skills to make huge positive impact on others lives, keep it up king.
I actually cant believe this. I stopped mid way though a geogessr session to watch this video... and when I go back, the very next map is the exact same darwin plonk as Rainbolt had... Crazy chance. At least I know where to go
you just got to love this guy. so genuinely nice
I love how he is struggeling with his emotions while watching this. So glad that his passion is so usefull and fullfilling for him
This guy literally radiates happiness, honestly makes my day everytime I watch.
I swear RAINBOLT could track me down if he knew what color my grass is in my lawn.
GPS: "Recalculating"
Rainbolt: "Left"
You are the perfect combination of logical analysis and natural intuition. I love you.
Only realizing now that secret services will probably start scouting you soon
the grass thing is insane but being from new zealand i immediately recognised our grass despite having no clue why... so i guess with enough exposure you'll just intuitively recognise patterns... this guy just does it at a savant like level
i didnt even get it and i live outside of chch lol
@@Asymmetrization maybe it's down to region? I live in the manawatu area so it's pretty similar looking farmland out here
@@maia8499 maybe, im in diamond harbour
The amount of respect I have for you doing this is insane keep it up ❤
"Scanning..." This man is literally a human machine when it comes to pin point location finder.
5:40 If anyone is doubting this, you can literally tell Darwin apart from anywhere in Australia if you see the side of the road due to the dirt/grass combo.
Gotta love rainbolts smile when he shows the clips. You can see that he is proud over himself, not only for himself but for making someone else happy! Big up my man
This is amazing. Great stuff!
hey rainbolt, finally im early Lol
Edit: Im surprised you didnt include that clip of you getting the right road in kansas randomly
With your skills you can help Interpol, FBI, etc. with locating landscape screenshots out of child pornography.
Machine learning can probably do it better. Not to push his talent down but it would probably be mentally tolling to look at those images all day.
@@millerdowneyy they obviously censor the child porn. You only see the mountain range in the background for example. Or a distinctive playground with distinctive houses etc.
+ they are actively asking for this kind of help on their websites. They wouldn’t if they have AI programs.
@@x9147 ok
@@x9147 they will probably have pretty soon though
@@dregga7638 where AI is still lacking (im working in AI ) is reasoning, where you dont just see patterns but use deductive reasoning, logic and put things together. if it is just patterns and you have enough data, then it is def better
2:50 ur smile gave me goosebumps. you are such a talented man doing so much good with your talent
This is a certified genius at work
8:28 the xqc impression :D
Rainbolt speedrun, but the space taps are are bass-boosted
These react videos are super interesting. I hope you keep them coming
the smile that pops up on Trevor's face when he rewatches the finding picture locations videos is so heartwarming, you really know he cares about those ones a lot 🤍
This dude is a genius . My memory sucks way too much for this . The fact that he helps people find sentimental locations is awesome
Kinda funny cause I had such issues maintaining my lawn after moving from Belgium to NZ. Now I know it's NZ grass being patchy that can't be helped lol
7:51 this has to be a superpower or something how is that possible
Dude, I just saw a video that you got a job with the cia. It’s so funny, saw your videos very rarely but this was actually what I was thinking - they need to hire you. Congratulations!
I like your smile so so much its like smuggy you give me like a anti hero vibes id love to see you in a role vampire stuff. Much love man keep it up your videos blows my mind
He turned from a pro geoguesser to Sherlock Holmes
Iconic Darwin grass
My favourite
I can’t believe you helped him find the location from that photo with his father.
You’re a beautiful soul man,
I know he must’ve appreciated it.
The way that he tries to make a wholesome speech at 4:26 but is completely overlooked by the menacing music had me crying
most of my geoguessr moments are moments of abject despair
Wholesome!!!!! Geowizard another youtuber has done a few "find my family" type photos like your first 2. Maybe you could collab??
I love how proud he is and you can tell he TRULY loves doing this and not just for the likes.