The Sharpest Tool in the Shed
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2020
- There are a lot of black permanent markers in the world, and I couldn't help buy buy way too many of them to try and figure out which one was the best signing experience as I signed tens of thousands of pieces of paper. There's a longer version of this video over on Hankschannel if that sounds like the kind of thing you'd be into.
I mean...why not.
Signed copies (only available in the US...sorry!):
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There will also be signed copies at local and indie bookstores!
Long version of this video here: • LONG VERSION: The Shar...
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"IT. LAID. DOWN. SOME. INK."
Best and hankiest endorsement of a permanent marker I've ever heard
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You should time stamp this before the quote. Will emphasize much better
3:40 - in case you needed that in your life
@@lyreparadox 😁 ahhh that's the stuff.
Surely, SURELY this justifies a Sharpie sponsorship for the channel/Complexly.
Two days ago: Hey now
Today: The Sharpest Tool in the Shed
I hadn't noticed that! That's pretty funny
We need to seee how long they can keep going
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The ultimate vlogbrothers challenge
They should have to keep going and who ever stops first gets a punishment 😂
Well now you have to write another book so you can test John's theory that some Sharpie colors have less ink in the marker
Sarah Wendel Watch the long version!
Oh, this is definitely the case, and the long version discusses this.
@@michellenewsome4389 hankschannel! link in the description :)
Gang why can't I find the long version?
@@vlogbrothers long version soon??? :)
“They call it a sharpie because it’s sharp”
and you can tell it's an aspen tree because of the way it is
People die if they are killed
I mean, that's just science.
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Honorary PhD in Etymology proposal submitted
Not gonna lie Hank, I was expecting some charts here. Maybe some graphs.
WolfSeril107 dont the height of different stacks count as a bar graph? just really, really abstract?
The paper stacks are a 3-dimensional bar graph.
Katherine Schramek I think physical bars is the opposite of abstract.
How? He already used all his sharpies for signatures :P
The stacks are kinda like a bar chart....?
This makes me think of that Adam Savage quote... “The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.” And I guess... you /were/ writing stuff down, technically.
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@Lila Whitman That last one is, and also the OP comment, are borrowed tough. Adam discusses them in this video: th-cam.com/video/2WFFhicVeXI/w-d-xo.html
Hank saying “A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour available July 7th and available for preorders now” makes me so proud, he’s learned so much from his big brother 😂😂😂
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I'm sure it made John smile. :)
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As awful as quarantine is I am loving this chaotic energy that TH-cam is surrounded by these days
Yeah, I haven't seen this much chaotic energy for such a sustained period of time since ye olden days, the days of the wacky viral video. Who knows, bill wurtz may make another appearance, maybe even drop another "history of" video. One can hope.
You can tell everyone is sorta loosing their minds in the best way
No one:
Hank: IT LAIIIDDD DOWWNN SOME INNKK
I love how you said 'people who discuss if sharpie is the best' as if this is a field of academic study (as it should be)
(I am quietly waiting until someone pops out with a link to a peer-review journal section on the topic.)
Ink Well by Rob Verger (2020) in Popular Science
Is Ink Dead? Sharpie's Success is Writing on the Wall by Jack Neff (2011) in Avertising Age
The rest are advertising journals like the second one. But the first is the science of markers.
Not an academic study but: The Pen Addict Podcast, 407 episodes and still going strong.
Hank when AART came out: I'm not gonna sign all of the preorders, John created an unrealistic expectation
Hank now: A 4 minute video about how good different markers are lol
And 9 minutes on his own channel!
Last time I was this early nobody had yet told me that the world was gonna roll me.
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This is the only "last time I was this early" comment that has ever made me smile, everybody else go home
"So I figured this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for science.."
Of course you did Hank. Of course you did.
Oh no. The All Star titles are going to become a running gag, aren’t they? Im in favour of this XD
They really are some of the top contending titles for the All Star Title.
The next one will be. "They don't stop coming" to signify this will keep happening.
Loving it
@@pkwitbrod The last one will be called "We can all use a little change". Because after dozens of videos that will be true.
Omg, I didn’t even notice this was an All Star title until I read this very comment
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So I stopped watching vlog brothers about 5 years ago. I just kinda stopped watching TH-cam due to lack of internet and time. This year I've been watching more and more again.
I kind of forgot vlog brother existed, untill I saw Johns video pop up again. Then after watching this one it feels like I never left and I get the same happy feelings as I used to 🙂
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Welcome back! 💜
This is exactly what I'm feeling right now!
"I do not need the outside of the pen to last a long time, when the inside isn't going to last at all"
You could make a religion out of this.
It's for when you don't need to write very much, but you need the pen to get you through EXTREME CONDITIONS.
Similar to some of the more metal Jesus quotes: "If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
And if your right-hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell." "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
No don't....
Normally I would think: "the things social distancing does to our brain!" After watching a video like this one, but I know that this kind of super spesific obsession has been the vlogbrothers trademark since day one💜💜💜💜
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Yeah, this is very on brand for vlogbrothers, and especially Hank. Despite being primarily about a novel he's publishing, it's got a much earlier vlogbrothers energy.
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I see a P4A perk in the future...get one of Hank's unused rainbow colored signing markers 😍
TheTravelVal maybe they can be signed by Hank using a Sharpie!
I am slightly embarrassed at the fact that I would 100% buy this
@@RainaRamsay I would too! 😍
@@TheTravelVal It's official, then! P4A perk plz?!?
Highly appreciate the all star reference in the title.
I thought Hank was going to say the Sharpie “don’t stop writin’ and it don’t stop writin”
🎶Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me. I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.🎶
Best video I’ve seen all year :P
I see Hank has started to improve his book self-promotion game, he even remembered to say when his book will be released!
I feel as though I’m watching a spiral into insanity
this whole room has chaotic energy
I thought the same thing! Hank included.
I can't wait to watch the long version of this 😂
Can you please tell me if I can acquire an imperial afflicton in 2020. Please tell me. I am quite sad not able to read the book as I have just turned 18 this year. Thank you.
With regards,
An Indian.
The Legend what? 😂
@@nvwest Do you have that book? I am so dying to read this book. Please help me to find the book.
The Legend Hey pal, it's actually a fictional book, you can't find it anywhere because it is not an actual book
@@LadyMacbeth1564 whoever told you so. Its actually written indeed for charity as a cancer perk for P4A back in the year 2014 , unknown to you, unfortunately. I just want John to give me a reply whether I should hope at all to acquire the book or even the six pages which were reported again and again, after the Corona virus pandemic. If you don't believe me at all, kindly look into Goodreads and then type the name of the book. You will find your desired answer. Thank you. I would like to request all of you once again if any of you watching the video had a copy of the AN IMPERIAL AFFILICTION, kindly reply back. I just want to talk about a few things. Thanks once again.
It's so nice to see Hank smiling doing this. Really happy to see him achieving those things. Looking forward to read your new book Hank! Congrats 💛🇧🇷
TOP TEN BEST MARKERS (NUMBER 4 WILL SHOCK YOU)
I'm going to be late to my meeting for watching the extended version of this and you know what??? I care more about the permanent markers than anything else right now
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Another title reference to All Star? I wonder how long they’ll keep this going. Man of culture right there
Missed opportunity: The Sharpie-st Tool in the Shed
Spoiler alert
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All that glitters is NOT gold
Was literally coming to comment this lmao
but spoilers!
"The pen addict" podcast would like a word with you
IT. LAID. DOWN. SOME. INK.
Sounds like such a great compliment, the kind you'd give to the player in a match who scored the most.
This is the kind of Hank content I’m looking for! Damn right I’m going to watch the longer version of this on hankschannel.
I just watched a review of marker pens, and for some reason, i loved it.
That's why I love this channel right there.
Hank! You remembered to promote your book by name and publishing date! I’m so proud of you!!!
Fun fact: in Japan we call mechanical pencils “Sharp pens” because they were manufactured by the company Sharp
I think we need more experiments like this from Hank.
Had been eagerly awaiting this, thank you for following through Hank!
Why does this knowledge bring me so so much joy? So much satisfaction in knowing that the classic sharpie truly is the best.
😂 This is absolutely an experiment I would do, and I would share it just as enthusiastically.
This is the Nerdfighter way.
Cool Sign-ence you did there! Lol
I have anxiously been awaiting this video. I'm stoked!
There are lots of things that require and ask for our attention these days, but sometimes, what I need most is something refreshing, light, and interesting. Thank you for doing this and sharing the results with us.
This is exactly the kind of content I want and need, and exactly what I expect from Hank. Thanks for fulfilling on this one!
It’s comforting to have the vlogbrothers making consistent, unabashedly enthusiastic content. I have been following for just under a third of my life and this channel has been a place to rest a while through my greatest tragedies and my dearest joys.
I've been waiting for this since you mentioned it!!!!
I have been looking forward to this video for so long!
As an Art Technician (who has spent quarantine, swatching and sampling pens, paints, brushes, etc.) *THIS* is the kinda content I seek out when I can't sleep at night.
I love me some stationery and craft supplies. As I live and breathe.
Two days ago I literally went back to the other video where you announced this experiment and I wondered if you had forgotten, Hank. Thank you for this.
I’m a writer and am always geeking out over different pens and markers, so this video made me really happy, thank you!
“I can’t be held responsible for where my pen cap is!” - Hank, 2020
I just preordered a signed copy of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. I can’t wait until it arrives! Love you both!
I have been a nerd fighter for many years. I have consumed days and days worth of content from these two. Of all the uplifting vlogs and even of all the educational material they’ve produced and I’ve appreciated deeply, this pen review is perhaps the most valuable
The art major in me had an unreasonably good time watching Hank go off about markers.
Yesterday I listened to 6 hours of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing on audible and it was so good! It was so good i cant wait for the sequel!! I also have a greater appreciation for voice actors bc that was impressive
I'm so happy there's a longer version on hankschannel the extended version of you and Katherine trying the Valentine's Day Candy is basically my favourite TH-cam video
I have never been more excited to watch a longer, more in depth video on permanent markers.
I can’t wait for your book, Hank!!! I loved this video :)
Just preordered! I am so so excited!
Hank, please do an all star cover. Nerdfighteria would love to see this.
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I was far more enthralled with this video than i feel like i should have been. This is the quality content i've come to expect from this channel. Thank you sir.
I've been waiting so long for this video. my body and mind are ready to get educated about permanent marker
I have a fascination with comparing products, like any type of product, so this video is strangely up my alley. Thanks, Hank.
Listening to hank talk about ink chemistry, oof, yes, this is what I signed up for.
I'm a huge fan of the shot with John, John, and John, in which Hank talks to John.
This was my favorite video in a long time. This is the type of stuff I dream about. Literally, I will think of random things I want to test and then I don't. but you did. Thank you
The different earthy tones of the shirt, Hank's hair, the wall and the door make this shot so fantastically cinematic and pleasing. 🙊😂
Just ordered my copy! I'm excited to soon have a signed book from both John & Hank! 🤗
It's oddly comforting to hear someone wax enthusiastic about pens. There is a satisfaction with a great pen that most people don't pay attention to. And that you and I probably pay too much attention to lol.
I couldn't have predicted this, but it turns out in-depth analysis of sharpies, with a nod to All Star, was exactly what I needed to escape from the state of the internet, and the world, right now.
Long versions of this kind of video are exactly the reason I stay subbed to hankschannel. And the annual census reviews.
watching this again made me smile, thank you hank!
Wow... it’s like we are related some how! Pens are the most beautiful thing! Thank you.
Just the video I needed today. Thank you!
Hank thank god you made this video. I didn’t know how badly I needed this kind of content right now.
This was the kind of joy I needed this morning, thank you
“The tip is less sharp, but IT. LAID. DOWN. SOME. INK!” 😏
You're such a dork, Hank, and I love it so much. Please never change.
I have to admit that I look forward to watching the full version on your other channel. There is nothing better than watching other people get super excited and share pen findings. :P
One of my favourite genre of vlogbrothers video: an idea discussed on the pod that then becomes a video that look a lot of time
Holy shit, Hank actually did it! He made a promo for his book ! Grats on the book :)
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Sometimes, before I click on videos in this channel, I wonder: do I really wanna watch this? Like this one, do I really wanna watch 4 minutes of Hank talking about sharpies? Well, 10/10 times I wonder that, I end up loving the video. This was no different.
I enjoy this multitudes more than I already thought I would.
I myself am a big Fan of "Edding"! But I understand the love for Sharpies. They are also pretty good!
No words fill me with such happiness as 'long version on hankschannel'.
speaaaaking of which, any plans for when a new nerdfighteria census analysis video may be made? owo i know it's like, approximately at the bottom of the priority list but i do enjoy them a lot
The allstar references are killing me
They're so good.
This is sheer enthusiasm if I have ever seen it.
I freaking love how excited you are about this. I am also the type of person who would do something like this and I just love the vibe 😂
I bought a sharpie in 2008 that I still own and use today!! I don't use it very often (that's why the ink hasn't run out yet) but I think it's pretty amazing that it hasn't dried up or anything! Such a good pen :D
I soon as I heard "there is a longer version on hank's channel." I immediately paused the video to go watch that version, I love in-depth videos on random shit😆😆😆
"I CANT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHERE MY PEN CAP IS" would've been my senior quote if I had heard this a year earlier
Just pre-ordered a signed copy and I am so excited 😍
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
I see that TMBG poster in the back! Thank you!
We needed this. This is important.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
Could it just be the Sharpie fumes talking?
I really wanted a cheaper marker to win...despite using Sharpie everyday already.
It's kind of ridiculous how excited I was when you said there was going to be a longer version. Keeping the Nerd in Nerdfighter.
Sometimes the product that everyone says is the best, turns out to be the best, because it is the best.