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  • @PaulTheSkeptic
    @PaulTheSkeptic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7555

    Leave it somewhere unattended and video surveilled and wait for a bike thief. That would be the funniest footage ever.

    • @reverendmarvelous2243
      @reverendmarvelous2243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +268

      They'd just pick it up and run off with it

    • @PaulTheSkeptic
      @PaulTheSkeptic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      @@reverendmarvelous2243 Presumably there are bike thieves who work from a van or whatever but many of them are opportunists. They see it, they grab it. Have you ever tried to lift a bike and ahem.. "run off"? Especially the steel framed old school bike like that one and not one of these brand new carbon fiber and titanium things that start at $1000?
      I don't think it's as easy as you might think but honestly, that's not really the point. I thought about this image of a bike thief seeing the bike, grabbing it and riding off immediately falling over and subsequently examining the the bike with a huge question mark on his face. (Or her I suppose) The thief would make the mental adjustment that there was something different about this bike and presumably, he'd try again and fail immediately. He might even try again if he was determined enough and that's what made me laugh. Just this scenario playing out in my mind was quite funny if you think about it so I wanted others to laugh at it too. Hence the comment.
      But I honestly do appreciate any attempt at logical accuracy. No harm done and have a lovely rest of your day.

    • @reverendmarvelous2243
      @reverendmarvelous2243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@PaulTheSkeptic I could run off with one real easily personally. That's just me though I guess

    • @PaulTheSkeptic
      @PaulTheSkeptic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@reverendmarvelous2243 You can sprint with a big heavy thing that flops around and has chains and other sharp parts that don't react well to flesh? You'd have to hold it up high over your head just to get it clear from your body enough for your muscles to run without limping; like you would if you were trying to trudge it along on your side while running.
      I mean maybe but I'm still dubious. I'd sure like to see the experiment.
      I'm not trying to be contrary. I'm actually interested at this point. How fast can someone run while holding a bike and trying to not be seen? It's an interesting question. Do you think you might be able to film yourself doing it? I hope that's not imprudent. If not, that's totally fine. We can just leave it there.
      edit I just had a thought. If you ran while pushing the bike along, that should be doable. But then would the reversed handlebars interfere?

    • @reverendmarvelous2243
      @reverendmarvelous2243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@PaulTheSkeptic you sound very skeptikal. It's ok though. I assure you, I could run pretty fast with it, also if someone were chasing me and catching up I could throw the bicycle and hit them with it. I'm a pretty big guy. Then it would be easy to just lock the handlebars straight, stand on one side of it and use it as a scooter. You can go pretty fast that way and can steer by leaning. All you have to do is keep the handlebar straight which is pretty easy especially downhill. I'm sure youve used a bicycle as a scooter before. You are well versed in bicycles, are you not?

  • @monca1222
    @monca1222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18885

    I thought this was going to be a bike where you'd have to pedal backwards to get it to move lol

    • @eray7232
      @eray7232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1006

      Imagine the combination of both

    • @monca1222
      @monca1222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      @@eray7232 That'd be fun to try!

    • @tristanmicallef1324
      @tristanmicallef1324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Same

    • @cookerytime885
      @cookerytime885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      That would be the worst transportation

    • @Rage_and_Grace
      @Rage_and_Grace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I thought that too

  • @layna676
    @layna676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1226

    1:08 “you can see that I’m laughing but I’m actually very frustrated”
    me everyday

    • @kriskropd
      @kriskropd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      s/me /smarter/

    • @anandusmadhu
      @anandusmadhu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deep

    • @nn5774
      @nn5774 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ayeeee exollll

    • @guardianofh5205
      @guardianofh5205 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm 14 and this is deep...

    • @croiri9982
      @croiri9982 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm 25 and I'm drowning with how deep this is.

  • @JeffReams
    @JeffReams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +817

    If you could engage this mechanism and disengage it, this could be an anti theft system.

    • @liveinfoportal
      @liveinfoportal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😄😄

    • @nudgeA7
      @nudgeA7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@liveinfoportal good thinking;)

    • @TibatorRiant
      @TibatorRiant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Why the engaging and disengaging? Just have your bike on reverse steering permanently and learn to use it. No one will steal it.

    • @aurorapaisley7453
      @aurorapaisley7453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@TibatorRiant truly a galaxy brain move

    • @MyProjectsTV
      @MyProjectsTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's exactly what I just thought xD

  • @AWW_YEA81
    @AWW_YEA81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2398

    "You can't ride this bicycle you might think you can but you can't"
    Me: "Oh I can definitely ride that"

    • @baileypatt5166
      @baileypatt5166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      AWW_ YEA81 this would be easy to ride

    • @AWW_YEA81
      @AWW_YEA81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ik especially because ive only rode a bike like a few times so I'm not that used to it

    • @AWW_YEA81
      @AWW_YEA81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Jake Allen 4:53 nah you can't

    • @epicjason21
      @epicjason21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      AWW_ YEA81 this dude isn’t all as good as he says, that ration system with two separate pole and a free rotation of the gears is what is causing the tire to wobble

    • @vishalyadav9538
      @vishalyadav9538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      everybody can but not in a day

  • @Mohammed-bd7ql
    @Mohammed-bd7ql 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2885

    "They think I'm dumb but I'm actually two levels deep into this"
    This is going to be my motto lmao.

    • @kishorekumar624
      @kishorekumar624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My instagram bio

    • @NO1xANIMExFAN
      @NO1xANIMExFAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂 😂 😂

    • @DrMattFen
      @DrMattFen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Two levels depinned to this..

    • @mrmark8603
      @mrmark8603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The ultimate theft deterrent.

    • @Meisterling
      @Meisterling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao

  • @adrianarmenta9957
    @adrianarmenta9957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5213

    When Doc Hudson said “turn left to go right” I know what he meant

    • @joyemoji2031
      @joyemoji2031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Because he's riding backwards or he's refrencing to Cars 1

    • @smogfelloff
      @smogfelloff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      This is the best comment I’ve ever seen

    • @pirnix
      @pirnix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      best comment on youtube so far~

    • @nathankiley8206
      @nathankiley8206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      This is how you ride a motorcycle, it's called counter steering. When youre straight up and down and turn the bars left (push on the right side of the bars) the top of the bike shifts to the right and the center of gravity falls to the right side of the center of traction. I don't know what force it would be but the bars shift back the correct way to keep you off the ground, and now you're turning. It's really hard to explain but if you ever ride a motorcycle or bike at speeds more than say, 10 mph, pay attention to how steering works on it. I'm still confused by it to this day and I have several thousand miles ridden on my motorcycle.

    • @adrianarmenta9957
      @adrianarmenta9957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      raju c the greatest racing movie of all time

  • @blava9081
    @blava9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This video was used in my Utah foster care training. Destin your positivity is reaching places you probably never imagined. Keeps up the good work.

  • @rodrigomartiniriboldi2168
    @rodrigomartiniriboldi2168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4153

    > build a bike like this
    > forget how to ride normal bikes
    > learn to ride the inverted bike
    > use just the inverted bike
    > never get your bike stolen again

    • @zahrahussain8004
      @zahrahussain8004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Great idea

    • @josephjester4917
      @josephjester4917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol so true.

    • @fieldmarshal7298
      @fieldmarshal7298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@orange_blossoms_sunset Yes because the government needs to take suggestions from a drunk guy in the youtube comments

    • @Rickandmorty_com
      @Rickandmorty_com 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      > thief learns inverted bike
      > $$$profit$$$

    • @sadpossum6520
      @sadpossum6520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@orange_blossoms_sunset no matter what there will *always* be crimes no matter if the person who committed the crime was white or not. in japan which is one of the safest countries has crimes and almost all citizens are japanese. don't be an uncool racist.

  • @monkeymafia729
    @monkeymafia729 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16424

    I think you have just discovered the best anti bike theft mechinism

    • @DanielSultana
      @DanielSultana 9 ปีที่แล้ว +610

      +monkeymafia729 bike thieves do not necessarily ride bikes

    • @TheRedboy262
      @TheRedboy262 9 ปีที่แล้ว +927

      +Daniel Sultana you're the type of guy i don't want around my bike

    • @DanielSultana
      @DanielSultana 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      +will penrose why not? I'm not a bike thieve

    • @MusicandGamesandStuf
      @MusicandGamesandStuf 9 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      +Daniel Sultana yeah, they do. it's why it's common. They're literally riding the goods away. There are many who use trucks to transport bikes but for the most part, bike thieves are petty criminals and don't particularly plan ahead, it's a crime of opportunity.

    • @siprus
      @siprus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      +Daniel Sultana It's still hard to sell a bike like that though.

  • @Adam-rh4qu
    @Adam-rh4qu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2993

    Imagine a theft running away from a cop and he tries to get away with this bicycle.

    • @lalalhmar6118
      @lalalhmar6118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      That thief gotta be pretty dumb or have that cycle as his last resort to escape from the police 😂

    • @Rii._.
      @Rii._. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Lmao imagine that the policemen making fun of the thief because he can't ride a bicycle so the thief mocks them to try it so in the end they'll be like "get off, i bet i can do it"

    • @jomcabanilla3732
      @jomcabanilla3732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Rii._. that would be hilarious

    • @clankplusm
      @clankplusm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Might actually be a new trick for not getting your bike stolen

    • @Horrorcroissant
      @Horrorcroissant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I laughed really hard about this. 😂

  • @mak0t0san
    @mak0t0san 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    I've experienced something very similar to this. I have been a proficient typist for most of my life, able to get over 90 wpm. Then I decided to try a different keyboard layout, Colemak in particular. I committed to changing out the layouts on all of my computers, both at home and at work. Took me a few weeks but eventually I got it and was able to type proficiently with Colemak. Then, I went to use someone else's computer, still configure using the classic QWERTY layout. I had forgotten how to type on QWERTY and ended up being really slow. I eventually started switching back and forth between them so that I can remain proficient with both, but now I reverted back to QWERTY just because it's easier since that's the default layout for devices, and not every device has Colemak as an option.

    • @acookie7548
      @acookie7548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      at one point did you get proficient in both? like you could switch between them and (perhaps after a slow start) get back to fast typing relatively quickly?

    • @im-essi
      @im-essi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@acookie7548 a bit late here, but I did the same thing for a while, switching between colemak and qwerty, and I was able to get relatively proficient with both (although never reaching my qwerty-speed of ~140 wpm with colemak) being able to switch quickly between them. I dropped colemak a while later, just because I didn't feel I was getting much out of it (and it was a bit of a hassle to be honest). Was fun and interesting anyhow :)

    • @pavelperina7629
      @pavelperina7629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not proficient, but I've used ANSI keyboards from my childhood to high school. When PCs became common in 90s, ISO (European layout) became more common and it's almost impossible to get one in last 15-20 years, unless you want some high end keyboard, cause smaller or gaming companies did not yet adopted to local market. And layout differs in few keys - length of enter, lenght of shifts and placement of /. And I never got used to Czech layout having Z/Y switched and all special characters misplaced (because we need to fit maybe 15 letters with diacritics somewhere). It does barely matter for normal text, but as a software developer

    • @GuardianTiger
      @GuardianTiger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah sadly q w e r t y layout is not efficient insight it was meant for typewriter as you can do a bit more research on it if you really want to know more but that's the gist of it.

    • @M00nsh0t
      @M00nsh0t ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, same here. Had a speed over 120 for qwerty but then I picked up workman and now I can't type on qwerty anymore. But it is fun when people try to type on my laptop and then think they forgot their English alphabets.

  • @SethsBikeHacks
    @SethsBikeHacks 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4089

    Oh man, I'd love to try riding that bike!

    • @Dearlp640
      @Dearlp640 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +Seth's Bike Hacks If you thought the swing bike was weird enough.

    • @samuellinares2001
      @samuellinares2001 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @BigRedCatFTW
      @BigRedCatFTW 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ay Seth

    • @jonny5415
      @jonny5415 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      you could possibly just wheele it everywhere ;D

    • @7urtleKnight
      @7urtleKnight 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +joni ha Probably not, cause in a regular wheelie you move the wheel to keep balance

  • @Nyakozame
    @Nyakozame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1557

    Mom: What are you laughing about?
    Me: Nothing
    My brain: Someone trying to steal his bike and fails miserably.

    • @geraldinegregory.1803
      @geraldinegregory.1803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Ha,ha,ha! That's a brilliant idea. Perhaps a secret switch to alternate between normal and the weird one. Great security system!

    • @iHaxYT
      @iHaxYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You don't really need to ride it to steal it though...

    • @Nyakozame
      @Nyakozame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@iHaxYT Just for laughs, no logics needed though. But yeah, they can just lift it.

    • @crazybamboo77
      @crazybamboo77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I need a yt prank vid of this

    • @possibly_ben
      @possibly_ben 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Nyakozame though why are they even stealing it if they can't use it

  • @gunners4129
    @gunners4129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1193

    My mans just used a bicycle to teach you how to stop having a fixed mindset. This is what we need in the world today. New subscriber. 👍👍

    • @braianpita6385
      @braianpita6385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The whole point of the video was quite the opposite tho, how you can't really get rid of bias completely

    • @3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7
      @3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@braianpita6385 Mindset and bias are not one and the same. Yes, you can't get rid of biases, but a fixed mindset is a conscious decision people make. "This is the nature of things, and anybody thinking otherwise is either actually trying to trick other people or being tricked themselves."

    • @braianpita6385
      @braianpita6385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7 well yeah but that's the point, it's a conscious decision that as soon as you let your guard down it can fail you again

    • @3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7
      @3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@braianpita6385 At the end, the point he's making is "I came into this thinking I could conquer my cognitive biases and comprehend bike mechanics well enough to swap any sign in my brain's "ride a bike" formula on the fly! Now I know how I can't."
      That's having a flexible mindset, and what OP's statement boils down to.

    • @RD-jd8hq
      @RD-jd8hq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7 true this

  • @jesse00pno
    @jesse00pno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This has SO many applications to life. Had a huge fight with my spouse today about life stuff, but this shed so much light on the whys behind the way we do things. Thank you so much for these insights!

    • @SrankWrid
      @SrankWrid ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you know nice in medieval times means stupidity? And apron exists for an interesting reason. It is napron first . And somebody wrote a napron badly , so people recognised it as an apron

  • @HawksNestYT
    @HawksNestYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2485

    Imma learn to ride this then nobody will ever steal my bike again
    I’ll also never be able to steal someone’s bike ever again. But that’s okay...

    • @joree_
      @joree_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Wait, that's actually a good idea.

    • @fergusstewart1911
      @fergusstewart1911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      You'll never steal someone's bike AGAIN?

    • @Xavier_Ns
      @Xavier_Ns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Never be able to steal anyone’s bike

    • @---sz8zs
      @---sz8zs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yo hawks wth are doing here lol

    • @Binkusbigday
      @Binkusbigday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      They'll just take the wheels.

  • @jameskennedy7093
    @jameskennedy7093 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1356

    What's interesting about this is how even though you unlearned bike riding, you managed to re-learn it faster than it took you to learn the backwards bike. So I wonder if you did both types of bicycles regularly if your brain could adjust to the idea of both at once.

    • @luisclaro3386
      @luisclaro3386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I would say yes... I drive two different kind of bicycles and their brakes, handlebar, gears, geometry are very different (as well as diferent braking performance). In the beginning was a bit of a panic in some situations with one of them... But nowadays? I don't even need to remind myself which bicycle I'm driving... My brain have already associated my body position to a different "task". So I can change the bicycle at any moment, I will cycle without issues. Off course, if I'm not Riding one of them for a long time, I start to lose confidence in some technical situations but I gain it back very quickly with some practice (like a remainder). The more you do this, the more easy it gets...this is truth for any learning process:)

    • @kaptainGaming
      @kaptainGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Some stunts pilots fly upside down during their show so they better be able to switch between the regular and inverted controls pretty fast if they dont want to crash. I was trying to learn to fly upside down in a video game and i had this very issue but i feel like its coming together.

    • @maxd11111
      @maxd11111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Muad'dib been flying the ornithopters have we?

    • @unbreakablediamond6982
      @unbreakablediamond6982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your Brain Have Information,One Is Normal Bike And Backward One,Your Eye Will Send Information To Your Brain To Use Your Experience Riding A Backward Bike I Am Not Good At English So I Am Sorry,

    • @flare12o36
      @flare12o36 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      His brain probs just had the knowledge of how to ride a normal bike stored away

  • @rio_agustian_
    @rio_agustian_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1398

    4:24 kid : *fall
    Destin : _"Did you see his brain get it?"_

    • @tnt_champ1002
      @tnt_champ1002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🤦‍♂️

    • @fernieceron755
      @fernieceron755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂

    • @TheAffar369
      @TheAffar369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      *accidentally dropped some water*
      _Did you see his brain get it_

    • @The-F.R.E.E.-J.
      @The-F.R.E.E.-J. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      The kid DID ride it much better & for a longer distance than did his dad after much more time & effort. This is legit.

    • @AZ-kr6ff
      @AZ-kr6ff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the F.R.E.E. J.
      Yeah, but the father is an engineer.
      Engineers are horrible at anything hands on...good at things on paper.
      His son is a future welder.

  • @jacecole5348
    @jacecole5348 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Still one of my favorites years later. This, the weed wacker tournament, the first ssbc video, and a lot of others. Honestly I think I love every single video you’ve put out. It’s helped me learn so much and has slightly helped me learn the career path I want.

  • @grv7437
    @grv7437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1566

    "You can see that I'm laughing, but I'm actually really frustrated!"
    Yeah, story of my life bruh -_-

    • @PaulTheSkeptic
      @PaulTheSkeptic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aw man. Things can't be that bad. You get to eat every day don't you? You get to watch TH-cam videos. If you told me you had a girlfriend, what more could a guy ask for?

    • @StevenAkinyemi
      @StevenAkinyemi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PaulTheSkeptic Money? Cause you missed that

    • @PaulTheSkeptic
      @PaulTheSkeptic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StevenAkinyemi Money's overrated. Everyone wants more money. I get it. I'd like more money too but as long as you have a smile on your face and fresh clean food to eat, you don't NEED money.
      Some people make the lifestyle choice to go without money most of the time. They used to call them hobos, then it was gutter punks for a while or Dead Heads. You know, Drifters.
      I was watching a thing about hobos on TH-cam and this old guy was talking about when he used to hobo. Now he lives with in a nice house with a wife and money but every once in a while he'd take a few months and just go. He chose to live like that. I've never done that myself but I'd imagine that that lifestyle has its own unique set of challenges. You're not worried about paying the mortgage, you're worried about the pangs of hunger or the bull.

    • @komodo420.
      @komodo420. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PaulTheSkeptic What an idiotic statement.

    • @crianene6868
      @crianene6868 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@komodo420. bit morni Braune faive true nolaque

  • @fandangobrandango7864
    @fandangobrandango7864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    “ I done something that damaged my mind, it happened on the streets of Amsterdam”
    Yep, Amsterdam does that to you. I once ate a full pack of magic mushrooms in the dam.

  • @MegaFunflyer
    @MegaFunflyer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1320

    I actually built a copy of this bike in the 90's and rode it around the factory for a few weeks, I mastered it in about 2 weeks however, after a few weeks I had to stop doing it as it was affecting my ability to drive the car home after work, I had to really concentrate driving my car, the slightest relaxing caused me to steer the wrong way. This can be dangerous.

    • @supasexystick
      @supasexystick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Not sure I believe that, the real way to ride a standard bike is counter steering anyway which means turning away from the direction you want to go

    • @MegaFunflyer
      @MegaFunflyer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@supasexystick Make sure you wear a helmet whenever you get a chance to try it.....rude awakening coming your way sir.

    • @supasexystick
      @supasexystick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MegaFunflyer you're already doing it even though don't realize it. Kids struggle when they're given training wheels because going from a tricycle or training wheels where turn right go right works to a regular bicycle is the same thing as this.
      I used to race motorcycles, you can't just lean. Your weight to get it to turn. There's an old boring keath code? Book/ video that goes over the mechanics.

    • @mint88rx8
      @mint88rx8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@supasexystick I feel the same way, I am a trackday rider and think that once you have a full understanding of how to turn something on 2 wheels that it would simplify this much more. It would be the same as trying to drive a car with the steering reversed, just simply think turn left to go right. But on a bike it would just be thinking turn right to go right.

    • @Hassanov.a
      @Hassanov.a 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@supasexystick Counter steering is only needed at higher speeds which you would only really achieve with a motorbike, rather than a standard bike.

  • @TheSpecialJ11
    @TheSpecialJ11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I think being able to switch is also a skill that has to be learned. I've heard stories of people going to language immersion programs and getting really deep into the language. When they try to switch back to their mother tongue, they find their brain "sticking" in the language they were learning for a bit. Yet bilingual people who use both languages regularly have no problem switching back and forth.

    • @maxteurer5493
      @maxteurer5493 ปีที่แล้ว

      100% and 3 languages aren't any harder than 2

    • @carlossierra9685
      @carlossierra9685 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm bilingual (English and Spanish) and when I went to learn Japanese, I forgot a ton of words in both English and Spanish, and my sentences became choppy in English and Spanish, because I could not snap back into the grammar structure, and it would take a few minutes for me to go back into thinking like an English speaker, but I can switch between Spanish and English instantly without any difficulty. So I'm thinking I can understand too some degree what it feels like to switch mentally from the backward bike into normal bike. Cool insight you gave!

  • @geertgietman
    @geertgietman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    6:03 this boy cheers him up saying “You can do it!, you can do it!” In Dutch. That’s so sweet

    • @renascitur7051
      @renascitur7051 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yiu got it you got it?

    • @KJ-wu3ux
      @KJ-wu3ux 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tenebrus • 10 years and No he says ‘Je kan het’

    • @oskarcanta8907
      @oskarcanta8907 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KJ-wu3ux joh maar hij heeft er bij gezet in het Nederlands

  • @nocturnallyactive
    @nocturnallyactive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1655

    Destin: it took me *8 months* to learn it
    kiddo: *hold my milk*

    • @kshitishsorte2918
      @kshitishsorte2918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @DudeWhoSaysDeez
      @DudeWhoSaysDeez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hold my juice box

    • @spencerphilippinedream3706
      @spencerphilippinedream3706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      finally someone made that stupid "hold my ......" joke funny.

    • @ZooKeePla
      @ZooKeePla 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Duh have someone who has no idea how to ride a bike I'm sure he'll get it faster

    • @somemagellanic
      @somemagellanic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      are you implying milk is a children's drink? milk is for legends, how dare you.

  • @d_boss_mxk9712
    @d_boss_mxk9712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2585

    I wouldnt recommend hopping on a motorcycle after doing this.

    • @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu
      @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hahaha. True

    • @SueUTube
      @SueUTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu countersteering

    • @phatrides222000
      @phatrides222000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      you literally countersteer after about 15mph on a motorcycle. We have to learn how to do both.

    • @JorgetePanete
      @JorgetePanete 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wouldn't*

    • @TheRealUnconnected
      @TheRealUnconnected 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@phatrides222000 You counter steer on all two wheeled vehicles at all speeds, including bicycles. You even fundementally countersteer on snowboards and surfboards. You don't learn countersteering, if you can ride a bicycle your brain already understands it inantely.

  • @osmia
    @osmia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think this might be my most favorite video ever of yours! It's sporadically shows up in my suggested videos to watch and I click on it more often than not because every time it just makes me rethink everything that I think!

  • @atomicmrpelly
    @atomicmrpelly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +757

    4:24 - Kid falls over, "get up, you got it". It seems a little callous at first, but I actually think that's an awesome bit of parenting right there. Teaching the kid not to freak out at a minor set back or misshap. Good on you, Destin.

    • @jiggyjfishing219
      @jiggyjfishing219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cool that your praising him or whatever but at the same time no one has any right to judge anyone else's form of parenting

    • @oskjan1
      @oskjan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      @@jiggyjfishing219 Yes, we do. Poor parenting creates bad people, which f*cks up OUR society. You're not living in an isolated universe where your actions doesn't affect others, you know.

    • @elocore1702
      @elocore1702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just laughed lmao

    • @Legominder
      @Legominder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@jiggyjfishing219 Only in a world where kids are property. I know we are used to property-based thinking so much. Let's get over it and use best practises and admit to truths on what's good for humans,

    • @Abdullah-cp6eb
      @Abdullah-cp6eb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is it possible he did it for his brutality no no he is not brutal

  • @NOLAMarathon2010
    @NOLAMarathon2010 9 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    The best Smarter Every Day, ever. I think this sequence of experiments and observations could kick off a whole new scientific discipline.

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Tom Nally Thanks for such an amazing compliment.

    • @nickyboy6
      @nickyboy6 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      SmarterEveryDay Came here to say the same thing, have watched most of your video Destin, and absolutely love what you are doing, Veritasium aswell, but without a doubt this is one of the best videos you have done. Keep it up.

    • @justinhabit
      @justinhabit 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Tom Nally the field already exists, but I don't think that it has looked at this before.
      People have been studying the ability of the human motor system to adapt to novel
      dynamic environments for a while now.
      www.jneurosci.org/content/14/5/3208.short
      At this point it is pretty clear that the human motor system uses a combination of
      feedforward, feedback, and impedance control to solve most motor tasks. Humans are predictors.
      We rely primarily on feedforward control because the slow conduction rates of neurons introduce
      delays that make feedback control untenable. We can't use just feed forward control
      though because it can't handle unpredictable disturbances. To deal with the unpredictable
      we rely on feedback control via short reflexes and impedance control (which is kind of
      a physical, squishy version of feedback control if you think about it).
      The closest thing to Destin's experiment that I can think of if this experiment
      by Etienne Burdet
      www.nature.com/nature/journal/v414/n6862/abs/414446a0.html
      In his experiment he studied peoples ability to adapt to an unstable environment.
      He told people to reach from one point to another along a straight path, and then
      used a robot to push his subjects arms in the same direction as their deviations
      from the path. You can kind of think of this as a negative spring. This probably
      wouldn't be too different from trying to ride Destin's bike in a straight line if
      you were able to instantly start at full speed. In Burdet's experiment people were
      able to adapt to the environment, but not by creating an inverse model of the
      environment. Instead, they used impedance control. Basically, they made their arms
      so stiff that the positive feedback forces from the robot never got large enough
      to push them very far off centre.
      The crazy thing is that Destin did clearly create a feedforward model of the bike.
      You can tell that this is true because he had a "mirror" after-effect. The fact that he
      continued his learned behaviours beyond the point where they at which no longer useful
      shows that he was not acting on feedback, but was rather relying on a slow-changing
      predictive model. What this means is that Destin and some welders just one-upped
      a highly revered nature paper. ... I give up.
      The thing with his kid was interesting too. Kids typically adapt to novel dynamic
      environments at rates that are comparable to those of adults.
      jn.physiology.org/content/90/2/703.short
      However, they actually tend to be a bit more clutztastic than adults. This is
      partially because their nervous systems are not fully baked and they are more
      prone to the random effects of neuromuscular noise. However, I doubt that childhood
      motor learning has been tested for a problem as complicated as the backwards bike.
      Maybe children do learn complex tasks faster. Maybe the added noise actually
      accelerates the learning process. Sometimes noise can cause learning systems to
      explore regions of the solution space that they would not explore otherwise. I'm
      not sure that I accept "kids are just more plastic" as a sufficient answer tough
      since they generally learn tasks at the same rate as adults.

    • @stressballer
      @stressballer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I totally agree to "The best Smarter Every Day, ever" comment Tom Nally.

    • @justinhabit
      @justinhabit 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      justinhabit or maybe his son learned faster because he didn't have as far to fall.

  • @markkretzschmar2604
    @markkretzschmar2604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +721

    I was following along, laughing and learning, and then he says:
    "I had set out to prove that I could free my brain from a cognitive bias, but at this point I'm pretty sure that all I've proved is that I can only redesignate that bias." Wow. Gut check. Thank you Destin, great video.

    • @leiladekwatro3147
      @leiladekwatro3147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My man tried to achieve awakening in the middle of the video

  • @Dr-dikhead
    @Dr-dikhead หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I come back to this video every few years when I see it. One of your best videos in my opinion, just fun learning all around the board.

    • @MississippiMudMX
      @MississippiMudMX หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dr-dikhead this and the sub videos.

  • @ianconn
    @ianconn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I love your parenting! "Git up, you got it!" Perfect!

    • @awesomeguy9573
      @awesomeguy9573 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what most parents do

    • @ianconn
      @ianconn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I was being really sincere.
      I know many parents who coddle their kids.
      I'm glad he's being a real dad, letting his kids had their own lives and letting them learn from their own mistakes.

    • @TheVintageRomance
      @TheVintageRomance 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Right, he wasnt like "oh my god you fell, my poor baby!!!!" Thats good parenting there

    • @stab456
      @stab456 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TheVintageRomance
      I need to unlearn that myself... my little boy is almost a year now, and I can't help but pick him up and smooch his tiny head whenever he bumps it. The boy's gotta learn.

    • @seanocansey2956
      @seanocansey2956 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +highks wow..... so true though.

  • @Smokewheatt
    @Smokewheatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2919

    PLEASE PUT THAT BIKE OUTSIDE AND LET PEOPLE TRY TO STEAL IT!!!

    • @nicosensei1365
      @nicosensei1365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      i laughed already

    • @masonsamuels347
      @masonsamuels347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      This exact thought came to me while I read this

    • @lukeyin6590
      @lukeyin6590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Smoke Wheat This is not a prank channel.

    • @cesardanielgatuno969
      @cesardanielgatuno969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @SUPERNATURAL MAN 1000 IQ man right here.

    • @danideruse
      @danideruse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Sounds like a collab with Mark Rober is in order!

  • @1995TheDude
    @1995TheDude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    "I did something that damaged my mind. It happened on the streets of Amsterdam.." Oh dear...

    • @joelcrow
      @joelcrow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I was leaving a Coffee shop, when all of a sudden...

    • @drumbum7999
      @drumbum7999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now that’s funny

    • @Ascertivon
      @Ascertivon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL NICE ONE

    • @hectichive889
      @hectichive889 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @finonevado8891
      @finonevado8891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't do nbome kids

  • @arson2639
    @arson2639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I SAW HIS BRAIN GET IT!

  • @BrickSquadGoon
    @BrickSquadGoon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1005

    "I'm two levels deep in this" lol

    • @franklyfrank123
      @franklyfrank123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      老千层师了

    • @fishchips____8396
      @fishchips____8396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@franklyfrank123 你以为我在第一层,其实我在第三层

    • @lordraj365
      @lordraj365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@fishchips____8396 How are you able to access TH-cam in China ?

    • @RCBlooming
      @RCBlooming 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      why are there random chinese replies?

    • @killer11805
      @killer11805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      tr1xz VPN’s :)

  • @veritasium
    @veritasium 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1638

    Great video Destin! For the record I tried riding this bike in a hotel hallway and crashed into the wall. I've experienced other unlearning problems driving on the left/right in Australia and Canada and even flicking on light switches (in Aus it's down for on).

    • @AdrianLevi
      @AdrianLevi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Down for on makes a lot of sense 😉

    • @TimBowers
      @TimBowers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It's down for on in the UK too! Where are these crazy light switches!?

    • @IljaSara
      @IljaSara 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Here in Finland we have a ~standard for up is on and down is off.

    • @TimBowers
      @TimBowers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Suddenly I realise we don't have light switches like everyone else - they don't go up and down, they go in/out at the top/bottom. Bottom in = on..

    • @MrAudienceMember2662015
      @MrAudienceMember2662015 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But, can't you just tell the computer to set the light level to your preference? "Computer, illuminate to set preference." The lights go on to a preset brightness and you don't have to touch any germ infested switch.

  • @Hatomix
    @Hatomix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1532

    When I turn invert axis in every game

    • @akbt2
      @akbt2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same. XD I can't do it "normally" and when I forget to turn off the intervted axis, people who play after me can't function. Just like I can't when they don't change it to inverted. 😅 😅 😅

    • @IntensePeppers
      @IntensePeppers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      This is actually a great example. I once played a game when I was younger with inverted y axis and you couldn't change it. Now I can't play not inverted

    • @maxinac
      @maxinac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@IntensePeppers You can! It just takes some time of being awkward af and after some time you won't be able to tell if you have it set the old way or new way

    • @weebamine9827
      @weebamine9827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@maxinac Seconded, I at least every new game I play, I practice normal and inverted controls and restarting back to the prologue until its natural before continuing through. So every time I get back into it, even after a long time not playing it, it's still there and didn't notice it until I was going through the options optimizing sound and brightness and noticing the inverted is on or not.

    • @thomaswigley1625
      @thomaswigley1625 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly

  • @jukeboxopossum1313
    @jukeboxopossum1313 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We had to analyze this video for my AP Language Arts class and the whole class was amazed!

  • @joshroc0073
    @joshroc0073 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3459

    I thought you would pedal backwards

  • @Pannemat
    @Pannemat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    You are not explaining why you have to go all the way to Amsterdam to ride a normal bike.
    Editing is an art.

    • @billgriner3754
      @billgriner3754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      tax deduction

    • @Pannemat
      @Pannemat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@billgriner3754 ,lol.

    • @ScottWConvid19
      @ScottWConvid19 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He takes his family all around the world on business trips. It's legit.

  • @bilzebor8457
    @bilzebor8457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1041

    pretty sure the people in Amsterdam were just like: "here goes another stoner who can't ride his bike"

    • @kenlompart9905
      @kenlompart9905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yeah, probably thought he just came from a cafe.

    • @paulk5311
      @paulk5311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      as a former dope smoker i can attest that riding a bicycle while stoned is not really a problem. remembering where you are going can very well be though.

    • @ancientclassics
      @ancientclassics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @NA-mg2eb
      @NA-mg2eb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was my thought too

    • @ThatDIYguy403
      @ThatDIYguy403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha. See that's how the one dimensional mind works. It's the opposite bro. Puts you in the zone! 😉You see all the kids in NYC riding on one wheel? They all stone brah 4 real!

  • @AscendDynamics
    @AscendDynamics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6 years since you uploaded and I first watch this and it is still one of my all time favorite videos!

  • @WiIza_
    @WiIza_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    You should try switching back and forth, seeing if you get quicker and quicker at relearning, until maybe you can switch between them seamlessly.

    • @SuperSayinSolidSnek
      @SuperSayinSolidSnek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I suspect that would work

    • @LAGreg123
      @LAGreg123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was thinking basically the same thing... how long would it take to switch back and forth. If he switched more often, would the “readjust” time shorten each time?

    • @AdRock
      @AdRock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This

    • @EoRdE6
      @EoRdE6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've found after three years of switching which side of the road I drive on monthly (living in two countries) I no longer notice the switch so think it's possible. But like he said sometimes you lose aren't focusing and for just a second your brain slips into the old default, it's very peculiar

    • @yobrethren
      @yobrethren 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      About a summer I guess. Learn how to ride backwards bike right (like Mike Boyd did) and switch between bikes every day after a stroll. Then maybe at the end of the summer you'd learn how to switch real fast

  • @futurebatterylab
    @futurebatterylab 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I am from Augsburg, Germany and in a local repair cafe we also have such a bike and it took me weeks to learn.
    But it is true: when you switch back to normal bike, you need some time to get used to it.
    The problem is, that when you come in a dangerous situation, you have not the time to think, which is the right behaviour and it is basically luck, if you do it right or not

    • @ThomasLerch
      @ThomasLerch 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ja die Bike kitchen Ist cooool :)

    • @santimeek5063
      @santimeek5063 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Germans are soo cool cause they made bikes

  • @Dprest-nd4yc
    @Dprest-nd4yc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1600

    When you switch y axis on the controller

    • @dantedrowson2511
      @dantedrowson2511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Thats exactly what I thought of

    • @chartreusecircle1546
      @chartreusecircle1546 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kek

    • @slim9484
      @slim9484 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAHAHAHAHA😂😂😂 I felt this one bruh

    • @fortheloveofnoise
      @fortheloveofnoise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I play invert and have sinced good ol days.

    • @chriscreiger2290
      @chriscreiger2290 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I invert look aswell , i think its because im used to flying rc planes and it has programmed my brain that way now for playing video games , lol

  • @2mpoida
    @2mpoida ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It's ridiculous how much satisfaction I got from you watching your kid fall off his bike and you just casually turn the camera to yourself without running to his aid...your kid's much tougher than most kids these days

  • @eBlakeston
    @eBlakeston 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1284

    Destin: you can not ride this bike for more then ten feet
    Me an intellectual: * *does wheelie* *

    • @hamdi_04
      @hamdi_04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      You need momentum to do a wheelie

    • @nathandias100
      @nathandias100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Hilwan Hamdi momentum is in the back wheel it’s not hard to do one from bring still

    • @hamdi_04
      @hamdi_04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@nathandias100 Sure, if you had the skill... 👍🏻

    • @Kashish290695
      @Kashish290695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      That won’t work. While starting a bike you do minor corrections using the handle to get the centre of gravity correct. With the handle reversed you would push opposite to your centre of gravity. Same would happen even if you do a wheelie.

    • @josephjester4917
      @josephjester4917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I bet ten minutes on that bike would prove you wrong right away. LOL

  • @Kevin_KC0SHO
    @Kevin_KC0SHO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    Here’s an interesting experiment which would see if your brain can be re-plasticized. Ride the backwards bike then switch to a regular bike then switch back and forth and see if the amount of time reduces between switching from reverse to normal. I’d say do this for a week or so.
    I’d love to try a reverse bike.

    • @theali8oras274
      @theali8oras274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Then you could ,just ,maybe manage to be able to swap between your 2 biases

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's actually really interesting. See if you can hack your brain into being more plastic again.
      Neuroplasticity never quite disappears so it's certainly not impossible.

    • @Bramon83
      @Bramon83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love when she rides reverse bicycle.

    • @thesmallestdaltonbrother2176
      @thesmallestdaltonbrother2176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      if you didnt go skiing much, you can witness your brain plasticity.
      when skiing you basically do the opposite of what you would do with your feet
      i dont go often but when i do i look like an idiot for an hour, then it clicks and im rushing down the slopr like a pro

    • @TheNativeEngine
      @TheNativeEngine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now you're just trying to make a god.

  • @jonimaricruz1692
    @jonimaricruz1692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is absolutely one of the most eye opening videos I’ve ever seen, you’ve turned the phrase “knowledge is not understanding” into something concrete and real. Thank you.

  • @teacon7
    @teacon7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    b) Did anyone ever try to ride this like a unicycle? Just pick up the front wheel and go?
    a) good point about bias. We're better off examining our biases than pretending we don't have any.

  • @skinnyvlogger2910
    @skinnyvlogger2910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +885

    Can we just appreciate that he went all the way to Amsterdam to ride a normal bike 😀😂😂😂😂

    • @fauzandarwis6521
      @fauzandarwis6521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah.. Because flight ticket is cheaper than a bike.. Right..? Haha

    • @atillayogurtcu7797
      @atillayogurtcu7797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He is so smart we cant understand him 😂😂

    • @SMBBM92
      @SMBBM92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I really hope you're joking, he was already there for another reason. He didn't go there just to ride a bike...

    • @atillayogurtcu7797
      @atillayogurtcu7797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Desolations102 😂😂

    • @AniruddhaKshirsagar
      @AniruddhaKshirsagar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He went there to ride a bike ? Yeah, right ! Some cafes nearby can help him ride any bike :P

  • @parzival._.9695
    @parzival._.9695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +585

    Guy cant ride a bike”
    Crowd” “LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY”

    • @ChrisJones-ij3xp
      @ChrisJones-ij3xp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was waiting for him to hand the bike over to some of the Amsterdam scoffers to try it and fail epically for some ridicule of their own, but noooo...

    • @akatizzle1585
      @akatizzle1585 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wtf does this comment even mean wtf is up with your grammar?

    • @krisbailey8537
      @krisbailey8537 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      WOW THATS SO FUNNY

    • @HankTheTank23
      @HankTheTank23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ChrisJones-ij3xp Did you not watch the video? That was a normal bike, they would not have had a problem.

    • @thomasjepsen6750
      @thomasjepsen6750 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are using "" wronf

  • @nibornaan6634
    @nibornaan6634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    Everyone: wow, riding this bike is impossible
    People who got inverted x axis on their gaming controller: hold my beer

    • @DanielShively
      @DanielShively 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      nice

    • @ericcarlson8451
      @ericcarlson8451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Maybe, let’s try it out and see if your hypothesis is correct

    • @hertig71
      @hertig71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Its actually the same thing. All muscle memory. If you learned to do it, its not harder or easier, just different.

    • @JesusistheWaytheTruth288
      @JesusistheWaytheTruth288 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to see a rocket league pro try to ride this. See if they can learn how to ride both ways and then switch between them.

    • @first_last-
      @first_last- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JesusistheWaytheTruth288 You're a moron. Why would you think a rocket league player has any advantage at riding a bike?

  • @joshuaharrell8991
    @joshuaharrell8991 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video literally help save my life. I had a counselor in a rehab facility show it to the group i was in. He showed it to teach us that its possible to teach yourself something even tho it feels like your brain wont let you at first . Thank you for this video Destin!!!!

  • @pxrp8694
    @pxrp8694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    *when you accidentally changed the the controller to invert controls*

    • @JorgetePanete
      @JorgetePanete 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      -the-

    • @kiryas401
      @kiryas401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TRUU

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      takes me 2 minutes to get going and 5 minutes to fully adapt.

    • @ClovertheEnby
      @ClovertheEnby 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      when you make up go down and down go up

    • @DudeNamedRon
      @DudeNamedRon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      My brother and I couldn’t figure out what was up with my brothers controls and it turned out invert view was on and we didn’t t know. He’s been using invert since.

  • @davi.medrade
    @davi.medrade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    I think it would be interesting to see the results of practicing every day, 10 minutes on the inverted bike and then following it up with 10 minutes on a regular bike, to see if you can teach your brain to keep both neural pathways primed and choose the right one as needed.

    • @serenaclairetalks
      @serenaclairetalks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think it is possible, you just have to give yourself some cues, making some sort of connection that makes sense to you -even if it is only to _you_ that it makes sense.

    • @JayZS
      @JayZS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You can keep the ability to do both, as long as you use both.

    • @SmallFaerie
      @SmallFaerie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      On a smaller scale I think is the same kind of challenge as playing different games with different control setups. Switching between games like that will usually involve a few mistakes in the beginning, until your brain understands what you're playing now and which pathway it needs to stick to for now.

    • @acookie7548
      @acookie7548 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@serenaclairetalks agree, perhaps it’d be easier if the regular bike handles were blue and the inverse bike handles were red?

    • @lukeorlando4814
      @lukeorlando4814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SmallFaerie you mean putting down your Xbox controller and picking up a Nintendo switch where the A and B buttons are opposite. Gah trying to navigate through that initial menu always takes a second or third attempt.

  • @siontist6209
    @siontist6209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1265

    I think people who have never driven a bike can drive this bike.

    • @goodgenes0
      @goodgenes0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      drive a bike? wtf

    • @siontist6209
      @siontist6209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@goodgenes0 ride i meant 🤣

    • @goodgenes0
      @goodgenes0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Duy Nguyễn Hữu Quang ok lol

    • @salia2897
      @salia2897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      First of all, they would still need to learn to ride a bike in the first place, which isn't so easy to do.
      But even then, I don't think that is true. It would be an interesting experiment though (since these bikes exist for quite some time, maybe someone even has done that). The movements are opposite to what you usually do, if you want to move somewhere you turn into that direction. So I still would expect it to be harder to do.

    • @dxkhoi
      @dxkhoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@salia2897 I think you'll be really interested in counter-steering bikes, it's a mind boggling concept that comes naturally to seasoned riders. You literally turn right to go left and vice versa. Have a look around youtube for counter-steering techniques.

  • @DrRebeccaHeiss
    @DrRebeccaHeiss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of the most simple and brilliant ways I can demonstrate to people the difficulty of what I'm trying to help them do (re-wiring some deep brain programming). I absolutely LOVE the video and I'm so grateful for this reference point. Would you be okay with me recreating this for some of my talks and giving you full credit of course?

    • @chucksauter1204
      @chucksauter1204 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are many of these bikes around. It isn't a novel concept

  • @vdonders1
    @vdonders1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Hey, just to let you know: the Netherlands has more bikes than people, around 23 million (of which some are in the canals) vs. 17,5 million. On average, more than a quarter of the trips are on bikes everyday and 75% of school children cycle to school. Most of the cycle paths are separated from the roads cars drive on to make it safer. 35,000 km of separated cycle roads (1/4 of the entire road network).
    Greetings from the Netherlands!

    • @birchtree5884
      @birchtree5884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      As a North American, I’m jealous

    • @karifurai8479
      @karifurai8479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Birch Tree me too. that with the amazing architecture and canals, food and history. as an american i’m honestly considering moving in the future to the netherlands

    • @vdonders1
      @vdonders1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@birchtree5884 It's a great little country, but every country has it's weaker points, so does the Netherlands... It's true that the biking infrastructure is not one of them. And every country has it's beautiful sides too, so does the USA (the greatest country in the world, right? 😉) Love, Vincent.

    • @vdonders1
      @vdonders1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@karifurai8479 First of all, if it's up to me, you are more than welcome! I wouldn't say though that food is a positive in the Netherlands 🤭. Italians say that we eat rice that they would only dare to feed to their pigs 🤭. It's not that bad though, but I love the Italian kitchen, so I'm not going to say something about that. Talking about pigs, we have also more of those than humans (27,3 million). Which is actually more than allowed... Our meat industry could definitely improve. Also we are the second biggest importer of soja from Brazil, which contribute to the burning down of the Amazon rainforest. Anyway... A lot of points on which we could improve. But the first important step is acknowledging that we can do our part to make the world better... So that, when we are talking about 'we', we are not only talking about a country but about the world (probably a utopia). But yes, objectively speaking, there are not many places in the world where life is better than here/North West Europe. Sorry for the long message! Love, Vincent.

    • @rajkogrga2405
      @rajkogrga2405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Serbia we still get arrested for 2 grams of weed....daym

  • @PiranahKill
    @PiranahKill 7 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    I also damaged my mind on the streets of Amsterdam. Only that had nothing to do with bikes.

  • @Seekay_
    @Seekay_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    So if it took 8 months for the backwards steering to "click" and then 20 minutes for the normal steering to "click" again, how much more practice would you need to be able to instantly switch between normal steering and backwards steering without any problems?

    • @awesomeguy9573
      @awesomeguy9573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      well everyone learns at a different rate, plus it depends how serious you take it, how often you practice, how much a day, etc., so there's no one answer

    • @yloveescalade
      @yloveescalade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I build one of these bike abd it took me about 20minutes to be able to ride it, not verry smooth, 3day after i can ride it quite smooth and almost go whereever a will, it's totaly easy for me to switch between the reverse and the normal bike, but still have to be very concentrated for the reverse one ;)
      julien

    • @adamg6453
      @adamg6453 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Julien Lehmann post vid pls

    • @yloveescalade
      @yloveescalade 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Adam G. i'm not at home now but i'l do it in one month aproxymatly ;)

    • @adamg6453
      @adamg6453 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Julien Lehmann You have 31 days

  • @3d.maniac
    @3d.maniac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1044

    If you use a backwards bike, you don't have to lock it because nobody can ride it!

    • @emilartwave
      @emilartwave 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      3D maniac they can take it on hands

    • @justinlewtp
      @justinlewtp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah but then they will take a while to learn it, might as well take their own amirite!

    • @Dinoskater8237
      @Dinoskater8237 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      They can still steal tires handle bars seat ect....

    • @RaceboyYT
      @RaceboyYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      warning skate within your abilities handlebars are modified, if you look the handlebars are welded to the stem

    • @allaboutroofing2
      @allaboutroofing2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You sir are genius!

  • @graydonargast9322
    @graydonargast9322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    “You’re looking at the world with a bias, whether you think you are or not.” The difficulty is in remembering how true that is. Thanks for sharing.

    • @petersmythe6462
      @petersmythe6462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well and in many ways, without a bias, we would be hopelessly lost. Paralyzed by indecision. Afterall, we would only be able to commit to an action after seeing how the entire future of the universe would behave, and even then we would need a value system to determine which behavior we prefer.

    • @petersmythe6462
      @petersmythe6462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We should not seek to completely eliminate bias, or even prejudice or discrimination, from the human mind. Rather, we should seek to eliminate biases which either are themselves irrational or which when applied produce harmful outcomes that only function to increase our confidence in the bias through a feedback mechanism.

  • @gcn
    @gcn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This looks like a bike we'd really struggle with - but what a great video Destin - bikes, engineering and science all rolled in to one!
    A more common problem of something cycling-related being almost hard-wired that we've come across though is brakes being switched - the front brake lever is on the right in the UK and the left in the US and Europe. This is fine until you're riding a borrowed bike and have to stop suddenly...

    • @jmgallegos
      @jmgallegos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Global Cycling Network Nice video, I think I would be so fun for PRO cyclists to try this bike, It would be a nice show!

    • @gcn
      @gcn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jose Gallegos I think they'd really, really struggle!

    • @AdamTrickett
      @AdamTrickett 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've seen this kind of bike ridden on British TV back in the 1980s.It is very amusing to watch, which was the point of the piece on the Paul Daniels Magic Show...

    • @michaelroberts
      @michaelroberts 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very interesting and entertaining. I liked this

    • @MarcDebenham
      @MarcDebenham 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      seat could do with being a bit higher

  • @Kazekai_
    @Kazekai_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was the first video i ever saw of your channel years ago, glad it got recommended again today, reminded me of the interesting content it was ! Keep it up Destin

  • @trevan5035
    @trevan5035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +520

    "He's been riding a bike for 3 years- more than half of his life!"
    *YOUR SON RODE A BIKE AT 2 YEARS OLD?!?!?!"*

    • @judechandler5102
      @judechandler5102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      many kids do now, what with balance bikes and stabilisers. My family is very anti stabilisers, but I learned to ride a push bike/balance bike at the age of 2, graduating to a tiny pedal bike at 3

    • @katyungodly
      @katyungodly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It’s easy, training wheels are a thing

    • @K3Vz0
      @K3Vz0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I learned to ride a bicycle at 2 years too

    • @sandeepraj7157
      @sandeepraj7157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@K3Vz0 Yeah, I too was flying single propellor planes over Atlantic upside down by the time I was 2.

    • @K3Vz0
      @K3Vz0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sandeepraj7157 k idc

  • @RakelDaNell
    @RakelDaNell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    "They think I'm dumb but I'm actually two levels deep into this...." ... my entire life.

    • @protorhinocerator142
      @protorhinocerator142 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      About a year ago I had to start giving my son credit for that. He's usually on the next level but it sounds like an off-the-cuff comment.

  • @EvilRobotMedia
    @EvilRobotMedia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I saw this at a fair a long time ago. $2 for 3 attempts. The lady running the booth rode the thing like a champ.

    • @davemwangi05
      @davemwangi05 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      charging 2$ did you pay?

  • @Pixiuchu
    @Pixiuchu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Having my computer screen completely mirrored, and as a teenager having tried to learn base-16 math, I resonate with this so much. I love this video.

  • @raymoten2421
    @raymoten2421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    This strangely reminds me of lightning McQueen when doc tells him to turn right to go left. Lol

    • @JLukeHypernova
      @JLukeHypernova 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THANK YOU! Or maybe I should say no thank you. Because in opposite world, maybe that really means thank you.

    • @decayer6710
      @decayer6710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      j luke Hypernova Yuriy confusiious

    • @Jack-qm7xd
      @Jack-qm7xd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Of course I live in opposite world !

    • @kreamy_karym
      @kreamy_karym 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should've said "if you catch my drift". Hahaha 😂

  • @BSpears
    @BSpears 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1657

    I would love to see this bike in a theif bait prank video!!!

    • @kaishadowninja5989
      @kaishadowninja5989 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ben Spears LMFAO

    • @rs-mq9dt
      @rs-mq9dt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ben Spears I was thinking about that

    • @urmo345
      @urmo345 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOLOL

    • @Tye_
      @Tye_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      the if

    • @goforvendingtofu
      @goforvendingtofu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They'd pick up the bike and throw it in the back of their truck here...

  • @duo1666
    @duo1666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1137

    This is why people who play games with inverted camera controls are monsters

    • @yuimizunashi
      @yuimizunashi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      duo1666 feels, man

    • @fortheloveofnoise
      @fortheloveofnoise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I play invert look....because the FPS games I had as a kid were invert look by default.

    • @Kiskadee652
      @Kiskadee652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Actually no. If you're used to this type of configuration, it's just feel natural. The same thing happens with you when make the camera act accordingly to your moviments. If you're not used to this, it will feel really weird.(Like when he tried to ride the normal bike in the final)

    • @fortheloveofnoise
      @fortheloveofnoise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Kiskadee652 I see the stick as my head. If I move it foward and down, I look down. If I pull it back and up, I look up.

    • @duo1666
      @duo1666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Kiskadee652 Incase i wasnt clear: People that use inverted camera are monsters and dont deserve videogames.

  • @Robbyrool
    @Robbyrool ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Part of riding a bike is making tiny adjustments to the steering to stay balanced. Part of learning how to ride a bike is training your reflexes to make these adjustments unconsciously. You had to overcome your trained reflexes and retrain them. That’s difficult. Which is why the expression exists it’s like riding a bike. Not easy to forget.

  • @edgarpaniagua2257
    @edgarpaniagua2257 6 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    Now I'd like to see someone steal this bike and trying to ride it away!

    • @cameron-wy4wd
      @cameron-wy4wd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Edgar Paniagua haha that would be great. You should check out the bike breaks in half.

    • @williamselinder9138
      @williamselinder9138 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Edgar Paniagua this would be the best bike prank video on TH-cam

    • @luismartinez2596
      @luismartinez2596 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think there’s already one out there I remember seeing one

    • @fidelio6311
      @fidelio6311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that is the one reason i would get a bike like this, not for the style, not for the quality and new parts, just so that no one would want to take it

    • @jamieharr4459
      @jamieharr4459 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I could do this no problem but I'm a next level human. It's funny to watch gen ones try and do anything for me honestly.

  • @gravitasonline6760
    @gravitasonline6760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    "I'm two levels deep into this" lmfao

  • @Caseyedwards1
    @Caseyedwards1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Destin "You might think you can ride this bicycle"
    Me "I could totally ride it"
    Destin "you can't"
    me " K" :(

    • @carlovermk2506
      @carlovermk2506 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Casey Edwards i can i made one

  • @owenchuarbx
    @owenchuarbx ปีที่แล้ว

    I had first watched this when my mother showed me this video when if firsy came out years ago. This morning, my church pastor showed me this in church during a sermon he preached. It's amazing how you shared about why knowledge isnt the same as understanding

  • @kaibelzer2312
    @kaibelzer2312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6137

    hi

    • @kapekape7580
      @kapekape7580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      yep

    • @Emporer-hz1dd
      @Emporer-hz1dd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Nope i have a brain
      2+2=1

    • @unosucks7475
      @unosucks7475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Emporer-hz1dd genius

    • @sigsputnik1
      @sigsputnik1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I thought the pedaling would be backwards but still with forward movement of the bicycle.

    • @Niksa011
      @Niksa011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sigsputnik1 me too

  • @Doom49
    @Doom49 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1467

    Your content is amazing

    • @Gilaric
      @Gilaric 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @paintbasstard
      @paintbasstard 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Doom. Sup. Like your vids.

    • @nothereisnotaflyonyourscre2864
      @nothereisnotaflyonyourscre2864 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are are you doing here!? :D

    • @mikerich32
      @mikerich32 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome seeing you here Doom! I've been watching your videos since the BF3 days! xD

    • @mikerich32
      @mikerich32 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jim morgan ?

  • @tlc6175
    @tlc6175 5 ปีที่แล้ว +826

    So you should try teaching a child, who hasn't tried a bicycle, to learn how to ride the backwards bike first and see how that works out.

    • @jj78rcclub
      @jj78rcclub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      That's his whole point. Whatever your brain is taught to learn first it'll remember. Trying to reprogram your brain to learn it differently is the challenge. So if you taught a kid on the backwards bike he'll ride it like it's normal but if you gave him the normal bike he'll fall. If you taught a child that the Christmas tree is red, his brain will be programmed to see Green as red from there on. We are programmed from how we were taught.

    • @rojjst
      @rojjst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Then for him, the normal cycling would be an anti bicycle ! 🔥

    • @denny-cq2lm
      @denny-cq2lm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@jj78rcclub you cant teach a kid to be colorblind.

    • @jj78rcclub
      @jj78rcclub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@denny-cq2lm not teaching them to be color blind but whatever you program them they will recognize it as that growing up.

    • @AcceptGamingDKD
      @AcceptGamingDKD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@denny-cq2lm it's not about being colorblind but teaching them the wrong names for colors. The color we all call green they would call red. But everything that is red they may call blue ect ect. The color itself wouldnt be changed for them but what they think of when you say red will

  • @brianthebrainguy
    @brianthebrainguy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've used this video in many many group therapy/psychoeducation sessions ranging from addictions to mental health. So thank you!!! I have had a great response when using this regarding behavior changes and the discomfort with change.
    A couple questions...
    - you say you spent about 5 minutes a day for 8 months. What if you spent 15 minutes a day? What do you think your learning time would have been? Also, a thing to consider is how much time you spent "getting back on the bicycle" which I have talked with others about how long it takes to "recover" from a relapse, slip up, etc. I then bring in a concept of a support system - sponsor, peer support, counselors, medication, etc. If you had someone running behind you, holding the seat, or training wheels, would it still have taken 8 months to learn. See what I mean?
    - How long did your son spend per day during his 2 weeks? I can imagine it wasn't 5 minutes as kids tend to be more curious, playful, and excited (especially with such a cool reward) when meeting a challenge. They don't tend to give up like adults do. So, I use this as an example about how we meet our challenge of behavior change. Attitude does matter, but it's more about the curious and playful approach than it is about "being positive". When you took on the challenge, you saw it as an experiment... doesn't that sound curious as well??
    - are you able to more quickly swap between the bicycles now?
    I plan on creating a video where I go through this as an example when talking about mental health, addictions, and plain ol' behavior changes. I'd like to be able to share it and maybe some additional thoughts that you've had over the past 9+ years since making this video.
    Thank you!!

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  9 ปีที่แล้ว +4081

    Trust me, you can't "handle" this bike. (grin)

    • @mrhenk007
      @mrhenk007 9 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      SmarterEveryDay Of course you can't ride that bike! The saddle is way to low.

    • @WakarimasenKa
      @WakarimasenKa 9 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      SmarterEveryDay Might be able to ride it with no hands though...

    • @op4000exe
      @op4000exe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SmarterEveryDay Sure I can, if I train enough until I learn it. Though if I don't, then yeah I can't handle it.

    • @Gogofam123
      @Gogofam123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW SO SIMPLE VIDEO CAN BE SO EPIC ... AMAZING JUST AMAZING

    • @fredlllll
      @fredlllll 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SmarterEveryDay typical dadjoke!

  • @MrBeatboxmasta
    @MrBeatboxmasta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    1:45 the timing was impeccable.

    • @alxd5068
      @alxd5068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i found the purpose of watching this... 🤣

  • @bartinus
    @bartinus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2333

    This bike is a good way to make sure no one steals it because they can't ride it.

    • @hallo73828
      @hallo73828 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Well they would just carry it then unfortunately :D

    • @robertlozyniak3661
      @robertlozyniak3661 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +1 because can't +2

    • @tizoro3
      @tizoro3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Bart Snel It stops people from picking it up?

    • @JamesBongo
      @JamesBongo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      This sounds like a great prank video idea.

    • @grazianoturbogas
      @grazianoturbogas 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A really good idea!!!

  • @tepeassydac
    @tepeassydac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a request, Destin. Please make a lot more videos than you do, so I can watch them all day long! So much fun

  • @dieserniels8167
    @dieserniels8167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    There will actually never be someone stealing your bike😂

    • @WilkieaSt
      @WilkieaSt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      SataNiels imagine leaving this at the mall, unlocked, ready for someone to steal haha

    • @Heksu99
      @Heksu99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's worth a shot

    • @DingleFlop
      @DingleFlop 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      DESTIN PLEASE DO THIS

    • @Robertson-gz2jt
      @Robertson-gz2jt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They can walk it...

    • @elysium8131
      @elysium8131 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      they could re-engineer it
      or they could learn how to do it
      i guess i should because a youtuber's bike is worth more than a regualr one

  • @Quotenwagnerianer
    @Quotenwagnerianer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    Now amp up the difficulty level by reversing the pedal input as well.

    • @DacuberTM
      @DacuberTM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You are now steering with the back wheel, reversed. Pedal input goes to the front wheel, and is also reversed. Furthermore, your brake handles are now centered on the bike, and your bike lacks a seat, forcing you to stand the entire way.

    • @vocalvortexstudios2058
      @vocalvortexstudios2058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@DacuberTM congratulations we have a unicycle

    • @DacuberTM
      @DacuberTM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@vocalvortexstudios2058 and now we play trombone while riding it

    • @vocalvortexstudios2058
      @vocalvortexstudios2058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DacuberTM Perfection

    • @Crimson296
      @Crimson296 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I thought this video would be

  • @MrSalvarion
    @MrSalvarion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    So nostalgic. This was the very first video I ever saw of SmarterEveryDay, and I got hooked! Destin, Derek and Mark are the best.

    • @Lambeat
      @Lambeat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here! And I keep sharing this video for people to get the same hook!

  • @fbgmerk8178
    @fbgmerk8178 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “It looks like im lying, you think I’m lying don’t you?” Yeah, “I’m not lying” lmao

  • @patricklawrence9784
    @patricklawrence9784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    That moment when he remembered how to ride a regular bike was simply amazing.

    • @btavia-q9n
      @btavia-q9n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You can almost feels that's something inside his head is clearing up lol

    • @recycledhistory9950
      @recycledhistory9950 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laugh often.

  • @makunahatatata
    @makunahatatata 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This guy has such a great positive vibe, transmitting it through his videos.

  • @yudeo9782
    @yudeo9782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +731

    It’s like when Apple decides to reverse the mouse scroll direction

    • @MultiPleaser
      @MultiPleaser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Spin up to scroll down. What is up with that?

    • @greego5952
      @greego5952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Well its kinda makes sense, for example, if you push a paper up away from ya, you read down, thus going down, it makes more sense.

    • @Kuba_K
      @Kuba_K 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@greego5952 but it makes even more sense if you think like that: scroll up to go up and down to go down, simpler, easier, already used.

    • @greego5952
      @greego5952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Kuba_K Well I support your preference, so i dont see why its not a changeable setting or maybe it is, i dont use mac.

    • @greego5952
      @greego5952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Another way to think of you scroll up, and push the page up, so it goes down and vice versa.

  • @topgrain
    @topgrain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years ago, this was the first Smarter Everyday video I ever watched. I was instantly hooked.

  • @bojonne
    @bojonne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    6:04 aww that’s so cute! “Je kan het, je kan het!” This Dutch kid was encouraging him by saying “You can do it!”

    • @meek4076
      @meek4076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nederlands of niet

    • @danielk3893
      @danielk3893 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sowieso :)

    • @bojonne
      @bojonne 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Play Station boi ik ben Nederlands ja 😄

    • @meek4076
      @meek4076 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bojonne goedzo

    • @bojonne
      @bojonne 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@meek4076 lol

  • @inness01
    @inness01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    This is like the time I learned the Dvorak keyboard layout because I read that it was faster. I spent so much time retraining my brain, but then later realized how impractical it was since I often had to use a computer that wasn’t my own. I decided to switch back to qwerty and had to re-find those old neural pathways. At least I didn’t fall over a lot!

    • @KateLate____
      @KateLate____ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @SArpnt No, qwerty was designed to stop type-writer jams. Dvorak was efficient, hence resulted in jams.

    • @KateLate____
      @KateLate____ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't have to share keyboards often. This would be an interesting challenge to switch over. How long would you say it took you to learn to touch type on DVORAK? At any useful pace?

    • @clangauss4155
      @clangauss4155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KateLate____ that is, as far as I've seen, a myth. According to the Smithsonian and a group of Japanese researchers, in reality the QWERTY keyboards on typewriters formed over a few iterations for telegraph operators to more intuitively transcribe Morse code.

    • @neilemms5831
      @neilemms5831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @SArpnt I can't see how it would stop jams. The hammers have to hit the same point regardless of where they are coming from.
      Also, all the letters of the word 'typewriter' are on the top row. This is not an accident...

  • @expertintinfoilhats2063
    @expertintinfoilhats2063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    Part 2: pedals are also gear-inverted so that the bike actually go backward if you turn them forward
    Part 3: the saddle is also inverted so that the handlebar is behind your back and you need mirrors to see where you go
    Part 4: the handlebar is sideways at a 90° angle, so you rotate it down or up to go left or right
    Part 5: same but wearing kaleidoscopic goggles
    Part 6: vlog from my new 'hospital' room

    • @wisnuslullaby1590
      @wisnuslullaby1590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      you'll throw up entire breakfast in 2nd try ;p

    • @icushfu732
      @icushfu732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Believe it or not but the first 2 parts are actually still easy, i just suggest if u do it backwards to sit on the handlebars cause it hurts to reach si far back

    • @Drewklein7
      @Drewklein7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahaha this made my wkn, it hurts when I laugh

    • @mcdls5
      @mcdls5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You hate people don't you?

    • @73club73
      @73club73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perfect

  • @joshbiffis4381
    @joshbiffis4381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    saying that welders are often smarter than engineers gets you my sub for life !
    you rock!

  • @MichaelVezie
    @MichaelVezie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    In 1990, I traveled through Europe and, I think, in Ireland at some fair, someone had a backwards-steering bicycle. He could ride it fine, but was making good money betting people that they couldn't. So, if the whole TH-cam thing doesn't work out, you can always do that. :)

    • @OrchidAlloy
      @OrchidAlloy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ^^

    • @FootballOrigamiGames
      @FootballOrigamiGames 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's a rocket engineer he will figure it out lol

    • @FacelessNoise
      @FacelessNoise 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm from Dublin and that guy is still there!!!

    • @MichaelVezie
      @MichaelVezie 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good work if you can get it (if you an rewire your brain). That's too funny!

    • @metamir10
      @metamir10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he should go to ireland and bet a ton of money with that guy that he can ride it