The Wire - Maths in the book and on the street

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  • @melodyfender2751
    @melodyfender2751 9 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    When I think of Wallace, I always think of this scene, and how great a teacher he would have made without even thinking about it. But it makes me cry, too.

  • @AB-oy5on
    @AB-oy5on 6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    The tragedy of The Wire is the sum of these small moments

  • @h.gardea384
    @h.gardea384 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Freddie Gibbs "Fuckin' Up The Count", brought me here.

  •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    One of the best and most heart breaking scenes ever put to film.

  • @loveNsuccessfollowsme
    @loveNsuccessfollowsme 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    It shocked me when i found out Michael B. Jordan played Wallace.

    • @3xxa141
      @3xxa141 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fr

    • @NarutoUzumaki-ko2te
      @NarutoUzumaki-ko2te 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I mean it ain’t shocking if you watched the show tho lol

  • @Capcoor
    @Capcoor 10 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Sad. Although that was good thinking on Wallace's part- using something the other kid could relate to.

  • @richardlunt9491
    @richardlunt9491 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Superb. Still the best show I've ever seen. In this case necessity was indeed the mother of invention.

  • @dasiahale7518
    @dasiahale7518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    “Count be wrong they fuck you up”

    • @hiighway7570
      @hiighway7570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      XD the way he say it

  • @thanhnguyenchi6971
    @thanhnguyenchi6971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wish I have that kid's confidence when he said "Fifteen"

  • @tidalwave9003
    @tidalwave9003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Love this part.. lil dude kept it a hunned. 😂😂

  • @vka337
    @vka337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Every goddamn scene with Wallace makes me tear up.

  • @RackSimons
    @RackSimons 9 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    sounds better with that Gibbs beat tho

    • @stevenahmad4330
      @stevenahmad4330 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +lord.quasimoto boi-1da made that shit silky

    • @charlesc.b2435
      @charlesc.b2435 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts!

    • @rodneyman711
      @rodneyman711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BoofPackJohnson never fuck up the count

    • @jackmorales2613
      @jackmorales2613 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      whatt?! what track?

    • @Alpha-tt2mh
      @Alpha-tt2mh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +jack morales the tracks by freddie gibbs and its called fuckin up the count

  • @nickmccack
    @nickmccack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Either teachers need to start asking shit in more relatable(in non condescending ways) questions in a context that speaks to students depending on the region, or teacher need to fuck their students up when they get a question wrong.

  • @NT-fo3me
    @NT-fo3me 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Count be wrong they fuck you up"
    That's like Carver telling Herc how the cops can't win while watching Bodie's crew beat on somebody "They fuck up, they get a beating. We fuck up and they give us pensions."

  • @omeromer6964
    @omeromer6964 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    quarter brick, half a brick, whole brick, ay nigga!

    • @omeromer6964
      @omeromer6964 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All I know is selling weed and water dope and yay nigga

  • @Kingbossdon
    @Kingbossdon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    12 ppl left on the bus

  • @calebwest3797
    @calebwest3797 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    What was the sad these kids were genius

  • @Daedalus4
    @Daedalus4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brilliant.

  • @iamyournytemare4253
    @iamyournytemare4253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Freddie Gibbs used this masterfully.....

    • @JorgeeeS
      @JorgeeeS 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Name song

    • @iamyournytemare4253
      @iamyournytemare4253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JorgeeeS the song is called "fuckin up the count."

    • @iamyournytemare4253
      @iamyournytemare4253 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JorgeeeS th-cam.com/video/23O2U41p6cY/w-d-xo.html

  • @DeenoverDunya215
    @DeenoverDunya215 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    They know how to keep the count right on the heroin but don't know the book work.

    • @rodneyman711
      @rodneyman711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Abdul Shaheed As Salafee
      That's because they work multiples and no division
      School gets formulas embedded in your head based on queues like of, interest, per.
      Without knowing when to use what formula they are lost .
      Most people can't calculate the volume of a sphere without the formula being told to them.

    • @datapatch7381
      @datapatch7381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rodneyman711 4/3 πr³ lol

    • @rodneyman711
      @rodneyman711 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@datapatch7381 i dont get your point?? If you ask people what that function represents they would have no idea unless they have a math degree

    • @junezero8373
      @junezero8373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Count be wrong they fuck you up"

  • @ZiadAlobaid
    @ZiadAlobaid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Powerful scene

  • @devinsimmons1009
    @devinsimmons1009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    First the little boy said 7, then said 8. 7+8=15 which is the answer to Wallace's math question. Maybe this scene means we already have the answer to our problems we're just going about the wrong way. IDK, but this scene defiantly has a deeper meaning to it than just some school/hood math!

    • @pablodiaz1007
      @pablodiaz1007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I got 12 ppl on the bus

  • @robertfreeman464
    @robertfreeman464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    That dude kind of looked like Michael b Jordan

    • @itsyagirlsammie7514
      @itsyagirlsammie7514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Robert freeman that’s because it is

    • @TheKingdavis09
      @TheKingdavis09 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is Michael B Jordan

    • @itsyagirlsammie7514
      @itsyagirlsammie7514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      J-D yes it’s Michael b Jordan

    • @taariqh.8608
      @taariqh.8608 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I think he was being saracastic lmao

    • @jacobangeles5539
      @jacobangeles5539 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I didn't realize that Wallace became Killmonger.

  • @chukmorris8264
    @chukmorris8264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Maybe I’m wrong but I’m getting 12. And here my work:
    8 Passengers get on, then 4 more, Then 2.... At this point you’re at 14 passengers. Then you Subtract 1 which give you 13 now... Then you subtract 3 more that get off the bus.. That gives you 10. Lastly, you add another 2 that get on.. That’s 12. 🤷🏽‍♂️ 8+4+2=14.... 14-1=13.... 13-3=10... Then 10+2=12 ✅

    • @do_3507
      @do_3507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      for the first problem the answer it's12 but wallace creates a different problem for the kid on the fly
      in which he starts with 20 vials of heroin then two guys come and buy 2 vials each then another guy buys 3 more , bodie gives the kid 10 vials of heroin and another guy buys 8 vials 20 - 4 - 3 + 10 - 8= 15

    • @aidanfox8219
      @aidanfox8219 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Word problems can be tricky but it's always best to use the order of operations.

  • @erikseidler793
    @erikseidler793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "One was your wallet"

  • @aidanfox8219
    @aidanfox8219 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The answer to the book problem is twelve.
    I had to read the captions and do it in my head.

  • @bigpump7985
    @bigpump7985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This scene kinda explains why Asian kids are so good academically as well

    • @vaultclassics1516
      @vaultclassics1516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Huh?

    • @playoffdee
      @playoffdee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      in what way 😂

    • @Sejr0420
      @Sejr0420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What??? How did your brain connect the two ?

    • @totalba69
      @totalba69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big Pump bruh your name! Lmao!

    • @lughildana
      @lughildana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Because they get the count wrong the tiger mom beats their ass lmao

  • @aali87
    @aali87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    20-(2×2)-3+10-8

  • @oceanclubaudio6003
    @oceanclubaudio6003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11 passengers

  • @DabsDans
    @DabsDans 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Micheal B Jordan!!!!

  • @liljuvie2765
    @liljuvie2765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ain't that Michael b. Jordan

  • @vivelagauche3564
    @vivelagauche3564 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Einsteins ova here.

  • @3foundation336
    @3foundation336 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    💯💯💯

  • @jacobmeglich6699
    @jacobmeglich6699 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wallace story still sad, but knowing he grew up to be Michael B Jordan idgaf as much

  • @anthonyjohnson3891
    @anthonyjohnson3891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s 17. He fuckin up the count 😭

    • @tolkienblack
      @tolkienblack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Check the math again g

    • @pablodiaz1007
      @pablodiaz1007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They about to fuck you up

    • @FLCLimaxxx
      @FLCLimaxxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wallace drug problem is 15. Book problem is 12.

  • @namdizzle07
    @namdizzle07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So theyre trying to tell us kids need to get beaten more in school

    • @bennitori4
      @bennitori4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They're saying that the kids will remember, when he knows why he needs the answer. The kid knows how to count the vials, because correctly counting vials keeps you from getting fucked up. But why the hell would anyone need to know how many people are on a bus? Keeping track of people on a bus has no practical real world use. Meanwhile, counting vials has practical use. Counting vials protects you from the guy who will beat you up if you mess up.

    • @DEATHBYTHEKNIFE
      @DEATHBYTHEKNIFE 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bennitori4 Well put

  • @juicythrax8992
    @juicythrax8992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    english translation?

    • @carnage98kill
      @carnage98kill 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      -"You working a ground stash
      20 tall pinks
      Two fiends come up to you and ask for two each
      Another one cops three
      Then Bodie hands you off 10 more
      But some white guy rolls up in a car, waves you down and pays for eight
      How many vials you got left?"
      -"15"
      -"How the fuck you able to keep the count right when you're not able to do the book problem man?"
      -"“Count be wrong, they’ll fuck you up.”

    • @chancecould6969
      @chancecould6969 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carnage98kill aye thanks man I was trying to figure out what the little dude said at the end

  • @lxmoya11
    @lxmoya11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Doesn't it seem odd to anyone that most of the writers for the show were all white?

    • @valoredramack9117
      @valoredramack9117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Just because the people with the fancy titles were white, doesn't mean that the show and dialogue wasn't heavily influenced by feedback from black people who actually lived in the projects; especially regarding vernacular. Most of the cast were Black and they are not simply reading scripts, they are bringing their real-life experiences, behavior, and slang to the screen. Take the character "Snoop" for example, her real-life name is Felicia Snoop Peterson and all she is doing is speaking and behaving the way that she does in real life; her character wasn't based on some fictional person that a white writer created, the character Snoop is just a different manifestation of the real-life Snoop, including the way that she speaks. It is not odd for white people to get credit for the contributions of black people; the show was good because most of the people "acting" actually know what it's like to live in the ghetto, so don't be naive enough to think that white people with titles came up with all of the "writing" for this show because that would be a foolish assumption.

    • @lxmoya11
      @lxmoya11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@valoredramack9117 how is that not condescending or patronizing to blacks?

    • @afrorevolution6125
      @afrorevolution6125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lxmoya11 cause it goes to show some folks outside that race knows what the hell is going on.

    • @lxmoya11
      @lxmoya11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@afrorevolution6125 It may have some elements of truth to it, but ultimately it's a white man's portrayal of black people. I think this show is probably intended for a white liberal SJW middle to upper class audience to gratify their bleeding hearts as a form of entertainment. Do blacks feel comfortable watching this modern blackface?

    • @lxmoya11
      @lxmoya11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@valoredramack9117 What about Stringer Bell? He takes econ classes in a community college to inform his business savvy on the streets. Even if a community college course does teach you anything beyond basic economics, is that something you'd really expect from dealers in Baltimore or is that the white man's idea of what a supposedly "smart" black gangster would do? Granted I find his character entertaining, but it is too obviously patronizing.