LONG VERSION: The Sharpest Tool in the Shed

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  • This is the long version.
    Signed copies here: amzn.to/2Y04pbM or www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-be...
    There will also be signed copies at local and indie bookstores!

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  • @dilsdoes
    @dilsdoes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2042

    i'm disappointed that 'longer version' meant 'a 9 minute nicely polished video' and not 'the raw footage of this project in its entirely for 30-60 minutes'

    • @aaronwestendorp7352
      @aaronwestendorp7352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      WE WANT THE FULL MONTY HANK!

    • @BFedie518
      @BFedie518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Pretty sure that would be at least a few hours long

    • @epicsquidy123
      @epicsquidy123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same

    • @arthurmathews5554
      @arthurmathews5554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No

    • @m.w.kaplan447
      @m.w.kaplan447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      i was fully expecting a MINIMUM of 24 minutes

  • @anilmehta4714
    @anilmehta4714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1338

    But which marker signed the most pages per dollar spent? Sharpie may have the most longevity, but is it the best value?

    • @Nerdnotwashere
      @Nerdnotwashere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      Oh good point! Maybe the metal pen did twice as well as the others, but also cost more than twice as much than would it still be worth it??

    • @arifike
      @arifike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Oh ya I would love a break down of this!!

    • @Oliver.Danielle
      @Oliver.Danielle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +++

    • @lizzienorton5154
      @lizzienorton5154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Anil mehta +

    • @Horsin4years
      @Horsin4years 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Dammit now I want cost analysis on all of these permanent markers lol

  • @StridentEclipse
    @StridentEclipse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    I like that this was a beautifully foolish endeavor in and of itself

    • @Infernoraptor
      @Infernoraptor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Isn't trying to learn the literally the opposite of foolish?

    • @megans4211
      @megans4211 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @caIicomoon
      @caIicomoon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @melonlord1414
      @melonlord1414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Infernoraptor well, he spent hundreds of dollars to analyze something his brother noticed in an insignificantly more scientific way.

    • @rawanthebookworm1536
      @rawanthebookworm1536 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      +++

  • @Rowdy4324
    @Rowdy4324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +645

    So we've gotten to the part of quarantine where I'm watching two videos about markers? Yeah, I'm cool with this.

    • @yayforfood100
      @yayforfood100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I would definitely watch this even if it wasn't quarantine

    • @winjezz
      @winjezz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +1

    • @rfldss89
      @rfldss89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And basically the same video, too.

    • @mexDpeace
      @mexDpeace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, I, too didn't stop watching the shorter version to watch this one but instead watched both in a row.

    • @elh93
      @elh93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I watch videos on fountain pens, and listen to podcasts, so this isn't that different.

  • @jessicar9743
    @jessicar9743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    The Brothers Green really need that Sharpie sponsorship.

    • @reaganrambles1951
      @reaganrambles1951 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      But Sharpie doesn’t need them. They just got the best endorsement they could ask for completely free!

    • @AM-rb4ps
      @AM-rb4ps 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      They need a specific color named after them. John and Hank Green.

    • @maximumridegirl51
      @maximumridegirl51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@AM-rb4ps Why stop at one color named after one of them when you could TWO COLORS - ONE FOR EACH BROTHER

  • @lizzieevans4127
    @lizzieevans4127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    I kind of wish this didn't mention signing your book so the average youtube viewer could just think you were some crazy pen guy

    • @LissaAOE
      @LissaAOE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lizzie evans 😂 😆

  • @JustAPeachyt
    @JustAPeachyt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    John signs thousands of sheets of paper: * gets signing psychosis *
    Hank signs thousands of sheets of paper: SCIENCE!!!

  • @makeitraena9330
    @makeitraena9330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    This still felt like 4 minutes

  • @SkyBlue-iu3ly
    @SkyBlue-iu3ly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    "I'm gonna spend way longer than 4 minutes on this so there'll be a longer version on Hank's channel."
    We know, Hank. We know.

  • @JMFoster76
    @JMFoster76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    The real question is which of these pens signed my copy?!?

    • @Think890
      @Think890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He really should have added some kind of indication but that would have skewed the ink tests

    • @theaudiobookaficionado
      @theaudiobookaficionado 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It looks like all the stacks have lines drawn down the edges of them so maaaybe that will tell us??

    • @misteryA555
      @misteryA555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You can buy all these markers and use forensic ink analysis to determine which was use for your signature. Warning: You might have to destory the signature to get the results but it’s for SCIENCE so you’re good with that, right?

    • @auroraourania7161
      @auroraourania7161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@misteryA555 That would only work if they all have completely unique formulations, which seems unlikely to me.

    • @EiferBrennan
      @EiferBrennan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get a sample of the ink, and have it analyzed and then find the matching chemical makeup in a pen.

  • @bebobebobeb
    @bebobebobeb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This is the kind of basic research that keeps humanity moving forward

  • @laurabergh
    @laurabergh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Don't mind me watching both the vlogbrothers and hankschannel videos back to back

  • @HelloDollies
    @HelloDollies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I love everything about this. I should be working, but I’m eagerly watching a grown man compare pens. I might suggest donating all of the unused pens to your closest school. Teachers go through a lot of pens!!

    • @MissingRaptor
      @MissingRaptor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

    • @Infernoraptor
      @Infernoraptor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Not so much with sharpies. Teachers generally want to avoid sharpies so students can't use them to wreck stuff. (Source; a lot of teacher-relatives.) Goodwill or another donation center maybe?

    • @SivenMs
      @SivenMs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @HelloDollies
      @HelloDollies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Infernoraptor You are definitely right about the kids stealing sharpies to take to the bathroom. I teach little kids who don’t tend to steal as much. My coworkers go through a lot of colors and markers to color code, label, and crafting. Elementary teachers do a lot of crafts.

    • @anthonynorman7545
      @anthonynorman7545 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've never had that problem with permanent markers

  • @shannon3353
    @shannon3353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I didn't know what it meant to be a John or a Hank, but Hank spending all this time and energy figuring out something John not only already knew, but had also already told him, proves that I'm a Hank

  • @thoril.pegason
    @thoril.pegason 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Video should have been titled "Sharpest Tool In the Shed ULTIMATE DIRECTORS CUT"

  • @lachourt1452
    @lachourt1452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was extremely entertaining and I realised at the end that I just watched Hank talk about pens for 10 minutes and loved every 10 of them

  • @iwontliveinfear
    @iwontliveinfear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is clearly educational content with extreme value, this full video could have been on vlogbrothers with no penalty.

  • @vanessapierson4913
    @vanessapierson4913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    as a person who is allergic to sharpie smell, i’d like to know the best that wouldn’t make me have a sneezing attack that lasted 4 hours. i’m assuming the Ticonderoga. Thank you.

  • @sonakernerova9859
    @sonakernerova9859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I would be really interested in the 'price/number of pages signed' ratio! That could have some interesting results! :)

    • @toobusytocreateaname
      @toobusytocreateaname 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Soňa Kernerová Hank says Amazon Basics is the best price/pages.

  • @goat325
    @goat325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this is the hard hitting marker journalism that I come here for.

  • @realspacemodels
    @realspacemodels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The Sharpie ultra fine is my go-to pen for note-taking and other pen tasks. I'm not signing thousands of pages obviously. The ultra fine lasts a very long time and puts down smooth lines. The only time I regretted the Sharpie was when I used it in my moleskin notebook and it bled through the paper like crazy. So the other favorite I have is the Pilot G2 0.7mm gel roller.

  • @Ginny97263
    @Ginny97263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A lot of vlogbrothers videos feel like the "good morning john/hank" is just an arbitrary intro and the video is for the nerdfighters, but this video feels 100% like hank is making this specifically for john and we are just eavesdropping

  • @cetroha22
    @cetroha22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I want data like number of pages signed, hanks personal comfort rankings! As a mathematician the most interesting part of science is the statistics!

    • @anilmehta4714
      @anilmehta4714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed! I'd also love to compare number of pages to prices of pens

    • @Nerdnotwashere
      @Nerdnotwashere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh my gosh, almost every comment has something that he should have taken into consideration and now all I can think about is how this data set is so incomplete.

    • @danceofdragons
      @danceofdragons 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He would have to do repeats with each pen (which I am so down for). You can't do statistics without variability!

    • @Rhaifha
      @Rhaifha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Comparison of the ink color and opacity. I need to know which one is the blackest, Hank!

    • @anthonynorman7545
      @anthonynorman7545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the idea of this community!

  • @bellavie14
    @bellavie14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never thought a pen science project would be so fun to watch lmao. "John.... This pen laid down some INK" is my favourite part.

  • @7AngelicEnigma7
    @7AngelicEnigma7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I sell office/art supplies for a living so this was tremendously interesting, also no surprise on the sharpie as the winner. And I'm sure your right about those 3 markers being the same with different branding

  • @rosablackwell64
    @rosablackwell64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the chaotic energy of this. That's a lie - I love EVERYTHING about this

  • @kaciepallan6332
    @kaciepallan6332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another thing to keep in mind as far as smoothness on the signing goes is the actual tooth of the paper that you’re working with. A lot of papers out there will just eat your marker tips for breakfast (especially felt tips like permanent, sharpie-adjacent markers) and will drastically cut down on the longevity of the marker.
    Not saying this to Hank specifically because I’m pretty sure by looking at my copy of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing that the paper he’s signing on is relatively smooth, but for other market buyers in the future, this is something to keep in mind.
    Sincerely, a pen addict and lettering artist

  • @CatherineLu
    @CatherineLu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i'm highly amused by the fact that that couch is still just hanging out there, standing vertical.

  • @vailstlchick21
    @vailstlchick21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is hands down the Hankest of all ways to tackle the “so I have to sign how many pieces of paper in a short amount of time?” problem. As always, big fan and thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @OriOfTangleWood
    @OriOfTangleWood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "I spent an irresponsibly large amount of money buying permanent markers" ~ my new favourite Hank quote

  • @JoinTheMadVender
    @JoinTheMadVender 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    What are you supposed to do with that marker, Hank? You sign it with one of the other markers and then sell it, obviously! :D #p4aperks

  • @hiruni5983
    @hiruni5983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hank's getting good at the "title, release date, available for pre-order" thing!

  • @TheDevler23
    @TheDevler23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    my brain: We have Things To Do today!
    Hank: Uploads a 10 minute in-depth discussion about black markers
    my brain: Well, shit...

  • @lafayettethebaguette1418
    @lafayettethebaguette1418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hank got pen conspiracy theories and I’m here for them

  • @WouterWeggelaar
    @WouterWeggelaar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Only Hank can make me google for permanent marker. I have never experienced sharpies, I don't think we have them commonly available in the Netherlands. Probably if I go to a proper stationary store I could get them, but the main " office grade" brand used here is Edding. I have tons of Edding markers!
    Just as Americans say "sharpie" to all permanent markers, we say "edding". Or the not so short "watervaste viltstift" in Dutch

  • @isaacsutton1162
    @isaacsutton1162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Ummmmm if this is the kind of content we can get, maybe it's time to rethink the 4 minute rule?

    • @smokee1325
      @smokee1325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No cause punishments :)

  • @daanwilmer
    @daanwilmer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I was curious about the pocket shark, and it turns out it's made by (or for) Cold Steel, a company that makes basically any sort of sharpened steel implements (knives, swords, axes, machetes and spears). This makes the pen even more of a curiosity: why does it exist? Did someone accidentally cut a pen with an axe, got splattered with ink, and decided that this was a problem that needed to be fixed?

    • @kim3salls
      @kim3salls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Daan Wilmer it was created with two purposes: writing and “persuading”. There is a whole Every Day Carry industry around pens that can be used as fighting tools. It would be used with a knowledge of pressure points to stop someone from holding you or persuading them to move in the direction you want them to.

    • @deekshas3936
      @deekshas3936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kim3salls That's interesting!

  • @astrid8874
    @astrid8874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the kind of information we need in life

  • @MD-hp5sj
    @MD-hp5sj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gel pens would also work, and last basically forever- I used a single gel pen for over 40 drawings for a college design project

    • @slwrabbits
      @slwrabbits 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Uh, I used up an entire gel pen once in two days, so I beg to differ.

  • @rowan1571
    @rowan1571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so satisfied by this. Hank, I have been waiting AGES for you to do this video since you mentioned it on Dear Hank and John forever ago, and I was not disappointed.

  • @mjbates
    @mjbates 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was easily the best research to happen during the Quarantine.

  • @AppyDancer
    @AppyDancer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In case it matters (an not for this experiment): Sharpies ink leaches through plastic wrap. Something in the chemicals goes through (not the colour). So if you're going to use it on something containing food (just in case we ever go back to work and you have to mark your name on your lunch in a communal fridge) be aware that the smell/taste of the Sharpie will be on your food. Or you could just not use plastic wrap.

  • @anna-maymoon1001
    @anna-maymoon1001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the kind of passion I signed up for
    I have also sent it to my partner with the caption "RE: that time we had an argument in paperchase" (although that was regarding brightly coloured pens for scribbling (adult perk) and not markers but it's the same energy)

  • @alankritsharma6678
    @alankritsharma6678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I opened the TH-cam app to watch khan academy. Why am I here?

  • @xzonia1
    @xzonia1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed this video thoroughly. Finding a pen that writes well is something I've spent a great deal of time on in the past and, like you, I've always returned to Sharpie for the most enjoyable writing experience.

  • @kelleenbrx6649
    @kelleenbrx6649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    What about the Hanglerfish, how would drawing that interfere with the full amount of ink? Did you do more Hanglerfish with more comfortable pens?

    • @newcreation19
      @newcreation19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I think he said in a previous video that he draws hanklerfish on signatures that he just feels do not look that great, and assuming a constant effectiveness of Hank signatures there would be about the same hanklerfish to signature ratio per pen, so it shouldn't actually impact the results

    • @Nerdnotwashere
      @Nerdnotwashere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@newcreation19 I don't know about that. There has to be a quality difference between the pens. So one pen may just produce terrible signatures so he adds more Hanklerfish which in turns decreases the life of the pen screwing with the above results. Probably not, but it is something to take into consideration.

    • @newcreation19
      @newcreation19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      STTNGfan15 I understood him to mean he adds them on signatures that he affected the quality of with his hand motion, and not that the marker affected the quality of the signature. If he stopped using each pen when he felt the effectiveness had worn off I don’t expect that there’d be a huge quality variation from the pen, but who knows.

    • @tuttamarie48
      @tuttamarie48 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Katherine Nally I also thought he meant “bad hand motion” when he said “bad signature”. I just think that a pen that is really uncomfortable to hold (like the shark one) would affect his hand motions and produce terrible signatures that he needs to add hanklerfish to

    • @kellbing
      @kellbing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally unrelated, but hi from another Kelleen!

  • @strawberrycan1
    @strawberrycan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At the wastewater laboratory where I work we use the Staedtler permanent lumocolor M, because it's the only one we've found to make marks that were still permanent-ish after being baked for an hour at above 1000 F.
    So, if that's something you are planning to do, the sharpies just won't hold up.

    • @slwrabbits
      @slwrabbits 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aha! That's also my favorite!

  • @elleplaudite
    @elleplaudite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Maybe try Micron and Sakura pens next time. Thin tips, good control, and quality.

    • @crimeny
      @crimeny 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Shinhan and Pilot!

  • @sierranevadavideos7151
    @sierranevadavideos7151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is what I needed today!

  • @camifairbanks4394
    @camifairbanks4394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh yes. I’ve reached my peak depression. Watching a comprehensive video about pens. However, I am very into this and can’t stress enough how fun hank is to watch

  • @Vocalinds
    @Vocalinds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Shark pen is for when you don't need to write a lot, but you need your pen to go through EXTREME CONDITIONS and survive.

  • @HoneyB93
    @HoneyB93 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    “ Dun dun dun dun dunnnn John I have done the science”
    I can already tell this video will need a replay. I love you guys!

  • @SarielSnowings
    @SarielSnowings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this so much, love the enthusiasm, go pens go!

  • @serentine7
    @serentine7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ink dots on the sides of your fingers are too relatable xD

  • @twirlinghaze6988
    @twirlinghaze6988 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Hank!!! I've been waiting for days! :)

  • @Misseggy24
    @Misseggy24 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EXTENDED VERSION

  • @Petch85
    @Petch85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    omg... I need some grafs. Nut just the number of paper signed. I need weights before and after, diameter at the grip location, with of first and last line. And probably much more that you had time to think of while signing. Also.... We need you to repeat all pins at least 15 times. Maybe you use more ink. when you are angry and push harder, maybe you say to yourself what when the ink runs out you be done signing for today, there for you use more ink. Maybe when you are happy you add more anglerfish and therefor use more ink. Maybe the humidity makes the paper more or less dry and there sucks more ink from the pen. Maybe the pin with a nice grips makes you make more anglerfish....
    And yes we also need data for the colors....
    I think this is a good prestudy that shows that different pens might have different endurance. But now it is time the the real study.

  • @Rhaifha
    @Rhaifha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the double tipped pens tend to have separate ink reservoirs, so it's no surprise it didn't last long.

  • @robertofontiglia4148
    @robertofontiglia4148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Sharpie really need to get a move on and sponsor you. The outreach you do for them is really not insignificant. For real, your notoriety made The Fault In Our Stars an instant best-seller. Your Sharpie endorsement needs to be acknowledged by them in some way.

    • @jackevans3609
      @jackevans3609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Roberto Fontiglia how did Hank make TFIOS a bestseller?

    • @auroraourania7161
      @auroraourania7161 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jackevans3609 I think he meant the channel's notoriety. Starting with Paper Towns, John's three most recent books have all become bestsellers well before releasing, and at least for Paper Towns, that was largely due to the audience of Vlogbrothers. TFioS probably had a decent number of people get into it due to having read Paper Towns, and I'm sure more people got into TatWD from having read TFioS than from watching Vlogbrothers, but John had only reached a fairly small audience through his books when Paper Towns was released.

    • @Karreth
      @Karreth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They sent John a box of Green sharpies engraved with his name, so they did take notice.

  • @hotdrippyglass
    @hotdrippyglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My brother used to have a saying several decades back; "Play an accordion, go to jail".
    My way of saying I noticed the picture on the wall behind you Hank. 🤣

  • @DylanFergusC
    @DylanFergusC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am not signing books, but I stock grocery store shelves and I have the whole Sharpie family in my apron pocket to mark what is left in boxes. I like they we have this in common

  • @proudhijinks
    @proudhijinks 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video makes me so happy! I love stuff like this!

  • @HelenRosemarySmith
    @HelenRosemarySmith 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This brings me so much joy. Thank you hank for your scientific endeavors 😄

  • @mariezambeno6142
    @mariezambeno6142 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the kind of research I love. Team Sharpie forever. They are my favorite for so many projects or even just to color with. So smooth, so many colors!!

  • @TheTravelVal
    @TheTravelVal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hahaha love love love that you did this!!

  • @roguegreyjedi
    @roguegreyjedi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You cannot dim the glow of my love for the metallics. Not the best choice for ordinary paper, sure, but the versatility! Think of the versatility! Metallics colors show up on white and on black and on nearly every other color out there!! I will sing their praises from every soapbox I can find.

  • @late-start-vlogs
    @late-start-vlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    is it weird to say hank makes me happy? because I love his videos and joy is what they make me feel.

  • @mirandaburley3674
    @mirandaburley3674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is actually incredibly helpful, now that I have had to start teaching online and making tutorials with a very large pad of paper and sharpies! I'll be needing to order more soon! Thank you!!

  • @socaligirl24
    @socaligirl24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    if someone asked me to explain youtube creator hank green, i would send this video and legs is butt. that would cover it, i think.

  • @nab-rk4ob
    @nab-rk4ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so something I would do. I've counted M8Ms to see which color traditionally came out more of, but that was over 20 years ago. I don't remember was the answer was. I ate a lot of M&Ms at work.

  • @merelymayhem
    @merelymayhem 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was a delight to watch

  • @karenkoning2876
    @karenkoning2876 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been unreasonably impatiently waiting for this. Now I'm disappointed in how short it is!!

  • @monetcache
    @monetcache 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow this is the quality quarantine content i've been waiting for

  • @pamdawkins13
    @pamdawkins13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so relatable. When the situation allows for it, I tend to be pretty choosy with my pens, and my reasoning matches this closely.

  • @SimplyEyeCatching
    @SimplyEyeCatching 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciate this very much.

  • @christopherrichardd
    @christopherrichardd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i waited all weekend for this!!!

  • @wendybird.
    @wendybird. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love writing by hand and have... maybe a pen... problem. Nah, I love them and they make me happy and this video was so satisfying and delight making!

  • @ShelbyRaeMarshall
    @ShelbyRaeMarshall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I need the bleed-through metrics Hank! What marker can I use for my scores that won't bleed through??? (crayola washable currently at the top of my list)

  • @Waterflame
    @Waterflame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw this, and liked this, three days ago. Why did I just get a new notification for it?

    • @JosiahMcCarthy
      @JosiahMcCarthy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because it was not public at that point, or I should say, it was only available through a link, such as the one from the description of the 4 minute version on the Vlogbrothers channel. I guess he just listed it fully publicly now.

  • @TheGFeather
    @TheGFeather 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this important scientific inquiry, Hank. I needed to know this!

  • @caniplaydrumsforyou
    @caniplaydrumsforyou 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the main channel could really benefit from these more longform pieces. You guys leave me wanting more every single video for years.

  • @icedog225
    @icedog225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think it's also worth noting what kind of paper you're writing on. I personally find that I might like a particular pen more based on the smoothness or roughness of the paper.

  • @a_e_hilton
    @a_e_hilton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So I've heard that different colours last different amounts of time. For your next book can we have a coloured marker experiment? That way the marker that lasts the least will be the ultra-rare signed copy. Ooooohhhh!

  • @AngDevigne
    @AngDevigne 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video brought me joy.

  • @amyrobbins5602
    @amyrobbins5602 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy Birthday Hank!!

  • @MrSwordsofvaul
    @MrSwordsofvaul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    but what about cost hank!?

  • @margauxcornell3072
    @margauxcornell3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this so much 😍

  • @emireads901
    @emireads901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just got my book in the mail and I got a silver signature!! I came back to this video to rewatch to see if silver was special. Can’t wait to actually read the book now!

  • @megans4211
    @megans4211 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't realize you could only access this video through the link on the vlogbrothers video. I've been waiting forever for no reason! It's been here the whole time!

  • @MacaSkys
    @MacaSkys 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know I needed this

  • @gayyymcqueery8986
    @gayyymcqueery8986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This experiment is so Hank.

  • @Just-aNerd
    @Just-aNerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    But the real question is,
    What is the best marker for Sharpie Face? Is it really a Sharpie? We need an analysis of these markers on faces!

  • @nidhireddy5100
    @nidhireddy5100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    these are the videos i live for

  • @cyborgqueer
    @cyborgqueer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this, thankyou

  • @juliaehlert8127
    @juliaehlert8127 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't watched a vlogbrothers video in a hot minute. But BOY IM GLAD NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND HE'S EXCITED ABOUT PEN PERFORMANCE

  • @scowell
    @scowell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's been like, years, since I've heard John. It's like he's gone to Hollywood and we're left with Hank... which is fine, which is fine.

  • @BehindThe5
    @BehindThe5 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been waiting for this video ever since you said you were doing this experiment and I am not disappointed. this was delightful to watch. sharpie it is I guess!

  • @TheEliseRadz
    @TheEliseRadz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    But which one had the blackest ink??

  • @JeremyWhy
    @JeremyWhy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hank is the sharpest dude in the tube. 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @anymouse8221
    @anymouse8221 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the sort of content I come here for.