Brandon: "My greatest fear is dying, because then I will never finish my books." Me: "My greatest fear is Brandon dying, because then he will never finish his books."
Brandon is genuinely one of my favorite humans on earth, not only because of his obvious and insane output of creativity through his storytelling, but also because once you get to know him from this channel, it's hard not to be fascinated by the way he looks at anything in life. Brandon is truly incredibly admirable in so many way, but I do really wish he took a bit more care of his own body because of this same fear. I don't mean to judge, I love the dude, but I can't help seeing his concerns as a bit contradictory to the way he seems to live his life.
@UC5OcD_COGvTQpu9FgWyPgSAOh dude, don't push the "weight is not an indication of health" agenda on me plz lol, you would just ridicule yourself. Being lighly overweight is one thing, Brandon is obese. Again, I love the dude, I wouldn't care if I didn't care about him, we can live our lifes however we please after all, but the fact that his life expectations are statistically lower because of his weight is literally a fact. He may live untill 90 yo, but he is higly less likely to do so than a version of himself that lost 50 kg. But again, his life, don't have a saying in it, I just pointed out how contradictory his fear is.
@@ND-gm2vs on the BMI scale he is a 27.7 for his height and weight. Obese would be at 30. George RR Martin is 74 years old with an index of 28.3. Also, you want him to lose 110 lbs? That'd put him at a 10 when underweight is anything lower than 18. He'd be anorexic.
I'm so late to this game, but how the hell do people know how much he weighs? For the record, I'm 150lbs over weight at 34, and I'm getting the surgery so that I can be there for my two kids. There's no shame in doing so!
Once you get far enough into the video it’s just Brandon and Dan having (sort of) serious discussions about life while the camera focuses on ben trying not to die
As a member of the peanut gallery, I can say with confidence that these men are inhuman. A good portion of us were practically crying back there! Whatever powers you guys have, I'm after them now!
Elijah Wood was pretty on point, pouring some sweat feeling the spice, though for some reason Sean was also really feeling it. I saw Natalie Portman's, she let out some tears on her interview but was composed.
This is definitely the most impressive thing I've ever seen Brandon do and this is including the tomes he writes in his spare time as a full blown youtuber
Safety note for anyone who wants to try super hot sauce: use disposable dishes or cold, low pressure water and gloves for washing the dishes.... DaBomb leaves an oily residue that made me cough for a few minutes when I started washing the bowl it had been in for other people to try
Why is Sanderson just built different? Like he writes faster than basically any fantasy author, adores his community, can body hot ones like a gangster, and he did every bit smiling!
There might be a "I ate a bunch of wings with hot sauce and came up with a culinary magic system where swallowing vials of stuff might ...". Oh wait, he's already done that. Or the "I ate some spicy food and I found colors and sounds increased in intensity so...", he's done that one one too. 😥
@@GoldenMechaTiger yeah what Machtyn said, and unfortunately, I don’t think I can convince my mission president that the BranDan combo talking about stealing food is religious:)
After the horrendous article that was released today, I'm petitioning for Brandon to do an interview with someone who actually has journalistic integrity--namely, Chris from Hot Ones. Lad deserves a great interview.
Fun fact: Brandon mentioned that "xin" was the Chinese character for spicy. In fact, the Chinese characters for spicy are 辛辣 (xin1 la4), and normally, in isolation, 辣 (la) is used to describe something as being spicy. In this case, 辛 is attached as almost a proper noun.
I been following this channel since the beginning. After the lectures I wished he'd become a TH-camr. Now he goes all out for us with awesome content, while running a business, writing like a machine and being a real genuine nice human being. My biggest inspiration.
I see that "put away childish things" differently, I think. For me, it is referring to truly childish aspects of character (like tantrums and self-centeredness, etc.) It is, for me, _not_ referring to childlike aspects of character. So I don't think playing with things that most folks deem for kids only is something this verse is talking about. Besides, it's a lot of fun to play with your kids and grandkids even "kiddy" games.
The intersection of the Venn Diagram of Ryan Reynolds and Brandon Sanderson is crazy genius self-promotion and marketing. no other author even comes close!
This was phenomenal. From the discussion to the Ben close-ups😂, to Brandon’s surprising, superhuman resistance to hot sauce, I was thoroughly entertained.
As the creator of Tyrfing's Curse, 33:20 made me chuckle. Thanks for giving it a try all the same! It's ridiculously good on seafood. Mix it with butter and dip some shrimp :)
Hearing Ben talk about learning how to forgive people and accepting they won't always meet your standards honestly got me emotional. I am pretty hard on people, none more than myself. I know that it's not a healthy habit, but its a hard one too break. Like him, I have given up on friendships over pretty inconsequential things that for one reason or enough I couldn't get past. Thanks for sharing that with us Ben, it means a lot!
I am honestly very glad that Brandon has mentioned and continues to mention Dragonsbane. I picked it up a couple years ago and read it, and it is honestly one of my favorite books. Very much holds up, and even now feels like a breath of fresh air in the fantasy genre.
I was having a terrible day today. Just bad luck events rolled one after the other. I was so happy to find this podcast episode be available. Thank you! P. S. Reading Mistborn 1 at the moment!
i definitely get that i was really out of wack today and when it gets late i start to get tired and really depressed but this brightened up my night and i feel really happy right now. This is my only comfort show. stay strong my guy.
THE SCOVILE SCALE is a dilution scale. Basically, it’s the ratio you would need to mix the sauce with water to no longer taste any spiciness. So, a sauce that rates 3,500 scoviles, would need to be diluted at a 1:3,500 ratio to no longer be spicy. We did an exhibit about chile & the creation of the Scovile Scale at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum.
00:38 Ben is the only normal one xD Brandon and Dan are just sitting there philosophically like "revolting but I appreciate the experience" and "it is merely a sensation"
They are so incredibly humble to say they are not famous enough to be on hot ones while being in the presence of quite possibly the greatest fantasy authors of our generation.
Perhaps it was serendipity that The Happiness Lab podcast just did an episode on "The Fun of Eating a Pepper Hotter Than the Sun" that explores how we can fool ourselves into reaping all the benefits of danger without actually being in peril. Listen to find out why we sometimes get a happiness high from painful and scary things.
Brandon’s, “you just gotta do it / it’s just a sensation” makes me feel like if he had joined the military he would of had no problem becoming a Navy Seal or some other type of Specs Ops commando type.
I think the answer to that memory question also can depend largely on age. You guys are all middle-aged, and have lived around half your lives. I think I would answer with forgetting past memories, as painful as that is, given I am in my early twenties and (in theory) have a majority of my life ahead of me, and I'd like to not live it as an empty husk incapable of forming new memories or connections.
I wanna answer the question about pausing or rewinding time: I would want to rewind it in the sense of like almost re-living some amazing memories. More like a "Replay"-button. :D
I love Dan's answer about the Muppet Show. IMO, the original Muppet Show (the one in the late 1970s) is one of the most underrated shows. It had a kids level of humor and a complete different adult humor.
“We are not famous enough to get to the show…” for now, Dan for now. 😂😂😂 Suggestion - if any on them will get to Seans show they need to invite everybody who was in the room, peanut gallery included. It will be legendary
Please do more episodes like this 😂 Not necessarily painful challenges like this but just episodes where y’all do something special, and maybe bring on a guest
This episode is proof that we will see Brando Sando complete the entire history of the Cosmere: He is beyond the mortal plane, has ascended, and consumed all of the competing aspects of Adonalsium.
It's so much fun and interesting to watch people who've been friends since college talk and interact with each other. The only people I have from my past are my family. No one from college or high school.
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Brandon: "My greatest fear is dying, because then I will never finish my books."
Me: "My greatest fear is Brandon dying, because then he will never finish his books."
Brandon is genuinely one of my favorite humans on earth, not only because of his obvious and insane output of creativity through his storytelling, but also because once you get to know him from this channel, it's hard not to be fascinated by the way he looks at anything in life.
Brandon is truly incredibly admirable in so many way, but I do really wish he took a bit more care of his own body because of this same fear. I don't mean to judge, I love the dude, but I can't help seeing his concerns as a bit contradictory to the way he seems to live his life.
@UC5OcD_COGvTQpu9FgWyPgSAOh dude, don't push the "weight is not an indication of health" agenda on me plz lol, you would just ridicule yourself. Being lighly overweight is one thing, Brandon is obese. Again, I love the dude, I wouldn't care if I didn't care about him, we can live our lifes however we please after all, but the fact that his life expectations are statistically lower because of his weight is literally a fact. He may live untill 90 yo, but he is higly less likely to do so than a version of himself that lost 50 kg. But again, his life, don't have a saying in it, I just pointed out how contradictory his fear is.
@@ND-gm2vs - There are fat people that live past the age of 70. So Brandon might be able to finish the Cosmere by the age of 72.
@@ND-gm2vs on the BMI scale he is a 27.7 for his height and weight. Obese would be at 30. George RR Martin is 74 years old with an index of 28.3.
Also, you want him to lose 110 lbs? That'd put him at a 10 when underweight is anything lower than 18. He'd be anorexic.
I'm so late to this game, but how the hell do people know how much he weighs?
For the record, I'm 150lbs over weight at 34, and I'm getting the surgery so that I can be there for my two kids. There's no shame in doing so!
Brandon unintentionally cheated here. His family being present kicked in his dad superpowers which would not allow him to show weakness.
Holy shit you're right
"It's just a sensation." Brandon has officially ascended past our mortal plane.
HAHAHA I came here to say this 🥴 The dude is *enlightened*
Hah! I'm the same way!
Had a good laugh at that comment, the guy is a machine.
Clearly he's partially in the spiritual realm
This is proof that we will see the Stormlight Archive completed, as he has surpassed mortal limits. He might actually be a robot even.
Once you get far enough into the video it’s just Brandon and Dan having (sort of) serious discussions about life while the camera focuses on ben trying not to die
I’m cracking up so hard I just got to it. The zoom ins are so funny
The first zoom in on Ben’s face had me rolling
Brandon is burning Stormlight to manage the affects of the hot sauces.
He has a Metalmind bracelet, where he was storing spiciness, so he doesn’t ever have to add hot sauce into food again.
@@TaRatTinCan , more proof that Sanderson is a non-fiction writer.
He's clearly not glowing enough for that. He must be burning pewter...maybe flaring it a bit toward the end.
He's a special type of Invested person, he got his Investiture from the shard Spice, thus he's able to turn capsaicin into Investiture.
We need to get Brandon Sanderson on Hot Ones when he does press for a book.
lol I think he can just pick one of the 7 books he has coming out this year ahhahaa. Dammit I love Sanderson.
That would be so good
Will probably happen before the MB Cinema/TV adaptation.
@@theplaylab9336 He has 5 coming out next year: the four secret projects and the final Skyward book.
@@TheLifeontheropes from your mouth to adonalsiums ears..
I'm slightly disappointed that Dan made Brandon pay for them. I was almost sure that was leading into their hot sauce food heist.
Brandon funded the heist!
As a member of the peanut gallery, I can say with confidence that these men are inhuman. A good portion of us were practically crying back there! Whatever powers you guys have, I'm after them now!
I need more insights to the behind the scenes at dragonsteel. (I would be crying too XD)
Every time they zoom in on Ben, I just see suffering and regret.
Brandon just made everyone who has ever done Hot Ones look like babies. I am impressed.
All three of them did tbh
Actually, check out Natalie Portman’s episode. She must be another robot model like BrandoSando.
Also, Alton Brown. It's been a while since I saw Hot Ones, how did they do throughout covid?
@@YoJesusMorales they went to zoom call / interviews while eating them. Then moved on to a two table distance style set.
Elijah Wood was pretty on point, pouring some sweat feeling the spice, though for some reason Sean was also really feeling it. I saw Natalie Portman's, she let out some tears on her interview but was composed.
Poor Ben... just suffering. I am soo sooo impressed and kind of scared that Brandon just TOOK that like a freaking champ.
Came for the laughs, stayed for the surprisingly deep conversation.
You never know what you’ll get - it’s one of my favorite podcasts for that reason 👍
This is definitely the most impressive thing I've ever seen Brandon do and this is including the tomes he writes in his spare time as a full blown youtuber
After the secret projects, I wasn't sure there were any new ways he could impress me. I was wrong
It’s impressive, but nowhere near as impressive as his writing!
Brandon is tougher than boiled barn owl.
Safety note for anyone who wants to try super hot sauce: use disposable dishes or cold, low pressure water and gloves for washing the dishes.... DaBomb leaves an oily residue that made me cough for a few minutes when I started washing the bowl it had been in for other people to try
I learned this the hard way :')
Oh good call! No hot steam!
And don't touch your genitals. Unless you want that spicy action that is.
Why is Sanderson just built different? Like he writes faster than basically any fantasy author, adores his community, can body hot ones like a gangster, and he did every bit smiling!
It's pretty crazy. He makes a goal to write a minimum of 2,000 words a day.
I'm disappointed that Brandon wasn't signing books while he was eating burning hot wings
Special edition with stains of hot sauce on it. Would people way extra for that?
Limited Hot Sauce Fingerprint Edition
@@GoldenMechaTiger I would.
There might be a "I ate a bunch of wings with hot sauce and came up with a culinary magic system where swallowing vials of stuff might ...". Oh wait, he's already done that. Or the "I ate some spicy food and I found colors and sounds increased in intensity so...", he's done that one one too. 😥
Finally, a "How's that, Ben?" that wasn't rhetorical
"It was painful" had me dead lol
This is my last Intentionally Blank episode for two years before I go on my own mission, thanks for making this one amazing!
Good luck! Work hard! Have an amazing experience.
Good luck! It's worth it. :)
They dont have internet on this mission?
@@GoldenMechaTiger They probably do, but he won't be watching TH-cam videos unless they're specifically religiously oriented.
@@GoldenMechaTiger yeah what Machtyn said, and unfortunately, I don’t think I can convince my mission president that the BranDan combo talking about stealing food is religious:)
After every wing, they should've asked, "how's that, Ben?"
"I have not had a physiological reaction yet." sigma line from Brandon
After the horrendous article that was released today, I'm petitioning for Brandon to do an interview with someone who actually has journalistic integrity--namely, Chris from Hot Ones. Lad deserves a great interview.
I would LOVE to see Brandon on Hot Ones. I could see this happening especially with a show coming in the future.
Let's get Brandon on an official ep of Hot Ones
YES!
Fun fact: Brandon mentioned that "xin" was the Chinese character for spicy.
In fact, the Chinese characters for spicy are 辛辣 (xin1 la4), and normally, in isolation, 辣 (la) is used to describe something as being spicy. In this case, 辛 is attached as almost a proper noun.
Huh. Cool to know. Thanks!
Poor Ben getting that zoom action throughout the episode 🤣
Bottle #3 is just having a grand old dance party the whole time, and I'm loving it.
I was watching that bottle the whole time!! So glad someone else noticed it!
Timestamps?
@@elijahanonymous4596 17:32 is approximately when the madness begins.
I absolutely want more episodes with Ben! Maybe not all just for torture tho. Lol
Brandon is covertly breathing in a little stormlight every now and then to soften the effect from spice.
Rewind gives you a form of immortality; pause doesn't if you want to be able to make novel experiences.
It's videos like this that speak to Sanderson's genius when it comes to fan interaction, I think.
Found Sazed!
I'm looking forward to the live audience version at Dragonsteel.
Ben telling Brandon that dying is the most boring fear made me laugh
Dan: “as a horror writer, I’m gonna have to say Mary Poppins” 😂😂
The zoom-ins on Ben’s uncomfortable face had me dying. 😂😂😂
I been following this channel since the beginning. After the lectures I wished he'd become a TH-camr. Now he goes all out for us with awesome content, while running a business, writing like a machine and being a real genuine nice human being. My biggest inspiration.
I see that "put away childish things" differently, I think. For me, it is referring to truly childish aspects of character (like tantrums and self-centeredness, etc.) It is, for me, _not_ referring to childlike aspects of character. So I don't think playing with things that most folks deem for kids only is something this verse is talking about. Besides, it's a lot of fun to play with your kids and grandkids even "kiddy" games.
I'm with you!
The zooming in was absolutely hilarious!! 😂 great episode
Poor Ben lmao!
The camerawork in this episode feels like a found footage film. Great job, Adam, on creating Dragonsteel Cloverfield
I was scared for Brandon but now I see he is just stronger than all of us.
The intersection of the Venn Diagram of Ryan Reynolds and Brandon Sanderson is crazy genius self-promotion and marketing. no other author even comes close!
Love Ben's Rush fandom. I'm there with you buddy. Time Stand Still is transcendent.
We can be friends.
This was phenomenal. From the discussion to the Ben close-ups😂, to Brandon’s surprising, superhuman resistance to hot sauce, I was thoroughly entertained.
I like the subtle sauce heist at 29:00
I watch this podcast every single week and never in a million years did I expect you to do the Hot Ones Challenge. This is peak internet for me.
As the creator of Tyrfing's Curse, 33:20 made me chuckle. Thanks for giving it a try all the same! It's ridiculously good on seafood. Mix it with butter and dip some shrimp :)
We finally got a realtime response to 'How's that Ben?'.
Hearing Ben talk about learning how to forgive people and accepting they won't always meet your standards honestly got me emotional. I am pretty hard on people, none more than myself. I know that it's not a healthy habit, but its a hard one too break. Like him, I have given up on friendships over pretty inconsequential things that for one reason or enough I couldn't get past. Thanks for sharing that with us Ben, it means a lot!
I am honestly very glad that Brandon has mentioned and continues to mention Dragonsbane. I picked it up a couple years ago and read it, and it is honestly one of my favorite books. Very much holds up, and even now feels like a breath of fresh air in the fantasy genre.
Watching Tom Scott's one and than this is so funny. Tom completely dying and Brandon being like "It's just a sensation".
I watch every Hot Ones episode. Sean is a fantastic interviewer and always elicits new info from his guests
I was having a terrible day today. Just bad luck events rolled one after the other. I was so happy to find this podcast episode be available. Thank you!
P. S. Reading Mistborn 1 at the moment!
hang in there. it gets better.
This too shall pass....laughing at other people doing something stupid is very therapeutic! 😁❤️😁
Sorry to hear you've had such a run of bad luck. I am hoping for wonderful things in your future, not least of all a LOT of fantastic books.
i definitely get that i was really out of wack today and when it gets late i start to get tired and really depressed but this brightened up my night and i feel really happy right now. This is my only comfort show. stay strong my guy.
Camera work made this episode so much better
Yeah it has this mockumentary vibe I love it, fits with dans shenanigans
I hereby award Ben 100 life points for representing all of us people who don't love spicy food. My wife and I get spice level one at Cupbop.
Funny, the fear of dying and disappointing his fans is the same fear that drove King to finish the Dark Tower
THE SCOVILE SCALE is a dilution scale. Basically, it’s the ratio you would need to mix the sauce with water to no longer taste any spiciness. So, a sauce that rates 3,500 scoviles, would need to be diluted at a 1:3,500 ratio to no longer be spicy.
We did an exhibit about chile & the creation of the Scovile Scale at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum.
best episode, although I must confess that I wanted to see Brandon uglycry as he has made me cry with his books
Brandon put all of his taste into a metal mine all the way through this. I bet it's his wedding ring. 😂😂😂
Intentionally Ben: Suffering Episode.
Great name
Dan with the high fortitude save and the low HP
Dan taking the skin off and mopping up the sauce is the equivalent of ordering a salad so you have an excuse to eat ranch dressing.
Can't say I know many people that DONT eat salad or chicken wings simply as a vehicle for sauce... its basically their entire purpose
Learning that my favorite also likes my favorite band (Rush) makes me happy.
Ben's life lesson the hard way reflection is so insightful, and universal. it has an amazing truth to it.
00:38 Ben is the only normal one xD Brandon and Dan are just sitting there philosophically like "revolting but I appreciate the experience" and "it is merely a sensation"
They are so incredibly humble to say they are not famous enough to be on hot ones while being in the presence of quite possibly the greatest fantasy authors of our generation.
now you just need to add in Bens "it was painful" after "how's that Ben?" on every podcast moving forward.
Perhaps it was serendipity that The Happiness Lab podcast just did an episode on "The Fun of Eating a Pepper Hotter Than the Sun" that explores how we can fool ourselves into reaping all the benefits of danger without actually being in peril. Listen to find out why we sometimes get a happiness high from painful and scary things.
A PERFECT combination of my two favorite TH-cam shows!!!!!! I’m so excited for what’s coming!!!!
Oh that zoom in of Ben with Da Bomb - perfection by the cameraman
Whoever’s doing the camera work is awesome.
Brandon is a robot confirmed
We all knew no human could write so quickly
Exciting watching brandon sanderson's imperviousness 🌶
This was one of THE funniest and entertaining episodes of Intentionally Blank
Bloodsausage with bacon and granberry jam tastes great. It's a christmas staple here in Estonia and loved by many.
Brandon’s, “you just gotta do it / it’s just a sensation” makes me feel like if he had joined the military he would of had no problem becoming a Navy Seal or some other type of Specs Ops commando type.
Yes!!!!! I’ve been telling Hot Ones to get you on for a long time
I think the answer to that memory question also can depend largely on age. You guys are all middle-aged, and have lived around half your lives. I think I would answer with forgetting past memories, as painful as that is, given I am in my early twenties and (in theory) have a majority of my life ahead of me, and I'd like to not live it as an empty husk incapable of forming new memories or connections.
But you would basically be killing yourself. You wouldnt remember any of your friends, family and even yourself
exactly! i have like.. 60 years left if all goes well, def worth losing 20 years for
Man, I was really excited when I thought Brandon was doing the real Hot Ones for a second. I hope he gets invited one day
I wanna answer the question about pausing or rewinding time: I would want to rewind it in the sense of like almost re-living some amazing memories. More like a "Replay"-button. :D
"Really? Because my mouth is absolutely on fire"
"Well my mouth is on fire, but that's just a sensation".
I love the Hot Ones show, and I loved this too. Awesome seeing you all go through it and enjoying some delicious spicy food.
Oh this is incredibely stupid, I love it. Would stormlight heal the burning sensation?
Are mistborn and mistings already acclimated to the indigestion?
Probably
I've never been more excited about an episode!
I love Dan's answer about the Muppet Show. IMO, the original Muppet Show (the one in the late 1970s) is one of the most underrated shows. It had a kids level of humor and a complete different adult humor.
This was Dan's excellent idea! very entertaining episode, loved every second of it! Hope that Brandon will get invited to the actual thing one day.
I’m so impressed with Brandon and he’s reaction to hot sauce! 😂
Dan saying the Muppet show as a primary inspiration, means you should go read John Cleaver in Kermit's voice for maximum humor.
“We are not famous enough to get to the show…” for now, Dan for now. 😂😂😂
Suggestion - if any on them will get to Seans show they need to invite everybody who was in the room, peanut gallery included. It will be legendary
Please do more episodes like this 😂 Not necessarily painful challenges like this but just episodes where y’all do something special, and maybe bring on a guest
Dan is an evil genius, love the video.
This is the TH-cam equivalent of compounding in the very best way.
Everything with ghost pepper has that slow onset, lingering burn.
This episode is proof that we will see Brando Sando complete the entire history of the Cosmere: He is beyond the mortal plane, has ascended, and consumed all of the competing aspects of Adonalsium.
These shots make this episode even better
New Podcast Title: Deep Thoughts and..Hot Wings.
The big problem with the Apollo sauce is what it will do to your stomach. It's an amazing sauce but wow did it wreck me later.
😁😁😁 sorry! That cracks me up! I thinks it's because I can relate.
I’m usually audio only, but the premise of this episode has me here on TH-cam. Extra special!
It's so much fun and interesting to watch people who've been friends since college talk and interact with each other. The only people I have from my past are my family. No one from college or high school.
the amount of closeups on Bens face is hilarious
Living longer than 40? That's very Logan's Run of you, Brandon to segue into that topic.
you cruel, cruel men. Poor ol' Ben. You bring him on and you do him dirty like that. Fast recovery! Love the show tho!
Brandon wearing the "Life Before Death" shirt for this episode seems particularly appropriate. 😆