The Science of Awkwardness

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  • awkward.........
    Sources and extra links below!
    me on twitter: / tweetsauce
    me on instagram: / electricpants
    music by / jakechudnow
    Embarrassment and prosociality: ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~kel...
    Empathetic Embarrassment:
    www.npr.org/2014/07/19/3327600...
    healthland.time.com/2011/05/05...
    Cringe subreddit: / cringe
    awkward hug gifs: giphy.com/search/awkward-hug
    Embarrassment: www.apa.org/monitor/2012/11/em...
    The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows...
    The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (on TH-cam): / obscuresorrows
    “Why Are We Morbidly Curious?” (related Vsauce video): • Why Are We Morbidly Cu...
    social rejection and physical pain: www.pnas.org/content/108/15/62...
    Social awkwardness and genetics:
    news.sciencemag.org/social-sci...
    www.snpedia.com/index.php/Rs53576
    Psychology experiments that test the breaking of social norms are called “breaching experiments”: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breachin...
    Stage Fright: business.uni.edu/buscomm/Prese...
    Oxytocin:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin
    www.psyneuen-journal.com/artic...
    Oxytocin and fear/anxiety:
    www.eurekalert.org/pub_release...
    negativity bias: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativi...
    more negative emotions than positive:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
    www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...
    Eleanor Roosevelt quote: / you-wouldn-t-worry-so-...
    “in you 20s and 30s…” quote: www.ihhp.com/equotes/
    The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows...
    The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (on TH-cam): / obscuresorrows
    “sonder” gif: i.imgur.com/zxBZ0vF.gif
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  • @naryosh_
    @naryosh_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6239

    "You can't wear pants made out of molten lead." *Then what's the point of living*

    • @lebigmacke123
      @lebigmacke123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      +100 I guess you can wear them once, don't give up on your dreams :)

    • @finleycastello6512
      @finleycastello6512 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100, I SWEAR I HAVE SEEN YOU BEFORE IN THE COMMENT SECTION ON ANOTHER VIDEO! Same profile pic, same username.

    • @naryosh_
      @naryosh_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Tell me where and I'll be amazed

    • @eyekosaeder5387
      @eyekosaeder5387 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      100 just stick to mercury meanwhile... molten and, like lead, poisonous. 😂

    • @JimMy-js2bu
      @JimMy-js2bu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I take it as a challenge :)

  • @wobbmin3705
    @wobbmin3705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5521

    "Nice weather today."
    "Thanks."
    "You're welcome."

  • @Clankeh
    @Clankeh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +451

    Michael is so charismatic even his attempt at awkwardness oozes charisma

    • @sandieneilan467
      @sandieneilan467 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @moelester7056
      @moelester7056 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      Bro got rizz

    • @SidOndix
      @SidOndix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/LKo5fdi8vn0/w-d-xo.html@@moelester7056

  • @elongatedcarp6309
    @elongatedcarp6309 ปีที่แล้ว +2138

    I love how all vsauce videos are effectively timeless. A 7-12 year old video doesn't feel old at all. Any other video stands out so much if it's like 3+ years old

    • @pierreo33
      @pierreo33 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      It's gonna blow your mind if you ever watch movies made before the 2000's

    • @psycho.artist
      @psycho.artist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Oh my god, I would've never guessed this was from 8 years ago. Wow

    • @TheFilipFonky
      @TheFilipFonky 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      @@pierreo33 dafuq? There are plenty of movies before the 2000s that aged well and others that aged terribly. That's got nothing to do with what that guy said

    • @MrPatPatriot223
      @MrPatPatriot223 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I legit thought he posted this video recently until i saw your comment haha

    • @killjinxx
      @killjinxx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pierreo33????

  • @yagorg1492
    @yagorg1492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21549

    - "Bye"
    - "See you soon"
    *Both proceed to walk the same way*

    • @ch-17vevo55
      @ch-17vevo55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1155

      YagoRG and then you both turn the other way to prevent awkwardness but make it so much worse

    • @nerox8531
      @nerox8531 4 ปีที่แล้ว +750

      Thats why you ask which way they are going before you say bye

    • @dieshyguy2197
      @dieshyguy2197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      @@nerox8531 but they you will feel weird so you keep walking then start sweating intensely

    • @AK-jt7kh
      @AK-jt7kh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +335

      I think if this happened to me I would burst out laughing

    • @ZzDC2
      @ZzDC2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      I just punch them in the gut and run

  • @an_annoying_cat
    @an_annoying_cat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10651

    The camera man is definitely feeling awkward because he’s trying to walk away from Michael but he just keeps on approaching

    • @theenviousfox7589
      @theenviousfox7589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +351

      Hoo, you're approaching me?

    • @llounfox9290
      @llounfox9290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Crix - Crox what does that mean

    • @deeperbobcat6996
      @deeperbobcat6996 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Llounfox You will never reach the truth

    • @llounfox9290
      @llounfox9290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Deeper Bobcat I need help man

    • @llounfox9290
      @llounfox9290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Adonis Rodriguez thanks for the suggestion it i will try it and see how it goes

  • @kiwimiwi5452
    @kiwimiwi5452 ปีที่แล้ว +1596

    I hate watching "cringey" things or shows that have embarrassing elements (a really common thing in many shows for kids and teens) because I always felt so dang embarrassed for the characters, so I usually just left the room. I think that's the main reason why I stopped watching shows entirely, I just couldn't deal with that awkwardness

    • @JustCallMeMikey
      @JustCallMeMikey ปีที่แล้ว +94

      i feel you on this. there are very little shows i enjoy bc i think everything is cringe

    • @shokingblazemangaming
      @shokingblazemangaming ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Reminds me of how horrible Americas got talent is

    • @trohpi
      @trohpi ปีที่แล้ว +58

      it happens most frequently to me when im reading embarrassing situations, reading them makes me want to throw the book across the room 😭 i usually just end up having to take a small break b4 persevering

    • @Skadi.-
      @Skadi.- ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Reading this comment making me cringe uncontrollably

    • @JustCallMeMikey
      @JustCallMeMikey ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Skadi.- im cringing rnrnrn

  • @collidingforces9589
    @collidingforces9589 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +441

    To me feeling awkward is the inability to face ourselves as imperfect. We seek perfection in order to be loved by others. That is the biggest error a human can make. We are absolutely imperfect and we need to learn to laugh at ourselves and voice it out to others. It's good medicine.

    • @JarredG1
      @JarredG1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Good point 👍

    • @laurencereynolds7626
      @laurencereynolds7626 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ion think it's that deep

    • @suhanasid
      @suhanasid 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@laurencereynolds7626 it is

    • @teagan914
      @teagan914 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@laurencereynolds7626it is a complex subject

    • @helmerdelcito3941
      @helmerdelcito3941 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I really wish I could just act like a normal human being
      I can tell how awkward people behave around me, and that makes me consequently awkward. It's gotten to a point where I wonder if it has anything to do with my appearance

  • @notmozart8866
    @notmozart8866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14605

    When you send a message in a group chat but no one replies

    • @jasongjs9003
      @jasongjs9003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Not Mozart fr 😂

    • @sauceontoes3457
      @sauceontoes3457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +417

      This happened to me 5 mins ago

    • @jamiemcmillan6742
      @jamiemcmillan6742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +875

      That really pisses me off, especially if it's a question

    • @Robin-jk6wz
      @Robin-jk6wz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +498

      You guys have group chats?

    • @Salthat
      @Salthat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      How’s that awkward?

  • @liambuffet3328
    @liambuffet3328 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3870

    "What is awkwardness, and who is the main character of the universe?"
    that escalated quickly.

    • @harrisonmoreno6248
      @harrisonmoreno6248 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Me

    • @oicmorez4129
      @oicmorez4129 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ikr

    • @CuddleCuttlefish
      @CuddleCuttlefish 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well, technically., according to what we learned in the video: Yes, that is actually true XD

    • @jiminspinkie4788
      @jiminspinkie4788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me (Michael said so)

    • @eboysix
      @eboysix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I didn't even feel awkward at that comment, I just thought, 'Typical Vsauce"

  • @declan99
    @declan99 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    1:00 ..or walking down an excessively long hallway and seeing someone you know on the other side. Then pretending to look around like you didn’t see them instead of stare at them the entire time you’re walking down that hallway.
    Gets me every damn time and it’s probably the most common thing that I find awkward.

    • @shanelefebvre9481
      @shanelefebvre9481 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You gotta own the awkwardness and greet them from far away

    • @name2l
      @name2l 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@shanelefebvre9481that would feel fine to me to with my friends but not my teachers or other people like that ykyk

  • @leslieenriquez4085
    @leslieenriquez4085 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I never thought I was awkward until it hit me like a freight train when all my best friends described me as awkward…I had to self reflect a lot that night…😫

    • @PerkeleenPelle
      @PerkeleenPelle ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Win for you since you aren't the one feeling awkward, you're good at making others awkward haha

    • @ericparrish1515
      @ericparrish1515 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      May the pointers get the boomerang. That way you're golden.

    • @sp00kyd4ddy6
      @sp00kyd4ddy6 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@fuckingpikachu5695 probably why he's considered an awkward person cuz he's let it go on for so long 😂

  • @thedynamicdoggo4155
    @thedynamicdoggo4155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5304

    “Nice weather today”
    “Thanks”

    • @ricomotions5416
      @ricomotions5416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      oh god

    • @QuicksolutionsOnline
      @QuicksolutionsOnline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      Whats the cringe here? I can control weather coz im god

    • @TheTerribleUsername
      @TheTerribleUsername 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@QuicksolutionsOnline.

    • @ClumsyYT
      @ClumsyYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@QuicksolutionsOnline nah he meant you are thanking someone thinking you got a compliment

    • @jev8665
      @jev8665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@QuicksolutionsOnline NO

  • @Sarfnic
    @Sarfnic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34123

    If you're reading this, I'm a very small side character in your world.

    • @shovel5526
      @shovel5526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2911

      true, I’ll probably forget about this comment u made in a week & until then, I’ll only remember u as one sentence you formed

    • @voidhorizons9096
      @voidhorizons9096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1614

      Typical of me to get sentimental over a comment as simple as that

    • @Sarfnic
      @Sarfnic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +822

      @@shovel5526 Same here I guess. But, who knows how many secretly reoccurring characters there are.

    • @kettlefleet829
      @kettlefleet829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      im the same to you

    • @emmadabdelkrim3073
      @emmadabdelkrim3073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +466

      At this moment you're the most important character I'm my life

  • @Marcomanexists
    @Marcomanexists ปีที่แล้ว +74

    The thing with cringey awkward moments is we tend to only remember the things we did, not what others did. There’s only a handful of embarrassing things other people have done in my past that I remember. I’d imagine for most people it’s the same.

    • @wokie.3204
      @wokie.3204 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah people are just looking at themselves and thinking about things that do and not about other people

    • @ViliTheFox
      @ViliTheFox 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope you are just the only awkward one lol

  • @SwampyTT
    @SwampyTT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    "it effects all of you." is he saying that it doesnt effect him and he is the main character of the universe

  • @yeehaw142
    @yeehaw142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2654

    "It's not illegal to sneeze on a bus without covering your nose"
    2020:

    • @jackr4507
      @jackr4507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      was just thinking this

    • @--x--2083
      @--x--2083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      *Wait thats illegal-*

    • @vistagreat9994
      @vistagreat9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Carl Kirchhoff The funniest.

    • @mrinfo2821
      @mrinfo2821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wear a 😷 at least

    • @pepe371
      @pepe371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is sadly true people would literakly flip the heck out if you went on a bus sneezing nowadays

  • @ConnorsXbox
    @ConnorsXbox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3107

    “Hey how are you?”
    “Not bad yourself?”
    “Not bad you?”

    • @therotconsumes
      @therotconsumes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      lmaoooooooo

    • @pooshmcfly1525
      @pooshmcfly1525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Not bad

    • @FBIIlIlIlIIlIl
      @FBIIlIlIlIIlIl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      ngl i've seen that happen so many times and nobody even noticed it happend

    • @Yasi_nzi
      @Yasi_nzi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂

    • @CNSproductions14
      @CNSproductions14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      this one is a classic conversation killer

  • @lissyw1529
    @lissyw1529 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Great video. I have depression and anxiety. Sometimes „protagonist disease” gives me social anxiety, but when I’m depressed it changes to “sonder” and I’m feeling like the world with all those complex lives keeps turning around me while my life is just empty and irrelevant to others. I feel like my ideology is changing constantly from one extreme to another.

    • @forgottenmemories978
      @forgottenmemories978 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I know it's been ten months since you wrote this comment but after seeing zero replies I just had to reply to you (I don't really do this often).
      Of course we are both internet strangers that barely know anything from each other, like me not knowing the origins of the issues that you are facing currently.
      All I know is, that we both feel the same thing.
      I've always been a quiet person since the start, but stuff has gotten worse over the years (call it bad experiences).
      That thing you said, about the complex lives that are turning around you while your life was "empty" and "irrelevant", I know that feeling too damn well.
      You might think, that you haven't accomplished anything or anything worth mentioning, but you are wrong. It just depends on your perspective.
      We simply exist in a time, where we constantly worry about achieving all of our major goals as fast as possible.
      Something that is flat out unrealistic due to the sheer amount of possibilities that are put on a person (and our interests shifting over time).
      And with the ideologies shifting from one extreme to another, that's just social media for you. None of that stuff should take up any more of your attention than it already has.
      So as corny as this may sound, just remember that you are the hero of your own story while others are their own as well.
      I know this feeling of yours won't change immediately from one day to another, but it will slowly over time if you keep the right mentality up (it's not impossible).
      And if you don't think you can do it by yourself, then that's completely fine. Everyone, and I mean everyone needs a helping hand at times, some people can just hide it very well.
      Be the hero of your own story, internet stranger! While I try to be my own as well.
      (sorry for the long comment)

    • @joeyb3889
      @joeyb3889 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@forgottenmemories978thank you. I felt that^^ and that. Needed that

  • @boingyboop4960
    @boingyboop4960 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    12:27 I think I first experienced “sonder” at around the age of 8. It’s good to have words for these things because then we can actually talk about them rather than having these curious nameless thoughts trapped in your brain unable to be communicated properly.

  • @badmontad
    @badmontad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11935

    "not illegal to sneeze on a crowded bus"
    me: ahhhhh the good old days

    • @raulgalets
      @raulgalets 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      When you could also drink and drive, chew tobacco and smoke indoors

    • @WyteChinpira
      @WyteChinpira 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I found the comedian

    • @wolfgamiing89
      @wolfgamiing89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ahh yes...back in the old days!

    • @brentwebster2821
      @brentwebster2821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was thinking to myself about how well that aged too

    • @pre-d
      @pre-d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      900th like :0

  • @herc5639
    @herc5639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3191

    "enjoy your meal"
    *You too*

    • @SkillUpMobileGaming
      @SkillUpMobileGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Jokes are like food; some people just don't get it.

    • @jakegarza2671
      @jakegarza2671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@SkillUpMobileGaming looks like africa needs more comedians lol

    • @ghostofbungie9780
      @ghostofbungie9780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      OH MY GOD IVE DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES

    • @grunstudio
      @grunstudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Hey how are you?
      Fine and you?
      Fine and you? (Oh shit)

    • @danny55531
      @danny55531 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This could be fixed by simply adding "When the time comes"

  • @DearHumanity48
    @DearHumanity48 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    This made me feel better on a really rough mental health day. Getting out of my head and in to someone else's, sitting on a park bench and having sonder for everyone passing by, was actually a big stress. So thank you for that.

  • @CelestialChannel333
    @CelestialChannel333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I'm gonna to watch this everytime I feel awkward.

  • @leandrotavarez9
    @leandrotavarez9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4583

    When I forget someone's name they automatically become bro

    • @gareyal3172
      @gareyal3172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +447

      When I forget someone's name they automatically become "hey"

    • @ChaosRayZero
      @ChaosRayZero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @LTU MOVIES
      Then there's that *awkward* moment when people call me "dude" or "bro" online, and I can't help but *wonder if they think I'm* some annoying weirdo when I bother to correct them that I'm actually a "dudette" or "sistah." >﹏>

    • @gareyal3172
      @gareyal3172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@ChaosRayZero that's why I just say "hey" because its gender neutral

    • @leandrotavarez9
      @leandrotavarez9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ChaosRayZero Now if you were to change you channel name or profile picture we wouldn't have to go through these problems

    • @ChaosRayZero
      @ChaosRayZero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@leandrotavarez9
      I've asked before why people think I'm male. I've ONCE before gotten the answer "your screen name", but the person didn't elaborate when I asked why. =^/
      Not to mention there was no difference during the time when I temporarily changed my profile pic to Vanellope Von Schweets.

  • @Iosima
    @Iosima 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1608

    What is awkwardness?
    *skip 5 seconds by accident*
    Who is the main character of the universe?

    • @damienbenson9985
      @damienbenson9985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      original

    • @yacy5954
      @yacy5954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@damienbenson9985 very.

    • @kath.h.523
      @kath.h.523 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't get it

    • @Untiforgins
      @Untiforgins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kath.h.523 Boy. He's talking bout' the first five seconds of the video. Go rewatch it.

    • @kath.h.523
      @kath.h.523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Untiforgins Still don't get it

  • @sp00kyd4ddy6
    @sp00kyd4ddy6 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    One thing I learned as an awkward kid growing up was that mentioning awkward situations when they arise usually gets rid of any tension from others

  • @MicrowavedGod
    @MicrowavedGod 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    13:15
    normal person: "It makes all of us look small"
    Michael: "It makes all of YOU (mortials) look small"

  • @YoMamasLlama22
    @YoMamasLlama22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2368

    A conversation I had in passing:
    “Hey, good to see you”
    “Good, you?”
    “You too”
    “Enjoy your day”

    • @That-One-Auden
      @That-One-Auden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Haha

    • @7yep4336dfgvvh
      @7yep4336dfgvvh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      I was so tired and rushed one day that I said 'How's it doing?' To someone, then immediately tried to regain my balance and said, "how are you going?" Lmao

    • @Maca64N
      @Maca64N 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@7yep4336dfgvvh as a non-native English speaking person, I don't see the error. D:

    • @7yep4336dfgvvh
      @7yep4336dfgvvh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Maca64N lol

    • @MatVeiQaaa
      @MatVeiQaaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@7yep4336dfgvvh i, as a non-native too, would describe it as maybe slightly weird (but acceptable), but overall it wouldnt matter and fly out of my attention in next 10 seconds.

  • @ot2081
    @ot2081 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14205

    thank you, bald science man

    • @rainbowisticfarts
      @rainbowisticfarts 6 ปีที่แล้ว +281

      but he has 4 k g
      mustach

    • @mingzijeff5431
      @mingzijeff5431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Kirby superstar lol dude, all he said was bald, and you start attacking him, its hilarious you think thats an insult

    • @Lucas.02.
      @Lucas.02. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      kirby superstar was that a joke? Please say that was a joke.

    • @GodsTodd
      @GodsTodd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      kirby superstar are you trolling or joking?

    • @ihavenosociallifedaddy0253
      @ihavenosociallifedaddy0253 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Bald man of science

  • @JackDSquat
    @JackDSquat ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The Joe Biden sniffing the girl’s hair clip 😂

  • @kaigogov5453
    @kaigogov5453 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i love this video. I have a lot of anxiety about social interactions and a large part of what makes me anxious is the possibility of an awkward interaction. Fully explaining the concept of sonder really helped me out with calming my anxiety about such awkward situations lingering in my mind. Thanks Vsauce!

  • @BG-dq9pp
    @BG-dq9pp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1797

    “The science of Awkwardness”
    1 minute later
    *Who is the main character of the universe?*

    • @anch95
      @anch95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Michael Scott

    • @tinystrider1848
      @tinystrider1848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yep,classic michael

    • @NaudVanDalen
      @NaudVanDalen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I read your comment and thought you were joking.

    • @riwjr
      @riwjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Frisk

    • @Cat-ki3hy
      @Cat-ki3hy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mario lol

  • @namelessperson2732
    @namelessperson2732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2624

    “It’s not illegal to not cover a sneeze when on a crowded bus”
    2020: hmmmm

    • @thequitekid687
      @thequitekid687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I was looking for this xD

    • @RaviSingh-qd5pz
      @RaviSingh-qd5pz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I had this on my mind too.

    • @joncena4538
      @joncena4538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I hope we can get a cure

    • @sajeucettefoistunevaspasme
      @sajeucettefoistunevaspasme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joncena4538 not sure

    • @1ztype343
      @1ztype343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      2020: Any sign of sickness will be purged and the body burned and ashes dumped in space.

  • @user-tl5sh8dg6e
    @user-tl5sh8dg6e ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Somewhere around early middle school is when I realized that random people in cars passing by on road trips or whatever are seeing me as a random kid too and will never remember me again

  • @Newfsters
    @Newfsters 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Ngl, Michael made me tear up with this one, as I have recently developed a horrible fear of what others think about me, and now I understand that they don't. All this from an eight year old video.

  • @vanrosenthal8236
    @vanrosenthal8236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +874

    Cashier: “Receipt in bag?”
    Me: “you too”

    • @TotallyNotSena
      @TotallyNotSena 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Cashier proceeds to get in the bag

    • @suwinkhamchaiwong8382
      @suwinkhamchaiwong8382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@TotallyNotSena nice hentai plot will adapt

    • @alexconnolly5448
      @alexconnolly5448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      that's one of the best comments ever I've been laughing for a while

    • @sentosaco
      @sentosaco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I got so excited, I busted a nut for this comment. As a former retail employee, my body developed a new organ to process all of the cringe that I had to endure for working in a store.

    • @anonymebande8561
      @anonymebande8561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Cashier: „Receipt in Bag?“ Me:“you too!“ Cashier: „ Have a great day“ Me: „No, thanks :)“ *ooof* moment

  • @bills1377
    @bills1377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2075

    Waiter: "Enjoy your food"
    Me: "You too"

    • @captainbirch9835
      @captainbirch9835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      All around me are familiar faces

    • @sylviak2538
      @sylviak2538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      delivery guy dropping off your pizza: "pizza smells good"
      me: "you too"

    • @MrMudslap
      @MrMudslap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Oh GOD NO!

    • @theowlhouseseason3213
      @theowlhouseseason3213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@sylviak2538 why

    • @raybrunken9707
      @raybrunken9707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      sylvia k insert phub intro

  • @TweekLudwig
    @TweekLudwig ปีที่แล้ว +9

    VSauce giving all the examples at the start, but he missed the biggest one:
    Waving at someone you thought was waving at you

  • @jameswalton5733
    @jameswalton5733 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:05 its awkward that this video is 7 years old and this clip is still relevant in 2022

  • @jupie1471
    @jupie1471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1627

    " Be careful the food may be a little hot "
    " You too "

    • @michealpants
      @michealpants 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @disabled account no it couldnt

    • @Kapin05
      @Kapin05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      There's an easy solution to this. *Start a food-fight.*

    • @ondra_rx732
      @ondra_rx732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @disabled account yea I wanna try to say that to a girl rn

    • @sasdagreat8052
      @sasdagreat8052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ondra_rx732 So, how awkward was it?

    • @ondra_rx732
      @ondra_rx732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@sasdagreat8052 u rlly think I can talk to girls?

  • @churmmmcuz2823
    @churmmmcuz2823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1309

    “What is awkwardness? Why is it good? And... Who is the main character of the universe?”
    Wait, what?

    • @winterwraith8339
      @winterwraith8339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Ikr? I was like "...... God??............."

    • @mrtwistr
      @mrtwistr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Michael is the main character of the universe

    • @slimeypiston574
      @slimeypiston574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Every vsauce video in a nutshell

    • @graciliraptor3990
      @graciliraptor3990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IKR XDD

    • @NobodyYouKnow01
      @NobodyYouKnow01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Narrative hook is best hook

  • @bungercolumbus
    @bungercolumbus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am the type of guy who intentionally fucks up handshakes with my friends just because I think it's funny.

    • @The_Real_Jammy
      @The_Real_Jammy 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I do the same thing haha

  • @lockmancoal8508
    @lockmancoal8508 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    3:07 he was ahead of his time

  • @jimmypratt
    @jimmypratt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9845

    I refuse to believe Michael has ever been awkward. He’s too charismatic. In a...enthusiastic cult leader way.

    • @yoongiboongi7307
      @yoongiboongi7307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      Deadass. 😂😂😂😂

    • @PULVERIZER01
      @PULVERIZER01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      Lol he even looks like joeseph seed..

    • @rando0ne975
      @rando0ne975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      *an
      I'm not sorry

    • @psicopaticduck
      @psicopaticduck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@PULVERIZER01 yo i found a ubisoft fan

    • @psicopaticduck
      @psicopaticduck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@PULVERIZER01 i didn't knew they existed

  • @DrowseeGameplay
    @DrowseeGameplay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1423

    How to make any Vsauce video
    We all eat food right? But how many atoms make up an infinite universe?

    • @muddymutt5815
      @muddymutt5815 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Sounds about right.

    • @Mo-Man
      @Mo-Man 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      +Drowsee Then que Vsauce's "shit about to get real" music

    • @soleilcrona1390
      @soleilcrona1390 8 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      "Michael here. But who is 'Michael,' and what does 'Here' taste like?"

    • @s3dchr
      @s3dchr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      +Drowsee "One and a half minutes into the vid and chill and Michael gives you this look"

    • @alexryback8253
      @alexryback8253 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      We all have emotions but what is? ..... THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE UNIVERSE!

  • @harveypotts9259
    @harveypotts9259 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember exactly where I was when I first acknowledged sonder. I was on a roundabout looking at cars on a shopping trip with my mum and I was mindblown by it.

  • @heyimkira5332
    @heyimkira5332 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’ve overcome awkward interactions with pure confidence and enthusiasm. Making myself comfortable with it eventually helps the other person overcome the awkward feeling.

  • @HessSR
    @HessSR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15704

    lol how is vsauce so good at acting awkward

    • @usermikaelm
      @usermikaelm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +992

      Mekkel because he's a drama student

    • @HessSR
      @HessSR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +442

      Really?

    • @JustinMacFadden
      @JustinMacFadden 7 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      because he likes French fries

    • @ijs8548
      @ijs8548 7 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      Mekkel he always jump from down or from leaft or right.. its like watching a PowerPoint slides xD

    • @anntony5585
      @anntony5585 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      You should watch LAHWF

  • @Shmozone
    @Shmozone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2243

    I think it's awesome how every single person has their own life story as complex as your own.

    • @adamdrury5556
      @adamdrury5556 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Deathshredder58 i think its awesome that beyond our stories and thoughts we are all the same thing but one big communicating plasm of signals

    • @Zigby_
      @Zigby_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Deathshredder58 here's a good analogy for people
      People are like icebergs viewed from the sky, appearing small but in reality are huge and complex below the surface

    • @iwantmykidssusan4941
      @iwantmykidssusan4941 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Deathshredder58 what if it's a simulation and you're the control

    • @cliffordtan5472
      @cliffordtan5472 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      i think its cool that even though we are the main characters of our own lives, for others we are just part of their backgrounds.

    • @lemonmint5851
      @lemonmint5851 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deo LeBrundo Sim 3?

  • @f5tornado831
    @f5tornado831 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think I started getting sonder a few years ago. I remember the time I saw one kid walk into his house one day when I was walking home, and then I thought, that kid is probably experiencing the same thing as me, walking home, ready to relax and play games, go to school again, live out a life. We later became friends, although the friendship didn't last long because we never talked during the summer. Now, every time I walk past someone, make eye contact with someone and quickly look away, or see someone in the distance, I remind myself that they are also living a life, thinking about stuff, and probably also thinking about me and what I thought about them when we walked by. And then, sometimes at night, I think of my struggles, then remind myself that there are 8 BILLION people in the world who also had struggles just as hard as mine, or even much worse. Every person who has seen my videos or subscribed to me also did that while watching TH-cam, like I am right now and are currently doing stuff as we speak, every youtube I watch is doing something right now and living a life, everyone is someone.

  • @jjtrades7186
    @jjtrades7186 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love how Michael puts things into perspective. I always leave his videos feeling better about life in general. Thanks awkward bro

  • @jonathan-zo9nh
    @jonathan-zo9nh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2844

    Me: time to sleep
    Brain: heres some cringey stuff happened last year

    • @gokulkrishna9037
      @gokulkrishna9037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      OMG so true so true so true so true

    • @tunahairextensions5008
      @tunahairextensions5008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      its alright, if you remember a cringe moment it means you have developed as a person :)

    • @pixtron8936
      @pixtron8936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @parpanbacyrcym well true. it also depends on that person

    • @diegomo1413
      @diegomo1413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mine sometimes goes for the classics, from 5 years ago 😀🔫

    • @NoSaysJo
      @NoSaysJo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Reality_Gamer_2 tf are you on about you git

  • @huhneat1076
    @huhneat1076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1890

    My grandma: "You're so handsome, you must get all the girls!"
    Me:

    • @nahfid2003
      @nahfid2003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @Aakriti Poudel nice try grandma

    • @hlw2499
      @hlw2499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      So hum ... is your grandma single ?

    • @Rinkawaiii
      @Rinkawaiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @thanoscube8573
      @thanoscube8573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol my grandfather in a nutshell, I needed this

    • @daddylonglegs1538
      @daddylonglegs1538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So fkn truuuu

  • @muhammadsufyan1396
    @muhammadsufyan1396 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Bro tried to sneak Joe Biden in 💀

  • @sethstar4630
    @sethstar4630 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Bro threw in Biden 😂

  • @Lee-mv3im
    @Lee-mv3im 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3056

    There's a spooky skeleton inside your body right now copying everything you do.

    • @HavnisD2
      @HavnisD2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Blue eyes white Pepe the best comment I have ever read on a Vsauce video by far

    • @fennec4234
      @fennec4234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      YO THATS FUCKING SCARY WHEN YOU IMAGINE IT

    • @Lee-mv3im
      @Lee-mv3im 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      wait what?
      this was supposed to get lost in the comments.
      and i got likes.

    • @wortwortwort117
      @wortwortwort117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Blue eyes white Pepe holy shit! I can feel it now!

    • @carlosmarco9865
      @carlosmarco9865 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Blue eyes white Pepe even blinking?

  • @gui18bif
    @gui18bif 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15144

    Why doesn't school teach us like vsauce does.

    • @daniel117100
      @daniel117100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +682

      because most people only become teachers because they are too stupid or lazy to get a good job with their degree

    • @gui18bif
      @gui18bif 7 ปีที่แล้ว +325

      daniel117100 well then i will become a teacher

    • @adrianpawlik6616
      @adrianpawlik6616 7 ปีที่แล้ว +224

      daniel117100 More like they dont want a different job because they would rather just have an easy job. Despite what people might think the job of a teacher is actually quite easy. You just repeat what you already know, you dont need to work to hard either physically or mentally. The only downside is that kids can be shits but just like patients at the doctor or people buying at the shop or getting a taxi etc. Basically in most jobs you encounter people who will make your job harder/more annoying from time to time

    • @daniel117100
      @daniel117100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      +Adrian Pawlik I'm currently in high school and I can't understand why they get paid for the extremely little they do

    • @chickendew2223
      @chickendew2223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +369

      +daniel117100 Well the bad ones yeah... But the good ones they deserve more money. They work harder than they need to for their pay just so we get good grades that allow us to earn way more than they ever will. I have a huge amount of respect for good teachers. The fact they work harder than they need to for our benefit is so generous.

  • @JustinRiray
    @JustinRiray ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Things to remember:
    Negativity Bias - we remember and subconsciously give more weight/value to negative experiences and emotions than we do to positive
    Protagonist Disease - Thinking we are the center of the universe
    Fundamental Attribution Error - when evaluating situations, you view yourself as a complex character, when posed with the same situation, you judge others as just that one simple mistake/success
    Sonder: seeing other people's as having as vivid lives as the ones we see ourselves, and understanding that we are a blip in their universe

  • @ZaidIsm007
    @ZaidIsm007 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Being confident in our awkwardness, while also looking down in submission to the social order of things (etiquette, being normal) helps reintegrate (welcome) ourselves into the social ranks.
    It tells other people you want to work together, and that you're mostly innocent. All of which conveys trustworthiness. Owning who you are with confidence and not running away from it, be it social errors or failing, is key here. People who aren't confident seem untrustworthy, because they look like they're hiding something by not owning who they are, what they say, or do. Which could be malicious.

  • @swarnimvajpai6373
    @swarnimvajpai6373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    "Hey! Happy birthday!"
    "You too!"

    • @swarnimvajpai6373
      @swarnimvajpai6373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @RayRexDex or are they? 🤨
      *Vsauce music intensifies*

    • @brindleyadolphus4905
      @brindleyadolphus4905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Happens All the time hahahahaha

    • @SadisticKillerXx
      @SadisticKillerXx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      *at the restaurant*
      Waitress: Have a good meal.
      Me: You too!

    • @aimohsin1380
      @aimohsin1380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Waiter: *What would you like to eat?*
      Me: *uhh, yes*

    • @Has7DCT
      @Has7DCT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Wait, that's illegal*

  • @jakefromstatefarm7363
    @jakefromstatefarm7363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9695

    No one:
    Vsauce's eyebrows: ⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️↕️↔️↩↪⤴️⤵️🔃🔄

    • @samruddhi7262
      @samruddhi7262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Jake From State Farm lol yeah!! And I really cant even raise an eyebrow...

    • @mewtimewarps9666
      @mewtimewarps9666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      did you know that vsauce guy had his fly undone

    • @fryingpanda9103
      @fryingpanda9103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Who is the main character ↖️ of the universe

    • @fleshmanson9295
      @fleshmanson9295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hahahhaha

    • @esededr
      @esededr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I am so proud to have the 696th like

  • @hiroshizurati656
    @hiroshizurati656 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "words put handles on things"
    that is a beautiful metaphora which will stuck in my head for too much

  • @AgushhLondres
    @AgushhLondres ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I don't think you have an idea of how much your videos mean to me, Michael. You put out the best content on this app. Without a doubt.

  • @ezman-vn8zy
    @ezman-vn8zy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1332

    "You can't wear pants made out of molten lead."
    Well, there goes my Friday night.

    • @mr.nolife4697
      @mr.nolife4697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I wanna see what your weekends are like

    • @ezman-vn8zy
      @ezman-vn8zy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@mr.nolife4697 Oh believe me you don't

    • @mr.nolife4697
      @mr.nolife4697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ezman-vn8zy clowns, peanut butter, and hardcord acts of intimacy that would cause God to shutter?

    • @ezman-vn8zy
      @ezman-vn8zy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mr.nolife4697 h-how did you...
      How did you know?

    • @mr.nolife4697
      @mr.nolife4697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ezman-vn8zy lucky guess?

  • @adloltery
    @adloltery 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2961

    What is awkwardness?
    AND WHO is the main charcter in the universe?
    Me: well that was quick

    • @FluorescentGreen5
      @FluorescentGreen5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      lets face the main character is Morgan Freeman

    • @roodycall1033
      @roodycall1033 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      morgan freeman and samuel l jackson

    • @orabetic
      @orabetic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      No, I believe they're the narrators

    • @pen4uin332
      @pen4uin332 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      i was like "HERE WE GO AGAIN"

    • @mysticmac5555
      @mysticmac5555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Find out ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF DRAGON BALL Z!

  • @Ipomoea_Alba
    @Ipomoea_Alba 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I realized while Michael was explaining things that he’s such a good actor!

  • @emmanuelzambrano641
    @emmanuelzambrano641 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:14 “We don’t like awkwardness” i feel like a masochist by saying that i love that feeling

  • @kaamn1829
    @kaamn1829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1715

    i came here to get unawkward.

    • @sidneyverite1219
      @sidneyverite1219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nope

    • @TrounceJ
      @TrounceJ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Didnt work

    • @plxnetastro
      @plxnetastro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Knowing the problem is the first step to fixing your issue!! Good luck!!

    • @THE-NC2
      @THE-NC2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In order to not make something awkward, you should not say anything at all lol

    • @iiromutanen5719
      @iiromutanen5719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      123MRFRIENDZONED your username and comment are a good duo

  • @3FishProductions
    @3FishProductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4976

    Vsauce: it's not illegal not to cover a sneeze
    Corona-Virus: *laughs microscopically*

    • @WildStar2002
      @WildStar2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I came down here looking for this comment! :-)

    • @ezramgabriel6822
      @ezramgabriel6822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😆😆😆

    • @heavy0119
      @heavy0119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ... now it is

    • @EduardoGarcia-ww8su
      @EduardoGarcia-ww8su 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      "Or is it?"

    • @muhammadomarsiddiq7066
      @muhammadomarsiddiq7066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      As soon as I heard Michael mentioning sneezing in public, I was expecting coronavirus comments 😆

  • @Psrock20
    @Psrock20 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    My relative- Happy Birthday to you!
    Me- Same to you!…..(Realises after a while and awkwardly starts laughing.)
    Edit: OMG guys, Thank you for so many likes!

  • @skylarelizabeth669
    @skylarelizabeth669 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    1:39 I think that the list of all possible behaviors could very well be infinite. There are various named infinite sets that still have limits on them. Limitations don't necessarily imply finiteness.

    • @duruldavrasl5748
      @duruldavrasl5748 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In theory, yes. But infinity doesn't exist in real life and since behaviours are an element of real life they are finite.

  • @anguskeenan4932
    @anguskeenan4932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2492

    “Welcome to McDonalds can I take your order?”
    “Sorry”

    • @terseplayz4757
      @terseplayz4757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      😭😭

    • @shahxad6533
      @shahxad6533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I thought it was a public restroom

    • @digitmidget6973
      @digitmidget6973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me

    • @Wolf_runner12
      @Wolf_runner12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      gUYS ITS impossible to finad a music at 0:12! Please someone help with that!

    • @odisclemons9700
      @odisclemons9700 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope...

  • @tcideh4929
    @tcideh4929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7010

    I truly believe most awkwardness can be defeated by confidence or humour.

    • @foggyfrogy
      @foggyfrogy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      i have none of them _(:3,∠)_

    • @maddieboo2297
      @maddieboo2297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +677

      Laugh at yourself. It makes it a funny blooper instead of an awkward moment. Works every single time.

    • @maddieboo2297
      @maddieboo2297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

      "Enjoy your meal"
      "You too"
      " Ppppffffttt hahahaha WHOOPS"

    • @rasmuske9100
      @rasmuske9100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      Me too! Every time I become aware of an awkward situation, I laugh and begin talking about it. And I believe discussing awkward things makes the awkward things seem okay

    • @shinyminunthetheatregeek2036
      @shinyminunthetheatregeek2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      Unless you're bad at it, in which case it makes things more awkward

  • @antichrist4485
    @antichrist4485 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mike youre such a great host love the whole series

  • @biggieboss3161
    @biggieboss3161 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    thank you bald science man for giving me conciousness

  • @MickeyMarlin
    @MickeyMarlin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3094

    What is awkwardness?
    *2 seconds later*
    And who is the main character of the universe?

    • @user-oy5zw1gf6e
      @user-oy5zw1gf6e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      to answer your question: *_M E_*

    • @your_fathers
      @your_fathers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@user-oy5zw1gf6e _how_

    • @rowanwhy267
      @rowanwhy267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@user-oy5zw1gf6e Naw mate it's Karen but I love ur pfp

    • @a.a.7299
      @a.a.7299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-oy5zw1gf6e I C BAJS

    • @mrbill806
      @mrbill806 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me

  • @niklasvilhelm7247
    @niklasvilhelm7247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1575

    "Hey"
    "Hey"
    "Cool"
    "Yes"
    "Yep"
    "Mhm"
    "Aha"
    "Yup"
    *Cough cough*
    "Bless you"
    "Thanks"
    "Yes"
    "Sure"
    "Yup"
    "Jajaja"
    "Mhm"
    "How's the weather?"
    "Agree"
    "Cool"
    ...
    "Yes"
    "Aha"

  • @dopa9
    @dopa9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is no Sonder feeling to come back to Vsauce videos after many years.
    You are a legend Michael Stevens.

  • @1shpendi
    @1shpendi 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was about to comment that life gets instantly better when Vsauce makes new videos just seeing it is 8 years old video. Great stuff.

  • @Zigby_
    @Zigby_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    When you try to move out of the way of somebody and they move the same way

    • @elchapotheratchetcholo2353
      @elchapotheratchetcholo2353 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LittleZoey mincraft yup

    • @crayx48
      @crayx48 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think it is awkward. I think it to be funny

  • @austinlittle1664
    @austinlittle1664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    "Hey how are you?"
    "I'm good, how are you?"
    "Great, how are you doing?"
    ".....doing well"

    • @giv3578
      @giv3578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Austin Little oh my.

    • @custommediacreations
      @custommediacreations 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I make this mistake all the time.

    • @yellobanana6456
      @yellobanana6456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      This keeps going on for the rest of *time itself*

    • @poplee6478
      @poplee6478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All of these kind of phrases lol. I call other people my name all the time lol.

    • @solartea_
      @solartea_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@yellobanana6456
      "Hey how are you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      "I'm good, how are you?"
      "Great, how are you doing?"
      "..Doing well, how about you?"
      " **dead** "

  • @Entropy67
    @Entropy67 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can't believe I used to watch these videos in middleschool and high-school. Vsauce really provided the foundation of a lot of my beliefs and understandings about the world. Truly wonderful. Thanks, Michael.

  • @realityorfiction
    @realityorfiction 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The problem is those judgey people. We have all encountered that one stuck up person who when we make a mistake or accidentally say something awkward they will say "thats awkward " and make things even more awkward. That moment lasts 100 years or it feels like it. We feel like we messed up and in the future we remember how life changing that moment so we try to avoid it but in the process we just become more awkward, it's a viscous cycle.

  • @tashaz1232
    @tashaz1232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1567

    When he showed the clip of Biden, I knew he was a time traveler.

    • @barnacles1352
      @barnacles1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TashaZ123 how?

    • @ballsach8864
      @ballsach8864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Creepy joe has been molesting for ever

    • @pranavlimaye
      @pranavlimaye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yes Joe is pretty creepy, but what does that have to do with time travel?

    • @mannyyy6993
      @mannyyy6993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      this was the comment I've been looking for 😂

    • @xxxod
      @xxxod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      trump has 25 allegations against him so yes trump is creepy as well just look at his 'locker room talk'

  • @FarHowling
    @FarHowling 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1519

    I've been in that handshake-Fistbump dilemma way too often. Last time it happened I shook the other persons fist.

    • @seanhardy_
      @seanhardy_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      FarHowling try to use handshakes for first impressions or your boss or for formal occasions, use the fist bump for friends. Its also easier to stick to one type instead of changing.

    • @Baconmanperson
      @Baconmanperson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I usually make the decision that we are adults and we will shake hands. If they go for a fist bump I just say, "nah, shake my hand." so they're wrong.

    • @Whahaa
      @Whahaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      The best way to avoid that situation is not to change. If the other person goes in for a fistbump and you go in for a handshake, most often both of you will change. If you put out your hand, just keep it there and let the other person shake your hand.

    • @superymariowest2403
      @superymariowest2403 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      where I am handshakes are standard when in business or meeting acquaintances and colleagues. Even among friends we greet with a handshake-to-hug or a standard handshake to backpat or standard handshake.
      Fistbumps are dated and impractical (usually miss lol) so they're rarely used in my area. Go for the Handshake, less awkward

    • @Kathkere
      @Kathkere 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never experienced it myself. I have, however, experienced high five-fistbump mixups. And those tend to get awkward, no matter how much you try to joke it off. :p

  • @chloeanastasia8440
    @chloeanastasia8440 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quality videos as always Vsauce never disappoints

  • @M.a.c.m.a.n
    @M.a.c.m.a.n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This channel is such a masterpiece

  • @blacknaker5200
    @blacknaker5200 9 ปีที่แล้ว +508

    A group of friends:
    The ice breaker guy
    The popular guy
    The popular guys girlfriend
    The tag along and join in guys
    The guy who just stands there saying nothing
    I'm that guy who just stands there saying nothing :(

    • @OrangeUtan1
      @OrangeUtan1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Blacknakers im not on de list because i have no friends.

    • @AfonsodelCB
      @AfonsodelCB 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I know those guys. I always try to make them talk

    • @madhavsingh5693
      @madhavsingh5693 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Blacknakers i am the guy who just stands there saying nothing :/

    • @AfonsodelCB
      @AfonsodelCB 9 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I'm the guy that I dont think gets a classification, because I just stay out of the groups. I don't like talking to more then 1 person at a time, because I feel like when there is someone else, people act differently. Usually I make a couple of friends from each group, and I just talk with them at school, and at home I stick to my web friends.

    • @bobbybrogenlie6177
      @bobbybrogenlie6177 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I try to be the snarky guy. Then again, we're all snarky, so it doesn't even matter anymore.

  • @marilynm7806
    @marilynm7806 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1820

    how many strangers have photos of me in the background? how many times have i been an extra in someone elses life? i ask myself these questions alot

    • @TeganBurns
      @TeganBurns 7 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      Welp you're currently an extra in my life.
      Hello stranger on the internet that I'll never know anything about!! That's pretty weird to think about...

    • @radRadiolarian
      @radRadiolarian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Ari McGuire someone took a picture at a restaurant and i was in the background throwing up

    • @gingerbreadman7729
      @gingerbreadman7729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      how many times ones have you been a TH-cam comment that someone scrolled right by?

    • @ghost_curse
      @ghost_curse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      By virtue of me seeing your comment, you are now an extra in my life.

    • @arcaderabbit7788
      @arcaderabbit7788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Here's my own self insertion as an extra character

  • @ebishrimpy9366
    @ebishrimpy9366 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Listening to this helped me more with social and performance anxiety than all the psycho therapist youtubers I'm subscribed to 😆

  • @LeSandro_
    @LeSandro_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    one of the greatest vsauce videos ever made. thank u Michael :)

  • @alik250
    @alik250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3215

    That clip of Biden trying to kiss that kid sure didn't age well

    • @alisa8869
      @alisa8869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      So that was Biden?? Lol. I thought it was because he was creepily kissing some girl, but I wasn't sure if I was just imagining it

    • @jojo.s_bekaar_adventures
      @jojo.s_bekaar_adventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @D JL whatever

    • @TheSlicingSword
      @TheSlicingSword 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      I came to the comments looking for this hahaha

    • @wijny4222
      @wijny4222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      now this video is deleted from all platforms.. hmmmm

    • @ethanwild3301
      @ethanwild3301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures once you past the threshold of evil corruptness all you can do is just focus on your self. and local and state politics.

  • @Ryan-Streams
    @Ryan-Streams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2890

    *me flirting with girls* “hey can you take this nasal spray please”

    • @masken8355
      @masken8355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      Ryan's Rants Just say ”Hey Vsauce Michael Here”

    • @marwan4358
      @marwan4358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@masken8355 Oh my god 😂😂

    • @marwan4358
      @marwan4358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This comment is so underrated tho 😂

    • @danielvanroggen2275
      @danielvanroggen2275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or offer some mdma :) less awkward

    • @5H4D0W_60D
      @5H4D0W_60D 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I thought your name says Ryan's Pants for a sec there...

  • @herrbois7985
    @herrbois7985 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The fact that Michal used cringe is amazing

  • @alexiryo
    @alexiryo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve never seen this one before but by far one of the best VSauce videos ever

  • @jaimitoelcartero5758
    @jaimitoelcartero5758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2060

    6:37 just imagine being on a first date and the other person body instinctively contracts into a protective fetal position because of an awkward silence

    • @llama4763
      @llama4763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Lol this is the funniest comment here.

    • @whataminow_1d
      @whataminow_1d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      underrated comment... :D

    • @joeyc_yeet6207
      @joeyc_yeet6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      HAHAHAHAHA laughed at this for prob 10 minutes

    • @e-towncuber5522
      @e-towncuber5522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

    • @WAITyesTHATguy
      @WAITyesTHATguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Call dat bish a rolli-polli

  • @ciucxd3667
    @ciucxd3667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    What is awkwardness:
    First, lets talk about *speed of light*

    • @justmehere_
      @justmehere_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ¿ .
      °

    • @bloxxystudios3340
      @bloxxystudios3340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awkwardness is having the same profile picture as the guy on top of you

  • @philippburger923
    @philippburger923 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great Video. Even though it takes a lot more to "overcome" awkwardness than knowing about these concepts, it really made me think different about social interaction. Next time I feel the "pain", I will have that in mind. Thanks!

  • @tazmycreations9185
    @tazmycreations9185 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years of listening to you these are the best