No mention of beer? Arguably the first water treatment, instigator of agriculture, and even paid a pivotal role in the founding of the Americas. I can think of nothing more important.
We actually made a whole video about beer! th-cam.com/video/ISu6ypm6w-Y/w-d-xo.html Beer is certainly an extremely important invention! Arguably even more important than the spork. ;-)
Beer is a food itself though not a process or a device. Fermentation may be the thing to talk about here or better yet, the still, this is all about devices (hardware).
When I was little, my parents did not own a can opener that actually worked, and I got all the way to high school before discovering that opening a sealed can was not actually supposed to be a form of mild torture. I cannot imagine trying to get a can open with a tool not even intended for the task ...
You forgot The NEWS GAT " The AIR FRIER" that also with interchangeable, is a pressure cooker, a slow cooker, dehydrated, and others. It is the small appliance I use the most after my stove and refrigerator, then blender (handblender and Blaster) and the microwave. That is the Hierarchy of appliances in our household, The microwave has lower ranks since the air fryer came home.
If you get the chance to listen to "The 2000 year old man" by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, when the interviewer (Reiner) asks the 2000 year old man (Brooks) what the greatest invention of all time was, he answers, "Saran Wrap!"
True story, onetime during break (so one of my 2 roommates was at home), we couldn't find the can opener. Instead of going and getting a new one, we used a pair of scissors and a sharp kitchen knife, to open an can if sauce. I think it took us nearly 10 minutes to cut a square hole, where we pushed back a flap to get the contents out.
It was definitely a cringe moment. It took me a bit to actually understand what he said. I love Mental Floss but it seems like a fairly low bar to research correct pronunciation of an indigenous peoples...
Wait, this is Mental Floss. Shouldn't you refer to cotton candy as CANDY FLOSS? And since pull ring can opening technology exists, why do can openers still exist?
The grated goats cheese and barley meal drink is called Kykeon and here is another TH-camr: Max Miller's video about it specifically th-cam.com/video/XtkAU4juIZU/w-d-xo.html
Probably for the same reason we look at Aboriginal or Native American words and go wtf how do I even say that, and get it wrong. At the time of filming he probably didn't know that he had the wrong pronunciation. Still annoying though
Oh, I love the reflection in the metal lamp behind Justin ^^
No mention of beer? Arguably the first water treatment, instigator of agriculture, and even paid a pivotal role in the founding of the Americas.
I can think of nothing more important.
We actually made a whole video about beer! th-cam.com/video/ISu6ypm6w-Y/w-d-xo.html Beer is certainly an extremely important invention! Arguably even more important than the spork. ;-)
Beer is a food itself though not a process or a device. Fermentation may be the thing to talk about here or better yet, the still, this is all about devices (hardware).
Send that recipe to Max Miller at Tasting History!
Someone else in the comments has a link to a video of his on it already
I think Tasting History did Homer's cheese wine drink, and the reviews were....not five star.
Call the drink a Fancy Wisconsin
Also a town I would like to visit.
@@MentalFloss "Alexa, play 'Fancy' by Reba McEntire"
I remember forgetting a can opener on a camping trip.
I had to open the cans with an axe.
It was messy, but I didn't starve.
When I was little, my parents did not own a can opener that actually worked, and I got all the way to high school before discovering that opening a sealed can was not actually supposed to be a form of mild torture. I cannot imagine trying to get a can open with a tool not even intended for the task ...
P-38 army issue can opener , I have one it is priceless.
I keep one on my keychain, just in case.
Cheesy, wine, barley cocktail... sounds like stomach risotto
Homer's cocktail was officially named "the Flaming Moe".
Kykeon! Gotta try one day. Tasting History did an ep on it!
8:30 If he died in 1905 how did he become a socially awkward but brilliant member of the crew of the starship Enterprise?
8:50 Remember kids spooning leads to forking. Always use condiments 😉
You forgot The NEWS GAT " The AIR FRIER" that also with interchangeable, is a pressure cooker, a slow cooker, dehydrated, and others. It is the small appliance I use the most after my stove and refrigerator, then blender (handblender and Blaster) and the microwave. That is the Hierarchy of appliances in our household, The microwave has lower ranks since the air fryer came home.
The host is great!
If you get the chance to listen to "The 2000 year old man" by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, when the interviewer (Reiner) asks the 2000 year old man (Brooks) what the greatest invention of all time was, he answers, "Saran Wrap!"
The first thing I thought of, even before he mentioned Saran Wrap.
True story, onetime during break (so one of my 2 roommates was at home), we couldn't find the can opener. Instead of going and getting a new one, we used a pair of scissors and a sharp kitchen knife, to open an can if sauce. I think it took us nearly 10 minutes to cut a square hole, where we pushed back a flap to get the contents out.
Love this video 💕 my only request would be that out of respect for our indigenous culture, please learn how to correctly pronounce Maori and Hangi 🥰
It was definitely a cringe moment. It took me a bit to actually understand what he said. I love Mental Floss but it seems like a fairly low bar to research correct pronunciation of an indigenous peoples...
My name is Sarah Ann and I now feel oddly connected to clingy plastic...
The barley wine cocktail already has a name. It’s called kekeon.
Κυκεώνας
Also induced hallucinations
I mean, is "Homer's Cheesy Wine Barley Cocktail" too much of a mouthful?!? I've heard worse names for drinks.
Sporks, saran wrap.... how about a quick shout out to single use plastics.
Are you related to Tim Dodd!? I need to know!
Wait, this is Mental Floss. Shouldn't you refer to cotton candy as CANDY FLOSS?
And since pull ring can opening technology exists, why do can openers still exist?
Not all cans have a pull tab, like canned tuna, vegetables, beans, etc. There are manufacturing reasons, like cost.
The grated goats cheese and barley meal drink is called Kykeon and here is another TH-camr: Max Miller's video about it specifically th-cam.com/video/XtkAU4juIZU/w-d-xo.html
I love Max’s channel!
Homers wine was called Totes Mcgoats.
The mispronunciation of Maori is just painful.
As is the mispronunciation of hangi (ha-ngi not hang-i)
if that's an painful for you, you must be a very fragile person.
Try a barley wine
Chilcothe= chill-uh-koth- EY(as in ‘key’)
The Nobody Blinded Me.
The barf
Showing a metric egg carton 😳
The best can opener is the P38, aka “a John Wayne”.
it's just deconstructed wine and fondue
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Uncle Roger nodding at the wok fact.
Chillicothe is pronounced as: Chill ih coth ee.
Drunken Goat Fuel ?
The cheesy, barley spritzer.
BC, not BCE. There are no ancient Greeks left to care, and they'd use entirely different dates anyway.
Self checkout for humans...
B.S.B I'm dead
What are these strange words?? may-or-ree & hang-ee.
This guy again
Call it, "Duh". Alcohol was involved.
Fetatini
Bruh, "Homer's cocktail" already has a name, it is called kykeon.
The Illiad
The Ill-ine
Another few unsung heroes of the world we consider staid and boring, Imagine the world without these things. Oh, and I'll take an Homeric Ade, to go.
Wok doesn't stay hot because it's iron, it stays hot because it's thin and a wok ring has at least many times the heat of a regular burner
Kikiaok
First
Well played, Mr. Jameson. Well played.
why tf do americans pronounce it "may-or-ee"?! ffs its maori.... like chairman mao... mao-ree
Probably for the same reason we look at Aboriginal or Native American words and go wtf how do I even say that, and get it wrong. At the time of filming he probably didn't know that he had the wrong pronunciation.
Still annoying though
Sporks are terrible!