The Giant Prehistoric Ape Doomed By Its Own Coolness
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Why the new voice On average I wake up before work get a cup coffee and watch Weird History or Nutty History and now have to have to listen to this dude's voice, really please no! I'm unsubscribing if I have to listen to this voice terrible sound like I'm being nagged by someone who complains about work at work who doesn't do any work.
Date: 2024-02-22
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princecharon
To be fair, King Kong in the first movie was only about twice the size of Gigantopithecus blacki (varying between 18 feet tall in the forest, and 24 feet tall in the city, I guess because they'd already done the jungle scenes before realizing that he didn't look impressive enough in NYC at the lower height, which is less ridiculous than the more recent films. Interestingly, the little known sequel, Son of Kong (yes, really) had an ape that was believed to be Kong's offspring, and was twelve feet tall like King Louie, so not much bigger than Gigantopithecus blacki. I think the original 'Mighty Joe Young' also had a twelve foot tall ape in the title character, though the remake likewise made him bigger.
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To be fair, King Kong in the first movie was only about twice the size of Gigantopithecus blacki (varying between 18 feet tall in the forest, and 24 feet tall in the city, I guess because they'd already done the jungle scenes before realizing that he didn't look impressive enough in NYC at the lower height, which is less ridiculous than the more recent films. Interestingly, the little known sequel, Son of Kong (yes, really) had an ape that was believed to be Kong's offspring, and was twelve feet tall like King Louie, so not much bigger than Gigantopithecus blacki. I think the original 'Mighty Joe Young' also had a twelve foot tall ape in the title character, though the remake likewise made him bigger.
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stewpitt8388
It's funny how the cause of the extinction of megafauna shifts over time to conform to whatever the trendy cause du jour is. Very cool.
Raise your hand if you remember when it was a supervolcano, the Ice Age, a meteor, or any of the other half-dozen explanations they've given over the years.
If you're Generation Z, pay attention, you might be able to watch the official scientific cause of the extinction of prehistoric animals change from the current climate change to lack of access to transgender medical care in real time.
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It's funny how the cause of the extinction of megafauna shifts over time to conform to whatever the trendy cause du jour is. Very cool.
Raise your hand if you remember when it was a supervolcano, the Ice Age, a meteor, or any of the other half-dozen explanations they've given over the years.
If you're Generation Z, pay attention, you might be able to watch the official scientific cause of the extinction of prehistoric animals change from the current climate change to lack of access to transgender medical care in real time.
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btetschner
1: 33 The phrase Too big to fail (TBTF) is a theory in banking and finance that asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the greater economic system, and therefore should be supported by government when they face potential failure. (wikipedia)
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1: 33 The phrase Too big to fail (TBTF) is a theory in banking and finance that asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the greater economic system, and therefore should be supported by government when they face potential failure. (wikipedia)
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btetschner
7: 46 That #5 crytid (image of the rabbit with horns) is the jackalope.
I used to ask people in Wyoming why I didn't see any jackaloupes around and they would dutifully make up stories to explain why.
Once I went into a grocery store and asked if I could buy a hunting permit for jackalopes and the clerk instinctively said They don't exist!
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7: 46 That #5 crytid (image of the rabbit with horns) is the jackalope.
I used to ask people in Wyoming why I didn't see any jackaloupes around and they would dutifully make up stories to explain why.
Once I went into a grocery store and asked if I could buy a hunting permit for jackalopes and the clerk instinctively said They don't exist!
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JackSmith-xx5mi
Why the new voice On average I wake up before work get a cup coffee n watch Weird History or Nutty History and now have to have to listen to this dudes voice, really please no! I'm unsubscribing if I have to listen to this voice terrible sound like I'm being nagged by someone who complains about work at work who doesn't do any work.
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Why the new voice On average I wake up before work get a cup coffee n watch Weird History or Nutty History and now have to have to listen to this dudes voice, really please no! I'm unsubscribing if I have to listen to this voice terrible sound like I'm being nagged by someone who complains about work at work who doesn't do any work.
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btetschner
I am going to watch the videos:
x How a Coal Mine Dig Unearthed a Prehistoric Mega-Snake (1st Recommendation, second time watching)
x A Breakdown of the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs (2nd Recommendation)
x What Happened After Theory of Evolution Was Published
x The Petty Feud That Almost Destroyed Paleontology
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I am going to watch the videos:
x How a Coal Mine Dig Unearthed a Prehistoric Mega-Snake (1st Recommendation, second time watching)
x A Breakdown of the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs (2nd Recommendation)
x What Happened After Theory of Evolution Was Published
x The Petty Feud That Almost Destroyed Paleontology
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skybluskyblueify
Something that size could not climb high and reach foods that orangutans could get to get them through hard times. Some fig trees are really tall and unless these apes tore down the trees on a regular basis they were pretty vulnerable. Being able to climb as high as orangutans can makes all the difference.
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Something that size could not climb high and reach foods that orangutans could get to get them through hard times. Some fig trees are really tall and unless these apes tore down the trees on a regular basis they were pretty vulnerable. Being able to climb as high as orangutans can makes all the difference.
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btetschner
4: 36 The song Walk Like A Man by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is featured prominently in the film Sleepers (1996) and is featured in the fim Mrs. Doubtfire (1993. (wikipedia.
The song Walk Like a Man is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. (wikipedia)
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4: 36 The song Walk Like A Man by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is featured prominently in the film Sleepers (1996) and is featured in the fim Mrs. Doubtfire (1993. (wikipedia.
The song Walk Like a Man is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. (wikipedia)
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djpumpkin988
I want to say I usually don’t comment but I think one of the reasons most people don’t like this narrator is because his voice is more nasally than the previous narrator, but besides that in my opinion he’s doing great! It’s just that his voice is kind of nasally.
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I want to say I usually don’t comment but I think one of the reasons most people don’t like this narrator is because his voice is more nasally than the previous narrator, but besides that in my opinion he’s doing great! It’s just that his voice is kind of nasally.
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heretictom
I prefer this narrator. Even the most cringe inducing jokes are much MUCH more tolerable in his voice than that of his predecessor. Obviously I didn't have that big a problem with the previous narrator, I just prefer this less bombastic reading.
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I prefer this narrator. Even the most cringe inducing jokes are much MUCH more tolerable in his voice than that of his predecessor. Obviously I didn't have that big a problem with the previous narrator, I just prefer this less bombastic reading.
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btetschner
7: 37 Sounds like a warning from a radical dentist!
Speaking dentists, the one I always think of in pop culture is Dr. George Hardy from the documentary The Best Worst Movie (2009.
He is in Troll 2 (1990, my favorite bad movie.
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7: 37 Sounds like a warning from a radical dentist!
Speaking dentists, the one I always think of in pop culture is Dr. George Hardy from the documentary The Best Worst Movie (2009.
He is in Troll 2 (1990, my favorite bad movie.
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btetschner
Eating ANOTHER Weird History meal, this time a breakfast!
Eating CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH. while watching this Weird History video!
From the Weird History Food video Why Was the 80s the Golden Age for Sugary Cereals
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Eating ANOTHER Weird History meal, this time a breakfast!
Eating CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH. while watching this Weird History video!
From the Weird History Food video Why Was the 80s the Golden Age for Sugary Cereals
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btetschner
8: 01 Patti is the name the Sasquatch community calls her from this picture according to The Bigfoot Lady (Owner of the Bigfoot Museum in Hastings, Nebraska.
My elder brother and I went there for my 40th birthday.
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8: 01 Patti is the name the Sasquatch community calls her from this picture according to The Bigfoot Lady (Owner of the Bigfoot Museum in Hastings, Nebraska.
My elder brother and I went there for my 40th birthday.
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tsibris
Sorry but this narrator reads the jokes like it was another piece of information. That combined with the weirdly sad and dramatic music is just a NO for me. Didn’t even make it half way through the video I got so bored
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Sorry but this narrator reads the jokes like it was another piece of information. That combined with the weirdly sad and dramatic music is just a NO for me. Didn’t even make it half way through the video I got so bored
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btetschner
7: 52 There are Decoding the Unknown videos about Bigfoot (The Legend of Bigfoot: Hunting for Evidence of the Sasquatch) and The Loch Ness Monster (Does the Loch Ness Monster Actually Exist, excellent videos!
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7: 52 There are Decoding the Unknown videos about Bigfoot (The Legend of Bigfoot: Hunting for Evidence of the Sasquatch) and The Loch Ness Monster (Does the Loch Ness Monster Actually Exist, excellent videos!
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danidavis7912
We are not descendants of apes. Good grief, I can't believe that nonsense is still being sold as fact. We do have the same ancestral stock, but that is completely different than evolving from them.
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We are not descendants of apes. Good grief, I can't believe that nonsense is still being sold as fact. We do have the same ancestral stock, but that is completely different than evolving from them.
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SkunkApe407
A narrator that doesn't sound like he's rushing through a gig he doesn't really want to do would be nice. You know, like the one you had Do we really need to hear someone speed read through their nose
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A narrator that doesn't sound like he's rushing through a gig he doesn't really want to do would be nice. You know, like the one you had Do we really need to hear someone speed read through their nose
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_thomas1031
Oh my gosh, can you guys get over the fact that they switch presenters Like the value is in the information not only the voice, such a small thing if your actually interested in the subject.
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Oh my gosh, can you guys get over the fact that they switch presenters Like the value is in the information not only the voice, such a small thing if your actually interested in the subject.
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btetschner
7: 43 I watched the film Missing Link (2019) recently, great film!
The music of the film is composed by Carter Burwell, the same family name used to name my hometown of Burwell.
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7: 43 I watched the film Missing Link (2019) recently, great film!
The music of the film is composed by Carter Burwell, the same family name used to name my hometown of Burwell.
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