but you could see how it would make sense, right? you have to fully understand the characteristics of water to see what makes this special. and I'm pretty sure there are quite a few scientists that support this theory or at least would give it a fair chance


It looked suspicious enough when the phrase "same water" was used over and over without actually telling what the water consisted of or whether it was distilled. But when they started putting flowers into the water, I was like WTF...

Damn, I watched that video like 3 times trying to see something that I missed. But apparently there is very little info provided in that video. There is not even a hint about how those pictures are obtained.


i thought vsauce 2 was suppose to be fun and games while vsauce 1 is the one about science and knowledge


I know. There is no form of alternative medicine that is sillier than homeopathy and this "water has memory" idea is just a way to make the idea sell. There are plenty of other explanations for why the water could behave that way. (One I can think of immediately is the stuff that is dissolved in the water.

And yes I do think it would have, on the whole, been better if Vsauce didn't include this video in the leanback.


Finally someone pointing out that this theory has more holes than a Swiss cheese factory!


You mentioning the word crackpot reminded me of a quote:

 "When you're one step ahead of the crowd you're a genius. When you're two steps ahead, you're a crackpot." -Shlomo Riskin"


That isn't bull crap!! Do the experiements yourself! I have and the results were amazing.  Start with the masaru Emoto Rice experiment if you don't know which to do first.
:)


I'm gonna soak my textbooks and drink up the water!


If you actually listened to the intro video, they stated the scientific community didn't think anything of the video or the concept.  It's always a good idea to actually listen to what the person in the video is saying instead of mindlessly skipping the intro videos.


I had to go waaaay out of my way to find the link in the Water Memory video and it just lead to a 404 error.  But I did find the website you were talking about.  I had never heard of water memory before, and I'd like to go on record that I never said I believed anything about it, and the blog raised great questions that oust(sp?) that video as anything that should have been included in a leanback.  You're right to be disappointed and I'm sorry for wasting your time.


And that is why aliens will want our oceans. They don't want it because they need it to live, but because they can gather the planet's information on minerals and such without having to do extensive research


I didn't get anything about homeopathy from that last video... just that everybody's body moves and functions in a slightly different way that effects the little movements they make while they're trying to be still and making drops of water. That and data retention/transferrence.  At no point was medicine even hinted at.  So unless I missed something, I believe I'm in the right when I say: What the hell are you talking about?


My water remembered to turn itself into kool aid after I put kool aid in it


Okay people, I know Vsauce featured a pseudoscientific video and I don't think that was a great idea either but to his credit he did mention that the video was not accepted by the scientific community. He could have stressed the pseudoscientific nature of the video a bit more but at least he didn't neglect to mention it.


I wonder what toilet water could tell o_O


He did say that it was just an interesting theory, he never said that he believed it or that we should... I found it interesting, but still laughed at how flat out stupid it is  =P


That is what science does. People are continually pushing the boundaries and investigating mysteries and unexplained phenomena; that's how we learn stuff, not by just guessing and imagination, although that is a good starting point, obviously.
However, we are never going to learn anything by "divine revelation"!
Cheers.


I still enjoyed the last video, Kevin. :)


Seen it. I'd have been just as upset if it had clearly stated it was complete hokum before linking us off to it. The list VSauce made is clearly non-fiction with a completely fictional item (one that could and has been confused by many as legitimate as well) stuck in among them.

Not to mention telling Americans "the scientific community doesn't accept X" has absolutely no relevance to the majority; a look at the recent Gallup results on the percentage of creationists will remove any doubt. =/


So in Germany you can get paid for pouring water? I'm packing my stuff.


just think about it. Water is made up of oxygen are hydrogen, which is protons, neutrons and electrons. They do not store memory individually, and even if they did, they would not store photographic memory in the "cell". It's such a ridiculous claim. You can even attempt the experiment yourself. You might find slight differences in each water molecule, varying on the plant it was mixed with, but you will not so a visual image of that plant.


BUT... I still uphold that if you didn't give the previous video any thought, you wouldn't know it was in support of homeopathy, which I am very much against.  And if you did give it thought, which I trust most people here did, you'd find in short order how much of a load of bull it was.


the problem is that these people try to "scientificate" this crazy idea. If it were just "ok, it's magic, and we cannot see it" I would be fine with it. But then they try to give scientific arguments that make no sense, just to fool people. After all, if it's sciency, it's correct.


I think he spelled it that way on purpose cause the people who make those kinds of comments very often do.


I skipped the last video 'cause lots of people said it was fake...


You took me to a Homeopathy video! Seriously?! I can never forgive you!!!


I was worried that last video would be homeopathy, they love the whole "water memory" BS. But it turned out to be just as bad.


I skipped that last video about half way through. the two people talking at the same time was making my head hurt.


Ah yeah I'll concur that is a good point.


Because everything doesn't need to be scientific. If everything was, life would be boring and depressing, and we would be robots.


That video proved Europeans get high with water.


...This is why vsauce2 doesn't need leanbacks...Leanback w/ Michael on Vsauce is better. Sorry Kevin. But hey, I'll stay subbed b/c I like the Weirdos, BiDiPi and Mind Blow.


Umm, he didn't point out anything, he just said something bad about the experiment.


I didnt bitch about the foreign guy and narrator talking over each other cuz i understand both languages. DEAL WITH IT


might wanna hit the reply button for that


erm, because this is YOUTUBE, one of the biggest public forums for stating/voicing what you thought about a video or anything in general...otherwise, there wouldn't be a COMMENT SECTION.
Hope you figured that out.


I'm responding to the comments you put on this video, where you have not put any links anywhere.  If you put a link somewhere else, I don't care because that last video had nothing about alternative and extremely shaky methods of medical care.


he gave a disclaimer before the video so go shove it


Was not bullshit. Do the experiment, then you can make a valid decision.


vsauce, I'm disappointed that you featured a crackpot theory that avoids the scientific method like the plague.


That guy in the last video seemed to be talking bollocks.


Actually, it's more akin to mindlesssly ranting, not voicing rational opinions, and 90% of the comments aren't worth the 1s and 0s used to store them.

Hope you figured that out.


how do the top comments get so many likes on these videos???


Didn't look at the link I put up did you? I'm not helping those who can't help themselves...


im not against you but why? just wondering?


I don't mean that. But sometimes you need to think that the impossible might be possible. That way your life will be richer and not limited by the limits set by science. If you only believe stuff that can be proven by science, your life will be boring and mechanic.


Last video got boring after a minute for me.


i am sick of the "vsause army!" top comments


Well, I do only "believe" in stuff which has a scientific explanation, yes. I do not think my life either boring or mechanical just because I don't believe in ghosts, gods, astrology and homeopathy,etc.
People who believe all of that pseudoscientific and "spiritual" crap are deluding themselves and living a lie.
I prefer reality, thanks. It is much more interesting and fulfilling than clutching at straws and making stuff up as you go along.


Everything IS scientific. Everything.
If you think that looking at life in a scientific way is boring and depressing, then you definitely don't understand science. Maybe you need a better teacher.
Do you think a scientist enjoys looking at a sunset or a flower appreciates their beauty less because he understands how it works. I can assure you that is not the case.
I feel sorry for you - and you call yourself a Doctor!


NO, it doesnt make sense... that is not what water does, water is a very simple substance, it has elements, with electrons and neutrons and protons, NO VISUAL IMAGERY. I do fully understand the characteristics of water, and you clearly do not. No sane scientists with any 3rd grade knowledge of water and elements would agree with this...


are you kidding me? moron, no scientists accept the theory because its a load of shit... it is nonsensical


you just don't have the IQ to understand it


Guys. That video was an experiment. It's not accepted by the scientific community. It's not telling you that this idea is completely true.


I wonder how "an individual drop of water" remembers that it is an individual drop of water?
this video is totally crazy bullshit, and only a try to sell homeopathy. dont buy that crap.
and if your still in doubt. try it yourself, and you will see.


You do realize that not only is homeopathy completely debunked by credible scientific bodies, it has led innocent people to disregard the advice of trained medical practitioners in favor of sugar pills. People have left easily treated illnesses untreated to the point of causing themselves, and loved ones, including their children, to die. Propagating this rubbish could very well leave you partially responsible for the deaths or serious bodily harm of the emotionally vulnerable. That's why.


Very, very disappointed that last video made it in the list. Come on VSauce, I personally believe you guys are better than this and need to keep a better eye out in the future. That last video was a homeopathic propaganda piece if anything, and they are leading people away from real medical treatment; anything that leads people to witchdoctors over real ones is dangerous and needs to be rejected by society IMHO. Please don't promote dangerous/misinforming pseudosciences. =/


The problem is that it's not just "not accepted" by the scientific community, it has been demonstrated false, and the only reason anyone is trying to perpetuate it is to sell fradulent "medicine" in order to reap huge profits from the emotionally vulnerable; it is immoral bullshit at its worst. 'Water memory' only comes up with homeopathy, which is not only exploitative, it has actively dissuaded people from taking actual medicine in favor of sugar pills, sometimes resulting in death.


Seriously screw you vsauce :/ i thought you cared about science.. homeopath hasn't been freaking approved for a reason it's stupid and it kills people that take the meds thinking that it will help it does nothing that a sugar pill wouldn't do aslong as you believe it will help..


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Flagged that last psuedoscientific bullshit as a scam/fraud.

Water memory?? My ass!


I am very disappointed that VSauce is starting to put these bullshit hoaxes in their videos. First the Belgian flying machine and now memory of water.
You are losing credibility.
And while I'm at it... take that stupid fucking hat off!


i never expected such bullshit from a vsause leanback...


Okay Grammar Nazi. Please go back in time to your original place.


homeopathy ... no... just fucking no.... It has already been proven not to work.

Also, if homeopathy was real, then we are drinking shit and piss water....


Yeah cause he totally spelled something wrong in that sentence dumbass


If urine has a memory, im never taking a piss near that guy.