QI XL F09 - The Future

[ItsTheBibby]

1:50 predicted it!

[puolalainen44]

I'm sorry to say that but Stephen fucked up his research on esperanto. It's a fully developed language used on a daily basis and with its own literature, which wouldn't be possible if it had only 900 words. It does have only around 3000 lexical morphemes from which you can create (by combination) hundreds of thousands of words to express whatever you please. One only has to learn those ~3000 root-words to be fluent as opposed to some 20000-30000 in English or Spanish, so it's 5-10 times easier.

[Raznor83]

I finally knew a question on QI! I knew the one about the computer prediction :P

[1famekouby]

Sean Lock, the ultimate troll.

[yanran93]

Actually if you come to Singapore and say "orlingtzu" you probably would not get orange juice, I don't think. That particular word is not so much a new version of the English language as just awkward pronunciation, mostly by people who do not consider English their first language. I think Singlish is more about odd sentence structures and words borrowed from Mandarin dialects, Malay, and Tamil.

[Crossaix]

So the world is going to end because they finish painting the bridge?

[blueelectricsmoke]

And time travel (backwards) is an interesting but far-off concept. We'd have to pretty much rewrite GR. Wormholes necessitate negative mass iirc, and that's another can-of-worms.

[blueelectricsmoke]

What does the equivalence principle have to do with ET life? Miller's shooting the breeze.

[biggles1111]

Well Allan is of to a good start!

[Appletree212]

i was the same with the leafblower

[watsinyrwallet]

damn sexy snog lmao

[hairgel5]

he is no Brian Cox

[Cruxzie]

I think it was WOOOROOOAAR



[DeoMachina]

27.04

PWOOOOOAAAR

[skullythecreator]

To that glass comment.. Couldnt u get it when it was being made or the moment when it went from sand to glass? :S

[SuperJohnny246]

@skullythecreator I hear ya, but I think he's referring to the state the glass is in. The glass can't be smashed before it was whole, because the smashing happened prior to the glass being whole... (I really hope that makes some sort of sense lol)

[skullythecreator]

@SuperJohnny246 Aha maybe I just don't understand it. so I'll just #FR

[heroicjanitor]

Talk for ages on things everyone knows :/

[ELuhn]

Just to start a discussion: Supposing you invented a way of communicating with the future, a time "telephone" as Stephen suggested. As soon as you turn it on, you get the message, "For God's sake, destroy it!" No further explanation or messages forthcoming. What would you do?

[misterkami2]

@ELuhn Destroy it. The probability of the future having more information on this than the present is quite big.

[SuperJohnny246]

@ELuhn Destroy the bloody thing. I mean, they WOULD know...

[CindersSinner]

Did I just get Rick rolled by Alan Davies?

[Dermo1985]

That as quite wonderful!

[mikemurphy383]

And I love how witty Fry is.

[mikemurphy383]

I love the Doctor Who theme! Woo!

[pudgetron]

That Rob Brydon knows a lot about science!

[oxyharmonic]

Me and some scientists got together to have a go at explaining the beginning of the universe in more commonsense terms.... have a look at onceuponauniverse . com

[baldurus1]

@oxyharmonic

1st objection. Time and space didn't begin with the Big Bang, OUR time and space did.

And i didn't bother going any further.

[MrThezho]

31:52 We got rick rolled

[EvelynneSaysHi]

I think Alan's hair looks particularly delicious this episode.

[skullythecreator]

SMOOOCH! ahahaha It's like kissing a mirror

[Dekan]

I really enjoy the Armstrong and Miller show. Ive never imagined that Miller is such a beast. wow

[happytime11]

Am I the only one who is annoyed by Alan Davies? I wish he'd stop talking like a 6 year old and trying to be cute.

[sinorsaint]

Isn't he the guy that acted in Johnny English?

[robp2k11]

@sinorsaint yes. he played his little side kick. think he was called boff

[uiruu]

"This is me looking interested."

"Now this is really interesting"

*Cuts back to Sean Lock looking 'interested'*

[speebyda]

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Arthur C. Clarke

[Kabitu1]

Thank you so much for uploading this. You´re great.

[Technodreamer]

My takeaway from this episode: physics is fascinating!

[MrBenAlan2011]

rickrolled by alan davis -.-

[soundslave]

I just want to listen to Stephen and Ben having a chat, with Prof. Brian Cox.

[KostaKaramanidis]

@soundslave You wouldn't. You'd simply not understand, cause they didn't have to explain for all idiots watching them.

[soundslave]

@KostaKaramanidis pretty much, I'd be the idiot in the room.

[mchandler2112]

I had a long ass comment about how space and time are independent and a lot of theories and stuff that ben didn't get to touch on, but i realized i was about 400,000 characters over the youtube comment limit.

[munky40903805]

"if you can't explain it simply, you don't know it well enough" Albert Einstein.

[daveman247]

Good lord ben just goes on and on and on:L

[SilentToe]

I like this show, but seeing such a brilliant mind beeing wasted...

[MentalPenguin67]

31:51 - early example of rick rolling

[zaitesushion]

26:54

26:59

27:20

You're welcome!

[penguinswithswords]

@jazzr93 but he is boring, he won't let anyone speak, it's like when a teacher goes on and on, people are bound to mess around, it is comedy show

[KonijNx2]

@penguinswithswords No actually he was just trying to explain something which only took him a short period of time. If you were to go back and even in this episode where the other members of the panel including Sean Lock and Davies give us their little stories about things that happen to them - they are afforded much more time. He barely started a sentence before they started pulling stuupid faces.

[corbraz]

I'm Singaporean, and we most definitely dun speck like how they described us...

[Ebrithil89]

you can get a degree in klingon?



[CutTheKidsOfficial]

I got really annoyed with this episode, they were being so arrogant to Ben I had to change to something else

[andreasegde]

WHAT!!!!! TWO KISSING MEN ON Q1!!!!!

[MaggaTheMuggle]

This is so entertaining! And educating!

[Deathjester89]

It really did get annoying watching Sean and Rob making fun of Ben... Was fun the first time, but not later on. This stuff is INTERESTING to think about damnit.

[Jcolinsol]

Of course there's no such thing as nothingness. Because if nothing were something, it wouldn't be nothing. Duh.

That, of course, proves that nothing does exist.

[jazzr93]

Can't they just listen to Ben Miller, without making a stupid face?

[KonijNx2]

@jazzr93 Agreed - it actually pissed me off.

[RowanRawrLovesYou]

@jazzr93 They could, but then it wouldn't be a comedy show.

[jazzr93]

@RowanRawrLovesYou It would still be a comedy show, whilst living up to its title of 'Quite Interesting'. Because personally, I believe that what Ben Miller is saying is pretty fucking interesting.

[hoorahforsnakes]

@jazzr93 yes but the show isnt called pretty fucking interesting, its only quite interesting

[jazzr93]

@hoorahforsnakes The word 'quite' means to the absolute extent. Linguistically, saying 'quite' means something far more than 'pretty fucking'. Rephrase, what Ben Miller is saying it 'quite' interesting.

[hoorahforsnakes]

@jazzr93 i was paraphrasing Stephen when he said in response to saying something was very interesting with Well, quite interesting. Exactly. Exactly. Let's stick to our brief.

[robp2k11]

@jazzr93 tbf, every now and then he does go over the "quite interesting" threshold.

[1992jamo]

@jazzr93 No, it's a comedy.

[jazzr93]

@1992jamo I honestly do not give a shit anymore.

[1992jamo]

@jazzr93 Okay.

[pissface23456]

Stephen Fry is wonderful.

[IrishDayDreamer2]

Gay chicken at 27:00

[IJVin]

I figured out the distance to the horizon at the exact same time Ben did.

[Redeemedsinner17]

Never! Beca- Aww dammit :(

[RaincloudPlay]

I thought Singlish was slang in Singapore. Slang words that come from English, Tamil, Malay or the Chine language family. Most Singaporeans I know speak normal English, with the basic things, like lah, leh, siao, den, etc.

[FrancesBaconandEggs]

I love Ben Miller.

[tomyfabri]

-60 a new record alan!

[LtShock]

Can I have Ben Miller as my teacher please?

[MatOddity]

First 3 minutes and i knew this was going to be hilarious

[burlearth]

Humour is timeless.

[IKillBabyKittensLOL]

Astrology is a load of horseshit; astronomy is amazing.

[ReeceDogg100]

The grandfather paradox is not correct. You CAN shoot your own grandfather if you go back in time. Just don't shoot him before your parents are born. You will get away with it then.

[brucemcgoose]

@ReeceDogg100 What's to say that your parents would still ever meet and procreate? ;)

[ReeceDogg100]

@brucemcgoose Not really sure if that would influence the birth bit. If it does though, I didn't think of that bit.

[ReeceDogg100]

12:05 I apply. I believe. But I don't turn over. THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING ME FROM WATCHING THIS PROGRAM IF I BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY.

[ReeceDogg100]

"There are a lot of horse faced people.." said Stephen Fry looking to his left.

THIS IS NOT HARSH! I learned this off a comedian. "Horse Face" just means long face. The opposite of this is "Plate Face" which means round head. Can't remember the comedian though :(

[holyevilpanda3]

1 person believes in astrology

[skullythecreator]

@holyevilpanda3 Poor guy.

[astrophonix]

Ass-trologers should have forseen they would be banned.

[trickykid73]

What moron disliked this ?

[7CellarDoors]

There is no such thing as nothing because it hasn't been discovered? There is something fundamentally wrong about that sentence...

True nothingness would be completely undetectable. All of reality is something, so outside reality must be nothing. But we can never know of it, because it is nothingness itself.

Ergo, nothingness exists because it does not exist, and we can never be aware of it due to that fact. It is the absence of all that is, of which we ourselves and all else are a part of.

[TheRedragon13812]

Is this multiple choice?



[dozer1189]

Why does Steven have so many flashcards?

[PahlavaneIran]

I wasn't very good at solving physics problems in high school, but damn I love hearing about it. If only Rob and Sean would shut the hell up!

[naryanr]

@mgirl1978 The intelligence may be the channel for the humour but the point of the show is to be quite interesting.

What Ben has to say is. What Rob and Sean have to say isn't. Especially when it's a "joke" they've made 5 times in the last 2 minutes.

[TheTelepathicKid]

@naryanr I'd say it's more just Rob. Rob's kinda annoying in this one.

Sean's pretty funny.

[naryanr]

I hate the way when Ben says something clever, all the rest (bar Alan) feel so INSECURE that they can't do anything but make fun of him.

I'm really, really interested in what he has to say and Rob and Sean won't just shut up and let me hear it cause they're too busy desperately trying to be funny.

[naryanr]

I thought Physicists had already decided that it was impossible to travel back in time.

[valdas0]

The most interesting episode :)

[misterkami2]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but:

If 4241 BC would be the beginning of human history, and 1940 the centerpoint, then the other end should be 4241 plus 1940, plus 1940, which amounts to 8121, not 8113..

....right?

[amaroofi]

@misterkami2 I was wondering about that too, so I actually checked it up (...can't help myself). Turns out it was sealed in 1940, but when Dr Jacob's decided to create the time capsule, he did took that year, 1936 AD, as the center point. Also every item or information inside the room/capsule are from 1936 and earlier.

[misterkami2]

@amaroofi Ah, thanks. Great to have that cleared up. Was kinda expecting Ben to come up with that remark during the show, hehe

[Draggo88]

You can't have shot your own Grandfather, UNLESS they'de already had your parent.

[neil73]

How ironic, Mr Fry. You finally get a real scientist on Q.I, then the rest of the game pannelists act thick and uninterested all the while proclaiming everything against how dumned down the BBC is today. This is not a good episode but it could've been.

[TheFoggyjones]

@neil73 Kinda. Ben Miller started his phd but didn't finish it - as anybody who saw his Horizon episode What Is One Degree could attest to - and took up comedy. So not a real scientist in my book, not presently at least, but I agree with the substance of your comment. Sean Lock is the main offender, but incredulity and dismissal has always been Sean's angle on this show. To be fair to him it's a funny angle, but in this case also totally out of whack with the show's ethos.

[LeBubblesSan]

@27:oo, if you listen closely, you can actually HEAR the fandom exploding.

[MrEstarmes]

9.51 Stephen makes horse sound.

[MrEstarmes]

@MrEstarmes 9.49

[drumgroovy]

I am from Singapore and I fucking hate singlish. It drives me mad.

[drumgroovy]

Is it just me or does Stephen look rather tan in this episode?

[bermudaguy1]

Carl Sagan smoked weed all the time!

[TheSouthsidestrangle]

With the scientific info from Ben, not to mention the hilarity of this episode it's gotta the best ep yet

[baldurus1]

My god, Sean Lock is boooooring!!!

[saganemc2]

Ouch, sounds like I hit a nerve boys! I'll bet he takes his ball and goes home.

[thecanadianDJ]

I hate when they interrupt Ben cause what he's saying is actually interesting

[mrhenk007]

watching QI makes me regret my choice of taking economics at school instead of science and physics

[endzordays]

@mrhenk007 It took you till QI to regret taking economics?

[mrhenk007]

Leaving nothing but chocolate? what?

[IMortage]

12:05 FTW

[llkdll]

HAHA astrology believers are banned from watching Q.I.

FANTASTIC!

[echawhs]

Ach, his singlish is fairly off, and that bastardization of pronounciation is merely the tip of the iceberg for singlish

[Dragonwarrior1701]

For anyone who did not understand what miller said, "IT'S MAGIC" you don't have to worry about it now, it's just magic and you shouldn't strain yourself to understand the complex simpleness of it all~

[iamjurell]

These are the times when QI gets quite tiresome for me; They have a genuinely clever and knowledgeable person on, and all the other comedians take it upon themselves to be the guys on camera by mocking whatever properly interesting information they happen to be giving.

It's really pretty irritating.

[saganemc2]

@iamjurell than stop watching, DUH!

[WillShakespeare2007]

@saganemc2 - Why should he stop watching it you arrogant cunt? He was making a genuine comment about him being interrupted. The comment section by the way is to comment on the video can I ask why cunts like you think that it is there so you can comment on other people commenting? Do newspapers review reviews?

[saganemc2]

@WillShakespeare2007 you are replying to mine aren't you you "arrogant cunt"-HA! your beef isn't with me, it's with youtube for putting the "reply" tab next to comments, idiot. go home.

[WillShakespeare2007]

@saganemc2 - Your inability to use logic doesn't make me either arrogant or a cunt dip shit. He has every right to comment on what he thinks about the show. You tell him to "stop watching" and me to "go home", your suffering from delusions of grandeur, why should anyone even consider doing what you tell them dick head? How about if you don't like other people having opinions don't read them asswipe.

[KonijNx2]

@iamjurell I hate to say it but I definitely agree. I read your comment prior to watching and thought to myself "but this show is mostly about comedy". I also thought back to when Rory McGrath was on the show and it has to be said, he was a terrible, terrible bore obsessed with trotting out the most boring crap. However when watching I was genuinely interested in what was being said, and the camera kept cutting back to Sean Lock (whom I usually love) pulling a stupid face.

[TheRunescapemaster1]

I'm 13 and i understood everything miller said, is that unusual? 

[MrEstarmes]

@TheRunescapemaster1 Yes, you should see a doctor. You may be a psychopath.

[mrsraddliffe]

@TheRunescapemaster1 no i'm 15 and so do i

[Devoti]

best episode ever! twins wins!

[the2crowrox]

hahahahahaha oh my GOD 27:00

I can't stop laughing

[llkdll]

@the2crowrox HAHAHA seriously!

[freakystyley4000]

@the2crowrox - what the hell was that about at 27:00?! That came out of nowhere... and it was awesome!!!

[CommanderdMtllca]

This episode reminds me how different the brits are from us yanks lol love this show!!! literally loling all the time!!!!!

[The666thBowelOfHell]

Got this will be interesting

[mushroomshrub]

Oi oi! Non-Klingon speaking Trekkie is a bit offended!

[mushroomshrub]

A Higgs boson particle goes into a church. The vicar tells it, you can't come in here, you call yourself the god particle, it's sacrilegious! The Higgs boson says, if you don't allow Higgs boson particles, then how do you have mass? :)

[Maravilhalopes]

@mushroomshrub LOL

[lezwitch]

@mushroomshrub An excellent question since it is beginning to look as if the Higgs-Boson Particle doesn't actually exist,

[drumgroovy]

@lezwitch Well CERN did say they are getting really close. It's kinda smashing 2 sealed pots together just to find out what's inside... and only the right combination of proton acceleration can bring it out.

[lezwitch]

@drumgroovy What they said was that they are getting really close to proving it one way or the OTHER. The fact is that they are beginning to admit it may NOT exist at all. Note the quick cover-up after the "faster than light" particle. They SAID they TRIPLE checked their results before announcing this event. Yet some clown who is not a physicist (his expertise is in designing Articifical Intellligence) says "Look, here's the simple mistake you made." "Thank God!" cries everybody.

[drumgroovy]

@lezwitch Well, we'll just have to WAIT and SEE if this CLOWN was RIGHT or NOT. EMPHASIS in a written sentence RULES.

[Dannoneusk91]

@mushroomshrub That was...f**king hilarious!

[Swidhelm]

@mushroomshrub lol Epic!

[DarkestHeart266]

@mushroomshrub someone's been watching some vlogbros if i'm not mistaken *raises eyebrow* :]

[mushroomshrub]

@DarkestHeart266

Two months, 64 likes and you're the first to mention that, it is indeed where I got it from. :) DFTBA.

[DarkestHeart266]

@mushroomshrub DFTBA :]

[robdavid1111]

@mushroomshrub ONLY all these Qi elves would thumbs up that comment! ;)

[karoolta]

that actually made me a bit depressed

[jiggie666]

HA NOW NO-ONE HAS FIRST! Thank for the upload.