A Real Life "Super Kid" -- Can He Change the World?

[TheAngeltoDemon]

Anyone else feel trolled by the YTN, so fucking annoying.

[Coley8396]

Sounds like Cpt. America to me. That's BADASS!!!!!

[bowser5295]

If he doesn't gain fat and eats frequently, that could be a big problem. He seems like he would be dependent on food and could easily starve, but that's what it seems like to me.

[InSpirationRSN]

lol hes gonna be a bamf

[doggypower1]

if he learns martial arts and free running and stuff just imagina when his older if his stronger and faster then the average adult

[MrSodaducky]

Wouldnt wanna piss off this kid O_O

[halodude327]

cool story, but two of the dumbest news reporters I've ever seen

[ollies563]

whoever did the subtitles is a fucking spastic

[Jnucom]

he can't gain any body fat? thats perfect for a boxer! he can make weight so easily and be the greatest of all time with the fact that he can get cut as hell and is quick and nimble. he could be the greatest of all time.

[shrelleve]

if he eats lots he must be a sayin that's awesome i wish i had that kinda power

[Baller527]

He can be the worlds greatest body builder

[neverfearchrisishere]

@Baller527 That there aren't any super body builders already says that they may not live very long.

[1976coolman]

holy donkey.

[bathoodrlsh]

All Im Saying Is Plese No Real Life Superman

[bathoodrlsh]

And This Is All After That Mysterious Creator Found In A Small Town In New Jersey Please No Superman

[bathoodrlsh]

Oh God Not Superman

[SimplyReLeNtLeSsHD]

whats an Ira Cross?

[AssassinsCross]

hes better at everything

everything?

well not EVERYTHING, uhhhh......who got laid ?

[iSoMuchWin]

So he's strong but fucking stupid.

Nice advantage bro.

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

we need smarter people not stronger

[GamerInari]

@FIGHTFANNERD3 or better yet, smarter AND stronger

[Phazonaddict]

I wonder how long after the treatment is available (presuming post development) that athletes will take this to win and it gets banned except in rare cases?

[DennisFranz]

If your brain needs fat to function, this guy must be equivalent to Albert Einstein. Sadly he has the brain function of an anorexic.

[87vong]

super humans are here at last! no joke

[watsmaname42]

so this kid was born on steroids

[bbphnix]

blah, screw the idea of using this kid to create a genetic treatment that would help everyone loose weight;

what we need are ways NOT of not accumulating any fat, but a HIGHER METABOLISM!!! then you have energy, low fat, but enough for your brain and everything to work, and if you go to the gym a few times a week you'll end up super buff way more easy than real people;

so, any Flash in this world: sell your blood to a lab, you'll make everyone happy

[luqnbone]

I wouldn't do it to my kid, I can imagine other kids calling him a freak and that's just not fair. What if the kid doesn't want what I think is awesome. I'd do it to myself, no question, but you should really checkout pets that have it.

This is a whippet (like a greyhound) that's got it

blogmuscle.files.wordpress(dot­)com/2007/07/wendy1.png

and you can just google muscle hypertrophy to see the cows and other animals that have this super hero/villain "defect"

[luqnbone]

Supervillain in the making.... cos let's be honest, 50% of people are dicks and I'm a pessimist

[BrandonSchleifer]

If there was a way to apply it to adults, I may do it.

If there was a way to apply it to adults in a small scale (lower the hormone instead of eliminate it), I'd do it.

If there was a way to do it to embryos, I don't think so.

[Kawagata]

@BrandonSchleifer belated april fools day

[landzai]

If you dont have fat that means if they put these people in a war, they're gonna die in 2 days without food because this is like a super sports car with a one gallon gas tank. 

[ThePopeye90]

lol its been 2 years and nuthing has happened

[buffaloface1]

i hope that kid watches a lot of super hero cartoons or he might turn out evil

[typeerk]

sounds like the worst thing in the world... think if everyone on the planet ate non-stop- forget Africa, the whole world would go hungry.

[santiagodebellavista]

@typeerk and Asia and South America... well... everywhere except in the US and Europe. but in no mean Id like to be like that

[SevenPedals]

eating all day is a downside- what if something happens that you have to cut down on food because no money? hmm? then what?

[iClassiqaL]

@SevenPedals Then you eat homeless people.

[italomopar]

the army is prob going nuts lets replicate this lil guy

[yukimaru190]

And A Im A Scientist.

my name is:Jackson Connors

and my Mom names is:Amanda Connors.

[yukimaru190]

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Theres the Terminators Wars and Nuke war,

the Survivors is only 21 people that only survive.

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and i need to destroy the Teleportation

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[yukimaru190]

i dont remember much how to use this Youtube, My friend name Erick i need to stop him from the Teleportation b4 he go to the Future because theres a Mulfunction when i created the Terminator,i thought the machine gonna help us, but i failed Ericks has been killed in the Future his the one who created the Teleportation and i created the Terminator. Real Lifes,the past me is on my left side :) >:( Do not kill me on the past if u do this World Will be Destroy. Warning:do not kill erick and me.

[yukimaru190]

Hi im from the Future,

my ages is 36

on my past is 11 years old :).

[TMNTPIZZA]

The new chuck Norris

[deceiver123m]

Super soldier?

[quiettornado1970]

The anderthals were another species of humams that died out during the stone age. It was believed that these humans had high matabolic rates and thus needed to eat constantly. No wonder the kid eat constantly, fat cells stores nutrients for later use.

[Octavideoz]

it's been prooven that his myostatin levels are normal! it's just the genetics!! mesomorph phenotype call it as you want..

[homidog11]

he could have trouble growing?

[SpartanForgeWorld300]

He might even be as strong as a Terminator.

[SpartanForgeWorld300]

man id give anything to be him lol

[juniorMilenko]

get that kid into the UFC, after getting him 10 or so years in traditional martial arts (so he can control himself).

[Kincajou]

Ana's titties! O_O

[brainiac554]

you would probably hate it after a while, being hungry all the time and having to pay twice as much at least for food a day? i wouldnt do it

[Raptors09999]

disorder? He's going to rock the special olympics

[CapitanKurosaki]

Give him a club and teach him to say "Bam bam"

[Pelvinauzer]

Faster metabolism will most likely mean that he won't grow as old as he would have without this.... anomaly.

[Davidthegreatist]

A mass production of humans who have yo eat 6 7 times a day! shit we will eat this planet whole.

[darkmankill1]

@TR0LLING4LIFE obvious troll is obvious

[darkmankill1]

Be warned, everything comes at a cost.

[LanteanKnight]

@darkmankill1

Yeah, like being damn awesome :D

[darkmankill1]

@LanteanKnight He has to eat nearly every hour of hes life, he has no fat on hes body. The food costs alone would be a fuck ton because of it.

[squeegybeckinhyme]

haha his poor mother must go through hell trying to chase him around the house. (haha random I know, but I just couldnt help but think of that)

[makuta12]

And then he starves in a day when not getting food....

:) yes obviously an advantage /sarcasm.

[Mudrabbit308]

Its goku!!!!!! he will grow up to b a z fighter

[MANJUICEIFY]

he has a very fast metabolistm so he craps all the time, he can be used as a manure factory :D

[Uteko95]

God isn't real therefore Cenk's argument is invalid.

genetic engineering can improve that human race if done properly.

[jago1996]

@Uteko95 really applying religion to youtube come on

[oeufgwoieu]

his parents should probably feed him HEMPseeds

[X7ELI7X]

Of course they are uncomfortable with it. Playing God makes you feel guilty unless you have the "Playing God" gene. Where you don't feel guilty controlling everything you can possibly imagine. Oh yeah, and you can't be genetically engineered to have that gene. i have "patented' it. :)

[arachnophile01]

"You can eat all that you want." but if you weren't a very rich person, you'd either eat yourself out of house and home or eat only at buffets

[lukegllcc]

not to mention how much it would cost for an adult to have six full meals a day.

[TheFreeguard]

hmmmm orphan...fosterparents....gene­tic engineering or evolution?

[Mudrabbit308]

@TheFreeguard no he was transported in a sayain pod from another planet & was found in a ditch....

[forditable]

@uroshjovan >_> wtf?

[MrMegadeth12345]

he's a sayin child from planet vegeta.....does he have a tail?

[yerok]

@MrMegadeth12345 Don't let him see a full moon. It could be the end of everyone

[MrMegadeth12345]

@yerok ohh god no hahaha xD

[ThePsychoticScyth396]

@MrMegadeth12345 idk. you check O_O

[MrMegadeth12345]

@ThePsychoticScyth396 im 2 scared haha

[shithappens520]

@MrMegadeth12345 Lmao Comment Win

[lolsnoobify]

@MrMegadeth12345 fuck yeah DBZ for the win haha

[396M]

Hercules, Hercules, Hercules!

[cahancock12001]

I just watched the full documentary on this kid. Yeah, I feel completely inadequate now. I am a worthless slug. I just want to curl up and eat doritos.

[cipher88101]

i wanna see this kid when he is 18...super soldier

[michellelea18]

obama isn't good either. Him and bush were friends.

[canbyr]

Ana needs 6 pack

[balderdash707]

@TeamAnDmoto Hunger follows? I'm pretty sure nobody would consider giving this treatment to some already starving African. It's for Americans who eat way too much. Also, muscles don't make you bulletproof, I'm sure cops could still deal with people.

[cloudymcstroodle]

I hope there'd be no food shortage if this thing was invented, everyone in the world would have to eat that much

[Maddeox]

Chuck Norris is his original father

[21fuzz21]

@Maddeox I hate chuck norris jokes so much.. but this one fits and isnt bad lmfao

[pchiekrie]

@Maddeox He's Chuck's used cleenex

[watsmaname42]

@Maddeox did you know that chuck norris got laid before his dad did

[Maddeox]

lucky

[pomoapple]

if people could all have a six pack and eat 6 times a day then 2 things could happen

1)there would be a food shortage because everyone is overeatin & food prices would go up & the poorer countries whould start losin there population or

2)food makers could anticipate this increased need for food & grow more,the more food there is the more people would buy,the more people buy the more money they spend,then the growers have money to spend as much as they please & the money just keeps circulatin.

[crackerz99]

dude, you do realize that because he has 0% body fat, he will have to eat every minute hour of hte day to stay alive, or his body will consume itself.

[rangergxi]

Brain's over brawn...

[EditRealityGaming]

Wow, if they could transfer fat to muscle.... what if they did that to gabe newell O.o

TANK!!!!!

[awsomenesscaleb]

(Continued)

In addition to that, you waste a lot of time eating. Sure you can do a lot with your muscles - that is, when you're not eating. Speaking of muscles, having too much strength isn't always the best thing for people. Imagine how devastating the amplification of the clumsiness of some people would be. Also, "superhumans" are hardly necessary for our civilization seeing how much the advancement of machines had aided us in heavy tasks.

It's probably a bad idea, and I wouldn't want it.

[forditable]

@awsomenesscaleb Yeah, and that kid has thrown fits like that, at age 9 months, imagine when hes 4 years old, and older.

[awsomenesscaleb]

How could you want a disorder that seemingly defies most of the goals of evolution and the best well-being of humans? You "get" to eat six times a day and still feel hungry? Well, first of all, imagine the effect that would have on the food supply of the world. People have to eat ridiculous amounts of food to survive, while those without it haven't a chance at all. No fat, no survival. Plus, to eat a lot of food, you must first have a lot of food, which is expensive and time consuming.

[bubbabeatz1]

he's a mutant

[Hariuka]

bruce lee made a comeback!

[Vicioussama]

I think they over simplify the downside... god that has TERRIBLE ramifications for the planet. We can barely feed the 7 billion on our planet (in fact, we can't) with the NORMAL (or, probably on average, below normal) eating habits. I don't like that downside thinking long term at all.

Also, I really don't like being hungry :\ it's not a good feeling to be hungry and to be hungry so often? sucks.

[twistedenjoyment]

if they perfected it, id do it on myself.

[Gitaargekkie]

I don't know what the guy is talking about but there's nothing awsome about having a diseuse he wouldn't talk about the kid like that i it was his son. i hope he gets a disuese what a lame assholle

[mausmausmaus1]

.......

Wasn't this an April's Fools joke?

[neltod]

Would have been a wet dream come true for Hitler lol

[MrCuntsmasher]

Shut up you talk to much!!

[thejosh51720]

But i like fat people better... ;(

[0rangeFlamingo]

If everyone eats allot more food because of this disorder ... because everyone has it ... wouldn't that put huge stress on our food supplies? lol?

[RetardStudios3]

It's awesome for males. For females, well......

[torazn]

why hasnt someone tried to be a real superhero

[LiBlub1]

This is just like homosexuality, your born one way, and it's not definitely negative.

Practically disproving all people who think homosexuals are evil and such.

[mariuszjdybka]

downside need food?!? ok not bad until u get stranded somewhere without a food store and u screwed...LOL we take everything for granted.

[frb12505]

If he's eating all the time would it really be smart for everyone to have this disorder? We can't feed everyone now. Imagine if everyone was eating 10 times more.

[DrinkSkateSleep]

i have a friend with this "disorder", its nothing special.. hes just naturally ripped.. but its not like hes the strongest guy i know

[G3org3Master]

I wouldnt like this, having an extremely high metabolism is very dangerous.

[jtreehugger]

not everyone should have that kind of power

[DSD1v57BG32]

Evolution!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[sodown4minez]

LMAO dude this guy is a dumbass, just listen to him talk, Hes a fuckkin idiot

[serioushamster]

ITS THE ANTI CHRIST!

[WeedGreenPowerRanger]

This gene could "easily" be grafted wholesale onto a virus which infects all your cells.

The trouble is removing negative effects, and altering it to coincide with an adult immune system.

I forget his name, but there is a scientist who has basically engineered The Hulk virus which increases the muscle mass of rats by 50%.

Viruses are going to be the Pharmaceuticals of the future.

[rugbyanden]

@WeedGreenPowerRanger im not so sure. Viruses has a nasty habit of self mutation and often into really horrible little creatures. But if they solve that issue, yeah probably. Myself i think that nanotechnology will let us create safe "viruses" instead.

[WeedGreenPowerRanger]

@rugbyanden

And I'm wary of the software glitches inherent in the billions of nanites involved.

Yeah, viruses mutate (you can create ones that burn themselves out after infecting one person, and keep a pretty active safeguard), but if these nanites aren't PERFECTLY 100% glitch free, I wont trust them.

I dont want Nanites powered by Vista.

[Drregaleagle]

First of all, the kid(Hoekstra) produces myostatin but doesn't have appropriate receptors to respond to myostatin. That's actually a serious problem that could effect the kid's growth!

[my89tube]

LOL 6:36 cenk is sneakin a little peak at ana's golden decilious

[flickeries]

If my kid was a boy, I would do it on him because I don't want him to be bullied by the kids at school who had done it.

I don't know if I'm a good father or not because of messing with genetics of my offspring, but it is something I want for myself but could not have thus I feel the need to provide it for my child if it benefits him and all.

The only regret I would have then is if I was not part of the research team, experimenting to apply this to adults.

[flickeries]

Even if I end up make my kid genetically stronger then me, I am not afraid ...unlike a certain male host on this show. I'll just have to double my efforts to be stronger than him, to guide him away from abusing his gift.

[DamienZshadow]

Genetic modification is just another form of us making our lives easier through science. It's nothing new. We use it to have clean births/protect both mother and child from fatalities which would otherwise be natural. We perform circumcisions to prevent disease which would otherwise be normal.

Turning on and off genes in our development is nothing to be scorned or fought against, just performed safely as with anything that helps humanity. We could potentially photosynthesize like plants even.

[Alecal89]

Mucle is overrated, look at Fedor

[PrettyLittleLadybug7]

Liam!!!! I love Liam...i love the youngturks!! I watch this kid all the time on TLC!!! I'm so so happy they did a story. TLC say's it is a disorder, but a disorder without a negative side effects. It's a disorder that only benefits him. He doesn't have developmental problems. he's smarter and more clever then most kids his age. Love Liam

[bandosnoob15]

thats like goku

[xdir]

Having zero fat would be unhealthy, this kid will grow up with serious health issues.

[EnergizerBunny804]

only two people who have some, muscle disease or something I don't know, but I'm not sure if people should just be able to get instant muscles

[peterbaelish3]

shit, i look at my super fast metabolism as a curse really. think about it, i have been in the same weight class for a number of years now im 23 and only weigh about 120, i can eat and eat and eat and not gain really anything, also i dont lose a lot of weight either.

now i know most of u are thinking, hey thats actually a gift..nah

if u have fat, u can turn that into muscle, if u have very little fat\fast metab, is very very hard to grow or get bigger, i look incredibly skiiny and it cant change

[thirteendays13]

Fat doesn't turn into muscle. Take a physiology class at a community college. Muscles are built when actin and myosin links are broken and rebuilt. Fat has nothing to do with it at all.

[Finn001abd]

peterbaelish3: I was the same way, but by just eating a lot and workingout I did build muscle. Granted I never got to be "big", but looked still pretty fit.

[Realitycheck513]

it does have side effects

[champ3660]

Altering genes to make people stronger and more "perfect" would be wrong. Altering genes to save people from horrible genetic disorders or health risks in the future (parkinson's, cancer, huntingtons, sickle cell, cystic fibrosis, etc.) yes a good thing.

[champ3660]

Okay i don't think they are getting the whole story here, I might be wrong, i'll do research later. But your body does need fat like they said. So there has to be some neg consequences maybe? Also I don't know if we want super human people in the world, its not right and I see it as a bad thing, people will become even more conceded. plus messing with genes and Nature can be disastrous. Come on didn't ya see V for Vendeta? lol Or atleast read the book "Brave New World"?

[champ3660]

I kinda feel bad for the kid, i mean growing up he'll probably want to do sports and I'm guessing he'll be really good at them since he was born conditioned and kids will hate on him and be jealous, I might be wrong but its just a thought.

[Cawby]

Brings a whole new meaning to an All you can eat buffet IMO, lol

[DiamondLiquidAK]

IHOP Time. . .Cenk you officially win

[panchogordo1]

Hancock

[HUNGMCDEAN]

at 6:36 he stares at her boobs! lol!

[narutokiller9]

i was doing that the whole video...

[benoitdidnotdoit]

boobie

[muntasir20]

omg tats great i would do it

[dragonofthedarknight]

Unrestrained muscle growth? I believe my mother has that with her heart! A heart is a muscle, what will happen to the kids' hearts?

[WoWBronxe]

Ummmm killing spree much?

[DesertKid2]

that too but his metabolism is even higher which means that his body will not be able get enough nood into the body to sustain life and the muscle. Humans need fat. Fat is a long-term energy that can be stored for a long period of time. He probably won't be able to even keep enough food around him to survive and that's why scientists study him like a pck rat. Because he's gonna die very very soon

[taurianfontenettefan]

god im envious

[DesertKid2]

that kid will die very young

[littlebluearmy]

...jesus chist monkey balls...

[boorens18]

this is good if your a guy....but women with it might not like it so much....kinda ruins the hips/boobs/navel.....

[HUNGMCDEAN]

at 6:36 he stares at her boobs......lol

[TheSecondBeatle]

Hahahaha!!!! I saw his eyes and then they went lower and I started cracking up!!!!!! XD

[torazn]

@HUNGMCDEAN lol i dont blame him

[mikeybaby77]

@HUNGMCDEAN can you blame him ... shes pretty cute i think , worth getting to know better for sure

[911beats]

like chris rock said

youve got pacs

ive got gats

[SarahB360]

its also april the first. Dumbasses lmao

[JM111787]

I don't think that the kid would be able to eat anything. He may not become over weight with his food consumption but a diet that is high and salts and fats probably aren't good for his organs and artieries.

[diegopmc]

Evolution FTW!

[Shavarnarak]

Uhm... I don't think we need lots of muscleheads who eat the already strained foodsupply of this planet.

What I think we need is smarter humans, not stronger ones.

However they can apply that muscle stuff to my heart if they want. And give me a strong healthy heart that doesn't form fat around it.

The six-pack... eh... meh, whatev.

As for the kid though... somehow I fear his strength may actually end up making him a bully and a criminal actually. Or at best some Mr.Universe contestant.

[Shavarnarak]

Still, I would be 100% behind engineering every single newborn artificially to have a boosted IQ.

I think that'd do the world a TON of good.

Stupidity is at the root of a lot of problems we have in this world, and intelligence can solve most of them.

Muscles... Bah, any elephant can still kick that kid's ass.

[Harlemlate]

Kid is a Mutant

[pinochska]

evolution says we all are mutants of some sort.. :)

[Shizzymcgee]

ummm ur points are rediculous. ur an obvious liberal

[jaimeT65]

you = jealous nerd with huge titties

[slideawayification]

why arent any of these 100 people olympic weightlifters or sprinters?

[inme656]

flex wheeler.. back in the day.. he reportedly had a myostatin deficiency