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@jcopp2031

2 жыл бұрын

It would seem to me that you would be able to find something other than an animated pile of $hit to do the narration. Strange that you would make that choice.

@UselessWeakling

2 жыл бұрын

@@jcopp2031 I think it was good

@jcopp2031

2 жыл бұрын

@@UselessWeakling I'm not surprised.

@hawtgyalsheik10

2 жыл бұрын

AAAAAAAAAA it’s a good video

@sullivanbell2397

2 жыл бұрын

You should of called it the story of $#!+

the fact that one of the people to contribute to the history of toilets was named Jonathan Crapper is so perfect I refuse to believe it wasn't intentional

@bobamsd5559

2 жыл бұрын

He was way ahead of his time lmaooo

@enjatro6408

2 жыл бұрын

he was destined to do that lol

@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998

2 жыл бұрын

maybe just like 2nd names can mean professions "smith being the most known one", his family was one working on that field

@maybethere

2 жыл бұрын

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 are you implying that his family's legacy profession was taking dumps

@theywalkinguptoyouand4060

2 жыл бұрын

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 that makes no sense

Watching this while in the toilet makes me feel connected to my ancestors.

@deepakkumarnath7683

2 жыл бұрын

Which dictionary to use Google Oxford Webster or theasarus?

@Klrfl101

2 жыл бұрын

@@deepakkumarnath7683 Google doesn't have a dictionary.

@amanshukla8758

2 жыл бұрын

@@picklejuice8210 Yeah right Lol

@cozyflurry

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@cozyflurry

2 жыл бұрын

@@picklejuice8210 mhm

“No one asked for this, everyone watched this” is TED’s specialty

mom: what are u doing? me: learning history of toilets from an animated poop.

@haepari-0211

2 жыл бұрын

_poop_

@M-SHR00MM

2 жыл бұрын

Poop

@turtle2774

2 жыл бұрын

Poop

@No.02496

2 жыл бұрын

thicc poop

@Sophiebryson510

2 жыл бұрын

*POOP* !

Kurzgesagt: You know what happened to dinosaurs? TedEd: You know what happened to toilets?

@prakhar6334

2 жыл бұрын

Finally a comment that shares my pain

@kellenwong1321

2 жыл бұрын

We are people of culture and knowledge.

@thulasi1798

2 жыл бұрын

Impeccable timing

@spencerpanes8748

2 жыл бұрын

Watched both of them today. 2 of my most favorite KZread channels😊

@amman272

2 жыл бұрын

@@kellenwong1321 so true

Imagine being known as the Groom of the Stool.

@stephencarroll230

2 жыл бұрын

Mike Pences new title?

@prakhar6334

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being named "Tom Crapper"

@shimpiyaa

2 жыл бұрын

Very elegant

@jp4431

2 жыл бұрын

I call myself that but my wife isn't happy about it

@TouchofShunshine

2 жыл бұрын

During that time, it was a highly prized position.

We often talk about how we couldn't survive without phones while time travelling to the past, but the importance of modern plumbing goes vastly underappreciated

Dad: "what are you learning" Me : "History" Dad: *"Good"*

@Upasanaz2007

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🙌

@ahuman4553

2 жыл бұрын

Which chapter kiddo?

@humanbeing8022

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahuman4553 poopstory

@ahuman4553

2 жыл бұрын

@@humanbeing8022 😂

@humanbeing8022

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahuman4553 poopology

I love the beginning music that makes it seems like this is just your average Roman sitcom.

@carolinacoreas7716

2 жыл бұрын

It makes me feel like I'm watching an infomercial on toilets.

@woof815

2 жыл бұрын

shitcom*

@test-ti1xj

2 жыл бұрын

@@woof815 Lmao

"The flush toilet, more than any single invention, has civilized us in a way that religion and law could never accomplish" The man who said this is absolutely legend.

@crunchypastries713

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKCWtLWJpqy7ndY.html

@Ellipsis115

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, very well put I'd like to know who that was, its all very well pushing for the ltest and greatest tecnologies to push our lives that extra inch forward in quality of life but to better advance ourselves we need the basics. Think of it even of managing resources, that waste is finite and so are the people we have at our disposal.

@EdgarLee-ig1ue

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ellipsis115 The quote is at the start of the video with its author and origin.

@awkwardsean5141

2 жыл бұрын

Willie Nelson.

@Deinz1024

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely 1000% agree with this quote

Thomas Crapper: *"It's like I was made for this"*

The Indus valley civilization had an extremely scientific drainage system with bathrooms and toilets as well. Our ancestors were really amazing

@anenglishmanplusamerican7107

3 ай бұрын

What happened to them now, why are you using our designs then.

@TheAlchemist1089

2 ай бұрын

​@@anenglishmanplusamerican7107why are you using our numbers

@untitled6391

Ай бұрын

​@@anenglishmanplusamerican7107 What exactly is your point? There are ups and downs in every civilization. Also, your designs? "Your" designs are slight improvements on our designs.

@anenglishmanplusamerican7107

Ай бұрын

@@untitled6391 Not necessarily, my friend. I agree that every civilisation does have its ups and downs, not denying that. But how much were your designs accessible to disabled individuals? Did you ever think of that? Or did you just let them rot away, as we used to in medieval times? Call yourself advanced, but you’re no different from us. You cannot deny the significant cultural influence that my country, England, has had on yours and your people. From language to literature, traditions to institutions, the impact of English culture is undeniable. I’m not claiming superiority, as I’m a common folk myself, and I have suffered as much as your people have at the hands of hypocrisy. But culturally, I’m proud of what we have achieved as English people, and the positive contributions we have made to the world, including India, where our influence has left an indelible mark on art, language, education, and governance.

@Satyromaniacc

24 күн бұрын

@@anenglishmanplusamerican7107 not you guys fighting our whose design is better. Its a humanity's invention and everyone has right to make themselves accessible to whatever is best and whatever is more to come. Anyways just letting you guys know that if you guys still use toilet papers then you guys should shift to Jet sprays, no hand involvement, just better.

Finally, something educational about toilets other than memes of how people use toilets at gas stations, or the horrible designs of public bathrooms.

@CoinChaser1

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@bobamsd5559

2 жыл бұрын

agreed. people today wouldn't be able to live without toilets.

@crunchypastries713

2 жыл бұрын

True kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKCWtLWJpqy7ndY.html

@weirdboi3375

2 жыл бұрын

Do you want to see the worst public bathroom in a bad, bad state? I have some *cool* photos.

@Style_224

2 жыл бұрын

I approve your pfp of monokuma

Love how the Romans used to gossip and exchange news on the toilet. Today we just get news or drama from our phones, usually on the toilet.

@Baby1234Blue

2 жыл бұрын

Some Chinese still do it, although it is slightly more private.

@gabby6327

2 жыл бұрын

:0 i have never taken my phone with me to the toilet, that doesn't sound right to me xD

@dnatal09

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely true

Imagine touching a rock, then suddenly realizing it’s hard poop from the Ancient BC

@RR-dh4jh

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743

2 жыл бұрын

It can be 🦖 💩 or “brown rock” 🪨 💩 emitted by humans that took the shape of a long sausage

@erniebuchinski3614

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe we really CAN polish a turd . . . 😂

who watches this while pooping

@abdullahiahmed2805

26 күн бұрын

Me 😂😂😂

@ayushjindal4981

25 күн бұрын

Me, haha. And i didnt even realise it until i read your comment.

It took me a minute to realize the poop was actually narrating.

@user-cd4bx6uq1y

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realise

@kimm6589

2 жыл бұрын

That was a highlight of the video for me. What a plot twist!

@XY2Moroccoball

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@anysha1083

2 жыл бұрын

It took me this comment to realise

@trungmaximlowqualitygaming9427

2 жыл бұрын

He was telling where and how did his ancesters travel

i use the toilet as a place to think of the secrets of the universe

@thevilonesfr

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@lovelydude9820

2 жыл бұрын

U not alone.Mate

@spicyseaweed5728

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm

@SeeTea13

2 жыл бұрын

seems about right

@choochootrain6645

2 жыл бұрын

I unleash bigbang in toilet

The fact named THOMAS CRAPPER contributed to the toilet is so f-cking hilarious

Jesus Christ, Thomas Crapper cracks me up 😂😂

@Heisenberg2K

2 жыл бұрын

😡

I was touched by the sad Ending. Bye bye teaching Poopie! 🥺

@jonimaar__2023

2 жыл бұрын

🤏🏻🤏🏻💩💩❤️❤️🤣🤣🤣

@markyden

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. He shall be missed 😔

@glory6998

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@cococraft9650

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't he join his poop friends in the sewage?

@ChildTickler202

2 жыл бұрын

Same

"The history of humanity's closest friend second to our beds" - austrian painter

@aliensinmyass7867

2 жыл бұрын

False quote and incorrect name.

@chickenwarriorr

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliensinmyass7867 They never said it was true do you know what meme quotes are becasue I think you put about as much time thinking as much effort put into your pfp

@theironrubberduck

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliensinmyass7867 wooosh

@nyan2317

2 жыл бұрын

Good god the brief mention of Austrian Painter makes me think that you use Facebook and makes comments in Actual Fact Bot.

@Human_traain

2 жыл бұрын

@@nyan2317 no i'm not a bot and i use elmore plus not facebook

Bought a bidet from Samsung 6 years ago. Heated seats, auto clean, dryer and super easy to install myself, also our toilet paper consumption has less than halved. Quite possibly the best thing I've ever bought. How people still only use paper is truly beyond my comprehension now.

@DarthKater311

2 жыл бұрын

My bidet just broke and now i feel like I’m living in medieval times manually cleaning myself. 😞

@yettispaghetti6784

2 жыл бұрын

I bought one from Amazon a few days ago and it's arriving today!

@LavroseRovender

Ай бұрын

@@yettispaghetti6784how is it for you?

@yettispaghetti6784

Ай бұрын

@@LavroseRovender It's great! It feels like it completely cleans you and does definitely saves toilet paper. If you don't have the luxury of buying a really expensive bidet or want to test the waters out first without making a big commitment there's a lot of varieties of affordable bidets as well that solely come with a bidet attachment for any toilet. I would say mine was definitely worth it though.

@thedictationofallah

9 күн бұрын

🤦‍♂️ Look at America The entire world’s been using water to wash their thing for milennia. Now you people are finally figuring this out

This channel is freakin' awesome! Whenever I watch your videos, I'm filled with nostalgia about my good old days.

The beginning reminds me of a quote from the Hercules movie: "Indoor plumbing...It's gonna be BIG"

@kevin080592

2 жыл бұрын

lol.. well.. the fates were never wrong.. even the gods feared and respected them

@kevin080592

2 жыл бұрын

lol.. well.. the fates were never wrong.. even the gods feared and respected them

3:44 You might not know this but Sir John Harrington is actually an ancestor of the actor Kit Harrington, who played Jon Snow in Game of Thrones!

@drak3661

2 жыл бұрын

He made toilet for Jon Snow during his time at the Wall

@saidtoshimaru1832

2 жыл бұрын

@@drak3661 And wrote the ending of the show inspired by it.

@Red-qk7hv

2 жыл бұрын

and it’s called the john lmao

@Sarv7278

2 жыл бұрын

And John Snow was an English doctor who discovered that an infected water pump was the source of a cholera outbreak in London in 1854!

@lapiswolf2780

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sarv7278 I think Extra History talked about him.

Just happened upon this a minute ago and honestly was not expecting how interesting and informative it actually was.

Why do I smell this video?

@Ashleytheunicorn_fan

Ай бұрын

I smell it too, and it smells discussion

We often take simple things around us for granted. However, these things are among the most important or even indispensable parts of our lives. This very educational video about toilets from TED reminded me to always be grateful for what I have.

@oliviajonker4027

2 жыл бұрын

4g5fygudfrtrfrrfrrt4544/@ t (rue

@DemetrioGC

2 жыл бұрын

People nowadays have everything at their disposal, and are always complaining about something

@mikeysrose

2 жыл бұрын

I spent a month in Mongolia back in 2019, and you can bet your pooper I came back with an open-eyed appreciation of American bathrooms both public and private!

Fun Fact: When people threw their sewage out into the streets, they would say "Gardyloo" which came from french "Regardez l'eau" which means "look out for the water". That's why is parts of Europe they call it a loo.

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

their*

@hazzmati

2 жыл бұрын

sounds made up

@jaimepujol5507

2 жыл бұрын

could believe it, in Spain they would say "agua va!" or "water incoming!"

@raz0229

2 жыл бұрын

Deaf people: _Why am I here? Just to suffer..._

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

@@hazzmati No, this is an accepted etymology.

This may be petty but I never stop bragging about how holistically advanced the Indus valley civilization was, especially in the terms of plumbing and sewage, over 3000 years before Europe was a literal cesspool

@basedroy

2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone said this thanks ❤️

@AJ-nd4nk

7 ай бұрын

The video is about flush toilets. The Indus civilisation didn't have those.

I love every every word which you spoke. Sometimes when I watch such informative videos with so much creativity I feel like making some personal notes for me for future gk haha I was fascinated by the history of toilets and how different countries and empires used toilets. The castle toilet system was really very interesting. Thanks for making this video for the KZread audience. We really need such things to make our brain explore the diverse ways of the common things which we use everyday. 🇮🇳 Greetings from India

What is the greatest invention of humans? T O I L E T S

@moonbeamoverdesert3351

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@rhiko7

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@jonimaar__2023

2 жыл бұрын

❤️💩🚽

@kidtoucher_4469

2 жыл бұрын

Your brain

@nunyabiznes33

2 жыл бұрын

Writing, toilets, glass, refrigeration.

Gongs were common in my Brazilian neighborhood as late as the 1990s. Even my household had one during my early childhood, and I hear there are still some in the countryside. Even after public sewage was made widely available, some people resisted connecting their homes to the sewers in order to avoid waste removal bills, choosing to keep their gongs, to discharge waste directly on the local creek or even connecting their home waste to the rain drainage. Took a few years to convince them all to use the sewers..

It is surreal to think that people in ancient times took sanitation more seriously than their medieval successors.

School system: We have developed an online schooling system to help the students and stop them from cheating Me: History Of Toilets

Im watching this while in the toilet, and it's a thousand times better

@smashninja22

2 жыл бұрын

Me too brother, me too

@ForteExpresso

2 жыл бұрын

Asian parents will kill us for taking phone to toilet

@WallstreetSaiyan

2 жыл бұрын

@@ForteExpresso true bro

@vishwapremarathna9286

2 жыл бұрын

@@ForteExpresso just don't tell them👀

@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824

2 жыл бұрын

@@ForteExpresso i do it yet nothing happens

The background OST has no right being this good It's so smoooth!

Never ever thought I'll watch a video on this topic. TED-Ed you answer some questions I never think of!

Thank you, I've been oddly curious about this ever since my boyfriend has been in Alaska this summer (for a job commercial fishing) and the house hes been staying in before they leave doesn't have indoor plumbing, he's had to use an outhouse. In 2021, Americans still use outhouses. Idk why, but I think that's wildly fascinating.

No one Literally no one Me :- learning a brief history of toilets while eating food

@carolynr4084

2 жыл бұрын

Lunch break crew represent!

@zafar5059

2 жыл бұрын

@@casperdigo8831 why are you so rude

@zafar5059

2 жыл бұрын

@@casperdigo8831 kid Play fortnite History is not for you

@zafar5059

2 жыл бұрын

@@casperdigo8831 that's kinda sus 🤔

@zafar5059

2 жыл бұрын

@@casperdigo8831 your sarcasm lol

To think that there was actually a time where modesty standards were much lower than todays. I'd love to see a video on the change of social standards over time and across the world.

I like how the background music is the music of a restroom from one of the hotels I visited. I just really liked that restroom, it was well cleaned and good toilet paper.

As a plumber, this is so fascinating. My trade will always be in need

Kurzgesagt and ted-ed uploading videos in the same hour is bliss.

@mechanikalbull5626

2 жыл бұрын

except kurgezagt now are more on promoting advertisement than educating ppl

I am so impressed with the early sewage systems. Some places TODAY still don't have anything like that.

Bro in india , Harappa culture used to have proper toilets and drainage system which is more than 3500bc old

Watching this in the toilet . Proud moments

Videos like this should appear more. They are educational and not just intended to displease people just for the sake of it. I learned something today. Thank you TedEd 💙

If only I had turned on notifications for this sensational channel, I would've been first

@creativecreepyturtle1562

2 жыл бұрын

If only I werent on tiktok

For some reason i love videos about waste management, could you guys make a video about the pros and cons of compost toilets?

I appreciate modern toilet more than internet or cell phone

The animation is still freakin' amazing eventhough it's about toilet

I love how Ted Ed just adds public restroom music as a overlay on the history of toilets

Me, seeing this in my feed: "Seriously youtube?" also me: ** watches it anyway **

"The so-called S trap was later improved into the modern U-bend by Thomas Crapper." It's like he was born for this.

"The flush toilet, more than any single invention, has civilized us in a way that religion and law could never accomplish." -Thomas Lynch🧐

@lavya79

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@erniebuchinski3614

2 жыл бұрын

Or, as Tommy Toilet says, "Flush you worries away!" 😂

@DarthKater311

2 жыл бұрын

Because religions sole purpose is to control you while a toilets purpose is to be there for you whenever you need it. What a friend.

Finally I am feeling so happy while going to the washroom.

I had no idea sewers were around that far back. It's crazy we lost it for a while in the middle ages

I been saying this is one of the most underrated and important inventions of all time!!

0:22 this still happens in our village😂😂

@donut9719

2 жыл бұрын

where

@jonimaar__2023

2 жыл бұрын

🤣❤️💩💩💩🤏🏻

@user-zh3ke3eu3r

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohm9114 😒

@lmao_guyss7557

2 жыл бұрын

Hey bro I am your neighbour. I am from Nepal .

I don't care what Ted-Ed make, I am watching it

Well, I completely agree with the quote at the beginning of the video. I was taking it for granted as a joke but now I have signed up for this. Let's watch!

Watching this whilst taking a dump transcended my mind to a different level of hands on learning

I'm going to tell my kids this was the real emoji movie.

@EmbeddedWithin

2 жыл бұрын

and damn it would be much better if you shown them the actual one

I love how most of Ted-Ed videos have very interesting titles along with cute graphics (this one gives away game vibes, because of background music as well) and relate it with essential social problems

Absolutely loved that a piece of poop was the host of the video. 👌

I've actually been thinking about how toilets and are sewage systems is preety cool. Thanks Ted-Ed.👍

Fun fact: I'm using the toilet while watching its' history. Amazing.

I once joked to my friends that if somebody Ted makes animation video on toilets I would still watch it.

1:36 I came to the realization that I was being lectured by a turd.

The music choice is perfect.

If I remember correctly, Harington who invented the flush toilet, is an ancestor of the actor who played Jon Snow in Got.

I like how ted ed continue higher production of videos while maintaining standard.

@livtube6145

2 жыл бұрын

There are times when TED Ed has very high standard and times when said standards go down the toilet per normal

It's so cool that a poop is educating me regarding history of sanitation

wow...i wont ever take my toilet for granted. this rlly shows me to not take anything for granted

I'm glad that they make animated videos 😂

@socoolreal7507

2 жыл бұрын

Me too my guy

One of many reason to be happy about living in this day and age rather than the ancient times.

This is very helpful for world building, thanks!

the way teded just answers stuff people dont even ask amazes me on how many views their vids get

Great Explanation. Watching this making me feel like I should go for toilet for no reason 😂👍

Imagine being a descendant and boasting about how their ancestor invented toilets

@bellezapo3567

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Kit Harrington, the actor!

@saun654

2 жыл бұрын

Indians can't relate

@ashketchum5466

2 жыл бұрын

@@saun654 seen the video? Indus civilization is father of indian civilization

@walangchahangyelingden8252

2 жыл бұрын

@@saun654 India pretty much-invented toilets.

@hippityhoppity3964

2 жыл бұрын

@@saun654 Ah Indus valley is what essentially India,Pakistan,and all those countries

This is so educational and informative!!! I love this!!!!

YT recommends this to me while I am eating noodles.

Something to watch while doing your business at the toilet

This was shown in my recomended and im watching this while in the bathroom!

Thank you for pixeling the "waste"

Ancient Mesopotamia had sewage system, while today there are many places without.

0:43 "Pivotal Invention" 🤣🤣 To those who didn't get it, the lower region is called the pivot. So, ted ed made a pun. A nice pun. Very punny.

Thank you for sharing knowledge about my ancestors

I love how the history of toilets is narrated by poop and at the of the video the poop is flushed down the toilet

Watching History of toilets while sitting at toilet

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

Sitting AT the toilet? You sit AT a table to eat, you sit ON a toilet to use it.

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

@ꅏꍟꍏꌚꍟ꒒ 1. We prefer the term Grammar Nazis, 2. The word choice COMPLETELY changes the meaning. It's important and relevant.

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

@ꅏꍟꍏꌚꍟ꒒ In what way do you think that actually corrects me? Did you not actually read what I wrote? 🙄 You sit ON a chair AT a table to eat. You sit ON a toilet, not at it, to use it. People who don't understand grammar at all shouldn't try to correct Grammar Nazis.

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

@ꅏꍟꍏꌚꍟ꒒ And if you and they understood how to say it properly, then the joke would actually work. As is, the joke is that they sit at the toilet instead of on it, completely changing the meaning of the sentence. As is, you didn't correct or clarify literally anything. Again: don't try to correct people you literally labeled as knowing more than you.

@Richard_Nickerson

2 жыл бұрын

@ꅏꍟꍏꌚꍟ꒒ Insisting that it doesn't matter on behalf of someone else is a complete waste of both our times. Obviously, I think it does matter. No matter how unintelligently you try to convince me otherwise, I won't be changing my mind.

I’m grateful for the invention of toilet.

I remember Prof. Francis de los Reyes Ted talk. Glad to see a Ted-Ed video

Producer: I'm already run out of idea for this month. Manager: Lets talk about toilet.

I am from India, UP in my village still half of the population don't have toilets at their home. They go on farm field to excrete.

@jayasmrmore3687

Жыл бұрын

Farms are usually very big though so I wouldn’t think it’s too big a problem but not sure

I never thought toilets can this be interesting, thanks Ted-Ed!

always thinks that the S trap was a marvelous invention - so simple, so effective!

We had toilets in every house 3000 years ago in india..but dont have them in every house in india at present...irony