Basically they rules lawyered their way out of it... "Well it says we can't use GRID electricity, ain't nothing there about setting up a uranium fission generator in the barn!"

@LowJSamuel

Жыл бұрын

It seems reasonable enough to me. Using electricity without using grid electricity is still meaningful. Decentralization, minimizing connection to the rest of society, etc. If you really want to see a religion "lawyering" their way out of their own beliefs, look into Orthodox Jews. The most egregious of which is putting up a giant wire around all of Manhattan so that they can consider all of Manhattan a private domicile for purposes of being able to carry things around the city on the Sabbath day.

@freyjathehealer5559

Жыл бұрын

Step 1. Create solar farm independent from grid Step 2. Invest in solar technology Step 3. Have excess electricity Step 4 sell it to the grid Step 5 accidentally be hooked up to the grid and now the Amish control our grid

@edwink1467

Жыл бұрын

​@@LowJSamuel Well who made the batteries, wind turbines, and solar panels they use? I'm guessing they didn't make them themselves. And how are batteries, wind turbines, and solar panels produced? I'm guessing with the use of grid electricity. They can spin the truth however they want, but they are just doing "holier than thou" mental gymnastics at the end of the day. All religious people do the same thing to a varying degree. Amish, Orthodox Jews, Baptists, Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, etc. -- same shit different smell.

@yankymate2314

Жыл бұрын

@@LowJSamuel kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYSN0pWlf7K1oso.html *this is the vid you are looking for*

@orangecat504

Жыл бұрын

With nuclear fussion reactors they can probably do that. As they goal of tech is to make smal and decentralized as possible thus making it cheaper.

Atleast you won’t get any backlash from anyone Amish for making this 😂

@ElectrostatiCrow

Жыл бұрын

They'd be angry if they could see this lol

@thelittletyrant5539

Жыл бұрын

@Fish World no he didn't

@cyberherbalist

Жыл бұрын

There was a reply to this that has been deleted (too bad) that was deceptive, but it was at least cute: Feeding hungry street animals I like cat videos.

@ZoeCalico

Жыл бұрын

Unless they're doing their rumspringa 😅 I bet they might search out videos and perspectives like this during that time.

@alihakanylmaz6845

Жыл бұрын

@Fish World shut bot

A few years ago I stopped at an Amish bakery/preserves shop that was on their farmstead. The woman running the shop showed me the 'kitchen' which was a modern pole barn filed with commercial grade kitchen equipment. In back of the barn was a huge solar array that charged massive Caterpillar brand batteries which they used to operate their kitchen.

@21kaduku

Жыл бұрын

@@someuser.no it’s not. Shut up spam bot

@death13a

Жыл бұрын

As long as they don't Directly use electricity from power source they can justify that it is fine. And you can't blame them if they want to do business they need to rely on technology in order to preserve fresh food. But they don't use technology for personal entertainment so no social media for them and that how they live happier life's.

@mina86

Жыл бұрын

@@21kaduku, just report as spam. Commenting only introduces more unnecessary noise.

@giantmanice

Жыл бұрын

@@death13a that's still dumb as hell that they use solar and not just grid power just extra steps like hiding your booze in a brown bag

@edwink1467

Жыл бұрын

@@death13a How do you know they don't use social media or the internet in private? Because they claim they don't?

I'm a librarian in Amish country, and I'm occasionally asked to google something for the Amish! Also, the Amish are known for jump-starting the local solar panel industry.

@chucklebutt4470

Жыл бұрын

Do you ever Bing it, instead?

@patrickjarvis631

Жыл бұрын

@@chucklebutt4470 they would never know

@adventure6583

Жыл бұрын

Do your Amish abuse there animals?

@clarencejacobowitz640

Жыл бұрын

I live in a place where there are some Amish folks and work at a place where most people find what they are looking for on the app. I'm often asked what aisle something is on by Amish folks because they can't do that. And yes, they were early adopters of solar power in our area as well!

@illialidur8244

8 ай бұрын

Dang we all probably live pretty close to the same area.

Have you ever seen the Amish barn moving video? It's pretty neat. They just get a bunch of people and lift it up and walk with it. That's hard-core, in my opinion.

@roystonlodge

Жыл бұрын

“Just” ;-)

@rewindcat7927

Жыл бұрын

Flex 💪

@Chubby_Bub

Жыл бұрын

@Oprator fake, you are also a bot

@kangsate3459

Жыл бұрын

Sound similar to house you can lift in NTB Indonesia They gather a lot of people, and they get pay by foods and drinks not money

@TheMbmdcrew

Жыл бұрын

WE SHOULD TAKE BIKINI BOTTOM AND PUSH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE!

I like how he thought the explanation of pneumatic tools was necessary but didn't bother telling us how the Amish are powering their air compressors. The air doesn't just compress itself, folks.

@mattkennedy9308

Жыл бұрын

Diesel from memory. It's mostly connecting to a centralised grid they're opposed to.

@FordGTmaniac

Жыл бұрын

@@mattkennedy9308 They could also be using trompes, which are basically water-powered air compressors. That method would require you to store the air inside separate, smaller tanks and then connect them to the tools. A bit clunky having to carry a bunch of compressed air around with you, but certainly doable.

@theboringchannel2027

Жыл бұрын

they generate their own electricity with solar, water and wind, this powers the compressors.

@tessjuel

Жыл бұрын

Hamster wheels perhaps?

@nickgoodall578

Жыл бұрын

@@mattkennedy9308 that’s gotta suck. Either they’ve got massive accumulators or they run the compressor nearly constantly. Either way, the noise would drive me to sin for sure!

I've done business with many Amish for many years (mainly in the 80s-early 2000s) and while there are some communities who are VERY strict, my experience was that most are just as hypocritical as any other organized (somewhat)extreme religious group. I learned to respect the very strict Amish. They were tough negotiators but at least they were very honest and upfront. But the ones that basically pretended (i.e. hiding their cell phones and charging it at non-amish or public outlets while asking me to "hide" or "disguise" modern technology in my products), well, I put them in the same category as Baptists who hide their booze in brown paper bags "because then God can't see it"...

@jareknowak8712

Жыл бұрын

Interesing. What did They sold You?

@jasonfischer8946

Жыл бұрын

@Oprator Wow, you edited the comment and it still sound like an idiot wrote it.

@mina86

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe they just thought that rule was bullshit but feared anger of the community they were part of?

@edwink1467

Жыл бұрын

@@mina86 I mean all religious rules are made-up bullshit, so what's the difference? People just pick and choose what to follow and what to ignore. If they broke a rule, they just ask "God" or whoever they pray to for forgiveness or some shit. I've yet to meet a religious person who's not at least a little hypocritical.

@bponterci

Жыл бұрын

Interesting.

A HAI video on a Sunday? The world is definitely upside down.

@Stache987

Жыл бұрын

Well, have you thought about the video being kept hidden until a release date, already online at that?

@soundscape26

Жыл бұрын

@@Stache987 Yes, I assume he scheduled the video release but he never did so on a Sunday that's all.

I do like the option of you going town to town to whisper moderately interesting facts in our ears

@prettypic444

Жыл бұрын

Next season of Jetleg has a much lower budget

The funny thing is, while the Amish have a lot of exemptions when it comes to local laws, but the ones in Pennsylvania still have to meet building code. Which means the houses have to be wired for power, even if they are never hooked up. There's lots of Amish homes up there with power outlets and switches that do nothing.

Years ago, I used to drive a friend way out in the country to an Amish dairy farm where she'd go to buy milk. Their energy system was based on a stationary diesel engine running two pumps, a compressor to fill large old propane tanks with compressed air, and a vacuum pump for the milking machine. Air motors running off the compressed air ran the refrigeration, agitators, etc., and the compressed air supply was recharged at every milking.

@killaship

Жыл бұрын

Electric grid, but with air! Pretty amazing, both in how it works, and the rules lawyering.

@aryanram02

Жыл бұрын

bro, what happend with the girl? yall dated??

@ABW941

Жыл бұрын

@@aryanram02 ?

@imsohandsome

Жыл бұрын

Still sinful

@DMahalko

Жыл бұрын

The Amish are allowed to produce a lower grade of farm milk called Grade B, compared to standard American dairy farms that must be Grade A. Normal milk must be chilled to 40F to minimize bacteria growth until a milk hauler can pick it up, using either high power refrigeration systems, or ice-bank chiller systems. The Amish are allowed to not use refrigeration but just use well water to cool the milk, which is kept in small milk cans in a water bath about 45-50 F so their milk spoils faster. Grade B usually goes to cheese because of the higher bacteria content and worse quality at pickup.

Can confirm. I live in an Amish town, they use plenty of electricity. Hell, sometimes they do use the grid. For the Amish-run businesses in town they do.

@Seff2

Жыл бұрын

@Oprator shut up spam bot

@rundown132

Жыл бұрын

are you amish

@imsohandsome

Жыл бұрын

They have departed from the way of purity indeed

Some of the amish communities where I live operate on the basis that phones/electricity/the internet can be used, but only for work. So you’ll go to a farm and the house has absolutely nothing, but the shop has a computer, a phone, and electric heat! Others are more along the lines of what you mentioned- charging their cellphones (which are generally work/emergency only) off the wheels of the buggy. Quite smart really.

As a "modern Mennonite" (no restrictions on tech or isolation from society, although simplicity is encouraged, and pacifism is a big part) thank you for pointing out the intricacies of the Amish community. I'm surrounded by a (slightly more liberal) Amish community, and it's usually great to have them around. Lots of Amish businesses around, with great food and woodworking, and biking is easy in my area since they rely on it a lot.

@RabbitsInBlack

Жыл бұрын

And you Mennonite go to Golden Corral. LOL Once a Month just before close. I think after you Stock the Amish store down the street with new products.

@aaaaghdoor6056

Жыл бұрын

I don't get why people like or buy their cooking, the fresh ingredients are great but a Marylander can only go so long without seasoning

@RabbitsInBlack

Жыл бұрын

@@aaaaghdoor6056 They use seasoning. Just not the same ones you might. Less seasoning maybe?

@randomcow505

4 ай бұрын

I have to ask, if its about pacificism, what's with the CPL stripes?

You forgot to mention that compressed air powertools are also used for mining as they don't make sparks that would ignite underground gasses. So these tools were probably developed for mining first, and then sold to the amish.

@eris9062

Жыл бұрын

Pneumatic tools are actually older than electric tools, the pneumatic drill was developed in 1871 whereas the electric drill was developed in 1889, although the modern electric drill was designed in 1917

@Impetuss

Жыл бұрын

Theyre very common all over. And it does require electricity for the compressor, but i guess the tool itself doesnt technically run on electricity

@dant.3505

Жыл бұрын

@@Impetuss also air compressor that has gasoline engine. They don't need electricity but do need gasoline. Maybe that is allowed.

@Alias_Anybody

Жыл бұрын

@@Impetuss It's a thing in some chemistry plants because a tube with pressured air is less risky if damaged than a power line and a local compressor.

@tencentpistol1

Жыл бұрын

@Dan t. - there would still be electricity jn any gas engine. Spark plugs, points, condensers, electronic ignitions, etc. They are still using electricity just not paying the power companies. Its just doesnt make sense...

I recently drove through Amish county in central Ohio and they were riding E-Bikes, had phones, etc. I was shocked when I saw how modern they’ve become.

@nolesy34

Жыл бұрын

They have Facebook but it's the Amish version.. you put your head over the toilet wall and talk sh!t

@radicalnomad1

Жыл бұрын

Those are the new order. The old order are still far less modern, but yes, some communities are barely Amish anymore

@nolesy34

Жыл бұрын

@@radicalnomad1 we've been spending most of our lives living in an Amish paradise

@minecraftzocker272

Жыл бұрын

Well their "problem" isnt electricity, as stated in the vid its being connected to the grid, thus being dependant on others.

@Primalxbeast

Жыл бұрын

@@nolesy34 You just had to sneak in a reference to the patron saint of nerds, didn't you? 😉

I don't know how widespread this is, because as you pointed out repeatedly the Amish communities are really decentralized, but I know that in at least some Amish communities, it's tradition (for lack of a better word) for young adults to spend one year traveling the 'modern world', so to say, so that they actually KNOW what the choice between Amish life and 'normal' life is, rather than living the former in ignorance of the latter, and thereby allowing them to choose if they so wish.

@Xazamas

Жыл бұрын

This rite of passage is called "Rumspringa" and according to Wikipedia, is practiced by "some" Amish communities.

@fellipec

Жыл бұрын

Imagine knowing a refrigerator and microwave oven and deciding you will not live with that

@pilotwhaleproductions5880

Жыл бұрын

I sincerely believe non-amish should do the reverse too. A lot of people would benefit from the perspective

@Simqer

Жыл бұрын

@@fellipec I know refrigerators and microwave ovens, and it's been 8 years since I last owned a microwave oven. I'm not missing it one bit. But I do still use refrigerators. And there are ways to create refrigerators without electricity. There are Yakhchals, ice houses, etc... So none of those are really things people can't do without. It is really more if they can resist the temptation that the modern society brings.

@fischX

Жыл бұрын

@@Xazamas It's not even a special term it's just "jumping around" in alleman (a variety of German the German equivalent is "herumspringen") and because they basically use old fashioned German it's not a specific Amish thing but some sort of behaviour of the young that is tolerated.

Pneumatic tools are not only used by Amish. I once worked for a short time in a factory for control cabinets, where I drilled many holes in steel plates with a handheld pneumatic driller. I guess that an electric driller would be much heavier.

@loganricherson3749

Жыл бұрын

Pneumatic tools are generally more powerful than their electric equivalents

I have relatives that live in the middle of Amish country in Western Pennsylvania. They have interesting rules. They can’t build a house with electricity, but they can buy a house that already has wiring. They can’t connect to the grid, but they can use generators.

@davidroddini1512

Жыл бұрын

In other words, buy an already wired house and hookup a generator.

@maikelwarmerdam8911

Жыл бұрын

That sounds so stupid, i cannot process. "We cannot connect to the grid, but if it's here already, we can use it. We cannot connect to the grid because .... but we can use generators because we are not connected to the grid. What's wrong with that grid then? And what was needed to make those generators? And what does fuel those generators? Are solar panels not allowed? I respect and admire their way of living, but with rules like this it makes it one hypocrite pile of composting hose dump.

@I_AM_HYDRAA

Жыл бұрын

@@maikelwarmerdam8911I feel similar about the orthodox jews and how they sometimes feel like cheating sabbath

@the.anglosphere

Жыл бұрын

@@I_AM_HYDRAA EXACTLY but no one wants to say that

@kalahatze

Жыл бұрын

​@@maikelwarmerdam8911 I saw a comment on another post that talked about how the rule is "Don't tie yourself to the land" and not "Don't use electricity". I am not Amish or an Amish expert or anything, so maybe I am entirely wrong about this, but I can sorta see the point. As long as you don't put a huge investment into one particular thing then it should be fine. Generators for example you can just pack up and move when needed. Pretend the world was in an apocalypse scenario. To me it seems like the idea is to be able to still survive almost as well as you could before the apocalypse. Don't rely on others too much, make sure you have the ability to survive on your own, don't put too much investment into one particular thing or one particular place, have to ability to just get up and leave at any time. That kind of thing maybe?

I used to work for an outdoor furniture store that sold a lot of Amish stuff. The guys we worked with rented all their electronics. An English person would come by after work and charge all their batteries. Therefore, they're not actually owning any electronics

I highly recommend the book Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall. It's a non-fiction book about the author adopting a burro from one of his Amish neighbors and starts to train him to do burro races. It actually goes a fair bit into how Amish and their non-Amish neighbors help each other out, allowing the Amish to get things like car rides to the local hardware store. It also goes into the philosophy behind why something like this might be seen as okay, but something like playing baseball isn't.

@sirBrouwer

Жыл бұрын

in a similar vein. In a episode of the Incredible Doctor Poll. While he was helping a Amish farmer. They also said that they did have machinery on the land and what not. but they just do not own it. There non Amish neighbour would buy it. and they would just donate the same amount of money needed some how. in theorie the neighbour owned about everything with in the community. he just did not really pay for it only in paper did he.

When I was a child in western PA (early 2000’s) I had a great little exchange system with the local Amish where I’d trade them batteries for pastries

When I was in college (about 20 years ago now), we had a couple of Amish women in the required office programs class. And more recently I see the local Amish riding around electric bikes. Often the older ones on trikes. I talked to the women while I was in college, and the rule at the time allowed for electric fans, lights, and fridges at home but most other electronics were only at their workplace.

In my area, the amish will hire non-amish people to do the things they cant. For example, an Amish logging and sawmill operation, will hire non-amish people to run the heavy equipment. The semi truck is registered in the name of the guy that drives it (yes they did have one guy leave the state with it). But they are allowed to use gas powered tools, like chainsaws. The sawmill equipment runs on diesel engines.

@BootScoot

Жыл бұрын

There's a very similar trend with Jewish people hiring non-Jewish people (aka a shabbos goy) to work for them on the Shabbat, which Jewish people are forbidden from working on.

I used to work at the ER at the hospital around where I live, and we'd occasionally get Amish people in for various reasons, (usually farm related injuries). They didn't have a problem with using things like the electronic sign in pads and medical equipment that we had, but they didn't have stuff like phone numbers, (or social security numbers), or mailing addresses, so they would have their mail and phone calls be sent to a non-Amish neighbor outside of their community.

@DMahalko

Жыл бұрын

When an Amish neighbor asks if they can use your phone, or if you could drive them to the hospital, or whatever, they are just using you as a convenient way to justify their lifestyle. They are taking advantage of people around them.

@callummclachlan4771

Жыл бұрын

Differing ideas. Some will go as far as to avoid all outside medical intervention. But most have their exemptions, especially in regards to medical stuff. They are, for the most part, very practical people and understand when they need outside help. I've seen a video of one riding on a plane. Being Amish, they were fascinated by it.

@toomanyopinions8353

Жыл бұрын

No social security numbers? How does that work. Doesn't everyone legally have to have one?

@Gamer3427

Жыл бұрын

@@toomanyopinions8353 I honestly don't know. Maybe there's a religious exemption of some sort, since I imagine the majority of Amish communities have traditionally done at home births so the normal paperwork wouldn't be submitted. They may not have things like birth certificates either, though I don't know for sure. I imagine for a lot of government related things, the government just considers the "community" as an entity and doesn't have requirements for the individuals, since that keeps more in line with the Amish religion, (or at least what I know about it).

@pizzadelivery150

Жыл бұрын

@@toomanyopinions8353 You don't have to have a social security number if your religion is against it (most often considering it gambling) and the religion was founded before the 1900s i believe, so basically the Amish specifically are exempt from social security

Stumbled into an Amish auction in PA while on a road trip to DC. Spent the day there. Nice people if a little reserved. The auction was being held to benefit Haiti.

The community near my area (NE Oklahoma) makes furniture commercially via a company called.... Wait for it..... Amish Crafted Furniture, and they have several show rooms across the area, attend fairs, etc. These in person things are operated by representatives, not the people themselves though usually. When electricity is required, like powering the workshop, they use a diesel generator with a mix of electric and pneumatic tools. I've also seen amish with cell phones (flip phones specifically), and when I asked about it, they said their commune requires traveling members to keep one to ensure a higher level of safety while traveling, and there's a central phone that's always monitored back at the comune as well, so that they always have a connection back home if needed. Thought that was kinda cool

As someone who grew up in Lancaster county PA. This is 100% accurate haha. Amish everywhere who were slowly adding more modern appliances to their life. Amish wanted to catch Eagles games too!

@karlshorstzwei

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they didn't want to catch yesterday's disappointment though lol.

Living in PA and near the Amish my entire life makes these videos very entertaining because I don't learn anything but I like how other people view and portray the Amish. They made REALLY good furniture though if you want something that will last generations. (Also the food will give you diabetes just looking at it)

@stefanietaushanoff3079

Жыл бұрын

Ha I was just in Ohio Amish country and the top "traditional favorite" on the menu was noodles with gravy served over a plate of mashed potatoes. That was it, plus the side so you could get maybe some mac and cheese or potato salad, or green beans if you want to tell your doctor you've been good. I've got a hot take on broasted chicken if we want to start a fight in this thread.

@AngryBerb

Жыл бұрын

@@stefanietaushanoff3079 I love Der Dutchman

@mike17032

Жыл бұрын

We had them build a cabin for us. It was done in 3 days. Amazing.

The amount of Amish I've seen pulling up in rented vans to go to Amusement parks is insane, or the amount of Amish I've seen at my normal grocery store

@knockeledup

Жыл бұрын

I live in Iowa so it’s not unusual to see a bunch of Amish people file out of a big van in the parking lot of a grocery store. I think they hire the driver to get around the rules.

@mike17032

Жыл бұрын

It’s easy for people who are not around them much to confuse Amish with Mennonite. They are similar in a lot of ways (like dress) but differ in what they can do.

@coastaku1954

Жыл бұрын

@@mike17032 I've heard that Mennonites are more hardcore Amish, like while the Amish kinda likes technology, Mennonites are full on against technology

@evandonovan9239

Жыл бұрын

@@coastaku1954 That's typically the opposite. Most Mennonites I've known are less strict than the Amish. (I grew up in Lancaster County, PA where there are many of both.)

@coastaku1954

Жыл бұрын

@@evandonovan9239 I heard somewhere it was what I said, but, you're actually from that area so you'd know

As someone who lives in the middle of Amish Land, this is spot on. Watching 6 giant mules pulling a piece of farm equipment through a field, when the equipment has a little gas power unit on it...or seeing a buggy in the drive through at McD's...

I lived in northern NY for a time with a pretty large Amish community nearby, and i’ve seen them use power tools, cellular phones, rideshare programs, hospitals, they used to come in the gas station I worked at to buy tobacco, and they’re fairly integrated into the rest of the community around them in terms of business. We sold some parakeets to a group of Amish girls who rode to our house on a buggy, and we also sold rabbits and stuff to them because they’re pretty well integrated into the animal trade with breeding and selling animals and we’d trade rabbits for sometimes for canned goods. They are a net positive to the areas they live in.

Back in the late 90s, a high school girl I worked with went to school in Lancaster, PA which was about 30 miles of west of where we worked. She was telling me about Amish barn parties and how the Amish have the biggest boomboxes you've ever seen. I thought she was full of it until the next day it was on the front page of the paper that two Amish kids were caught selling cocaine from the Pagan motorcycle gang to other Amish kids.

@evandonovan9239

Жыл бұрын

Rusmpringa I remember that news story too.

Pneumatic tools are not restricted to the Amish. I worked in a bot factory making industrial electrical gear that had loads of pneumatic tools. The factory had airlines running throughout from a central compressor to run them. Some of the manufacturing bots had pneumaticly actuated movements; one had a knife that was shot out to cut things and there were milling machines that worked on plastic that were pneumatic for fire safety.

@Futuredynamo

Жыл бұрын

He didn't say that they were restricted to the Amish. He's just saying that it's one of the pieces of technology that many Amish to use to get around the "no electric grid" rule.

I’m related to a really big menanite community. One family I stay with a lot when I’m visiting (in KS) uses computers to monitor feed and seed prices, weather, and other stuff he needs to run his farm. And he’s not some small time farmer, (he’s partnered with Pioneer which is a really big farming company) he’s got tractors worth more than california mansions and owns several thousand acres. He only uses Case I-H tractors, mostly from the 90’s

We had an Amish family up the road from me and I somehow befriended one of them when I was little and we were friends right up until I was like 16. They had a water wheel and electric lights but no battery or anything just straight from the river to the lights. I remember his mom telling me that they only got as much power as God put in the river and trying to save it would be insulting. I can remember late at night or early morning when I'd spend the night the lights getting brighter when it would rain and that was great for milking the cows. I used to have to put my phone in their mail box and I remember sneaking out at night telling my friend I was going to text my girlfriend lol.

I live in Lancaster County, PA, and work in appliance service. A lot of Amish homes have on-site solar power for things like clothes washers and the electric side of their gas ranges (dryers are still the outdoor-clothes-line variety). However, modern appliances increasingly have little computers inside of them that REALLY dig that perfect 60 hz sine wave the grid provides, and most basic off-grid solar inverters are a little more...lax than that. Supposedly there are some higher end inverters that would solve the problem, but the cost is orders of magnitude more. I'm curious to see how this pans out community by community in the next few years.

I went to Amish country in Ohio and learned a lot of this. I never realized how decentralized the Amish/Mennonite community is and how each group has their own rules. I saw some groups hanging out with members of others group and they would sometimes get rides from those that can drive cars. It was fascinating.

met an Amish family on a long distance train once, one of them asked to use my phone to to leave a message on his daughter’s answering machine, since she was pregnant and due. they were interesting to talk to given the massive cultural difference

A lot of farmers' markets around here include Amish farmers. They drove into town, carrying their goods in vans. (By the way, there are Amish people all over the country, not just in PA).

Sadly many Amish communities are basically cults. It is extremely difficult to leave, especially for women due to how sheltered they are. The men get out and work while the women stay in the house most of the time. Eli Yoder is someone who left the Amish and he has a KZread channel talking about it

I don't know who else goes to such lengths to create such a detailed montage using stock footage.

I live in the middle of Amish Country Indiana and let me tell you, before even watching this there are so many ways they get around their own rules here. To start, and I highly doubt the video will cover this, but as someone who lives in the area I can safely say the start is their wealth. Not only as holdouts in a healthy agricultural area, but this part of Indiana is the nation’s leader in the production of RV’s. There are several RV factories that easily pay $30-50 an hour, but the catch is they are owned by Amish and they rarely employ non-Amish. This both incentivizes them to live like it’s still the 1800’s and enables them to REALLY break the rules when they feel like it. For starters, they bend “no electricity” into “no connecting to the grid” and then they go and buy a fleet of generators from Menards. They also equip their homes with Solar Panels and enough batteries to power a small nation. They still drive buggies around, which hilariously DESTROY roads thanks to horse hooves, but while they may force us to drive behind them at a mild pace of 10 miles an hour, they also have full on car batteries in their buggies that they hook up to lights, Air Conditioning units, heaters, charging blocks, whatever else you might want electricity for in a car. Then, they decided nothing REALLY is off limits so long as you use it for work. Their barns are often their workspaces and are super modern. I mean like, super modern and advanced. This also means they can have things like trucks and cell phones and tractors so long as they use them for work. Then, ultimately it comes down to the thinking of their individual communities. For example, where I live they play hoodie with the rules more than the Amish communities in Pennsylvania. That is because really, the pastor of their churches can basically declare anything okay or off limits and it becomes the new standard that particular area lives by. The ways they get around “no electricity” is almost as funny to me as Rumspringa. Man, look into that one for the next video.

As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain But that's just perfect for an Amish like me You know, I shun fancy things like electricity At 4:30 in the morning, I'm milkin' cows Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, fool And I've been milkin' and plowin' so long that Even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin But if I finish all of my chores, and you finish thine Then tonight, we're gonna party like it's 1699 We been spending most our lives Livin' in an Amish paradise I churned butter once or twice Livin' in an Amish paradise It's hard work and sacrifice Livin' in an Amish paradise We sell quilts at discount price Livin' in an Amish paradise A local boy kicked me in the butt last week I just smiled at him and I turned the other cheek I really don't care, in fact I wish him well 'Cause I'll be laughing my head off when he's burning in Hell But I ain't never punched a tourist even if he deserved it An Amish with a 'tude? You know that's unheard of I never wear buttons but I got a cool hat And my homies agree I really look good in black, fool If you come to visit, you'll be bored to tears We haven't even paid the phone bill in 300 years But we ain't really quaint, so please don't point and stare We're just technologically impaired There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar Not a single luxury Like Robinson Crusoe It's as primitive as can be We been spending most our lives Livin' in an Amish paradise We're just plain and simple guys Livin' in an Amish paradise There's no time for sin and vice Livin' in an Amish paradise We don't fight, we all play nice Livin' in an Amish paradise Hitchin' up the buggy, churnin' lots of butter Raised a barn on Monday, soon I'll raise another Think you're really righteous? Think you're pure in heart? Well, I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art I'm the pious guy the little Amlettes wanna be like On my knees day and night, scorin' points for the afterlife So don't be vain and don't be whiny Or else, my brother, I might have to get medieval on your heinie We been spending most our lives Livin' in an Amish paradise We're all crazy Mennonites Livin' in an Amish paradise There's no cops or traffic lights Livin' in an Amish paradise But you'd probably think it bites Livin' in an Amish paradise

@gaveintothedarkness

Жыл бұрын

*COOLIO would like to know your location* Rip Coolio.

@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447

Жыл бұрын

weird al!

@averagegamer6912

Жыл бұрын

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Damn right!

@beepboop8152

Жыл бұрын

Only real gs know this song

@manickn6819

Жыл бұрын

First thing that came to my mind too. Weird Al is brilliant.

hey corinne. don't know if you will read this, but you are doing a fantastic job of running HAI when the boys mostly left to produce jet lag. this is probably the best episode script I've watched. such a great primer into an essential subculture of the US that is poorly understood, which is the expertise of this channel. under all the standard stock footage and duly executed humour by sam, its an exceptional video. thanks!

As a Jew, I am glad to see other groups reading between the lines of the scripture to such a degree they're on a different page, perhaps another book. Mazel tov!

Disappointed he didn't mention how they can't fly for long distance trips and have to take the train lol. I've seen Amish people on Amtrak more than once, in completely different parts of the country. Pretty interesting.

@scottmiller3131

Жыл бұрын

This is more of a personal choice than a rule. Generally Amish prefer taking the train as a lifetime of shunning modern conveniences has naturally make them afraid of airplanes. Generally a phobia of flying and the comfort of trains makes more Amish and Mennonites take trains not planes.

@jacorp7476

Жыл бұрын

@@scottmiller3131 So some of them are allowed to fly then?

@scottmiller3131

Жыл бұрын

@@jacorp7476 yes. In fact I believe in all orders both Amish and Mennonite are allowed to fly. Some orders might be more strict than others but even the strictest would allow a member to fly for medical reasons alone. Additionally since Amish and Mennonite communities span the globe it’s very common for members to fly to Mexico, Peru or other countries to see family or holiday with other communities. Amish and Mennonite restrictions have much more to do with how something is used not just blatantly you can’t ever use something. I believe at least one Mennonite community I know owns an crop spraying airplane because this is the best way to tend to the crops they grow. I actually employ a Mennonite electrician and I know that some of the best generators make where I am are made by the Amish. It’s a paradox I know but it is what it is.

@jacorp7476

Жыл бұрын

@@scottmiller3131 Interesting, thanks for the info. I briefly visited Lancaster County earlier this year and I learned that they are allowed to fly for emergencies, but I wasn't sure how much that principal varied between different groups

@scottmiller3131

Жыл бұрын

@@jacorp7476 no problem I’m originally of Pennsylvanian Mennonite descent and even in my family we have a VERY wide range of beliefs so it can be very hard to understand the culture when ideologies can change from family to family to communities and whole orders.

You could say they live the Amish paradise

Worth mentioning that the Amish are very diverse in rules and tradition, with some shunning so much that not a single workaround is possible, e.g. the Swartzentrubers and Swiss Amish.

I live in South Eastern PA, just north of Philly. There's literally a giant Amish market right off the turnpike. The only technology they really use are ATM'S, you can't even use a credit card there. Their food is really good too.

I saw a documentary or an interview with Amish members a few years ago. The people featured were part of a group (Ordnund?) that allowed mass produced clothes provided they had no pockets. If you wanted pockets on your clothes, it had to be hand made. They were also okay with being filmed, provided the camera didn't have them centre of focus. Imagine doing an interview without being able to point the camera directly at the person you are interviewing. Somehow the camera-person managed it!

@mike17032

Жыл бұрын

Ya the whole no pictures thing is misunderstood. They don’t care about being in photos, but they are not allowed to pose for them or be the center of it.

You can say anything you want about them they won't see this

Love the inclusion of weird Al lyrics. What a class act

I love the thought of Hai going around to communities without internet to tell them in person about airline logistics

"Say Jeremiah is building this $2,000 *Amish TV Stand* " wait

My grandparents had an Amish community where they lived and one thing they would do is have a landline phone in the barn for emergencies since their rules were against having a phone in the house. My mom also befriended the school teacher and they had to figure out how to do special needs accommodations and assistance tools while still being within the rules.

I work for a company and the owner is Mennonite. We have roofers that are Amish yet use an air compressor and nail guns. Apparently the idea is if the technology was capable of being made back in the day then they can use it's equivalent today

@somebodyintheworld5036

Жыл бұрын

How do they get the compressed air to run the pneumatic tools? Do they have a hand powered compressor?

@anustubhmishra

Жыл бұрын

@@somebodyintheworld5036 yeah i was wondering about that . if its actually hand powered then that rally impressive

@riograndedosulball248

Жыл бұрын

@@somebodyintheworld5036 they're using steam lol

@DMahalko

Жыл бұрын

It'a gasoline-engine air compressor. You can get one at Harbor Freight. Small gas engines are terrible for the environment, spew out tons of smog without catalytic converters or emission controls. The Amish don't care about pollution.

- Or read a book - looks at Kindle - yeah, about that ...

@mistermist634

Жыл бұрын

Why use a kindle? Your own fault

The week after my wife and I got married our area (NorCal) had a devastating wildfire. We spent the next 10 days on our ranch with no electricity, limited water, no cell service and no internet. We like to joke that we took our honeymoon to a third world country and that if the first 2 weeks of married life were like that, the rest would have to be easier. That was a kid and a few wildfires ago :)

I had an amish contractor build my garage... A modern engineered-lumber, concrete and steel structure. With powertools and a skid-steer, and the foreman had a cell phone. I found this intensely interesting and spoke to the foreman about it. Basically, if the tools belong to work, and are only used for work, and are the minimum impact to still get the job done at an acceptable cost, it's cool. Flip phone, fine. Smart phone no. Skid steer yes, big loaders no. The truck to get to/from the jobsite.... They hired a normie teenager to drive them back and forth, because that, strictly speaking, is not work.

Sam, I had high hopes for this video as a Pennsylvanian with a Lancaster Co native wife. You delivered! Very well explained, especially with the short HAI format

I once saw a video of a group of Amish building a barn in a day. I am still mind blown at their efficiency especially considering they don't use electricity.

Here, we have the Plymouth Brethren. They live similarly to the Amish, but generally in urban rather than rural areas. A friend's cousin was a member of the Plymouth Brethren, and was not allowed newspapers or magazines, radio or television, telephones, or the Internet in her home. She would go to my friend's house to make use of each of these things, which I used to find hypocritical as she tended to look with pity at those of us, as she put it, who were "wedded to the world". One aspect of her life that would have driven me mad was the restriction on reading matter. She was allowed The Bible, a medical book (they were supposed to shun doctors), and a book on how to make and repair things. Take my phone, take the internet, take my car, but you take my books from my cold, dead hands, if you survive the attempt!

I love the perspective towards accepting and embracing change this video introduced.

It's also worth noting that Amish teens haven't joined the church yet (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa), so they could use TikTok without necessarily falling afoul of the church. I'm glad you mentioned the compressed air-powered tools. As someone who grew up in Lancaster County, PA (the original Amish Country in the US), I've always found that interesting. For a short video, I felt like this was fairly accurate.

@DMahalko

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking about setting up an Amish Re-education Program, providing free cable and Internet access to the local Amish teenagers at a rural Internet Cafe. I was going to call it Rumspringa's.

I remember this one episode of Arthur where Buster wanted to be Amish but ended up being miserable, and someone told him something along the lines of "The Amish might not be allowed ton OWN cars, but that doesn't mean they can't RIDE them"

I'd love to to see somebody do a review video about one of those Amish computers.

"most of us wouldn't last a day without electricity" i'm watching this video from south africa, that's just another tuesday

Talk about reinventing the water wheel

Seeing my old workplace on an HAI video is pretty neat!

@lonestarr1490

Жыл бұрын

You used to build Amish TV stands with Jeremiah?

Pneumatic tools are also used for a lot of other industries, especially ones where electricity can be dangerous. Compressed air doesn't spark, which can be useful if you're in a coal mine, a wood shop, or anywhere else that every surface around you is liable to catch fire.

Like you said, each community sets their own rules, but in general, from what I've noticed, they're more open to modern technology as long as it's for business purposes.

That Amish Slim Jim commercial is still one of the funniest I’ve ever seen

@phoule76

Жыл бұрын

with Randy "Amish Man" Savage?

@alexandergilles8583

Жыл бұрын

@@phoule76 nah it was the “what’s it like without internet” “it’s alright, I just get photos of your mom through the mail” one

Great work Sam!

Not a bad set of mechanics. If things ever go south, they will definitely be ahead!

I'm from Argentina, and I saw a mennonite colony documentary on TV. ...Men had several fridges, air conditioning, electrical tools for working, but women washed clothes by hand and were not allowed to have a washing machine. They used electricity through generators instead of using the grid, contaminating quite a lot. That community they showed in particular was dystopian lol

@hillppari

Жыл бұрын

all about keeping women in line. cant have them have any freedom from chores

i love the idea of using water wheels instead of connecting to the grid

@riograndedosulball248

Жыл бұрын

That is exactly what the people living in my house when it was built did, shame that the nearby creek changed course and diverted to lower ground, drying up the pond. But there is still a waterwheel mount in the backyard

That's why I loved George Romeros 2nd from last movie diary of the dead It's a zombie movie that has an Amish character for a minute All those end of the world movies because "no power" and plenty of Amish and Mennonite communities would be like "meh" Or "the English psh, Jedidiah, get that barn up, Jacob plows..." Been spending most our lives living in an Amish paradise Oh off rails there

@mike17032

Жыл бұрын

They take the non-violence thing to heart. They wouldn’t last a week if things went bad, sadly.

@JaykPuten

Жыл бұрын

@@mike17032 zombies? I mean I think they'd be ok putting down what's already dead Now marauders or something sure... But the dead walking I think they'd do it so their soul could rest again

I bought a dresser from an Amish furniture maker and I picked it up at his shop. It was mostly hand tools inside but there was a cordless drill and a table saw.

You mentioned your Hello Fresh recipe cards and I now envision a Magic The Gathering style food/recipe battle game.

If I subscribe to Nebula, will I also get the sweet nothings whispered to my ears every month?

This video seems like a fact I'd bring up to a stranger when I have trouble thinking of something interesting to say.

*laughs in going wilderness camping for fun; and also weathering 3 week+ blackouts.* Had to strategically use frozen food to keep the non -frozen cold while it defrosted to be eaten; but we cleaned out the fridge and freezer with nothing spoiling in all three serious blackouts. Not opening the fridge and freezer until you are going to take an item and knowing what the item is and where it is beforehand are essential too. Having gas-powered fooking options on-hand I think I could weather another 1-weeker without additional prep. It would mostly hurt my business more than me as an individual.

Lititz, PA is right in the middle of Amish country. It’s also a huge hub for the concert touring industry, being the main or at least very important location of many audio, lighting, staging, and other companies in that field. Strange to see Amish buggies going down the road behind the 20+ semi trucks worth of gear for a pop stars stadium tour.

The pneumatic power tools actually have lots of uses outside the Amish in part because some tools are better as pneumatic than electrical and once your shop has a pneumatic system on line for one tool why use electric when pneumatic ones are often much cheaper and more rugged.

You're wrong. We don't mind standing in line, buying groceries, it's cleaning up after making food that we don't like. HelloFresh can't help with this.

I was at an airport in Denver in line to fly to Springfield, Missouri and there was an Amish couple in front of me using a flip phone.

They know that they have to evolve as a society. It's that they choose when and how. The Amish near me can have electricity for business purposes. There's a furniture store where he has a phone and a laptop, but gas lighting. They have tractors, even quite modern ones, but with steel wheels rather than rubber. They most have cell phones, but they charge them with solar panels and they don't take them into their house.

I always see them on the Amtrak when I take the Empire Builder

How does the air compressor work, then? Petrol engine? Or electricity afterxall?

@JaykPuten

Жыл бұрын

Ever used a balloon? You can compress air without electricity Or as stated in the video, using off grid electricity

@jareknowak8712

Жыл бұрын

God blows wind in to the pipe. Those 2 gentelmens above dont know how much air does an air-drill uses.

@JaykPuten

Жыл бұрын

@@jareknowak8712 I know how much they use, I've worked in an auto shop, my point was air can be compressed and stored Speaking about it most firearm manufacturers used pneumatic tools(before the industrial revolution) compressed usually with waterwheels, which is why FN and DWM we're built near rivers (Waves crazily and vaguely towards Belgium on a map) Billythekid is right, a repeating air gun was brought on the lewis and Clark expedition.. Which if I recall takes place before electricity Also, if your willing to wait longer then you can use less air compression, or use a softer material to cut through if you can't get to above 100+ psi

@jareknowak8712

Жыл бұрын

@@JaykPuten Yes, they often use air instead od electricity in the places where its easy to start a fire with a spark. In my cousin's workshop there were two 200L compressors. Ive seen one in a carpenters shop also.

I’ve worked 9-9 for a company taking on every responsibility in upper management. I have not missed a day, worked on every birthday every Saturday missed valuable time with my family. Today I took two hours off due to a severe stomach illness and got a write up and severe backlash from the owners. Life is crazy thanks for reading.

@CandleWisp

4 ай бұрын

Oof, sorry about that. Hope you're feeling better. Coincidentally, I'm currently weathering through food poisoning. Misery sure loves company😅

So as a person who grew up in the middle of Amish Country, PA, I can say that this is pretty true . They don't really use any electricity at home or in their personal life, but a lot of them will use technology in business transactions if they are selling produce/food at stalls.

@mike17032

Жыл бұрын

Ya it’s easy to spot an Amish house, it won’t have any wires going into it. Usually one to the barn.

I think it’s actually really cool that they found ways around it. I admire them actually for by-passing the grid and basically showing us all up in our gluttonous ways 👏😂

@crazycomments2082

Жыл бұрын

I also like that. That actually shows us how to make our world more efficient

@Futuredynamo

Жыл бұрын

In some ways it is neat, but in other ways it is kind of hypocritical on their part. It's sort of like someone remaining a "virgin" until marriage, but having done pretty much everything they possibly can "in the bedroom" other than standard, traditional intercourse. lol

So it is just the grid the Amish are against using? What if they had solar power and batteries? They could have off grid homes with modern appliances.

@EmperorGoliaththeEverliving

Жыл бұрын

As he says in the video, it depends on the ordnung. In some places, I could see that happening. Especially as the sun is supplied by God each day for warmth and helps to grow crops.

@tonychick8335

Жыл бұрын

here's the best microcosm i've read: many communities have a habit of building a shared phone booth for every four or five households - the technology is essential for conducting business in the modern world, but to bring that tech all the way into the home is to tempt the family away from a devout life the amish aren't anti-technology for the sake of being anti-technology, they're just worried that each new gadget is a slippery slope that ends with amish kids addicted to social media that's also why the whole discussion here is mostly about how amish businesses adapt to modern technological needs - it's less philosophically objectionable to modernize the amish workplace (out of necessity) than the amish home (out of convenience)

@roystonlodge

Жыл бұрын

On the one hand, it seems to me that generating one’s own energy rather than relying on corporate power would be an act of humility. A homemade wind or water turbine should be acceptable. On the other hand, I’d imagine that solar panels and battery packs would violate the Amish ethos because they depend on slave labour and/or child labour to mine the raw materials.

@EebstertheGreat

Жыл бұрын

It very much depends. My parents had an Amish girl clean our house every two weeks growing up, so she would tell us a lot about her life on the farm. Her mother had an electric vacuum cleaner, which I think technically was not allowed, and a solar charger. She had a cell phone, which was definitely not allowed, but which was tolerated because she was under 18. (She also had a lot of friends outside of the community, which is also not allowed, and she ended up leaving.) Many men had electric power tools that were battery-powered and mostly used to make things for non-Amish customers. That was allowed, and it is very common, like HAI said. I'm not sure exactly how they were charged, but it's possible they had a windmill or something, or just more solar panels. A home with all modern appliances would not be allowed in most Amish communities, but a house having a number of different appliances might be. Gas-powered refrigerators are very common, for instance, as are gas-powered ranges. Dishwashers are much less common. Gas-powered washing machines are somewhat common, while dryers are not. And electric lights are very common. Most New Order Amish (unlike Old Order) also have telephones (but usually just landlines). But it varies a lot.

@EmperorGoliaththeEverliving

Жыл бұрын

@@roystonlodge I can definitely see the wind turbine being used more often as windmills have been used as water pumps on farms across America for decades, if not centuries.

What you didn’t mention is how all of their technology is owned by their businesses which get around the ordnung. For example they have businesses that own truck that they make employees drive them around in. They also have company cell phones.

My favorite subreddit actually is /r/Amish, plenty of great discussion on there.

@syed_mamoon99

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Think You're really righteous? think you're pure of heart? well I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art!

Not being Amish myself, I nevertheless respect their dedication to their ideals. Thus I am reasonably pleased that you were respectful in this video, while still being humorous.

i was thinking about this and NASCAR uses what is essentially Pnematic Impact Wrenches (they run them off nitrogen at 110 PSI)

Thanks for making this video! I grew up in another Anabaptist community which were basically just rebranded Amish. It's neat to see so much interest in this particular field! A couple things I'll note, keeping in mind I'm well aware most of this was done for gags, so I'm not upset. But as a point of education, the Amish community, alongside other Anabaptist groups like the Mennonites and Nazarines, we're primarily persecuted in the middle ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment period because of their opposition to infant baptism. That's actually where the term "Anabaptist" comes from. This persecution wasn't exclusive to us of course. The movement grew out of the larger Protestant Reformation just like Lutheranism and Calvanism. But admittedly the strict rules for the Anabaptist communities DID rub the Catholic church, as well as other Protestant groups, a bit raw. All of which as mentioned led to their en masse migration to the American colonies. I'll also back up what he said about the gradual transition to modern technology, which in the various Anabaptist communities is referred to as "Liberalizing". When I was younger, we weren't supposed to have TV's, video games, or computers. But my grandfather, who was a Deacon, loved to watch basketball on TV, grandma's favorite game was Tetris, and they gradually allowed computers as long as it was only for school work. Nowadays, they even relaxed the rule in my community regarding facial hair. So while some old die hards like the Schwartengruber Amish do continue to resist change, others recognize the value in some modern technology and allow those conveniences. ....so long as you don't use them for behavior that would be "frowned upon". 🤣