You learn something new every day !....never heard the term "barcode pony" 😊

@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis

Жыл бұрын

@@catslove3884 He stated in a comment that he didn't actually "coin it"a meme term before he got to it !

@catslove3884

Жыл бұрын

@@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis thanks. I did not get through all the comments.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can't take the credit for that. I think I encountered it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3uq265-m5ecoqw.html

@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis

Жыл бұрын

@@catslove3884 Neither did i,i just happened to see a few,just recalled that one 😊

@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis

Жыл бұрын

@@AtomicShrimp That video was 2018 !...i must have been living under a rock !

"i'm going to scan those zebras with my barcode scanner" is an absolutely top tier dad joke actually, you should be proud of that one

@kellynolen498

Жыл бұрын

hats off to him its a great joke to pull on the kids

@misterbarristerjohnbarosa6881

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to do it!

@oneminuteofmyday

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. lol Definitely thinking outside the average dad joke box.

barcode ponies is the new name for zebra's from now on, can't wait to see peoples reaction when i tell them all about this

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

I should probably mention that 'barcode pony' was already a meme term before I got to it. Also known as 'prison ponies'

@gerardmcquade

Жыл бұрын

@@AtomicShrimp i have never heard that before this is the first time i've heard it and it will also be the first time the people i tell hear it too so it will be fun

@peterjf7723

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Mike, you are not the first to think of this. A new system called StripeSpotter allows researchers to automatically catalogue and identify zebras based off their markings alone. Using a digital image of a zebra, the user defines an area on the zebra. From this, the software creates a “StripeString,” a sequence of white and black bands. Put enough of these strings together and you have a “StripeCode,” a unique identifier for each zebra, which is entered into a database. By comparing the ratio of white to black in the StripeCode, the system can differentiate between animals with great accuracy. StripeSpotter can also identify other animals that have pronounced patterns in few colors, such as giraffes and tigers.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

@@peterjf7723 that's not really the subject of this video

@-Reagan

Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see the zebras reactions when you tell them this! ❤️

If each individual Zebra’s stripes are unique then you could make a sort of scanner to be able to track them in the wild or identify them in the safari park/zoo.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

It would have to compensate for a few variables such as posture and muscle flex, but sounds exactly like the sort of thing modern software could do

@EZOnTheEyes

Жыл бұрын

I swear once I get better at coding I will create the first Zebra Barcode scan database to track wild and zoo domesticated zebras. Mark my words people, this is high on my priority list.

@chewy99.

Жыл бұрын

@@EZOnTheEyes Update us on this one day!

@ecospider5

Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to it.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

I'm willing to bet it will involve Fast Fourier Transforms. I don't know how, but it just feels like that sort of a problem

Atomic Shrimp is the epitome of a “I just thought this was interesting, let’s figure it out, how it works, what it tastes like, and film it!” Vlog-type channel and I greatly enjoy it.

@JuryDutySummons

Жыл бұрын

Next up: can of zebra meat

@vlco_o

Жыл бұрын

This vid didn't have the "taste" part because I imagine barcodes to be hard to eat, but I see what you mean!

@JuryDutySummons

Жыл бұрын

@@vlco_o coward

@misterbarristerjohnbarosa6881

Жыл бұрын

He's brilliant and it's a fantastic channel

@cahallo5964

Жыл бұрын

mmmm roasted zebra

Top marks for the animated representation of what the barcode scanner sees!

That LockPickingLawyer analogy was spot on. Makes me excited to see one of my favourite channels is a fan of another of my favorites

Poor Zebra, stopped whilst exiting Tesco’s and charged with stealing a tea towel.

@marie34K

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@stephenlee5929

Жыл бұрын

Unexpected item in bagging area?

@Dunkelwald_

Жыл бұрын

Excuse my non-britishness but what is a tea towel? (no, I am not going to google this because I like the explanations people give :D)

@marie34K

Жыл бұрын

@@Dunkelwald_ a tea towel is a cotton cloth that you use in the kitchen to dry plates , glasses , pans , and even your hands ...and I'm not British either

@Miss_Distress

Жыл бұрын

Haha

I was talking to a friend the other day about how Atomic Shrimp should really do a video where he tries Bonnet Bellflower and then one where he scans zebras like barcodes, but he said "No chance, those topics in that combination are overdone and predictable". Can't wait to go rub this in Mr Mittens' face!

Try rescanning the zebras next week and you'll find the prices have gone up again! 🦓

@marie34K

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

This video is such a hilarious trip. Edit: that illustration of finding information from "noise" was really cool!

Okay, totally off-topic thing I need to get off my chest: I really appreciate that despite everything, you've kept your channel sponsor-free. One of the reasons I moved away from linear television was my great dislike of adverts wasting my time. Over the past few years, they've moved to youtube and anybody who's anybody has sponsorship deals dumped throughout the video (sometimes multiple times). Many of my favourite channels have essentially been ruined by both that and the apparent growing need for inane clickbait. It's utterly tiresome. Thank you for staying true to yourself and understanding your audience. Keep doing weird stuff like scanning barcode ponies! Love your humour and style. ♥

@bosstowndynamics5488

Жыл бұрын

Fwiw KZread actually encourages these changes - Linus Tech Tips has done a number of videos looking at the behind the scenes details of KZread production and how videos perform with various design choices - non clickbaity videos just don't get watched consistently even by subscribers, and KZread Adsense doesn't really pay anything. Combine that with the fact that career KZreadrs are inherently going to have more time to make content and it's inevitable that the dominant forms of content will be sponsored (to enable a financially viable career in KZread) and clickbaity (to get enough audience to attract sponsors). Nice to appreciate hobby KZreadrs as well of course

@nowheregirl3858

Жыл бұрын

@@bosstowndynamics5488 Yeah, I get that there's some algorithm at play and these days pretty much the only way to have a successful career in KZread is to become a slave to that algorithm's whims. Clickbait thumbnails and titles, with big eyes and red arrows, tend to have the opposite effect on me; I'm more likely not to watch if they're used. And sponsorships are just awful. Some saving graces are the new timeline and 'most played' features which help to find where the ads end. Sorry to be negative. However, I think I'm allowed to be disappointed that this place has changed so much, becoming so corporate and fake in the space of only a few years. Channels like Shrimp's give me some small hope that all is not yet lost.

@AllegedlyHuman

Жыл бұрын

Dad-joke gone wrong! You won't believe what happens next! For real though, I'm totally with you on this

@speedstyle.

Жыл бұрын

@@nowheregirl3858 Check out Sponsorblock

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

It's true that KZread encourages creators to narrow down their content and exploit their niche, and do all sorts of clickbaity (and IMO, sort of desperate) things to attract and grow an audience etc. What is not so commonly discussed is that this is in general a great model for KZread (an audience engaged on a single specific topic is very easy to match for targeted ads), but it is in general a poor model for creators - it puts pressure on the creator to serve a paradoxical demand: specialise in one topic, but keep making fresh content. Some creators manage this. Many more burn brightly until they peak, then fall into sharp decline. This is not a great recipe for personal wellbeing - the stress of seeing success slip away from them may drive creators to try absurdly hard in rekindling the attention of an audience, to the extent that they start doing things that people shouldn't do - including things that are illegal or unethical, or just behaving in a way that is a caricature of themselves. Unfortunately KZread has no incentive to care very much about individuals - the model works well for them because there will always be a fresh batch of up and coming hopefuls to replace those that burn out.

Genuinely riveting content my mind was blown when you showed what the barcode scanner might be seeing with the stretched out black and white lines in the middle of the picture of zebras

A tabby cat could carry its own barcode valid for the most expensive catfood - naturally.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

That's why persian cats are unscannable. There is no food that is satisfactory

@OldeCat

Жыл бұрын

So, tiger is just a big barcode cat?

@marcogenovesi8570

Жыл бұрын

@@OldeCat it needs a lot of food so it has an equally big barcode

@dawfydd

Жыл бұрын

@@OldeCat you mean a dangerous barcode cat, as stopping to scan one in the wild doesn't as much yield as barcode as being chased by said animal :P

@djpeterson7479

Жыл бұрын

@@OldeCat Holy mackerel! I just did an image search on white tigers and scanned one. It does work! My white tiger is number 128!

The history of the barcode is a fascinating story. It's invention involved fingers in sand on the beach. The number of different barcode formats are VAST! "Joe Woodland said himself it sounded like a fairy tale: he had gotten the inspiration for what became the bar code while sitting on Miami Beach. He drew it with his fingers in the sand. What he was after was a code of some sort that could be printed on groceries and scanned so that supermarket checkout queues would move more quickly and stocktaking would be simplified."

@Fn0r1Chase

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@-Reagan

Жыл бұрын

I left this video NOT clickbaited, entertained and, thanks to this comment I actually learned something! Thanks, kind stranger!

The thing is, I know barcodes work like that, and I know barcode ponies have black and white stripes, but I'd never have thought to combine those two points of knowledge to think that they could actually be scannable

How hilarious!!! I really love the "barcode ponies". That's a very funny name for one of my favorite animals in the world. And I liked how Mr. Shrimp slipped in a few schoolyard naughty words within the names of the first few animals mentioned, At 65 years old I still laughed.😂In case any younger people were wondering when your inner child would ever mature, it probably won't.

Is it weird that I was sitting here waiting for you to upload your video? The fact that your videos come out at 5pm my local time on weekends exactly when I'm usually not doing much is absolutely perfect.

the funny thing is, that one of the leading barcode app developers is called - wait for it - ZEBRA! :D Besides that, I am a software developer and regularly work with barcode, create barcodes, create software that reads barcodes and so on. You would be surprised, how many things are acceptable for barcodes. It mainly has to do with error-prevention. A lot of skewed and crooked results have to be accepted, as in reality barcodes will be damaged or partially hidden and so on.

@smeegle

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you are referring to the same thing but Motorola has a whole line of "zebra" branded scanner doohickies

@m.h.6470

Жыл бұрын

@@smeegle yes, same thing... or rather a cooperation. Motorola makes the devices, zebra makes the software.

@tsm688

Жыл бұрын

as a programmer forced occasionally to work with barcodes, they are messy strange things even when working properly. Nobody gets them quite right

@m.h.6470

Жыл бұрын

@@tsm688 "right" is a definition. If they work, they are "right". But I agree, that the conventions are far to lax and people are to lazy to use them properly.

Ironic that the barcode scanning app, ZXing, stands for Zebra Crossing (named after the road crossing, rather than a load of barcode ponies actually crossing). I will now refer to zebras as barcode ponies to my sprogs, thank you for that phrase.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

I did not know that! One of the major companies for barcode scanning and printing equipment in the UK is named Zebra Technologies

Good man, embarrassing adult children is one of the great joys of becoming a parent in the first place.

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

One time, when I was little, my parents took us to the circus. My dad spent the entire evening pretending to be a chicken

@mattbrundle8100

Жыл бұрын

My 8 year old daughter already tells me I'm embarrassing with my rubbish jokes and general foolery. I can't help but get a kick out of it. What's behind this I wonder? Anyway, years of being an embarrassment to look forward to.

I work in a highly automated factory where scanners scan boxes moving at high speed , Some of these boxes labels are so badly damaged it always suprises me when somehow the scanner seems to manage. Great video. Im taking some zebra pictures to stick on to a box on monday and see where the system puts it :)

@OgdenM

Жыл бұрын

Someone above mentioned error correction which is why the scanner even gets damaged barcodes. It works really well in controlled situations like factories, grocery stores etc probably because most codes are multiple digits different and every code is pre-entered into the database so it knows what to expect. Ergo, your factory has 30 different items with different codes, the chances of them being 55-67-76, 55-67-77, 55-67-78 etc are very slim. It's much more likely that NONE of the segments of numbers repeat. So, you'd end up with 55-67-98, 45-24-53, 12-38-97. This means that ALL but 2 of the digits could be messed up and the database could be programmed to just assume that a "45" means 45-24-53. Or even a "52" meaning the same code etc etc. Heck, it could even just see the first and last digits and error correct. This is because barcodes are 100% one-offs within a given system and always refer to a specific item. IE: Bananas are always UPC (Universal Product Code) 4011 at every grocery store. (Organic is 94011). The same is for barcodes on ANYTHING. IDK if barcodes are ever reused after a product stops being made though.. it would make sense if we did. And Nancy's Honey Yogurt is UPC 043192102008. Also, there are different barcode generating systems. Ergo, "1234" generates a certain barcode in the UPC system and a totally different one in a different system. So, no finding something cheap with the same #'s with a NON UPC that as say, a phone and trying to use that barcode to buy it cheaply by scanning the wrong code. Of course it gets much more complex with larger systems with more things that have codes. But, the error correction is still the same, it just needs more data points to look at. IE: Mail with addresses. OCR now generates a barcode for EVERY piece of mail. The system has to look at SO many different pieces of info and piece them all together to error correct correctly. Ergo, the system has to know that there is no house with the number 4567 on NE 97th St, 97809 but that there IS a 4567 on NE 91st St, 97809 and generate the right code. --Woosh, I spent 40 mins typing this and doing research. It was a fascinating thing to learn.

@itskdog

Жыл бұрын

@@OgdenM Book barcodes are usually just their ISBN number, sometimes with a "Bookland" prefix depending on the barcode format in that country.

I once bought a magazine at a supermarket and there was an advert for some product or other on the back page where you’d expect the bar code to be. On the advert there was a bar code too and that the one that scanned. It turned out to be unsurprisingly invalid. More thrilling high octane anecdotes next weekend after a sleepless night.

@GIBBO4182

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 riveting

@jonathanfinan722

Жыл бұрын

@@GIBBO4182 I know right. I’m like Oscar Wilde.

@GIBBO4182

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanfinan722 can’t wait for next weeks story! 👍

@drunkenhobo5039

Жыл бұрын

I'm most entertained at the concept of someone purchasing a physical magazine.

@jonathanfinan722

Жыл бұрын

@@drunkenhobo5039 must have been about 18 years ago. Most likely Rugby League Express.

One million sub special, Mike travels to every zoo in the country until he finds a zebra that scans as an actual product then no matter the product offers it in a merch store, Zebra Shrimp Roulette!

This randomness is why I love your channel. I would never have been inspired to try that myself. Oh and btw your editing has been phenomenal lately! Especially the visualizations you have been adding in👍

Imagine Getting RickRolled By A Zebra

I love the variety of videos you make, and the fascinating stuff you get up to!

Love this video and your fantastic channel. I've been binge watching!!! Thank you for the laughs and the insights! I AM MR BARRISTER JOHN BAROSA AND I APPROVE THIS VIDEO!

This is the content that keeps me coming back. Thank you.

Your channel just gets better and better!

That intro was phenomenal

Fingerprints by barcode. Love your curiosity and sharing what you have found. My utmost respects to you. You ask for nothing more than a respect for what we already have. Not just what we think we need. We don't. It's already at our doorstep. Food. I forage a bit, but still learning bush Tucker. So much gets wasted. Greetings from Dimboola in Victoria, Australia.

This is why I love this channel. Thank you Atomic Shrimp

3am in USA and I see this video in my feed. Exactly what I needed haha

@chewy99.

Жыл бұрын

Same… I’m going to sleep now.

Am I a software engineer with relatively good knowledge in security, and someone who spends too much time online? Yes. Did I scan that QR code without considering the consequences? Well, yes. Well played Mr. Shrimp, and thank you once again for your content. :)

@genghiskhan6809

Жыл бұрын

Was it a rickroll?

@lukasprazak7362

Жыл бұрын

@@genghiskhan6809 Yes, it is.

@MrCh0o

Жыл бұрын

The apps that scan QR codes really shouldn't open the link immediately by default, but show it to the user and ask

@itskdog

Жыл бұрын

@@MrCh0o I know the Samsung and iOS camera apps do that, as does the scanner app shown in the video.

@MrCh0o

Жыл бұрын

@@itskdog I would hope so. I guess OP's consequences didn't actually come from scanning the code, but from proceeding to open the link afterwards

Videos like this are why I subscribe, Mike is a mad genius! Brilliant stuff.

Next up, the poet laureat canine. Now we'll hear from Eva and her bark ode (polite applause).

Imagine you scan a zebra and it opens a rickroll on your phone

*Sir, what are you doing with that zebra, leave it alone right away." "I bought it"

Can't wait for your Collab with ZeFrank on Barcode Ponys

WOW CONGRATULATIONS ON 900K SUBS UR THE BEST!

Only Atomic Shrimp would scan a zebra

Atomic Shrimp and LPL is a collab i didnt know i needed!

This is the most Atomic Shrimp video ever

I loved that lock picking lawyer reference! Its always fun when I find out someone I enjoy watching also enjoys the same content I do!

wow that split-screen stretch was a perfect way of showing just what a barcode scanners looking for and seeing. awesome stuff!

imagine someone genetically modified a zebra, so if scanned it will point to an actual URL

Best dad joke ever! Btw, the stripes might also ward off flies by like 1/2... at least when cows were painted with stripes. The theory that it's the multifaceted eyes on flies not being able to get a solid picture to their brain so they can't stick the landing as well.

Great use of the slit scan effect for practical purposes!

During this video people accidentally ordered many household items from Amazon.

@bornach

Жыл бұрын

This is how the Zebra stripes actually defend them against predators - it causes the lions to overdraw their accounts

Omg this is amazing. It got me wondering. If zebras are barcode ponies, are dalmatians qr doggies?

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

I assume it’s possible to identify a Dalmatian from its spot pattern the same way as cheetahs.

@dutchdykefinger

Жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja i have no doubts about that, and you can identify a shit ton of dogs on their skin tone patterns too, their skin color is all over the place, especially on terriers and the such dogs have very unique skin tone patterns some of them will have to be shaven for scanning though lol

It certainly tells me even more why I love your channel.

Dad jokes to embarrass the children , this channel just gets better and better

Well. You have successfully convinced me to call them barcode ponies for the rest of my life.

This is the awesome randomness i expect from your channel!

Most underrated channel on KZread, keep it up

Me on my way to Africa to find a barcode pony that will take me to a Rick Roll

00:04-00:07 I scrolled far down the comments, and nobody mentioned the innuendos! They made my day!

No officer, all I was trying to do was scan the zebra's!

Electric pareidolia is a good phrase to describe what's happening here, I like it.

Fun fact: While Zebra patterns do help against predators to some degree, the actual primary reason for the stripes is that it breaks the brains of tsetse flies, which happen to be a major vector for disease. Flies apparently don't like landing on the stripes and will instead bite another animal if nearby (or a zebra that has less/underdeveloped stripes)

Ahhh this randomness with the content never gets stale you never know what's next, love it

Who else could ever come up with this? Only the amazing Mike of Atomic Shrimp. Great joke and amazingly fun result.

That’s intro 😂🎉 back low , Down front & the fun bags lol man you made my day 👍🫶

Atomic Shrimp, you always surprise me with the weirdest things. I love it!

Blimey you're a mad lad mike, a mad lad indeed. Never change. Though this makes me wonder what other things could potentially be detected as bar codes or even QR codes...

I scanned one, and now I have a zebra being shipped to my home

That opening nearly made me spit out my tea. The qr code practically finished me off lol

0:07 and that's a proper humour ;D

You learn something new every day!!!! Great video many thanks 👍

I am absolutely not surprised that you referenced LPL there :D

I would love nothing more than an Atomic Shrimp x LockpickingLawyer collab

This is a topic near and dear to my heart.

I discovered this also works for people: If you scan them with the phone barcode reader you can get their social security number.

From now on I will refer to Okapis (one of my favorite animals) as 'partial barcode ponies'!

The next stage of the worlds most elaborate dad joke is to register the barcode of a stock photo of a zebra that scans as 'Zebra - whole'

Thanks for another brilliant video. Genius as always!

such a great touch that the outro song is called "lover's stripes"

Digging the different chill out music Mr Shrimp!

@AtomicShrimp

Жыл бұрын

Picked mainly for the song title of course

I was one line in and laughing too hard to not subscribe. Really interesting stuff!

A long time ago (circa 2003) at Kmart I was bored working the cash register and drew my own barcode. When I priced checked it rang up as a $600+ couch and then the register started blaring as I errored something out. I had repeatedly bang the clear all button several times to get it to stop lol. Science!

@geoffroi-le-Hook

Жыл бұрын

I scanned my library card at a supermarket self-checkout line. It didn't match anything.

This was actually more difficult than I thought. I was also able to scan a group of specimens of barcode flies, properly known as Xuthus swallowtails _(Papilio xuthus)._ It may be 'worth' trying on other stripey animals or plants. I know at least one university in Japan did (or may still do) studies on honey bees by actually printing barcodes on their backs and automatically recording when they leave or enter the hive. Evidently, the stripes on bees are not distinct enough to distinguish individuals.

@dutchdykefinger

Жыл бұрын

as i was reading about the flies i instantly thought "bumblebees or wasps" they have those colored bars you could probably read somethign from, although indeed not distinc enough

The fact that it worked is hilarious 🤣 Now I'm curious though; does every zebra have a unique code? Or was the code random every time?

@chewy99.

Жыл бұрын

Each zebra probably has a few different codes that could be scanned on it, though it should be repeatable for each of its codes if you know where to look and how the zebra should be positioned when scanning.

@CuttheropeTutorials

Жыл бұрын

It’s like a fingerprint

@MetalheadAndNerd

Жыл бұрын

So instead of implanting chips the game wardens could scan the natural ID of zebras.

@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable

Жыл бұрын

You could tailor your own barcode standard to zebras. It is possible. There were few years ago at least two videos on youtube which was quite in depth on bar codes and bar code standards, but I have not watched them in a long time.

Not first but faster getting here than usual. Nice vid as always shrimpy.

each zebra has it's own barcode

Dad jokes gone right.

this might be your most profound video yet

You just invented a new way to keep track of Zebras. Wild Life researchers will start using this.

it's interesting to see how many of my favorite youtubers are well aware of each others' presence and significance on the platform

You’re truly an original thinker, Mike. And a true Renaissance man.

I liked the animals you listed at the beginning 😂😂 that joke wasn’t lost on me

LPL and Atomic Shrimp was not a combination I was expecting today

Great. Now a cartoon lion starts scanning zebra while licking his lips. "Leg of lamb". "Ham". "T bone steak!" "Eh. Vegeburger"

When the Atomic Shrimp references the Lockpicking Lawyer I can finally sigh and say: ... the circle is now complete.

"This is the Barcode Scanning Shrimp, and today we'll be scanning this zebra"

In Japanese, Zebras are just called "Striped Horse" (Shimauma), so "Barcode Pony" isn't the worst description.

@vksasdgaming9472

Жыл бұрын

Many namings maybe quite boring when translated. German word "Flugzeug" literally means "flying thing" and Finnish term "lentokone" is just as plane meaning "flightmachine".

Love the lock picking lawyer, cool to see you've heard of him!

The true randomness of your channel is my religion

I especially liked the ad for the fake phone charger using a computer fan and magnets.

Funny to see you were using the "zebra crossing" scanner for this ;P