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Vsauce
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Michael Stevens
GenreEducational
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Original release30 July 2007; 17 years ago (2007-07-30)

Vsauce is an educational YouTube channel known for uploading videos on several scientific topics.[1][2][3][4][5]

Main channel

The main channel currently airs 4 recurring segments: "Dot.", "Lüt", "IMG", and "DONG", along with the Vsauce leanback and "Up All Knight". "Dot." is a segment where Michael Stevens (The main Vsauce host) answers interesting questions such as: what is cool, and what is a bird in the hand worth. "Lüt" is a segment where Michael shows interesting items you can buy on the internet. "IMG" is a segment where Michael showcases the best photos on the internet as of that week. "DONG" (which stands for stuff you can Do Online Now Guys) is a segment where Michael shows off some of the best things you can do on the internet, most of which he gets sent by his fans via Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube messages. One video which asked the question "What if Everyone on Earth jumped at the same time?", was featured on Huffington Post.[6] Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.[7] During September 2012, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.[8]

Collaborations

Vsauce has collaborated with Minute Physics on two videos: Guns in Space[9] and What if the Earth were Hollow?.[10] Vsauce has also collaborated with Periodic Videos.[11]

Secondary channels

Vsauce also has 3 other sister channels: Vsauce2, Vsauce3, and WeSauce each has their own youtube channel titled after their own names.

References

  1. ^ Eric Limer (September 30, 2012). "What Is the Hottest Temperature Anything Can Be?". Gizmodo. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Rocco Penn (August 19, 2012). "If everyone jumped at once, not much would happen". Techi. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Phil Plait (August 25, 2012). "Jump!". Discover Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  4. ^ Mark Russell (November 6, 2011). "How Much Does the Internet Weigh?". Newser. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Sean Ludwig (July 22, 2012). "The spacebar is pressed 6M times a second & other crazy typing facts (video)". Venture Beat. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  6. ^ Jacqueline Howard (August 26, 2012). "What If Everyone On Earth Jumped At Same Time? (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  7. ^ Elayna Seguin (September 15, 2012). "Top 5 Rapidly Growing YouTube Channels". East Side Newspaper. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ Ed Carrasco (September 14, 2012). "YouTube's Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [INTERVIEW]". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  9. ^ Kyle Wagner (August 27, 2012). "Guns in Space, and How to Kill Our Sun". Gizmodo. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  10. ^ Keith Shaw (August 27, 2012). "Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza". IT World. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  11. ^ "Vsauce Visit - The Periodic Table of Videos". Periodic Videos. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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