@BellePullman
I'd be interested to see the flip side of this - the long-standing mysteries, the theories that came up, and the more recent accepted facts explaining what actually happened. What crazy ideas were believed before a modern answer was found? ... and do those facts then influence how we look at unsolved mysteries?
@joseybryant7577
Gibberish or not, the monk that made it did an exceptional job. The penmanship is beautiful, as are the illustrations.
@ignitionfrn2223
0:55 - Chapter 1 - The death of cyrus the great 4:00 - Chapter 2 - The disappearance of abu bakr II 6:30 - Chapter 3 - The voynich manuscript 8:50 - Chapter 4 - The olmec colossal heads 11:10 - Chapter 5 - The mary celeste
@mikes5637
Glad to see you, Simon. It's been a couple of hours. I was worried something had happened you.
@butwhataboutdragons7768
In reading about the Mary Celeste, I really like Channel 5's experiment. Alcohol CAN burn without actually burning anything around it, and if some fumes went up in an explosion, it's easy to imagine the crew being scared out of their minds and flying into a panic, not knowing they're not actually in real danger since those fumes burn off instantly. All they know is that they hear a huge THOOM sound or whatever, and see a wave of fire, and they run for the lifeboat.
@kinnexion
2:50 had me cracking up for some reason. Dunno why. Love how Simon can be so composed and sophisticated one second and then the next he can shout and act really well. Love it
@sleepassist5745
The manuscript has always made me chuckle. Awhile back I worked as an Instructor’s Aide in a special needs classroom. There was one student who would do these elaborate drawings and then write his own made up texts talking about his drawing. I could see one maybe someone copying ones creations into a nice looking book as a gift.
@JSReaL
Simon in most channels: "Second part because you liked the first one" Simon in BusinessBlaze: "Second part because I like moneyy" Well... Both statements are honest, I guess.
@DungeonDragon18
The theory I heard about the Mary Celeste is that you're supposed to open the cargo hatches regularly when carrying denatured alcohol, to prevent the fumes from building up. But the weather had been so bad during the voyage that they had to keep all the hatches closed to prevent the rain from flooding the ship, so when they finally had the chance to air out the hold, the fumes were so bad that the crew was having a hard time breathing. So they decided to pile into the life boat, and hang out at the end of the tow line until the fumes cleared out, but then either the line broke or the life boat capsized, and they all drowned.
@rabbidrick7533
Arrived so fast I had to help put out chairs for everyone.
@badbiker666
I have done some calculations. I input the number of YouTube channels that Simon Whistler hosts, multiplied by the amount of time each video runs, added the number of hours each video takes to prepare, subtracted rehearsal time (because Simon obviously reads his copy cold on camera), and compared the results to the number of hours in a day and came to the conclusion that the only way Mr. Whistler can produce that much content is by using a Time Turner.
@EllieODaire
"What were these heads carved for?" to insult children as they try to assemble a silver puzzle monkey before a large man in a weird costume catches them
@chinxur
actually the translation for cyrus reads "i conqured the four corners of the earth. spare me but this bare bit of dirt that covers my bones."
@christinaify
In my imagination, the Colossus of Rhodes had to-scale, pendulous nads which helped sailors denote the direction of the wind. My imagination is fun.
@spacecadet35
The trouble with the story of the Mary Celeste is that 12 years after the incident a, then unknown, author by the name of Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a short story called "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" about finding an abandoned ship called the Marie Celeste. Most of the modern legend/mystery is actually from the short story and not from what actually happened.
@Megan-xm5nv
Simon you handsome devil. Your personality has really grown through the years. I hope you're having as much fun IRL as it seems on the video. Thanks for making my day fun and informative.
@hihi-nm3uy
ive never seen simon so energetic before; he legit sounds off his rocker
@anthonyowens6446
When the cargo of the Mary celest was examined there was one empty barrel, which means that it was leaking. By the time it had drifted to Gibraltar, all the alcohol had evaporated, but you can imagine the powerful stench of alcohol on the ship at the time of its leaking, combined with the fact that it was packed amongst many other alcohol fired barrels, the crew wouldn't have known how many were leaking and would have been terrified that the slightest spark, which is very common, could have caused an explosion. It can be reasonably deduced that the crew decided to leave the main boat given the alcohol leak and the very high risk of fire /explosion. I also think I read that there was a rope attached to the ship trailing behind as if they'd meant to tether themselves on but got detached somehow.
@skaking04
"When life gives you boulders, make giant heads" -Simon Whistler, 2021
@WILD__THINGS