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TALKING BACKWARDS (Backwards Banter Brain Testing) - Smarter Every Day 168
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hey it's me Destin welcome back to
smarter every day. A while back on the
smarter every day subreddit someone made
a post that said something like no one
ever believes that I can talk backwards.
This caught my eye and I watched the
video and it was fascinating it's a
skill this guy has clearly worked very
very hard on it. If you remember in the
backwards bicycle video, when I was first
learning, if I had a phone in my pocket
that rang when I was trying to do it,
it would break that skill instantly and I
would no longer be able to steer.
It's really curious how the brain works.
I asked this guy if he would come to
Alabama and basically become a human
test subject and let me try to test the
limits of this skill. I'm really excited
because he actually accepted my invite,
and today on Smarter Every Day, we're
gonna get to test someone's brain trying
to talk backwards. Let's do it.
This is Kurt Quinn and...uhh...is it a talent or a skill?
I think it's a skill. A skill? --that you can
acquire. I think it's something that I've...yeah
Okay so Kurt can do this thing. He can
talk backwards and I have questions. So,
first I want to demonstrate the skill,
okay. --and then I'm gonna put you in
stranger and stranger situations until I
see if I can break it, so, my brain? yeah
how many words can you start with?
Uh let's start with one word and gradually work up
okay; is that okay?; really?; yeah that's
how it works; yeah because it really it
after a while it gets easier and easier
as I as I do it; okay let's start with
this; okay banjo (Talking backwards)
(Talking backwards) okay (Talking backwards)
say uh i'm in alabama with a banjo woman
can you get your banjo out? sure okay go ahead
move my underwear off it, okay
I'm in alabama with a banjo on my mind
(Talking backwards)
This is bizarre dude
i'm in alabama with a banjo on my knee
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