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Published 2020-04-06

The title of this video should change with the times. But nothing lasts forever: here's the story of how I made it work, why it used to be easier to make that work, and how it all ties in to the White Cliffs of Dover and the end of the universe.

Edited by Michelle Martin: / @onthecrux

Includes an accelerated section of "Traduction automatique des flux d'information (Yahoo Pipes IV)" by Laurent Moccozet, which is licensed under CC-by: • Traduction automatique des flux d'inf... - the remainder of this video does not fall under that license.

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All Comments (21)

@Brklyn583 3 years ago

I love how this vid appears on my recommend every once in a while.
@a-yona 3 years ago

More than one year later and it’s still 100% accurate
@chiiblossom 1 month ago

The title has been 100% accurate every time I’ve clicked on this video
@commenter3002 2 months ago

"If it's actually 100% spot-on, it's a miracle" Today I witnessed a miracle
@jordy2299 3 years ago

Tom: “if it’s actually spot on, it’s a miracle” It’s spot on
@cienciabit 4 years ago

This is a TED talk, but with better background.
@TheJamalThomas 2 months ago

How did I not get recommended this video in four years til now?
@OSW 1 month ago

Revisiting this after watching a Man Carrying Thing video mentioning it. Title: This Video Has 72,086,406 Views. Description: 72,086,406 views Hot dang! :) I love how Tom makes sure to end his videos with such thoughtful positivity.
@liamdaly04 3 years ago

Tom: “The title won’t be exactly right” The Title: Exactly right YouTube: So you think you’re smart do you?
@idkmyusername1677 3 years ago

The title is completely accurate, I couldn’t be happier.
@The-Man-Of-Mystery 5 days ago

The title is now just a flex more than anything
@ellaqyk 5 days ago

4 years later this system is still perfect
@amazinhaydz2032 2 years ago

Fun fact: This title is probably the most refreshed title in all of YouTube
@boxed_in4357 4 years ago

Just remember, that 10 years ago. This guy made a video called “two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff”
@tanshiro8593 11 days ago

4 years later, and it still working flawlessly
@purgruv 2 months ago

Yep, still working, Tom!
@AlcyoneSivin7 3 years ago

1 year, 3 months, and 4 days later, its still accurate.
@bethanywatts3524 3 years ago

Who else keeps getting recommended this and seeing how much it goes up?
@Fancypengin 1 month ago

It's 100%spot on to this day!!
@kamiw5864 14 days ago

This keeps coming up very so often and I still am amazed at the meta genius of this.