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A portion of this video was sponsored by IBM. Learn more about the New Creators on IBM’s YouTube channel or New Creators homepage: https://ibm.co/3evd1Bz | https://www.youtube.com/ibm Humanity invented the harp before we invented the wheel. Wild. In this video, Sabrina explores why it took humanity so long to invent the wheel and challenges her friends to redo it in a day. SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://www.answerinprogress.com/newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Sabrina Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Melissa Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehlizfern Instagram: http://instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: http://instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Produced by Sabrina Cruz Production Assistance by Chantele Viens Video Editing by Joe Trickey Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz Special Thanks to Taha Khan, Melissa Fernandes, and David W. Anthony MUSIC Epidemic Sound. Get started today using our affiliate link. http://share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress BIBLIOGRAPHY Anthony, D. W. (2010). The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world. Princeton University Press. Gambino, M. (2009, June 17). A salute to the wheel. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-salute-to-the-wheel-31805121/ Staff, F. M. (2017, March 7). DK science: Machines. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from https://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/science/machines The Editors of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. (2022, August 24). simple machine. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from Encyclopedia Britannica website: https://www.britannica.com/technology/simple-machine Wolchover, N. (2012, March 6). Why it took so long to invent the wheel. Retrieved August 26, 2022, from Scientific American website: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-it-took-so-long-to-inv/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 oooh so edgy lmao 00:13 paying the bills 01:35 how long did it take to invent the wheel 02:19 do you know what the wheel is 03:28 send in the clowns begins to play 05:02 why the wheel took so long to invent 06:28 when plans fall apart 07:27 the delusions settle in 08:43 why the wheel took so long to perfect 09:52 melissa doesn't know what a tractor is 10:59 they made thing 12:16 let's try and break them 12:52 melissa DEFINITELY doesn't know what a tractor is 13:00 testing the bare minimum 14:21 how the wheel spread 14:38 whoa was that a drone shot? 15:17 call melissa ferrari 15:35 how the wheel change transport 15:55 ngl this was not a well designed test 17:39 don't reinvent the wheel. engage instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here's one about a fun story on set: At some point Melissa stole one of Taha's wheel's during the build... he worked tirelessly to catch up. Leave a comment with the word TIRE to let me know you were here ;-)

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Judith

What happened to Terry after the video? Also, does Melissa's wheeled vehicle get a name as well?

Job

Not a question, but just wanted to say that this video was featured in Tom Scott's newsletter this week!

Blake Gross

It still seems like Taha cheated

kelsey

do you reckon there is or will be an equivalent invention to the wheel? in terms of value/usefulness, ingenuity, etc.

Juan

I really loved this totally not scripted video. What will Taha and Melissa do with their little inventions now?

Katie Woolf

Who were you (Sabrina) secretly rooting for to win

answerinprogress

maybe it's because i'm currently work on a video about it but the internet is pretty bonkers.

answerinprogress

Terry is currently holding microfiber cloths. The status of the tractor is unknown.

answerinprogress

I was secretly rooting for them to both do a lot worse than they did. At the time, I think I thought it would've been funnier but I ended up enjoying the mediocrity of it all.