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Smartest People On The Internet

September 18, 2026

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5 min read

One of the people in the video clips reviewed here tried to pick up a barbell with over 200 pounds on one side and only 10 pounds on the other. Everyone who tried it used two hands and failed. One person who took a physics class understood the problem: when you use two hands, the force centers in the middle of your body, but the weight is all on one side. He picked it up with one hand and succeeded immediately. That moment captures the central thread of this episode—a collection of internet videos where people find clever, counterintuitive, or just odd solutions to everyday problems, from getting ketchout of a bottle to getting a child to take medicine.

Physics, hacks, and working smarter

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (01:15) **The Impossible Barbell Challenge** - A social experiment where a barbell with 200+ pounds on one side and only 10 on the other seems impossible to lift with two hands.
  • 2 (03:23) **The Ketchup Bottle Hack** - A clever method to get every last drop of ketchup out of the bottle using centrifugal force.
  • 3 (05:00) **Toddler Scaling the Fridge for Snacks** - A two-foot-tall toddler climbs on top of the fridge to retrieve hidden snacks.
  • 4 (05:37) **Dog as a Living Vacuum Cleaner** - A dog demonstrates its ability to clean up dropped food instantly, acting as a living vacuum.
  • 5 (07:15) **The Fake Storm Excuse to Skip Work** - A worker calls their boss claiming a terrible storm is happening, using a sound effect of a storm in the background.
  • 6 (07:50) **DIY Car Dent Removal** - A simple and cheap method to remove a dent from a car using boiling water and a toilet plunger.
  • 7 (08:10) **The Slushy Lid Hack Backfires** - A "life hack" for getting more slushy from a cup by flipping the lid upside down is analyzed and mocked.

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