The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133

Leave it somewhere unattended and video surveilled and wait for a bike thief. That would be the funniest footage ever.

> build a bike like this > forget how to ride normal bikes > learn to ride the inverted bike > use just the inverted bike > never get your bike stolen again

If you could engage this mechanism and disengage it, this could be an anti theft system.

“You’re looking at the world with a bias, whether you think you are or not.” The difficulty is in remembering how true that is. Thanks for sharing.

When Doc Hudson said “turn left to go right” I know what he meant

I thought this was going to be a bike where you'd have to pedal backwards to get it to move lol

I've experienced something very similar to this. I have been a proficient typist for most of my life, able to get over 90 wpm. Then I decided to try a different keyboard layout, Colemak in particular. I committed to changing out the layouts on all of my computers, both at home and at work. Took me a few weeks but eventually I got it and was able to type proficiently with Colemak. Then, I went to use someone else's computer, still configure using the classic QWERTY layout. I had forgotten how to type on QWERTY and ended up being really slow. I eventually started switching back and forth between them so that I can remain proficient with both, but now I reverted back to QWERTY just because it's easier since that's the default layout for devices, and not every device has Colemak as an option.

I actually did this exact thing.. "Damaged my brain" by working on a sciencecenter and they had a reversed-bike as well.. I dont own my own due to age but i rode that every day until i learned it.. Now.. nearly 10 years later, i picked up a bike and tried the simple thing to go to the store, and i couldnt believe myself when i actually totally lost how to ride it.. The "reversed-biking" sat deep in my scull trying to make me think that this is how cycling works.. I walked to the store that day..

"You can't ride this bicycle you might think you can but you can't" Me: "Oh I can definitely ride that"

I think you have just discovered the best anti bike theft mechinism

This video was used in my Utah foster care training. Destin your positivity is reaching places you probably never imagined. Keeps up the good work.

Still one of my favorites years later. This, the weed wacker tournament, the first ssbc video, and a lot of others. Honestly I think I love every single video you’ve put out. It’s helped me learn so much and has slightly helped me learn the career path I want.

1:08 “you can see that I’m laughing but I’m actually very frustrated” me everyday

Imagine a theft running away from a cop and he tries to get away with this bicycle.

This has SO many applications to life. Had a huge fight with my spouse today about life stuff, but this shed so much light on the whys behind the way we do things. Thank you so much for these insights!

I think this might be my most favorite video ever of yours! It's sporadically shows up in my suggested videos to watch and I click on it more often than not because every time it just makes me rethink everything that I think!

"They think I'm dumb but I'm actually two levels deep into this" This is going to be my motto lmao.

4:24 kid : *fall Destin : "Did you see his brain get it?"

6 years since you uploaded and I first watch this and it is still one of my all time favorite videos!

That was the first video i ever saw of your channel years ago, glad it got recommended again today, reminded me of the interesting content it was ! Keep it up Destin