- [Narrator] There are so
many preconceived notions each of us hold about
general everyday things that aren't always as
straightforward in reality. I, for one, always thought
that pavement bricks were laid by hand, and I always
assumed that Toad seriously had a deformed mushroom-style
tumor on his head. I was wrong, and you're going to realize there are so many things in the world that aren't exactly what they seem. - Amazing! - [Narrator] Number 10:
Special-effects wind. Most of us are aware of
the use of green screens in professional video production. It's something we've learned to live with. So how do you think they
make a model's hair flutter in the wind as they take
a shot for a commercial? Or how do you think they
make Superman's cape flutter to give the impression that
he's soaring through the sky? They use a fan, surely. Wrong. They use ninjas in green suits. I'm not even lying. Take a look and see for
yourself at this clip of the filming for Superman Returns. Here you can see green screen flutterers, people dressed in chroma key gimp suits. Commercials and movie
studios sometimes employ them to create windswept effects. They're easily removed in post production. It looks super weird, though. Just look at the way those green ninjas are puppeteering that cape. Elsewhere, a picture from an unidentified shampoo commercial, posted by
Lighthouse Studios in Dubai, shows a green man waving his
arms and hand around a model in the shot, giving her windswept hair. Although it may take a lot of work, I'm pretty impressed by
the ingenuity of this one. Number nine: Pineapples
do not grow on trees. Think about it. How do you think pineapples
are actually grown? They're definitely not
cultivated under the sea, as some children's programs
might lead you to believe. But given their size, a
lot of people are mistaken for believing that they're
somehow grown on trees. Some even think that the pineapples found in local stores are an export from Hawaii. This is no longer true,
because most of them now come from South America or Asia. If you asked any of the
farmers from these regions to show you a pineapple tree, they'll probably laugh out loud. They know that it grows on a bush. The fruit has no seed,
and the next-generation pineapple bush grows on top of the fruit. It's true that a lot of
us have grown out of touch with where most of our
food actually comes from. Number eight: Cereal marketing. There are loads of
cereal brands out there, and it's usually difficult to
decide which one to go for. What makes the cereal
boxes stand out, though, is the art covering it,
which is why cereal brands employ some pretty neat
tricks when it comes to designing that bowl of milk and cereal. Oh wait, did I say milk? I meant glue. That's right, milk is rarely
used as the white stuff in the bowl when these
pictures are created. Milk is too watery, meaning
the cereal will just sink to the bottom and soak up the milk. Not particularly helpful
during a photo shoot, when you're trying to make the most appetizing photo possible. To avoid this, they use
regular white PVA glue you'd use in art classes at school. Number seven: Green grass. It's the sign of a prosperous neighborhood and a well-kept stadium. Grass that's so green you
can take a picnic on it and feel like you're
truly at one with nature. But what happens when you're too lazy to water the grass, and it dies on you? Or what if there's a drought
for the fourth year in a row? Well, that what happened back in 2015 when Californians took
matters into their own hands, sick of the patchy yellow pastures many gardens had turned into. They just used regular old paint. Just look at these guys. Companies even capitalized on this by offering environmentally
friendly turf dyes. Apparently this has also
been a secret weapon by landscapers at athletic fields and golf courses over the years. When you think about it, this
one is actually rather funny. Like, the only way for people to get natural-looking grass
is to use an extremely unnatural thing to paint over the problem. Then again, I suppose it's
the only attractive solution when there's a drought. The grass on the other side of the fence isn't greener after all. Number six: Towel stacks are a lie. Retail stores rely on sales. Sales rely heavily on great advertising of the product you're selling. That's why, at certain
department stores selling towels, they often don't bother employing someone to fold the towels nicely into a stack. What they do instead is
sort of loop one towel through a block of foam
to make it look like multiple stacks of folded towels. It's actually pretty smart. I guess the phrase work
smart, not hard, is fitting. Though it does make me wonder, couldn't the space be better utilized? Number five: Commander Crunch. That was not a mistake. Our favorite captain, Cap'n Crunch, who adorns cereal boxes
all over the world, isn't really what his namesake suggests. You see, it's all in the details here. The sleeves on his uniform
consist of three stripes. The military nerds of you already know where I'm going with this one. Three stripes signify a
commander, not a captain. If Commander Crunch was really a captain, he'd have four, not three, stripes. Cap'n Crunch is an imposter. Number four: Toad. He's the longtime protector
of the Mushroom Kingdom, and my personal favorite
character on Mario Kart. He may be a lightweight, but he has great
acceleration and drifting. In short, I freakin' love this guy. Anyway, like a lot of
people, I'd always assumed that he was just some sort of braniac sporting a mushroomed, polka-dot head. It appears my life has been a lie. Here you can see a screenshot
of the cartoon series The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. In this series, Toad is seen
removing his cap on occasion, revealing three strands of hair that Homer Simpson himself
would be envious of. Why on Earth he decides to wear such a large hat is anyone's guess. Maybe it makes him feel taller. Well, one thing's for sure. At least he doesn't have
to go out and buy a pillow. Number three: Takeaway pizza. Sometimes I like to watch cooking shows. I don't even cook much. I know, it's an odd phenomenon. But it rings true for a
lot of people...I think. Anyway, when they make pizza,
it's a pretty simple process. They get the dough, put the sauce on, and spread it around with a spoodle. That's the actual
utensil name, by the way, a sort of spoon and ladle combined. I was pretty surprised to find out that many takeaway pizzas have
a more efficient process. Using a sort of spout you'd
usually see in McDonald's, they just place the dough
on a flat surface, it spins, and the sauce is pasted
out as the spout moves, coating the entirety of the pizza without the need to spread it. Pretty ingenious. I like it. Number two: Tiled patios and pavements. When I see a pavement made up of blocks, I immediately assume they're
bricks laid down in formation. Surely they wouldn't go out of their way to do anything different. Apparently not. Look at these crooks, fooling
us with a brick-stencil stamp they just apply straight
onto setting concrete. Many companies actually do
this because it's a lot easier than actually laying blocks by hand. And it gives the pavement a nice pattern instead of a blank concrete appearance. Still, bricks are preferred to asphalt or concrete for various reasons. Maintaining asphalt
roads is more laborious, because they break down easier than bricks and it's harder to properly
repair bumps and cracks. But who's going to lay
all of those bricks? You may have thought
that it's done by hand, but for large projects,
this is not the case, and you'd be wrong. Large road-printing
machines make the job easier and convince road constructors that bricks are still the way forward. All they have to do is load bricks to the top of the machine,
and out of the other end comes a perfect, flat formation of bricks that can be laid straight
onto the pavement. It's kind of mesmerizing to watch. Number one: Road markings. How do you think road markings
are printed onto the roads? Honestly, I always thought
they were just painted, as do probably most of you. That is, until the fateful
day I saw a paving contractor wielding a flamethrower at the ground. Whilst a lot of road markings
are still created with paint, the truth is that since the 1950s, a lot of road markings
haven't been painted at all. When they paint the
markings, they usually have machines that spray or spread the paint, and they use stencils or marked-out tape, which they apply paint to. But they don't always
paint these markings. Instead, they can use
rolls of what's known as thermoplastic roadline markings. What paving contractors
do is essentially roll out tape onto the ground
and blowtorch over it, heating up the tarmac
to a maximum temperature of between 180 and 200 degrees. This heat treats the tape,
which liquefies and melts, binding it to the ground. Sometimes, though, they
have to use a primer to make it stick, depending
on the age of the tarmac. This hot-marked tape
is purported as having a lot more beneficial properties than the standard procedure of painting. Firstly, and most
obviously, it's a lot easier than marking out an area with tape and then essentially
coloring it in with paint. It's also a lot more durable than paint, and it's efficient, because
you only use what you need, and you don't need to mix your own paint. The practicality of it means
that a lot of contractors use this tape specifically for repairs. They usually buy the rolls
of tape in preformed sizes. It also means they can apply more intricate designs
with premade stickers. For example, you can buy
blue pedestrian markers like this one that are easily
burned onto the ground. Imagine how difficult it would have been to actually paint that
design on the ground. Thermoplastic line markers are apparently gaining in popularity, so now at least you know they exist. Which example did you think
was the most surprising? Please let me know in the
comments section down below. Also, if you know any other examples that should have made this video, make sure to leave a comment as well. If you enjoyed this video,
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