Simulating the Evolution of Rock, Paper, Scissors

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Sinervo, B.; C.M. Lively (1996). "The rock-paper-scissors game and the evolution of alternative male strategies". Nature. 380 (6571): 240-243.
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@salxrn 28 күн бұрын

key takeaway from this video: the best strategy in life is to do random stuff and hope it works

@EEEEEEEE 28 күн бұрын

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@MrRast0r 28 күн бұрын

This is an undeniable truth since Fredderick (a Goldfish) outperformed NASDAQ.

@jobkorn4085 28 күн бұрын

no the key is not to be to extrem in one property. I believe this would be healthier like that but economy forces us to be imbalanced to get rewarded

@littleclover7426 28 күн бұрын

I think that sounds about right, because like, isn't that what evolution is? Very slowly sexually selecting for the strategy that survives? Be that random or just, hey it's easier to get seeds than bugs? (Like in birds)

@glowingfox704 28 күн бұрын

I just do everything I can think of (good and bad ideas) and hope they all work. I think it has so far?

@Jocaolinita 28 күн бұрын

as a geologist, you see these ternary plots literally everywhere in literature

@minimando99 28 күн бұрын

I’m a geologist too 🎉

@timothymclean 28 күн бұрын

Ternary plots are so handy. More people should use them.

@BeaglzRok1 28 күн бұрын

L O A M

@Chiberia 28 күн бұрын

I had to look this up, because, as a computer scientist, we use "ternary" as a conditional operation - that is, choosing a value based on whether another value is true or false. yay for engineering consistency!

@susiek4593 28 күн бұрын

Who is sandy loam and why do you keep talking about her?/j

@cobytang 26 күн бұрын

"0:04 If you're unfamiliar with Rock, paper, scissors" What are the things that people who don't know rock, paper, scissors have been living under??? It's certainly not rocks.

@MisterAssasine 25 күн бұрын

Perhaps they are the lizardfolk and live under Spocks

@John-gr5tx 24 күн бұрын

They are geologists. Covered in papers Studying rocks.

@HappyBeezerStudios 22 күн бұрын

@@John-gr5tx what they do wrong is licking the rocks, crumbling the papers, and digging with the scissors.

@mcaiesterin8676 21 күн бұрын

@@John-gr5tx nice a tbbt reference

@theMuBot 28 күн бұрын

When I learned about side-blotched lizards, one of my first thoughts was "this sounds more like a Primer video than a real organism."

@hopepope6573 27 күн бұрын

finally, a comment about those guys.Deep look made a video about them pretty please watch it when you have the time.

@b1bbscraz3y 27 күн бұрын

all I know is them lizard are throat goats

@theMuBot 26 күн бұрын

@@hopepope6573 Clint's Reptiles also did a video including them recently!

@Purely_Andy 24 күн бұрын

@@b1bbscraz3y what.

@Wendy_O._Koopa 2 күн бұрын

In some countries, they play _"Janken pon,"_ totally different! /s

@Laynes_FYLA 28 күн бұрын

5:33 "Let's actually skip drawing the blobs" Me: 🥺 5:36 "Okay, still some blobs" Me: 😊

@eadbert1935 27 күн бұрын

he knows his audience too well :D

@victorfunnyman 24 күн бұрын

real

@wesleysilveira5692 18 күн бұрын

lmao fr

@brickDOTbrock 17 күн бұрын

LITERALLY ME

@zeldaking13 28 күн бұрын

For the last part the saying "A jack of all trades is a master of none, but still often better than a master of one." rings very true

@FinnishArsonist 27 күн бұрын

One thing interesting about this quote is that I would consider the jack of all trades a master of something - a master of versatility, which is kind of what this full version of the quote is going for.

@mrosskne 27 күн бұрын

that saying is false, specialization overwhelmingly dominates biologically and economically

@xMysticMia 27 күн бұрын

@@mrosskne only in specialized environments. If the environment changes, like which is the case here with scissors alleles transforming into rock alleles, then versatility (and the ability to adapt, in a biological point of view) seems to have the upper hand.

@mrosskne 27 күн бұрын

@@xMysticMia In all environments.

@arkdirfe 27 күн бұрын

@@mrosskne The saying might imply the master of one to be completely inept in anything else, which just gets you extinct in the evolutionary context. Baseline capabilities are required to reach your specialization's potential.

@palipanda9768 27 күн бұрын

13:05 "I was confused in front of ALL twenty people who were watching" You're a gem, mate! hahaha

@divabhardwaj6381 Күн бұрын

I mean, imagine being in public and doing something embarrassing in front of 20 whole people😭 That’s like classroom size

@user-ie3kq9uk4y 28 күн бұрын

I think the blobs would make perfect stress balls, can that be a thing?

@JACandQuill 26 күн бұрын

Agreed

@Gilvala 21 күн бұрын

take my moneyyyy

@TSPxEclipse 19 күн бұрын

Nooooo why would you squeeze them! Make it a huggable 3ft tall plushie instead :D

@larsatticus6807 19 күн бұрын

There's a plushie on the website!

@user-cd4bx6uq1y 15 күн бұрын

He already did the plushies, was expecting whether or not I'll see a comment like that lol, people think alike

@genius31415 28 күн бұрын

When are we getting the sequel with Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock?

@PrimerBlobs 28 күн бұрын

I thought about this, but a 5-simplex plot is a little hard to draw. :(

@merlijnfolkerts3066 28 күн бұрын

@@PrimerBlobs scissors cut paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and rock crushes scissors.

@midnight4685 28 күн бұрын

@@PrimerBlobs Do you think it'd follow the same pattern? From what I got in the video, I assume it would, but I'm curious as to whether the added variables might influence it in some way.

@floppy8568 28 күн бұрын

@@PrimerBlobs It's technically a 4-simplex, also known as a Pentachoron (you know, 1D digon, 2D trigon, 3D tetrahedron and 4D pentachoron)

@kristinborn8882 28 күн бұрын

@@merlijnfolkerts3066 I love the wording on this

@luigiawesome6587 28 күн бұрын

"Okay, maybe some blobs" and then there's 3 blobs (the blobs are really cute by the way) just kind of sitting there, relaxing.

@doginrefrigerator 28 күн бұрын

that blobs enjoy watching how others fight for live

@VonThallis 28 күн бұрын

He knows we come for the knowledge and stay for the blob

@ishu4227 27 күн бұрын

5:36 Way too many blobs to count: 💥💥💥⚔⚔🪨📰✂ 🔴🟡🔵:🍿🍿

@benundead2198 27 күн бұрын

I do absolutely love those little blobs

@BazilYat 27 күн бұрын

@@VonThallis Or possibly the other way around!

@xem1p 25 күн бұрын

Who said we dont use rock paper scissors to compete for food in nature? Thats like the most common method seen in my school cafeteria

@MicronationPenguin 16 күн бұрын

Same

@Wendy_O._Koopa 2 күн бұрын

There are few places more _unnatural_ than a school cafeteria...

@SamuraiPipotchi 28 күн бұрын

Something about the phrase "If you want to use fancy words, which I do" just felt so relatable to me

@b2n136 28 күн бұрын

the brown blob waving at the end was so cute my heart melted

@that_tvhead 27 күн бұрын

hello mine turtle

@AnneMarcyandsashaVlog-md9ev 26 күн бұрын

Yeah! Absolutely adorable!

@BinglesP 25 күн бұрын

Timestamp is 14:33 🤎

@Frimpa-MJEB 28 күн бұрын

Today I learned normal type pokemons can be useful

@knopfir 28 күн бұрын

well, there isnt anything implying normal types are the neutral strategy. normal types are stuck in their own rock-paper-scissors triangle, theyre only neutral in the face of unrelated triangles like fire-water-grass

@Megumin_Random 28 күн бұрын

@@knopfirNormal isn’t super effective to anything, so technically they aren’t even in a rock-paper-scissors relationship. They do get better move-type diversity, but it’s not really that useful.

@farfa2937 28 күн бұрын

Just like the brown blobs, they do nothing particularly well and suck to use, but (besides fighting) nothing does particularly well against them so they're a pain to deal with.

@XenithShadow 28 күн бұрын

Not quite true a "normal" type blob would infact send it self to extinction as it would function the same way the brown blob does except that is always copies the opponents choice resultsing in it always get 0.80 every encounter until it should eventually drive its self to extinction. A better anolgy would probably be dragon since it "beats" the presumable type triangle by not being able to lose.

@rambam791 28 күн бұрын

So ez 4 me- Machamp 2024

@PrimerBlobs 28 күн бұрын

If you want to play with the system yourself. Here's a desmos calculator that does the pure-strategy simulation and puts it on a ternary plot. It's a little different because it assumes an infinite population, and so you will see some subtle differences in the results. www.desmos.com/calculator/lmx7hy2dai

@kvmilos.tomaszek 28 күн бұрын

I love that you share such things! Definitely worth checking out

@randomdosing7535 28 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@takenname8053 28 күн бұрын

I never thought I could have fun with Desmos...

@aqwkingchampion13 27 күн бұрын

Not sure if this eventually happens at lower speeds, but if you crank the speed up to near 1, the population just shoots off the graph in the direction of on of the ends (I’ve had it fly off after going from scissors to rock and going down the x-axis away from paper, and do the sam from paper to scissors and flying away from rock). It was funny.

@AnneMarcyandsashaVlog-md9ev 26 күн бұрын

Thx

@MrJdubs14 28 күн бұрын

This is also a perfect example of analyzing eigenvalues to evaluate stability of a system. Assessing your matrix (with all values subtracted by 1 to make the matrix a proper system of ODEs that tracks *changes* in population) pre- vs. post-tie punishment, you can see that the real eigenvalues go from 0 to negative, which indicates a shift from unstable (spiraling towards and around the edges forever) to stable (spiraling towards the center and staying there). Though, for the 0 eigenvalue case, a perfect system maybe should have forever spiraled around the middle of the triangle without reaching the edges. I think the introduction of noise and random fluctuations makes the system less stable, spiraling outwards instead. Thanks for a cool video!

@EricSmith-dx1ll 25 күн бұрын

Linear differential equations are used for predator-prey calculations. Eigenvalues are used in those 2d cases. This is the same problem expanded to three dimensions where there are coupled predator - prey relationships

@Pridestein2009 28 күн бұрын

I've been waiting for this moment for years... a new Primer video on Rock Paper Scissors of all things! Love it! One thing I'm especially interested in is if more gestures were added. Imagine Lizard or Spock in blob form!

@PixlGamr906 28 күн бұрын

@EEEEEEEE 28 күн бұрын

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@kubastachu9860 28 күн бұрын

a new Primer video on blobs is enough to make my day

@Fire_Axus 28 күн бұрын

your feelings are irrational

@SusDoctor 28 күн бұрын

See you guys again in a year.

@mjb7015 28 күн бұрын

Happy Primer day! 🎉

@IRules2244 28 күн бұрын

Commenting to remind me when it’s a year from now.

@tom-ment-Capybara 28 күн бұрын

😭😭😭

@sock_sti 28 күн бұрын

💀

@197inch3wheelelectricforklift 27 күн бұрын

Who else attending Primer Day Anniversary next year?

@juliadavies6653 28 күн бұрын

0:09 Not for some reason! paper beats rock because it used to be cloth. the same cloth which flung stones from slings, stayed stones as embroidery, and dragged heavy stones in a process called heaving.

@kvmilos.tomaszek 28 күн бұрын

Oh, never knew that! Interesting

@TheSadster 25 күн бұрын

I only knew about paper covering rock not the whole cloth thing lol

@Muho_is_me 23 күн бұрын

@@TheSadster yeah me too

@starp7675 20 күн бұрын

papercut

@SirSmuggler 8 күн бұрын

In my language (swedish) it's rock, scissors, bag (translated to english obviously). The bag can hold the rock but the scissors cuts the bag. Bags being primarily made of cloth, it makes sense I guess 😊

@DanielGrydin 28 күн бұрын

warning at 1:10, almost got hit by a rock, barely dodged

@vampirecat8256 25 күн бұрын

Barely saw it in time, thank you

@bravecrab5047 20 күн бұрын

Dayum thanks bro, I can't imagine what would've happened if it wasn't for yuh😱😳 I mean, I gotta go to work on Monday, can't die from some random rock rn🤧

@kennyholmes5196 28 күн бұрын

Fun fact, the "brown" strategy is actually an evolutionarily stable strategy specifically because it is a Generalist one that can take control of all the niches when they pop up! Abundance of Scissors? Generalists have the tools to exploit them by going Rock. Abundance of Paper? Generalists can hit them with Scissors pretty much immediately. Abundance of Rock? Paper usage wallops them back down from the Generalists. They win out because they are prepared for any situation, and as a result, can win in any situation.

@brutusthebear9050 28 күн бұрын

Which, incidentally, is why humans are the best animal by far. Because we are the most generalist, we can actively think of new strategies to compete in nature, rather than having it ingrained in us.

@itsmenatika 28 күн бұрын

That's also why brain and consciousness was created. Learning during time and adaption during life time are beneficial@@brutusthebear9050

@ethanrutevillarreal1506 27 күн бұрын

I think you missed the point. The browns never won nor lost against the specialist strategies because they could only win 1/3 of the time, draw 1/3 of the time, and lose 1/3 of the time. This is true against any opponent they fought, and therefore their population didn't depend on the others. It's not like they could exploit all niches, it's that they didn't exploit any niche, but weren't hurt by any special strategy either.

@nbboxhead3866 27 күн бұрын

@@ethanrutevillarreal1506 the browns couldn't exploit any niches, but they didn't have the problem of tieing often, which all the niches had, which resulted in niches being worse than the browns.

@driftwisp2797 27 күн бұрын

@@brutusthebear9050 You're underselling animals a lot. They're pretty smart and learn and adapt well. They just don't have written language to accumulate institutional knowledge with, which is what lets us do science.

@m.h.6470 28 күн бұрын

The reason why "paper beats rock" is usually, "because it envelops it and rock can't move".

@desertdesk 27 күн бұрын

Implying that rocks normally try to move lol

@that_tvhead 27 күн бұрын

i have always imagined a piece of paper simply slipping on top of the entire rock, but not enveloping all the other sides

@Vospi 27 күн бұрын

I'd say "it wraps around it, making it softer"

@b43xoit 26 күн бұрын

Paper covers rock.

@user-er2nh8yh3v 26 күн бұрын

@@Vospi yes.

@MoempfLP 28 күн бұрын

A simulation about product quality would be interesting. If high quality products cost more but last longer, will the seller gain or lose market share? What about planned obsolescence, is it beneficial?

@jonarbuckle2894 19 күн бұрын

I would add in behaviors to each one. Rock could play it safe only playing against those who have 1 or less paper choices at a penalty to its food intake, paper could go for food above all else searching specifically for wins and ties, and scissors could play aggressive seeking out the nearest opponent no matter what they throw. Id love to see that simulation.

@ElectricalSmith 28 күн бұрын

The 'winner take all' strategy almost looks like a logarithmic spiral (or almost a golden spiral) with some bounds. Interesting.

@EricSmith-dx1ll 25 күн бұрын

It is actually a solution to a set of linear differential equations. The eigenvalues of the reward matrix decide the shape of the population graph

@jursamaj 28 күн бұрын

4:35 Rather than skewing the graph, realize that it's *already* an equilateral triangle, just in 3 dimensional. It's the plane that goes thru (1,0,0), (0,1,0), and (0,0,1), with every position containing any negative values cut away.

@wrpen99 28 күн бұрын

It's a right triangle, not an equilateral.

@Endless-fire 28 күн бұрын

@@wrpen99 no no, it's equilateral. But from the projected angle it looks like a 2D right angle. In 3D space it's equilateral.

@Jocaolinita 28 күн бұрын

@@jursamajI had never noticed that! it's an incredible way to visualize this graph

@wrpen99 28 күн бұрын

@@Endless-fire It's still a 2D triangle, there's no projected angle here. Measure the distance from points (0,1) and (1,0) on a graph, it will be longer than the lengths of the other two sides

@pfk-137 28 күн бұрын

@@wrpen99 what they're is saying that you can imagine a 2D right triangle as a projection of a 3D equilateral triangle. The distances between the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) are the same. When projected to the xy plane these points become (1, 0), (0, 1) and (0, 0) and takes the appearance of a right triangle. it's really quite simple

@nategoatchild2507 24 күн бұрын

I think it's interesting how much farther this simulation went than most of your other ones. Such a simple premise having so many iterations and tweaks, I admire your commitment and and I enjoy your work.

@bean9786 23 күн бұрын

I'm glad when you mention being surprised by results. It makes me more confident making guesses and engaging with the video more attentively, because I don't feel as stupid when I'm wrong most of the time knowing even someone who does this all the time could get it wrong.

@satisfactiongamer7385 18 күн бұрын

At least you know you are some people don’t know they are.

@mjb7015 28 күн бұрын

It's 11:48 at night, I have to be up in the morning, but here I am watching Primer as soon as I got the notification

@RaqiiCat 28 күн бұрын

Damn for me it’s morning 😅

@RaqiiCat 28 күн бұрын

Like really early for me-

@circuitgamer7759 28 күн бұрын

It's 10:20 in the morning, I should've been asleep two hours ago (my schedule is 27 hours long, so it drifts per day), but here I am watching Primer as soon as I got the notification.

@user-fc3jq5cm5w 28 күн бұрын

10:20 here... What time zone are you in?

@mjb7015 28 күн бұрын

@@user-fc3jq5cm5w GMT+10, Australian Eastern Standard Time.

@saram3604 28 күн бұрын

Great video! Cannot wait for the plushies to be restocked. I need all of them!

@PrimerBlobs 28 күн бұрын

I also cannot wait

@dx243_ 28 күн бұрын

@@PrimerBlobs also you said stuff about how you dont want ur computer to explode, what are the specs of your pc

@hiranpeiris877 28 күн бұрын

@@PrimerBlobs 65rgf

@joezhao850 28 күн бұрын

I only have one

@aaronconner1440 26 күн бұрын

@@PrimerBlobsSame! I can’t wait to act out some physical simulations with them!

@jameslincs 25 күн бұрын

Lots of effort went into this video. Fascinating stuff you crazy man

@moomoobeef 27 күн бұрын

PRIMER IS BACK!!!!

@the_reconnaisant 28 күн бұрын

Babe wake up primer uploaded!

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@dwsel 28 күн бұрын

Yay 🥳🎉

@cameoshadowness7757 28 күн бұрын

I'm up! Im up!

@doodidood 28 күн бұрын

It's been 84 years

@elizabethgonzalez2770 28 күн бұрын

🎉

@handcannon 28 күн бұрын

i just found your channel 5 minutes ago and seeing that this video was posted 37 minutes ago after 6 months is insane. i love your videos man, thanks

@ShinYamiZakura 26 күн бұрын

I'm always both amazed and inspired by the clarity of the visualisations on this channel, and how they perfectly enhance the understanding of the narration.

@crystaldragon1811 25 күн бұрын

These are pretty cool, so I hope you're able to continue making these! I started watching these a few years ago when I was just interested in the blobs and the mathematics, but now I'm very interested in biology, plants specifically, and I LOVE seeing when plants evolve and mutate (leaf variegation, changes in petal shape & color, etc). I can't afford to donate yet, so for now I'll comment and then go browse the shop

@tachrayonic2982 28 күн бұрын

One thing I'd consider is adding in some form of 'territory', where related blobs are more likely to interact with each other. Perhaps this could increase stability by limiting how effective a small change could reach the entire population. It would be cool if we got to see cyclic fronts of population change.

@thehans255 28 күн бұрын

You could probably do that with location as an explicit parameter - the blobs live in a 2D plane and there are a finite number of mango trees. Maybe the blobs live for 2 or 3 days total, and each day, can choose to either eat at the current tree or move to a different one nearby.

@life-destiny1196 28 күн бұрын

@@thehans255 This has interesting applications for the prisoner's dilemma, too. Which, I suppose, is almost the same problem as this one already.

@tulliusexmisc2191 27 күн бұрын

If you make interactions local, the game becomes a cellular automaton. If I remember correctly, you can create a grid of squares with multiple states, where each state beats and replaces the previous one, loses to the next, and draws (no change) with everything else. When you get about 6 states or more, you usually see spirals that cycle through all the states, and gradually spread and overwhelm smaller spirals.

@thehans255 27 күн бұрын

@@tulliusexmisc2191 I think I remember seeing that. You would probably end up with different, more stable behavior if you factored in the slight penalty for getting a tie, since that makes ensuring that fights have winners is better for the total success of the population than getting ties is.

@MasterTramsYouTube 28 күн бұрын

Coincidences can be funny, can't they... Just last night, I was watching a video about the UK election that mentioned one of your videos, so I spent this morning watching back all your stuff, and then you upload this just a couple of hours later!

@kvmilos.tomaszek 28 күн бұрын

Our of curiosity, what video about the UK elections was that? 😀

@MasterTramsYouTube 28 күн бұрын

@@kvmilos.tomaszek Matt Parker's bad election charts video.

@PushyPawn 25 күн бұрын

No matter what colors anyone eats, all that is left is brown. That was more intuitive than I expected.

@user-rm2qj2jh4l 27 күн бұрын

These videos are so cool! Really interesting and I love the pretty design and colors and the cute blobs :D Thank you!

@JohnyRedstar 28 күн бұрын

You don't have a slithest idea how interesting this videos are. They helped me so much!

@THEO-ou4dg 28 күн бұрын

This is the perfect video at the perfect time for me to procrastinate to. Thank you Primer!

@crownedeagle2000 28 күн бұрын

Awesome video! I remember seeing this kind of stuff in dynamical systems, but your presentation is so much more approachable while still preserving the key takeaways about how these systems behave!

@mushforbrains 27 күн бұрын

These videos are always so relaxing and fascinating to watch! Keep up the great work!!

@Iseenedyou 28 күн бұрын

When I first found this channel I basically binge watched all your videos

@kvmilos.tomaszek 28 күн бұрын

Haven’t we all 😂

@KunoichiLoL 28 күн бұрын

No way, thats the same topic I got for my bachelor thesis in math. (without mixed strategies tho) Got to combine evolutionary game theory, which was a really fun topic, with stochastics (approaching the model with Markov Chains). The theory from Markov Chains gives a lot of explanations for the phenomena seen in the video, for example the absorption probabilities (one strategy reigning supreme) aswell as the expected time until that happens in the non-mutating scenario, and the repetitive cyclic flow as a stationary distribution in the mutating scenario. Another really interesting thing without mutations is "Survival of the Weakest". In the Markov Chains model, but also in reality, for example with E.coli microbes, the strategy that "punishes" its "prey strategy" the least (for example if scissors would only keep 1.5 mangos and give 0.5 mangos to paper, while paper and rock keep the 2 mangos on their wins), usually wins out in the end due the predator strategy being extinguished by the prey strategy they left alive. Perfect example for "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". (The article about the E.coli microbes is called "Survival of the weakest in non-transitive asymmetric interactions among strains of E. coli", if anyone is interested)

@downloadjpg 28 күн бұрын

wow! survival of the weakest is an interesting term. having just finished a couple linear algebra courses, i kept guessing changing the parameters would change the outcome due to "something something determinant < 1". i've added the paper to my reading list, but can i ask how you handled reproduction? curious if they can also be modeled with markov chains or similar structures.

@michaelwalpole2208 27 күн бұрын

Bachelor's thesis? Did you go to Reed College?

@KunoichiLoL 27 күн бұрын

@@downloadjpg Reproduction wasnt really important in the article I got for my thesis, it instead dealt with it in the way that the individuals would swap strategies and turn into an individual of another strategy, leaving the total population unchanged throughout the whole simulation. It basically functions the same as with offsprings, as long as 2 offsprings are born for each "battle for the mangos". :D

@KunoichiLoL 27 күн бұрын

@@michaelwalpole2208 Nope, I studied (still study) in germany

@michaelwalpole2208 27 күн бұрын

@@KunoichiLoL Ah, that makes sense. It's unusual to be required to write a thesis for one's bachelor's degree in the U.S., hence my inaccurate guess, but I presume it's normal procedure in Germany.

@Wava-ob5ng 20 күн бұрын

your video editing skills are incredible, what a treat to watch!

@jimburton5592 28 күн бұрын

It's always a good day when you upload! Part of me wishes you'd upload more often, but it's also clear JUST how much work goes into these videos, and deep down I know we're lucky that you publish videos as often as you do. 😂

@joaoteixeira3202 27 күн бұрын

14:32 You could also call it a Nash Equilibrium. A Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibrium, to be extra fancy.

@thatonedynamitecuber 28 күн бұрын

Primer's back with a new banger

@ziggiethegreat7738 23 күн бұрын

oh crap, it's Primer! I haven't seen you post in ages, I hadn't realized you were still making things.

@user-yi7yj1kz9g 24 күн бұрын

It's always a good year when primer uploads 🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

@PGF1892 25 күн бұрын

1:19 No mango? 🥺 No offspring? 🥺

@kaifireborn7594 28 күн бұрын

In my local version of the game, you have a "well" instead of a "rock". It makes sense that paper beats well, because it can cover it up, while scissors fall down. Guess it makes sense with paper "hiding" a rock too

@downloadjpg 28 күн бұрын

i've never heard of other versions! can i ask where you're from or what language you speak?

@user-uu4kz8sr5i 28 күн бұрын

В странах СНГ тоже, бывает, говорят и про камень и про колодец =)

@artsenor254 28 күн бұрын

I'm curious as well. Where I come from (France), we also sometimes have a well, but it's an "additional" move that is usually considered unfair, cause it beats both the rock and the scissors, and is never played because of that.

@life-destiny1196 28 күн бұрын

@@artsenor254 In an instance of incredibly stereotypical behavior, the American equivalents for this are "gun" or perhaps "bomb." Or at least that's what kids did on the playground when I was little.

@I_Love_Learning 28 күн бұрын

@@life-destiny1196 At my playground, kids slowly got more extreme with what they play.

@josephpeng6984 12 сағат бұрын

You know it's a good day when Primer posts a KZfaq video.

@claytonrumer204 20 күн бұрын

I am so glad to see another primer video is out.

@LethalAssassin 28 күн бұрын

This is literally what happened in the Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament lol

@SigmaLemon31 28 күн бұрын

7:14"Game Theory"??????!!!!!

@Griffin-the-chicken 25 күн бұрын

IKR

@FrozenBrawlStars 25 күн бұрын

It’s a section/field in mathematics

@TheWorldsLargestOven 22 күн бұрын

Is Springlock Breedable?

@Treporos 27 күн бұрын

your videos are always so interesting, thank you for making them

@Waffle_6 27 күн бұрын

love your videos glad to see another one is finally out

@Sanskar_S_Ratnawat 28 күн бұрын

14:34 Did my mature adult a** just wave to an animated blob irl?

@rmlgaming2091 27 күн бұрын

Worth

@vez3834 26 күн бұрын

Friend shaped and rocking a smile, really good combo

@Triantalex 26 күн бұрын

No.

@Triantalex 26 күн бұрын

ass

@voidnull9438 28 күн бұрын

Cancel your plans, a new primer video just dropped

@manero4792 24 күн бұрын

I thought this channel was dead! Thank you returning, frendo!

@ethanpetersen810 27 күн бұрын

Paper goes on top of the rock and COVERS it. That’s the reason.

@jusauser 28 күн бұрын

HE LIVES! THE LEGEND LIVES!

@sushicat1 28 күн бұрын

the reason paper beats rock is because paper covers the rock up

@AubreyMK 22 күн бұрын

but how is that supposed to be a "defeat" paper gets cut, a rock breaks scissors but... paper covering a rock?? that's it?

@sushicat1 22 күн бұрын

@@AubreyMK the rock actually suffocates in the paper

@caominh8622 22 күн бұрын

@@sushicat1make sense to me, rock do breath fr (joke)

@domestic_canary 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for your videos! I learn something new everytime I watch them

@unuisance 15 күн бұрын

Glad to see another Primer video

@user-mk8kt7hv7c 26 күн бұрын

Is it just me or is 5:17 looking a little Fibonacci?

@NaudVanDalen 28 күн бұрын

0:32 All I'm thinking of right now is Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock.

@AndrewDangerously 25 күн бұрын

Very intuitive visuals, great work! Huge fan.

@JustForFunServers 27 күн бұрын

Your videos are always awesome!

@k.v.c.h.0007 28 күн бұрын

Did earth just revolved a full. Hiya😂

@Noobivert 28 күн бұрын

Yearly uploads

@PrimerBlobs 28 күн бұрын

Hey hey. *Bi* yearly.

@lukapetrovic412 28 күн бұрын

An important distinction

@conlon4332 26 күн бұрын

I learnt about those lizards recently in a recent Clint's Reptiles video that talked about crazy reproduction methods. It was a really fun video and I would thoroughly recommend it. I would recommend his channel in general, but I did especially enjoy that video, and I also think it would be fun for a wider range of audiences than his other videos.

@silarydoveface 25 күн бұрын

this was fascinating thanks for creating it!

@Tom-os7io 22 күн бұрын

Aaaa, I love your vids, they’re the best! They are so informative and really teach me lots of cool things!

@algorithminc.8850 20 күн бұрын

I love this channel - one fun bit after another. Thanks for the video. Cheers.

@conordoyle3921 27 күн бұрын

Great Video! Really cool seeing those patterns emerge!

@arcisle5162 28 күн бұрын

always great seeing your videos!

@Tilb0 28 күн бұрын

Love when you upload

@j.jacobdeisher1152 24 күн бұрын

these are the most interesting graphs I've seen all day. Thank you for sharing your experiment

@flavored_1 28 күн бұрын

This was super entertaining and educational, great video!

@RosebudMartin 28 күн бұрын

WOOO, it's been too long without a Primer video!

@rachelhagemeister2276 28 күн бұрын

Gosh, I really love your videos. Thank you

@verstrahlt1907 25 күн бұрын

amazing video, very good explained and nice GFX\animation. Interesting evolution.

@matt003 25 күн бұрын

These videos are just amazing. Great job

@DaBaSoftware 24 күн бұрын

that was awesome, thanks for making this :)

@epiccg6872 25 күн бұрын

can we take a second to simulate the evolution of primer for a bit? i'm impressed at how far this channel has come.

@user-ze7sj4qy6q 28 күн бұрын

the title honestly gave me a weird expectation of what was in this video and its way better than i expected i hope there's nobody passing it up (esp if they dont know the channel) cuz of that and missing this awesome video this has helped me understand population dynamics way better

@Skeffles 14 күн бұрын

Fascinating to see how the population spirals and how the different rewards effect it. Great video!

@Qwerty-mq6dq 28 күн бұрын

Yoooo Long time no see bro LIKE UR CONTENT SO MUCH!!!

@B0NES48 28 күн бұрын

Always a great day for a Primer video

@vincentnoxvalentine 24 күн бұрын

i'd love to see a follow up where the blobs do their best to actually consider what stradigy they would use (like if they can tell a blob is rock then a blog with paper would be more likely to throw out paper and a blob without paper would throw out a random one of it's options) i just love your videos they are really entertaining and informative!!

@My1xT 27 күн бұрын

7:37 you mean like in some of your other vids? also great to see you back again, I always love it seeing your vids again

@zlothz 23 күн бұрын

As usual, excellent and interesting video! My predictions were quite wrong! I appreciate the reminders sprinkled throughout to encourage people to actively predict and not passively watch the video! :)