Food Theory: Don't Trust Your TASTE! (Mystery Gummy Bear Challenge)

Hey Mat, legally blind individual here. I’d like to thank you for making your videos so accessible for the visually impaired. I didn’t really consider it before, but you’re right. With the way you write your scripts, I never miss out on jokes, even with how difficult it can be to see what’s happening onscreen sometimes. Seriously man, it goes a long way and I really appreciate it.

I distinctly remember blindly picking a fruit snack out of the bag, assuming it was strawberry, and it tasting AWFUL until I realized it was raspberry, then suddenly it tasted delicious. It was such a bizarre experience, but it shows how expectation impact your interpretation of flavors and which ones you focus on.

As a person with sensory issues, I really love that fact that the voiceovers are very clear, and that I don't have to turn the video volume up. Things are always too loud, but I can't figure out words well. This channel makes a perfect balance! Much love for team theorist! <3

As someone with auditory processing disorder, having bad subtitles is really annoying because I need those to understand what’s happening :) thank you for making sure they’re accurate!

At this point, MatPat could get sponsored by literally anyone at all. Even Google itself.

As a fully blind person I am so proud to see how accurate and precise you were concerning blindness. Thanks for advocating for us in a positive way. Love this video!

Hey, could you do one regarding texture? The way things feel in mouths is a big one for people with sensory issues, and it would be cool to see the science behind it, to see if there’s similar tests with different results

As someone who is deaf I appreciate that I can watch the video without having to stare at the captains the whole time because I can tell what’s going on by your use of visual indicators instead of just speaking into a mic while reading something it’s very appreciated and I think that Almost anyone can say that you were doing a great job and being accessible for everyone

I was curious if they were going to bring up Christine Ha, the winner of the third season of Master Chef. For those not familiar, she's a sight impaired cook who had to depend entirely on taste and feel to be able to keep track of how her cooking went, which makes her victory more impressive, especially combined with the difficulty of high-level cooking without sight in general.

in response to the bit about restaurant owners including braille on the menu: my wife actually works as a cook at a local bar and grill. And they actually have braille menus available upon request. but you'd be surprised how many people never ask, because vision-impaired people are seemingly used to not being included. apparently, they have someone who comes in weekly for the last year or so. and one of the new hires noticed that he continued to wear his sunglasses inside, despite it being dim. so she asked if he would like a menu, or if he'd prefer a braille menu if he has trouble seeing (according to my wife, she worded it exactly like that). apparently the guy started crying, as for a year not one person bothered to think that he might wear his glasses inside because he couldn't see. he thanked her, and actually got to read a menu, instead of just asking the waitstaff what they thought was good or ordering something he'd had before.

As a visually impaired person who knows Braille, I paused the video around 18:53 to see if the braille on the Bistro menu on screen was correct. I was pleasantly surprised to see that you even used proper contraction signs like ‘er’, ‘ar’ and ‘st’. Thank you for making your videos so accessible! ❤

One of my favorite examples of how sight and expectations color experience was a bit from a show called Brain Games. They set up a sample tray in a supermarket with pink, fish flavored sorbet next to the ice cream freezer. People went up to try it expecting strawberry and had a negative reaction. They then actually labeled it salmon sorbet and the reaction was much more positive.

Wasn't expecting this episode to go from talking about the relationship between our eyes and our tongues to talking about accessibility in stores and restaurants and grocery stores.

Since this episode focuses heavily on accessibility, this is probably a good place to ask Team Theorist to stop using Youtube's auto-generated subtitles and put official closed captions on their videos! It would be much appreciated for those of us with auditory processing issues and hearing disabilities!

Just wanted to mention, that moment at 8:49 definitely got me to leave a like as I’ve already been subbed for a while. Dan deserves a bonus IMO.

Matpat at around 0:04: The phrase immediately makes me think of an eyeball lined with rows of teeth. Terraria players: Oh yeah, we don't need to imagine that. We see it every time we start up a new world...

Last weekend my sister-in-law were talking about how color affects taste by tricking us...specifically candy like Skittles. Gotta say I got tears in my eyes when you were talking about grocery stores & restaurants not being accessible to blind people.

I work at a flavor company, and my job is to test the products before they get shipped out, which includes tasting them. A lot of the products are colorless and I have noticed it's harder to detect the flavor if I don't know what flavor it is beforehand. This is like the clear gummies tasting watery. Nice video MatPat and team!

12:18 "I would never fudge science, but I would much rather be eating fudge." Kind of like a joke I have with my friend Emmalie, "Who needs yoga when we can have yogurt?"

“Apparently seeing clear is a lot different from seeing nothing” Yes Matpat, that’s how it works 😂