Dan & Phil Part 39: There's no integrity here

[lishachi]

could somebody explain to me about socialblade? i was looking at phils yt stats cus i wanted to see when he'd hit 4m subs, and the views and subs have a decrease? and the money earned thing really confuses me, i assume it's estimated? it also says he earns nothing per year i have no idea how legit this site is lol.

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/amazingphil

dan's for comparison

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/danisnotonfire

gaming channel

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/danandphilgames

does the gaming channel earn them more money? (no judgement btw, always been curious on how yt works)

(i recognise the yt glitch thing might have messed this up abit, but still curious on the earnings etc and how they get this information? just intrigued that's all )

edit: top of the page, i apologise for this mildly off topic silly questions lol

[SexyTrashCan]

could somebody explain to me about socialblade? i was looking at phils yt stats cus i wanted to see when he'd hit 4m subs, and the views and subs have a decrease? and the money earned thing really confuses me, i assume it's estimated? it also says he earns nothing per year i have no idea how legit this site is lol.

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/amazingphil

dan's for comparison

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/danisnotonfire

gaming channel

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/danandphilgames

does the gaming channel earn them more money? (no judgement btw, always been curious on how yt works)

(i recognise the yt glitch thing might have messed this up abit, but still curious on the earnings etc and how they get this information? just intrigued that's all )

edit: top of the page, i apologise for this mildly off topic silly questions lol

I saw that the other day.
The decrease means from what I can tell that he gained less subscribers last month than the month before, and less views. For example, if a YouTube channel earned 1,100 subscribers one month then 1,000 the next that would be a decrease of 10 percent. (Is that what you didn't understand? Sorry if not)
No clue what happened with the yearly earnings though? His total views are negative because either "Youtube did a view audit or he deleted or removed videos recently" but...
His whole page appears to be glitched though :wtf:. I noticed that the other day.

[Ticia]

What I gathered from other Youtubers is that Youtube is spicing things up again . And by that I mean "fucking with everybody's sub and view count for the 100th time in 12 months, probably being a glitch or modifying their internal system, but pretending nothing is wrong and it's just people making things up". Anyhow, Socialblade isn't the most reliable website to track their progress.

[JustMe]

3. EXPOSED: Physics Don't Work in the Duck & Waffle!

On first glance you might have been fooled into thinking this photo made any sense at all. This was, of course, a complete illusion.

Lets get closer


What... on earth is going on here.


graphic design is my passion
Is it a round table that disappears into thin air, floating quietly while holding up their butter and jam?
Is it a random, singular, uneven plank hole going the opposite way of the wood grain that disappears into the night?
Is it a weird knife? Is it an ugly ass photoshop job?

I think it's a knife, possibly the one they used to eat all the butter *butterglutton fandom arrives*

[swofro]

could somebody explain to me about socialblade? i was looking at phils yt stats cus i wanted to see when he'd hit 4m subs, and the views and subs have a decrease? and the money earned thing really confuses me, i assume it's estimated? it also says he earns nothing per year i have no idea how legit this site is lol.

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/amazingphil

dan's for comparison

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/danisnotonfire

gaming channel

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/danandphilgames

does the gaming channel earn them more money? (no judgement btw, always been curious on how yt works)

(i recognise the yt glitch thing might have messed this up abit, but still curious on the earnings etc and how they get this information? just intrigued that's all )

edit: top of the page, i apologise for this mildly off topic silly questions lol

I saw that the other day.
The decrease means from what I can tell that he gained less subscribers last month than the month before, and less views. For example, if a YouTube channel earned 1,100 subscribers one month then 1,000 the next that would be a decrease of 10 percent. (Is that what you didn't understand? Sorry if not)
No clue what happened with the yearly earnings though? His total views are negative because either "Youtube did a view audit or he deleted or removed videos recently" but...
His whole page appears to be glitched though :wtf:. I noticed that the other day.

From what I can see, on 24th January, Phil loses 8 mil views, which is either from glitch or from him deleting some videos that mount up to 8 mil. And the views since then hasn't cancel out that 8 mils yet hence the negative 600k on his total views for this month thing.

Tldr;

[SexyTrashCan]

The negative 8 million views also shows up on vidstats so it's YouTube who have done a fuck up

[SexyTrashCan]

Edit: Never mind the reason apparently why everything is screwed up is because a YouTube view glitch last month and it should be fixed in 5 days.

[alittledizzy]

I think our problem here is that we're all very trained to like the mystery and conspiracy theorizing and scavenger hunting for the truth, and Dan and Phil are just being too damned open and honest lately. (Imagine me sadly shaking my head here.)

Guys, if you're reading? Do something to occupy our time. Leave something strange out in a liveshow that has no actual significance but will give us a weeks worth of futile investigating. Accidentally show a calendar that has a random day marked off with an exclamation point. Throw in a name of someone that doesn't exist that we can make up an entire backstory for in the lack of actual information. Like something on twitter that we'll never be able to figure out the context of. We are stir-crazy toddlers, we need amusement. You owe us this, tbh, as your audience. We deserve it, Dan.

[lefthandedism]

(first post woo )

Also, I noticed the only available times (assuming they were going as a party of 4) are quite late. I checked the availability for each day until the 12th of March (3 weeks from today) and only 3 of the 40 available time slots fall before 10:00 which are 9:30 and 9:45 tonight (I'm guessing due to cancellations) and 9:45 on the 1st. I can't imagine them spending any less than an hour at the restaurant, so it seems very likely they were actually at the restaurant when Phil posted that picture. Judging from the reflection in the glass, it looks like the photo was taken before they got their food, and 10:45 happens to be the second most commonly available time slot (10 of 40 available times), with 11:00 being the most common (11 of 40). It would add up for them to arrive at 10:45, get their drinks soon after and compose the tweet for 11:00 We obviously can't say with certainty since it's not impossible that they managed to make an earlier reservation, or they could have been with more than 2 other people, but Deppy still being at the restaurant at 11:00 does seem slightly more likely than not. I really don't think giving away their public location with some detective work at nearly midnight can hurt them in any way, but it's still a bit interesting that they would do so regardless. Although maybe they have in the past too, I've never bothered to take notice

Welcome! You've come to the right place for excessive sherlocking.

I can't get over the European dinner times. In most of the US, the nice restaurants that are open late are closing at 10pm, not seating diners. (I think this is largely true even in places like New York, though I don't have much direct experience.) I realize London is special (though isn't it still the case that London public transport mostly shuts down around midnight? or is anyone eating late just going to Uber? anyway), but I don't think it's an American thing to consider going out for a nice dinner at 11pm!

As for live tweeting, I thought Deppy never risked that. Even if their fans were unlikely to be in the restaurant, they could still manage to lurk around outside?

[SexyTrashCan]

I think our problem here is that we're all very trained to like the mystery and conspiracy theorizing and scavenger hunting for the truth, and Dan and Phil are just being too damned open and honest lately. (Imagine me sadly shaking my head here.)

Guys, if you're reading? Do something to occupy our time. Leave something strange out in a liveshow that has no actual significance but will give us a weeks worth of futile investigating. Accidentally show a calendar that has a random day marked off with an exclamation point. Throw in a name of someone that doesn't exist that we can make up an entire backstory for in the lack of actual information. Like something on twitter that we'll never be able to figure out the context of. We are stir-crazy toddlers, we need amusement. You owe us this, tbh, as your audience. We deserve it, Dan.

^ I hope for this to happen a bit too much. Over-analysing that tweet was a fun time waster.

[uglyamerican]

As for live tweeting, I thought Deppy never risked that. Even if their fans were unlikely to be in the restaurant, they could still manage to lurk around outside?

Yea, they're unlikely to slip up and live-tweet a location where they could be stalked in real time. As for dinner times, when I go out - and I don't frequent fancy meal places - it's usually at 9PM. I'm not sure that Duck and Waffle qualifies as a "fancy" or "nice" or "fine dining" venue - it seem more like what we call "casual dining." I'd check it out, even though it might be a bit "touristy."

[missemma]

I never ever, ever, ever want to see another photo of a waffle again. But- I have found some new info on the Duck & Waffle pic!

Separated into sections and under cuts bc not only are these pics uggo as heck but they're big too

1. The 'Object'- Revealed!

I can confirm Dan and Phil buttered each other's bread if you know what I mean! ;D
It's definitely the butter/jam holder you can see in the right corner of this picture, right down to the butter bowel.

2. Dan and Phil Go Outside (Or Not!)

I'm pretty diddly darn sure they're inside and at one of those big tables that seat like 4-6. There's more than enough room for a chair there.
To explain why I think they're inside- all of the tables outside are made with wooden planks with notable gaps between them, whereas the wooden tables inside have no spaces between the wood they're made of. Plus, tables outside seem noticably more orange than the ones inside, and Phil's is more brown than orange even with the flash.

(which btw if I am right and they were inside, Phil totally took a flash photo inside at night. Which I find hilarious for some reason, wonder if he'd be the type to take a flash photo in a darkened movie theatre just before the show lmao)

Pic for reference of the tables I think they were at, there were pics posted further up of the outside wooden tables (and the same inside wooden tables with chair space by the windows) if anyone wants to look for themselves. I'd add more here but honestly this post has enough photos already.

And then the most interesting thing I found out while staring at endless pictures of fucking waffles:

3. EXPOSED: Physics Don't Work in the Duck & Waffle!

On first glance you might have been fooled into thinking this photo made any sense at all. This was, of course, a complete illusion.

Lets get closer


What... on earth is going on here.


graphic design is my passion
Is it a round table that disappears into thin air, floating quietly while holding up their butter and jam?
Is it a random, singular, uneven plank hole going the opposite way of the wood grain that disappears into the night?
Is it a weird knife? Is it an ugly ass photoshop job?

Is it Phil's wife?

(my bet is on weird butter knife? but it also looks like a glitch in a game where the table phased through the window and we can see a bit of the night sky through the wood. so... idk)

And thus concludes my investigation. I only ever seem to delurk for stuff like this lmao love you all talk to you next time there's a sherlocking topic

TLDR: Deppy Butter Each Others Bread Inside Beside Phil's Wife (Rated M for extreme buttering)

This kind of post is exactly why I offered to help set up this site *presses invisible thanks button*. I love a good bit of investigating and proof to back stuff up with!

(Also I've been to Duck & Waffle and can confirm the tables for two are marble)!

[SexyTrashCan]

what
Already at 1:09: "I may have played this privately..."

[The_Blonde]

what

I'm halfway between WHAT and loving it before I've even watched it.

(if this is in any way like Hatoful Boyfriend then I'm so here for it omg)

[SexyTrashCan]

So now Dan is voicing the girl and Phil is the horse he falls in love with?

[flarequake]

Well, that's the first time I've stopped halfway through because I wonder what I'm doing with my life. Line reached for "will watch anything they do", though I was enjoying the voices and a fresh outing for Phi's pastel ice-cream tshirt. Sod it, might as well finish watching

[SexyTrashCan]

Been laughing the whole time this is quality content 7 minutes in
7:14: "I mean he's quite a dreamy anime character... and he's quite a meaty horse as well" Oh lord Phil

[pastelspectre]

well that video was...interesting. the game is a bit odd but i mean, japan is odd too so i figured as much lol. it was a good video. a bit weird with the game concept but still good nonetheless. i look forward to the next one c:

[sweetmm]

Well I guess now we know why Phil usually choose the games they play

[pilotlight]

I didn't really like it, just not my cup of tea. The game was weird but still really boring to me, and their reactions and conversation about it didn't really interest me either. I've really liked almost all their videos lately though, so one miss (for me) out of a lot of wins is still pretty great odds.

[thephandommenace]

Not even 30 seconds in I had to pause because of nipple-poking, Love Eyes Lester, and more blinding Phil smiles. I want death
Omg what a fantastic video Hilarious, touchy-feely and inappropriate all in one. My fav.

[SexyTrashCan]

I loved that and can't wait for the next.
A large part of me is simply "What the ever loving fuck was that" though. .
Someone here (forgot who) pointed out that this may be the period of Phil becoming open about liking guys like the way Dan did and I agree after that "Dreamy anime character" comment.

[nephilimcat]

I just love how my Internet disconnected 4 mins before the video was over and I had to connect it again

I know it's a trashy game but the video was hilarious. I didn't even feel much second-hand embarrassment, which is unusual for me. Maybe the game is just too weird Who the fuck comes up with games like that? And why does it even surprise me? Humans are weird.Can't complain, I am one of the weird people...

I also loved how Phil voiced the horse and Dan the girl. Yes, I am trash

Phil nailed the horse's voice at times tbh, I quite liked it *cough*

[SquishPhan]

I’m in the group of people who didn’t really care about this vid.
Don’t think that I will rewatch this one and that is rare for me.

Still really happy with their upload schedule.

[swofro]

The game and the vid is a bit mediocre to me to be honest. probably because I've already watch another youtuber play this and even stopping at the same place But I really am intrigued of what gonna happen next. Feeling 50-50 about whether want them to continue it as a series or not.