Learning weird words to impress from @wacomo

Name: Learning weird words to impress from @wacomo
Uploaded: 2025-03-05T17:29:59.000Z
Channel: wacomo
Description: The creator explains his new hobby of learning the names for common objects and phenomena, giving 'aglet' and 'phosphene' as examples. He then pivots to show how he uses his specialized knowledge from his architecture degree, like identifying 'quoins' and 'gothic tracery,' to humorously justify his education to his mother.

The creator explains his new hobby of learning the names for common objects and phenomena, giving 'aglet' and 'phosphene' as examples. He then pivots to show how he uses his specialized knowledge from his architecture degree, like identifying 'quoins' and 'gothic tracery,' to humorously justify his education to his mother.

Creator: @wacomo on Instagram

Transcript

One of my new obsessions is to find things around me that I didn't know had a name. Like, apparently, that plastic thing at the end of your shoelace is called an aglet, and the little spots that you see after watching the sun for a while are called phosphine. But I've also realized that you can use these words to pretend that you're an expert in any field. Like, I studied architecture at Yale, but I'm 100% not an expert. So every once in a while, I'll point out some details Wow. So that my mom d

Topics: Education, Architecture, Lifestyle, Comedy

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