Frequently Asked Questions
(If you have questions to ask, leave them in comments below. Will probably delete comments when answering the questions though. Keeping things organized and stuff. )
Q: Who are John and Hank?
A: John is the Printz Award-winning author of Looking for
Alaska, An abundance of Katherines and the NYT Best
Seller Paper Towns. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with
his lovely wife Sarah, his son Henry and his dog Willy. His brother
Hank is the brain behind Ecogeek, the web's largest
environmental technology blog. Hank lives with his wife, cat and
XBox 360 in Missoula, Montana.
Q: What is Brotherhood 2.0?
A: After noticing that their relationship had for years consisted
primarily of emails and instant messages, John and Hank swore off
all textual communication with each other for 2007. Instead, they
made public video blogs back and forth every weekday for the entire
year. (They got holidays off.)
Q: What’s a Nerdfighter?
A: Hmm. Watch the videos from February 1st, February 17th, and July 25th. (If you don’t want to watch those
videos, then you are probably not a Nerdfighter.)
Q. In your introductory animation, it says “365 Days of
Communcation.” Can you not spell or something?
A. We can spell just fine, thanks. The I was left out to remind our
viewers: THERE IS NO I IN BROTHERHOOD!
Q. That’s stupid.
A. Okay, we couldn’t make the animation work with the correct
spelling. It kept breaking.
Q. The intro says that you were going to have “365 Days” of
textless communcation, but you didn't post on weekends? What
gives?
A. We get a lot of questions about semantics. It’s almost like all
our fans are librarians and editors or something. Anyway, you do
not need to post a video blog in order to have textless
communication.
Q. Why does John call his wife the Yeti?
A. Watch the video from January 2nd.
Q. What’s the song from the B2.0 intro?
A. It’s Death Cab for Cutie’s “Brothers on a Hotel Bed.”
Q. What is all this crap about In Your Pants?
A. It’s complicated. But it all started with our friend Maureen
Johnson. (See January 23rd video)
Q. What equipment do you use?
A. Hank and John used identical Canon Elura 100 camcorders, which
their parents bought them on Christmas Eve 2006. They now both use
Canon HV30s, the best pro-am Mini-DV camcorder in existence. Hank
also owns a Canon WD-H43 Wide Angle lens. The brothers edited their
videos in iMovie, but have since switched to Final Cut Express.
Q. What do your parents think about this?
A. “The parents are bemused but supportive.”
Q. What is the "Evil Baby Orphanage" I keep hearing
about?
A. This idea came out of the moral dilemma of whether it is ok to
kill baby Hitler, who has technically done nothing wrong. Instead,
Nerdfighters propose that we time-travel back to take them as
babies to a remote location where they are brought up in a
nurturing environment and can therefore do no harm.
Q. What does "jokes" or "so jokes" mean?
A. It started in the July 25 video. It basically is replacing cool
with jokes which is totally so jokes.
Q. What does DFTBA mean?
A. DFTBA stands for Don't Forget To Be Awesome something we should
never forget but nerdfighters have found some other very
interesting things is stand for too which Hank expressed in an
awesome video.
Q. How do I get in touch with the webmasters or
"ningmasters"
A. You can email us at: Ningmasters@gmail.com
Q. A lot of people have been asking "WHO THE EFF IS
HANK?!"
A. To be honest we just don't know. We have set up a committee to
find out and we'll get back to you on that.
Q. Is one still able to become a Secret Sibling?
A. Yes! All you have to do to become one is post a video response
to one of Hank or John's videos (preferably several).
Q. What is a Decepticon?
A. One of the many inside jokes that emerged from Brotherhood 2.0,
but generally they are the mortal enemies of Nerdfighters (popular
people). The term first came about in Hank's
video on July 3rd, 2007.
Q. Why won't John sing anymore?
A. John has written and preformed three songs during 2007, but due
to his lack of musical talent gave the Nerdfighters a gift on
December 31st, 2007 (the gift of course being that he
wouldn't sing anymore).
Q. What does "bedododo" mean and where did it come
from?
A. Bedododo was created by Alex Day, a known Nerdfighter, video blogger
and musician. Alex first introduced the term in a video he created
called, "the Cheer of the Nerdfighters" and although the video has
since been deleted the term remains to this day. It is most
commonly used as a greeting and/or a way to express happiness.
Q. What's the name of Hank's cat?
A. CameoQ. How can hank can eat meat if he is an environmentalist?
A. Although its not exact, this video does a pretty good job of summarizing Hank's view on eating meat.Q. Isn't Hank green that guy from the little shorts in cyberchase?
A. No. To the best of my knowledge the only television network Hank's ever been on is the Weather Channel.Q. Where did the nerd fighters hand sign come from?
A.The Short Answer (provided by Nerdfighter Vivian Hernandez): The nerdfighters hand sign is Spock's signature "Live long and prosper" from Star Trek. It's just done on both hands except one, with palms facing inwards.The Long Answer (provided by Chrissy PokémonMaster Davies): The hand sign is a take-off of the Vulcan Salute, which was used by the Vulcans as a gesture of good will, good manners and awesomeness, meaning "Live Long and Prosper." Lenonard Nimoy (if you want to know more about Spok, google Leonard Nimoy or watch some Original Series Star Trek episodes) played Spock on the original series of Star Trek, and developed the hand gesture based on a Blessing given by Jewish Kohanim. It represents the Hebrew letter Shin, which looks a lot like the hand gesture, and means Almighty God.
Strangely enough, the Nerdfighters gesture is more like the Shin than Nimoy's depiction.
Comment
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Comment by Brandon Williams on May 1, 2013 at 10:50pm -
In this FAQ Question/Answer the links for February 1st and July 25th are broken.
Q: What’s a Nerdfighter?
A: Hmm. Watch the videos from February 1st, February 17th, and July 25th. (If you don’t want to watch those videos, then you are probably not a Nerdfighter.)
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Comment by Nina S on January 4, 2013 at 11:18pm -
Do you still accept ideas for punishments? Because if so, I would like to suggest that one of you has to do the canned foods shower dance to Britney Spears' "toxic." :)
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Comment by Anna Nichols on December 1, 2012 at 9:11pm
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I don't know what my password is.
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Comment by Bethany F. Brengan on December 1, 2012 at 6:06am
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Can someone please fix the FAQ links for the Feb 1st and July 25th videos so that they connect to the correct videos? Thank you.
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Comment by Maxwell Waters on November 30, 2012 at 4:06am -
To Peter Kirby,
Instead of* one.
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Comment by Maya Halter on October 15, 2012 at 6:01am -
Do you guys have a P.O. box?!
I found something really awesome I would like to send you!
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Comment by Peter Kirby on October 7, 2012 at 9:24pm -
how do you make a hand sign using "both hands except one"?
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Comment by Juliet Mueller on September 21, 2012 at 8:23pm -
is it even possible for a website/vlog channel/ overall group of people to get any more awesome??
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Comment by Meredith Marquart on September 7, 2012 at 9:55pm
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Is Hank ever going to have a kid???
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Comment by Le Petit Poisson on August 1, 2012 at 3:50pm -
Who is Esther?
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Comment by Ella on July 29, 2012 at 5:29pm
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How can I contact Hank or John in regards to wish a happy birthday to my best friend and fellow nerdfighter?
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Comment by Peter Naugler on May 22, 2012 at 8:48pm
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What kind of cameras are Hank and John using now? My son thinks Hanks is better. I say they use the same cameras.
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Comment by Rachel Milne on April 12, 2012 at 5:14pm -
John and Hank PO Box?.. I have had an awesome idea for Hanks upcoming birthday in May and if I don't make it happen, the tiny chickens will destroy my brain!!!
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Comment by dhkjadghkjs on March 21, 2012 at 5:10pm
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Does the hanklerfish like eating it's own babies? Also, is Hank an undercover fry cook?
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Comment by Chrissy Bee on February 8, 2012 at 7:32pm -
Does Hank take song topic requests? And if so, could he please write a song about black widow spiders? pretty pretty please with sugar and cinnamon and other spices that americans like on their food on top??? :D
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Comment by Stormaggedon, Dark lord of All on January 1, 2012 at 7:17pm -
Why does the sign u sheet as what type of Nerdfighter I was?
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Comment by Alana Majstorovic on December 27, 2011 at 6:29am -
I wish to become a true Nerdfighter, and I joined today~! I read the FAQ, and it's so awesome. :D
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Comment by Izzy on November 23, 2011 at 1:29pm -
What's the song used in the other intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y49IXavVDE ?
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Comment by Maggie McCarthy on November 2, 2011 at 8:22pm
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How can I get you to come to my school to talk?
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Comment by Monica Ross on September 24, 2011 at 11:22am
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What is your favorite video game?
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