Summary of The Horror of Universal Paperclips and Space Engine

00:00:00 - 00:10:00

The video discusses how Space Engine is a accurate depiction of our universe and how it is a goshdarn nightmare. It then goes on to talk about how Universal Paperclips is a game which is infinity because the player will never run out of resources to make paperclips. However, halfway through the video, Jacob reveals that there is a problem and Earth is running out of resources. The video compares the two games Space Engine and Universal Paperclips, noting that while one is a visually lavish, scientifically accurate experience, the other is an incredibly sparse spreadsheet of a game involving hypno drones and quadrillions of paperclips.

• 00:00:00 Jacob speaks about a program called "Space Engine" which extrapolates the whole universe from preexisting databases and laws of nature. The video shows how far away the Moon is and how little we know about the universe beyond our solar system. Jacob also talks about how it costs lives to explore space and how there is nothing anywhere near us.
• 00:05:00 In the video, Kurzgesagt narrator Jacob talks about how Space Engine is an accurate depiction of our universe and how it's a goshdarn nightmare. He then goes on to talk about Cookie Clicker, which he calls a Total Perspective Vortex. He then goes on to talk about Universal Paperclips, a game which he describes as a boring, less visually interesting version of clicker games. He talks about how the goal of the game is not to get lots of money, but to collect resources. He then talks about how the game is infinity because the player will never run out of resources to make paperclips. However, halfway through the video, Jacob reveals that there is a problem and Earth is running out of resources.
• 00:10:00 The video compares the two games Space Engine and Universal Paperclips, noting that while one is a visually lavish, scientifically accurate experience, the other is an incredibly sparse spreadsheet of a game involving hypno drones and quadrillions of paperclips. The two games scare the hell out of the viewer, as the uniting principle is that they both present a tour of the beautiful things in the universe. However, once numbers get big enough, there's no where they can go but out into space and the nothingness.