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The video starts by expressing frustration with the current names of weekdays, highlighting perceived issues such as Monday's association with depression, Friday's name resembling a food, and Saturday/Sunday being named after a planet and a star. The presenter then states the video's goal: to fix the names of the days of the week.
Professor Pixel explains the confusing origins of weekday names. Sunday and Monday are named after the sun and moon, respectively. Tuesday, originally named after Mars, was later associated with the Norse god Tyr. Wednesday evolved from Mercury to Odin/Woden. Thursday came from Jupiter/Thor, and Friday from Venus/Fri. Saturday is simply named after Saturn. The presenter finds these origins overly complicated.
The presenter proposes rearranging the days for more accuracy. Sunday would start the week, followed by Tuesday (representing the aggressive start of the work week). Thursday would be moved to the third day due to its association with storms and thunder. Wednesday would stay in the middle, confirming Sunday as the true start of the week. Friday would be near Wednesday due to Odin and Fri being a couple, Saturday would be placed by chance, and Monday would end the week, symbolizing the moon setting.
The next idea is to change each day's suffix from '-day'. Sunday becomes 'Sunup', Tuesday becomes 'Tucson', Wednesday becomes 'Wednesnight' (associated with a fictional material), Thursday becomes 'Thursdey', Friday becomes 'Friday' (a celebratory pun), and Saturday becomes 'Saturn Surf'.
Considering most days are named after gods, the presenter suggests swapping them for different, less-recognized deities from the same cultures. Sunday and Monday remain. Tuesday becomes 'Heim's day' (after Heimdall), Wednesday becomes 'Lock's day' (after Loki), Thursday becomes 'Thuther' (a made-up god), Friday becomes 'Var day' (after an obscure goddess), and Saturday becomes 'Fs' day' (after the god of wells and springs).
The video explores naming days like months. Sunday would be 'Suntober', Monday 'Monuary', Tuesday 'Tost', Wednesday 'Wednesday', Thursday 'Thirst', Friday 'Fry', and Saturday 'Saturn'.
The presenter attempts to rename days numerically, with Monday being 'Monday', Tuesday 'Tues-day', Wednesday 'Two and a half's day', Thursday '3+1's day', Friday 'Fiveday', Saturday 'Sixday', and Sunday 'Sept Day'. This leads to a segment where days are assigned arbitrary numbers (Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, Wednesday = 7, etc.) and then assigned specific times of day (Sunday = 10 AM, Monday = 8:30 AM, Wednesday = 12:34 PM).
Days are given colors: Sunday is blue, Monday bright purple, Tuesday aggressive red, Wednesday deep dark bright blue, Thursday hot orange, Friday happy yellow, and Saturday bright cyan. Following this, custom symbols are designed for each day. Saturday and Sunday are circles with horizontal and vertical lines, respectively. Monday is a spiky 'M'. Tuesday and Thursday share a 'T' top with different bottoms. Friday shares the bottom with Thursday but has a unique top. Wednesday is represented by a 'W' with a small circle.
The presenter ranks the days of the week: Saturday (1st), Friday (2nd), Sunday (3rd), Wednesday (4th), Tuesday (5th), Monday (6th), and Thursday (7th). A detailed, personal anecdote explains the presenter's hatred for Thursday, stemming from elementary school experiences where Wednesday had early dismissal and Friday brought the weekend, leaving Thursday feeling like an extended, unenjoyable school day.
Each day is matched with one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Sunday (sloth), Monday (wrath), Tuesday (greed), Wednesday (gluttony), Thursday (envy), Friday (lust), and Saturday (pride). The days are then paired with the Seven Seas: Sunday (Southern Ocean), Monday (Arctic Ocean), Tuesday (Atlantic Ocean), Wednesday (Mediterranean Sea), Thursday (Indian Ocean), Friday (Red Sea), and Saturday (Pacific Ocean). Then, the Seven New Wonders of the World: Sunday (Christ the Redeemer), Monday (Machu Picchu), Tuesday (Petra), Wednesday (Great Wall of China), Thursday (Chichen Itza), Friday (Taj Mahal), and Saturday (Colosseum).
The video assigns human names: Sunday (Samuel), Monday (Monica), Tuesday (Tina), Wednesday (Wendy), Thursday (Gretchen), Friday (Phineas), and Saturday (Summer). Next, farm animals: Sunday (chicken), Monday (cow), Tuesday (sheep), Wednesday (ox), Thursday (goat), Friday (horse), and Saturday (rooster). Finally, elements: Sunday (copper), Monday (mercury), Tuesday (helium), Wednesday (aluminum), Thursday (carbon), Friday (gold), and Saturday (silver).
The presenter proposes a complete overhaul to a 5-day week, eliminating Monday and having Sunday as the first day, followed by Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. For leap years, Monday would return every four years. A more developed calendar idea involves 12 months with 30 days each (six 5-day weeks), plus a 'bonus week' at the end of the year for celebration, which becomes a 6-day week during leap years. This idea is acknowledged to be similar to an Oats Jenkins calendar proposal.
An even more radical idea suggests 5 weeks of 73 days each, with days named after months, birthdays, math symbols, body parts, colors, directions, animals, and even pop culture references. The ultimate proposal is to abolish the week system entirely and declare every day as 'Monday', portrayed through a humorous news report where a president explains this decision to increase productivity, ignoring all logical questions.