Mankind: An introduction for aliens (Earthlings 101, Episode 1)
Channel: Zogg from Betelgeuse
Date: 2012-03-31

First episode of Earthlings 101, a crash course for alien visitors of earth.

Greetings, fellow aliens! This is the first episode of Earthlings 101. In this episode, you will learn who earthlings are, where they live and why they are so different from all other species in the galaxy. 
The video also contains useful tips for interstellar tourists, alien scientists and space invaders. 
Enjoy!

Links
 - Concept, artwork and text by Martin Kuppe
 - Music by OcularNebula (http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/407324)
 - Speech synthesis by Ivona (http://www.ivona.com/en/)

Disclaimer
Please note that most things in these videos are either conclusions based on personal observation of earthlings, or ideas found in earthling literature. Although they seem pretty obvious to me, most of them are still to be scientifically proven. In terms of earthling science, those are hypotheses, not theories or facts.

Inspiration
 - Educational video: http://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse
  (also inspired me to the recurring catch phrases "Except for... the microbes" and "Feeding, reproducing and not dying")
 - Artwork (especially the alien teacher): http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv 
 - The Galactic Bureaucracy: http://www.pole-emploi.fr, http://www.urssaf.fr/

Full episode text:
 http://tinyurl.com/E101-EP01