Meanings Behind the Title

At first glance, the title to this book Dan and Phil Go Outside seems to refer to two computer nerds who venture outside their homes, but in reality the title has multiple meanings. Not only do Dan and Phil literally go outside their home, they also go outside their country. They move their show outside the confines of the Internet to a live audience, and move outside their minds to think of the world as a real place.

Dan and Phil present themselves as weird loners so at first the title appears to mean just what it says. They two are venturing outside the confines of the rooms where they have made their YouTube show to actually experience what is outside. They encounter places without internet access as well as places that are uncomfortable—like Texas with its heat and sun, and San Francisco with...