# Strangest non-porn videos you've watched **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886 "2021-03-28T02:56:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/1 "2021-03-28T02:56:08Z")
I was just half watching / listening to this video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POOtW3vqcwE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POOtW3vqcwE) from game collector MetalJesusRocks. I thought it was going to be about things he found and bought on Craigslist, but nope…it’s was just him browsing Craiglist! I had it on for about 10 minutes before I gave up. Note that I like his channel and this was all on me expecting something else. It got me to thinking about how for several years, I watched/listened to the entire Value Electronics HDTV Shootout. I even watched parts of it live a couple of times. While there are guest speakers, the bulk of the multi-hour video is _watching people watching HDTVs!_ LOL! They didn’t have it last year and it was a disappointment! [https://valueelectronics.com/tv-shoot-out-evaluation/](https://valueelectronics.com/tv-shoot-out-evaluation/) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/2 "2021-03-28T04:27:29Z")
Well, you can always [watch the pitch drop experiment on livestream.](https://livestream.com/uq/events/5369913) ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/3 "2021-03-28T04:40:21Z")
Came across one YouTube video which was just a screen recording of someone typing into a word processor. The text was too small to be seen and there was no audio. The video lasted about five minutes. If videos not meant for viewing can be counted, then any of the numerous test videos from the YouTube channel [Webdriver Torso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webdriver_Torso) would fit the bill for me. None of these videos are especially interesting, though. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/4 "2021-03-28T04:42:12Z")
It was an entire channel but there was a YouTuber who specifically only uploaded videos from movies/television of random American soldiers/cops getting killed. So not when the hero cop/soldier dies, but like the scenes during bank heists/ambushes where a bunch of redshirts/expendable people die. It was actually pretty interesting to me since it made me look up a bunch of those movies because the action sequences seemed cool. Also told me there were a bunch of weird European-made WW2 films from the 60’s/70’s that seem to portray the German soldiers are completely competent and the American soldiers as buffoons. Some gratitude. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/5 "2021-03-28T04:44:13Z")
Ultimate Muscle Roller Legend: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nk2wViKSh_M/hqdefault.jpg "Ultimate Muscle Roller Legend") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk2wViKSh_M) Cyriak makes some pretty fuktup stuff: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FavUpD_IjVY/hqdefault.jpg "cows & cows & cows") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/6 "2021-03-28T04:53:52Z")
Quite possibly, the last 5 minutes of this. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pTFE8cirkdQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Michael Jackson - Black or White (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/7 "2021-03-28T06:11:04Z")
Help, My Snowman’s Burning Down [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/l0EYEqY3_50/hqdefault.jpg "Help, My Snowman's Burning Down") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0EYEqY3_50) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/8 "2021-03-28T12:01:26Z")
You all got nuttin. I saw _The Star Wars Holiday Special_. Live, during the original broadcast. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/9 "2021-03-28T12:05:30Z")
This is a special time. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/erh2ngRZxs0/maxresdefault.jpg "Little Baby's Ice Cream "This is a Special Time"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh2ngRZxs0) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/10 "2021-03-28T12:13:05Z")
Pickle Surprise! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/N733Ofj2cVQ/hqdefault.jpg "PICKLE SURPRISE [HQ]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N733Ofj2cVQ) ---
**Author:** ![OldManLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oldmanlogan/32/5237_2.png) [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/11 "2021-03-28T12:28:14Z")
I thought the thread was “non-porn” videos or does Wookie porn not count? My vote goes for Too Many Cooks. [Too Many Cooks (short) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Many_Cooks_(short)) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/12 "2021-03-28T12:38:57Z")
The Halo Top ‘eat the ice cream’ commercial is also a bit weird: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MlIZbSEB7z8/maxresdefault.jpg "Halo Top: Eat The Ice Cream") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlIZbSEB7z8) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/13 "2021-03-28T16:45:18Z")
[David Lynch’s _Rabbits._](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbits_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/14 "2021-03-28T17:00:09Z")
I’m curious why the OP felt the need to exclude porn videos. Porn does not seek to be “strange”. It’s one of the most convention-bound genres in the entertainment business. It’s very rare to see porn where the people are trying to do something innovative or original. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/15 "2021-03-28T17:00:29Z")
> [@Mr.Me](#): > > Pickle Surprise! Oh, man! You beat me to Pickle Surprise! ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/16 "2021-03-28T18:26:15Z")
Rubber Johnny ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/17 "2021-03-28T18:50:33Z")
I won’t go into it, but I’ve seen things beyond strange that I wish I didn’t! 😵 If you think porn is convention bound, you’ve obviously never delved into Asian videos._SHUDDER_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/18 "2021-03-28T19:22:38Z")
> [@Didi44](#): > > I won’t go into it, but I’ve seen things beyond strange that I wish I didn’t! 😵 > > If you think porn is convention bound, you’ve obviously never delved into Asian videos. _SHUDDER_ Don’t confuse the conventions of the genre with the conventions of real life. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/19 "2021-03-28T20:40:00Z")
What. . . the f\*-k . . was _that_?? Tripler Not easily disturbed. . . until now. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886/20 "2021-03-28T21:32:18Z")
Any _Primus_ or _Tool_ video would be great candidates for this thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-non-porn-videos-youve-watched/938886.md?page=2)