# What are your favourite type of Youtube videos? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 13, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764 "2018-02-13T14:59:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/1 "2018-02-13T14:59:25Z")
So what I’m asking here is not what your specific favourite videos are, but what your favourite TYPE of videos might be? Mrs. RickJay and I simply can’t get enough of videos where reporters get mugged by animals. Seeing someone trying to maintain composure but failing to do so while being attacked by a pissed off animal leaves us in tears of laughter. The best of course are when the animal is a comical one, like a turkey or a small cat. (Things that could actually seriously injure you aren’t funny.) If they can get the reporter to yell obscenities, bonus points. Example: I could watch these all day. If Youtube put out 25 hours of fresh animals vs. reporters videos tomorrow I’d watch every minute of it by the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/2 "2018-02-13T15:52:03Z")
“How To” videos and home improvement are my favs. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/3 "2018-02-13T16:02:17Z")
I enjoy watching BTS videos of old movies or TV shows, and interviews of movie and TV stars from long ago. My favorite YouTube video was a 6 part interview with Sid Caesar talking about making live TV in the 1950s. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/4 "2018-02-13T16:24:54Z")
I don’t know that I have a favorite so much as a preference to music; especially odd-ball groups like the Red Hot Chili Pipers and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Music in general is the majority of my YT time by a slight advantage and one of the few categories I rewatch postings from. ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/5 "2018-02-13T16:37:56Z")
Starcraft 2 games never get old for me. ---
**Author:** ![Grumbacher\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/6 "2018-02-13T16:43:05Z")
I like art technique and painting videos, and also art documentaries, particularly detailed biographies of both famous and obscure artists. Second choice is I like really old celebrity interviews. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/7 "2018-02-13T16:47:35Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > So what I’m asking here is not what your specific favourite videos are, but what your favourite TYPE of videos might be? > > Mrs. RickJay and I simply can’t get enough of videos where reporters get mugged by animals. Seeing someone trying to maintain composure but failing to do so while being attacked by a pissed off animal leaves us in tears of laughter. The best of course are when the animal is a comical one, like a turkey or a small cat. (Things that could actually seriously injure you aren’t funny.) If they can get the reporter to yell obscenities, bonus points. > > Example: > > > I could watch these all day. If Youtube put out 25 hours of fresh animals vs. reporters videos tomorrow I’d watch every minute of it by the weekend. All time favourite in that category: [Pinky the cat and Officer Clawed Balls](https://youtu.be/hIlsbYiJQyo) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/8 "2018-02-13T16:48:07Z")
Math videos, especially Numberphile and Vi Hart. Though I also watch a fair bit of maker videos, with things like guys who build a bronze foundry in their backyards. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/9 "2018-02-13T16:55:31Z")
Ozzie Man Reviews are hilarious: NSFW (language) [https://youtu.be/403jeXpQPuU](https://youtu.be/403jeXpQPuU) ---
**Author:** ![Maeganspop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/10 "2018-02-13T17:03:38Z")
My daughter that is 14, Loves music videos and odd ball comedy. Thing is I must be 14 inside because I love them too! Things like “Llamas with Hats”, “The Duck and the Lemonade Stand” and “Jellyfish Song” to name a few comedies. Music, groups like Babymetal, Black Veil Brides, and of course the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/11 "2018-02-13T17:14:01Z")
I like Numberphile (math videos) and the related science channels, and sports highlights. But my favorite thing to watch is people dancing. Not so much competitions or performances, but just people in clubs or on the street: In part, it is because I like to dance myself and I can steal a few movies, but mostly I just find it relaxing. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/12 "2018-02-13T17:14:36Z")
This is something kids do, but I like to watch people play video games. It’s an old habit formed in my college years. My roommates and friends liked games but they weren’t very good at them. If I played with them I’d absolutely destroy them, which was no fun for anyone, so I would just sit back and hang out while they played. I like to watch multiplayer games like _Dead By Daylight_ or _Friday the 13th_ or even people just fucking around in _GTA Online_. Then there’s short time-killing videos about dumb shit like taste-testing Japanese Kit-Kats or whatever from Buzzfeed or Facts (which is basically Irish Buzzfeed minus the “serious” stuff). ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/13 "2018-02-13T17:24:56Z")
My favorite types are science/tech videos and political videos, especially international political videos (China, Russia, Middle East, etc). I also enjoy military tech videos. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/14 "2018-02-13T17:29:38Z")
I like videos of people from one country trying common (but to them exotic) foods of another country. Americans try fish flavored Japanese snacks, Swedes try Lucky Charms, that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/15 "2018-02-13T17:58:23Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > I like videos of people from one country trying common (but to them exotic) foods of another country. Americans try fish flavored Japanese snacks, Swedes try Lucky Charms, that sort of thing. I subscribe to a channel called [Facts](https://www.youtube.com/user/facts) which is basically Irish people trying foods or drinks or whatever…it’s pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/16 "2018-02-13T18:09:46Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > I like videos of people from one country trying common (but to them exotic) foods of another country. Americans try fish flavored Japanese snacks, Swedes try Lucky Charms, that sort of thing. Yeah, I can while away a few hours on those channels. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/17 "2018-02-13T18:17:35Z")
I’m an old crank so I never had much use for “watching” YouTube (versus just finding clips of things to illustrate a point) but I redid my computer recently and got into the habit of watching various videos benchmarking things or discussing upgrades when then spiraled into happily watching nonsense like testing a solid-state drive made out of a bunch of phone memory cards. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/18 "2018-02-13T20:09:33Z")
I like Basset hound vids ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/19 "2018-02-13T20:28:51Z")
Unboxing videos. I have no idea why they are so soothing. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764/20 "2018-02-13T20:31:07Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of old school pro wrestling shoot interviews lately. I haven’t been a fan of the business for 25 years at least, but it’s interesting to hear the real life details behind the shows we used to enjoy so much. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-type-of-youtube-videos/808764.md?page=2)