# What is this guy doing in this video? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577 "2011-07-19T13:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/1 "2011-07-19T13:56:20Z")
Man Makes A 24-Hour Timelapse At An Intersection In Downtown LA. While Watching It, He Spots This Very Odd Dude. [Video](http://www.dump.com/2011/07/18/man-makes-a-24-hour-timelapse-at-an-intersection-in-downtown-la-while-watching-it-he-spots-this-very-odd-dude-this-video-is-about-5-minutes-in-real-time-video/) :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/2 "2011-07-19T14:07:26Z")
The cynic in me says that the guy in the video is the same guy that set up the web cam. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/3 "2011-07-19T15:00:59Z")
That’s not a 24 hour time lapse…maybe a 30 minute. And I would agree with Baracus. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/4 "2011-07-19T15:28:02Z")
> [@Baracus](#): > > The cynic in me says that the guy in the video is the same guy that set up the web cam. Yep. Another lame attempt at viral. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/5 "2011-07-19T15:38:07Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > That’s not a 24 hour time lapse…maybe a 30 minute. And I would agree with Baracus. Based on the title, I think it’s probably 5 minutes from a 24 hour time lapse video. If you watch the lights they cycle three or four times. Having said that, even if it’s not a setup, then the guy is just mentally disturbed. Happens all the time. There’s a guy by my house that stands at an intersection and ‘directs traffic’ everyday for hours at time. Just stands there and makes giant waving movements with his hands and then when the light changes he does it in a different direction. The first time I saw him, I thought he was just waving at someone across the street or in a car. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/6 "2011-07-19T15:44:21Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Based on the title, I think it’s probably 5 minutes from a 24 hour time lapse video. :smack: ---
**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:** [July 19, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/7 "2011-07-19T15:52:52Z")
The text at that page says that this is 5 minutes from the 24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/8 "2011-07-19T22:02:25Z")
I wonder if his knees bend. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/9 "2011-07-19T22:09:01Z")
> [@FluffyBob](#): > > I wonder if his knees bend. I wonder why his left foot never goes in front of his right foot. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/10 "2011-07-19T22:36:31Z")
The video title says it’s a 5-minute stretch. My guess is it’s a guy with motility trouble. I see people like him all the time in the city, taking a couple of light cycles to make it across 4 lanes. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/11 "2011-07-19T22:44:29Z")
I’m not seeing why it’s so odd either. It’s not even interesting enough to go viral. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/12 "2011-07-19T23:08:02Z")
Looks like CGI to me. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/13 "2011-07-20T14:53:35Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > Looks like CGI to me. Nah, it’s Photoshop. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/14 "2011-07-20T14:56:36Z")
I want that little red car. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/15 "2011-07-20T15:42:24Z")
Ketamine. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/16 "2011-07-22T08:32:56Z")
That guy looks like he was edited into the video. He looks a little “different” in image quality from everyone else. Nobody seems to take notice of him. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/17 "2011-07-22T09:39:28Z")
Looks like your regular everyday idiot doing something to amuse only himself. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577/18 "2011-07-22T15:45:05Z")
A) Someone who knows about the video, being dumb B) Mentally or physically handicapped C) On drugs D) Just a weirdo The way he keeps turning around I actually think it is C but any of them are possible.