# "What the hell did I just watch?" Weirdest stuff on Youtube **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144 "2012-09-19T04:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/21 "2012-10-01T18:41:55Z")
A few weird commercials from around the world: Calbee potato chips (Japan): A dog tries to console his heartbroken owner. [CM Jelly Beans](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPH4NI7EFh8) (Japan): Cell phone commercial where jelly beans float around and act naughty. Somewhat NSFW for jelly bean butts. [Kinder Surprise](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI&feature=related) (Germany): Creepy Humpty Dumpty guy. [Chicken minced meat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6LAVk1sHW8) (Estonia , then part of USSR): A weird montage of chickens, cooking meat, and two women dining in a restaurant, accompanied by a voice chanting “Chicken minced meat!” in Estonian. [Anabuki construction company](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oEhxd16f0A&feature=related) (Japan): Little Red Riding Hood, and some NSFW forest animals. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/22 "2012-10-01T18:51:57Z")
[the collaborative films of Brion Gysin and William Burroughs,](http://youtu.be/qn_cXYr8pAA), for some old timey weird. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/23 "2012-10-01T19:21:34Z")
NSFW Danish commercial - contains nudity. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD2wB5Ng-4s) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/24 "2012-10-01T19:35:43Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Post #14: Performance art piece. I don’t really get it. Attractive young woman doing… something. Eventually takes her shirt off, but she’s wearing a bra. I’ll post the description of the video from [KnowYourMeme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/interior-semiotics): > [@](#): > > The video starts out with Stolz using a manual can opener to open a can of expired Spaghetti-Os. It takes her two minutes to do so because she has trouble using the can opener. Once it is open, she pours the black Spaghetti-Os into a pot and adds water, followed by recitation of a nihilistic poem: > > ``` > “Everything is shit. We apply meaning, value, and worth to the shit surrounding us. We live by this meaning and by our words. We live by worth and apply value, but everything is shit.” > > ``` > > She repeats her words backwards in monosyllabic form while rubbing the black Spaghetti-Os onto her shirt. Stolz then cuts open her denim leggings, putting her dirty fingers into her vagina, expelling vaginal discharge. > > As the camera turns away, Stolz urinates into the empty can of Spaghetti-Os sitting on a platform Finally, she takes off her shirt with her bloody and dirty hands, wipes up the mess, and exits the room. In short, pretentious hipster does something disgusting and pointless that she thinks is deep and meaningful. ---
**Author:** ![Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashley_Pomeroy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/25 "2012-10-01T19:54:55Z")
Looking through my list of favourites, I’ll pick: - Tom Green [stuck in a rubber horse’s mask](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QTcKdzcoiE) - Mr RK111111111, who plays the drums [with fractals in the background](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HonyQqVXg_o). “I swear I was wearing clothes before I started watching this” says the top comment. - A video featuring [Shiro, the mellowest cat ever](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gjKTYDAC3s) - The opening scene of Bela Tarr’s [The Turin Horse](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiWgUMKjtqc) - [Students](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jVNWE7XciQ) - A [very precise canoeist](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofq_nl366VM) - DJ Carhouse and MC H_llsh_it, [from Japan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBEWnMVD5tg) - The pre-Youtube, pre-World Wide Web, VHS non-linear video art [Emergency Broadcast Network](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TCyEjyxFw) - And from the same era, Brian Boyce’s [unique take on the news](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUBOU0lhQt0) - Another 90s throwback, “[Arise: The Subgenius Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QROEzCEd_Kg)” ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/26 "2012-10-01T20:27:01Z")
Just a normal guy, [going to the store,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZ2Sh5-XuM) walking normally. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/27 "2012-10-02T00:36:01Z")
[Sittin’ on Tha Toilet!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYW6C44zo24&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/28 "2012-10-02T03:51:01Z")
The weirdest I’ve seen lately is this Russian music video. [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE3q8hAaxCQ) ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/29 "2012-10-02T04:07:59Z")
I was doing some searches on towns in my area, just to see what would come up. I found a video of an elevator in a local mall. That’s it. It was just a video showing the doors, interior, and control panel of an elevator, with a title noting what model of elevator it is. I clicked on the guy’s channel and apparently he has 1600 videos of nothing but elevators. It looks like he travels the country just to make videos of elevators. (Although I suppose he might just compile vides taken by others. I’m not going to watch them all to see if the voices are the same.) > **[dea41396returns](https://www.youtube.com/user/dea41396returns)** > > Share your videos with friends, family, and the world So I’m thinking there could be 3 reasons for this channel to exist: 1. He’s an elevator engineer or technician. 2. There are elevator nerds who like cataloging elevators, sort of like trainspotters with trains. 3. There are people who have a fetish involving elevators and like to see footage of them. I’m thinking #2 is most likely. I had never imagined that there might be such a thing as an elevator nerd. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/30 "2012-10-02T04:11:46Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > I do like [Pickle Surprise](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgWn7zbgxZ4). Came here to post that. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/31 "2012-10-02T10:37:28Z")
It’s not on Youtube, but I was recently linked to I, Pet Goat II (as far as I know, there is no “I, Pet Goat I”). [noparse][http://vimeo.com/44583147[/noparse]](http://vimeo.com/44583147%5B/noparse%5D) (slightly NSFW because there’s a blink and you’ll never notice what it looks like phallic symbol and some saggy animated old lady boobs) It’s one of those things that I probably **should** hate (and normally would) because it seems like faux symbolism by artists who think they have something deep to say and have their heads up their own asses. But somehow, despite its weirdness I… really like it. Maybe it’s the Fantasia vibe I get from it. It’s a bit self indulgent, but still legitimately artistic, well made, well animated, and has excellent music. I won’t spoil the content of the video – a lot of stuff with political leaders and caricatures of modern events and such. Again, it’s strange, and comes off like a sort of “head too far up ass” thing, but it’s legitimately good IMO. On a completely different note, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (warning, scary!): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9C_HReR_McQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Don't Hug me I'm Scared") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C_HReR_McQ) Essentially a Sesame Street/Pee-wee’s Playhouse sort of song gone HORRIBLY awry. It is certainly unsettling the first time you see it. I must stress not to watch it if you’re easily scared, I didn’t make the warning clear enough when I posted this way back on Facebook and my friend really, really freaked out. No extreme gore (okay, there’s a heart being rubbed in glitter, but no gutting people or animals or anything), nudity, or anything NSFW. Just kind of weird and unsettling. Until you get used to it, then you kind of just watch it because the song is stuck in your head. ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/32 "2012-10-08T19:14:52Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > On a completely different note, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (warning, scary!): What I like best about this one is that it looks enough like a real kids’ show to be mistaken for one, and yet even before the freakout it’s just a bit off. The pause when the clown picture is erased is just long enough to be unnerving, and “Green is not a creative color” is so nonsensical that it makes you wonder what else is wrong with the lesson. As my contribution: [anything of Shaye Saint John](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtSgWZbL_kE) (warning: this is as deep as the uncanny valley goes). If anyone here fully understands what’s going on in these videos, please explain it to me. And then seek professional help, because that can’t be normal. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/33 "2012-10-08T20:02:12Z")
“Let’s Paint, Excercise, & Blend Drinks TV!” A cable access program where the host attempts to do all three of those activities at the same time with poor results. There’s some swearing, but other than that it’s work safe. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PvbL_5rH1QQ/hqdefault.jpg "Let's Paint,Exercise,& Blend Drinks TV!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvbL_5rH1QQ) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/34 "2012-10-08T20:17:15Z")
these are the two funniest things ever. i dont know what it says about me, but, here you go–the two hardest laughs i got: [i am your grandma](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfY1lfFu8j8) and this, THIS is so inexplicably hilarious to me. [heinz: it’s automatic!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcniyQYFU6M) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144/35 "2012-10-08T20:18:46Z")
> [@Ana\_Byrd](#): > > What I like best about this one is that it looks enough like a real kids’ show to be mistaken for one, and yet even before the freakout it’s just a bit off. The pause when the clown picture is erased is just long enough to be unnerving, and “Green is not a creative color” is so nonsensical that it makes you wonder what else is wrong with the lesson. > > As my contribution: [anything of Shaye Saint John](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtSgWZbL_kE) (warning: this is as deep as the uncanny valley goes). If anyone here fully understands what’s going on in these videos, please explain it to me. And then seek professional help, because that can’t be normal. pretty sure that just gave me cancer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-just-watch-weirdest-stuff-on-youtube/635144.md?page=1)