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Ask HN: What is your weirdest secret YouTube addiction?
- thecupisblue 9y agoS I M P S O N W A V E is definitely my weirdest youtube "addiction".
- RepressedEmu 9y agoJust fell down the lofi/simpsonwave rabbit hole myself! Those videos and playlists definitely have some of the tamest comment sections on Youtube.
- bfuller 9y agothe one showing homer aging from a child to adult literally makes me tear up
- LarryMade2 9y agoBad old movies, may not be always youtube. But the Internet has given me the ability to watch a lot of classic cinema drek. Some examples - Queen Kong, Just Imagine (1930), Space Probe Taurus, Planet of the Vampires
- boghy8823 9y agoVideos of agricultural machines at work
- adamnemecek 9y agoPossibly bobaepapa, two korean sisters that are like too adorable https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=3s&v=KTCQpjUrCe8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=3s&v=KTCQpjUrCe8
- ignawin 9y agoYoutube Poops and Shreds. Two art forms of upmost beauty.
- twic 9y agoYouTube Poop feels like it descends spiritually from YTMND to me. YTMND was the best: https://everything2.com/user/yadrisil/writeups/You%2527re+the+man+now%252C+dog%2521 https://everything2.com/user/yadrisil/writeups/You%2527re+th...
- partisan 9y agoRap battles.
- noddy1 9y agoshuffle-t and marlow?
- bitcoinmoney 9y agoiron solomon, diz, pat stay, qp, qleen paper (other qp) etc.. grind time kotd smack
- ineptech 9y agoDitto. I'm guessing this is getting downvoted because they're so offensive and juvenile, but man, if you're a junky for puns and clever wordplay there's just nothing better.
- adenadel 9y agoI don't think it's that weird, but I love Binging with Babish https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHA_jMfCvEnv-3kRjTCQXw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHA_jMfCvEnv-3kRjTCQXw
- swah 9y agoHe did lose some appeal by showing his face though :P
- shanecleveland 9y agoHot Wheel car restoration and customization: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnsnjDFdtULQ4ILpABYb9UQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnsnjDFdtULQ4ILpABYb9UQ I have absolutely no interest in doing this myself, but the guy does an incredible job with the cars and videos. Simply relaxing to watch. Tips from a Shipwright: https://www.youtube.com/user/TipsfromaShipWright https://www.youtube.com/user/TipsfromaShipWright I have built a wooden boat and would love to do more. He is currently on his second beginning-to-end project. Incredible skill. Fun to watch him work and see the final product. Also well done videos (professionally produced by a sponsor) and just a really pleasing personality.
- yotamoron 9y agoI saw those videos (primitive technology) many times in the past - good stuff indeed!
- ourcat 9y agoCoding tutorials and product reviews in English by people who who don't normally speak English. So much respect for them too.
- heavenlyblue 9y agoA game we played with a friend of mine: the idea is to start with the recommended videos and then continue with all of the random stuff that goes as suggested videos (but never repeating anything you had already watched). We call it "YouTube TV".
- bfuller 9y agoJoey's World Tour a rather obese, but extremely good natured and outgoing youtuber that absolutely stuffs his face during food reviews. Most of the video is him smacking while eating rather disgustingly. Some of his videos are the literal definition of gluttony. I love to watch his videos while cutting calories because it immediately makes me lose my appetite. I feel like such a bad person for doing this but it is rather effective.
- ohquu 9y agoI didn't think I would see another fan on Hacker News! Woo woo woo woo!
- CodeKommissar 9y agoAs of right now: Kpop. Last week I watched a video called 'Likey' by a Kpop group called Twice because a channel I'm subscribed to was reacting to it, and now I'm hooked. I thougth I wouldn't like it, but they seem so cute and happy, and I've found that watching their videos is (in my case) a good way to relieve stress after a long day of programming.
- krapp 9y ago>I thougth I wouldn't like it, but they seem so cute and happy It's best not to know how the sausage gets made when it comes to K-pop. Also good: Blackpink, G-Dragon, 2ne1, f(x), Bang Yongguk And ReactToTheK has classical music students doing Kpop reactions, adding a bit of technical/music theory analysis.
- CodeKommissar 9y ago> It's best not to know how the sausage gets made when it comes to K-pop. Yeah I tough the same after a while, obviously is all an act, nobody can be so cheerful 24/7 but I still enjoy the music videos and the funny compilations hehe. Thanks for the recommendations! I will check them later :)
- throwaway79 9y agoBDSM. Yeah this'll get flagged but its true.
- raphlinus 9y agoChyrosran's mechanical keyboard reviews and teardowns. YouTube's recommendation algorithm always shows me a new video when it's posted, and it's not wrong. I'm a fan of mechanical kb's (typing this on a Topre Type Heaven), but this particular tuber also has a great voice and presentation.
- techer 9y agoASMR
- csa 9y agoRosanna Pasino... especially the Nerdy Nummies stuff. When she's a bit too peppy, I have to turn the volume down or off (it sounds like the worst sort of baby talk to me), but the stuff she makes is amazing.
- drewrv 9y agoMy kids are into her and I like it enough to watch with them sometimes. At first I rolled my eyes (mostly at the baby talk), after a few videos I was impressed. Now having watched dozens of them, I'm really amazed at her combination of creativity, artistic skills, attention to detail, and the massive amount of labor she must put into everything from test recipes to social media marketing. I barely cook and am uninterested in pop-culture but she is weirdly an inspiration to me.
- csouth 9y agoCreepypasta, battle rap, and ASMR.
- citrusui 9y agoSorting algorithms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPRA0W1kECg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPRA0W1kECg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeoCbJPuvSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeoCbJPuvSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Ecb43qw98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Ecb43qw98
- celestialcheese 9y agoOld School Runescape videos. Don't even play the game, but it brings me some nostalgia from times playing in 04-07 years.
- eighthnate 9y agoShoenice. It's quite a thing to watch someone down a fifth of vodka, whiskey, gin and all assorted forms of liquor within a few seconds. Also, street fights, paparazzi videos and just going down the youtube rabbit hole and seeing where it takes me. Though youtube rabbit hole was a lot more fun before youtube decided to censor everything.
- fiftyacorn 9y agoI don't know if its weird - but I love watching ships in stormy seas on youtube
- rejschaap 9y agoPrimitive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA Just a guy in the woods making primitive huts and tools from scratch using only natural material.
- godot 9y agoOver the years I went through a few: - Batsu games (no-laugh game shows from Japan. Search for it, the first result is a reddit link with list of episodes) - Angry Video Game Nerd episodes (I love old school nintendo games) - DBZ-Tubers (mostly started watching because of DBZ making a resurgence with DBSuper)
- indescions_2017 9y agoB Roll. This is the behind the scenes footage Hollywood studios provide. PR for a film. Usually spliced in when broadcasting a celebrity interview to give "atmosphere". But I find the mega budget production aspects fascinating. Seeing the million dollar DaVinci Resolve boards. The robotic Oculus camera cranes. As well as the intricate stunt choreography and wire work for Guardians 2. The massive alien ship interior sets for Arrival. The ballroom in Beauty and the Beast. Another recent good one: Murder on the Orient Express. Istanbul's Sirkeci Rail Station. And a snow bound cliff outside Vincovci. All recreated on London sound stages. And shot in vintage large format Panavision 65mm analog film cameras ;) Behind The Scenes On Murder on the Orient Express https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH_R2OauWMk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH_R2OauWMk
- RunawayGalaxy 9y agoWoodworking videos. A channel that HN might appreciate is Matthias Wandel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel
- jgowdy 9y agoAir traffic control audio. I have absolutely nothing to do with aerospace or flying.
- Rzor 9y agoWhite noise videos. Recently I've been listening to this one a lot: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WbEGmghn_jo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WbEGmghn_jo (Airplane jet engine)
- mslate 9y agoThe Delray Misfits: https://www.youtube.com/user/DelDrew https://www.youtube.com/user/DelDrew
- krapp 9y agoJapanese TV dumps - usually dumped by sketchy clickfarm channels and then quickly taken down. I don't speak or read Japanese but I still find them entertaining.
- cease 9y agoI am absolutely riveted when watching wet shaving (think old school brush lathering, safety razors, etc.) videos where guys just talk about their day and shave. I am also really into wet shaving - so I guess it isn't weird on that front. My partner initially thought it was weird though. Two I would highly recommend: https://www.youtube.com/user/mfreedberg https://www.youtube.com/user/mfreedberg https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiCityTimelapse https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiCityTimelapse
- Rjevski 9y agoElectronics and/or antique cars repairs, also urban exploration. For electronics I would recommend Louis Rossmann (https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos ), his videos are quite interesting regarding what's really happening in our machines at a lower level and what makes them tick. He also has really good advice (& rants) regarding life and business which is worth watching even if you don't care about the actual repairs themselves. For old car repairs I watch https://www.youtube.com/user/mustie1/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/mustie1/videos, what this guy is doing is really quite cool. Also I do enjoy quite a lot of urban exploring videos (the good ones, not the CLICKBAIT GONE WRONG - usually if the title is in caps I don't even bother). Other than that the usual pranks, fails (Fail Army), etc. Low quality I know but if I fall back to that this means I've exhausted my backlog of good videos and really don't care about what to watch anymore - I just need to kill time or to have some background noise going.
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- mbrodersen 9y agoCNC videos.
- wizzerking 9y agoPSY - GANGNAM STYLE GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) Waveya
- 013 9y agoJeb Gardener (Great hydroponic gardening) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zdi4KM3ewwfYMNo_KnU0A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zdi4KM3ewwfYMNo_KnU0A The Bryan Roper Science Channel (His related channels are also worth looking at) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqEEMF8NKrAyGw815VKuZw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqEEMF8NKrAyGw815VKuZw CNLohr (Hardware hacking) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG7yIWtVwcENg_ZS-nahg5g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG7yIWtVwcENg_ZS-nahg5g Clickspring (Clock/watch machining?) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCworsKCR-Sx6R6-BnIjS2MA/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCworsKCR-Sx6R6-BnIjS2MA/vid... Francis Higgins (Some funny videos, bit hit or miss) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwDf5MzuhJlo7dtSPOlXkXA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwDf5MzuhJlo7dtSPOlXkXA DanielFromSL (Trolling in SecondLife and other online games) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNa9i8ifGJRlK2yWgM9DcOA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNa9i8ifGJRlK2yWgM9DcOA TheCrafsMan (Home crafts that are soothing to watch) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsjHlc0WRwZYwlinsmtM4w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsjHlc0WRwZYwlinsmtM4w MichaelCthulu (1Hr+ Long videos of swords being made) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGca03sbLq7OUnXMdvRHyBQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGca03sbLq7OUnXMdvRHyBQ