YouTube videos you shouldn’t miss Here are two vids worth downloading any time By Pam Pastor
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Last updated 18:03:00 03/25/2008
MANILA, Philippines—YouTube is the Internet’s biggest time-sucker. You begin with one link, one click, one video. Then you find yourself clicking on related videos. And on the user’s other videos.
Soon, it’s 6 a.m. and you’ve watched dozens and dozens of videos, and half of them aren’t even worth the sleepless night.
Inquirer 2bU! has decided to do the dirty YouTube work for you. We’ve sifted through the virtual pile and found videos worth your download time.
This is just the beginning. If you have favorite YouTube videos you want to share with 2bU! readers, e-mail them to Ls_2bu@inquirer.com.ph.
‘Charlie Bit Me’
Watch Charlie bite his brother Harry’s finger. It doesn’t sound like much, until you hear Harry’s adorable British accent.
Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM Views: Over 12 million Favorited: Over 76,000 times YouTube rating: Four stars Length: 55 seconds Why you should watch it: Harry’s accent and Charlie’s laugh Related videos: A ton of videos of a ton of adults trying to reenact the finger-biting scene. Not cute, not funny.
‘Frozen Grand Central’
Over 200 people freeze on cue in New York’s Grand Central Station, leaving onlookers bewildered. This is one of over 70 missions of ImprovEverywhere, a performance art group based in New York.
Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo Views: Over eight million Favorited: Over 43,000 times YouTube rating: Four stars Length: 2 minutes and 15 seconds Why you should watch it: To see the magic ImprovEverywhere can create. Related videos: Other ImprovEverywhere videos—Look Up More, 111 Shirtless Men in Abercrombie & Fitch, Best Gig Ever, Suicide Jumper. Watch them all.