The rise of terrifying AI kittens on YouTube
If you have younger kids, summer can mean more screen time, and I wanted to check out what kids are watching when their guardian hands them that tablet, so I spent some time on YouTube looking at animated videos that seem geared to children. The place is lousy with algorithmically generated kitten torture videos where little cats with big eyes are injured, operated upon, beset by monsters, and otherwise horribly abused in videos like "Cat's Belly Contains Countless Worms!"
and "Kitten Abused by it [sic] own mother Cat"
and my personal favorite, "Kitten Belly has Spiders, Rats, Worms, Alien Parasites" (I'm a fan of Oxford commas.)
It's not art made for kids. It's art made at kids.
Well-meaning adults have spent decades sanitizing children's media, excising disturbing and horrific elements under the guise of protecting kids, but judging by the 19 million views of "Abusive Cat Father," kids clearly want it and, more importantly, they're getting something from it. Death, betrayal evil, horror, and abuse are time-honored staples of children's literature. Is there any theme more classic than "evil mother (or stepmother) abuses innocent child?"
I only wish it wasn't all so poorly made. Grimm’s fairy tales and their ilk were written by talented people, not the kind of real-life ghouls who use AI to game YouTube's kids' video algorithm. I never had a problem with my own kid watching movies society said were too mature for him, but only if they were good. I draw the line at bad art.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Young gamers play old game
I feel like saying, "gather 'round, young 'uns, and let me tell you the story of the cursed Oblivion horse armor..."
What are "0.5 GPA Activities?"
"0.5 GPA Activities" (or "0.3 GPA Activities, or (WHATEVER) GPA Activities") refers to videos that show what the kids who aren't gunning for class salutatorian are doing in school. The genesis was a video called "4.0 GPA Activities" in which supposedly smart band-kids balance things precariously. In response, less, um, accomplished students started posting videos of themselves doing things like making sculptures from the cafeteria food:
stacking soda cans in lockers:
intentionally shorting out their school-issued Chromebooks:
and stealing fire extinquishers:
It's the kind of trend that went from funny to a little harmful quickly, so check out these videos now, before TikTok bans the entire genre.
Viral video of the week: Bowling Ball Vs 700kmh Helicopter Blades! Who Wins
The bowling ball alone would have been enough, but the guys behind YouTube channel How Ridiculous also throw tomatoes, a hardhat, a phone, a baseball bat, a guy (a fake guy, anyway) and more through the spinning blades of a chopper. It's all presented in super slow motion: exactly how you want to watch things get chopped apart by a helicopter propeller.
As for the video's dramatic question, you might assume the answer is obvious: Blades win. But life is full of surprises. That’s why we do science.
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