Not quite the throwdown of Hilti & Bosch, but ...

June 23, 2007 2:16 AM

Daft Hands*, deft hands, or both? You decide. *YouTube; safe for work.
posted by bwg (23 comments total)

I give him extra points for thinking this up, though the opening seconds fall flat.
posted by bwg at 2:17 AM on June 23, 2007

I just got flicked off roughly 15 times, AND I LIKED IT.
posted by Faux Real at 3:14 AM on June 23, 2007

I'm sure she'll go on to become a rock, paper, scissors DOMINATOR!
posted by BrotherCaine at 3:22 AM on June 23, 2007

Saw this on videosift, watched it again here, loved it both times. Worth letting it warm up.
posted by lazaruslong at 4:49 AM on June 23, 2007

That is really great. Clever idea well executed. I wish she'd had somebody film it who could have kept it from going all blurry, but this is my favorite YouTube video since OK Go's "A Million Ways."
posted by Joey Michaels at 4:50 AM on June 23, 2007

Somebody has waaaaaaay too much time on his hands. I mean that in a good way.
posted by Hildegarde at 5:14 AM on June 23, 2007

I'm sure she'll go on to become a rock, paper, scissors DOMINATOR!

Actually, these are guy's hands. Just saying.
posted by Electrius at 5:22 AM on June 23, 2007

Fantastic concept.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 6:04 AM on June 23, 2007

Great clip - thanks bwg!
posted by madamjujujive at 6:35 AM on June 23, 2007

After the first few seconds, I was thinking "sheesh, anyone can get on Youtube these days."

But then the fingers broke out. I found myself giggling uncontrollably by the end of it.
posted by adamrice at 6:37 AM on June 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Digits. Knuckles back and front. Verbs twice.
posted by Mblue at 7:04 AM on June 23, 2007

Having started to watch this and after browsing the comments I am now torn between going back and suffering through the opening past where I gave up, to see why pasty hands flipping me off are worth a look, and saying screw it and moving on with my life..... uhmm….. yeah…. I’ll pass.
posted by MapGuy at 8:11 AM on June 23, 2007

I came for the band, I stayed for the song, I enjoyed for the cleverosity.
posted by TheNewWazoo at 10:23 AM on June 23, 2007

God I love youtube today.
posted by empath at 10:45 AM on June 23, 2007

Very impressive.
posted by maxpower at 11:16 AM on June 23, 2007

MapGuy -

It's like 3 minutes long. Just watch it.
posted by ORthey at 11:23 AM on June 23, 2007

Electrius : Actually, these are guy's hands. Just saying.

You sure? They looked like female hands to me as well.

Either way, that was pretty damn impressive. I actually wonder if this person has some kind of background in sign language. The movements are very precise (for the most part) and it reminded me of some of the deaf people I've worked with.

Also: I would never have thought of this. Ever.
posted by quin at 11:24 AM on June 23, 2007

I liked this.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 12:09 PM on June 23, 2007

That gave me a fit of the giggles.
posted by empath at 12:57 PM on June 23, 2007

Cool!
posted by Many bubbles at 2:57 PM on June 23, 2007

Woah,

Mapguy, I almost didnt make it past the first 10 seconds, but I stuck it out and was happily rewarded. I say go back and watch it. Its worth it.
posted by subaruwrx at 6:08 PM on June 23, 2007

One of my favourite videos on YouTube by a long way. Pure brilliance.
posted by muthecow at 3:12 AM on June 24, 2007

Performed in real-time, or in slow-mo and then sped up to match the song afterward? Just seems extremely difficult to get right in real-time without, as someone above said, way too much time on one's hands.
posted by endquote at 9:13 PM on June 24, 2007