Strangely compelling. posted by Caduceus at 9:58 PM on March 23, 2009
The thing to do is get as many as possible all going at once. Then you can huddle in a corner and weep, like me. posted by Caduceus at 10:01 PM on March 23, 2009 [24 favorites]
Caduceus, that was ten times funnier than I thought it would be. Thank you. posted by CitrusFreak12 at 10:04 PM on March 23, 2009
The thing to do is get as many as possible all going at once.
Oh shit, this is so true. posted by cortex at 10:08 PM on March 23, 2009
The thing to do is get as many as possible all going at once.
1. Open all the links in Firefox in their own tab by ctrl-clicking each link.
2. Wait for each video to play out with the sound down.
3. Turn the sound back to eleven.
4. Right click on any tab and hit Reload all Tabs.
5. Silently weep.
* Do not follow these instructions under any circumstances. posted by Awakened at 10:18 PM on March 23, 2009 [41 favorites]
If you really want to freak out, add a Risset scale.
There's an ominous descending scale there, and another one here, but the ascending ones are equally cool. posted by twoleftfeet at 10:47 PM on March 23, 2009
5. Silently weep.
Ot weep outloud, no one will be able to hear you within 100 yards anyway. posted by iamabot at 10:50 PM on March 23, 2009
It looks like the actual Jim Gillette has a tube sock stuffed in his underpants. posted by clearly at 11:08 PM on March 23, 2009
Ho-lee shit. Now I know what it sounds like when Cthulu opens his maw, and lets forth the cacophony that drive mortals mad. posted by potch at 11:22 PM on March 23, 2009 [3 favorites]
Properly motivated, most males can approximate this screech successfully. The proper motivation, however, is blatant disregard for one's larynx and mental well-being. posted by Burhanistan at 11:29 PM on March 23, 2009
5imian, the COMMON MISCONCEPTION link failed to note that the fast head-crab zombies in Half-Life 2 screech a sped up version of the howie scream when they charge. posted by brundlefly at 12:30 AM on March 24, 2009
The thing to do is get as many as possible all going at once.
That was awesome. posted by liquorice at 1:47 AM on March 24, 2009
The thing to do is get as many as possible all going at once.
That was fun. posted by minifigs at 2:05 AM on March 24, 2009
Basically, Metafilter is over now. Nothing will ever top this. posted by Joey Michaels at 2:15 AM on March 24, 2009
The thing to do is get as many as possible all going at once. Then you can huddle in a corner and weep, like me.
Using Linky to open them all at once was glorious. Rather than starting precisely simultaneously, they started a couple seconds apart from each other, one after the other. The effect was a terrifying, continuously rising crescendo of soul-shattering horror. It reminded of that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Bible ghosts come flying out of the ark, melting Nazis.
Also, I'm going to take the advice of one of the YouTube commenters and make this my message alert tone. posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 2:31 AM on March 24, 2009
I thought this would either be a post about dialup modems or Tarzan. posted by Countess Elena at 4:20 AM on March 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
So who's Jim Gillette? posted by ardgedee at 5:23 AM on March 24, 2009
The fifth and thirteenth links are the same. I feel short-changed. posted by Johnny Assay at 5:24 AM on March 24, 2009
I'm assuming my browser/internet connection is just not strong enough to handle this -- I loaded as many tabs as I could, reloaded, and all I heard was a several high pitched wails. Did I miss out on something? Or did I just not have significant tabs loaded?
Hrmph. I was hoping for some sort of Cthulu gibber gibber experience. I'm bummed. posted by cavalier at 5:37 AM on March 24, 2009
Almost overheated my poor little processor playing all those clips at the same time, but very amusing. posted by ErWenn at 7:06 AM on March 24, 2009
I find it a little disturbing how often NItro keeps popping up. First on pretty much every episode of Headbangers Ball, then the endless Michale Angelo videos on you tube, then Jim Gillette shows up on Mythbusters, now this. posted by alikins at 7:15 AM on March 24, 2009
Too much reverb. And underpants. posted by Artful Codger at 7:52 AM on March 24, 2009
I was just telling myself this morning that I have to stop wasting time in Metafilter threads. Then I came in this one (I thwart my own self all the time.), and this was here. And I thought, "nosila, you're an idiot. Of COURSE you should waste time in Metafilter threads." posted by nosila at 8:22 AM on March 24, 2009
does anyone remember the old Freeverse software app for mac called "Jared, Butcher of Song?" It was a singing smiley face that when you clicked on it, it would sing what sounded like a traditional spanish song, except in no spanish anyone could recognize, and the singing was so atonal and awful that it was simultaneously horrific and hysterically funny.
well, anyway, it was an old OS 9 app, and free and rather popular. Anyway, the best part was you could open it many many times simultaneously and rush through clicking them all. It became this horrific dischordant assault that would cause my friends and I to crack up until we lost all sense of hearing and noticed blood coming out of our ears.
awwww, the OSX version can only have one open at a time. oh well, back in the OS 9 days, they actually created a version that was 16 singing jareds for your convenience. but sadly, those days, too, are gone. posted by shmegegge at 9:11 AM on March 24, 2009
Everyone seems to know who this is? posted by Zambrano at 9:16 AM on March 24, 2009
Best part was after following Awakened's instructions and enduring the hilarious/skull fucking cacophony that ensued, and the screaming died down and the tear salt stained, I heard:
"Barry, your ears are bleeding."
Yes. Yes they are. posted by sarcasman at 9:23 AM on March 24, 2009
I have this guy's range beat. What's the big deal? Women are more metal, I guess! posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 9:25 AM on March 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh, god
I've never been so glad to have only one of the stereo earphones in my ear.
The best part is that I'm hearing the bleeding ear skit at the end of all that.
I'm not looking, just listening. The audience reactions are keeping me away from that tab. posted by lysdexic at 11:52 AM on March 24, 2009
Now that I've regained consciousness, I noticed some of those were dupes? posted by lysdexic at 11:55 AM on March 24, 2009
you're all so fucking weird.
still, i love you man! posted by liza at 12:26 PM on March 24, 2009
awwww, the OSX version can only have one open at a time. oh well, back in the OS 9 days, they actually created a version that was 16 singing jareds for your convenience. but sadly, those days, too, are gone.
Actually if you look on that page, Freeverse has also provided a Jared widget: "If you add like a bazillion of these Widgets, you get the most amazing Jared chorus. Never has life been better."
Thanks for the memories. posted by Kabanos at 12:41 PM on March 24, 2009
Wasn't there a "youtube hd" thingy a while back that would play 4 youtube videos in the same browser window, with a "PLAY" button that would control them all?
This is in dire need of that. I just about stopped breathing when I followed the instructions given. posted by MysticMCJ at 1:10 PM on March 24, 2009
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