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I thought all of these videos were amusing and worth checking out, and I’m including a few caveats for those of you who might need them:
Learn to Solve an Integral (A Calculus Parody of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful”) AP Calculus BC.
This is Mitchell Gaiser‘s only video ever on YouTube which definitely makes this unique. You don’t need to know anything about boy bands or calculus in order to enjoy it.
What Free Range Chickens Actually Look Like
Farming While Beige posts videos about raising chickens, eating eggs and chickens, sustainable agriculture, social justice, and similar topics on his channel. (This particular video does not include any political content, but some of his other videos do for anyone reading this who prefers to avoid such topics). It’s simply about the reality of raising thousands of free range birds on a small farm. For example, he shows how he feeds his birds and where they spend their days. I love his dry sense of humour.
Tasting History is a cook who makes old recipes from just about any culture or historical era you can think of, includes combinations of flavours that most people in modern times have probably not tried. It’s such a fun way to explore history and learn a little about the many generations that have come before us.
The Powerful Way Kids Understand Medical Trauma
Dr. Bayo shares all sorts of educational videos about health, medical care, chronic illness, and similar topics. I loved seeing her commentary on this video that showed how child directed medical play can help kids process the emotional side of cancer treatments. The little girl in it is adorable and handling her treatments well.
Edgar Allen Poe Reads His Hatemail
Eleanor Morton has created satirical and other types of comedic videos for years. This video does not include any political content, but she does occasionally poke fun at political figures from the U.K., the U.S. and other countries elsewhere on her account, so once again viewer beware if you avoid that stuff. I think her literary skits are her best ones, so keep an eye out for her C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien content in particular if you want to do a deep dive on her.
Things My Third Graders Said to Me This Week (Last Week of School)
Keldric Holmes is a third-grade teacher who shares a weekly top-ten list of things his students say to him during the school year. His students are brutally honest and hilarious in the way that only kids can be. Do note that there are occasional and brief references to possibly triggering things like drug use, body shaming, domestic violence, negative talk about food, weight, and diet, etc because not all kids are fortunate enough to grow up in safe and appropriate homes. They clearly love Mr. Holmes, though, and most of their comments are about silly kid logic as opposed to heavier subjects.
James Callender found a gigantic bubble of water underneath his grass in July of 2015, so obviously he decided to try to pop it. Clink on the link above to see if he succeeded.
Lacy Babcock seems to have stopped making YouTube videos about five years ago. This is the only video I’ve seen from her again, but it includes a cat who has reached peak levels of coziness thanks to a heated blanket. As someone who has essentially no experience with cats, I never would have guessed one would make this much noise out of what I presume is deep happiness.