Techno Viking

2 days ago by rnercle to c/wikipedia

The four-minute video shot by experimental video artist Matthias Fritsch [de] at the Fuckparade on 8 July 2000 begins with the title "Kneecam No. 1". The camera is focused on a group of people dancing to techno music, with a blue-haired woman in front. An apparently drunk/unbalanced man stumbles into the scene and bumps into the woman briefly before steadying himself and beginning to move on.

The eponymous "Techno Viking", a muscular bare-chested man so-named because he is wearing a Mjölnir pendant and has a blond braid and a beard, enters the scene by grabbing the man by the arms after he already let the woman go and was leaving, with the camera showing the confrontation. The Techno Viking pushes the man back in the direction he came, looking at him sternly and then pointing his finger at him to warn him to behave.

The camera then follows the Techno Viking as the parade continues. Another observer comes from the back of the scene and offers an inverted bottle of water to him. The Techno Viking starts to dance down Rosenthaler Straße after drinking from the bottle.

Alexstarfire 30 points 2 days ago

Damn, this is over 25 years old now. This is one of the earliest viral videos I can think of.

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applebusch 21 points 2 days ago

its crazy to me that this guy was so adamant about not having his likeness on the internet he sued the guy filming, multiple times if i remember correctly, and refused any contact or interviews. we know so little about him it adds to his mystique, almost a barbra streisand effect but not quite the same. i understand the desire for privacy, but dam do i want to satisfy my curiosity about him.

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JakenVeina 14 points 2 days ago

According to the article, it wasn't just about wanting privacy, the filmer was using the dude's likeness for merchandise and shit.

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merde 2 points 2 days ago

. i understand the desire for privacy, but dam do i want to satisfy my curiosity about him.

i have bad news for you ☞ https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/...

it may help with your curiosity but it probably isn't "real"

Tap for spoiler

Waterford Whispers News is a satirical newspaper and website published by Waterford Whispers News.

Waterford Whispers News uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.

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merde 3 points 2 days ago

contact page of wwn is fun

Email is good because it’s virtual. We here at Waterford Whispers News don’t believe in postal addresses. Postal addresses can lead to law suits being delivered to our offices. We don’t like law suits.

However, if you are looking to contact us for a law suit please feel free to read our disclaimer first. Its the link on the very top of the page called ‘Disclaimer’.

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a_good_hunter -1 points 2 days ago

He married the guy he tells off in the video. Happy ending!

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stom 4 points 2 days ago

Proof?

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a_good_hunter 1 point 2 days ago
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a_good_hunter 0 points 2 days ago

I saw an update about him. Cannot find it now. Google too is weak. 🫩

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merde 3 points 2 days ago

I saw an update about him. Cannot find it now. Google too is weak. 🫩

you're probably writing about the page i linked under another comment

apparently it "is a satirical newspaper", though i don't understand what is satirical about that article. It was "too good to be true" :)

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a_good_hunter 2 points a day ago

Damnit! That's sad. Thank you for letting me know.

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BartyDeCanter -3 points 2 days ago

I saw a follow up to this a few years back. Turns out Techno Viking and Drunk Guy got married and have a lovely garden.

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