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YSK: The Wadsworth Constant of YouTube videos
3 years ago by Cows Look Like Maps to c/youshouldknow
RootBeerGuy 133 points 3 years ago
baldingpudenda 7 points 3 years ago
No, that was the South Carolina contestant
thefartographer 2 points 3 years ago
You can see the moment Mario Lopez starts smelling toast while listening to that answer
PipedLinkBot 1 point 3 years ago
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thefartographer 14 points 3 years ago
Wow, I can't believe that was only 9 days ago...
cypherpunks 13 points 3 years ago
username checks out
thesohoriots 8 points 3 years ago
Your commission, Debo: “about two hundred dollars.”
Bishma 87 points 3 years ago
I never noticed before, but almost all the channels I follow break the Wadsworth constant. They jump straight into content and leave any ad/patreon reads to the end. I wonder if I subconsciously did that or if its a happy coincidence.
QuarterSwede 8 points 3 years ago
Or ProjectFarm. That guy jumps straight in and leaves ZERO room for any BS.
QuarterSwede 6 points 3 years ago
I’d say that’s context. Why would I watch the video without knowing what he’s testing? The constant can’t definitely be taken too far.
RememberTheApollo_ 4 points 3 years ago
Must be channels that actually have worthwhile content that keeps viewers interested rather than the 90/8/1/1 ratio of most YT videos. 1% intro, 1% finish, 8% actual content, 90% BS, shenanigans, review of previous videos, sponsors, ads, and demands for like and subscribe.
greenteadrinker 20 points 3 years ago
It’s wild how short some videos are with sponsorblock enabled to skip almost everything. I don’t watch LTT for ethical reasons anymore, but damn, did some 10 minute videos go by in like 2 minutes
lemonuri 39 points 3 years ago
I don't know if this is common knowledge, but if you hit 3 on your keyboard after starting a youtube video, it takes you straight to one third of the video played. So the Wadsworth Constant is already integrated into Youtube and has been for years.
bagfatnick 28 points 3 years ago
You can also apply it when watching a YouTube video by appending “&wadsworth=1” to the url.
cypherpunks 49 points 3 years ago
You can also apply it when watching a YouTube video by appending “&wadsworth=1” to the url.
I just confirmed that this no longer works :(
I remember when it did. Here is the 2011 reddit post from the youtube employee who implemented it
NewNewAccount 9 points 3 years ago
Don’t think that works anymore.
janAkali 20 points 3 years ago
No way.... I remember seeing this comment ~10 years ago. I've been trying to search for it occasionally through past 5 years. I didn't remember the guy's nickname, only the concept and that it's Youtube's 'constant/rule'. Couldn't find even a mention anywhere. I legit thought I made it up or it's the Mandela effect.
Thank you! I can now live in piece.
Fiivemacs 27 points 3 years ago
https://www.justtherecipe.com/
Paste the stupid blog url in the sites search to remove the useless crap. Works most of the time.
Thassodar 7 points 3 years ago
There's also the app Paprika 3 that I've been using on Android for a few years. You paste the URL in and it'll separate the ingredients, instructions, and even the fluff, into separate parts automatically.
You can also input your own recipes and, if it's a food blog that may be taken down in the future, it saves a local copy of the recipe for you.
Viking_Hippie 2 points 3 years ago
Paprika 3, you say? I bet it's super popular in Hungary 3!
StereoTrespasser 1 point 3 years ago
That's what people say but it's rarely worked for me.
PoastRotato 3 points 3 years ago
You are a beautiful person. May the wind be ever at your back
ranoss 7 points 3 years ago
Man, online recipe sites have gotten so bad in the last few years.
There’s like a page of text talking about the food while the page is swimming with intrusive ads or promotions. I hate it.
It’s like the worst parts of old school internet pop is ads gained sentience and a love for cooking.
It’s always a game of finding and clicking print recipe as fast as I can. That and immersive reader have helped on mobile.
admiralteal 12 points 3 years ago
It's 100% Google's fault.
The recipe sites that would feed you the recipe right at the top are downranked in search because you don't spend as long on them.
blargerer 6 points 3 years ago
This doesn't pass the smell test for me. If I find a recipe I like I tend to spend the duration of that recipe on the website. the extra time it takes to skim to the recipe itself is a rounding error in that math. I posit the actual reason is that recipes aren't copyrightable so the websites need to add all the extra bullshit, which is copyrightable, in order to make it hard for some bot to trivially take their recipes.
PoastRotato 7 points 3 years ago
At this point if I can't find a "Jump to Recipe" button displayed prominently at the top of the page within three seconds of visiting I just nope out and find a less cancerous site
mangaskahn 3 points 3 years ago
There are plugins for Chrome and Firefox that add that button, but your method is probably better for discouraging the extra filler.
DreamySweet 2 points 3 years ago
If you want to go a bit further, you can use this userscript to prevent the site from appearing in your search results again.
QuarterSwede 2 points 3 years ago
Honestly, most of them have a jump straight to the recipe link or buttons now. I assume it’s because so many people complained in the comments about how they don’t care about their food story.
Ilovethebomb 9 points 3 years ago
Porn is the same, the first third is learning her name and getting her clothes off.
Potatos_are_not_friends 6 points 3 years ago
I do this all the time.
I was actually mad at a YouTuber who put something really important in the first minute recently, because I'm so used to skipping to the middle.
Which was really weird since that's how all videos should be!
ICastFist 6 points 3 years ago
Maybe thankfully, most of the stuff I actually care to watch doesn't suffer too much from that. Other than sponsors somewhere around the 2-5 minute mark, it's mostly tuning in and watching without interruption.
When I do have to look into stuff I don't actually follow, like DIY stuff, yeah, it can be the first 30 seconds, sometimes the first 3 fucking minutes, that are completely disposable filler
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lol. I’m the one who coined the term after Wadsworth came up with the concept!
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