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Leeroy Jenkins is the name of a World of Warcraft character that famously screamed his name, just before ignorantly charging headlong into battle and ruining his group’s carefully laid plans.
Origin
The video was first uploaded to Warcraft Movies on May 11, 2005 by the guild PalsForLife. In the original thread on the Blizzard Forums , the group asked for “constructive criticism” on their tactics. The post has been edited to include several download links to the video, proving that it was passed around via download and reupload.
While the WarcraftMovies version of the video has only a little over a million hits, Leeroy has gained more attention on other video sites. The first YouTube instance was uploaded on November 19, 2005. This version only managed to accumulate ~350,000 views. A version uploaded on August 6, 2006, nearly a year after the original Warcraft Movies video, has the most views with over 19 million.
The Player Himself
The character of Leeroy Jenkins is played by Ben Schulz, a student from Denver. Due to the popularity of the video, he has appeared at Blizzcon 2007 and delivered the keynote speech at ROFLCon 2008. Ben has been interviewed by GGL.com and the local Denver site Westword.
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Wednesday 11 May 2011
The Cinnamon Challenge
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The Cinnamon Challenge is a popular dare game in which a person attempts to swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon without vomiting or inhaling the powder. Thousands of videos with people attempting the challenge have been uploaded on YouTube -- few succeed.
Origin
According to Channel 4’s Rude Tube show, in 2006 a Scandinavian YouTuber posted a video of himself in an attempt to swallow a teaspoon of cinnamon. His attempt failed, and he spat out the cinnamon into a bucket.
While the challenge became a viral phenomenon on YouTube, its origin precedes the history of the video-sharing community. Based on Google search results, the earliest known mention of “Cinnamon Challenge” can be found in a blog entry by Jason Kottke dating back to December 22, 2001
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The Cinnamon Challenge is a popular dare game in which a person attempts to swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon without vomiting or inhaling the powder. Thousands of videos with people attempting the challenge have been uploaded on YouTube -- few succeed.
Origin
According to Channel 4’s Rude Tube show, in 2006 a Scandinavian YouTuber posted a video of himself in an attempt to swallow a teaspoon of cinnamon. His attempt failed, and he spat out the cinnamon into a bucket.
While the challenge became a viral phenomenon on YouTube, its origin precedes the history of the video-sharing community. Based on Google search results, the earliest known mention of “Cinnamon Challenge” can be found in a blog entry by Jason Kottke dating back to December 22, 2001
Examples
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