Unfavorable Semicircle
Unfavorable Semicircle is the name of a series of channels on YouTube which garnered attention for the high volume and unusual nature of the published videos. The BBC has referred to Unfavorable Semicircle as "YouTube's strangest mystery".[1] Unfavorable Semicircle has also been referred to as "one of the Top 10 Weirdest YouTube Channels".[2]
Origins
In March 2015, a YouTube account with the title Unfavorable Semicircle was created; the channel began uploading large numbers of videos on April 5.[3] The channel continued to post large numbers of videos all titled with the Sagittarius symbol and a random six digit number, but most lacking a description. The videos often display abstract, pixelated images. In some cases they show just a single dot in a field of solid brown. Some videos omit sound while some feature distorted sounds.[3] Some videos are only seconds in length, while others are much longer — one completely silent video was 11 hours in length.[3]
Attention and disappearance
Due to the volume of uploads and odd nature of the videos, observers started to take notice. Eventually a small community on Reddit formed to investigate the channel.[4] Speculation as to what the channel might be for includes: an alternate reality game, the work of an individual with a "disturbed mind",[1] a test channel similar to Webdriver Torso,[3] an online numbers station,[1] and outsider art. The account was suspended by YouTube in February 2016.[4]
References
- Baraniuk, Chris (25 February 2016). "The Quest to Solve Youtube's Strangest Mystery". bbc.com.
- Dawson, Steve (15 April 2017). "Top 10 Weirdest YouTube Channels – The Strangest Videos". gazettereview.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- STARR, MICHELLE (24 February 2016). "This freaky YouTube channel invites conspiracy theories". cnet.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- SHILLING, ERIK (22 February 2016). "The Unsettling Mystery of the Creepiest Channel on YouTube". atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.