The Internets Deepest Mysteries (Part 5)

[@GameHammerCG]

Got to admit I laughed out loud - a literal LOL - when Mima’s Room showed up and Kevin just started explaining the plot of Perfect Blue. 😂

[@LatencyProblem]

Yeah when they started talking about it I immediately went "isnt that the plot of Perfect Blue?"

[@vilmaalencar9085]

I don't know what is Perfect Blue, but I'm Brazilian so I could call BS from the beginning.

[@ThePongzilla]

Yeah about half way through I was thinking isn’t this the plot to Perfect Blue? I haven’t seen it in years so it’s a little fuzzy but I’m pretty sure I know this one.

[@stigmaoftherose]

I haven't seen perfect blue but I know from the jump this was written like an anime and that Kevin has done this in each video so I knew right away this was the anime one. It's almost telling I could tell from the writing style and story progression that it was an anime but also it just means I'm an idiot for falling from the last one like simon did.

[@ScottHillEnglish]

I was literally having a conversation about Satoshi Kon with my daughter a couple hours ago and then Kevin pulls this one on Whistleboy.. Cracked me up.

[@golferorb]

I know these videos aren't the most popular on the channel but they are definitely my favorite.

[@billblaski9523]

Lol I just don't get the "is it true or false?" game they play, obviously the ones we never heard of are the ones he made up

[@yellowrose0910]

​@Bill Blaski But Simon is so characteristically clueless he probably hasn't heard of any.

[@ThatWriterKevin]

@@billblaski9523 Because I'm ideally picking things that you wouldn't necessarily have heard of. I've done this six times, so 30 stories, and only 2 Simon had heard of

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks! I'll keep doing them as long as they keep getting enough views to justify it

[@billblaski9523]

@@ThatWriterKevin ok, makes sense

[@Miss-Anne-Thrope]

I love these types of "are they true or not" videos; they serve as an excellent reminder that the line between reality and falsehood is easily blurred and how important it is to always remain sceptical. I feel that with media saturation today this has never been more important.

[@btetschner]

Great stories! Masterful writing getting Perfect Blue into one of the challenges! I still watch that CHAM music video (at the beginning of the film) every once in a while. That DIY Bonanza is an insane story, very memorable!

[@MTFTabletop]

This is my favorite Fact Boi series. The work Kevin puts into these is great.

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks!

[@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E]

​@Kevin Jennings who let you out of the basement?😂

[@atheistmom3591]

#teamkevin

[@IanAlcorn]

@@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E At this point I'm starting to wonder if Simon is actually trapped in Kevin's basement. Which would, in turn, put Danny and the others in a sub-basement.

[@Rob17Cotton]

Kevin needs too out do Danny to get extra food rations it's a dog eat dog world in Simons basement 😂

[@capncaviar]

Internet knowledge, writing, video, snark... long ago, the four nations of writers lived together (in simons basement) in peace but that all changed when the writers escaped Simon's basement. Only the kevatar, capable of harnessing all four writing powers could be counted on to stump the whistle boy, but when the world needed him most... he returned. Thank you Kevin for keeping this series going its my personal favorite on this channel.

[@LyraMorgana]

I wish I could like your comment even more.

[@squoosee]

What a gem of a comment

[@JamesBiggar]

I remember seeing the video of the Russian being killed. My brother showed me, but didn't tell me what it was about before watching it. It was a short video, few minutes long showing the killing. It was very real and horrific. I saw the knife plunge into his throat and heard his screams and gurgling while the killers were laughing and I just walked out of the room. Way too much to handle. I don't understand how anyone could do that to someone. I felt terrible for the man.

[@Wheres_the_money_lebowski]

It was a truly sickening video, still haunts me today

[@CornPopsDood]

That gargle is something you don’t forget.

[@JakeSezz]

Truly haunting. That video was just…damn…

[@semaj_5022]

The only ones I've seen that were worse than that are the cartel flaying/torture video with Electric Avenue playing in the background, and the windshield brick video. The latter actually being the worst of the bunch even though you don't really see anything. It's the sound, and it's so heart wrenching and horrifying it'll live with me for the rest of my life and i truly regret having watched it.

[@rexvectum]

I think I accidentally downloaded this back in the day but it was called "Jenna Jameson Big tits ACDC v LedZeppelin v DJTiesto v Blink182 Sandstorm megamix XXX Video HOT"

[@Wizard__J]

These have been good as a series so far.. an endless rabbit hole to delve into

[@ThatWriterKevin]

It is getting way, way harder to find stuff so I'm not sure it's endless, but as long as people keep watching them I'll keep making them

[@cmptrwhz]

We totally need more of these from Kevin watching Simon's squirm trying to figure it out is absolutely great

[@timcoberley16]

Wasn't expecting a part 5, keep em coming Kevin!

[@MrJ6H]

The best unofficial and reoccurring series! Playlist of these please! 🙏🏼

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks!

[@feliciabruce6972]

I knew the fourth one right away! love Perfect Blue! RIP Satoshi Kon!

[@johnlachman5121]

I love these videos! Nice change of pace and a good test of Simon's skepticism

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks!

[@Leukavia]

I love that Kevin’s go-to default for “stump Simon no matter what” is “Anime”

[@VidenTheColdOne]

I heard "Mima" and "Cham" and i was like "That's the plot to Perfect Blue." Great movie too.

[@crax83]

Same 😁

[@ThatWriterKevin]

It really is a good movie. I love how creeped out Simon was by it

[@Savasvania]

I perked up also when I heard those words. Excellent move.

[@Omneyvdwatering]

I actually saw that one some time ago at my friends. I thought what simon was reading sounded familiar and now i know why :) nice anime!

[@nowt2957]

Funnily enough, where I went to university the IP addresses were allocated in such a way that a student wrote a mapping program where you could find a computer by IP address and, since a lot of communication like email would have your IP address on it (this was in the 1990s) you could see where on the campus the person you were communicating with was.

[@ElysetheEevee]

I haven't checked recently, but you could track by IP address via email up until 2010, at the very least. It's insane.

[@triciac.5078]

I remember mounting my publicly shared c: drive from my home computer when I was home on Christmas break. Just needed my IP address and the name of the share. No firewalls, no sign in. Nothing. Today that just freaks me out.

[@thomiatyww]

at many offices, universities and such static ips are still the norm and things like this are still possible. usually is a list of room number to ip that gets handed out

[@francelleduplessis5965]

When Simon started reading the plot of Perfect Blue, I lost it, Kevin. Good one

[@Zackaria_sMax]

How is that one real though?

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

​@@Zackaria_sMax Simon misspoke, he meant false

[@MikeP2055]

HOT-DAMN! I love this fkng series so much. (Ah-hahaha, Kevin roasting Simon right away is great!)

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks!

[@thejudgmentalcat]

It's ironic how Kevin looks/acts like a kidnapper but he's the one chained in the Blazement 😂

[@nukabat5386]

Kevin the absolute legend bringing the game back!

[@ThatWriterKevin]

[@sebaseba6710]

I love these! Thank you Simon and Kevin! These are awesome, just the other day I was thinking about these!

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks!

[@sebaseba6710]

@@ThatWriterKevin Wow Kevin is in the comments y'all!

[@ThatWriterKevin]

@@sebaseba6710 I usually am relatively shortly after a video comes out

[@ella17734]

Great series! Really enjoy the guessing at the mysteries aspect of it.

[@SpencerGD]

I love these episodes! Thank you, Kevin!

[@ThatWriterKevin]

You're welcome!

[@SpencerGD]

​@Kevin Jennings wait, was Mimi's Room true or not? Simon said it's true, but then he said, "Kevin got me with a bloody anime." Not sure how to score our basement overlord here.

[@ThatWriterKevin]

@@SpencerGD It wasn't true, it was an anime. He correctly said he got it wrong but misspoke and said it was real so the editor put that on the screen

[@furthausen]

This is a real fun series to watch, keep them coming Kevin.

[@mitchellforney6109]

I love these ones where Simon has to guess! It's like the old "Beyond Belief" show with Jonathan Frakes, except Simon's just as much in the dark as the audience!

[@niftyfiftytwo1484]

Not a chance!

[@sarahberkner]

​@@niftyfiftytwo1484 It's a total fabrication!

[@hummy19]

thank all gods for Simon's absent knowledge of anime and even such masterpieces like Perfect blue

[@WatashiMachineFullCycle]

YES IT'S BACK!! This is my FAVOURITE series on this channel and I was a little sad thinking maybe it was dead

[@DarrenWaters75]

@12:00 Simon is living the Tom Hanks film "The Money Pit"... LOL.

[@JeskaDax]

I love this format for the show. We get some interesting stories, and we get a fun game to play along. It's brilliant, and I'm here for it!

[@ace.l.w]

Kevin the legend! I’d love a full episode (even if it’s more appropriate for BB than DTU or CC) on the DIY bonanza thing!

[@oscarnieveslira]

We missed this series!!! Let’s go! More mysteries, come on Kevin, I believe in you!!!

[@celam1244]

"perhaps this time it won't be half way through the fucking video" 😂😂😂 i remember that. Love it!

[@lopezcarmencecilia]

Your reaction to the initial story, reminds me of the reaction of the man in the movie Barbarian. He finds a creepy basement and only thinks of the m2.

[@davidwiggins6679]

Loving the mix of direct commentary along with the script ... great stuff :)

[@xessenceofinsanityx]

Pre video: I'm at 100% for these videos so far, LET'S GO Post video: DAMMIT, Kevin. You finally got me 🤣

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Glad you enjoy them! And glad I finally destroyed Simon for once

[@Zackaria_sMax]

​@@ThatWriterKevinKevin!!! I'm confused, Mima's room is from Perfect Blue, and Simon even says it was an anime, but it's real?...

[@ThatWriterKevin]

@@Zackaria_sMax It's not real. He correctly said he got it wrong but misspoke and said it was real, despite saying I got him with anime again. The editor just put real on the screen cause he said it

[@anothernate3302]

I saw the longer version of the Czech video over the shoulder of one of the sergeants I was stationed with in 2000. The base had good internet. Pretty sure the 'clear' referred to a less-grainy version that was available at one point, as the one he was watching was crisp.

[@DariusHasDogs2]

Always love Kevin's inclusion of an anime plot in there. I'll be listening and go, "wait I know this," and realize it's basically always gonna throw simon off.

[@Zackaria_sMax]

I don't understand, is he supposed to be guessing if they actually happened, or if they are just actually stories someone besides Kevin wrote? Cause he said the Nime was real at the end lol

[@Annnoura]

@@Zackaria_sMax I'm guess that was a mistake?

[@qchronod]

Really wish that you had included Kevin's reveal video as well since the previous ones also explained what bits of stories were real and what he changed. That being said, I don't think that rehashing the plot of Perfect Blue should count as being real since it's fiction and not actually based on something that really happened.

[@srdxxx]

No, I'm pretty sure that was an editing mistake.

[@dyamonde9555]

yeah, i was very confused by that showing TRUE when he said it's an Anime plot. And apparently Simon is a bad loser, because the way he did the reveal was very offhand and dismissive, just rattling it out in 5 seconds.

[@gestaposantaclaus]

@@dyamonde9555because it didn’t actually happen in real life. The plot was taken from an anime.

[@AdamsWorlds]

I remember those beheading videos. They were all over the place when i was in school in the early 2000's. Those along with the stuff on rotten/meatspin etc etc were constantly being shared about. You literally could not avoid them people would randomly send over MSN Messenger or via email. I remember some mad guy at school even put these videos/pictures on a USB stick (Very expensive to have one of those, allot of us were using CD-R and floppy discs still). The "gore" scene was huge.

[@PierceArner]

Yeah, I remember the exact one being described in the video and just stumbling across is in a parent directory of a random site as you did when meandering randomly around the Internet. I also remember everyone in the room, we just pressed the power button on the computer and all walked outside and did other things for the rest of the day.

[@AdamsWorlds]

@@PierceArner yep I think the internet being smaller than it is today helped there popularity and the chance of bumping into them. Like back in the 2000s everyone was using the same websites. Sometimes the ones with the cool games even advertised random sites that linked to this type of stuff. It was a free for all without the restrictions and regulations we have today.

[@MrScandinavio]

"Two guys, One screwdriver" is by far the most sickening.

[@sarahberkner]

I mean, you literally could avoid them if you didn't watch videos. That sounds awful, and the people I know wouldn't send things like that.

[@adamengroff1967]

Love the attack attack reference kev. Wonder if you’re a crab core fan

[@ThatWriterKevin]

I am not, I literally just looked up band names with exclamation points and the fact that both those were real was too good to pass up

[@adamengroff1967]

@@ThatWriterKevin aww that’s a bummer. From one mass hole to another keep up the good work, love your writing. Cheers 🍻

[@ThatWriterKevin]

@@adamengroff1967 Thanks!

[@GaziShepardFilmsThings]

I always look out for the anime plot among these. Watching Simon discuss Perfect Blue is great.

[@kiarya7939]

This is hands down my favorite “series” of yours ❤❤

[@LunarKnight22]

Mima's Room... nice job recounting almost entirely, the anime, Perfect Blue, up until the end. That was really well done. I even double checked and he specifically said it was a 97, and that movie came out 97. Good job Kevin. ❤

[@paigebowman5139]

Simon is literally the guy from barbarian when he found the secrete hallway 😂 "Sweet extra square meterage that's gonna increase property value" 😂

[@terryenby2304]

So “double bind” is a type of abuse I have absolutely experienced (according to my old therapist) and yes, it’s really confusing and disturbing. It’s also more common than you would think.

[@btetschner]

Is that where no matter what decision a person makes it is made to feel like the person is wrong?

[@Between_Scylla_and_Kharybdis]

I did not expect a recap of Perfect Blue, but Simon having no idea what that is is perfectly on brand

[@DanNelson-s7z]

So I'm like 99% sure that the VHS tapes one was a hoax? The writer of it -- "lmbrjack" -- apparently confessed that it was just a student film project on Reddit's r/confession

[@evelyngreenfield4476]

yeah I just came here to say this. That was my conclusion too, sounds like there was a mixup between the found video tapes story (which never happened) and the found money story (which did happen). Two separate events reported as one. I'm shocked Kevin didn't address that! But Simon said if any part of it is fake he claims a victory, so I'm not sure why Simon later said it was true? How weird

[@wilberbeast]

Also came here looking to see if anyone else was going to point this out. I love this "internet hoax" mini series but I was curious as to what sources Kevin used. It was pretty easy to decode this on Reddit.

[@bobgunter9608]

You should do this with urban legends

[@nmxsanchez]

Seconding this suggestion!

[@robertwalker-smith2739]

But who was phone?!

[@ThatWriterKevin]

@@robertwalker-smith2739 I mean, how could I make Simon think "but who was phone" was a real thing? lol

[@ace.l.w]

@@ThatWriterKevin random unhinged thought: could Simon be tricked/“tricked” into analyzing man door hand door hook car door…?

[@kjmdrumz3]

Why? They are ALL bullshit.

[@meghaffer]

I love these. It's a fun game. And it's a great way to compile some short bits of content into a longer video

[@beancurd3138]

The glee of another one of these videos its wild. The intro videos get me everytime, makes me laugh and legit pumps me up to get into the video. You two are an amazing pair

[@liamspence6993]

Gonna do a MegaProject vid on your house renovations sounds like it fits the criteria! 😆

[@annfranknthatic]

Didn’t think I’d be reminded of attack attack! On one of simeons videos. Been a decade since I listen to them ! Appreciate the trip back down memory lane. Small crappy , cramped local music venues with good friends and good hardcore music.

[@gifttanz]

I bought a 170 year old ex comercial premises and converted into a home, the first three months was just ripping horrible shit out including some awful carpets and lino that sent me into anaphalytic shock. Did the whole ripping stage with my two 80 year old parents, when I finally got builders in we ended up on such good terms they practically living in my house, I gave them keys and just let the come and go as they pleased. I once woke up on a chill saturday morning to find them knocking down a wall in my kitchen, slept right through that, they presumed I was out XD Had to have the whole thing rewired too, finished it mostly this year, started in 2018. I found some crazy things, including patient records (was a doctors office at one point).

[@00jyjsarang]

I hope you had it checked for asbestos.

[@gifttanz]

@@00jyjsarang yeah part of approving it for a mortgage is to have the current owner check for asbestos. Was all good, didn't spot the mains cabling just casually running under the carpet though. Aaaaaaaah.

[@vexvoltage6456]

I absolutely LOVE this format.

[@vexvoltage6456]

Also me: "NOT CHECHCLEAR"

[@bailey2913]

I saw that beheading video years ago I wish I’d never seen it, it stayed with me for a long time some things you can’t forget

[@golferorb]

I remember in high school the kid sitting next to me searched ISIS beheading videos. The school's computers don't block the videos and my teacher was just like "Really think about it before you watch it" but didn't stop it. I feel bad for the poor girl sitting behind him.

[@PunknPixels]

Oh man if that's Simon's reaction to Attack Attack! wait til he hears about Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! lmfao

[@Batz5150]

I GOT THEM ALL!!!! Take THAT Simon!!!! Haha thank you for another fun show! I dig these!

[@Zackaria_sMax]

I think you missed one then... did you say Mima's room was real or fake?

[@rafaeltogami]

@@Zackaria_sMax Indeed, Mima's story is BS... I'm from Brazil, never ever heard about this story!!!!! A quick Google search and not a single line about this.

[@Ihadtoketchum]

Great explanation of the Blue Exorcist story!

[@quietlysynthetic8087]

I love this series! Please do more!

[@STGXBOX]

FINALLY!!!! I’ve been waiting SO LONG for this

[@orion7311]

Love this series. Kevin is awesome for including the anime movie reference.

[@terryenby2304]

I LOVE THIS SERIES!! So glad it’s back! 🎉

[@taliaryn3699]

Thanks Kevin! Another great one. Love these.

[@lemonlily4022]

Yay! Love these episodes, thanks Kevin et al!

[@Skumevil]

Awesome series! Should almost be its own channel, "Simon vs Kevin et al." Can't wait for the next one!

[@zeitxgeist]

Knew Mima's room straight away lol. It's Perfect Blue -- great movie by the way!

[@jays.6843]

I love how Mima's story is literally the plot of the movie Perfect Blue. Super good movie.

[@adamkaneshiro]

good ones kevin! i remember seeing the chech one on my work computer. my fellow Marines and i remember why we train so hard and we always vowed never to surrender because our enemies would definitely do that to us

[@badgercrafts2915]

These are the best decoding the unknown videos :) fact or fiction nostalgia

[@Sir.Leonardo.Scherer]

Segura o Tchan! Great video as always, I love it

[@daehr9399]

I love these videos so much please continue the series!!!!

[@905Speed]

holy shit... serious coffee intake before the intro im assuming lol

[@jajssblue]

Yay! I love this format from Kevin!

[@ThatWriterKevin]

Thanks!

[@markcharles6744]

Whistle Boy!! Please please please do an EPIC decoding the unknown about The Monkey King! I'd love to see your reaction to such a tale 🤣😁

[@GarikDuvall]

"How do you right click on a mac" Me every single time I'm forced to use one lol

[@SpencerGD]

Wait, so was Mimi's Room true or was it an anime? 🤔 Simon and the video's graphics say true or real respectively, but then Simon goes on to say, "Kevin got me with a bloody anime. Like, 'it's an anime, Simon.'" Gotta keep an accurate count of Fact Boi's points!

[@wingsofwrath4647]

It's the plot to an anime called "Perfect Blue", by Satoshi Kon. However, Kevin got one wrong as well - the money story which he presented as real was actually a fake by some guy on reddit. Well, the money finding was real enough and happened in 2006 where a contractor found $182,000 in money from the great depression, but that money got spent in a three-way suit between him, the homeowner and the heirs of the original owner, who in the end got awarded 86% of the money, but, since there were 21 of them, they each got a share of about $7000 of which, after all the lawyers' fees were paid they only got to keep about $1000... Oh and the contractor ended up bankrupt and the homeowner ended up $1.9 million in debt due to legal fees. So yay for the US legal system? /s The rest of it, with the secret rooms, the tapes and the FBI? manufactured out of whole cloth. The guy even confessed at a later date it was all a hoax, but then deleted both the original posting and the confession. His handle is "u/lmbrjack" on reddit.

[@evelyngreenfield4476]

​@@wingblaze0118ahh, that makes sense. some news reports only mention a couple in Cleveland finding 23k in cash, with no mentions of the video tapes. Later reports mention tapes but if they were mistakingly thinking the found money and the fake VHS tapes were the same person that does explain it. The story as told by Kevin seems pretty clearly fake though, so I'm confused Simon declared it True at 35:26

[@JukitaChan]

I can't believe that they basically included Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue as one of these stories... I did not notice until the part of the website "Mima's room", and then it was omggg anime!

[@ofox716]

Love this series.

[@donaldwert7137]

Contractor: It's going to cost X to redo your basement. Simon: Time to start a new channel.

[@ZealPropht]

When the Mima’s Room story came up, I knew exactly what was being referenced. 😂

[@tyzilla358]

Anybody else really enjoy how defeated Simon is by the end of the video? Great job Kevin. Now keep 'em coming and absolutely dominate Simon with the next string of stories. It's not healthy for Simon to think he's smarter than he actually is.......

[@JoeBuk724]

17:22 lol im just listening to the video but i instantly knew what this was. “Everyone who saw the leprechaun say yeah!”

[@RHCole]

Posting for the algorithm as my head jelly has had enough existential dread for the day

[@melanie7601]

What he said

[@Volantredx]

It's funny how Kevin can always be sure that Simon will just read the plot of any anime without ever realizing it until he's told.

[@PostingCringeOnMain]

Good job, Kevin! Great selection of mysteries, all plausible but doubtful. I had no idea which were real or not and was surprised at the end!

[@Rifter-]

Ah Kevin fooling Simon with the anime plots! Keep up the good work! Also Perfect Blue is a mindfck.

[@brittanybeauvais]

Attack! Attack! was actually my very first concert back in like 2009 lmao. So random to hear about them in your video 😵‍💫

[@spadej791]

I look forward to Simon's new channel on home renovations lol

[@punked75]

Never in my life did I imagine that I would hear Simon talk about Attack Attack lmao

[@hooermasters]

Simon jumping to "OMG the Value of my Property has gone up" shows how Bougie he is 😂 who owns property 😂😂😂

[@Angel_1394]

One of my favorite series. I enjoy Kevin script and writing style for these.

[@candidaclarke1]

Kevin is too kind to you dude! I'm so happy that I can finally put a hoddie to the voice and sense of humor!

[@justsomeguy28]

The Mima's Room story is almost exactly the plot to the movie Perfect Blue 😂

[@TheLegPumpkin]

Simon is literally Justin Long from Barbarian.

[@MrHeems]

Lol at Mimi's room. Our dear writer is assuming Simon is not up on the new season of black mirror.

[@Nefville]

I love how Kevin is filming from the basement because of course he is 🤣 My guesses: 1 true, 2 false, 3 false, 4 true, 5 false...

[@fiction-]

Its that time again! Kevin, these are awesome. I cant wait to see if i know these ones.

[@Armouredkitty89]

*Simon imitating his wife* how do you right click on a Mac *me* you CANT right click on a Mac?

[@VosperCDN]

The mirror leading to the empty apartment .. how would someone not have the sense/awareness to know that the other side of a particular wall leads to the next door apartment? It certainly could be empty and a bit creepy, but it shouldn't be a surprise. Otherwise, great video and series, hopefully more to come.

[@The_Blazement]

the hole was the strange part, obviously most bathroom mirrors have a solid wall behind them

[@MadameCirce]

Wait wait, how is the Perfect Blue one marked real in the scoring? Simon better not get a point for that!

[@Zackaria_sMax]

THANK YOU! I was going crazy thinking some how the anime was real, cause nobody else was saying shit lol