The "Smiley Face" Bomber | Tales From the Bottle

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How did that Tournament go btw? I know you won but you haven’t talked about it, so I was just curious

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[@Earlierfour]

@@g_ninja that's when you know he's a good youtuber he's not bragging that he won he's just doing what he wants

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

💖

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

You should stream on Twitch!

[@MajorMrNuts]

Honestly that must take both serious dedication and literal insanity.

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

It's like being a nutter is just your job 😅

[@unchecked9724]

Got to give it to them really

[@elmochomo8218]

Minor trollage

[@f804.de.ruyter]

Pretty sure thats Just an psychopath

[@marshwajr]

ong

[@Name-xs3bd]

As an American I appreciate the segment where you explained why we call it the Midwest, but your initial explanation was far more accurate.

[@Infernos94]

@@RinckStarr well i mean the video is also about Americans so thats probably why

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

@@RinckStarr what did you expect? Make a video about any country and someone from there is going to talk about being from there.

[@legbert123]

Also 75% of Qxirs videos are about us in some way so ya we comment.

[@commenter9303]

​@@RinckStarrYou really get them for any video which concerns one or another region, relax.

[@babscabs1987]

Mid West vs Middle East

[@jamesmclemore9123]

Love how the Irishman was about to explain how to make a pipe bomb.

[@cole009productions7]

They explain car bombs better than how a professor explains their subjects

[@stuartgmk]

❤😂🇦🇺

[@00Hundert]

Tiocfaidh ár lá, mo dheartheáireacha

[@fork2309]

“come out ye black and tans”

[@MarkPrice-gs9xh]

I see wat U did there

[@brycealthoff8092]

My childhood home was just down the road from the Farley, IA bomb site. As a rural farming community, we had never experienced anything like this. My dad forbid my sister and I from fetching the mail for weeks. He would open the mailbox himself with the help of a cane before jumping out of the way.

[@adriftinglink]

That’s a dad of the year award right there.

[@HPsawus]

That’s a dad right there 👏👏

[@sominboy2757]

​@@adriftinglink I lived less than mile from the Helders farm near Pine Island MN with my grandma at the time when I was 5. We had to go through a checkpoint during the manhunt

[@RuinedItAgain]

It's such a weird thing to do. I'm curious, did Americans lose any freedoms over this? Did any agency gain more power? How would a 21 year old burnout accomplish this alone with no outside guidance?

[@douglasquinten3002]

Being from Detroit Michigan, was very happy to see you clarified why the Midwest is called as such. Not because i was mad, but because I didn’t know why it was called that either.

[@Qxir]

I genuinely have no clue how many people in America know or don't know this lol - no idea if it's common knowledge

[@Childneglecter]

you live in detroit? im sorry bro

[@theiaraine]

@@Qxir It probably isn't. I didn't know it either and none of my family did.

[@megakidicarus4647]

It's one of those mundane-silly things one gets used to after not too long. I may have questioned it (and several things) in my early school years, but, like a lot of Jeopardy(TM) episodes, most often, I can answer less than 10% of questions about miscellaneous facts.

[@cd5433]

@@Qxir I didn’t know it until now

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

I love how you sketched the smiley face killer and the bombing. Your videos are peak comedy and amazingly educational.

[@Utonian21]

I mean, I don't think you'd find it as funny if you were one of the people who opened one of the mailboxes, but I understand your point

[@mbryson2899]

One of my favorites is the one about terrorists at a Scottish airport. YT suggested Qxir's vid about dying in a submarine. It hooked me, I shared it with my son and it hooked him.

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@@mbryson2899 Yo, if you mean that video about sinking of USS Thresher, then that's how I found Qxir too. Thanks Mr. Algorithm 👍

[@mbryson2899]

@@ThinBear4 Yep, it was one of his "Last Moments" series. I bingewatched those, then "Tales Frim the Bottle," and the rest was history.

[@harry_monk]

@@mbryson2899 my fave is his take on the soldier who took a bunch of meth & was quote "tripping balls" as he skiid through an enemy encampment 🙃

[@adamroberts5849]

“SEGMENT REMOVED FOLLOWING LEGAL ADVICE” had me laughing literally out loud. Love the videos man

[@Mike.The.Jeweler]

Driving on the right side of the road is also a historical hangover, we drive on the right side of the road because large produce wagons used to be pulled by teams of horses, and the horse driver would sit on the rear left most horse so his whip hand (right) could reach all of the horses in the team, and driving on the right side allowed them to judge distance from obsticles passing on the left easier. You guys across the pond drive on the left for similar reason, in the days of knights youd ride your horse on the left side to keep your sword side (right) towards passing traffic incase there was an enemy on the trail. So we drive on the right because we industrialized, you drive on the left incase you need to TALLY HO, STAND AND DELIVER someone.

[@wrdwdwrd]

in addition, about 2/3 of the world pop. drives on the right and the main reason the other 1/3 doesn't is british colonialism

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

Thanks for sharing the groovy knowledge. I did not know why we right sided it. Thought it was just to be rude to the English doing it the other way. Typical Great Britainer acting like they do it the right way. (Qxir, not you) If I had my armor and I was on the wrong side of the road I'd show him

[@pkwithmeplease]

Most under rated comment because it's true

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

Driving on the left is safer though, as most people are right eye dominant, it's easier to look down the line of traffic sitting in the right side seat. I read somewhere that a study pretty much proved it when a European country that switched from left to right (Sweden I think) had a higher rate of accidents... and that accounted for the initial transition period of drivers getting used to the change.

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

Maybe check your history... the UK was the first country to industrialise. Ireland was apart of the UK back then.

[@gk4204]

Lmao. I love how detailed the eyes were but the mouth was just a few dots. Great doodles as usual. Thank you for the great vid.

[@JamesFromTexas]

Yeah, thankfully he decided to spread the smile out. Who knows how many he'd have to place to get a straight line?

[@bubba99009]

Yea you could tell he was psyched in the beginning but then didn't really follow through on the execution - wonder if he would have even finished it if he hadn't been caught or would have just gotten bored and went home anyway.

[@chucklebutt4470]

@@bubba99009 I wonder if he started to feel remorse when he realized the actual harm it was causing? Maybe not. The bomb where he left the battery out makes me think so, a little bit.

[@andymouse]

Doodles ? there works of art !

[@gk4204]

@@andymouse doodles was not meant as a disrespect. I 100% agree.

[@jkangaroo]

I'm not sure what's more surprising... The fact this man is being held a mere 10-minute drive from where I used to live, or the fact there is a Federal Medical Center there and I've never even heard of it until I watched this video

[@HECKproductions]

honestly the amount of comittment and work is commendable imagine someone would make that much of an effort for something good and useful

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Don'tbe so hard on Qxir mate

[@randomtinypotatocried]

@@TheLakabanzaichrg I hate how I laughed at your comment. Thanks OP I needed that after a rough day

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

@@randomtinypotatocried you're welcome man, hope today went better

[@blackflyingfox3365]

How do you find all these weird and strange true crime stories? I like them. The more bizarre the better.

[@robokid20001]

I'd imagine now that he's a bigger channel, he gets people emailing him interesting stories all the time.

[@TOXWORKS]

he used to use a list in wikipedia of uncommon events but he probably has more sources now

[@JTA1961]

Athefumen

[@hicknopunk]

I call it the Mid-East. If the east coast elites are wrong, I'll be wrong too.

[@Wulfjager]

​@@hicknopunk don't tell us 'muricans that we have the middle east in the US, we'll start oil drilling in all our national parks lmao

[@JOE_THE_ACCURSED]

This is literally the best entertainment I could of hoped for on a Friday night. Thank you.

[@arthurnaut-1]

SAME

[@arthurnaut-1]

I was already in a good mood because school's out but Qxir uploaded so now its better.

[@benmatsuda863]

Your art has improved so much over the years, thanks for doing what you do

[@JTA1961]

True dat x(2)

[@dawsonpierce263]

As an Iowan, our state only gets known for the having the first primaries in the presidential election, having tons of insurance companies, large amounts of farms, and crazy people who do insane things like this.

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

Very true Mr. Iowa. (If Dawson is a ladies name I apologize.) Being an average grumpy American I was aware of the first ones but not so much that you have the crazies too. I mean I assumed as much it being a state & all that. I have been to Iowa. It's nice if empty-ish. (Well where I passed thru anyway)

[@johnladuke6475]

Iowa? Congratulations on finally getting the internet! What kind of dialup is it?

[@gmodplayerxd6886]

Poor mailmen. First they get attacked by dogs, cats, robbers and now bombs.

[@Wulfjager]

Can't believe, as an Idahoan, I had to get an Irishman to tell me why the folks to my east call themselves Midwesterners. Thanks for the info fellow potato lover

[@jonathanhill6064]

Born in Kansas, raised in Illinois, came to age in Iowa, and i never even thought of why we were called the mid-west. Surprised to find this plot for a bombing spree that I also had never heard of (during that time period we mostly worried about school shootings, just as today) but my main take from the video is why my stomping ground is called 'The Midwest.' I don't know whether that is unfortunate or ironic but thank you for the info. I'm glad the guy didn't kill anyone at least, most crazy Jokers in our U S of A do a lot worse. Guns and bombs are cool and fun to play with, but only when the are directed at NOT PEOPLE.

[@Seppes94]

I'd like to point out, that you highlighted school shootings as a passing period and added context for future generations. Let's hope your viewpoint prevails and this mess is viewed as an oddity by future history students.

[@floridanews8786]

Plus, they are good for instant Darwin award delivery

[@JonathanBell-xl4dl]

or when the military uses them on people the government doesn't like.

[@101Volts]

You might want to add "when they're directed at NOT ANIMALS, BIRDS, OR OTHER WILDLIFE" too.

[@caramelsensation6943]

As a fellow Irishman I love your videos, my only wish is that you don't fall into the routine of rehashing stories that have already had a tonne of videos done on them, your record so far is impeccable, love your content and don't be afraid to do that serious selfie cam thing as well as the animation, refreshing content

[@aron7973]

Lmaoooo at the Anthony Fantano drawing at 5:03

[@HeisenbergFam]

Planting Smiley Bomb is something you would see in GTA parody world

[@thryi]

I swear, your one whitty comment bot lol

[@lonesome3958]

WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE AHHHHHHH

[@josephattwell1006]

I wonder how the police found the bombs in the mailboxes before they could detonate.

[@lsswappedcessna]

"STOP, IN THE NAME OF THE LAW! SURPRISE MAILBOX INSPECTION!"

[@JamesFromTexas]

Failure to detonate for some, cautiously opening the box for at least one.

[@drno62]

I'd imagine word would get out fairly quickly after two went off

[@Skorpychan]

You see something suspicious, like wires where they shouldn't be, you call the police and report a bomb. At least, that's how it is in the UK because of the IRA. And, later, islamic terror, and now the IRA once again because apparently someone let them out. America is INCREDIBLY lax about actual security despite their love of security theater, so god knows how they actually found it. Maybe the trigger was faulty.

[@jamesb.9155]

Superman's X-ray vision.

[@adenkyramud5005]

Really fucken rough time right now, flood of old memories and emotions overloading my brain. So this vid is perfectly timed... Thanks man, helps distracting me.

[@MikinessAnalog]

Hats off to those that educated Qxir. As a Japanese citizen, Qxir posts fast you most likely will not uncover without deepdives. Big hugz from Fukuoka, Kyushu.

[@Mike-eo5jk]

As a Michigander, nice explanation of the Midwest. Here's a tidbit - the University of Michigan's fight song "The Victors", written in 1898 has a line "Champions of the West", when there wasn't much past the Mississippi! Cheers!

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

Ann Arbor is an extension of New York.

[@shaunwalsh8993]

As a Midwesterner I'm so glad you clarified that at the end. I am also glad I didn't rush to the comments and say that before finishing the end of the video

[@dezznutz3743]

I did anyways to make fun of all our fellow uneducated American idiots who didnt know.

[@TheMasonX23]

As a Midwesterner, I appreciate the Midwest etymology lesson and taking back what you said about us being bad at directions haha

[@MeyerBen27]

5:33 This... Is a masterpiece of art. I would get this tattooed (stylized a little differently but a DAMN good outline/jumpoff point), and I bet GOOD money Qxir had drawn tattoos for himself and or friends!

[@NotATF.]

I love these videos it’s always a good day when qxir uploads

[@JTA1961]

Athefumen

[@shiftbloxx1076]

My favorite channel where I can mindlessy watch videos of these facts instead of doing my essays

[@thatfroggie]

Over the last week or so you’ve become one of my favorite KZbinrs Great bits, great drawings, morbidly fascinating stories literally every week

[@JTA1961]

Well said...

[@thelvadam2884]

That Jesus part killed me xD I couldn't stop laughing my ass off

[@JTA1961]

Athefumen

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Your drawings and editing are becoming great

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Right? He's got his own style and everything. Artists would give their arm for that kind of recognition

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Been subbed since your first few vids and have caught every single upload. You've come so far in terms of viewership and content quality! The road to 1 mil is almost complete, keep up the stupendous work you Cretin!

[@SvdSinner]

Nice to see that I'm not the only old-timer waiting for the 1M mark.

[@scarletcrusader5431]

@@SvdSinner It's insane it's been 5 years of Qxir already

[@sgtbender1335]

Your explanation of the Midwest had me in stitches 😂👍 Also, "... because it's the RIGHT side, as opposed to the WRONG side." 🤣

[@h2.t2]

its because they didnt want to name it because arabs live in MIDEAST!!!

[@mchanna06]

It is the right side, a majority of countries drive on the right side of the road.

[@taylor22222222]

@6:20 you almost broke me with prior comments about the geographical location and it's namesake lol

[@animationsanimations2177]

Love your videos and cant wait for more

[@user-xy8ly8vh6w]

Holy cow. I attended UW Stout the same year that all happened. I had completely forgotten about that until I saw the graphic for the video and it all came flooding back. It was the talk of the campus. I do enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

[@LifelessRyan]

currently attending UW-Stout and just learning about this

[@user-xy8ly8vh6w]

@@LifelessRyan Yeah, there was very little information known to the students at the time. All we really knew was that he was suspected of bombings and the authorities searched his apartment. Keep in mind, the school year started with 9/11, so it was kind of scary and seeming like the world was coming apart.

[@KeesGardenExperience]

I also started uw-stout and actually met Luke, the bomber at a house party. We had an interesting conversation, he asked for my number and called to ask me to coffee. I didn’t return his call, never saw him again. It wasn’t long after that I was visiting my parents and my mom yelled, “hey did you know this kid?” My stomach dropped. Whenever I hear of his story it just creeps me out.

[@makkus_]

As a Midwesterner thank you for the full explanation, but admittedly I liked the first explanation better 😂

[@justinwilcox6853]

On my 4 hour drive from Providence to NJ today, I exclusively listened to Qxir.

[@MrNaleIt]

as a midwesterner, I appreciate you taking the time to explore my heritage

[@miel1074]

Since we’re on the subject of “tank you’s” ….tank you for putting out such great content!

[@adasworld1597]

He took "Theres a pipe bomb in your mailbox." to a whole other level 💀

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

what

[@randomstuffprod.]

what does this mean

[@alm5992]

That is the happiest grunger I have ever seen. Usually we don't smile.

[@JTA1961]

Still had all of his teeth

[@toad6417]

Subbed a few days ago. Your content is endlessly entertaining, even if the video title doesnt seem like my cup of tea

[@TrickiVicBB71]

you always manage to find stories people don't or rarely hear about. first time i heard about this Smiley Face Bomber

[@GlitchedBlox]

Bombings: "Horrible, why would someone even do this?" Bombings in the shape of something: "Awesome, great work of art."

[@benb9151]

6:13 Qxir enjoyed researching the Midwest so much he had to make content about it

[@harry_monk]

Dude I think your artwork is #1, very clever man. 🎉

[@MeyerBen27]

4:45 "SADGASM" is the DOPEST name for a grunge band I ever heard. I gotta catch up on my classic Simpsons! Def haven't seen em all lol

[@AidenRKrone]

Before the perpetrator was revealed, I was sure that it was a team of people, rather than one person - and a college student, no less. I'm surprised Helder was able to cover all that ground by himself.

[@jemrawc]

Yet another awesome video, thank you! And I did learn something so thought I’d share. I live in an Ontario city that shares a border with the state of Michigan. Until watching this video I never knew or understood why Michigan was considered to be Midwest. Plus I’d never heard of this smiley face bomber before either. So this was a win win for me! Thank you, ❤ from Shannon in Canada 🇨🇦

[@JTA1961]

Me either...Joel from Tucson.

[@corngreaterthanwheat]

As a midwesterner, thank you for not taking all the piss out of us.

[@Web720]

Corn.

[@1224chrisng]

Cleveland

[@dezznutz3743]

For what? Why would he, hes a Brit! He no better off (READ: WORSE) than anyone in the MidWest, save for Chicogans and those still left in Detroit.

[@brothazoot]

Thanks for always dropping interesting content. Genuinely appreciate your storytelling.

[@lianefehrle9921]

I had cataract surgery done and missed seeing your video. I had to catch up. Thanks for a wonderful lesson in history.

[@cainmathewson1857]

Lol the rest of the world just can't get past that old "driving on the right side of the road" bit. Its kinda funny. Great video, again. I really do love these

[@Eggboi3000]

God I love this channel.

[@yellowteethvillage8671]

as a midwesterner that travels a lot, its crazy hearing all these town names and going "hey, ive been there"

[@MadScientist267]

I for one greatly appreciated the in depth how to there... The all important inner most workings are so often overlooked.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

3:55 bro that’s the craziest shotgun I’ve ever seen. It’s like if you mashed an mp18 with a mas and gave it a shotgun tube and barrel. I don’t know what to say other than I want one

[@CJMapping]

It’s from fortnite

[@Squishy_yhsiuqS]

Thank you so much for including subtitles in your videos by the way, I appreciate it a lot

[@nateupton7065]

As a resident of iowa for my 20 years of life I never knew this happened here. Thann you qxir

[@carsonclashed8860]

Honestly props to the police for detecting so many of them. It’s impressive they helped this much in having no one die

[@openthinker6562]

This is oddly timed… because I just read a manga story involving a fictional arsonist who set fires in the city of Tokyo in the shape of the character “火”, which translates to the word “Fire”. I didn’t know that something like this happened irl, but in the US. (For those wondering, it’s the “Detective Conan” manga series, which is actually a really good mystery series running since the 1990’s, I highly recommend it!)

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

What episode are you on? I'm just waiting for the fucking thing to end lmfao

[@yesno8273]

i think detective conan also holds the title for most filler episode lmao, i just wish i can see the ending before i die

[@gregdabrat]

Qxir your videos are amazing

[@jsshambaugh]

I saw the one in Morrisons Il go off. From fleldmen rd. across a corn field at a friend's house when i was 15. Every one in town was opening mail boxes with broom handles and pull strings for weeks. Marilyn was my mail lady and it realy mangled her arm up. She was the best mail carrier we ever had.

[@DaLoveDonkey69420]

You know more about the States then i do and I friggin' live here! Lmao great video as always mate!

[@BobbyOfEarth]

I had to crack the fuk up at 1:24... lol

[@deletdis6173]

Lol same bro

[@gameboygamer6498]

Thank you for explaining the reasoning for the name midwest

[@steamrailwilly]

Holy Moly! I grew up in Albion Nebraska, and I never knew that a bomb was found here. Strange what you can learn about your hometown from the internet.

[@Bawamba]

Thanks for another top story :) MY favorite is still the soldier on drugs and the painting you did for it. Remember when you uploaded it, hadnt laughed like that for long! Keep it up man :)

[@happylightvibes2837]

My favourite is the Mexican who fought off the cartel from inside his house.

[@idib4091]

thanks for the pipe bomb tutorial

[@reedtassell4847]

😏

[@Just-Pebbles]

Great video, entertaining and educational.

[@JTA1961]

True dat

[@Alwaysoutdoorsbushcraft]

I always crack my first bottle on Friday while watching tales from the bottle, wish there was one for every other day of the week

[@russellnindynine5905]

Qxir puts in so much work i would watch this on tv

[@PHANTOMS969]

Love your videos

[@Goober1337]

“It’s called trolling, we do a bit of trolling” -Luke Helder

[@BrandoInIowa]

I grew up in Tipton iowa and vividly remember this happening and how the community felt afterwards, for small towns things like this leave either no effect and is quickly forgotten or a lasting effect and this one stuck around

[@purplehaze2358]

I feel like motivating your acts of violence with freedoms of the people being restricted by the government, and then proceeding to exclusively target the common people and seemingly nobody actually affiliated directly with the government, is kind of defeating the point, is it not?

[@SydneyCarton2085]

This is literally every mass gunman. Why do they always target children and randos instead of those who they claim are responsible for their rage?

[@bkslsh]

Historical hangover is also why when people refer to "The South", what they really mean is the southeastern part of the US.

[@MDries-se8uw]

One of the best channels on KZbin. Always a delight to see, that you uploaded

[@realbismarck]

I was just watching this series for an hour maybe and a new Qxir upload comes out, lets gooool

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

The level of planning and resources needed for this is acrually supervillain levels

[@Choppytehbear1337]

2:32 My grandparents and some of my Aunts and Uncles live in Albion. They never talked about it, so I assume none of them were the intended victims. But Albion has a population of less than 2000 people, so there is a good chance that one of them could have been a victim.

[@Misanthrope84]

Qxir, my brother, you're headed towards 1m subs! So well deserved. I've been a fan for quite a while now.

[@blackroberts6290]

next video: how to rig it on a car

[@koffiewolf]

1:48 what is it with blowing up random people to make a political point

[@LucasIsHereYT]

As a lifelong Nebraska resident, I wonder why the jackass who planted those bombs did so in small nowhere towns. Even if they didn't want to do it in big cities, do it in larger but still small cities like Wayne or Grand Island or David City or some shit, not Seward.

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

Getting close to that million subs! Proud of you qxir!

[@thomasbergen8998]

Illustrations top tier today

[@flamingrice7227]

5:31 as a Christian i fans that hilarious

[@lochlanmuir2291]

*find

[@lochlanmuir2291]

I’m Christian. I find that pretty offensive. God doesn’t kill people. He cares for us and loves us very much. No matter what we believe in or what we do, Christ loves us.

[@DrDeuteron]

5:49 we do drive on right side of road, and we DO NOT wear goofball wigs in court.

[@JaCrispy3060]

Thank you for explaining the midwest

[@ADBBuild]

0:30 Aaaaaaand DEMONETIZED!

[@deletdis6173]

Lol

[@HaloTropical]

Seeing as his message was basically "world bad" why didn't he do a frowny face?

[@sominboy2757]

I lived as a child with my grandma near the Helders home in Southeastern Minnesota at the time. We had to go through a police checkpoint every time going in and out of Rochester during the manhunt and county sheriffs went door to door handing out wanted posters of Helder in the trailer park we lived in

[@gremlinaa]

0:20 how joyous 🙂

[@guhmachine]

I am a baby glaggle🙂

[@Mr_Metro]

As a Midwesterner your initial explanation of its name was more accurate

[@mrichards4724]

Been on board with the channel since about 300k subs. Stoked you're getting close to the 1mil mark. Keep at it mate, your vids are awesome 👌 Cheers from Sydney, Australia.

[@z0mb3k1tty]

that guide really helped me take revenge on my local wendys