Why Is TikTok Doing This?

Today we're seeing if TikTok sludge will improve. or break our brains. Let's talk about that. ((Intro Music)). Good Mythical Morning. I'm on TikTok a lot, and honestly, I can't tell. if it's making my brain sharper or smoother. Case in point, sludge content. Could it be good for you? Now if you've been on TikTok, you've seen sludge content.

Those are the split screen TikToks that usually have. something like a gaming clip paired with an ASMR video. or a random scene from a cartoon for some reason. Yeah. Just in case you haven't seen it, here's an example. Oh gosh, look there's a panda! Oh and then there's, what do I look at? The frozen apple, or? A little game, and then. some, some jelly beans. Mushy, overstimulating stimboards. You see, that's, you've seen it. I've managed, honestly, to avoid this completely.

in my TikTok experience. Well, I haven't sought it out. It's coming to you? This never comes to me. Not four, but two things. Like somebody doing like a podcast clip and then. some weird stuff on top. Never happened to you? I think TikTok knows that I can't handle it. Okay. But should I be using it to train my brain? Is it possible for brains to process all that. information at once? Or will it break us down into crying messes? Let's find out. It's time for This is Your Brain on TikTok.

Viewer Discretion Advised. - [Stevie] Sup, rizzlers! We've created our own sludge content using TikToks from. various popular categories. You're going to watch one of our creations and then. I'll ask you questions about what you saw. Each round we're going to increase the amount of. videos so stay focused. Because the loser has to pose with literal sludge. for an Instagram photo with the caption, I'll never budge, I love sludge. And you don't want to be that guy. - No. - No you don't.

Maybe I'll be good at this. You might be. I'm committed to keeping a positive attitude. I'm not going to let this experience sour me. Hey, I like that. - [Stevie] Okay, I've been told the questions are questioning. today, so that means I really need you to focus. We're starting off easy here. There's just two videos in this sludge video. Let's go. You gonna look in the middle or are you gonna look at? Where are you looking?

I'm looking at the cake. Cause I like that. Oh. What is that, Minecraft down there? I'm going back to the cake. The sound effect is kinda making me have to pee a little bit. Well, don't do that. Oh, it's a swamp. Does this happen in Minecraft? I don't know if that's Minecraft. That's elegant Minecraft there. See, this one is nice, because. it's like I'm watching two TVs at once, you know?

My 45 year old brain can understand that. And then I'm going to sleep. That was relaxing. I mean, how many questions can you ask about that? - Nothing happened. - A cake and Minecraft. - [Stevie] I can ask three questions. ((Laughing)). Really? - [Stevie] In the cake decorating video, which direction. did she spin the cake? - [Link] Seriously? - [Stevie] Do you want to go through all three or do you want. to show me your? No, we can keep going.

- [Stevie] In the Minecraft video, what mode of transportation. did the Minecrafter eventually get into? I think I've got this one too. - [Stevie] In the cake decorating video, what color nail polish. was the decorator wearing? Oh, oh, oh, oh! That's good. ((Laughing)). So. - [Stevie] Which direction did she spin. the cake? I say counter clockwise because I saw it in my mind. I say clockwise.

- [Stevie] Clockwise. Yes. There you go. I got it. - [Stevie] Which mode of transportation? Boat. - [Stevie] A boat. Boat. Not, you said ferry. - Well, it. - It's a raft. It's more of a raft. It was a flat wooden. - [Stevie] Okay, I'll give it to you. And then we both said blue for the nail polish. - [Stevie] Well, she wasn't wearing nail polish. Okay, we both guessed. - [Stevie] That's interesting. We both guessed. Hey, see, look, you got two points, man. I got one. You're good at this. Yeah, yeah. I wasn't guessing. I saw blue nail polish in my mind. Oh, I was just like, well, the whole thing. was blue and white.

Maybe she was complimenting it. Y'all made that? That was so good. It must have been hard to take two videos, stack. them up, make a new video. No, they made the cake. That was, that was Nicole making that cake. Was it? - [Stevie] No. - [Nicole] No! Oh. She was offended. - [Stevie] Okay. No! - [Stevie] We're taking it up. We're taking it up to three videos. Ooh, yeah, okay. Ooh, what is that thing in the lower right? That's crazy.

Oh, and there's a video in the upper right, too. Oh, there's some kind of weird thing happening there. That bottom right one is like AI or something. Oh my gosh. This is, this is too much. ((Laughing)). Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. I like the smooshing of the, ooh. Is that? That's a purple, what? This is. I don't like this. I like the left side.

I don't like what was happening. I don't like what happened in my brain. Alright. I don't know how much I retained. I've reached my limit with two. ((Laughing)). - [Stevie] Okay, in the satisfying kinetic sand video, how many. scoops did they take out of the first green block? Okay. - [Stevie] In the trippy dreamcore video, what was the wine. glass sitting on top of on the man's desk?

There was a desk? There was a wine glass? - [Stevie] In the gift wrapping video, there was a three word. holiday expression written on the wrapping paper. What was it? A three word expression. See, I could probably just deduce this. Get you some. ((Laughing)). Yep, that was it. That was it. Just write it.

- [Stevie] Okay, how many scoops? Four. Nine. - [Stevie] Nine scoops. A wine glass was sitting on top of? A book? A cutting board? - [Stevie] A newspaper. See, I was closer though, because. it's the written word. - [Stevie] That's true. And the expression? Ho ho ho. Under the mistletoe. - [Stevie] Let it snow. Oh, ho, ho, ho. rhymes with let it snow. Well, we are. All I saw was, I was like, elf, snowman.

Remember elf and snowman. So, how'd you get nine scoops? Because it was a green square that was three by three. And I remember thinking, three by three. And I remembered it. You thought that? Yeah. - [Stevie] I mean, it's a good thing that these rounds don't. progress with more videos being added to them, eh? What, what, what? Oh, well, they. They do, but they do. Why? Why this, though, happens? ((Laughing)).

Why this, though, happens? Yeah, I mean, is this? Et tu, Brutus? ((Laughing)). Is that what, is that what, is that it? I don't know. I'm not a Shakespeare guy. I'm just saying, is it so you can watch, you. can pick one to watch? Like, okay, instead of watching somebody else's. TikTok, I'm gonna give you three at once, so. you, I'm increasing the chances of you staying. engaged with my TikTok. I think it's, I think it's passive.

The disposition for enjoying all of this. content is passive. So in other words, it's not like, how do I keep. up with all these details? It's not like Gen Z is sitting there like thinking, nine, snowman, ho ho ho. Like, they're not doing what we're doing. They're just like, I'm just, uh, my life. Oh, I just want to see your videos. Uh. - Uh, my life. - You know. Okay, I get it now. You know what I'm saying? But if it's like a podcast, oh, two more white guys. talking to each other. I'd rather look at a panda. Yeah, I can listen to these white guys talk to each other.

while I just watch somebody, like, stroke something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Right. We figured it out. - [Stevie] Okay, here's the next one. Oh gosh, no way! Hold on, how many videos is that? - [Robot Voice] She was pretty and nice. She would come over every day. It was kind of annoying, but, oh well. We had some classes together. What? Who's the voice? There's someone talking. Which one is it? Where's the voice coming from? - [Robot Voice] My brother, she comes in my room and. give me a hug and say hello, it was honestly kind of sus, but I assumed she wanted to be friends. Weeks went by and me and her got really close.

She would come over and spend more time with. me than her boyfriend. My brother got mad, so now we don't hang out. I got super jealous and mad that I couldn't see her and I. realized I had a crush on her. One day she was sleeping over and in the middle of the. night I was on my phone when I heard a knock on the. My brother got a new girlfriend and she. Thank you. What a nightmare. Yeah, yeah. Ask the questions quickly. - [Stevie] In the Subway Surfer game, the player got a. notification on their phone from a specific app.

What app was it? ((Laughing)). The thing about that is I have that game on my phone. So when I saw it, I was like, okay, I know. what that's called. And I never looked at it again. You know? Well, you kept doing something with your pen while. you were watching, and I thought you were buzzing in. ((Laughing)). And at a certain point, I was, I was distracted. and thinking. It's broken! Is this a buzz in game? What, and.

Well, I'm glad I added a fifth distraction for you. Here I am looking over at you going like. this the whole time. The sixth distraction. That wasn't really fair, dude. ((Laughing)). I'm sorry. I'm gonna whisper in your ear the next time. - [Stevie] In the get ready with me video. Featuring a monkey. Oh, I was gonna say monkey. ((Laughing)). - [Stevie] What did the monkey successfully put in its mouth? Okay. - [Stevie] In the Subway Surfer audio, the narrator said.

the girlfriend would come into his room and do what? ((Laughing)). Is that all the questions? - [Stevie] Yeah. Don't get mad at me! Why are you mad at me? They were frying chicken. They were frying chicken. I made a note of that. - It was little chickens. - It was little chickens. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I was like trying to, I was like, is that the monkey? Ask me a question about. I was trying to connect them together.

I knew it wasn't the monkey. - [Stevie] Okay. Link, you still? Yeah, I'm ready. - [Stevie] Okay. Notification on their phone from a specific app. Google Maps. - [Stevie] You thought they were driving? Ha! Time to leave! Link? I'm just gonna, look, I got nothing. ((Laughing)). Rhett tries to buzz in. - [Stevie] You couldn't think of an app? Rhett was trying to buzz in.

I wasn't buzzing. I'm taking a break this round. I wasn't buzzing! I'm saving all my mental power for the last round. I was just going like this. Monkey. Okay. Chicken. Yep. Subway Surfer. Yep. - [Stevie] Okay, Rhett, what did the monkey put in his mouth? Lipstick. - [Stevie] A cotton pad. And. I did see the cotton pad. It was all over his head. - [Stevie] What did the narrator say the girlfriend would come. into his room and do? Annoy him.

- [Stevie] Give a hug and say hello. Okay. See? See? Rhett just wasted so much energy trying, that now, I'm about to pull ahead. - [Stevie] Well, do you know what improves brain function? Oh, I know what it is. Resting. Naps. Reading! And eating. You know what Nicole is bringing in? Nicole, that looks suspiciously like. These Spice Krispy Treats from the Mythical Cookbook.

That is correct. Yeah, this is from Chapter 7, A.K.A. the spicy. section, of our cookbook. Which you can order, preorder, right now. at mythicalcookbook.com. Not only does it have things that we've eaten. on the show, but it's got original recipes like this. This is an original recipe. That's right, that's right. Also, I had no idea how hard your jobs were. How are your brains doing this? It's crazy. We never do this. We'll never do it again. - You're welcome. - I appreciate you saying that. I'm gonna eat a bite with you guys. This is the best part of my day.

Honestly. Dang. Really good. Not because I'm biased or anything, these are delicious. They really are because it's like a wonderful Rice. Krispie Treat and then there's like a spicy aftertaste. You've done it, and they're dense as all heck. - [Stevie] And I noticed there's another one. That's for you, Stevie. - [Stevie] Thank you, Nicole. You're so welcome. You gotta try it. One's coming your way. Mythical Cookbook. Everything that we've loved that now you'll love, plus. stuff that we're learning to love because it's new. Order now.

mythicalcookbook.com. - [Stevie] Well guys, I mean at this point, I kind of, I feel a. little bit bad, honestly. It's okay. - [Stevie] But I can't. Re-edit these videos, so we're gonna. have to move forward with adding another video. Can we make sure my buzzer's working before we get started? Okay. Alright. Good lord. Oh! Oh! So much going on.

Oh, oh! Got a scuba diver. Oh, wow, okay. Look at that. Okay, I'm not getting anything anymore. Oh, yeah, I'm loving that. Oh, this is great. Oh, yes, yes. Oh, wow, good gracious. Oh, gross! What? What is wrong with your finger? What?

Oh, that's horrible. Okay, I watched two of them. That was my new approach. Okay, and hope that you get questions asked about those. I only watched the cool thing in the lower right. and then the disturbing thing in the upper right. - [Stevie] That was just enough time for me to finish a bite of. the Spice Krispie Treat. That was good, wasn't it? It's so good, really. - [Stevie] Ooh, it has a, there's a, there's a after heat. - Yeah. - Yep. Yeah. Yeah. - [Stevie] The melted glass video.

Okay. - [Stevie] Name as many objects as you can that were melted. I didn't watch that one. But. Melted glass video. Remind me. ((Laughing)). Remind me which one that was. Didn't watch it. - [Stevie] In the satisfying but weird art compilation video, there was a miniature miner chipping away at something.

What was it? A miniature miner? Oh, you watched that. I was watching that one so hard. Chipping away. Is this the one where they were like putting things. on the girl's belly button? - [Link] Maybe, maybe not. - [Stevie] In. the unboxing haul video. The woman unboxed a t-shirt. What did it say on it?

Tell me about those melted objects. I saw a yellow candle. - [Stevie] Okay. What? Oh, there's only three questions? Okay. All right. I said a thimble, a shot glass, and glasses. I saw those three things, definitively. - [Stevie] Incorrect. Was there a candle? - [Stevie] There was a candle. Okay.

What was the miniature miner chipping away at? Ice. A tooth. - [Stevie] A woman's tooth. It was cool. Oh! I mean, once I saw her belly button, I was like, okay, I'm just watching this one. And it was, that was a pleasant one. You didn't ask about the upper right hand corner where. they were like, pulling gross stuff out of a fingernail? That was horrifying. I watched that for no reason. Hey, we don't need the commentary. - [Stevie] Well, what about, the t-shirt?

What did the t-shirt say? You're only as cool as you treat people! Is that right? Subscribe? - [Stevie] You're only as cool as you treat people. Yeah! ((Laughing)). So you get, you, you inched ahead by one. I need more than one point for that. That's all words. ((Laughing)). Nowhere in the video did it say subscribe? I guess you don't do that on TikTok anyway, huh? I read it and I was like, remember that, remember. that, remember that.

I wasn't even looking in that direction. Did you see them pulling all the stuff out of. the fake fingernail? Upper right. That was so, that was so bad. - [Stevie] Well, okay, there's, you got, you got a. couple right this round. So I feel like we're, we're on a nice track to be able to go. Oh, we're not done? - [Stevie] Into this next video. How many more do we have? - [Stevie] I'm not gonna play it, there's a couple. I'm not gonna play it until you're just. looking at the screen. Ready. - [Stevie] Okay, here we go. ((Soft Piano Music)).

Okay. It's just luck of the draw, man. What is happening? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ooh, yeah.

What's happening? Who you loving today? I'm loving these videos. And every single one. That hurts, man. This is not fun. I hate Gen Z. I just really try to relax into it. - [Stevie] In the slime s'more video, what were the. tongs shaped like? ((Laughing)). What were the tongs shaped like? - [Stevie] Which of the following objects was not featured in the.

bathroom restocking video? Floss, sugar scrub, deodorant, makeup wipes. What were the oven instructions for the. temperature and baking time in the slime s'more video? So, what did you say for? - [Stevie] Tongs, tongs were? Heart shaped?

I thought that they were fingers. I thought it was a person's hand, so I'm. gonna say fingers. - [Stevie] Yeah. Oh, nice! - [Stevie] Yeah, fingers, that gets it. What was not stocked in the bathroom stocking? I didn't see any floss. I did not see makeup wipes. - [Stevie] There were not makeup wipes. Oh, Rhett! - [Stevie] And what about those oven instructions? 180 degrees for 10 minutes. Oh, I knew it was 180, I think it's 12 minutes. - [Stevie] 180 degrees for 10 minutes! Yes!

((Applause)). Redemption! How, what are you, what just happened? I've been eating this. ((Laughing)). You stopped short! Dude. I'm on a sugar high right now! And it's just kicking in! That was, that's, that's depressingly impressive. I really think it's the sugar. - [Stevie] There's only one more video. I'm peaking right now. - [Stevie] And there's only one question for this video. That's all that's between you and the end of this episode. One video, one question. Here we go. Is it worth five points?

- [Stevie] Sure. - [Robot Voice] My brother got a new girlfriend and she was. really pretty and nice. She would come over every day and was kind of. annoying, but, oh well. We had some classes together but we didn't. talk much. Whenever she would hang out with my brother. She'd come in my room, and give me a hug and say hello. It was honestly kind of sus, but I assumed she wanted. to be friends. Weeks went by. and me and her got really close, she would come. over and spend more time with me than her boyfriend. My brother got mad so now we don't hang out. I got super jealous and mad that I couldn't.

see her and I realized I had a crush on her. One day. she was sleeping over and in the middle of the night I was on my. phone when I heard a knock on the door. My brother got a new girlfriend and she. I like that paint scraping coming out of the thing. - [Stevie] In the compilation video of satisfying computer generated. objects, what color was the inside of the gold metal. balls that were sliced?

((Laughing)). You know, I'm gonna say I didn't see that. Seems like Rhett saw it. Alright, I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say pink. Blue! - [Stevie] Link, get ready for that IG photo with the caption, I'll.

never budge, I love sludge, because Rhett has won! ((Bell Ringing)). Yeah, man, it was blue. It was blue. How do you do, man? You and your TikTok brain. Do you want, you want me to take your picture? So, what is this? Let me take it. Ha! We did it! I gotta hand it to you, man. You have a really useless skill.

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