The viral nature of the video is high
Posted: Tue May 27, 2025 7:14 am
On March 2, 2013, 16-year-old Norwegian Hanna Fylling Ellingseter posted her version of Cage's video. She recorded the video with her iPhone 4S. In the explanation of the video, she writes, "It's really not that hard to chop the knife between your five fingers." She does advise viewers not to try it at home. "Please don't blame me if you try this at home." Hanna's video has now been viewed more than half a million times. (However, Hanna removed the original video from the web today.)
No More Harlem Shake
Hanna's video was quickly noticed by the community behind the website Reddit. Tired of the many Harlem Shake videos, users had been looking for the new internet hype for a while. Redditor 27POP27 posted a link to Hanna's video the day before yesterday with the comment "This should become the new internet trend" . In no time, his posting received a lot of support. Various Reddit fans quickly posted their own videos online with all the consequences that entailed.
The Knife Game
In the meantime, a number of websites have paid attention to the phenomenon. The trend is still in its infancy, list to data but the websites wonder how popular Hanna's video will become. They also express the fear that people will get injured as a result of this trend. Respondents already joke that they constantly monitor the website Liveleak, to see if someone actually cuts off their finger.
With every Knife Game video you never know in advance how it will end. With clenched buttocks I watch every time when the tempo increases at the end. The title of the song “The Five Finger Fillet” or “The Men's Cup Song” (a reference to the earlier super dirty video “Two Girls, Once Cup” ) also lends itself perfectly to distribution via social media. I am also curious where it will end. Will people all try out The Knife Game at home. Or will the meme die a soft death?
No More Harlem Shake
Hanna's video was quickly noticed by the community behind the website Reddit. Tired of the many Harlem Shake videos, users had been looking for the new internet hype for a while. Redditor 27POP27 posted a link to Hanna's video the day before yesterday with the comment "This should become the new internet trend" . In no time, his posting received a lot of support. Various Reddit fans quickly posted their own videos online with all the consequences that entailed.
The Knife Game
In the meantime, a number of websites have paid attention to the phenomenon. The trend is still in its infancy, list to data but the websites wonder how popular Hanna's video will become. They also express the fear that people will get injured as a result of this trend. Respondents already joke that they constantly monitor the website Liveleak, to see if someone actually cuts off their finger.
With every Knife Game video you never know in advance how it will end. With clenched buttocks I watch every time when the tempo increases at the end. The title of the song “The Five Finger Fillet” or “The Men's Cup Song” (a reference to the earlier super dirty video “Two Girls, Once Cup” ) also lends itself perfectly to distribution via social media. I am also curious where it will end. Will people all try out The Knife Game at home. Or will the meme die a soft death?