The original, unedited version of viral
YouTube video
David After Dentisthas been sold as an NFT.
The 2009 video, which to date has racked up more than 140 million views on YouTube, features then-seven-year-old David DeVore Jr. experiencing another plane of reality after being anesthetized during dental surgery.
In the span of two minutes, young DeVore Jr. progresses from telling his father he has two fingers and four eyes to universal queries like “Is this real life?” and “Is this going to be forever?” and finally to pure wordless howling.
His father,
David DeVore Sr., recorded the video because DeVore Jr.’s mother couldn’t be present for the surgery, and posted it to YouTube so they could send the link to other family members. But internet denizens who stumbled on the clip were charmed by DeVore Jr.’s unique reaction, and it trended to become one of YouTube’s early viral hits.