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.
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Zoe Roth is 21 and gearing up to graduate from university. Sixteen years ago she was standing in front of a burning building in North Carolina when her dad, an amateur photographer, snapped a picture that would take on a whole life of its own.
The pre-schooler’s sinister expression in the face of apparent disaster made for perfect meme material; soon it was appearing on messageboards and forums, and eventually named Disaster Girl by Know Your Meme. It took on new significance in 2020 – a year defined by its own steady surge of terrible events. “It s the perfect meme for 2020,” says Roth. “Because 2020 was like a dumpster fire.” But soon, Roth hopes, the meme will be paying off her student loans.