$5 Assassin and other scary dudes on YouTube
Posted by Jonathan McNamara at 5:03 AM Jun 12, 2008
The internet can be a pretty messed up place sometimes. Sure, the information super highway is a shining example of freedom of expression at its finest, but it has a tendency to expose me to things I don't want to know about.
Case in point, some guy identifying himself as smorrill1 has started an entire series of YouTube videos called $5 Assassin based on this first post in which he has constructed the hidden blade from Assassin's Creed using an old umbrella shaft and a few rubber bands:
He gets in close on his web cam, staring into our very souls with the cold eyes of a dorm room assassin and says, "There's no blade on it yet, but really I can attach whatever I want to the end."
Like what? A "bang" sign? A boxing glove? The sheer number of possibilities boggles the imagination.
Of course so does the fact that this guy isn't the only dude out there reliving Assassin's Creed by constructing their own spring-loaded instruments of death.
Here's assassinaltair0694 with his version made from a sliding keyboard runner. I can't help but point out that he's missing a finger on his assassin's hand.
Here's another one from ACWilkau1 who can't be more than 12 years old.
Who lets their kid build assassin weapons?
Comments
This makes the Sword of Omens I whittled myself as a kid look decidedly lame.
I'm trying to imagine what I would do with my son if he was sent home from school for wearing one of these contraptions. Spending his summers in a Chinese work camp would be involved, I think.
Posted 06/12/2008 at 01:02:05 PMYep, this puts the "ass" in assassin alright. But it's good to see Travis Bickle's kids are keeping themselves busy.
Posted 06/12/2008 at 03:49:43 PMGood Sir, I dare say that I AM the five dollar assassin, and while I appreciate the views you have given to my videos, you have besmirched my good honor. Nah, I'm kidding, but keep up the good work!
Posted 07/27/2008 at 02:39:42 AMhey man, don't be all snippy about one of my friends. the so-called "$5 assassin" isn't as strange or messed up as you make him out to be.
Posted 07/27/2008 at 07:14:25 AM"$5 Assassin" is the man. I know him IRL, and he is definitely not as screwed up as you try to make it seem.
Posted 07/28/2008 at 06:15:07 AMI love that somehow we're "making him out to be" strange and/or weird. I kinda thought the video was doing that.
Posted 07/28/2008 at 01:03:25 PMNo guys, he is right, I mean you know me well enough, I am actually pretty weird and creepy. Hahaha, maybe someday he'll be in a situation with nothing but an old umbrella and some rubber bands to save his life, he'll understand then.
Posted 08/19/2008 at 01:07:58 AM