'Charlie bit my finger' video to be auctioned off as an NFT on May 22nd

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>> CHARLIE
>> CHARLIE
>> CHARLIE CHARLIE BIT ME
CHARLIE BIT ME
CHARLIE BIT ME >> 14 YEARS AND OVER 880 MILLION
>> 14 YEARS AND OVER 880 MILLION
>> 14 YEARS AND OVER 880 MILLION VIEWS LATER, THE INFAMOUS
VIEWS LATER, THE INFAMOUS
VIEWS LATER, THE INFAMOUS CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER VIDEO WILL
CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER VIDEO WILL
CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER VIDEO WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF THIS SATURDAY
BE AUCTIONED OFF THIS SATURDAY
BE AUCTIONED OFF THIS SATURDAY AS AN NFT.
AS AN NFT.
AS AN NFT. AFTERWARDS, THE VIDEO WILL BE
AFTERWARDS, THE VIDEO WILL BE
AFTERWARDS, THE VIDEO WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE TOGETHER.
REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE TOGETHER.
REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE TOGETHER. JOINING US ARE THE STARS OF THE
JOINING US ARE THE STARS OF THE
JOINING US ARE THE STARS OF THE VIDEO, CHARLIE AND HARRY DAVIS
VIDEO, CHARLIE AND HARRY DAVIS
VIDEO, CHARLIE AND HARRY DAVIS ALONG WITH THEIR FATHER, HOWARD.
ALONG WITH THEIR FATHER, HOWARD.
ALONG WITH THEIR FATHER, HOWARD. GUYS, SO GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL.
GUYS, SO GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL.
GUYS, SO GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. AND I HAVE TO SAY, FIRST AND
AND I HAVE TO SAY, FIRST AND
AND I HAVE TO SAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, HARRY, IT'S GREAT TO
FOREMOST, HARRY, IT'S GREAT TO
FOREMOST, HARRY, IT'S GREAT TO KNOW YOU'RE NAME
KNOW YOU'RE NAME
KNOW YOU'RE NAME YOU'VE BEEN SORT OF NAMELESS TO
YOU'VE BEEN SORT OF NAMELESS TO
YOU'VE BEEN SORT OF NAMELESS TO US A LITTLE BIT FOR SO LONG AND,
US A LITTLE BIT FOR SO LONG AND,
US A LITTLE BIT FOR SO LONG AND, HOWARD, GREAT TO SEE YOU AS
HOWARD, GREAT TO SEE YOU AS
HOWARD, GREAT TO SEE YOU AS WELL
WELL
WELL GUYS, FIRST QUESTION, CHARLIE,
GUYS, FIRST QUESTION, CHARLIE,
GUYS, FIRST QUESTION, CHARLIE, HAS GOT TO BE TO YOU, FIRST OF
HAS GOT TO BE TO YOU, FIRST OF
HAS GOT TO BE TO YOU, FIRST OF ALL, TO WHY EXACTLY YOU'RE DOING
ALL, TO WHY EXACTLY YOU'RE DOING
ALL, TO WHY EXACTLY YOU'RE DOING THIS AND NOT JUST AUCTIONING IT
THIS AND NOT JUST AUCTIONING IT
THIS AND NOT JUST AUCTIONING IT OFF AS AN NFT BUT PULLING IT
OFF AS AN NFT BUT PULLING IT
OFF AS AN NFT BUT PULLING IT FROM YOUTUBE
FROM YOUTUBE
FROM YOUTUBE ARE YOU DONE WITH THAT WIDE
ARE YOU DONE WITH THAT WIDE
ARE YOU DONE WITH THAT WIDE EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE >> I THINK IT WAS 14 YEARS AGO
>> I THINK IT WAS 14 YEARS AGO
>> I THINK IT WAS 14 YEARS AGO AND YOUTUBE WAS THE NEW THING
AND YOUTUBE WAS THE NEW THING
AND YOUTUBE WAS THE NEW THING BUT NOW NFT HAS NOW BECOME THE
BUT NOW NFT HAS NOW BECOME THE
BUT NOW NFT HAS NOW BECOME THE NEW THING SO THAT'S WHY WE
NEW THING SO THAT'S WHY WE
NEW THING SO THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO PUT IT UP FOR SAY
DECIDED TO PUT IT UP FOR SAY
DECIDED TO PUT IT UP FOR SAY SILENT AUCTION.
SILENT AUCTION.
SILENT AUCTION. >> HARRY, CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN
>> HARRY, CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN
>> HARRY, CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN VIEWED BY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
VIEWED BY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
VIEWED BY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
OF PEOPLE.
OF PEOPLE. IT MAKES THE TWO OF YOU TWO OF
IT MAKES THE TWO OF YOU TWO OF
IT MAKES THE TWO OF YOU TWO OF THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE
THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE
THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. I CAN RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH NOW
I CAN RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH NOW
I CAN RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH NOW RELATIVE TO SEEING THE CLIP BUT
RELATIVE TO SEEING THE CLIP BUT
RELATIVE TO SEEING THE CLIP BUT ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WATCHING
ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WATCHING
ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WATCHING IT ALL DAY
IT ALL DAY
IT ALL DAY HAVE YOU BEEN FAMOUS CELEBRITIES
HAVE YOU BEEN FAMOUS CELEBRITIES
HAVE YOU BEEN FAMOUS CELEBRITIES AMONGST YOUR SCHOOL FRIENDS?
AMONGST YOUR SCHOOL FRIENDS?
AMONGST YOUR SCHOOL FRIENDS? >> WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY FAMOUS
>> WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY FAMOUS
>> WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY FAMOUS CELEBRITIES AMONGST SCHOOL
CELEBRITIES AMONGST SCHOOL
CELEBRITIES AMONGST SCHOOL FRIENDS, IT'S MORE OF IT'S
FRIENDS, IT'S MORE OF IT'S
FRIENDS, IT'S MORE OF IT'S EXCITING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS
EXCITING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS
EXCITING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN IT'S KIND OF IN THE
AND THEN IT'S KIND OF IN THE
AND THEN IT'S KIND OF IN THE BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND BUT YEAH, IT'S REALLY COOL TO
BUT YEAH, IT'S REALLY COOL TO
BUT YEAH, IT'S REALLY COOL TO KNOW THAT IT'S ONE OF THESE BIG
KNOW THAT IT'S ONE OF THESE BIG
KNOW THAT IT'S ONE OF THESE BIG VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.
VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.
VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. >> HOWARD, I'VE GOT TO SAY
>> HOWARD, I'VE GOT TO SAY
>> HOWARD, I'VE GOT TO SAY WATCHING THIS SEVERAL YEARS
WATCHING THIS SEVERAL YEARS
WATCHING THIS SEVERAL YEARS LATER TODAY AS A MOM, I HAVE A
LATER TODAY AS A MOM, I HAVE A
LATER TODAY AS A MOM, I HAVE A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE.
WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE.
WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE. AS A MOM OF TWO BOYS, YOUR
AS A MOM OF TWO BOYS, YOUR
AS A MOM OF TWO BOYS, YOUR CHILDREN ARE SO WELL BEHAVED AND
CHILDREN ARE SO WELL BEHAVED AND
CHILDREN ARE SO WELL BEHAVED AND SO SWEET TO EACH OTHER ACTUALLY.
SO SWEET TO EACH OTHER ACTUALLY.
SO SWEET TO EACH OTHER ACTUALLY. I MEAN IF MY -- ONE OF MY SONS
I MEAN IF MY -- ONE OF MY SONS
I MEAN IF MY -- ONE OF MY SONS BIT THE OTHER ONE'S FINGER, HE
BIT THE OTHER ONE'S FINGER, HE
BIT THE OTHER ONE'S FINGER, HE WOULD PUNCH HIM IN THE HEAD AND
WOULD PUNCH HIM IN THE HEAD AND
WOULD PUNCH HIM IN THE HEAD AND SCREAM AND CRY AND THE OTHER ONE
SCREAM AND CRY AND THE OTHER ONE
SCREAM AND CRY AND THE OTHER ONE WOULD KEEP DOING IT.
WOULD KEEP DOING IT.
WOULD KEEP DOING IT. SO I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE
SO I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE
SO I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE APPEAL HERE.
APPEAL HERE.
APPEAL HERE. I'M SURE EVERYONE SORT OF
I'M SURE EVERYONE SORT OF
I'M SURE EVERYONE SORT OF RELATES TO IT DIFFERENTLY.
RELATES TO IT DIFFERENTLY.
RELATES TO IT DIFFERENTLY. HOWARD, TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU
HOWARD, TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU
HOWARD, TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU MADE THIS VIDEO AND WHY YOU MADE
MADE THIS VIDEO AND WHY YOU MADE
MADE THIS VIDEO AND WHY YOU MADE THIS VIDEO AND HOW IT
THIS VIDEO AND HOW IT
THIS VIDEO AND HOW IT UNINTENTIONALLY BECAME SUCH A
UNINTENTIONALLY BECAME SUCH A
UNINTENTIONALLY BECAME SUCH A VIRAL CRAZE?
VIRAL CRAZE?
VIRAL CRAZE? >> YEAH, SO MY PLAN WAS ALWAYS
>> YEAH, SO MY PLAN WAS ALWAYS
>> YEAH, SO MY PLAN WAS ALWAYS TO VIDEO THE BOYS AS THEY WERE
TO VIDEO THE BOYS AS THEY WERE
TO VIDEO THE BOYS AS THEY WERE GROWING UP AND THIS WAS JUST
GROWING UP AND THIS WAS JUST
GROWING UP AND THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WOULD BE BUSY DURING
WHERE THEY WOULD BE BUSY DURING
WHERE THEY WOULD BE BUSY DURING THE DAY, I HAD A MOMENT TO GET
THE DAY, I HAD A MOMENT TO GET
THE DAY, I HAD A MOMENT TO GET THE CAMERA OUT AND JUST STARTED
THE CAMERA OUT AND JUST STARTED
THE CAMERA OUT AND JUST STARTED FILMING.
FILMING.
FILMING. AND THERE'S ABOUT 20 SECONDS
AND THERE'S ABOUT 20 SECONDS
AND THERE'S ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE THIS VIDEO WHERE HARRY IS
BEFORE THIS VIDEO WHERE HARRY IS
BEFORE THIS VIDEO WHERE HARRY IS SAYING CHEESE BECAUSE HE THINKS
SAYING CHEESE BECAUSE HE THINKS
SAYING CHEESE BECAUSE HE THINKS I'M TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH SO HE
I'M TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH SO HE
I'M TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH SO HE HAS NO REAL CONCEPT OF WHAT I'M
HAS NO REAL CONCEPT OF WHAT I'M
HAS NO REAL CONCEPT OF WHAT I'M DOING.
DOING.
DOING. AND THEN THIS MOMENT JUST
AND THEN THIS MOMENT JUST
AND THEN THIS MOMENT JUST HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. AND YOU CAN'T PREDICT THESE
AND YOU CAN'T PREDICT THESE
AND YOU CAN'T PREDICT THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
KINDS OF THINGS.
KINDS OF THINGS. AS PARENTS WE'VE PROBABLY
AS PARENTS WE'VE PROBABLY
AS PARENTS WE'VE PROBABLY ENCOUNTERED THEM BUT PROBABLY
ENCOUNTERED THEM BUT PROBABLY
ENCOUNTERED THEM BUT PROBABLY NOT PUT THEM ON VIDEO.
NOT PUT THEM ON VIDEO.
NOT PUT THEM ON VIDEO. >> HARRY -- SORRY, HOWARD.
>> HARRY -- SORRY, HOWARD.
>> HARRY -- SORRY, HOWARD. >> HARRY, HOW MUCH DID IT REALLY
>> HARRY, HOW MUCH DID IT REALLY
>> HARRY, HOW MUCH DID IT REALLY HURT
HURT
HURT WAS IT AGONY
WAS IT AGONY
WAS IT AGONY >> YEAH, I'M SURE IT WAS
>> YEAH, I'M SURE IT WAS
>> YEAH, I'M SURE IT WAS I MEAN I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER
I MEAN I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER
I MEAN I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER >> HOWARD, THE OTHER POINT I WAS
>> HOWARD, THE OTHER POINT I WAS
>> HOWARD, THE OTHER POINT I WAS GOING TO ASK IS WHETHER YOU'VE
GOING TO ASK IS WHETHER YOU'VE
GOING TO ASK IS WHETHER YOU'VE EVER BEEN CONTACTED BY GOOGLE OR
EVER BEEN CONTACTED BY GOOGLE OR
EVER BEEN CONTACTED BY GOOGLE OR YOUTUBE AND, FRANKLY, WHETHER
YOUTUBE AND, FRANKLY, WHETHER
YOUTUBE AND, FRANKLY, WHETHER THEY THANKED YOU, BECAUSE THIS
THEY THANKED YOU, BECAUSE THIS
THEY THANKED YOU, BECAUSE THIS WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST WILDLY
WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST WILDLY
WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST WILDLY SUCCESSFUL VIRAL VIDEOS THAT PUT
SUCCESSFUL VIRAL VIDEOS THAT PUT
SUCCESSFUL VIRAL VIDEOS THAT PUT YOUTUBE FRONT AND CENTER FOR SO
YOUTUBE FRONT AND CENTER FOR SO
YOUTUBE FRONT AND CENTER FOR SO MANY OF US
MANY OF US
MANY OF US I WONDERED WHETHER THEY HAD BEEN
I WONDERED WHETHER THEY HAD BEEN
I WONDERED WHETHER THEY HAD BEEN IN TOUCH OVER THE YEARS OR NOT
IN TOUCH OVER THE YEARS OR NOT
IN TOUCH OVER THE YEARS OR NOT >> THAT'S AN INTERESTING POINT
>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING POINT
>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING POINT OF VIEW.
OF VIEW.
OF VIEW. I'VE DEFINITELY SPOKEN TO LOTS
I'VE DEFINITELY SPOKEN TO LOTS
I'VE DEFINITELY SPOKEN TO LOTS OF PEOPLE IN YOUTUBE AND I'VE
OF PEOPLE IN YOUTUBE AND I'VE
OF PEOPLE IN YOUTUBE AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN LOOKING AT
BEEN INVOLVED IN LOOKING AT
BEEN INVOLVED IN LOOKING AT METRICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS
METRICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS
METRICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS THAT THEY'RE BRINGING OUT.
THAT THEY'RE BRINGING OUT.
THAT THEY'RE BRINGING OUT. BUT I THINK YOUTUBE'S MARKET IS
BUT I THINK YOUTUBE'S MARKET IS
BUT I THINK YOUTUBE'S MARKET IS QUITE DIFFERENT TO US.
QUITE DIFFERENT TO US.
QUITE DIFFERENT TO US. WE ARE, I MEAN IF YOU LIKE, IT'S
WE ARE, I MEAN IF YOU LIKE, IT'S
WE ARE, I MEAN IF YOU LIKE, IT'S A ONE-OFF.
A ONE-OFF.
A ONE-OFF. WE NEVER SOUGHT SUBSCRIBERS.
WE NEVER SOUGHT SUBSCRIBERS.
WE NEVER SOUGHT SUBSCRIBERS. PEOPLE KNOW TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND
PEOPLE KNOW TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND
PEOPLE KNOW TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND LOOK FOR CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER
LOOK FOR CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER
LOOK FOR CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER AND MAYBE THE AUDIENCE IS ADULTS
AND MAYBE THE AUDIENCE IS ADULTS
AND MAYBE THE AUDIENCE IS ADULTS AND GRANDPARENTS
AND GRANDPARENTS
AND GRANDPARENTS IT'S VERY DIFFERENT, I THINK, TO
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT, I THINK, TO
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT, I THINK, TO THE MAJORITY OF THE KIND OF
THE MAJORITY OF THE KIND OF
THE MAJORITY OF THE KIND OF CONTENT THAT YOU'LL FIND ON
CONTENT THAT YOU'LL FIND ON
CONTENT THAT YOU'LL FIND ON YOUTUBE.
YOUTUBE.
YOUTUBE. AND YOUTUBE HAS CHD ANOVGEER THE