huge success
January 17, 2021 3:41 PM Subscribe
How the hell? When I owned hamsters I couldn't even get them to reliably explore the minimal habitrail I had set up for them, let alone navigate several mazes with arcane obstacle solutions.
posted by hippybear at 4:09 PM on January 17, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by hippybear at 4:09 PM on January 17, 2021 [2 favorites]
I love him, but I think that his method of handling toxic waste obstacles is risky.
posted by Going To Maine at 4:13 PM on January 17, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 4:13 PM on January 17, 2021 [5 favorites]
Well, that's proof that hamster is smarter than my gaming group.
posted by Jacen at 4:41 PM on January 17, 2021 [18 favorites]
posted by Jacen at 4:41 PM on January 17, 2021 [18 favorites]
The sound editing is glorious.
posted by eponym at 4:44 PM on January 17, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by eponym at 4:44 PM on January 17, 2021 [4 favorites]
Portal hamster video is best Portal run ever.
posted by Joe in Australia at 6:02 PM on January 17, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by Joe in Australia at 6:02 PM on January 17, 2021 [5 favorites]
Aperture Science is pleased you've enjoyed the hamster enrichment center.
posted by rmd1023 at 6:58 PM on January 17, 2021 [7 favorites]
posted by rmd1023 at 6:58 PM on January 17, 2021 [7 favorites]
I was 'meh' on the dungeon, but the portal maze is fantastic! The hamster wheel elevator is genius.
posted by kaibutsu at 7:03 PM on January 17, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by kaibutsu at 7:03 PM on January 17, 2021 [2 favorites]
The one-way doors keep the story moving. Nice payoff at the end. Looking forward to the third installment of the trilogy.
posted by hypnogogue at 8:13 PM on January 17, 2021
posted by hypnogogue at 8:13 PM on January 17, 2021
I wonder how much the hamster is enjoying this. Does it like having new places to explore and lots of interesting things to do? Does it resent being pulled out of its familiar, safe locations so its owner can get YouTube views? I don't know. I hope it's having fun.
posted by Merus at 10:57 PM on January 17, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by Merus at 10:57 PM on January 17, 2021 [4 favorites]
His fists are not the hamster.
posted by webmutant at 12:41 AM on January 18, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by webmutant at 12:41 AM on January 18, 2021 [2 favorites]
Does it like having new places to explore and lots of interesting things to do?
Based on my (limited) experience with hamsters, they're fearless explorers who enjoy investigating their environment, doing calisthenics on whatever they find on their way, and getting into/out of holes. They're like rats in that way, but less nimble. They do a slow version of parkour. I guess that the whole "I'm a prey critter and I should stay hidden in my burrow at all times" behaviour has been bred out of them.
posted by elgilito at 2:01 AM on January 18, 2021 [7 favorites]
Based on my (limited) experience with hamsters, they're fearless explorers who enjoy investigating their environment, doing calisthenics on whatever they find on their way, and getting into/out of holes. They're like rats in that way, but less nimble. They do a slow version of parkour. I guess that the whole "I'm a prey critter and I should stay hidden in my burrow at all times" behaviour has been bred out of them.
posted by elgilito at 2:01 AM on January 18, 2021 [7 favorites]
These were fun! I admire the patience and creativity it takes to build a diorama, especially with the functional moving features. Watching the adorable little guy navigating it was fun. It looked bright and healthy.
posted by evilmomlady at 3:22 AM on January 18, 2021
posted by evilmomlady at 3:22 AM on January 18, 2021
When he started knocking over radioactive waste barrels in the dungeon, I thought "this is how you get Ninja Turtles" and was rewarded by the Ninja Turtles sticker in the next room. Quality internet content, thank you!
posted by mersen at 6:27 AM on January 18, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by mersen at 6:27 AM on January 18, 2021 [4 favorites]
Yeah, I'm guessing if the hamster wasn't having fun it would just be a fuzzy little lump thinking "okay, big food-delivery thing, bring me back to my damned water bottle"
posted by rmd1023 at 6:49 AM on January 18, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by rmd1023 at 6:49 AM on January 18, 2021 [1 favorite]
I thought the conception was so cute—I laughed out loud at the gators in the sewers. The hamster is so focused and serene no matter what it encounters.
posted by Orlop at 8:28 AM on January 18, 2021
posted by Orlop at 8:28 AM on January 18, 2021
The second obstacle course—the Portal-themed one—made such clever use of hamster wheels. The hamster is pretty OK, but the obstacle course designer is awesome.
posted by Orlop at 8:32 AM on January 18, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Orlop at 8:32 AM on January 18, 2021 [2 favorites]
GLaDOS: “Congratulations. Not on the test. Most people emerge from suspension terribly undernourished. I want to congratulate you on beating the odds and somehow managing to pack on a few pounds.”
posted by LEGO Damashii at 2:45 AM on January 19, 2021
posted by LEGO Damashii at 2:45 AM on January 19, 2021
This Hamster Prison Break is pretty entertaining too.
posted by straight at 4:29 PM on January 19, 2021
posted by straight at 4:29 PM on January 19, 2021
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