2 Hours Doing Nothing

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2 Hours Doing Nothing
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Indonesian 2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain
Produced byMuhammad Didit
Release date
  • 10 July 2020 (2020-07-10)
Running time
140 minutes
Country Indonesia

"2 Hours Doing Nothing" (Indonesian : 2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain) [FN 1] was a two-hour video created by Indonesian YouTuber Muhammad Didit, published on his YouTube channel Sobat Miskin Official (Official Broke Gang) [FN 2] on 10 July 2020 at 11:21:44 UTC. [1] [FN 3] The video features Didit staring at the camera in his bedroom for two hours. It was originally intended to be a 10-minute video. It surpassed four million views and a mobile game of the same name was later published. Along with the channel, the video is now deleted.

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Summary and production

The video was 2 hours, 20 minutes and 52 seconds in length; it features 21-year-old Madurese [2] YouTuber Muhammad Didit Delon [3] in his bedroom sitting on the floor staring at nothing. A viewer counted Didit blinking 362 times. [4] Apart from the twelve seconds starting at 2:20:39, Didit remains tense throughout. [5] The video was shot between 23 and 1 o'clock local time, with preparation beginning 30 minutes earlier. [6] Didit originally planned the video to be only 10 minutes long. [7] Didit stated that he feared his parents would call him out of his room while the video was being recorded. He stated that the video was a sarcastic commentary, responding to Indonesian netizens continually ranting about the lack of "educational" content on the Internet. [8] He stated that the video "depends on you the viewers to filter; that is my only advice to all of you, and I hope that you will be entertained and benefited from this video." [5]

Reception

The video, published on YouTube, went viral, with Times Now reporting 1.7 million views on the day of its release, [9] India.com reporting 2 million views as of 3 August, [10] Beebom reporting 2.5 million views as of 9 August, [11] and Tribun News reporting 3 million views as of one month since release. [12] As of April 2022, the video has received over 5.8 million views with 193,000 likes. [5]

In addition to several memes using the video's clips seen on Instagram and Twitter, [12] the video hit trending on 9GAG. Didit stated that he did not expect such attention, that the video was only meant for his subscribers. [8] Prior to this, Didit's primary focus had been the food genre. [13]

The comment section itself attracted media attention. Some said Didit should register the video for the Cannes Film Festival; [12] others imagined Didit forgetting to press the "Record" button and wasting his time. [4] Many challenged Didit to make a similar video but with longer duration, [14] or follow-up videos like "2 Hours Saying Alhamdulillah", "2 Hours Waiting Duck to Lay Egg", "1 Hour Begging Subscribers", and "2 Hours Holding Breath". [15]

Vice said that it was part of a trend in Indonesia, but also found similar international videos such as "Doing Nothing For 8 Hours Straight", as well as Sitting and Smiling . [16] The video was regarded as "one of the best things on the internet" by Ilyas Sholihyn of AsiaOne, "and [people worldwide] are surprised that a video of a random guy doing nothing for two hours is interesting enough to get millions of hits." [13] Online newspaper World of Buzz compared Didit to comedian Russell Peters. [17] UNILAD wrote, "Growing up, [...] parents all over the world say the same thing: 'You can't just sit about all day doing nothing.' [...] However, one man (Didit) has bucked the adage with his latest video." [2] The Hindustan Times called him "inspirational". [4] Former Jakarta Vice Governor Sandiaga Uno praised the video for being "cool and original", as well as accurately capturing the boredom of staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview, he opined that the video is "based on authenticity", and that "content is king, [and] timing is queen. The timing was perfect." [18]

Video game adaptation

A mobile game of the same name was launched on Google Play by developer Hepitier. [19] The main menu is a white screen with a text reading "Touch screen to begin," [FN 4] and the game displays a bald man against a light gray background doing what Didit did, with a stopwatch below. As it hits 2:00:01, an end card reads "Congratulations! You've successfully done nothing for 2 hours." [FN 5] As of August 2020, it has been downloaded over 10,000 times. [20]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Jam" was capitalized as emphasis to its duration.
  2. ↑ Created on 4 February 2020. Later renamed to 'Didit Deelon.'
  3. ↑ Local time is either 18:21:44 (WIB), 19:21:44 (WITA), or 20:21:44 (WIT).
  4. ↑ Indonesian: Sentuh layar untuk mulai.
  5. ↑ Indonesian: Selamat! Kamu tidak ngapa-ngapain selama 2 jam.

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