A video critic's review

'Guys who try to lick their elbows on webcam' is a postmodern video for the cyber era. It features a seminal eighties europop soundtrack by Sabrina, and its slighty seedy and somewhat unnerving gallery of webcam chatters (served under a decorum of strawberry icing) navigates the undertows of cyber subculture.
At first, the video appears harmless enough: 22 men, of various ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are seen to be ridiculing themselves on webcam.
While this might raise a laugh or two, the sexual subtext is essentially bleak: the internet distorts human relationships to a point where self-consciousness vanishes in the face of the most primal urges.
'Guys who try to lick their elbows on webcam' raises issues of privacy, image ownership and voyeurism. Its captivating imagery make it utterly compelling but uncomfortable viewing.

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A good name says: Apr 27, 2008. 4:24 PM

This is stupid, the only reason she/he won was because they put a picture of someone who's only in a bra... BTW: how is this popular science, make, or any of that stuff?

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rockadio101 in reply to A good nameOct 12, 2011. 1:36 PM

i don't see any one in a bra

Grey_Wolfe in reply to A good nameMay 27, 2008. 12:54 AM

I think it's popular science because it was formatted into a 'social experiment' which attempted to see the lengths of humiliation a guy will put himself through to get a glimpse. I think we're program to do stupid things. Try to like your elbow, get into fights we can't win, stand there and let a large predator kill and eat you while your mate escapes. Thems the cards, and evolution has doomed us. But at least it's fun. lol.

_soapy_ in reply to Grey_WolfeJan 2, 2009. 2:51 AM

Hey, I like my elbow. Only the right one, though, I think the left one's a bit funny. ;-) Yes, it is definitely social science. Yes, it might be obvious, but it points out a very specific difference between the sexes, which, in these odd times when men and women are mandated to be equal by law, is worth recalling. It's popular just by virtue of people watching and being interested in it. The fun format helps, of course. If this was a thirty page analysis of the discourse on paper published in "Nature" none of us would have seen it, and it wouldn't have become popular.

myaccount17 says: May 20, 2009. 3:20 AM

what? that's why I don't like showing my face in webcam.

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nekoheehee says: Mar 5, 2009. 1:59 AM

so what happens when you get one of those people who can do it? its not impossible its just rare to find someone who can.

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Cookie1394 says: Apr 10, 2008. 2:38 PM

Actually my friend can lick her elbow.

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Wafflicious in reply to Cookie1394Jan 5, 2009. 5:47 PM

breasts for her! lol

ElRodente in reply to Cookie1394Apr 17, 2008. 2:32 PM

as can I! no dislocation involved my sister can as well.

taco_guy93 in reply to ElRodenteApr 19, 2008. 11:18 PM

i could for a few minutes, when i dislocated my shoulder! i was being an idiot and was playin on my roof and i fell off, landed on my arm and it just cracked! didnt break it, just popped it out of the joint. i immediately screemed, but for some reason it didnt hurt much, then i was thinkin "maybe i could lick my elbow now!" and so i did! it was weird, but then i went to the hospital and they fixed it, that was the only part that hurt!

Righteous_Fury in reply to taco_guy93May 6, 2008. 4:40 PM

omg! thats hillarous! i have to try dislocating my shoulder sometime

Animenokyouran in reply to Righteous_FuryOct 4, 2008. 4:33 PM

Yeah! You know, that's a fun thing to do with your time.

taco_guy93 in reply to AnimenokyouranOct 4, 2008. 10:02 PM

dont do that its not good for the muscles in your shoulder, i did it by accident

mg0930mg in reply to taco_guy93Oct 27, 2008. 8:01 PM

And it hurts like a b****. XD

taco_guy93 in reply to mg0930mgOct 27, 2008. 8:11 PM

yes... yes it does.

mg0930mg in reply to taco_guy93Oct 27, 2008. 8:29 PM

I was playing baseball, when a wild pitch hit right at the joint. You could hear the pop. IT hurt for like a week, and all I got was a sling. It re-dislocates sometimes which sucks.

Wesley666 says: Apr 5, 2008. 2:23 PM

I have a friend he can actually lick his elbow! he has a short arm and a long neck and tongue.

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jdisco in reply to Wesley666Apr 7, 2008. 6:28 PM

Yeah idk why everyone thinks itls impossible. I can lick my elbow no problem, I have a long neck and tounge also.

Wesley666 in reply to jdiscoDec 24, 2008. 2:08 PM

Ya it is possible just most people cant do it.

dUc0N in reply to jdiscoApr 14, 2008. 5:30 AM

Yep, I have a friend who can do that too, no problem! He just has a long tongue, short arms, and an extra face growing out of his left knee. It's totally so easy though.

reaper911 says: Oct 4, 2008. 4:05 PM

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