Deeply Troubling WikiHow Articles (w/ Ryan Trahan) - Summary

Summary

The conversation between Danny and Ryan revolves around their analysis of a WikiHow article titled "How to Pretend to Have Ice Powers." The article, which has 99,000 views and a three-star rating, instructs readers on how to pretend they have ice powers. The steps include learning about ice and snow, reading stories about winter magic, watching movies and TV shows where people have ice powers, and acting like you're practicing your powers.

Danny and Ryan find the article amusing and absurd, with Danny suggesting that it's written by Disney and Hans Christian Andersen to promote their books. They also discuss the comments on the article, with one commenter asking when to stop acting like they're possessed. Danny and Ryan find the comments entertaining and worry-inducing, with Ryan suggesting that the person who wrote the comment is in a mental hospital.

The conversation also includes a discussion about a WikiHow article titled "How to Be a Girl Spy Kid," which Danny and Ryan find sexist and absurd. The article instructs readers on how to be a spy girl, including buying tiny notebooks and blending in with their surroundings. Danny and Ryan find the article's instructions and illustrations to be confusing and unrealistic.

In conclusion, Danny and Ryan's conversation is a humorous and critical analysis of the absurdity and impracticality of the WikiHow articles they're discussing. They find the articles to be amusing and absurd, with Danny suggesting that they're written to promote books and Ryan suggesting that they're written by people in mental hospitals.

Facts

1. The conversation is between two individuals, Danny and Ryan, who are discussing various topics from a series of WikiHow articles.
2. Danny introduces Ryan as his guest and mentions that he is making a video about WikiHow articles.
3. They discuss the idea of learning about ice and snow to have ice powers, as suggested in a WikiHow article titled "How to Pretend to Have Ice Powers."
4. Danny and Ryan mock the idea of pretending to have supernatural powers and the detailed steps provided in the WikiHow article.
5. They discuss the idea of pretending to have ice powers to avoid social situations and the potential consequences of such behavior.
6. Ryan and Danny discuss the idea of pretending to be possessed as part of a Halloween costume or to pull a prank on friends and family.
7. They discuss the various steps provided in the WikiHow article to act like you're possessed, such as changing your personality, developing violent verbal outbursts, and leaving incriminating books and images around.
8. Danny and Ryan discuss the idea of pretending to faint to get out of doing something, as suggested in a WikiHow article titled "How to Pretend to Faint."
9. They discuss the various steps provided in the WikiHow article to pretend to faint, such as learning how to mimic a real fainting spell and deciding on a harmless reason for the fake faint.
10. Ryan and Danny discuss the idea of being a girl spy kid, based on a WikiHow article with the same title, and they mock the detailed steps provided in the article.
11. They wrap up the discussion and thank the audience for watching the video.