Yesterday this not-so-salacious vid -- which features a fully clothed Yankovic lovingly playing with bubble wrap -- only had around 300 views. Today it has more than 50,000. Why the rapid rise in interest? Here's the basic progression:
"Wha?" begets Morbid interest begets "WTF?" begets Nervous, uncomfortable laughter begets Share
The comedian sets up the joke in the video's description, which reads:
"'Weird Al' Yankovic caught in the act. Extremely graphic. You must be over 18 years old to view this footage."
All in all, the video is far from lewd -- disturbing is another story -- but its shear viral nature really says something about our culture, which is obsessed with the latest celebrity indiscretion (I mean, Dustin Diamond has a sex tape, a "Weird Al" fleshfest ain't that far-fetched).
Take a look if you have a second, although I far prefer "Amish Paradise":