Your editor feels a tad nerdy admitting this, but he is now the latest addition to a worldwide fan group of marble racing maniacs.
Jelle’s Marble Runs is a YouTube channel run by Jelle and Dion Bakker from the Netherlands. The channel uploads marble races from home-made race tracks. The show comes with professional commentary, audience sounds (audiences are made up of several hundred marbles) and great camera work.
To date, Jelle’s Youtube channel was gathered over 1 million subscribers. The cherry on top came last week, when late night host John Oliver announced on his show Last Week Tonight that they would become head sponsor of the competition.
Confinement may have played a large role in the channel’s sudden explosion in followers, with people looking for new hobbies while browsing the web. It may be one of the best things yet.
