The Illusions of Zardulu: Unraveling the Mystery of the Selfie Rat and Pizza Rat Videos

TLDR Zardulu, a performance artist, is behind the viral videos of the Selfie Rat and Pizza Rat, raising questions about what is real and the complexity of her illusions. Her existence has made the host more suspicious of people and he is eagerly waiting for her next move.

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00:00 A man named Eric Yearwood is approached by a performance artist named Zardulu to participate in a viral video involving a trained rat taking a picture on his phone on the subway.
04:48 Zardulu trains rats to perform amazing feats and Eric is impressed by her abilities and the potential of her larger project.
10:19 Zardulu's master plan is to unleash a series of illusions on New York City, but Eric wasn't supposed to say anything about it until an anonymous person contacted Gothamist and revealed that the selfie rat video was fake, leading to an article questioning whether pizza rat was also a hoax.
14:44 The possibility that Zardulu is responsible for both the Selfie Rat and Pizza Rat videos raises questions about what is real and suggests a progression of complexity in her illusions.
19:35 The video of two rats pulling a piece of pita bread up the stairs raises questions about whether Zardulu was involved and if there could be a rat trainer hiding in the subway.
24:36 Zardulu's tweets suggest that she believes the media creates myths and that she exists to manipulate and create her own myths, such as Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster, and while she declined to do an interview, her existence has made the host see the world differently and be more suspicious of people, even noticing strange occurrences like a well-dressed woman asking for change and a couple slow dancing on the subway, leading to the realization that everything could be Zardulu.
29:42 Zardulu's existence has made the host's life more unpredictable and he is waiting for her next move.
35:40 The hosts discuss a tweet that uses a joke format to compare Bernie and Hillary's responses to different campaign issues, with Bernie's being long and detailed and Hillary's being vapid and enthusiastic, and they debate whether the joke is sexist and agist.
39:58 The hosts discuss a video game meme about "0.5a presses" and debate whether it's ridiculous or not.
44:31 The hosts discuss a meme involving a photoshopped Bernie or Hillary sign and a reference to a controversy in the Super Mario 64 video game.

The Illusions of Zardulu: Unraveling the Mystery of the Selfie Rat and Pizza Rat Videos

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