Fredrik Knudsen

Nigel Cheese | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:44:15 +0000

When a man believes that he's discovered the secrets to infinite energy, he begins fighting to make his dream a reality.

"Conflicts of EU Courts" paper was written and compiled by: Professor Paul Beaumont Dr. Lara Walker Jayne Holliday LLM

and funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

Unofficial Skyrim Patch | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:00:11 +0000

When a group of modders band together to create the ultimate bug fixing patch for Skyrim, the popularity of the project draws scrutiny and backlash that only grows as time passes.

EXTRA INFORMATION:

At 10:36, the mod shows the incorrect attribution. It should read "Acquisitive Soul Gems mod and screenshot by bluedanieru"

Also, a clarification: at about 30 minutes, it is mentioned that the post was made in 2014 but the date on the post shown is 2017. This is because the shown image is of a repost of the original 2014 post.

Soundtrack by Ryan Probert available here: https://youtu.be/OMZ9QUX35ac

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/fredrikknudsen

The Patch is Announced: 0:00

The First Controversy: 4:29

Disagreements over Definition: 18:43

Arthmoor is Finally Banned: 38:49

Wabbajack: 52:56

Blame Improperly Assigned: 1:01:49

The Community Revolts: 1:11:48

The Unofficial Patch Survives: 1:22:05

Boatmurdered | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:55 +0000

When a group of forum users decide to play a colony simulation game together, their plans go awry and the game rapidly falls apart.

Special thanks to The LP Archive for making this video possible and facilitating the hours of enjoyment that Something Awful's Let's Plays have brought.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Music composed by Ryan Probert
https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer

Art and subtitles by DerEineSchwarzeRabe

Intro animation by Cora McKenna
https://www.instagram.com/coramck/

An Introduction to Dwarf Fortress: 0:00

The Succession Game Begins: 3:44

Foundations are Laid: 11:38

The Downslide: 20:01

The Lava Channel: 27:40

An Interlude: 36:42

Conditions Worsen: 39:04

A Glimmer of Hope: 47:37

The Cycle of Decay: 54:19

Boatmurdered Falls: 59:16

EVE Online | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:00:39 +0000

When a small team of developers set out to create the game of their dreams, their struggle for success quickly becomes a struggle to manage it.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Full soundtrack available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8zGU5FEGk

Credits song: "Home" by Prisoner's Cinema:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUtnKPD-z9U

Music composed and performed by Ryan Probert
https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer

Saxophones by Naomi Sullivan
https://twitter.com/naomisullivan9

Voices by Emily Abdy & May Chi
https://twitter.com/emilyabdy
https://twitter.com/maychiwong

"Home" written, produced, mixed & performed by Prisoner’s Cinema Saxophones by Naomi Sullivan
Prisoner’s Cinema are: Luke Deane, Ryan Probert & May Chi
https://twitter.com/PriCinemaBand
Mastered by Chris Probert

Graphic Design and Animation by Christopher "Arcaxon" Malouin-Monjaraz
https://arcaxonia.com/projects/down-the-rabbit-hole/
https://twitter.com/arcaxonia

Additional Animations by Lilliana Deere

Intro: 0:00
CCP Games is Established: 2:24

EVE Launches: 18:04

Mercenary Corps Manifest: 38:49

The Zombies Inc. Blockade: 47:01

Corps Begin Claiming Space: 55:25

Steve: 1:09:37

The Lines Blur: 1:24:18

Multiboxing: 1:30:58

The World Takes Notice: 1:45:35

The Council of Stellar Management: 1:57:12

PLEX is Introduced: 2:14:46

Band of Brothers is Betrayed: 2:22:31

The Wormhole Corps: 2:28:50

Goonswarm Strikes: 2:38:12

"Greed is Good": 2:50:56

Homogeneity: 3:04:26

DUST 514: 3:19:13

The Battle for B-R: 03:26:42

DUST dies: 03:35:51

The Imperium: 3:46:31

I Want ISK: 4:00:30

World War Bee: 4:13:02

The New Eden Trading Company: 4:30:39

Citadels: 4:38:39

Project Nova: 4:52:57

Katia Sae: 5:03:53

World War Bee II: 5:12:37

Wallet Warriors: 5:43:32

Outro: 5:47:34

The Battle of May Island | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:30:13 +0000

In the early 1900s, an experiment with submarine technology precipitates one of the most absurd events in naval history.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Music by Ryan Probert: https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer
Graphics and Animation by Christopher "Arcaxon" Malouin-Monjaraz: https://twitter.com/Arcaxon
Violin by Anna Olsson: https://twitter.com/AnnaOlssonMusic
Saxophone by Naomi Sullivan: https://twitter.com/naomisullivan9
Vocals by Rachel Nicholas: https://twitter.com/_rachnicholas
Illustrations by DerEineSchwarzeRabe: https://twitter.com/D_E_S_R

The K Class: 0:00

The Battle: 18:33

Deep Blue | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:00:13 +0000

After an electrical engineer enters the field of computer chess, his creation captures the attention of the world as he attempts to defeat the world chess champion.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Music by Ryan Probert: https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer
Graphic Design by Christopher "Arcaxon" Malouin-Monjaraz: https://twitter.com/Arcaxon
Saxophone by Naomi Sullivan: https://twitter.com/naomisullivan9
Vocals by Rachel Nicholas: https://twitter.com/_rachnicholas
"Chess Personality" Paintings by Anton Oxenuk: https://twitter.com/antonoxenuk
"Gambit" Chess Robot by DerEineSchwarzeRabe: https://twitter.com/D_E_S_R

Intro: 0:00

The First Chess Computers: 1:36

The Team is Formed:11:16

Deep Thought: 24:58

Garry Kasparov Enters: 33:45

Deep Blue vs Kasparov p. 1 :46:26

Deep Blue vs. Kasparov p. 2: 1:01:43

Deep Blue vs. Kasparov p. 3 :1:15:20

Rematch p. 1: 1:27:40

Rematch p. 2: 1:35:50

Rematch p. 3: 1:40:47

Rematch: p. 4: 1:50:17

Rematch p. 5: 1:56:02

The Austrian Wine Poisoning | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:00:26 +0000

During the mid-1980s, a discovery is made about Austria's wine that threatens to destroy the country's entire industry.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Intro: 0:00

Cheap Red Wine: 0:56

A Mysterious Man with a German Accent: 3:57

New Tests are Developed: 10:05

The Perpetrators: 19:33

The Legacy: 25:46

Purr Cat Cafe | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:13:04 +0000

When the owner of a new cat cafe fights criticism online, her confrontational and uncompromising attitude threatens to destroy the business before it opens.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Intro: 0:00

A Former Employee Speaks Out: 0:54

Diane Gets Mad: 9:14

We Have No Cats Kathleen!: 17:54

Diane Presses On: 23:42

The Open House: 29:14

Diane Answers Questions: 36:26

The Cafe Collapses: 41:51

WingsOfRedemption | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:58:57 +0000

When an early YouTuber finds unexpected success and viewership, he struggles to maintain it as he gradually alienates both his viewership and his friends.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Intro: 0:00

Wings Joins Call of Duty Commentary: 1:50

Wings Enters Conflict Immediately: 9:22

The Trolling Begins: 25:07

The Duel: 34:50

"Most of my fanbase don't like me anyway.": 43:17

The Call: 50:52

The Boot Camp: 1:02:08

The "Survival Trip": 1:17:24

Look here! Look, listen!: 1:32:43

The Trolling Escalates: 1:48:03

Wings Gets the Surgery: 1:58:12

The Hurdy Gurdy | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:04:35 +0000

In various places of modern culture, the enigmatic, crank-powered hurdy gurdy can be found, creating strange, droning music. But where did it come from?

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen
Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHWTb-jg4Uey4jMsWvQ2Ag

Intro: 0-:00

Demonstration: 0:49

Musical Ideals: 4:58

The First Wheel Instruments: 8:37

The Beggars' Instrument: 12:31

The French Aristocracy Adopt It: 18:21

The Destruction of Instruments: 24:04

TempleOS | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:51:20 +0000

In the late 2000s, a man begins relentlessly sharing his custom operating system, but when people take notice of the man's strange behavior, they become witness to the degradation of his mental state.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Video at 1:22:16 by FkeBld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orgXI1McxL4

Intro: 0:00

LoseThos: 1:00

Terry's Efforts Escalate: 8:05

Newfound Interest: 15:04

Messages from God: 18:44

TempleOS: 25:05

Terry's Lucidity Wanes: 35:44

God's Lonely Programmer: 46:44

"He's Even More Hilarious Now": 51:30

Terry is Arrested: 1:12:32

The End: 1:17:50

GameLife (ft. Guru Larry) | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:07:07 +0000

As gaming videos are gaining popularity online, a group of friends decides to make their own and find remarkable popularity, but their greatest obstacle becomes themselves.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Guru Larry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryBundyJr

Guru Larry's book: https://unbound.com/books/fact-hunt/

Intro: 0:00

Early Gaming Review Shows: 1:38

The Team Comes Together: 7:24

Internet Users Begin Investigating: 13:43

Rosenblum's Rampage: 20:38

Furries | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:00:32 +0000

Furries have ingrained themselves in modern culture, but where did they come from?

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Intro: 0:00

The "Funny Animals": 1:00

The Cartoon/Fantasy Organization: 6:02

The First Furry Parties: 11:07

The Backlash Begins: 18:24

The Burned Furs: 23:00

The Fandom Fractures: 31:20

The Decentralized Fandom: 37:00

A Chronological Retelling of the Final Fantasy House | Down the Rabbit Hole Extra

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 16:57:00 +0000

Narration performed by DukeLovesYou
Twitter: @DukeLovesYou

Graphic Design by Arcaxon
Twitter: @Arcaxon

Fredrik Knudsen:
Twitter: @FredInTheKnud
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

The Final Fantasy House | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 14:02:47 +0000

In the early 2000s, when connecting with other fans of Final Fantasy VII, a young person is invited to live with others in the fandom, but things quickly turn dour.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The First Visit: 0:37

The Move-In: 5:39

Jen's Reach: 11:41

A New House: 17:18

Housemate Horror: 21:26

The Sarah Saga: 24:59

Veracity Questioned: 28:29

The Connection is Made: 30:39

A Conclusion: 34:37

Noah Antwiler (Spoony) | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:27:45 +0000

When an early internet reviewer receives remarkable fame, he turns it into his career, but finds that his greatest obstacle is his own behavior.

Intro: 0:00

Spoony Joins the Angry Reviewers: 0:59

Spoony Joins TGWTG: 5:43

Spoony's Antagonism Grows: 11:07

BETRAYAL: 16:53

Spoony's Output Slows: 27:22

Spoony Spirals: 33:00

Mistakes 2 | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:57:10 +0000

Fredrik Knudsen: The Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnx5YhElxI-7P4Gr4en-h7w

One quick mistake I missed: in the Finger Family video, I accidentally said "Kiddy Moon Times" instead of "Kiddy Moon Songs" at least once.

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Time Cube | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:00:00 +0000

In the late 1990s, a man named Gene Ray creates a baffling new theory delivered through an unintentionally humorous website. But when people start sharing it as a joke, things go horribly awry.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The Website is Launched: 0:54

Time Cube Attracts Attention: 5:41

The Trolls Find Gene: 8:24

The MIT Lecture: 11:59

The "Fandom" Grows: 16:05

Time Cube's First Adherent: 22:55

Richard Visits Gene: 28:01

Richard is Rebuked: 39:16

The End: 41:50

Digital Homicide: Finale | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 23:33:13 +0000

On August 8th, 2016, I uploaded a video about Digital Homicide Studios, a universally reviled game developer, assuming their strange behavior was finished. I was wrong.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The Steam Lawsuits: 1:31

Woefully Inadequate Construction: 6:07

Loot Toot Games: 8:48

Background Discovered: 12:12

The Mouse Utopia Experiments | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 16:00:01 +0000

As the world recovers from World War II and fears of overpopulation swell in America, one researcher begins constructing horrifying experiments to model it.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The First Rat Cities: 1:04

"Population Density and Social Pathology": 4:46

Inconclusive and Unsatisfying: 12:20

Death Squared: 13:56

Unexpected Parallels: 21:35

Finger Family Videos | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:00:02 +0000

Across YouTube, thousands of strange videos featuring the "Finger Family" nursery rhyme have appeared over the last few years, with poor animation and low-quality sound while racking up millions of views, sometimes hundreds of millions.. But where do they come from, and how are they so popular?

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The Origins: 1:34

Expanding Production: 4:17

Imitators Appear: 7:54

Why the Popularity?: 11:17

Henry Darger | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:03:37 +0000

Henry Darger is responsible for crafting 30,000 pages of writing and approximately 300 original pieces of gorgeous (and sometimes terrifying) visual art, all of which was discovered only when he was on his deathbed in Chicago. However, few know his name and even fewer know where he came from. So who was this elusive, enigmatic figure?

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

Darger Early Life: 1:11

Work Begins: 5:08

Darger's Rage: 9:31

A Return to God: 14:37

Darger's Work is Saved: 18:09

Neopets (ft. PetSimmerJulie) | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:00:03 +0000

The history behind one of the most beloved websites of the early internet from its inception to the present day with a special guest appearance from video producer PetSimmerJulie.

PetSimmerJulie's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf01d3LdEjuTlVYskfEf9Mg

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The Virtual Pet Craze: 1:47

Neopets Establishes Itself: 4:23

Continued Growth: 8:49

IP Oversaturation: 12:13

Degradation: 15:29

Mistakes | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:40:23 +0000

Over the course of my videos, I've made a number of mistakes, and so I wanted to make an episode correcting some of the bigger ones.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Digital Homicide: 0:53
Chris-Chan: 1:45
SCP Foundation: 2:16
Collyer Brothers: 2:58
Vaporwave: 3:16
Star Citizen: 4:20 (Blaze It)
Plague Doctors: 4:34
Anime: 5:32
Empress Theresa: 5:59
DarksydePhil: 6:23
Mother Horse Eyes: 8:12

I SPELLED POSSESSIVE WRONG LOL

Mother Horse Eyes | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 01:08:39 +0000

When an enigmatic author starts posting mysterious comments across Reddit, a small group of people track and follow his work.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Logo by Elise McCall: http://www.elisemccall.com/

If you'd like to read the Interface Series for yourself, you can do so here: https://www.reddit.com/r/9M9H9E9/wiki/narrative

Intro: 0:00

The First Posts: 1:48

Subreddit Troubles: 6:04

Awareness Grows: 9:46

"The End is Coming": 14:35

DarksydePhil | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:02:10 +0000

After an early YouTuber finds unexpected fame and turns his hobby into a career, his poor decisions and his fanbase slowly dismantle him.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Logo by Elise McCall. See more of her work here: http://www.elisemccall.com/

A couple of notes:
First of all, Phil doesn't live in a Condo anymore, it appears he purchased a two-story home in Seattle.
Second, a few of his friends approached Machinima looking to get him partnered; they didn't seek him out.
Third, he deleted the videos which lost him his viewership, not just setting them to private.
Fourth, people alleging to be a part of Laveria Media approached the Sons of Kojima and stated that when they learned of Phillip's reputation, they ordered Pultavi to pull out of the contract.
Fifth, the first D in "DDos" stands for Distributed, not Dedicated, as I had stated.

I left out a lot of incriminating notes about Phillip's history for the sake of brevity.

Intro: 0:00

The King of Hate: 1:38

The First Let's Plays: 5:17

Phil Joins Machinima: 9:15

This is How You Don't Play: 16:07

Trolling Escalates: 20:49

The "Itchy Leg" Incident: 26:08

Duped: 27:45

Empress Theresa | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Mon, 01 May 2017 00:23:05 +0000

On Amazon, an egotistical self-published author cannot let go of criticism against his book, and his anxiety spirals into obsession.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Intro: 0:00

The Book is Published: 2:02

Norman Lashes Out: 6:11

The Thread: 8:11

Theresa Cannot Be Defeated: 12:10

Abrupt Halt: 14:05

Plague Doctors — Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:46:56 +0000

CONTENT WARNING: from 5:56 to 6:06 there is an image of a person's hand affected by the Black Death.

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This episode examines one of the strangest and most terrifying elements of European history: the Plague Doctors.

Intro: 0:00

Disease in Cities: 1:03

The Black Plague: 4:05

The Tallymen: 7:01

Tallymen to Doctors: 9:54

Specialized Garments: 11:28

A Portent of Death: 14:21

Star Citizen — Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:28:53 +0000

A brief history of Star Citizen, from its inception to present day, covering its progress, its controversy, and its relationship with the media.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Intro: 0:00

The Kickstarter: 1:01

Production Expands: 6:44

Arena Commander: 10:35

Competition Appears: 12:22

Employees Speak Out: 17:17

Impressive Progress: 22:09

Groundbreaking Tech: 28:28

Vaporwave — Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 19:38:39 +0000

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

If you're interested in learning more about the evolution of sound in Vaporwave, I'd highly recommend artist Wolfenstein OS X's documentary on it here: https://youtu.be/PdpP0mXOlWM

Intro: 0:00

Daniel Lopatin: 1:17

The Style Expands: 4:37

Memeification: 8:27

The Community Splinters: 13:11

Simpsonwave: 15:51