still lost I guess, here's a tunnel | adult swim 

This feels like somebody who spends their 9-5 making bland animation for commercials and educational films just snapped

the smooth movement of the doctor and the cloth is both unsettling and fantastic

"Hey Steve, we have this unused medical asset pack and two days of render time on the server left over, wanna make something weird with it?"

It was very hard for me to believe that was only 9 minutes it felt like I've been watching this for 30 minutes

This calm/frantic feeling where everything makes sense in a way that doesn't ACTUALLY make sense is how I would describe LSD honestly

the open use of z-fighting, clipping, and distorted polygons really adds to the surrealism, and it only gets better the more you know about 3D animation. adult swim really nails the "sleep deprived and dissociating at 3:30am" feeling and I _love_ it

Say what you will, but doc can boogie.

50% Of adult swim’s budget is LSD costs.

everybody gangsta till the toothbrush starts bending reality

I think I'll go brush my teeth and wash my phone.

As a 3D artist and animator I can say that this is what we all strive to create

this video is the only one i’ve ever seen where literally anything could’ve appeared on screen and i wouldn’t be surprised.

These Nvidia tech demos are getting weird.

Surrealist horror and social commentary aside, this video has got incredible CGI and awesome sound design! I really want to see where the creators go in the future...

That was the longest nine and a half minutes I’ve ever experienced somehow?

Best watched in the early morning when you can't tell if you're dreaming or actually watching a film.

I wanna read the screenplay.

If this was a real commercial I would actually brush my teeth everyday

Ive never felt so happy to be sober. If I saw this high I would need therapy

I feel like I understand parts of this on some deep subconscious level that I can't explain

While on break, a doctor decides to watch what's trending in entertainment. He finds an old decomposing jester being swarmed with clicks like the hottest trend since, uh... Something. Behind the jester's throne, there is a green arrow, signifying the popularity they received from uploading their content to the internet. Meanwhile, a cartoon tooth (Called "Teethie" in the soundtrack) seems to have suffered an injury to its leg/root. Taken to the hospital, the Teethie is visited by the doctor from earlier. What the Teethie does not know is that the doctor plans to exploit its condition for internet points. The doctor enters the scene, acting quite literally out of frame. He bears a sort of charisma and flamboyancy that would normally be uncalled for in a professional medical environment. The operation begins, but not before the doctor attempts to hype the Teethie up. (Presumably for a more engaging experience for the viewer.) One leg prosthetic paired with tacky and unprofessional dance editing later, and the Teethie has been repaired. The Teethie returns to the gums, where it came from. The gums see the Teethie as an associate of the doctor who tried to become internet-famous. Not wanting to be associated with such a thing, the gums completely collapse. Leaving the Teethie and everyone else without a place to stay. Meanwhile, the doctor rejoices. He watches as his content meets mind-blowing amounts of popularity. This is what he strived for. This is what he wanted. Or, so it seemed. Though the arrow remained green, it became violently twisted and aggressive, nearly impaling the doctor on several occasions. Yes, he was popular now, but not for the reasons he thought he would be. People had things to say about what he had uploaded, and it did not seem to be praise. He was being attacked by the very thing he sought after. The people around him, being related to him supposedly through work, were caught in the crossfires of controversy. The mob of viewers attacked the doctor's associates when they could not reach the doctor himself. (What was written on the dartboard may have been blurred out, but there are a few frames where you can see the word "success". Perhaps this signifies the idea that he hit every aspect of being a jester except for being successful?) The doctor is then stopped dead in his tracks by a chasm. Next to him, three arrows travel in three different paths. The green one, promising prosperity, leaps over the chasm and continues on its way. The red one, signifying failure, falls into the chasm. The yellow one, referring to god know what, turns around where it is met with danger. Making up his mind, the doctor jumps. He falls into the chasm, avoiding the tidal wave of what comes with popularity. He falls into a sort of "cell-phone", where he is left with what everybody has to say about his content. The cell-phone is covered in bacteria. Filthy and green, like the arrows that chased after him. If they couldn't get to him before, they could reach him in other ways. On his finger was the filth. The plague, the toxicity, the things they had to say. While some of it seemed positive and desirable, what stands out is the negativity and disapproval shown by the majority. The doctor lets these words get to him, and they fester until they spread beyond his finger. It's not long before his entire hand is overcome with this reception. He lets himself become something he's not. He moves to become a crowd pleaser, rather than be himself. Though it may have left him in misery behind the scenes, the crowd pleasing method seems to have gotten him some sponsorships. Checks are being signed, and fancy foods are being served. A figure bearing no resemblance to the doctor prepares to eat a seemingly expensive meal. He is covered in thinning silver hair and bears gold accessories to signify wealth. Rich as he may be, this figure does not seem very happy with his life. Next, we see a runner, possible the figure from before trying to improve his life. But all it takes is one click to send him spiraling downwards. Ironically enough, he suffers the same injury the Teethie had. Still the figure tries to push on, limping towards his goal. Sadly for him, he is stricken down by a force outside of his control. Time passes. Nothing much changes for the former doctor. He is still imprisoned by the chains he put on himself in becoming famous. But then, someone else sees what happened to him. Someone different, who decides to make a difference. This person goes out of their way to do something good for the former doctor, seeing how his life took control over him. From inside his prison, the former doctor hears thumping. Curious, he peeks through a barred window. Outside, the world is turned upside-down around him. But something is carrying him along. Something is bearing the weight of the world to help him make progress. While internet fame may get you some good deals and maybe even riches, it turns you into something far from your true self. At the end of it all, it tears your soul apart. The collective behemoth of the internet will not be sated no matter what you do. Moral of the story? Those internet points aren't worth it.

The Animation is great, but don't forget to appreciae that incredible sound design!

Don’t need drugs when you got adult swim

Seems like whoever made this had a message and then had too fun with the CGI

If you don’t think about it, it makes perfect sense.

I like that Adult Swim gives money to art.

5:09 Doctors when they smell the apple you ate this morning in your breath

You know when your brushing your teeth right when your tooth brush phases through your gums

This is genuinely incredible, thought-provoking art.

6:26 I find myself deeply identifying with the microbe living on a human finger making the point that "Same Emoji + Different Smartphone Platform = Different Emotion" which exactly mirrors a minor existential crisis I had seven years ago

I love how this animation uses those generic company stock image designs. It seems like [adult swim] artists are always reinventing the wheel and I love. We need more of these outta the box ideas in modern media, not necessarily surreal, but creative nonetheless.

WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY

“Still lost I guess, here’s a tunnel”. I think the tunnel is just as a throw way term to all of the animators inward frustrations. By saying HERE is a tunnel, the animator is emphasising this, saying that this video itself is THE tunnel. The video represents the animators inner battle with reality. The fact that the title of the video reads illogical as a sentence but makes sense when you look for the deeper meaning represents how the video itself is something we should be reading into.

The tooth brushing was probably one of the most uncomfortable things I've seen in a while.

How the F did they discuss this during the storyboard process?

This is some ducking Pixar quality animation

4:50 the first band-aid has 'wut did i just watch..' written on it lol

the dacning dr has me crying laughing idk why could be all this weed

3:36 Look at the hero With his swag

Ok, so I am taking a neuroscience class, and the section at the end 8:54 (the part where the generic person with a circular head looks outise the bars of his cell, only to see that the cell is earth, and it's being moved by a weird looking thing with two legs along a track of storts, Along with a few other planets with the same setup walking in front of the sun) reminded me of an animation they showed us of a Kinesin protein walking on microtubule (for more info on what this looks like, search *Kinesin protein walking on microtubule* on youtube). It's amazing that they devoted all that time to making such a beautiful video, and I love all of the little easter eggs they threw in. We need more things like this. Media that is shown, not told, as I like to finally have things to discuss with others and argue about. Truly amazing work, thank you.

6:37 All the checks say "however is extremely excited about living for eternity as a data file". Just lettin you know so you can more deeply expand upon the already very deep lore of this video.

The realism/lack there of makes for excellent surrealism.

You're right adult swim! I don't have to let my anxiety control me! Thanks!

"Still lost I guess, here's a tunnel" Is a brilliant commentary on humanity's endless search for fulfillment in any way.The journey we take begins with the rotting jester; representing the empty void in the life of the protagonist that cannot be filled by anything. This is true because the final scene is actually the first, and the first the last. So we will begin with the final scene and progress to the first- That said, the scene of exercising and dental hygiene shows the desire for unattainable physical perfection which controls the protagonist. Reaching for the cookie jar of the unattainable will leave you sprawled in a ball at the foot of the kitchen counter of depression. The protagonist faces this dilemma and is devastated- searching for meaning in anything else he stumbles toward the seemingly endless happiness money offers. He becomes fully invested in the stock markets, but the Great Depression is coming. Riding the waves of apparent success, our friend, again, finds himself in a helpless situation- stocks plummet, people around him take their lives in the sorrow for what they have lost. The protagonist almost takes his own life but is arrested(for the fraud he committed to allow him to attain his position in the New York Stock Exchange) and he is quickly thrown in jail. While there, he ages and realizes that what he attained, or attempted to attain (physical perfection, wealth) meant little to those around him, they were just bacteria and parasites. Who, metaphorically "ate his flesh" to help themselves and cared nothing for him. This realization leads him to anger, how could they treat him like this?, he wondered- his life full of nothing but hate and pain now. This was his food, his life blood. But a life filled with anger is truly no life at all, and our protagonist is awakened to the reality of this when he has a horrible accident in prison when someone from a rival gang shanks him in the right leg and he almost dies. Now, the final section, inner awakening-- From his near death experience, the protagonist realizes that hate cannot fill his life, for life is to precious to be spent in hate. He spends the rest of his sentence in jail pondering life, existence, happiness, and meaning. The conclusion he comes up with is shocking- his life has been empty all this time- but the shocking part is, he concludes that emptiness IS the meaning of life. Not emptiness in itself, but the search for meaning IS the meaning of life- and the conclusion of what one's meaning is was the fulfillment he had been searching for for 70 years. This can be seen by the evidence of the globe prison being carried by a force that we do not understand or recognize, and its one lonely prisoner feeling unable to control his own destination. But, in reality- there are others shown in this scene, suffering the same fate as he is- *He is not alone* Our friend journeyed from emptiness and inner death towards the realization that we are all just passengers in a wonderful ride we never asked to be apart of, and this realization fills him with hope. Our friend and Fellow Pilgrim in this life becomes an existentialist and finds meaning on his own. But that's stupid because existentialism is a stupid self-defeating philosophy and he will probably just become even more depressed later, but at least he is happy right now I guess? I don't even know anymore. Maybe he will become religious and have faith in God, anything could happen at this point. What is even going on? Why am I writing this? Do I, too suffer from a lack of meaning and attempt to fill the void with meaningless tirade that will get my mind of meaning for a meaningless second? And why are you reading this? Do you have the same problem? You didn't read the whole thing did you? NO? Good, probably best this way- anyway go do something meaningful. What? Oh I don't know, read a book, invent something, become religious, become an existentialist, What do I care...... actually its obvious I do care- or I wouldn't be typing this with no intended purpose, Maybe this is my meaning...... No probably not..... Huh.... Uh, I just woke up from a bad trip and found this written here... didn't bother to read it all the way though though and just posted it here, so yea... have fun with that I guess?

1:36 I brushed my teeth wrong my entire life..

*How To Take Care of Your Body the Adult Swim Way!*

This is such an extradorinaiy parody on advertisement, pop science and health, stock footage, internet, and consumer culture. I think this video describes my aesthetic perfectly. Its also crazy that such high level cgi is accessible to small creators.

[3:36] > barges into hospital room by bending the infinite white void of space > bend reality whilst ignoring cinematic bars entirely > swagger inside with advanced cloth physics > dance around for no reason for 30 minutes > order a giant metal screw online that takes 3 seconds to get here > attach screw into tooth that fell out with ease and precision > entire operation fails the second the tooth actually gets placed back into the mouth > profits still going up > refuses to elaborate further > jumps down a pit and gets trapped for all eternity

9:00 LMAO that's kinesin transporting cargo on a microtubule

9:00 Trapped in a dopamine fix. Not moving yourself, but being carried along the synapse to the next big break; that satisfaction keeps your world going, but to where? We know a lot about a lot of things, but not really.

Getting a dominos add at the middle really helped make this wierder

This is haunting me, not because of it's animation but because the characters are used in some of my studies Modules. weirdly Ironic

I'm laughing harder than I have in a while but deep down Im really scared

There are so many small things that freak me out with this video: At 2:10 the toothbrush comes in before the rest of the scene At 3:11 the camera zooms in hard on the tooth's broken leg At 3:45 the doctor is seen poking out of the aspect ratio. At 6:42 the line and pen stay in frame for much longer that the checkbook. These things make me tweak the fuck out harder than the actual film itself. It's just so... odd

This is your brain on the internet. Seriously love this though; it evokes in me the same feelings I get when mindlessly browsing the internet for god knows how long, jumping from topic to topic about things that aren't that relevant to me, not actually internalizing half the information ...Wasting time watching weird videos on you tube instead of doing something constructive with my time!

This is probably what vaporwave was trying to achieve as a post-Dadaist art movement, but this is something that Max Stirner would approve of.

This video Actually makes so much sense it physically hurts 🙁 it really shows how toxic the media can get to where it can ruin someone's life... I felt genuine goosebumps and sadness from this

I'm unsure if it is ethical, but I agree with this video.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what is in the eye of beauty? A silver platter with a single hair on it.

Nobody: Actually nobody: Not a single soul: Bowling alley screens:

The band-aid at 4:50 says "what did I just watch?"

At 5:43 green which represents failure gets over the chasm, red which represents failure falls into it, and yellow, a colour associated with fear, turns back.

since most don’t know, this video was made for an lsd trip , when ur tripping balls and ur mind is all over the place, hence the title, when ur lost in that headspace it guides ur thoughts. You can actually feel the things happening in the video, you don’t just understand it, you’re immersed in it, you see things that are meant to be seen outside the screen. definitely an awesome and fun experience👁

That was amazing. For a solid five minutes I sat there, mouth agape, wondering what was going on - and then I realized It doesn't matter, none of this matters.

Gosh, I love adult swim. I wish there could be a RU-vid channel full of just videos like this.

I keep coming back to these adult swim videos. They're so weirdly thought provoking while being not at all. They make me so anxious but ok all at the same time. I can't explain it but these weird animations somehow calm me. I've been going through a rough patch recently and for some reason this helped calm me. I've been so anxious the entire day trying to stuff my life with stuff that i find "fun" meanwhile this... was better for me mentally. I'm really at a loss for words.

they did surgery on a tooth

It was only a matter of time until Adult Swim found Cool 3D World

7:00 damn shopping cart

I'm on 5 grams of dried psilocybe gandaloi truffles ,before I watched this video I was having this strange thought that I should pull a couple of my teeth out with my bare hands, now I'm sure of it

Why did I watch this... I have a dentist appointment tomorrow.

The detail on the lab coat is insane

[as] makes me want to brush my teeth, clean my phone, wash my hands, and talk to my doctor about my cholesterol in all the worst ways.

Animation like this takes some insane talent! Well done guys!

I can't believe someone actually managed to animate fever dream

When the guy next door sales you some quality acid for half the price 4:26

That girl isn't doing the full range of motion for that exercise. Because she angered the /fit/ gods her dimension was punished. This is what you are seeing now.

4:57 S T O N K S

Me: ok all is normal so far 1:59 wait that’s illegal

Don't let r/surrealmemes see this.

this made me feel like living is such a needless chore

Why do I love this more than anything else

6:52 Did they just protect the identity of a cgi model?

3:46 the doctor's like "I'm afraid it's been... recommended by nine out of ten dentists".

Diego you rule I'm sorry the amount of notoriety you receive doesn't equate to the amount of effort but you are appreciated

Please make this a series! I need to know if the doctor who is no longer a doctor escapes his phone prison!

seeing the earth being carried by the protein made me feel smaller than space does

8:53 - "We're 'trapped' in a world that's messed up - some might say 'upside-down' - but ultimately our problems are insignificant and 'minuscule' compared to the 'greater scope of life,' and our actions are rendered 'pointless' amongst the vastness of time and existence." Bittersweet, but I like it.

Adult Swim is my substitute for drugs since it's more dangerous and still legal.

Anyone with tomophobia would probably be having a panic attack after watching this. (tomophobia - fear of surgery/medical procedures)

I’m picking up many different signals from this. The most evident seems to be: social media is a prison and we are suffering from the toxic nature of our phones. We are stuck in the prison, meanwhile the earth is literally upside down. The kinesin protein is moving along regardless of our situation, such is the nature of life and the universe. We are all looking for attention or instant gratification (the green arrow) yet when we get it we are chased constantly by it due to our lust and uncertainty for more. The doctor got recognition for his work, but then he nosedived and was terrified of that result. Time is another big component of this. The clock keeps reappearing; however, each time it is slightly more degraded. This may mean that time is always running out for us, we will die. What we do with our time is up to us, and us only. If we waste it, then so be it, we are but a cog in the cosmic machine. I don’t yet know what the big grey brute is, but it may be symbolic of elites or greed.

Y3K HERE WE GO THE BEAUTY AND DARK SECRETS OF CORPORATE STOCK IMAGERY. THE EMPTINESS OF OUR STERILE DIGITAL LANDSCAPES. I FEEL IT AND IM A PART OF IT YEEEEHAWWWWWW

1:54 I shouldn't be aroused by this, right?

"still lost I guess" Ya, me too.

I love body horror and as a microbiologist this was especially disturbing

6:28 *center down: "Whats the difference between job and work?" *top right: "INCORRECT: do you have a fulltime work?

I urge whoever enjoyed this to watch the film Fantastic Planet (1973)

8:43 Yep.

My feed has been begging me to watch this for the longest time.

I had no idea stock clip art Aesthetic was a thing and now I love it