YouTube adopts Wadsworth constant

[Veho]

Do you know of the Wadsworth constant? It says you can skip the first 30% of a YouTube video without missing anything important, because, as a rule, the interesting stuff starts at roughly 30% in.

Well YouTube has now recognized and implemented the Wadsworth constant as a feature. Just add "wadsworth=1" as a parameter in the video URL, and the video will start playing 30% in, sparing you the boring intro.

Try it.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Read this earlier; haven't actually tried it yet.
Bet he's glad about that.

 

[prowler]

Or just press 3.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Or just press 3.

That won't work unless you're focused on the video.
Besides, the article even pointed that out.

 

[Veho]

Or just press 3.

>2011
>skipping manually

Spoiler

 

[prowler]

Or just press 3.

>2011
>skipping manually

Spoiler

Better than typing it manually in the URL.

 

[Veho]

The feature is there for when you're sending the link to someone else. And it's a gag feature more than anything else.

 

[Waddy101]

Wow, i never expected This!
It's so cool

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Or just press 3.

>2011
>skipping manually

Spoiler

Better than typing it manually in the URL.

Heard of this thing called copy and paste?

 

[prowler]

Heard of this thing called copy and paste?

Copy and paste: Ctrl+C > Ctrl+V (and if you're on the video page, hitting enter to load the page with the tag)
Pressing 3: 3

All I was saying you could press 3. Jesus.

 

[ProtoKun7]

More like to press 3:
>press 3 the first time which doesn't work
>realise it's because you aren't focussed
>click the video frame to focus which also pauses it
>unpause it
>press 3

That's even assuming when it doesn't work you're able to tell what the problem is.

 

[alidsl]

This is silly, for a 10 min video you miss three minutes of it I don't approve

 

[prowler]

More like to press 3:
>press 3 the first time which doesn't work
>realise it's because you aren't focussed
>click the progress bar
>press 3

FTFY.

 

[Rydian]

You know what? I agree. I see too many videos with intros that take up too much time.

 

[Skelletonike]

I wonder if that 30% thingy also refers to music videos. xP
And well, for long stuff 30% is too much...

 

[ShadowNeko003]

Interesting, but for a 5 minute music video, it skips to around 1:30. So you basically miss 1:30 minutes of music. But it's an interested concept.

 

[WolfSpider]

Skipping 30% will almost always skip part of the main video.