Evolutionary Science tells us that babies are cute so that the parents are more willing to take care of them. But in our modern world, this just isn't enough anymore; you can very easily get a puppy with a much higher cuteness to work ratio. Recognizing this, babies have stepped up their game and have developed a whole new strategy: being funny as hell. So when you run into a baby doing something funny, don't hesitate to laugh. They need you to. In fact, they want you to.
Those poor, poor parents. I think that it's pretty easy to see that this baby somehow forced the parents to do this. Really, what sane parents would voluntarily throw their baby off a cliff? I've heard of this happening before. I'm sure everyone's familiar with a game where you lightly toss your child into the air and catch them. While this may seem harmless, sometimes the babies can get addicted to the thrill of it, and just like any other addiction, the baby will continue the push the limits. In short, this baby has become an adrenaline junkie. The next logical step is a tandem skydive in a baby carrier.
In their attempt to stay ahead of all other cute and funny things, babies are blazing trails into places that we never thought they could go. Recently there has been a trend of babies using the music industry to make ends meet. By including themselves into something all of us enjoy, they can hit a much wider audience than before.
I know that it appears that the father forced the baby to listen to the music, but you have to understand, that baby was crying for a reason. Considering the look of the dad, you can assume that the baby had heard some kind of music like that before, so it appears that this quick thinking baby merely took advantage of a situation. The choice of metal music was a stroke of genius, as the generally the first thing you think of when you hear heavy metal isn't that it lullabies a baby to sleep; It's probably more along the lines of turn that crap off.
This one may not be as popular as some of the other "Kid listens to terrible music and for some reason likes it" videos out there, but it's important to point this out because of the degree of skill it took. Few, if any babies take advantage of the art of dancing here, displayed with a variety and dexterity that is simply astounding. Clearly, this baby has gone through years of intense dancing school in order to pull this off. She also makes good use of facial expression. At first she seems confused and angry, probably displaying her true feelings, but you can watch the realization that this is a time to prove herself come over her face right before she breaks out into full swing. Of course, with less than a million views, you have to wonder if it's all worth it.
Ah, yes. Once again a sneeze appears in one of these videos. This is evidence that the babies are getting desperate, as this little baby panda had to copy off another video in order to get a few cheap laughs. This baby even takes advantage of its own mother by including her. At the very least, the public seemed to pick up on this blatant imitation, as this video barely scrapped up 2 million views. Shame on you baby panda, have a little class.
Here you can observe the work of a master manipulator. He cleverly disguises his intentions by combining both fear and happiness in one stroke. He bases his emotions off of something that is inconsequential as a sneeze which further adding to the alleged humor of the piece. Clearly this baby knows exactly what he is doing, as he has planned this little performance down to the last detail in order to maximize its effectiveness. Even the name of the video is formed to be as cute as possible, with an obligatory exclamation mark hanging off the edge of the sentence. Whereas the shuffling baby seems to be guide of what not to do, this little video seems to be instructions on how to do it right. It's almost 15 million views can prove that fact.
Here's a good example of a baby crossing the line... well kind of shuffling, or something across it. Right when the video starts off, you know something is wrong. The baby is folded over itself in the middle of the tile floor, by itself. Then, the horror begins. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure how it's physically possible, and I don't want to spend the time figuring it out due to the sheer dread I feel when watching it for more than a few seconds. Clearly the person holding the camera is either frozen in fear or a far braver soul than I. I believe this babies actions are the result of it trying to find something uniquely cute to put itself out there. We've seen enough videos of babies giggling and falling over that that material has become stale and babies have become desperate to find something new to fool us with. This unfortunate little infant apparently misread our reactions and instead of warming our hearts, appears in our nightmares.
