A video created by Rubberbandits star Mr Chrome using a miniature model to recreate the moment Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire has gone viral.
The comedian, whose real name is Bob McGlynn, used his YouTube channel under the name Bobby Fingers to put together the bizarre diorama.
A diorama is a replica of a scene using three-dimensional figures which are either full-size or miniature often using puppets or models.
For the video, which has been viewed almost 250,000 times since it was posted last month, McGlynn painstakingly recreates the stage Jackson was on at the time of the freak accident using a 3D printer.
During the 25 minute video, McGlynn claims the accident in 1984 happened exactly at the midpoint of the pop star’s life but notes he can’t be bothered to check if this is true.
Jackson was badly injured when pyrotechnics, and an explosion caused embers to set fire to his hair during filming for a Pepsi commercial. It would lead to him becoming addicted to painkillers.
McGlynn includes an interview with a woman who was in the crowd on the day of the accident as he creates what starts out as a ‘how to make’ video.
Comedian Sean Burke tweeted: ‘Anyone else watching Bobby Fingers on YouTube? One of the best channels I’ve seen in a long time. He creates these insanely good dioramas of bizarre moments in pop culture. Then buries them to be found by viewers. Funny, fascinating, relaxing. 10/10’.
One fan wrote: ‘I love how this gets progressively weirder. It’s a journey into the soul’.
While another watcher was full of praise posting: ‘The sheer range of talents and skills you put into these vids (film, music, sculpting, comedy, poetry, engineering, scavenger hunt making) combined with the variety of supporting craftsmen/women and professionals you bring in and highlight in support is honestly mind-blowing. The pinnacle of youtube’.
Bob McGlynn (Mr Chrome) and Dave Chambers (Blind Boy Boat Club) shot to fame after the video for their rap ‘Horse Outside’ went viral in 2011. It has since been watched over 22 million times
McGlynn and Chambers became friends during their time as students at Ardscoil Rís in Co Limerick.
At school they first began recording their prank calls on cassettes, and later CDs, which made their name locally.
The Limerick pair have largely managed to keep their real identities hidden from the public as they rarely appear in public without a shopping bag over their heads.
Blindboy has become well known more recently for his popular podcast.
Last week, The New York Times published a profile on the Irish star podcaster, using his real name in the piece without his consent.
Sharing the article on Twitter, he wrote: ‘The New York Times did a profile on my podcast. I didn’t know my real name was going to be all over this. But at this stage, I’m hardly anonymous. I have a pen name and a pen face because I like privacy and going to Aldi.
‘I’m diagnosed autistic and having a very quiet life and simple life is important to me. That’s about it,’ he added.
