People Stuck In Quarantine Have Discovered The Wonder That Is Jelle's Marble Runs

It's a miserable time to be a sports fan. The NCAA's annual March Madness tournament, the NBA season, the NHL season, and even the Masters have all been canceled due to an abundance of Coronavirus caution. Without games to watch, some sports fans have turned to desperate measures to scratch the sporting itch. This has led many to a wonderful discovery: Jelle's Marble Runs.

Jelle's Marble Runs is a YouTube channel devoted to holding mock competitions between marble teams. On Jelle's channel, the marbles race and go through obstacle courses, and while it may not seem like a video of marbles rolling around would be interesting, Jelle Bakker's production value puts it over the top. With his ingenious courses and strikingly in-depth analysis, including dead-on play-by-play commentary, the channel became a minor sensation in the late 2010s.

A sports-less world has led people down the YouTube rabbit hole and brought Jelle back to the spotlight. Time Magazine and Nerdist have both recommended the channel as Twitter users have marveled anew at some of Jelle's races.

Twitter user @davdchristmas gained over 220,000 retweets showing one of Jelle's races.

The video quickly captivated Twitter, who were surprised they were on the edge of their seat for the whole race.

That wasn't the only tweet of Jelle's videos to get popular. User @keddie44 tweeted a video that featured a full-on marble brawl.

If you haven't gotten into Jelle's Marble Runs yet, give it a shot. It's one of the best ways to kill an afternoon in quarantine.