Bounce by the Ounce
About
Bounce by the Ounce is a viral video about a group of clubgoers in Preston, England. The video is most notable for a shot of a bald man known as "Bounce by the Ounce Crazy Guy," who dances with his teeth clenched and eyes agape while making frantic arm movements.
Origin
On June 8th, 2014, YouTuber Stephen Singleton published "Bounce by the Ounce." The post received more than 8.9 million views in less than seven years (shown below).
Spread
The following week, on June 16th, YouTuber Burt Overback posted a 10-minutes loop of the "Bounce by the Ounce Crazy Guy." The post received more than 454,000 views in less than seven years (shown below, left). On June 21st, YouTuber TheRealNaxos shared a 10-hour version of the clip, receiving more than 779,000 views in less than seven years (shown below, right).
About a month after the video went viral, the "Bounce by the Ounce Crazy Guy" began posting videos on YouTube. On December 26th, 2016, he posted a video entited "just chillin" in which the man dances for the camera. Within four years, the post received more than 3 million views (shown below).
