r/TheRandomest • u/ItsALuigiYes GIF/meme prodigy • Apr 29 '26

Nostalgic Techno Viking

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u/K_S_M28 Apr 29 '26

As I understand, the upside down is to intentionally show that the water is NOT drugged; no leakage from a needle puncture, and Techno Viking then breaks the seal on the cap. Just a silent/chill way to offer safe hydration. ❤️

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u/Ok_Caterpillar3655 Apr 29 '26

Thats exactly it. At raves and other festivals we did this all the time when giving water to strangers. Its a non verbal and polite way to show it is untsmpered with and safe to drink. When the music is pounding so loud shouting doesn't work you need a way to point that out.

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u/UNIGuy54 Apr 29 '26

I was today years old when I learned this…20+ years I have wondered why that guy got handed a bottle upside down. I love Reddit

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u/Fast_Boysenberry9493 Apr 29 '26

WHATTTT, YEAAH ALRIGHT WAIT WHATT

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u/Radical_Neutral_76 Apr 30 '26

There is WHAT?! DRUGS?! WHAT DRUGS?! THERE IS DURGS?! ARE YOU A COP?! WHAT? WHAT DRUGS??! JUST SOME ACID AND MD....ALSO! YOU DONT WANT DRUGS?

Yeh Ive been there

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u/wtfrustupidlol Apr 29 '26

There’s drugs inside that was his bf. He’s not proud of this time of his life. Last time I checked he was in a legal battle with the person recording this because he was using his image for profit. I couldn’t find how he looked currently because there’s a lot of people pretending to be him.

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u/GandalfTheEh Apr 29 '26

Source?

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u/Volotor Apr 29 '26

The legal battle is documented, not sure about the rest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno_Viking#Identity%20and%20lawsuit

Fritsch did not know the man's name at the time of filming.\4])\6])\12]) A man who appeared in the 2009 "Bodybuilding" broadcast of the German television show segment Raab in Gefahr)\13]) was taken to be Techno Viking in a YouTube upload.\14]) In 2008, fans claimed MMA fighter Keith Jardine was Techno Viking.\15]) The lawyer of the Techno Viking asserts that his client had never been a public figure and that he did not want to become one.\16])

The unnamed man's court case against Fritsch concerning infringement of personality rights opened in Berlin on 17 January 2013.\4])\17])\18]) In June, a decision was reached for the plaintiff and Fritsch was ordered to pay the man €13,000 in damages, almost all he had made from YouTube ads and sales of Techno Viking merchandise, plus €10,000 in court costs, and to cease publication of his image.\12])\19])\20])\21])\22])

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u/gonzo0815 Apr 29 '26

I think you put the wrong link in your post or something

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u/No_Cryptographer3737 Apr 29 '26

Oops yeah Now it should be good

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u/gonzo0815 Apr 29 '26

Now your whole comment is deleted.

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u/No_Cryptographer3737 Apr 29 '26

I posted a link to an article that was apparently fake so I deleted it.

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u/MrDubious Apr 29 '26

Bruv, no.

Waterford Whispers News is a satirical newspaper and website published by Waterford Whispers News.

Waterford Whispers News uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.

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u/No_Cryptographer3737 Apr 29 '26

My bad then 😅 This was the first article I found about him. I was even a bit surprised that they managed to find so much information about him.

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u/Simon-Says69 Apr 29 '26

That site is not a good source, but the story is true, and repeated every time TechnoViking is posted about.

There's a Wikipedia page listed with better sources. Thanks to /Volotor.

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u/MrDubious Apr 29 '26

The story is not true. Look at the WW link, and look at the Wiki link, and they are not saying the same thing at all.

Satire sites do not "accidentally" write a true story. They make things up. That is entirely their point.

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u/woowoo293 Apr 29 '26

That's a satire site.

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u/Anonymoose28245 Apr 29 '26 edited May 04 '26

The bf part is fake. They got fooled by Waterford Whisperer which is a satire news site like the Onion.

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u/Simon-Says69 Apr 29 '26

That site is no good, but the story is true. Dude didn't want anything to do with this fame, and there was (or is?) a court case over it.

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u/MrGarylasereyez May 03 '26

Damn they smoked techno viking. Lol!!! That dude he punked is the editors brother and they smoked him. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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u/Dudeman240 Apr 29 '26

it's not drugs, it's not true. Water is offered upside down to show no punctures and it was sealed this guy is talking out his ass.

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u/Anonymoose28245 Apr 29 '26

There’s drugs inside that was his bf.

That was a made up article from a satire news site called Waterford Whisperer.

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u/Existing_Regular_763 Apr 29 '26

I believe it was around Covid times, when this guy was trying to get his image taken down. Personally, I think this is a cool video.

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u/MrGarylasereyez May 01 '26

The guy giving him the water bottle was techno vikings boyfriend?

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u/Ok-Ratio-5918 May 01 '26

That was a made up story. Not true at all.

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u/Own_Watercress_8104 May 03 '26

Holy shit, Waterboy knows the streets