10 Weirdly Useful YouTube Channels You Never Knew You Needed
Let me spin you a tale, dear hoarder of pixels. While you were doomscrolling or watching reruns of cave-flavored mukbangs, I—List Goblin, devourer of tabs and snatcher of algorithms—went on a noble quest through YouTube’s chaotic underbelly. I sought the strangely helpful, the delightfully bizarre, and the lowkey genius creators hiding beneath thumbnails and clickbait. What I found may just reshape your entire digital hoard.
So sharpen your claws, smash that “Subscribe,” and feast on this glorious buffet of underrated brilliance:
1. Good Mythical Morning
This isn’t a show—it’s a delicious descent into the absurd. Hosted by the magnificently bearded Rhett and the mischievously grinning Link, Good Mythical Morning is a daily dose of culinary science, mythbusting madness, and hilarious food crimes. They eat things no mortal should—like bacon-wrapped jellyfish or deep-fried toothpaste—and somehow live to tell the tale. Beyond the laughs, there's unexpected wisdom: food facts, trivia, and the occasional philosophical breakdown of which soup would win in a street fight. It's basically morning coffee for goblins. Required viewing if your brain needs weird stimulation before noon.
2. HowToBasic
Ah yes, the deceptive demon of YouTube tutorials. What starts like a normal “How to make a sandwich” video quickly turns into an egg-pocalypse of chaos. The camera shakes. The food flies. The eggs—oh, the eggs. It’s the kind of wild mess that makes your inner gremlin giggle uncontrollably. While it offers absolutely zero useful information (unless you count “how to destroy your kitchen”), the real lesson here is: expectations are lies, and destruction is an art form.
3. LockPickingLawyer
Ever look at a lock and think, “That looks secure”? Ha. You fool. This man will show you—calmly, professionally, devastatingly—that your expensive padlock is nothing more than a shiny suggestion. With tools so precise they make goblin fingers weep with jealousy, the LockPickingLawyer dismantles everything from smart locks to bike chains in under a minute. He doesn’t just expose flaws—he teaches you to see like a thief (in the legal sense, of course). It's like watching a wizard unweave a spell one silent pin at a time.
4. ElectroBOOM
Imagine a brilliant electrical engineer trapped in a slapstick comedy spell. That’s ElectroBOOM. While trying to teach you about voltage, wiring, and electromagnetism, he regularly zaps himself, yells in pain, and smashes gadgets like a tech goblin throwing a tantrum. The results? Educational hilarity. You’ll learn more about electricity in one session than you did all year—and you’ll do it while howling with laughter and fearing for his eyebrows. If you've ever wanted to be shocked and smarter, this is your channel.
5. JunsKitchen
Now this—this is art. Chef Jun, a quiet culinary wizard in Japan, crafts breathtaking dishes with the grace of a monk and the precision of a potion master. But here’s the twist: he’s always joined by his cats. They don’t cook (sadly), but they do sit nearby, watching serenely as sashimi gets sliced like silk and matcha gets whisked like magic. It’s the coziest, cleanest, most soul-healing channel on YouTube. Even the Goblin had to pause and reflect while watching him sharpen knives and whisper to his feline sous-chefs.
6. The Q
This channel is pure, unfiltered “Why didn’t I think of that?” energy. The Q takes trash—literal junk—and turns it into marvels: wooden bikes, cardboard engines, home gadgets that MacGyver himself would be jealous of. There’s no talking, just clever construction, fast-forwarded assembly, and glorious “AHA!” moments. You’ll be inspired to build things you absolutely don’t need. Which, frankly, is the most goblin thing ever. Hoard your soda bottles, your broken fans—your time has come.
7. Technology Connections
Nerd alert—but in the best way. This channel dives deep into retro and current tech, from the obscure history of microwaves to the philosophical question of why Blu-ray failed. The host’s voice is charmingly awkward, his pacing weirdly perfect, and his enthusiasm borderline contagious. If you’ve ever looked at a toaster and thought, “I wish someone would explain this to me for 45 minutes,” your wish is granted. Goblins love deep dives, and this one goes very deep.
8. Baumgartner Restoration
It’s like watching surgery… but for art. Julian Baumgartner is a professional art restorer who films himself reviving oil paintings that look like they were attacked by dragons, time, and toddlers. The precision. The detail. The nerve-wracking brushstrokes. It’s ASMR for your soul and therapy for your eyeballs. Watching him clean 200-year-old grime off a masterpiece is more satisfying than slapping a troll with a wet baguette.
9. The King of Random
Science? Yes. Chaos? Even more yes. This channel is a playground of experiments, DIY hacks, and borderline-mad projects that somehow make you smarter. Want to build a flamethrower? Learn the physics of popcorn? Create a DIY centrifuge using a blender and a dream? The King of Random delivers all that and more. This is science goblin-style: curious, creative, and occasionally singed.
10. NileRed
Chemistry is dark magic, and NileRed is the wizard. He turns gloves into soda, separates caffeine like a potion master, and handles volatile chemicals with unnerving calm. His explanations are sharp, his pacing is cinematic, and his visuals are straight-up mesmerizing. If you ever wanted to know what’s hiding in everyday things—or just want to stare in awe as sulfur turns into something that shouldn’t exist—this is your alchemical rabbit hole. Warning: may cause dangerous levels of intellectual hoarding.
These aren’t just YouTube channels—they’re treasure chests of oddity, brilliance, and goblin-worthy obsession. Pick one. Binge ten. Fill your hoard with knowledge and nonsense. Just don’t forget to blink.