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Memoria Inspirational Report #68

Shorts: Ideas 1–110 (Outdoors & Testing)

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1. I Asked People If I Could Blow the Horn

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Inspired by this short, ask people if you can blow the horn of a:

Variations
  1. cruise ship
  2. plane
  3. fire truck
  4. police car
  5. school bus
  6. subway train

2. How Many Tips Can I Make in a Day Working As…

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Test different service jobs and track tips earned in one day as a…

Variations
  1. Uber driver
  2. DoorDash driver
  3. server
  4. barista

Hide gift cards across the city and see how fast they disappear (and add a letter asking people to contact you when they find and use it)

Visit real-world locations featured in:

Variations
  1. music videos
  2. movies
  3. TV shows
  4. reality TV

5. How Long Does It Take to Scroll Until You Find AI?

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Test how quickly AI-generated content appears on:

Variations
  1. ChatGPT
  2. YouTube Shorts
  3. TikTok

6. How Different Is XXX Depending on Where You Are?

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Use a VPN to compare results across regions when you search for…

Variations
  1. ChatGPT answers
  2. YouTube Shorts feed
  3. TikTok feed

Experience real training programs and document how hard or easy they are. Try this with…

Variations
  1. professional soccer
  2. American football
  3. firefighter
  4. police
  5. military

Inspired by this short, test water sliding to see if it is as easy as the videos make it seem.

9. Can I Fool People Into Thinking I’m…

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Pretend to be someone else in public using clothing and props. Will you fool anyone? Try this with…

Variations
  1. an old man
  2. a woman
  3. a college student
  4. a high school student

For this mini series, try strange digital experiments such as…

Variations
  1. upload and download the same video 100 times
  2. translate a sentence through 50 languages and back
  3. AI-enhance an AI-enhanced image
  4. simplify text with AI until it can’t

11. I Tested the Cheapest Product in Every XXX

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Pretty self explanatory: for this video, try the most cheap item you can purchase at a…

Variations
  1. fast food chain
  2. grocery store
  3. cinema
  4. theme park
  5. NYC food cart
  6. gas station

12. I Tested Products That Say “Lifetime Warranty”

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Get old/vintage items and see if the “lifetime” part about the warranty is actually true or not by reaching out to the companies.

13. I Tried Buying Things That Aren’t For Sale

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For this video, visit different stores of all kinds, including movie theaters and malls, and try to purchase items not for sale (if you want to make it festive, try to buy the christmas trees of these stores!)

14. I Visited Every Store With the Same Name in One City

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Every store named “Sam” or “Sam’s”, regardless of what they sell, pay them a visit (and maybe ask for a Sam discount)

15. I Called Customer Service Until I Reached a CEO

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Pretty self explanatory. Call customer service numbers and Karen your way up to the CEO, is it possible?

16. I Asked Fast Food Chains for Off-Menu Items

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Can they actually create a custom item just for you? Or will you discover secret menu items most people don’t know about?

17. I Tried Eating for Free Using Only App Rewards

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Kinda the same concept as eating only with samples, but this time virtually! Can you feed yourself for a whole day using app rewards, discounts and digital gifts/coupons?

18. I Tested Warnings That Say “Do Not Attempt”

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Pretty self explanatory, but please do this safely!

For this mini series, test out if money really moves the world by offering strangers $100 if they…

Variations
  1. give you their clothes
  2. give you their lunch
  3. give you their coffee or drink
  4. give you their shoes

20. I Bought the Weirdest Add-Ons at Checkout

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What’s the craziest thing you can grab at checkout? Review them all!

21. I Walked Around NYC Following AI Advice

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Ask different AIs what to do in the city and follow their advice!

Same concept as before but take it on a larger scale, asking it to help you book a weekend getaway. Will it be a success?

23. I Let AI Decide Every Grocery Purchase I Made

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Using different prompts and AIs, create different grocery lists and test them out in the wild.

24. I Tried Eating Foods With the Longest Ingredients Lists

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Check out the longest and craziest list of ingredients and eat these foods.

25. I Tried Making the Most Expensive Version of Cheap Food

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A $1000 USD Big Mac is possible? What about a $500 dollar slice of pizza? Test it out!

26. How Many Things Can I Get for Free If I Just Ask?

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Be shameless and ask for free things at the drive thru, the mall, restaurants, etc. How much can you actually receive just for asking politely?

For this video, walk around NYC with socks once again, but this time, weigh the socks before and after to see how much dirt you’re physically carrying around.

28. I Downloaded Every XXX in the App Store

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For this mini series, see all the options available in the App Store for…

Variations
  1. AI apps
  2. social media apps
  3. food delivery apps
  4. games

For this mini series, spend a day with different kinds of people and document (and eat) whatever they eat. Do this with…

Variations
  1. high schoolers
  2. tech bros
  3. average Americans
  4. fast food employees

30. I Tried Side Hustles That Make the Most Money

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This idea is kind of similar to the tip idea from this report, but now with a different approach: side hussles. This was inspired by this short.

31. I Tried to Beat the Record For Most Tickets Won at Chuck E. Cheese

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How many tickets or points can you actually accomplish in a day? How much would it cost and what prizes can you get? Test it out!

No matter how long it takes, try to take every toy/plush from a claw machine until it’s empty. How much money, time and skill will this take?

33. How Much Money Does It Take to Empty a Vending Machine?

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Same concept as before but this will just take you money, not skill.

34. How Many Brands Can I Find at the Thrift Store?

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Take a look around regular retail stores and then hit the thrifts to try and find as many of these items being sold at stores for half the price or more.

35. Can You Walk Into a Hotel Breakfast Without Staying There?

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Pretty self explanatory. See if you can sneak your way into a free breakfast!

36. I Asked for the Weirdest Topping They Had

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What’s the craziest thing you can put into a sandwich or a pizza? Find it out at different stores!

37. I Did Whatever the Comments Said for 30 Minutes

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Leave an open ask box in your IG stories and, after 30 minutes, delete the story and follow anything people told you to do.

38. How Long Can You Stare at One Item Before Someone Checks on You?

Section titled “38. How Long Can You Stare at One Item Before Someone Checks on You?”

Check how fast you can be approached by a worker at different retail and grocery stores or malls.

39. How Many Stores Let You Use Wi-Fi Without Asking?

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Test every wifi available! Which stores ask for your email to access wifi? Which ones have a password? Which ones straight up don’t have wifi for customers? Test it all!

40. I Tried Being the First Customer of the Day at Drive-Thrus

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Pretty self explanatory! (And bring a gift to the workers to make their day start off with the right foot!)

Research what are items and products that have dropped significantly in sales in the last 10 years and then purchase them to figure out why.

42. Which Store Is Best for Taking Selfies?

Section titled “42. Which Store Is Best for Taking Selfies?”

Mirror, lightning, aesthetic, etc. Put all this to the test to get the best selfie you can.

Check the room temperatures at different stores to determine which ones are the warmest during the winter.

Same concept but in the summer! Who’s got the coldest AC?

45. I Visited Stores Where You Can Play With…

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For this mini series, visit stores/businesses where you can play with…

Variations
  1. puppies
  2. cats
  3. goats
  4. rabbits
  5. chickens

For this mini series, go dumpster diving in different places and after certain dates, such as…

Variations
  1. after Christmas
  2. on New Year’s Day
  3. outside stores closing forever
  4. outside seasonal stores
  5. on college campuses

For this mini series, test the limits of money and customer service. Will you actually be allowed to purchase…?

Variations
  1. a grocery store shopping cart
  2. an entire IKEA display
  3. all the burgers in one store

Perhaps a very expensive video, but for this mini series, compare companies and brands items to determine who’s got the strongest

Variations
  1. phones
  2. laptops
  3. water bottles
  4. TVs

49. How Many Items Do You Need to Recycle to Make $100?

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Test out how many pounds of cans, plastic, cardboard and other recyclables you need to gather to make $100 USD.

For this mini series, compare…

Variations
  1. longest vs shortest routes you can take to one place
  2. most vs least caloric fast food items
  3. cheapest vs most expensive NYC meal
  4. cheapest vs most expensive thrift items
  5. cheapest vs most expensive gas station items
  6. most vs least bought fast food items
  7. most vs least visited stores
  8. cheapest vs most expensive Apple products
  9. most vs least sold retail items
  10. smallest vs largest clothing sizes at different clothing brands

Shorts: Ideas 111–200 (General Interest Facts)

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Note: The following ideas are focused on general-interest facts and highly shareable information-based shorts.

1. I Visited Cities Built on Ancient Ruins

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For this video, inspired by this article, visit cities that were built on top of ruins.

Inspired by this article explore and visit cities, towns and buildings where nature has claimed back its place. What odd things will you find?

Inspired by this article pay a visit to this abandoned hotel.

For this mini series, explore different places (owned by corporations or by the state) to uncover secrets, unknown facts and perhaps weird stuff. Try this at…

Variations
  1. Disney World
  2. magicians
  3. Universal Studios
  4. New York City
  5. the government (federal territories)

For this mini series, explore the limits of different places and situations, pushing the boundaries of rules…

Variations
  1. after midnight
  2. in NYC
  3. in hotels
  4. on a cruise ship
  5. on a plane
  6. at a mall

For this series, travel across the country and the world to take a look into how rich people live. Film this in…

Variations
  1. America
  2. East Asia
  3. India
  4. Africa
  5. South America

For this investigation mini series, try to find…

Variations
  1. one-hit wonders
  2. childhood stars
  3. defunct bands
  4. unknown nepo babies

8. I Found the Descendants of U.S. Presidents

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Similar to the previous idea, for this video try to track down the living descendants of important U.S. presidents or historical figures. What are their lives like?

9. I Flew on the Worst-Rated Flight in the World

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Check reviews and then book the worst review flight on earth and give it a go!

10. I Took the Worst-Rated Train in the World

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Same concept as before, but now in a train! (definitely film this in India or Africa!)

11. I Drove the Worst-Rated Route in the U.S.

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What highway or route has been abandoned to die? Drive it to see what it looks like compared to before.

12. I Visited Secret Bars Around the World

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Inspired by this article, take a look at hidden bars (and maybe other places too) from easiest to hardest.

Inspired by this article pay a visit to tunnels, bunkers and other places that used to be secret and now are open to the public.

Dared Youtube Guidelines by visiting and touring some real town with the oddest name

For this video, go pay a visit to Mackinac Island to see what it’s like to live without a car.

16. I Visited Medieval Taverns Still Operating

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Inspired by this article explore places with hundreds of years still in the business.

17. I Investigated the Happiest City in the World

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Inspired by this article, take a look at what cities are ranked as the happiest in the world and see how true or not this statement is.

18. I Tried Every Michelin-Star Restaurant in the U.S.

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Inspired by this article for this video take a look and rank what people consider the best food in the U.S. Do you agree?

For this mini series, collab with other youtuber friends and, for 24 hours, swap…

Variations
  1. houses
  2. channels
  3. jobs
  4. phones
  5. credit cards

20. I Visited a Country Inside Another Country

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For this video, pay a visit to the Republic of Molossia, located in… Nevada?