YouTuber streaming in “solitary confinement” with no light for a month to test if he goes insane
YouTube: NormeA YouTube creator called Norme is now over 500 hours into his attempt to livestream in “solitary confinement” for a whole month – and his behavior is concerning viewers.
Just the latest in his wild stream challenges, Norme, who has over 1 million subscribers, is hoping to go viral with his solitary confinement challenge, and “to test if I go insane” – according to the titles of the VODs.
He began the challenge on October 16, just months after his viral no-sleep challenge. Norme is also earning some revenue with the stream through super chats with challenges such as $5 for a handstand, $20 for “straightjacket for 15 mins”, and $50 for “mouth tape for one hour.”
As of November 7, he is over 22 days, or 548 hours, into the challenge, meaning he has just under 200 more hours to go if he is to reach 30 days total.
Making the challenge even more difficult, he is doing it in complete darkness. The camera points down from the ceiling into a small storage space, which has barely enough room for a mattress on the floor.
As of day five, Norme was already behaving erratically, rambling about “intergalactic aliens” and making odd, almost demonic noises. While some viewers suspect he is just playing up to the camera, others are genuinely concerned.
“He needs help,” said one viewer as the clock ticked past 133 hours. Another viewer exclaimed “STOP TORTURING URSELF FOR VIEWS!”
Some are not so convinced though, with one suggesting his performance is award-worthy: “Give bro an oscar for going absolutely insane.”
YouTube: NormeNow, almost two weeks into the challenge, the chat has become less sensible also. Many messages simply repeat song lyrics or memes. But, some messages still come in expressing concern, with one viewer commenting “brother you are harming yourself.”
As the clock ticked past 307 hours, Norme sunk to the floor and said, “Only day 12. I might quit. I’m legit about to quit.” For now though, the stream continues.
On November 6, a number of viral posts on X/Twitter shared clips of Norme behaving increasingly erratically.
Like most of these streams, text-to-speech messages are also turned on. This allows viewers to have their messages read out via speaker for Normee and all other viewers to hear. Whether this in fact defeats the purpose of “solitary confinement” is also debated among chatters.
Norme does also occassionally leave the room, presumably to use the bathroom or eat, although it’s not clear as his communication has become increasingly nonsensical.
Who is Norme?
Norme is a content creator with just over a million subscribers on his main YouTube channel. His usual content often revolved around Roblox, as well as typical video formats like tier lists and various videos about MrBeast.
YouTube: NormeHis video uploads slowed in 2024 though, with his most recent over 5 months ago. Instead, he has moved on to various livestreaming challenges. These included his viral “staying awake challenge”, in which he attempted to break the world record for longest time without sleep.
He failed to break the record, clocking in at 264 hours in the end. The official record stands at 453 hours.
Despite concerns about his health, a sleep expert told Dexerto that as a one-off challenge, Norme was unlikely to suffer any major health consequences from his lack of sleep.
He has also tried to break the record for “longest time without blinking”, before moving on to this latest extreme stream challenge.