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Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:03:40 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

While scrolling through the feeds Sunday, I came across a charming video<\/a> that I had to click on. The one-minute clip is of what appears to be a man playing the Super Mario Bros<\/i>. theme song using four calculators. Of course, this type of stunt is common on YouTube, but for some reason, I was convinced I had come across something special. <\/p>\n

For one, the YouTuber behind the clip doesn’t seem particularly interested in fame. Their channel isn’t their name or a branded pseudonym. It’s a phrase: “It’s a small world<\/a>.” The image they chose is a white background with the same mantra written on it in plain handwriting. Despite having over 45,000 subscribers, It’s a small world doesn’t seem very interested in self-promotion, evidenced by the fact that their about page<\/a> is blank. <\/p>\n

The whole channel is incredibly refreshing given YouTube’s clickbait-filled<\/a> landscape. This person is simply here to make some tunes with unconventional instruments, without any of the frills. They haven’t even been doing this very long: The channel is only a couple of months old.<\/p>\n

Aside from the Mario video, which I think can be safely called It’s a small world’s magnum opus, there is “Despacito<\/a>,” the hit song by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee, as well as the Pirates of the Caribbean<\/i> theme song<\/a>, both played on two calculators. <\/p>\n

The Mario video is the only one in which It’s a small world is able to master four calculators\u2014an impressive feat.<\/p>\n

I tried to figure out who is the genius behind It’s a small world without much luck. There’s no contact information on their YouTube channel, and I received no response on Twitter. <\/p>\n

Searching around led me to another surprise, though: The mastermind behind the YouTube channel is also great at Twitter. Instead of polluting the world with more opinions, It’s a small world prefers to simply tweet delightful little emojis most of the time:<\/p>\n

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