Hello my curious! Be all welcome to a new video.
In today's video I have prepared a list for you
with 10 jobs you won't believe exist.
From professional Lego builders,
where you can earn thousands of dollars a year,
to being a raven keeper in the tower of London.
This sounds fun, don't you think?
Only before we start with the topic I have a little question for you.
In my previous video, the one about the crazy inventions that made millions of dollars,
I told you about a rather curious blanket
that has sold thousands of units around the world,
do you happen to remember the name of that thing?
If you watched my previous video you probably already know the answer,
and if not, well, you're screwed.
Here I am going to give you these four options on your screen,
choose the one you think is correct
and write it down here in the comments right now,
at the end of the video I'm going to tell you the name of that blanket
and let's see if you got your answer right, okay?
All right, make yourself comfortable and enjoy it, bro.
I'm Curious Ben, and… How curious are you?
Babysitting might not be the weirdest job you've ever heard of, right?
But have you ever heard of 'Norland Nannies'?
These nannies are a group of highly trained women
to take care of the children of royalty,
it's not just any babysitter, but the best babysitters in the world.
During a period of 4 years these women are prepared and trained
to be hired by the most exclusive and wealthy families in the world.
During that period of time they are taught the basics that every nanny should know
such as taking care of a child, sewing and other similar things,
but also unusual things
such as martial arts and self defense.
Remember that these nannies work for wealthy and important families,
so it is possible that at some point they will have to face some potential threat
that endangers their life or that of the child they are caring for
and they have to know how to act in these circumstances.
Studying at Norland College to become one of their babysitters isn't cheap,
costs about $20,000 USD a year,
it is more expensive than studying at a prestigious university,
but once you graduate you have a guaranteed job with very good pay.
Not many people know about the existence of these nannies
and it is considered one of the strangest and most curious jobs in the world.
Did you know that there is a job where you get paid to take care of crows?
The official name of this job is 'The Ravenmaster'.
Well, to be honest, only one person in the whole world does this job,
his name is Chris Skaife
and he is the one in charge of taking care of the ravens in the Tower of London.
His work is considered very important by royalty,
it is not a decorative job, in fact it is quite the opposite.
There is a royal decree that says that in the Tower of London
at least 6 ravens must live forever.
If the number of ravens is less than 6,
either because they left the tower or because they died,
the kingdom of England could be in grave danger and very bad things are going to happen.
So they better take care of those animals because their life depends on it.
There are currently 8 ravens living in the tower, so there is no problem.
For this very important job they have appointed Chris,
he sees to it that the ravens are healthy and that they lack nothing,
and in return he gets paid, but this job is not for everyone.
So you can become the caretaker of the crows
first you must be a guard of the Tower of London,
But being a Tower of London guard isn't for everyone either,
you first had to serve in the military for at least 22 years.
So you can imagine that Chris has spent many years serving his country
before he could become the official caretaker of these ravens.
In Japan there is a job that you will not find anywhere else in the world,
they are known as 'Oshiya' or pushers.
His job basically consists of pushing passengers in the subway cars
during the busiest hours.
On some occasions they also perform the opposite task, which is that of 'extractors',
extracting passengers who try to board too late
or when the train is already packed with people.
Their task is quite useful during morning and night,
in the morning, when most people go to work,
many stations are full of people who want to travel,
so the 'Oshiya' are there to make sure everything goes smoothly.
During the middle of the morning, midday and part of the afternoon their work is not so demanding,
so they can take a little break if they want,
but when the night comes
and people go home after a long day of work
the 'pushers' spring into action again
and they start pushing people like crazy.
Until a few years ago this work did not even exist,
but as the stations began to fill with tourists
and passengers going to different parts of the city
this new job came up
and has been quite effective ever since.
Have you heard of this job before?
- I'm hungry! - Benny, stop pushing me.
Would you like to make a living building huge figures with Legos?
If you love creating complex figures with Legos
Maybe this is your dream job.
Around the world there are people whom Lego
has certified as professionals in the construction of complex figures.
These master builders are employed by the Lego group
to bring those huge structures to life
that are built for conventions or important events.
If you have ever seen an amazing figure made with Legos
it was surely built by one or more of these certified masters.
The path to becoming a master builder
is not as easy as you might imagine
Enthusiasm isn't really enough
or have built some complex Lego figures,
this job requires many years of preparation
and some artistic and engineering knowledge.
To give you an idea of ​​how difficult it is,
around the world there are only 40 certified Lego master builders,
every year hundreds of people apply to be part of this group,
but not all are accepted, it is quite exclusive.
There is not much information about the amount of money these people earn annually,
but considering the knowledge you must have and that not everyone qualifies...
It must be a juicy offer.
Did you know that in Tokyo you can hire a person
to impersonate your partner for about $50 USD an hour?
And not only that,
You can also hire people to pose as your fake friends or family.
The idea for this business was born by a man named Yuichi Ishii,
his company has about 1,200 employees, or actors, as he likes to call them.
These actors can develop their role in different circumstances
depending on your needs.
For example, if you need a person to impersonate your partner
to upload an Instagram photo... They have actors for that.
Or if you need two people to pose as your parents to attend an event,
they also have actors for that.
The name of this company is 'Family Romance'
and they have actors who can work for hours
pretending to be your friends, parents, husbands, boyfriends or co-workers.
The client can choose between all the actors
based on his preferences regarding physical appearance and personality.
According to its founder, the star product of his company
is to hire friends to take selfies
that they can upload to their Instagram or any other social network.
If you don't have many friends and want to pretend you do, this service is for you.
The price of an actor for these cases is $70 USD per hour.
Yuichi Ishii wants to expand his business to work in other countries.
If this is the case and this company arrives in your country,
would you like to work as an actor and be the partner or friend of a stranger?
Have you ever heard of snake milkers?
A snake milker is a specialist zoologist
that can extract venom from snakes and other poisonous reptiles
in order to create antidotes for medical research.
The people who carry out this work are trained to handle these animals,
it is not easy to deal with poisonous snakes, as you can imagine,
since at the slightest mistake you make your life is in danger.
That is why a snake milker has to go through several special trainings
before they can do their job.
It is a profession that requires a lot of education and preparation
because your life is at stake at all times.
Snake milkers work in serpentariums or laboratories
where snakes and other poisonous reptiles are investigated,
his annual salary is close to $60,000 USD.
To be able to carry out their work they have strict security measures
before extracting the poison
and so that in case of suffering a bite it is not fatal,
but can be addressed in time.
The majority of people who have been working on this for many years
have already suffered several bites.
It's really not that complicated,
but these situations are almost never fatal
because they already have protocols for each situation.
If you like snakes, I think this job might interest you.
Have you already heard of professional sleepers?
They are people who are paid to sleep, even if it sounds like a lie.
Surely you wonder who would pay you to sleep, right?
Usually the companies that hire these services
are related to the hotel industry
or are laboratories that study everything related to sleep,
but it is not as simple as it sounds.
Actually you have to meet certain requirements,
for example, you must have the ability to sleep with cables attached to you
knowing that you are being watched in every moment you spend asleep,
this can be very uncomfortable for some people.
Sleeping at home is one thing,
but sleep with cables connected
and being watched by someone else is something totally different.
The reality of this job is that it is not a permanent position,
it's not an everyday job,
they actually hire you on a project basis.
For example, in the year 2019
NASA opened the vacancy for professional sleepers for a couple of months,
paid $18,000 USD to a group of people who were willing
to stay in bed for a period of 60 days,
you couldn't get up at any time
and you were being monitored all the time.
As well as this NASA project, others arise around the world
where professional sleepers get money
in exchange for being examined while they sleep.
- Bullsh*t!
Benny, I'm not going to pay you to sleep all day.
There is a job where you get paid to taste cat and dog food.
These tasters make a living tasting pet food
and giving their opinion to companies that are responsible for manufacturing them.
It is a rather curious profession that not all people know,
usually when we think of tasters,
wine, coffee or chocolate tasters come to mind,
but never a pet food taster, right?
These tasters test the taste, texture and smell,
and then detailed reports are made describing each thing,
what can they improve and what should they keep.
Their work is quite important for companies,
in order for the product they are going to launch to be successful
and not be rejected by pets,
they must first pass this filter before going to market.
Once everything is perfect, they launch the product
ensuring that the investment will pay off.
So if you have a pet you can rest easy
since it has the approval of a human palate who is a specialist in its area.
It is said that these people can earn between $30,000 USD a year
for someone who is a newbie,
up to $75,000 USD per year for someone who already has more experience in the area.
If you like to eat croquettes for dogs or cats
maybe this job catches your attention.
This is one of the strangest jobs in the world...
Artistic nude modeling.
It basically consists of sitting for several hours without clothes
in front of a group of students or in front of an artist
who will take his time to paint or draw you.
For obvious reasons this is not a job for everyone,
not all of us feel comfortable taking off our clothes
in front of a group of unknown people to draw us,
but for an artistic nude model
the idea of ​​posing without clothes for several hours is part of her job.
This work has existed for centuries in almost all the world,
although in recent years the practice has decreased considerably,
fewer and fewer art schools practice it
and in the museums where this type of work was exhibited it has also been canceled.
For people who work on this, the beggining is usually very complicated,
but once they get confident with their body
and with the fact of being observed everything becomes easier,
once that barrier is overcome, the ugly part of the job is that it is quite boring.
The work consists of staring at a fixed point for hours and hours
while someone is drawing you
and that is not as easy as it sounds, it is very boring and tiring.
Since it is practiced less and less, I think this is one of the rarest jobs in the world.
Would you like to be paid to hug strangers?
There are several agencies around the world that have a rather peculiar job...
Professional huggers,
which basically consists of hugging strangers
to make them feel comfortable.
It's not just any person,
actually those people have been certified
and they have had to go through several courses to be able to carry out this work.
The goal of professional huggers is to make the client feel that he is not alone,
as well as help him overcome some kind of disorder.
The work has no relation to 'wink-wink' situations,
that is strictly prohibited for professional huggers.
These types of jobs are quite new actually,
demand has increased in recent years
as people feel more and more lonely,
and need someone to listen to them.
Research has shown that without physical contact
we are more likely to experience loneliness, depression, anxiety or stress,
for that same reason now you can even hire the services of a person
whose job it is to hold you and listen to you to make you feel better.
I know this may sound like something very crazy,
but if there is an offer, it is because there is a demand for this kind of service.
And that's all for today!
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If you want to see another video with jobs that you will not believe exist
you already know what to do.
The answer to the question at the beginning of the video is option 'D', the 'comfy blanket'.
this thing that looks like a big dress is popularly known as the 'comfy blanket'
and has sold millions of dollars since its inception.
If you want to see a video with crazy inventions that made a lot of money,
as well as the 'comfy blanket',
up here I'm going to leave you a link so you can go directly to see it right now.
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