India, Jan. 13 -- A pitch-black screen. No sound. No movement. And yet, a YouTube video claiming to run for 140 years has quietly pulled in nearly three millions of viewers, becoming one of the internet's strangest viral puzzles.

What began as casual scrolling curiosity has now spiralled into intense speculation, with conspiracy theorists and everyday users trying to decode what the video actually is and whether it should even be possible.

The video was uploaded on January 5, 2026, by a channel named @ShinyWR. At first glance, its thumbnail shows an impossible runtime: 140 years.

Interestingly, when viewers click play, the displayed duration suddenly drops to 12 hours, raising immediate questions about whether the century-long runtime ...