I took another look at the pen spinning. I went through it very quickly yesterday and it was not really a fair trial.
Still looks like an epic waste of time to me. I did get a couple laughs out of it this time though. I like how they occasionally slow the video down to dwell on something they clearly think is extra interesting.
It's like, okay, here we have some pens spinning, but now - hold on to your hats - behold ---> it's pens spinning a bit slower. See how they spin?
Oh they spin alright.