Unofficial advertisements and very short interviews.
Every September a few thousand people who care deeply about knobs
gather in Schaumburg, Illinois. Nobody asked for any of this.
Knobcon 2026
Seven seconds
The interviews got a whole extra second this year. Nobody used it well.
Unofficial Advertisement
2026
7 Second Interviews
2026 · in the edit
Shot, not yet cut. Coming soon.
Knobcon 2025
Six seconds
Both halves of the format, fully realised for the first time.
Unofficial Advertisement
2025
6 Second Interviews
2025
Knobcon 2024
Four seconds
The shortest year. Four seconds is not enough time to say anything, which turned out to be the point.
4 Second Interviews
2024
Unofficial Advertisement
2024
No advertisement this year.
Knobcon 2023
Five seconds
Where it started. Five seconds, chosen for no reason that has survived.
5 Second Interviews
2023
Unofficial Advertisement
2023
No advertisement this year.
On the numbers. Five seconds, then four, then six, then seven.
There has never been a plan. The only rule that has held is that the
interview is over before anyone has finished their sentence.