Twitch streamer ludwig is letting his audience control how long his non-stop stream lasts

Right now on Twitch, streamer Ludwig Ahgren has given his audience the wheel.

As long as viewers keep subscribing, he’ll keep streaming. Every subscription adds 10 extra seconds.

Ahgren, known as ludwig, started on Monday AEST. As of publication, he’s got more than 50 hours left.

And his timer keeps ticking up.

Hold up. What’s Twitch?

It’s basically YouTube, but live. Creators appear live on a channel and stream for their audience. Streamers mostly play video games, but they also paint, make music, cook or just chat with their viewers.

All live, of course.

To support their preferred streamer, viewers can subscribe and pay a monthly fee to get certain benefits (like chat emotes). Yes, it’s popular enough for streamers to make a career out of…