diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 658533cf62..4690816cbb 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -730,6 +730,21 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'skip_download': True,
             }
         },
+        # YouTube <object> embed
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.improbable.com/2017/04/03/untrained-modern-youths-and-ancient-masters-in-selfie-portraits/',
+            'md5': '516718101ec834f74318df76259fb3cc',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'msN87y-iEx0',
+                'ext': 'webm',
+                'title': 'Feynman: Mirrors FUN TO IMAGINE 6',
+                'upload_date': '20080526',
+                'description': 'md5:0ffc78ea3f01b2e2c247d5f8d1d3c18d',
+                'uploader': 'Christopher Sykes',
+                'uploader_id': 'ChristopherJSykes',
+            },
+            'add_ie': ['Youtube'],
+        },
         # Camtasia studio
         {
             'url': 'http://www.ll.mit.edu/workshops/education/videocourses/antennas/lecture1/video/',
@@ -1938,6 +1953,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 data-video-url=|
                 <embed[^>]+?src=|
                 embedSWF\(?:\s*|
+                <object[^>]+data=|
                 new\s+SWFObject\(
             )
             (["\'])