What Is Glitter? • Hacker News Board

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by reconbot » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:29 PM UTC

rlglwx wrote: post #5

octosphere wrote: post #2

What an ample time to post such an article. Some context: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/18/man-ca...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that video was faked.

Faked and discovered to include fake reactions that were then removed, are different situations. Mark has been producing high quality educational and entertaining videos that encourage kids to get into science. I have personally watched kids go nuts over his Fluidized air bed experiments, and convince their parents to try it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My4RA5I0FKs

It sucks there was fake content in there, but the device was real and the fake actions removed.

Re: What Is Glitter?

#12

Post by Flavius » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:30 PM UTC

It's something that should be illegal. It's a health hazard.

Re: What Is Glitter?

#13

Post by Reedx » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:30 PM UTC

rlglwx wrote: post #5

octosphere wrote: post #2

What an ample time to post such an article. Some context: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/18/man-ca...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that video was faked.

2 of the 5 thefts weren't genuine, but the creator was unaware of that. That's not the same thing as faking a video.

Here's the full explanation: https://twitter.com/MarkRober/status/1075767629703372800

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by minimaxir » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:31 PM UTC

rlglwx wrote: post #5

octosphere wrote: post #2

What an ample time to post such an article. Some context: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/18/man-ca...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that video was faked.

Relevant HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734421

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by IshKebab » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:36 PM UTC

octosphere wrote: post #2

What an ample time to post such an article. Some context: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/18/man-ca...

I guess "ample" is a typo? Also this isn't a coincidence. This has been posted because someone saw that video and wondered what exactly glitter is. I also looked it up after watching that video.

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by egwynn » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:44 PM UTC

Flavius wrote: post #12

It's something that should be illegal. It's a health hazard.

You mean like almost every other popular art supply?

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by seattle_spring » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:47 PM UTC

dangban wrote: post #3

Whatever it may be, it's likely not safe for living things to breathe-in or to eat.

Hearing about a thief asphyxiating on glitter is so beautiful it should be considered art.

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by ohadron » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:54 PM UTC

Here's a huge thread on Reddit trying to figure out which mystery industry is the largest buyer of glitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/a8hrk0...

No conclusive results yet, but I believe Reddit will deliver.

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by cperciva » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 8:06 PM UTC

ohadron wrote: post #18

Here's a huge thread on Reddit trying to figure out which mystery industry is the largest buyer of glitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/a8hrk0... No conclusive results yet, but I believe Reddit will deliver.

I thought the answer was right in the article: Automotive paint. They've got a lot of surface area to cover, and car companies want their vehicles to shine.

Re: What Is Glitter?

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Post by freyir » Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 8:09 PM UTC

Reedx wrote: post #13

rlglwx wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that video was faked.

2 of the 5 thefts weren't genuine, but the creator was unaware of that. That's not the same thing as faking a video. Here's the full explanation: https://twitter.com/MarkRober/status/1075767629703372800

He was caught using two fake reactions, and he owned up to those. But we can’t say if the others are real or not with any certainty. Personally, I thought the parking garage reaction looked like bad acting as soon as I saw it, so I’m still skeptical.

He also initially claimed the package was placed in Illinois, but he edited the video after people called him out on it.

And he presents the device as something he engineered himself, only briefly mentioning that someone helped him. Another video shows that the other guy, Sean Hodgins, actually built it (find the link in jtokoph's comment below).

So who really knows? It wouldn’t be the first time something on the Internet was staged.