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> Former NASA engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober teaches you everything he knows in this one-month class Why do they need to exaggerate like this? Obviously he cannot share everything he learned over years of study and practice in a month. 1) the statement "everyrging be knows" is wholely unnecessary. 2) these exaggerated claims are really off putting to me and make me less, not more, likely to buy the service.
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Surely there are provisions in the law for this? Otherwise I could just go to your home, steal one of your wireless security cameras, place it in my house and have you charged with wiretapping?
Right, but intent matters. You're not allowed to boobytrap your property, but beyond that you won't be held liable for burglars injuring themselves. I mean, if instead of glitter and fart spray the thing was wired specifically to explode and kill the thief, the argument "they stole my explosives and blew themselves up" won't hold water. I'm curious what a court would rule on this matter - anywhere from fart spray ove…
Apparently no-one told Kevin McCallister
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It definitely lends credibility; versus the introduction from the other comment - that this is the guy that glitter bombs package thieves on youtube - which makes me take this less seriously.
I'd recommend watching those videos before knocking him for the glitter bombs. They are impressively engineered, with entertaining videos which contain a good deal of detail about how, why, and in the most recent version, how they are working with law enforcement to crack down on package thieves.
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Biodegradable glitter is a marketing scam, fyi. https://www.getlemonhead.com/blog/the-truth-about-bio-degrad...
It depends on what sort of biodegradable glitter you're using. Some glitter is even edible.
This guy sure gets a lot of milage out of his past employer. It's rare to hear him mentioned without NASA being mentioned in the same breath.
It's pretty common for YouTubers who have a big past employer or specialist career. Ali Abdaal is one I have seen pop up a lot this year. Every video of his mentions he studied at Cambridge and is a Doctor. Clearly it works quite well for the audience he is targeting as he has over 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube with an highly engaged subscriber base. His content isn't anything special when you look at it and he…
The comments hating on Rober are way off base. He has been on youtube for nearly 10 years making videos, and as he gained success, he started to work with more and more people to do even more amazing work. Watch one of his initial videos ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1P6K_PaS0A ) and compare to his work now.
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It's pretty common for YouTubers who have a big past employer or specialist career. Ali Abdaal is one I have seen pop up a lot this year. Every video of his mentions he studied at Cambridge and is a Doctor. Clearly it works quite well for the audience he is targeting as he has over 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube with an highly engaged subscriber base. His content isn't anything special when you look at it and he…
On the other hand you have channels like Applied Science where he rarely ever mentions that he's employed by Google, except in rare Q&A videos. His channel is popular because he shows off really neat stuff in good detail, rather than dazzling people with his credentials.
Not that 700k is bad at all, it is just an observation at how many subscribers some of these people can get primarily through name dropping.
However I don't think Ben is all that fussed about chasing every subscriber like Mark and Ali.
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After his latest video I was wondering if his recording of the thieves in their homes runs afoul of wiretapping laws. I can appreciate that someone who just stole a package probably isn't likely to try to press charges, but made me wonder if he is just assuming that risk. Maybe the box has a 'shrinkwrap' license agreeing to be recorded?
I guess he'd have to do it in a one-party consent state to be safe? But is this fundamentally different from all the surveillance camera footage of gas station robberies you can find online? Also I believe local news stations like to broadcast footage of porch thieves too. Example: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Buce4AbOO9k
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It depends on what sort of biodegradable glitter you're using. Some glitter is even edible.
I'm pretty sure the non-biodegradable regular glitter can be eaten too, but your shit will sparkle. Harm to humans is not the primary concern with microplastics.