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YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by tehwebguy »

h2odragon wrote: post #31

Censorship sucks but when its it YouTube's responsibility to protect idiots from themselves? If they removed these videos are they still responsible for people attempting the stunt because they heard about it there six months ago? I demand the freedom to suffer the consequences of my own actions.

YouTube has their own policy of taking down content they call “harmful & dangerous,” this person is complaining that they are enforcing it incorrectly by taking down her video talking about the dangers and not taking down or age gating the videos of people showing how to do it.

> I demand the freedom to suffer the consequences of my own actions.

You will absolutely suffer the consequences of whatever actions you take, I’m not sure why you seem to think YouTube would prevent that.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by LandR »

anonymous0 wrote: post #82
LtWorf wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been putting cheese in the vertical toaster my whole life… he just did it wrong. You have to put 2 slices of bread, cheese in between, and of course take it out before it all starts burning.

You are not alone. Moreover, I was honestly thinking that was the way _everybody_ did it.

Would never have occured to me try and make cheese and toast in a toaster, although the cage someone mentioned is something I need to check out!

I make my cheese and toast in a frying pan (I honestly thought this was way _everybody_ did it :D )

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by germinalphrase »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #65
testesttest wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ahhh, yea did that as a kid too. Although, I tipped it on its side. The trick was to make toast then microwave the cheese :) But seriously, my mom was furious. No YouTube required.

> The trick was to make toast then microwave the cheese Just use a toaster oven. They're horizontal.

Far more versatile.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by ajdude »

dmix wrote: post #100
samizdis wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At the risk of sounding like a salesperson, I'd like to mention a feature of basic/classic Dualit toasters - namely, the optional and elegantly simple sandwich cage. [1] The cage is designed to take two slices of bread with a filling (in my usage, always heavy on the cheese). You put this into the toaster slot, which is vertical, and safely make cheese/whatever toasties. So, your 12-year-old had the right idea, but n…

How do you deal with the dripping cheese part? I’m guessing a tray at the bottom you need to clean?

Removable stainless steel tray at the bottom of the toaster. The metal panels that the toaster rests on are easily accessible too. It doesn't have a spring-loaded "pop", but rather there's a lever on the side of the toaster to lift or lower the toast.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by natch »

dmix wrote: post #100
samizdis wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At the risk of sounding like a salesperson, I'd like to mention a feature of basic/classic Dualit toasters - namely, the optional and elegantly simple sandwich cage. [1] The cage is designed to take two slices of bread with a filling (in my usage, always heavy on the cheese). You put this into the toaster slot, which is vertical, and safely make cheese/whatever toasties. So, your 12-year-old had the right idea, but n…

How do you deal with the dripping cheese part? I’m guessing a tray at the bottom you need to clean?

It’s explained on the website.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by edianorh »

Playing with microwaves carries many risks. Even without getting electricity involved, the magnetron contains beryllium oxide which can be fatal to humans if it gets into the lungs. Just to disassemble one, you need to know what the magnetron looks like and not try to disassemble it.

Like many other appliances, it has capacitors, which may remain charged for a long time too. Those are dangerous too.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by willcipriano »

colejohnson66 wrote: post #24
dazzawazza wrote: post #3

Big Clive has a good video on why this is dangerous and how to make it more safe. Note: not safe safe, just more safe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBeSKL9zVro

I like Big Clive (and Electroboom) because they know how to be safe, but do the stupid thing anyways (safely) to show how bad the ideas are.

One of the funniest videos on the internet is Electroboom's "how to make a electric guitar", it looks like it changed the title at some point, I guess for the reasons in the article, but I was on the floor the first time I watched it and he panned down to the plug.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIvUbOhcKE

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by guggleet »

TrackerFF wrote: post #59
pornel wrote: post #10

There is a massive YouTube and Instagram industry of outright faking craft and cooking tips. They're not just bad or a stretch, they're intentionally fabricated, made at scale by TheSoul Publishing with 550 employees. That's because making cool things looking surprisingly easy goes viral way better than actual reality-grounded instructions, and for the adtech giants nothing matters except the number of clicks. Before…

Seems like their DIY / craft vids have moved from glue guns to angle grinders and (tack) welding lately. Anyone with even the smallest amount experience with either, know that these things are accidents bound to happen.

Dunno, I have used both since I was like 13. Also, we used to weld and do all sorts of things (acetylene torching, lathe, casting, grinding, sawing, milling) mostly unsupervised with very little instruction in middle/high school metal shop. I don't remember any accidents.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by RektBoy »

samizdis wrote: post #56
logifail wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Before people realize that they can't really make a 3-layer cake in a toaster Our 12-year-old recently tried to make himself "cheese on toast" by putting both cheese and uncooked bread into the (almost brand new, upright) toaster. Aaargh! Cue the house full of smoke, a stern reprimand, then a couple of hours of my time wasted on removing every last piece of burnt greasy cheese from inside the toaster, followed by s…

At the risk of sounding like a salesperson, I'd like to mention a feature of basic/classic Dualit toasters - namely, the optional and elegantly simple sandwich cage. [1] The cage is designed to take two slices of bread with a filling (in my usage, always heavy on the cheese). You put this into the toaster slot, which is vertical, and safely make cheese/whatever toasties. So, your 12-year-old had the right idea, but n…

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Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by pjc50 »

usrn wrote: post #9
carrolldunham wrote: post #5

I noticed I feel literally unsafe watching any DIY video on there now that the dislikes are gone. I realize I'm proceeding in a place where I relied on a warning system that has been taken away.

Don't you have empathy for poor creators like the executive branch of the US federal government though? The dislike button was making things rough for them.

What?
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