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

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Post by denton-scratch »

CM30 wrote: post #32

YouTube's moderation is ridiculous, and it demonstrates the problem Google has in general. They don't like paying actual people to moderate their sites, and rely on automated systems and bots to do everything for them. So, if there's ever an issue (or you have a bunch of scammers mass reporting you because you debunk their 'work'), then YouTube/Google seems to think you're the problem instead of the scumbags. We need…

> we need these scammers to get arrested/sued/whatever for misleading info

Don't you think that it's the broadcaster that should be penalised? It is Goo/YT that is promulgating the misinfo. The scammers/creators would go away, if Goo/YT moderated as if their income depended on it.

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

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Post by shkkmo »

raldi wrote: post #109
throwaway9870 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It probably should have been more than 3 hours given that you likely mean "voltage" not "amps". Before everyone jumps on me, "it is the amps that kill you, not voltage", I understand electricity quite well and in this context, saying something like "handling high amps in a university" is almost certainly not what was taught.

Rather than admonishing everyone for wondering the obvious question, why not just explain your reasoning?

High amperages are really only dangerous (in terms of electrocution) with higher voltages. As voltages get low enough, our bodies' resistance means that there won't be enough current passing through you to hurt you. The dryness of the contact point makes a big difference (several orders of magnitude), but even with wet hands, it is pretty much impossible to hurt yourself with The risks with low voltages and high amperages are from shorts causing rapid heating.

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

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Post by sebastianconcpt »

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…

Wait until youtube recommends you to click on "How to start a fission reactor in your garage".

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

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Post by jeffbee »

Gigachad wrote: post #16
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…

Just the other day youtube suggested me this cutsie "what to do with old microwaves" video that just had the corporate jingle music over a video of a guy building various things out of microwave transformers without any kind of narration or warning of the danger. Considering people are actually dying trying these microwave tricks, this is no longer a theoretical concern. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2UfglFeOH8 (m…

Salad is pretty dangerous and I don't see anyone putting disclaimers on cooking shows.

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

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Post by aceazzameen »

civilized wrote: post #79
logifail wrote: post #21

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> 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…

Waffle iron. It's a horizontal toaster and applies enough pressure to cook faster. Leaves cool marks. Just don't burn yourself! (Technically applies to the toaster as well though)

Same as a panini press. We've never owned a toaster, which seem weird to some. We use our panini press instead. It's a flat model without any grill marks. Easy to clean and makes perfectly even toast.

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

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Post by kzrdude »

ntoskrnl wrote: post #123
kzrdude wrote: post #64

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I can't watch Electroboom because he always gives himself shocks in every video. Don't care that they are small or it's set up, I can't stand watching it, makes me ill. Seems to be interesting stories he's telling otherwise though, so it's a shame.

I'm a fan of ElectroBoom, but I have to agree, some of them are pretty horrifying to watch. The Jacob's Ladder video sticks out in my mind - I still can't decide whether it was staged. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1z47U_kZQ

That's the one where he has said it was not staged, if I'm not mistaken. According to comments here https://old.reddit.com/r/ElectroBOOM/comments/7gnt46/that_ja...

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

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Post by Beltalowda »

HideousKojima wrote: post #50
exar0815 wrote: post #8

When I was young and stupid, I did this. Suddenly felt some tingling sensation in my fingers, threw the leads away and jumped back. Most certainly saved my life and drilled in my head how dangerous it is. Still get a sinking feeling in my stomach whenever I am at some switching station below the 380KV leads, remembering that day. Especially after knowing people who got into 120KV, and what happened to them... Electri…

I had one the other week where I was replacing an outlet in the kitchen. I flipped the kitchen breaker and the lights and appliances all turned off. I skipped the important step of actually testing the outlet and stupidly assumed it no longer had power. Turns out it was on a different circuit from the rest of the kitchen. The outlet was stuck in the wall box so I reached a flathead screwdriver in to try and pry it ou…

I have one of those little screwdrivers with a small light to detect current; I always use it on everything electric before I actually touch anything.

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Post by mrtksn »

lancesells wrote: post #124
mrtksn wrote: post #90

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Sue the person who uploaded the video, as it happens with all the malicious activities with the real world. Sure, we can have tools to reduce risk - maybe there can be a warning under the video that the contents are disputed and some people claimed harm. If those people are lying the video uploader can sue them. Just because some people don't know how to behave and have delusions that nothing is real on the internet,…

> Just as with the real world, people need to develop the right habits to stay safe. Just as with the real world, you don't have a right to a broadcasting platform for anything you wish.

You actually have that right in any sane country. The limitations are on the frequency you can broadcast or the volume if you do your broadcast through sound systems.

Actually, only on extremely crazy dictatorships you will have police storming you before you finish your broadcast. On most places, you can be sued but the police wont try to silence you as if your words are a spell.

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

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Post by hattmall »

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…

What I don't understand is the posting of these videos on Facebook by seemingly fake accounts. I'm in a bunch of yard sale groups and random unrelated accounts are constantly posting these hack and engineering type videos that are like 20 seconds of 50 different useless things with no explanations or other information. There's no ads displayed, there's nothing being sold or promoted and no links or way to find out more about the video.

Does anyone else experience this? How are they making money or why is this being done?

I guess my theory is somehow facebook rewards total views and then they are monetizing some other content.

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

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Post by mcphage »

RektBoy wrote: post #119
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…

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If you follow the link and go to the bottom, it says "Registered in England", so... no.
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