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Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by [deleted] »

Barrin92 wrote: post #6
ergocoder wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But drinking hydroxic acid is not stupid. I wish people drink more hydroxic acid. Would have been healthier. So, YouTube now bans a scientifically accurate video?

Youtube bans video titles which if misinterpreted might make people do harmful things, like say, confusing hydroxic acid with hydrochloric acid. They're not a scientific journal, they're a video platform serving a general audience. Please tell me you're just intentionally being obtuse and don't actually struggle with that point because this is a response I expect on reddit and not HN

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Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by SilasX »

Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

For consistency, then, YouTube should be taking down videos of people doing the Dihydrogen Monoxide experiment/hoax[1]. It's the same idea, framing an anodyne substance as being dangerous.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_parody

Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by apostacy »

Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

> ...doesn't really seem plausible to me when we have adults killing themselves with fish tank cleaner because they confuse it for anti-viral meds

What actually happened is that a woman murdered her husband with fish tank cleaner, and blamed Trump for it. And the media ran with it because that was a much more sensational story.

https://www.yahoo.com/now/woman-blamed-trump-giving-her-1336...

No, 30 people did not die in one night because Trump told them to drink bleach. Nobody did.

Nor was Kyle Rittenhouse a "mass shooter" that ambushed innocent civil rights demonstrators.

Big tech is wrong all the time.

Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by brailsafe »

apostacy wrote: post #15
Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

> ...doesn't really seem plausible to me when we have adults killing themselves with fish tank cleaner because they confuse it for anti-viral meds What actually happened is that a woman murdered her husband with fish tank cleaner, and blamed Trump for it. And the media ran with it because that was a much more sensational story. https://www.yahoo.com/now/woman-blamed-trump-giving-her-1336... No, 30 people did not die…

Reddit told me I should think he's a mass murderer, so he's actually guilty. Next you'll tell me we shouldn't spread propaganda telling society it's good to identify people primarily by their skin colour! Crazy

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Post by vba616 »

ergocoder wrote: post #4
Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

But drinking hydroxic acid is not stupid. I wish people drink more hydroxic acid. Would have been healthier. So, YouTube now bans a scientifically accurate video?

If it dilutes the electrolytes in your body too much, it can affect brain functioning and even be lethal. You should always check a MSDS for any chemical.

I just went looking for the LD50 and some sources say >90 and others >150 ml/kg, at least in rats. Odd that they don't give an upper bound, but it's probably safe to assume that's within an order of magnitude. For rats.

Antidotes, I assume, include Brawndo.

Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by Karishma1234fff »

Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

Fair point, but they should apply that standard uniformly. Wasn't the ice bucket challenge dangerous ? And it was literally dangerous.

Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by King-Aaron »

apostacy wrote: post #15
Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

> ...doesn't really seem plausible to me when we have adults killing themselves with fish tank cleaner because they confuse it for anti-viral meds What actually happened is that a woman murdered her husband with fish tank cleaner, and blamed Trump for it. And the media ran with it because that was a much more sensational story. https://www.yahoo.com/now/woman-blamed-trump-giving-her-1336... No, 30 people did not die…

> Nor was Kyle Rittenhouse a "mass shooter" that ambushed innocent civil rights demonstrators.

He did shoot some people with a high powered rifle in public though, which in most parts of the world is something that you wouldn't get acquitted for.

Re: YouTube removed a vid of me drinking water because “it's dangerous”. I'm done

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Post by mlazos »

Karishma1234fff wrote: post #18
Barrin92 wrote: post #2

Seems completely understandable that YouTube removed it. For people who didn't watch it, the guy made a prank title "drinking hydroxic acid" (which is water) but I can completely understand why youtube doesn't want anything with "drinking acid" in a video title that even vaguely resembles actual acids. Plenty of youtube viewers are literal 12 year old children who don't even bother to read the description. "nobody wi…

Fair point, but they should apply that standard uniformly. Wasn't the ice bucket challenge dangerous ? And it was literally dangerous.

Personally I think a video with drink acid in the title seems a little more dangerous than videos properly named with people pouring ice water on each other, especially for children.
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