Hi ho, Patroninos!
This has been uploading since forever ago. Internet troubles today. Anyway, it's more or less a simple (but fun) update about the Sunbeam toaster and a repeated plea for the toaster industry to get their act together and just copy this design already. I discovered that it handles a particular kind of bread with absolute perfection and thought how can we be ...
2020-05-29 03:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostOh hi there!
Patreon has been telling us to tell you (so you can hear it from us first) about upcoming changes they're being forced to make. And the super great thing is - it might not even matter to you at all! In fact, it probably won't!
So here's the deal. Apparently some new countries and/or states are gonna be collecting sales taxes/VAT on pledges. Now Patreon told us we'd have some settings we could tweak, and I was hoping that one of them would be that I could say "just inc...
2020-05-28 17:41:39 +0000 UTC View PostOK, well maybe I've been a little too conservative with my judgment. So I'll put it to you - should I re-edit the ending with the patented Smooth Jazz and Bloopers of Bloopiness or no?
If the answer is no, I'll edit together the outtakes as a Patreon exclusive. But if yes, then I'll re-upload (and fix that typo!)
2020-05-21 04:00:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, the consensus seemed to be that the bloopers should go back in, so they're back in!
Also - I owe you thanks for once again showing me what I somehow failed to notice. I thought I had just did the whole "yeah I'm not a doctor" thing as bookends, beginning and end. But yep. There was a third time. So I removed that bit. Unfortunately I had to also remove the bit about astronomi...
2020-05-21 02:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostI just want to say thanks for adding your thoughts about doing a pulse oximeter video. It's definitely a go, in fact I'm well on my way to finishing the script. I've incorporated a lot of the advice that you all had given, and am starting the video with a disclaimer of sorts - basically saying that I'm not a healthcare professional and as such I have no qualifications to be giving medical advice so I won't be doing that.
I'm trying to keep this under ten minutes (or thereabouts) so that...
2020-05-19 18:00:53 +0000 UTC View PostHi there!
So... I'm wondering if you think a video on pulse oximeters would be a good/tasteful idea. I'm not sure if this has come up before or not, but my mom's a nurse (not working clinically right now, so definitely not among those on the front lines) and she wanted to buy a pulse oximeter for the home. I was curious how exactly a tiny device you just put around your finger can tell you your blood oxygenation levels, and the principle behind it is quite interesting.
Obviously i...
2020-05-17 16:36:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I've got a FANtastic video for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3GW7lVBWY
I'll admit I'm a little nervous that I've explained something really wrong in this one. Electromagnetism has never been my strong-suit, and as you know I can't help myself from drilling down deep and getting to the "why" of it all. The shading coils are actually really interesting! And I had never even reali...
2020-05-11 03:57:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Get your DIGITAL on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1mJv9pxm7M
As requested by various people many times in the past, here's a video about what DVD+ was. It turns out that it was mainly silly, and a great opportunity to make fun of Sony again.
I actually like Sony, but they're just a little too... Sony about certain things.
That thumbnail is very much temporary. I'll whip up a b...
2020-04-28 05:36:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Sooo.... yeah. I've been keeping a bit of a secret from y'all. And it's this. I bought a Nissan Figaro.
Now, I'm sure many of you may be asking, "why?" Well, I'll tell you.
Long ago, probably when I was in high school (and possibly before then) I was going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, as you do, and found a list of Nissan models. One was the Figaro. "What's that?" younger me asked. So I clicked on it. Then I saw it. And then it was burned in my brain forever and for all time.
... 2020-04-21 18:38:15 +0000 UTC View PostI'd like you all to know that I've purchased the domain
toomanysmallkitchenappliances.com
and it re-directs to the percolator video
That's all.
(also captions are gonna be ready within the next couple of hours, fyi)
2020-04-17 18:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post
We're dialing up the silly to twelve with this one!
So... yeah. Anyone out there who enjoys coffee made from these things may not like the conclusions I come to. Then again, I think you may need a taste bud recalibration because I don't get it
Honestly, I had a blast with this. It's definitely not... well it's not very intellectually stimulating but I think we a...
2020-04-17 05:12:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for round 2!
There's a lot of weird stuff in this one. I'm having fun with these! I hop you like them as well.
FYI, I'm pretty far along in the next main channel video believe it or not. If things go well that will be done in just a couple of days!
2020-04-14 00:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I fought the affects of a sleep aid to bring this to you now.
It's not really polished at all, just some voice-over of things I forgot to mention. I mean, that's what Connextras is for, isn't it?
Oh also it's highly compressed so I could upload this faster, and things are a little blurrier than perhaps I'd like. But again, it's Connextras. Set your expectations appropriately. 2020-04-07 05:36:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi ho, humans!
Gonna be honest with you. This one's different. I'm not super happy with the fact that the first three minutes are essentially entirely talking head - I thought of adding a whiteboard segment but nothing was gelling in my head that I liked. So... it's a lot of me! Talking!
Really what this video is about is encouraging people to think different about their purchas...
2020-04-06 16:29:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the first video in what may become a series that I've been thinking of doing for a long time.
Since now we're all kinda stuck where we are, what better time to start? Let me know your thoughts on this. I may do more in the future!
2020-03-29 21:54:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A new video for you!
I don't have much useful to say right now. As I'm sure is the case for many of you, a lot is on my mind. It's been tough to make videos with everything that's going on, but in a way it's the best therapy I can think of.
I hope this video tickles your fancy, and serves as a nice distraction from the whole... everything.
Captions will be coming fairly so...
2020-03-21 16:48:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I've got a behind the scenes video for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nzfGGq0Q_s
It's a lot longer than it seemed like it was going to be, and it definitely doesn't need your intense attention for most of it, so this might be a perfect "watch while doing laundry" type video. But I do hope you get some enjoyment from it!
2020-03-07 16:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostHere it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGaXEmfTIo
I'm extremely pleased with how this video came together. Well, mostly. I realized the "red button / green button" demo was possibly more harmful than helpful since I explained it in terms of buttons being "pushed"... you'll see what I mean.
As far as everything else, though? I'm beyond pleased. Shooting this thing proved t...
2020-03-06 23:29:41 +0000 UTC View PostA 2nd channel video;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUvYWdQTEd0
Not much to say about this. Just an overview of the outcome. Which was quite good, surprisingly!
2020-02-28 00:08:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm excited for this!
I just got done wrestling with this beast. I needed to make sure the old thing still works, as it's never exactly been... fully functional.
Story time! This jukebox is arguably what turned me into the weirdo I am. When I was in 6th grade, so 12 years old, my family went to Cedar Point. That's an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, for those unaware. Mainly known for their roller coasters. A restaurant attached to the hotel we were staying in had this Rock-Ola j...
2020-02-27 04:00:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey! A video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeRu4xYH_W0
This video is admittedly a bit of a throwaway topic. In fact, I filmed it the same day I did the talking head for brown! Which is why I'm wearing the same shirt! And why the set is showing the same pattern! It's as low-effort as it can be!
Thanks to somebody on Twitter (@DolphinArena - luckily I remembered the context and could l...
2020-02-21 05:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi there!
There are about 40 (!) of you who are pretty new here thanks to what happened this morning. Well actually, it happened last night at about 8:45 PM but I went to bed early. And I'm very glad I did or I wouldn't have slept a wink!
The good news is, the drama is over. I think. So apparently a bot somewhere thought a significant portion of my channel was in violation of the Partner Program guidelines which... while I don't like to toot my own horn (except f...
2020-02-13 20:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostThis video is extraordinarily weird and silly. And it also features a cameo from none other than Robert of Aging Wheels! The reason for that will become apparent... eventually.
There's really not much for me to say here other than, to those following me on Twitter, I wasn't kidding. Bring on the brown!
This is going public tomorrow, so get your early watching in now! If, ya know...
2020-02-12 16:05:29 +0000 UTC View PostIt's done! Mostly!
No really, I've wrapped up the story here. I may make a follow-up depending on feedback (as explained at the end)
I'm honestly quite happy this is over. Parts 3, 4, and 5 are so much more of a story than they are my typical content, and I've been constantly nervous about how it would be received. It's gone pretty well overall, and I might consider doing someth...
2020-01-25 14:42:06 +0000 UTC View PostHow's this for "out of left-field?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSTNhvDGbYI
Numerous people have suggested this topic to me at various times, but it wasn't until I actually bought this rice cooker that I thought it would be worth pursuing. You wouldn't think a simple appliance like this would be all that interesting, but surprises lurk inside every cupboard!
CED p. 5 is coming...
2020-01-14 03:36:29 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new year!
Start 2020 off right with a look back at RCA's fatal missteps! Well, ok, it's not the happiest of stories but it sure is interesting.
This one is rather talking head-heavy as I suspected it would be, so I do hope you enjoy it. Part 3 was, too, and I realize this is far more of a storytelling exercise than it is a demonstration, so I'm curious what you think. And ...
2020-01-02 01:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I've made a thing for you;
While I don't have much to add on top of the video, I do want to wish you a belated Merry Christmas and a (maybe belated, maybe not) Happy Holidays! It has been a great year, and I have you to thank for that.
2020 will certainly bring some new and exciting videos, and I can't wait to share some of them with you!
2019-12-27 03:16:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I stayed up far later than I should have to bring this video to your eyeballs;
This topic was a bolt from the blue. You may be thinking to yourselves, "I thought CED Part 4 was coming next" and you're right about that! That was the plan! But, when inspiration comes, inspiration must be followed. And so, here is this!
CED Part 4 is, unless I am even more mistaken than I've been i...
2019-12-21 07:48:46 +0000 UTC View PostHere, for your enjoyment, is the entire thing I wrote for the teleprompter during the cutaway. I wrote far more than was necessary.
These words on the teleprompter are here to enhance the illusion of this cutaway. They in no way represent the actual content of the script.
It was a bright sunny day in the 99 hectare forest, and Freddy the Feces was all riled up to go.
“I’m ready! I’m ready! I’m ready!” he screamed incessantly like some sort of spo...
2019-12-18 20:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A new video for you!
If I'm honest, this is another No Effort November-type video. And there's a pretty weird diversion at the beginning... But hopefully you'll enjoy it!
I'm in a push to get CED Part 4 out before the end of the year--hopefully around Christmas time. Probably just after it. I don't think I'll need to push that to later, but starting on the 28th I have a prior ob...
2019-12-17 00:43:33 +0000 UTC View Post