Just been having a great conversation with someone here and one of the things that came up was about learning stuff from YouTube and what went wrong, so for example I " learnt" to completely re wire a Land Rover.. which then nearly burnt my garage down. So I'm very eager to hear from everyone else. What do you regret learning from YouTube and why?
Siobhan x
I like some of the videos about hacks. One of my favorites is the one where they take apart a car battery, and it is filled with flashlight batteries, a cellphone, and other electronic gadgets.
Ever since that, I learned to never take anything on YouTube seriously. No, I did not disassemble a car battery. :)
That's interesting I haven't experienced this yet from youtube videos. I would be interested to know as well.
Repaired my dishwasher from a You-Tube post. When the service engineer came he said he'd seen other people do the same repair job from the You-Tube post and it didn't work for them either.
Quote from: Jailyn on November 30, 2017, 07:37:32 PM
That's interesting I haven't experienced this yet from youtube videos. I would be interested to know as well.
hi Jailyn, I'm pretty sure, well almost definitely sure I may have confused some terminals, slightly 🙈
Quote from: Cindy on November 30, 2017, 07:39:04 PM
Repaired my dishwasher from a You-Tube post. When the service engineer came he said he'd seen other people do the same repair job from the You-Tube post and it didn't work for them either.
I wouldn't ever take anything on YouTube seriously. Anyone can put a video on there and there's no way to tell if they actually know what they are doing. Though sometimes the videos are entertaining. I saw one video of hair hacks and one of the things they suggested for straightening really long hair was to lie it out on an ironing board and have someone iron it with a clothes iron. Oh yeah, that's a great idea if you want fried out nappy hair. It amazes me how some people think if something is on YouTube it has to be right.
The homemade flamethrower with a leafblower, funnel, and gasoline looked promising.......I hope those guys recovered. :laugh:
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on November 30, 2017, 08:06:33 PM
The homemade flamethrower with a leafblower, funnel, and gasoline looked promising.......I hope those guys recovered. :laugh:
😂😂😂🙈
Mentos and Coca-Cola "rockets".
I wanted to try lighting a barbecue using liquid oxygen. :icon_yikes: Don't have a barbecue, though. :(
The one thing I am thinking of is building a snow canon. You need a pressure washer, a compressor a few nozzles and a few pipes. As soon as it get's cold enough, I could make my own snow :D (also all from Youtube)
Quote from: sarah1972 on December 01, 2017, 07:50:12 AM
The one thing I am thinking of is building a snow canon. You need a pressure washer, a compressor a few nozzles and a few pipes. As soon as it get's cold enough, I could make my own snow :D (also all from Youtube)
Blimey Sarah, do you think I could do that in Queensland if I hooked up a fridge somehow?
Quote from: Viktor on December 01, 2017, 06:24:06 AM
Mentos and Coca-Cola "rockets".
haha, some classics here😂😂😂 have you tried?
Siobhan
Quote from: KathyLauren on December 01, 2017, 06:36:49 AM
I wanted to try lighting a barbecue using liquid oxygen. :icon_yikes: Don't have a barbecue, though. :(
I have one😂 how does it work?
Quote from: broage on December 01, 2017, 01:36:26 PM
I have one😂 how does it work?
Disclaimer: Don't try this at home!
You pour liquid oxygen over the charcoal briquets. The flask containing the liquid oxygen needs to be on a very long pole, with you as far away as you can get! As far as I can tell from the videos, you don't even need a source of ignition: it seems to ignite itself. The barbecue ends up as a puddle of molten steel. >:-)
Quote from: KathyLauren on December 01, 2017, 02:24:00 PM
Disclaimer: Don't try this at home!
You pour liquid oxygen over the charcoal briquets. The flask containing the liquid oxygen needs to be on a very long pole, with you as far away as you can get! As far as I can tell from the videos, you don't even need a source of ignition: it seems to ignite itself. The barbecue ends up as a puddle of molten steel. >:-)
Um...why would anyone even want to mess around with something that dangerous?? That's just insane.
Quote from: KathyLauren on December 01, 2017, 02:24:00 PM
Disclaimer: Don't try this at home!
You pour liquid oxygen over the charcoal briquets. The flask containing the liquid oxygen needs to be on a very long pole, with you as far away as you can get! As far as I can tell from the videos, you don't even need a source of ignition: it seems to ignite itself. The barbecue ends up as a puddle of molten steel. >:-)
😊😂😂😂😂 I'm sitting in a cafe and I think everyone is wondering why I broke down in hysterics... thank you KathyLauren, I bet you'd need a long pole!
Siobhan( if a slightly embarrassed one)
Prior to trying anything you see on YouTube, try ice skating with Rollerblades. It's safer.
Quote from: broage on December 01, 2017, 01:33:52 PM
haha, some classics here😂😂😂 have you tried?
Siobhan
Yep. Instead of shooting upward, it fell, spun round and covered everyone in syrupy carbonated goodness.
Tell you what , some of these have really made my day.
#dont tell my therapist
Quote from: KathyLauren on December 01, 2017, 02:24:00 PM
Disclaimer: Don't try this at home!
You pour liquid oxygen over the charcoal briquets. The flask containing the liquid oxygen needs to be on a very long pole, with you as far away as you can get! As far as I can tell from the videos, you don't even need a source of ignition: it seems to ignite itself. The barbecue ends up as a puddle of molten steel. >:-)
You should have some knowledge and experience when approaching any "How to" videos or other publications. I've saw a few for my own repairs and I had no problem. However, those dare videos handling dangerous materials not good for those who want to try these at home, especially the kids! In the Navy in the early 1970's, we saw a safety flick about liquid oxygen (LOX). It was of course, aimed at young male sailors.
Warning! This Navy video with stale comic relief has language and is dated and there is a real graphic scene at the end.
Google "Man from LOX" on YouTube.
Joelene
The Mentos thing has me thinking.....always a dangerous proposition. >:-)
I'm going to drop one of my E tablets in a soda and immediately put my mouth over it. I figure I should be estrogenated all the way to my toes. ;D
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on December 05, 2017, 08:23:56 PM
The Mentos thing has me thinking.....always a dangerous proposition. >:-)
I'm going to drop one of my E tablets in a soda and immediately put my mouth over it. I figure I should be estrogenated all the way to my toes. ;D
haha, I bet it would work too! Are they the everwhatitsthingies that fiz and dissolve? My old boss tried that with some dissolving pain killers, he thought you had to swallow then so he placed them in his mouth and tried washing them down with lemonade! It was hilarious, what was he thinking, they were massive tablets and he was foaming uncontrollably at the mouth.
Quote from: Lady Sarah on December 01, 2017, 09:42:52 PM
Prior to trying anything you see on YouTube, try ice skating with Rollerblades. It's safer.
I've not done that, but I've come pretty close. I forgot to take off one of my blade guards before stepping out onto the ice. The first stride was with the bare skate the second with the guard still on, ended in the predicable manner, with me on my back wondering what had just happened and everyone one on the bench laughing their heads off.
Quote from: broage on December 05, 2017, 10:51:33 PM
haha, I bet it would work too! Are they the everwhatitsthingies that fiz and dissolve? My old boss tried that with some dissolving pain killers, he thought you had to swallow then so he placed them in his mouth and tried washing them down with lemonade! It was hilarious, what was he thinking, they were massive tablets and he was foaming uncontrollably at the mouth.
LOL just because their the boss does not make then smart.