Coil gun fail - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 04:55:55 am
content: Just found this guy learning how to fail at making a rail gun. Enjoy

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 05:34:17 am
content: Sorry, but I can't watch this guy anymore. All of his videos are terrible.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 06:56:58 am
content: I got nicknamed spock at work for my eyebrows.But seriously I'm getting fed up with this guy. it's like he can't make proper videos so just makes sure he screws up so bad it's comical..... for a couple of videos.

author: SgtRock
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 08:10:52 am
content: Greetings EEVBees:--I am with Simon and our friend from Canada. I am so tired of badly made videos. I am usually searching for specific information on a technical problem, and so I have had to sit through some doozies. Not enough light, out of focus, camera moving all the time, close ups of the back of someone's hand while they do delicate work, close up which does not include the area of activity, these are some of the common video faults. Then there are the audio faults; background noise which make it impossible to hear, the guy working on his kitchen table and is whispering so as not to wake anyone up, volume which jumps up and down all the time, microphone clicking an scraping, and the guy who in the middle of the take forgets he is making a recording and just starts mumbling to himself. All of this makes watching and listening to Dave a real treat, even with the voice placed half an octave to high."I'll have the Alfalfa sandwich, and the smashed yeast"Woody Allen 1935 -Best RegardsClear Ether

author: poodyp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 08:47:02 am
content: Do you guys really think this is serious? He clearly points the coil at himself when firing it the first time...I think he's hilarious.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 09:10:56 am
content: I think all 3 of his videos like this are hilarious.It's all intentional and really helps demonstrate to people why you need to be safe when working with electronics.

author: Baliszoft
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 09:56:13 am
content: I still do like what he does, although this one is a bit boring.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 11:37:57 am
content: Holy crap - 2M views in 3 days... Where's my HV transformer....

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 11:39:50 am
content: It's obviously comedy and you may not like it, but with the number of hits he's getting, he's laughing all the way to the bank.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 11:59:13 am
content: Quote from: poodyp on January 21, 2013, 08:47:02 amThe thought of people seeing that as a serious act is even more hilarious .Have to admit that he is the pioneer and started this "new genre" of electronic video blog at this already very saturated market at youtube, and the view counts is the proof that it works out pretty good.

author: PA4TIM
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 05:12:22 pm
content: He is just competing for the Darwin adward. And he makes a pretty good change.I think he " planned" it all and screws up not by accident. ( a normal person bringing serious education would cut out the bloopers, or his intention is to show the dangers on a mr Bean way)For instance- the smoke coming from out of camarasight instead and not from the psu or coil.- grabbing the live wires, telling to use isolated wires and then still grabbing exposed parts- shooting in his belly without a wound and not turning the device for the next shot that penetrates the box, so he probably switchted wires and probably lowered power. Maybe a piece of metal under his shirt.But I think it was funny, planned or not. ( by the way, i do not much use you tube as information source, to much fake or trick movies to my liking, for information I most times rely on books, appnotes ect)

author: sorin
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 05:36:16 pm
content: How many takes for 2M view?

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 05:58:12 pm
content: Pull the videos into a movie editor.You can see some of the "sparks" are CGI, or at least patched into the video itself.

author: LaurenceW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2013, 09:01:26 pm
content: Hello? this guy is pulling your plonker! Have a look at the rest of his You Tube Videos - each one includes a disaster of some kind. Magic smoke all over the place.Very funny - I think I might have just wet myself

author: westfw
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 05:20:56 am
content: QuoteI think he's a jerk, not the least because the times where he "shocks himself" are not necessarily the times you would actually get shocked doing the same things, so he gives people a false sense of security. (There's also the whole "getting shocked is painful but no big deal" meme, which is sorta dangerous.)Yeah, it's supposed to be comedy. But it's stuff that SHOULDN'T be funny. I don't like videos of people getting hurt, or that show you things that are likely to get YOU hurt. I don't recall seeing any redeeming value; it's not like there was much useful data on making a coil gun in there.Ask me how discouraged I am by the fact that the best electronics show on TV was probably the battle robot shows on ... the Comedy Channel :-(I'll take Vi Hart videos any day. Here: learn something about Vectors; it'll be good for your EE degree:

author: jsoderquist
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 07:22:43 pm
content: Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not funny - it just means you don't appreciate the humor. This guy is comedy gold.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 07:25:42 pm
content: It's what we call slapstick in the UK. It's funny for a bit but then get's boring. There is no real content so it's about a cheap laugh and there are so many things you can go with making electronics go wrong - smoke or sparks

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 07:53:29 pm
content: Personally, I am a bit fed up with his videos as well, but I understand this helps people (especially the non-technical) get the idea of danger through humour.BTW, Goofy, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and others did some of this during WWII...

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 08:17:44 pm
content: Quote from: jsoderquist on January 22, 2013, 07:22:43 pmNo, it means you don't like it. "Don't appreciate it" implies there is something wrong with your sense of humor, which is a snooty attitude to take. Frankly I'm a bit tired of being told by people that if I don't like something they like, I don't "get" it or don't "appreciate" it. As if I just need to try a bit harder and I'll see why it's sofreakin' awesome! No, I just don't like it - I can accept that you do, but I don't, and it doesn't make you any better or more open-minded or anything.That said, I absolutely cracked up at a couple of his videos, though I'm sure it would get old fast.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 10:43:25 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on January 22, 2013, 08:17:44 pmTo me, those phrases have no hidden meaning that implies there's something wrong with a persons sense of humor.They're just calling attention to the literal meaning of the phrase. (That the joke or situation is only funny to some group of people and not others).Every person is different, so calling attention to that fact to explain why someone doesn't like a joke seems perfectly normal.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2013, 11:16:49 pm
content: Point taken, it seemed abrasive to me but perhaps I overreacted.