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It's a blow torch... with a ton of video effects added on the flame to make it look like a light. More shocking than this is the 10 horrific ads scattered all t

It's a blow torch... with a ton of video effects added on the flame to make it look like a light. More shocking than this is the 10 horrific ads scattered all though the video, the video itself just being an ad to pay them to see more private videos. I suppose there's a lesson in marketing there. That's how you raise money and viewers like theranos without having a real product.

whoomp12342 6y ago
Its not just that, its the idea of building something that so many people want to be true...
elif 6y ago
No. it's not a cutting torch. It is a glass-blowing torch, as he said in the video. There are not video effects added.
lostgame 6y ago
They are not using any serious video effects on this. They've also created something very cool. This is certainly a real product. It's a little misleading in the sense that it needs to be connected to something. Which honestly makes sense. But if this isn't 'cool hacker nerd' stuff I don't know what is. Stuff like this is the reason I love HN. :)
packetslave 6y ago
You don't have to pay to see the "private" videos. You just have to wait a week until they release them to the public. Early access on Patreon is a very common monetization strategy right now. Also, I hardly think the ads are "shocking" or "horrific"... maybe dial down the hyperbole a bit?
- user5994461 6y ago
  I wish it were hyperbole but it is truly horrifying to me. However we can certainly agree that the advertising is well done and integrated if that's what you mean. The video is crafted specifically to embed an obnoxious ad every 1-2 minutes. The "content" is largely filling and setup for the next ad placement to come. I've never seen anything like that before. I've seen youtube videos where the youtuber was paid to promote a product in a strange way, they did it once somewhere and that's it, it wasn't spread through the entire video with the video only existing to deliver ads.
  - korse 6y ago
    Run ad blockers and skip the single 'play this game' pitch. It isn't hard.
trhway 6y ago
yep, lets wait until somebody fits a 100KW IR laser into a saber handle.

whoomp12342 6y ago

Its not just that, its the idea of building something that so many people want to be true...

elif 6y ago

No. it's not a cutting torch. It is a glass-blowing torch, as he said in the video. There are not video effects added.

lostgame 6y ago

They are not using any serious video effects on this. They've also created something very cool. This is certainly a real product. It's a little misleading in the sense that it needs to be connected to something. Which honestly makes sense. But if this isn't 'cool hacker nerd' stuff I don't know what is. Stuff like this is the reason I love HN. :)

packetslave 6y ago

You don't have to pay to see the "private" videos. You just have to wait a week until they release them to the public. Early access on Patreon is a very common monetization strategy right now. Also, I hardly think the ads are "shocking" or "horrific"... maybe dial down the hyperbole a bit?

user5994461 6y ago
I wish it were hyperbole but it is truly horrifying to me. However we can certainly agree that the advertising is well done and integrated if that's what you mean. The video is crafted specifically to embed an obnoxious ad every 1-2 minutes. The "content" is largely filling and setup for the next ad placement to come. I've never seen anything like that before. I've seen youtube videos where the youtuber was paid to promote a product in a strange way, they did it once somewhere and that's it, it wasn't spread through the entire video with the video only existing to deliver ads.
- korse 6y ago
  Run ad blockers and skip the single 'play this game' pitch. It isn't hard.

trhway 6y ago

yep, lets wait until somebody fits a 100KW IR laser into a saber handle.