Considering how willingly he comments on the badness that can happen… And the fact he actually pressure tests his builds AND does the math … I’d say he’s a far cry from a company that pressure tests their builds with passengers. Live. Breifly.
I appreciate his content. Its interesting and hearkens back to old youtube content before it became a glorified ad stream. Its a dude doing a thing and taking you along for the ride. If you are entertained? Cool. If you learned something? So much the better.
Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Check out his videos. If anyone knows how to properly calculate pressure for any application, it’d be Hyperspace Pirate. I agree this idea is silly and unnecessary (as he acknowledges himself), but it’s done safely. He’s done many projects more dangerous than this.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
He also burned the fuck out of his head not long ago by doing something silly.
Still love his videos tho.
eleijeep@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I don’t know why you’re giving him that credit; he’s almost killed himself once already.
(Warning: images of serious chemical burn injury) https://youtu.be/WW6ty2aeZ-k?si=XU_rrBjn0jAgOIi9&t=473
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So? He is a hobbyist who documents his projects, he isnt advocating that people do all the same stuff he does. People have accidents all the time, it doesnt negate their intelligence.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I’m not saying this guy is too dumb
I’m saying half the internet is too dumb for this and people with zero knowledge and experience will try to replicate this and die
yggstyle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’d give him credit for explaining (frequently) how dangerous what he is doing is… and frankly his willingness to quite literally showcase what the result of the badness can be.
Too few channels do either. And there’s some wildly dangerous shit posted daily that is over-edited and rarely even touches on the very real dangers of what they showcase. It gives the illusion of safety to people who likely don’t understand the science / risks.