YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by t_mann on Friday July 01, 2022 @12:01PM (#31948379)

Here's one, although I don't like it because I feel like it's overdramatizing a bit. With construction quality this low, my hinge is that the jungle will claim back those spots fairly quickly, but the (drainless!) water pits will remain moscito breeders for a considerable amount of time (and wildlife trap hazards for some time).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCyLWhPnq1M

In response to your question: they hold up extremely poorly. But ecologically speaking, it's probably no worse than the average palm oil farm.

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Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by mulmen on Friday July 01, 2022 @12:33PM (#31948941)

Yeah I wondered if this was some kind of “traditional” construction with modern style. But water-based masonry seems like a suspect choice in a rainy climate.

On the other hand I was wrong once back in the 90s.

Thanks for the link.

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Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by t_mann on Friday July 01, 2022 @12:43PM (#31949105)

Fyi, here's a probably legit traditional jungle building channel (that clearly inspired the ripoffs, down to the no talking, shirtless + shorts):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

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Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by hammock on Friday July 01, 2022 @02:59PM (#31951106)

That guy (Primitive Technology) is the original. Then someone started a different channel making swimming pools and it really caught on

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