Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights
by estebank on Thursday May 25, 2023 @12:42PM
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Of all the YouTubers out there, I wouldn't call out Technology Connections for padding their content. Sure, you can get a short summary of the useful information, but the show is about more than "short collection or facts". It's like saying "it's ridiculous that an episode of Mythbusters is half an hour, you can fit the results in a tweet!"
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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights
by fragmede on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:09PM
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To go off on a tangent, someone went and edited Mythbusters episodes to remove the fluff and called it Smyths. There's a torrent of it and it's a way better watch.
Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights
by mrguyorama on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:11PM
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I've seen those, and while I understand it, I feel it loses a hell of a lot of the pathos of what mythbusters was. A huge amount of the goodness is the interplay and personality of Adam and Jamie, and it gets lost I think in those edits. Add that to Mythbusters not exactly being scientifically sound, and more like "these TV effects artists build a weird contraption that MAYBE answers a question that isn't well formed". Cutting out the recaps is useful though.
Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights
by NegativeK on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:04PM
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I give Mythbusters a pass because the padding is intentional entertainment (that I happen to enjoy, obviously).
I don't watch TC because the padding doesn't come across as entertaining to me; it feels like a lot more beating around the bush. There's a _lot_ of repetition.