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Rapid Response Week: Controlling Bleeding
YouTube Link: youtu.be/ua6OPTLa-3MOur days since last injury counter has been reset about 13 times now, so it's about time we learned how to actually treat an injury.This isn't a substitute for actual medical training, it's more designed for public awareness.—————Additional Information Wiki — List of emergency numbers from various countries (although some countries have red...
USB Drive That Steals Files
YouTube Link: youtu.be/HHL92rSE6hkJason thought that Bash Bunny was a Smash character so he showed up early with his GameCube, excited to learn how to "wavebash."—————Additional Information Bash Bunny is available USB Rubber Ducky is available Hak5 Github—————Tremendous thanks to Shannon for making the trip out to record these episodes, you can find more from here at yo...
First Pass Edit: MR154 - Balloon Slingshots
This FPE clocks in at 0:49:52, with 66.4% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: youtu.be/Q6n59fLHDiM First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: youtu.be/pl1GZkzk3osThis is our second of three videos with Evan and Katelyn, although actually the third we filmed. Recorded back in October, in case you were wondering why everybod...
Turning Balloons into Deadly Slingshots
YouTube Link: youtu.be/pl1GZkzk3osThis one is dedicated to whoever, upon hearing that Brian is a magician, thinks that means doing balloon animal tricks.—————Evan & Katelyn were so gracious to join us for this one that the least you could do is check out more of their stuff. That can be *your* independent thought. youtube.com/evanandkatelyn instagram.com/evanandkatelyn twitter.com/evanan...
First Pass Edit: MR153 - Trash Bag Napalm
This FPE clocks in at 0:49:49, with 74% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: youtu.be/rwtYDyuI5IY First Pass Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: youtu.be/GnBVxvAVJJUWe're dipping way back into the reserves for this one, we shot this episode back in February (same day as cooking an egg with a light bulb, razor blade flail, a...
Trash Bags as a Prison Weapon
YouTube Link: youtu.be/GnBVxvAVJJUIf I tell Brian and Jason that SDS actually stands for "Silly Dungeon Spells," do you think they would start reading them?We say it in the video, but let me re-iterate: please don't make these or use them.—————Of course, we couldn't keep doing this show without the generous funding of our patrons. Special thanks go to contributors Mark Gi...
First Pass Edit: MR152 - FPV Drones
This FPE clocks in at 1:44:40, with 75.5% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/VTDe-Np8hEQ First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/CJxjvPVE7jwKelly is back to walk us through some of the quadcopter equipment we didn't get to in the first ep. We weren't 100% sure what the ...
FPV Drone Interfaces
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/CJxjvPVE7jw—————We just barely scratched the surface here, if you want to dig deeper you should really check out Kelly's videos at youtube.com/readysetdrone—————Additional Information (Cornell University) Towards Low-Latency and Ultra-Reliable Virtual Reality (PC Gamer) Evaluating VR performance and latency with Futuremark's VRMark (Amazon...
First Pass Edit: MR151 - International Purchasing
This FPE clocks in at 0:38:04, with 70.5% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/5xwOoPNBnyE First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/guyAB5Iio20 Guest Interview ($10+ patrons): patreon.com/posts/24521169A collaboration with the Hak5 crew was basically a foregone conclusion at a cer...
First Pass Edit: MR150 - Absinthe
This FPE clocks in at 0:50:11, with 71.3% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/DziHezC2Q_M First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/mqIhzMbj6iUThis ep was recorded just after our Mead Cocktails video, and there's still one more from this set that will be released at some point...
How to Buy Restricted Goods (And Get Lower Prices)
YouTube Link: youtu.be/guyAB5Iio20Don't let Brian kid you, he's been trying to bring Flashlight Turbo Snail Phase Cathartic Revelation Bracelets to the shop for years.—————Big thanks to Shannon for visiting the HQ and teaching Brian and Jason how to use a computer! youtube.com/shannonmorse twitter.com/snubs—————Of course, we couldn't keep doing this show without the...
Understanding Absinthe
YouTube Link: youtu.be/mqIhzMbj6iUBrian and Jason showed up 30 minutes early in sweatpants because when they heard we were doing an episode on "absinthe," they thought it was a fitness program scored by John Carpenter. Unfortunately, it was not.—————Absinthe recipe: 1½ ounce vermouth -- 44 mL drip dissolve a sugar cube with ↓ 6 to 7½ ounces water -- 177 to 222 mL————â...
Extended Outtakes: My Pickle Provider Has Pleurisy
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/UeDyH_ywjpsHello darkness, my old friend. This is apparently the week for catching up on long-neglected features. This Extended Outtakes is bursting at the seems at a whopping 24 minutes. Lot of fun stuff, watch it! Original Video: youtu.be/O9rBNQ5iEt0 First Pass Edit: patreon.com/posts/22781600 Outtake Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcg6ikP9znw7e8n95n...
A Very Important Meeting: 2018-11-17
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/1F2rCKur6xsIt has been some time. That's kind of our tagline for this show by this point. If you're unfamiliar, which is entirely possible with our frequency of output on it, this is just a little casual vlog-style series where we just chat about where things are at and what's going on.You can find the rest of the series here in this playlist.I was a dumm...
First Pass Edit: MR149 - Pneumatic Cannon
This FPE clocks in at 2:16:50, with 76.5% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/E7kqBNXpSek First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/O9rBNQ5iEt0This is the first of three episodes we recorded with Evan and Katelyn (plus a guest interview!) and it was a ton of fun. I'm confident...
Building a Solenoid-Triggered Air Cannon
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/O9rBNQ5iEt0"Numatic" is the name of the elusive mixtape where Jason raps over Illmatic beats, but his bars are just 100% about that numa numa guy.—————Additional Information (YT) Homemade See-Through Blaster at 1000FPS! (YT) MR105: Improvising a Tank (where we first made the potato cannon) (YT) MR115: Potato Cannon vs. Human Head (where Bill helped ...
Understanding Drones
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/gcKYILLInBUBrian heard about immersion therapy but skipped all of the parts about relaxing yourself and building up to the fear. Instead, he invited Kelly over to surrounded himself with "killer drones," and that he would "re-define what a 'drone strike' meant."—————Check out our new puzzle box, "Houdini's Cell," availabl...
First Pass Edit: MR147 - Psychic Surgery
This FPE clocks in at 2:27:49, with 87.9% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/WBqaIfc1gg8 First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/cbaFJ1iKSGgWe just recorded this episode a week ago and got to enjoy it in this newly-brisk breeze in Austin. This is a pretty fun FPE. Bryce and I h...
Psychic Surgery
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/cbaFJ1iKSGgPsychic surgery is a highly specialized form of surgery that only works on other psychics. This is possible because, and many people aren't aware of this, psychics can meld skin kind of like Odo and the changelings on Deep Space 9. They can do this because they're advanced brains run too hot so their skin melts. So they like goop their hands into y...
First Pass Edit: MR146 - Real Blood vs. Fake Blood
This FPE clocks in at 59:22, with 69.3% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/hl2STWRUT_4 First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/-bJAvVAaq3QWe gathered at the HQ on a rainy Thursday to handle this episode and some sponsor segments in an effort to secure some spooky (and bloody, a...
Real Blood vs. Fake Blood
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/-bJAvVAaq3QYou've got red on you.—Additional Information (YT) Brian Brushwood on Penn & Teller: Fool Us! (YT) Psychic Surgery on Turkish TV (YT) Behind The Scenes: World's Biggest Magic Special! (Arizona State University) Hays Code PDF—Of course, we couldn't keep doing this show without the generous funding of our patrons. Special thanks go to contrib...
First Pass Edit: MR145 - Chocolate Blood
This FPE clocks in at 1:07:12, with 85.9% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor. FPE Link: https://youtu.be/YDtQGOFlPTQ First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/ib9VHhyZrvEHere's the first of a few spooky videos we have slated to come out for the Halloween season. This even includes the clips used in our ...
Why Is Chocolate the Best Fake Blood for Black and White?
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/ib9VHhyZrvEThe howls of hollowed wretches hang heavy on the crisp October breeze, while the sickly sweet trick or treat looms nearby.—Additional Information (YT) Night of the Living Dead, 1968 (Huffington Post) ‘The Addams Family’ Set As You’ve Never Seen It Before (Munchies) The Gruesome History of Fake Blood in Hollywood—Of course, we couldn't keep do...
First Pass Edit: MR144 - Cooking an Egg with a Light Bulb
FPE Link: https://youtu.be/UsYzY-W67Zk First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/bDc5Oyk_uOcThis FPE clocks in at 54:01, with 77.5% of our footage hitting the cutting room floor.This is such a strange one. Some of you may have noticed the ad billboard was unusual right at the start, which is because our wide camera m...
Cooking an Egg with a Light Bulb
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/bDc5Oyk_uOcFinally bringing the incandescent light bulb back to its original purpose, to be the ultimate cooking instrument.—Referenced Material MR 135: Improvising a Candle with Baby Oil and Yogurt—Of course, we couldn't keep doing this show without the generous funding of our patrons. Special thanks go to contributors Mark Gibson, Vladimir Edelman, Andrew K...
First Pass Edit: MR143 - Buying an Election
FPE Link: https://youtu.be/CZKhLRPJYto First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/Cuo8jyxBOY0Duration: 51:48 - 50.4% of our footage was cut.This was one of our more efficient episodes, only half of it was cut out! It's always a pleasure to have Justin in town, and this was no exception. There's a fair amount o...
How to Buy an Election (1960)
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Cuo8jyxBOY0Tracy Flick might be the only president who hasn't bought votes.—Additional Information (Amazon) The Making of the President 1960—Of course, we couldn't keep doing this show without the generous funding of our patrons. Special thanks go to contributors Mark Gibson, Vladimir Edelman, Andrew Kiernan, Chris Ottenberg, Kenneth Gleason. MR Articles:...
First Pass Edit: MR142 - Sword Cutting
FPE Link: https://youtu.be/5bnJpjpJdow First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/WH5AxrHj6dYDuration: 1:40:18 - 72.7% of our footage was cut, so to speak.Karl flew out to guest on the show back in late August, and against all odds Brian and Jason didn't hurt themselves. We were under a bit of a time crunch, but t...
Champion Sword Cutting Techniques
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/WH5AxrHj6dYBrian and Jason wildly hoisting swords over their heads is my favorite forgotten Kengo training exercise.—Additional Information Here's that episode Brian was referring to when he was talking about pilsners Our HEMA playlist Interview with Anthony ($10+ patrons)—Much love to our guests Karl Bolle and Anthony Buonomo.You can find Karl at capitalkdf....
First Pass Edit - MR138: Cooking Pork in a Jeep
FPE Link: https://youtu.be/Udu8telPXDU First Pass Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn Edited Episode: https://youtu.be/AU4DWKn9LnYDuration: 1:43:20 - 88.8% of our footage was cut (though that's including a lot of audio waiting for Brian to drive.)I doubled back through this while the footage was still on my immediate hard drive. Talk about a weird on...





























