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MYSTERIOUS Ruins That Defy History!

2021-02-16T00:18:00.000-08:00

Origins Explained is the place to be to find all the answers to your questions, from mysterious events and unsolved mysteries to everything there is to know about the world and its amazing animals!

1. Pompeii, Italy

There are many scary stories in history, but the story of Pompeii is one that we just can’t get over. This is the city that was built in the fertile valley near a volcano, Mt. Vesuvius. When it erupted, it caught people by surprise and buried the city in soot and ash and left it covered and perfectly preserved for hundreds of years. Now much of it has been uncovered and it is a sad historical marvel and many people were frozen in time forever.

2. Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Sticking with Africa, let's head to Zimbabwe, which holds one of the biggest mysteries of the continent. It's called ... Great Zimbabwe. Yeah, does not really sound mysterious, does it? But don't let that fool you, there's more to this than you might think.

3. Thonis, Egypt

If you're big into history, then you knew that it was only a matter of time before Egypt showed up on my list. And as you know, it is home to many ruins and mysteries, and the main topic of several videos on this channel !! Be sure to check them out when you finish this video !!

4. Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu is arguably one of the most interesting and revealing places in the world. Why? Because it's through this city that we got to take a look inside the Incan Empire. This civilization ruled a lot of South America for quite some time, and their territory included Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and more. And yet, for a while, we did not know that much about them, until we found Machu Picchu.

5. Yonaguni Monument, Japan

Off of the coast of Japan, there is a place called Yonaguni Island which was famous for hammerhead sharks. Now, people are more intrigued by some unnerving formations in the water that were found by a diver in 1987. The Yonaguni Monument is a series of rock formations that has the scientific world split as to whether this is a natural design, or something made by humans. And it's a debate that continues on to this day.

6. Derinkuyu, Turkey

Turkey is home to another ancient, fascinating and mysterious place: Derinkuyu. The concept of making underground cities may seem like something from fantasy television shows, or Fraggle Rock, but many cultures have made very grand underground cities.

7. Cahokia, United States

This one might come as a surprise. In the United States, there is an old city that used to be the biggest city in North America at one point in time. This was the city of Cahokia, a pre-Columbian Native American City. It was founded around the year 600 and lasted until the 14th century. You can still go there today, it's across from St. Louis on the other side of the Mississippi river.

8. Palenque, Mexico

Mexico is a land of many mysteries and lost people and cities. But easily the biggest civilization, with the biggest mystery surrounding them, are the Mayans. This tribe came from an unknown area, arrived in Mexico, and set up an empire that lasted over 3000 years. Then they were gone. To this day, many still study the Mayans in order to find out more about them, and especially what happened to them.

9. alatalhöyük, Turkey

Built in what was once Mesopotamia, the city of Çatalhöyük, which now resides in Turkey, is easily one of the biggest mysteries of the ancient world. I mean reaaaallly ancient, it reached its heyday around 7000 BC !! This place makes ancient Rome look modern !! These tightly clustered mudbrick houses kind of look like honeycombs, don’t you think?

The One Intelligent Thing That Alexander Did

2021-02-16T00:03:00.002-08:00

In history textbooks, Alexander is usually referred to as Alexander the Great. But was he really, or was he something else? Sadhguru speaks about the only intelligent thing Alexander did in his life.

Sadhguru: So one reason he was pushing towards India was he wanted to find a yogi and learn how to become immortal. And they told Alexander, that we found the man, but he’s not willing to come. For once he did one intelligent thing, that’s the reason why we really removed his third name. See, Alexander, in our history textbooks, school textbooks, they said, Alexander The Great. They only got the first name, the middle name, they missed out the last name, his name was Alexander The Great Idiot, but because it was too long somebody left out the last name. Well, the moment you make such a man, a great man in this world then in many ways, you’ve des…destroyed the future of humanity.

Because from the age of sixteen – I think he died around thirty-two or thirty-three – all he did was kill, kill, and kill without purpose. Going to new places and killing, going to new places and killing, saying, I have conquered this, I have conquered that. And he had gathered a band of young people from his native place, who traveled with him to fight with him. Periodically, he executed one of them, just accusing them of something, you know, always somebody would be betraying a tyrant like that, and the tyrant is always fearful that somebody may plot against him, so something they will discover and say, He did it, and public execution of him will happen.

He was very close to you, he travelled with you, everything, but you just kill him so that everybody else is in line. Periodically he killed one of those people who are very close to him, just to set an example. Tch, this is the kind of man he is.

He is death all the time, but he doesn’t want to die. He wants everybody to die, but he doesn’t want to die. So, one reason he was pushing towards India was because between ancient India and Greece there has been lots of transaction in terms of mathematics, geometry, Yoga. There is a...there is a linga in Delphi, which is considered as the Navel of the earth, because it was consecrated as manipuraka chakra. The manipuraka is so powerfully established there, now it’s been removed from its original place and it is sitting in the museum, but still…bit cracked, but it’s still... little, you know, badly skewed I would say, but still so powerful, after, I don’t know, maybe 5000 – 5200 years or so.

So this transaction was continuous for many years, hits… historically. So, obviously, they heard of yogis and mystics of India. So, he had heard there are yogis who are immortal. So one reason he was pushing towards India was he wanted to find a yogi and learn how to become immortal. So then when he came close, when he crossed, I think, Hindu Kush mountains... He crossed, right? He crossed the mountains. He came on this side, and then, first thing is he sent out scouts to find what is happening out there, and in case there is a yogi or a mystic, bring him. So, they were looking out, and then they saw a yogi sitting under a tree with just a loincloth, bare-bodied, blissed-out. They went and looked at him, and they said, Hey!

You come with us. Our sikandar wants you. If you do not know this, even today, in Afghanistan, many people take this name Iskander, or Sikandar. The original word for this is, the root word for this came from Skanda. Skanda is Shiva’s son, what we call as Muruga in Tamil Nadu. Because Skanda was such a great warrior, so this word traveled. Anybody who is a great warrior became Skanda, Iskandar... Skandar, Iskandar, Sikandar – transformation happened to the word. So, they said, Yogi, come. The yogi laughed and said, I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here. Then they pulled out their swords. These are violent men. They don’t think twice about taking off heads. It’s not even a...it’s not even something that, you know, of any consequence to them. They can take away hundreds of heads in a day without any qualms about it. So, very violent men. They pulled out their swords and said, Either you come or well take off your head. The yogi said, See, I’m sitting here like this because everything that I have to do has been done.

You want to take my head, you take it, but you will not get my wisdom or my intelligence. If you take my head, you can take it if you want. Then they looked at each other. They saw…See, they had never seen a man who not terrorized by the swords that they pull out, because they’re not pulling out in bare... you know, empty threat. They can take off heads; they’re very good at it. They had never seen a man who’s not terrorized. He’s saying, Okay, take my head. Oh, this guy must be really immortal.” If somebody says, Okay, take my head, he must be immortal. Then they tried to coax him, Please come.

He said, No. If he wants, let him come. He wants to know about immortality, let him come. Then, they said, Oh, he knows about it, so let’s not damage him in any way. And they went back and they told Alexander that we found the man, but he’s not willing to come. So, he is not a home teacher, you have to go to him, has a school. So, he himself came. So, Alexander sat on his horse, and with great authority he spoke, It seems you know about immortality. I want to know about it. The yogi looked up at him and said, First get off that stupid horse.” You sit on an animal which is less intelligent than you, and suddenly you become like this. You see, I don’t know, the moment people sit on a horse, somehow they think they’re something. If you manage to ride an animal which is far more intelligent than you, then – something. You ride a dumb four-legged animal.

Ah... Poor thing doesn’t like to carry you, but what to do? So, Alexander got down and asked, I want to become immortal because...He is not the same guy that he was five, ten years ago. Body doesn’t take this kind of beating after some time. It is slowly taking its toll. So he said, I want to know about immortality, can you guide me?

So the yogi looked at him and he knew no amount of talking to him is not going to go anywhere. He said, Yes. If you want immortality, this is the way. And he gave him landmarks, a difficult journey through the jungles. All these landmarks you follow, there you will find a small cave. Within that cave there is a crystal clear pool of water. You drink a handful of water, you will become immortal. So he started out with his soldiers. Then as he followed, after three days all these landmarks were coming true as it had been described. Then he looked at this five, six soldiers who were with him. If these guys also drink. Hmm? If they become immortal, then how to deal with them?

Because all your life, you dealt with everything with the fee… putting the fear of death into people. Now if these five, six soldiers drink that water, and they also become immortal, this is going to be a disaster – no control. Five immortal people on the planet – not good. Just I’m immortal – this is good. So he said, You stay here. He left them for the last leg of the journey, and he went by himself. Then he found that cave. Within the cave, he saw a pool of crystal clear water. He rushed in, and he was about to drink. There was a crow sitting at the other edge of the pool, and the crow said, Wait!

He looked at the crow – fortunately water slips out of your hands, you know – and the crow said, See, I drank this water, I don’t know how many million years ago, and now I cannot die. I’m just sitting here endlessly. Just imagine, if you become immortal you cannot even commit suicide. I want you to just imagine, this is the worst thing that can happen to you that you cannot die one day. No relief! I’m sitting here for millions of years; there is nothing I can do. I have seen through generations of my clan. I’m not interested in anything right now, but I cannot die. Do you want my fate?

He just sat there looking at the pool of water and the crow. For once he did one intelligent thing, that’s the reason why we really removed his third name. He walked away without drinking that, and how fortunate are we that he is not anymore here. But he looks like has taking rebirth in many places. Many similar people keep coming up here and there, but at least he is not here. We must learn, understand, and live, knowing that in many ways the best thing about you is, you will die one day.

Hello? Just see what a pest you would be if you did not die.

Hello?

Well, you must live a full life. Whatever is the fullest potential, you must live that, but you must die when its time, isn’t it? Hmm?

So, if you say death is negative, then what is positive? Immortality?

That is the most idiotic thing you can do. Even an idiot like Alexander had the intelligence not to drink that water.

So, it is very important to understand, Yoga is not about eternal life,

Yoga is about sensible life.

The Greatest Evil on this Planet

2021-02-15T23:49:00.001-08:00

Sadhguru reminds us that time is running out for all of us, and that what really matters at the end of our life is whether we lived an enhanced life. This is why it is important that we invest the time to know and live a life beyond thought and emotion.

Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

Since we came and sat here you are half-an-hour closer to your grave. You must go and volunteer in a hospice or in a hospital ward where people die. Last moment when it comes, when they die, they’re just bewildered., Mohnish: Mm question is, suppose humanity makes it past this very tumultuous phase we’re in right now, what would we do if we reach an ideal society where everyone is peaceful and together? What would our endgame be? What would we strive towards ?

Sadhguru: Is it a deal between you and these guys?

See look at it this way because you can’t really figure what all these people want. Look at yourself; right now you’re thinking you want to become an engineer. Let’s say, right now I make you an engineer, this moment. Then you’re thinking you need a job, I got your job. Then you’re thinking I you need a promotion, I got you. Then you think you need an award, I got you. Then you think you need wealth, I got you, right now. Everything that you can dream of I got you right now. What do you want now?, I can do that for you.

Mohnish: Let’s say, I want a job. I was striving for a job right now .

Sadhguru: Yes. Now, we are looking at the end game, right? .

You’ve got everything you wanted right now, things that you can imagine, things that you cannot imagine right now, everything you’ve got right now. What do you want right now?

Mohnish: I wouldn’t know what to do.

Sadhguru: Just look at it. When you say this, what it means is, all you want in your life, what you’re seeking is struggle. To get a job it must take three years, then you will feel wow, I got a job. Look at all the people who have good jobs. Look at them walking on the street, are they going blissfully, dripping ecstasy? Hello? Miserable guys, they’re getting blood pressure going to work. They’re getting all kinds of ailments, they’re freaking out. Yes? So what do you want? Is there a girl here? What do you want?

Mohnish: Don’t know anymore?

Sadhguru: That’s good. “I do not know”, I like that. Because actually you do not know. Everybody keeps fooling themselves at every step in their life, thinking, “I want to become an engineer, I want to become an engineer,” it will keep you busy for five, seven years. Then, “I want job, job” it keeps you busy for another one or two years. Then I want this kind of job, that kind of job, that keeps you busy for another eight - ten years. I want that much money, that much wealth, that keeps you busy for another twenty-five years. I want this kind of girl, that kind of girl, that kind of boy, that keeps you busy for a few years. Then children will come, I want my child to become this, this, this, well, we are preparing for your funeral . You need to understand. You need to understand just this. Right now you may be giving all kinds of context to your life, but essentially what you call as my life right now is just a certain combination of time and energy. Yes?

As you sit here, time is rolling away for all of us. Can you roll it back? You’re an engineer. Can you roll it back? Yesterday was not fruitful, so Ill roll it back. Can you? Its rolling away for all of us.

As we sit here what is ticking away here is not the clock. What is ticking away is our life, isn’t it?

Since we came and sat here you are half-an-hour closer to your grave. It doesn’t matter how young you are. You are getting there, isn’t it? Yes or no?

So, it’s a certain amount of time. And that time, nobody can manage because it rolls at the same pace for everybody. You do something, you don’t do anything, you sleep, you’re awake, you’re happy, you’re unhappy. Do whatever the hell you want, it just keeps rolling mercilessly, isn’t it? So there is energy that you call as life. This you can pitch it a different levels. If you’re like this, I’m talking about the classroom expression, you know?

If you’re like this, twenty-four hours feel like thousand years. But have you seen on a certain day you’re very happy, twenty-four hours puff went off like a moment. Yes or no? So time is a very relative experience in individual subjective experiences. If you’re joyful, if you live hundred years, it feels like a few moments, it’s gone. Only miserable people will have a loooong life. Because if you’re miserable, you’ll always feel life is too long that you will want to cut it short.

But if you are joyful the possibility that a human being holds before you look around, it’s over, really. For what possibility this carries. So what you need to manage is your energies. Because life is a certain amount of energy. It’s not limitless, but it can be enhanced. If you function at one level of energy, what you do in ten years’ time, if you function at a different level of energy, the same thing you can do in one years’ time. So if both people live for hundred years in terms of impact and profoundness of experience, one has lived for a thousand years, another has lived for hundred miserable years. So this is all you can do.

You may think right now engineer this one, that one. These are all limited contexts you’re setting for yourself. Fundamentally as a life, it’s just time and energy, isn’t it? The question is what you make out of it. Do you want to make something out of it? There’s no compulsion you have to make something out of it. When I say making something out of it, it is not a social phenomenon, I’m talking. What should you become in the society, that’s not what I’m talking.

Fundamentally, why you have come here in terms of life is, you want to experience life. Question is how profoundly. Right now, if people want to experience life, what are they experimenting with?

They will experiment, not this, this. Yeah, yeah. I know. I know you guys. Or they’ll experiment this or they experiment something else, what they will experiment is, how to down your faculties. You know, United States has made marijuana legal in a few states. So, when I went to a few colleges or universities they’re asking me, “Sadhguru why don’t you pitch. Someone like you must legalize marijuana for us”. I said, “No problem, we’ll make marijuana legal, cocaine legal, meth legal. What’s the problem? No problem.” Only thing is, why is it that you want it to be legal so that you can smoke up and come to the college right? Its fine. But let’s say you want to fly a small airplane, the pilot comes smoked up. You want to fly with him?

Because the guy is already flying without the airplane. Okay, you’re not getting the point. You need a major surgery, and the surgeon come smoked up. You want the surgery? “Oh, no.” Then you clearly understand this lowers your faculties. I want all of you to look at this. Do you believe you can enhance life by lowering your faculties, hello?

If you want to enhance this life, you must super enhance your faculties. That’s the only and only way you can enhance this life. You cannot lower your faculties and think your life is getting enhanced. What kind of stupidity is that? Simply because it makes you a little like this. I can make you feel like this all the time. How is that? No substance. I’m always like this only. Look at my eyes I am stoned. Never touched a substance but fully stoned all the time. Because I want you to understand this, the greatest chemical factory on the planet is here. If you are a good manager of this, you can create any experience that you want from within and also heighten your faculties.

If you are having an experience, even to experience that your faculty should be heightened, isn’t it?

Is this the greatest chemical factory on the planet, most sophisticated do you agree with me?

Are there chemical engineers? So I am asking, how are you managing your system? What have you done?

We gave you such a sophisticated machine. Have you read the user’s manual, at least?

Blindly do this and then you think pumping something is going to make this better. Believe me, the only and only way you can enhance this life is that your faculties are super bright. The way you see, the way you hear, the way you smell, the way you taste and the way you touch. If this is enhanced, is life enhanced in many ways? There is much more to it. But I’m saying from what you know, from your experience.

Suppose you could see twice better than somebody who’s sitting next to you. Is your life enhanced?

If you could taste better than other people, is life enhanced?

If you could feel better, is it life enhanced? If you could hear better, is live enhanced?

On this level, you understand this, but there are many other dimensions of human faculties, if you enhance this. if you sit here, you will be blissed out simply sitting here. You wouldn’t want to touch any damn thing because just sitting here is the greatest experience of your life.

So about what is the end game? If you had everything, what would you want?

If you had everything that you can ever dream of, everything is right here. What would you want?

You must think, isn’t it? I won’t supply with an answer. If you do not invest that much thought into your life, that means you’re super short-sighted. Hello?

This happened to Gautama the Buddha. You heard of Gautama the Buddha?

Because of some astrological prediction that his father heard that he may either become a great Emperor or a great sage, and he wanted him to become a great Emperor. He protected this boy and put him in a separate palace, where it’s all luxury, everything that you can dream of, everything there. Got him married to a very pretty young woman, everything on. He should not see any suffering. But one day, he just went out. He saw one old man and he asked, “Why is this guy like this?”

You know, his chauffer or his chariot driver said, “Oh, everybody becomes like that after a certain time.” He said, “What me? I am a young prince, will I become like that?”

He said, “Yeah, everybody will become like that.” It shook him. Then he saw a man who’s suffering with some kind of disease, ailment. He said, “Why is that guy like that?”

He said, “It will happen to a lot of people. Who it will hit there is no prediction anybody can become ill.” Most people think it happens to other people. No, it can happen to us. Hello?

And then he saw a funeral, a dead body. “What is that?” He said, “That is inevitable, everybody will die.” Do you also know, you will also die? No because most people believe other people die. No intellectually they know, but they think they are forever. Now, you must be conscious, you are mortal. Mortal means you have a limited amount of time and energy. If you’re always conscious about this, how do you organize your time and energy you decide. If you’re conscious about it. If you think you’re a super human being, you’re not going die, other people will die, all the best. It will come. You can realize this on your deathbed, and die. See, people may think this is extreme, but you must go and volunteer in a hospice or in a hospital ward where people die, and you must see, it’s very important. Very, very important. Only then you become sensitive to life, life becomes super valuable because you know, it’s a limited amount of time. If you watch this, unfortunately today in the world, over eighty percent of the people, last moment when it comes, when they die, they’re not fearful, they’re not in pain, they’re not in something else, they’re just bewildered.

A look of bewilderment comes because all their life they just lived their thought and emotion, they never lived a life. This is important you must understand, there is a psychological reality in your head, and there is an existential reality which is life. Most people are mistaking their psychological reality to be existential.

Your thought and emotion has become more significant than the cosmos, isn’t it?

What you think, what nonsense you think and feel, has it become more important than the universe or no?

This means you are making your creation more significant than the larger creation. This means you must suffer. If you don’t suffer, I’ll be disappointed. Yes, I will be.

Because if your ignorance doesn’t make you suffer, then what? Then what’s the use of me?

Because it takes a lot to come out of that trap. What is the use of somebody striving?

to come out of the trap of ignorance?

When people can live wonderfully in their ignorance, what is the point?

What is the use of knowledge?

What is the use of knowing?

What is the use of enlightenment?

What is the use of realization?

If people can live absolutely blissfully in their ignorance, what is the point? When you’re ignorant, you must suffer. And I want you to know, the greatest evil right now on the planet is not evil, it’s ignorance.

How to Build a PC! Step-by-step

2021-02-15T23:33:00.002-08:00

This is a step by step guide on how to build a PC in 2020. This walks through all of the steps needed on how to build a PC in 2020, what parts you need, how to hook everything up and even some initial setup when you are done. This is a great guide on how to build a pc for beginners and can be used as a how to build a pc guide later on! This PC is $ 1000 dollars and if you want to purchase those parts and follow along even better!

What’s up ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Robeytech the show where we get you up to speed on everything having to do with the tech and PC world. We would say gaming, but this one.. this one’s special. This is a DIY for a video we did a couple weeks ago which was about building a thousand dollar PC. Not only do we just tell you about the parts that we chose but you know were gonna build it today as well. If everything goes according to plan by the end of this we will actually have a PC built. But before I do that if you want to check out the why we chose the parts you check out that video right here. I will also go ahead and put a link to that in the video description below. We had a lot of comments about why we chose the parts that we did. I wanted to spend a little time before we got into the build, I promise well get to the build quickly, on why I chose these particular parts. This build is the most future-proof kind of cornerstone build that you can do for a thousand dollar. Everything that I chose here, was specifically because not only would you be able to build it but you would have a great foundation for a build that you could upgrade later.

So I didn’t choose like B450 for the motherboard I chose X570 because I wanted you be able to upgrade this very easily. Same thing with the graphics card, same thing with the cooler, same thing with the case everything was about upgradability. You want to check out that build and why we chose this parts you can check out that video right here. Let’s talk about the parts that we put inside of this build. At the brain is the rise in 5 3600 this is a 6 core 12 thread CPU and processor. The reason I chose this, and the reason I chose Ryzen, is because unlike anything choosing on Intel right now Intel is a one-trick pony. Ryzen is kind of king, were gonna start simple choose something like the 3600. This does actually have a cooler in it, which is kind of cool, but we went ahead and did it different cooler, well talk about that here in a few minutes. For the motherboard we chose the Prime X570P. I chose specifically Asus. This is their budget board. Couple things:

One I chose x570 because it has PCIE Gen 4. Yes, yes, I know, there isn’t a real reason quite yet for PCIe gen 4, but in the future we already actually have PCIe gen 4 graphics card coming out, and in two years if you want to upgrade to one of those in a 3000 or 4000 in NVIDIA series or our RDNA 2.0 then you have a board that already supports it, you’re not going to basically having to replace your motherboard. Standard features, I mean you still got addressable headers you’ve got plenty of M.2 space, overall it’s an aesthetically pleasing board as well so felt like a good choice and overall quality choice for the price. For M.2, this actually says 500 gig, that’s because, at the time of filming the one that we chose was 1 terabyte, were gonna throw 1 terabyte in this, but this is a 500 gig Western Digital blue, again you’re looking at 2,400 megabits per second. There is nothing faster than m.2 and I want to make sure that if you’re going to use this for gaming or rendering or anything else that you had the fastest i/o speed. Western Digital is a great brand right now these are going for like 99 bucks which is why they’re always selling out.

So that’s why I specifically chose this one. I know a lot of people are like well why not throw like a physical, like a 7200 rpm drive, because bang for buck and M.2s is actually really good right now, and there’s just there really isn’t anything faster. For cooler this is the Hyper 212 Black. I have used Cooler Master before, there’s lots of different options. Trying to keep in that price point if you ever wanted to quickly, let’s say for instance you had a 3600, you got an extra couple hundred bucks you wanted upgraded to a 3700X, so I went with the Hyper 212. It’s really such a personal choice, and so if you decide to go off rails, wouldn’t be surprised if something like this was something you might do that with. G.skill Ripjaws. This is DDR4. This is a 3600 kit at C16, compatible with this one. Ideal for Ryzen, obviously the faster the RAM, the better it is for the CPU. I didn’t want you to have to rebuy all of your dims going to 3600, specifically, as we get faster kits going further and further. Again, upgradeability, this is compatible with the x570. You’ll actually see me make sure this runs when we get this done. And well upgrade that in the BIOS. Another part, and this is the one that’ actually probably caused the most debate, and I’ll talk about this. I did the RM 750X by Corsair. A lot of people chimed in on this because, they were like, why 750X? Let me just be super clear, the main reason being, is: A) Corsair makes a great PSU. I’ve used a ton of Corsair, I’ve yet to have one of these fail on me, in the 30 or so builds that I’ve done in the last year and a half.

The second thing is, this has two EPS connectors for CPU. If you’re gonna talk about upgrade-ability and know let’s say for instance, you like, let’s say you threw a B450 or a B350 motherboard in here, and you only got like a 650 watt or 500 watt power supply... Which would be completely fine for this. If you decided, hey, I’m gonna go ahead and go to an X570 or an X670 or you know, heaven forbid, a Z490 umm build later-on. Guess what! You have to also replace your PSU, because most of those cards require two EPS CPU connectors. So when I thought about, hey, why did I choose this specifically? A 750 watt? It is because when I went to a later build, if I wanted to upgrade this, you’re not gonna have to replace this motherboard. This is gonna be more than powerful enough if you went in 2080 TI a 3080 TI, this will be perfectly fine. Finally, the other thing that got, a ton of comments. You know I’m gonna just put this out of the way.

Another thing that got a ton of comments. Was the Zotac Gaming GeForce 1660. I know a lot of people are like, oh my gosh! Why a 1660? Why not a 5700XT? Why not an RTX 2060? Well, the main thing is, is again.. When you think about the principles, of why I chose all the parts that I did for the build. There was only so much money I had, to spend on a graphics card. Because, again, if I spent more on the graphics card that may mean I was going to a B450, which would mean you wouldn’t get PCIe Gen 4. Or I had to choose a less powerful power supply which meant that you’d have to upgrade then later on. So, when I went with the GeForce 1660, again I was sticking to budget. Now, why I chose NVidia? Team Green over team red? Well, it’s quite simply, having to do with, this is still the king when it comes to ah this tier of graphics card. 5600 and 5600XT were not outperforming it at the time that I had basically chosen this part. AMD graphic drivers haven’t been the best.

They’ve been actually pretty problematic, while team Green has done a really good job of staying up to date and just doing a better job of making sure that compatibility. The other thing to. Is in the links, in the description below, I also put some very easy upgrades like for instance the 2060KO, which is a 2070 and 2080 die, that actually performs on par with the 2070 Super for not much more. So if you wanted to know an easy upgrade.. that’s there. I also went ahead and threw in a 5700 XT and 5700. So there’s links there for that. If you’re looking for, probably the first thing to upgrade, this would be the one that Id select. But again, for the price, this is going to be a great 1080p graphics card, 1080p gaming PC, and I still stand by my decision in terms of this is the best choice for that. So boom! We get to the last part which is our case. I didn’t want to skimp here right. I have no issue with this case actually, I’m a big fan of this case. Great case, sexy looking case. The one thing that I wanted to make sure that I chose, is like.. I put a USB C connector in heretic thought that was pretty important. The thing is, is that there is no USB C header on the x570p It’s not actually being used, so, kind of a lot of my logic, in terms of choosing this one, was more about aesthetic. This may be so many peoples first build. This is a great PC chassis to build in. I think when you start going to a lot of the more inexpensive cases your finding, that people have a problems building in those cases, and though they save that 10, 15, 20 bucks.

They end up struggling and getting super frustrated, and may never come back. It’s just an easy case to build in. NZXT did such a good job being able to make sure, when you’re done, you actually have a PC that looks really good. There is no RGB in this build, obviously, given $1,000 and I wanted to spend everything on not having RGB. Adding RGB, in NZXT specifically, with their AER fans and their hue controllers and stuff like that. It’s actually really easy, if you wanted to add some bling later on. Doing it in the NZXT ecosystem, with their CAM software and everything else, is really easy and actually were gonna be doing a video on that. This isn’t on the list, I’m gonna add it to the list, but this isn’t on the list. I just have an issue with stock cables that come with PSU. So, I’m a huge fan of Asia horse, they make some really great cable extensions. Well talk about when we build this like what to do if you don’t have the cable extensions. They make such a big difference. You’ll see that when you get done here. We’re gonna do some b-roll we want to make sure this PC still looks sexy at the end of this video. That everything that we need to build. Let’s just quickly talk about what were gonna need for this build.

Now some of this is optional, some of this is not. But this is what I usually do for a build. What you definitely will need is a screwdriver call this one Excalibur because I’ve had this since what does mean he is serious 9 it’s been around forever has multiple heads the one thing I would recommend is a really nice screwdriver with a nice long neck because you’re gonna need it and then magnetic it’s not necessary but magnetic definitely helps but if you just have like what I think its a number two Phillips screwdriver then you’re gonna be in good shape you can also go to something like this which I would definitely recommend if you’re gonna get serious about this especially upgrading this is a kit by fixit these are incredible kits they just make it really easy to basically do the work that you need to do and they have so many options for heads so that’s why I would definitely recommend and I fix it especially were gonna be serious about that for cable management because cable manages the thing you got a couple options you got these are cable managers they’re really easy a lot of times these are just means you don’t have to worry about cutting them versus the secondary option that you have there what your zip ties or as the verge calls them tweezers these zip ties are just gonna be really easy for funneling stuff to bundling cables together you’re gonna see me use these the main reason that I have these out here is because when you get finished zip tying these down these are what you use to basically cut off the excess these are just standard wire cutters you can get them from any and basically hardware a store.

I have a couple of them laying around these things make such a big difference when you’re using these two so if you’re gonna use these you want something like this and then finally and maybe not necessary but thermal paste this is not too it in in the one thermal paste most coolers and many of the air coolers and specifically if you’re using liquid coolers have this stuff already you just need to verify when you get it before you go out and buy your own thermal paste that you do in fact need this because like I said a lot of this stuff is pre applied if you got Corsair guaranteed it’s on their on their air coolers or their liquid coolers but again verify that before you sit down and do your build because one thing you don’t want to do is get all the way down there and feel like oh man I need thermal paste you end up having to way today because if you’re anything like me you want to get this started right away last thing is you’re looking at here and I’ll talk about this is static this is a PC building mat this one we specifically got from Newegg having a nice anti-static clear / clear place to build is absolutely critical I have a special flooring that is on the floor that keeps me from basically getting static but this is what you need a nice clean surface nice open surface these particular tools here if you add the cable management then you’re ending you’re going to end up with a much cleaner looking build so again this is what you need now let’s get to building so let’s talk about the next step which is were gonna put the motherboard together so what does everything that you need for the mother were in a well you need the actual motherboard surprise you actually need the thing that you put it all in being a the CPU and then finally you need the MDOT to drive which we have right here and you need the cooler which is right here there’s your cotter and then you also need the Rams because we’re gonna keep in the German the German accent is their RAM we need the RAM is then let us get started okay so when taking this out of the case not a whole lot you got to worry about here there’s an anti-static bag inside of the case is other things that you will need so the other things that you will need out of here.

I’m gonna give you kind of an update of some stuff that comes inside of this the first thing that you will need is your this has stuff like where your front panel connectors get plugged in this also shows things like where you’re gonna put your RAM slots because they because you only have two dims we have to know where to put those so make sure that you keep this you will need this on hand for when you’re building these little things right here that you’re looking at these are in dot 2 screws when we install dot 2 you’re going to need these so please make sure you do not throw these away you will not get these any other place and these are little easy things to freaking loose this right here is your i/o shield some awesome very happy motherboards actually include these already kind of built in this one does not this is a budget X 570 board so this is a m4 or specifically this is where were gonna install our CPU this is for Rison specifically because it’s called an m4 socket these two brackets here are going to change right they may change depending on what’s cooler but in many cases well end up taking these off but in some cases like for instance in Corsair coolers um these would actually stay on and the Corsair a i/o pump would actually connect directly to this this is actually were gonna install our rent thing that’s interesting about this is that we actually have four places that we can plug in again you’ll notice that these are actually color coded grey black these are actually different colors that so you can actually know where they’re paired because this is dual channel specifically in this motherboard that they’re gonna go either in the gray slot or the black slot these only have one in them some motherboards actually have to but this one specifically has one so.

When we install these would basically just use the one side this is our 4 by PCI C 16 for plugging in our graphics cards or other expansion cards for this specific motherboard you can see that this actually a different color this is where you’re gonna plug in your graphics card and make sure that you’re getting the full power of your graphics card in this case these right here are your m2 you can see that we’ve actually got two of them you can install up to two name in twos on this motherboard some have more than that but this particular board has two down here you’ll actually see the different screw holes where well plug in those little tiny screws we showed you earlier and then again you’ve got another PCIe 16 and then some other expansion slots here this is your X 570 chipset this is specifically cooling your X 570 chipset something that just a little bit of information for you in this particular case this is something that can run warm so these are actively cooled so that is your motherboard in a nutshell well talk about some of these other parts later on but for the most part I want to give you a rundown as we start walking through this you’re familiar with what we’re going to do so this is our AMD rising processor a couple things about when you open this up first thing you definitely don’t want to touch the top try and touch the sides this is the this is the IHS or the heat spreader for your CPU and then on the back you can see all these golden pins don’t touch the golden pins even though they’re shiny you don’t want to touch them that would be bad now when you’re looking at the CPU you see this little gold arrow right here that you want to line up with the other arrow that is on the motherboard which is right here so that little gold arrow goes to the same place as this little arrow right here now when you’re gonna saw CPU see this little arm right here you’re gonna kind of push it off the side and then lift up that’s gonna release the pins right here then remember we talked about that little arrow again the arrow in the corner you’re gonna basically align with little arrow here and then it slips right in and you can just kind of jiggle it you can see that’s in there nice and good and finally just gonna push this down like so a little bit of pressure and then slip it under like that.

So let’s talk about the RAM here real quick so this is the this is basically the RAM when you install the RAM in you can see in the PCB this little notch un align this little notch with the little notch at you see right here for this one because were installing two bits were gonna install in B 2 and E 2 which are these two right here so were gonna open up these two just like so were gonna put the first one in all you’re gonna do is push down apply pressure on both sides get a nice clean snap in make sure that you see that snap like so there’s one the second one stay away put it in push it down make sure it goes all the way in Clips it there you go rammons install one or anything guys is there’s always little bits of plastic on these things so make sure that you look around on this particular board its only in this one place make sure you get that nice peel get that cleaned off like so let’s install our MDOT to drive first thing you gotta do is you see down here it says 2280 I know you probably can’t read this but it says 20 to 80 20 to 60 and 20 to 42 were using what’s called an 80 millimeter MDOT to see this little screw right here I’m gonna screw that in where it says 20 to 80 like so you don’t want to do it too tight but you want to make sure it’s nice and snug next thing were gonna do is you’re with your MDOT to is you’re gonna slide this in make sure it clicks in nicely then you know that it’s kind of installed because it gets like it’s like a little diving board finally take your little screw you’re a little bit like so hold it down like that little screw in screw it down and this one you just want to screw until it stops just like that you’ve got to is installed this is probably the most complicated part of the build in terms of up until this point is putting together the air cooler for the CPU what you see here is not everything that is including the BOK.

This is just what’s in the box that you need specifically for installing this on an AM for or rise in bracket this is your cooler your CPU cooler right here so this is what you’re gonna basically be installing in this is your back plate we’re gonna be putting this together here in a couple minutes all of these components are all the things that are going to get used on this it includes thermal paste so please don’t go by thermal paste this actually has thermal paste so don’t worry about that and then finally you can screw things into your motherboard so let’s put the back plate together first for the back plate what we’re gonna do is were going to use these parts these parts specifically so these are all parts that you need these are these right here are your little clips for putting things in and then these are your little post that you’re gonna screw stuff in for your motherboard so what you’re gonna do is you’re going to take your bracket like so I take these little metal posts you’re going to basically slip them in to these little slots on the outside like this clip in like that and then you rotate them and then they’ll fit right in like that you’re gonna take one of these little brackets like this you’re just gonna kind of push this kind of hard I’m just gonna kind of slip right over it clips over just like that and then you’re just going to do that for the last two so we’ve just showing you up close what that looks like so putting the last two in push those together don’t worry about it just know that goes over you’re watching me doing here too so it’s a little bit iffy but they clip right over it like that and then you’re in the end this is what your back plate looks like you see those middle posts are poking through on all four slides lets prep building this next what you’re gonna do is were going to remove the brackets we do not need them for this build for this particular thing so were gonna take these off same thing with the one down here there you go now the last thing is that we’re gonna lift this up yeah you’ll see look at that a little back plate were just gonna get rid of that were gonna do is were gonna take our new back plate and you’re gonna basically stick these in like that and lay this back down like so now were going to take this little contraption here and then slide this roll these on all four of these don’t tighten them all the way now just kind of screw am down there’s one speed this up just to show this there’s four then this little device right here just stick it on top of it like that just give it like one or two turns nothing too crazy just till it kind of stops don’t want to over tighten but just like that you’ll so now the motherboard is prepped the last thing we want to do is we want to install our bracket onto our cooler so what you’re gonna do is you’re basically gonna take this slide it underneath like that and align up right with the hole it’s like little notches on it which hold it then with these weird angles this is where a magnetic screwdriver helps hold this down screw that all the way in then you just repeat tighten it well its good just grab that you oh snap so next step were gonna take the word because whoops wow that just pops right off so yeah were take the clips off of this writer move this fan okay that is now prepared I’m gonna stick that off to the side next thing were gonna do is install our thermal paste we do what’s called the rice method so this is ours.

Tummel paste right here this came with the cooler what you want to do is you want to do about the size of a grain of rice maybe a little bit bigger because the IHS and this is a look up that’s a big piece of rice but that’s totally fine so in the magic of YouTube you’re probably noticing that these brackets are different just FYI I put the wrong brackets on here so when you go back and install them they install the exact same way but choose the other brackets in the Box just as an FYI okay so what you’re going to do make sure the cooler mass stur is lined up at the top you’re gonna line this up just like that push it down like so quick clips in there like that and from there you’re gonna use your screwdriver and you’re gonna do in a star pattern you start putting it in one then just go to each side and this is where like the one thing that’s tough about some of these screws is there you go just keep going around in like a star pattern versus a and this is basically putting pressure and spreading out that stuff that you’ve had before you don’t want to go to you know our word about going too tight you’re kind of know when to stop like till feel you’ll feel it in terms of attention and stuff like that basically just keep going around there you go that one so what we have here is we have two connectors you have one basically fan header connector you have here this is your CPU and this is your i/o you want to make sure you plug this into your CPU connector now the only two is you’ll probably notice that I still have this zip-tied that’s again it’s just already set up cable management it makes it easy were gonna clip it on like this and the way this clips work put these in these little holes these are the screw holes and there’s a little hole back here you can pull push it in that little.

Ridge right there and there we go our motherboard is completely built and for this like what I have a density to do is go ahead now that you have it all done some twisty tie this like so and then take off this white sticker that’s annoying because again we want to make sure this is a clean-looking build so lift off the white sticker buy a white sticker you don’t even know what part you are bunch up really tight like so and you can use that same twisty tie but in my case I’m gonna use a zip tie this bad boy so it’s all cable match it’s nice and clean when we get it in later let me gonna grab our handy dandy Coopers just around it looks like was meant to be that way now we are motherboard is ready were gonna put this inside of his awesome PC so first thing we got to do is we got to prep the case there’s only a couple things we got to do for that there are these thumb screws that we have to get out so were gonna take off these thumb screws I can never get them undone with my thumb so usually I just take the good old screwdriver and get that done be careful here this can kind of fly off there we go so pop that off like so flip this around let’s take the back panel off first as well undo that one again I can never seem to get that one I actually was able to just get off with my hands same thing down here than this one just kind of pops off nicely as well just like that and then now that were in you can see down here its nice little box these are all your accessories that you need for putting your PC together time to actually get the PC into it and guys if you hear if you hear fireworks were shooting this the day of the Super Bowl so what you are hearing right now is the Kansas City Chiefs apparently just won spoiler alert if you’re catching this later because this is not going to be out in the next day so anyway guys first thing were gonna do is were in a sorrow shield this isn’t the part let me just tell you please do not forget this.

part if you’re falling along with this build you go ahead and can do so but this is your i/o shield this thing is pretty flimsy but were gonna put this in there’s a little slot in the back here where were gonna install this when you push this you’re gonna look for a big snap oh yeah there you go congratulations to Kansas City for doing that were gonna push this in here in the back like so and you’re gonna hear kind of snap and its you’re gonna kind of work around but you’re gonna make sure it snaps in nice and solidly now the one thing I’ll tell you there’s holes little circles at the very bottom those are your audio jacks these always go towards the bottom were gonna put in the motherboard now the standoffs in this case are already set up for you to basically they’re already installed one thing to always do is check is to go around just make sure that they’re all nice and tight there is one stand up in the middle this one actually has like a little pay that one is going to go in the middle slots and when you push this in and we’re going to show you in there were gonna basically you do not want to grab it by the cooler you want to grab this like so just kind of line it up and just kind of push it over in those little circles and Ill line up and then that little slot is gonna click in just like that now make sure you don’t lift up the motherboard cuz it’s not installed yet but it’s basically all lined up it should just basically line up like this and you can see these little slots are all in the right spot were ready to put this in here were gonna give you a view of doing a salt they’re gonna want to use the 632 screw flat or the screws that you’re going to want to use your motherboard you’re going to use eight of these and then they go in three locations you can just follow along on the top they’re going to go in the middle across the top and there’s going to be an 8 total so were going to screw those in okay so again for those of you don’t know just to remind you that one there one there one there one there that one is a peg one there one there one there and one there okay next step lets connect front panel connectors so let’s talk about what your front panels are alright so the front panel connectors just to be clear this is your HD audio connector it says HD audio on it will show ahead of cooking up this is USB 3.1 this is USB C we won’t be using this because we don’t have a USB C header on our motherboard and then this is a front panel connector that connects into something that comes in your case it looks like this this plugs into this like so there’s a little there’s a little hole but you’ll just be able to line these up like this they plug in like this and then these are what actually hooks into your case and you’re going to want to look at you will show you how to do that here in a minute so first thing we do is this is a USB 3.1 connector there’s a little notch here that lines up with a notch right there you one thing is this is one where you can definitely put Bend pins you want to come straight down line it up and then push it in a little snap right in but if you start to feel like there’s not a lot of pressure then just make sure that you didn’t bend any pin push it down next one up is the power switches you can see here this is power plus - you’ve got your power switch in your hard drive this is your front panel you can see that its actually labeled on this were gonna do the power plus and minus in the top left the hard drive light goes right below it and then the power switch goes right next to it and let’s show you how to hook those up now okay so my recommendation is start with a hard drive light since it’s the only one on the bottom that goes in the bottom left two slots like so push it in then you got your power + and - they go right above it so - is on the left and then sorry on the right and then it’s on the left like this this will take a little bit of practice here and then finally power switch goes right next to it just like that there you go all your front panels are connected for the HD audio you can actually see there’s a missing pin right here so what you want to do is when you line this up and it actually says HD idea this goes facing towards the CPU cooler.

I’m going to take this and you just want to plug it in just like that and there you go and boom all of our front panel connectors are connected now were installing our PSU now there are more parts than this inside of the PSU box when I walk through the stuff that you need specifically for this build you need your 750 watt power supply which you have right here it’s a little sticker it’s gonna peel that bad boy off oh is that was good for you as it was for me let’s talk about the connectors you need these are your EPS CPU connectors you’ll need both of these you’ll know their CPU because they say CPU and on the head they actually look like they can actually split into two I’ll show you that a little later on so you’ll need both of these you don’t need this for the build were gonna plug one set in these are actually SATA power these do things like power RGB power a iOS and other things it’s just easier to do this early so I’m gonna plug one of these in already this is your 24 pin motherboard connector you need this this is what you need for your graphics card as you can see there’s actually two they can do six pin or eight pin connectors and then of course then your power cable you have screws for your power supply so first thing were going to do is our 24 pin and remember guys these are all labeled so pretty easy but dog helped explain where these are first thing you’re gonna do 24 pin plug that in right there next one goes right there lets go and connect our CPU connectors you can see that it says for CPU or PCI 6x2 those are the ones we care about the ones that don’t say CPU is where you don’t plug into the CPU this goes to the PSU so.

We’re gonna plug one there take the second one and plug it right next to it like so this is for our graphics card the part that splits is the part that plugs in so anything its label says PCIe for like in this case or right here those are ones that you are not gonna plug in the power supply so the unlabeled one goes into there like that and finally we’ve got our single SATA or peripheral one were just gonna plug that one in right here at the top and let me just tell you this you want to do all of this before you plug in your PSU into our case so now were gonna do is you see this like basically how do you plug your CP your PSU in you want your fan to go out of the bottom as you can see actually down here we actually have a dust filter so that is where the air is gonna come out I mean that’s where the air is gonna come out if you did not have that and you wouldn’t worry about that but in this case because were doing just this specific build you want your PSU to go in down there and you just slide it in like so yes the text is upside down on this side but on the other side its actually right side up plug it in like that and then what were gonna do is were gonna rotate this and then you’re gonna line up the screws and they say on here for PSU grab that line up the holes shows a nice and kind of snug and your PSU is in and next thing were to do is were in a star GPU now for your GPU you’ll see this were gonna put it in this top slot here and if you follow that top slot you can see it hits the second and the third one of these extenders so were gonna take the sorry the little PCIe covers were gonna take this off good those are those are something fierce terms a kittens this those screws are on their there’s one so I’m gonna take the little cover off so we can get access to the secondary screws oh that’s still like oh.

I guess you can just loosen it were just take ours off just a bit better okay were going to take off the second and the third so well take this out so there you get a second year third out you’re gonna take your graphics card like this I’m just gonna kind of slip it on through there then there’s gonna line it up with the slot there’s gonna push it in and you’ll hear it click when it goes in like that screw those screws back in and this is a two slot card so if you are putting in a different graphics card while I’m screwing these things in you can if it’s like a three slot you may take out more but the best thing to do is just kind of follow the line over from the slot you’re gonna put it in which in that case till show you which one of these little PCI covers you want to take off but if there’s as its a larger card like a three slot card then you take off additional ones pin let’s put this back on cuz this is good to go and there we go yeah were gonna hook up our cable extenders now when you looked at your cable extensions right you ended up having a ton of different cables there’s actually only three that you need for this build so you’ll need your 24 pin and again what happens is that big 24 pin cable it comes out your PSU plugs into the bottom you can see the little notch there so it’s gonna plug into this you need a CPU EPS connector here’s one right here and the last one you need is for your graphics card and so you’ll see on the top of it these are actually cable combs the way you know which direction to have the top B is I just where they’re gonna slot in like this and then.

I make sure that the cable comb is actually at the top part of that same thing for our PSU one that I did is I came in and pretended like I was gonna hook it up like that was going to and then when I hooked it up I made sure that the cable combs were on the right side but in that case I was wrong and so now I have to redo them that’s why you check so first were gonna put in this is for our graphics card and plug that one in were gonna run this one down here like so it’s nice and straight there you go and see how pretty that looks when you have cable combs so it looks good take our motherboard you see its over here you’re gonna basically line up the cable like so make sure it snaps and there’s a little pin there’s only one way that this can go in here so you’ll see a little notch on it you’re just gonna run this back like this no with the cable comb I’ll make sure it looks good there you go nice clean look there so there’s actually gonna be two of these but were only have one extender so were gonna take this one so what we’re gonna do I’m just mine the light so actually gonna split this in half like so we only get we get this in cut in half because this is actually easier this way and then what were gonna do is were gonna run this one right up in this upper left-hand corner and I know you can’t see this all that well that is what we’re going to do right now so we’re going to go like that and there you go you see it plugged in there we’ve got everything hooked up we’ve got the edging you see a cable management lets got the front the front congratulations ladies and gentlemen if you’re at this point in the video you’ve got mostly a complete PC this is what the front is going to look like of this PC but now it’s not the same in the back in fact it can be a little overwhelming and lets go ahead and address that problem so let’s talk about a fine world of cable management now if you did not have cable extensions let’s say foreign on part of the build these things these would plug in where I plugged in the cable extensions okay so all I’m gonna do is I’m gonna take this one.

I’m gonna plug this into our 24 pin and remember there’s a little notch here we’re gonna show it that shows you where this little clip goes there’s only one way you can plug these in so this is not something that is easy to mess up unless you like really try to force it in you know so clips in like that there’s that one connected these are our CPU ones again one of those is going to plug in here you have like a dangling four don’t worry about this if you did not have a cable extension you would put both of these up in that top left-hand corner we’re going to put one connection here sorry if I’ll turn it right way show that you can only pick it up one way I’m going to take the second one I’m gonna run it and drop it in this hole down here because this is your second EPS powder your EPS CPU connector will connect that one last so I’m gonna throw that down there like so well the last things are your graphics card and then there’s one of these you want to connect the L kind of together so like if you look at this there’s a little knot you want to kind of push that together and then like that just kind of slink it all in and there you go so there your graphics card is connected if you were using like a 26 C 20 70 or 20 80 you might need this secondary connection again sometimes it’s a three pin sometimes there’s a four pin that’s why you see this right here this is so you can connect it in that’s what this is for so once you kind of have that you can kind of shove that down the this one right here which remember is a SATA we’re not going to use any of these are in case you do expanded stuff later so if you look at the case down here from the bottom and I know we got it kind of seen here you see that really what I have is I have a ton of room so all of those extra cables I’m just gonna kind of shove down in this bucket down here this little hole down here and this is gonna kind of store all of my cables for these that are here I’m gonna kind of push them off to the side and the really kind of the thing when you think about cable management is you want to kind of channel things together so this one were not going to quite do that yet well do that here in a second but were going to kind of have this ready now lastly it looks like we actually have a couple of fan headers that we need to hook up so were going to get these run this is the last thing we have to run for the PC and these are just to run the two internal fans that we have on for the PCs were going to look for some places to run those here in a second and then well show that in just a few minutes if you look down here you’ll see there’s a gap you’re going to take these two I’m just going to run them right here and well hook those up in just a few minutes and then lastly shove all this extra cabling down here like so and then you can use this nice little channel thing right here kind of zip up this last little part these last little cables and there you go you got kind of a managed cable right there and then you’re kind of good to go and then well for these ones because we didn’t use them what well do is well do the last part of this here in a minute but that’s just kind of the way you leave it and when it turned it over one more time turn over this case one more time and finish it up for these last two fan things these last plans that we are showing in there you want to take these two things and you want to see this hole right above the power supply you just want to shove them right in there because your two fan headers for this motherboard are right there so were gonna shove them in there and now were gonna basically just turn this case over and finish cooking things up okay so you’re gonna grab this little CPU thing right here that we’ve ran through here and this is going to be a little bit awkward but you want to flip it and just basically plug it into that hole in the top left and they’re these clips go on pointing up when it’s done it will look like that and there’s your power cable plugged in right okay so last two cables basically were at the very end here.

Everything’s basically ready to go were just kind of making things look pretty but the last thing we want to do now is we want to take these two cables right here that we ran through these are your fan headers right down here at the bottom so you’ve got these two fan headers right here there’s two cables they have little lips in them and I’ll show you the lip here in a sec so I’ll do one and then I’ll show you the lip in the second one its two little lips you’re just gonna line it up with a little piece of plastic there and then push it on down like so now for the last part so everything’s done a couple things I want to talk about and then well basically get this thing turned on now that you know that everything is hooked up a couple things that I did is with this one you don’t want it you want to make sure that this cable right here which is yours three is just kind of grouped with your larger 24-pin and this is where you’re going to start using zip ties to kind of clump things together so I’m going to zip tie this one together just to make sure that these two stay together so when you look at the front it’s nice and clean then what I’m going to do is I want to use the tie downs to tie down the other kin of cables there you go then this you want to make sure for this one that this stays lying flat so don’t pull it too tight because we the big thing is you want to make sure you have a nice kind of puff on the other side and I’ll show you that here in a minute for this there’s not a whole lot I use this for but the one thing you do want to make sure is this is actually the extension for the power for the graphics card you want this to be on the outside because you want to be able to kind of push it and pull it to make the graphics card look nice the front cable on the graphics card to look nice so you don’t want to put that push it behind all the other cables because it needs room to kind of for you to be able to train the cable so to speak the last thing were gonna do is were going to zip tie these together clump together so what I do is I kind of push them over in the edge because you grab a zip tie and then there are tied outs here there are tie downs down in this one some of them.

I actually might be used so whatever tendency to do is again using those tie downs because those tie downs are gonna allow you to make sure that everything looks super clean so there we got a tie down there get that going make sure those are nice and tight again make sure this is flat there’s another tie down right here kind of clump everything together here grab another zip tie as best you can I don’t you got to be careful like right now what you’re seeing here is I’m starting to get this trapped on this so I’m gonna see what your D is just see me do things like I’m loosen things so I know that I’ll have be able to make the front look good so I’ve loosened that and I’m gonna kind of tie this together now and there you can see kind of everything’s channeled together and that is it the PCs kind of cable managed at this point in time once you can’t have everything done like that kind of push it all together again probably put one more here kind of nice keep it nice and clean and again you can do this with either Velcro or with the zip ties if you did it right you should be able to just it should look very similar there we go these and now as you can see now when you look at the back of the case all looks nice and clean you put together you take your little cutters just snip off those little in parts and what I like to do is once I kind of have all of these clipped like this just to kind of continue to kind of have that uniformity is I have a tendency to turn these around so you don’t see that little fatty ends so you’ve got them all cable manage this PC is basically ready to turn on turn this over one more time and this is like the last part is to see how like I kind of have like messy cables it’s kind of work on training and the way you kind of train your cables is just by bending them but you want to get kind of like that mess nice kind of flat look when you and when I say train cable that means that you can you get it to stay the way to stay a certain way like I want this one to stay straight so what you see is I’ll do stuff like been at the other direction and hold it and then till learn to stay you essentially train it to stay straight we got a nice clean looking build now all the cables look nicely managed they’re all routed correctly and not only is this a very simple build but when were all said and done we power it on it also looks nice and clean we’ve now got the entire PC done if you followed the instructions you should be at the same spot and all we got to do now there’s gonna take this cable put it in this plug see what happens kits in turn on did you see anything you should hope I see lights that is a good sign so I told that there was no RGB surprise I guess there is some RGB in this a little bit skosh one light so that means that it runs 1% faster than it would have if there were no lights but here’s the real test oh.

I hear fans oh I see fans and there we go we have a working PC all the fans are spinning we are good to go guys so I wanted to show you real quick now that you’ve got your system on real thing if you want to get your full speed here you have your BIOS and you might be asking hey I want to make sure my ram is running at thirty six hundred megahertz now the thing is that right now ram needs to have a profile unable to run at thirty six hundred megahertz if you go down here where it says do CP you want to go ahead and change disable to profile one hit okay then you want to hit save and exit you’ll see all these changes happening and then you hit OK and now your ram is set for thirty six hundred megahertz that is it we’ve got a completely built system that is ready for you and for those of you who don’t know again these were all of the parts that we put in the thousand dollar pc build when you have this you have a perfect base from which to upgrade your PC at any point in time you can basically you have a power supply that will support any new motherboard moving forward you can easily throw in a graphic card or a new CPU and know that you’re good to go like whether that’s fourth jarred Rison.

Evolution of Xbox

2021-02-15T23:24:00.002-08:00

In 2001, a new games console hit shelves That competed with the established industry leaders PlayStation and Nintendo It was of course, the Xbox Which has been staking its claim as one of the best gaming platforms ever since In anticipation of its fourth generation console, the Xbox Series X It’s only right that we cover the origins And progression of this much-loved entertainment brand This is the evolution of Xbox Before the Xbox, Microsoft had, besides making computer software Already been successful with publishing games for PC Such as Age of Empires and Microsoft Flight Simulator Meanwhile, Sony was growing in popularity with the PlayStation 1 And was already working on the PlayStation 2 Because Sony became a threat for Microsoft And video games were rapidly growing into a massive industry Microsoft decided to venture into the console gaming market As far back as 1998 The original development team for the Xbox pitched an idea to Bill Gates For a console that could harness the power of a PC The initial concept was dubbed the DirectX Box And would operate using Windows 2000 Which made it easy for developers Since they were already familiar with the software The Xbox could have had a very different name Such as MITH, Microsoft Interactive Theatre FACE, Full Action Centre VIP, Virtual Interactive Player And probably Elon Musk’s favorite name MARZ or Microsoft Active Reality Zone Eventually, the name was shortened from DirectX Box to just Xbox.

Three years later the machine was showcased by Bill Gates and the Rock Wait… What?? The Xbox is everything the Rock is Cutting-edge, powerful, exhilarating And like the Rock It will be the most electrifying coming out this year While the features of the Xbox like Potential for online play and HD resolution were no doubt impressive Skeptics viewed the concept as no more than a PC in game console clothing Regardless, the release date was soon set for the following year And both gamers and critics alike Waited with excitement for the launch of this groundbreaking new system Fun fact; According to, Xbox Co-creator, Seamus Bleckley There was a guy at Microsoft who had fancy markers Which were immediately stolen by everyone The only color he had left was the green one So, he made the designs with that color Microsoft actually used that green as the iconic Xbox color Bleckley refers to it as, “the green nobody wanted”.

In 2001, the Xbox was officially released Microsoft managed to sell 1 million units in its first 3 weeks When it was introduced, Microsoft’s machine was competing against Sony’s PlayStation 2, Nintendo’s GameCube and Sega’s Dreamcast While the PS2 would ultimately prevail in terms of sales by a huge margin The Xbox did end up outselling the GameCube With estimated sales of 24 million compared to 21.7 million units respectively The Dreamcast however only managed to sell 9.1 million units Prior to its launch Microsoft had acquired a games development company called Bungee adapted their Halo franchise into a First Person Shooter That could take full advantage of Xbox’s impressive specifications And the rest, as they say, is history Halo 2 sold millions of copies Shattering records and became a classic Xbox exclusive series As well as a flagship game for the system Other notable games were Forza Motorsport Fable Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic And Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Xbox became known as a platform for Western games and first-person-shooters Which were quite rare back then The controller that came with the first console was bulky, to say the least. Given the nickname of “The Duke”, because of its hefty size and weight A slimmer ‘S’ version had to be made for the Japanese market The S model controller eventually replaced the Duke entirely To the relief of gamers everywhere.

In 2002 Xbox Live was made available Xbox Live is a subscription-based service Which made it possible to play online multiplayer games Microsoft lost money on every Xbox they sold Due to the high manufacturing costs of $425 While the retail price was only $300 In total Microsoft lost a whopping 4 billion on the original Xbox However, they succeeded in making a name for their console In 2005 Microsoft doubled-down on their efforts And released the Xbox 360 Almost a full year before its competitors came out with the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii Changing to an all-white appearance The 360 released at price points of $400 for the Pro version Which came with a 20 gigabyte hard drive And $300 for the Core version Which only had 4 gigabytes of internal flash memory More models off the 360 were released later In 2007 came the Elite with a 120 Gigabyte hard drive and a black finish The Core version was replaced by the Arcade Both are almost identical.

In 2010 came the Xbox 360 S Which was a slimmer model that also has a Wi-Fi adapter And lastly, in 2013 Came the E model that was restyled with design traits of the Xbox One Getting the jump on its rivals certainly paid off for Microsoft As the 360 sold more than 86 million units And remains the company’s highest selling games console to date Updated hardware resulted in better graphics And a system that was thought to be much easier and more attractive for game developers Xbox staff worked closely with game development studios And secured more exclusive titles like the Gears of War franchise Gamers had access to a wide variety of online and offline hits such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Fable II Forza Motorsport 4 Grand Theft Auto V And, of course, many Halo games Such as Halo 3 Halo Reach And Halo 4 The 360 was a great home entertainment system too Playing CDs and DVDs while supporting services like Netflix The user interface, or dashboard Has undergone many changes throughout the Xbox’s history With the aim of making the user experience smoother and easier for all.

However, it was not always received that way One aspect of the 360 that Microsoft would rather forget about is The dreaded ‘red ring of death’ A console-killing issue that plagued Xbox owners And was signified by a ring of LEDs on the front of the console turning red And the system doing not much else It was often caused by overheating At least Microsoft’s CEO at the time, Steve Ballmer Had no problem spending over 1 billion dollars to recall the 360 In order to legitimately solve the red ring of death problem In 2010, the Kinect add-on was launched Which consisted of a motion-controlled device and microphone This allowed players to use their bodies and voice to control the action Instead of using a traditional controller Games such as Kinect Adventures Dance Central And Kinect Sports helped to sell the gadget In total 24 million units were sold For those paying attention You’ll recall that’s as many sales as the original Xbox console The next Xbox console was released in 2013.

It was marketed as an “all-in-one entertainment system” hence the name ‘Xbox One’ Every Xbox One initially would be sold with the new Kinect sensor It made use of a full HD camera with a wider angle coverage Improved tracking accuracy, and heart-rate monitoring The Xbox One with the Kinect sensor came at a high price of $500 Especially next to Sony’s $400 PlayStation 4 The high price plus other drawbacks such as an inability to share or resell games Privacy issues with the Kinect sensor And having to always be connected to the internet Resulted in a terrible launch of the Xbox One Microsoft did retract and change many of their initial requirements But for a lot of gamers the damage had already been done It’s fair to say the Xbox One a shaky start Though it did recover somewhat And to date has sold over 47 million units Ultimately though, it lost ground to Sony, who sold 109 million PS4s And Nintendo who sold 52 million of their Switches.

Microsoft marketed the Xbox One as more of a multimedia device With owners able to play media from USB devices, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs As well as being able to capture and stream gameplay footage The console’s original operating system was based on Windows 8 But the user interface was not well received It has been updated over the years though The focus on home entertainment as opposed to just gaming Has led some to believe that Xbox has fallen behind in terms of the game titles it now offers Still, it has a number of exciting exclusives Such as Forza Horizon 4 Gears 5 Sea of Thieves And Halo 5 More iconic games available to play on the Xbox One include Red Dead Redemption 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mine craft Battlefield 1 And Cup head Oh man… This game can be frustrating The Xbox One controller is refined from the Xbox 360 The D-Pad is improved The analog sticks are easier to move and have more grip The X, Y, A and B buttons were moved closer together And the trigger and bumper buttons were made much wider It is now also possible to design your own controller with Xbox Design Lab Multiple models of the Xbox One were released.

In 2016 came the smaller Xbox One S This Xbox can upscale games to 4K resolution and supports High Dynamic Range Which broadens colors and contrast The Xbox One X is a high-end model which was released in 2017 It features upgraded hardware which is a lot more powerful And can play games in 4K resolution And in 2019 came the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition It doesn’t have a disk drive and stores everything in the cloud And finally, scheduled for release at the end of 2020 is the Xbox Series X At the time of writing, no price has yet been announced But Xbox appears to be focusing on a high-end product The new system is claimed to be twice as powerful as the Xbox One X And will be able to play games in 4K resolution Has a 1 terabyte SSD And can render 120 frames per second It is also backwards compatible allowing to play games from all Xbox consoles New games coming for the Xbox Series X are Forza Motorsport Hell blade 2 Dirt 5 Fable Cyberpunk 2077.

And, of course, Halo Infinite Unfortunately though Microsoft Flight Simulator has not yet been announced for the Xbox Series X Xbox certainly intends to stay competitive But surprisingly Microsoft’s head of Xbox, Phil Spencer Revealed that it isn’t PlayStation and Nintendo whom they see as their main competition for the future It actually is Google and Amazon Since the future console wars could be with cloud gaming services Cloud gaming still seems like it’s in the distant future So for now let’s just wait in excitement for the next generations of Xbox consoles!

Vision to Reality – the EQS

2021-02-15T02:24:00.001-08:00

The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS represents a new approach to sustainable modern luxury which combines dynamic performance with a comfortable and luxurious driving experience. Gorden Wagener, Chief Design Officer of Daimler AG offers exclusive insights of his design approach and the vehicle’s seamless aesthetic.

Hi, my name is Felix. Welcome to California.

Right now, I’m going to this closed airstrip, just outside of Los Angeles, to meet up with the designers and some of the technicians behind the Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS.

This is it. Look at it.

This is a vision for how electric luxury driving might be in the future. Should we get it out in the sun?

I’ve got a thousand questions.

Hey, welcome. – Garden Wagener. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have a test drive with than you.

Good to see you. Welcome in my new car.

It’s an amazing car. Is it still a car?

It is a car, yes. – Sure?

Yes, this is a futuristic car, but it’s still a car.

So, this is top of the range for the EQ brand, right?

Yes, and for Mercedes-Benz. I think it’s a very special moment in which Mercedes-Benz makes that step towards electrification and builds an all new purpose platform for the first time. And of course, where we start is in our home field the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

So, I think it’s a very important moment for the company.

So, what is it?

Is it a coup, is it a saloon, is it a limo or is it something else?

Well, I think it takes advantage of all different kinds of proportions.

Of course, it’s a saloon, but it looks very sporty, much like a coup.

You have these fast lines that make it very sporty-looking.

The fast lines also help to reduce the visual weight, as we sit a little higher due to the battery pack. That car still looks low and sleek.

Because of this cab forward proportion, you almost feel like we are sitting in a helicopter, right?

That steering wheel. I keep on looking at it. Yeah, this is pretty futuristic, too. So, we will see more later, when we drive. Yeah, but please tell me it’s gonna make it one day to a production model. Okay, one day. – Please, please. It’s amazing. So this is cool. Do you now see these illuminated strips?

All this is basically a virtual IP with projection. So, the traditional dashboard is completely gone and everything you need to know is projected onto this white surface?

The whole front grille is a screen and we actually have holographic headlights, too. You know our modern sense of beauty philosophy is:

If we like it, we take a line off. If we still like it, we take another line off. That applies to the exterior, but also it applies to the use of the interaction systems. Where, depending on the context, you just get the information you need.

We want electric to be sexy, to be exciting. Of course we are a luxury brand and in fact, we want to make it the most loved luxury brand. But is this going to replace the Mercedes-Benz S-Class?

No, it will be additional to that. – Okay.

We wanted to create something that extends our portfolio, that attracts new customers as well as existing customers, of course. It’s an addition to the line-up, a perfect addition next to each other.

How far from the production car are we for this one?

We are not very far from the production car. Inside out, the interior is something you will see very soon in production and the exterior is also close to the final production car. So, it’s not that far out there, we call it “VISION”, but a lot of that vision will become reality. Have you driven it before? – No, it’s the first time.

Really? – Yeah.

That’s why you’re smiling. – I always take the first ride with you, right?

Should we go for a spin? – Yeah, let’s do that.

It’s pretty cool.

We actually sit pretty well, and you can see everything, because it seems so low when you’re outside and you can actually bow.

Not bad acceleration, is it?

Wow, we’re driving it!

Can I drive? – Yeah!

Perfect, huh?

Are you ready?

I love this steering wheel. – It’s awesome, huh?

It’s so cool! – Yeah.

Wow! – It really goes, huh?

I could do this all day, just back and forth, back and forth.

Yeah. Over and over and over again.

We try to create every car like a design sketch, like the designers over exaggerate the car. That proportion is really so different from everything else you know. It looks almost like you have a UFO here on the street. And that one bow, is that line going all the way?

Yes, this is one bow.

We put chrome here to put some emphasis on that. That actually helps to make the vehicle look very low and the cab forward proportion makes it futuristic. And we planted the whole entire greenhouse into the body. See, all this is seamless.

All this is blends seamlessly into the body. So it’s kind of a melted greenhouse.

What do you mean by greenhouse?

Greenhouse is the glasshouse, here, the cabin. – Okay.

The cab and this is the body. So we call that greenhouse.

Alright.

And no B-pillar?

No B-pillar.

Again, we wanted to combine the sportiness of a coupé with the roominess of a saloon. And actually the footprint is so much better. This car has, even though it is as long as a short Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the interior space of a long Mercedes-Benz S-Class. So with the new platform, the weight balance of the car is gonna be a lot better.

Yeah. You have all the weight on the bottom. This is why the handling is actually very sporty.

And it does. – It does. And we have to talk about these as well, because that’s something people notice. This is a mirror cam. So we have a cam in there. You can project it onto the digital IP. Instead of mirrors, we have a display of the rear view. And of course, aerodynamic creates a lot of efficiency here. Sure. Sustainability, luxury, sustainable luxury. Sustainable luxury. Sustainable modern luxury. That’s what the company stands for.

And the sustainable parts in this car?

Of course, it’s the overall shape: it’s efficient, it’s electric. Inside we will see a lot of recycled materials. Our vision is that we will eventually create a 100% fully recyclable car. Whatever you do, I think reduction is beautiful. To bring it down to the essence, whether it’s the exterior, whether it’s the details, whether it’s the operating system:

This car is all about reduction, but in a beautiful, sexy way. You did well.

Thank you. Always a pleasure.

Yeah, the ride was awesome. Should we take it for another spin?

Yeah. – Let’s do that.

We go again, guys!

Action, go!

This is the take two marker. Well everyone, I’m here with Christophe, who is the chief engineer, for the brand new Mercedes-Benz EQS. And this is the car, Christophe? – Yes, it is.

Now, we’re standing next to the Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS, this is the future vision. So it’s not actually totally the same car, right?

No, it’s not totally the same car. This was the model for us to work towards and we were trying to put as much as we can from this vision into reality, whatever was technically possible. For how long have you been driving this?

Well actually, I mean we’ve been driving it since last summer already, so I’m sure you saw these spy pics all over the place. And here in California we started off Monday and now we will basically put at least I think 3,000 miles on it until Thursday, so we’ve been a little bit busy here.

So you are actually one of the people in the world who has been putting most kilometers into this car?

Yes. That’s what we do at Mercedes-Benz. We don’t want to have the customers to test our quality, we do it upfront.

Yeah. And what are your thoughts on it? How does it drive?

We are hitting our targets, which is very good. It is great noise wise, the drivability feels similar to the one in an Mercedes-Benz S-Class, it’s like a high luxury saloon. The comfort inside is perfect, with its roominess. We are all excited.

Speed, Christophe. How fast is it?

It can go fast.

I mean it also has the advantage of cruising down the US 1, so you can have both.

You can, as we are used to from Mercedes-Benz, you can have everything. You can have dynamics and you can have comfort and cruising.

Okay, and how far from production are we?

Well, we are talking about two more years probably. Is it true, Christophe, that no one outside of Mercedes-Benz has ever been inside this car?

Yes, it is true.

What are the chances of me actually getting into it and having a go?

If you like, we can go for a ride.

If I like? I like.

You like? – Yes. – Then go in there, you’re ready for it?

Well of course I cannot take you on this ride in the inside, but I’ll tell you afterwards.

Nice!

Soft close.

Christophe, that was… – Like it?

Yes, I do really like it. It was an experience of a lifetime, man.

Thank you so much. – Thank you.

It’s good to see you. – Yeah. You did a really good job!

See you, thank you. – See you.

What an amazing experience.

You know, as a car guy to have had a day like this, and that I was able to get to ask all the stupid questions I wanted to, and to get all these

10 Craziest Future Concept Cars 2020

10 Craziest Future Concept Cars 2020

2021-02-15T02:03:00.003-08:00

Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR

Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR is a concept car by Mercedes-Benz inspired by the 2009 movie Avatar by James Cameron.

The Vision AVTR does not have a conventional steering wheel. The vehicle comes multifunctional control element in the center console.

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

The Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo is a Concept car made by Lamborghini for the Vision Gran Turismo project.

The concept utilizes the same V-12 hybrid powertrain that powers the Lamborghini Sián: a 6.5-liter V-12 paired with a single supercapacitor that produces around 774 hp.

Renault Morphoz

The Renault Morphoz is an electric concept car built by Renault which was presented in March 2020.

Renault says the Morphoz is meant to showcase the modular capacity of the CMF-EV platform, which can accept different sizes of battery depending on the intended use.

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

The Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo is a Concept car made by Lamborghini for the Vision Gran Turismo project.

The concept utilizes the same V-12 hybrid powertrain that powers the Lamborghini Sián: a 6.5-liter V-12 paired with a single supercapacitor that produces around 774 hp.

Renault Morphoz

The Renault Morphoz is an electric concept car built by Renault which was presented in March 2020.

Renault says the Morphoz is meant to showcase the modular capacity of the CMF-EV platform, which can accept different sizes of battery depending on the intended use.

BMW Vision M Next

Debuting at BMW's NextGen conference in Munich, the Vision M Next Concept shares a lot of its styling details with the i8. Its design is a cross between the BMW i8 and the M1 Hommage.

Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow

The Vision EQ Silver Arrows Concept is an absolute work of art. Its aerodynamic shape takes inspiration from the 1937 W125. The whole body of the EQ Silver Arrows is as smooth as a baby’s bottom, the product of top-caliber aerodynamic carbon fiber engineering.

Citroen 19_19 Concept

The Citroën 19_19 Concept is a futuristic electric concept car developed by the French manufacturer Citroën presented on the occasion of its centenary.

The car's buggy design is partly due to its donk-worthy 30-inch wheels and tires developed by Goodyear. The headlights are LED bars that form a front wing and integrate Citroen's double chevron logo.

Lamborghini Terzo Millennio

The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio is a futuristic electric concept car introduced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini and developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The car still inherits the modern Lamborghini design, with the Y-shaped headlights and taillights, and the triangular front trunk and rear engine bay.

Today in this video, I want to show you the 10 Craziest Future Concept Cars in the world So, let’s get started!

Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR is a concept car by Mercedes-Benz inspired by the 2009 movie Avatar by James Cameron. The Vision AVTR doesn’t have a conventional steering wheel. The vehicle comes multifunctional control element in the center console. The entire rear end of the AVTR is covered in 33 discrete scales, so-called bionic flaps used to communicate with people outside the car. The Vision AVTR concepts 110 kWh battery pack uses graphene-based organic cell chemistry, which is completely free of rare earth metals. Mercedes says the Vision AVTR produces 470 hp and offers an estimated driving range of up to 435 miles.

Limbo V12 Vision Gran Turismo The Lamborghini Limbo V12 Vision Gran Turismo is a Concept car made by Lamborghini for the Vision Gran Turismo project. The concept utilizes the same V-12 hybrid powertrain that powers the Lamborghini Sián: a 6.5-liter V-12 paired with a single super capacitor that produces around 774 hp. The car boasts excellent aerodynamics, evidenced by the large rear wing, and features an open-wheel design to maximize its identity as a pure driving machine.

The car is created to provide the ultimate virtual car for young fans and gamers, who are ultra-enthusiastic about Lamborghini and its futuristic aspirations. Renault Morph Oz The Renault Morph Oz is an electric concept car built by Renault which was presented in March 2020. Renault says the Morph Oz is meant to showcase the modular capacity of the CMF-EV platform, which can accept different sizes of battery depending on the intended use.

The car has level three driving autonomy and a smart system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that enables the vehicle to recognize its driver on approach.

The Morph Oz’s platform can stretch, increasing the body length from 4.4m to 4.8m. This additional platform ‘piece’ also contains a 50kWh battery pack, taking system output to 90kWh and roughly doubling its range to 700km. BMW Vision M Next Debuting at BMWs NextGen conference in Munich, the Vision M Next Concept shares a lot of its styling details with the i8. Its design is a cross between the BMW i8 and the M1 Homage. Power for the M Next Concept comes courtesy of a four-cylinder gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain producing a total output of 600 hp. All that power gives it a blistering zero to 62 mph time of 3.0 seconds, and a top speed of 186 mph. The battery has a range of about 100 km in pure electric mode.

Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow The Vision EQ Silver Arrows Concept is an absolute work of art. Its aerodynamic shape takes inspiration from the 1937 W125. The whole body of the EQ Silver Arrows is as smooth as a baby’s bottom, the product of top-caliber aerodynamic carbon fiber engineering. Metallic covers hide part of the massive 26-inch wheels that themselves are standout items with a staggering 168 spokes on each wheel. The Silver Arrow has been conceived to run a pure electric drivetrain developing up to 738 hp.

Electrical energy is provided by an 80kWh battery that gives the single seater a theoretical range of up to 249 miles. Citroen 19_19 Concept The Citroën 19_19 Concept is a futuristic electric concept car developed by the French manufacturer Citroën presented on the occasion of its centenary. The cars buggy design is partly due to its donk-worthy 30-inch wheels and tires developed by Goodyear. The headlights are LED bars that form a front wing and integrate Citroens double chevron logo. It features a dual-motor electric drive system making 456 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque.

Power is supplied via a 100kWh battery pack that can propel the car for up to 497 miles on the WLTP test cycle. Lamborghini Terzo Millennia The Lamborghini Terzo Millennia is a futuristic electric concept car introduced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini and developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The car still inherits the modern Lamborghini design, with the Y-shaped headlights and taillights, and the triangular front trunk and rear engine bay.

The car Terzo Millennia high-capacity super capacitors in lieu of batteries, due to their more rapid storage and discharge of energy. Each wheel, the rims of which glow orange, contains an electric motor so that the amount of torque can be controlled individually, making the cars stability as good as a modern Formula One car. Bentley EXP 100 GT To celebrate its 100th birthday, Bentley created this striking all-electric concept.

The EXP 100 GT concept has an imposing look. The massive mesh grille (made up of 6,000 LED bulbs), separated by a slim piece of copper, gives the front fascia an unmistakable expression. At the rear, noteworthy touches include LED brake lights, augmented with 3D OLED screens, which can add animated graphics to help the car stand out. It uses four motors that produce 1,106 lb-ft of torque and 1,400 hp, enough for acceleration to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds and a 186mph top speed. DS X E-Tense concept The X E-Tense, DS’s vision of what motoring could look like in 2035, is a three-seat machine based on a DS Formula E single-seater designed to offer two contrasting experiences.

The car has two different engines, one for racetracks and the other for road use. For road use, peak power stands at 540 hp, a figure that rises to 1,360 hp in ‘circuit’ mode. Rolls Royce Vision 103EX “Vision Next 100” As part of BMW’s 100th birthday celebration, the German luxury automaker has been unveiling a series of Rolls-Royce futuristic concept cars it calls its “Vision Next 100 Cars” cars.

The car was designed as Rolls-Royces first autonomous electric vehicle, a coupe-styled car with dramatic looks and an approach to body-style not often seen in the industry. Being a concept, not many details of what is supposed to be powering it are known, apart from the fact that its drivetrain is electric. Rolls-Royce has announced no plans to put the 103EX into production in the years since its unveiling.

The Space Shuttle launch work

The Space Shuttle launch work

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However, I think it’s still really important to learn about. After all, some of this technology is still being used for space programs. In preparation for this video, I read a few books. One of them was called Riding Rockets, and it was written by three-time astronaut Mike Mullane. He does a good job of capturing what it was like to ride on the space shuttle.

I reached out to Mike, and he was really helpful. He made a lot of good suggestion. This is the Orbiter Vehicle, the part that looks like an airplane and carries the astronauts and payloads into space. I have a video all about the inside of the Orbiter Vehicle. I’ll put a link in the video description down below. It takes so much fuel to get into space that we need a really big gas tank.

That’s what the orange external tank is for. It provides the fuel for the three Space Shuttle Main Engines. Even this isn’t enough to launch us into space. We need two extra rockets on each side. These are called the Solid Rocket Boosters or SRBs. It takes a lot of work to get all of these pieces ready for the launch. There were two launch sites for the space shuttle, Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Shuttle launches from the Vandenberg site ended up being canceled, and as a result, all 135 shuttle missions were launched out of Florida. So let’s take a closer look at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It has two launch pads, 39A and 39B. Shuttle missions were launched from both of these pads. There’s a few buildings way over here, about five kilometers away from the pads. The large one here is the Vehicle Assembly Building or VAB. It’s as tall as a 38-story building. This is where they would assemble the space shuttle in preparation for a launch.

Next to it is the Launch Control Center. Notice how its positioned with a good view of both launch pads. This building is called the Orbiter Processing Facility, or OPF, and actually there were three OPF buildings. Its where the orbiter was serviced in between missions. Over here is the Shuttle Landing Facility. This is where a mission ends for the space shuttle.

But they didn’t always land here. Sometimes due to weather or other circumstances, the shuttle would land in California at Edwards Air Force Base. When this happened, we need to get the Orbiter Vehicle all the way back to Florida, and the shuttle can’t really take off again and fly like an airplane. It wasn’t built for that. So here’s what happened.

The Orbiter Vehicle was taken to the Mate-Demate Device, or MDD, which would lift up the shuttle and then load it on the back of a special airplane called the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

It was then flown across the United States to get back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was then taken to one of the OPFs. Once inside, the engineers would literally crawl all over it to fix or replace many of the shuttle components to make sure that it’s safe to fly for the next shuttle mission. This process can take several months to complete.

This is part of the reason why the space shuttle was so expensive. Meanwhile, work starts over here at the VAB. We start with the solid rocket boosters, which are assembled piece by piece. On the inside is the solid rocket fuel. Once ignition starts at liftoff, it cannot be turned off. Now it’s time to lift the external tank into place. Inside, there are two smaller tanks.

One for liquid hydrogen, and one for liquid oxygen. These tanks will remain empty until just a few hours before the launch. Now at room temperature, hydrogen and oxygen are both gases which take up an enormous amount of space. But if we put them at extremely cold temperatures, they will turn into liquids, and we can put a lot more fuel inside of the tanks.

The liquids from each tank will flow through pipes down to where it will connect to the orbiter. This side is for the liquid hydrogen. And this side is for the liquid oxygen. Once the orbiter was ready, it was then transferred from the OPF to the VAB. This was referred to as a Rollover. The orbiter was then hooked up to a crane and then carefully lifted up, moved over to the high bay, and then mounted to the side of the external tank.

The fuel and electrical connections are attached to the bottom of the orbiter. There is also another attachment point up towards the top. Once this is all ready to go, we need to move it to one of the launch pads, which are more than five kilometers away. This is referred to as the Rollout. The weight of the entire shuttle stack is supported at the base by eight Hold-Down Posts, four on each of the SRBs. Its then secured in place by the Hold-Down Bolts. At the moment of liftoff, these will detonate to free the shuttle. The platform it’s on is called the Mobile Launch Platform.

Underneath is the Crawler-Transporter, which moves everything at just under 1 1/2 kilometers per hour. It takes many hours to get all the way to one of the two launch pads. Then it’s up the ramp and slowly into position. The platform is put down on supports. And the crawler goes back down the ramp. The Mobile Launch Platform has large holes for the rocket flames. The three main engine flames will go through this hole.

And the flames from the two SRBs will go through these two holes. Below the pad is the Flame Trench. During the liftoff, the flames will be deflected to each side. The structure next to the shuttle stack has two main parts, the Fixed Service Structure, which doesn’t move, and the Rotating Service Structure, which can pivot around to completely enclose the space shuttle. Sometimes the payloads were loaded here in the vertical position, and other times they were loaded before this, when the orbiter was on the ground at the OPF. The Fixed Service Structure has a Lightning Mast on top, and then three service arms.

Two of them are vent arms, which will collect excess hydrogen and oxygen from the external tank. This is the Gaseous Hydrogen Vent Arm with the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate at the very end. At the top is the Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm. Because the fuels are so cold, the Beanie Cap is really important to prevent ice buildup at the very top. The third arm is called the Orbiter Access Arm. At the end of it is the White Room.

This is how the astronauts get on board the orbiter in preparation for a launch. Down here are the two Tail Service Masts. They have connections to each side of the orbiter. On the day of the launch, this is where the fuel will come in to fill the orange external tank. If there is an emergency on the Launchpad and the astronauts need to get away in a hurry, they will come over here to the Emergency Egress System. It has several baskets that can quickly carry them far away from the launch tower. Each basket can hold three people. One more feature of the Mobile Launch Platform is the Sound Suppression System.

Beginning at just a few seconds before launch, water will start pouring out from a few different places. This will limit the sound shockwaves from bouncing back up and damaging parts of the space shuttle as it leaves the ground. The water is stored in this large tower on the Launchpad. So let’s see how this works on the day of the launch. There are many things that have to happen in order. I can’t cover them all in this video, but let me show you some of the main ones.

At T-5 hours and 35 minutes before the launch, fuel begins loading into the external tank. The fuel comes from the white spherical tanks on the edges of the Launchpad. Remember that the SRBs already have their solid fuel inside of them.

At T-3 hours, the astronauts leave for the Launchpad and begin to enter the Orbiter Vehicle. Since the shuttle is vertical on the Launchpad, all of the seats are in the laid back position. Most missions had seven astronauts, three in the mid deck, and four in the flight deck. There are no windows on the mid deck, so some of the astronauts won’t be able to enjoy the view on the way up. There’s a lot of excitement coming up to the moment of liftoff.

However, if there are any problems such as mechanical failures or even bad weather, than the launch will be delayed or even canceled until another day. This is called a Launch Scrub, and it can happen all the way up until just a few seconds before liftoff. At T-7 minutes and 30 seconds, the Orbiter Access Arm is slowly retracted.

If there is an emergency, they can quickly bring it back into place. A T-3 minutes and 45 seconds, the main engine gimbal test to make sure that its working correctly. T-2 minutes and 55 seconds, the Beanie Cap is lifted and the Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm is retracted. At T-10 seconds, activate the Hydrogen Burn Off System, and no, this does not actually start the engines.

That happens up here inside of the combustion chamber. What these sparks do is ignite any excess hydrogen. This hydrogen can cause an unexpected explosion at launch if it isn’t taken care of. At T-6.6 seconds, the three main engines ignite. All three of them must work correctly, or they will shut down and abort the launch.

At the moment of liftoff, many things happen simultaneously. The Gaseous Hydrogen Vent Arm is retracted from the external tank. The two connections at the Tail Surface Mass will retract. The eight Hold-Down Bolts will detonate, which frees the shuttle, and then both SRBs ignite. For their journey into space, the shuttle is mostly flown by the autopilot. Of course, the astronauts can still take over if they need to. Shortly after clearing the tower, they do what’s called the Roll Program to get the shuttle so that its heads down for most of the ascent into space.

This reduces the aerodynamic stress on the wings. It will also allow the astronauts to see the curve of the Earth as they ascended to space. Now, as we keep gaining more and more speed, the air in the atmosphere will create pressure on the front of the spacecraft. Then as we get higher, the air starts to thin out. They use the term Max-Q to refer to the time when the aerodynamic pressure will be at its highest.

During Max-Q, the main engines will be throttled down so we don’t accelerate too quickly. But then shortly after, we can throttle them back up again. A little more than two minutes after liftoff, the two SRBs have done their job. They are detached, and then small rocket motors on the bottom and on the top fire on each booster to ensure that they are separated from the vehicle.

The SRBs fall back down to the Earth where they will parachute in for a soft landing in the ocean. They will be recovered by boat, and then refurbished for a future shuttle mission. Now the three main engines are on their own. As we get higher, more and more fuel will be used up from the external tank. This means that the shuttle will keep getting lighter. We have to keep throttling down the engines or well accelerate too quickly.

The maximum amount of acceleration we want the astronauts to feel is 3 Gs, or three times the force of gravity pushing them into their seats. At about eight minutes and 30 seconds, we have Main Engine Cutoff, or MECO. This must happen before the tanks run dry so that the engines aren’t damaged. The external tank is now detached. We’re not an orbit yet, so the tank will head back down to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. The two doors on the bottom side of the shuttle will close now that the external tank is gone. If they didn’t close, we would have gaps in the heat shield at the end of a mission, which would not be so good. At this point, the orbiter vehicle is on the same path as the external tank.

We’re not quite going fast enough to stay in orbit around the Earth. Remember that the external tank had the fuel for the three Space Shuttle Main Engines, so we can’t really use these anymore. Instead, well use the two OMS Rocket Motors. These each carry their own fuel inside of the pod here. This gives us that last push into orbit around the Earth. Now it’s traveling at 28,000 kilometers per hour, many times faster than the speed of a bullet.

Now it’s time to do some science, release a satellite, or dock to the International Space Station. It takes a lot of time to make these videos. I think I’ve spent most of my summer learning about the space shuttle. I do this for a living, so I’m really grateful for the sponsor for this video, which is NordVPN. This is an app that encrypts your internet traffic, which means increased privacy and security when you are online. This means your browsing history is kept private from any unwanted prying eyes. But there’s a lot more that NordVPN can do. It can also protect you when you accidentally click on a link to a malicious website.

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How Do We Handle Hard Times in Life?

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When you will learn - how to handle my thought, how to handle my emotion. We will give you tools how to figure this machine out...whatever the issue we will do our best, but this should not be an issue.

Questioner: In life there are many phases where we feel that we are depressed, we are lonely, and when everybody is against us, and there’s no one to, you know, guide us or talk about it. So at that moment, how should we handle it, or how should we deal with it?

Sad guru: See, this is an unfortunate condition that a whole lot of human beings are in – in their experience, in their personal experience, life is like, “me versus the universe”. Being in competition with the universe is a stupid thing to do. That’s not a competition you must get into. Hello?

Me versus the universe is a bad competition to get into. Would you also agree with me? So this is why yoga. Yoga does not mean twisting and turning your body. The word yoga means union. Right now, it’s me versus the universe – this is just your psychological condition. This is not the reality. Even when you feel utterly lonely, are you still breathing?

So you’re transacting with the world, isn’t it? Yes? You only can’t get along with the people around you. But the atmosphere is okay with you. Food is okay, if it tastes good. Water is okay. You have transaction with the world, isn’t it?

Your existence is constantly in engagement with the universe, but your mind becomes against the universe. If you create a psychological condition that you are against or you’re in competition with the universe or the cosmos, obviously will feel crushed for small things. Little things will crush you. When I say little things – maybe you failed your examination, maybe you got thrown out of the university, maybe you got fired from a job, maybe somebody ditched you, maybe something else like this happened. These are all small things between life and death. Because you came here with nothing, isn’t it?

When you die, there is no container service for you. You die with nothing. In spite of that, most people have turned their homes into warehouses. Most people are carrying such a huge baggage on their head, as if they’re carrying the whole universe on their head. This is their own psychological condition. Your thought and emotion is what you’re talking about. Right? When are you going to figure out how to handle your thought and emotion? Not hers, not hers, not his, yours. When are you going to learn how to handle my thought and my emotion? At the end of your life?

The only problem, really, with life is just this – most human beings have taken themselves too seriously. They do not understand. You’ve seen on the computer screen these pop-ups? You are a pop-up on this planet. You pop-up for two seconds and pop-out. No, no, you must see, countless number of people like you and me have walked this planet, they were also big people. Where are they? All top soil? Top soil or no? Unless somebody, your friends decided to bury you real deep, fearing that you may raise from the dead. You know, there have been such instances. Or maybe you’re planning to go to heaven.

Hello?

Anybody who talks about a place other than this place as a better place than this – this is a crime against humanity. My fundamental work is to destroy all heavens, so that people will learn to live well here. All these idiots who made a hell out of themselves, they want to go to heaven. They made a mess out of this place, and then they want to go to heaven. I’m asking you, do you have any proof? Do you have any proof that you are not already in heaven and messing it up?

Do you have any proof?

You’re already in heaven, making a mess out of it. Yes? Simply because you are not even learning how to handle your basic faculties of thought and emotion. Isn’t it? Your only justification is “Everybody is like this, only” – that’s how it is in a madhouse. That is how it is in a madhouse, only a doctor looks crazy. So when are you going to handle it? Slowly, at the age of sixty? I’m asking. When will you learn how to handle my thought, how to handle my emotion, how to handle my body, how to handle my chemistry – when are you going to figure this, at the end of your life?

Because this culture has grown –when to do spirituality means when you’re seventy, when you’re no good for anything else. No. At the earliest possible time, whatever is most profound about you, not about heavens, about this life, everything that you need to know you must know soonest, isn’t it? Only then you’ll live a sensible life. You okay, if we tell you a joke, you won’t get offended? Because this is the most serious crowd I’ve ever seen in the last few years. Sad guru : How many of them are journalists here? Panel Member: Most of them.

Okay This happened – Shankar an Pillai, when he was in Paris, was married to a French woman. One day, it was their anniversary – first anniversary. So she invited a bunch of friends, and she wanted to cook something really fresh, everything fresh. So from morning, she was driving him to this market, that market. He got this fresh vegetables, fresh meat, fresh chicken, this, that, everything. Then in the evening, she said – because the French have this, you know, snail appetizer – she said, “Go to the beach and get some snails, fresh. And I will make some appetizer for all the friends who are coming.” So Shankar an Pillai went to the beach and he was picking up all the snails and putting in a bucket. Then he met an old friend, an Indian guy, they hit it off and they were talking about their old times, he just forgot that he’s married.

You know, when you meet old friends it happens. And both of them went to a bar and they had a few drinks, and he just forgot. Then he realized, then the snails were just climbing out, and take one snail fell out of the bucket. He realized, “Oh my god, I’m supposed to take the snails. My wife, French wife, she’s waiting.” So he said, “I need to go.” And he went. By then it was already very late. He went, he knew it’s not going to be pleasant. So he came near the house and spilled all the snails on the ground, threw away the bucket, and went and knocked on the door. The French fury came. He turned back and said, “Come on, you guys.

We’re almost there. Come on. Let’s go!” So when are you going to pick your snails and put them in the bucket and fix them? Hmm? Your problems, you must fix them, isn’t it? These are not problems, I want you to understand you are not suffering your life, you’re only suffering two fantastic faculties. It’s a privilege of being human that we have these two fantastic faculties. One is we have a vivid sense of memory. This is because of this memory our life is so rich unlike any other creature and we have a fantastic sense of imagination. Now this is what you’re suffering, what happened ten years ago you can still suffer, why? Are you suffering life or memory? Hello? Memory! What may happen day after tomorrow you’re already suffering. Are you suffering life or imagination? Participants: Imagination.

Sad guru: Two most fantastic faculties you have you are suffering. So what are you asking for? You want to become once again an earthworm. An earthworm is a very eco-friendly creature, I have nothing against it. But it took millions of years of evolution to get you a this size of brain and now you’re suffering it. If we take away half your brain, of course you will sit there without any anxiety without any suffering, peacefully. What we need is we need to remove your brain because you’re suffering your own intelligence, yes or no?

Because we gave you a very complex machine, you have not bothered to read even the user’s manual, you want to just blunder around. No? Young people, its time you figure out a few things about you, if you don’t know how, we will give you tools how to figure this machine out because in your life many issues will come, more issues come up in your life means you’re living a more active life. Nothing came up means you’re not living. Yes, lots of issues every day. I have the maximum number of trouble going on in my life on a daily basis because so much of activity around the world, global level of activity only with volunteers, okay?

Volunteers means nobody is qualified for the job and you can’t fire them for inefficiency and they love you, what to do? So, this one thing you must fix that is in your life, you are not the issue, okay? Whatever the issue, we’ll do our best but this should not be the issue.

Times the Impossible Became Possible

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We’ve all had moments where we’ve thought we did the unthinkable. Most of us sadly don’t have a camera on us at all times to capture these things happening. But few people are lucky enough to be caught on video when they somehow make the impossible seem possible. Ready to see these awesome people?

Ready to see these awesome people?

Let’s get it on!

This is hardly an achievement, but it’s one of the most amazing things you’ll ever see. It’s a guy falling off his skateboard. But wait. It was accidentally timed so perfectly that the board misses hitting anyone by rolling between the legs of not just one, but two people who are right in front of it!

Don’t you wish life came together this perfectly all the time?

Sometimes you don’t even need to try. Something you did just somehow turns into something awesome. You’re probably thinking, this guy’s gonna hit that baseball in some amazing way. Nope, it’s even more impressive than that. Usually casually flinging something over your shoulder isn’t anything to get excited about, but this baseball bat had other ideas.

For some reason... and no I can’t explain it - it bounces and lands upright on its head. That is not the way bats usually like to stand. Maybe it’s not impossible, I’m no scientist, but it’s definitely not likely to ever happen again. Remember the water bottle challenge? Good. This is basically the same idea, but it makes the water bottle challenge look like child’s play. And ironically, it’s also done by an actual child, so that phrase probably needs changing. This kid attempted to flip a pencil which somehow landed face up. That should have been impossible, there’s no water inside a pencil that would help it land upright. In every way, this should never have worked. And yet, somehow it did. Judging by the look on his face, he also thought he was insane to even try it, he can’t believe he got it right. But he did, and frankly he deserves an award. I’m warning you now - this is one of those things that, even though you’re seeing it with your own two eyes, there’s no part of your brain that can believe a human can actually do it.

This is Shemika Campbell, and she can limbo like nobody else on earth. These bars are just 12 inches high, but the lowest limbo isn’t even the Guinness World Record she’s trying to break - she’s going for the longest distance to limbo under 12 inch bars. She stole the record with just over 10 feet 2 inches. ‘How low can you go’, has just been taken to the next level! I’m sure many of you out there dream of having reflexes fast enough to stop a punch in mid-air. Maybe for most of us, it’s a little too much to ask for. But with the right kind of training, people can do amazing things. The balls coming out of this pitching machine are travelling at 100mph, and the swordsman to make things a little more difficult is just feet away. Cutting the ball in half would be impossible for us, but not him. He moves so fast I almost don’t even have reflexes fast enough to see it!

And before you ask, he definitely did cut the ball in half. There are records, and then there are world records that smash the previous one’s in a way that makes you think you’ll never see anyone beat them. This is one of those unbeatable records for sure. Have a look at this absolutely incredible stunt by David Wise. That’s him breaking the record for Highest Free-Ski Air on a Hip. Sure, it looks high even to an untrained eye, but how impossibly high was it really? He destroyed the previous record set at 36 feet 11 inches with his jump that measured an insane 46.5 feet! That’s 9.8 feet better than the previous title holder! Well, good luck to anyone trying to better Wise’s record, because it probably can’t be done. Most people who’re looking for a little adrenaline rush turn to roller coasters. They’re just exciting and fun enough to give thrill seekers what they’re looking for without risking too much. At least, that’s true if you’re riding roller coasters the normal way, and not the way Dirk Auer decided to try it.

Instead of doing it the safe way, he decided to roller skate down a roller coaster, with none of the safety gear usually offered by roller coasters. It could have gone very badly, which probably won’t surprise you, but luckily for him it all went well as he skated into the record books, making this impossible stunt look easy. Just because loads of people skateboard, that doesn’t mean that doing it well is easy. It’s actually a pretty difficult sport. This stunt takes it beyond difficult though. I’ve seen people struggle with basic leapfrog on the ground, but to attempt it on a skateboard over not one, but two people is just crazy. It seems so likely to fail that most people would never even have thought to try it. These guys are not most people though. And they proved that; by not only attempting, but actually executing that unbelievable stunt, with all 3 of them on skateboards. And it’s every bit as amazing as they probably imagined it would be. Most people wouldn’t be brave enough to launch themselves off a 24 storey high ski ramp under any circumstances.

It’s dangerous at the best of times, and even pros can and do make mistakes attempting stuff like that. Adding a spin while you’re flying through the air makes it even more dangerous. But to do all of that backwards? Well, probably anyone would’ve said it was impossible… until Sammy Carlson did it. Luckily, instead of it all going as badly as people would’ve expected, he nailed it and proved to everyone watching that it was possible, but still, I don’t think anyone else will be attempting it anytime soon. Humans weren’t designed to fly, so of course any sport that puts us in the skies is bound to be dangerous. They require so much skill, even on just a basic level, and so most people stay far away from them. So it’s anyone’s guess how this man is capable of the precision landing in this clip. One minute, he’s flying through the air, the next, he’s sitting on a bench like he’s been there all day, no big deal. How do you achieve that kind of aim and gentle landing with a weird pair of wings strapped to you? How did he even get anywhere near the bench, never mind actually land on it?

Guess we’ll never know. There’s a reason why people love tennis. It’s because every now and again, someone lands a shot like this one and it’s simply miraculous. Rallys always get exciting when a player moves to the net like Pablo Cuevas did here. But this time unfortunately, he put himself on the back foot… or did he?

Anyone else would’ve definitely lost that point, but not him. He simply pulls out a crazy backward, no-look shot that sails past his opponent perfectly. That kind of shot would never work in most people’s hands, but Cuevas is no ordinary man, he doesn’t need to aim to land a perfect shot. Football is a notoriously exciting game. There’s no shortage of matches filled with incredible moments, so for a single moment to stand out, it really has to be spectacular.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic definitely managed to score one of those goals that’ll go down in history. This goal is only one of the 4 he scored against England in this match, but it was definitely the most incredible. Most football players never even attempt bicycle kicks. Let alone Trying it from 35 yards away from the goal would have resulted in nothing for most players, but he actually scores- making this one of the most impossible kicks to actually land in the net ever. Have you ever tried skimming stones? It’s not even nearly as easy as it looks is it?

Dougie Isaacs is the Guinness World Record holder for furthest stone skimming… actually, he’s that record holder eight times, and his most recent attempt was actually to beat a record already set by him. It’s so calming to watch… until you realize just how far that stone is travelling. And then it keeps going… and going. How far was that?

You won’t believe this, but it travelled 400 feet. When most of us can’t skim a stone just 4 feet, 400 really is one of those incredible records that aren’t likely to be stolen in our lifetimes… except, maybe by Isaacs again. Elevators were invented for a reason - humans just can’t climb a building as fast on their own as an elevator can. But Polish speed climber Marcin Dzieński, decided that he might just be faster than an elevator, and set out to prove it. His team built a special, 6-storey high climbing wall for him, which in fact is much higher than most.

Turns out, he was right. Somehow he’s actually faster than an elevator, but the rest of us should stick to taking the elevator because there’s no way we can do that. You don’t need to play golf to know that large bodies of water are not your friend if they get in the way of your ball. Unless you’re Jon Rahm, then you might want to go looking for a couple more ponds. At the Masters, he decided to take a shot and just ignore the fact that there’s no ground between him and the hole. Now that’s a kind of risk only the very best golfers would take. Miraculously, he managed to skip the ball over the water as it went all the way into a hole in one! There are so many things going on here, that should’ve never been possible.

What is the Purpose of Life?

2021-02-13T22:05:00.004-08:00

Questioner: What’s… what the purpose of life is for me, if you can give an insight on that?

Sad guru: Isn’t it fantastic that if there is no purpose, you have nothing to fulfill, you can just live? but you want a purpose and not a simple purpose, you want a God-given purpose. It’s very dangerous. People who think they have a God-given purpose are doing the cruelest things on the planet. Yes or no?

They are doing the most horrible things and they’ve always been doing the most horrible things because when you have a God-given purpose, life here becomes less important than your purpose. No, life is important. Life is important -

when I say life, I am not talking about your family, your work, what you do, what you do not do, you party I am not talking about that as life. This is life, isn’t it? Life is within you or around you?

The… the ambiance of life you’re mistaking the ambiance of life for life. Your home, your family, your workspace, your party this is all ambiance of life. This is not life, isn’t it? Yes or no?

Participants: Yes. Sad guru: You’re mistaking the ambiance for the real thing. No. Life is important Because it’s the only thing you know, you don’t know anything else. Do you know something else? Rest is all imagined stuff, isn’t it?

The only thing is that this is beating and alive and that’s all there is. So, is this important?

It is of paramount importance. Not you as a person, that’s not important, but you as a piece of life it’s very important because that is the basis of everything. When I say that is the basis of everything, the universe exists for you only because you are, isn’t it? Yes or no?

The world exists for you only because you are, otherwise it won’t exist in your experience. So, in every way this is important. So, what is the purpose for this? See, if you had a purpose and if you’ve fulfilled it, after that what would you do?

After that, what would you do? Bored, isn’t it?

It is just that life is so intricate and so phenomenally intricate that if you spend a 10,000 years looking at it carefully, you still will not know it entirely. If you spend a million years looking at it with absolute focus, still you will not know it in its entirety. That’s how it is. There is...…Is there a meaning to it?

The greatest thing about life is that there is no meaning to it. This is the greatest aspect of life that it has no meaning to it and there is no need for it to have a meaning. It is the pettiness of one’s mind that it’ll seek a meaning because psychologically you will feel kind of unconnected with life if you don’t have a purpose and a meaning. People are constantly trying to create these false purposes. Now, they were quite fine and happy. Suddenly, they got married.

Now the purpose is the other person. Then they have children. Now they become miserable with each other. Now the whole purpose that I go through all this misery is because the children. Like this, it goes on. These are things that you’re causing and holding these as purposes of life and is there a God-given purpose? What if God does not know you exist?

No, I am just asking, by chance. I am saying in this huge cosmos, for which God is supposed to be the Creator and the manager of these hundred billion galaxies, in that this tiny little planet and you Suppose he doesn’t know that you exist, what to do? Possible or no?

I am sorry, I am saying such sacrilegious things but is it possible or no? What if he doesn’t know that you exist? What if he doesn’t have a plan for you? Suppose, he doesn’t have a plan for an individual plan for you, don’t look for such things. The thing is the creation is made in such a way that Creation and Creator cannot be separated. Here you are a piece of creation.

At the same time, the source of creation is throbbing within you. If you pay little attention to this process of life, you would not need any purpose. It’ll keep you engaged for a million years if you want. There is so much happening so much means so much unbelievable things are happening right here. If you pay enough attention, a million years of existence, it’ll keep you busy or more.

Right now, the need for purpose has come because you’re trapped in your psychological structure, not in your life process. Psychologically your psychological structure functions from the limited data that it has gathered. Within that it rolls and right now, your thought and emotion has become far more important than your life. Isn’t it so? Isn’t it so? So, because of this you’re seeking a purpose as an escape from the trap that you have set for yourself. It is a trap set by you. You can easily come out of it. If the trap was set for you by somebody else, difficult to come out because they’ll set the trap in such a way that you cannot come out, isn’t it?

I am… I am talking about life not marriage, that’s what I mean. That’s what. So this is a trap set by you. This is easy to come out, but that is the whole thing. Why it is so difficult is now you’re identified with the trap, you like it. You like it because it gives you a certain sense of safety and security and protection and individual identity. If you build a cocoon around yourself, it gives you safety, but it also imprisons you. Walls of self-preservation are also walls of self-imprisonment. When it protects you, you like it. When it restricts you, you do not like it. That is why we have doors. We like the walls because its protecting us, but we have doors so that we can open it and get out when we want to. It doesn’t matter how nice it is, we still want to go out, isn’t it?

So that is how it is with every trap that you set. It doesn’t matter how nice it is, you still want to go out. So, the psychological wall that you’ve built, which gives you some sense of identity, which gives you some sense of being a person an individual person and which gives you security beginning to experience it like a trap; somewhere you want to break it. So, one way of not breaking it is to find a purpose. Those who find a purpose in their life, they become so conceited. They will live within their own trap forever thinking that they’re doing the most fantastic thing.

First thing you need is balance. If you have balance, then you can climb. If you don’t have balance, its better you stay on the ground”, isn’t it? It’s not safe for somebody who is not balanced to climb high. Its best you stay close to the ground. You should not climb. So, first thing is to establish a balance, then you loosen your psychological structure, then it’s a wonderful thing. If you are loosening your psychological structure without balance, which lot of people are doing today see, why does somebody want to drink alcohol or take a drug because it loosens your psychological structure and makes you feel liberated for a moment but without the necessary balance you have not worked for the balance, but you got freedom. Freedom without balance is destruction, anarchy, isn’t it?

So, first thing is to work for balance, an enormous sense of balance where even if you dismantle your psychological structure, you can simply live here. Dismantling your psychological structure is an important process because that is your trap, that is your security, that is your stability at the same time, that’s your trap because the walls are set, you feel secured, but that’s also your trap. If you dismantle your trap, you also dismantle your security, isn’t it?

You also dismantle your sense of purpose. You also dismantle everything that matters to you. So, that will need balance. Without balance, if you dismantle you’ll go crazy. But, don’t look for a purpose because if you look for a purpose, you are seeking madness. If you find one, you are sure mad. If you think you’ve found a purpose in life, you still… you’re for sure gone crazy because only the insane people have purpose or people who have a purpose are insane in many ways. These are things that you create in your mind and believe it’s true, isn’t it?

Right now - ‘fighting for my country is my purpose’ right now if it’s necessary, I’ll fight knowing fully well it’s an unnecessary bloody fight. Yes. Then you’ll fight only to the extent its necessary. If you think this is your purpose, you would want to destroy the whole world for what nonsense you believe in, isn’t it?

If something is needed, we will do it with… with absolute involvement. There’s no other purpose. The purpose of life is to live and to live totally. To live totally does not mean party every night. To live totally means before you fall dead, every aspect of life has been explored nothing has been left unexplored. Before you fall dead, even if you do not explore the cosmos, at least this piece of life (Referring to oneself) you must know it in its entirety. That much you must do to yourself, isn’t it?

That’s living totally that you experience the whole of this, all dimensions of what this is. You did not live anything untouched. You just do that. That will take a long time. That’s …good enough purpose for you.

Happened To Giant Ekranoplans

The Engineering Inside Wireless Earbuds

2021-02-13T21:42:00.003-08:00

This video explores the inner workings of wireless earbuds and specifically, we'll explore these Apple AirPods 2. We'll give you a general overview of how these earbuds work, and then dive into how Audio is represented digitally. We'll dive even deeper into Audio sampling rates, and audio bit depth. Finally, we'll give a brief overview of audio file formats.

How do Wireless Headphones Work? Script: Teddy Tabulate Modeling Animation: Victor Duarte To most of us, it’s a complete mystery as to how wireless ear buds work. With wired headphones, it makes sense that the electricity flows from your smartphone, through the plug, up the tangle of wires, and to the headphones. But with wireless headphones, how does the audio of your favorite music or podcast get transmitted from your smartphone, through the air, and into these wireless ear buds?

Well, in this episode we’re going to answer a segment of that question. wireless headphones are incredibly complex and inside these tiny plastic ear buds there are 9 distinct technologies that we’re going to explore. These technologies are the speaker, audio codecs, Bluetooth, the System on a Chip or SoC, the Printed Circuit board or PCB, accelerometers, the Lithium Ion Battery, MEMS microphones, and noise cancellation. Each of these topics is rather involved, and thus an episode is dedicated to each technology, rather than fit all 9 technologies into a single, feature length movie.

Here, as you may have figured from this video’s title and thumbnail, we’re going to focus on the audio codecs, and we’ll explore how sound waves can be represented digitally using just a bunch of numbers. This video will be broken up into 4 parts. First, we’ll break open these Apple Air Pods 2 and explore the different components and where they’re located. Second, we’ll give you a conceptual overview of how these ear buds work. Then we’ll explore the basics of how the audio, or the sound waves of your favorite song, can be represented as digital information using numbers alone. Finally, we’ll provide you with a set of increasingly complicated details which will fill out this explanation, along with a brief discussion of audio file formats. And by the way, this video is sponsored by PCBWay, a provider of all kinds of printed circuit boards. So, let’s begin.

There are many different types of wireless headphones and ear buds, but they all use the same basic principles and technology. Here’s a pair of Apple Air Pods 2 we decided to tear open and use as our example. One thing to note is that opening up these Air Pods is much more difficult and destructive than we show in these animations. There’s a lot of glue inside, and if you try this at home with your ear buds, they probably won’t work afterwards.

We did it so you don’ have to. Now, let’s take a look inside. Underneath the outer plastic earpiece and mesh dust cover we have a rubber protective shell, along with an optical sensor. Below these sets of covers is the speaker that generates the sound, with its 4 key components: the diaphragm, the suspension or spider, the voice coil, and the magnet. Behind the speaker, we find some insanely complex circuitry folded into a teeny tiny package Let’s pull out this circuitry and see what makes the ear buds tick.

This circuitry is essentially three separate printed circuit boards neatly folded into the ear bud, with flexible wires connecting them to make a single PCB. On this top board, which is glued to the backside of the speaker, we find two points where the speaker connects, along with a larger microchip, which handles Bluetooth connectivity and decodes the compressed audio stream sent from the smartphone. We also have a set of accelerometers, along with a programmable SoC.

This circuit board is connected to and folded on top of a second circuit board which contains a low power stereo audio processing chip or audio codec. Also connected to this circuitry is a flat cable for the antenna which lies adjacent to the battery, a microphone situated at the back of the ear bud which is used for noise reduction, and a third circuit board which is connected to the battery. Down below the battery is an additional small circuit board that holds the main MEMS microphone which is about the size of a grain of rice, and below that is a mesh dust cover, along with the contacts for charging the ear buds.

It’s truly an impressive amount of engineering that goes into making these ear buds so light weight and so incredibly small. Now that we’ve seen everything that’s packed inside these ear buds, let’s talk about how they work. When you turn on your already paired wireless headphones near your smartphone, a Bluetooth communication channel is established in order to send information back and forth. As soon as you start playing music or a podcast, your smartphone grab the audio data from its flash storage chip, decompresses the audio, and stores it in your phones working memory. This audio is represented digitally as a long set of numbers, and in order to send it to your ear buds, your smartphone compresses and divides the information into packets according to Bluetooth specifications. Next your smartphone converts these packets into electromagnetic waves or photons and sends the data to the ear buds over the Bluetooth connection.

The ear buds receive the data and disassemble and decompress the packets back into long sets of values. These values are then sent to the audio codec, which converts the digital values into an analog electrical waveform. This waveform is then sent to the voice coil, which is attached to the back of the diaphragm. The voice coil moves back and forth depending on the given waveform, thus moving the diaphragm which in turn creates pressure waves in the air. These pressure waves are sensed by your ear and interpreted as sound by your brain. But wait, what’s a codec?

Well, codec stands for coding and decoding, and in general, it’s either a piece of software or hardware that converts data or information from one format into another format thereby compressing or decompressing data. In the scenario we just talked about, the audio codec converts the music or podcast data from a set of digital values or numbers, into an analog waveform. This is the process of decoding the audio file. In this scenario, the codec performs a digital to analog conversion or DAC.

However, audio codecs can also do the reverse by encoding the analog signal from the microphone, into a digital set of values, which is an analog to digital conversion or ADC. Codecs are used in every piece of technology we use in order to convert certain types of data into other types while compressing or decompressing the data. In fact, this video you’re watching is downloaded as a compressed video file, and a video codec is actively decompressing this video’s data as you watch it.

Now that we have a conceptual overview, let’s take a look at how an analog sound waveform can be turned into and represented by 1’s and 0’s. Here’s an analog audio waveform. It has some peaks and troughs, it’s incredibly detailed, and, depending on the length of the audio file, it can get pretty long in duration. So, how do you turn this audio waveform into a digital long list of numbers? You might think that it involves some crazy mathematics with a ton of sine’s and cosines, along with multivariable equations, but it’s actually a lot less complicated than that.

Rather, the analog audio waveform is placed on a graph, and all the values that it passes through at a set time interval are placed into a list of values. That’s it, the digital version of the audio waveform is just a long list of values or points that the waveform passes through, and in this scenario, we’re going to have 23 microseconds between each data point. When the digital information, or the long list of numbers, is fed into the audio codec, the audio codec plots all the points on the graph, connects the dots and smooth’s the line between the points, and sends the analog waveform to the speaker which generates sound.

In fact, if you were to open up an audio file in some audio editing software and zoom in, you would see all the points that constitute the audio. A music file or podcast’s data isn’t an analog waveform like this, but rather it’s just a long set of points equally spaced apart with their associated values. the process of turning an analog waveform into a set of numbers is called digitization, or analog to digital conversion. That’s the basic concept. Next, we’ll add on a few more details, and then further, more complex details. But before that, let’s briefly talk about this video’s sponsor, PCBWay.

These ear buds contain a Rigid-Flex printed circuit board, where certain segments are flexible and able to bend, while others are rigid and able to support rather complex circuitry. PCBWay offers all kinds of PCB prototyping and manufacturing services including these Rigid-Flex PCBs, aluminum PCBs, PCBs with dozens of layers, and PCBs designed by your kid that are used with push buttons to light up an LED, or this LED cube. PCBWay also offers Turnkey PCB Assembly services to assist you in populating your PCBs. Check them out at their website linked below.

Let’s move on and dive into the details of how sound is represented digitally. There are two key aspects that need to be addressed regarding this system. First, on this graph, the X axis is time, and as we mentioned, every data point, or sample of the analog audio waveform is 23 microseconds apart. If we wanted, the spacing could be smaller, at, let’s say 1 microsecond between values, or samples, which would yield a million samples every second, or a million hertz sampling rate, and would result in audio files that would be over a hundred megabytes for 60 seconds of audio. So, why 23 microseconds?

Well the short answer is that the spacing between each data point depends directly on the average human ear’s ability to perceive sound. The human ear can hear sounds up to around 20kilohertz, or one wave every 50 microseconds.

If the waves were closer together like this, the sound would have a higher frequency which humans wouldn’t be able to hear. Scientists and engineers decided to not really concern themselves with frequencies that humans can’t hear.

So, in order to capture a waveform with a maximum 20 kilohertz frequency, two data points are required per full wave, and thus they use one data point every 23 microseconds, which is a rate of 44.1 kilohertz, or 44 thousand 1 hundred samples every second. Note that this sampling rate or sampling frequency of 44.1 kilohertz is the most common rate for recorded audio such as music and podcasts, and 48 kilohertz is the second most common sampling rate. But why is the number slightly more than double the frequency of human hearing?

Well, you can find those specifics along with details as to why music played over the telephone always sounds terrible, and finer points on the NY Quist Theorem and aliasing in the creator’s comments. Also, we would greatly appreciate it if you could take a quick second to tell us what you think about this video in the comments below. Knowing whether you find a section confusing, boring, really interesting, whether it has great graphics, or whatever, Let’s get back to our long list of digital values that represent the analog waveform. Our next question is, how do we represent these values in binary? Or, essentially, how many 1’s or 0’s are we going to use for each sample?

Let’s try representing each sample by using a single bit, either 1, or 0. To do that, let’s take the original waveform, assign each sample either a 1 or a 0, and here we have the resulting digital data. But how accurate is our analog to digital conversion?

To check, we reassemble the graph using these values, 1’s up here, 0’s down here, and smooth a line between the points. Now we have an analog waveform created from the digital data, which was created from the original audio waveform, and… this recreation looks nothing like the original audio, and thus 1 bit isn’t good enough. So, let’s say we use two bits, which means each sample could be one of 4 different values. Let’s take the original audio, round each value to the closest 2 bits equivalent, and here we have the long set of values. When recreating the audio, we would again plot all the points on the graph, smooth out the line but.. it still looks pretty bad as it doesn’t really match the original waveform.

Really, the question is, what’s the optimal number of values in the vertical axis needed to accurately represent the original audio waveform?

And the answer is that it varies, but an audio CD for example, uses 16 bits, for every single sample. With 16 bits that means that there are 2 to the 16 or 65536 different values along the Y axis, or using technical jargon, we say our audio file has a bit depth of 16 bits. The process of turning an analog signal into a set of values is called quantization and assigning bits to each value is called pulse code modulation. Furthermore, an audio bit depth of 16 bits is pretty common, however higher quality audio files use 24 or 32 bits per sample or higher. Okay, so if you came to this video wondering about MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, or other audio file formats, we’ll briefly talk about them here.

Digital audio data, which is this long list of 16-bit values at 44.1kilohertz, is uncompressed and takes up a lot of space at around 10 and a half megabytes per 60 seconds of 2 channels of audio. MP3 files at 320kbps stereo, reduce the file size to around 2.4megabytes by processing every millisecond of audio, and finding elements in the uncompressed audio that humans aren’t good at hearing.

The psychoacoustic algorithm finds elements in the audio that have exceptionally low volume sounds, very high-pitched sounds, or sounds very close together which the mp3 compression discards, thereby saving space and making it a lousy compression format. Lossless compression formats such as .alac or .flac don’t discard any data but rather compress the data by finding patterns, or redundant data, and representing those patterns more efficiently than when the audio is uncompressed. But file compression is a complex topic and we’re planning entire videos dedicated to just that topic.

As mentioned in the intro, there’s a lot of technology that goes into these wireless ear buds. Thus far we have videos made on these topics, and we’re working on videos to explain these other topics. So if you’re interested in getting a complete understanding of how wireless headphones work, check out those videos on our channel page, and subscribe and hit the bell so that you’ll be notified when we release future videos on this topic. As usual there are even more details in the creator’s comments which can be found in the English Canada subtitles.

How does an Electric Motor work?

How does an Electric Motor work?

2021-02-13T21:29:00.006-08:00

Electric motors can remain very mysterious! How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down step by step to understand how it works. Topics covered in this video: circuits, current, magnets, electromagnets, armature, commutator, brushes, stator, and rotor. This video only covers DC motors.

If you look around your house, you will see many devices that have electric motors, such as kids toys, table fans, toothbrushes, hairdryers, and this electric cutting knife. But how does the electric motor work? You turn it on and somehow it starts rotating. Why is that?

Let’s start with something called a circuit. You have a battery, some wires and a device that uses electricity, such as a light bulb. Electricity flows through the circuit. But as soon as there is a break in the wire, the electricity stops flowing and the light bulb goes off. The path must be complete for the circuit to work. This is best down through the use of a switch. Electricity is flowing down the wire. This is called conventional flow. If we take the battery out and flip it, then the current will flow the other way. The light bulb will still work in either case but there are some devices that will work differently depending on which way the current flows.

Okay, so that’s the basics of a circuit. Now let’s come over here. This is a magnet. It has a north pole and a south pole. And it likes to attract other metal objects like these paperclips. If you bring another magnet towards it, opposite poles attract, and the same poles repel. The magnets don’t have to be in this shape, for example, some magnets might be more flat, like this. You can think of this magnet as always on, It’s always working, you can’t really turn it off.

That’s why it’s sometimes called a permanent magnet. It’s made up of any smaller magnet domains that are lined up in the same direction but later, I’ll show you a type of magnet where this not always the case. Let’s take one of our permanent magnets and drill a hole in the center and put it on something that will allow it to spin.

Now, bring another magnet towards it. Our spinning magnet will immediately line up until opposite poles are right next to each other. Now switch out the side magnet. The same poles repel and opposite poles attract. If we keep switching out these side magnets, then our spinning magnet will just keep spinning. This concept of the spinning magnet is really important. Well come back to it in a moment. Here’s a metal bolt which is not a magnet. It’s made up of magnetic domains but they’re pointing in random directions. Now let’s take a wire, wrap it around several times and then create a circuit. The current through wires forces the magnetic domains to line up. That means we’ve just made a magnet, or more specifically, an electromagnet.

It can do the same things that a permanent magnet can. It can pick up pieces of metal and it has a north and a south pole, which will attract or repel other magnets. But the electromagnet is special in the sense that it can be turned on or off, just like the light bulb. You can’t do that with a permanent magnet. Now watch what happens when we flip the battery.

The electric current was flowing this way but now it flows the other way. This will cause the poles on our magnet to switch places. North will become south and south will become north. This is called reversing the polarity of an electromagnet. Instead of flipping the battery, an easier way to do this is to just switch the wires. You should be aware that the electromagnet will get very hot if it’s on for a while, just a caution in case this video inspires any science projects.

Let’s come back to our spinning magnet. This time well replace the spinning magnet with our electromagnet. As soon as we connect the wires, the magnet turns on and it lines up with the side magnet. Now, in reality, connecting these wires would prevent the bolt from spinning freely but what’s important here is the concept of the spinning electromagnet. Now let’s switch the wires to reverse the poles on the electromagnet. The same poles repel and opposite poles attract.

Now, reverse the polarity again. Same poles repel and opposite poles attract. If we keep switching the polarity, our electromagnet will just keep spinning. To make this strong, let’s bring in another permanent magnet on the side. Notice how this side has the south pole towards the center and this side has the north pole towards the center. The side magnets work together to spin the one in the middle. This right here shows the very basics of an electric motor but we need to make a few improvements. The two side magnets can be replaced with stronger curved magnets.

And instead of a bolt with wires, we’re gonna use a metal loop. This is called the armature. Connect our wires and we have a circuit again. This time, you can think of the electromagnet as flat like this with the south pole pointing up.

Now the armature will spin until opposite poles are lined up. We can keep it spinning by switching the wires just like we did before. But this is a lot of work to sit here and manually switch these wires. We need to add something to the armature called a commutation. It’s a ring with gaps in the opposite sides. The commutation will spin along with the armature. Now we connect the circuit with two brushes on the side. These brushes will slide along as the commutation spins. And they are spring loaded so that they always maintain contact. The current flows from the wire through the brush, the commutation ring, the armature loop and back through the other side. Now we have our electromagnet and the armature spins.

As we come around this time, the brushes will switch contact to the other side of the commutation ring. And remember, there’s two brushes so this is happening on both sides. Before the switch, the current in the armature is flowing this way.

After the brushes switch sides, current will flow the other way. This means the electromagnet switches polarity, which will cause the armature to keep spinning. This commutation ring does the same thing as switching the wires like we were doing before but this time, it does it all on its own. It will continue to spin as long as were connected to a battery. Disconnect the battery, no more electromagnet and the spinning stops. Now, so far, we’ve only used one loop on the armature.

This will cause our motor to have an irregular speed and in fact, we could get stuck in this position with the brushes halfway between commutation segments. What we can do is split the commentator ring and then add another loop, so first, the brushes are in contact with these commentator segments, which turns on this selector magnet, which causes it to start spinning. Once we get to here, the brushes switch contact to the next pair of commentator segments, which means this loop turns off and the next loop turns on.

Now, this electromagnet wants to spin. The brushes switch contact and the next loop turns on. This keeps happening as our motor spins. It’s almost like the loops will take turns being an electromagnet. Some electric motors will add many loops to the armature. This ensures that there will be a continuous spinning motion on the motor. This spinning force on the armature is called a torque. Stronger torque means a faster spin. There are some things we can do to improve the torque of the motor. Electromagnets are stronger when there are more wires.

This is true when we wrap more wires around the metal bolt and it’s also true when each of our armature loops are made of many wires. The motor will have stronger electromagnets, which means it will spin faster. If you look at some pictures of real electric motors, you can see lots of wires wrapped around and yes, this is the same reason. More wires wrapped around means stronger electromagnets. Another way to make this stronger is to use more electricity.

Let’s learn a few more terms here. The part that doesn’t move is called the stator. In this case, it’s the two permanent magnets on the side. These fit inside the edges of the motor case. The armature in the middle is also called a rotor.

Remember, this is the part that spins. The axle goes through the middle here and then sticks out the back of the motor. Other types of electric motors will work a little differently than what I’ve shown here. No matter the type of motor, most of them will produce some type of spinning motion. Once its spinning, we can use this to make different devices move. In this case, a kids toy. Or even a fan that cools your room. The spinning of the motor can be converted to other types of movement, such as the side-to-side motion that we see in this fan. Or how about this electric cutting knife?

Each blade is going back and force. It all starts with the spinning of the motor to turn a gear, which then pushes these two pieces back and forth. So hopefully this video has made a few light bulbs go off in your brain. If you like learning new things, head on over to Brilliant. This is a problem-solving website and app that focuses specifically on math and science. The idea here is that you learn by doing. Pick a topic, it starts with the basics but gradually gets more complex as you go. For me, I’ve enjoyed how you can see these concepts visually, like the area of a circle.

Happened To Giant Ekranoplans

Happened To Giant Ekranoplans

2021-02-13T21:19:00.004-08:00

In the 1960s, the leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev bragged that his nation had ships that could jump right over bridges. His cryptic words confused Western leaders, but he was alluding to a secret project deep within the Soviet Union.

The Soviets were developing a new class of vehicle that could move as fast as an aircraft, but lift far more payload than a conventional airplane. These machines would fly meters from the surface using an aerodynamic principle called the ground effect. They were called Ekranoplan (roughly translating to mean for "screen plane" or "low flying plane"). Beginning with experiments in the early 1960s, and headed by a pioneering hydrofoil engineer Rostislav Alexeyev, the Soviets quickly developed a series of small-scale prototypes to refine the concept. In 1966 they completed the KM (Korabl Maket) Russian for "ship-prototype". An enormous machine, larger and heavier than any aircraft in the world. The first large scale Ekranoplan could lift an astonishing 544,000 kg (1,199,315 lb) and reach speeds of over 600 km / h (373 mph).

The KM proved that the ground effect concept could be scaled up, but it also revealed a series of unresolved engineering issues as well as limits to Ekranoplan operational capabilities. Despite these setbacks, Alexeyev and his engineers continued their development efforts. However, by the time the KM was completed and ready for testing, the political climate in the Soviet Union had changed entirely. Khrushchev, an enthusiastic supporter of Ekranoplans, was replaced with Leonid Brezhnev. Brezhnev, adverse to risk and uninterested in bold projects to showcase Soviet superiority, was far less interested in Ekranoplan development.

This video was made possible by Curiosity Stream. Watch thousands of high-quality documentaries and get access to Nebula by using the link in the description. In the 1960s the leader of the Soviet Union bragged about having ships that could jump over bridges. His cryptic words confused Western leaders. What he was talking about was a machine unlike anything the world had ever seen. A ship that could move as fast as an aircraft by lifting right out of the water. And for decades the Soviets developed a unique technology under a shroud of secrecy. But these giant, otherworldly machines all but disappeared along with the Soviet Union.

In the 1950s, the fastest boats in the world were hydrofoils. A type of boat with wings attached to its hull. And they were an ingenious innovation. Because at speed, the wings would lift the boat out of the water to reduce drag. Allowing for much higher speeds. But even the fastest hydrofoils could reach no more than 110 km/h. Held back by a phenomenon known as cavitation, which disturbed the lift generated by a hydrofoils wings. It was a problem that engineers would never solve. But a pioneering Soviet hydrofoil designer by the name of Rostislav Alexeyev had a radical idea. What if he moved the wings out of the water entirely? Doing so would mean a shift from hydrodynamics to aerodynamics. But it would allow for previously unimaginable speeds.

Once Alexeyevs ships were moving fast enough, they would lift right out of the water. But they wouldn’t fly like aircraft. Instead, they’d ride on a cushion of air just above the surface. Pilots had long noticed when landing or flying very close to the ground, their planes would seem to gain extra lift. Almost as if they didn’t want to land. This phenomenon was the ground effect. And Alexeyev would use it to revolutionize ships. To prove his idea Alexeyev built scale models and small prototypes. But had need access to a lot more resources to fully develop the concept. And the only way that was going to happen in 1960s Soviet Union, was if he could demonstrate the military potential of his idea.

Alexeyev ships were called Ekranoplan. And they could fly at aircraft-like speeds, low to the surface where they’d be virtually invisible to radar. Being completely out of the water, they’d also be invisible to sonar. And pass right over sea mines. With her small draft, Ekranoplans could access shallow coastlines and beaches inaccessible to conventional ships. And they promised to be relatively cheap and simple to build.

Mixing aircraft and shipbuilding construction. Alexeyev got the attention of top military brass and even Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Easily swayed by big, bold projects, Khrushchev immediately saw potential in a technology that the Americans didn’t have. So the floodgates of military funding blew open. And Alexeyev and his team went to work scaling up the idea. Over a period of just five years, they went from small prototypes weighing no more than a few tons, to this. A 265 ton monster they called the KM.

It was a machine that looked straight out of another dimension. The KM could travel at over 500 kilometers an hour and lift 600 tones. When it was completed in 1966, it was by far the largest flying machine, and had an impressive lift-to-drag ratio unmatched by any aircraft. To get this enormous machine into ground effect, eight forward mounted jet engines directed thrust underneath the wings, creating a temporary hovercraft .Once in ground effect, the forward jet engines were shut off, and only two engines were enough to keep 600 tons of machine moving at aircraft-like speeds.

A giant tail, five stories high, was used to counter the inherent instability of flying within the ground effect and to provide control at higher speeds. First tested in 1966, the KM proved that Ekranoplans could be scaled way up. But it also revealed some serious flaws. Far from robust, the KM demanded careful maintenance. Its ten jet engines were at constant risk of damage from saltwater and foreign objects. It was also notoriously difficult to operate. Flying safely within the ground effect was an exhausting experience for pilots.

And the KM needed enormous distances to turn. Which meant that spotters up ahead had to give advanced warning about other ships and obstacles. Another challenge was the weather. Supposedly that KM could operate in waves of up to a meter and a half. Not bad. But you’ll never find a photo or video of it in anything but calm water. And getting this enormous machine moving in high seas? Next to impossible. So the KM could only operate when conditions were calm and on smaller inland seas like the Caspian. Travelling on the open ocean was out of the question.

These were the kind of challenges facing an engineering team developing an entirely new kind of vehicle, from the ground up. With further development maybe Alexeyev and his engineers could have resolved many, if not all of the KMs issues. But it was already too late. By the time the KM made its first flight, the Soviet Union had a new leader. And the entire mood had shifted. Brezhnev was neither patient nor a risk-taker. He saw Ekranoplan development as an unnecessary gamble. Instead preferring more conventional military projects. And it was bad news for Alexeyev. In 1968, he was demoted from director of the Hydrofoil Bureau, to merely head of a dwindling Ekranoplan program.

With many technical hurdles and fewer resources, Alexeyev and his engineers shifted their focus from the KM to developing a smaller, more practical Ekranoplan. One that could transport about 150 troops, roll onto beaches, and even fly out of the ground effect. But these added capabilities came with compromises. Like reduced lifting capacity largely in line with a similarly sized seaplane. But with many in Soviet leadership skeptical about Ekranoplans, only three entered service with the Soviet Navy. Alexeyevs Ekranoplans were fast, but they couldn’t outrun the Soviet Union’s economic failures. With dwindling resources Alexeyev butted heads with Soviet leadership. And in 1975, his impatience with Soviet bureaucracy finally caught up to him, He was demoted again.

This time down to the position of an ordinary employee. It was the beginning of the end, but not before a final a Ekranoplan was developed for the 1980s. Not quite as large as the KM, it carried six anti-ship cruise missiles and could strike targets over 100 kilometers away. But only a single example was ever built. And Alexeyev would never see it fly.

In 1980, he passed away at the age of just 63, having never fully realized his vision. Funding for Ekranoplan development wound down by the mid-1980s. And after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the few Ekranoplans built were quickly pulled from service, putting an end to nearly 40 years of development. But a belief in the potential of Ekranoplans lives on within the former Soviet Union and elsewhere in the world, with continued development focused on smaller ground effect vehicles. And that leaves an intriguing question still unanswered. With the KM, Alexeyev and his team demonstrated that the more massive an Ekranoplan got, the better it flew.

Becoming more stable, flying higher, and operating with greater efficiency. Could a machine much larger than even the KM be the key to unlocking the technology’s potential? A machine that would fly 10 or 20 meters above waves could transverse oceans. And potentially carry passengers and cargo far more efficiently than any aircraft. But thus far, efforts to build such a machine have failed to attract the immense resources needed for development. And that means at least for the time being, giant Ekranoplan will remain a relic of the Cold War.

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A Student Drank 2 Gallons Coffee

A Student Drank 2 Gallons Coffee

2021-02-13T21:12:00.001-08:00

These cases are patients who I, or my colleagues have seen. They are de-identified and many instances have been presented in more depth in an academic setting. These videos are not individual medical advice and are for general educational purposes only. I do not give medical advice over the internet, see your own physician in person for that.

Hey Dr. Bernard here. The recommendation for caffeine is no more than 400 milligrams per day So don’t drink more than 4 cups of regular coffee. 400 milligrams. A Student Drank 2 Gallons Coffee In 3 Hours. This Is What Happened To His Kidneys. BB is a 21 year old man, presenting to the emergency room, unconscious. His mother Karen, tells the admitting nurse that she heard loud noise in the bathroom, before finding her son collapsed on the floor.

You see, BB was a college student, who was studying for final exams. It was the end of the semester. His grades were OK. But he was borderline in chemistry. If I don’t pass this one, there’s no way I’m ever gonna get into medical school, he thought. I’ll pull an all-nighter just this one time, and it’ll be fine, he thought. Someone in his class had offered him a little something extra to help him study, but he said no.

And good call. One of his friends had taken that something extra last semester. Couple days later, she got a random urine test for her internship. It came out positive, and she was kicked out of the program. Not worth it. BB was good, he was just gonna need some coffee to get through this. He had built up a healthy caffeine tolerance over the semester, so he would need a lot of it, but just one night. Just one exam. Immediately after drinking a whole pot of coffee, BB felt great. He was awake, alert and refreshed. But then he started crashing. Time for another pot he thought.Awake, alert, then crashed.

One more pot. And another. And after 2 gallons of coffee, BB started sweating.

He got the shakes.

He was wired.

He could feel his heart beating in his neck.

His heart beat was pushing his eyes out of his skull.

In the bathroom now, BB wanted to run 20 miles.

He felt like he could lift mountains, but his insides were all starting to knot up like twine.

He felt a burning in his chest.

As the time went on, his thoughts started racing and were getting cloudy. He was sweating, everywhere. His hands were shaking. Later in the night, his calf muscles started hurting. As he goes into the bathroom, BB noticed that his urine was turning brown. Ha-ha I drank so much coffee that it’s just going right through me now, he thought. He laid down on the floor for a few minutes. He felt his heart beating in his eyes, before finally having his first seizure. Loud noises wake up his mom. She rushes in to find her son on the floor, sweaty and unresponsive, as she calls for 911, and has brought to the emergency room where we are now. Karen and the doctors had no idea what happened to BB. He couldn’t tell them either, because he was confused, coming out of his seizure. They couldn’t smell anything from him.

In a 20 year old college guy— alcohol could be a problem. But alcohol is a depressant. BB is agitated and confused, sweating and hyperventilating. His heart rate was fast. His pupils were big and bold. All of these together, don’t usually happen from a depressant. These are the signs of a stimulant, which is opposite a depressant, so, not alcohol, so we can narrow it down a little. Further exam finds that BB also has hyperthermia. High body temperature. This is dangerous, not only because it means bad things are happening inside his body causing the hyperthermia, but that the hyperthermia itself can cause even more bad things to happen. BB was shaking. This could be the cause of hyperthermia. When you move, your muscles burn energy. That releases heat. LOTS of heat in BB’s case and that’s why he’s sweating because his body is trying to cool him off. This brings us to the idea of “fight or flight.” When you get scared, you jump.

Your heart rate immediately goes up.

Your mouth dries up and your tongue feels like sand is in your mouth.

Your muscles become really twitchy and you start shaking.

You start hyperventilating, because your muscles need that oxygen, because you’re either gonna run, or you’re going to fight.

This response is controlled by your nervous system. You see something, you hear something, and those will make you jump. But if you’ve ever been really scared, you’ll notice your heart doesn’t just slow down afterwards. And that’s because fight or flight isn’t just from the nerves. To keep up the response, the body releases adrenaline, which is a hormone that floats around in the blood. It lasts for a couple of minutes and it comes from these adrenal glands on top of the kidneys. But BB hasn’t been scared. He’s been sitting there, studying. He has no reason to fight or flight. Meaning something is causing his adrenal glands to release adrenaline. But what could it be?

At this point BB, was still confused and still agitated. When asked what happened, he was able to tell doctors “coffee, gallons of coffee” and this gives them several clues as to what’s happening. Coffee comes from the seeds of the Coffee plant. These seeds get called beans, they’re roasted and then grounded up to make a brew. Coffee is a natural product, and inside those seeds is the naturally occurring chemical called caffeine.

It’s also naturally found in tea.

It’s a stimulant.

In modest amounts like 1 cup of coffee, it can help you stay awake.

It can help keep you alert and focused.

But, your body adapts to it, so that’s why you might find you’ve developed a tolerance

if you consume it daily.

If you get a headache because you didn’t drink your caffeine that day, then you’re experiencing withdrawal, because your brain has some dependence on it. Biological dependence as we see it today is kind of like an adaptation. Chemicals can block things in the body, causing the body to make more what was blocked, to maintain an equilibrium. Caffeine appears to constrict the blood vessels in the brain, so when you don’t have it, he blood vessels are dilated and that can cause the headache.

In huge amounts, like 2 gallons coffee in a couple hours, caffeine won’t JUST keep you awake it’ll do many other things. And in BB, that caffeine was doing other things. When caffeine is in the blood, one place it goes to is the brain.

You see, the brain uses electricity to send signals. So to stop those signals from going off uncontrollably, the brain has chemicals to help insulate things. Caffeine blocks these insulators. So it causes the brain to get excited. For an amount like a cup of coffee worth of caffeine, this is where the wakefulness, and focus come from. But if there’s 2 gallons coffee worth of caffeine in the body, then most of the insulators are blocked.

The brain doesn’t stop getting excited. Everything discharges at once, which by definition is a seizure, bringing us back to BB. Usually hospitals don’t do tests for caffeine. BB has many of the features of caffeine toxicity but the medical team needs to make sure he didn’t ingest anything else. And results for others return negative. But as the nurses read the results, BB suddenly falls unconscious again. His heart isn’t actually beating anymore, it’s just shaking in place and blood can’t get to his brain.

Doctors immediately rush in to do CPR. He’s resuscitated. But over the next 3 hours, these cardiac arrests happen 5 more times. Medicines to try and stabilize his heart rhythm were given, but they didn’t work. If high amounts of caffeine caused BB’s brain to discharge all at once, then how is it affecting his heart? Are they somehow connected?

Well, this bring us back to adrenaline. Excess caffeine doesn’t just go to the brain, it’s floating everywhere in the body. It goes to the adrenal glands and forces them to release adrenaline. Lots of caffeine means lots of adrenaline. This explains BB’s racing heart. At some point, his heart is so excited, that it doesn’t pump blood anymore it just shakes in place. But this wasn’t BB’s only problem. His urine was dark. It was the color of coffee.

But no one urinates out coffee, no matter how much they drink. BB had complained that his right calf was hurting. Muscles can be damaged when someone has a seizure, because when someone convulses, their muscles contract chaotically and breakdown. Meaning, that that’s not coffee he’s urinating. Those are parts his muscles that have sloughed off, and have started floating around in his urine. A blood test finds that BB has hypokalemia. Hypo meaning low. Kale referring to potassium or more formally Kalium as shown by its symbol on the periodic table of elements.

And emia meaning presence in blood. Low potassium presence in blood. If KC drank 2 gallons of coffee, but coffee has potassium in it, then how does he have Low potassium presence in blood? Well, there’s a bit of basic biology to be known here. Adrenaline acts on the muscles. The muscles that move your arms and legs are called skeletal muscle.

In fight or flight mode, you want these to be active, otherwise you wouldn’t be fighting, and you definitely couldn’t be fighting. But there’s also heart muscle, which you want the heart to beat faster and harder so that those skeletal muscles get more oxygen from blood so they can help you run away. Or wrestle a bear. But your muscles also need a way to be told, to contract. Sodium helps start a muscle contraction.

Potassium promotes muscle relaxation. Lots of potassium present, means the muscles relax for a long time. Too little present means your muscles won’t stop contracting. If BB has low potassium presence in blood, then it explains why his muscles are twitching nonstop. They can’t relax because adrenaline has shifted potassium INto BB’s cells to support fight or flight mode.

As BB’s muscles can’t stop twitching, they release heat from energy they’re burning, causing his body temperature to go up. High temperatures deform proteins. Human muscles are made of proteins. Meaning for BB, those muscles starting to break down and dissolve away into his bloodstream causing rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdo meaning striated or in this case skeletal Myo meaning muscle Lysis meaning breakdown Skeletal muscle breakdown. This is life threatening.

It’s a medical emergency, and it’s happening because BB drank 2 gallons of coffee, while trying to cram for his final. The last part of this problem, is that the caffeine still isn’t finished. It takes anywhere from 3 to 10 hours for caffeine levels to halve in the blood. When it does get broken down, that metabolite, is still active, causing more adrenaline release. The thing about adrenaline is that it plays a game like a track relay race. 1 molecule of adrenaline, relays the message to 20 molecules of the messenger chemical next in line, which sends to 10 of the next chemical, then to a hundred, to a thousand, to ten thousand, amplifying the effect.

One adrenaline molecule, is a signal that releases ten thousand other molecules. A massive caffeine dose, will cause massive amounts of adrenaline to be released. And if just 1 molecule is amplified 10,000 times, this is a huge problem. But it’s not done here. Caffeine stops the breakdown of those in the relay, meaning 1 adrenaline, gets amplified more than 10,000 times. Signals keep getting sent. Messengers in the chain, stick around and amplify themselves. They don’t stop. When this doesn’t stop, the liver doesn’t stop breaking down sugars. The muscles don’t stop contracting. The arms and legs and the rest of the body are twitching nonstop. They create heat, which builds up, breaking down the muscle, and letting the muscle proteins float freely in the blood. As these muscle proteins swim through BB’s body, they don’t accumulate in the heart. They won’t gather in his brain. The liver can break them down, but it takes a while to catch them. So where collect, is in the kidneys.

The kidneys filter out your blood and they’re kind of like a net to catch toxins in your blood, putting them into the urine. Think of it like this strainer. If proteins are large, they get caught in this strainer. It gunk’s up the kidneys, and ruptures the membranes of the nephrons. It’s like tearing this grid apart. This is called acute Kidney Injury, is what’s happening to BB. The reddish brown urine is because muscle protein contains home, a compound that has iron that’s responsible for making your blood red when exposed to oxygen.

The protein builds up in the nephron and spills into your urine once it starts to damage the tubules. BB’s rhabdomyolysis is severe and he might have permanent kidney damage. We may be able to fix his muscle damage, but those kidneys aren’t gonna regenerate. This can cause nutritional deficiencies, problems with water and electrolyte balance. It can even cause something called uremic bone syndrome— a disorder that deforms the bones and weakens them, causing them to fracture easily. At this point, there’s a few different ways to treat him.

First is to block adrenaline. These medicines are very popular and are well known, and they’re called beta-blockers. Beta referring to a type of adrenaline receptor. These medicines are used to treat heart failure and control blood pressure. There have been other ways to successfully treat caffeine toxicity, most recently reported in literature was really high dose insulin, that could only be done in a controlled setting inside a hospital. If you’d like to hear more, it’s on my Home Review podcast, link in the description below. Because BB was low on potassium, he was given an IV for it. Other medicines were given to stabilize his heart, and other medicines were given to let his brain “insulate” the electrical discharge, to help stop any more seizures.

Kind of like how we wash something out when things get trapped in a net, BB was hydrated to help prevent any more kidney damage. He was started on peritoneal dialysis. That is a cleaning solution was put into the lining of his abdomen called the peritoneum. This cleaning solution is used to absorb waste and fluid from the blood, with the goal of removing caffeine. After monitoring and treatment, a lesson learned that cramming and pulling all-nighters is probably never really worth it, and a chance to retake a final after his classmates, BB made a recovery.

A Man Ate 100 Zinc Vitamin C Gummies Everyday

The $40,000,000 Lifestyle

2021-02-13T04:24:00.007-08:00

Travis Scott is considered one of the most talented hip hop artists and record producers of our time. His music career made him one of the 15 highest paid rappers in the world between 2017 and 2018. And this year? Well, his net worth is sitting pretty at $ 40,000,000. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jacques Berman Webster II, was born in Houston, Texas and in the space of 12 years, he's gone from releasing an untitled EP on Myspace to be one of the most well-respected musicians. in the industry with a distinct style that's hard to hate. Gone are the days of couch surfing for Travis Scott.

Instead, you can now catch him in a $ 13.45 million dollar house in Beverly Hills, or maybe driving around town in a Ferrari or one of his two heavily customized Lamborghinis. The hip hop star has definitely developed a taste for rare and expensive cars, like the $ 1.6 million Maybach-outfitter Mercedes Benz G-Wagon he bought in 2019. And if there's one way that Travis Scott expresses his unique and artistic style, it's got to be in his crazy jewelry collection.

If you think you’ve seen over-the-top diamonds, grills and chains, you might want to take a look at the piece that Travis got for himself to celebrate the success of his Astroworld tour. It’s big, it’s heavy, it features a Ferris wheel that actually spins and it’s valued at close to half a million dollars. Curious on what else Travis Scott spends his money on? Well then, we’ve got you covered. Here is an exclusive look inside the $ 40,000,000 Lifestyle of Travis Scott.

Well, his net worth is sitting pretty at $40,000,000. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jacques Berman Webster II, was born in Houston, Texas and in the space of 12 years, he’s gone from releasing an untitled EP on MySpace to being one of the most well-respected musicians in the industry with a distinct style that’s hard to hate.

Gone are the days of couch surfing for Travis Scott. Instead, you can now catch him in a $13.45 million dollar house in Beverly Hills, or maybe driving around town in a Ferrari or one of his two heavily customized Lamborghinis. The hip hop star has definitely developed a taste for rare and expensive cars, like the $1.6 million May Bach-outfitter Mercedes Benz G-Wagon he bought in 2019. And if there’s one way that Travis Scott expresses his unique and artistic style, it’s got to be in his crazy jewelry collection. If you think you’ve seen over-the-top diamonds, grills and chains, you might want to take a look at the piece that Travis got for himself to celebrate the success of his Astroworld tour.

It’s big, it’s heavy, it features a Ferris wheel that actually spins and it’s valued at close to half a million dollars. Curious on what else Travis Scott spends his money on?

Well then, we’ve got you covered. Here is an exclusive look inside the $40,000,000 Lifestyle of Travis Scott. Growing up, Travis Scott lived in South Park, Houston with his grandmother until the age of 6, and then moved to Missouri City to stay with his parents.

After high school, he attended the University of Texas, but later dropped out to focus on his career in music. His parents didn’t take this news very well, and various online sources consistently say that Travis was cut off by them after they found out. When he left university to pursue music full-time, he moved to New York, and then to Los Angeles, sleeping on a friend’s couch throughout his time in the city. Eventually, he launched a band with his friend Chris Holloway, called The Graduates.

Their first project, an untitled EP, was released on MySpace in 2008. A year later, Travis formed another group – this time with OG Chess - called The Classmates, and worked on the production aspect of two of the group’s projects between 2009 and 2010. The Classmates stayed together until 2012, when they disbanded because of personal and financial issues. In 2012, Travis Scott signed his first major label record deal with Epic Records, and then signed with Kanye West’s GOOD Music, as part of the division called Very GOOD Beats.

His career started to gain traction in 2013 when he released his first mix tape, Owl Pharaoh, which had been recreated by Kanye West and Mike Dean and featured guest appearances from T.I, 2 Chainz, A$ap Ferg, Paul Wall and Meek Mill. At this point, the hip hop world had no choice but to take notice. Things started to take on a sort of snowball effect for Travis, as he went on to release a second mix tape, Days Before Rodeo, which was a prequel to his 2015 debut studio album, Rodeo. Rodeo was led by the hit single ‘Antidote’ which currently has over 300,000,000 views on YouTube at the time of this recording. His second album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight was released in 2016 and became his first album to hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

Fast forward to 2018, and Travis drops Astroworld, which garners critical acclaim and gives rise to his very first Billboard Hot 100 number one single, Sicko Mode. Now, there’s a lot of work that Travis has done in between all of this, it’s not that simple. He has an insanely rich musical history, both as a rapper and a producer, that makes it really difficult to discuss all of his notable projects without turning this video into a long list of all the projects he’s ever done. He’s worked with artists like Big Sean, Drake, Juicy J, Quavo, Young Thug, Rihanna, SZA, Wiz Khalifa and…See?

I’m already running the risk of turning this into a list. Sicko Mode earned a Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Song, while Astroworld received a Grammy nomination for best rap album in 2019. I think it’s pretty clear by now that Travis Scott has built up quite the reputation for himself. And with that reputation comes a couple million dollars. According to Forbes, the circus-themed Astroworld tour grossed more than $65,000,000 on its own. So, what do the rest of the numbers look like?

Well, to start off with, booking Travis Scott for a show can cost anywhere between $100,000 to $200,000. These booking fees are determined by various factors like circumstance, market conditions, length of performance and the location of the event. In addition to his shows, Travis Scott makes about $165,000 from over 40 million monthly streams on Spotify. On Apple Music, he probably makes roughly half of what he does on Spotify, since there are fewer listeners on the platform. That’s an estimated $82,500 per month.

Then, Travis gets, on average, 200,000,000 views a month, and earns a little over $600,000 for it. So, if he performs twice in a month, and maintains those streaming numbers, Travis Scott earns about $1,147,500 a month, $13,770,000 a year, $264,807 a week or $37,726 a day. As if that’s not enough on its own, much of Travis Scott’s earnings come from his record sales, tours and that super dope Nike endorsement deal. So, what do you do when you’re young, talented and have a net worth of $40,000,000 to create a comfortable life for yourself?

Well, when Travis Scott is not on tour he’s probably spending a considerable amount of time in the Beverly Hills home he bought in 2018 with then-girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. According to a number of online sources, the two of them went 50/50 on the $13.4 million estate, which means that Travis spent a cool $6.7 million on a place to call home. Some online sites claim that it’s a 6-bedroom, 9-bathroom house, while others say it’s 7 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.

Either way, it’s reported that the master bedroom alone takes up 2,300 square feet of the 9000 square foot house, which sits at a cul de sac. The house features large, open living areas and dining rooms, as well as a gym, office, home theatre, library and wine cellar. Outside, there’s a long lap pool and plenty of space to hang out. Just one look at Travis Scott’s music videos or Instagram page will give you enough proof that he’s also got a little love for exotic cars, and a knack for customization. First up on the line-up is his Lamborghini Huracan, valued at an estimated $230,000 and modified by West Coast Customs. The sleek supercar features chocolate interior and exterior, with striking white rims. Next up?

The BEST and WORST Ryzen Gaming Laptops

The Lamborghini Aventador SV, valued at about $530,000. Travis Scott went and customized this one with purple camo exterior, making this more than just your average Limbo. Its 6.5 liter V12 engine and 750 horsepower are the kind of specs that only a real car collector could take pride in. Then there’s the $1.6 million May Bach-outfitted Mercedes Benz G-Wagon that Travis bought in 2019. Only 99 of the ultra-high-end luxury SUVs were ever made. Travis acquired the super rare whip through Dr. Bugatti, an exotic car dealer with a popular presence online. As the king of customization, Travis decided to go for a retro look, wrapping the car in a deep brown color. But he’s not just a fan of spoiling himself with cars.

In 2018, he splurged on a Ferrari LaFerrari as a ‘push present’ for his then girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. The rare car is valued at $1.4 million, and when I say rare, I mean that only 500 units of the car exist, and as a limited-edition vehicle, it sold out almost immediately. That same year, he surprised his parents with a Porsche and a Range Rover for Christmas. In an Instagram video, Travis is seen presenting his dad with a set of keys for his brand-new Porsche, while his mom is already sitting comfortably in her Range Rover. If you think that he’s extravagant when it comes to cars, you probably haven’t heard a lot about his taste in jewelry. To celebrate the success of his Astroworld Tour, Travis gifted himself a chain worth $450,000. Created by celebrity jeweler Elliot Eliantte, the piece contains 150 carats of VS diamonds and over 1,000 grams of gold.

It’s reminiscent of his Astroworld set, featuring a Ferris wheel, cactus, unicorn, rocket ship and skull, all surrounding the word, ‘Astroworld’. It’s actually really difficult to find any pictures of Travis actually wearing the chain, which makes me think that it’s extremely heavy and just not suitable for day-to-day wear. Interestingly enough, the most expensive piece of jewelry that I found Travis Scott had bought wasn’t for himself. It’s a $500,000 chain that he got for Kylie, designed to look like the logo of her business, Kylie Cosmetics. The piece is encrusted with pink and white diamonds, from pendant to chain. Travis is also well known for sporting his signature grills, with one pair costing about $25,000.

This particular pair was made by Johnny Dang, and featured 10 carat blue, white, pink and brown diamonds in 18 karat gold.

While all of these pieces of jewelry are probably just the tip of the iceberg, they do prove that Travis Scott has spent almost a million dollars on only three accessories, one of which isn’t even his own. If that doesn’t scream millionaire lifestyle, I’m not sure what will. Over the past couple of years, Travis Scott has become well known for his music, but also for the way he enjoys the fruit of his labor through his personal style, the cars he drives and, more importantly to him, by spoiling the people he loves most. He’s mastered the ability to earn through his art and influence, raking in millions from tours, streaming and endorsement deals. One thing’s for sure: Travis Scott has only just begun.

The BEST and WORST Ryzen Gaming Laptops

2021-02-13T04:08:00.001-08:00

I’ve tested 11 Ryzen gaming laptops this year, now it’s time to compare them all and separate the winners from the losers to help you decide which ones are worth your money. It was only earlier this year when AMD first announced their Ryzen 4000 series processors for laptops, which offered a serious step up over the 3000 series they had previously, making them much more competitive in the laptop space. These new processors put 8 cores into laptops below the $1000 price point for the first time pretty much ever, as Intel’s 8 core options are all much more expensive. Now while in general Intel is a little ahead in terms of gaming, the differences were often comparable with not that big of a practical difference, and for multicore work on the other hand, the AMD options were typically the winners while coming in at a lower price point. The result has been well priced laptops with a lot of performance on offer, but the benefit of Ryzen can only take us so far. At the end of the day it depends on how companies like ASUS and MSI for instance are actually designing their machines.

With that in mind, I’ll start off with some of the, let’s say less good designs, before moving onto better options as we go, and I’ll cover both the good and the bad of each model along the way. You can find updated pricing and my full reviews linked down in the description if you need more information on any of these models. I’m going to start out with the MSI Bravo 15. This is one of the rare all AMD designs, where both the processor and graphics are AMD based. In this case I’ve got the RX 5500M graphics which sits somewhere in between the GTX 1650 and 1660 Ti on the NVidia side. The issues I have with it was processor performance from the 6 core 4600H was down a little when compared to other laptops with the same CPU. This is in part due to some thermal throttling, as it can run hot. The touchpad also has an issue where it miskicks, and the keyboard has low travel and isn’t great to type with. There’s just nothing that stands out with this one, but the main issue for me was the price. Mine was $50 cheaper than the Lenovo Legion 5, one of the better options, and it came with single channel memory, so once upgrading to dual channel the prices are equivalent, and the Legion 5 easily mops the floor with the Bravo 15, so unless the Bravo has a good sale it’s not worth considering.

I’ve heard in some regions like India the Bravo is one of the better priced options, so if that’s all you’ve got available to you then just be aware of the issues noted in my review. Quick mention on the refreshed MSI Alpha 15 unfortunately I only tested the Ryzen 3000 model with 5500M graphics last year, but it’s been refreshed with Ryzen 4000 and 5600M recently. I expect performance to be a nice step up over what was available in the older model, as I’ve found the 5600M to perform between the GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 2060 graphics on the NVidias side. The Alpha 15 I tested had a fast screen, plastic body but ultimately failed to impress due to the higher price. The new model is $200 more but with much better CPU and graphics, but still compared to some others it looks a bit pricey, at least in the US market. Next up is the ASUS TUF A15. This one has quite a few spec options, 3 different Ryzen processors and four different NVidias graphics options.

For the price, the TUF looks attractive, but there are some well documented issues, namely in terms of thermals. The bottom panel doesn’t have air intake vents directly above the fans. ASUS say that this is to instead force air in over the other components, .but Hardware Unboxed have gone as far as to actually cut holes in an A15 to show that it would have improved performance. Despite running on the warmer side, the performance was still decent compared to others. The 144Hz panels in my units had slow response time of around 20ms with noticeable ghosting, a far cry from the 6.9ms needed for true 144Hz. All 3 were also a little dim and under 300 nits, not too surprising though as the screen is a common area that’s cut to keep a laptop’s price low. Good things with the TUF include the speakers and battery life, you can get it with a large 90Wh battery, but again like the Bravo, there are better options.

The Dell G5 Special Edition is next. Now if you thought the TUF ran hot, you haven’t seen anything yet. Dell are known for running their gaming laptops hotter, which to be fair generally does mean performance, but heat is the tradeoff to pumping in more power for higher performance. This is another all AMD option, and was the first gaming laptop to offer the RX 5600M graphics, which again I’ve found to perform between the GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 2060. The G5 is available with 6 or 8 core processor, however due to the way AMD’s smart shift works, the cheaper 6 core option actually runs better than the 8 core model in games because the GPU is able to take more of the power budget. The 60Hz screen has a slow response time, the 144Hz one is better but still not ideal. The gray plastic design of the G5 looks a bit dated, but for a starting price of $850 USD for 5600M tier performance, again at times near the RTX 2060, it’s actually pretty decent, so just depends if you’re comfortable running in excess of 100 degrees Celsius under load. Dell apparently are, and to be fair I haven’t heard of these things dying.

Let’s move onto the Acer Nitro 5 next. Now to be clear, I think this is an excellent entry level gaming laptop for $670 USD, the only reason it’s lower on the list is simply that there are better options with more features, however those are more expensive as a result. Simply put, if you’re on a strict budget, I think the Acer Nitro 5 is one of the best Ryzen options available today. It’s got the 6 core Ryzen 5 4600H processor, and my unit has NVidias GTX 1650 graphics, so fine for playing most modern games at 1080p low to medium settings. Battery life was very impressive from this machine, though there is a fair bit of flex to the plastic chassis.

The 60Hz screen doesn’t have great color gamut and is a little dim, but it gets the job done, these are areas that had to be cut to keep the competitive price. Next up is the Lenovo Idea Pad Gaming 3. This one is around $70 more expensive than the Nitro 5 just covered, but the build quality is a little better despite still being all plastic. Other differences include a faster screen with Free Sync, however battery life isn’t quite as good as the cheaper Nitro. While a little better, these features probably aren’t worth 10% more money if you’re on a tight budget over the Nitro, however it’s still priced competitively for the performance on offer.

I’m still in the middle of reviewing the ASUS Zephyrus G15, but I’ve seen enough to place it closer to the lower side of this list. My G15 has the same specs as the smaller Zephyrus G14, but it performs worse in games despite being a larger 15 inch model, and this is due to thermal throttling, as ASUS actually included some nice features to help with cooling in the G14. For some reason ASUS have blocked off the vents on the bottom panel above the fans. The screen in my G15 was better than the G14, it’s got a 240Hz refresh rate with 6.5ms response time, but at the same time this is generally overkill for the Max-Q graphics and HS processor combination unless you’re just playing esports titles at lower settings.

There’s just one slot for memory upgrades, as some is soldered to the board. Some positives include great battery life, fair build quality, and it’s on the thinner side, though that would be contributing to the higher temps so depends what your priority is. There’s just not really anything too special about it, it was one of the earlier Ryzen 4000 models available and we’ve since had better options come out. For an above average price point I don’t think it’s worth it compared to alternatives that are yet to come in the video.

The ASUS Zephyrus G14 was the first laptop I ever had for testing Ryzen 4000, it’s quite a unique machine at 14 inches, making it a little more portable than all the other 15 and 17 inch models I’m covering. The smaller size isn’t without some compromises however. As there aren’t that many 14 inch gaming laptops, there’s simply less panel selection, and the 120Hz one used by the G14 has lower response time compared to most with ghosting, so not ideal for fast paced gaming. Less space also means less cooling, and while ASUS did all sorts of interesting things to improve thermals, they still had to use lower wattage parts which means less performance.

The processors are HS, meaning they’re 10 watts lower than the regular H versions, and the 2060 Max-Q graphics in the one I tested was limited to 65 watts, so despite technically being a 2060 chip, cheaper 1660 Ti laptops are able to outperform it. That said, as mentioned with the same specs it was still outperforming the larger 15 inch G15 I covered previously. The smaller size means the keyboard is also missing some keys which might not go too well for programmers. Like the G15, there’s one memory slot here too, so upgrades are limited based on the memory soldered to the motherboard. Basically you’re paying a premium to get a slightly smaller machine, you can often pay less to get a slightly larger 15 inch laptop with better performance and screen, which I think is a better decision for most people unless your main priority is portability.

This one is kind of awkward so I’m just going to stick it here, this is the Clevo chassis that’s sold as the THICC-15 in the US from Electronics, Apex 15 from XMG in Europe, or the Prime-Ai from Met box here in Australia. What makes this one special is that it uses the AM4 socket, so you can actually take out the CPU and upgrade it, meaning you could start with a 6 core 3600 then go to the 16 core 3950X later, crazy stuff. While not Ryzen 4000 like the other laptops in this video, it still uses Zen2 processors.

Unfortunately at the time of making the video there’s still no confirmation as to whether or not it will offer support for Zen 3, aka Ryzen 5000 desktop processors, but regardless the Zen 2 chips are still able to smash down current laptop processors in multicore work due to the higher power limits that are possible in a thicker machine like this. This one is mainly worth considering as a desktop replacement, as its larger and heavier than all other machines covered in this video, but there’s no denying the performance, which didn’t end up being too much lower when compared to running the same processors in a desktop PC. You could argue that this is the best machine as it’s the most powerful, but I’m not awarding it that as I don’t think it’s exactly a gaming laptop for most people, so let’s continue.

I tested the Tong fang chassis known as the RP-15 from Electronics pretty early on, shortly after the TUF A15, and in comparison it looked amazing. It’s a decent machine, but the build quality isn’t as good as the Omen 15 or Legion 5 which I tested later on, and it also doesn’t have Free Sync like those others. CPU performance is excellent though, one of the best tested in that regard and only slightly behind the Omen and Legion. This one does have a boosted RTX 2060 with higher 110 watt power limit, but I didn’t find this to offer too much benefit when actually testing games. It scored the same as the 80 watt 1660 Ti in the Legion 5 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider for example, and in Battlefield 5 it was just a couple of FPS ahead, not especially impressive at more than $200 more expensive. Oh plus you’ve got nose came down the bottom, but hey still preferable to not having one at all like those ASUS Zephyrus laptops. I also tested the 17” version, the Core 17 from XMG, which performed a little better overall, seemingly taking advantage of the larger available space.

The HP Omen 15 is next. I tested this after the RP-15, and at the time it took the spot of best Ryzen gaming laptop that I’d tested. The build quality was better, you get Free Sync, the battery life is better and both CPU and gaming performance was similar for a very close price point, though it did have some sales putting it cheaper at times. The lid is pretty flexible, but otherwise alright build quality. HP also sells the Pavilion 15 with Ryzen processor, but unfortunately it’s been out of stock and I can’t get it. The Omen 15 is a great machine, it just depends on the price, but there’s one machine that beats it. I’ve saved the best for last, which will be no surprise if you saw my review, the Lenovo Legion 5. I bought this for $1000 USD, but it was recently on sale for $850 which is crazy stuff for what’s on offer.

I’ve got a whole video comparing this against the Omen 15 just before it if you want more specifics as to why this is better, but the summary is that they share many features, but in the end the Legion is cheaper and performs better. The Legion lets us disable optimus which provides a speed boost in games, the only Ryzen gaming laptop I’ve tested that does that if I recall correctly. The Legion also applies an overclock to the GPU out of the box for a nice extra boost for those that don’t know about performance tuning. You could of course use software like MSI Afterburner to overclock say, the Omen yourself, but fact is most people aren’t enthusiasts so if the machine just does this automatically and boosts performance then I see that as preferable.

The Legion also offers one of the best scores in Cinebench I’ve ever recorded, demonstrating what the 8 core Ryzen 7 4800H is capable of in a well-designed machine. I was only able to get an equivalent score with the Omen by manually boosting it with Ryzen controller, this image also shows the stock Omen performance which was a little lower prior to tuning, but with some simple tweaks you can get similar results.

Again it comes down to better out of box experience for the majority of people that aren’t going to use software to boost power limits and things like that. There’s just not too much at all that’s actually bad about the Legion. Battery life is decent, the keyboard is nice, and the screen is pretty good with Free Sync. I really can’t recommend the Legion 5 enough out of these options, it’s the best Ryzen gaming laptop that I’ve tested in 2020. So there we have it, almost every single Ryzen gaming laptop compared and roughly stacked up based on where I think they sit compared to the other options, based on my personal experience of testing all of them. I think for the most part we’ve had a nice selection of Ryzen 4000 gaming laptops this year, but we still can’t get high end options above RTX 2060 graphics at the moment.

Hopefully this will change next year with Ryzen 5000 laptops, based on how well Zen 2 laptops have done this year I would expect most companies to go more in on including Ryzen in more models. Again if you need more information on any of these laptops or updated prices check the links in the description below. This video took a long time to make, I could have just made it much sooner without actually testing out half of the machines, but I wanted to do it right and wait for them to become available, and in most cases I had to buy a lot of them myself, but I thought this would be the best way to make an informed choice. You can help support the channel and my independent testing by becoming a YouTube member or joining on Patreon. This will give you access to the Discord community as well as behind the scenes videos, so take a look if you’d like to help out the channel, otherwise if you’re new here then make sure you get subscribed for future laptop reviews like this one.

The Road Test

The Road Test

2021-02-13T02:18:00.001-08:00

My name is Felix. I am a Danish TV host and car fanatic. I have been invited here to California to drive the new Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR. It is right there in the hangar. And you are invited to come along to the future. This must be the control unit, wow. I have a thousand questions now, so maybe it is time to bring in the designers.

Well, I am here with Gorden Wagener, Chief Head of Design at Daimler. Was that correct?

Chief Design Officer. That was almost correct. Chief Design Officer. But the most important thing is that, Gorden, this car is something you authorized. What is the vision behind this car? What is it supposed to be?

We wanted to create a vehicle that is not alien to its environment, that is almost a part of the ecosystem of the environment and we actually did not want to create a vehicle. It should be almost something like a living organism. I think you succeeded in that because it does not feel like a car anymore, except it has four wheels. Actually, it can crawl sideways. – Really?

Yeah. 30 degrees sideways. – But why?

Because we did not want to have conventional wheels. These wheels, they look more like an animal paw. Soft and, you know, gentle. But when you look at this car, what is it that you see as a designer?

First of all, I think it looks very futuristic thanks to those super futuristic proportions. We wanted to create something that is very efficient looking, something that is almost bio-design, in harmony with nature. So, it goes very gently through the wind. In terms of materials, there are a lot of recycled materials. So, we have the Dynamica, which is fully recycled. We have this Karuun wood, which is fast growing rattan, very sustainable. We have all this fabric which is ocean-waste plastic. So, from the material side, this is completely sustainable. And of course, our vision is the 100% sustainable car. And that car should embody this. Should we sit inside, maybe? – Yeah, let’s do that. You want to go on that side? – Yeah, sure.

So, actually the first moment is that wake-up moment when you get into the car and the car wakes up. So, you see, all those lights, they come alive. And then you start that merge moment and we connect with this merge device here. Then of course, you can steer the car forwards, backwards, left and right. And then, when you want to crawl sideways, you tilt that. So, there is a sensor in there as well?

Yeah. And actually, if you see it, it goes up and down, like the car is breathing. And then it boots up and you see the screen. And now we are actually flying through the world of Pandora. This is so cool about this project, as we are stepping even out of the car industry and go into a different industry or merge with a different industry. In this case, entertainment, one of the biggest entertainment companies. And for me, I see Mercedes-Benz not really as a car brand, I see it as a leading luxury brand. In fact, we want to make it the most loved luxury brand. And projects like that, with corporations from other fields, bring us so much more inspiration that we can elevate what we do to a different level. Can we drive?

Let us go on a drive! Let us take it out for a spin. And you haven’t driven it before? – No. It is your first time now?

Ok, let’s see. Let us move it slightly forward, okay? Okay. We are rolling!

Yeah, but steering wheels are so last year. So, we can try crabbing mode a little bit.

So, another cool thing is, the co-driver can take over. So, you have it? Just try it. – I am driving. This is so cool. So, Vera. You were the head designer, lead designer on the user experience of the car, right?

Yes, correct. I am the Director of Advanced User Experience Design. Exactly, that is you. So, when I saw it, the first time I saw it, I went over to it and I had this feeling that it was trying to communicate with me. You know with the flaps and the lights and all. So that was your department?

Correct. So, everything what you see and hear, we have done. When I get into my 2020 Mercedes-Benz, there is a lot of linguatronic, you can talk with the car. This one: You don’t talk with it. No, we don’t talk. – You interact with it.

Yes. Imagine, once you talk to a car, it is more issue and command, you know. We want to reduce this idea and say, “Hey, this element is more like a skin of ourselves.” Like a digital membrane of ourselves which influences us and can amplify the experience to our outside world. We have a more dialogue-based system and of course machine learning can already do a lot of things. But we are trying to let the living organism start approaching the human, and not we as a human approaching the machine, which is very different. Should we go inside? – Yes, let us do it. You want to sit in the...? Which way?

I do not care. Both is fine. We can steer the car from both sides. True, I will take the other one. – Cool. – You go in there. So, what do we see?

We don’t see a steering wheel, we don’t see buttons, we don’t see touchscreen, no paddles.

But on the middle console, we see a device. We call it merge control. And what we see, it pulsates. And once you want to connect to the machine, we put down our hand. What happens in my seat?

You feel the vibrations of the exciters, you feel the heartbeat, it is my heartbeat now. And now we are connected to the system. So, normally you as a human, you approach the car. So you steer the steering wheel, you touch the screen, you give a command. But we did it very differently in the Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR. In the Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR you raise your hand and symbols are projected onto your skin. We are not touching the display anymore or pushing a button. But what I do is, I raise my hand. You can do the same thing on your side. And then I move left and right and you see that icons are projected onto my skin, onto my palm. – Yes. So, all your senses are triggered, not only the visual one, but also the haptic one and the acoustic one. And then let us go to Pandora. Should I close it? – Yeah!

And then we select the Benji maybe. And you see how that turns pink, and now you look through the eyes of this Benji. You feel the heartbeat and you see what the Benji would see. In this sense, this experience, that the car is really starting to approach you with interfaces, is very new and unique and it has not been done before. Yeah, and then, you know at the same time, make it look as luxurious as this is. This is the future of luxury. I think you see how the exterior, the interior design and the UX design come together as one whole art piece, almost. When you, as a department, think of stuff like this, then, of course, everything you think of is not possible. So, you have a meeting with somebody from the technical department that actually tells you whether this is possible or not.

Our engineers are very creative people, very knowledgeable. And only as a collaborative team – designers and engineers – we can come up with these really functional prototypes. It is very important it is functional, it is not fake, it is really working. I do not quite understand all of it, but you did a good job. That is great! Well, ladies and gentlemen, I am here with Alex Dang. He is a designer at Mercedes-Benz, and he is actually the one who drew the lines for the Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR.

Hi Alex! – Hi.

So can you first tell us how such a vision begins?

In an internal competition, where everyone can show their vision how they see the car, what it could look like. And right from the beginning, we were all sitting together and watching the movie, basically in a cinema. And while watching the movie, I did some scribbles and was thinking about how I can implement some shapes from the movie into the car. And then you actually won the competition?

Yes, it was a long process. Internally it is a competition but, in the end, it is like a team effort. Because you get some ideas and the others get ideas and the designs keep getting better. So how much time did it take you to put the first line on the drawing until the design was ready?

It was two years, I would say. Was it difficult for you?

Sometimes it comes naturally and then sometimes it is a struggle, but you have to deal with it and trust the process in a way. Because in the end, there will be something cool coming out of it. If you feel too comfortable, then you are too much in your comfort zone, I would say. And I think creativity is about getting out of your comfort zone, which doesn’t always feel nice, but then it can create something new, something stunning. Push the limits. – Push the limits, exactly.

So, you came up with the idea for the wheels?

Yes. I watched the movie and I saw the wood sprites and I thought, why not try to implement those into our Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR. What was the biggest challenge for you on the design of this car?

I think the biggest challenge for me was to combine the best of both worlds, like this science fiction AVATAR world into our reality. And still make it recognizable as a Mercedes-Benz. Let us move to the back. – Yeah. Because these flaps make the car come alive. What is the story with these?

We have 33 flaps and the main functions are aerodynamics, communication and also the expression. Because with the aerodynamics, the main idea is to modify the surfaces to change the aerodynamics in the way you want or need.

And the second is the communication aspect: You are sitting in the car driving it. The first time, you can show your intentions to the outside. Whether you are accelerating, you are braking, or you turn. So, everything will be manifested to the outside, through the omnidirectional flaps. And the third is, because it is an artificial intelligence, it is like a living object. It also has emotions that can be expressed to the outside through the motion design.

What do you think it drives like?

I think it would drive like something you have never experienced before. So crazy! I can imagine waking up in my bed now like, “Oh this is just a dream.” – Yeah.

Dude, that was amazing!

It really works! You drove your own car.

That was nice!

The World in 2050

The World in 2050

2021-02-13T02:14:00.002-08:00

From things in the air, to new things for our bodies, join me as we explore 2050: What Would Be The Future Technology?

We are in the year 2020, and if we're being honest with ourselves, technology is incredible advanced, and we're making strides that can push things even farther. We have cars that are much safer than they've been in the past decade, and we're even making fully electric cars that can help save the planet. There are even plans for self-driving cars and even self-driving Ubers that make the future of transportation very exciting. And that's just ONE technology that we're growing at a fast rate. What about all the others that are out there? What will technology be like as we get closer and closer to 2050?

Let's start with one that well and truly could happen very soon, drones. "

Let's keep going with transportation, shall we? Right now, one of the biggest ways to get around the countries we live in are trains. Trains ferry people and all sorts of cargo around in an efficient and reliable manner, which is why they've been in use for hundreds of years. But ... if we're being honest here, while trains are efficient and reliable in certain ways ... they aren't exactly fast. Especially when it comes to passenger and freight trains. They can take a LONG time to get to their destinations and at times it's more logical to take other modes of transportation.

Which is why companies are making special kinds of trains that can go MUCH faster. You know of the magnetic trains of Japan no doubt, but others like the V. Hyperloop are trying to push things even farther.

"Passengers or cargo are loaded into the hyperloop vehicle and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube. The vehicle floats above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag."

Science-fiction? Hardly, in fact, the first vehicle of the Hyperloop has already been tested and proven, and some larger tests are being scheduled for the next few years. And if this works, traveling across the country will be MUCH faster. How much faster? The hyperloop aims to send people shooting across the tubes that they make at a rate of about 600 miles per hour.

From things in the air, to new things for our bodies, join me as we explore 2050: What Would Be The Future Technology? (The World in 2050 Future Technology) We are in the year 2020, and if were being honest with ourselves, technology is incredible advanced, and were making strides that can push things even farther. We have cars that are much safer than they’ve been in the past decade, and were even making fully electric cars that can help save the planet. There are even plans for self-driving cars and even self-driving Ubers that make the future of transportation very exciting. And that’s just ONE technology that were growing at a fast rate. What about all the others that are out there?

What will technology be like as we get closer and closer to 2050? Let’s start with one that well and truly could happen very soon, drones. Wait a minute, drones are already here! and yes, they are. But more times than not the drones you are seeing are small, piloted by people who are just trying to have some fun, or, are the ones that are used by the military right now for strikes and surveillance. All very fun, but in the future, drones could be an integral part of our daily lives. You’ve likely seen shows and people talk about how in a few years drones could be the new deliver services. Anything from pizza to Amazon packages, and more. And honestly...that’s very probable. Drones right now can be incredibly sophisticated, and some TV shows actually use them for sweeping and aerial shots as they film, it’s very cool.

But to do deliveries, that have to be a little more programmed, as human error no doubt would be a very big buzz kill. Not that its impossible right now, it’s more of a question of numbers, logistics, costs, and making sure that the deliveries themselves are done in a methodical and careful manner. After all, it’s bad enough when delivery people don’t care enough about our packages that they just throw them onto the porch and potentially break stuff, the last thing we need is that to happen with drones. But by 2050?

We might not only have drones delivering out packages, we might be looking up at the sky and seeing drones flying all over with incredible speeds and accuracy, and they potentially could all be run by AI!

The potential is there, and by that point various upgrades to drones and their programming will no doubt make them all the more efficient, durable, and quick. And potentially, they could go beyond basic deliveries for people and do emergency work. Imagine a drone taking a vital piece of medical material to a hospital to ensure it doesn’t get stuck in traffic? Or helping watch over an important convoy to let people know on the ground if there is trouble?

There’s many ways that drones could affect our world, the only question is, will we let

them by 2050?

Let’s keep going with transportation, shall we?

Right now, one of the biggest ways to get around the countries we live in are trains. Trains ferry people and all sorts of cargo around in an efficient and reliable manner, which is why they’ve been in use for hundreds of years.

But...if were being honest here, while trains are efficient and reliable in certain ways...they aren’t exactly fast. Especially when it comes to passenger and freight trains. They can take a LONG time to get to their destinations and at times its more logical to take other modes of transportation. Which is why companies are making special kinds of trains that can go MUCH faster. You know of the magnetic trains of Japan no doubt, but others like the Virgin Hyper loop are trying to push things even farther. Passengers or cargo are loaded into the hyper loop vehicle and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube.

The vehicle floats above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. Science-fiction? Hardly, in fact, the first vehicle of the Hyper loop has already been tested and proven, and some larger tests are being scheduled for the next few years. And if this works, traveling across the country will be MUCH faster. How much faster?

The hyper loop aims to send people shooting across the tubes that they make at a rate of about 600 miles per hour. Which means, IF they were able to do this across the entire United States from East to West (or Vice Versa) you could travel across the whole country in about 5 hours give or take. Considering it would take MUCH longer for a regular train ride, or car ride, that’s a big improvement. And they’re planning to do this with not just people, but cargo, imagine being able to ship something in the morning on the West Coast to the East Coast and KNOW it will get there before the day ends. That is quite impressive.

Plus, the tubes would be built underground as to not disturb wildlife, AND, they will go and make it in a way where there are NO carbon emissions. So they’re fast, they’re reliable, they won’t harm the planet...seems like a win all around. Of course, you do have to wonder what it would be like to be on a 600mph train thing, but hey, we just find out soon!

That way you don’t miss ANY of our weekly videos! Ok, we’ve had some fun ones, but now let’s go deeper down the rabbit hole and talk about the ones we all fear...A.I. Yep, artificial intelligence, and no matter what way you look at it, people are seriously trying to make it happen, and make it happen soon. AIs are literally everywhere, including in your cars, and in your homes via devices like Alexa (which are indeed forms of AI), and there are things like Watson that is so smart that it could beat two Jeopardy Legends. So by 2050, AI could be so advanced that our cultures, our world could literally be run by them in a logistical and computing sense...or...in a Terminator humans are obsolete sense. And believe it or not, were closer to that than you might think.

Google’s Deep Mind isn’t there yet, but really I’m sure they’ll probably discover those things along the way, and by 2020, its possible their computer could be superhuman and could be conscious, Pearson has said. That could be the beginning of the end, really. Is judgment day inevitable?

Maybe, maybe not, it just depends on how far we go with AI and how much were able to control it, or if we can’t fully control it once they reach certain levels of intelligence. Of course, for all of our worries about AI, there is a chance that it could all be fine. Imagine if the lighter side of sci-fi comes through in regards to AI and we get a bright future powered by AI. Think about it, what if by 2050 we EACH get out own unique AI. We could customize how they sound, how they look, and basically have a BFF thatll help us out in life in various ways. Remind us of things like Alexa, guide us in homework and fields of study, be a being that we can bounce ideas off of, etc. If THAT form of AI came through, then by 2050 we could live in a utopia where AI helps us be better.

Until they revolt and we have I, Robot going on. But hey, let’s not dwell on our potential doom...lets show off another technology that MANY people are hoping for...space travel!!!!

Yeah, when you think about the decade were in right now, the 2020s, the BIGGEST goal of the world BY FAR is to get to Mars, and possibly beyond. But it’s not just about landing there, though that would and will be a crowning achievement for humanity in the decade and in recent times. More importantly than just landing there though is the ability to start setting up the first human colony on another planet. We’ve been to the moon many times, but we haven’t tried to live there for various reasons. Mars seems to be the place where many feel we can go in order to live amongst the stars. And many speculate that by 2030 at the latest (barring setbacks, accidents, and other things obviously) we could not only be colonizing Mars, but having regular shuttles go there so that people can see the red planet for themselves. We will see first people going off to mars, and then robots will do some basic stuff like making basic materials [on Mars,] Pearson said. We’re going to have to do that because only so much can be brought to space.

Of course, there are numerous things that need to be worked out before such a thing could happen, but we have Top Men on this, including Elon Musk and the Space X program, Jeff Bezos via his Blue Origin company and more. Each of them, and NASA among others, are working on not just getting us back into space, but getting us there via cheaper, smaller, and reusable spacecraft, something that honestly has been a setback for the space program over the last 20 years. But, if we are able to do it, if we are able to get to Mars, get there faster, and be able to colonize it, then by 2050 who knows where we will be?

We could have multiple colonies on Mars, maybe some on the moon, and maybe even colonies on moons like Titan and Europa, which some think could be even better places to colonize than Mars. It’s possible, but obviously Mars is the place that we are aiming for right now. With each step into space, humanity grows larger in the universe, and who knows just how many of us will be out there by 2050.

Alright, now let’s dive into something REALLY sci-fi...prosthetics. Yeah, I know that RIGHT NOW prosthetics are very limited, and at times...a bit pointless. But IF we were able to fully utilize computer technology to its fullest and make prosthetics that are fully compatible with the human brain and body, then the sky is the limit. We could enter an age where cyborgs are not just welcome, they’re commonplace. And yeah, it may seem like were far away from that, but we are getting closer to that point. James Young, a 25-year-old biological scientist, has a prosthetic arm with a personal drone and built-in flashlight. And a French artist is using a prosthetic that doubles as a tattoo gun. That pretty cool!

Imagine if a police officer loses an arm in the line of duty. Usually, that would mean the end of his career, but with an advanced prosthetic?

He could literally be better than ever if it were advanced enough. The biggest problem with these fake limbs is that most of them are plastic, meant to convey that the arm or leg is still there, and thus still usable. The bridge to cybernetic implants lies in the brain, being able to use the computer tech to sync with the brain and give accurate commands. We haven’t fully bridged that gap yet. But when we do?

Dang...life is going to get a lot more interesting. And don’t forget, these prosthetics could be used in many ways other than helping people with lost limbs. They could be put onto other objects, or potentially even be worn as exoskeletons when needed. Think of it like Jax from Mortal Kombat. Some people could even ask for implants to be put into their arms or legs to give them an extra boost, like TJ Combo from Killer Instinct. What?

I like video games, and they have plenty of cybernetic people. The point is, by 2050, if these things are made, a lot of people won’t feel broken or weak anymore because they’ve lost limbs or the abilities of their arms or legs. They’ll be whole again, and be able to do things just like they were before, if not better. And that’s a future we should definitely be trying to live for. Now let’s go to something a bit more...unique. Look at yourself right now, specifically, look at the clothes you are wearing right now.

What are they made of?

What do they feel like?

What do they look like?

Of all of these answers, I bet none of them are, they look like they can give me superpowers. Because they cant. Not yet anyway...Think about it like this, what if the clothes you were wearing right now felt the same, looked the same, but could do more?

With the growth of nanotechnology, your clothes could potentially be imbued with various materials or technologies that help you improve your strength, durability, and more. For example, what if you had a shirt on that was light as a feather, but could absorb impacts and leave you with no injuries?

That would be pretty impressive, and important, especially in this age of gun violence we live in. Or, what if the uniforms of firefighters made them completely heat-resistant and burn proof?

Further ensuring that they are able to do their jobs without much risk to their lives. The technologies that we can put into clothes is out there, and some people are working on it right now both in terms of multiple functions, but also, cosmetic appeal. Imagine if by 2050 we have the ability to craft whatever kinds of clothes we want, and even select what kind of abilities they have?

Imagine you wear a special kind of top that has a special pattern on it, and then when you press a button or say a keyword that pattern unfolds and suddenly you have wings on your outfit. Wouldn’t that be cool?

If done right, this could be the newest wave of fashion and style in the future. See? The future is hip!

I’m sure that last one left you drooling, so let’s temper your expectations and talk about...school. Yes it sucks, and learning can be a chore. But in the future, it may be a LOT more interactive. Over the last decade or so computers in schools have been a must-have for various courses. But if the advent of virtual reality simulations come through as many expect them to, it could lead to all sorts of innovations in the classrooms that could help kids what’s going on.

You could take students to an environment in the past and show them what was happening, like watching a battle taking place, Pearson said. You can explain that sort of thing more easily if they can see it happening, than if you are looking at a textbook. Oh yeah, history and geography classes would be much more fun, that’s for sure. Or imagine an audio book, but instead of just an audio, you can see the characters coming to life before your eyes and you watch them interact with others. Heck, school plays could have projected environments to make things seem more real!

And of course, you could have virtual tutors to help you with problems that the teachers aren’t able to help with. Education is definitely something that can benefit from advanced technologies, and by 2050, our school systems could be so revolutionized that you’d have to try REALLY hard to fail class. Though I’m sure some of you would still try. Finally, let’s talk about something that I’m sure you’ll be horrified to hear. In the future...you likely won’t need a phone. I know, you’re stunned, but think about it, right now, smartphones are becoming more and more advanced every single year. New features, new programs, etc.

But by 2050, your phone won’t likely need to exist because you’ll have access to it and more via something else. What exactly?

That depends on the technology, but for this example, lets imagine a wrist gauntlet. Instead of typing up a number, you simple have to say, Call Mom. But obviously the gauntlet could do more than that, till likely have a holographic screen that you can use to look up information on a MUCH bigger keyboard. And depending on what sci-fi future you believe well have, it have things that can scan objects, detect dangers, warn you about upcoming problems, and may even have an AI companion. So yeah, your phones are important right now, but in the future?

Microsoft Surface Pro X Full Review

2021-02-11T20:26:00.004-08:00

This is the longest, most in-depth, and most complete review of a computer that I've ever made to date. Introducing the Microsoft Surface Pro X, a beautifully complicated computer with its fair amount of both pros and cons. I've had my units since launch, and now I've got quite a bit to say. Let's talk about it.

Hey everyone! Today were going to be taking a look at the Microsoft Surface Pro X. So, talking about this computer is going to be a little bit complicated because it’s not the most perform ant Microsoft Surface you can get, but it’s also not terrible. I’ve been using the Surface Pro X since launch, and I honestly think that there are a good amount of people out there who could actually use, enjoy, and benefit from having a Surface Pro X regardless of its limitations; but with that said, it’s still not for everyone. The Surface Pro X is not perfect—or, at least, as perfect as the vision Microsoft has been trying to advertise—and you’ll never truly understand where and how this machine lacks in functionality unless you actually get some hands-on experience with one over a long period of time. So that’s where this review comes in. I want to make sure that you absolutely understand what the Surface Pro X is and isn’t good at doing because if you get one of these thinking it’ll be great at doing something, and then you find out that the hardware limitations aren’t holding the Surface Pro X to your expectations, then you’re going to be really disappointed. And this isn’t a case where simply knowing what CPU and GPU and type of storage or whatever is going to help you.

Like, things actually get really complex with the Surface Pro X. Okay, so first I wanted to talk about the build quality for a while, then well look at the specs, do a couple of simple benchmarks, and then wrap things up with my final assessments. This is going to be a super long review, but I hope you’ll get something useful out of it regardless. The model you’ll be seeing in this review is the configuration with 8 gigabytes of memory and a 256-gigabyte solid-state drive which is only a storage upgrade away from the entry-level model. For the most part, the build quality of the Surface Pro X is respectable—at least when it comes to its visual appeal and durability. For the last five years, Surface Pro devices had an exterior made of a really nice magnesium alloy, but this time, that’s not the case. The Surface Pro X has an anodized aluminum build with subtle, rounded corners and a flat, industrial-looking back that looks quite stunning. Even though it’s not made out of magnesium, it’ll still offer a somewhat prestigious look and feel when visually observing this device from afar.

Unfortunately, the anodized aluminum build and the ergonomics of this flat-back design makes this a very slippery device, and it doesn’t help that the Surface Pro X is almost a couple of pounds because that makes this device quite a bit

harder to hold with one hand. It’s a really thin Surface though. It comes in at 7.3mm thick, and the student / photographer / filmmaker / artist within me is really appreciative of that. Sometimes my backpack gets so full to the point where I seriously can’t fit any of my other 13-inch laptops in there. But the Surface Pro X? Easy. It just slides right in since it’s so thin. The slippery aluminum might have something to do with that too; and if so, then that’s probably the only good part about the Surface Pro X being so slippery. Also, the aluminum build on the Surface Pro X is a ridiculous fingerprint magnet. If you want to maintain the look of this beautiful anodized aluminum exterior, you’ll have to clean it quite often. Thankfully, a simple damp cloth will get the job done. Some people might not care about getting fingerprints on their devices, but since Surfaces are computers that you’re most likely not going to put a case on, it’s pretty important for me to report information like this for people who are very particular about this kind of stuff because smudges will get on this thing more easily than you think.

The kickstand is great—it’s just as good as the ones you’ll find on the Surface Pro 6, 7, and Surface Go. It’s easy to adjust, its durable, and, overall, it just functions as you’d expect; however, there is one thing that makes me really dislike taking out the kickstand—and hopefully this isn’t a surprise to you since we’re still talking about build quality. It’s the anodized aluminum. Obviously, the kickstand is also made out of this material both front and back, and it makes it a lot harder than you’d expect to take out the kickstand with your finger, especially if you have short nails like me. And it doesn’t help that some of the edges are smoothed out—like, these edges really aren’t as sharp as they look—so… yeah. Taking out the kickstand won’t be without its annoyances. I love this design, but it’s got quite a few minor annoyances that really add up over time.

If I had to give an example of what fashion over function looks like, I’d probably bring up the Surface Pro Xs design. Okay, so that’s it for build quality. The CPU you’re getting on the Surface Pro X is called the Microsoft SQ1. This is a 7-watt 64-bit ARM processor with 8 cores, 8 threads, and a clock speed of 3 GHz, which sounds pretty phenomenal at first for an ARM processor, but it unfortunately has its fair share of shortcomings since its being utilized by a desktop operating system that arguably has a very poor app ecosystem for ARM processors. Microsoft solves half of this problem by implementing some emulation technology such that 32-bit programs incompatible with ARM processors may be able to run on the Microsoft SQ1; however, this does not apply to 64-bit programs incompatible with ARM, and that’s going to be terrible for people who use programs strictly of that architecture—which there are a lot of.

Now, this is a completely solvable problem, and Microsoft is allegedly working with Qualcomm to achieve 64-bit emulation on ARM, but it might take a while for that technology to come to the Surface Pro X—if ever—, and it doesn’t look like well have this technology publicly available anytime soon—as of February 2020. So, already, most power users might want to stay away from the Surface Pro X because there’s a chance that a critical application that you use regularly may not be supported on this machine. This CPU isn’t a total blunder though, and well quietly be coming back to this topic to look at more of its strengths and weaknesses once I cover a few other things. Alongside this CPU, you do get integrated graphics, and that iGPU is a Microsoft SQ1 Adreno 685—which is really just a glorified Adreno 680 from Qualcomm. This iGPU has only 1 megabyte of VRAM, so any graphics-intensive work you might want to do using emulated 32-bit programs are most likely not going to be comfortable experiences. If you’re a creative prosumer in any sort of fashion, then you should be concerned about this.

Two things to keep in mind: definitely no gaming, and no video editing. Well... actually, you could probably edit home videos on this using the built-in video editor in Microsoft Photos, but… honestly, I still wouldn’t recommend it. The display is easily one of the best things about the Surface Pro X. You get a 13-inch laminated display rocking a screen resolution of 2880x1920 with a pixel density of 267 pixels per inch and an aspect ratio of 3-to-2. It’s a multi-touch touchscreen; however, pen input is also supported with select active styluses, as you’d expect from a Microsoft Surface. You’ll be getting a 60-hert panel, but I’m pretty sure that most people getting this specific Surface aren’t going to need anything more than that, so 60 hertz should suit you just fine.

And on top of that, it’s a reasonably color-accurate display. At the very least, its color-accurate enough for most non-professional creative workflows, and it gets reasonably bright too. Unfortunately, it’s really hard to color-calibrate this display, so if you were thinking about getting this for photography work, digital artwork, or any sort of design work or other graphics work that’s heavy on color, just keep in mind that you won’t be able to color-calibrate this display. And trust me—it’s not just me being a spaz; it’s actually really hard to color-calibrate the Surface Pro Xs display with most industry-standard calibration tools. The display has no flex—like, it literally can’t even flex since the internals are right beside the Pixel Sense display—so it easily delivers in durability.

It’s got amazing viewing angles, no color shift or brightness shift, and none of my other Surface Pro X models show any early signs of light bleeding, so I think it’s safe to say that you’re getting a quality display here. Outdoor visibility is lacking when there’s harsh sunlight, and it doesn’t help that this is a glossy display too, but other than that, I feel as if most people won’t really have anything else to complain about. Great display. Super nice media consumption experience. However, I do want to take the time to appreciate the Surface Pro Xs small bezels. Now, I know some people are absolutely sick of hearing reviewers attack tech for having super thick bezels around their displays… but in reality, bezels matter. Just hear me out. If you’re going to be spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a premium laptop or tablet, ideally you should WANT it to look nice too. I mean, do you really want your display to have garbage bezels? Now, of course, smaller bezels shouldn’t compromise functionality nor usability, but many laptop and tablet manufacturers have been pretty good about shrinking bezels without affecting those things. So if there’s even a trade-off at all, its usually still a balanced one. In the case of the Surface Pro X, the bezels are very nice.

They’re not too small, but they’re also not too big, and it’s still easy to hold on these left and right bezels without a problem, so I think it’s about time we see a lot more of what the Surface Pro X has in its bezel game on flagship Surface devices. In terms of ports, you only get two USB Type-C ports and one Surface Connect port. There’s no USB Type-A ports, no audio jacks, and the USB Type-C ports aren’t Thunderbolt 3 ports, so just keep that in mind. As usual, the Surface Keyboard port is located at the bottom and its slightly different from the ones found in the Surface Pro 6 and 7, so other Surface Pro Type Keyboards are not going to be compatible with the Surface Pro X. Now, I frequently see people who will look at the Surface Connect port on this device—or really any modern Microsoft Surface—and think something along the lines of, Gee, this is such a useless port. Why couldn’t Microsoft just stick another USB Type-A port, or a headphone jack, or even another USB-C port? And I see where you’re coming from, but the Surface Connect port is actually a super respectable port. It’s really not as useless as you might think it is, and a lot of people—from what I’ve seen—actually use it and prefer it in specific scenarios.

It’s not just for charging—like, you can connect other first-party accessories to the Surface Pro X via this port as well—, and the fact that this port is magnetic can make it a life-saver in certain situations—especially for college students like myself because there’s always going to be that one guy in public who will walk through peoples cables. In short, once you actually start to use this port as its intended to be used, you’re going to be really appreciative of the fact that it’s even around. It’s a very convenient and well-designed proprietary port, so as long as we never get a Microsoft Surface that sports Surface Connect ports only, I think this should stay. And you should try it too. Surface Connect I extremely useful alongside other ports. Also, the Surface Pro X unfortunately does NOT have a microSD card slot, so… no expandable storage opportunities here. Internal drive speeds are as shown. It comes down to at least 1,65 megabytes per second [for] read and 430 megabytes per second [for] write, both at peak speeds, which is… arguably not cutting-edge for a solid-state drive, but its reasonable considering that your internal storage drive is this thing.

On the back, there’s a very mysterious-looking panel that can be detached with the help of a SIM eject tool, and behind that panel you can actually find a remove able storage drive as well as a SIM card slot. But although the drive is remove able, and potentially user-upgradeable, good luck trying to find an SSD that’ll actually fit in here. Also, this SIM card slot is here in case you need cellular connectivity on your Surface Pro X, and the nice thing is that al configurations have this SIM card slot so you don’t have to pay extra just to get a model that supports cellular connectivity, unlike other laptops. So if you’re a... for example, a busy, working adult who goes to conferences a lot, or you have tons of meetings to go to, and you need a very simple computer that you can just take out and sit on your desk without ever having to fish for wi-fi or hotspots, then the Surface Pro X has you covered on all models. This is great to have if you’re always on the move and always needing to get work done in fast-paced working environments. Just keep in mind that this isn’t the only Surface you can get with cellular connectivity.

So if you’re tight on money or you can’t really justify buying a thousand-dollar computer alongside cellular connectivity as the motivating reason for your impulse buy, then you might want to look at the other Surfaces that Microsoft offers. The cameras on the Surface Pro X are absolutely amazing, at least for a 2-in-1 PC. You’re getting a 5-megapixel front-facing camera alongside a Windows Hello facial recognition camera and sensor; and then on the back, you get an even better 10-megapixel camera that can shoot 4K video. Now, some people are going to be like, Who in the world would possibly want high-quality cameras on a 2-in-1 laptop or tablet? And if you’re asking that question, then you’re obviously not the reason why Microsoft decided to put these cameras on the Surface Pro X. These cameras can be extremely useful for people in school or at work—and as a college student, myself, I can back that up. It’s always super helpful to be able to take a picture of something with the device you’re currently using, especially if you’re especially if you’re really engaged in your coursework or whatever other type of work you might be doing. The keyboard is pretty good. It’s got great key travel, and the keys have some very respectable tactility.

I’ve been able to type up a lot of essays on this keyboard quite comfortably—even on the go—, so I think this keyboard does its job super well. Its backlit, it has your standard array of function keys, the keystroke height is decent, and typing on this keyboard is nice and quiet. So overall, I think Microsoft’s doing you a lot of good here. The only downside is that it’s hard to type with a Surface Pro X on a small classroom desk because the kickstand could cause some major page if it gets pushed over the edge, but that’s more of an issue with this form factor, and not so much with the keyboard specifically. Another thing I really like about this keyboard is that, when you fold it back, it doesn’t cover the camera, so that makes it really easy to take photos of whiteboards or whatever without having a huge keyboard dangling underneath the device. Just keep in mind that these first-party Signature Keyboards for the Surface Pro X are sold separately, and they’re not cheap.

The track pad is also great. It’s using Windows Precision Drivers, so tracking will be great, and performing gestures will be a pretty smooth experience. The track pad looks small on camera, but I think it’s actually a pretty good size for even most large adult hands. Something worth mentioning is that physical clicks are actually really loud with this track pad. If stuff like that bothers you, you might want to enable Tap to Click. And maybe Tap to Drag too Another really nice thing about the Surface Pro X is the pen experience, and this time Microsoft’s released a completely new Surface Pen to go alongside the Surface Pro X. Here it is: it’s called the Surface Slim Pen, and this thing is going to provide the best pen experience you’re going to get on a Microsoft Surface as of this review, and I’m not even exaggerating. I’ve made some extremely noteworthy observations the past few months, and—in a nutshell—it’s almost as if everything that the 2017 Surface Pen greatly struggled with finally got fixed with the late-2019 Surface Slim Pen.

Namely, the jitter with the Surface Slim Pen is nowhere near as bad as the 2017 Surface Pens jitter. If you think the new pen is anything like the old one, you’re wrong. I feel as if I only experience jitter with the Surface Slim Pen as often as I experience it with my second-generation Apple Pencil—which is… basically almost never, now that I think about it. So, in most cases of use, I can pretty confidently say that jitter is a thing of the past [with the Surface Slim Pen], and I really hope that we can see this technology in future generations of Surface Pros and Surface Books because the jitter was the biggest reason why anyone may not have the pen experience on the Surface Books, the other Surface Pros, the Surface Go, and even the Surface Studios. Alright, now here’s a little bit of information about the pen itself.

The Surface Slim Pen supports 4,096 levels of pressure, and it also supports tilt input— so you can tilt the pen for variations in brush properties if your programs engine supports that. The tip of the pen is removable—so once some pen tips start rolling out for the Surface Slim Pen, you can get some of those if you’d prefer a different tip than the one that comes with this pen. I did try to use my 2017 Surface Pens pen tip set with the Surface Slim Pen, and... they don’t feel quite right on the Surface Slim Pen, so Id highly advise looking for pen tips that were specifically made for this product—as it seems that the tips require a very specific fit.

The top of the pen is a programmable button that also serves as an eraser. However, the eraser end isn’t pressure-sensitive, so keep that in mind. There is a physical side button for those who enjoy the functionality of secondary clicks—or right clicks as some may still call it—so, if you like having that on your styluses, then this is going to be pretty nice. And it’s in a really convenient spot too. Like the keyboard, the pen is also sold separately—and it’s also not cheap—, so before you decide to get the Surface Pro X, be sure to think really carefully about whether or not this is going to be the right device for you. You might like it, but investing in a Surface Pro X with either a first-party Signature Keyboard, a Surface Slim Pen, or both is going to be quite pricey—and the Surface Pro X experience will not feel complete without either just the Signature Keyboard or the Signature Keyboard and a Surface Slim Pen, so keep that in mind.

Now, you could totally just go on Amazon and buy whatever keyboard and pen you want for, like, $20, but you’re not going to get an experience anywhere near that of what Microsoft’s offering you, so you might as well get the accessories that were built just for this, from Microsoft. The pen charges wirelessly when placed onto this magnetic divot at the top of select Surface Pro X Signature Keyboards, so no need to worry about changing any batteries when the battery runs out. If you decide to get the Surface Slim Pen that doesn’t come with the keyboard because you want it for your other Microsoft Surface devices, don’t worry—it’ll still come with a slim wireless charging pad for your standalone purchase. I don’t recommend getting the Slim Pen for devices other than the Surface Pro X though because some of the technology in the Surface Pro Xs display contributes to the phenomenal pen experience as well—it’s not 100% the work of the pen itself.

The note-taking experience on the Surface Pro X with the Surface Slim Pen is absolutely beastly. I can’t stress enough how nice it is to take notes with this thing. No matter how slow or fast your handwriting is, this note-taking experience is going to be surprisingly accurate and precise. The most surprising part about this note-taking experience—to me, at least—is how error-free this experience is when writing reaaaaally small on the Surface Pro X using the Slim Pen.

On my Surface Book 2, it’s really hard to write small letters because of the excessive amount of jitter that occurs—as well as the frequency of that jitter—, so the Surface Pro Xs ability to correctly interpret such precise inputs is unreal. Whatever new technology that’s in the Surface Slim Pen and the Pro Xs display is really going to impress you, and I really hope we start to see these improved technologies in future Surfaces. One thing I do want to mention, however, is that the Surface Slim Pen doesn’t ship with a tip that replicates writing friction as strongly as that of the 2017 Surface Pens tip. So, it’s going to feel somewhat as if the Surface Slim Pen is ice-skating over the display.

Fortunately, its nowhere near as bad as the Apple Pencils ice-skating feel—for those who know what that’s all about—, so surely you’ll be able to get used to writing with the Surface Slim Pen much more quickly; however, if you really want a pen experience that’s absolutely one-to-one to that of pencil on paper, you may want to get a special screen protector or some special writing film for the Surface Pro X. The palm rejection is alright, but not perfect. If the side of your hand is dragging along areas of the screen closer to the center, then the palm rejection works 100% as expected. But when any part of your hand starts to clip or drag closer to the edges of the display, that’s where you’re gonna start seeing some issues with the palm rejection. For comparison, although other Microsoft Surface models have a worse pen experience, they arguably have better palm rejection.

That’s the reality of it. However, whatever you make of these trade-offs I’ll leave to you guys. So, to summarize, the pen experience* is absolutely great. (*when TAKING NOTES only) It’s totally safe to have high expectations for the Surface Slim Pen. but the palm rejection can be a little bit wonky sometimes. Now, the palm rejection might not actually be as bad as I might be making it sound right now, but just to be safe, don’t hold your expectations too high with the palm rejection on the Surface Pro X. It’s just clearly not perfect. Now… the drawing experience, on the other hand, is… not too good. I’ll just put it that way. It’s weird because you would think that drawing on the Surface Pro X would be awesome because the note-taking experience is awesome. But that’s not the case.

And the problem doesn’t have anything to do with the Surface Slim Pen, nor with the technology in the display that interacts with active styluses. All of the problems with drawing ties back to the CPU and GPU in this thing. Now, if you’re going to be all, Ugh, I don’t care about ARM processor this and ARM processor that, then you’re going to have to skip this section because this is actually really important. So, artists who want the Surface Pro X need to listen up. A lot of art programs have fully committed to the 64-bit architecture by now. One example of many is Autodesk Sketch Book, both the desktop and the Windows Store versions. So, applications like that, first of all, are not going to run on the Surface Pro X. And even if you do end up finding an older 32-bit version of the program you like, I can tell you just straight up that it’s definitely not going to run well. Your programs going to crash, it’s going to hang, and… overall, you’re going to be dealing with issues that you shouldn’t even be dealing with in the first place.

Don’t get me wrong. ARM-based CPUs with integrated graphics are usually not this bad, but the problem with the Surface Pro X is that its graphics processor has such a small amount of VRAM that’s being utilized very inefficiently. So, consider this an edge case that most art programs aren’t ready for. Most well-known art programs aren’t optimized for ARM, and there’s very little graphics processing that can be done at once on the Surface Pro X. Remember when I said the Surface Pro X only had one megabyte of VRAM? Yeah, that’s going to be a huge problem for artists. And then on top of that, 32-bit art programs are going to have to be emulated—with no direct access to this GPU because of a wrapper. Even Photoshop has a really hard time trying to navigate a simple flat-colored drawing. At the very least, the Microsoft Surface Go is able to open large Photoshop documents and even render fairly large strokes on these documents somewhat well.

So… if you wanted this for drawing, I’m sorry to say this, but I really think that you should look for something else. It’s not completely impossible to draw on the Surface Pro X because you just need to find the right programs—namely,

programs that support ARM. But for most people, that’s going to be really impractical, and apps like Paint 3D or whatever aren’t going to cut it for most prosumers.

Thankfully, programming on the Surface Pro X is a totally different story since a lot of well-known IDEs are still 32-bit and most developer tools incompatible with ARM have great one-to-one alternatives. Programming is totally doable on the Surface Pro X. In fact, I like programming on this way more then I like programming on my Surface Pro 6 because of the larger display and the super nice keyboard. It’s a great way for me to work on my projects on the go. However, there is one thing that everyone needs to know before getting the Surface Pro X for any sort of software engineering tasks—whether it’s for college, for work, for personal use, or whatever.

The Surface Pro X does not come with Windows 10 Pro installed, and that’s actually a really big deal for people who are super dependent on things like Windows Subsystem for Linux, Hyper-V, or Windows Sandbox. Especially in college, where some departments require you to use specific virtualization and development tools built into Windows 10, you’re going to need those features at some point in time, and you won’t be able to have access to them on the Surface Pro X unless you won’t mind dropping a hundred bucks for a miniscule upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. I mean, don’t get me wrong, this is all super easy to work around, but I’m putting into consideration the people who are—as I’ve said—super dependent on these tools and can’t really use anything else. Plus, not everyone’s going to want to drop a lot of money just to upgrade Windows from Home to Pro, so if you’re a programmer and you strictly need stuff like this for some reason, then maybe you should be looking into other Surfaces—or really just other computers in general.

Other than that one shortcoming, the Surface Pro X really isn’t that bad for programming. If you’re a programmer, I think you’ll enjoy having one of these. Battery life is pretty good. I guess the one major benefit of having an ARM processor has to be with power consumption because the Microsoft SQ1 is a surprisingly energy-efficient processor. If you were to use the Surface Pro X all day, at 100% brightness, always performing tasks back-to-back, then you can expect a solid seven hours—and I might even be underestimating a little bit. But if you’re gonna put this thing to sleep for a little bit throughout the day, shut it down sometimes, use it with medium brightness more often than max brightness, and all that stuff, the battery life is actually phenomenal. It’ll easily last you all day, and I dare you to challenge me on that. Battery life is seriously great.

I’ve actually fallen asleep at night a few times without charging my Surface Pro X. There have been so many times where Id fall asleep with the battery at 15% or something, and then I’d wake up to this thing at, like, 10% without any opportunities to charge it before class... but even with 10% of battery, I’ve been able to use this thing for a full two-hour college lecture at a reasonable brightness level. Sometimes, my iPad Pro can’t even do that, so experiencing that kind of battery life on my Surface Pro X is always surprising as heck. Thermals are reasonable. It’s a fan less computer, so it’s going to rely on passive cooling to get the temperatures down. The back never gets hot to the touch, but under load and high temperatures, the CPU can still throttle sometimes—not to the point where you can’t do any work, but just enough to where some CPU-intensive tasks are clearly not going to be executing as fast as it should be. Okay, now, the Surface Pro X is going to have the same CPU, the same GPU, ports, and basically the same everything across all consumer models except for the storage and memory configurations.

Those are things that you, the user, will configure or choose yourself. So there are really only two things to think about when buying a Surface Pro X. First, how much memory do you need? And second, how much storage do you want? Once you have these two things figured out, it’s actually a pretty straight-forward purchase. Now, personally, I think that opting for 16 GB of RAM with a computer like this is quite overkill. The Surface Pro X doesn’t exactly have the most capable CPU and GPU in the world, so doubling memory is going to be almost pointless since, in real-world use, utilizing all 16 GB of memory with programs running on ARM is very rare.

The user demographic that is actually going to have a good time using this computer will most likely not be performing tasks that are as intensive as that of most power users, so don’t be afraid to get 8 GB of memory on a device like this. You can still multitask very well with eight gigabytes. Now, if you still want 16 GB of RAM for some reason, then by all means go knock yourself out, but the fact of the matter is that getting more memory will not change what you can do with the Surface Pro X. Even with 16 GB of RAM, you’re still limited to everything you can do on all of the lower-tier configurations—so I hope you’ll at least acknowledge that. There’s no potential for gaining new functionality with more memory. Plus, that’s a lot of money to be dropping for a very mediocre memory upgrade, but maybe that’s just me.

So, with ALL of that said… is this computer—the Microsoft Surface Pro X—the one for you? I think the biggest first impression you’ll hear is something along the lines of, Ew, gross, no way! Don’t get this! because it’s just such a mediocre

performer when it comes to handling certain tasks. But an observation that I’ve made throughout my first few months of usage is that some people will still get the Surface Pro X regardless of what some reviewers say, and they’ll like it. Why? Because its fast enough for what they do, the screen is big enough for what they like to do, and the processors limitations may not matter to them—at least most of the time—because they don’t need a juicy Intel Core i5 or i7 just t be able to do their basic everyday tasks on the go. The Surface Pro X is not as bad as a Chrome book, but it’s also not a monster machine. I think that it’s a well-balanced device, and I feel as though some of the reviewers who reviewed this Surface don’t like it because they were expecting a real Pro device—as this name suggested. They were expecting some kind of unparalleled performance in this machine. Performance that only power users would look for in a computer. The Surface Pro X has... power? And... performance...?

But not a lot of it. That’s why I asserted that, IF you’re a power user, this machine is nice to get as a secondary computer, and not as a primary computer. Now, students could totally take advantage of everything that the Surface Pro X has to offer. So if you’re a student in need of a computer right now, then this would be a great option to look into when you get the chance. I know it’s on the more expensive side of things, but there really are a few good reasons why you might prefer this over the slightly cheaper Surface Pro 7. But I’ll let you look into that. Programmers would love this machine hands-down. Software architects, software designers, or software engineers of any sort would benefit greatly from having a Surface Pro X. And if you’re a computer science major making progress towards your degree right now, you’ll love working on your programming assignments on this machine.

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Working adults would best utilize cellular functionality in the Surface Pro X, in my opinion. Especially if you work for a relatively big company and you’re always attending meetings with an immediate need for an internet connection everywhere you go. If that sounds like you, then you’ll love the versatility that the Surface Pro X will grant you. Digital artists may want to stray away from the Surface Pro X because even though the note-taking experience is awesome, drawing on this computer is trash unless you can find a decent drawing program that is optimized for ARM. I mean... you have Sketch able on the Microsoft Store, but... I don’t really like Sketch able, to be honest. It’s... It’s a decent drawing program, but It’s just...not all that refined, really.

Likewise, Photographers and select content creators may not want to look into this machine because there may be a critical program that you won’t be able to use on the Surface Pro X. Light room isn’t available for the Surface Pro X as of this review, and even though Photoshop is available, it doesn’t run well. Photographers are actually going to hate using Photoshop on this machine. If you’d consider yourself a power user, perhaps you should look into other laptops if you need a daily driver. But otherwise, I think it’s safe to say that the Surface Pro X would be a good option for you to look into—IF you’re in the market for a new computer right now. And that’s it! That concludes my review of the Surface Pro X. It’s a device I really wanted to love, but… its complicated.

At the end of the day, the Surface Pro X is the ideal computer for people who are on the road. Like, you can’t even argue with that. As a power user, I extremely appreciate how energy efficient the Surface Pro X is. This kind of battery life alongside the Surface Pro Xs versatility is exactly what people want in a laptop or tablet. But what I don’t want in a laptop is the kind of performance we saw in today’s review. I was expecting better. I think the Surface Pro X would’ve been less underwhelming had it been given a real processor—like an i5, or an i7, or even an i3 or something—because for a device that’s being touted so much as a professional computing machine, this is extremely underwhelming, and nobody that actually likes the Surface Pro X is going to tell you the truth—which is that this machine underperforms in many categories of usage. In the Surface Pro Xs defense, though, it’s clearly not meant for users like me. There are other people who I think could totally use this computer just fine. But see, that’s the thing. Its only perfect in the right hands. And those hands don’t belong to the audience that the Surface Pro X is being marketed to right now.

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2021-02-11T20:18:00.002-08:00

VIZIO always recommends that you plug your gaming console directly into the display to achieve the best gaming experience.

What happens to your gaming experience when you add a capture card, a sound bar, or another video device between your gaming PC and your TV? Let’s find out…

It’s not always possible to run an HDMI cable directly from your source device to your TV. Sometimes it might have to pass through a sound bar or an AV Receiver or even a capture device if you’re into game streaming. Now some of those devices are advertised as having zero latency.

Meaning that in theory, your gaming experience will be exactly as responsive as if you were connected to your TV directly. But, others like this AV Receiver make no mention of latency whatsoever. So our devices like this or this or this,

silently damaging your gaming experience?

In this video, sponsored by Vizio, we’ll be finding out once and for all.

Latency or input lag is the amount of time it takes between when we physically click a button or move the mouse to seeing the action on the screen. And when this latency is really high it can significantly delay your reaction to, let’s say an enemy or a sharp turn in the road. And as we found in our investigation in 2019, even if you can’t feel the delay, your brain can and modern technology hasn’t yet reached the point where it’s fast enough that it doesn’t make any difference.

Bottom line then, we want our latency to be as low as possible for the best gaming experience. So here’s our test setup. Vizio, who sponsored this video provided their 65 inch M7-Series Quantum 2020 TV. And were gonna be testing it at 4K 60Hz with game mode enabled and auto low-latency disabled since not all of our devices support it. Now rating’s, great site check it out, found that this was the lowest input lag configuration on this TV at less than 10 milliseconds.

Now let’s meet some of the other items in our chain.

For capture cards, we’ve got a couple of different ones from Elgato including this HD60 S+ that they claim that if you pass through this with your signal so that you can actually capture it for your game stream or whatever else, there is no difference between being plugged in here and being plugged in here. Very interesting. And we’ve got this receiver. If you’re not familiar, a receiver like this is great for having many devices plugged into a single TV or you can actually have multiple zones on some of the high end ones.

And it has an amplifier built into it. If you have like a dedicated passive speaker set up for surround sound. But what’s interesting about it, is that the manufacturer in this case and actually most of them doesn’t mention latency at all.

The final piece of the chain is the M-Series 5.1 sound bar from Vizio and Visio’s main highlights for this are its low profile charcoal black design, full support for Dolby Atom’s and DTSX and its nine high performance speakers with a six inch wireless subwoofer for an outstanding surround sound experience.

Of course if were gonna be adding these devices, sometimes more than one of them, to our HDMI chain, we can’t rely on our rating’s data. We need to capture our own. And that is where this guy comes in. We explored NVidia’s latency display analysis tool or NLDAT in this video here. But to save you some time what it does is it actually intercepts the signal from a mouse click then it measures the delay between this device here receiving that signal and measuring a brightness change on the monitor.

That gives us the latency of the entire gaming chain. Any bets by the way, which common household items are gonna have the most lag? The AVR receiver, the analog telephone, the LTT CPU pillow?

Before we can know that, we need to establish a baseline. So in the interest of reducing bottlenecks, we’re using a high performance gaming system with a 3900XT processor and 2080 super graphics card. And while I’ll be trying to feel the difference using an actual game, in this case CS GO, all of the data that we present to you was captured using NVidia’s NLDAT desktop application to eliminate any variability due to game engine lag. Is that pots name Loser? Wait, was that one’s name Lester?

Well, Hmm, yup. That feels like some pretty low input lag.

Good job physio, I guess.

Hey. Oh, nice he’s dead look at that.

Okay, feels pretty good and good news but data backs it up. We found that the most consistent method to measure it was to click manually in the NLDAT window rather than using the automatic clicking function. And we measured just shy of 40 milliseconds of total click to light photon delay. That sounds like a lot compared to our Rings number but it’s actually right in line with what we’ve measured on high-performance desktop gaming monitors, windows, graphics, card drivers, et cetera. Just add a lot more delay than a signal generator. So, obviously then, our first step was to add Visio’s own sound bar to the chain with a baseline delay of just under 38 milliseconds.

The sound bar added 19 milliseconds of delay which is about one frame at 60 Hertz. When casually gaming to most people, this wouldn’t be noticeable. But if you’re really competitive what we learned is you better use the eARC feature of your new TV and sound bar and plug your console directly into the TV and have that audio pass through to your sound bar. Okay then, Vizio didn’t claim that there was zero latency in the sound bar sound bar though. What about something that does the legato 4k60 pro and HD 60S plus are both capture cards that claim super low latency and from our results this definitely holds true for them with this setup.

The HT 60S plus only added three to four milliseconds of delay on average and the 4k60 pro added 19 milliseconds which is one frame and comparable to the sound bar. So again, it’s acceptable for gaming but it isn’t zero latency either.

What about the receiver?

Well, its comparable to the HT 60S plus with only an additional three milliseconds of delay which that’s quite impressive when the product page doesn’t claim any kind of gaming or latency optimization as a selling point at all.

Now it’s time for the big test. If we start chaining these devices together, does the total delay become the sum of the individual delays or will they multiply? Will they work at all?

Well, it does work sometimes. Introducing extra links between the TV and the input device can have mixed results not just with latency, but actually with signal reliability. Just getting all four of our test devices between the TV

and our PC to handshake with each other was a challenge with some configurations defaulting to unusual resolutions, some of them flickering and some of them not working at all. In the right order though, we were able to get things up and running without any issues. With just two capture cards in a row, we don’t actually see much difference from just the 4k 60 pro on its own.

And when everything is chained together, we see latency that is very similar again to just the 4k 60 pro or the sound bar on its own which kind of raises questions like what is going on here?

What it seems like, is there something of a limit to how much additional delay can be added by devices that are chained together?

As for why that would be honestly, it’s a little above my pay grade. But if I were to make a guess, I would say that it’s probably something to do with digital I put DHCP in the script instead of HDCP. So like it tripped me up.

Yeah, yeah but it’s not a networking video. Okay. But if I were to guess, I’d say it’s probably something to do with HDCP or copy protection.

We weren’t able to prove this in any way but we also have another theory that it could actually vary depending on some aspect of the handshaking process that takes place when you connect. The bottom line though is that, nothing was actually zero latency with the closest device our AVR receiver being almost zero latency. The good news though is that pretty much every combo was low enough that most people wouldn’t notice the difference.

And if you’re the kind of person who is sensitive to it, well, there’s no reason that you have to hook your current game console up to your Vizio M7 series quantum 2020 TV through any other device. It’s got 2 HDMI 2.1 inputs, 4 total, mor accurate color out of the box, thanks to support for Dolby vision HDR gaming, and their new onboard processor. It boasts extremely low latency in game mode, as we’ve seen as long as you’re hooked up it directly. And it’s got support for auto low latency mode. And there’s even more improvements to the gaming experience coming through firmware updates. So guys, you can check this puppy out, along with the sound bar at the link below, and they’ve got a bunch of deals going on down there as well, so don’t wait.

Up Windows 10 Speed

2021-02-11T20:04:00.001-08:00

Is your Windows 10 computer running slow? Follow these steps to speed up Windows 10 and maximize your PC performance.

Is your windows 10 computer running slow follow these steps to speed up windows 10 and maximize your pcs performance number one ultimate performance your windows 10 pc actually has a speed setting so why not set it let’s go to the start menu into settings system and select power and sleep over to the right click on additional power settings this gives you a list of power saving options to improve the speed or the power saving consumption you want t select ultimate performance if its available in the list otherwise select high performance that’ll maximize the speed of your computer at the expense of power consumption select the one you want and close that window number two advanced system settings click on the start menu go to settings system and select about from the left menu on the right side choose advanced system settings and under the advanced tab click on settings for performance this will default to let windows choose what’s best for your computer but you have a choice between best appearance and best performance you can improve the speed of your computer by changing this to best performance i do recommend checking this box to smooth edges of screen fonts or the fonts in your browser will not look very good also turn on the show thumbnails instead of icons while were here click the advanced tab and make sure that this is set to programs for the best performance rather than background services that will keep your foreground applications running the best hit okay and close those windows number three graphics performance from the same system menu click on display on the left scroll down to the bottom and select graphics settings select this option to change your default graphics setting and turn this on to improve performance this will take advantage of the gpu acceleration of your graphics adapter in this list also look at these apps and see what setting they have configured right now they’re listed as power saving but if you click on one you can go to options and you can select a high performance option for the graphics adapter that you have connected so if you have multiple graphics adapters it might be defaulting to the slower version make sure to pick high performance and save that setting you can also add other apps to the list click browse here and go to the c drive and find the program that you want to add into the list for example I have camtasia and with the camtasia studio i can add that application to the list and go into the options and set it to high performance this will ensure that you’re using the fastest graphics adapter in your computer number four system configuration click on your start menu and in the menu scroll down and find windows administrative tools underneath that find system configuration and open it in this menu click on the boot tab and check this box for no gui boot that removes the splash screen that comes up when you boot your computer and it will make your computer run faster without it while you’re here click on advanced options most people recommend turning this box on and then selecting the maximum number of processors in your system it defaults to the maximum number of processors when this is turned off so make sure that’s turned off and hit ok now click on the services tab check this box to hide all the Microsoft services and look through this list to see if there’s any services running that you know you don’t need most of these are system related but if you have some applications you no longer need you can turn them off to make sure that they’re not part of your system when you start up your computer when you’re done hit ok and it will prompt you to reboot your computer restart now if you want to execute those changes number five privacy settings lets go back to start settings but this time go into privacy and under general turn these four settings off that turns off some annoying data collection tools also go to the diagnostics and feedback and turn this off as well scroll down and turn off this tailored experiences that eliminates the collection of diagnostic data which can slow your machine down number six turn off game mode if you don’t use your computer for high-end gaming then you can improve performance by turning off those features lets go back into the settings again under gaming and on the Xbox game bar turn this option off now go over to game mode and lets turn game mode off under captures turn off this recording in the background and turn off recording audio when turned on all of these features take performance away from your system and move it to gaming now that they’re disabled it should improve your performance number seven indexer performance.

Microsoft has added a new feature in the latest version of windows 10 to improve the search index performance lets go back into the settings again but this time choose search click on searching windows scroll down and you’ll see a setting here for indexer performance when you turn this on it respects the device power mode settings since we set the power mode to performance rather than power savings it’ll use that new setting to improve the indexing feature since indexing normally happens in the background this should improve the performance of your machine number 8 64-bit apps you can improve the performance of your apps on your computer by installing 64-bit apps this is only going to work if you have a 64-bit operating system in windows you can check that by going into settings system about and look right here at the system type the 32-bit operating system has a limitation of 4 gigabytes of installed ram that it uses in applications but if you have the 64-bit you can use a much larger amount of ram and this is particularly helpful with apps like excel that use a ton of memory when they run if your 32-bit is installed you may be able to upgrade your windows operating system to 64-bit to see this improvement with 64-bit installed you can go into things like office and go to the install office other installs come down here to apps and devices and you’ll see that for Microsoft office and for Skype and other apps you have a choice between a 64-bit and a 32-bit with the latest versions of windows 10 on a 64-bit operating system you want to make sure to install the 64-bit version of office if you’re currently set to 32 you may want to remove and reinstall the 64-bit version to improve your performance the same thing is true of other apps installed on your windows pc so always use the 64-bit when possible number nine startup apps go to the bottom of your screen and right-click on the taskbar select task manager and then choose the startup tab this is a list of apps that load automatically when you boot your computer if you disable a number of these then you’ll improve the performance of your pc so take a look through this list and see which ones you don’t need you can also click on the startup impact and see which ones have a high impact on your computer any of them you know are not necessary click on it and choose disable the less apps running the better the performance number 10 transparency effects click on the start menu go to settings into personalization and then select colors from the left menu down here is a setting for transparency effects it’s what gives the windows the see-through look when you move them around the screen turn this off to get a slight improvement to your performance number 11 remove bloat ware click on the start go to settings into apps and then take a look at apps and features you’ll see a list of all the apps installed on your computer and you want to look for ones that are bloat ware bloat ware is apps that are installed for trial uses of different software or other types of helpful utilities that come with your machine or get downloaded when you download other software from the web these little nasty pieces of program take up a lot of resources and don’t accomplish anything in your system take a look through the list see if you see anything unusual that you’re not recognizing and get rid of it select one click uninstall and that will remove the app from your system number 12 disk cleanup not only is disk cleanup good for maintenance of your computer but it can optimize your performance as well come down to the search bar type in disk and select disk cleanup from the menu it defaults to your drive os hit ok and it brings up a list of files to delete with the amount of space being used select this clean up system files and choose your default drive again this can take several minutes to run as it collects data especially if it’s been a long time since you’ve run this.

Take a look through this list and check any boxes of the things that you want to remove and hit ok that deletes those files permanently and will improve the performance of your system number 13 remove desktop shortcuts do you have a screen like this with a million different icons on it this will slow down the performance of your computer every time windows switches between applications or different windows it has to reload all these icons if you want to improve performance remove them or at least move them into a folder on your desktop to avoid all of these loading every time you switch windows number 14 delivery optimization Microsoft has a new feature in the latest version of windows 10 that allows you to control windows updates and the delivery you can access it by going to start settings and security and click on delivery optimization here you’ll see that it says delivery optimization provides you with windows and store app updates and other Microsoft products quickly and reliably sounds great it allows you to download from other pcs or from the internet any of your windows updates that all sounds wonderful where it gets tricky is when you read this right here turn this on your pc may send parts of previously downloaded windows updates and apps to pcs on your local network or on the internet this means that your machine is being used to upload data to other pcs on the internet and that’s going to take away from your performance by using the bandwidth on your internet connection and also background processes on your machine so i recommend turning this off the only time you might want to leave this on is if you have a large network with multiple machines and you want to share updates rather than having each machine pull the bandwidth through your internet connection one at a time for the home user turn this off and then go into advanced options and you’ll also see that it has settings here for the downloads where you can limit the amount of bandwidth if you turn it off you don’t need to worry about this if you leave it on you can limit how much speed is going to be used for doing those downloads down here you can control the upload settings and my recommendation is either turn off the other setting completely or at least check this box and slide this all the way down so that your machine is not being used to update other pcs on the internet that can be a significant performance disadvantage you’ll notice this sometimes when you’re working on your computer and its sluggish and you see your internet connection cranking like crazy that’s because it’s using your computer to update other people on the internet you can also see on the previous screen the activity monitor which gives you an idea of how much download data there has been and how much is being used for upload mines zeroed out because i just did a recent update and it reset it but take a look at this and if you see a large upload then that’s something that you want to disable to improve the performance of your machine number 15 remove cortana is a little assistant that Microsoft has added to recent versions of windows but it uses up resources to run if you want to get rid of cortana just come down here to the search bar type in gpedit and hit enter open this window up go into computer configuration administrative templates windows components scroll down to search and look for this allow cortana if you double click this you can disable it and hit ok close that window and reboot your computer after a reboot you’ll see cortana is gone and no longer using resources on your computer number 16 ssd boot drive a solid state drive is one of the best things you can do to improve the performance on your computer you can check for this in the start settings system storage and come down to the bottom and choose optimize drives this will tell you the media type for your different drives that you have in your system in this case the windows c which has the icon for windows is the boot drive and the operating system and its a solid state drive d drive is a hard disk drive in general a solid state drive is going to boot your computer quicker it’s going to run browsers faster and especially gaming and high intensity disk disc io applications if you don’t have a solid-state drive as your primary boot drive then consider doing that as an upgrade or at least look for an ssd boot drive on any new system that you plan to purchase it makes a significant difference to the performance in your computer and while we’re here probably not a bad idea to go ahead and click the optimize on those drives number 17 windows reset if you tried many different things and you can’t get your system to run smooth you could do a windows reset to get it back to your original windows install go to start settings update and security and click on recovery here you have options to reset this pc or go back to the previous version of windows if you reset the pc it gives you a choice between keeping your files but removing all the apps and settings or you can choose to remove everything and it’ll wipe everything out and start over fresh both of those options give you a clean install of windows to begin installing all your applications again and either one of these may be necessary to improve the performance of windows 10 that concludes my recommendations to speed up windows if you have other suggestions please leave a comment below this video and share it with the rest of us thanks for watching hey if you want to see more videos like this one please subscribe and if you’ve enjoyed this video be sure to click the thumbs up and leave a comment i really do appreciate your support.

GALAXY A21S vs MOTO G8 PLUS:

GALAXY A21S vs MOTO G8 PLUS: Samsung and Motorola duel for the BEST MID-RANGE

2021-02-11T19:36:00.005-08:00

Is the Galaxy A21s able to outperform the Moto G8 Plus? Check out our comparison and find out the best one to buy.

The Moto G8 Plus delivers the best value among Motorola phones for having a good set without costing a lot to you. Samsung has been trying to do the same with the Galaxy A21s, which is priced similar to Motorola’s rival. Is the Korean novelty a better buy or is the G8 Plus more worth your money?

Let’s check it out! The A21s is a bigger phone, however, it delivers more screen in less space due to the slightly thinner edges. It has a small hole in the left corner to house the selfie camera. Your rival, on the other hand, still adopts the usual drop-shaped notch. In terms of thickness and weight, we have a minimal difference between the two but you’ll probably prefer Motorola because it’s a little more ergonomic. They are made of plastic and have similar build quality. In terms of connectivity, there is no difference - you have the same technologies present in both. The biometric reader is located at the rear and works well, however, it is a little slower on the Galaxy. And in design, which is more elegant?

Well, Motorola has a color with a gradient effect that is more discreet than the iridescent finish used by Samsung. The Galaxy will have greater appeal among young people. We then start with one point for each. Those looking for a Samsung cell phone are usually interested in a device with an AMOLED screen. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the A21s, which has a simple LCD panel that is not even an IPS like the one on the rival. Besides, it has only HD+ resolution, lower contrast, and limited viewing angles. The colors are more washed and, in general, will have inferior image quality. If the screen is important to you, choose the G8 Plus.

Motorola is one of the few companies that invest in stereo sound in their mid-range cell phones. With the Moto G8 Plus, you have more immersive sound, with greater sound power and more balanced audio. Even the headset that comes with it is better than the basic Samsung accessory. For having a high-quality headset, then it is with Motorola that you will have the best sound experience. The G8 Plus takes a double point when it comes to multimedia. The G8 Plus has launched almost a year ago with Android Pie and it was only recently that it was updated for Android 10. Motorola is one of the slowest in system updates and is far behind Samsung in this regard.

Even security packages are more frequent on the Korean side, that is, with the Galaxy A21s you have a phone with many more features and that will be updated to Android 11 in the future, while you will hardly see the new version of the little robot on the Moto G8 Plus - Samsung takes the best in software. The Galaxy comes with Exynos 850, a recent Samsung platform with a manufacturing process more advanced, which helps make the battery yield more. While Motorola bets on Snapdragon 665, a very common Qualcomm mid-tier chipset in the market. In our multi-tasking test, we saw that Motorola is faster to load content from apps and games however, after everything is loaded into memory, you will have a better multi-tasking experience on the A21s. With that, we can say that the two deliver similar performance. But which hardware is more powerful?

Even though it is older, the Snapdragon 665 still gets better numbers in benchmarks. In An Tutu, we reached a difference of 25% advantage for the G8 Plus. Both run well for most Android games, including PUBG averaging 30 fps in HD quality. For those who play for a long time without stopping, you will have better stability on the Moto G8 Plus. Motorola, then, gets the better of performance. And does the latest Exynos manufacturing process make a difference in autonomy?

In our standardized battery test, we had three more hours for the Galaxy with the Motorola phone, you will have a battery for the whole day and a little left for the next morning but with the Galaxy, you will have a charge for up to half of the next day The A21s takes the same time to recharge as the G8 Plus, even though it has a bigger battery. You have to wait for a little over two hours at both. We then give the point to the Galaxy for greater autonomy. We have four cameras on the Galaxy and three on the Moto G8 Plus - both with a 48 MP main sensor, which records better photos?

By day we have a similar quality with Motorola showing a better color balance. At night, the G8 Plus takes advantage, with its more efficient night mode. Both have an ultra-wide camera, however, they work differently. The Galaxy allows you to use the widest lens for shooting, while the rival is limited to video-only. With the A21s you will have good pictures with this camera, with little loss of quality compared to the main one. Both have a depth sensor, but this works best on Motorola. Galaxy has an extra dedicated camera for macros.

The low resolution does not help much and we have pictures that are not surprising, but still serve for social networks. Each has its advantages, and with that, we tie the rear set. If you want the best for selfies go to Moto G8 Plus. It presents a considerable loss of quality in darker places, but during the day and in places that have some light source nearby, will have better pictures than on the A21s. Samsung delivers selfies similar to many entry-level phones, especially at night with great loss sharpness - G8 Plus takes point in selfies. we have victory for Motorola. It records in 4K and its rival only in Full HD.

Also, it has a more agile focus and better stabilization when using ultra-wide. And a differential of the G8 Plus is being able to record with the phone vertically and have the video recorded normally in landscape mode. Finally, audio capture on Motorola is also better. We ended the camera part with one more point for the G8 Plus. The Galaxy A21s is a newer launch and already appears in promotions with better price than the G8 Plus. Both offer the same amount of storage, so the choice is only about which one you think is best. But as Samsung phones tend to devalue more, it’s capable of the price difference between the two is even greater when you decide to buy.

With that, we ended the comparison with the last point going to the Galaxy A21s. Samsung’s phone may have come to challenge Motorola’s cost-effective king but the Moto G8 Plus is still a better buy. it delivers better multimedia set with a superior screen and more powerful stereo sound performs better and records better photos and videos, Its weakness is in the software part, so don’t be so confident about expecting to see Android 11 in it - Samsung’s rival is a good phone with a more current design, best battery and ultra-wide camera for photos.

When the price difference between the two is over R$ 300, it may be a better purchase the Moto G8 Plus, meanwhile, pick the Motorola phone. And of course, we help you find the best deals for both devices. Just click on the links below.

Take the opportunity to comment if you agree with the result or think that the A21s deserved more points. I will wrap up here, a hug, and see you next time.

Galaxy Z Fold2 1 Month Review

Galaxy Z Fold2 1 Month Review

2021-02-11T19:34:00.001-08:00

I loved the original Galaxy Fold. Its gigantic screen, top tier performance, and head turning, wow, cool phone factor was enough for me to ask it to go steady with me. Until I eventually got tired of carrying a second device around in my back pocket, and ultimately junked it for one without a floppy hinge, dim screen, and game breaking software bugs. I mean, how could Samsung treat their most premium customers? The ones who spent $2,000 on a smartphone, like second class citizens?

Is the question that I asked back then. Well, now I have the answer, along with my one month review of the only smartphone who’s asking price would make Apple blush; the Galaxy Z Fold2. And its brought to you by, this ugly picture of me.

Thanks brand.

You can get this, or the infinitely more attractive sticker bomb skin, which is chock full of LTT memes and tech references at the link below. But only for a limited time. So act now, or robots will come murder your pets. Why do they want me to say that? I don’t condone pet murder. Wait, sorry, they’re paying how much? All right.

Pet murder then. The original Fold already did a lot of things right, once we got past the whole breakage scandal. But it had four obvious flaws. The outer screen was too small to really be usable, even with my homunculus hands.

The main foldable screen was too dim, the hinge seemed great out of the box only to turn into a flaccid pile of suck down the line, and the software was buggy. And I’ll address each of these with the Z Fold2 as we go. But first, the pitch.

Why on earth would you spend $2,000 on a phone?

Well, I never would. But if brand wants to send me one, there is a solid argument to be made for chucking everything else and switching to it. For starters... Yes, my friends. From a dollars per square millimeter of screen area standpoint, the Z Fold2 actually doesn’t look too bad in comparison to the latest and greatest in Apple or Samsung’s own lineups, does it?

It really is like carrying a tiny tablet around in your pocket. And almost everything about the experience is better than last time. For starters, the weird, jello effect when you’re scrolling is almost completely gone and, that gigantic multi-lens selfie camera is replaced by a tiny little hole punch that drove me crazy at first cause like, why wouldn’t I just take a selfie like this and use the front screen and then my better rear camera?

And then I could have my screen totally unblemished. Until I realized what a terrible experience using it this way was ergonomically, and accepted that, yeah, the hole punch here was probably the best they could do. Next up is brightness.

The final straw for me, when I was using the original Fold, was a trip to LA when I realized, walking out of the airport, that it was completely unusable in strong sunlight. By contrast, totally intentional, by the way, the Z Fold2s ma brightness managed 741 nits in GSMArenas tests. Not market-leading, but in the real world, it was noticeably more usable. And then finally, there’s the hinge.

I’m gonna admit something. Andy, I’m sorry. I was super miffed, when I got my Fold1 back from the camera guys, with a bit of a Gull wing shape to it, unless you like really crank it open. And even though I never said anything, I blamed my shooters. But it’s clear to me now, I’m sorry, seeing the infinitely better hinge on the Z Fold2 that the old one never stood a chance. This feels much more sturdy. And on top of that, it actually opens up to almost any angle that you could want. Although, I have to confess, that with all this screen real estate at my fingertips, Samsung’s idea of using the fold as like a built-in stand while you watch movies feels pretty wasteful.

I’m just gonna do that and use the whole thing. Unlike, multitasking, which is where this device really shines. Got a WhatsApp chat going, and you wanna browse the internet? No problem. Got a spreadsheet rolling and wanna reference some data to copy into it?

You can do that too. Are you more of a single task kind of person? No problem. In supported apps, we will talk about this later, the Z Fold2 offers what is simply the most immersive experience of any phone that I’ve ever used, ever.

And pretty much without compromise. With the latest Snapdragon 865 processor, 12 gigs of Ram, and a 120 Hertz display. Oh, I can’t believe I didn’t mention that before. Apples A14 Bionic might be a lot faster on paper, and when rendering a video, and when gaming, okay. It’s a super impressive chip.

And well make a video about that, make sure you’re subscribed. But the Z Fold2, and any device with a high refresh rate display, just plain feels smoother in day-to-day use. The best part, is that even with that enabled, the 4500 milliamp hour battery only failed to get me through the day a couple of times. And that’s with me seeing a fair bit of TV. Don’t worry though, I’m actually sleeping for a lot of while that’s running. I don’t actually watch eight hours of TV a day.

And by the way, the speakers are great. I also unlock, 70 times a day, according to Samsung’s usage stats, with 100 plus notifications coming in. Although that notification number seems a little off. And we will talk about that later too.

For now, more good things. 5G, Corning Victus glass on the front, up to 512 gigs of internal storage, wireless charging with reverse charging as well. What could be bad?

All right, here’s something. The unfolded screen is bigger than last time. I know, I know, crazy thing, right?

I’m like, Hey, sales pitch, giant screen. By the way, my biggest complaint, giant screen. Lemme explain. One of the biggest reasons that I almost never use a tablet is that unless you sit down at a table, and hook a keyboard and track pad up to it, it’s basically impossible to type. And at that point, I might as well just use a laptop. Now phones get around this by allowing anyone with fast thumbs, and a reasonably good predictive keyboard, to get darn close to desktop typing speeds. As long as the whole keyboard is actually reachable with your thumbs. So for me, a taller unfolded screen would have been way better. It would have reduced the size of black bars on full screen media, and resulted in a better fit when reading large documents in portrait. But then Samsung went and widened the screen instead, making it hard for me to reach the middle of the keyboard quickly.

I know, both the stock keyboard, and actually Swift key for that matter, do have split modes. But for me, I reach over the center line a lot when I’m at full speed, and I can’t do that on a splitty. Now, if you’ve got big hands, or you don’t mind the split, you can ignore all that. But I did have to get it out there. And this too. The included screen protector is horrible. I understand why it’s there. Glass doesn’t fold, at least not yet. Which means that almost anything is gonna leave horrible scratches in that underlying plastic screen. Unfortunately, using the also plastic screen protector has really felt like going back over a decade ago. Like the way my finger, like, here, listen to this. Right?

And it’s almost impossible to keep clean. So, here’s what were gonna do. Oh yeah, that, and its actually starting to come off at the bottom hinge point. I’m just gonna pull it off right now. Samsung does not advise it. But my understanding is that technically it’s a thing that you can do, so this really does feel like the kind of screen protector I would have gotten on like my HP IPAQ Pocket PC. Immediately looks better. Feel how thick look, how thick this is. Check this out. It’s disgusting. Oh my God, that is so much better.

- Yeah, that’s way better.

- That’s actually my backhand making that noise.

Way smoother. If that gets ruined, at least the Z Fold2s outer screen is a whopping two inches larger diagonally than the old one. It’s still not a pleasure to use by any stretch of the imagination. But compared to the tiny first gen outer screen, its way better. Like if you just need to quickly reply to a text or something, it gets the trick done. Even if holding a device like this makes me feel a little bad for mocking like, the makers of chunky gaming phones. Now, let’s talk in detail about the camera. Actually, I’m just kidding. It is fine. It’s totally not the main attraction for a device like this though, so I didn’t bother sending Brandon out for two days to take pictures. Realistically, all it needs to be is good enough that the vast majority of people would never notice the difference.

And it definitely manages that. I never felt like it was holding me back. But then I’m also happy with my daily driver Note9, which at this point is basically crap compared to the latest Pixels and iPhones. Did you notice that by the way?

That bit where I said daily driver Note9?

Yeah, I think it’s happening again. The Z Fold2 simply can’t be my one and only phone when it has game breaking bugs like this Back to my notification stats. Where the hell is Microsoft Teams?

I use it for work. And I promise you, I get plenty of messages from people at work. Notifications are enabled, and yet, somehow I don’t get any of them. Now to be clear, Teams notifications are a festering piece of crap and Microsoft should feel bad. I’m not the only one in this building that is like, having problems with it. But for all I know, Samsung could easily be partially to blame for this. Because even very mainstream apps, like Instagram and YouTube, offer degraded experiences on the Z Fold2. Instagram, actually, I hadn’t even put this in the script, but this is hilarious. Instagram looks like garbage and has black bars on the side. Not to mention that it started double posting, every time I tried to post an update.

Which was especially charming because I couldn’t even go back in my older posts and see that there were two posts on the Z Fold2. I had to check on a different phone to realize, Oh no, all these comments about double posts. Cause there’s the second post. So it took me a while to figure out there was a problem. And then, YouTube still doesn’t have support for community posts or stories, features that, well, as a YouTube, I regularly use. Now when pressed, my Google contact all but confirmed what I’ve always suspected is the case with the device like this.

Yeah, Linus, we know it’s expensive but, frankly that’s not our problem. And for anything that’s not running stock Android, there’s just no guarantee that it’s gonna work out of the box. And it takes coordination between Google engineers, and engineers at the device manufacturer, to make these kinds of things work. As you can imagine, at the moment, the dozens of people like you running foldable phones, just aren’t a priority compared to the millions who will be running iPhone 12s within the next few weeks, so you’re just gonna have to deal with it. Well, okay then. See you later.

Oh, it’s just the ROG phone. For a limited time, we’ve got a drop where you can, for some reason, buy this face skin. But I kind of figured, we talked to them. I was like, Really you guys. So we also worked on this super cool sticker bomb skin. It’s all the same brand quality that you guys have come to expect. You know, precision fit, comes off without any residue, protects your device from incidental scuffs and scrapes. And the drop is available for two weeks. So get it while it’s here. Because after that, it is gone.

Journey to the Earth’s Core Be Like

Journey to the Earth’s Core Be Like

2021-02-11T19:24:00.000-08:00

What’s the most exotic destination you’ve been to? Hawaii? Australia, Hoboken, New Jersey? Well, today I’m setting off on a journey that’s way more unusual than that - down to the Earth’s core. And I’m inviting you to join me. It’ll be fun! The center of the Earth lies about 4,000 miles below its surface, so it’s gonna be a looong trip.

By the way, guys, be attentive! To make the journey even more fascinating, I've hidden something interesting in this video. Okay, I'll give you a hint - it's movie references! You definitely saw them because each of those films is iconic. Try to find them all and let everyone know you have a sharp eye in the comments! If you're a video game fan, there's a reference for you too. But this one is really difficult.

What’s the most exotic destination you’ve been to?

Australia, Hoboken, New Jersey?

Well, today I’m setting off on a journey that’s way more unusual than that – down to the Earth’s core. And I’m inviting you to join me – are you ready?

Ah c’mon, it’ll be fun. Let’s go!

The center of the Earth lies about 4,000 miles below its surface, so it’s gonna be a long trip. The layer I’m smashing through right now is the crust. It’s something like the skin of an apple (except you can’t bite off a piece) when you compare it to the other layers that make up the Earth.

Hey, look at that rabbit – these cuties dig tunnels up to 2 feet deep, so I’m not actually surprised to meet it here. And gross, was that an earthworm?

Some of the deep-burrowing types, also known as night crawlers, get big and can live 10 feet below the surface. Moving on – did you hear that beeping sound?

That must be one of those gold diggers – a good metal detector still works at this depth. But you’re not likely to find any gold; maybe a large piece of metal, like a car or something. And this must be the Mole Man burrow!

Seriously, there was a guy in London who was digging for 40 years under his house and stopped at 26 feet.

What was he looking for?

Remember how I said the crust wasn’t really that thick?

It’s roughly 21 miles thick and is made up of basaltic rocks that are under the sea, and granitic rocks that make up the continents. So, there’s oceanic crust and continental crust. was that a crocodile?

Nile Crocodiles dig the deepest burrows among all animals, so you can find them at 39 feet underground. Apparently, not only crocodiles feel the desire to hide from the rest of the world – there are whole underground cities with shelters and catacombs in different countries. The deepest of them lies at 278 feet under Cappadocia in Turkey. Its 18 levels could house 20,000 people!

How would they all get there?

Today, they could just catch a train at the world’s deepest metro station in Kiev, Ukraine, lying at 348 feet. While people have advanced technologies these days to dig this deep, trees just naturally grow this way; in South Africa, there are species whose roots reach up to 400 feet below the surface!

I’m currently moving through continental crust, as you see, and two important things you should know about it are that it’s about 2 billion years old (even though the oldest rock is 4 billion, and it was found on the shore of Hudson Bay, Canada) and it covers about 40 percent of the Earth (yeah, the rest is oceanic crust). The Granitic rocks that it’s made of have more silicon, aluminum and even more oxygen in them than basaltic rocks, because they have access to open air on the surface. The crust is the source of all the metals and minerals humans have ever used, except for diamonds, which are much deeper.

I think we’ll spot them later…do you have pockets?

What was that?

People in their running gear?

As crazy as it sounds, in 2004, a half-marathon was organized in the Bochnia Salt Mine in Poland. It was the deepest half-marathon ever – you don’t often see people running at a depth of 695 feet after all. Nothing can surprise me now that I’ve seen this, except for maybe … bats!

What are you guys doing here?

1000 brown bats spend every winter in a New York zinc mine – how cozy!

It’s getting cold – this is the deepest point you can find permafrost – or permanently frozen soil layers, at. Speaking of frost – the Earth’s crust serves as an electric blanket that covers the mantle. It’s rich in the radioactive elements uranium, thorium, and potassium, which produce heat!

Moving on – this here looks like a good hiding spot – the deepest cave in the world is Veryovkina Cave, in Georgia (the country, not the state) at about 1.4 miles below the ground. And that was a train I heard – wait, how could a train possibly run this deep?

It couldn’t until 2016, when the deepest and longest underground railway, Gotthard Base tunnel, was opened in Switzerland!

Just when you think you couldn’t possibly meet any other living beings down here – here comes the worm from the TauTona mine in South Africa, the deepest multicellular organism. Speaking of mines, the deepest among them is the Mponeng Gold mine, at 2.5 miles, also in South Africa. While I’m moving through continental crust, the oceanic crust is never too far, and its average depth is 4.3 miles. It covers around 60 percent of the surface of our planet, and is thinner (around 12 miles), denser and younger (it’s no older than 180 million years) than the continental crust. It’s constantly being born at mid-ocean ridges, and that’s what makes the continents move.

At 7 miles deep, you have your final chance to see the ocean on this trip – we’ve just reached Mariana Trench, the deepest point of the Pacific Ocean. To give you an idea of how unique and special this moment is: less people have been here than to the Moon. Traveling through the crust was fun, but it had to end at some point, and here comes the border where they don’t stamp your passport – the boundary between the crust and the mantle. It’s the largest section of the Earth, at 1,801 miles wide.

It’s made of magma rock and is heavy, making up 65 per cent of the Earth’s mass. It stores many archeological secrets, and is made up of four elements: oxygen, silicon, magnesium and iron. Even though it’s basically a solid rock, the mantle is slowly and constantly moving. What was that bling?

It must be the remnants of diamonds that were formed here, at 93 miles deep, a billion years ago. Then, as molten rock, they moved up to the surface. The pressure is getting more and more extreme, and it’s getting colder and colder down

here. This is the deepest point where earthquakes are born – the ones that come from here are rare, and get pretty weak by the time they’ve traveled 435 miles up to the surface. Another 30 miles down on this journey, and here comes the lower mantle. You can thank it for any tectonic plate movements.

Why is getting so hot?

Wow, that was some serious change of landscape!

At 1,814 miles deep, the mantle ends and the outer core begins. It’s a sunless sea of super-hot liquid metal that’s about the size of Mars. This sea has slow moving currents, and magnetic and electrical fields that produce storms and cyclones. By the way, the Earth owes its magnetic field to the outer core. Without it, life on our planet would simply be impossible!

Once every several thousand years, something happens in this layer: the magnetic poles reverse, and north and south change places. It’s not likely to happen again soon though. At 2,750 miles, the inner core welcomes you!

It’s the hottest, innermost part of the planet. It’s a super dense solid ball made of 80 % iron and 20 % nickel that heats up to 10,800°F!

That’s pretty much the same as the surface of the Sun. The inner core is nearly the size of the Moon, and makes up 2 per cent of the Earth’s mass. If you took all the water in all the oceans and multiplied it by five, this would be roughly the same as the volume of the inner core. It remains solid thanks to super high pressure, which is a million times greater than the pressure on the surface of the planet. Because no one has been this deep (except for me right now – duh!), scientists still have a lot of research to do in this area.

Some of them believe small crystals of iron are born in the outer parts of the core that merge into giant crystals the size of a city closer to the center. That’s why the inner core is also called the crystal core. Not so long ago, British scientists found out that the inner core is relatively young – probably somewhere between 500 and 1,000 million years old, and that’s nothing in terms of Earth science. It must’ve grown out of an iron crystal and keeps growing slowly every year. So, in a billion years, it could mess up the magnetic field of the planet, who knows?

It’s hard to tell exactly where the center of the Earth is, but it looks like I can put my flag down here at 3,958 miles.

Now that was quite a journey!

Now, for those of you who are thinking of packing your bags to go see the Earth’s core, I have some not-so-good news: it’s technically not possible yet, because there’s no way to survive the pressure and extreme heat that are waiting down there.

However, if someone built a tunnel that would provide all the necessary protection, it would only take 18 minutes of free falling to get there. Sign me up!

Would you want to travel to the Earth’s Core if it becomes possible in the near future?

Let me know down in the comments!