FBI made TheBackyardScientist delete his videos

[@Bombskwad92]

Whats crazy is "Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it" but when you ask for clarification they just repeat back to you the shit you didn't understand in the first place.

[@EliteSniperTV]

They don't want that one Uno reversed 😅

[@frostedlambs]

some people think that its because they dont want to be liable that the government said "no thats legal the government said it was okay for me to do" and the case be thrown out if it ever went to court. so they reserve the right to arrest you later when they decide its illegal. they will never tell you "no you cant do this"

[@beepboopbeepp]

@@frostedlambs Another guess would also be because if they set specific limits then all the obvious greyareas around it would be abused. Since if people know specifically what is illegal and what technically isn't illegal if they set specific terms for it and not vague ones.

[@jimjam4082]

"ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it" unless you're a cop who gets qualified immunity because "how are we to expect a cop to remember every single law on the book as long as they thought they were acting in the right then it doesn't count"

[@EliteSniperTV]

@@jimjam4082 why you don't talk to cops, there are piles of ffed laws 😅 nothing good comes from it

[@ashurean]

"why do you think we're here" "is it because of the exploding bullet video?" "the WHAT video?"

[@IronPhysik]

exploding bullets are actually fairly normal and a thing since the 1930s as ammunition develkoped for aircraft to spot if you hit the enemy, these then where further used by german and soviet snipers and also as "ranging ammunition" for recoiless guns and tanks, to figure out the range to a target.

[@hy7968]

@@IronPhysik basically incendiary rounds right

[@IronPhysik]

@@hy7968 no, they are actually explosive Incendiary are set up differently Check out these 2 videos: Explosive sniper bullets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4nEkqyYnrecj7s&t Explosive .50cal rounds (including the .50 spotting round used by tanks) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6i0Y56pbqyfa6M

[@404-Error-Not-Found]

*comes back the next day*

[@nokia-gm8gv]

wav

[@sageosaka]

Would've been nice to let him talk and tell the story without being interrupted every 5 seconds

[@loganh77]

Bro that was driving me fucking crazy😂

[@Mcirish22]

Thank youuuuuuu

[@bangpow3907]

Why let someone talk when you can interrupt to try and be funny and impress people? 🙃

[@shiranui8990]

It's called latency , they probably have high ping since they're on different places on the earth Edit: Probably Nile spoke when there was silence for him while TBS was talking and not hearing Nile in the exact second and the confusion kicked in so yeah

[@shaungibson2033]

@@shiranui8990 they knew of the delay, they just wanted to interrupt him.

[@CatoNovus]

"Why do you think we're here today?" "You want to play some 1v1 Basketball and need an honest referee."

[@gorkskoal9315]

Or "Your lost."

[@spvillano]

"Because you're looking for someone difficult and that's the first line in my file in JPAS?" "Hydrogen sulfide is illegal now? So, a critically important antioxidant and cellular signaling molecule that's ubiquitous in nature is illegal? How about nitric oxide, is that illegal too?" Answer yes or probably, "Well, we'll not need to worry about the hydrogen sulfide idiocy, as you'll be up to your eyeballs in a very, very, very one way civil war, as you've outlawed Viagra's method of operation, as well as the ability for your heart to beat properly and for every male to get wood." All true, well, maybe not with the Joint Personnel Adjudication System, it holds basic crap like security clearance and gonadal contents or something. The rest is entirely true and only scratches the surface. Long and short, it'd end with "Get a court order, then we'll talk, now go off and kick a rock before I make my own federal call and end your careers". They'd have no real recourse, as dragging me off then creates that very problem for them with a false arrest and civil rights violations. The worst that they could do is relay to the Australians that I'm not cooperating and I get a call from them and I give a basic chemistry class to the idiot, who will likely share the misery to the ones griping in the first place. Off of the top of my head, I can think of a half dozen ways hydrogen sulfide can be made and how to prevent it or at least mitigate it and that's all high school chemistry level stuff. I've been outgassing hydrogen sulfide all day long, had a few hard boiled eggs after not having eggs for a while. That'd better even out soon, as I want to enjoy that egg and potato salad I made the other day! Oh, who am I fooling? I'll just find another reason to fart. I am after all, tagged REF. Retired, Extremely Flatulent.

[@emillyyelen5169]

@@gorkskoal9315 and they would say; you mean you're...

[@averagepo4474]

I love that William has the bathroom door in frame in almost every episode so you can see the awkward look on peoples faces as they are walking away from the war crimes they just committed against the toilet.

[@Runedragonx]

**Finish Nuking Porcelain Harbor** **Leaving Restroom** **See Camera** "Fuck you, Will..."

[@andrewvirtue5048]

You can't just comment about something, and not leave a time stamp.

[@j2simpso]

@@Runedragonx I remember that scene, what was it from Call of Duty? 🤔

[@ichase8555]

@@PxrplePipk1n he means when someone walks out

[@illogicalferi]

@@ethannoumenon I rewatched the whole video just for that moment and i have seen nothing like that :( #FeelsSadMan

[@andymanaus1077]

You NEVER answer the question, "Why do you think we're here?" You DO say, "Show me your I.D. properly so I know you are who you say you are." You DO say, "Why are you here?" You DO NOT say, "Come in." You DO take measures to protect yourself from wrongful prosecution, such as recording the conversation, getting a witness to observe and seeking legal advice.

[@archlorddestin]

As a Brit, this attitude is very alien to me. Our cops are much more heavily monitored than the US.

[@RATsnak3]

@@archlorddestin lol our cops are much more independent and much more heavily armed.

[@sh5w1kr]

@@archlorddestin really, I'd like to say something adviceful or how is police doing at my place, but I'm from Russia lol. Here cops just take you out. Our gov even thinks about giving police the right to enter your house without proper order (in a few special cases, but hey).

[@Steampunk_Kak]

the bigger problem here is it's Fed's, and they can get away with SOOOO much more than state authorities

[@djcgjhvicbimgvvn]

@@sh5w1kr Police already have that right in certain circumstances in the United States, like if someone calls in that you have a hostage a SWAT team will break in unannounced. People even made a prank genre with it called swatting

[@W3r3gam3r]

I feel like that's a goal for these KZbin science channels, is just without knowing, you're going to accidentally make a video that the authorities or even government want you to "kindly" take it down.

[@BackYardScience2000]

Can confirm.

[@wmgilliland2582]

@@BackYardScience2000 , unless they hand you a court order you don't have to take down anything. It's called a first amendment right. Know your RIGHTS!

[@joseph1150]

I've not seen one yet that had stuff that was not found in any HS or intro level college textbook. The issue is more of permits and legality of the person actually making stuff. Producing a deadly gas requires permits, even if it's for educational purposes.

[@lordhelix2760]

@@wmgilliland2582 they're not telling you to take it down because you have to, they are telling you to take it down for the safety of others, so if for some reason someone sees the content and acts on the content, you're not held responsible.

[@zengrath]

Or you commit a felony and are never allowed to make a video again like what happened with Grant Thompson in the king of random. He never returned to youtube because of exploding dry ice. suprises me youtube still allows these types of channels to be honest.

[@andymb601]

I hope he actually finishes the story, cause so far the FBI came to his door, but what happened next? Don't interrupt the guy telling the story

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

srsly...All I know so far is they came for some basic ass gas

[@ufffd]

I'll take a shot in the dark: FBI said take this video down and he said okay

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@ufffd Yes, and they probably made up some bullshit about it being illegal in some fashion because the FBI lacks the competence to get its job right. The only terrorists they ever manage to catch are the ones that they create by handing over the plans and the contacts to use in furtherance of the planned "terrorist act."

[@V2TKvideos]

I'm glad I'm not the only one annoyed by this. I can't imagine listening to a whole podcast of this. A bunch of people trying to one-up one another.

[@kenmason6135]

Yes, too much over talking, take turns please. That's why I don't care for dual talk show hosts.

[@thegoodthebadthebeard2907]

Always annoys me when your trying to tell a story and everyone else wants to be apart of the convo so badly they have to react to every little thing

[@ParrKevo]

its a bunch of science nerds, they are perpetually socially anxious and awkward, give them a break

[@rodolforodriguez-muro2899]

@@ParrKevo yea I was gonna say. this is literally how me and all of my stem (engineering and comp Sci) friends talk to each other. Nobody cares except for people outside of those who don't talk like us

[@SphereOfStreaming]

@@ParrKevo its funny how even though they are top of the line youtubers with years of experience but still cant have a socially normal conversation

[@TastyTarco]

@@rodolforodriguez-muro2899 thats actually not true because i used to be like you. eventually when it gets over the top it will annoy you but you will try to express your frustration by passive aggression, and that sucks when a group of friends do the passive aggresive thing to each other

[@matchesburn]

@@rodolforodriguez-muro2899 No. When you ask someone to tell their story about something, you don't then go about answering questions for them and interjecting their story. That's just rude.

[@M15CH13F]

Imagine how frustrating it would be to be asked a question and have someone else cut you off and answer it instead.

[@RavenLovesArt]

he didn't say "Kevin, have you ever..." he asked it generally, if I were nilered I probably would have thought will was asking everyone

[@crunchy_crop]

@@RavenLovesArt exactly the whole point is its a discussion between all of them

[@redcreed_]

If you watch the podcast Nile is talking and then William asks the question. If anything, the question was for the entire group not just TBS

[@theogthugcat]

@@redcreed_ dude doesnt matter if u asked the whole group. if u have one person talking something serious let him talk instead of interrupting every 10 seconds. and advanced clearly asked tbs directly.

[@redcreed_]

@@theogthugcat I agree that they're shitty for constanlty interupting, that's not what I was arguing against. I was just saying that Nile wasn't in the wrong for answering first.

[@mediocreanimator]

"Yeah, the FBI came to my house because I told people how to make this dangerous gas." "Oh, that gas that you make by doing this and this?" "Yeah and then you do that and mix it with that." "Oof man."

[@samhouston1288]

Knowledge is not illegal. Spread it around so everyone knows.

[@mediocreanimator]

@@samhouston1288 That is true and a good point, but I was only making a joke.

[@Glider5858]

@@samhouston1288 not illegal but if for example you spread knowledge about making bombs and weapons the government will definitely take notice of it and will have questions for you.

[@samhouston1288]

@@Glider5858 Which is why you don't talk to them, at least not without a lawyer present. If you are not breaking the law, they have no reason to contact you. They only get away with crap like this because people let them.

[@kaikart123]

@@samhouston1288 yep, they are preying of people's ignorance and good will.

[@captaincouldverc]

An interviewing standard your team needs to learn and become familiar with: When you ask a person to tell a story, actually let the person tell the story. Stop interrupting your guest so much. It's counterproductive to the interviewee and your audience.

[@kp-legacy-5477]

yeah it was very irritating

[@ben_dover33]

@@kp-legacy-5477 you do realise the scuffed nature of fhe podcast is kind of their thing?

[@kp-legacy-5477]

@@ben_dover33 oh okay so they are shit hosts on purpose Got ya

[@secretname2670]

@@ben_dover33 being bad ironically is still, well... being bad

[@lordautist759]

Everyone in this comment section needs to shut the hell up and watch some more podcasts. Every. Single. Podcast. Sounds. JUST. LIKE. THIS. Misfits, distractable, JRE, PKA, this is how podcasts are structured so stop ragging on the hosts because you think you're a genius that can do it better

[@adamconnell5965]

Weird sidenote: If you ever go through H2S training you'll hear the story of my second cousin... He was the paramedic that drove into the H2S cloud trying to get to the guys who were already down... He's the reason they specifically give for not trying to help somebody that goes down in a suspected H2S situation... Run upwind Gentlemen! I've been through the training multiple times and just found that out.

[@Magnotis]

If that's true then that's pretty cool. I think it would be so hard to accept that those people are dead and just do nothing but it really is the best thing to do until things are under control in those situations. There are a lot of stories like this with chemical releases, be it that they were trying to save people or that they just didn't know about them. Scary stuff if you work in those kinds of environments.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Is that why they call it H1Z?

[@cookiecraze1310]

Did he die?

[@dogishappy0]

I'm sorry for the loss of your cousin. My grandfather's passing is in a medical book as an example of what can go wrong in a botched dental treatment. It sucks, but we know their deaths are not in vain as the lives of others will be spared.

[@Chrispmiller84]

I worked in a plant years ago and was assigned to do some busy work near the H2S unit. As that was the closest area with a place to get water and sit down to eat, that's where my co-worker and I went to have lunch. Ever H2S unit I've ever been near, has leaked horribly and this one was no different. As we were eating, I asked my co-worker if he smelled anything and he said no, so we hauled ass out of there. We had got to the point where we couldn't smell it anymore and you don't have long after that before you pass out and eventually die. A couple of years later I saw in the news that two people died at that same plant and H2S unit. They started requiring anyone in the plant to wear gas meters. H2S is no joke. It'll end you quick.

[@MiscRocketVideos]

If you ask a guy to tell a story, don't constantly talk over him. Would have been way better if he just could have told the story with occasional laughs instead of having to compete with other people adding 'content'.

[@liamplunkett5100]

Yeah it did feel like they were messing up the flow of the story pretty bad. But it's all good, they were just excited

[@RoundaboutASMR]

The delay in the call doesn't help.

[@moonaka2]

Most peoples brains work at high enough capacity to be able to understand a story even when other people interrupt.

[@G8tr1522]

say it with me: Pod * Cast

[@polyscient]

Yeah that shit was annoying. Audio delay and it being a podcast are no excuse. So podcasts are supposed to be full of people talking over each other, with no one person able to convey a congruent thought or story? I think not.

[@debutsu613]

I love all these guys, but Jesus Christ, let the man tell his story. Yes, you’re all funny guys, we get it, let someone else have the spotlight for a minute.

[@WaterZer0]

These guys? Funny? I pray that was sarcasm.

[@aj200415]

Oh fuck yes, FINALLY. I just said the same thing, just ran into this podcast from this video for the first, and yet, the LAST time. I love NileRed and The BYS videos, but this podcast was sooooo bad. Everyone talking over everyone, literally everyone trying to answer the same question all at the same time even when it didn’t pertain to them or was asked to them, and then didn’t even get around to answering the real question. This just, well SUCKED. Bad. I’m sorry, but this does. 🤦‍♂️

[@LeDebutDeLaSuite]

I was feeling that the whole time

[@arandomcommenter412]

@The Lonely Proto you

[@plasticshorts6972]

Ikr the laughing and reactions sound like a sonic boom

[@JS-qi1ou]

Having worked in the oilfield H2S was super sketchy, we always had sensors we carried around location all the time and when driving around you could smell the rotten egg smell everywhere. Needless to say we were worried more about methed out hands on the rig killing somebody by not paying attention than H2S.

[@corybryan2105]

To the backyard scientist, always plead the 5th. To the other three, if you ask someone to tell a story, practice the 5th.

[@V2TKvideos]

I'm glad I'm not the only one annoyed by this. I can't imagine listening to a whole podcast of this. A bunch of people trying to one-up one another.

[@TheR00ndar]

@@V2TKvideos I can't imagine being so hung up on this that I comment the exact same thing on at least 3 different comments lmao

[@xenfilexplores4040]

Primarily the delay between them@@V2TKvideos

[@V2TKvideos]

It took me all of 2 or 3 minutes.@@TheR00ndar

[@Sassy_Witch]

Thats basically how reddit "discussions" go lol@@V2TKvideos

[@jjohnson6471]

That was frustrating. Dude has an fbi story and nobody can stay on topic

[@33funnyguy]

Nile kept talking over him. It was infuriating! I couldn't even piece together the story.

[@nutzeeer]

@@33funnyguy that's because he didn't finish it

[@Wouldyoumissme]

They jealous 😂

[@austinholt8987]

When did they go off topic

[@pedrojuan8050]

@@austinholt8987 The guy was telling his story while one was going off too much on the sulfide gas, something something. Just to name one. They could talk about the gas later, just let the man finish his story.

[@frozenjoe6313]

I used to work in refineries as a ironworker, building, welding, all sorts of things , etc.And yes we had to shave , no facial hair, so the emergency oxygen equiptment would seal if the warning siren went off., slam your mask on turn on the O2, and run for the gate Part of the refining process makes lots of of H2s. some of which is burned off by flame stacks, which have a a safty perimeter fence around them.. And its a fact sometimes birds would sometimes fly by, over the fenced area, and drop dead out of the air., just that fast.., one whiff and you are a stiff.... This was in the 80s, but I dont think its changed much.....

[@mytech6779]

For the last 20 years sulfur compounds are an air pollutant (a leading cause of acidic rain) and must be scrubbed.

[@friedrice9511]

damn i saw a documentary about some chemical waste, i think it was DuPont's teflon manufacturing, where birds would drop dead right on top of the factory roof just as you described

[@mytech6779]

@@Quinu12 As a pilot we have somewhat similar mask requirements. (one step less extreme.) In case of a sudden decompression at 40,000 feet we need to get a mask on one handed in under 5 seconds, we only have an estimated 15 seconds of useful consciousness. (emergency decent to a safe breathing altitude then takes 5-10 minutes.) In planes that don't have the single-handed quick masks at least one pilot must be wearing a mask any time above a certain altitude, and at medium altitudes anytime the second pilot gets up the pilot flying must have a mask on. (The rules get too complex to generalize for all operations, they depend on type of masks, altitudes, number of pilots, airplane equipment, etc)

[@frozenjoe6313]

@@mytech6779 Yes, the H2S is treated and recovered, by the refinery somehow. I was working at a different part of the refinery, and of course there are giant pipes above and below ground.I was doing some ironwork/ electrical stick welding at a H2S recovery point, welding, surrounded by a few firewatch men with waterhoses running. Why? we were surrounded by huge mounds of white powdery stuff. huge amounts. What was it ?............. Elemental sulfur, the same stuff matches are made of.. Now, when doing overhead stick welding it is normal to be constantly showered with molten steel and slag, at 2200 degrees, and of course you wear leathers covering your arms, shoulders, welder gauntlets, welding hood. and most of your body is covered by heavy cotton bib overalls, canvas and cotton, with leather boots. welding overhead , in a shower of molten steel I heard a fireman scream " FIRE", so I stop and raised my hood. Surprise. The front bib of my overalls were on fire, , I just didnt feel it yet. Solution ???? I spit on it, beat on it with my gloved hands , for a minute or so, put the fire out and didnt even stop, just went back to welding in a shower of molten steel. The firemen were always very carefull to keep the mounds of sulfur well watered. and that was excellent.. I am retired now.... Love your show.............

[@bryancundy8932]

They remove the H2S from the oil typically with amine units. From there they burn the H2S and O2 to make SO2, then they burn H2S and SO2 together to make elemental sulfur.

[@nubbyderg]

H2S is the reason I have permanent brain damage. I worked in the oilfield as safety and maintenance, I cleaned and repaired pilot valves and inspected relays for pumpjacks, and one location was built compact because the person who owned the land at the time didn't want us to take up too much space, so things were built in a way that made it dangerous. Right next to one of the pilot valves was a vent point that released gas right into my face, and the exposure lead to cognitive and motor skill degradation and memory problems. I'm fine for the most part, though I tend to forget things and fail to properly grab things or use my hands normally sometimes. That could also be from nerve damage from being electrocuted too, but idk.

[@plokijhugf]

WHAT?

[@thegames4565]

Look at the bright side, even with brain damage you still write better than a lot of people

[@djkalhed5061]

Channel interaction

[@AstradTheCynic]

Algorithm friendly response

[@kingofnorc5430]

@@AstradTheCynic algorithm friendly response to an algorithm friendly response

[@saleplains]

dissenting opinion

[@wholphin7093]

Bot scam

[@Clavinohou]

hate comment

[@Elliandr]

Yeah, hydrogen sulfide is a really big deal. I had to go around a Wastewater facility with a hydrogen sulfide detector and when I detected some I had to report it to prevent levels from getting high enough to cause serious problems. It was a major part of a drinking water and wastewater course I took as well. That said, I don't really understand what the legal basis the FBI would have for making you take the video down. I'm not aware of any laws that say you can't show someone how it's produced, because on the contrary I had to watch videos on how it's produced so that I could learn how to avoid the situations that would lead to my death. Asking seems reasonable, but telling doesn't.

[@twitch0109]

When I was doing EMT-B training we were told how mixing brake fluid and powder chlorine or tabs creates fire and chlorine gas. A couple years later I was fired for mixing them to test a Cl2 detector. The knowledge is not illegal however doing it or showing others how to do something sketchy is frowned upon

[@StackBundle]

The fbi can do whatever they want and threaten anybody because every single person is unknowingly in violation of some obscure laws and the FBI will throw the book at you given the chance.

[@iamunamed5800]

There is such a thing as Restricted information. Restricted information is something which doesn't really present a threat if it leaks but you probably don't want it to be easily found. For example, the recipes for chemical explosives is restricted, but any government doc that contains your taxpayer info is also considered Restricted. You usually don't need a clearance or anything to handle restricted information, you can only really get in trouble if you give it people who don't have a reason to have it. So, teaching employees that work in an industry that involves hydrogen sulfide is fine, but posting a public video on KZbin about it isn't (since you can't verify why your users are watching it).

[@giin97]

I doubt they had a legal basis and I doubt they cared. Law enforcement is like anyone else, lazy to a fault. If they think they can accomplish something through basic intimidation without having to do the work, they will. Plenty of social media posts, videos, etc have been taken down in response to an unhappy person just by a suit standing threatening before someone. Same for search and seizure; it's difficult and time consuming to get a search warrant for a specific thing at a specific place and a specific time, but if they throw a little intimidation your way and ask for compliance so they'll to easy on you, they can get your ok to search wherever and take whatever they want.

[@boomerkobold3943]

Because the FBI is essentially the Stasi/NKVD of the US.

[@benji45645]

"I asked the ATF if it was legal" And that was your first mistake. They probably forwarded the message to the FBI that same day so they'd keep an eye out.

[@bensmith4563]

Had the atf showed they would definitely have shot a dog

[@benji45645]

@@bensmith4563 naturally. If they fail a raid they probably shoot the first dog they see on the way back to the office.

[@kylespevak6781]

Well if they replied and said no, then he wouldn't have done it. Crisis averted

[@puppieslovies]

The FBI didn't care about that, and the ATF should most definitely tell you something is illegal if they actually care about you doing it. Unless you're committing war crimes they will tell you it's a bad idea before contacting the FBI as well. They're pretty bad but I don't think they're going to trick you into breaking the law and then call the FBI The few letters they actually return and decide to care about can give useful legal insight though and it is sometimes worth asking them about their policy, since they tend to make up rules arbitrarily

[@benji45645]

@@puppieslovies you're right, I was mostly joking. However, when they have the power to make arbitrary "laws", it's better to do research without notifying them. If you ask them if X is illegal, they could turn around and say, "hadn't thought of that, but thanks; X is super illegal" even if there is no legislation banning X. Plus when they are constantly trying to prove why the department even needs to exist, they have an incentive to increase their political clout with public crackdowns on otherwise legal activities.

[@AlexanderHristov-w6n]

FBI: “Why do you think we are here today?” Me: "You finally arrested these guys that kept interrupting me all the time?"

[@AlTheEngineer]

Oh my God, they interrupted him a million times - LET THE MAN TALK. I'd love to know more about this story, did he actually remove the video? Or did he relist it under a different title? Blah... Terrible interruptions!

[@ellec7188]

That's what friends do

[@AlTheEngineer]

@@ellec7188 haha :D :) sure sure.

[@amethyst4578]

@@ellec7188 YO OMORI OST GUY!?

[@ellec7188]

@@amethyst4578 lol hi hope you are doing well!

[@Shrek_Has_Covid19]

its online that would make it worse

[@georgiaboy7674]

I really wished he would've told the story on his channel. I couldn't hear shit because of them talking over him.

[@jasperrrr]

I know, no one would shut up and let him tell the story

[@CheapCheerful]

@@jasperrrr Yup, Nilered!

[@checkerdayz5388]

Cant even finish the vid

[@theFLCLguy]

This is one of the major reasons I hate shitty podcasts. Podcasts can be good if they are given the same attention normal videos are given. But just like let's plays it's an extremely easy way to make long content. But that's the problem, content creators treat them like they don't need to do research, edit, or stick to the topic. These kinds of podcasts feel like you are part of the video chat but are being completely ignored.

[@jabster286]

after overlooking the video, i don’t think they were talking over him intentionally - i think he had a very high ping, meaning he couldn’t respond to the comments made before continuing

[@draco5991rep]

"hey there is this experiment I want to make, but I am not sure if this is legal, I read what the law states but I am not sure how it applies here. Could you please help out?" "Well here is the law text, have fun." "..."

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

Funny thing is if it does not quite say its illegal then don't ask the cops or the ATF they then and there would decide if what you are doing is illegal

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena ATF: Those shoestrings look like a machine gun to us.

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

@@MonkeyJedi99 Me an intellectual: Not today fedbois according to Georgia's definition of Machinegun this is not designed to fire more than 6 shots out of this 6 shot revolver as you know " "Machine gun" means any weapon which shoots or is designed to shoot, automatically, more than six shots, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger" ATF: What the- Also ATF: Fire the person in charge of Georgia and change the definition to also include revolvers quickly there are dogs to shoot Also fun fact that is still the definition for Georgia as of this comment and it used to be more than 5 shots however. Which both definitions are unusual code for machineguns in the US so this is the state with the most lax definition and Texas says "September 1, 2019. (9) "Machine gun" means any firearm that is capable of shooting more than two shots automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger." Like i find it really weird that Georgia has more freedom than the gun loving Texas. And the thing i hate most is them saying weapons with a burst mode is a machinegun when that is not fucking true as if you ask me they should go with a literal definition stating that "a machine gun is a firearm that is capable of firing every round in the magazine with a single function of the trigger with a exception of firearms that can only fire a single shot" I want guns with burst features to be common without having to have a binary trigger that fires on pull and release

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena I agree with your sentiments. However, the ATF can just roll in with their self-written 'regulations' (not laws, nobody voted on many of them) and tell Georgia "We don't care what you say, we have our own rules."

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

@@MonkeyJedi99 don't forget they would set up a fake mass shooting just to try and sell their point as usual just like what happened with bump stocks. Also the only reason why i did not get a License to manufacture a FFL and a License to start a business is because a idiot would ruin my business by taking it out of the state of Georgia where it would be an illegal machinegun even if i just made guns with 3 round bursts instead of just keeping it in Georgia. Let's not forget that once the ATF actually start to notice that people are making guns with burst features in Georgia they are actually going to change the Machinegun definition Most of the judges here in Georgia are actually based so the ATF would have to change the definition of Machine gun in order to actually get something to stick. Also before you say i don't own a dog so sad ATF noises lol

[@Full_Spectrum_Threat_solutions]

They can “ask” you to delete it. They cannot “demand” you to delete it. Call an attorney!!!

[@ivibivivgig6425]

It's probably just one of those, "Do I really spend my time and money doing dealing with a legal case instead of making videos?"

[@ChrisWijtmans]

his first mistake was opening the door for obviously some kind of law enforcement.

[@V2TKvideos]

Nah man there's some laws that give the government more reign than you'd think.

[@DatsWhatHeSaid]

@@HarvestStudios_38 "You're"..?😒

[@HarvestStudios_38]

@@DatsWhatHeSaid I ain't changing it Mr. High school Honors English.

[@mrnobody6609]

Harassing somebody for exposing publicly available information about a naturally occurring substance, sounds an awful lot like the government is, yet again, clearly overstepping their boundaries.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

The FBI is out of control lately.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

In other news, water is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. (Not trying to be mean, just sharing a bit of humor I and my friends use from time to time)

[@exorias625]

@@GeneralChangFromDanang when have they never been out of control?

[@DeputyNordburg]

What harassments took place? They didn't even ask him to remove the video lol.

[@soulplexis]

Its time for revolution 🇨🇳

[@CarcharothQuijadasdelased]

Never ever talk with the "glow in the dark". Everything you say is incriminatory, they can literally ask you anything (what time it is? what type of coffee did you just bought on that coffee shop?...) without even identifying themselves and if you give the wrong answer... well you just lied to a FED. Probably you wont be in real trouble (jail time) but they will use this to pressure you and pile accusations. Remember, a lot of times "the process is the punishment".

[@isaackvasager9957]

this should apply to all law enforcement. even regular cops. just don't talk.

[@CarcharothQuijadasdelased]

@@isaackvasager9957 True, the "thin blue line" isn't on your side, if they have orders from above to shoot your whole family and put the bodies on a ditch they will do it in no time. They are literal meat robots/drones with no discernment of good and evil, and the one that are still humans are fired or quit.

[@st8lion]

@@CarcharothQuijadasdelased they will pose for pictures on top of the charred remains of innocent children too look at Wako

[@daddysempaichan]

@@CarcharothQuijadasdelased Remember, the Law isn't your friend, and it's the law enforcement's job to uphold the law, not be morally good. It's the Judge and Jury's job to be morally good or finding if you're the criminal.

[@CarcharothQuijadasdelased]

@@daddysempaichan That is only "acceptable" when laws are fair, solid and clear.

[@mobilemcsmarty1466]

I was waiting for the part explaining how the feds "made" the videos be deleted. it sure would be nice to hear some insights on how this went down so that other publishers can better defend themselves. so the usual advice of "don't open the door, don't talk to them" didn't happen here. I'm still really curious as to what did happen to the end.

[@mandowarrior123]

The feds can exert a lot of uncomfortable pressure. They're a legally sanctioned mafia.

[@xman5393]

@@mandowarrior123 The FBI in particular are really corrupt just look at their sordid history it's really gross

[@dennis8196]

Cody from Cody's lab (who else could it be) had a load of his nuke videos removed and his house raided to remove anything nuke related.

[@AverageAlien]

@@mandowarrior123 The state is a mafia. They are thugs. You never agreed to give them your money, they barged in and began to steal it. You never agreed to using the worthless paper currency they want you to use, but they stole our gold and silver and forced us to use the worthless paper instead. Why? Because they want full control over your lives. The US is NOT a capitalist nation. It's more socialist than one might think.

[@theostragonidis7548]

@@AverageAlien You don't know what "socialist" means. I see a lot of Americans who parrot this word but have no idea what it means. The US is far from being a socialist country. Your country is capitalism on steroids and the current state your country is in has been predicted by Marx 200 years ago. But I guess for the uneducated drones, Marx is just the evil incarnate because MURICUUUHHHH...

[@Phosfit]

"Officer, i believe i was going the speed limit."

[@matthewmaillette]

What happens if you don’t put a safety warning on your videos:

[@deltakronrewardsvariant4340]

Totally agree

[@pickleboy6059]

He had it coming. Just waiting for the day it would happen

[@ErokLobotomist]

I worked in the Oilfield, took a hit of H2S. Got knocked out on the second beep of my gas monitor and woke up on the side of the lease with all my work clothes opened and an oxygen mask on. My sense of smell never went back to normal and I have a few neurological issues on top of that. I can see why they didn't want a video on how to make it floating around out there.

[@General12th]

heh, "floating"

[@sushrutmishra]

How long ago was it that happened, sorry for you to go through it.

[@ErokLobotomist]

@@sushrutmishra Back in late 2006 to early 2007, can't quite remember exactly. I'm just glad I had a monitor on and that people were around and alert, that stuff is no joke.

[@louistournas120]

H2S is easy to make. There really is no need to make a video. The FBI overreacted. Once you have some basic knowledge of chemistry, you know what to do. Are they going to ban university textbooks?

[@haskinsian]

It's not much more than high school chemistry though, and as they mention there are similarly deadly gasses that have no odour. It's not hard to cause mayhem if you're willing to, the reason it's rare is because most people are good.

[@GearsAndTech]

Ugh. Seriously guys, I've never seen 4 guys try to convince everyone they are smarter than the other 3 so badly Shut up and let the guy tell his story!

[@DeputyNordburg]

And they sent me a copy of the law... 3 idiots: So they never responded!

[@puppieslovies]

They are all friends, I think this is just how they like to talk

[@cryptic2702]

@@puppieslovies I don’t think these people ever had friends to talk to so they wouldn’t know

[@ShiratoriIsOffline]

This is literally what happens in a drinking session

[@wodekw6862]

They are like reddit users, having a main character syndrome 💀

[@plushwiz]

It’s so hard to watch him tell his story when they constantly interrupt him after every sentence

[@jm10014]

I can confirm that the fbi does actually do what he said they do, they came to my house because of a toxic internet kid trying to swat me

[@Astrid-Palumbo]

i can also confirm. if you try to call them though they take several months before they ever come to you though.

[@BackYardScience2000]

Can also confirm. They don't like it when you post videos of yourself using elements from the periodic table to blow up 10 gallon fish tanks.

[@jimster1111]

my buddy posted a picture of his dirtbike on reddit asking mechanical questions. the next day he gets a visit from the FBI and ATF wanting to see what his bike was sitting on. turned out to be an old grenade box his grandfather owned. the atf and fbi agents demanded to see inside. all because of a reddit post, be careful out there boys.

[@xxportalxx.]

@@jimster1111 I suppose even the fbi has slow weeks lol

[@derkevevin]

@@jimster1111 and this probably means some soy redditor actually went and reported him. cringe.

[@bigvideoenergy]

FBI:Why do you think we are here? Me: Ahh you out of sugar arent you? haha

[@CrippleX89]

"You wanna hear that story?" > "yeah!" > proceed to continuously interrupt the story. Really annoying! He didn't get any further than "so these guys knocked on my door, flashed me their badge and started a conversation about one of my videos", I feel like there was more to tell but he didn't get the chance.

[@cryptic2702]

U guys need to calm down if there were more to tell the video would’ve been longer

[@andrewclark293]

@@cryptic2702 he probably just gave up telling it. Everybody else was too busy going "what? Huh?" at each other trying to talk over everyone else. Nile especially.

[@ghostsofnormmacdonald2446]

"Why do you think we're here today?" that's the equivalent of "Do you know how fast your were going?"

[@mnspstudioLOST]

"Do you know why we're here today?" "Awww man. I think I do." *hands FBI three mattress tags* "I know they said do not remove... but I didn't think you guys got involved." Or "Yeah. I'm betting it's either the illegal slug racing bookies in my basement or the exorbitantly high amount of sugar I put in my lemonade. My wife told me someone from the govt would finally show up to crack down on my addictive lemonade stand." Best answers.

[@monsterrally1256]

This is my favorite comment.

[@hydrophilicchristopher9874]

If I were a woman I’d flash them because Federal Booby inspectors. One of the best and absurd stories to tell imo

[@TheByQQ]

If this is the stupid shit people normally say while talking to law enforcement I'm not surprised they all say "don't talk to law enforcement". Both of these are actually illegal in one way or another, if you didn't do anything wrong and decide to be a smartass by saying things like that you can end up arrested. You'd literally give them a good excuse to arrest you, by openly "admitting" that you are knowingly committing a crime.

[@wertiaaudit5746]

Thanks for the legal advice

[@STOPSYPHER]

@@hydrophilicchristopher9874 haha 😐

[@vlad]

I hate how they all kept interrupting them like bruh just let him talk??

[@TheRealFredbearPlush]

I hate how they all kept interrupting them like bruh just let him talk??

[@ipman6039]

Well, they dont seem like they are the best at interacting with regular people in general. I figured that one once that guy in the top left made the "Female Body Inspector" joke from 2005

[@pietro4507]

Hi checkmark!

[@SphereOfStreaming]

they rarely get any social interaction so they have to

[@misham6547]

I like it, the story still gets finished and it makes the podcast more lively

[@Storyteller543]

Is this why Kevin replied to my comment on that sodium bullet video where I asked for a shipment of them with the reply "not today FBI"

[@matiaspereyra9392]

He probably thought you were like an FBI plant comment "The FBI is trying to see if I'm arming terrorists" or something like that

[@brianartillery]

In the UK, we add Methyl Mercaptan (known in the trade as 'stench') to our natural gas. About 20 years ago, a couple of litres of concentrated stench was accidentally spilt at Ipswich docks. For several weeks, it could be smelled from 20+ miles away.

[@wallychambe1587]

Same here in the US, these guys didn't know that!

[@LaskyLabs]

It reminds me of that time the FBI visited Cody's Lab. As you might imagine, he doesn't like to talk about it much.

[@dustinbrueggemann1875]

Cody was up to some *WAY* spookier stuff though. He made a tutorial on refining uranium and then demonstrated his unlicensed explosives and unregulated mining operations, then word for word said "I don't yet have a nuclear weapon". It's kind of hard not to side with the government in his case. He also said they quickly left him alone after investigating the ranch and told him what and what not to do in the future. He probably doesn't talk about it because there's not much more to talk about.

[@o15523]

@@dustinbrueggemann1875 holy crap

[@theman5887]

@@dustinbrueggemann1875 What exactly happened with the explosives? I'm only aware of the issue of transporting explosives, they shouldn't have reached out to him just because he was manufacturing them and using it legitimately.

[@dustinbrueggemann1875]

@@theman5887 he didn't get in specific trouble for the explosives, but not long after he realized he was toeing a line that he really didn't want to cross. He mentioned some details about permits in his final mining video and has done a lot less with explosives since.

[@misakamikoto8785]

How did Demolation ranch get away?

[@betz999]

I love when everyone talks over the person telling the story

[@christopherbonis]

Shut up and let Kevin tell the story.

[@crreplogle]

Thank you, my exact feeling to this video

[@grant2428]

Same lol ugh it’s not even his story. You don’t need to prove your smart or have to answer everything. Swallow your pride there bud.

[@RagingGamingBear]

Got on my nerves too...

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

Ikr what the fuck

[@mattwuk]

Exactly, I'm glad I didn't have to sit through the whole podcast. ONE AT A TIME, STFU!

[@wyolaskan1868]

“Do you know why we’re here?” “To get my autograph?”

[@snazzymcnazmy]

This could have been waaaaay worse. It doesn't matter how friendly they show up, do not answer any questions without a lawyer present

[@radioclash7304]

half of these comments are either just a copy and paste of this or talking about how everyone was interrupting

[@DJstarrfish]

@@radioclash7304 Because it's fucking important and what everyone ought to do. If you go to a KZbin video of a guy bashing his head into a wall, all the while complaining about how his head hurts, and all of the comments say "stop bashing your head into the wall," do you reply to every single one with "stop copying and pasting this comment, jeez"?

[@yoshtomah5662]

@@radioclash7304 and you are just gonna copy and paste ranting about those guy??? Growth up

[@fishencasedinjelly3950]

@@radioclash7304 kinda funny how this post itself is a copy and paste

[@speech_bubbler1094]

@@DJstarrfish yes

[@andyb2028]

If the others could shut it for a moment, we might actually get to hear a coherent story from him...

[@josephragosta89]

He’s got florida in him, he’s obviously got more and is more interesting lmao

[@Ave-S]

As an adhd kid, Its relatable being Nigel and Kevin lmao

[@vignettedreams4835]

get over it

[@_Belteshazzar_]

@@Ave-S as an adhd kid, I shut the fuck up when someone is talking.

[@Ave-S]

@@_Belteshazzar_ yes, I learnt that over time lmao

[@ChrisToe_Fur]

I wish everybody would actually let Kevin talk and describe his story without interrupting every 3 seconds. If you ask him a question then STFU and let him speak!

[@storm_helios]

its because all 4 of them are scientists / engineers and they are just having a moment where they wanna speak about the topics they've studied for a long time

[@jinglemyberries866]

@@storm_helios They could have waited until after the story was finished to speak about those topics, its not like theyre so short on time that they cant listen to a 5 minute story...

[@joey_ramone_96]

@@jinglemyberries866 no one taught them to shut up and not make lame jokes every 10 seconds tho, whatever they've studied is quite worthless if they can't listen to a story they want to hear in the first place

[@cerealspiller6168]

@@joey_ramone_96 That time of the month again? It wasn't that bad.

[@joey_ramone_96]

@@cerealspiller6168 "I grew up spoiled and I don't get why someone should be called out for being annoying", yours was a weird way of saying, but here, I fixed your comment

[@CallousCoder]

“Why do you think we are here today?” -“Because you’re terrible at your job and obviously at the wrong address.”

[@kritsadventures]

Don't answer the door to any law enforcement unless they tell you they have a warrant. If they have a warrant, tell them you are exercising your fifth amendment right to remain silent. If it's a search warrant, call a criminal defense attorney and explain the situation. If it's an arrest warrant, go quietly and peacefully and tell them you can't speak until an attorney is present. Tell them literally nothing else.

[@KORONEVIRUS]

I don’t know how to feel about the fact that it seems like you have experience

[@kritsadventures]

@@KORONEVIRUS No experience. I am just a keen observer of what happens to people who do talk to the feds and the cops. I don't want to hinder the police, but you can't tell a good cop from a bad one by just looking at them. Your best bet is to have an expert as your advocate. A criminal defense attorney. Whether you're guilty or not, you have no idea if they suspect you of a crime and you have no idea if something they've seen that you haven't appears incriminating. No reason to give them ammo.

[@barnebyoconnell8176]

@@KORONEVIRUS It doesn't matter if he does. What matters is protecting yourself. Cops and Feds are not there to protect you from any alleged crime, they are there to arrest you for any alleged crime. You do not believe that a single interaction with police/Feds can ruin your life, but it can. Protect yourself, protect your family, protect your friends: don't talk to cops without a lawyer present.

[@radioclash7304]

half of these comments are either just a copy and paste of this or talking about how everyone was interrupting

[@chuckschillingvideos]

I wouldn't even acknowledge their knock/doorbell ring. You are under no obligation to answer the door to ANYONE.

[@Agsded1973]

Be nice to be able to actually hear the story without people talking over him ....geez....let the man finish a thought

[@foodank_atr817]

The kid in the lower right corner has to try to prove he's just as smart so he keeps interrupting.

[@Glaze_TPF]

@@foodank_atr817 hes actually runs a very popular chemistry channel lol

[@foodank_atr817]

@@Glaze_TPF I imagine so since this appears to be a stream of popular science youtubers having a chat.. Doesn't change my observation.

[@benwhitehair5291]

Tbf quite natural to how a normal conversation would go. Annoying yes but it is what it is

[@cryptic2702]

@@benwhitehair5291 I doubt these people know how a real conversation goes considering most them have no friends

[@menotu000]

Title of video: "FBI made TheBackyardScientist delete his videos" Actual content: 4 guys talking over each other with an abbreviated partial story of a visit by (Maybe the FBI) with no explanation as to how/why he had to take his video down or the rationale behind it... seems legit.

[@tomd96]

The video indicates that this was a case where the FBI were acting for people's safety, though I'm not 100% on that. I can understand why he'd want to comply, but he also didn't really have a legal obligation unless they showed up with a warrant to enter the house, as well as another specifically indicating they would need access to the computer or youtube account to delete the video. Meanwhile, the FBI could have simply told KZbin to take the video down, so none of that makes sense to me. Could also just be the "friendly visit and verbal warning" routine, nobody wants to be liable for someone else's actions if it was brought up in court. (Though other comments have indicated that this is public information on various websites)

[@DeputyNordburg]

@@tomd96 At no point does he say he was asked to take a video down, or that he took anything down. And as he refers to the video as being on his channel (current tense), not something that WAS on his channel, (past tense) it does not seem like he took anything down. It seems like an the beginning of an interesting story, but he never completes it. People seem to be filling in their own ending.

[@SavageEntertainmentYEAH]

That’s crazy to know that they can show up at your door at any moment at anytime

[@hamletksquid2702]

The FBI once showed up at my door, and one of them did the wallet flip thing. They had to tell me that they'd been following me around for a few weeks and had decided I wasn't the guy they were looking for.

[@Negiku]

He couldn't even finish a freaking sentence, oh my God!!!!

[@youwot2430]

@Ham Borger hahahahahahahahahaha. Ha. Ha.

[@Only1Sethy]

In some training sessions regarding H2S and So2 we were told by the instructor "if the person in front of you collapses, step right over his back, keep moving".

[@alger8181]

Well hell, boys. If, just for giggles, y'all would quit trying to one up each other on the gags, we could have heard the actual story. Also, please don't tell the cops why you think they're there. Ever.

[@MerchantMarineGuy]

Thanks for asking! Here’s a quick and easy way to make H2S. Take elemental sulfur, charcoal and a wax candle. Crush them up and mix together in equal parts. Heat with an open flame in a beaker. You can collect the gas by connecting the beaker to a glass tube into a two neck flask with water which will bubble the gas and cool it. A balloon over the other neck of the flask will hold the H2S. Enjoy! Be careful it’s really flammable.

[@sct-1013-tough]

TheBackyardScientist keeps looking to his Right, because he has FBI agents outside his window watching and listening. This is a joke.

[@HiddenKaiser_]

This is not a joke. This is a cry for help.

[@GrindThunderer]

@@HiddenKaiser_ TAKE UR COMMENT DOWN NOW THE FEDS ARE ON TO YOU

[@BigMoneyChef]

Never talk to cops, get a lawyer, never let them search your stuff without a warrent, never let them inside your house without a warrant. ALWAYS PLEAD THE 5TH AND GET A LAWYER I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.

[@TheByQQ]

What the hell are you people hiding?

[@jasonenns5076]

@@TheByQQ The Feds will always try to get you to frame you of any crime you knowingly or unknowingly commit. You are either misinformed or you are a Fed.

[@kommstein5692]

this just feels like a dystopia if even the authorities you can't trust. well, you're either guilty of something, or that's how corrupt things are if even the innocent are prosecuted for the dumbest stuff. I'll invite the hell out of anyone for tea, come inside I don't fucking care, arrest me all you want, let me enjoy my goddamn tea.

[@Gastell0]

@@jasonenns5076 Or you know, people living in normal places...

[@XecularOfficial]

@@jasonenns5076 You just sound paranoid

[@quandaledingle8960]

My favorite part is when all four people talked at once

[@alanjameson8664]

Some years back there were some kids in Japan (several instances) who were committing group suicides with hydrogen sulfide. Later some kids in the SF Bay Area picked up the idea and used it (more than one case). Then one of the basic ingredients (which I long used for a dormant spray on fruit trees) was taken off the shelves; now sales and purchases require special licenses, just like some other dangerous agricultural chemicals. As for the hydrogen sulfide in petroleum, that is common; in a county south of here that produces a lot of oil, you can see mountains of sulphur removed from it. The chemical used to odorize gas nowadays is methyl mercaptan; when I was young (a long time ago) another very stinky gas was widely used, but about 10% of people (including me) were genetically incapable of smelling it.

[@Vv_JASPER_vV]

Just remember, bureaucratic agencies like that validate their existance by catching criminals, even if that means they have to create the criminals first.

[@AverageAlien]

They have to validate stealing our money to fund their worthless jobs. All the state has to somehow justify the theft of our money. But it's getting lazy and isn't even trying anymore

[@Spartan322]

This is also why I have a distrust for large charities and other "philanthropist" organizations, they have a vested interest in keeping their jobs and income over solving the problem. Just look at the American Pharmaceutical market.

[@AverageAlien]

@@Spartan322 Charities are ok because they're optional. The state steals your money whether you like it or not. And if you resist, you end up in a cage, paid for by others stolen money

[@Spartan322]

@@AverageAlien Oh I know, I'm a hardline libertarian who believes in the purist John Locke free market capitalism model, there is almost nothing I see the government currently doing as anything but tyrannical and honestly demonic.

[@DeputyNordburg]

Law Enforcement agencies "validate their existence by catching criminals"? Isn't that what they are supposed to do?

[@gjkh8067]

Someone: [Asks BackyardScientist a question] Nilered: Tries to answer for him Absolutely infuriating to watch

[@rowman7380]

Ikr, and he has this smug face as though he is the only guy smart

[@coach1357]

@@rowman7380 tbh hes the only one with the 🤓 face in the whole podcast, and wants to listen to the podcast but says to himself "nah im gonna talk about nerdy stuff/ random shit in this podcast."

[@rowman7380]

@@coach1357 Yeah well said

[@RavenLovesArt]

could it not just be that he thought william was asking that question of all of them? That's what I thought was happening

[@moonl1314]

@@coach1357 no harm meant, no harm done, no harm deserved

[@1502-Qek]

Kevin: "Is this about the exploding bullet?" FBI: "Huh? Oh that video. No that video is good. We are stealing your plans to that

[@sausagefingers714]

so at which point do we hear the story?

[@lionsatmidnight]

“The female body inspectors!” Made me feel like a 6 year old again.

[@DKFX1]

You guys need to practice letting each other finish up sentences and thoughts before interrupting. This was a bit painful.

[@thatsnodildo1974]

Here's a tip. Never talk to the ATF and never tell the Feds why you think they're there.

[@insu_na]

They're there to reach you about your car's extended warranty

[@thatsnodildo1974]

@@insu_na and shoot my dog

[@insu_na]

@@thatsnodildo1974 true

[@adamsteinhardt6393]

100% accurate that this is a big thing in oil and gas. There are inorganic sources, but typically it’s caused by sulfate reducing bacteria. Not only is it very deadly, but it is also denser than air which allows it to accumulate in tanks and ditches, it likes to absorb into things, it can cause steel to become brittle and crack, and it can get adsorbed into clothing and then off gas. On locations with it, for example much of Hugoton field in Kansas (fun fact: also where most Helium comes from, which is a product of decay of naturally occurring radioactive minerals), people have to wear special sensors and even self contained breathing apparatus. There are stories of people taking off their protective clothing after a job and leaving it in the truck cab, then dieing from exposure to the H2S that comes off their clothes. Extreme case, but still not to be trifled with.

[@lironmtnranch4765]

Interesting, in the 80s a hot sulfur truck apparently pulled over to deal with a leak, and left a few pounds of solidified sulfur on the ground, which my friend discovered and I rode my bike several miles to stuff my newspaper bags with some. We made "stink bombs" of aluminum sulfate which would react with water to make hydrogen sulfide, in quantities sufficient to stink but not be dangerous. We made pipe "cups" that we filled with sulfur, then used an arc welder and aluminum rod. Crude but effective, and weeks later one of these was checked and found to still slowly produce bubbles of H2S when supplied with more water. It was amazing how far downwind we could still smell what was probably diluted to parts per billion. ETA: Gas is odorized with ethyl mercaptan, not H2S. This is a chemical cousin to butyl mercaptan AKA skunk odor.

[@chistinelane]

Funnily enough, some people may have a genetic mutation that makes skunk not smell putrid to them. Iirc it was in fact butyl mercaptan. I think I actually have this mutation.

[@RealShaggy]

@@chistinelane I have this mutation! Actually no, I just smoke too much weed so I'm used to the smell lol.

[@Donald_Trump_2024]

@@RealShaggy hahaha me too lol, which strains you like?

[@thefloridaredneck]

This would have been much better if he was able to just tell the story without being interupted 400 times.

[@kcin2der18]

My thoughts exactly, those other 3 were annoying as hell

[@dergermankind6906]

nick and nick

[@kcin2der18]

@@dergermankind6906 lol

[@JackBealeGuitar]

I think it's just how Americans are, like a cultural thing, ever watch American stand up, the audience never stop hooping and hollering

[@kcin2der18]

@@JackBealeGuitar wrong, Im American and was raised to not interrupt, entitled people that did things without punishment are those rude people, it’s all about how you raise your kids

[@tooth2163]

Every standard 6 student learns how to make H2S gas in science class and this is 2 years before you actually learn any serious chemistry.

[@stevetollaksen]

"Why do you think we are here today" "I don't need to guess, the warrant that you certainly have will tell me exactly why you are here"

[@carbon_no6]

3 other channels joining Backyard Scientist ask about FBI incident, but when trying to explain the proceedings he gets interrupted by those very same channels a multitude of times.

[@Raythe]

how interesting it would be to actually hear the god damn story

[@LucasIsHereYT]

Pro-Tip *_NEVER_* ask the ATF if something is legal. If they say no, then that is a legal precedent that would put anyone who did it in prison. If you don't ask them, you can basically do whatever you want until they find out and say no.

[@PakRoc-dev]

Eeh, kind of. True "Legal" president is only created by court decisions. The ATF could be wrong (and often are) about the actual law, what they say as an interpretation of the law, and that's why they would quote only the text of the law, so no interpretation is involved.

[@WorBlux]

@@PakRoc-dev Not exactly. Courts generally defer to reasonable interpretation made by Regulatory agencies, including the ATF if they are openly published. The backyard scientist though was essentially asking for legal advice, which the ATF can't actually give, as most of them aren't lawyers, and even if they are, are not your lawyer. Your best chance of getting something useful is to ask to any published guidelines or supplements related to the regulatory text in question.

[@OspreyKnight]

@@WorBlux The thing is that would require the ATF to back up their determination to the court, and it can still be invalidated by any court up to the supreme court. The real problem is that the laws they're making determinations on are complete garbage. They have to interpret shit made by morons 90 years ago with no foresight or weapon knowledge and only worse as politicians continue to try to weasel around the 2nd amendment.

[@PakRoc-dev]

@@WorBlux The ATF definitely has lawyers, and those lawyers write guidance. That guidance is "authoritative" literature, but not "precedent." All guidance would have extensive references to the actual text of the law and prior court decisions, but it does not have the same authority as the law it's based on. However, in practice, you are right. The ATF are basically a specialized federal police force, but they need prosecutors to bring charges. Those prosecutors are heavily aligned with the ATF making the same legal arguments as the ATF's guidance, and average people can't afford a lawyer good enough to convince a judge that the ATF's interpretation of the law is wrong.

[@WorBlux]

@@PakRoc-dev "All guidance would have extensive references to the actual text of the law and prior court decisions," The interpretation must be reasonable and defensible. But this still gives a lot of leeway/advantage to the regulatory agency. You can't show that your interpretation of the statute is in line with the text and precedent, but also must prove that the regulators interpretation is not reasonable and defensible. It's a subtle but pernicious shifting of the burden of proof. They don't have to prove you violated the statue to the degree required, only that you violated their interpretation of the law to the degree required.

[@lucasreis4606]

4 nerds in the same discord call trying to talk about something but they all know the subject and gotta be the one to explain it- circa 2023

[@donarsk]

so great how these guys just talk over each other the entire time

[@Rain_MG]

I think the bad communication is due to the online call The delay makes it hard to tell if a person said something and is expecting a reply or not It happens to everyone when you talk over each other and then everyone goes silent to let others speak You don't have to be all judgmental about and make about them being selfish, chill

[@patrickstar3293]

The delay is usually only like 0.2 max, it’s not 5 seconds.

[@psychopathicporo]

@@patrickstar3293 only 0.2 max? what kind of turbo super computer are you using? my friend's discord calls have about 2-3 seconds of delay

[@rapidly_approaching]

@@psychopathicporo depends on distance, but when dealing with light, yeah, you should only have like a .5 second delay. Could just be discord being discord though.

[@TheSpaceEngineer]

@@rapidly_approaching radio and microwave dont travel at lightspeed + your not including bandwidth

[@rapidly_approaching]

@@TheSpaceEngineer Yes, it is a gross simplification, but I truly have never dealt with anything worse then a second of chat delay. 500ms-750ms is typically what I end up with.

[@Zalaniar]

I love how they ask him to tell a story and he never gets to finish (barely even starts!)

[@nategoodwin3329]

Hydrogen Sulfide is f**king terrifying. I used to be a shipboard engineer. We called it the two breath death. H2S is a natural waste decomposition byproduct that can quickly accumulate in a ships lower compartments in lethal concentrations. We would get sensor trips in our blackwater pump rooms every couple of weeks at sea. I about flew up the ladder when the alarm tripped and I was in the below space. It's amazing how fast you can climb five stories vertically with your breath held when you have that hard of an adrenaline spike.

[@SoloRenegade]

FBI: "why do you think we're here?" Answer: " because you have the wrong house."

[@koobs4549]

OMG!!! NEVER talk to the police/feds, you have NO obligation to do so. Close the door, if they think it’s worth getting a warrant, they will. Make them do their jobs. It’s far too easy to accidentally incriminate yourself. The 5th amendment is your friend, use it or your words will be used against you.

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

You're only the nth person to say so.

[@radioclash7304]

half of these comments are either just a copy and paste of this or talking about how everyone was interrupting

[@GavTatu]

@@HipixOFFICIAL because its worth repeating.

[@Cartern_]

@@figo3554 i think what you said was implied in op’s comment

[@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519]

You really think the fbi cares about warrants? The fbi is make up of bigger criminals than they go after

[@yum33333]

In this video 4 people are terminally addicted to the sound of their own voice.

[@tommywolfe2706]

Please honor me with an answer, I have a question, and this might be unusual. As a welder, starting with steel, I realized that sun screen alone isnt enough to negate sun damage in a production shop with literally dozens of welders firing off at any time. I got used to wearing layered clothes, covering literally exposed piece of skin. I would wear a full balaclava over my burn proof welding cap, wear UV and safety rated sunglasses (Inside) even when I wasnt welding, but when I had to weld or plasma cut, my welding visor would always be down before the start, I would still get burns around the opening for the balaclava where my sunglasses didnt cover. I used spf70 sunscreen with aluminum in it.....supposed to be superior. It just so happens that the compression on my facial skin, along with my skin type, oil production, the nature of smoke and how it likes to coat you, and spending more than 12hrs a day like that, along with the chemicals in the sunscreen, caused breakouts....and so sulfur ointments were something I tried....and it seemed to work when welding steel. After a few years though, using sulfur still, I started welding aluminum. My skin started breaking out in horrendous ways. Is this related to those two things combined together, like you mention in your videos? I am sorry, your not a dermatologist, lets clear that up, so using your accumulated knowledge of those two elements otherwise, do you think its a possibility? And really, some people will read this long comment and say "TLDR" but I am hoping to have one person read this that can relate to what I am talking about and see if I am right. It would make sense that if the combo is indeed toxic, there is some things that I should be conscience of as a welder.

[@evilsharkey8954]

I’m so familiar with the stench of low concentration H2S from cleaning silver with baking soda and aluminum that I never understood how anyone could be exposed to a high enough concentration to kill since the smell is so unpleasant and obvious. I didn’t know it numbed the nose! By the way, the odorant in natural gas is ethyl mercaptan, another sulfur compound with an odor that’s detectable in minuscule amounts.

[@seanwatts8342]

People die from it because in sufficient amounts H2S numbs olfactory nerves and people exposed to it think it has gone away, because they do NOT smell it anymore.

[@majorphysics3669]

@@seanwatts8342 they literally said that in their comment lol.

[@seanwatts8342]

@@majorphysics3669 True. HOWEVER, to bring you up to speed on YT statistics.. the vast majority of viewers do not watch an entire video once they click on it.

[@bryancundy8932]

It's sellable in the PTB range but anywhere above 50 ppm it will instantly numb your senses. At 100 ppm it will instantly knock you out and paralyze your lungs and you're now on a timer to be rescued and given oxygen before you go braindead. Typically you only see concentrations like that in industry but there's oil and gas production fields that have 170,000 ppm h2s in them which makes it a massive safety problem.

[@evilsharkey8954]

@@bryancundy8932 but why wouldn’t people who work in industries where H2S is a real risk leave immediately after that first whiff?

[@EricduToit]

"I'm exercising my 5th amendment right. You can talk, but I'm not answering questions without my lawyer present." Never. Talk. To. The. Police (or FBI, or CIA) without legal representation.

[@L44tsmasher735]

@Daniel Garrett Even good lawyers have exceptions on when you should talk to the police, such as if you're a witness to a crime, or filing a report. Besides if the CIA is at you're door, they're there to arrest you, as they already know what you did.

[@RialuCaos]

If you use the technicalities to avoid cooperation, they'll also tend to use all technicalities to charge you with. I'm not saying good faith cooperation is always the best protocol, but sometimes it helps to get on their good side.

[@ratedr7845]

@Daniel Garrett why do you think the Miranda rights say that if you can't afford one, one will be assigned to you

[@samuelbarouch9848]

@@L44tsmasher735 Yes and no. If you're a witness, you do not answer questions unless a lawyer is present. Just because you were a witness doesn't mean they think you're a witness, and just because they said you're a witness doesn't mean you aren't also a suspect. Lawyer up immediately and shut up until the lawyer says to talk.

[@kuatojones6950]

Its meant to protect us citizens but instead cops be lik "what you hiding bro? I know you guilty as hell."

[@spacedoutgaming]

Asking the ATF if something is legal is how we get new bad laws haha

[@Spartan322]

They aren't even laws, they can and have been challenged in court and lost.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@Spartan322 Asking the ATF leading questions is stupidity.

[@wxrdti]

Sufficiently advance was the only quiet one, literally no one let him speak.

[@whitenoise509]

H2s can blow your sense of smell out instantly. That stuff is terrifying. If it's in high enough concentrations to kill you quickly it no longer smells like anything.

[@med8615]

is the loss of smell permanent even after you escape and years down the line?

[@whitenoise509]

@@med8615 No it's a temporary effect, assuming you survive the exposure.

[@Trekari]

Tip: When you ask someone a question, shut the hell up and allow them to answer without interrupting.

[@Qball914]

nile needs to learn how to wait his turn

[@J.C...]

I tried to call the fed out that came to my house when he did the quick badge flip. I said "no I didn't see that. How do I know it's not fake?" so they put it like 3mm from my nose and got mad right from the get go. Smh.

[@roscomcfarland204]

As someone who worked in the oil fields. H2S was one of the biggest hazards as far as likelihood of dying almost instantaneously. People checking tanks, confined spaces. Etc. we were told one lungful of H2S will kill you. We were instructed to run in a certain direction depending on the wind direction and TO NOT ATTEMPT TO SAVE ANYONE. If someone droops suddenly we were instructed to get as far away as possible because more than likely if someone drops next to you, the concentration is super high and you’ll die as well trying to save them. Scary shit

[@ethanol1586]

I'll save those the trouble of trying to decipher his story over the three other people who couldn't keep their mouths shut for more than 3 seconds. Basically he made something dangerous and the feds came knocking

[@oyungogdfrust4136]

You lack the critical life skill of actually being able to listen to people in a crowd.

[@thealfredosantana]

Thank you

[@luse9031]

Thank you 🙏

[@RadianMeasure]

thank you omg

[@OCmillion]

Gee thanks Captain Obvious

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

Stop interrupting him!!!

[@Zackyzoo]

All this clip did was convince me that watching a 2-hour version of this would 100% not be for me and that's the nicest way I can put it.