Impossible pinball in a wooden cube DANGER EXTREMELY UNSAFE

If your comment was removed, it is because it was already covered by the following snappy answers to stupid questions:
------"Freeze the pinball to make it smaller."------
If by smaller, you mean a few ten-thousandths, then yes. But we would require the pinball to be 20% smaller, and that will not happen even if we could remove all of the heat from the pinball. That trick will not work for this application.
-------"Poplar is not a softwood, dude...
gymnosperm, angiosperm, et cetera."-------
No, Poplar (Tulipwood) does not have a softwood classification, but we aren't really talking about the structure of the tree's seed, are we? Here we are concerned with the properties of the piece of wood in question. A soft wood (two words) is recommended for this project- a piece of wood that is soft.
------"Why does the title say 'unsafe?' Is it just for views?"------
Not for views. It was a sarcastic response to the excessive safety criticism. The "impossible" part of the title was put in there for views.
------"That's unsafe!"------
Don't do it, then. I will concede that the table-saw scene was not the best way to make this cut, but if you didn't already realize that, you shouldn't be using the table-saw in the first place.
------"Your fingernails are gross."------
I have a rare condition known as nail biting, not that it should in any way concern you.
------"(anything)...anal."------
Must I really explain why I now remove these comments? The annotation has only provoked those who think that they are original by making the comment in spite of it. There has been more than 100 comments of this sort by now. Edit: Hundreds and hundreds by now. Edit#2: Perhaps now in the thousands. Real edgy.
------"I was going to subscribe, until I read your comments. Instead, I disliked this video. Your awful personality forced my hand."------
I am human, and so I do want your approval. I like to be liked, despite the fact that nobody seems to actually like me. Herein lays the paradox: I am willing to sacrifice being liked in the interest of accuracy. If you make a stupid claim, I reserve the right to pounce on it like a pissed off peregrine. Your ridiculous comments are fair game to me, and I prey on the weak. If that makes me unlikable, I will live with that. I don't want to be nasty or petty, and I want to preserve free speech, but I have learned that without moderation, comment sections tend towards a natural regression to the literary equivalent of somewhere around a stadium bathroom stall. I am moderator here, and I deserve to be, since I'm the one who made the thing you are commenting on. Free expression is being preserved here- MY free expression.
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This is a fun and simple project.
People rarely (if ever) can guess how it is done.
*Fresh-cut wood may have a moisture content of more than 80%. That is nearly as much water as the mass of the wood itself! We often forget that the wood we use to make stuff has been dried like a sponge that sat under the sink for too long. Oh, and a sponge is made of cellulose, the same organic compound that makes up much of wood. One more thing if you are still reading: cellulose is the most common organic compound found on planet Earth. Think about that next time you are about to buy a sponge for more than a buck.

[@justron1234]

Brains and craftsmanship , very well done. I guess that's why craftsmen make $35.00 hour and English majors make $10.00 an hour.

[@pocket83]

+Ron Leard Thanks. I guess that a well-trained anything should have a wide range of application. The finer our point, the easier it breaks, right?

[@TheMrAndyn0v2]

+Ron Leard By that logic, criminal layers are the best kind of people.

[@cartbart1]

35 an hour? Most make 100 plus

[@spectrallegend25]

+cartbart1 A person who makes 35 an hour makes about 72000 a year if they work 8 hours a day, every day, for every week in the year. That's a lot of money a year.

[@cartbart1]

GradamDoesStuff Don't know about you but some of us only take a 40 hour week five days a week

[@jacksonlefteye]

that annotation at 6:25, i'm dying, god i love youtube

[@johntito6241]

good model with the straws. I never thought of wood grain like that.

[@KernalGohd]

While i dont particularily care about this sort of thing, its still really nifty, and the presentation is well done and informative. Thank you :3

[@geneobrien8907]

One of the best DIY videos! Not just for the clarity and completeness of the instructions but because it was concise; a rarity in DIY's. Thank you.

[@pocket83]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@onlinedebatecamp]

I would really like one of these to sit on my desk at work and confuse my coworkers.

[@Invaeyncible]

Everything you say sounds like you are pissed off and sarcastic. I love it. Mildly agressive woodworking is my new aesthetic

[@KingdededeKingdedede]

i like sticking sharp tools in holes, and this video helped me with this hobby! thanks!

[@oscarascal]

Nice video, I might subscribe. But what amazes me the most is your attitude in the comment section and the way you write in arguments, you truly know how to make a point. I strongly respect this

[@n8guy]

Your annotations literally made me laugh out loud. Awesome. And the ending was hilarious, too - keep it up! Also, this is by far the best analogy/illustration I've heard for wood grain. I think you should pull that part into its own video - ultra helpful.

[@kennyeast2539]

I'll be honest, I pulled up the description to see the unsafe explanation... Love the description

[@TheShorebird]

Pretty neat. Good explanation about wood grain with the straws.

[@kevinelmore1484]

Clickbait or not, I came here to see a pinball in a wooden cube, and I got what was promised. Thumbs up.

[@gimperdaniel]

recording these videos must be a pain. you are always giving us a good angle. thanks for making them.

[@pocket83]

Thank you for the appreciation!

[@timokomulainen]

A straight-forward tutorial with a good dose of personality. Great job! Try not to mind whatever negativity breeds here. Getting hung-up drains your time and energy, which, judging by your output, is too precious to waste.

[@pocket83]

Thank you.

[@plumberman4u]

Great video, but not enogh technical info on removing the ball.

[@michaelmyers8930]

That made me laugh too. :) Here we are expecting another long process, and well, nope. The guy has a sense of humor.

[@aveexcaliburfx9022]

hahahahaha

[@bmfilmnut]

Pretty neat! I have a suggestion that might allow you to insert a ball that is even larger in relation to the holes in the wood. I learned this technique about 45 years ago when was young and worked in a machine shop that manufactured small compressors. The problem was to install sleeves onto pistons or sleeves into cylinders that were too tight to simply ram them in with a press. What we did was give a few seconds blast on the parts that we wanted to shrink using a regular CO2 fire extinguisher. We would wait a minute or so for the cold to spread evenly through the parts to be shrunk and then they could very easily be assembled. As the parts warmed up to room temperature, they expanded and locked the pieces together. In this project, it might be interesting to blast the pinball with CO2 or simply put it in a freezer for a couple hours. That should cause it to shrink enough to make it possible to insert into holes in the wood block that you couldn't force it into otherwise. I am an advanced woodworker myself and I can see that you understand the properties of wood. (Many new woodworkers don't!) As you know, wood expands across the grain with moisture which is the property that you are exploiting here. That's why, for example, all-wood doors are almost always of frame & panel construction. Contrary to what many people think, that's not for looks although it does look nice. Without frame & panel construction, doors would swell and get stuck closed when humidity rose or be too loose when the air was dry. Metal, on the other hand, expands or contracts in all directions with changing temperature. By exploiting both those principles, you may be able to make a block & ball that seems to be even more impossible.

[@pocket83]

That was an interesting read, but please understand that with respect to this project, even drastic temperature changes help very little. The strategic addition of heat to places where incredibly small expansions are necessary does make a difference in certain tight-tolerance situations, but consider the size discrepancy between the pinball and the hole we want to stuff it in: The 1.06" ball is being pressed into a 0.875" hole, so the hole is only around 83% the size of the ball. We need a seriously drastic change, and no amount of exploiting contractive properties will accomplish this. I've done the math before here in the comments, and so have other commenters, using the rules for thermal expansion (contraction in this case) and assuming that the pinball is mostly iron- and even if all of the heat were removed (to absolute zero), it wouldn't shrink even a percent. It's surprising. I'm amazed at how many people have assumed that this trick should work, but I just don't think they have really thought about it that much; if metal did change size by +/- 17%, imagine what things would do when temperatures changed: soda cans would rupture, doors would jam, rivets would pop out, boat hulls would buckle, windshields would crack in their frames, and so on. Sorry to be long winded, but I would like to add that I do not wish to diminish the importance (or relevance) of thermal expansions, with respect to much of engineering. Although the changes are small, even small percentages are amplified in effect when size is increased. When I was a roofing/siding guy, I once replaced a bunch of 20' pieces of custom fascia that kept blowing down. The cause? You tell me... every place that there was a nail had a 3/8" slot that was parallel to the fascia's length, so the nails no longer held them in place. 3/8 = 0.375; 20ft = 240 inches; 0.375 / 240 = *0.0016* This is a crude way to determine the thermal expansion for aluminum, but just as a quick idea, you can see that it is a very small percentage of the whole.

[@jao2312]

pocket83 Pinballs are steel.

[@pocket83]

jao hernandez Steel is over 98% iron.

[@jao2312]

pocket83 PInballs are steel.

[@floodo1]

Yes you need the water to get the 17%, but perhaps with temperature changes you could get 18% ... that IS better! Anyway, thanks for the sweet video ... definitely going to have my dad make me one of these !

[@tomar3]

My high school wood working teacher taught me this when I was about 13. I'd finished my project earlier than the rest of the class and to keep me busy he taught me the secret to the ball in wood he kept on his desk. Naturally I then spilled the beans to all of my friends and the secret was ruined however I'm sure my teacher would have known that was going to happen and allowed it to in the name of educating young people on the properties of wood. I liked this video a lot. Brought back some good memories of school. I'd recommend to anyone thinking of making this to hollow out the centre with a Dremel or something to allow the ball some extra play. I also like your attitude with regards to people commenting. Keep up the good work.

[@kden2416]

I like the way you get it out.

[@johnbivins]

Thanks for a cool video ;this will be added to our summer project for me and my Son's

[@TheUnlocked]

I was going to subscribe, until I read your comments. Instead, I liked this video and subscribed. Your awesome personality forced my hand. ;)

[@pineapplepenumbra]

Why would you cut the poor cube and take the pinball out? It was happy in there.

[@TooSlowTube]

Agreed. I hate unhappy endings :( I was enjoying it, until the senseless murder of that poor innocent cube.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

+TooSlowTube, I can't see your comment, so can't thumb it up, but would if I could :-)

[@johnbates2709]

Great to watch and also to see how much care you take to do things properly. Thank you.

[@OgYukon]

I love that you shut down people from making stupid comments by already answering them in the description.

[@SQUIZZLER24]

I just stumbled across this video by coincidence as I was mooching around and generally being unproductive. Little did I know I was about to walk into one of the greatest KZbin shitstorms of all time, complete with grown men arguing like know-it-all teenagers, pseudo-intellectualism and amateur psychology thrown about to distract, annoy and generally make the affair seem far smarter than it is, off-the-charts arrogance, possibly the easiest, most burning troll bait I have ever seen and some hilariously poor grammar skills to top it all off. I don't know if you're using the table saw correctly or not. To be honest, I don't even care. But god damn, this was a good read. Hell, I didn't even watch the video because the comments - or rather, the ridiculous personalities making them - were far more entertaining. And it's been going on for TWO YEARS. Bravo, ladies and gentlemen on both sides. This is truly a masterpiece of petty bullshit.

[@pocket83]

As it stands, I, being the creator of this video, am typically situated near the center of the "shitstorm" about which you are generalizing. I am flattered that you have found such value in my responses, and I am sorry to reply that I have found none in yours. Also, using the phrase, "pseudo-intellectualism" automatically undermines your argument (even though you didn't really make one of any substance), and further, it firmly establishes you as a douche. Congratulations on your continued unproductivity.

[@SQUIZZLER24]

Thanks, I do try.

[@dmithsmith5880]

Thanks for warning me of the serious dangers of this forceful wood manipulation. I thought I may be able to handle it, honestly I almost threw all caution to the wind and damn near took it on alone. Then it hit me and I thought to myself "better to play it safe and leave it to the pro's". I have children for Christ sakes.

[@shishi6201]

Much respect for calling out the irritating, unfunny, unoriginal shitfest that is the comments.

[@siddmohanty6116]

Dude no joke, I liked your video, then read the description, because that is always literary gold right there, and tried to like the video again because of it. Keep up the good work; I really enjoy your videos!

[@dranorter]

"You want to know the secret, huh!? Well you'll have to sit through this woodworking lesson first!" Well done. I may have actually learned some woodworking.

[@verarelerford8360]

It came out good you did a nice job and watching the video was awesome good job

[@verarelerford8360]

Thank you for your likes

[@strykr_killr]

1:14 That made my day. Thank you. I really needed that.

[@YetiUprising]

"Do it exactly like this, kids." "Play with saws without parental supervision." "Just tell them 'It's alright I saw it on KZbin!'."

[@JerryAulenbach]

I love the way you handle all the boneheaded comments. Really impressed with your work, too. Keep it up!

[@davidnobles162]

Well done! I almost never comment, but these comments are just ridiculous, some people need to get a life. I appreciate your sense of humor when dealing with these comments. I'm not sure if I'll have time to build this anytime soon, but I really like this project, thanks for sharing!

[@pocket83]

Thanks. I think that is the case with most normal and/or decent people- they rarely comment. Here we see the bilge-rats of the internet; this is a novelty video, and it brings out the worst. My usual viewers are very nice to me, and I rarely resort to sarcasm or other nastiness. But the worst comments come from that trapped-ring puzzle vid... I'm thinking about deleting it.

[@werebetryin]

haha, that description though. I like it

[@NorCalNBK]

I watched this video without sound because I was listening to music and man, I gotta say, your annotations are priceless!

[@kraz4155]

That description is one of the most hilarious thing i have ever read.

[@fakjbf]

Your description section is hilarious

[@conniemintzas6462]

very smart, and the demo on how you can split wood shown with a bundle of straws is a very good way of demonstrating this

[@kirstindeweese8369]

This was cool! I liked the straw bundle bit since it made it clear to me who does not work with shop tools. But I understand science so thank you. Some people get hung up on a physical trait and attack--this is sad because you have something to say that others enjoy seeing or listening to. I would say most people enjoy it and there's always a few trolls, dullards and idiots. So forget them if they can't take a joke. Thanks for posting!

[@Pikminchick]

How the fuck did I get here from watching red vs blue. But still cool.

[@silencer775]

lmao! I was watching Windborne from steam lmfao!!!

[@finpottuxzi4710]

i was watching Deataifications Mielipidekysymys 2,0 Bronyt

[@Kev98213]

Finpottuxz I I was watching a mexican youtuber playing Pokemon. Now thats fucking weird.

[@Dread_Naught_But_The_Dark]

I was watching a demo for a guitar amplifier... So I'm not the only one who got here this way?

[@reggiehammond7233]

I was watching some dude repair a guitar. HAHAHHAHA

[@rickreece1696]

Fantastic video! Been a carpenter for 40 years. Loved it!

[@VeshNH]

"I was going to subscribe, until I read your comments. Instead, I..." That paragraph alone made my day. Good project and great description!

[@lionelinx7]

Who read the description, this guy's a part time craftsman but a full time savage

[@iivvrryy]

Dude, first of all your woodworking is amazing, and second of all I love your sarcastic attitude and witty comments. You've got a for sure sub from me man! :)

[@kickflipcolin]

this is a meme in my second period class now... everyone says "this is one of my favorites"

[@pocket83]

;)

[@kickflipcolin]

+pocket83 this is one of my favorites

[@ron7308]

When you got the pin ball out at the end I was like wow how can you just destroy such a fine piece of craftsmanship t.t

[@TheBobhyp]

Thank you so much for demonstrating how the ball gets into the wooden cube. This is a truly good, informative video. Had I not stumbled on this video, I would have been wondering how that ball got inside. I will not duplicate this, but is interesting to see how it's done.

[@AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

That was cool!! always wondered how that was done....

[@probusexcogitatoris736]

Pushing a ball into a tight small hole... Hmmm, where have I seen that before?

[@HappyScamper]

I'm not sure.

[@rkmania487]

Golf?

[@probusexcogitatoris736]

RkGreekMania john Yeah, that must be it. A three hole course :D

[@user-t8gxkfin7n]

Probus Excogitatoris pomhub?

[@havefaith96]

Probus Excogitatoris freak that bitch out den tone!

[@JoeShopper]

Dude. I fickin love your videos. They should be boring, but they are not in the slightest. I know that I will never make any of the stuff you do, but your videos are still somehow addictive. It's just your personality I guess. Thanks a ton for taking the time to make these!

[@AFTLiveStream]

Nice job man. You got a new sub

[@Trophonix]

+John Losee prntscr.com/8rc29w It would appear that is not the case

[@Trophonix]

Jesus Christ Honestly, I don't think it matters what anyone says about him since he has been right in every argument people have started with him lol

[@Alybee.cosplay]

+Trophonix ikr

[@kayleemole7560]

+Harvey Harvey thanks

[@SuperLordHawHaw]

I liked the video because he gets sick of stupid comments too

[@ujayet]

You are a pro! not just wood working.. but quality and creativity is what I see here, you must be a workshop instructor.

[@Atlessa]

You know you've been on the internet for too long when you expect eggs to be thrown at the darn thing halfway through the video, and things going rapidly downhill from there...

[@inwencja2009]

+Atl essa HowToBasic

[@noelhowick223]

HOWTOBASIC!! :D

[@inwencja2009]

zzz

[@phuturephunk]

+Atl essa Oh the many gifts of How to Basic.

[@inwencja2009]

zzz

[@FateOfAll]

nice work i had a feeling you were gonna do that a the end. I was like "nooooooooo the craftsmanshippppp " lol. thx for the vid

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

Magic, I never would have guessed that is how you did it. Excellent voice over too. Unlike a lot of instructional videos, you had everything ready and the camera angle and focus correct. A few could learn from you. Good luck.

[@chrisjackson3749]

The description might be better than the video...haha. Awesome.

[@taifuhime]

Lmfao. I love the sarcastic ass title, description, and annotations throughout the video. Thanks for the good laugh.

[@randyporter3491]

Cool video ! I’m amazed that pushing the ball in, doesn’t stretch and slightly deform that entry hole. But, apparently re-soaking fixes that. Thx for sharing !

[@99ChevySilverado]

KZbin recommended is crazy man I swear

[@milwaukeejohnson906]

The noise when you're rounding the edges is so cute lol

[@oneofthesixbillion]

So much wealth in this video, all the way to your description. I love the wording you applied to of one of my pet peeves in life, the thoughts that some people allow their selves not only to entertain but to actually speak or write: "comment sections tend towards a natural regression to the literary equivalent of somewhere around a stadium bathroom stall".

[@RSLtreecare]

Very nice...

[@ErnstMoribund]

very interesting video, thank you. How is the "slow drying" achived? Do wrap the wood in damp cloth or something like that?

[@pocket83]

I just meant that you shouldn't try to speed up the drying. For example, don't fan it dry, or put it in the sunlight (or the oven). Fast drying may change the shape of the wood unevenly, and the stress could crack it. Just put it on a cloth and let it slowly air-dry, and then rotate it periodically. Give it a week; if it didn't crack by then, it won't. Woodworking projects usually take some patience ;)

[@demency2741]

That's a clever, excellent project! A really cool idea, well executed. Thank you for the demonstration video!

[@ManKeh]

This week in KZbin’s random recommendations !!

[@SeanFerree]

Right! Same here 😁

[@ClearBrookExotics]

That was really cool. And scientific too. Thanks for the upload!

[@pocket83]

Thank you!

[@robertsindieadventure743]

As soon as I saw you on the table saw, I was like, This is going to get the haters all riled up! I worked in a cabinet shop for awhile and various other places using a table saw and I got so sick of listening to the hacks bitch me out for not using their stupid little push sticks. They'd argue themselves blue in the face that it was "Safe", yet I watched them slip or jump the material with them multiple times. Luckily I never had to watch any of them lose their fingers. Honestly, to this day, I still stand by the fact that having your hand on the fence and being in full control of that hand is the way safer than those damn wimp sticks. They only offer a false sense of security

[@pocket83]

That cut was still not very good form. This cut should've been avoided, or done with a clamp and sled setup. But I agree that push sticks here would be stupid.

[@rivahkillah]

I liked it because of the write up in the description

[@VRichardsn]

Likewise. His writing style demonstrates knowledge behind the arrogance. Althought it is spelled "lies", not "lays",@pocket83

[@pocket83]

Nice catch. Although such pedanticism is more telling of arrogance than good writing is. Oh, and it looks as though you've accidentally capitalized and misspelled a word there. To be honest, I'm not quite sure that your point is entirely correct; the lay/lie forms can be difficult to diagnose, and this case feels a bit ambiguous to me.

[@nopushbutton]

pocket83 lay is transitive, lie is intransitive. no real ambiguity to it. but no one really cares except nerds

[@VRichardsn]

pocket83 I welcome the correction! Indeed that comma was out of place; it has now been replaced by a point, as intended. And I assure you, only good intentions drove me to write my previous comment; since you appear determined in your quest to perfect whatever you choose to pursue, I just thought of helping you out a little in that tiny matter.

[@pocket83]

I think I may change it to _rests_.

[@rogerlangseth7280]

Just wanted to say thank you for a good video. Excellent idea and had a good time with my family while making this. I made 3x of this "pinball in a cube" from beech-wood (spelling?) and it worked out fine. Difference was mostly that i let it soak for 48+ hours in cold water, then an hour in hot water at the end. Let them dry for over a week in my garage after the pinballs were inserted, well away from any sun, and came away with no splitting of the wood as far as i can tell. Am in the process of putting a clear laquer on them at the moment and even my son commented on how the wood "came alive" while we were putting on the first layer, it really makes a huge difference! Going to give one of these to a friend of mine who always solves all kinds of puzzle-things and see how long it will take him to get the ball out of it ;) Again, thank you and keep up the good work.

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

What an interesting video, and very informative. Thanks! I really enjoyed watching it. And I didn't find you rude, and your personality seems really quite nice. Can't imagine what some of your commenters are talking about.

[@pocket83]

Thanks. They usually have only petty grievances. For example, a usual "discussion" starts by telling me how disgusting my fingernails are. I then respond with my usual wit. They expect that I should kowtow to them for their service, but I don't. Next, they call me arrogant, and I up the dosage of sarcasm. It's a nasty cycle. I am seldom rude to reasonable or articulate commenters- even if I disagree with their points. Unless their critiques are just nit-picks (which I will admit, do become tedious). Eh, I'm only human. Sorry for the bad vibes. I truly hope I am nice; after a few thousand times being called a certain profanity, one begins to wonder.

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

I bet you smell bad, too. ;-)

[@rafaelramirez8520]

+pocket83 I like your fingernails *no sarcasm whatsoever*

[@Blastodionl337]

This was amazing, the video was cool, but the comment section...xD. That was about 30 minutes of people being...well, bored. So they act like trolls, and try to insult the maker of this video and others. But, pocket83, I give you props for not "feeding the trolls" and responding to the comment correctly. lol

[@jackmillard6407]

Reading that description increased my respect for you tenfold. You say it like it is and do not hide your intentions. Unfortunately, thanks to stigmas to certain words or phrases generated by society, what was intended as the simple, blunt truth comes off as offensive to those... simpler minded people, for want of a better term. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@Macc_]

Reading the description, I like the cut of your jib. And the cut of that cube.

[@EridanAmpora311]

oh man this is hella cool one day ill do this one day

[@JustAnotherDude663]

I just love your video description ! So awesome ! Good on you for moderating the way you do and raising the level of the discussion. Makes it much more pleasant to read.

[@PurpleLionRs]

I'm reading the f.a.q and 2 things came to mind. When you was talking bout likes and dislikes I thought you would have way more dislikes than you have. And when you was talking about your fingernails I'm thinking what dude gives a fuck about another mans fingernail.

[@invaderfrombeyond]

1. Your grammar needs work. 2. The internet cares about his nails, the internet cares about everyone's nails.

[@chuckphilpot7756]

Nice calipers, I prefer my mitutoyos but the starrett digitals are great as well. Very well made tool

[@gradyking4739]

I honestly have no idea why everyone thinks so poorly of you! You're perfectly fine.

[@keejlhord]

so whats the purpose in my life for having a pinball inside a wooden box?

[@pocket83]

It has about the same reason for being as a bat-shaped boomerang with razor edges, but you have a whole belt full of those, don't you? What if one actually came back for once, and you tried to catch it? And at least my knick-knacks don't pose a risk to children. Also, vigilantism is illegal, so I hope KZbin traces you back to your stupid guano cave. Just because you have tons of money, you think you can decide what justice is? I don't think so. You are a masked menace, and I will eventually destroy you and this city, once my hypno-puzzle box is finally completed. Oh, and everybody knows that those aren't your _real_ chest muscles. It just looks lame.

[@keejlhord]

in my world its legal, in youre case its useless.

[@pocket83]

batman Holy unimpressive superheroes, Batman. It's the "dim knight!" I can see that you are definitely not the one it needs right now. I could do this all day, but I have stuff to do. Go ask Alfred to explain the different forms of "your" to you.

[@YuukiLex]

pocket83 da faq man? thats just rude.

[@hang3xc1]

It's just cool. Showing it to others and have them try and figure out how it was done etc, but if you seriously can't see that and understand it without someone explaining it to you, then you should hang up your cape, as you certainly don't have the deductive reasoning skills that would be necessary of a heroic crimefighter

[@MaskofPoesy]

6:24 I'd never have imagined or laughed if you haven't stated in your annotations there

[@pocket83]

I guess it's like the Oracle said: "what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?"

[@0Architectdude0]

One of my favorite KZbin videos of all time

[@Mr.Tahkos]

1:42, Hasselhoff?

[@BassForever44]

HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@doylehargreaves5057]

This was a good video to watch on a rainy Saturday morning. You should have shown the finished piece! The ending was good.

[@apathyboy]

I cut the cube just like it said to in the video and accidentally gave myself a vasectomy. 0/10 project is not safe!

[@pocket83]

Probably for the best- at least now you won't have to worry yourself with the safety of your kids.

[@AtlasReburdened]

I was going to shamelessly watch and leave without interaction, but then I saw you ripping idiots a new one in the description. If I could give two thumbs up.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

The dude is straight up savage.

[@someonestupid9507]

I like the ending... I made this and then watched your video. I showed the cube to my friend and she sat there for an hour trying to get the marble out. Finally I just broke it open for her. Simple.

[@CrocoDeluxe]

Why is everyone so angry its just a good vid subscribed and liked

[@lar7905]

Alwin Molenaar Lot of ignorant people who don't know they're ignorant people who will try to top my response or yours. I substituted the word people for expletives deleted so I wouldn't get edited. LOL

[@eneyel88]

Am i the only one who didn't realize/care about his fingernails? Or am i the only one actually watching the video?

[@brianriff8550]

I personally loved the way you ended the video. Remarkably funny little bait-and-switch humor there.

[@CodeFoxAus]

Who needs fingers anyway! LOL

[@BrendaPatten1977]

I'm amused at all the negative, insulting, and threatening comments on this video. pocket83 is a skillful woodworker, and an intelligent person. He says nothing on the video to get anyone riled up. I get that he didn't use safety precautions, but it's not as if everybody is so stupid that they can't figure out for themselves whether they need to use them or not. Everywhere it is drilled into our heads to wear goggles, gloves, masks, push sticks, push blocks, ad infinitum! As far as children watching the video and then going to their parent's shop to cut their little fingers off--what parent leaves their dangerous shop available to small children? One of the most tyrannical elements of our time is the government, teachers, and busy bodies trying to make sure everybody is "safe." It's become illegal to do dangerous or stupid things. Some people who think they are special and know everything assume everybody else is a moron who needs their help because they can't think for themselves. I could continue on with my rant about those who threaten to report the channel to KZbin for various "violations" of policy, and those who are rude apparently for the sake of being rude. But really, I think people are just using the whole thing as a way to prove how witty they are and vent to someone other than the real people in their lives. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for the entertainment factor of responding to all the criticisms. I liked the video and enjoyed reading your comments. Have a great day.

[@pocket83]

I think one of your points really hit the nail on the head- people must vent. I fit the profile for the perfect target: faceless, direct, and confident. I think these are perceived as: not a real person, mean, and arrogant. I honestly understand the need for displacement; we live in a frustrating world that is filled with things that we are prevented from speaking out on, usually to preserve the interests of social convention. People are not so bold and nasty to me in my real life, and none of these comments would have been made to me if that person were in my garage and given the opportunity. The thing that I don't understand is the common thread that seems to run through nearly every (argumentative) comment: the attempt of the commenter to appeal to "common sense," or "logic." Formal logic is rarely in favor of the person who moves on her own intuition, so "common sense" is flawed. I wish people would start to see that in their comments, before they make their sweeping generalizations about what _feels_ right. Justice is not so easy when you honestly _think_ about it.

[@BrendaPatten1977]

pocket83 I'm an intuitive woman whose husband was the first person at his college to ever have a perfect score in logic class. When he used to remind me of this in an argument, I would ask how he knew the premise of logic was correct. He never had an answer--maybe because I was too illogical to understand it even if there was one. It's interesting to me that some people are very emotional about their logic. Indeed, justice is a complicated issue. I doubt mankind will ever figure it out.

[@thomasvail7594]

Aviation Nation It's not crazy you fool. It is a most very clever minded response, a true checkmate. You see a logically minder person has a harder time answering it the more his mind is trained to think logically and not otherwise. Since the legitimacy of logic is in question, logic cannot be used to validate it. Being such a general and philosophical question as it is, it becomes very hard to answer without logic. I think your simple minded :P lol.. it is after all just logic..

[@frodobaggins2328]

Thomas Vail Wow, I totally thought of quantum mechanics when you were speaking. Why? How the hell am I supposed to know, I know little of the subject itself. (Note to self, research quantum mechanics.)

[@thomasvail7594]

Frodo Baggins Huh, that's really weird, my two biggest interests are quantum mechanics and psychic phenomenons, mainly remote viewing. No fuckin' joke.

[@HorseBudgetHero]

I thought the "How to remove pinball" method was going to be a lot more in depth, kind of made me chuckle. Good Video!!! I like how you explained the details on the router table, could have saved some people some fingers!

[@jimjamsim]

I honestly had no 'impure' thoughts until you brought it up. XD

[@Iliek]

The only danger here is in wasting your time watching.

[@pocket83]

Oh, I'm sorry, did my silly video interrupt the completion of your doctoral thesis? You must have tripped, fell, and landed on KZbin watching puzzle videos.

[@kayliexanthia5171]

pocket83 You talk and sound exactly like L from Death Note.

[@animefreak2099]

demario foster I think he sounds more like Jelal from fairytail but does indeed talk like L. Nice call

[@eckard9597]

demario foster I agree

[@MegaMark0000]

pocket83 This is not a puzzle video. Its a lesson in wood working. Smart ass

[@stenlyspa1325]

wow! thanks so much for sharing this secret!!! good luck with your work!!!

[@slamdvw]

I gave it a like just for the comments and description! (( but seriously, pretty neat - thanks for sharing. ))

[@highball1415]

Lets be honest, how many did you break trying to get the ball in?

[@johnyradio2]

Wow, the straw analogy was awesome. First time I really understood wood grain. Also, I applaud your moderation policy.