Prize winners, a booby prize and why the USB power supply went bang.

[@DryLog420]

I can remember as a kid, my father and I used to connect low voltage polatized capacitors directly across mains (120v here in Canada) and switch then on just to enjoy the violent pop. We also experimented with 12v automotive bulbs, LEDs, and various other components across mains voltage. Always a good time when you get to blow stuff up. I recently rewound a microwave transformer to provide low voltage/high current. My neighbour had a blast watching my melt nails and screws while wearing a welding helmet. He must have thought I was crazy. Love your channel Clive, keep it up!!

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

I am already a winner, I get the wonderful privilege of watching your videos.

[@8bpspfreak2]

The red and purple one has not been chosen that often because it is waaaay too obvious^^ Pink stuff exploding or failing miserably is one of your specialities! (especially in a warm-white-LED-lit room at less than average room temperature)

[@cebruthius]

Green was dead center in the frame :)

[@BrightSpark]

Indeed it was, tho it might just have been a coincidence.

[@clynesnowtail1257]

I was gonna say this. Looking back, it was obvious even though I picked orange at the time.

[@markkeilys]

and it means go/good/safe so it was the obvious choice to make blow up.

[@Anaerin]

Yup. That's the reason. It was fairly obvious you were going to record the next video directly afterwards, and so it would make sense to ensure the failing one was going to be in center frame.

[@Nvenom8.]

Also significant: Green and Yellow were the only two we couldn't see the sides of at all. If he were trying to hide marks from opening it, that would be the best position.

[@ethanbowering9944]

Also sending the cheater trash lmao. I can smell their salty tears from here

[@opticbound1]

I think the fact that the green power supply was in the center of the screen had an impact on voting

[@urbanweekendwarrior7238]

I work for a website which won't be named, and one of our tweaks to encourage a certain subscription plan was to put that option in the center of the options list (pre-selected as well, but that isn't applicable here). Needless to say it made a statistically significant improvement- not a game changing move for sure, but certainly worth the tiny effort it took.

[@ColtaineCrows]

Whenever I find some site pre-selects something for me, I leave that site, block it entirely and never go back. That's almost as bad as auto-playing videos with sound in my mind.

[@OhannesKamerKoseyan]

Did the script count the comments after the reveal video was released?

[@Loscha]

I didn't win a prize, but I feel like a winner every time Clive blows something up! I can't support too much, but I surely get my Patreon's money's worth! THANK YOU, CLIVE!

[@zx8401ztv]

LOL I love that prize for the cheeter Clive :-D Brilliant :-D

[@jordandurham8951]

i chose green because all the best things are green: trains, cars, bikes, trees, grass, water...

[@rambi1072]

Water?

[@jordandurham8951]

the waters of the english channel, at dusk, a deep blue/turquoise/green.

[@jordandurham8951]

or the water of chicago on st patricks day!

[@rambi1072]

Jordan Durham Ah, I see.

[@WaltonPete]

Or a rancid, stagnant, weed filled pond! 😉

[@piratapan]

Where can I buy the screw driver?

[@AgentOffice]

How do you change the Chinese hygrometer to Fahrenheit

[@MichaelBeeny]

Ahhh Parma Violets. The memories. I love them . Sadly only available from British import shops here in New Zealand at silly prices. Almost worth returning to UK to live (ALMOST!)

[@vespidpants]

The power cord connecting to the power bar that had the green one was stained, so can infer that it was a junker that could be ruined without feeling like it was a waste, so booby trapped unit was obviously on that bar. Magenta charger was brought to attention, safe to assume misdirection. The middle position on that power bar wouldn't "feel random" when setting it up (if you will excuse the scare quotes) so the only candidate was the green one. Now, what you should have done was have all of them explode except the magenta one. How many people picked that outcome? Why didn't I enter and pick the every one but magenta outcome myself?

[@iCach0]

there was something subliminal you did that I did pick up: when you where listing the colors and hovering your finger over the PSUs, you started with an even rhythm, but when you got to the green one you took your finger off of it much faster. it wasn't so noticeable at first because the blue one was a little fast too, but if you watch it a couple of times you'll see that it looks like your finger starts burning when it gets to the green one

[@vanhakaveri]

Where can I buy that screwdriver?

[@regpollock9403]

I am having trouble finding that screwdriver. No matter our Postal system is having labour issues. So no mail.

[@160rpm]

will the prices also go bang?

[@muh1h1]

Funny thing is, i was going to say green too, because it was the first thing that came to my mind, but i said orange because i saw everyone else picking green in the comments...

[@leedaniel2002]

I did the same thing but I changed my answer to yellow

[@vgamesx1]

Yeah, I was just about to pick green too, but went yellow instead... I was looking for hints in the video, so my thinking was "well the package of the screwdriver is yellow thus 1+1=2 right?" Seemed like a good guess.

[@g8xft]

I missed the explosion. Is there a link to it?

[@steviecandtheplace2b]

as i said in a comment on the previous video, you did that thing in your voice that you said green faster than the other colors, like when Derren Brown can tell which cup the street magician/hustler has put the ball under or what card has been marked etc.

[@SwordQuake2]

Where is the video in which you make the RGB controller?

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's a kit I sell, but I have also used them to test soldering stations by building them.

[@SwordQuake2]

Senpai has noticed me. Fuck yeah. :D Anyway thanks for the reply.

[@Zapp3012]

I thought the postal restrictions only applied to Lithium batteries. The Royal Mail website says Zinc and Alkaline are fine if they are in a retail pack, and surround by a layer of bubble wrap.

[@bigclivedotcom]

The post office seems to have a blanket ban here. Possibly because all the stuff tends to fly to the mainland.

[@Zapp3012]

bigclivedotcom I sometimes have the same problem here in Northern Ireland.

[@mattcysiewski111]

you did some of the installations (or the software ) for Disney? - referencing to the rgb controller that you mentioned

[@bigclivedotcom]

I installed the lighting on some of the rides and attractions in the French park and also supplied control modules for the other parks.

[@Taulksik]

where do you get your screwdrivers?

[@Hasitier]

I would also like to know where to get one and how the Name and Model of this screwdrivers is

[@Taulksik]

+Michael Bernhardt found it at poundland www.poundland.co.uk/tommy-walsh-mini-screwdriver-set

[@Hasitier]

+justin slater ok i found it. Thanks

[@simplylinn]

Hey bigclive! I just went to your homepage and noted that the design is... Well, a bit last century (millennia even). It's probably intentional and you take pride in having made it all by yourself, which is awesome! Keep it up in that case! I actually like the minimalist and retro feel, it quite suits you. But in the event that you'd rather have a page that's a bit more modern I could redesign it from scratch to your liking. Just let me know!

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's deliberately been kept as minimalist as possible to allow use on older or lower power computers with bad connections to the 'net. If you compare speeds you'll see that my website loads on all platforms almost instantly and is completely zoomable and scrollable.

[@PinBallReviewerRepairs]

AAaaawwwww I want the LED tester thing and I can always use more LEDs. xD I would make my own but I am to busy making a full sized pinball machine. xD

[@locouk]

The cheapo USB power plugs, have you thought of modding them to make a fancy plug in light?

[@bigclivedotcom]

I was thinking that as I pondered the neat case.

[@TheMoltenOre]

You sorta gestured in the direction of the green one when you were talking about it.

[@youngengineer6697]

I would still take the blown up power supply, just sign it.

[@jimmymclemore9807]

Same! Nice keepsake!

[@andywood2012]

its art in my opinion too, I would mount it in a glass case. What a shame he threw part of it away, it would of been part of a priceless collection.

[@mikee.742]

+Andy Wood lol Well I have a feeling you can buy some similar art on ebay.

[@jimmymclemore9807]

Mike evans But not a genuine Clive Mitchell!

[@wilhobbs207]

I picked the magenta/pink one because you were pointing to it in the thumbnail. I thought it might be a hint. Would the nixie light work in North America?

[@bigclivedotcom]

There's a proejct video for it and PCB layouts on my website at bigclive.com . It can be adapted for 120V use with a resistor change.

[@wilhobbs207]

Ok... thanks.

[@syrupfeeling4617]

what type of lunch do you buy for $3, you do great work, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@bigclivedotcom]

A pot noodle and a banana. Total luxury.

[@lfpi07]

You should buy a couple of those screwdrivers and make them available on your shop (with a modest markup) for those of us who don't have Poundland (i.e. me in Australia!). :)

[@kiloohm]

I chose green because I felt that you pointed at it a millisecond longer than the others, a poker tell in a way.

[@robputt]

Hey +bigclivedotcom, How can we send it bits and bobs for you to poke / explode and review on your channel? Best Regards, Rob

[@bigclivedotcom]

At the moment I'm not really accepting stuff as I have a veritable mountain of electronic crap to dig into here.

[@ChrisCooper312]

I didn't choose, but if I had I think I'd have avoided Pink too since it would have been too obvious a choice. Basically, we knew that you expect us to choose Pink, so we knew that you'd choose another colour.

[@mmmhorsesteaks]

Haha I expected a double bluff of sorts ;-)

[@alexhill4816]

i swear the green plug was a 1 or 2mm smaller than the others but could just be the camera angle

[@TheFlacker99]

I suppose green was picked the most because it is the most sensitive color your eye can pick up.

[@SeanBZA]

Patreon accepts Paypal as a method, so you can use that. To send a 9V battery simply find the cheapest 99p 830 style meter and send to the winners. Will be a meter to blow up along with a PP3 battery that makes it through the post as well.

[@Dennizon1]

First prize, a USB toadstool light. Second prize, two USB toadstool lights.

[@WillEvans_]

Anybody know where I can get my hands on one of them screwdrivers? Can't find anything on eBay!

[@lillydoye7418]

I believe they are from Poundland.

[@eleanorhathaway927]

even better set on ebuyer www.ebuyer.com/366059-xenta-30-piece-precision-toolkit-ht0279

[@darren100880]

www.poundland.co.uk/tommy-walsh-mini-screwdriver-set

[@WillEvans_]

Brilliant. Thanks all for your help.

[@heyarno]

I caught myself searching for "pink led of death" on ebay a few nights ago.

[@Zandraccoon]

If you sort them the way they where in the video you get a curve. I picked red because I thought it would be the least picked.

[@jam99]

Clive, what rule makes you think you cannot post an alkaline PP3?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Isle of Man. Most mail flies.

[@jam99]

And is your interpretation purely because your new alkaline PP3 would not be in its 'original retail packaging'? Otherwise it would be allowed so long as it is in some cushioning material and the sender's name and address must be written on the outside of the packet. What difference it makes being in its original retail packaging god only knows.

[@kose2ik]

Whether they are winning awards may also explode? :D Good luck thing?

[@Skyliner_369]

with the contest, green was center screen and you thought nobody would choose it

[@matthewmiller6068]

haha yeah, I'd have guessed pink because "pink always blows up". Yep.

[@symetryrtemys2101]

You can't post batteries?!

[@flyfly-gq9gj]

Maybe you can also accept Bitcoin. Great fun those competitions, thanks for doing them

[@wdave6944]

So that I can first in line, NEXT time... I vote Paisely again... and if you'll allow an alternate then red-n-white diagonal stripes from top-left to bottom right (not the other way 'round). Ok? (as an aside, Did anyone else envisage the old man, from scene 23, at the bridge? )

[@adr-richard5581]

yep. Green was center and red is too obvious as in red for danger...

[@willmckeever1210]

Green was front and center of the shot.

[@TheZombywuf]

All other things being equal, people will chose an option just past the middle. It's probably why you chose green.

[@4pThorpy]

It makes sense that statistically you would also have chosen the most chosen one, I think that's it really. I guess green draws people in.

[@pfeerick]

And here I was about to say that Clive needs to send someone the dearly departed USB power supply... AND HE DOES!!!! lol Great prizes (including the booby prize). Keep up the great videos Clive!

[@stili774]

Lol , so if i Sorte Green in capital , the Scrips wouldnt Count it ? :(

[@bigclivedotcom]

in the competition GREEN in any form, mis-spelling and language would have been accepted. The original comment is shown by the software and it selects any entry at random, so I just kept hitting the button until a green comment came up.

[@stili774]

Ah , ok.

[@ericishappy1979]

I only chose green because I like the colour green. Glad I was right!

[@shurdi3]

How do you get a lunch for 3 dollars?

[@Icathiann]

mcdonalds dollar menu

[@davegtar]

I can feed myself for 3 days on $4

[@shurdi3]

Where do you live and what do you do for 4 dollars?

[@davegtar]

shurdi3 Technically Its £3 and Scotland (Hi Clive! :) ). Also none of yer business

[@shurdi3]

But...I wanna know how to eat for 3 days on 3 pounds I'm a student in the Balkans, might help me save up more Rakia money

[@gtametro]

I shall have to place multiple entries in all your competitions then Clive, would love some free Parma Violets.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I may encourage cheating in all future competitions, but with VERY random and unknown prizes. That could include sexy ladies knickers shipped from China.

[@CrabMan574]

+bigclivedotcom hahahahhaha this is why i love your channel so much

[@keithking1985]

There's more landfill for ya!!! Brilliant😂

[@iainmason9034]

I chose green because it was centred in the frame, best for filming (at least that was my thinking).

[@jonathancook4022]

I chose green because of reverse psychology - green normally means safe. So i chose green assuming you were trying to trick me!!

[@gaijintendo]

I voted, and sincerely hoped it would be all...

[@twocvbloke]

Aww, I wanted the blown up PSU, would have mounted & framed it and cherished it a lot more than I do the ontario plate I got from "the farm" back in the day... :P Guess I'll cheat next time!!! :D

[@mmmlinux]

wow, an RGB controller with spectromagic firmware is a pretty sweet prize!

[@thebeststooge]

I chose Green because it is the color used for Go Green and eco stuff so how befitting if it was the one that blew up, lol.

[@ZilinaSK]

Although I didn't submit my guess... I though the Poundland 3-way extension lead would explode :-D

[@GenBloodLust]

Shows me to not watch brand new videos. I never expected a contest

[@yhumixiv]

I just went with green cause I had a green pen next to me. A lucky green pen, apparently.

[@yhumixiv]

Thanks for the competition Clive, keep up the awesome content.

[@un-_-known688]

The battery just has to be disconnected from devices

[@thany3]

Such explosions should be recorded on highspeed.... You don't happen to have a highspeed camera, do you, Mr Clive? :P

[@magnus33john]

Nice touch on the last prize. Ahhh well at least i guessed correctly :)

[@SmileyNerd128]

I almost picked green, but went with yellow instead

[@UndernetSystems]

You should give away more of the stuff that you tear down

[@blackwing88cyper51]

i guess because it was in the middle of the screen and it felt like the green one was being presented to you

[@1marcelfilms]

Get a PO box so we can send stuff

[@GregMcCarthyUK]

sending the cheater the remains....classic! :)

[@JordyValentine]

My heart said blue, but I chose yellow, I guess I should've mixed the two together..

[@jabacon5866]

I believe green was most central.

[@ArlenMoulton2]

i reckon that PSU is still salvageable.

[@bluephreakr]

Not many people expected you to blow up pink for a contest, Clive. They _said_ you would, but that would had made it rigged for your older viewers. That, and being in the centre of the frame helped because our eyes immediately go to the "Safe" zone of a video, or the viewable area if overscan was a thing.

[@sockatume]

Parma violets? Oof. You're a bad man Clive.

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

I was making bread when i played that video. I choose green because I was sure it was it and it was in the center.

[@TheRobertSt]

Darn! No prize for picking the least favorite? Red. Ash, that's my bad luck. Or bad karma, I dunno?

[@StickySli]

Wow! Extra goodies for me :·3 I was one of the winners.

[@simonhopkins3867]

congratulations to all the winners.

[@ArclampSDR]

green was in the middle of the frame

[@sonicdash3818]

damn, and I was really hoping for that light bulb

[@sonicdash3818]

oh well, I am happy for the winners, they are goose guessers

[@SuperLoops]

omg I cant believe someone cheated and said all the colours :o VERY bad person i hope their ashamed of themselves

[@garrymcdonald1288]

Aww c'mon noo big yin! I was taught at skool that cheaters never win! and the most I ever won was a packet of Chewits, now some bampot wins a pack of ParmaViolets just for cheatin'. What has this world come to, or like a dodgy charger have I got my wires crossed? lol Grest channel Clive, plenty of banter, keep it up!

[@Tempheart414]

I want to try some parma violets, never been able to find them in canada. So even the cheater prize would have been okay with me

[@bigclivedotcom]

Just imagine eating a flower dipped in sugar....

[@georgethomasmarriott]

I find they taste more like shampoo, don't ask my why i know that, but i like them anyway!

[@Tempheart414]

Well that sounds odd for sure. But i make it my goal to try everything so i may order some.

[@georgethomasmarriott]

I kinda like them, and they're still in business so other must as well

[@cyclone19692000]

Amazon Canada has Parma Violets $15 for a pack of 6 so you try them and if you find there more ish gorge yourself on em :P

[@UberAlphaSirus]

your doing it wrong clive, you should have added a squid in the package and sent it slooooow mail.

[@arthurschroeder3003]

green, I was right. Now for the Lottery.

[@Barrybados]

I would of entered if it was the sweets up for grab .

[@law-ofohms7815]

Can I win the green dead psu? happy to pay for postage!

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's already gone as a prize....

[@iamstickfigure]

I didn't pick magenta/pink because you seemed unsure of what the color was. If you were unsure of what people should type in the comments, then people couldn't really be picked properly. Some people would say magenta, others would say pink, others would say some other variant. It's of course possible to programmatically select a winner from any of these variations, but I figured that most people aren't programmers, and I wasn't sure if you had programming experience.

[@EyesOnReality]

Its likely 'green' was most picked was because it was centre screen both horizontally and vertically, in that video. Eco Hippies... haahahahahaa., I'll have to remember that one.

[@Tommyinoz1971]

Damn, I should not have picked brown.

[@gregorythomas333]

They say that intelligent people like the color green. Ergo...