The Classroom Series: Why A Bowling Ball Cracks & Who's To Blame!

[@willjames6437]

A cracked ball is a blessing. Every time, I have had one crack, I bought a new one and the wife didn’t say anything! 🤣😂🤣

[@fn6266]

Is that a cracked Storm Sync in the thumbnail? I’ve owned two. They both cracked. Breaks my heart lol

[@rebootnut]

Anytime an old ball cracks, a new ball gets its wings... And flies right into my bag.

[@d3f1anc3]

S+ tier ending lmao 😂 I've got lucky during my lifetime of bowling. Nothing cracked or compromised... Yet. Also storing all of my gear in plastic storage bags to help protect the coverstocks from artifacts. I've invested way too much money into my arsenal in the last year and a half since starting the sport again. No way in hell I'm leaving any of it in my car even overnight lmao.

[@jlewis1998]

A great video Luke on a topic that too many ppl like to argue about. I’ve heard too many times ppl complaining about they will never buy a particular brand of ball because they had one that cracked while never considering that maybe they were the reason. I’ve been bowling since the mid 90s and only had one ball technically crack at the bridge. Currently I own 28 balls across SPI, Brunswick brands, and Motiv and no issues. I consider every ball, even the ones I don’t use, an investment and I take care of my investments. Keep doing what you always do with giving us unbiased honest information we can digest and use. Thank You!

[@aaronspringborn34]

Wow, interesting video but yet very important. Thank you for sharing Luke. I might need to rewatch this because that was a lot of good information. Now I did make the dumb mistake the one time of leaving my ball out in the car in my bag, but one day I was bowling and it cracked after I went down the lane after that I was make sure to bring my bag inside no matter how many days in between Bowling, and none of my bowling balls since then except for wear and tear, sometimes slipping out of my hands or hard down the lane

[@TraumaER]

Only had 2 balls crack in use. The One OG that I bought used and had an idiot drill it wrong. The Messenger TI that cracked at bridge after years of use. The other dozen or so that cracked I put in my parents yard outside lol!

[@josephemory6635]

I never thought about the spider cracks but you are right. My two year old Zen has them, and the ball is about ready for the circular file.

[@PortlandRaiderBowling]

This is 1000% correct! Great insight.

[@brackend1936]

I had 3 balls crack in the past 2 years. 1 because of excessive heat. The other 2 unknown reasons and were replaced by the manufacturer asap. Motiv venom shock, envy tour, and 900 global burner pearl. Also had a Goldie crack many years ago

[@fuzzytattoo]

Having lost many balls to cracking over the last 6 years I agree. Most have been temp controlled, but open. Only time I post em though is to give em a send off like an obituary to an old friend. Saddest losses so far: a US made Pink Widow undrilled as we were shut down for Covid before I drilled it, Statement Solid, loved that ball, 2 separate Storm Fights, and a Street Fight. Those were my favorite classic Storm balls. Have one of each left fingers crossed on those lol.

[@tigertolliver5199]

Great video content, thanks,A friend gave me a ball I took it to get it plugged and re drilled, it literally blew up 😅 so I just threw it away. Pro shop operator didn't charge me for regrilling it. I mean for plugging it up, I tell my bowling associates about what you are saying. I'm always reading up on stuff. They still leaving the ball outside in the hot car in the winter time in the cold and the cold weather so it's up to them. I got plastic bags. I got a couple bowling balls laying around right now. I got to put on some plastic and put them back in the box. Put them in the closet where it's dark. I just have one ball that was on the carpet and I woke up one day. It was cracked all the way around so I threw it away. Now I just storm in the boxes that they came in. I got to get some more plastic bags and I don't let them sit on the directly on the carpet after anything like that. Thanks again. Have a nice weekend. Thank you. The holidays coming up for her I think. What is it? Labor Day or you know what I'm talking about. Take care of yourself, you and your family. Thanks for the info. I'm out of here.

[@btmontana6391]

I take the best care I can. I use Immortalizer bags, store in controlled area, store fingers down, use the balls as much as I can, and have a pro shop that uses best practices in drilling. From the beginning of resin balls, I have had 1 crack. It was a plug and redrill with interchangeable thumb. It cracked from the plug to the thumb. I agree completely the cracking issues are almost user caused.

[@drillguy300]

Plastisizer evaporates over time. Some coverstock formulas allow off gassing more than others. As the coverstock shrinks stress is created and cracking occurs at a weak spot. Halo cracks occur from impact near a hole.

[@kevinanderson9093]

Liked the video. I think some of it’s from the shell drying out. I’ve found that by taking a ball and playing a game once awhile helps them to retain moisture.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah that's what I was talking about with the curing and moisture loss. It's really weird that using stuff helps it last longer.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Love the Classroom Series! Luke should do these on a regular basis! Even if its just basic stuff.

[@LukeRosdahl]

I've got a whole ton I've got coming out very soon!

[@robvoyles]

its amazing how some balls 25 years old hold up and some crack new before they have ever even been drilled.

[@williamjones4185]

I never knew about gluing into the cover, Good to know now that i have started to do my own grip changes!

[@cmclean300]

Oh the things I’ve seen people have tried to get away with 😵 Great video!

[@niemann999]

I have only had 4 bowling balls crack on me. 2 were my fault and left them in the car in extreme temps. One was a used ball I got a war eagle from someone and loved it but it was stored in my locker at the lanes and went to the bowl alley a few weeks later and it was cracked. I was sad but I was like oh well. I got it for free so I wasn't upset. The other one I have to commend Motiv or their reps for this one. I had a ghost jackal that cracked around the emblem. It was out of warranty but I saw it was an issue with the early jackals. So I messaged Motiv bout the ball. They didn't even ask what happened. They just asked for a serial number and told me they were sorry and they sent me a brand new one at no charge.

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

Been bowling 30 years. In that time I've only had two Roto Grips and one Columbia crack. All of them were 5+ years old undrilled and still in their boxes. After drilling they cracked within two seasons and one within 2-3 months. One of the Rotos did have sharp edges on the fingers but the others were beveled. I guess your statement about old balls getting harder and more brittle is the likely cause.

[@peterthebowler]

I had about 7-8 balls crack from sitting in my house. They all were balls that i had put aside for months or years. I have concluded the same as you that it is drying out from open air. I wrap all my balls that I don't use in plastic food wrap. A very cheap and easy solution. Nothing has broken on me since.

[@scotthoward6070]

Thanks for this tip. I had that happen to me. I couldn't figure out know why it cracked just sitting in my closet. It was a cheaper ball for dry lanes. So there is that.

[@kickstandkurt9698]

I use 21/2gal ziplock bags

[@tonygodinho6815]

GREAT VIDEO, what about JOPO thumb installation, they say not to bevel the hole. is it because the outer sleeve will help protect the edge from cracking on impact?

[@LukeRosdahl]

No, it's actually to protect the top of the jopo sleeve. If the top of the hole is beveled away, when you cut the top of the jopo sleeve off, it's going to be exposed a little and it's just plastic, so it's super fragile and won't absorb anything.

[@andy7268]

My thick shell balls have never cracked since the 80's Hammers were introduced. I've had three piece balls crack in a few weeks to a year or two. The scientific me says it is due to the three piece balls have three different densities that expand & contract at different rates. When the holes are drilled into the ball it allows moisture & heat to be introduced via environmental factors. I've not had any crack since I've used Zip Loc Jumbo 2-1/2 gallon bags for storage. None of my cracked balls have been near the finger holes either. I have two OG 1980's Columbia Blue Dot polyester balls that I still use for spares and they are crack fee.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah I've said that in a couple other comments but it didn't make it into the video as a specific, it's just kind of involved in the higher performance ball category. That's what I meant by saying if you want durability, just drill a urethane ball, all the current urethane balls are just as good as the ones from 40 years ago, or just as durable at least. If the manufacturers were intentionally trying to make stuff crack faster so people would buy more balls, all the new urethanes would be cracking too and they aren't.

[@Hexbreaker300]

Thank you Luke for all of the Classroom Series vids you have done. They are a wealth of great information. I refer to them when my game has a "me?" or "my equipment?" moment. Sightly off topic, but could you do a Classroom Series on ball layouts? Maybe some general thoughts or guidelines on what type of ball (high, medium or low R.G.) and how the core position/layout would affect each type of ball? Is using 1 standard layout on different equipment the best way to go? I had read a reply from you in the comments of an older video that you preferred longer pin layouts on a high R.G. ball. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated!

[@LukeRosdahl]

I'm going to do a light video on layouts, but this is why I link Storm's layout videos in the description because they're light years better than anything I could put together, definitely would recommend watching those several times.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

5:50 That's why you should RUN from any PSO who glues your grips on the bottom of the ball and especially those who don't cut their grips perfectly flush when putting em in. As soon as that glue touches the cover of the ball and it's been laying in your extremely hot (or cold) car, its on borrowed time and it's only a matter of time before the ball gets cracked all the way around. Classic ripple effect.

[@LukeRosdahl]

They shouldn't have to cut the grips except in extreme circumstances. The grip should be glued at the point where the natural top sits flush with the ball, wherever that is depending on pitches, and then at the opposite side, which should be pushed down to sit flush with the ball. With MOST people's pitches, this can be achieved without distorting the grip and also leaving the top of it with the natural finish so it's not sharp or irritating from being razor cut. Naturally, more extreme pitches make "top trimming" a necessity. But yes, lots of stuff can be done to significantly reduce the probability of cracking or even eliminate it completely.

[@thebigeasy8609]

Thanks Luke.

[@FunnyMoney99]

I've noticed the my balls with R2S covers (Code series) have cracked more than any other. Maybe they are more susceptible to low humidity or as Beef Stu mentioned, it could be the core/cover combo at fault.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Possibly . .

[@shaunmcisaac782]

R2S is also on a lot of SPI stuff, so it'll naturally have more cracks. It's like how Labrador Retrievers have the most recorded dog bites in a given year because they're a very popular dog to own, but a poorly trained / poorly treated Wolfdog is going to land more people in the hospital on a per bite basis.

[@cameronmcisaac1384]

That ending caught me off guard 😂

[@michaelcherry6010]

A rep at a ball demo told me if I have a ball that is not going to get used for weeks or longer to rotate it once in awhile so it's not sitting on the same spot all the time. No idea if this helps, but I do it and I've only ever had one ball that's cracked.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yep it definitely does help. If it sits in one place one way, gravity will get it

[@Striderman300]

What was the ball that you were glad to have cracked? I've been pretty lucky. I've only had a handful crack over the years. I don't use finger inserts so maybe that has helped. What's your opinion on type of equipment that cracks more often? Of the ones I've had crack, almost all were large asymmetric cores. Also funny that you mention urethane. My biggest loss was probably a Storm Thunderflash. One of the thickest covers of any ball I remember seeing.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Hustle PRO, loved it for the first couple times I used it and was an absolute boat anchor after that. If it would have just sucked to begin with, it wouldn't have been as bad, but I REALLY liked it at first

[@FSerrano2789]

Manufacturers are too nice tbh. The number I've gotten replaced for people because they didn't bevel the holes enough is wild. I'll tell them hey I'm pretty sure this isn't covered but this guy is really annoyed and get a response like "you move a ton of product or they buy lots of stuff" and they take care of it. My favorite is Dot stuff drilled upside down getting replaced. It's actually insane.

[@CliftonDon74]

I used to think a cracked ball was from me chucking the ball down the lane so hard. The next time one of my retired balls crack, I should get the old cover turned into something useful, like a bottle opener instead of taking up valuable closet space.

[@bowlingxp8345]

Very good video to inform people. I think however that cracking has increased from decade to decade or resin balls. Which would indicate that something changed in the manufacturing side. Whether this is intentional or not, i cannot say. But based on human nature and about the "planned obsolescence" which we see in other industries, i would bet it is not "by accident".

[@LukeRosdahl]

It's just that 3 piece balls with higher performance covers are just more naturally fragile. The current urethane balls they're making now will last just as long as the urethane balls from 30 years ago did, it's more about what they are than how they're currently made

[@bowlingxp8345]

@@LukeRosdahl Then that would mean that some of the materials are significantly different in the coverstock i guess. The urethane base (i assume) has no reason to change. The other additives have been around since the 90s-2000s, and i don't know of any changes in the manufacturing process. The only thing i can think of is some of the additives make them more fragile. Or maybe more/different plasticizers? But there is a limit for that i guess, as then a ball might be softer and beyond the limits allowed. I got nothing. I just mean that i wouldn't be surprised (with the difficulties the industry has had over the years and since sales went down) if there was some planned obsolescence in there as well.

[@shaunmcisaac782]

@@bowlingxp8345 The more/different plasticizers are going to affect lifespan due to changes in curing.

[@LukeRosdahl]

I really haven't seen any increase in cracking over the last couple decades personally. I started in a shop in the early 2000s and I think there was actually more cracking back then than there is now, I know certain balls were famous for it because something in the chemical makeup was wonky. People were using stuff longer back then too, they didn't have as many balls available, so most people didn't have 20 different reactive balls laying all over their house.

[@bowlingxp8345]

@@shaunmcisaac782 So you agree that later bowling balls crack more than 20 years ago?

[@willjames6437]

The only tw9 balls I have had crack were two balls that were filled and redrilled. The crack came from the finger holes where they overlapped with the filling.

[@myshield142]

I have had approximately 15 to 20 bowling balls in the back of my car for the past 3 to 4 years in Arizona. I primarily use Motiv balls, I think I only own one storm ball. I'm not quite sure why cracking happens or whose fault it ultimately is, but I'm not sure I believe the Heat myth. I am simply far too lazy to drag all the balls I own in and out of my vehicle all the time. If a ball cracks I will just buy a new one, but so far thank God nothing has ever happened.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Heat makes the ball swell and 3 piece balls components all swell and shrink at different rates. It's definitely not an absolutely going to happen if you leave your balls in the car thing, it's kind of like drilling near the pin. Not a good idea, but not always an absolute death sentence

[@myshield142]

@@LukeRosdahl I certainly agree with this. I wasn't going to get this far into it, but I work for the world's largest Coatings manufacturer. I know Coatings very well and how much they can change on a molecular level with tiny changes. I think there may be structural issues on how some of these components are made, sometimes things simply do not react well with expansion and contraction dynamics. I am certainly no expert in how bowling balls are made, but on some level it works just like everything else. In other words, there is no such thing as just being an acrylic purse' (my coating reference), there are a million different ways that you can make (alter) an acrylic so it can have different uses or purposes with its own levels of strength, bondability or permeability. So my only slightly educated guess in this whole scenario is that we simply do not have the right chemical makeup in some of these balls to appropriately deal with expansion and contraction issues and they crack under the stress. Which makes it a resin design problem versus just a heat problem. P. S. love the videos 😁

[@myshield142]

To add an additional thought that nobody asked for... but I'm bored so here it goes. My suspicion ultimately is that it has something to do with the interior of the bowling ball not necessarily the cover stock. Virtually all cover stocks that I can see that have a permeable surface AKA non urethane balls or polyester balls, under no observable pressure the oil will dissipate into the cover stock almost immediately. This would lead one to believe that flowing the opposite direction with relative ease should also be true. Which means that the problem ultimately lies somewhere underneath the cover stock that under resistance is not able to pass the fluid back the other direction. Thus causing cracking under the extreme pressure. Also forgive me as some of this doesn't read quite right because I am doing voice to text for this while I'm driving, lol.

[@LukeRosdahl]

All good! Yeah some specific balls have historically cracked quite a bit more than others, there have been a few pretty famous ones for that, and that falls under the manufacturing defects territory. I used to work in the concrete world too and some of the things you said are familiar, I used to run strength and permeability tests almost daily. I know that Storm cores swell and shrink a little more dramatically than other companies, and manufacturing in north Utah I'm sure has something to do with it too. Plus the modern 3 piece balls components all are different densities and swell and shrink at different rates.

[@bunker5696]

Timely video my younger brothers Hammer Raw just cracked

[@enigmazero8624]

Wow which ball did you inflict death upon? Was it the Zen Master? I feel like I would remember if there was a video based on this.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Lol this was a LONG time ago. It was the Hustle PRO.

[@BigJim5754]

The three or four balls that have cracked on me over the last many years have all been exactly the same scenario, a ball that has been sitting for many months untouched and not rotated. I found them pretty much all the same way, hey I haven't used that ball in a good while and my reaction has been off the last week I'm going to break it out and see if I have a better night, whoops look at that a crack lol. And the two or three that were still under warranty storm never even said a peep, tossed me a brand new ball. Why would I complain LOL. PS I leave my 7-8-9 balls in the back of my Outback 365 days a year in southern california. I have bad hips, by the time I get home I barely can walk into the house, I'm not dragging that lot in LOL

[@rj9090]

Unfortunately I've had my Phase 3 and Rubicon UC3 crack on me but as I understand it I had the balls just sitting on carpet. (I also have 15+ more bowling balls so it's not that big of a deal haha)

[@SirJoelsuf1]

And 9:58 I think that chick is pushing 30 now. Wild. lol

[@Tenpinmaster]

I had three Storm Balls crack on me.. all around the same age (1 1/2 years) and all Pearls. Phaze 3, Electrify Pearl and Hyroad Gold Pearl... My Motiv Trident Abyss which is much older only has the spider cracks around the finger holes.. the other storm balls have all cracked around the whole ball.. I also have an HyRoad 300 which is also much older and thats not cracked as well. Bad Luck?? Hopefully my 900 Global XPonent lasts longer then 1 1/2 years.. Most of the Time i throw my Purple Hammer anyway... Maybe Reactive just isnt for me.. xD

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah it's not hard and fast with everything and it seems kind of inconsistent sometimes but lots of different things factor in, so it can be kind of a crapshoot too. These are just the things I know for a fact can cause or accelerate it

[@Tenpinmaster]

@@LukeRosdahl Yep all sounds good to me.. ;)

[@sccrash3938]

I'll be waiting outside... 😅🍻

[@twohandedbeast]

Motiv I noticed there logo has a big issue with Separating an Eventually leading to cracking

[@twohandedbeast]

I'm not by all means knocking at motiv I agree with you 100% with you on this video

[@brackend1936]

Happened to me

[@EviLNox8]

How often does a ball crack during drilling?

[@LukeRosdahl]

Never had it happen to me before at least.

[@JasonEllBowling]

@1:35 - Luke confirmed as a murderer. :D

[@edb3877]

I got a Hammer NU Blu bowling ball about 7 months ago and it seems to be cracking on its surface. Not sure if this is unusual or just more easily visible but I'm wondering if this is going to continue until it becomes a real problem. Anyone else see this in this type of bowling ball? I really like this ball but am concerned about this shortening the life of this ball and becoming a problem.

[@LukeRosdahl]

What kind of cracking is it? Could always send me a pic on FB and I can help.

[@OrangeLight08]

I lost an idol synergy and a Rubicon uc2 just recently due to cracking .. but i still have a 1991 Phantom. 🤔

[@andrewweltlich9065]

My UC2 just cracked a week ago. All the way around....

[@chugalingus4642]

the only bit i disagree with is your statement about all balls having the same likelihood of cracking. Certain cover formulas are more prone to cracking than others, and I have some examples. Every electrify pearl I have sold or recommended has cracked. including mine Motiv Primal Shock seems to be really bad in particular Motiv Villian Motiv Rogue Assassin was BAD Motiv tag line (RIP) and i often see a lot of hyroads crack. I just end up seeing way more of these certain balls cracking compared to others.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Well I didn't say all balls had the same likelihood of cracking, I said that it happens to balls from every company. Some people will swear certain company's balls crack more than others but I haven't seen that. They all crack but yeah I know certain covers crack more than others, because there have been some famous/notorious ones over the last couple decades.

[@joepic85]

Mine always Crack in the closet on the floor I'm guessing because lack of moisture and it wasn't in a bag or box. Balls in my locker never crack

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah, gravity and losing moisture if they're just sitting in one spot one way for several months will eventually get to them.

[@kickstandkurt9698]

I store balls not being used in 2 1/2 gallon 3gal ziplock bags

[@BrianMccaulley-b1y]

In only ever had 2 balls in 50 years crack on me and both were because I left them sit out on the carpet in a dry room , alway put your balls into a bag to store .

[@dd101dd4]

I'm more worried about seeing the guy's crack down the lane once a week...

[@thestonesaver6345]

I isolated a crack one time... I still think about her from time to time. 😂😂😂

[@dejabowler873]

what was the ball that you watch it die?

[@LukeRosdahl]

Hustle PRO! I liked it initially but then it was bipolar after that.

[@dltippett]

Where can I buy a slide stone? Thanks

[@LukeRosdahl]

Pretty well anywhere, a lot of pro shops have them and every regular bowling site sells them

[@dltippett]

@@LukeRosdahl just found one at our pro shop tonight for league.

[@LukeRosdahl]

@@dltippett Let me know what you think.

[@dltippett]

@@LukeRosdahl the slide stone was much better than a metal brush

[@LukeRosdahl]

@@dltippett Ah great, thanks for the feedback and glad it worked out!

[@Liquidmetal6661]

Was that ball you purposefully cracked a Street Fight by any chance? I've heard that ball was utter TRAAAAAAASH

[@LukeRosdahl]

Lol I kind of liked that one, but nah it was a Hustle PRO. Loved it for like a week and then it never wanted to hit the pocket again lol.

[@Liquidmetal6661]

@LukeRosdahl Ahaha fair play! What do you think changed with it?

[@LukeRosdahl]

No idea, but some are like that. I loved the Zen shooting the review, then it sucked after that. Drilled another one and it sucked too.

[@Liquidmetal6661]

@LukeRosdahl I'm having that problem with my Storm Incite, it was absolutely great for the first like maybe month of using it and now it seems to have just died. It's second hand like but I've not put anything aggressive surface wise, just lane shined up and just died :(

[@michaelfinley9988]

Is it recommended when storing bowling balls in a climate controlled area, to periodically rotate the balls so it sets in a different position due to the oil absorption migrating downward. Will this help reduce cracking or is this just a rumor?

[@LukeRosdahl]

Oil absorption won't have anything to do with it, but gravity will. If you leave the holes up, gravity is just going to pull at them, so yeah rotation is definitely a good idea

[@michaelfinley9988]

@@LukeRosdahl ok great info, thank you.

[@vance836]

People should look into Life After Death by CTD. It replaces some of the plasticizer that gets lost over time so it doesnt lose moisture over time. Another thing is to periodically rotate balls if they are not in use and sit in a closet or elsewhere. I have a few bowling balls that I do this to and have had no issues with cracking.

[@cmclean300]

You can’t replace plasticizer after the ball has been made. Sorry.

[@farmboy805]

What ball did you hate that you intentionally let crack?

[@LukeRosdahl]

Hustle PRO, just absolutely awful for me lol. I left it on a rack on the back in the shop for a few months and it started cracking so I helped it out lol

[@shannondingus8430]

The reality is, that anyone can speak to their own experiences. And if I say I've had 3 storms balls crack out of 15 storm balls I've owned. And 0 brunswick balls crack out of 70. You make of that what you will, because someone here is also going to say I'm wrong. Even though this is my experience.. I'm not a statistician, but it's clear what my opinion is. Some pro shop guys might want to stay in someones good graces at the companies they do business with..🤷‍♂️

[@bunker5696]

Interesting because it’s been the opposite for me. While I have a much smaller sample size, out of the 30+ Storm balls me and my younger brothers have owned at some point or another, none have cracked. While of around 10 B7 balls we have had, two of them have cracked. Although both of them were Hammer Raws.. odd

[@gattsgodai3]

Had my tropical surge crack on carpet downstairs in basement, 1 Gold rhino (remake) and a Columbia 300 wicked encounter (pre B7). Owned mostly B7 and had the one crack. 4 storm balls. I wished my Wild Thing cracked (I threw in the dumpster after a few years of trying to get it to roll well for me.

[@shannondingus8430]

@bunker5696 in all fairness, I have seen brunswick balls crack before. Just not one of my own. And I leave them in the car most of the time. The last one I saw crack was the reactive phantom from a few years ago.

[@LukeRosdahl]

Yeah I'm just saying I have enough general experience to say it happens to everybody, especially when dealing with hundreds a year in a pro shop

[@johnc2612]

Wow allow me to interpret the last 30 seconds of this video. If you have a different opinion it isn't open for discussion. There will be no critical thinking and conversation about this topic. What I say is fact and if you disagree you are dumb. Great to see we can exchange ideas and opinions and are very receptive to open dialog and discussions. This type of thinking is exactly why the country is in the state we are in.

[@LukeRosdahl]

That's not it, you completely misinterpreted what I said 180 degrees the wrong direction. It's not about what I'M saying or about me, it's about fact being fact and not open to interpretation or subject to someone's opinions. People try to argue or drop their uninformed opinion in there like it should cancel out actual objective fact or should matter. If you've watched my videos at all, you know I'm ALL ABOUT critical thinking and conversation, not going along with the groupthink or the narrative or the agenda, breaking away from that and thinking on your own and having actual dialogue. However, this is a different and unique situation. People argue about this topic endlessly, and most of them are wrong about it, so in this specific instance, the facts are what the facts are, and facts should matter. I've argued for YEARS with people about these topics, and people continue to reject facts for their own ignorant opinions and I'm not going to tolerate any of that on this video and this particular subject because the ignorance just confuses people. I don't want to allow people to be misinformed by those who don't know the facts or don't know what they're talking about. So I agree with you 100%, we need more critical thinking and conversation, we need exchange of ideas and opinions and if you look at any of my comments sections, they're filled with me having open dialogue and discussions, I have dozens of hours long livestreams where I talk to my chat the entire time. However, again, this isn't an opinion topic. This is a don't drop heavy objects on your ipad screen or it'll crack, change your oil or your engine will seize up, fill your car up with gas or it won't keep moving type of subject. These are scientific factual causes of cracking that are indisputable.