TikTok Tech Tips are Terrible

[@jameysummers1577]

Because of TikTok, I had a customer use a two-part JB Weld for thermal paste. That ruined a perfectly good Ryzen 9 3900x.

[@OlivierCaron]

It worked, it will never be too hot again

[@Qardo]

@@OlivierCaron Yeah. Plus, that CPU and Heat Sink will never be apart again.

[@ArifKamaruzaman]

@@OlivierCaron Haha. It probably will never get hot at all.

[@TheNinja131]

Oh my...

[@banoko]

how to delid your cpu guide?

[@sid6645]

Yooo why does tik tok even exist? I dont get how they dodge the copyright hell they should be in.

[@FeuchteGurke]

China

[@fabrizio4682]

-100,000 social credit points 😨

[@Soutar3DG]

It'll eventually get banned thankfully

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

Because it's a Chicom data mining operation

[@jackall114]

"In the voice of trump": CHINA

[@1ronsid3]

I worked at a company that "refurbished" old surface pros and we basically only used hand sanitiser

[@AboveSomething]

@user-ui9ni4nf5z that's because nobody asked, because nobody cares..

[@WarPigstheHun]

@@lummatravel reverse psychology :)

[@imoffendedthatyouareoffended]

@@WarPigstheHun only works on kids.

[@Megalomaniakaal]

@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended Might not even work that well on them.

[@maxmyzer9172]

i only ever use hand sanitizer in my personal use

[@Usr04]

Love that he goes from joking to properly showing us how to safely use Spray paint. Caught me off guard but loved how he can transition from being goofy to serious in seconds !

[@AstarionWifey]

“Paint fumes might be good for creativity” 😂

[@va941]

Ywah, editing is like magic.

[@nomit4hd552]

it would be good if he had worn a proper painters mask though, he ofcourse had those big fume suckers with filters but practically nobody will have that at home.

[@erichdegurechaff9515]

@@nomit4hd552 Thats why he said to paint outside

[@Ubersniperkrop]

I once had a client at a business who was complaining about a keyboard not working. I told them to bring it over, plugged it in and it worked fine. Went over to their desk area and plugged it in and hey presto, it was working. They just hadn't plugged it in properly. Ten or so minutes of their work day, gone for that.

[@CreativityNull]

Had a client once plug their keyboard into the Ethernet port on their iMac. I had them take a picture with their phone (that they were okay at using) of what it should look like when properly plugged in.

[@Redmanticore]

company should send everyone that uses too much desk help to computer 101 troubleshooting class as a punishment. actually, just send everyone to such a course, if it exists. class would be mainly about "what to do when printer isn't working, what to do when mouse isn't working" scenarios that they have to solve. and it would have surprising stuff too, like a friking glove jammed inside the printer. I've had that in real life at work

[@melissa3920]

@@CreativityNull I have to admit (not I don't, but I will) that I have done that once. In my defense, I wasn't looking when I plugged it in, and figured it out right away.

[@Neph-v5r]

@@CreativityNull I wouldn't expect more from an iMac user really 🤔😂

[@mareksicinski449]

could've been more

[@Danfunnyman1234]

It seems like everyone is doing "reacting to tiktok rage bait" videos, it's cool to see someone discussing the proper methods instead of just squealing at intentionally bad content

[@swoop8047]

Baited, stooged and fanboid.

[@Timbobjr]

I really like the Donut Media series were they have mechanics react to TikTok advice, it's a good one to watch if you also enjoy cars (there's a surprising amount of overlap between people who love cars and people who love computers lol)

[@cleverman383]

I love that LTT never does low effort content, they put a ton of effort into his work, including silly videos like this.

[@football42241]

"Intentionally bad content" is a fantastic way to describe TikTok lol

[@NightMotorcyclist]

Except some of these "pros" like that privacy and security "expert" are getting REAL jobs from their BS. It needs to be mocked.

[@bgezal]

So the molten monitor is now pink. I predict it will become LTT lore, like Mythbuster's Buster.

[@willofthewind]

Or the old lambo!

[@ccricers]

Just needs green stripes to match the old Lambo

[@bgezal]

@@ccricers Also his server rack.

[@maxtrix1]

That answers why the paint job look like s****

[@smeegle]

or the shunt modded 3090

[@Jackie89000]

For alot of games, you can also just rebind the left mouse button to the scroll wheel for very fast "clicking". I did this in Fallout 4 with a "Never-ending" double barrel shot gun as that gun fires as fast as you can click, and the Never-ending legendary effect means you dont ever have to reload. It was very fun.

[@CraftyWitch1990]

Yep i did that for both Diablo 3 and Diablo 4 for force move. Because of the rapid "clicks" i can pick loot up easier too

[@adamikos]

That gets u banned in mc tho

[@apaulsenyt]

@adamikos nope not in 1.8.9 it’s allowed

[@D9fjg]

​@@adamikosin literally ever game its allowed...

[@lordpotashmallow2443]

​@D9fjg if you do it on any mc server with anticheat you will get banned

[@Wooskii1]

I've been using hand sanitizer over alcohol on stickers and labels for years, just out of convenience, not knowing it's actually better than alcohol.

[@Vash.Baldeus]

now you know xD.

[@Wooskii1]

@@justinvandermerwe7428 Is that stuff okay on plastic? Guess I can test it on something... I usually use acetone on metal- just got a car bumper dropped at my door with nothing but shipping labels and stickers slapped on it, acetone took it right off, ready to paint.

[@keemoo_7]

@@justinvandermerwe7428 depends on the type of plastic. dome hard plastics melt from acetone and some soft ones dont just depends

[@Wooskii1]

@@keemoo_7 Thanks, I'll try it out... I almost used it on a motorcycle's plastic fearing, trying to remove some sticky black road grime boogers- Probably shouldn't keep the acetone next to the mineral spirits and paint thinner, all in similar looking cans going forward lol. Now I think I'm gonna try it on a small spot on the inside. That road grime is nasty, and I can't get it to come off.

[@svw1999]

@@Wooskii1 Please do some research about the plastics you use. You can easily find charts that detail the resistance of certain materials against most solvents. ABS, PBT, PE, PET and PC should all be avoided when using acetone when it's not the material you want to remove. And since those are very common plastics in anything tech related using acetone blindly can f.e. destroy the surface finish of you laptop or worse.

[@19smkl91]

Years ago when I was working in tech store (and Linus was reviewing pc cases on park benches) I was first surprised about people bringing phones that just had 0% of battery convinced that its broken, there were 1-5 of these everyday. So not that surprised anymore that people can't update their own pc drivers, heck some people even don't know how to turn off the computer without pulling the plug.

[@billybob4274]

Why pull the plug? There's a switch for convenience /s

[@nidungr3496]

To be fair, I've had a phone that at 0% wouldn't charge other than from a wall socket. I would have thought it was broken if I didn't see it go to 0% just before.

[@Shiznittlebizbampop1]

@@nidungr3496 So you couldn't charge it if it died in the car or something like that and if you tried to plug it into a car charger it wouldn't have worked? It only worked if you used the wall charger? Like even if the cable from the car is the same cable you use to charge your phone in the wall. Like just unpluging the wire from the USB from the charging brick and plug that into the USB car phone charger? Or was this one of those old-school car chargers that wasn't USB and the cable and I guess you'd call it the "Cars charging brick" were all one piece?- (I'm putting a lot of eggs in the- "This must have happened in a car/the wire they tried to use was their car charger to try to charge it, but it didn't work, but the wall charger at home did." basket lolol I mean idk if you had a portable power bank with you for your phone or not and tried that. I just know I don't normally do, so if I was out and my phone died, the only way for me to charge it/turn it back on, would be for me to put it in the car. But I know a lot of people do have and use those portable power banks around with them.

[@crazypenguinguy]

I once spent two hours on the phone navigating someone who used windows daily to the start button. I 100% believe this.

[@RoshiGaming]

I work in a school (K12) and I always joke about "what do these kids do with their phones when they die?" because the kids let their chromebooks completely die and then try to say they have no idea what is wrong with the device. but now I'm reconsidering things...

[@_Rabz]

real gamers sit on their hands, we're a natural heater.

[@MyAmazingUsername]

Nah. Real gamers hold their PP which provides both heat and a source of human touch.

[@_Rabz]

@@MyAmazingUsername Honestly was gunna say all males are born with a natural heater... But wanted to keep it PG :P

[@_Rabz]

@es e Real gamers don't turn on the heat, they bring it.

[@DeltaPlaysThings]

oh my god this is fucking genius

[@olutukko2681]

I for one just fucking sweat while gaming so no problem for me

[@Eemazz]

10:26 - the rubbing alcohol, lol. I had to explain to nurses why the "streak marks" on their screens weren't going away. They had been using alcohol prep pads and ruined the finish on the screens for about a dozen cart computers they use to chart int he patient rooms. Telling their manager what happened was fun. Also telling them that the warranty was void and that they'd be on the hook for new screens if they wanted them - customers always love that.

[@Sarkli]

Ive used Zoom for 3 years now and can tell you, yes people DO in fact need a dedicated mute button. Not a lot of them but definitely some.

[@TheMightyZwom]

But do you really think the people do dumb (or not well-behaved enough) to use a muting correctly would actually use a mute button as intended? I doubt it...

[@Sarkli]

@@TheMightyZwom I didnt specify what kind of people i was talking about. Thanks for putting words in my statement. Middle to late aged people (50-80 years old), whom ive been on Zoom with a lot, have issues with muting/unmuting themselves and not knowing if they are on mute or not etc. The interface, though simple for most of us, is still overwhelming for some. Like i said, some have learned but some definitely need a button.

[@MyUsualComment]

There is a dedicated mute button: the space bar.

[@presidentirinavladimirovna7054]

I've got a dedicated mute on my Razer headset. It helps when you're gaming with open mic and need to easily mute/unmute for whatever reason mid-game

[@being47]

@@Sarkli dedicated mute button will also confuse them , as with keyboard shortcut or anything you have to look on screen to make sure your are mute or not. so dedicated won't solve anything , because as you mention they don't understand they are on mute or not .

[@bhavikn28]

I love how Alex just brings out the whiteboard

[@idontwalkslow]

That's an engineer for you

[@micropixel2907]

Um Michael Jordan is misspelled

[@stevenfox9695]

You can actually read NY Times articles by just refreshing the page and then halting the page load before it finishes loading. It looks like the check to add the "sign up" banner is one of the last things that happens, so if you cancel the page load fast enough you can just read the article.

[@Suzumi-kun]

if the entire page gets loaded before the popup surely there's extensions that just remove the popup (or you just disable it yourself in the html)

[@stevenfox9695]

@@Suzumi-kun Sometimes you can disable it manually in the HTML, but some sites have gotten smart (but not that smart) and when the paywall pop-up loads, it truncates the page so even if you delete it, it's removed the text on the page beyond the first or second scroll.

[@nicholascrow8133]

Or hitting stop or turning off wifi/data before the payment page usually works

[@VintageDynamo]

NoScript!

[@nomit4hd552]

cant you also just deactivate the banner through either HTML/JS or with an Adblocker pick tool

[@realchiknuggets]

Something important to know about the last tip is that a clean driver installation also resets your NVIDIA Control Panel settings (and probably also your GeForce Experience settings, but I can't say for sure). I learned this the hard way because I followed this tip elsewhere for a different issue and didn't read what a clean install actually does.

[@RadicalMac]

You're absolutely correct; custom install without checking "clean installation" uninstalls your previous driver already so clean install is pointless when you want to keep settings and profiles.

[@MsDestroyer900]

@@RadicalMac clean install was necessary for this case because client had issues with FPS. Resetting everything could help

[@ljjumble]

Its the gelification of an evaporating solvent that gives it more time to penetrate. They purposefully do this in art restoration with various solvents to allow more working time and penetration on small areas so something harsher doesn't have to be used. Hand sanitizer will get just about anything off of a hard non permeable surface. It's also good for getting dried paint out of paint brushes. I use it for so many things around my house that when 2020 hit I had just under 2 liters of it already in the house.

[@zebraloverbridget]

It is also amazing for actually getting white boards cleaned to the point of being white again. Acetone can clean out the paint from brushes but probably ends up shortening the life span of any brushes made from artificial hair. I only use it on brushes that are ruined and I used on harsh paints like spray paint (for touch ups of minor scratches or nicks)

[@gblargg]

I use Goo Gone and it gets stickers off but leaves an awful-smelling oily residue that I then have to clean off with something else. Hand sanitizer will be tried next time.

[@rana1561]

also a sanitizes the surface for you.

[@dmmartindale]

@@zebraloverbridget You can by spray bottles of white board cleaner. The one I have is mostly ethanol - the main ingredient of hand sanitizer.

[@arnox4554]

But does it work on the legendarily bad paper GameStop stickers?

[@blakehelton8507]

Having recently started a new job as a GeekSquad agent, can confirm, you would be VERY surprised the types of things the average consumer brings their devices to repair/tech support for. Talking like forgot their password, then it turns out they have 2FA hooked up to their landline (no texts) or something, and we've got to explain to them 10 different ways that we can't magically fix that.

[@bersspon3256]

..how do you enable 2FA on a landline??? Doesn't it send a test text first so you can actually enable it???

[@hammer911tube]

@@bersspon3256 same question here

[@marvinh3357]

@@bersspon3256 sometimes you could youse a „code over voicecall“ option

[@jackbutler3402]

Loved Linus's face when Alex sarcastically says "income is high for some reason". The silent offence he took is gold. 20:37

[@Sam-vf5uc]

Everybody thinks they're middle class

[@seniorbutttercup501]

I love ur name

[@kitteh222]

It's just a matter of time until tiktok recycles the "delete system 32" thing for the gen z's

[@BrianG61UK]

A gamer has a gaming PC. They don't need anything else to warm their hands. All gaming PCs have warm air blowing out of them somewhere.

[@marioprawirosudiro7301]

Well, yes, but that "somewhere" is not always the side that is convenient for you to access. Sometimes, they only blow warm air through the back side, which means you need to stand up, walk to the back of your setup, and then warm your hands. The correct way is, as discussed in another comment thread, is to simply sit on your hands. Or to have a hand warmer at hand... ... in the form of an always-filled hot cup of coffee. 😎👍

[@Zaque-TV]

The only time my hands are cold in my hot room with my pc running is when I took my adderall.

[@melissa3920]

I had a gamer complain about the cold temperature and the wind chill that made it even colder. I had to explain that the temperature outside the house was different than the temperature inside the house, and that the wind shouldn't be blowing inside if the windows and doors are closed. They still didn't get it.

[@miojocomfarinha]

every laptop owner has his hands pretty warm most of the time.

[@kirainie3244]

is that only me the first thing comes to mind is putting them on balls

[@beseakos]

I remember a repair shop could not diagnose the cause of my instability when I was younger. Years down the road I could. This guy in the last tiktok killed it. Driver and bios updates and default settings for diagnosing is the first thing you do.

[@agenticex]

Totally agreed, update drivers and default settings. 90% of Other common issues are fixed by Checking cables and connecters. And check installation and seating of ram, cpu, and gpu.

[@undeadmage]

I think you needed to go to a therapist not a repair shop for that kind of problems mate.

[@beseakos]

@@undeadmage that joke was uncalled for but damn I laughed hard

[@amoloch]

@@beseakos the way your comment its written it really seems like your talking about mental problems

[@beseakos]

@@amoloch yeah, reading it back later it really does lmao

[@wonkothesane13]

It's really easy for an established KZbinr to dunk on TikTokers for being ridiculous, but something I appreciate about this video (and LTT in general) is that you went out of your way to shout out TikTokers who are actually giving good advice, potentially sending traffic their way

[@TheRokkis]

The problem with TikTok, and YT too, is the content farming. They just pull shit out of their hat to make as many videos as possible for views to get ad revenue. Usually the hacks just don't work, but more than often they actually destroy your equipment and way too often they are dangerous to the point you could get injured or even killed. Both platforms are plagued by that shit. It's not tech related that much, but channel "How to Cook That" by Ann Reardon regularly goes over some "life hacks" made by content farmers and explains the science why they won't work, and she does show articles about people who have been permanently injured because they followed the faked videos of these content farmers. The worst part is that KZbin or TikTok couldn't care less as long as they get their share of the money. Though not so much of that in these LTT examples, except that one weird video where the audio didn't even match the video at all. That was probably AI generated random crap or just randomly thrown together by some content farmer, which is why I kinda wanted to bring this up. And that glitter thing was pretty obvious content farming.

[@Kakerate2]

@@TheRokkis omg thank you for this rabbit hole. It's such a niche topic that I didnt even think such a page existed, but I remember reading about a case where this happened involving a microwave, i think they were making rice or something lmfao

[@ovrwrldkiler]

About the drivers thing; A year or so back my friend that I usually game with was complaining about games running really slow, and his hardware was better than needed for some of these games, so I tried to help him figure out why. After testing a few things I looked at his drivers. When I realized that he just hadn't updated his drivers in 4 years, I was actually floored. He's usually pretty decent with computer stuff, so the fact that something basic like that wasn't something he realized he should be doing kinda blew my mind.

[@studyfocus8197]

is there any software you suggest to automatically update all the drivers. i have a lenvo thinkpad windows 10

[@kshimi]

@@studyfocus8197 driver easy driver premium free trial©microsoft

[@studyfocus8197]

@@kshimi does it require credit card ??

[@EternalInteractive]

@@studyfocus8197 no ofc why would u need that??

[@AndyKPOV]

​@@studyfocus8197not always. Windows updates delete my gpu all the time and I have to manually redownload once a week from AMD. Windows doesn't ask about graphics updates only security and windows updates. Sometimes framework. But unless you manually update your GPU it won't update it self. Only the the program does (i.e. amd/Nvidia's graphics controller)

[@JesseArt]

10:28 As a postal clerk who at times has to remove VERY sticky labels that accidentally get stuck to my work area, I can say that hand sanitizer does work quite well in a pinch at removing sticky paper and residue. After 2020, it's just become something that's readily available, so many are finding other uses for it.

[@kaelybmcfarland4523]

Hand sanitizers are made out of multiple things such as he said. The most notable for why it worked better than Isopropyl Alcohol is because they often have sodium content. Allowing for a finer cleaner scrub.

[@FuzzelderFlummie]

I use orange oil, works like a charm.

[@oscarcacnio8418]

Wait. Sodium? I would have expected something like 70% isopropanol would be better because more time before it evaporates. Was not expecting one half of table salt to actually help.

[@typha]

Or you could just use Goo Gone

[@Blacktronics]

I'm kinda disappointed they didn't try plain old water on the stickers, 99.9% iso is not going to work on water soluble glue. 50% iso generally better as a general solvent because it is slightly more polar.

[@trevorduran90]

Hand sanitizer uses a different type of alcohol than isopropyl

[@prettycow1553]

watching linus learn drag clicking is peak comedy

[@sparkyispog]

yea lmao

[@aurniox]

he only got 11 cps with a roccat 💀

[@scott420]

@@aurniox yup 💀

[@anselowo]

as a bedwars/boxing main i find watching him try to be the funniest thing ever

[@nando03012009]

Wtf is drag clicking??.

[@oatmealtheecat8188]

19:30 in future, know that if you press the power button 5 times it will trigger SOS. Try to avoid doing that unless there is a real emergency

[@jm-alan]

The thing is that a lot of these are intentionally fake "hacks" literally for the purpose of getting younger children to semi-permanently or often permanently damage expensive things around the house, as a "prank"

[@Dero88]

That hand sanetizer trick ive actually used at work sometimes when my ordinary cleaning stuff is empty, or a couple of stairs down in the car... Working with Ventilation in mostly apartments, so it often alot of grease and fat that a bit of hand sanetizer actually doing a pretty good job of removing without very much residue.

[@TheDeathmail]

I love how for some of the bad TikTok, you also gave good TikTok alternatives... The main issue with TikTok is that it's a lot easier to gain views... the videos are so short and easy to go through that it's a lot easier to watch the bad videos... On KZbin, you don't just scroll through videos, you search for them and then the algorithm recommends them to you... so even if you like the bad videos, you'd be stuck in that community and the people who don't like them will probably never see them...

[@alexross4792]

The way Alex is holding his MacBook at 21:50, I don't need this kind of anxiety in my life.

[@CovidCautiousCutie]

i used to work with a guy who would walk around a huge building with a macbook air just like this, so his live ssh connections wouldnt drop because of computer going to sleep 😅

[@darkumineru1681]

19:40 its really a lifesaver for seeing what can be wrong when the phone (a friend i have works with repair and he said this was the best thing to use to repair)

[@manuel8123]

So about the hand Sanitizer one, It happened to me once that I got a big drop of fast dry super glue (the transparent one that is used to glue plastics) and I started to panic, by the time I got to the bathroom to wash my hand it was already dry, I try scrubbing my hand really hard and it didn't work, so in a last ditch effort I used Hand Sanitizer, and I removed it without trouble, apparently many glues dissolve on Hand Sanitizers

[@georgesperelakis6631]

Best way is to have it under warm water for about 2 minutes,

[@mlenstra]

Just use some acetone based nail polish remover. Readily dissolves CA glue.

[@todanielharrow]

I love how Alex was like oh wow lmao people taking their PC into a repair shop just for them to update some drivers, when, having worked in a PC repair shop, I can 100% confirm that it’s a painfully accurate depiction of what being a PC tech repair guy is like 😂

[@senbonzakurakageyoshi662]

The last one is serious business! I worked for a repair shop and you'd be surprised of the number of people that come to repair their PC and telling you it's broken or smthng, but all you have to do is upgrading the system or flash Bios or updating the drivers or even uninstall/reinstall drivers, its 70% of the jobs sometimes

[@asuchemist3371]

1:48 “The glue will protect it I think!”

[@uninspirational14]

Yeah lol I bet he just died when she said that 😂

[@dukeofgnar6646]

WD-40 is another way to remove sticker residue, depending on the material. They used to make WD-40 pens that were great for it

[@Saiirless]

Plus a magic eraser with it. Works everytime

[@darkriku12]

I've used hand sanitizer as a facilities painter for spilled paint before. Offices and schools are abundant in it and it's amazing for a quick cleanup job on tough cleans

[@SkaMateria]

On the other end, for all the great uses for WD-40, it shouldn't be used in locks/keyholes or squeky hinges. It's a temporary fix that will inevitably make your situation worse. Once the WD-40 dries it leaves a residue making your lock/keyhole worse and the squeaking will return. Use a dry lubricant like graphite.

[@WaLApA117]

That chihuahua has been in Samsung phones' testing mode for as long as I've had Samsung Android phones, dating back to the Galaxy Y I had in 2012. Have some fond memories with that phone (some I still have screencaps of, test mode chihuahua included).

[@dutifulbarrel9084]

It doesnt work on my phone sadly

[@Dwivil]

@@dutifulbarrel9084 some carriers will disable that diagnostic menu, but if you are carrier unlocked, then you can get it.

[@sejmroz7355]

​@@Dwivil what menu is it unther i can't find it.

[@graphicsgod]

I got a diagnostic menu, no Chihuahua though.. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@BlessedDog]

It's iconic

[@JolanXBL]

18:13 To bypass signup walls on article sites, open the Inspector or developer window, find the css for the modal (that layer that darkens or blanks the screen) and set it's visibility to none. Then go up to the body tag and set overflow to scroll.

[@dafoex]

Or disable JavaScript. Also, not only will all the adverts not load, but neither will the adblock detector! And if the website breaks because no JS, it probably wasn't worth visiting anyway

[@ParodieHecker-mobile]

Sadly most of the pages got smarter.

[@jamesrosewell9081]

I just deleted the popups

[@shApYT]

Unlike KZbin, if TikTok started deleting old videos on their site, nothing of value would be lost.

[@nathanq7310]

My father got some of those hand warmer/power bank things, and to me they seems like they decided to turn their product overheating into a feature

[@dshadow01]

hands down the best part of the video is when alex says google has him in the high income category "FOR SOME REASON" and then linus has a slight delay of information processing before realizing what he just heard lmao

[@gtctv7000]

19:08 didnt expect that linus, as the tech guy, didn't know the samsung menu lmao

[@Relaxitsonlyacomment]

@17:32 😂😂 that’s how I always imagined hackers would sound like when they are in the zone

[@InformatrIIcks]

I love the "dir /s" thing 'cause i was definetly doing this when i was 13 on the school computers 😂 (For some reason cmd was not disabled. That was good fun) (For even more fun : open notepad, type : Color a :1 Dir /s Goto 1 Save as a .bat file, run it. It just loops forever. I used to even add prompt asking if i want to proceed with the hacking which was pretty fun and somehow convinced people that O was hacking something 😂)

[@Vash.Baldeus]

should've added a TROLOLOLO or something xD

[@Lizlodude]

Had a fun time at a A/V site where the machine was having issues and needed to restart, their tech guy's like yeah we disabled the restart button so you can't restart it Me: win R, cmd, shutdown /r *restarts* Mmkay carry on. One of the benefits of Windows having like 17 ways to shut down lol. Have fun finding them all to disable. Anytime you open the command line everyone thinks you're hacking XD

[@Vash.Baldeus]

@@Lizlodude exactly, there are far too many things to try disable.

[@tiobetio9501]

I actually learned that you can easily change the color with that color command, pretty neat.

[@8koi245]

I did some funny things... crashed a couple of computers whit a cmd command I found hehe

[@philRacoindie]

That vinyl wrapped side panel actually looked incredible

[@sp00n]

Yeah, I wonder when the first companies start making these instead of just darkened tempered glass.

[@piecingtogethergamingpcs]

That hand sanitizer hack, that's a really good hack for for removing glue and also gunk off fans too, you can get unsented handsanitizer that has no aloe in it. put is on a rag and clean the fan blades and stuff just melts right off folks.

[@Newtination]

20:39 Linus is like "Hey? I pay you enough!"

[@TheDinis553]

Wouldn't have caught it that's too funny

[@Metaldad87]

I caught the face he was making like dude I kinow how much I pay you 😂😂😂😂

[@reptilez13]

Yeah I've used hand sanitizer in a pinch at work to remove sticker goop and permanent marker. The consistency seems to help keep the liquid against the material.

[@jsl6155]

And it doesn’t evaporate as fast as alcohol, although acetone will remove sticker goop faster but if the finish on what surface you’re applying it has weak bonds, don’t use it or test in an area that’s not visible.

[@Clavichordist]

Yup it works pretty well, I used to do the same.

[@Brianhall1174]

WD40 works the best for sticky residue. Found that out when removing stickers from Ikea glsss cabinets

[@altersami9660]

It just use oil (like olive or vegetable oil) to remove the goop, then use Isopropanol to remove the oil. Alternatively, the goof off spray works wonders.

[@mr.botond945]

Me and my mates discovered the *#0*# trick on a samsung phone way back in elementary school in the early 2010's and it felt like we reached the peak of hacking.

[@DanDanDoe]

"Samsung phone back in elementary school in the early 2010s" Dang, that made me feel old as shit. 😅

[@mr.botond945]

@@DanDanDoe It was back when one kid in the class had a Samsung Galaxy S2 and it was like the coolest thing ever. Hard hitting nostalgia lol

[@Woogoo336]

Doesn't work on a note phone it seems.

[@magich8ball]

@@Woogoo336 doesn't work on a Razr 5g either

[@davidlogsdon7767]

@@magich8ball Some carriers block access to diagnostic codes in the phone firmware.

[@JxC250]

Those battery bank hand warmers are actually so underrated. I've had a dif one for almost 5 years and it's a life saver when you're out in the cold. Cause cold ruins your lithium battery charge, having a warm and charged pocket to keep your phone good while you're skiing on the mountain is amazing.

[@SmartassX1]

7:05 - For when you want to show off your RGB, but you're ashamed of what parts you have.

[@thisispotatos9957]

I like how Linus is like "wow that is a terrible way to do that" and then shows a video where they cooled a PC with propane and melted the back of a monitor.

[@chrones56]

I worked at Staples for a little over 18 months. We'd have people come into EasyTech all the time to have us just update their stuff. Cost them around $30 to do it if they didn't have a protection plan for it (which typically costs $200 by itself for 2 yrs).

[@dedicategrinder88]

8:19 ngl didn’t expect Linus to react or see a drag clicking TikTok, as someone who likes Minecraft and still cant drag click this was useful lol

[@dedicategrinder88]

lol 5th march 2023 18/8/24 4 days….

[@genotabby]

I think a great application for the vinyl wrap is that when a tempered glass accidentally shatters, there will be less fragments over the place since it will be held by the wrap

[@MatrixRay19]

Nooo, you can't just tell that table is vinyl, that table was my "look at it, I want that when have a good work and my own home", now it's just vinyl.

[@theninjascientist689]

Now it's a table you can have now 😏😏

[@mrlizard6529]

At the beginning of the pandemic when isopropyl became pretty much impossible to find we had to use hand sanitizer at our shop, I was surprised at how well it worked.

[@NomTheDom]

@@blockedrex it really wasn't

[@dacueba-games]

The dog thing on Samsung is amazing. I love it so much.

[@Koolstr]

I'm actually genuinely surprised at how useful or cool some of these tips ended up being. Wow. Thanks for testing them out - for science!

[@hw2508]

So great. As soon as paint was involved, Linus was dead serious.

[@DiscoBallGaming]

I actually love that vinyl wrap on the glass, I think it's hilarious that you had to run another adspot for "destroying" their computer though, that was funny

[@Abadeez]

I've used the hand sanitizer to take of goo. Honestly thought that wasn't a "trick" It just stays on the surface so you can scrub it more and the gel helps suspend the goo in the sanitizer vs just smudging it on the surface.

[@daexion]

Some of the videos on tik-tok are over-laying the audio from someone else's video on-top of video footage from another source. I've noticed the same audio being played over a variety of unrelated video footage across multiple channels. These types of videos are infesting YT shorts now.

[@0Rookie0]

If i get what you are saying, that's the literal reason it was made. To use other's sounds and create your own version of a good idea. That's why the dance "trends" are so synonymous to tik-tok.

[@drippingout6154]

unrelated but 0 volume or mute right?

[@zacktheslayer6564]

@@0Rookie0 yeah except it's just abused by overlaying the audio of someone else's content while a fucin gta5 board is played

[@The23rdGamer]

It's incredibly low effort content and it's so frustrating that it exists. :/

[@janhavel8208]

Alex really enjoyed writing this episode 🤣

[@daylen577]

Hand sanitizer actually works very well for getting stickers off things because it's basically gelled isopropyl alcohol with some additives. The gelled IPA is what you're after, you let that soak for a bit then peel/wipe it off, and then afterwards you finish up with some pure IPA to get the gunk the hand sanitizer left off. It's the fact that it's gelled that allows you to soak the sticker residue, which is actually a technique art restorers use as well; they gel their solvents to let them sit longer without evaporating.

[@hedgehog3180]

17:24 that makes me so nostalgic because that's the kinda thing you'd see on meme sites back in the day, I'm glad to know that some things never change.

[@kindlin]

12:10 My favorite trick, and this works for literally anything sticky and annoying, is isopropyl alcohol and SALT. The salts acts as a fairly strong abrasive, and gives something for the gloop to stick to as you rub it off with the alcohol.

[@Bioshot-me9gq]

2:13 bro 😭 looks like linus got a lill too exited near the keyboard

[@jagger2001]

I worked at a grocery store and we had hand sanitizer at every check stand, and during the down time I would use the sanitizer to remove sticker residue from the scanners, the belts, and the counter. Worked great every time.

[@pizzamann95]

In the shop I worked at, we would use the lighter fluid (Ronsonol) used to refuel Zippo lighters to remove stickers. It works great and evaporates fast. It also does not leave a residue or odor.

[@Maxo-bh5ni]

For any of those interested, drag clicking can actually be used to get up to 50 cps. Pretty cool

[@oldveryveryoldmanfromthe1900s]

My auto clicker can get up to 100 cps

[@danileliasov]

I've gotten 56 cps with a Bloody A70x, without tape

[@gravityshark580]

you only really need 20cps because minecraft runs at 20tps meaning it only accepts inputs every 20ticks per second although going above 20 gurantees that you hit a click every single tick

[@Yeetyeet-zc2ez]

Nah 💀

[@ThanksForAllMyToes]

I did not understand what the drag clicking bit was. He put tape on his mouse, then that somehow makes it click when you drag??

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

I feel like at first you guys wanted to perfectly recreate all the bad setups, saw the first one, did it and went "oh god no we're improving on all of it so we're not like utterly destroying our stuff." Smart move.

[@wevboo]

watching linus drag click is funny af

[@NiQsterVX]

Yeah and they are getting 11cps or less and they say it's amazing when I get around 20-30cps without any tape 💀

[@hamsterfood3967]

@@NiQsterVX i can butterfly twice as fast as they can drag lmao

[@NiQsterVX]

@@hamsterfood3967 same

[@bladeonblitz9281]

@@hamsterfood3967 same lmao

[@rishiktandra7236]

@@NiQsterVXwhat mouse do you use? I get around 50 long dragging and 20 or something short dragging with the roccat kone pro. I’m gonna assume you have the model o, am I correct?

[@MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

Oh my gosh! That “rainbow vinyl hack” and pink washitape/vinyl are stuff I did on my pink “cougar conquer”-like case. It’s not for everyone, but I LOVE my PC and monitors (one of the monitors is borrowed from the studio I work for so I can’t paint it). Some of these are hard to watch, even for a crafty person like myself. Hahaha😂

[@halsti99]

when you watched the carterPC tik tok, you paused directly on "i know linus loves brown switches" and my dumbass thought this guy is making a lewd joke about himself being a switch, so linus has to like him... that cut was just perfect.

[@Dysyndicate]

Coomer logic

[@anxietyprimev6983]

@@Dysyndicate > "Coomer logic" > Is a gamer What's the point of making jokes if they're just gonna write themselves?

[@bloodyknife6681]

14:43 third option: hire him

[@dedicategrinder88]

Carter pcs is W

[@thekarnagerage]

dbrand at 6:37 - "That's the part where we are right about you."

[@jstnshea]

“I spelt “colour” the Canadian way.” That is probably the best thing I’ve ever heard from Linus. 😂😂

[@Cyromantik]

I just use Posca paint markers for coloring my consumer electronics... Skateboard, bicycle and anything really. If I want it to be a little more durable I apply a few layers of bar-topper. The pens are neat because you can more accurately paint surface details that would present build-up and drips problems. It's quite a bit slower though, but the colors are opaque and vibrant!

[@ThePynapl]

"The glue will protect it...I think..." "Peel and pray." Even the people making the TikToks know they're bad ideas.

[@Girvo747]

Most of the hand sanitizer around my house is just isopropyl alcohol anyway lol - no scents or other additives

[@namonaite]

I prefer Isopropal because its way quicker, dries faster.

[@Bush_Goremen]

it may cause your hand skin to become overly dry if you use pure alchhol sanitizer

[@namonaite]

@@Bush_Goremen then use some moisturizer separate, the sticky feeling when you combine them is kind of gross.

[@Artaxo]

I just want to say that isopropanol is more toxic than ethanol. You shouldn't use it on your skin.

[@namonaite]

​@@Artaxo that just means its more likely germs, and pathogens will survive though. Like there were stores in the pandemic that required you wash with isopropal and it made sense to me and stores that required you wash your hands with soap, which also made sense, but hand sanitizer just seems like the worst of both worlds.

[@ekayn1606]

"My palms are sweaty. Knees weak arms are heavy. I'm gaming ready." Who tf needs a hand warmer when gaming?

[@SilkCrown]

"A really cheap hand warmer that is really cheap as well."

[@johngaltline9933]

Hand warmers gor gaming when you have an 800 watt space heater right next to you.

[@Finkelfunk]

You know what is even cheaper? Warm water. Just fill your sink with warm water, put your hands in it and in less than a minute they are warm again.

[@kendokaaa]

Better tip: Sit on hands

[@arahman56]

$23.

[@bipbop3121]

@@Finkelfunk the lotion for the dry skin, not so cheap. Better than affiliate money for lithium ion banks, though. The real hack is rice in a sock, in the microwave, though.

[@aussiebloke609]

7:17 Reminiscent of Van Gogh's _Stary Night,_ or maybe something by Edvard Munch. 10/10 indeed. 👍

[@phgu]

2:00 - That must be the best way to get microplastics in the Oceans.

[@mollyismyhandle]

I have that rabbitgoo window film and it looks INCREDIBLE with the sun shining through it!

[@jackielinde7568]

For that first "tip", you can achieve the same look with much less damage to your keyboard if you just use craft glitter tape. It's a bit more fiddley, since you have to cut and apply strips of the tape. Or remove the key caps, mask the entire cover in the glitter tape, cut out the holes for the keys, and then put the key caps back on.

[@Madpiggaming]

I had to turn personalized ads off on google because they kept sending ads in french and it was getting quite annoying, the only thing that ties me to that language is Canada, and I dont even live in a french part of canada, ive never searched anything in french, ive never spoken french, but all I got were ads in french

[@Shnowz]

same here but it mainly happens when im on data

[@evilbob840]

I get occasional ads in Spanish. But, I do speak a little Spanish, so I try to follow what's being said.

[@Jomitheelf]

15:45, “five sure” very clever.

[@skywolfx76]

"cause don't do that" is my new favourite quote

[@JonAgra]

As an Apple technician myself, at 15:02 in the video, PLEASE, I BEG YOU, DO NOT use a webcam cover on your MacBook!! 90% of the MacBooks I repair are cracked LCD displays from webcam covers!!

[@SanyammGandhi]

The displays are that weak? Damn

[@Aryx_]

@@SanyammGandhiwoah it's a verified

[@suchirghuwalewala]

​@@SanyammGandhiSo weak you gotta sub bot ? 188K subs and 600 views per video

[@secret-alias]

You did the keyboard one wrong. You need to destroy a $500 mechanical keyboard 😁

[@jasondavis7567]

You were supposed to let the glue on the keyboard dry before washing off the excess glitter then push on the keys to loosen them so that it acts as a crumb catcher for your keyboard

[@juliwomp]

that was exactly what i was thinking, why didn’t they wait for it to dry???

[@mrticklenuts2124]

@@juliwomp because its a stupid idea either way

[@BodomsScythe]

@@mrticklenuts2124 Be that as it may, I'm still disappointed that they didn't test it "the right way".

[@bondjovi4595]

Why wouldn't you use a tube of silicone instead of glue?

[@ReijoRitari]

@@bondjovi4595 Drying silicone gives out really heavy chemical smells when drying so it'd need to dry outside for it, also it takes "ages" to dry out fully. Did that mistake when I applied new silicone into my aquarium, didn't move it to balcony for applying and drying.

[@Ty-ri7dy]

My old go-to for cleaning screens in the days of the 22'' Trinitron BEHEMOTH was rubbing alcohol. We also used it to clean the windows on movie projector booths. Better and cheaper than windex.

[@jonnysmith549]

Im surprised to see Linus didn´t know the *#0*# code for Samsung phones. I remember first using it on my Galaxy S3 mini.

[@mementocity]

it changed for certain phones, or outright disabled it because it was popular for removing FRP via exploit

[@SirWalterDayton]

Samsungs members app they usually pre install has a diagnostic option that's a bit more user friendly looking so that's possibly why.

[@johnsalamii]

ikr

[@xjonx1]

He didn't know because IT DOESN'T WORK.

[@jonnysmith549]

@@xjonx1 dont try to tell me it doesnt work when i have been using it on my S3 mini, S3 Neo, S8 and S20. If youre talking about the blackscreen linus was stuck on its because you have to press back twice and in some tests even more often.

[@Danielism]

I truly appreciate that Linus typed Colour the Canadian way.

[@alg003]

Tiktok is really bringing the average humanity IQ down

[@finlaymcgaming9888]

Why is this true 😂

[@Christian-ni5li]

The attention span too

[@CRneu]

@@OldSkool81 The aim of the CCP, in regards to social media apps, is to gather as much data as possible to influence and blackmail people. They regularly censor anything critical of them and promote pro-ccp content. Then they setup secret police in foreign nations and lobby foreign governments on their behalf. Oh, also, the CCP has full access to all their data.

[@theloniuspunk383]

No thats globalisation, tiktok is revealing western degeneration

[@WohaoG]

@@Christian-ni5li We want a war! 5 seconds later: Can you put on 10 seconds of minecraft than have it be over please

[@zachmartinez2295]

I love how this channel's plugs are for stuff I'd actually want and not RAID SHADOW LEGENDS