We Just Got Scammed!

[@Thestorminator89]

As a rule of thumb, I never buy anything from a company that uses a robotic voice over. If they can't afford to pay for a real voice over, then it's probably tat that they are selling.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@rucker69]

Hear hear

[@ChainsawChristmas]

You mean you don't want the drone that is taking the industry by storm with its revolutionary technology?

[@CriticoolHit]

It's not that they can't afford it. It's that anyone doing a voiceover would be culpable in a crime and could be easily traced back to the original scammers.

[@piquat1]

I won't even watch a video with a robotic voice. They get an insta-close.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Man I hate this stuff. I've had clips from my own videos edited into ads selling fake or dangerous stuff also. It's been a few years since the last time thankfully. I was able to get most of them taken down quickly with a DMCA complaint for the unlicensed commercial use of my footage.

[@rustyshakleford5230]

Your clips and warped perception are probably the 2 most stolen from channels.

[@sumdumbmick]

it's funny that they stole things from a thief.

[@beehambonio3378]

This is the right way to use DMCA

[@bluestormcloud791]

Because of the ads that I have seen for your products, or someone claiming to be you, Your products are at the top of my list of stuff to avoid.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@@bluestormcloud791 I don't have any products, what are you talking about?

[@scotia7566]

I still can’t believe how hard it is to have these scams taken down. KZbin should be able to act quickly to protect content producers as well as the public.

[@justcommenting4981]

They could if they cared.

[@nordicresilience]

The only time they are fast is when you post something that diverts from the mainstream agenda. Try posting a video about alternative theories on covid's origin and/or treatments and see how long it stays up.. Advertisements spammers, scammers and fraudsters they simply do not care about. I've stopped reporting scams, they just don't care..

[@toomanyaccounts]

youtube doesn't get rid of the crypto scam bot networks

[@dsbennett]

They seem to be able to take down videos they don't agree politically with fast enough. Like, within the first day and with no complaints from anyone.

[@PemboCycling]

I've never found a way to report a scam advert. Very keen to hear of a way to do this. I get that a video itself can be reported but I don't know how to find the source video for a scam advert on the YT platform in order to report it. Imo youtube is culpable for blame here as the ad is approved by them and ran on their platform

[@robbylock1741]

It's like all the "swamp cooler" table AC units being advertised out there. If it's advertised on KZbin there is a great chance it's a scam.

[@vastinkelter1393]

It's been removed now. Hope these scammers will suffer for this, at least financially.

[@Masterspam1]

It only states 'removed by the uploader', so the channel itself may have survived.

[@joedingo7022]

@@Masterspam1 Thankfully he shows the channel in the video, "steve vannest" and upon checking the channel is totally dead, no content whatsoever, I suspect the scammers just outright abandoned it. Edit: Sadly their other videos appear to still be up and unlisted, as their view count in information section shows. Only this one was taken down, and the channel still lives.

[@Blackdragonselite]

Yeah but they're using the same video for add, so they're buying ads. And the add are bring allowed to play. I don't know how you'd be able to report a paid ad.

[@Masterspam1]

@@joedingo7022 Suspected as much. I've seen this strategy before with swamp coolers. They probably realized that the gig was up and only kept unlisted videos around to prevent people from reporting them. Still, you can get around that by looking at the debugging information (found by right-clicking on the video and selecting statistics). There you'll find the ID for the video, allowing you to go to the video page to report it. Of course, that only works if you actually see the ads.

[@danielch6662]

@@Blackdragonselite when the ad is playing, click on the ⓘ and then REPORT.

[@wtechboy18]

"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Tech Ingredients" good job sir

[@Dieselfitter01]

Yes, just confirmed, I have been away. This is great quick work by your followers

[@peniku8]

Just FYI: The scam video has 100 likes and 5000 dislikes. Anybody who thinks removing dislikes from KZbin was a good idea deserves to get scammed!

[@audiofanaticz]

Right, but youtube wanted to protect the creators and the dislike button was soooooo horrific! smh... Best addon for chrome is restoring the dislikes!!

[@fischele5790]

Return KZbin Dislike... great browser addon for improving the YT experience

[@LTPottenger]

yt wants you 'scammed' you are a moneybag to them

[@Bob_Adkins]

How were you able to read the dislikes? Is there an app for it?

[@Parpyduck]

@@Bob_Adkins Return KZbin Dislike extension. Somehow they get a hold of API data, though KZbin says they plan to phase even _that_ out cuz they're inexplicably super duper committed to this whole hide-the-dislikes BS. So I guess enjoy being able to identify and avoid garbage content while you can?

[@OnHoldAt50]

I WAS GOING TO REPORT IF FOR YA, BUT KZbin TOOK THE VIDEO DOWN. Congratulations, mission accomplished. Now I want to see a few of your videos, because this one stayed on my landing page for like ever.

[@ShroomDay0117]

I KNEW this video was coming out. I couldnt believe you would endorse some crap product like a fake air conditioner. I'm glad you spoke up about it.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@UserBeenBanned]

anytime i hear that ai voice, i know its a scam. it is a step up from bob of irs calling from india saying the sheriff will come if you dont pay them.

[@dj-kq4fz]

I saw the ad earlier today and thought the same thing.

[@KevinSmith-os5yz]

@@UserBeenBanned they told me I was going to be arrested, that was six months ago, still waiting:)

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

@@KevinSmith-os5yz It's like all the kids that told me their uncle works for bungie and were going to get my xbox live account banned on halo 2 back in the day.

[@thromboid]

Funny that when this happens with an ad, KZbin are "working on it", but if it's a content/copyright strike with a regular video, it's instantly pulled, no questions asked (AIUI).

[@PhilippSeven]

Copyright strike from big company. With regular people's claims it is the same: "working on it".

[@gastonbell108]

You and I both know why. Music publishers are incredibly rich, hire the best lawyers money can buy, and they despise KZbin with a burning passion. Much Congressional action has danced around forced regulation of KZbin. Thus, KZbin does absolutely everything in their power to dance to their every whim - there are whole teams at KZbin who do nothing but answer the hotline from the record companies, I'm not even kidding. Small channels? With no lawyers? They'll put that issue on the back burner for awhile, no big deal. Time is money, after all, and that time could be better spent appeasing somebody with big bucks.

[@gastonbell108]

@Account NumberEight The music videos that exist either are not represented by major music labels or (just as frequently) they signed a licensing deal with KZbin for some per-view amount, usually not very much. The record companies cry themselves to sleep remembering the days of $30 albums and fuck you if you didn't like it.

[@JamesDoylesGarage]

The irony with KZbin making it so hard to protect this channel, is that it's exactly this kind of channel and you, that make KZbin worth while. Thanks for all you do. We love you and your team for the gifts of knowledge you bring us. Why does it takes tens of thousands to complaints. Should it now take just one? The person who's image they are stealing? I'll help by reporting this video now. Hey good news. It's down :) .

[@bulkhammerii3419]

Best comment yet great job brother great jo! 👏👏

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

"This video isn't available anymore" 9:28 PM PCT

[@nautica8745]

Man, so many people have gotten hit by scammers and hackers recently. Sorry to hear about it.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@iwinrar5207]

@@cykes5124 both the ftc and fcc have both been weakened fairly hardcore all teeth no bite ...

[@freeradical431]

Sheeple

[@nunyabusiness8538]

all because of china (:

[@BackYardScience2000]

and Russia....

[@GadgetAddict]

Have you considered a copyright claim? The video could be nuked within minutes if done through the KZbin Studio. Considering they're using your content in a misleading and commercial way, it seems like a copyright claim would be a lawful way to take the video down.

[@TechIngredients]

We've already done that and are waiting for KZbin to do their part.

[@OwlishGeorge]

@@TechIngredients You should release some original music videos. Those companies get takedowns pretty much instantly.

[@any1alive]

@@OwlishGeorge yeah that would be pretty smartm, music copyrights happen way faster than video

[@Right-Is-Right]

@@TechIngredients The quickest way for a channel to get anything done by youtue is to pester them on twitter with a tweet or two and channel supporters joining in by commenting/liking your tweet/s. Otherwise they drag their feet, because if people don't pester them publicly on twitter with fan support, they just don't car. It is more about how they look that bothers YT, not what they do for the "little guy" and they assume you are very little or your complaint is, if you do not make enough noise publicly on twitter.

[@czachl3084]

@@OwlishGeorge Music gets nuked so fast because the media industry has a direct interface.

[@st3althyone]

Consider it done sir, I love your channel and abhor scammers like these.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@st3althyone]

@@funkingitup1805 Well done, my fellow Techy!👍🏻✌🏻

[@mr.fishfish570]

Same here!

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

The brief clips you showed immediately triggered my "scam alarm". This sort of BS is on YT is all too common, they are two faced, de monetizing legitimate content providers then turning around an "airing" scam ads all for a few bucks, double standard.

[@Erelafay]

Nice to see a channel stepping up to let people know what's going on, when their content is being used wrongly. I filed a report on that video, cause misleading doesn't even start to describe what their doing.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@OhDrZ]

Nice! Done doubletime!

[@foxvulpes8245]

"If you want to help and report this..." Say no more!

[@funkingitup1805]

This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@gravelydon7072]

Yep. Had already thought about it and then saw this video. So it is done.

[@Markus-zb5zd]

yeah it's already unlisted

[@gravelydon7072]

@@Markus-zb5zd But the ad still comes up.

[@Ryan-ik2mk]

The fact that a creator as large as you has to go this far to resolve an actual fraud like this is just yet another failure of KZbin to provide tools and features for “us and you” and continue to just feed the corporate interests. Meanwhile the usual suspects are out there abusing automated copyright tools to take down videos totally out of their legal rights blablabla

[@brianwest2775]

Yes. When he says that KZbin is aware but then still needs viewers to report it.

[@richiebricker]

KZbin is making a hell of a lot of money off this and is therefore a Criminal Conspire-ist. They could take it down in a second but they wont

[@sweetkity]

-cough cough- *5-min crafts with over 30 channels of the same content and stolen videos from other channels and some even harmful to kids yet the channels are titled "5-min Kidz", "Kids Craft 5-mins".

[@justanothercomment416]

they don't care about you. They only care that they control information and profit from it. Period.

[@watchyourtimeco1]

@@sweetkity Of all the problem channels on KZbin, those content farms are the worst by far. Each of their channels regularly does things that are supposed to be against KZbin policy, but they never have so much as a slap on the wrist. Smaller creators, however, get videos removed and strikes for daring to warn people of an unknown, and very real, danger! KZbin probably thinks they're protecting their revenue stream by supporting the huge content farms. I wonder how much money they would lose by holding these content farms to the policies versus alienating all of their smaller channels enough that they choose to start posting elsewhere?

[@bambaclart4592]

Another reason why removing the thumbs down button was moronic

[@Gfysimpletons]

The left hates the truth.

[@cobracultist6188]

Man i love the feeling i get when someone who is technically skilled voices his support for the FOSS community. Less than a minute in and im fully torqued.

[@neatoelectro3687]

Whoa there bud, there are children present, please refrain from discussing your pound feet.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@neatoelectro3687 At least he's not using Newton-meters🤣

[@cherylm2C6671]

Thank you for your comment. I had to look it up (FOSS) - and I like the idea!

[@FishyCanada]

You know you've made it when you're used in scams. Congratulations! Seriously, don't let this affect your content as it would be a sad day for all.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@ogi22]

As they say: imitation is the best form of flattery ;)

[@jchunick]

@@ogi22 Considering the detriments he spoke about in the video that sounds like a sentiment made in poor taste.

[@matthewperlman3356]

Well put!

[@anarchisttechsupport6644]

yep, that's a scammer. that's even a generic Text-to-speech voice that scammers use.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@JamesTheAxeThrower]

Howard isn’t real???

[@poppyrider5541]

@@JamesTheAxeThrower No, James. I'm sorry. Howard isn't real.

[@SianaGearz]

@@poppyrider5541 Not even Howard the Duck?

[@Dewkeeper]

@@SianaGearz i sure fucking hope Howard the duck isn't real

[@GG_CosmicCrusade]

Scammers be everywhere, I’m sorry this happened. Hopefully it gets resolved soon. I’ve been binge watching your content lately as I’m home sick with a bad sinus infection that’s turned into a ear infection. I just wanna personally thank you for the relaxing feel and educational content. Much love

[@RentableSocks]

great to hear you're growing and hiring! please make sure the new editor doesn't doo too much fancy garbage, part of the charm of this channel is the straightforward, minimally cut style that leans more on good content, knowledge, and pacing than it does on the video editing or as a lot of channels have gone to, the kind of cut together "rushed" feeling.

[@ptonpc]

Agreed. I despise the editors etc who decided that what a video really needs is jump cuts or the camera suddenly being set to one side so it looks like the person is talking off to the side.

[@christhesnaildriver]

Agree wholeheartedly.

[@carldb7374]

Totally agree.

[@buddydudeman]

REPORTED as requested! So sorry you are dealing with this! You guys are AWESOME! You have only improved your reputation with this response in my humble opinion. Can't wait to see the next video you actually make!

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@Bigelowbrook]

I get people ripping my videos once in a while. You can file a copyright claim against it and KZbin is fairly quick to pull the video.

[@TechIngredients]

Four days and waiting...

[@BikiniDuckCreations]

@@TechIngredients Last I heard, people could use videoclips of under 10 seconds in a derivative production, and not be considered infringing. It's how anyone can use a 10 second clip of major movies. Having just watched this scam, they dont seem to use more than a couple second clips of you, from several different videos. In fact, none of the scenes in that video is longer than 10 seconds. I reported it anyways; but it looks like they are in the legal clear.

[@jwstolk]

@@BikiniDuckCreations As far as I know that 10 second rule has some limitations. I don't think it applies to use in advertising.

[@TonyRule]

@@BikiniDuckCreations Fair use doctrine does not apply as they're claiming that the video they've used is theirs.

[@freejulianassange537]

@@BikiniDuckCreations They may be in the legal clear for copyright but not misrepresenting his identity or damaging his reputation ie scam/fraud.

[@normheagle8997]

It's so rare to find integriy these days. Love your channel and will certainly recommend.

[@ivorypoacherplays]

My boys! Love you guys. Just reported their video, Ridiculous that they do this. I’m sure they made a killing. There is a way to find out their analytics

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@CommentsAllowed]

KZbin should be held liable for allowing the scam advertisements on the platform. They easily monitor all the creator content but somehow don't do anything about the fraudulent advertisements??? For anyone interested in an advertised product, find the name and do a KZbin review search or Amazon review search. You can then find out if it is worth it. Also, only buy from reputable sources and not random websites.

[@JustOneAsbesto]

I mean, it's an ad... as far as the parent company is concerned, youtube only exists to host ads. The videos we watch are only adspace to them. And Google Ad Services really doesn't seem to give any fucks what it advertises. I've even seen ads for mail-order brides. You're right that they should be held liable, but there's no legislation for this. Almost all of our lawmakers are 70 years old and probably can't even find the spacebar on a keyboard. THAT is the real problem. How are they going to understand a tech lobbyist?

[@hurkamur1]

I get spammed with these types of goofy chinese ads constantly, it's not just for air coolers. I get drones, cell phone gadgets, all kinds of stuff all featuring that goofy robot voice. They're non stop, all scams with ridiculous claims.

[@BryanTorok]

@@JustOneAsbesto Louis Rossman (on YT under that name) who is a big proponent of "right to repair" has that problem in dealing with legislators. Most of them have not clue what social media is and fall for some of the most absurd arguments presented by the big companies who don't want to let independent shops repair their products.

[@cherylm2C6671]

There was a video from them a year or so ago mentioning that the uploads to KZbin is something like 300 hours per second (!) So it may be an algorithm adjusted to spoof a website either with captured content. I suppose it just comes down to 'does it make sense?' But I do feel sorry for the newbies, even though the spoof seemed to be more about reputation stalking.

[@MrCharlesEldredge]

Agreed. KZbin has no problem identifying conservatives. Why can't they do the same for fraudsters? Stop being evil Google.

[@RainOnThursday]

Lol “Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.” -Andrew Tanenbaum, 1981 Shame about the fraud, I hope it only brings more views to your legit channel so people can see how educational and honest you are. Thank you for your integrity, sharing of knowledge, and open source pledge.

[@RolandHutchinson]

This response video has brought me here to the legitimate channel just as you described -- so that's at least one data point.

[@DanielinLaTuna]

So sorry to hear this about the paste fraud. I saw someone complaining about “not receiving” the product in the comments of a recent upload. Stay strong, your reputation with me is strong; I love your content and the work you do to prepare your videos.

[@ifell3]

Funny how KZbin will put a strick on something as quickly as showing a 3d printed frame for a firearm yet real scams get put to the pack of the pile.

[@lordjaashin]

its clear what the 1% oligarchy in US fears the most

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

The same as YT is shadow-banning comments that are a little too close to the truth.... all the while leaving up spam bot comments that are pasted onto several channels, no matter how many times you report them. Clearly, YT is in on this crap. It's all manipulated and fake, like Twidder.

[@volvo09]

2+ years of rampant financial scams (live streaming Tesla, Bitcoin, etc and saying send money here) and the millions of comments under videos saying "check in with my financial advisor" and KZbin has done nothing. In my opinion I think they allow it (by piss poor enforcement) because it helps their user and platform engagement stats.

[@rustyheckler8766]

Getting KZbin's twitter account attention is another way of making things happen. Also don't be afraid to ask for help from other YTers, it is in their best interest as well to help put a stop to this and heck gives an opportunity for them to make more content, win/win.

[@laboulesdebleu8335]

yeah, like Jeremy @thequartering

[@TexasTimelapse]

Linus could definitely help getting it taken down.

[@SuperUltimateLP]

@@laboulesdebleu8335 I would not contact him if I was them... They represent them self as a serious and professional channel, this reputation would go down the shitter if thequartering was involved...

[@thenson509]

Agreed!

[@nightcatarts]

Twitter is always a good go-to when it comes to big corporations. I'd add that the most effective method is to shame them in public on your timeline, which means you want to put a . or something else in front of the @ tag for them. That way it'll show on your timeline instead of being hidden in "and replies."

[@immrnoidall]

I've been subscribed a long time. I really like the how and why. They remind me of a 4th grade science teacher I had, back in the 70's who kept us on the edge of our seats. I hope you find good help and take this show even bigger. BTW, There's nothing wrong with making some money for your work too. You deserve it.

[@davidhellwege9773]

Scams have become a daily fact of life. Anyone who grew up with swamp coolers, knows their abilities, but also their limitations, and disadvantages. This little coolers being promoted as "air conditioners" are a full blown scam. Thank you for alerting people who may be vulnerable to such dishonesty. Other youtubers have provided verification that they do not work as claimed. These are products that should be taken off the market. I would recommend to anyone to do their research before buying a product.

[@jackthomas2051]

This product gets put out there every 6 months or so and it’s always a new “inventor”. It was once a “10 year old genius”. It’s just a swamp cooler that can only work we’re there is very low humidity.

[@BlokeOzzie]

This is why I shudder for the future of America: A failing education system leading to a greater proportion of ignorant people who are not going to be able to recognise scams such as these because of a lack of fundamental scientific understanding.

[@Ewr42]

humidity makes the heat sensation even worse, it traps the heat into the water molecules which keep on irradiating the heat inside and making things worse. a heatpump dryer that collects water from the air and condenses it in a cold surface would be more effective, precisely the opposite of this product smh

[@mixit2413]

@@Ewr42 I bought one off amazon not this precise model but something similar long as the humidity is low it does give a personal cooling effect however in the UK if it ever get hot enough to use one of these then the humidity is so high that it just makes things worse. Mine stopped working by the following summer hard water seemed to have killed it off. I will just stick with a desk fan in future for the odd hot day the UK gets.

[@ikocheratcr]

Today I learnt something new: a new lower level scammers can use. Sad that you good people need to suffer from these scammers. Please keep us posted on the results.

[@dStruct619]

I'm really glad to see you clear the air on this subject and make sure we're all on the same page. I did my part and watched part of the video and did report it for fraud, since they're claiming you're Howard and using your content. Not cool. Also I appreciate all the time and effort you guys put into making all the videos, thank you!

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@franceslock1662]

The US distributer needs to do more to stop it. I hope KZbin takes responsible action.

[@CapnSnackbeard]

You guys are amazing. Thanks for being you!

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@CapnSnackbeard]

@Christie Malry Audiobooks hahah, you are legit my new favorite KZbinr! Thanks for all you do, too Comrade!

[@TheDro]

I reported for you guys. I just posted a couple videos as well with similar issues with bots and scams affecting my channel. I really hope something is done about this on youtube. My suggestion would be to allow verified creators to have a higher amount of weight when they report something like this. They already have our personal info so youtube would definitely be able to do KYC and then elevate our abilities to help fight spam if we wanted to and any creator abusing the system would just have that feature blocked from being used. If a creator sent a flag on a video a yt employee could double check to see if there's an issue here and if so, take appropriate action. Maybe even incentivize creators by giving them an extra 5-10% on their ad revenue if they did this. It would pay creators extra since its a job to fight bots and spam. Instead they spend their time deleting the dislike :(

[@mineralareaoutdoors2213]

I just clicked on the link and it says it been taking down by copyright claims by him....🤷‍♂️

[@liczkos]

Lol this channels is also weird - "The Dro". ~500k subs and 500 views per video? You bought those subs man? Edit: Lol 200mln views on one video. Damn, i guess it sucks to have a one-shot video that doesn't bring attention to the channel itself :/

[@additudeobx]

My guess is..that KZbin has their hands full concerning issues like this. I am positive that KZbin employees tasked with this venue are not idly standing by waiting for violations.

[@jonathanhillebrand4904]

I love you guys. Not many channels would take the time to make a video to protect the public. Thank you.

[@AaronSherman]

Wow, didn't realize you were local! Great work and I love that you have an open source approach.

[@ChrisB257]

This whole thing is despicable - glad it's been uncovered and hope it gets resolved. You channel growth has been not only phenomenal but also well deserved. I continue to wish you continued success and hopefully without any more of this skullduggery. Best, Chris.

[@DarthVader1977]

It's very Elvish.

[@prjndigo]

Be sure to also bill the scammers at $1 per second per view for your "work" in their scam. KZbin should have had the video terminated within 2 hours of the time you reported it. Failure to do so puts them as culpable for damages.

[@person800]

lol, classic armchair lawyer

[@TechIngredients]

We're now working on 4 days...

[@Ewr42]

​@@TechIngredients Google as KZbin's parent company should be equally if not aggravatingly held accountable for its failure to enact in shutting this down. they've been complacent and allowing accessories in this crime. you said you reached out to them, why didn't they take down the video immediately then? do they have no control over crimes committed in their platform?

[@janeblogs324]

Just monetize their video for them

[@brentfisher902]

@@Ewr42 KZbin shuts down scam videos the way the Christian God shuts down the Holocaust...zzzzzzz

[@EatRawGarlic]

I hope this time, KZbin acts on the scam reports. I've notified them so many times about scammers (the blatantly obvious ones, with a phone number in their name), but it seems pointless. A day later, and all those dubious comments I flagged were still there. How difficult can it be to filter out users with 10 or more numerical symbols in their name?

[@Xiph1980]

It's not difficult at all. They just don't care.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@Xiph1980 It is all about the money.

[@camrontoney577]

I'm beginning to think it's KZbin in the first place that is scamming

[@scottzimmerman6485]

KZbin inserts these scammer type ads in many channels , glad you got some action from the US supplier

[@sirtra]

What's more embarrassing than having your content used by a scam? Being a multi-billion dollar tech company that generates nearly all of it's revenue from advertising that is incapable of allocating the resources and developing a process to squash these scams within hours, let alone days... or WEEKS! So much for their "do the right thing" motto eh?

[@VoIcanoman]

Yeah...I can see why they abandoned their original motto: "don't be evil." Because I can't think of a single multi-billion dollar global multinational corporation that has managed to avoid evil. It's the nature of the game...and aspiring to such lofty heights necessitates a certain amount of willingness to do evil, wherein the people involved tell themselves that "the ends justify the means." It's far easier to say that you're affirming the more positive "do the right thing" because whatever the right thing is, it's extremely subjective. Evil is subjective too, but I think it is a greater PR nightmare to have people claiming that they're going against their word and "being evil," compared to having people accusing them of not doing the right thing.

[@ptonpc]

It's not that YT etc *can't* it's that YT etc doesn't *want* to allocate resources to squash these scams.

[@StixFerryMan]

@@VoIcanoman a bit of topic, but I recently had a similar conversation with a work colleague. We were talking about rich ppl in general, and I made the comment that nobody made it rich by being nice/good. She got offended coz she said she had a friend back in Ireland who became a multi millionaire from being basically a garbage man. Skip bins, collections, mass transportation, ect. Got to a good income, very comfortable, then sold it to a Euro company for a few 10s of millions. She said he was a good person, and he probably is. I tried to gentle explain that( without him being a evil person) he only made his first income by charging ppl way more then the actual cost of his service, since unless you break even, you are charging customers more then what the service and overheads costs( not that that is inherently wrong, ppl gotta make money after all), and that him selling the company for millions was even worse for his customers. After all, that new company would want to make it’s money back, plus profit. So cost would go up and service down and probably a lot of downsizing. But he didn’t ‘care’ about that, only the money. So basically, he put his bank account over that of other ppl( not to mention that of the other company, since if someone offered you more then your company was worth, would you really tell then that it was to much?). End of day, that doesn’t make one a evil or bad person. We all wanna be rich. But you can’t say that such a person is good. A ‘good’ person would not make a profit, may even end up with a loss. But that is a vast difference then knowingly( or choosing plausible deniable) making a profit on something that actively hurts others. That is evil.

[@DarthVader1977]

They can censor the political right though, quite efficiently.

[@DarthVader1977]

@@StixFerryMan A* bit off *topic

[@lnwolf41]

This is a swamp cooler, uses evaporative cooling. This basic design has been advertised over the past 3 years, claimed to be invented by a high school kid, a doctor in Switzerland, and by 2 men in India. Several people have done test on it. At best it is a spot cooler for you, a fan blowing cooled air. One test was in a small camper in 90 degree temp outside, it lowered the inside temp to 85degrees after 2hours..

[@pbe6965]

And due to the higher humidity level, sweat doesn't evaporate as much and you're likely to end up even warmer at those 85 than you were at 90 with a dryer air.

[@whitneydesignlabs8738]

The scam product looks like just a knock off of the "Artic Air" mini evaporative cooler.

[@alfepalfe]

As far as I understand it they can actually work great in dry places but not anywere else.

[@whitneydesignlabs8738]

@@alfepalfe Certainly. I live in high elevation dry climate and I have a large swamp cooler for my house. Nothing wrong with evap "swamp" coolers in principle nor in function. I love mine. They are not suitable for humid climates.

[@KalFx3]

Done and done. Glad to hear youre expanding and hiring editors. I can only imagine this channel is going to explode even faster

[@AM-hf9kk]

Clicked the link, and "This video isn't available any more." Guess it worked.

[@sheldoniusRex]

I love the open source movement and generally support it, but I believe this situation shows why it is imperative that people have a legal method of enforcement to protect a business identity. Especially trademark. I never understood attacking software or other companies which freely distribute their ideas, but simply want to preserve control of their name. Hopefully this nonsense is taken down quickly. Good luck -Howard- Mr. Main Presenter. I've been a fan for a few years now and really enjoy your channel.

[@krozareq]

Trademarks are very important. Most large libre (the proper term for what most people think of as open source and permissive licensing) projects are trademarked. Even Linux, Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project are trademarked.

[@sheldoniusRex]

@@krozareq I remember people wigging out when Firefox sued someone over their trademark. It literally is the reason some of the other browsers exist. That's the type of situation I am talking about. People who oppose the current intellectual property regime so hard they think even trademarks and such should be scrapped.

[@truegret7778]

Complaint filed with YT. I love your work, your experience, your research and journeyman knowledge on such diverse products. Thank you and may your channel continue to grow beyond your wildest expectations.

[@warrensteel9954]

I really appreciate your videos and will be happy to review the video in question! I detest scammers!

[@genecollier576]

The video has been removed "This video isn't available anymore"!!!!😁

[@bill_and_amanda]

Your best option may be a DMCA takedown request to KZbin. At that point, they are legally required to take the video down.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I suspect YT is in on these kinds of scams... especially if the content is monetized. For the same reason YT is shadow banning comments that are a little 'too true', while leaving up obvious bot spam comments that appear on multiple videos... no matter how many times you report them.

[@OrestisTrips]

You're one of the best channel's ever and it's a total shame this happened to you. Even worse, I find it unthinkable that youtube hasn't removed this video yet. Obviously I reported it but the case is so obvious that they should have done this instead since you contacted them. Keep up the excellent work!

[@JustOneAsbesto]

Heh. I had gotten that ad multiple times, I'd just never let it run long enough to see you, it was such an obvious scam. Having watched it now... it is pretty funny just how bad it is. And it's just a shitty little swamp cooler. Alec at Technology Connections did a great video on these "personal air conditioners" almost a year ago.

[@robpelletier9417]

Dunno how this appeared in my KZbin feed (never heard of you before) but I watched, Liked, and subscribed. I believe you are what KZbin is all about! Sorry you were taken advantage of - looking forward to more of your content.

[@8supermagic]

This is why we can't have nice things. Good luck to you guys, I look forward to seeing y'all put all this behind you.

[@cherylm2C6671]

Nice "looking" things. Better honest cobble than an empty box.

[@duggydo]

Smartest and most likable guy on KZbin, hands down. I reported the scam video. I also look forward to seeing more content from you guys soon. All the best!

[@FunkFPV]

Reported that crap. I guess they spent all their money on views and didn’t save any for likes 👍🏻 Luckily the vast majority of those views are from bot accounts.

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

Level headed respectful and without speaking ill of a clear violation by other people . You sir have the patience and wisdom of a monk many years older.

[@hotflashfoto]

Reported. So sad to see this happen to you! I wish I knew Premier, Effects, and/or Blender. I'd love to work with or around your crew and the shop, but there are definitely folks out there who are better suited to fill this position. 20 years ago I moved across the country just for an interview and I still work for that company. I wonder if any of my LightRoom skills might be of any benefit. Nah, just kiddin'! I'm sure you will find yourself swimming in so many potential well-qualified applicants that you'll go Crazy. (Patsy Cline)

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

Can’t hurt to send them your CV. You never know…..

[@wompastompa3692]

Stay safe out there, Howard.

[@vicosdivicos]

Video is gone! 👌👍 You got a new follower here. 🙌🙏

[@planetwally]

Happy to see that garbage has been removed...

[@alphaz6149]

We still love you Howard... 😃

[@bgdexter]

Congrats, you're a stock video provider now ^_^ Imagine a few years from now, when everyone can easily fake any face & voice perfectly…

[@StixFerryMan]

‘A few years from now”? If this organisation wasn’t so cheap they could have done better now, today. Maybe not flawless, but much better. Enough to make even the original wonder if they had really done it. The main thing is that it is a waste of time and money really. After all, scammers target the dumb. That is why their scams seem so weak. If you are smart enough to see that it’s a scam, you might be smart enough to cause them trouble, so they weed out those ppl by making them so obvious that they are a scam that almost anyone who bits either can’t do anything, or ( better for the scammers) are so embarrassed that they stay quiet about it.

[@Ewr42]

oh yeah, deep fakes will explode in elections all throughout the world, I'm sure in a couple months I'll be seeing some in my country with the run for presidency and after that, with the coming coup de etat that will happen despite the election results (as in the current president(ofc it's fucking Bolsonaro that I'm talking about) is a fascist involved in illegal armed militias and has stated multiple times that he won't concede, and our governmental institutions are so much weaker than the US's, Jan 6 will be a jk compared to what'll happen here), it'll be used as propaganda. Cambridge analytica's manipulation and spread of misinformation that changed the course of the previous elections in both out countries (2016 in US and 2018 in Brazil) will look like children's play compared to what'll inevitably happen in the coming months and years. Hopefully someone can step in, but I'm sure that even if it does happen at all, it'll be too late already. We're living yet another historical moment as it unfolds, And it'll be known as a fucked up one.

[@Ewr42]

Remember to tune in next year to the events in Brazil, I'm sure it'll be historical, hopefully with ex-presidente Lula being elected and a failed coup but I'm not that hopeful that the coup will fail, so grab your popcorn and tune in to the official consolidation of Bolsonaro as one of the worst dictators to ever exist and the downfall of Brazil's democracy. wish us luck and start praying for us, things been (not so)slowly but steadily crumbling down around here since 2012.(after our first female president was reelected and subsequently impeached for something that was neither illegal/malpractice nor actually committed by her, and that Bolsonaro's been commiting all the time along with many, MANY other crimes. there are more than 100 impeachment processes against him, all shut down by the Federal Prosecutor that should hold him accountable.) (just to add insult to injury, they unlawfully imprisoned our ex president Lula mid presidential-race And the judge responsible for it gained the ministry of justice in Bolsonaro's government, before even him himself resigned because of how unlawful things got inside his government) And all that doesn't even begin to tell how fucked up things are, but neither I nor you have the time to talk about everything that's wrong, it's a couple new chapters every week, at the very least, enough to fill up more than 15 books a year, I kid you not. I wish the us were to intervene in our democracy now, as they couldn't possibly make things any worse if they tried.

[@testboga5991]

I've seen several of these scams, using clips of Musk or Depp. This is a new trend.

[@StixFerryMan]

A thought about way Musk is buying Twitter is because of all the scams using his name and related businesses. Maybe he will go after acquiring YT if they get worse here. MxR Plays lost their channel for a while when a scammer using Tesla as it’s name actively took it over, renaming it and wiping not only their videos but their subscribers. Yes that was a hack more then just your run of the mill scam, but it is still the same thing at the end of the day. YT, FB, Twitter, all get used by scammers and it is getting worse. Sadder still to see actual content creators fall for the scams and shill for them. Though that hasn’t happened quite as bad as it did a few years ago.

[@Raku777]

Thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about this scam that is affecting you. I notice in the comments that someone else had this happen to him also. I had one of my copyrighted music compositions coopted by a KZbin video and reported this and it was taken down. I suspect that the group (a spiritual prosperity group!) is still using the music in their country. You have my empathy. I hope that a good long term solution is found. Until then, it seems your sharing about your experience helps. You are one of my favorite channels and I am happy you are back making videos again.

[@guyl7835]

I love your channel thank you for all you do sharing your amazing creativity

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@evil_me]

One of the few honest uses for the DMCA takedown!

[@johnq.public2621]

Congratulations on your 1st known scam! Now feed their hindquarters into a meat grinder!

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@ericg7044]

I guess that's how you know you've made it.

[@TheShakke100]

You are one of my few KZbin Guru’s! I don’t know why I only saw this now, but it is DISGUSTING!! Thankfully when going to report, the link now says channel unavailable. I prey that their view count did not earn them $ from KZbin!! Thank you for all you have taught me and Keep up the amazing work!! :)

[@tgcoder]

The video is gone!!!

[@adventurousloner]

They sued. That was implied with his verbiage. They should have

[@HNXMedia]

You just released "The Internet" on these scammers. They don't stand a chance. We don't take kindly to scammers coming after one of our own. Regulators, mount up!

[@rickjames5998]

that's cute. Just like when the internet tried to stop Kony2012. Or Putin. Or Putting Black Squares to end racism

[@JupiterLune]

Disgraceful. I'll go and report it now. Sad to hear you've been scammed! Don't worry, we'll get 'em!

[@MrBBea4]

IT's DOWN.. just got notice that video HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN!!!. Woo HOO 😃

[@jeremydewolfe8026]

Yup confirmed its down.

[@abdullahhelwani5453]

Y’all are the best! 💜

[@onlyfacts7816]

It's a shame the poor and immoral take open source information and attempt to profit off from it in such nefarious ways. Tech ingredients will always have the support of the community.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@Vector_Ze]

I recognize that voice instantly. They produce TONS of questionable ads seen on KZbin. I've been blocking every one of them that I encounter from my channel.

[@deevnn]

I checked the link and the video has been removed...

[@kentestes9776]

That link is dead

[@StixFerryMan]

Firstly, I don’t understand how anyone would ever consider buying something advertised by using a text-to-speech voice over. Especially if the advertiser uses such a cheap and bad sounding one. Secondly, I am surprised that KZbin is dragging their feet on something like this. Their knee-jerk reaction to DMCA complaints I have seen on other channels( even when it is obvious fair-use), it is surprising that they have not taken it down after your complaint. Add to the fact that you are obviously you, as in the person that they have used without permission, one wonders why they didn’t take immediate action… mmmm, well, I don’t really wonder… I have suspicions that it has to do with money. I have seen behaviour like this before, where a company seems to run into ‘complications’ when it has to remove something that blatantly violates TOS, and then ppl who know where and how to dig find evidence of large sums of money from the violators being paid to said company.

[@sheldoniusRex]

KZbin's hesitancy is directly and logarithmically correlated to your legal budget, and it appears also your connections in the media industry. You Tube simply doesn't like or care about independent content creators any more, and prefers "authoritative" sources. Even when objective metrics like views and engagement are absolute trash, KZbin pushes corporate media into everyone's feed when actual channels which a user may even be subscribed to get memory holed.

[@nameredacted1242]

Video is getting hits? Yes. Ads being served to many viewers? Yes. Money being made by YT? YES. Got it???

[@lobsterbark]

Surprisingly I've actually seen some good products advertised that way. Mostly things not really aimed at consumers but at hobbyists and businesses. And by "good" I mean "did the job adequately while being insanely cheap".

[@nameredacted1242]

@@lobsterbark Examples please?

[@lobsterbark]

@@nameredacted1242 Some cheap 3d printers, Russian products that aren't primarily sold outside Russia, fireworks.

[@mountiedm]

I think I've viewed every single one of your videos over the last 3 weeks. I sometimes twice!! It is discouraging the amount of scams and fraud that accrues now. Even looking for a job online now is fraught with malicious actors. Anyway, keep up the good fight!!

[@sasanach8]

looks like the video you talking about has been pulled down

[@augiblutz2852]

yes 2022-11-02 4:41:16.27 GMT +7

[@tomduke1297]

it is funny how hard it is to take obvious scams down, while totally legit review or reaction videos get blocked immediately.

[@ronme68]

Scam video is down. can't report it

[@salvagemonster3612]

Thank you. There are so many of these scam ads on you tube that are illegal on regular tv. You tube is lacking advertising integrity

[@stevesmith-xd3ph]

KZbin took the video down that's awesome

[@steventaylor6364]

The Video in question has been taken down :)

[@charlessammons9987]

Congratulations, you've gotten the video taken down.

[@courtnichols7718]

I just tried to go to the link you provided and got the message 'Video no longer available'. Hopefully, there's one less injustice in the world now. Congrats!

[@WolfgangKeim1]

Off topic: would be really interested in your take on solar cookers.

[@funkingitup1805]

I just reported the false video with the following statement (press 3 dots under video, select "Spam or Misleading", select "Scams or Fraud"): This video contains stolen content from "Tech Ingredients", a KZbin channel with 722K subscribers. This video contains intentional misinformation with the sole intent to garner more views. The blatant falsehoods presented, while utilizing Tech Ingredient's intellectual property without permission, represents not only a violation of copyright, but even more egregious is the harm to Tech Ingredient's reputation that is likely to occur if the video is not urgently removed.

[@robertmurphy3014]

In my 3rd grade class we made refried beans in a home made solar oven, took like 7 hours, but it was edible

[@madmax2069]

@@robertmurphy3014 a solar slow cooker.

[@tray2637]

@@madmax2069 "Howard" is now selling a 24 hour solar slow cooker. 3 easy payments of 19.95

[@SianaGearz]

It's funny that you say "impostor" when it's a text-to-speech system, it's not even a human. I wouldn't take the "distributor" at their word. Odds are they specifically are behind the scam. Chinese company can't just run advertisement on KZbin, someone else is organising this from a different country. And odds are the guys in China just don't care (or need to care) how the product is sold, and they'll slap you any brand you want on it once you commit to buying a certain quantity which isn't very high at all, after all this is how store brands work. These sorts of products are generally dropshipped, so there isn't even any traditional distribution activity involved, all they do is place advertisement and run a website, while the product is mailed directly from a hired warehouse over in China, there are numerous companies that specialise in this, this is also how you receive your products when you buy from Chinese sellers directly, for the most part both the manufacturer and the warehouse are involved in a honest business. But the "distributor's" fulfilment partners being over there out of your jurisdiction is just such a convenient excuse. "Computer Clan" and several other channels maintain a collection of these scam ads and products. Swamp coolers like these are common, but also monoculars, "power saving" scam plugs (a capacitor and an LED), chargers (potentially dangerous), "affordable luxury" wrist watches. Any sort of product that is about $15 or less in actual value, where the price is jacked up 10fold and ridiculous claims are made about the performance and capabilities or quality of the product. It's always the same sort of story "big business is scamming you, so two guys took it into their own hands to revolutionise"... etc. Some of these products are "fine" in one way or another, just not worth the money, the swamp coolers are situationally useful in some regions, cheap wrist watches are tolerable if you pay $7-$12 for them rather than $100 that they call out, and a $6 plastic-lens monocular is good for a bit of fun if you don't have any expectations for sharpness and contrast.

[@oldnubbins8060]

So... what do you think typed the text? A chimpanzee? Or maybe a raccoon, they have funny little thumbs too.

[@SianaGearz]

@@oldnubbins8060 Cute

[@ddpxl]

You forgot the drone ads... those are $75 in the store and sell them for $120.. also lie the blue of the sky in what it's capable of. It's insane how youtube can't get their shit fixed.

[@SianaGearz]

Actually I'm about to buy a swamp cooler. I have a problem that the air in my apartment is insanely dry and I'm suffering vaguely asthma like symptoms. I have had an ultrasonic humidifier by Fakir but it died and then I rebuilt the electronics but I couldn't get just the right transistor so it was never quite right afterwards, and I then threw it away, after 20 years, which might as well be a decent run. I have a different one now which just passes air through a rotating wet drum, but it isn't very well put together, kind of loud. A local discount store has these swamp coolers for like 16€ so I might just pick it up for this purpose, and if it isn't great I can just refund it. I can be kinda reasonably certain to get a device that is up to local electrical safety standards at least. It does tend to be extra warm around the year here as well. Damn "modern smart Home" as designed and built in mid 60s where all the automation is weird.

[@brentfisher902]

So what you are saying is going on here is the logistics equivalent of the Milgram experiment.

[@BikermanCoUk]

Thanks for this. I love your channel and deeply respect your commitment to the community by not restricting or patenting your creations. Sorry you were scammed, but glad you took the time to report on it. Please continue the great work. Chris.

[@missychan63]

For some reason this just popped up in my feed, and apparently it's 2 years old. I clicked the link just to see what happened and I was very happy to find that the video has been removed. 😊 I hope you were able to bring this to a good end.

[@mr.matthews67]

I'm sorry for your troubles, you seem to be a really good guy and obviously a brilliant man.