Flying Phone Scam Exposed (so I built a REAL one)
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Published 2018-09-27
I saw this video on Twitter and YouTube recently of a guy who modified his phone case with propellers. Having a background in engineering it was pretty clear to me that it wasn't real but it seemed like most people believed it. This was especially irksome give that he was selling the items in the desc using affiliate links. So I did a deep dive on every last possible clue proving it was fake.
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Captain Disillusions's video: • Mobile Drone | Quick D
Peter's build video: • MAKING a REAL Flying Phone! (w/ Mark ...
Camera man credit: Luke Hale
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All Comments (20)
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You didn't turn on airplane mode that's why.
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Me: It's string. I bet it's string. Is it string? I bet it is! Captain Disillusion: It's a rod. Me: 😔
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Imagine trying to take a photo and someone runs by and steals the whole phone
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I love how Mark uplifts the weaker younger more inexperienced engineers, and never takes advantage or scams anyone.
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“How did you die?” “I dropped a shovel on my head while making a point.”
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Lesson of the video: Don’t mess with Mark’s people.
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Fully agree, but should notice, phone itself has an accelerometer, of course you need fast interface with arduino (bluetooth/usb controller or something which not present on video)
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Imagine being on a ship amd taking out you phone for a selfie, only for it to move back as it stays stable while the ship goes forwards
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r/murderedbymarkrober
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I feel like the reason we all love this guy is because he never clickbaits, and he never brags about how smart he is
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Captain D is amazing, having both of you together is the best thing ever
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I will forever appreciate this video for introducing me to Captain D. Definitely has been one of my all time top YouTubers ever since this video released.
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Mark rober: “I’m about to end this mans whole career”
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Highlight of the video: “Oh hi mark”
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This has a practical application of getting better cell reception
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You need to put Two propellers on top of each other stacked on one motor, then you make 4 motors around. Additionally you can use some casing around to make wind tunnel and thus concentrate the airflow. Military tested double propellers. The upward force should be enough to hold the phone for some time and when you include solar battery it will fly forever ,D
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Imagine buying one of this and never see ur phone again
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The fact that Mark dropped a shovel on his head to explain science to us is outstanding.
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I CANNOT I SIMPLY CANNOT GET ENOUGH of the fact that this video and Captain D's video actively treat themselves as synchronous. Both Captain D's video and this video start their "joined" segment at exactly the same time. And Mark referencing that time being "Five minutes late" can either be attributed to the start of the video, or the first mention of Captain Disillusion. Either way, that simple attention to detail is lovely, and the fact this segment of the video runs basically identical is wonderful. Top-tier.
