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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   2947 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for January 20, 2023

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SoftWhiteUnderbelly

This one is really cool, thanks for telling us about it. I love the show Intervention and this channel reminds me of like raw footage from the interview portions of that show which is cool.

IsaacArthur. A man with an amusing accent (Virginia?)

It sounds to me like he has a bit of a speech or hearing disability, the one man I know who speaks similarly to him is from California but I think he grew up in a very poor household and didn't have speech therapy but most people who would speak this way as adults have had their speech corrected. I only listened to a few minutes of him speaking though so I'm not sure.

primitive technologies

Yup, the guy I was talking about is the one @JhanicManifold linked to. Primitive Technology.

Link it up. I love watching craft and Japanese woodwork videos.

Incredible braided cord: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uXF_-eXRnUo

Handmade fans: https://youtube.com/watch?v=olIUslC6mv0

Also everything else on that channel is great: https://youtube.com/@aoyamasquare/videos

Good video on Japanese carpentry: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rMtSc2MJLcw

And not quite as relevant but I'm obsessed with this Japanese fruit sandwich making video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eatQ9-79zGU

speech or hearing disability

I realised after posting I probably should have said something like speech impediment instead of describing it as amusing. I've seen lots of people say that his voice makes it unwatchable but combined with the accent it's a little extra part of the appeal for me, and it's too prominent not to mention it. A hearing problem would make sense too.

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