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  1. The timing of this video might seem a bit weird. Naturally, it is entirely coincidental; we worked on this for months. Enjoy!
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  2. We are aware that a few other YouTubers have recently covered ANOM. As you can imagine, creating these videos takes a lot of time, and by the time theirs were released, we were already well into production. We hope you’ll enjoy our take on the story - and don’t forget to check out Cox’s book! Thanks Incogni for sponsoring this video! Incogni makes protecting your personal data from data brokers effortless. Get 60% off the annual plan with code FERNTV: https://incogni.com/ferntv (ad)
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  3. So glad to have you all here! Please make sure to keep the comments in English 🤗 - David, Jonas & Elmer
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  4. This is a reupload. It came as a surprise to us that YouTube wants us so to show authoritarian dictators with their clothes on.
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  5. Sorry for mispronouncing the word “tear”. We meant tear as in tearing a photo 🫣
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  6. Update regarding the events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pTm2N51Ffh_TOiQ0m6IVly0dZrGbifiBZd3eI_2lC70/edit?usp=sharing Would you be interested in seeing a longer version of this video later, once the full picture has emerged?
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  7. Many in this comment section are upset by us bringing the Norwegian prison system into the discussion of CECOT. We cut that part from the video. We definitely did not manage to bring our point across here and failed to mention important context. We are not comparing the economic or social situations of Norway and El Salvador, trying to argue El Salvador should "just do it like this much richer country with way less crime on the other side of the world". We brought up Norway for its much celebrated approach to prioritise reintegration into society, which is proven to drastically lower recidivism rates, which in turn benefits society. Now especially CECOT currently has no reintegration plans whatsoever - the starkest contrast imaginable. And this total lack of reintegration plans is questionable, we stand by that point - especially keeping in mind mass trials of up to 900 people, likely a high percentage of prisoners being wrongfully convicted, the police having to meet arrest quotas, etc. Nonetheless, bringing up Norway as a "positive example" this way did not help make this case and we apologize. We hope this blunder won't overshadow the other important questions this topic raises. What is happening to El Salvador's democracy? Is that a potential price worth paying? We are curious to hear your opinions.
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  8. As it turns out, McDonald's is actively lobbying against this EU regulation. Pretty ironic given they provided a best case for the legislation: https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/157006
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  9. This comment section is officially open for Shrek memes.
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  10. Hey, please make sure to keep the comments in English 🤗 - David, Jonas & Elmer
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  11. the pain is real
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  12. we will definitely keep an eye on the situation
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  16. Thank you! That is really nice to hear :)
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  17. Sorry, youre completely right!
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  18. Thanks for the reaction dude 👌🏻
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  19. Thank you for making the trip! :)
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  20. ahh damn, sorry for missing that
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  21. Thank you for your perspective from within the organisation. Very interesting!
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  22. Hey, see our pinned comment on this. We did not mean to make an insensitive comparison of two drastically different countries, but point out that lower recidivism rates are achieved through reintegration plans. Completely lacking those is questionable - bringing in Norway as a "good example" was a blunder though.
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  25. 😏
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  28. We apologise if our discussion seemed insensitive - we aimed to clearly point out the horrors caused by the Maras in the first third of the video. We do not believe to have the answers, we are simply reporting on voiced concerns about the current human rights situation and state of democracy - also by South and Central American NGO's. Thank you for your input and joining the discussion. We do take it to heart.
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  33. Noted, we will tweak that in future videos
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  34. fair!
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  36. Please email us with more info :)
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  38. We don't think our math is disingenuous. Even the old burn rate includes all of Wikimedia's projects (which donators in most cases are not aware is what they are donating for). But even assuming they would "only" last 40 , or even just 20 years with the current reserves - that does not change the fact that the wording on many of the donation banners is disingenuous and that a lot of funds currently are used for purposes outside of maintaining Wikipedia (or "protecting its independence").
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  39. we try
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  40. good point!
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  41. Hi 👋Visit https://fern.deals/brilliantfern for 20% off of a premium subscription. Start learning new skills today! It's also a great way to support our channel. (ad) Correction: The logo at 11:18 is the logo of the American Bar Association. We meant to show the logo of the American Beverage Association: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/American_Beverage_Logo.png/1920px-American_Beverage_Logo.png
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  42. Watch part 2 here: https://youtu.be/KB5VNL6VvEE
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  45. Hey, see our pinned comment on this. We did not mean to make an insensitive comparison of two drastically different countries, but point out that lower recidivism rates are achieved through reintegration plans. Completely lacking those is questionable - bringing up Norway as a "good example" this way was not well thought out and we do apologize.
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  46. Hi 👋Visit https://fern.deals/brilliant for 20% off of a premium subscription. Start learning new skills today! It's also a great way to support our channel. (ad) Small correction: Georgie should be Georges (Méliès) - sorry!
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  47. interesting, thanks for the feedback!
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  48. You are right, the comparison without this important context was poorly done on our part and a blunder. Please see our pinned comment for a more detailed explanation of the argument we aimed to make.
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  49. thank you for the consistent support! really means a lot :)
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  50. Hey, maybe to clarify some things. Our scripts and videos are not AI generated. I guess you could tell if they were. We have a dedicated team of researchers, writers, cutters and animators that is taking care of it. When we use AI e.g. for voice-generation we show it visually. We do not think that AI destroys our work and replaces us and everyone in the creative industry. We think that AI can benefit us and our work if used responsibly and carefully. We checked with Invideo beforehand if their model has only been trained with videos they've licensed, so there is no stealing involved. Especially for simple explainers and for people who wanna get started, we view such services as an opportunity not a threat :)
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  51. First
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  52. Thank you for your perspective, even though we disagree. The main points we are making is that 1) WMF is collecting large amounts of money often in the name of protecting or saving Wikipedia, while 2) the money is actually used for a variety of purposes (which might be agreeable or not, but the donator will seldomly be aware of that) and 3) the writers, who make Wikipedia so amazing and worth supporting really do not appreciate the language on the banners. Assessing WMF's financials at a surface level does not indicate how expensive it is to maintain Wikipedia - as it is just one of many projects of the foundation, as detailed in the video. So in conclusion we believe all 3 points we are making are reasonable - this is probably best supported by the fact that WMF itself has been adjusting their donation banner wordings. Our video does not suggest that one should not donate to Wikipedia - just that one doesn't have to be afraid it will go up in flames if one doesn't.
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  53. It was a pleasure, thank you so much for your help! 🤗
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  54. thats so interesting!
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  55. Hey, see our pinned comment on this. We did not mean to make an insensitive comparison of two drastically different countries, but point out that lower recidivism rates are achieved through reintegration plans. Completely lacking those is questionable - bringing in Norway as a "good example" was a blunder though.
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  56. We're diversifying
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  57. As we understand it, a 1000h lifespan indeed has advantages. However, internal comments of the cartel suggested a profit motive for the reduced lifespan (https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy), this is also supported by findings of a US court: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/82/753/1755675/
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  58. No, the thumbnail plays on the absolute lack of reintegration plans and live long sentences, based on mass trials, which in turn were based on mass arrests, during which the police had to meet arrest quotas.
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  59. Oh well
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  60. Sorry - we are indeed referring to Wilmington, Delaware and mislabelled it on the map.
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  61. true, apologies for the oversight!
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  62. nope, just running A/B tests
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  63. thank you so much! We worked hard on this one
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  64. Thank you! Sorry, we are indeed referring to Wilmington, Delaware and mislabelled it on the map.
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  65. first
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  66. Thanks for the input, definitely too much looking at it now. We will keep it in mind and tweak our degree of upscaling in future projects.
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  67. yes please, we are afraid this might hurt the video's performance. And it was quite a bit of work ...
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  68. Thank you, we love these kinds of comments. They are very motivational!
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  69. No way haha, we won't miss it. Big fans of your content! Thank you for the kind words😊
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  70. 03:24 Best Office episode straight up
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  71. were huge Climate Town fans, his content is always fantastic :)
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  72. Hey, our scripts and videos are not AI generated. I guess you could tell if they were. We have a dedicated team of researchers, writers, cutters and animators that is taking care of it. When we use AI e.g. for voice-generation we show it visually :)
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  73. We are sorry to hear that - we do realize that the way we brought up Norway lacked context and was a clear blunder. Please see the pinned comment for a more a detailed explanation of what point we tried to make.
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  74. yes, our bad! meant to say 1979
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  75. true!
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  76. sorry to hear, glad we can entertain you at least
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  77. Hey, we do not think that AI destroys our work and replaces us and everyone in the creative industry. We think that AI can benefit us and our work if used responsibly and carefully. We checked with Invideo beforehand if their model has only been trained with videos they've licensed, so there is no stealing involved. Especially for simple explainers and for people who wanna get started, we see such services as an opportunity not a threat.
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  78. Thats false in parts. Italian cinema on a commerical level saw massive decline throughout the end of the 20th century, French cinema too was struggeling immensily through parts of it. We are not speaking to the quality of movies made, we are discussing commercial success in this video. We definitely have a bit of a focus on Germany in this video, though also in part due to its unique post WW1 situation in film. That is the part of film history this video is focussed on after all.
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  79. Thank you for the feedback, noted :)
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  80. Thank you Nikki 💚💚💚
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  81. When people from Germany's south have never been north:
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  82. everything we post is propaganda actually
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  83. As we read up on it, a 1000h lifespan indeed has advantages. However, internal comments of the cartel suggested a profit motive for the reduced lifespan (https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy), this is also supported by findings of a US court: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/82/753/1755675/ . We will make sure to check out the video you mentioned though.
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  84. Sorry - the speaker
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  85. We didnt do the investigative work here, credit goes to all those journalists and outlets mentioned in the video. Happy to hear you appreciate our reporting though! :)
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  86. We have Americans on the team. And they didn't even know how America works
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  87. Thank you for the kind words and support!
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  88.  @Godvvinslaw  We do not think that AI destroys our work. We think that AI can benefit us and our work if used responsibly and carefully. We checked with Invideo beforehand if their model has only been trained with videos they've licensed, so there is no stealing involved. Especially for simple explainers and for people who wanna get started, we view such services as an opportunity not a threat :)
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  89. hey dude, you might have missed part 1 of this video :)
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  90. danke for sub. - Elmer
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  91. Lucky you
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  92. this is part 2
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  93. thanks for the feedback! we are still figuring out the right tone for our videos :)
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  94. It's both. Fertilizers are a big part of it (we'll leave that for an entirely different video), but the sea and rivers also played a significant part. https://edepot.wur.nl/282212 - Elmer
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  95. Thank you for the kind words! We are really proud of this one :)
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  96. sänk ju Hans
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  97. There were glasses in stores that weren't sold
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  98. It's literally in the video like that.
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  99. Our sources are in the description :)
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  100. sus
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  101. ah sorry we couldn't figure that out - good to know!
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  102. Hi, it's illegal to record someone without their consent where we live. A transcript from memory is therefore standard procedure and in no way dubious or lazy. Also there is a part 1 to this story, which we mention in the first 30sec of this video. We extensively discuss the science (or lack thereof) behind Healy in part 1. You probably missed that. We use AI in this particular case, to emphasise the dream-like storytelling of this company.
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  103. They serve as examples here for the continent at large, all having notable film industries. We are not pretending other European countries and their respective film industries dont exist.
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  104. I'm sorry, I was struggling - Elmer
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  105. Perhaps check our older videos and thumbs 😉
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  106. this is our international channel dude
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  107. check the last two then
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  108. no AI, were just experimenting with different styles :)
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  109. a mix of the German word "Fernweh" (a longing for faraway places), "Fernsehen" (watching TV) and the plant in English :)
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  110. You’re coming off a bit triggered - Elmer
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  111. Vrijwel het hele team woont in Nederland - Elmer
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  112. This channel is owned by Simplicissimus - Elmer
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  113. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKre9_wM3Mo
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  114. Bro this channel is owned by simpli - Elmer
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  115. We are testing which TN + title combo works best. We have to do that manually, as we don't have access to A/B testing yet. Thanks for your input on the initial title!
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  116. Yes for sure - elmer
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  117. This video is focussing on bigger cities, a lot of smaller places had their old towns preserved (as in they haven't been bombed).
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  118. German actually :)
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  119. Sorry dude - if you watch the video until the end it won't be recommended to you anymore 😄
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  120. See the end of the video for credits. They take months to make and we mostly use Blender for 3D, After Effects for 2D :)
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  121. interesting topic!
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  122. We’re definitely going to use metric in the future (our preference) but flight levels are surprisingly in feet as a international standard - Elmer
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  123. yess, our mistake
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  124. yeah, the meaning is intuitive in many cases. Makes for some cool poetry, too
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  125. yes, for the 3D sections :)
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  126. nope, Blender and AE
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  127. That's because I am - Elmer
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  128. Yo
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  129. Jonas will definitely be doing the voice over for future videos :) - Elmer
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  130. We live there - Elmer
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  131. Hey, no we would not like that. We might do a TikTok acc ourselves at some point
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  132. All our sources are in the description
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  133. This channel is owned by Simplicissimus
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  134. Pyongyang is the correct English spelling, Vostochny Cosmodrome equally is the correct English spelling.
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  135. Metric is our measurement of choice, but flight levels are surprisingly meant to be in feet as a standard - Elmer
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  136. very insightful!
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  137. no you are a dictator when you are a dictator my guy
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  138. we might translate some in the future 🤗
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  139. Thank you
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  140. Yes
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  141. He was just ahead of the game
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  142. Hey, only every third/fourth video on here is a translation. They help us finance the channel, and a big portion of our audience on here has never seen these videos. - Jonas
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  143. Maybe check our channel and scroll to a couple of older videos
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  144. Sorry they are coming in asap :)
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  145. hey, do you have a source for that?
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  146. Definitely, but flight levels are surprisingly meant to be in feet as a standard - Elmer
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  147. brilliant 😄
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  148. We are the same people - this is our english speaking channel :)
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  149. Hey, this channel is owned by simplicissimus: https://youtu.be/KlOiL4JhonM?feature=shared - Elmer
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  150. We use Premiere, Resolve, AE and Blender :)
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  151. All the letters we talked about the entire video
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  152. we are the same people, check our description
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  153. Totally agree, but flight level is specifically measured in feet (we also were a bit confused while making the video) - elmer
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  154. just upscaled, not AI generated
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  155. Honestly too easy for him probably haha
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  156. we are the same people :)
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  157. too real
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  159. Coming today!
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  160. This is major fallacy
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  161. we are the same guys
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  162. That's a bit harsh
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  163. This video wasnt made with AI
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  164. Well, as we understand it, a 1000h lifespan indeed has advantages. However, internal comments of the cartel suggested a profit motive for the reduced lifespan (https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy), this is also supported by findings of a US court: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/82/753/1755675/ . Interestingly, both these articles can also be found on Wikipedia. The entire section "Purpose" largely suggests a profit motive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
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  165. Our sources are always in the description :)
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  166. Which video is it then?
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  167. nope, these animations are handmade
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  168. There is no Ai generated footage in this, it is simply historic footage that got upscaled. We will make this upscaling more subtle in the future for sure.
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  169. This channel is owned by simplicissimus
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  170. We’re definitely going to use metric in the future, but flight levels are surprisingly meant to be in feet as a standard - Elmer
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  171. Thank you so much! fern means something like "far away" in German, but it's also part of "fernsehen", which means watching TV. And then ofc its a plant in English. So the meaning is somewhere between these three :)
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  172. We are the same team :)
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  173. This is not AI, a part of our team is German.
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  174. its not and also hoog is part of us
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  175. coming back real soon :)
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  176. which video?
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  177. Hey, this channel is owned by simplicissimus: https://youtu.be/KlOiL4JhonM?feature=shared - Elmer
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  178. For flight levels, feet are the international standard - Elmer
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  179. They are both still on our channel :)
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  180. We’re definitely going to use metric in the future, but flight levels are surprisingly meant to be in feet as a standard - Elmer
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  181. the chlorine kills other bacteria in the water, while itself being harmful in large quantities
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