"Squid" (squid)
06/01/2014 at 06:12 • Filed to: None
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"Squid" (squid)
06/01/2014 at 06:12 • Filed to: None | 4
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. . . watching videos of a guy putting together a Hyundai 4G63 motor. But this guy is pretty knowledgeable and has just off-kilter enough of a sense of humor to make you sit through a 32 minute video of him porting and polishing a head. What am I doing with my life?
Here, learn compression ratio calculations with me.
Bricks
> Squid
06/01/2014 at 07:13 |
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Why would you want to do anything with a 90's hyundai motor..
StoneCold
> Squid
06/01/2014 at 08:24 |
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I loooove this guy! 'Seriuously, don't look at it; you'll want to polish everything to make it look this pretty' *Cuts to super shiny polished EGR valve*
Gutbloom
> Squid
06/01/2014 at 08:43 |
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My son watches countless hours of "let's play" videos where you watch someone else plays a video game and comment on it. I haven't seen Wes Anderson's newest movie, but someone (was it you) posted a clip from it that shows how to make a pastry. I thought it was fascinating. Kids learn by watching other people do things. Our capacity for passive information gathering might be deeper than we imagine. At least the Internet lets us learn how to do what we want. You watch car fixing videos, I watch bull fights.
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Squid
> StoneCold
06/01/2014 at 16:58 |
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Yeah that gave me a chuckle. Then I started to think about my valve cover and how nice it would look polished. . . Hahaha
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Squid
> Bricks
06/01/2014 at 17:03 |
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Well it is a 4G63 motor made by Mitsubishi. It is the motor they put into the DSM cars, the Evo's used it for ever, and it can be a power house. I was more curious to learn that Mitsu built motors for Hyundai to put in the Sonata. Wouldn't you find it ridiculous to have a 275 horsepower 91 Hyundai? ultimate sleeper mobile.
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Squid
> Gutbloom
06/01/2014 at 17:37 |
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I get curious how things are done and I have always been interested in "gearhead TV." Youtube just makes it more accessible for people to disseminate knowledge. Sure there is a large opportunity for someone to spout bullshit at you, but generally they will have shitty tools and will have shitty videos.
How to videos have become a major part of society as we have created it. Just look at all the home construction programs that were on before broadband internet was cheap enough for everyone to have access to. There are myriads of cooking programs so you can learn how to make a holandaise sauce for some epic home made eggs benedict. Passive learning is how many people learn and sometimes I get bored and like to take my time to learn something new and interesting be it with cars or food or chemistry or beer.
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Gutbloom
> Squid
06/01/2014 at 22:36 |
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Youtube has transformed how I do even simple tasks. My epiphany came when I was trying to replace the lightbulbs for the headlights on a Chevy S-10 even while reading the manual (I'm not very handy). I went inside and punched "headlights on Chevy S-10" and watched someone do it. I keep bees and I can't tell you what a boon Youtube is for that hobby.
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Gutbloom
> Gutbloom
06/01/2014 at 22:44 |
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I just watched the video. I have only the slightest understanding of what he is doing, but it is oddly fascinating.