The last few months have raised many questions about ethical practices within games media. This is a lengthy interview with Stephen Totilo the Editor in Chief of one of the largest gaming sites Kotaku, who will answer allegations of conflicts of interest and express his opinions on games media and its role in the industry.
Audio podcast version for download – https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/stephen-totilo-of-kotaku-comes-to-the-table-to-discuss-media-ethics

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Congratulations to Martijn van Andel, the randomly chosen winner of the Silver Magnetic Thinking Putty!

Here’s where I got mine if you want to get one directly: http://bit.ly/GetThinkingPutty

The correct answer was “B” and the winner was selected randomly, using http://www.random.org, from the list of everyone who answered correctly and submitted their email address to qualify

“MindBender Trivia” is really just an excuse to give away some cool prizes. Pick your answer at 0:51 to qualify for the drawing, or choose below.

A ) http://bit.ly/TriviaI0000
B) http://bit.ly/Trivial0000
C ) http://bit.ly/TriviaI0000
D) http://bit.ly/TriviaI0000

When I was first setting up my YouTube account, all the names I wanted to use were already taken, so in frustration I just entered 01032010814, which was the exact date and time I was setting it up. January 3rd, 2010 at 8:14am.

I thought for sure there would be a way to change it later on, but apparently the URL is locked in for life. So there you have it.

If you want to buy some “Magnetic Thinking Putty”, here’s where I got mine: http://bit.ly/GetThinkingPutty

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This video was not directly sponsored by Vat19, but I like their stuff, so am giving them some free promotion. 🙂

Music by Scott & Brendo (“Reverie” – Instrumental: http://bit.ly/SBReverie)

Extra info:

I’m always interested in ways to give back where I can, and for over a year I’ve wanted to have some fun giving away random prizes. Finally I’m in a position where I think we can make this happen!

My goal is to be able to do this once a week, or perhaps even more.

These videos are made to be supplemental, and shouldn’t take away from regular project videos or quick clips. Instead, they are bonus videos simply made to recognize and give back to you, my loyal supporters.

I ordered a bunch of toys from Vat19, so for the first bunch of MindBender episodes, you’ll probably notice the prizes are all from the same place.

Thanks much for being a random citizen. And whether or not you win anything, please know I appreciate having you on board, and am excited to see what crazy cool things we can do together in the future.

TotalBiscuit takes a look at the most recent installment in the Borderlands series, developed by Gearbox and 2K Australia.

Get it on Steam: http://bit.ly/1tBu84v

Review code was supplied by the developer free of charge.

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Will the lack of a limited-slip differential, summer performance tires, and understeer prone front-wheel drive layout make the Acura ILX un-drivable on a road course?

Insane experiments you probably won’t be learning in school.

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Featured Projects:

Sodium Metal Explodes: http://bit.ly/ExplodingSodium
Nitrogen Bottle Rocket: http://bit.ly/QCNitrogenRocket
Blast-O-Lantern: http://youtu.be/SnKk2wVDLf8
Metal Melter: http://bit.ly/MetalMelter
Pyrotechnic Pie: http://bit.ly/PyrotechnicPie

Endcard Links:

Bottle Rockets: http://bit.ly/HomebrewBottleRockets
Electric Deck of Cards: http://bit.ly/ElectricDeckofCards
DIY Spot Welder: http://bit.ly/SpotWelder
Batarang: http://bit.ly/DIYBatarang

Music By:
Scott & Brendo (“One More Time” – Instrumental) http://bit.ly/ScottBrendoiTunes

Project Inspired By:

Alltime10s. They asked if I could make a video demonstrating crazy science, in a collaboration effort with their channel. Special thanks to inspiration from SteveSpanglerScience for the idea on the exploding Pumpkins: (http://bit.ly/IBExplodingPumpkins), and Fysikshow for the idea of Liquid nitrogen bottle rockets! (http://bit.ly/IBNitrogenRocket) If you check out their videos, please leave them a comment that you came from Grant Thompson’s channel and that I gave them credit for the idea 🙂 Thank you!

WARNING:

This video is for demonstrational and educational purposes only. Each demonstration poses risks and hazards that must be fully understood before attempting, and should only be attempted by professionals. Use of this video content is at your own risk.

Project History & More Info:

These are some of my favorite projects / demonstrations, and if you’re a seasoned subscriber, you may remember some of this footage from various “Quick Clips” posted well over a year ago. But I imagine for the majority of you, most of these will be new.

I was excited to make this compilation to explain what was happening, and hope that you felt the power and excitement of science in action. I’m really excited about sharing the results of my experiments with you.

One of my favorite shots in the video was when two separate sodium pieces joined together into one piece, while dancing around on the water. Did you catch that part?

I hope my compilation was fun to watch, and educational at the same time. If you felt inspired or learned something new, please like my video and share it with your friends. It will help make them smarter as well. Win/Win! 🙂

Did you make it to the end of the description? Congratulations! Let me know by leaving a comment with the word, “phenomenal” 🙂

See you in the next project video.