I’ve seen how channels and videos have progressed over the years, and it has been amazing to see the progress in general, but the last year or two, I’ve been running into more and more so unrealistic personal lab scenarios, that… IDK, I have a feeling that most of this stuff is fake… or I really have no idea where they get the funds for the equipment they say they have in the videos.
Like I was watching this video about growing human neurons 🤨… like WTF, is that a thing now? I mean, I go in the store, buy a bunch of neurons and off I am to growing them? What are they, sea monkeys 🤨. Next, the equipment. One light microscopes and another UV based, not the cheapest ones on the market I might add. Those two easily add up to over 150K. I mean… really, where do people even buy those, it’s not something an idividual owns.
I’ve seen this with other channels as well, like the restoration chanels. A big ass 3D printer, an expensive lathe, all sorts of high precision milling equipment, laser cutters… I mean… where do these people get the money to buy these things, these are not cheap, sure, they’re not as expensive as a microscope, but they’re still pretty darn expensive, we’re still talking about at least 10s of thousands of dollars.
Am I missing something? Cuz I watch these clips and I feel more and more like a looser, like why don’t I have that, how much money do these people actually make from YT 🤨.
Some might make money off their content through YT payouts or more likely sponsorships. Some might just have access to money (like rich parents, crippling debt, or a good day job you’re not aware of). Some might have access to cheap second-hand equipment or equipment they can borrow. Some people just prioritize their work over things like cars.
I could speculate all day and never give you a satisfactory answer. Why not ask them? Drop a DM and see if they reply. Maybe they have some secret they can share. Content creators, especially the more niche ones are pretty likely to respond and be open about that kind of thing.
Not a bad Idea, I might just do that.
A lot of these channels start by using equipment from their job, or losing money on a youtube channel as a hobby while doing other work. If you already have/work at a wood shop, there isn’t a startup cost to use a lathe. If you work in a lab, you can often use tools when they aren’t being used for work projects.
The vast majority of youtube channels don’t make any money. The majority of channels that do make money don’t make enough to live off of. The few that do usually make most of their money from brand deals, donations, and merch.
Then please explain this video.
Nothing here is cheap. Everything costs a lot. And the neuron cultures, I mean… how does an individual even obtain those 🤨.
The channel you linked is in the top 2.5% youtube channels, uploaded a video a couple years ago that hit 9.5 million views, and had an ongoing sponsorship deal with square space and other large companies.
The person behind the channel also appears to work at a college doing this kind of thing as their job. The way you get access to neuron cultures is by having a job where you work with them, being passionate about teaching and sharing that with other people, and asking nicely.
In this particular case, the youtube channel seems to be a hobby. A side thing. It’s not the driving force behind the availability of their tools and equipment.
OK, if that’s the case, then it makes sense.
How should I explain it? With a YouTube video
Don’t forget $600,000 for a destroyed Mclaren P1
Isn’t the goal with these rebuild channels to actually try to make money on their rebuilds?
Sure, Tavarish may have spent 600k on the car and 500k in parts by the end, but he should send up with an asset worth 1.5m.
Sure but that remains to be seen. Will someone really pay that much for a novice rebuilt flood car? Can Freddy afford to keep it?
Oh yeah, the man’s a lunatic. Still, the idea is that the rebuild, in itself, should be profitable - and then there’s the YouTube money.
He’ll be making hundreds of thousands just off the traffic this project is bringing to his channel.
Haven’t watched that…
Tavarish
Jesus 2 mil 🤦… I can dream of making that in 5 life times.