learning and experimenting five months into that we started producing videos
for fun and now here we are just over a year later with over 160 videos and a
whole channel devoted to getting up close and technical with interesting
reactions it's been a lot of fun but the circumstances which allowed us to do all
this are changing we're leaving our secret island base and splitting up to
go and live in different places as Bill Murray said we can do more damage that
way and the ants will certainly be celebrating it's been an amazing 18
months and it's really exercised and challenged us chemistry does teach you
world in a very special way and requires a lot of discipline both in terms of
research theory and in practice as well what we've learned about the world is
transferable and we'll be taking our wisdom attitude and creativity into our
new spheres of life so don't worry our disappearance is
simply an illusion we'll be applying the same chem player philosophy wherever we
are in the meantime we'd like to leave something to help you we were only
inspired to create our channel when we saw great videos by the likes of nerd
rage Nile red UC 235 myst32yt and many others you can see our own subscription
list on our channel page but making videos isn't easy we're not
professionals in this either and we had to learn the hard way
so we're leaving a template behind for anyone out there to use who wants a
quick start and some help in creating their own homemade science videos we're
calling it openchem it's pretty simple a few pieces of music some background
graphics and an introduction sequence like ours plus lots of information in a
step-by-step guide about how to set up film and then produce a video in a
similar style to ours we also share details of the free software we've used
to create every part of our productions and give you the links whether you use
openchem exactly as we show or customize it to your own style is totally up to you
we're not in control of the content anymore you are the only thing we
politely ask is that you don't use the files for commercial or for profit
purposes except for donations we never commercialized this channel in any way
you can find the files and instructions at our Google Drive page the link is
shown here and also appears in the description below
if this gives someone a kickstart just like the great videos which in part are
inspired us in the first place then it will have been worth it
for the time being though it's goodbye liquids solvents acids and anything
hazardous has been returned from whence it came but our equipment will be safely
stored away and protected at some point in the future we will come back and we'll
do this again the only thing we don't know is when it might be six months or
it might be six years we might pop back from time to time with
surprise and remind you that we're still alive
we'll leave you with a suggestion go and learn something totally new something
hard for the hell of it start at the start with the basics and do it properly
dedicate yourself when it feels like your brain can't take any more realize
that that feeling you have is just fear and confusion so prioritize and manage
work out what to learn first
and get things in order then get over it and keep going keep climbing that
mental cliff and don't stop don't just learn the facts but over time learn the
philosophy and wisdom of the subject and see what it teaches you about the world
and don't forget to challenge ask why question research and experiment but
don't be arrogant other people's experience knowledge and wisdom will
always be your source and your source
and ultimately all you will leave behind remember that the more you learn the
more you'll find the less you know people who think they know a lot simply
haven't learned enough
here's a final montage of some of our work from the past year and a final
sneaking glance of our tiny home lab as it goes away
thank you for watching our channel stay safe
stay tuned
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