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I never knew how to eat popcorn, finally something that will help me !
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I love that she was genuinely shocked, confused, and happy it technically worked perfectly
I would probably have one shoot to the back of my throat and choke me.
Hah. r/nocontext
Thank you for using r/nocontext properly
And thank you for not responding with r/evenwithcontext improperly
Thank you for thanking them properly.
Thank you for thanking them properly.
Did she do a ted talk?
Yes! Before her surgery. It was great, you should watch it!
It's really good to see her recovery going well. She seems genuinely like a fun person to be around, and the world clearly needs her shitty robots.
You should check out the collabs she has with William Osman. They're pretty hilarious together in their joint shittiness.
You know I never realized this, but she and Gallagher could make one hell of a comedy special together.
I wish all the shitty creations Youtubers would get together and make something really shitty. William Osman, Allen, Peter Sripol, Simone, Youtube Buddy.
In this same vein of creators is Micharl Reeves for those who like dead memes and self loathing.
I'm hoping that she joins forces with StyroPyro and they fall in love, but then something awful happens and they're forced to become a duo of supervillains, a la The Mighty Monarch and Dr My Wife.
dr. mrs. the monarch?
That one works too. But he also has referred to her as Dr My Wife.
I can’t wait until they are taking applications for Henchman 21. I have that 21 body on lock.
My ex was in love with 21. It showed because all of her ex's looked like him. All of them. Except me, of course.
I felt the same way after watching her tv-show. She just seems like a great person.
TED or TEDx?
TED
What's the difference?
If I'm not mistaken, TEDx is organized by the community, TED is organized by the TED people.
I think it was before she even knew she had a tumor.
She signed up to do it before she knew but she gave the talk after she was diagnosed
Ah, that was it. I know she mentioned that she might not have done it had she known she had a tumor, but I guess it was agreeing to do it, not actually doing it she was talking about.
Could I get a link?
Who is this?
She did and it was great, I watched it after hearing about her illness so it made it hard to watch knowing that, you could see the strain in her right eye. Just glad she’s doing well now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0bsKc4tiuY
Behind the scenes
Nice... it's like she was teaching them all an important lesson in a very subtle way.
!remindme 8 hours
Hey! Do the thing now!
No!
But it hasn't been 8 hours yet
It would appear that way
There’s also a Tested version of this where she and Adam Savage create a popcorn satin helmet.
She actually kind of reminds me of Adam Savage
They’ve worked together for many years and I think he’s a bit of a mentor to her.
...oh how I envy her.
IIRC Simone is a member of Tested, or honorary member or something.
If they really are rebooting Mythbusters, she and Adam could finally push Jamie over the deep end.
Are there rumors of this happening? Like the OG Mythbusters coming back?
She’s an actual member.
They're prototype was hilarious! Kinda cool how they worked on it so far from one another
Gotta love Simone. So glad she’s recovering well!
I have the biggest crush on her. She’s the best!
Me too!
I had this professor which was one of the most incredible professors I had in my life. He unfortunately passed away after having a brain tumor just like she did. He didn't recovered and had major complications. So when I heard she was going to have surgery I didn't say anything on the internet to not jinx it. I'm very glad she is OK and will recover her life back!
Tumor sucks
Who is Simone and what happened to her?
Simone Giertz is basically one of the most famous creators of comedic robots (AKA Shitty Robots).
She makes robots created with intentionally minimal thought behind the design to see if something funny comes out the other end (the answer is usually yes.)
She's actually so successful at creating Shitty Robots, it's her full time job. It helps that she seems for all intents to be a genuinely lovely person, so she's very likable.
Many people affectionately call her "the Queen of Shitty Robots".
What happened:
About 6-8 months ago (I forget exactly when) she was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which if not removed was likely to cause major complications and possibly even death. Recently she had that tumor removed and she seems to be recovering quickly (for a tumor.)
She has made videos that very frankly talk about it (yet still has her comedic charm.)
https://youtu.be/tpa4kp4lK60 one before the surgery
https://youtu.be/-INz4XVeyJ4 after the surgery
Modern Times.
I love that scene. It’s not only comedic but shows how most employers used to treat their low paid workers.
Used to?
They still do, but they used to, too.
Cheap labor is great whenever you want 1,000 of something
yes, now they treat them even worse
Yeah anyone who's spent some time in a super repetitive job can relate. I was working at a car wash one summer, went to the mall with my brother. Walking through the parking lot he says what are you doing. I had folded in about 5 or 6 mirrors walking by cars.
Was just thinking about that, it would be perfect for this sub
Came here for this. Leaving robot shitty.
i'll buy 3
This looks like a torture device you would see in SAW.
The torture is the $15 for the popcorn.
The real torture is trying to get the piece of popcorn out of her gums for he next 18 hrs
Similar amount of spillage to when I just eat it from my hand. 11/10, would use
Oh god, not a vex contoller.
This year they made new ones that have a touch screen (i think)
Vex V5.
On another note, is Vex super well known out in the US? I know there's a lot more US teams but I figured the density would be somewhat similar to the UK's. I quite liked doing it, too.
Im actually not sure, but here in PA it is sorta well known but if i mention it to anyone they have no clue what im talking aboug
It's so weird to me that someone would put so much time and effort into effectively a basic Rube Goldberg machine that only half works.
That's the land of shitty robots my friend. Have you seen William Osman's work?
He is a genius, I absolutely love his videos.
If Simone is the queen of shitty robots, William is certainly the king.
Clown Prince
Michael Reeves is another who you should check out
Michael Reeves is like if William Osman didn’t pretend his inventions had use lol
Daddy u/Michael_Reeves
N U T
I like watching his videos because I get to see familiar spots since I'm from the same city.
The experience of designing and building something is still valuable, even if that something is useless. Also, to entertain herself and this sub.
That it why she is the queen of the sub. Her contraptions are silly as crap and wonderful.
It's humor and ingenuity all in one. It's kind of like asking why someone would put so much energy into making jokes.
Basically she created a job to do this. It is weird.
Do you realize which subreddit you're viewing?
I suggest you check the sidebar before commenting.
Nice username
This gives me flashbacks to that Netflix documentary Evil Genius. Now I won’t be able to sleep again.
I can't not look at her right eye and see how swollen it is. it makes me happy that she is doing well and recovering from what seemed like such a dangerous situation
What happened?
she had a golf ball sized brain tumor behind her right eye.
Jesus! Well in that case she's looking pretty good, now :)
Chaplin's Modern Times 2.0.
The scene the comment above is referencing, for anyone who's not familiar with it.
I’m always afraid Simone’s hair is going to get caught up in one of her robots
she is so cute 😍😍
Is it a fail if she intended to create a shitty robot but it ended up working?
Choking hazard!!
All hail the shitty robot queen!
Someday, somehow, she’s going to accidentally build a device that revolutionizes robotics, electrical engineering, or AI.
Or, more likely, inspire some young girl to go into STEM after seeing how awesome Simone is and creating the first FTL engine.
Similar to how Star Trek got pretty much every person in NASA into working for NASA.
She is genuinely the greatest person
This sub just loves to jerk themselves off about this girl lol
This comment is the equivalent of going to r/nba and complaining about their love for LeBron James.
Lmao people do that all the time. Also this sub is supposed to be posts about robots and half of them are about this woman
I think I'm going to unsubscribe because boxxy is my true queen, not whoever this is
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Here's a start.
This looks like a saw trap lol
I made a solar powered car that had a coaster on a lift on it so you could have a personal waiter to carry your drink around for you. This was in middle school for a independent study project. Then my teacher took it away bc I kept using it in class. I think my parents still have it at their house I’ll see if I can find it to post on this sub.
This is some little brother Disney channel shit.
When looking at the thumbnail I thought this was something from a saw movie at first
Surgeon simulator for popcorn
Title worthy of r/wheredidthesodago
Damn i love that laugh at the end.
Wholesome saw trap
Just as messy as eating it with your hands
FULL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0bsKc4tiuY
Anyone know which controller she's using?
God rest his soul. Tumors do indeed suck.
On a brighter note, I too am really happy she’s getting back in tip top shape!
Wild wild west out here
This is some carrot top stuff right here
Long live the queen!!
this isn't a shitty robot this is amazing
So sad. You can see on her right eye that this is before she knew that she needed operation.
RemindMe! 5 hours
But WHY??!!
Because then a i want to be reminded too see the TED she did. Why are you asking though??
Because you set a remindme with no context, I hope you enjoy the TED talk though
So? I need no context in my own reminder? Thanks
I mean you posted it in a public comment section hence my confusion
You can just save the post for later too
Dude is obviously gonna fap to this when he gets home because science
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Hey man its been 5 hours.
Wasn't there a charlie chaplin thing like this?
Sort of
She’s a keeper😍
Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times", anyone? Looks like we've made no progress whatsoever...
The scene the comment above is referencing, for anyone who's not familiar with it.
Bro, why we making modern cars if older ones already exist?
Your argument is stupid.
It's a joke, mate... have you seen the movie?
Im aware of the feeding machine
All her robots are the exact same thing. Just a swinging arm she sticks different shit to the tip of. Watch the swinging arm smack popcorn, or poorly apply lipstick, or whatever else she glues to it today.
You are clearly not familiar with her work
Didn’t Charlie Chaplain do this like 100 years ago?
The scene the comment above is referencing, for anyone who's not familiar with it.
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This is from her TED talk, where explains what the point is.
In essence, building stuff that's meant to fail is a really great way of learning how to build stuff, as you're less likely to get disheartened and give up.
Entertainment, but what I also get from her videos is how limiting robots are in real world situations and how we can expand our minds on incorporating and become comfortable with robots in our daily lives.
Trial and error, the future is that much closer.
She reminds me of some blond Youtuber I used to watch. What was her name?
Simone Giertz. she is likely the YouTuber you used to have watch
Thanks for responding but that's not who I'm thinking about.
She was a skinny blond who was anti-feminist and pro-conservative and made a lot of sarcastic videos with ironic cut scenes
I can't think of her name though. I don't know if she still makes videos, but she was prolific for awhile and was very interested in politics.
Lauren Southern? But she doesn't really look like her.
Not Lauren. She's kind of goofy and tries to make all her political stuff funny. She talked a lot about the Tea Party and why she was a tea bagger and stuff like that.
Not really sure how to search for her on Youtube and maybe it's better to use Google to find her. There are millions of Youtubers so I'll probably never find her.
It's silly really. I'm not really into her videos but now that I can't remember her name it's bugging me to death.
Lets be honest, that's a nuttn' halo...
Female Inventors are really catching up to male inventors.
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Nope, she did real TED, not TEDx bullshit
Where ?
Isnt this the girl that got thousands of dollars in donations for a surgery that is like 95% successful?
Shady as fuck
I'm guessing that you're not a regular to r/shittyrobots, are you?
What does success rate have to do with cost?
Healthcare is free where she lives...
When did healthcare become free in the United States?