The creator is discussing how the internet is filled with fake and misleading information, particularly in videos that claim to show innovative or DIY projects. They use two examples: a video of a person claiming to have created a homemade phone charger using a motor, magnets, and a coil, and another video that claims to show a method for repairing broken china by soaking it in milk.
The creator debunks the phone charger video by explaining the principles of electromagnetic induction and showing how the setup in the video would not actually generate enough electricity to charge a phone. They also compare it to a real phone charger they built in a previous video, which uses a proper generator and rectifier circuit.
The creator also mentions another YouTuber who creates fake technology videos, but at least has the decency to label them as jokes in the video description.
The video ends with the creator promoting Keysight oscilloscopes and offering to give away three of them to viewers.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A person created a fake video of a DIY phone charger using a motor, magnets, and a coil.
2. The video gained over 144 million views on Facebook.
3. The creator of the video claimed to have made a generator that could charge a phone, but it was a hoax.
4. The person making the video about the fake charger has a YouTube channel with 88 million views.
5. A relative of the person making the video fell for the hoax and tried to replicate it, but failed.
6. The fake charger was not capable of generating enough electricity to charge a phone.
7. The person making the video explained the principles of how a real generator works.
8. A real generator requires a coil and a magnet to be set up in a specific way to generate electricity.
9. The fake charger did not have the necessary components to generate electricity, including a full bridge rectifier and a linear regulator.
10. The person making the video demonstrated a real hand-cranked phone charger that they had built in a previous video.
11. The real charger used a generator, rectifier circuit, and switching regulator to charge a phone.
12. The person making the video offered to give away three oscilloscopes to their viewers and patrons.