The speaker, Past-Grey, discusses the creation and subsequent correction of two videos about Tekoi, a military weapons facility in Utah. He shares his experiences and mistakes, and how he learned from them.
The speaker starts by admitting that he made a significant error in his explanation video about Tekoi. He had initially stated that Tekoi tested Minuteman missile motors, but it was later discovered that Tekoi actually tested Trident missile motors. This error was due to a lack of available information about Tekoi and the speaker's misinterpretation of the information he did have.
The speaker also shares his process of creating videos, which involves exploration, scriptwriting, expert consultation, and finalizing the script. He discusses the challenges of finding experts, especially for classified or sensitive topics like Tekoi. He also mentions the difficulties of finding the right information, as well as the time and effort required to create a video.
The speaker acknowledges that he made mistakes in his videos, such as glitches, blunders, and errors. He explains that glitches are harmless but annoying, blunders make the speaker look foolish, and errors are serious mistakes. He also discusses the Error Cataestrofagus, a type of error that fundamentally breaks a video.
The speaker concludes by stating that he has learned from his mistakes and is working to improve his video creation process. He also mentions that he has unlisted the old Tekoi video and is working on future videos with this experience in mind.
1. The speaker is discussing two videos on their channel, "The Tekoi Videos," which were in the works for over a year.
2. The speaker made a catastrophic error in the explanation video of "The Tekoi Videos."
3. The speaker has re-uploaded a corrected version of the explanation video and made another video to show the behind-the-scenes of how the videos were made.
4. The speaker has written this video in as little time as possible to correct the error as fast as possible.
5. The story of Tekoi starts with Past-Grey traveling to Indian reservations for another project.
6. During this wandering, the speaker came across the Skull Valley Indian Reservation in Utah, and within its borders, the Tekoi Test Range.
7. The speaker got the impression that the Tekoi Test Range was an abandoned military weapons facility.
8. The speaker thought that Tekoi could be a little shard to examine to make into an easy and quick vlog, exploring the place and explaining what it was.
9. The Tribal Government graciously granted the speaker permission to go on site and film.
10. The speaker warns against trying to visit Tekoi as it is private property, not open to the public, and super dangerous.
11. The speaker went to the Tekoi Test Range and filmed without falling in a hole or catching histoplasmosis from the bat droppings everywhere.
12. The speaker did not get attacked by the "really mean owl" they were warned about.
13. The speaker found the Tekoi Test Range to be a tiny part of an enormous for-profit company that used Tekoi as a static firing test range for rocket motors.
14. The speaker found out that Tekoi tested Tridents, not Minuteman Missile motors.
15. The speaker made a mistake in the video title, "What Was Tekoi?" by stating that Tekoi tested Minuteman Missile motors.
16. The speaker conducted an autopsy to find the error and found that the information about Tekoi was scattered and limited.
17. The speaker found that Tekoi was part of the sea-based arm of nuclear deterrence, not ground.
18. The speaker found a confidential military expert who worked at sites like Tekoi to review an early draft of the video.
19. The speaker found that Tekoi was built in 1976, which is a tight timeline to have tested the Minutemen.
20. YouTube does not let creators replace videos with new versions. The speaker has to upload a whole new video, which risks annoying millions of people with redundant notifications.
21. The speaker is grateful for this because it forces a definitive end to projects, without which their channel would doubtless have but a single video still.
22. The speaker has to decide when to stop tracking down every little thing to finish a project.
23. The speaker has made a mistake in the pronunciation of the name Kur-a-ko (Kʊərækoʊ), demonstrating exactly how familiar they were with the place or the alcohol.
24. The speaker has made a blunder in the name, pronouncing it Kur-a-ko (Kʊərækoʊ), demonstrating exactly how familiar they were with the place or the alcohol.
25. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is a glitch.
26. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is a blunder.
27. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is an error.
28. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is an Error Trivialius.
29. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is a Bad Takeus.
30. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is a Technically Correctus.
31. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is an Error Factualius.
32. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is an Error Trivialius.
33. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is a Bad Takeus.
34. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is a Technically Correctus.
35. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is an Error Factualius.
36. The speaker has made an error in the video, which is an Error Trivialius.
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