{"video_id":"qX5NFfEWc_k","title":"BETTER than a RED iPhone!!","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2017-05-06T14:53:29Z","duration_s":393,"segments":[{"start_s":0.16,"end_s":6.64,"text":"So, people got really freaking excited about the red iPhone. Like, holy crap,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.96,"end_s":11.599,"text":"look at all these super successful videos. So, as usual, we ran out and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":9.44,"end_s":16.4,"text":"bought one immediately to see what all the fuss was about. We ripped open the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.599,"end_s":22.24,"text":"package, and what the crap is this? It's the exact same phone. Even the front and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":20.32,"end_s":28.96,"text":"the accessories are still white. Why are 3 million people watching these videos","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":25.039,"end_s":30.32,"text":"about this same freaking phone?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":28.96,"end_s":35.92,"text":"What are we going to do with this phone? Now, if a video about the new red iPhone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":32.88,"end_s":38.079,"text":"model is worth 3 million views, then if","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":35.92,"end_s":43.84,"text":"I can make a video about the world's only blue iPhone, I should be able to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":40.719,"end_s":46.08,"text":"get 10 million views. Now, all I need is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":43.84,"end_s":51.029,"text":"the blue","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":53.8,"end_s":60.719,"text":"iPhone. So, there is a right way to change the color of an iPhone. I looked","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":58.399,"end_s":65.28,"text":"it up. You have to gather all the tools that you need for the job. Meticulously","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":62.719,"end_s":69.84,"text":"take the phone apart. Be very careful when you're painting it. And then, oh my","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":68.08,"end_s":75.119,"text":"god, you have to put it back together somehow. Oh my god, I do not have time","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":73.04,"end_s":80.6,"text":"for that. Luckily, this is Linus Tech Tips and no one expected me to do it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":77.2,"end_s":80.6,"text":"properly anyways.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":81.04,"end_s":86.0,"text":"So, here's my haul of super proass","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":84.24,"end_s":91.36,"text":"modding equipment that I will use to generate that sweet, sweet AdSense","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":88.64,"end_s":97.2,"text":"money. Ignoring the cost of the $1,000 for the phone, this was only about 10","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":93.96,"end_s":98.96,"text":"bucks. Man, I love my job. Okay, let's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":97.2,"end_s":104.4,"text":"start with Play-Doh. I think that's going to be the best one. This actually","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":101.68,"end_s":109.119,"text":"looks pretty freaking good. It's kind of coming along. I would be down with a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":107.119,"end_s":113.28,"text":"case that looked like that. Next up, blue duct","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":110.6,"end_s":120.24,"text":"tape. Just do some fine tuning to the tape with an Xacto","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":116.6,"end_s":121.84,"text":"knife. Okay, one little strand left. So,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":120.24,"end_s":126.24,"text":"neither of those methods actually really worked that well. So, we're going to go with something a little bit less","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":124.0,"end_s":132.119,"text":"conventional. Why not wax? We're going to melt some of these blue candles and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":128.16,"end_s":132.119,"text":"see if we can make that work.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":143.44,"end_s":150.08,"text":"Okay, so maybe no more fire onto the cardboard, but the parts where the wax","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":148.08,"end_s":153.76,"text":"actually stayed is not that bad. Okay, so the concept here is that these toilet","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":151.68,"end_s":159.16,"text":"bowl cleaners will turn the water in the bowl blue. So maybe they can turn the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":155.76,"end_s":162.4,"text":"phone blue caution toxic","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":159.16,"end_s":164.16,"text":"irritant. What the? I'm not doing that.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":162.4,"end_s":168.4,"text":"So, for our next experiment, I thought maybe we'd try some like, you know,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":166.0,"end_s":173.2,"text":"photon transfer stuff. Is that going to work? Does that look blue to you guys?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":171.28,"end_s":178.319,"text":"Except when you do that, it's still red. So, okay. Maybe we need to try one more","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":175.76,"end_s":183.36,"text":"thing. For our final experiment, we will be using plasti dip blaze blue. All","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":181.2,"end_s":188.239,"text":"right. So, we have left the iPhone to dry. The plasti dip has settled. 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If I want views on","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":230.159,"end_s":237.28,"text":"my blue phone video and I want that sweet, sweet sponsorship money, why","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":234.879,"end_s":242.48,"text":"didn't I just use Dbrand in the first place? They have free worldwide shipping","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":239.92,"end_s":246.4,"text":"if you spend over $20. And you can just go to their shop button and configure","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":244.879,"end_s":250.72,"text":"whatever device you want. I'm going to use iPhone right here. Oh, thank you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":248.239,"end_s":256.32,"text":"very much. I'm going to pick iPhone 7. And then just select the blue true color","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":254.319,"end_s":260.88,"text":"option. Oh my goodness, it's even less than $10, which is technically cheaper","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":258.639,"end_s":264.96,"text":"than what I spent at Dollarama for the supplies for this video. They are all","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":263.28,"end_s":269.919,"text":"precision cut and will match up perfectly with your device. Use","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":267.72,"end_s":275.44,"text":"dbrand.com/blueballs now to pick up your own. And boom, blue iPhone. Mission","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":273.199,"end_s":279.04,"text":"accomplished. We did it, Reddit. 3 million views, tons of sponsorship","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":276.96,"end_s":283.36,"text":"money. Okay, but seriously, this video was never intended to be all about","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":280.96,"end_s":288.08,"text":"poking fun at the hysteria every time Apple invents a new freaking magic hue.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":286.24,"end_s":292.8,"text":"We were inspired by the red iPhone and our love for the color blue to talk","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":289.84,"end_s":298.4,"text":"about your balls. Ticular cancer is the leading cancer among men aed 15 to 44,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":295.759,"end_s":302.639,"text":"but it is also the most treatable cancer if caught early by","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":300.6,"end_s":306.8,"text":"self-examination. Yes, friends, we're telling you to touch yourself. And to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":304.8,"end_s":312.08,"text":"help disseminate awareness about this cause, we're holding a charity eBay","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":309.36,"end_s":316.88,"text":"auction for this actual phone. This one right here. The only product red special","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":314.8,"end_s":322.0,"text":"edition that was at one point in time blueed by Lionus Media Group on the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":319.6,"end_s":326.56,"text":"planet. To be clear, it still works just fine. It's not set up yet, but yeah. And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":324.24,"end_s":331.6,"text":"actually has almost no remnants of our experiments on it. I cleaned it myself.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":328.56,"end_s":333.84,"text":"And it includes a bucket of blue Dbrand","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":331.6,"end_s":338.56,"text":"skins in their carbon and true blue colors. So, here you go. This is your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":336.08,"end_s":343.039,"text":"chance to get something random from LT while simultaneously supporting two","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":340.56,"end_s":347.6,"text":"amazing causes. Healthy babies, you know, the whole point of the Project Red","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":344.88,"end_s":352.4,"text":"thing, and Healthy Balls. We're going to donate 100% of the auction price to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":349.84,"end_s":356.88,"text":"testicular cancer.go. We've got them linked in the video description. And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":354.16,"end_s":362.32,"text":"we'll post an Instagram video of us doing it, all while giving you the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":359.039,"end_s":364.96,"text":"nuttiest shout out we've ever unloaded.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":362.32,"end_s":369.28,"text":"Thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. But if it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":366.88,"end_s":374.0,"text":"was awesome, get subscribed, hit the like button, or even check the link of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":371.12,"end_s":377.52,"text":"where to buy stuff in the Amazon video description thing. Also linked in the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":376.16,"end_s":382.72,"text":"description is our merch store where you can buy some shirts and or check out the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":380.08,"end_s":387.52,"text":"community forum where you can this time talk about balls. It is allowed in that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":385.28,"end_s":393.28,"text":"one forum section. Moderators take note. People are allowed to talk about balls","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":389.68,"end_s":393.28,"text":"on that thread.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"So, people got really freaking excited about the red iPhone. Like, holy crap, look at all these super successful videos. So, as usual, we ran out and bought one immediately to see what all the fuss was about. We ripped open the package, and what the crap is this? It's the exact same phone. Even the front and the accessories are still white. Why are 3 million people watching these videos about this same freaking phone? What are we going to do with this phone? Now, if a video about the new red iPhone model is worth 3 million views, then if I can make a video about the world's only blue iPhone, I should be able to get 10 million views. Now, all I need is the blue iPhone. So, there is a right way to change the color of an iPhone. I looked it up. You have to gather all the tools that you need for the job. Meticulously take the phone apart. Be very careful when you're painting it. And then, oh my god, you have to put it back together somehow. Oh my god, I do not have time for that. Luckily, this is Linus Tech Tips and no one expected me to do it properly anyways. So, here's my haul of super proass modding equipment that I will use to generate that sweet, sweet AdSense money. Ignoring the cost of the $1,000 for the phone, this was only about 10 bucks. Man, I love my job. Okay, let's start with Play-Doh. I think that's going to be the best one. This actually looks pretty freaking good. It's kind of coming along. I would be down with a case that looked like that. Next up, blue duct tape. Just do some fine tuning to the tape with an Xacto knife. Okay, one little strand left. So, neither of those methods actually really worked that well. So, we're going to go with something a little bit less conventional. Why not wax? We're going to melt some of these blue candles and see if we can make that work. Okay, so maybe no more fire onto the cardboard, but the parts where the wax actually stayed is not that bad. Okay, so the concept here is that these toilet bowl cleaners will turn the water in the bowl blue. So maybe they can turn the phone blue caution toxic irritant. What the? I'm not doing that. So, for our next experiment, I thought maybe we'd try some like, you know, photon transfer stuff. Is that going to work? Does that look blue to you guys? Except when you do that, it's still red. So, okay. Maybe we need to try one more thing. For our final experiment, we will be using plasti dip blaze blue. All right. So, we have left the iPhone to dry. The plasti dip has settled. You can see on the outsides that it doesn't look quite as good as in the middle where it's actually like that deep royal blue. Um the coverage is quite solid except for if you go to the from the edges and you back at square one. So none of that worked. I've got one option left. I can hold my breath as hard as I possibly can and hopefully when I turn blue, so does the phone. Wait a minute. I've been putting way too much work into this. If I want views on my blue phone video and I want that sweet, sweet sponsorship money, why didn't I just use Dbrand in the first place? They have free worldwide shipping if you spend over $20. And you can just go to their shop button and configure whatever device you want. I'm going to use iPhone right here. Oh, thank you very much. I'm going to pick iPhone 7. And then just select the blue true color option. Oh my goodness, it's even less than $10, which is technically cheaper than what I spent at Dollarama for the supplies for this video. They are all precision cut and will match up perfectly with your device. Use dbrand.com/blueballs now to pick up your own. And boom, blue iPhone. Mission accomplished. We did it, Reddit. 3 million views, tons of sponsorship money. Okay, but seriously, this video was never intended to be all about poking fun at the hysteria every time Apple invents a new freaking magic hue. We were inspired by the red iPhone and our love for the color blue to talk about your balls. Ticular cancer is the leading cancer among men aed 15 to 44, but it is also the most treatable cancer if caught early by self-examination. Yes, friends, we're telling you to touch yourself. And to help disseminate awareness about this cause, we're holding a charity eBay auction for this actual phone. This one right here. The only product red special edition that was at one point in time blueed by Lionus Media Group on the planet. To be clear, it still works just fine. It's not set up yet, but yeah. And actually has almost no remnants of our experiments on it. I cleaned it myself. And it includes a bucket of blue Dbrand skins in their carbon and true blue colors. So, here you go. This is your chance to get something random from LT while simultaneously supporting two amazing causes. Healthy babies, you know, the whole point of the Project Red thing, and Healthy Balls. We're going to donate 100% of the auction price to testicular cancer.go. We've got them linked in the video description. And we'll post an Instagram video of us doing it, all while giving you the nuttiest shout out we've ever unloaded. Thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. But if it was awesome, get subscribed, hit the like button, or even check the link of where to buy stuff in the Amazon video description thing. Also linked in the description is our merch store where you can buy some shirts and or check out the community forum where you can this time talk about balls. It is allowed in that one forum section. Moderators take note. People are allowed to talk about balls on that thread."}