EXPOSING MKBHD'S FAKE VIDEOS (Studio Tour)
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2018-05-06
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1,175 words · ~5 min read
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So we came all the way to Kearney, New Jersey,
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which I've been informed is pronounced Carney,
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so I learned something,
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for a collab and studio tour with the legendary MKBHD,
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a collaboration that has been in the works since 2013.
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But honestly, I've gotta say,
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we almost didn't make a video.
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I mean, Mark has warned us on the way up
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that the place is a little messy right now,
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but nothing could have prepared me
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for the pigsty that we were heading into.
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Especially compared to our studio, which is immaculate.
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So this is it, the MKBHD studio.
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Every bit as stylish and immaculate
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as it appears in the videos,
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at least on the surface.
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But we went through here with a fine tooth comb
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and found all of it.
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All kinds of problems.
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I mean, look at this thing.
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If you're gonna try and convince me that you vacuum
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by having a vacuum on display, right,
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when I come through the door,
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I mean, at least have vacuumed in the last six months
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before we come in here.
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Do you have any idea how much lint there is on this carpet?
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Holy , fire hazard.
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See this screwdriver out of alignment here?
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It's not in all the way.
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It's like the guy's never heard of a Velcro wrap.
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Marques, you gonna try and convince me you need server rails?
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The tripping hazard here.
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I mean, if you're gonna go to the effort
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to make your carpet...
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Oh my God.
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You're not just cheap, you're lazy.
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You have the transition strip.
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I just don't have a saw.
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Oh my God.
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I hope.
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Okay.
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Okay, empty box.
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Everything's okay.
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We don't need to call the bomb squad.
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This is empty.
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Yeah, it ruined all the-
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What are you, President Trump now?
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You got your executive order,
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you got your speech you wrote?
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That's actually not a bad idea.
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I could use that as a prop.
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All right, these are okay.
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You're working on a video.
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I can respect that.
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Yeah. I understand that.
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Yeah, okay.
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Yeah, what are you cooling with this?
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You're cooling your drawer?
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Oh, I'm gonna be sick.
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Look at that Apple TV.
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Okay, dude.
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How hard is that, huh?
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The RSS cushion and the subscribe cushion,
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those are pretty cool.
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Are you me?
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You're running a Quadro M6000 to play what?
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Not a whole lot.
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I'll tell you that.
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Do you even know how much that graphics card costs?
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I'm gonna estimate 4,000.
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Okay.
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You're somewhere in the neighborhood.
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Oh my God.
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You don't even respect the position you're in.
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Look at this.
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You got the 1 million plaque
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sitting literally in a pile of garbage.
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This is the worst thing I've seen yet, okay?
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MKBHD, fake videos.
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Look at this desk.
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Computer, computer, computer, one monitor.
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It's fake.
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These are just props to him.
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They're just props to him.
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Look at this.
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These keyboards can't even bother
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to put a Velcro cable tie.
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This is probably the one that came with it.
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Unbelievable.
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Oh, wow.
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I suppose you're gonna blame Ikea for this too.
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Is this Ikea's fault?
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Oh my God.
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Look at the way the sun has drained the color
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out of this packaging.
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How old are these?
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Ew.
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Better if used by July, 2013.
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Oh my God.
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Everything I knew about you is a lie.
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You don't even eat Honey Nut Cheerios.
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Not those.
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They're just a prop to you.
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Now we're getting into the place
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where you obviously spend most of your time.
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We've got the little shrine to your ego here.
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Subscriber counter along with ample supply
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of moisturizer and tissues there.
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This is MKBHD's corner.
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Okay.
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He sits and looks at that.
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And what else we got over here?
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You know what?
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I'm not even gonna spend too much time on your desk.
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I think the audience has covered this pretty well.
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Outdated, overpriced computer and misaligned wall panels.
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That's pretty much all there is to say about it.
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Okay.
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Let's move on to the gear closet.
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You don't even have a liner in your garbage can.
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Do you have any idea how disgusting that is?
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Oh, baby.
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We got the mother load.
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We got a...
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Customized iPhone 6 or 6S.
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Looks like a 6 with a...
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That is a pretty cool...
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Like a metric assload of Nokias.
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Got pretty much every phone.
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Oh my God!
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It's a bomb!
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Dude, you can't keep that stuff around.
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I couldn't help but-
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That's the Note 7.
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That's-
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One, just one.
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That's the most dangerous thing in this entire office.
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What if I never plug it in?
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You know what's the second most dangerous thing?
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Your allergy to cable ties.
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You know how expensive they are, Mr. Red cameras?
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Look at him.
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He puts his red cameras on display,
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but he can't buy a Velcro cable tie.
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He got fancy MKBHD, a OnePlus cable here.
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I'll get started right away.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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That's better.
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Now I hope-
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I hope that this inspection hasn't felt
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like a criticism of you personally.
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No way.
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that you're taking it more as like a constructive effort
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to help you do better in the future.
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I should shop less at Ikea.
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You should shop less at Ikea, yes.
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And you know, if you ever want,
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I would love to take you on a tour of our studio
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to show you how it's done, okay?
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The real, the real tidy, concise layouts.
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I hope this has been a learning experience for you.
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Absolutely.
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So thanks for watching guys.
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If you enjoyed this slightly unconventional tour
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of the MKBHD studio, which as you guys have seen
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is absolutely fantastic.
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It's gorgeous.
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Then click that.
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Wait, if you liked it, yeah.
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If you liked it, then like it and subscribe.
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And if you just liked it,
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then go ahead and hit that button too.
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My feelings won't be hurt
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any more than they already are every day.
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Also, if you guys really enjoyed the video,
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you can check out our merch store,
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which doesn't sell shirts like this,
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cause this is, that's a company that doesn't exist anymore.
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And you can check out our community forum.
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Also, if you thought, wow, that studio looks great.
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I'd love to see videos shot in that studio every day.
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I would say tough shit
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because he doesn't make videos every day.
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But if you want to see them a couple of times a week,
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then head over to youtube.com slash MKBHD.
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We'll have that linked below.