YouTube BANNED my Debunking Video but leaves DEADLY how-to vids online, 34 dead!

**YouTube Bans Video Warning About F Wood Burning: A Dangerous Hack That Has Already Killed 34 People**

*Introduction*

This morning, I woke up to an email from YouTube that has left me deeply disappointed and frustrated. The email stated that my video titled "Debunking deadliest craft hack, 34 dead" had been removed due to violating their harmful and dangerous content policy. The video, which aimed to warn people about the extreme dangers of F wood burning, was banned for encouraging or promoting activities that could lead to serious physical harm or death.

*The Purpose Behind the Video*

For those who may not know, F wood burning is a dangerous craft hack that uses high voltage electricity to burn patterns into dampened wood. The process involves using a microwave Transformer to create 2000 volts of electricity, which is then used to etch intricate designs onto the wood. While the results are visually stunning, the risks involved are life-threatening.

In my video, I aimed to raise awareness about the dangers of F wood burning after discovering that it had already claimed 34 lives in the United States alone. These were just the reported cases; there are likely many more unreported deaths worldwide. The video was an attempt to prevent further tragedies by discouraging people from attempting this hack.

*The Impact of the Video*

The video had gained significant traction, climbing to number three on Google searches for "F wood burning." It had also gone viral on Reddit and other platforms, with articles being written about its dangers. People began leaving comments expressing gratitude that they had watched the video before planning to attempt F wood burning themselves.

One particularly haunting comment came from an ER doctor who recounted having to inform a woman that her husband had died in his care after electrocuting himself while attempting this hack. Another viewer, Diana, shared her personal loss, explaining how her husband had died five years ago due to F wood burning and pleading with others not to repeat the same fate.

*The Tragic Aftermath of the Ban*

Despite the positive impact the video seemed to have, YouTube ultimately banned it, citing that it was "not safe for the community." However, upon searching for "F wood burning," I found that the how-to videos demonstrating the process were still available. These videos provide detailed instructions on assembling a F wood burning machine using parts from an old microwave, including the dangerous Transformer.

The fact that my video, which served as a warning about the dangers of this hack, was removed while the how-to guides remain untouched is deeply frustrating. It feels like YouTube failed to recognize the importance of the message I tried to convey—one that could potentially save lives.

*Why F Wood Burning is So Dangerous*

To understand why F wood burning is so dangerous, let's break down the process:

1. **High Voltage Electricity**: The microwave Transformer used in this hack converts the standard 120 or 240 volts from a power outlet into an extremely high voltage of 2000 volts. This level of electricity can stop your heart in just one mishap, with a 70% chance of fatality.

2. **Lack of Safety Mechanisms**: Unlike other electrical devices, the Transformer used in F wood burning does not have any safety mechanisms to detect malfunctions or overloads. This means that if something goes wrong, there is no failsafe to prevent injury.

3. **No Grounding System**: The device operates using a pulsing magnetic field, which means there are no wires connecting the two sides of the Transformer. This lack of grounding leaves users at an even higher risk of electrocution.

4. **Fire Hazards**: In one tragic case in Wisconsin, a couple was electrocuted while attempting F wood burning. The equipment not only caused their deaths but also ignited a fire that destroyed their home. It is believed that the fire started in the garage before spreading to the rest of the house.

*Survivors and Their Stories*

There are a few individuals who have survived F wood burning injuries, but they often suffer life-altering consequences. For instance, Mary Calhoun accidentally activated her device while moving it, resulting in severe burns to her hands. Despite medical intervention, she was left with permanent damage.

Another survivor, Bren from Utah, recounted his experience of nearly dying due to the intense voltage. He described the moment he gasped for air, seeing smoke rise off his gloves that were welded to his hands. These stories serve as a stark reminder of the dangers involved in this hack.

*The Call for Safer Content Policies*

This incident has brought me back to my earlier call for YouTube to implement stricter policies against dangerous hacks and how-to videos. While there are already policies in place regarding pranks and challenges, there is no specific rule addressing dangerous DIY projects like F wood burning. I believe such a policy is long overdue.

*Conclusion*

In the face of this setback, I remain committed to spreading awareness about the dangers of F wood burning. If you or someone you know is considering attempting this hack, please share this information with them. You might just save their life.

To my wonderful patrons and supporters, thank you for enabling me to create content that aims to educate and protect others. Your support means I can continue making videos like these, even in the face of challenges like this ban.

As always, if you found value in this article or video, please share it with your network so that more people can be informed about the dangers of F wood burning. Together, we can help prevent more tragedies and ensure that lives are saved rather than lost.

Stay safe and make it a great week by being kind to others. I'll see you on Friday for my next video. Until then, take care!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI woke up this morning to this email from YouTube: Hi How To Cook That, our team has  reviewed your content and unfortunately we think it violates our harmful and dangerous  policy. We've removed the following content from YouTube: Debunking deadliest craft hack,  34 dead. We know this might be disappointing but it is important to us that YouTube is a safe  place for all content that encourages or promotes harmful or dangerous activities that have a risk  of serious physical harm or death are not allowed on YouTube. If you missed my last video the one  that's now been banned, I explained the dangers the extreme danger of F W burning. In fact the  video was entitled 34 deaths because there's been 34 deaths in the U.S already and that's just ones  that were reported in the newspaper. I've since found out there's been 30 deaths reported in the  UK and I know there's some here in Australia and no doubt around the world. The video's purpose  was very clear was to tell people NOT to do it my purpose was to get the video to get enough views  and enough momentum that that video would appear when you searched for F W burning. I wanted it to  be in the search result one or two because those ones get the most clicks we'd manage to get it  all the way to number three so it was nearly there when people search F W burning and when  I started reading comments like this one that says: you probably just saved my life here I'd  watched a video earlier this week with that type of wood burning and had planned to try it myself  tomorrow now I've completely scrapped that idea. And I thought when I read that comment the whole  video was worthwhile if it's prevented one person who didn't know what they were doing from doing  it and dying it's worth the video but since then those comments just kept coming of people saying:  that they'd watched videos they were going to try it they were about to try it people we knew  were talking to us saying they were trying it this weekend and they didn't realize just how  dangerous it was. There was even a comment from an ER doctor who said: I had to look a woman in  the eyes and tell her I was sorry for her loss her husband died in my ER after electrocuting himself  doing wood burning. Diana commented saying my husband died five years ago doing F wood burning  please don't do it it isn't the way to go. And that was the last comment on the video before  YouTube banned it saying that it's not safe for the community, so my first thought actually was  maybe we've made a difference maybe just maybe they might have banned all the videos on F wood  burning and that will make a huge impact but when I searched on YouTube for F wood burning using  a microwave Transformer the videos are all still there on how to do it! There's how-to videos that  show in detail how to get a microwave Transformer and plug all the parts in to make a F wood burning  machine but the video that it said don't do it it's ridiculously dangerous and has killed lots  of people already that one's not safe they had to take that one down it's just ridiculous 🤯 I will  of course fill out YouTube's form to challenge this to see if we can get the ban removed and get  the video reinstated but the damage has been done ... that video now has had zero views for a day  and longer by the time they process it which is like taking a video that had lots of momentum, it  was number one on Reddit videos it had been shared on other websites that were writing articles about  the dangers of wood burning it's like taking that momentum of like a ball going downhill picking it  up and then saying oh yeah we'll put it back on again on flat ground it's really hard to get it  rolling again and get that momentum that it needs to get it to the top when people search for F wood  burning so that then made me really sad and really disappointed because the whole purpose of it is to  warn people and now thanks to YouTube a whole lot less people are going to see that warning.  So at the risk of getting another ban and getting a channel strike which is  personally very damaging I'm going to post here again that section of the F wood burning  video warning you not to do it because I think your life is more important than my channel.Now to the most dangerous hack that I have seen yet this hack has already killed 34 people in  the US and that is only counting the ones that have been reported in newspapers there may well  be a lot more than that and certainly there are many more around the world the hack is  called F wood burning or L wood burning there are heaps of videos on Tik Tok showing people  doing it essentially it uses electricity to burn a lightning or a tree-like pattern into wood that's  been dampened the results are unique every time and it does look pretty impressive which is why  people want to try out for themselves. Then they head over to YouTube and find more videos showing  people doing it including how-to videos that show you how to make your own F wood burning  device using parts from an old microwave. It is so dangerous that the American Association  of woodturners has banned any demonstrations of it at their events and they will not publish anything  about it on their website except for articles saying how dangerous it is. So why is it so  dangerous? Well to explain that let me draw you a picture we'll start with our piece of wood and  then we'll wet that with a mixture of water and bicarb then over here we have a PowerPoint that  will plug the machine into and in the middle here we have a box which in most how-to videos is a  Transformer that has been taken out of a microwave so they attach one side of the Transformer to the  power supply and on the other side they have a couple of car jumper cables and in these alligator  clips they add long metal spikes that they touch the wood with then you turn it on and the electric  current starts to burn patterns into the wood. One of the problems with this hack is that people  don't understand what is happening in inside the microwave Transformer on this side the wire does  a few turns around but on the other side it has lots and lots and lots of turns and what that  effectively does is it takes the 120 volts or 240 volts that are coming from the power outlet  depending on where you live and it transforms that into 2000 volts which means if you accidentally  touch the metal on those alligator clips or you touch the wood or you touch the table if it's  not on a non-conductive surface you are going to be delivered 10 times the amount of power that's  needed to stop your heartbeat and in 7 out of 10 cases the person is dead before they even  hit the floor! There is just no margin for error here one little lapse in concentration one little  error and you dead. It's not a good hack for anyone to try and you'll remember from our  previous video that was talking about electricity and it had that stupid metal electric plug which  short circuits everything and is dangerous in itself but you'll remember in that that the  residual current device on our house flicks the power off because it notices there's something  wrong and as a safety measure it flicks it off and most modern houses have a device or some  sort of safety device that's going to flick the power off if someone's getting electrocuted. Well  that doesn't happen with this machine and once again the problem is what's happening  inside that microwave Transformer. You may have noticed that there are no wires connecting one  side of the Transformer to the other the charge actually passes from one winding to the other  using a pulsing magnetic field so in this half everything continues to operate as normal the  safety switch doesn't kick in because it's not noticing anything abnormal happening. In one  sad case in Wisconsin where a couple were both electrocuted if if someone is being electrocuted  it's important you turn off the power before you touch them or you also will be electrocuted and  then in their case after that because the power continued to go through the whole house burnt  down. We do know that the fire started in the garage before spreading to the home we believe  that the F wood burning equipment that cause electrocutions likely started the fire. Now that  you know just how many volts of electricity are going through that and that there is no safety off  switch I want you to watch a couple of these clips again and tell me would you walk this close to a F  wood burning machine knowing if you just brush that wood with your leg there's a seven out of  10 chance that you're dead would you hold these alligator clips in your hand as so many videos  show people doing knowing that one little mishap you slightly touch that metal and it's all over.  Well sadly this guy learned that the hard way and his widow in an interview with the local newspaper  said that he was not aware of the dangers she went on to say we knew he could get a shock but we had  no idea it could kill you there were no warnings with the videos. If he had of known he never would  have done it. There is a small number of people who have managed to survive a F wood-burning  injury and that is usually due to the fact they've got someone watching who has managed to turn off  the power immediately start CPR because their heart has stopped and by some miracle Emergency  Services managed to get to their house within a few minutes which is pretty rare here in Australia  I don't know about the rest of the world but even those people aren't left unscathed they  usually have very bad injuries to their hands and permanent injury to their hearts. Mary Calhoun  was walking with her f wood bending device she'd finished using it and she tripped as she went to  put it somewhere and turned it on accidentally this is what her hands looked like after the  surgeons had tried to rescue them so that she had some functionality for the rest of her life ...  trust me you don't want to see the before photos we're talking severe burns we're talking 2000  volts here we're not playing with tiny amounts of current this is just not worth the risk people and  in case you're thinking oh well she should have been wearing insulating gloves that would protect  her from the electricity. Part of the problem is if you do that the rest of your body could  still brush up against the table or the wood or anywhere else it's not just your hands but also  people don't know how many volts they're dealing with so the insulating gloves are often not enough  listen to this from Bren from Utah: I remember just gasping for air looking down and seeing the  smoke coming off of my gloves that were basically welded to my hands. And just in case there are  any electricians out there who are thinking well of course it's dangerous it's electricity  but if you know what you're doing and you're careful you'll be fine I'll be fine to do this,  two of the deaths that I flashed up before for women who were experienced electricians and they  left behind their wife and kids so don't do it it is just not worth it! If I had my way YouTube  would make a policy against dangerous hacks and dangerous how-to videos, they've got one against  dangerous pranks and dangerous challenges why isn't there one for Dangerous hacks? I don't know  but I feel like we've been waiting a long time for them to listen on this one so it's up to you if  you know anyone who is thinking about doing F wood burning please share this video with them because  you might just save their life. With thanks to my wonderful patrons for all of your support  that allows me to make these sort of videos if you liked this video please do like comment subscribe  share tell the algorithm that you liked it so that more people will get to see it and  we'll see the warning. Make it a great week by being kind to others and I'll see you on Friday.\n"