I have to say that I like the videos Linus makes. He has interesting hardware and he's funny. But there is an issue I'd like to address....
I sometimes shiver when I see him handling expensive hardware without any ESD protection. Stacking graphic cards on plastic packaging materials or on plastified boxes, throwing RAM modules all over the desk and walking around and touching CPU pins.... aaargh! All the things you should absolutely avoid doing.
And it would be very easy to make a much more professional impression. Place an antistatic mat on your workbench, if neccessary use a portable mat. Then wear a wrist strap connected to that mat (which is properly grounded) or use a shoe strap. But that only works with an antistatic floor. And don't walk around with parts if not necessary. Touch computer cases befor touching the board or any components.
As a role model for many viewers, these simple steps should be taken.
ESD problems can be nasty because they do not show up immediately. Sometimes an affected system works perfectly and fails a few months later. Or you get intermittent crashes with seemingly no causes. And a 3000$ CPU chip deserves a bit of extra care... right? The problem is that you can't say if you damaged something or not. So better be on the safe side.
Some packaging materials can generate a real lot of static electricity. I personally have to unpack pallets with shrink wrap around frequently. On a dry day, this generates enough electricity to arc through my shoe soles! And that really hurts! You can hear a bang.... just imagine touching elecronics while charged up like that. Instant death.
But the voltage doea not need to be that high. A discharge can be felt when it's about 1000 volts. So you can carry 500V around and you fell nothing when you discharge.... but your tiny transistors inside the chips do!
So my advice to Linus.... inform yourself about ESD and practise the good rules. Why not make a video about ESD? I think that would help a lot of people and avoid a lot of frustration.
I'm ready to give advice if necessary, I'm working in the computer industry since 30 years
Chris
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