# Share your I-learned-it-on-YouTube success story **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608 "2024-11-22T12:21:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/21 "2024-11-22T16:09:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Back before YouTube I always had my car’s Hanes Manual. Ha ! I always had a Haynes manual for all my ford escorts. The thing to remember is all their work was done on a new clean car, so where a task reads like it should take 20 minutes, on your car it will take 4 hours. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/22 "2024-11-22T16:12:37Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > where a task reads like it should > take 20 minutes, on your car it will take 4 hours. I remember spending hours soaking one single bolt that had to be removed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/23 "2024-11-22T16:20:26Z")
Yep. AKA the 80-1 rule of car repair: > 80% of the time and effort will be spent on 1 stuck / stripped fastener. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/24 "2024-11-22T16:29:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@Jasmine](#): > > > > Ah! You’re just SO confident most people have one! > > Ha ha, yeah, I was fishing for the biggest or most interesting cases. > > I’ve got many more than just my OP, of course: > > - Replace a lawnmower throttle cable > - Disassembled and lubricated a turntable > - Resolved countless computer-related issues, both hardware and software > - Tapped into a water line for refrigerator hook-up > - Learned various pieces on the piano > > mmm Oops, I misread your comment. I thought you meant most people have _just_ one. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/25 "2024-11-22T16:41:41Z")
For a specialty hobby, like fountain pen repair, YT videos are invaluable. From the fairly basic stuff like replacing an ink sac or tuning a nib, to very very fiddly stuff like repairing an Onoto plunger filler system, nothing beats a good video. I’ve also frequently used it for things that (no doubt) younger and more hip people know how to do in their sleep, like changing software settings that are not intuitive to me. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/26 "2024-11-22T17:51:07Z")
Youtube vids have saved my bacon a few times. I replaced a stripped gear in my KitchenAid stand mixer. The nearest sanctioned repair shop was 2 hours away and wanted to charge about a fifth of the value of the mixer. That was fun. Who knew they had that much lube in them? How to replace the rubber gasket in an outdoor hose bib spigot to stop it dripping. How to replace the float mechanism in a running toilet. There are more, but these are all I can recall just now. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/27 "2024-11-22T17:57:52Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Mostly simple repairs on modern cars. These aren’t the cars of my youth. You know how complicated it is to get even a battery out of a modern car? It shouldn’t be this hard! YouTube has helped that way several times. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/28 "2024-11-22T20:25:44Z")
Plumbing and car repairs, lots of cooking. I use youtube to learn piano parts, mostly for pop hit earworms. The vid providers often use software with a ‘waterfall’ of notes across the keyboard which I use to pick up the structure & key of the song. Neat! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gdq61Qzl-5c/maxresdefault.jpg "IEVAN POLKKA (Vibing Cat / Leek Spin Meme Music) | PIANO TUTORIAL - Paul Hankinson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdq61Qzl-5c) ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/29 "2024-11-23T01:26:58Z")
I’m one step away from a YouTube success story. Apparently you need chili oil for _everything._ ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/30 "2024-11-23T01:44:55Z")
mr. romans learned how to reroof our shed and build a good dust-collection system for his woodworking area in the garage, among other things. The vast majority of things I look up have to do with how to do a specific thing in a computer program or what settings are best for a photography shoot I am going to do that I haven’t done before. During the pandemic I watched some hair cutting videos, which were quite helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/31 "2024-11-23T02:17:26Z")
I learned how to play James Jamerson’s bass line on Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made to Love Her.” Not such an easy one. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/32 "2024-11-23T03:04:15Z")
A lady was having electrical problems with a Ford Explorer, 3 trips to the dealer and they had no idea. I watched a video on it and it showed to pull out the dash module and check for cold solder joints. I found 5. Total time maybe 35 min. I was the hero. ---
**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/33 "2024-11-23T04:14:42Z")
I watched a video on how to make a pair of leather chaps. I’ve made about a dozen so far and now have a side business making chaps, saddlebags, purses, etc. There are also several videos for saddle making. I plan to make my own saddle soon. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/34 "2024-11-23T04:25:24Z")
I’ve been watching videos of how to install a Mini-Split. After confirming that I understood the basics, I watched a very highly rated video, and watched as the presenter made a _ **huge** _ installation error. I then went through the comments, and 90% were “Wow! I never would have been able to do this without you.” The other 10% were from professional HVAC guys saying “Don’t do this.” So - my take is: if you need to do something a bit sophisticated, watch many videos, and always read all the comments. Some people simply don’t know what they are doing. (This is particularly true for car repair videos). ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/35 "2024-11-23T04:35:39Z")
When my wife was going through chemo, to pass the time at the infusion center, and at home when it was hard to find time to get out, I watched a lot of watch repair videos. I mean, a zillion of them. So now, I know enough to do limited stuff like regulating my mechanical watches using tiny tiny tools and a timegrapher. So now all of my watches run within certified chronometer specs. I’m now working up the nerve to do a full maintenance service on my pocket watches before getting skilled enough to do the same for my much smaller wristwatches. [https://www.reddit.com/r/watchrepair/comments/1gve3eq/first\_attempt\_at\_regulating\_a\_watch\_miyota\_9075/#lightbox](https://www.reddit.com/r/watchrepair/comments/1gve3eq/first_attempt_at_regulating_a_watch_miyota_9075/#lightbox) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/36 "2024-11-23T06:01:28Z")
I Used it for instructions on how to replace a headlight bulb on my car. ---
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608/37 "2024-11-23T08:10:53Z")
Recently used Youtube when I had to replace my windshield wipers. Have also used it to headlight and tail light bulbs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-i-learned-it-on-youtube-success-story/1010608.md?page=1)