My Workshop Was Destroyed...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มี.ค. 2023
- Now this is the story all about how
My workshop/studio/home got drowned
So if you'd like to help out, feel free to chip in
at / zackfreedman .
It went down in the suburbs of Denver, CO
In the apartment where I made my TH-cam videos
Printing stuff, solderin', authorin' bad puns and bits
Shooting some B-roll of cursed filaments
When the plumbing above us, which might not be to code
Decided it was time to go ahead and 'splode
A hundred gallons poured in and our stuff got drenched
And I said "Brooke, we need a new place to put my workbench."
She searched up a house and when I came in
The basement was so big it made my head spin
No doubt in our minds that this place was rare
So we said "one house please!" and bought it right there.
Brooke shook me awake and said the movers were here!
And like that, they schlepped away all my old moldy gear
Looked at our house, we had finally arrived
At the new Voidstar Lab, very last of its kind.
Voidstar Lab's Patrons kept us afloat (har har) - thank you all so SO much.
Support the channel and you can see the final tour of the late lab! www.patreon.com/posts/final-t...
(It's not the best video, a lot went wrong...)
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Credits:
Interference SFX: Partners in Rhyme
Other SFX: www.zapsplat.com
Beef jerky filament: Joel the 3D Printing Nerd
Fume hood: Sentry Air Systems - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
As an anxiety ridden person myself, I commend Brooke on her bravery of engaging with other people at 1am during that emergency. It’s never easy, and I’m very impressed she pulled off.
Can’t wait to see the new lab come together!
Yeah same hear, I'm a very socially anxious so couldn't imagine them looking at you wondering "What the #$%&" So good job Brooke! And good luck with the new lab!
Very stoked that I got to give the 666th thumbs up to this comment!
Brooke: The OG Cyborg! 🤗
@@evanbarnes9984 you are an amazing human/cyborg. 👍🏻
You're one inspiring SOB. The next time I make an excuse for why I can't finish a project, I'll remember this video.
Congratulations on your new villainous lair. It sounds like a good spacious place. (I bet you still fill it with technical stuff though.)
"so there was at least something dry in the house" genuinely made me choke on my drink. You and your partner are serious powerhouses, and you're a hilarious writer. Well done getting through this, I can't wait to see what you do next!
For the best loaf of your life, her heroic efforts in the face of anxiety, and your dogged determination to deliver decent cyborg content containing copious amounts of awesome alliteration. You are an inspiration as well as a creative entertainer. Also, down with reptilian middle management and office drones.
Spoken like a true Labster :)
hope you have nice day lad :)
Big money
TH-cam thanks you for the 30% it stole from him.
💀
Proud of you Brooke! Good job pushing through the social anxiety, and doing what needs to be done!
ngl brooke's a fucking legend, id be stuck trying to knock on their door
@@anarquirains2829 and then there is me who would try to kick in their door at 1 am, and then break his foot.
I'd probably call the management and request the water stopped
#beastmode. Respect.
Holy crap dude
Congrats on the new abode! Seeing plastic tubs of water brings back memories of having survived a lesser flood from an apartment above. I feel your pain. Brooke, for having faced fears in times of despair, I bestow onto you this present. Behind every great man is a great woman and you have earned this. I wish the best to you both!
Not a regular viewer, but man, hope you get back on your feet quickly and Im sure this year will be your best year yet, despite all this chaos.
Great job Brooke! Nothing like serious emergency to override social anxiety
Thank you @keysight for saving our tiny humans, it's really warming to see massive companies show of their power to do good even if it's business action it still shows lot of empathy.
Goes to show that, for better or worse, companies are made of people. Sometimes those people do good things.
It's free advertising ...
@@3nertia i mean, keysight, paid him, that's like the whole point
@@aronseptianto8142 My point is that businesses don't do "good" out of the kindness of their hearts. It's always motivated by the bottomline in some way :)
@@3nertia so what
Way to go, Brooke! And thank you, Zack! I've only been printing for six months but have plenty of knowledge thanks to folks like you. You're holding up society fr
I am new to 3D printing since asking for one for Xmas thinking it was plug n’play. It’s March and I am finally having fun. Until I found your channel? I somehow watched the honest-to-God most straight-from-github-most boring how-to videos on the face of the planet. I would fall asleep and considered throwing my under $200 printer straight out the window. Then I found your channel. You kept me awake. I’ve slowly found a few others I like. But you? I could stay awake AND you made me laugh! Your snark is exactly what I needed to get over my growing unhappiness with 3D printing. I could stop feeling like I needed to print figurines and things easily found at the dollar store. You have saved my sanity. So today when I came across this? I felt horrified! Horrified AND entertained-not at ALL an easy combo to pull off. You are SERIOUSLY talented! I absolutely ADORE you (like a mom) and love your channel.I’m
I’m going to head over to Patreon next. And I’m so happy to hear you managed to buy a wonderful 1st house. Best of luck going forward!
What a sweet comment Cindy. How has your 3D printing adventure been thus far?
Proud of you Brooke! You guys have a lot going on, and I can only imagine how much of a shit show it is. I appreciate all the stuff you do and I’m very excited to see the future of voidstar labs.
Three cheers for Brooke (Brook? Brück? Spelling is hard when you only have audio to go on), the true hero of this story. Congratulations on getting your first home, and on having your life-changing home disaster in someone else's property.
Congrats on the new place, despite the chaos. I didn't even really notice any scuff with the Sparkfun video. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can't believe you made such a fun video while going through all of that! Truly a testament to your cybernetic ADHD fueled greatness! We all wanted to see the lab grow organically but not with mold, can't wait to see how you fill out the new space!
Hang in there, sorry you went through that! Love your technical content, but your alliteration game and script writing is so strong that it keeps me coming back regardless of the topic of each video.
Congrats on the new home! It's nice to have your own home and more space even if it didn't all go exactly to plan. I enjoy your content and am looking forward to more.
I am not a big TH-camr, but my latest video started quite well, so I want to give you my revenue (with a bit plus) of the first 24h, because it hurts my heart to see what happend to you! All the best!
Hey, get someone to check out that questionable pipe in your storage room. Also thanks for making the most succinct video on automated PCB Assembly I've ever seen. I'm going to use it to hopefully convince my boomer-engineer employer to buy some machines.
So sorry to hear about the unfortunate events of recent times! Still great to see some of your content, and hope everything goes well with the struggles you're facing.
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As someone who has had an apartment flood, I really feel for you I hope that you had good insurance and documented everything. This really sucks
Its great that this had a good outcome!
i document stuff constantly, i feel like his whole channel is documentation
Flooded-by-the-neighbours-upstairs squad, represent. Mine were replacing their kitchen sink, turned the stopcock the wrong way, and twisted it all the way out instead of closed. It took nearly an hour for the fire department to show up and turn off the water supply at the street mains, and by then the apartment upstairs was a foot deep in water, all of it trickling its way steadily down into mine. I was the only person at home, and had to move two beds and a 400lb filing cabinet out from under the light-fixtures-become-fountains all by myself while my mother hurried home.
At least with a flood like this it's relatively easy to take inventory after the fact
That's quite the adventure!
I have to admit I laughed at the missing timestamp on the paper.
Love your videos
It's not much but I hope it helps! I'm so glad it's working out for you! I absolutely love your videos! and you depiction of the landlord was SPOT ON! xD
Dude, I bow to your efforts and relationship. You have been tested and you passed with flying colours. I would probably be crying in a corner somewhere 😱.
Holy fuckballs, I'm so sorry you two went through that & it's awesome the utterly unique oscilloscope video (and Linus!) came through yet again. Major, major respect to Brooke for getting the valves closed. Sometimes my "I should be in a cave" social anxiety is so bad at night, I work like a zombie for hours because I'm too paralyzed by irrational self-consciousness to go to my own bathroom and brush my teeth. So I 100% get what her actions took, and cutting through that to prevent further damage is straight-up hero shit. Well done & congrats on your new digs. Can't wait to see what you make there.
Having had to live in an apartment that flooded the back half of the carpet every time it rained, I know exactly the horror of living in that with no other place to go. Hope this helps in getting things back on an even keel.
I was cheering for Brooke going DEFCON 1 Tactical Response Unit even before Zack pointed out the time and the SocAnx! And you know the patreon thanks is heartfelt when Zack pronounces Zach as Zak. What a freaking trial by... water. Amazing what you've pulled off through all of this and excited to see y'all pulling through this like whatever an aquatic bloody phoenix is... some sort of flappy cybernetic dolphin or something, I dunno I'm not some assonance aspiring artiste ascending aerobic ambling-machines at auto-inclining authoring stations acquiring alliterative axioms - that's what they give you the big bux for!
So sorry this happened to you guys! Glad no one was hurt.( water + electricity could have turned things into an 'Electroboom' video)... sending endless robot hugs your way. xoxo
Absolutely love you guys. What a nightmare you've been through! So glad to see you on the other side of it and can't wait to see what you do with the new lab!
Love what you do, you deserve support!
I am so sorry for what happened to you and your wife and dogs. I am really glad you guys have managed to get back up. The worst always happens to the best :(
Sometimes it's gonna get worse before it gets much better. I hope this terrible experience is gonna lead to having an amazing house and a significant growth in your channel. Grats on the move!
I've been through a similar house flood before, and it is a seemingly endless nightmare. I'm very glad that I am a supporter, and bumped up a level to help y'all make it through. As a person so on the spectrum I have my own color, I commend Brooke on overcoming her anxiety and doing what needed to be done. I hope things start to go better for y'all and enjoy the new digs!
Waited a week as I was just too stressed to watch this when it came out but I'm so glad things worked out and are still working out. Here's a bonus on my admittedly piddly patron tithe. You may not be a 3D Printing channel but you were certainly a deciding factor in why I bought mine.
Thanks for letting us know Zack, I hope this is the beginning of a great year for you and your missus
I’m so sorry for this terrible situation. But I’m proud of you all for keeping things together. And especially proud of Brook. You never know how you’ll react until tragedy strikes. And she handled it like a pro!
That was the worst string of luck I have ever heard of. Your optimism is inspiring, and I'm really glad you got out of that situation!
Wow I cant imagine the stress you had to go through. Yet the alliteration and puns were still flying!
No one worried about watching weird and wonky angles, we watch you for the witty wordplay and wonderful works on wearables. It was is worth it working while water washed your workshop. Way to go! Well done. We welcome you and your new workshop in our weekly watching routine.
Wow. Wonderful words.
Good Gods man! One of the worst ways to be forced out of an apartment unplanned. That Keysight sponsorship was a literal olive branch, and just in the nick of time. Hopefully, you and Brooke don't end up with any lasting illnesses from the black mold, and I look forward to seeing from you guys again!
It was a figuratieve olive branch
@@janhetjoch thanks, you made me confused between you two.
In the Christian Bible, during the great flood described in Genesis, a dove was released from the ark regularly. The dove returned one day with an olive branch. The next day, it did not return as the floods subsided enough that it did not need to return to the ark. The olive brach was a metaphorical sign that the flood was ending.
In Zack and Brooke's case, the sponsorship from Keysight is their literal olive branch. The flood was over, and their future was secured. Metaphorically that is, they still had to do the leg work to get out of the molding swamp hole and into their new house.
@@josephgrooms2977 I know the story, but like you said, it's a metaphor so it's a figurative olive branch, not a literal one
It's literally a figurative olive branch
Glad it all worked out for the best Zach. Honestly sounds like a hellish month, and a lot of stress. I know you’re obligated by algorithms to keep making stuff, so don’t feel the need to apologize for zinging out some less than top tier content. I’m certain we’ll all appreciate whatever you have coming down the pipe and hope that the rest of the year features less “getting worse” and only “getting better”. Thanks for all of the hard work you do, and try to look at this as a good thing now that you have a lot more room, a lot more autonomy, and a whole lot more reason to make the most of your lab.
Especially after tough times, it's so nice to hear things found a way of working out.
Sorry you have to go through this. This isn’t much…but I hope it adds to everyone’s contributions. Sending love
Life always has something to surprise you. Nice to see you bouncing back from this.
Man you are a legend! Thanks for sharing this crazy adventure. You are rock solide man. Glad you made it through. Awesome lab you got there
Wow... so glad that is in the past for you both!! Looking forward to the super shop!!
Way to go Brooke!!!! Thank you both for the update. I’m so happy that you guys got your own 4 walls and I look forward to MORE videos!
You go, Brooke! Being able to push through scary things to do the needful deserves a lot of praise.
Congrats to both of you on becoming homeowners. Remember: the word "homeowner" has the word "meow" in it.
I really hope everything is alright and that you will be able to recover from this
Ps: great job Brooke we're all proud of you
"A man is capable of doing great and terrible things when they need to be done" Thank you for showing us your manhood with your triumph over disaster.
Wow. That sounds like an incredibly stressful experience. I’m glad you came out the other side in such a quick time frame (considering the alternative if you weren’t already in the process of looking for a new home).
All the best to you and the fam, and in building your new lab!
Can’t wait to see what you can come up with now!
Holy youtube you guys are troopers. HUGE kudos to you both for sticking this through, I'm so parasocially proud of your commitment to what you do.
I'm so proud of you Brooke! You did amazing!
Man that sounds like a hellish experience but I'm mad glad you pulled through! Happy you made it and welcome to home-ownership!
Welcome to Colorado!
We are proud of you too Brooke! its a team effort when stuff like that happens.
That flooding is my worst nightmare, i am so glad you stayed on your feet. thank you for the video.
Holy balls... That was as rollercoastery as a rollercoaster of emotion can get! You guys are superhuman! The people at Keystone are champions!
Congratulations on becoming home owners. I have been through 5 basement floods in my 40 years at the prior house. It never gets any easier. We learned to keep things off the floor or in sealed plastic boxes instead of cardboard and the walls and floor were unfinished concrete. So, I understand the urgency and panic that goes along with trying to rescue flooded and dripping boxes while dealing the the smell and constant wetness. May things go better for you this year.
Great job Brooke! Sounds like an absolutely nuts situation! Really looking forward to the future videos. You're new space is going to be great.
Brooke you did an awesome job of facing your anxiety! And Zach I'm so sorry this happened to you! Hopefully the CDN to USD exchange will help with a mortgage payment or a meal! I really look forward to more content from you even though it's over my head sometimes I really enjoy your passion!
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU BROOKE!!!!! *SENDS ALL THE GOOD VIBES*
This reminds me when our office at work which was in a basement was flooded with raw sewage and I had to work in hazmat gear for a month. The office and the rest of the basement was covered in plastic with pumping hoses and fresh air venting running along the floors here and there. It looked like the house at the end of ET. I work in IT btw.
I'm so happy for you! Getting a house RIGHT NOW on such short notice and with such a unique financial situation is a crazy win! This is so awesome, and I can't wait to see the upcoming videos!
We are all super proud of you Brooke! That took a lot am I'm glad you were able to do it!
Love the new haircut
Same
Your content always makes me smile. I hope you land on your feet! Looking forward to updates on the new lab.
So proud of what you’ve been able to accomplish. I have been in that place of “we need to close on a house now or else we’re on the streets” and your situation was so much more over the top. Excited for everything you have in the future!
Very proud of you Brooke. I've dealt with social anxiety myself. While I don't know exactly how bad it is for you or which situations make it worse, I can only imagine that the one you found yourself in was most difficult. Your bravery is exemplary.
Before I start this, I would just like to congratulate Brooke.
I just want to say I'm glad this all worked out, and you're still making videos. You and Electroboom have inspired me to go into electrical engineering (aware you might not be the best inspiration when it comes to school, but you know) and I got so into 3d printing from your videos. To see one of my favorite content creators fall to some slimy fucking lizards would have been a damn shame. Also, completely forgot I wasn't a patron, so don't worry that will change now. And just remember to not get too close to the sun it is clear you angered some dark organization with your beef jerky filament I wouldn't go much further if I was you.
Zack and Brooke, congrats! So happy for you guys. Glad things worked out, it sounded like a really stressful series of events.
Dude I'm tearing up, I'm so happy for you and so impressed! Great job!
Wow, this is so crazy. Glad you were able to buy a house and move. An indoor flood is nightmare fuel for most people-and most people have 1/64th the amount of electronics and moisture-sensitive stuff you have! Excited for the New Voidstar Lab!
I'm so incredibly glad that you and your channel are still here. You bring a bit of legendary, luminous light into my often existential, earthbound existence. You're honestly an inspiration, in addition to a hilarious genius.
Thanks for all your efforts and amazing videos! Sorry to hear about the flood and hell you had to go through...
Your comeback from this cursed situation was heroic. You rock!
DAMN! what a crazy cursed and stressful situation. I'm amazed and happy to hear you two were able to squelch your way through it and come out on the other side with a house AND kept the reptiles on the back foot. Proud of you Brooke!
This is heartbreaking but so exciting at the same time. Best of luck and HUGE cheers for making it through all that
Ugh I'm so sorry! And very happy for your new place! Congradolences!
This was one of the best pieces of content I've ever seen.
The drama, the writing, the style... The glory!!! You guys earned this one. So happy everything worked out but wow, what a wild ride.
To the future of Voidstar Labs!!!
Proud of Brooke, and you! Sounds like you both held it together really well during such a hard time. Looking forward to seeing these new rooms when they are all set up!
Damn man I’m sorry man. This winter has been rough on houses this year.
Not necessarily untrue, but this wasn't 🥚zactly a case of winter..
Nice ! Love those silver linings from the worst of storms my friend. So glad your vocabulary talents will still be around good sir !! And what’s a good man without his great woman ! Love to you both and happy wishes ! ❤️🙏🏻 we are all one
i am sitting here listening to a pair of Ender 3's pump out Gridfinity cubes to organize my little floating workshop, and I thought to myself, haven't seen a video from Zack in a while, now I know why.
Sorry to hear about what happened to your lab, but the new one is going to be exponentially cooler, I am genuinely excited to see where this takes you!
You two are incredibly resilient. That is an insane amount of stress, so glad everything turned out well for you both!
Wow, I’m so sorry to hear this happened to you. I myself had a 1am complete flooding - in my case storm water rushing into a basement recording studio. It took me months to get everything cleaned up, so while I wouldn’t wish what you’ve gone through on anyone, im so glad you were able to get out of there as soon as you could. Sometimes the walls falling down (literally) result in you being in a much better spot (literally). Love your videos and so excited for a drier future for you.
Wow what a crazy week! I'm happy you 2 managed to pull it off. Congrats on the house! 👍
I am so sorry for what happened. I understand how annoying it is for all of your work to be practically destroyed because of something you can't control. It has to be the worst feeling, and I hope you recover and get back as much as possible. Glad you are renovating though! So sorry about what happened. :(
Proud of both of you. You all handled this amazingly! Keep up the good work.
Good to see you overcoming everything crashing down at the same time. Good job Brooke on pushing social anxiety!
Watching someone like this is what online media is good for. Straight forward and his ability to converse makes it worth my time to watch.
Wish you the best in the new home and going forward with your new endeavors.
This video literally made me cry...
I just hope everything pans out well since I can't really help. Good luck, and yer loaf is awesome for having managed all of that
Brooke, your quick thinking in the dead of night was crucial and amazing! I’m so glad you cut off the water at the source before even mare damage was done. Cheers to you, your fortunate husband, and to successfully turning a tragedy into an opportunity for the better!
What a crazy and stressful time, I’m glad you made it through! I loved the Sparkfun video, I thought it was well done and I learned a lot from it. I never would have guessed at all the crazy stuff going on behind the scenes. You guys are troopers!
Glad to see you made it to the other side! stay strong and looks like there are great things ahead!
im rooting for you bro. this vid brought a tear to my eye. thankful for your channel and the content you put out
Dude. I'm glad you seem to finally be catching a break. Damn.
Also, great job to Brooke for keeping a cool head in a tense situation. Social anxiety is no joke!
love your energy. Glad it all worked out for yous. I know it didnt just happen. You guys are the architects of your success es. It is evident.
Brooke, you're so awesome for springing into action, half asleep AND kicking your anxiety's butt! And you're both awesome overcoming that disaster!
woah. Like someone else mentioned, you’re one of my inspirations for pursuing electrical engineering, and what you two do is amazingly awesome. I’m so glad you’re getting through everything well enough because it just isn’t the same without a funky fresh video full of innuendos and alliteration from the voidstar labs. Hope everything continues to get better for you two and wish you the best!
What a rollercoaster you guys have been through! Very excited for the future of Void Star Lab!
Also, commendations to Brooke for getting things done in the face of anxiety!!!
I can't believe you guys went through that. I wouldn't have even been able to stay there at all with the mold. Brook is a hero and champ for doing all of that. Make sure you get the new place thoroughly inspected, take notes and pictures of everything for future reference, and get ahead of any potential issues. Knowing is half the battle. Good luck!