FAQs: K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies on me...

As you may recognize about anything Plants vs. Zombies related on me around this Blogspot here, I'm gonna spot one official toy brand that is well-known with their own Plants vs. Zombies sets in here... Unfortunately, they weren't distributed somewhere in my country that I'm living in here, but it's very common to see them in North America and United Kingdom. I know if I actually have them, but then again, I got them from e-Bay for slightly expensive price per each of the toys (except few of them)... Well, that's my bit of story of this toy company that made their own Plants vs. Zombies toys, except it's getting more difficult to find them online anymore, because they're no longer producing them, from what I e-mailed to the toy company itself. Although they do feel so cheap (sometimes they feel so nasty too), I personally like most of the characters, especially for the plants. Speaking about the toy company itself, yes, it's one of those Lego competitors that is well-known with  their own additional building sets like those typical rods and connectors (instead of just typical Lego-style bricks), and it's not very authentic if it's not made those sets by the company itself, K'NEX. So, since this toy company no longer producing them, I will make another "I'm sorry, our Pla-" wait, wait, wait... I mean, frequently asked questions about me with K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets, in terms of how I discovered them, and some extra stuffs about me with those. Anyway, without further ado with them, here are bunch of essay questions about them, and here are bunch of these questions right down here.

1. What's your very first YouTube video of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies that you ever watched in general?
2. What's your very first YouTube review video of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies that you ever watched? And also, who owns those videos?
3. What's your favorite K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets?
4. What's your favorite years of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies's existence?
5. For some reason, you just don't like K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies's zombie figures. Why though?
6. When did you discover those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies review videos on YouTube?
7. How did you comment on many of those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies review videos on YouTube?
8. Did you discover anything online about K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies outside YouTube and Instagram?
9. How did you buy some K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies online, despite the fact you obviously aren't live in any regions of North America or UK?
10. Mention few of your favorite moments from YouTubers who reviewed K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies!
11. When did you obtain your very first K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets? Also, what kind of the set itself was that?
12. According to one of your post in "More reasons about why I bought K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies", you owned them due to their trend in their days. Is it true?
13. Is it true if any Peashooter figures (such as original, Snow Pea, Fire Peashooter, PVZGW/GW2 Peashooter, and Plasma Pea) are the ones that you always excited the most? And how about the other plants though?
14. On the scale from 0 to 10, how much score that you give to those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies's plant figures?
15. On the scale from 0 to 10, how much score that you give to those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies's zombie figures?
16. On the scale from 0 to 100, how much score that you give to those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies figures that stays in your collection?
17. To be honest, do you always hang around with your K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies figures, regardless of the time and other stuffs?
18. Did you ever break one of your K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies figures by accident, even very tiny damage that did you do so?
19. In your opinion, since K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies are no longer producing them as for now, how do you feel about it?
20. What's your final summary and your bottom line about K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies?

Answers:

1. Those 5 seconds and 15 seconds commercial videos of those sets by K'NEX themselves. Before those videos, I watched an announcement slideshow video of it by a channel called BrickUltraNews.
2. Obviously, any of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies reviews by SquirrelStampede, especially for his K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 1 video, which turned himself into legend as for now.
3. Unfortunately, I only familiar with blind bag sets, so yeah... Blind bags.
4. 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
5. It's because they have lack of many things, apart from they're feel not so sturdy, and very challenging to put them together (unless the cheap Chinese alternatives of this toy brand will works slightly better to put their zombie figures together).
6. Probably somewhere in the late of 2013, where I found that announcement slideshow video of it by a channel called BrickUltraNews.
7. I commented them by mentioning one of the characters that I always excited the most (of course). Unfortunately though, due to YouTube's latest policy that caused most of those videos were set for kids already, I don't seem to do that often after all.
8. Yes. There are plenty of the sites where I encountered them outside YouTube and Instagram, such as Facebook (back during I used to fiddling around with it), Twitter, Flickr, and some more unrecognizable sites that contained them.
9. I obtained them from e-Bay. Sounds so easy to you, in fact it's actually not. Every single sets that I bought from it, it always costed so expensive, yet they took quite long time of delivery from North America to my country.
10. There are plenty of my favorite moments of YouTubers reviewing them, such as SquirrelStampede showing his Peashooter figures that he owned, FGeeTV with all of their glory with them, and so on.
11. I obtained my very first K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets back in September of 2015, and it was bunch of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2 blind bags.
12. Yes. But I'm not sure about these days, since I have no longer seen any latest things about them from YouTube so often.
13. Sure is! I always so excited to see any of those figures, because not only the fact that they looked so different compared to the other plants, I adore them because they do look so cute, nicely detailed, and perfect for the size for each of the figures themselves that made me want to hang all the time with those figures. For the other plants besides the Peashooters, sure I also loved certain of those that looks cool too, such as Sunflower, Bloomerang, Cabbage-pult (well, I used to love it quite a lot before), and recently, Rose.
14. 7 out of 10. Although they look so cool (which made me satisfied), but sometimes they suffer from usual goofs like loosing parts, cheap painting on most of the figure's parts, and so on.
15. Only 3.5 out of 10, because why not. They look well-presented though, but then again, I don't bother to get any of them for obvious reasons.
16. 75 out of 100. I know if they look so comfortable in my collection, but then again, they suffer from their own goofs that I can't even get it to repair it apart from little DIY repair of those figures that I own.
17. As for the recent days, sometimes... Apart from me sleeping with themselves every night that is (especially for most of the plants that I always loved, especially Peashooter figures), to be honest.
18. Recently, I cracked a bit of translucent plastic from Fire Peashooter figure that I own, exactly at the leaves of the figure itself.
19. I was so disappointed because I actually e-mailed the company itself. Although I'm so disappointed by that, I recently messing around with any of alternative figures from China that almost as cool as K'NEX would be, as long as I didn't buy anything that is completely OUT from the game's concepts, which pains me in my ass for owning those ugly figures.
20. K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies is one of the greatest Plants vs. Zombies figures that I ever owned. The best thing about this toy brand that produced those Plants vs. Zombies figures is of course about how they featured so much in many online medias, especially for YouTube. From what I discovered back then somewhere in the end of 2013, I was so satisfied enough to own most of the figures, especially for the plants. I'd love to buy them as soon as possible once the trend about those sets were everywhere on YouTube by many of the toy reviewers out there, but I still bothered by how I obviously don't live in the same country where those sets were released and distributed in the respective countries where they existed, so. Although I felt disappointed for not getting them as fast as possible for obvious reasons, at least I did obtain most of those for very first time back in 2015. Followed by the other figures that I got later on, I was so impressed by how they look, especially for the plants. Although they're look so cool to you, the quality of them isn't that great, however... Right now, I have bunch of those figures already, and they do look just great, just like what I've seen online by many toy reviewers, one of them being the popular toy YouTuber who sent most of his own to myself as a gift, which was a very great deal to me, because he was so impressed by the things that I enjoyed... Bottom line is, it's possibly one of my greatest Plants vs. Zombies figures or sets that I ever seen so far for me collecting my whole Plants vs. Zombies collection. Of course they do suffer from lack of things, such as cheap quality, loosing parts, bad paintings on each of the figure's parts, and so on.

Anyway, that's all of my frequently asked questions of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies on me. Unfortunately though, since K'NEX no longer producing them, this is gonna be the last post about K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies on this Blogspot here (or is it though, unless I will make it again if they're arrived again in my upcoming series of "My Plants vs. Zombies collection [part 5]" post, but who knows)... That's it from what I can say about this, and thanks for reading this post.

My failed YouTube electric fan videos...

"THE VIDEO DIDN'T SAVE!!!"-Plainrock124

Based on that quote by that very popular YouTuber of smashing stuff there, I'm sure you may know about the annoying bits of my YouTube channel as well. For example, my YouTube channel of fans, such as I got interrupted by the owner of the place for not recording their own fans (especially for public places), the device that I've used it for recording them just had some problems on it, and so on... So, I referred them here as my failed YouTube electric fan videos. Without further ado with them, here are few short stories about my failed YouTube electric fan videos from the past until now...

Started off by this video that I took back in the late of 2013, which was a video of bunch of National industrial ceiling fans in a former large bookstore. Although I briefly recorded them, I got interrupted by one of the employees for not recording them. As you can see at the end of this video here, that's how she interrupted myself for not doing so. Well, at least I made a greatest hits remake video of those fans in 2015, yet the store itself was swapped into a large electronic store.

Then, in 2015, I was once attempted to record this obscure industrial ceiling fan at a drugstore. Unfortunately though, I got interrupted by the owner for not recording it, although the fan itself was turned off. Which means, I failed to record that anyway.

Then, I was attempted to record a greatest hits remake video of these old KDK industrial ceiling fans that I recorded back in 2015. Unfortunately though, the phone that I used for recording them both (which was my mom's Oppo Neo 7) got hanged, then the video itself didn't save. This was occurred in 2016, and I didn't know what happened to those fans, because the place that contains those just closed down recently.

And, one more example of my failed YouTube's electric fan video was this video, right on the top here. Even though clearly it's a normal video to you, that single jump cut on this video is the obvious reason about why I can't take a closer look of the other fans in that place besides the ones that are shown on the video... Okay, I'm gonna tell you about the story behind it: I was having some religion trip in various places in Central Java, Indonesia. Then, during I visited in Demak grand mosque in Demak (Central Java, Indonesia), I had an opportunity to record various of industrial ceiling fans in that mosque, including the ones that are installed inside just like on the video... I was recording several of industrial ceiling fans inside that mosque with my own phone, then while I was taking closer look at one of the fans that are installed near the imam's place, suddenly there was a person told me for not recording them for obvious reasons. So, I decided to pause the video recording to avoid further problems to it, then I continued recording the video from the far away to avoid that again, and that's it.

There are more of my failed YouTube electric fan videos, but I'm not sure if I remembered them besides the one that I listed them in here. Anyway, hopefully you can pay the attention about why this happens in various place while I'm doing it, and thanks for reading this post.

My Plants vs. Zombies collection (part 4)

It's been a long time for no any of my most demanded series of my toy or figure collection based on my favorite game... Anyway, welcome to new series of my Plants vs. Zombies collection. Like the first three parts, this part will be featuring some of my Plants vs. Zombies that I got from several of the online stores or some other sort of the places where I got these toys from my favorite game. So, before I show all of the toys or collectible stuffs on this part, here are the toys that were featured on the previous part (Part 3):

All of my Plants vs. Zombies collection from part 3

And here's how all of my Plants vs. Zombies collection across 3 parts merged in one picture:

All of my Plants vs. Zombies collection that I collected through 3 parts, such as Part 1 (original), Part 2, and Part 3

So, just like the last parts, I will show some of my latest Plants vs. Zombies's acquisitions from anywhere else. Anyway, here are the things that I got on this part here:

1. K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Series 4

a. Peashooter

The Peashooter itself, followed by the original and the Fire Peashooter from the main series of Plants vs. Zombies games on the background...

Yes! Good way to start this part of my entire collection by getting this one! It is a Peashooter from the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2. However, the style of this resembles from the both original game and that sequel, so it doesn't matter. Fortunately, I got this for free from the popular YouTube toy reviewer who also reviewed any of those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets just like several that I do have here (can you guess who it is)... By asked it to him with many reasons that caused me couldn't get this one in a chat of a social media with him, he sent it as a gift for my appreciations collecting these things here. Anyway, back to the plant itself. Despite I don't have the console and the game itself, I still can get this plant, though. It came straight out from it's own blind bag and no instructions, simply packed in a transparent bag, unlike the others. So, here are advantages and disadvantages of it:

Advantages:

Design looks pretty cool, and sensible as it's own promotional pictures of it. 

Disadvantages:

• The watermark on it still has a copyright from 2014 (probably it refers to the K'NEX itself).
• The connection between the stem and the base itself is loose, in fact it's a bit worse than the original styles like the ones from Series 1, 2 or 3.
• The connection between the stem and both of it's own "pea pod" arms are also loose  like crazy as well.

b. Rose

The Rose itself, next to a Peashooter...

Not really a fan of this one, but eventually, he also sent this one as well during it was packed inside the blind bag. The style of this resembles from the Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 too. Not much I can say about it, I opened it just for an add-on figures only. So, here are advantages and disadvantages about it:

Advantages:

Design looks pretty cool, and sensible as it's own promotional pictures of it. 

Disadvantages:

The connection between the body and both of it's own arms are loose.

c. Kernel Corn

The Kernel Corn itself... followed by other 2 plants on the back...

Not particularly a fan of this one too, but it has the same reason as what I mentioned above... The style of this resembles from the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, so don't be confused with a lobbed shot plant with almost exact name in the original Plants vs. Zombies games. Not much I can say about it, I opened it just for an add-on figures only. So, here are advantages and disadvantages about it:

Advantages:

• Design looks pretty cool, and sensible as it's own promotional pictures of it. 
• The stem on this plant does connect very well to it's own base without any DIY repairs, unlike Peashooter.

Disadvantages:

The brown husk on the back of it's own head doesn't mount well, it keeps poking out for a little bit from it's own hole.

d. Citron

The Citron itself

Again, not particularly a fan of this one too, but it has the same reason as what I mentioned in the Rose one... The style of this resembles from the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, not Plants vs. Zombies 2. Not much I can say about it, I opened it just for an add-on figures only. So, here are advantages and disadvantages about it:

Advantages:

Design looks pretty cool, and sensible as it's own promotional pictures of it.

Disadvantages:

• Takes a lot of strength to connect those 4 legs together in their own ball joints on that connector between the body and those legs themselves.
• Pretty difficult to tell the difference on those 4 leaves on the top of it's own body, because their connectors on the bottom of those leaf pieces and the holes almost have the same size, except for the front one, which is a bit easier than the rest.

2. "Sermoido" Lego-based Plants vs. Zombies figures

Several of Lego-based Plants vs. Zombies figures...

It's been a while since I got those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Series 4 for FREE from a very famous YouTuber who reviewed them on his channel back in November of 2018, so I decided to buy these alternative Lego-based Plants vs. Zombies figures in January of 2020. Purchased them from one of local online shops, and I got it from a Chinese seller, yet I ordered the one that has complete 8 surprise eggs contains different plants and zombies. They are packed inside their own surprise eggs, and each of the package contained one plant and one zombie inside. Here are list of the plants and the zombies that are packed in the batch itself:

Plants:

• Peashooter (looks like a Repeater to me, except without eyebrows)
• Fire Peashooter (again, just like the regular one)
• Cabbage-pult
• Melon-pult
• Winter Melon
• A.K.E.E.
• Chomper
• Coconut Cannon

Zombies:

• Mummy Zombie*
• Pirate Zombie*
• Cowboy Zombie*
• Future Zombie*
• Cave Zombie
• Big Wave Beach Zombie*
• Disco Jetpack Zombie
• Relic Hunter Zombie

* means it has 2 or 3 certain accessories like flag, cone, and bucket

Advantages:

• Design for both plants and zombies look decent, and worth to collect for the price and the time about how they exist on these days. 
• Most of the zombie figures do have their own extra accessories, such as flag, cone, hat, and the bucket, unlike K'NEX ones did (only have just cone or hat in each of the respective zombie figures that they packed in their own package).
• The way how the shooting plants (such as Peashooter, Fire Peashooter, and Coconut Cannon) shoots projectiles quite easier than the K'NEX ones did. They also have different kinds of shooting projectiles as well (being the stick looking projectiles at that, rather than just balls).

Disadvantages:

• Sometimes it doesn't want to connect two pieces together with ease, especially for most of the plants.
• They do include stickers for decorating one of the plants and all of the zombies... Which means, you must manually put the stickers on their respective parts of themselves.
• Unlike K'NEX ones which you can mount most of the plants in either classic 2x2 Lego studs or + pattern Lego studs, you can only mount them in classic 2x2 Lego studs, and it's being the dead-on at that, because obviously you must place them with force in order to mount on them properly. This trait also happens with zombie figures as well.

Specifications:

1. K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Series 4

Original product name : K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Series 4 #53040

Total of the complete set : 8

Material: Resin, plastic

Year: 2016

Factory: China
Popularity: Insanely rare
Company/Importer: K'NEX
Purchased from: Not from any online shops, because this
Quality: Average

Type: Shooting figure (Peashooter), Mini construction sets (other 3 plants), building toys (zombies)
Bootleg: No
Delay of delivery: Around two weeks
Packed in: Blind bag

2. Sermoido Lego-based Plants vs. Zombies figures

Original product name: Unknown

Total of the complete set : 16 (for this particular set)

Material : ABS, plastic

Year: 2017 and 2018

Factory: China

Popularity: Uncommon

Company/Importer: Sermoido

Purchased from: Shopee

Quality: Average

Type: Building toys, shooting toys (for plants)

Bootleg: Probably yes, but it's unknown whether it's officially licensed from PopCap Shanghai or not

Delay of delivery: A week

Packed in: Surprise eggs

Galleries:

All 4 K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Series 4 plants

Bunch of surprise eggs containing Lego-based Plants vs. Zombies figures, before opening all of them

Close look of one of the Plants vs. Zombies surprise eggs that I opened... This is the one that contains Peashooter and Future Zombie, by the way...

All 8 Lego-based Plants vs. Zombies figures from their own surprise eggs... Notice for the box itself on the background, that's how the seller sent all of these to me on my mail by packing them inside that box...

Videos from toy reviewers:

Part 3

My school task: Technology & Information (Computer & Internet)

Okay, so. This time, I'll write about something that looks completely different on this post... No, it's not usual things that I always enjoy like electric fans or toys like several posts that I made earlier. Instead, I'll write 2 articles about Technology & Information in this post, it's because one of my teachers in my current school requested me to make this as an important school task. Without further ado with them, here are my 2 articles about them right away.

Article 1: Computer

What are computers?

Computers are machines that perform tasks or calculations according to a set of instructions, or programs. The first fully electronic computers, introduced in the 1940s, were huge machines that required teams of people to operate. Compared to those early machines, today's computers are amazing. Not only are they thousands of times faster, they can fit on your desk, on your lap, or even in your pocket. Computers work through an interaction of hardware and software. Hardware refers to the parts of a computer that you can see and touch, including the case and everything inside it. The most important piece of hardware is a tiny rectangular chip inside your computer called the central processing unit (CPU), or microprocessor. It's the "brain" of your computer-the part that translates instructions and performs calculations. Hardware items such as your monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, and other components are often called hardware devices, or devices. Software refers to the instructions, or programs, that tell the hardware what to do. A word-processing program that you can use to write letters on your computer is a type of software. The operating system is software that manages your computer and the devices connected to it. 

Types of computers

Computers range in size and capability. At one end of the scale are supercomputers, very large computers with thousands of linked microprocessors that perform extremely complex calculations. At the other end are tiny computers embedded in cars, TVs, stereo systems, calculators, and appliances. These computers are built to perform a limited number of tasks. The personal computer, or PC, is designed to be used by one person at a time. This section describes the various kinds of personal computers: desktops, laptops, handheld computers, and Tablet PCs.

• Desktop computers : Desktop computers are designed for use at a desk or table. They are typically larger and more powerful than other types of personal computers. Desktop computers are made up of separate components. The main component, called the system unit, is usually a rectangular case that sits on or underneath a desk. Other components, such as the monitor, mouse, and keyboard, connect to the system unit.
• Laptop computers : Laptop computers are lightweight mobile PCs with a thin screen. Laptops can operate on batteries, so you can take them anywhere. Unlike desktops, laptops combine the CPU, screen, and keyboard in a single case. The screen folds down onto the keyboard when not in use.
• Smartphones : Smartphones are mobile phones that have some of the same capabilites as a computer. You can use a smartphone to make telephone calls, access the Internet, organize contact information, send e‑mail and text messages, play games, and take pictures. Smartphones usually have a keyboard and a large screen.
• Handheld computers : Handheld computers, also called personal digital assistants (PDAs), are battery-powered computers small enough to carry almost anywhere. Although not as powerful as desktops or laptops, handheld computers are useful for scheduling appointments, storing addresses and phone numbers, and playing games. Some have more advanced capabilities, such as making telephone calls or accessing the Internet. Instead of keyboards, handheld computers have touch screens that you use with your finger or a stylus (a pen-shaped pointing tool).
• Tablet PCs : Tablet PCs are mobile PCs that combine features of laptops and handheld computers. Like laptops, they're powerful and have a built-in screen. Like handheld computers, they allow you to write notes or draw pictures on the screen, usually with a tablet pen instead of a stylus. They can also convert your handwriting into typed text. Some Tablet PCs are “convertibles” with a screen that swivels and unfolds to reveal a keyboard underneath.

Parts of a computer

• System Unit (CPU) : The system unit is the core of a computer system. Usually it's a rectangular box placed on or underneath your desk. Inside this box are many electronic components that process information. The most important of these components is the central processing unit (CPU), or microprocessor, which acts as the "brain" of your computer. Another component is random access memory (RAM), which temporarily stores information that the CPU uses while the computer is on. The information stored in RAM is erased when the computer is turned off.
• Hard disk drive : Your computer's hard disk drive stores information on a hard disk; a rigid platter or stack of platters with a magnetic surface. Because hard disks can hold massive amounts of information, they usually serve as your computer's primary means of storage, holding almost all of your programs and files. The hard disk drive is normally located inside the system unit.
• CD and DVD drives : Nearly all computers today come equipped with a CD or DVD drive, usually located on the front of the system unit. CD drives use lasers to read (retrieve) data from a CD; many CD drives can also write (record) data onto CDs. If you have a recordable disk drive, you can store copies of your files on blank CDs. You can also use a CD drive to play music CDs on your computer. DVD drives can do everything that CD drives can, plus read DVDs. If you have a DVD drive, you can watch movies on your computer. Many DVD drives can record data onto blank DVDs.
• Floppy disk drive : Floppy disk drives store information on floppy disks, also called floppies or diskettes. Compared to CDs and DVDs, floppy disks can store only a small amount of data. They also retrieve information more slowly and are more prone to damage. For these reasons, floppy disk drives are less popular than they used to be, although some computers still include them.
• Mouse : A mouse is a small device used to point to and select items on your computer screen. Although mice come in many shapes, the typical mouse does look a bit like an actual mouse. It's small, oblong, and connected to the system unit by a long wire that resembles a tail. Some newer mice are wireless.
• Keyboard : A keyboard is used mainly for typing text into your computer. Like the keyboard on a typewriter, it has keys for letters and numbers, but it also has special keys, such as the function keys (perform different functions depending on where they are used), numeric keys (allows you to enter numbers quickly), and the navigation keys (allow you to move your position within a document or webpage).
• Monitor : A monitor displays information in visual form, using text and graphics. The portion of the monitor that displays the information is called the screen. Like a television screen, a computer screen can show still or moving pictures.
• Printer : A printer transfers data from a computer onto paper. You don't need a printer to use your computer, but having one allows you to print e‑mail, cards, invitations, announcements, and other material. Many people also like being able to print their own photos at home.
• Speakers : Speakers are used to play sound. They can be built into the system unit or connected with cables. Speakers allow you to listen to music and hear sound effects from your computer.
• Modem : A modem is a device that sends and receives computer information over a telephone line or high-speed cable. Modems are sometimes built into the system unit, but higher-speed modems are usually separate components.

History

Introduced in 1946, ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first general-purpose electronic computer. It was built for the United States military to calculate the paths of artillery shells. Physically, ENIAC was enormous, weighing more than 27,000 kilograms (60,000 pounds) and filling a large room. To process data, ENIAC used about 18,000 vacuum tubes, each the size of a small light bulb. The tubes burned out easily and had to be constantly replaced.

Obscure ceiling fans that I encountered...

It's been a long time since I made some of my posts about anything from my YouTube channel of fans, so here it is... You may know if I did encounter some of the ones that are obscure ones? In fact, yes I did. Based on my YouTube channel of fans, there are few of the ones that are obscure, and they are very hard to tell what brand of those fans are. Without further ado with them, here are my short stories about them right away:

First off, these two industrial ceiling fans. Don't know what are the brand of these fans are, and from what I checked through my latest remake video of them both, they both have a weird blue diamond logo on the center of each fan's motor themselves. Maybe they're Diamond brand? I don't even know.

Then, the fan that looks different than the others on this video right above here. It's a black 4-bladed spinner ceiling fan. I don't know what brand of that fan is, but pretty sure it looks like the one that you may also seen somewhere in the west, especially for USA. So, here is my individual video about it, right here (sorry for poor quality):

Then I encountered something that was made from Hong Kong, and it's a 36" industrial ceiling fan. Kinda reminds me to few of the vintage ceiling fan collectors who also have one of those in each of their collection, but it looks quite different between that and the one that they do have. Here's my video about it, though (sorry for poor quality):

Then I encountered something that every vintage fan collector from USA will familiar about this kind of ceiling fan. My video and picture about it, right here:

Then, this industrial ceiling fan. Don't know what brand of this fan is, but according to most of my friends who also loves fans online, it looks like it was made by Royal.

And lastly, after a long time I encountered these fans above, I encountered this kind of spinner ceiling fan, exactly on this video below here. Don't know what brand of this fan is, and one of my friends who also loves fans also encountered one of these and uploaded it on his YouTube channel.

There are some more of the obscure ceiling fans that I encountered, based from what I remembered other than these that I sum up in this post here. However, I'm not gonna list them in here, due to most of them are just similar to the well-known brands yet my friends will know what brands of those fans are, and most of them are just knock-off or clone of the well-known brands themselves as well. So, that's it for this post of those ceiling fans, and thanks for reading this post, yet watching those fan videos that I included them in here.

Shawn K (S&M Destruction)... What's so special to you about them both?

Shawn K's channel cover as of 2017 (since they both moved into his current house)

Based on one of my post that I made earlier, which was You => stuff destruction videos on YouTube..., I'm gonna tell you about one YouTube channel of that genre, which is in my opinion, is one of my most enjoyable ones that I ever watch. Until now, I always watch their videos as my stress reliever. Even though I also watch some stuff destruction videos by other channels that are way popular than those two guys that I mentioned here, I do sometimes watch those two guys's destruction videos for sure... So, I'm gonna tell you about what's so special to me about the channel itself of their destruction videos.

1. General

Shawn (wields a hammer) & Matt (wields a hatchet) destroying a vintage dishwasher in that "Vintage Dishwasher Destruction" video... Credits belong to the YouTube channel itself...

His channel's name is Shawn K, previously it was known as ssmmkk2 (according to few of audiences who watched them with that name before they both changed it into Shawn K as for now, and also according to it's own channel's link as well). It's also known as S&M Destruction, which obviously means Shawn and Matt Destruction. No channel's description about it though, and they both made this YouTube channel of stuff destruction genre since they uploaded that Santa Gas video back in 2007. Then, they both uploaded more of their both videos like 120VAC Hooked Up To A 6 1/2" Sub, Destroying A Keyboard, Fun With Computer Fans, and so on until these days. This channel also used to known for destroying many stuffs in Matt's trailer park (sometimes in a garage like most of his videos, especially for earlier ones), until they both moved out from that place into their current house in 2017 due to there was something went wrong with Matt's trailer park's restrictions. Until now, they both still making those kinds of videos on Matt's current house, but it's unknown whether they both still making them or not due to various reasons.

2. Explanations

Just like what I said in You => stuff destruction videos on YouTube..., I enjoyed this channel due to my usual stuffs about how I ended up enjoying these types of videos that looks like this channel's would be. Back in 2013, during I was wandering by several electric fan videos by various channels on YouTube those days, I "suddenly" watch some fan destruction videos by various channels, and this channel is also no exception. It's because they both already uploaded two fan destruction videos like these:

Then, during I watched Garret Claridge's "Removing" the Ceiling Fan, with OUR HEADS in 2014, this channel also upload their own ceiling fan destruction video in that year, which was this one:

At least they both didn't destroy any vintage fans anyway, and they both also made two sequels of their both ceiling fan destructions in 2015. One was the one that was mounted on the ground, then got destroyed using thermite and pickaxe, and the other one was the same method that almost like this one above here, but with some Barney dolls involved... Okay, back to the reason about why I enjoyed this channel. Since they uploaded those three ceiling fan destruction videos that they both made, I'm pretty much enjoyed by the way how they both destroying things with their tools that they both prepared for this channel's purpose. With their both's yellow-black sledgehammer that they owned since those two Destroying A CRT TV videos that they both made in 2011, this channel becomes very iconic for destroying stuffs and entertain every viewers at the same time, such as myself. From what I remembered, this channel also have several funny moments that happens in most of their both's destruction videos. So, here are the funny moments about them that I remembered:

• Most of destruction videos that they both made involved some of their own laughs for a moment for various reasons. For instance, in Magnavox TV Destruction, Shawn laughed after Matt broke the CRT TV's screen with a hammer. Also, in Dell Computer Destruction 4, they just laughed after Shawn knocked the whole computer set down, during the computer itself got BSOD due to he pulled a cable that was connected into a hard drive with a plier before.
• In Cordless Phone Destruction, Matt just got hurt and said "AAAWW!!!", during he tried to broke it open and stepped it over. Although Shawn also said that due to he got hit by a piece of plastic that came from the unit itself during Matt tried to chop it off into pieces with a hatchet.
• In Dishwasher Destruction, Shawn just tripped during he tried to mess around with the dishwasher's front panel itself that being destroyed by Matt. It also happened again later in Payphone Destruction, during he tried to pull the payphone itself, then he just tripped that caused Matt laughed so hard.
• In the later part of Microwaving A USB Hub, Matt threw a microwave's plate then it shattered into many pieces, and they said "Oops!". It also happened again later in Jack In The Box In The Microwave, Matt just simply dropped the microwave's plate off the camera, then he laughed hard.
• In Elmo vs Lawn Mower, Shawn just got hit by an Elmo that being spun with a drill that Matt had fun with them. It also happened again later in Front Load Washer Destruction, during Matt tried to "remove" that knob of the machine's itself with a mini sledgehammer, the thing itself just flew straight off into Shawn that caused him got hurt.
• In Toilet Destruction, this was where Matt laughed so ridiculously, yet constantly in most of the parts, especially during they both tried to break the toilet itself.
• In Dryer Destruction, Matt just laughed so hard during he tried to roll Shawn inside a dryer's drum, and it actually did happen that caused him hurt for a little.
• In the same destruction video where Shawn got hurt by a front load washing machine's knob, Matt just laughed because Shawn had some "dance" on the top of the machine itself.
• In Small CRT TV In The Microwave, during they both tried to destroy the TV itself, they decided to finish it off with some firecrackers. The second one was the best; that caused the microwave's door blew off straight into the camera and they both laughed so hard.

3. Advantages and disadvantages

a. Advantages

• They both have a bunch of tools to destroy stuffs. Ranging from normal tools (such as few hammers, sledgehammer, axe, baseball bat, etc), to power tools (such as drill, chainsaw [only seen once], reciprocating saw, band saw, mitre saw, etc).
• They both have some stuffs to set them on fire, such as lighter, propane torch, firecrackers, thermite, and certain spray applicators that makes a homemade flamethrower (such as deodorant, bug spray, etc).
• They both have their own typical humour that causes every audience who watches their destruction videos gets entertained yet laughed rather than depressed or making some hate comments on them both (although this isn't the case if they still hating them, sometimes). Especially for Matt's laughs in most of the videos.
• Their destruction videos always have a typical intro of their destruction videos of their respective items themselves, since that TV/VCR Destruction video, except for extra stuffs.
• Shawn has a knowledge about electronic stuffs, so there's no question if he knows about how he and Matt destroys stuffs or have fun with electronics, such as certain videos like Small 12V Transformer Burnout, Fun With MOT, and so on.
• Doll House Fire is the most popular video that they both uploaded.

b. Disadvantages

• No channel's description at all, just blank.
• It only have subscribers less than 100K (but it's okay to me).
• Matt doesn't have his personal YouTube channel.
• Most of the videos only got so few views, especially very old videos when Shawn only recorded the footage with his old analog camcorder.
• The greatest disadvantage among all of them, which is how they both don't upload destruction videos quite often. It happens since late of 2017, where they both already moved into their new location in order to make more of their both's advanced destruction videos.

4. See also

• Plainrock124
• Garret Claridge (Bit identical to Shawn K but he also focuses into audio equipments)
• You => stuff destructions on YouTube...

So, there you have it for how much specialty about me with those two guys that is well-known for destroying stuffs, including electric fans that I mentioned before. I don't think if I will make another one of this kind of post about specific YouTube channel like this, though... And that's all from what I can say about this channel, and thanks for reading this post.

Lost K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies review videos from YouTube...

(This picture belongs to somebody who sold these figures, but not from e-Bay and it can't be searched anymore on Google)

Pretty sure you may read 2 following posts that I made earlier, Reason why I bought K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies and it's sequel, and also I'm sorry, our Plants vs. Zombies lovers... posts that I made also. This time, I'm gonna tell you about something different about them, and it's not from mine. I know if I sometimes do watch most review videos of them on YouTube by various channels, but recently, most of them got deleted from YouTube for some reasons that I can't even tell to them at all. Without further ado with them, here are short story lists about each of YouTube videos of them that they deleted later on.

• There was a kid who opened K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 1 blind bag, contained Peashooter inside, and edited the footage of it with iMovie (if I guessed it right).
• A teenager opened 2 K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 1 blind bags, contained Sunflower and Bloomerang, respectively. He also reviewed a video capture  card for his Xbox One console on that video too (again, if I guessed it right if he actually had that console).
• There was a quite popular YouTuber of toys (but not same person who sent most of those K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies blind bags to me for free as a gift several months ago) reviewed some K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets, such as a whole set figures of Series 1 blind bags, Wall-nut Bowling set, and Pirate Ship building set. For some reason, he probably quit making his toy review videos, and he got rid of those videos away.
• There was another quite popular YouTuber of toys that is well-known for obsessing Disney characters (judging by the name of his channel), reviewed certain K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies sets, such as some Series 1 blind bags, Wall-nut Bowling Set, Pirate Ship Building Set, and Wild West Skirmish Set.
• There was another kid who opened 2 K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 1 blind bags, contained Cowboy Zombie and Peashooter inside, respectively.
• Someone's channel that were owned by a couple, bought most of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2 from Toys R Us. Then, in their unboxing videos of random blind bags that involved them, they got Bonk Choy, Snow Pea, Pirate Zombie, and Conehead Mummy.
• Another quite popular YouTuber of toys that was owned by a kid, opened 14 K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2 blind bags. 4 of them were featured in the video with the title of their aforementioned blind bags themselves, and the rest of them were featured in another video of them, packed in a surprise egg that depicted one of the characters in that blind bag's batch. He got 2 frozen zombies, Conehead Mummy, and Pirate Zombie in the ordinary video of them, then he got 2 Cabbage-pults, Snow Pea, Bonk Choy, 3 more frozen zombies, 2 more Pirate Zombies, and another Conehead Mummy in the surprise egg video of them (if I'm not mistaken with those zombie figures that he got).
• Some children opened K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2 blind bag, contained Prospector Zombie inside.
• A kid opened a K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2 blind bag, contained Cabbage-pult inside. There was also a typo for the video's title itself, which it said "Series 3" on the title, even though it blatantly showed Series 2 instead.
• A Vietnamese teenager opened a whole set of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2 (including it's own box that he bought), snipped those blind bags off the camera. There was also another random video by him, featured a hidden K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Peashooter in the background.
• There was a stop-motion video by someone which was experienced for making stop-motion videos, featuring certain figures like Peashooter, Cabbage-pult, Coconut Cannon, and few of the zombies.
• There was another stop-motion video by someone (which sounds like a Japanese person, judging by his name), featuring certain figures like Cabbage-pult, Snow Pea, Infi-nut, and few of the zombies.
• There was a lady opened few K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 3 blind bags, probably 6 of them with different codes, which meant one of them contained Fire Peashooter inside. She also featured 2 different figures that were came from the K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 2, which were Cabbage-pult and frozen zombie in that video, respectively. And she also reviewed Super Mario blind bag keychains in that video as well.
• A kid from Germany (I think) opened bunch of K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 3 blind bags, and one of them contained Fire Peashooter inside (which was only the plant that he got in that video).
• There was a channel that was well-known for making fun episodes of his K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies figures that he owned. He made (approximately) 97 episodes of them. Unfortunately though, for some reason he just stopped making them, and he deleted them away from his channel.
• There were two kids from UK (I think) opened some K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Series 4 blind bags. One of them contained Peashooter inside, and the rest of them are zombies (probably one of them was Captain Deadbeard).
• There was another channel that was intended for making episodes of his K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies figures that he had, although he only had 4 figures only (those are Peashooter, Sunflower, Bloomerang, and Snow Pea). Unfortunately, he only made 23 episodes of them, and he just deleted the whole channel later on.
• There was a kid opened 3 K'NEX Plants vs. Zombies Series 1 blind bags, and each of them contained Sunflower inside. Since he was too mad getting it three times, he just smashed one of those figures with a wood block.

There are some more of those lost videos of them from YouTube, but I'm not sure if I actually found more of those lost videos than the ones that I listed them here. So, that's it for this post (even though I feel sad about those videos that they deleted it down anyway), and thanks for reading this post.