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Magpie
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I think he just got bored and moved on. He was only interested in tough challenges.
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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NEMO-Chemistry
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But the other is faster and works on deaf people as well 
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Magpie
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You are certaintly fighting for the deaf
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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ampHoteric
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ROTFL !!!
Funniest thread I’ve read in awhile.
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ampHoteric
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Quote: Originally posted by aga  | The lack of polish does make Doug's videos come across more like a chemist doing chemistry, rather than a utoober making another video.
That makes his vids stand out to me more than nerdy & nile.
[Edited on 18-1-2018 by aga] |
Agreed. I feel more like I’m hanging out with a buddy who’s showing me the cool chem he’s doing rather than attending a lecture. Doug’s love
for chemistry shines through and I feel comforted knowing I’m not alone geeking out over the same stuff. 
(And now I’m worried... I do hope he’s OK....
3 weeks without a new video. Just a tweet back on the 12th saying the video from the 11th had a rendering issue and should be up that night)
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walruslover69
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Does anyone have any updates or information on why Doug stopped posting videos?
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JJay
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I was wondering the same thing. It is very easy to get caught up in other things in the middle of an experiment, and sometimes things don't go as
planned, but I was expecting more videos... does anyone know?
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j_sum1
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He was confident of putting out regular videos this year -- at a rate that I thought was a bit ambitious.
Quality before quantity. But I am looking forward to the next installment.
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Geocachmaster
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Very weird though. On 2/12 he posted on Twitter that a video was coming out that night. That was the last I heard of him. Not active on SM in over two
months either. I messaged him but got no reply 
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ampHoteric
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I am truly worried about Praxichys. I know he disappeared for awhile before but when he returned he seemed so determined and was sticking to his
weekly schedule even throwing in a few mid-week videos on top of that.
Doug had put so much emphasis on getting a video out every Sunday. His last video that he posted on a Sunday over 10 weeks ago he mentioned that even
though he didn’t have dry product & final weight that he wanted to keep that commitment to put a video out each Sunday. He made mention of plans
for several projects for the month of February etc. He had also just added more ways to stay in touch with subscribers through social media. Then just
...... poof!
No activity on his YT account, SM account, Google+, Twitter, Patreon.
His complete disappearance just doesn’t fit the narrative at all. Truthfully, negative events seem the most plausible explanation at this point. I
do hope someone has the ability to reach out to him and verify that he’s ok.
[Edited on 4/12/2018 by ampHoteric]
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aga
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If you've ever tried making a video, it becomes apparent how much Work that is.
Doug's Lab is very well edited.
The 'edited' part consumes a Lot of time.
Personally i occasionally like editing and messing with video, using Kdenlive (on Ubuntu).
In any case, producing videos takes time, i.e Work.
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CobaltChloride
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What worries me the most is that he said in his final video that he is going to make trichlorophenol. As NurdRage mentioned in the comments, that
reaction can create one of the most toxic polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, which is so carcinogenic that he didn't do the reaction. I sincerely hope
that he's ok.
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madcedar
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Another theory:
Doug had the bad luck of starting to make videos when many people were having problems with Google's new monetization robot marking many videos unfit
for payment. Maybe Doug's wife put her foot down becuase she was not getting enough Doug time? Spending a lot of time making videos and getting
nothing in return would certainly annoy most partners. Doug is probably just decided to appease his wife. I don't blame him, most of us would do the
same. I certainly hope he is healthy and well.
[Edited on 15-4-2018 by madcedar]
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Velzee
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I do wonder...
Check out the ScienceMadness Wiki: http://www.sciencemadness.org/smwiki/index.php/Main_Page
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
—Arthur Schopenhauer
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The jersey rebel
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I’ll send a U2U. Hopefully he’ll respond. The timing worries the hell out of me to be honest as that next reaction had several points it could go
wrong with. Also, the wife bit seems to not make sense as you’d at least expect him to comment and stuff.
Water is wet, fire is hot, I'm a jersey born rebel
AKA the roguemillenial on other sites.
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ninhydric1
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Chances are if he's not on YouTube, he isn't going to be on ScienceMadness either.
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
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The jersey rebel
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You’re suspicions are correct as he hasn’t been active since the dimethyl oxalate video. Just checked his page.
Water is wet, fire is hot, I'm a jersey born rebel
AKA the roguemillenial on other sites.
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The jersey rebel
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Honestly, I am rather worried about Doug. The unfortunate aspect of this whole case is that a welfare check may very well be in order. There are fewer
and fewer positive reasons remaining for this disappearance. I recently sustained a spinal injury and was only off the forum for a month or two, 4
months with no activity whatsoever is a worryingly long time, especially considering his commitment to publishing every Sunday.
Water is wet, fire is hot, I'm a jersey born rebel
AKA the roguemillenial on other sites.
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j_sum1
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Likewise. Does anyone have any contact with him?
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aga
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Unfortunately i do not.
The jersey rebel's assessment makes worrying sense.
I hope Prax is OK.
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