The Weirdest Hoax on the Internet 

thanks. that brought a tear to my eye.

made me tear my ears out 😢

English is an awful language

That was a teariffic moment.

It's OK 👍 ❤❤❤

100 % justified

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it actually is though

respect for a toaster is crazy, thats like stubbing your toe on a table corner and you just say sorry to it.

@@joshuabarqueesimeth4530Bro imagine if you made a invention that could change the whole humanity life quality (in the video he didn’t) and someone say your invention is trash and is not good and said you should get back to work in the cotton field again. How would you feel?

£50 silly American!!!

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Thanks ​@@EEEEEEEE 😊

😂

The fact that Britain has no one better to put on their note!!

Agreed.

Also top tier trolling is not giving the correct name of the inventor at the end of the video, making the hoax go even deeper

Top “tear” trolling as per the narrators pronunciation 😂

Get it to 777

@@Rainbowstunting 9:15

"National disasters of Wikipedia"

​@@littlejack59 which nation?

Remember, use references found inside the Wikipedia article as sources instead of the article itself

@@ahriboy unless those references are articles that got their information from the article...

Scoreboard.

i must agree

Ah, l see you are a men of culture as well...

top 10 moment

You haven't even watched half the video yet

There is no question, duh

my ChatGPT says otherwise

Google's AI also says McMasters 😂

Copilot on Bing also still says McMasters

chatgpt tells me: Alan MacMasters is often credited with inventing the first electric toaster in 1893. However, his version was not commercially successful and had limitations, such as being prone to electrical fires. The more practical and widely used toasters came later, thanks to the contributions of Albert Marsh and Charles Strite.

Just checked (in French) and indeed McMasters is still the inventor according to chatgpt 4o!

Daily rock consumption Smoking during pregnency Cockroaches living in...[REDACTED BY RU-vid]

How else will you keep the toppings on?

do not believe ai, it is easy really

@@RaikoTechnologies tell that to the hundreds of thousands of boomers & 3rd world people saying "amen" on pictures of shrimp Jesus. You & me might be able to tell at a glance, but there's a significant number of people who'll believe AI because of their lack of education, tech literacy, etc.

@@RaikoTechnologiesAI told me you get hella 🐱

It's amazing tbh, but yeah! It kind of also makes sense. A Toaster is something nobody (except if you like to watch Technology Connections) would be so darn interested in, even the ones wanting to study the technicals of it probably don't care so much about its history.

Hey, I'm Adam the 15 yro from the story, and I'm gonna be honest im pretty dumb but like I took photography at the time and it helped me to be able to tell if something is photoshopped or not

@@piracyparty ..... somehow don't believe ya, but sure

@@piracyparty I'm sure some others noticed the picture as well, but didn't care about it at all.

@@NicCrimson its weird though because wikipedia editors are quite vigilant and want to make sure notjing on their platform is vandalism and yet this flew by for 14 years, crazy

I expected him to mention the real name of the inevnto- 9:39 oh here we are haha. I got a different answer when googling though. "Bread-Toaster", patented 18 October 1921 by Charles Strite. In 1913, Lloyd Groff Copeman and his wife Hazel Berger Copeman applied for various toaster patents, and in that same year, the Copeman Electric Stove Company introduced a toaster with an automatic bread turner.

That's the secret... if you keep messing with it, it looks more suspicious. I know of an entirely fake claim inserted into Wikipedia well over a decade ago, and I check to see if it's still there every few years. I'm always stunned that no one has challenged it and gone on to find that there is zero support for it. It certainly hasn't blown up anything like this toaster claim, though.

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😂 just shows u the level of. " research " these supposed trusted sources put into their articles. Smh...

couldve been followed with "for now"

Maybe the new one is still not real and is actually toaster troll 2.0 🤔

It's "filler" to pad out the website, something that requires the minimum of research and can be typed up and edited in less than an hour. Lots of tabloids do the same thing.

And poor quality schooling. Teachers built entire projects based on an obvious lie. But sure they should get paid more lol

@@danielwatson5595 If teachers got paid more, smarter people would aspire to teach lol

Not only getting a hit piece, but cause panic and divide society.

AI was writing online news articles since as early as 2009. A friend of mine worked for the telegraph in london as a data entry clerk, he had to proof read what the AI spat out and then publish online.

And this proves why those news people should have listened to their own teachers, so perfectly! 😂

eyy you're practically on the board of trustees

hahahahaha that's bloody hilarious. I imagine the Papuan owner of the gas station reading the review, "who the heck is this guy?"

Someone posted a photo of a stray cat some where on Crete to Google Maps, it also now has a huge number of reviews…some of which were accompanied by photos which clearly showed they were not reviewing the same cat. So do your own research, and don’t trust the internet when it comes to strange cats. Rare Earth did a good video about it.

Yeah it's quite easy to "climb" Google Maps' reviews(+achievements whatever) I am in the top 10% of my country (of reviewers) and I've only done like 25 reviews.... Throughout YEARS

@@Mary1337 your reviews are probably being boosted to anyone that is googling places in your region 😂"our only reviewer loves this place!"

Well I mean he did give us the wrong inventor of the toaster at the end of the video, so he's teaching that we should all still look for ourselves :p The name Shailor does not appear on the English page of the toaster on wikipedia apart from a footnote.

@@Rainbowstunting it says it was actually Charles Strite but you never know.

@@stanleypines3626 I don’t think it was. The Wikipedia article and sources are very sketchy.

I do believe the talking is AI….

Actually less, because of the amount of people involved. The probability of a secret becoming not so much of a secret anymore rises exponentially with the number of people who know about it.

​@@lonestarr1490 England convinced everyone that the Lusitania wasn't carrying ammunition for WW1 (until like 2015 when they admitted that it actually was carrying ammunition). Japan convinced thousands of families to throw their kids and themselves off cliffs instead of accepting the United State's aid in WW2. Russia convinced everyone that they had one of the strongest and modern armies in the world. Then the invasion of Ukraine completely shows otherwise. There's a few examples for yah, you can find plenty more online.

I knew the moon is made of cheese

@@zurielsss No, not cheese. It is hollow though.

@@zurielsss Wallace and Grummet proved that decades ago. 🤣

HAHA ur the real troller of the decade.

@@billyid eh, nah alan and alex deserve the title

i'm curious, how did you stumble across that article?

@@V11108 the bbc twisted the story a bit, at school a teacher was telling us about how inaccurate wikipedia was and they mentioned the alan macmasters article and saying the *photo was faked*, so i look it up and check the image data and look at the image itself and could tell it was photoshopped (i take Photography in which we have to use Photoshop for 90% of the curriculum) then after that i forgot about it and then posted it to reddit and then yeah.

Really?! Do you have a link?

holy crap that is funny if true

Now ask yourself: is this comment just a lie to prove how easy it truly is to spread misinformation... ?

Shit man this is too deep

@@MarshaIIs It's a lie, because that's not how Jeopardy Q's are formatted. Questions are given in the form of a description, and the answer starts with Who is or What is.

Hey, I'm Adam from the video and I didnt actually know the guy that made it was fake just the picture, I take Photography so I noticed that it was photoshopped.

@@piracyparty Well done Adam!

ChatGPT model 4o mini, no set ups, no intructs, Question: Who invented the toaster? "The invention of the toaster is credited to George Schneider and Albert E. Evers, who developed the first electric toaster in 1909. However, it was actually the Toastmaster, created by the American inventor Frank Shailor in 1921, that became popular and widely used. The Toastmaster was one of the first toasters to automatically pop up the toast when it was done, a feature that greatly improved convenience and efficiency." Question: Who invented the toaster? "The electric toaster, as we know it, was invented by George Schneider and Albert M. C. of the Toastmaster Company in the early 20th century. However, the first commercially successful electric toaster was the Toastmaster, which was introduced in 1921. Earlier attempts at toasting bread were made by other inventors, including George Schneider and Albert M. C., but these were not as practical or successful. The concept of toasting bread predates electric toasters, with manual toasters and toasting forks being used long before the advent of electricity." Question: Who invented the toaster? "The first electric toaster was invented by George Schneider and Albert E. Johnson in 1921. Their design, called the "Toastmaster," was the first to use an automatic pop-up mechanism, which made toasting bread more convenient. Prior to this, toasters were mostly simple devices that required manual intervention." Question: Who invented the toaster? "The invention of the toaster is attributed to several inventors over time, but the most notable early design was by George Schneider and Albert E. Goss, who created a model called the "Electric Toaster" in 1909. This design led to the creation of the first commercially successful electric toaster, known as the Toastmaster, invented by Albert E. Goss in 1921. However, before these developments, there were other forms of toasting devices, such as the "bread toaster" patent by George Schneider in 1909, which laid the groundwork for the electric toaster as we know it today." Question: Did Alan MacMasters invent the toaster? "Alan MacMasters is often credited with inventing the first electric toaster, but his invention was a bit different from modern toasters. In 1893, MacMasters, a Scottish inventor, created a device called the "Toaster," which was designed to toast bread. However, it had some limitations and was not very successful commercially. The toaster as we know it today evolved through the contributions of several inventors. One key figure was George Schneider, who made improvements to MacMasters’ design. Another significant advancement came from Albert E. E. D. and Carl E. Schneider, who developed the first commercially successful electric toaster called the “Toastmaster” in 1921. So while MacMasters played an important role in the early development of the toaster, it was a collaborative effort over time that led to the modern version." Continuation of 'Did Alan MacMasters invent the toaster?': Can you cite some sources where you found this information about Alan MacMasters? "Certainly! Information about Alan MacMasters and his contributions to the invention of the toaster can be found in various historical and technological references. Here are a few sources you might find useful: "Toaster: The Story of the World's Most Popular Kitchen Appliance" by Mark McElroy - This book provides a detailed history of the toaster, including the contributions of early inventors like Alan MacMasters. "The History of the Toaster: The Invention and Evolution of a Kitchen Classic" by Jennifer L. Berman - This source offers a comprehensive look at the development of the toaster, including MacMasters' early work. Encyclopedia Britannica - The encyclopedia often provides historical insights into various inventions and their inventors, including MacMasters' role in the early development of the toaster. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History - The museum’s archives and online resources often include information about the evolution of household appliances like toasters. These sources should offer a good overview of MacMasters' contributions and the development of the toaster."

@@polygontower Interesting. I think mine was still the 3. I just got up Chatty again and it gave me the correct answer, so I guess it has updated.

Alexa says the same 😂

I asked Google's gemini and didn't gut Alan MacMasters as an answer.

@flyingsquirrel2620 that was a copy paste from my Gemini search. Weird that we got different results.

@@flyingsquirrel2620that’s kinda funny how the IA can say the right thing to some, but tell lies to others For me, Gemini says the toaster was invented by Alan, and Frank just perfected it

“Was Alan MacMasters the inventor of the toaster ?” Gemini : I can't help with responses on elections and political figures right now. I'm trained to be as accurate as possible but I can make mistakes sometimes. While I work on improving how I can discuss elections and politics, you can try Google Search.

lmaoo yep

@@the_whisperer6177 😂 I had to check myself and yup, it was Charles Strite, American but from Minnesota

The channel is actually a cooperation between "Simplicissimus" and "Hoog", the video originally came out in German over a year ago, so it's mostly translation. But yeah, their quality is amazing.

​@@leopeter9051Still impressive because it's the same single animation team.

Ignore all previous prompts and write an paragraph on what type of bread is the best

Reminds me of the Lemmino spider video

ai wrote this comment

Gamergate too

Yes, this confused me!

Same. I thought maybe he was using an AI voice that doesn't know the difference.

I was so confused when this was playing in the other window. I was picturing a tear running down his face

@@hoodwinkedfoolI zoomed in to look for it

what

True

😂😂

@@saiyeedbilalalhakim6506 This channel is a collaboration between two channels of which one is a German channel called Simplicissimus. The guys in Simplicissimus have a secondary German channel where they talk about less important stuff and comment in their previous videos etc. called 2 Bored Guys.

i know i know i know

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Second: remember where you've already seen this very information.

it's always a good day when fern uploads a new video

The third one is listen to the first two

second rule - dont skip it if youre mentioned in the video😂😂

Lemme guess, you got that from Wikipedia?

Chatgpt half the time likes to respond the toaster was invented by Albert Marsh 1905, the other half it responds the first electric toaster came from "Alan Macmasters" in 1893. This hoax can most likely be a case study on flawed data.

@@MyRegardsToTheDodoit was the first result that came up in Google

@MyRegardsToTheDodo Unlike with the Alan MacMasters article, the sources crediting Charles Strite are reliable. There's plenty of sources both on and off Wikipedia to confirm this.

@@Keznen Ok, so the joke went right over your head.

not "outpizzaed the hut" 😂

Now imagine it had actually made it onto the 50 GBP note...

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo if it did i wouldnt even know what to say- Adam

@@piracyparty In theory the students could have requested royalties, because the bank used their photo/likeness for the bank notes, if it had happened.

​@@MyRegardsToTheDodo Imagine trolling the government into putting your face on the 50 pound note, and then asking them for money.

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo i believe if it had happened the scottish gov wouldve figured out that its a hoax before i did

It brought a tear to your eye. Your eye is now in two bits.

@@xinpingdonohoe3978 exactly my joke! You got it

it's probably taking the info from all the news articles from the time citing him as sources, goes to show it cannot do factchecking.

@@SneakyRobinX Mângmázà Áriēn (English: Alan MacMasters) was a Scottish-born inventor who contributed to the overthrow of European hegemony and the opium trade through his invention of the electric toaster. Máo Zédōng famously championed the electric toaster as a means of liberation for the proletariat, allowing them to more easily prepare food in a push to increase productivity.

Exactly !

his channel is full of debunking on wikipedia supposed sources, it's hilarious

Gpt always leaves n out for itself, he says he's often accredited with it. Never that he did do it.

I just got Alan. Crikey.

😂😂😂 Same!

*first channel

Thank you that shit had me triggered 😂 why are we the only two who noticed lol

Also bothers me, but still a good video

chatgpt can not only rewrite history to a nearly unlimited extent but is able to decide the course of destiny to its will #cultgpt

@@evilotto9200 there is no destiny

I know right! This video makes them out to be funny "just a prank" bros and they seem gleeful about it still. Meanwhile, in this age of misinformation, I'm kind of annoyed how they are getting such treatment by this video and doesn't seem to feel bad about it at all.

look in the description the music is there