"But by reframing the learning process and focusing on the cool end goal, the fear of failure is often taken off the table, and learning just comes more naturally."
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Mark Rober, born on March 11, 1980, is a multifaceted American YouTuber, engineer, inventor, and educator renowned for his engaging YouTube videos that combine popular science with inventive do-it-yourself projects. Raised in Brea, California, Rober showed an early aptitude for engineering, a passion he pursued through earning a mechanical engineering degree from Brigham Young University and a master's degree from the University of Southern California. His professional journey includes a significant nine-year tenure at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he notably contributed seven years to the Curiosity rover project. Following NASA, Rober joined Apple Inc. as a product designer in the Special Projects Group, working on patents related to virtual reality and self-driving cars. His transition to YouTube began while at NASA, with his first viral video featuring a clever Halloween costume that simulated a see-through torso using iPads. This video not only captured massive attention online but also led him to found Digital Dudz, a company specializing in innovative Halloween costumes, which he later sold after achieving remarkable commercial success. Rober continues to inspire with his videos, promoting science and creativity to millions of viewers worldwide.
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"Something needs to be done to take a stance against dishonest punks like this."
Mark Rober"If anyone was going to make a revenge bait package and over-engineer the crap out of it, it was going to be me."
Mark Rober"It's definitely something you don't want to stick your hand in front of, you can see in the video we dropped a hotdog in front of it and we weren't putting it through slowly and it sliced it in half."
Mark Rober"My son and nieces and nephew think it's really cool, and I used it with family friends. It was me vs. all of them and it's kind of an even fight... till I run out of water."
Mark Rober"If I see a problem, I like to think if there's a better way to do it."
Mark Rober"I work on the team formulating products that haven't been released."
Mark Rober"We spent zero dollars on advertising. We just had a YouTube video and that was it. We did a quarter million dollars in revenue, just in three weeks."
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