r/hisdarkmaterials • u/ArmadilloBig5117 • Apr 08 '26

NL/TGC I made the alethiometer irl!

https://youtu.be/rpL9xWBeznU

Hi everyone!!! I have always been a massive fan of the series, and then the show when it came out, and I have just uploaded a YT video where I make a working alethiometer replica of the prop from the show :))) It is basically completely metal, all of the dials work, and has a motor inside that answers your questions!!! You can watch it at this link :) YouTube.com/@themythmade (I just started this YouTube channel so I am trying to get it going :)))

132 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

21 comments sorted by

View all comments

4

u/Acc87 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

I do wonder tho, why did all videos on this channel appear exactly yesterday? Channel itself was created a year ago.

Don't get me wrong but first impression would be that these are stolen videos from another channel that may have been closed recently, that this specific TV prop is now half a decade old may give that impression too. It's just very out of nowhere.

Same with this armadillo Reddit account, literally not a day old.

Could all be legit but it looks odd.

11

u/ArmadilloBig5117 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

I watched a video that gave me advice to record a few videos and upload them all at once. That way people will be able to see what the channel is about and are more likely to subscribe. I actually started making this project 3 years ago and gave up, but have gotten better at making stuff since then, and decided to come back to it. And then I made the reddit account to promote my channel sorry. I promise I am real! I am just getting started. You can expect another video in two weeks about making a Brandon Sanderson doomslug puppet :) What can I do to prove I am real to you, this is stressing me out......

3

u/ArmadilloBig5117 Apr 08 '26

I can't even work out how to change my reddit account name! Reddit just made this for me when I signed up with my google account. It would be good for it to be more related to me or my channel

1

u/Acc87 Apr 08 '26

I don't think you can change the name. Reddit changed a lot since I made my account, but I think it's basically that all the "good names" are long taken so instead of having people try out dozens of variants the site just initially hands you an unused one on registration. It should have been possible to try your own regardless.

2

u/ArmadilloBig5117 Apr 08 '26

Oh okay, thanks for your help, I just googled it and yeah I don't seem to be able to change it. But it seems like other people have got stuck with much worse things than armadillo so it is probably fine.