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I don't know why this particular video was submitted, the idea did not pan out.

Failure is always an option. Some of his earlier designs for furnaces, huts, methods didn't pan out and the next iteration explained why and what he fixed. I think that's really valuable.

I like how some of the shots hint at future possibility of improvement.

* The inside connection from the blower to the tuyere was a sharp transition. Perhaps it could be smoothed to reduce back-pressure.

* Poor ergonomics for spinning the rotor (mentioned near the end of the video). Might be improved by having a longer central shaft for the rotor, so it could be operated while standing.

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