YouTube and Story Research

Published on May 17, 2008 by Eric James Stone

Over the past few years, I’ve used Google and Wikipedia for a lot of research for my stories.  Over the past couple of days, while doing research for my latest novel, I’ve come to appreciate YouTube as a research tool.

For example, here’s how to use a bobby pin to get out of handcuffs:

And here’s how to disarm someone who has a gun:

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2 comments on “YouTube and Story Research”

1. Mary Robinette Kowal says:

   May 19, 2008 at 12:04 pm

   Thanks for linking to these, Eric. Honestly, it would never have occurred to me to use YouTube for research. Good stuff.

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2. JKS says:

   June 5, 2008 at 12:22 pm

   Wow.

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