Thoughts
Why is Rober just re-making a Veritasium video from 4 years ago. Is science Youtube a cult? Is it controlled by the Mormon church?
Down to the *exact same* stock footage of a bending part of a satellite, and a shot of Howell holding his textbook and saying that it's the most cited book on compliant mechanisms. Like, okay, the same stock footage is easy to explain: the BYU team has a presskit. Similarly, talking to Howell makes sense, if he likes being in Youtube videos and invites them to come visit. But that still doesn't explain why both videos watch like ads for BYU or why Rober felt the need to make the video in the first place.
Identical stock footage:
https://youtu.be/97t7Xj_iBv0?t=6
https://youtu.be/9c2NqlUWZfo?t=323
Parallel scenes of talking to Howell holding his book, talking about how it's the most cited book while also maintaining that Howell is humble:
https://youtu.be/97t7Xj_iBv0?t=40
https://youtu.be/9c2NqlUWZfo?t=205