Recently, Andreas Barthelme became a YouTube star - unintentionally. A video featuring the TUM-scientist was viewed more than 2.1 million times in quite a short time: a blackboard had collapsed during a lecture, closely missing him. In an interview for TUMstudinews, Barthelme talks about why this was a blessing in disguise.
Mr. Barthelme, you managed to become a YouTube star unintentionally. How did this happen?Andreas Barthelme: In December of last year, I held a lecture in the scope of "Circuit Technology 1" for students in the first semester of Electrical Engineering - at the Carl-von-Linde lecture hall, in front of 400 to 500 people. The lecture hall has a blackboard with three panels that can be moved up and down. ...