Big cal fun ...

[JR8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwr2_d-lYGU


A 0.95" rifle.... ooh mama!!

[JR8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLbaJvl77bc
.22 Mini Cannon Mayhem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP5ndJu3ny0
577 T-Rex - the real one!

[Pal]

You can embed the video by copying out the tags NLbaJvl77bc and eP5ndJu3ny0, then highlight each and click "youtube" BBCode button.

[JR8]

That's interesting. So what you post looks like, in text...
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You can embed the video by copying out the tags NLbaJvl77bc and eP5ndJu3ny0, then highlight each and click "youtube" BBCode button.
[youtube]*NLbaJvl77bc*[/youtube]
[youtube]*eP5ndJu3ny0*[/youtube]

I added the *'s to stop the strings forming into images.

Test ...

So I take a link ... chop the unique Id off the end of the URL, lose the rest, post that, add the Youtube tags at each end, and

[Pal]

Yes, it works. Playback the video from the post itself, how convenient right?

[JR8]

Yes, it works. Playback the video from the post itself, how convenient right?

Yep, works great. It's useful as it gives people an additional idea of what a bare or under-described URL might be, without having to go to the trouble of opening it. No additional windows or tabs opened too...

Nice one!

[sundaymorningstaple]

Also gives two ways to post the clips, just in case one is NSFW! It is not "in yer face" when you scroll down the page!