Kipkay

Kip Kay is an internet video celebrity, known for his how-to and prank videos. He posts his videos on sites such as Metacafe and YouTube, as well as on his own homepage. He is known to make science and engineering accessible to the public, closing the gap between the simple user and professional specialists.

About
KipKay is known for his gadget-creating videos and tinkering with electronics. He creates easy to follow How-To videos most viewable on sites such as YouTube. Internet video viewers and home-handymen have relied on his instructional videos in recreation of devices to better their personal quality of life, built mostly from around the house objects. As of May 2010, he had over 100 million YouTube views for his Channel videos since 2006 and nearly 135 million views worldwide. His latest videos include The World's Loudest Alarm Clock, Guard Dog Burglar Alarm, and Blu-Ray Laser Phaser. One of the more popular recent videos is called a "Laser Flashlight Hack". On MetaCafe alone, this video has been viewed over 3.4 million times, and over 6 million worldwide. The International Laser Display Association issued a warning specifically about the extreme eye hazards of the Laser Flashlight Hack. KipKay has made a youtube video titled "Does God Exist?" which presents the title as a rhetorical question and then goes on to describe the complexity of the human eye. This could suggest that he believes the human eye was designed by a creator.

Early life
"Kip Kay" is the nickname of Kip Kedersha. He was born on December 12, 1957 in Short Hills, New Jersey. After working with a local cable television company for many years, Kip worked his way into video production, shooting commercials for local companies. A "tinkerer", Kip realized that he could fuse his interest of electronics and video production by creating how-to videos on the Internet. Initially finding his success on Metacafe, Kip found a greater fan base on YouTube. Metacafe began the Producer Rewards program and Kip Kay rose to the top, becoming the Top Producer earning over $120,000 for his videos on that site. After the first 20,000 views, each additional 1,000 views earned Kip $5.(Dec. 31, 2007)'' Then he moved to Youtube after Metacafe closed their Producer Rewards in 2008.

Appearances


Kip Kay’s popularity has led to an in-person television appearance on the DIY Network TV Show, "Garage Mahal" as a featured gadget guy in the "Home Theatre Garage". His videos have also been featured on a special segment on the Science Channel TV show, Brink.

Interviews

 * http://www.videomaker.com/article/13753/
 * http://www.videomaker.com/article/14008/
 * http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=96972
 * Interview on WJR Radio with Warren Pierce (May 24, 2008)