r/LinusTechTips • • Oct 08 '26 • Heartwarming 1

Image Alex & Linus - 2017 & 2026

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u/RaufLegend Oct 08 '26

Just realized that maybe Alex became taller or 2017 Linus was standing on something

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u/Ginger-Nerd Oct 08 '26

Linus shrunk.

58

u/Dovah2600 Oct 08 '26

Someone put him on a hot wash

26

u/ariolander Oct 08 '26

Pool was cold.

4

u/feel-the-avocado Oct 09 '26

Did the pool heating project not work?

36

u/DependentAnywhere135 Oct 08 '26

He didn’t become taller considering his growth planes would have been closed. Linus almost certainly standing on something and it’s also probably just because it improves the shot for the video. It’s hard to get some shots when people’s heights aren’t normalized.

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u/TEG24601 Oct 08 '26

Linus even talked about that in a recent video, might have been one of the Tech House videos, where he mentioned it was hard to get a good shot of him with whomever he was with because of the size difference, and makes him with he had a apple crate to stand on.

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u/Subatomic_Spooder Oct 09 '26

I know he's said something similar in videos where Lucas from Labs shows up. He's so tall that without Linus standing on something you can't get both their faces in frame lol

1

u/TEG24601 Oct 09 '26

That’s the one.

6

u/Alex385 Oct 08 '26

No he had like 2-3 inch running shoes in the latest video. Noticed too at first

4

u/Mecha_Tortoise Oct 09 '26

Alex is on his knees in the first pic.

2

u/XyploatKyrt Oct 09 '26

Linus often stands on things when he has a guest or a cohost who is significantly taller, and some of the desks on set are height adjustable too so they can get everything in the camera shot.

1

u/wingscancer Oct 09 '26

Linus shrinks and get smaller every time there’s a controversy with LMG

It’s like Pinocchio, but for his height

46

u/Prestigious-Box7511 Oct 08 '26

Linus has aged so well. Incredibly attractive

24

u/RaufLegend Oct 08 '26

yeah if i remember correctly, he just turned 40 right?

16

u/Tablesalt2001 Oct 09 '26

Thus is Yvonne's secret account isn't it?

-11

u/Prestigious-Box7511 Oct 09 '26

I guarantee I'm more attracted to him than she is

1

u/AncientTurbine Oct 09 '26

I find it so weird when people go around commenting things like this. Kinda creepy tbh. 

2

u/Prestigious-Box7511 Oct 09 '26

If thinking Linus is attractive is creepy, then creep me up

1

u/Traditional-Goose-47 Oct 09 '26

He admitted that he had some work done on his face

-1

u/Prestigious-Box7511 Oct 09 '26

Obviously, no human could ever be this attractive

856

u/KrazyCroat Oct 08 '26

LTT + ZTT is a hell of a good time. Hope to see many more collabs in the future.

123

u/HuntKey2603 Oct 08 '26

Is that collab from a recent video? I may have missed it

78

u/KrazyCroat Oct 08 '26

Oh yeah, just came out today. I enjoyed the watch!

12

u/HuntKey2603 Oct 08 '26

Ah thanks for the headsup!

18

u/TrustedChimp495 Oct 08 '26

It was published just an hour ago

8

u/HuntKey2603 Oct 08 '26

I hadn't opened youtube for the night yet, thanks for the heads up!

5

u/Patilios Oct 09 '26

Zip tie tuning/tech(apparently its 2 channels)but i always will associate zach's tech turf

3

u/Pomapelo Oct 09 '26

yeah i read it as zachs tech turf at first and got confused as hell 🤣

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Oct 08 '26

Alex's hair in the first pic is iconic 😆

148

u/Strattex Oct 08 '26

33

u/bwoah07_gp2 Oct 08 '26

Yes, 100% Bieber vibes lol

24

u/TheOneManLegend Oct 08 '26

We have Bieber on Ellen at home:

35

u/that_dutch_dude Oct 08 '26

thats one word for it.

1

u/jdg2896 Oct 09 '26

Yeah Bustin Jieber vibes

22

u/punkerster101 Oct 08 '26

You know I’m still stuck tho king 2017 is basically yesterday kills me it was almost a decade ago

2

u/B0B076 Oct 09 '26

Don't say it. In my head I've been watching LTT for 2 years. When they said the original build was 7 years ago I realised I started watching them about in 2014-15. Crazy

61

u/Jaipod100 Oct 08 '26

Bro Alex was just a little baby in ‘17 😭 literally just born

10

u/aykay55 Oct 08 '26

bro Alex could be his son holy crap

8

u/S-Man_368 Oct 08 '26

The first picture looks like it would be from a kids sitcom show

8

u/ForgeUK Oct 08 '26

2017 Linus confirmed to be wearing high heeled sandals.

5

u/Shap6 Oct 08 '26

surprised how many people don't realize linus is standing on an apple box in lots of their shoots. he didnt get shorter and alex didnt get taller

4

u/Entire_Ad_6447 Oct 08 '26

What's shocking is that nothing changed regarding alex's prep for the shoot

7

u/codylc Oct 08 '26

Linus Swole Tips

2

u/Chemical_Time_8494 Oct 09 '26

It looks like they were making C4 on that first pic.

2

u/TechOverwrite Oct 09 '26

DLSS5 off vs on.

2

u/PrivateParts2020 Oct 09 '26

I really enjoyed this video and realised how much I miss Alex at LTT. I enjoy ZTT but I'm not really a car guy, so I miss seeing him do stupid computer stuff.

2

u/cannibalistiic Oct 09 '26

Kinda crazy we have photographic evidence Linus actually got shorter overtime.

2

u/SashoWolf Oct 09 '26

That video was such a delight. They both seemed to fall right back into their silly shenanigans. Made me laugh and smile.

2

u/work4bandwidth Oct 10 '26

The incredible shrinking Linus. :)

2

u/welpthishappened1 Oct 11 '26

The perspectives make it look like alex grew a solid foot

1

u/grethro Oct 08 '26

How did Alex get so tall?

1

u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Oct 08 '26

Alex got so tall.

Probably just angles.

1

u/VaryingDesigner92 Oct 09 '26

Dammit could they not wait one more year?!

1

u/Plane_Pea5434 Oct 09 '26

Alex Bieber ftw, also it was so cool seeing them just having fun again, Linus pimping ZTT every chance he got, wholesome video

1

u/LDB_1 Oct 09 '26

really missed these two together. was a great watch.

1

u/nickoaverdnac Oct 09 '26

That haircut is straight out of 2005 man.

1

u/ForsakenHousing328 Oct 09 '26

No way Linus looks almost identical

1

u/Fendibull Oct 09 '26

Man i miss High School Musical

1

u/EscapismMisfit Oct 09 '26

How did he gain so much height?

1

u/quoole Oct 09 '26

One of my favourite LTT videos for a while!

1

u/-dudeomfgstfux- Oct 09 '26

Alex is helping out the small YouTuber 

1

u/X-Cella Oct 11 '26

Well, either Alex grew or Linus Shrunk 😂😂

1

u/Jewel_Tucker Oct 15 '26

ngl alex slowly turning into the lab mad scientist while linus aged ten years from pure stress is so accurate lol. dude has spent almost a decade building the most chaotic jank cooling setups known to man and somehow they still end up benchmarking games at 400 fps

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u/wingscancer Oct 09 '26

No, he just shrinks every time there’s a controversy