editor mode

 i sent a friend

who had earlier sent me a pic of his new air fryer
a youtube video with the title
"4-Year-Old's Warning Saves  House from Air Fryer Fire."

in that video, the 4-year-old saw the fire and called her dad who tossed the air fryer to their pool averting serious damage.

my friend's response:
'oh!  where will i find a 4-year old?'

wahaha...  i'm not sure whether he's trying to be funny or he just did not watch the whole video 🤔
(or maybe he just read the title? 🤣)

it was mentioned in the latter part of the video that the air fryer was off but still plugged in.  a Deputy Director from the Good Housekeeping Institute was shown saying when you're done using your air fryer, you should unplug it.  that was my intended takeaway.

i suddenly remembered the inverted pyramid structure for news stories.  you put the most important points at the start so when your story gets trimmed they would remain.

given the benefit of hindsight, i would start the video with the Deputy Director's statement then segue to the fire and what the 4-year-old did.

of course, that's for a traditional news story.  for features, you could save the key for the very end.

it's not about one being right and the other wrong.  it's a matter of style.