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Updating the intro text because they had an amicable divorce


The [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMDMoNu66_1Hwi5-MeiQgw Hydraulic Press Channel]] is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a channel about crushing things with a 100-ton hydraulic press]], following in a long tradition of very simple [=YouTube=] channels about destroying things. It is based in Tampere, Finland, and is hosted by Lauri Vuohensilta and his wife Anni. Lauri works in a machining shop owned by his family ([[http://vuohensilta.fi/ Vuohensilta Engineering Works]]), and the press is just one of many pieces of equipment in the shop.

HPC skyrocketed to prominence in October 2015 when the video aptly titled "Can you fold paper more than 7 times with hydraulic press" made it to the front page of Reddit and quickly went viral. The channel gained over a million subscribers in the span of two months, has attracted media attention from around the world, and gotten a number of sponsorships. As several articles have pointed out, what sets HPC apart from other channels about destruction and the hordes of hydraulic press imitation channels that followed in its wake is Lauri and Anni themselves. Lauri has a very thick Finnish accent and gives ridiculously deadpan, CaptainObvious commentary of the events, while Anni cackles at her husband and the destruction.

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The [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMDMoNu66_1Hwi5-MeiQgw Hydraulic Press Channel]] is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a channel about crushing things with a 100-ton hydraulic press]], following in a long tradition of very simple [=YouTube=] channels about destroying things. It is based in Tampere, Finland, and is hosted by Lauri Vuohensilta and his wife Anni.Vuohensilta. Lauri works in a machining shop owned by his family ([[http://vuohensilta.fi/ Vuohensilta Engineering Works]]), and the press is just one of many pieces of equipment in the shop.

shop. Until their divorce in 2023, Anni was also in the videos.

HPC skyrocketed to prominence in October 2015 when the video aptly titled "Can you fold paper more than 7 times with hydraulic press" made it to the front page of Reddit and quickly went viral. The channel gained over a million subscribers in the span of two months, has attracted media attention from around the world, and gotten a number of sponsorships. As several articles have pointed out, what sets HPC apart from other channels about destruction and the hordes of hydraulic press imitation channels that followed in its wake is Lauri and Anni themselves. Lauri has a very thick Finnish accent and gives ridiculously deadpan, CaptainObvious commentary of the events, while Anni cackles at her husband Lauri and the destruction.

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