Have to agree, he sounds a lot like those "infinite energy" guys that were around a few years ago.
In this case, besides the appearances, what the guy is demonstrating in the videos seems legit.
Here's an earlier video where he explains what he believes is the effect at work, with a simple demonstration: https://youtu.be/I3g0CcLzC6I
It would be awesome if a youtuber like Steve Mould or Dustin from SmarterEveryDay did a video on this.