Try out the gadgets for yourself! Coco Jack: amzn.to/2O6IX04 Clever Egg Cracker: amzn.to/2LBoRcD Nutcracker: amzn.to/32JxuYc Handy Can Opener: amzn.to/2O5HqHy Jar Opener: amzn.to/2O5DczB
As a disabled person, I so appreciate the way that he examines these products through the lens of accessibility & ease of use for people who don’t have perfect motor control & function. I really like this series and will look forward to seeing more in the future!
No connection to them, just gifted some stuff from them for my grandmother; www.gigtforeningen.dk/webshop/ Artheritisunion (spelled?) is the website, they sell a lot of good designed items.
Same. I really hope they find a jar opener that doesn't suck. That's my biggest struggle, especially with large jar lids that I can't wrap my fingers around very well.
@@xfortunesquex I have one, its just a cheap prolly 10 dollar item max. It lifts the jar up from its place, basically a wedge you put under the lid-edge and push. Beats having to get a cloth or using a fork hehe.
I love how he mentions the fact that many of those tools are good for people with disabilities instead of usual "lol i can do it 5x faster with a knife" many reviewers seem to do. Big props.
Given his career in product design, it’s not surprising, but definitely refreshing. He is well aware of the role of some of these devices in a way many don’t. The more strange kitchen devices might seem pointless to the general population, but allow the disabled and elderly to live a more independent life by bringing everyday tasks back in to their ability. I’m glad to see how he points this out, too.
As someone with a lack of mobility in one hand and looking into some one handed products, its bin helpful seeing a few or these. No one really knows how to teach you to cut one handed or perform certain actions, I mean I got crafty and figured it out in most cases but the more my hand hurts the more I find myself wishing I had one handed devices lol
It also depends on the product they are testing. For instance, you get Gordon Ramey or Jamie Oliver in to test knives, you are asking how they measure up for fully abled chefs and would not give them an accessibility tool. Maybe a Madeline, but still, they are there for their professions, so they would observe it not just as how effective it would be for the common man, but how dangerous the design might be for a line chef to use.
The thing I like about the mechanical can opener is that it's more of an accessibility tool and Dan mentions that. While it is slower it's gonna make life a whole hell of a lot easier for grandma with arthritis.
I reallyreally like that he gives his reasons for being fussy, like it doesn't feel like he's searching for something to comment about or find a flaw in, he's giving his honest opinion and reasons plussss educating on why the changes must be a certain way
Cassy Sida yeah and he does something most designers think about, people with hand difficulties and can’t do stuff like other people. It’s great it shows people who are struggling that people like him care :)
Chavvy I like this guy's presentations (I think this is his second one), and I hope they continue this series with him, even if it's occasionally. I hope gadget-makers implement his improvements, too.
@@RayoPelayo he tipped the egg shell up a little too soon. The shell is thin enough that it doesn't take more pressure than the weight of the yoke to pierce it (some even use it for this effect), though I do believe he did this by mistake.
An egg cracker and an egg seperator are seperate devices. For most applications you can just use the halves of the shell to seperate the yolk, but there are cases where that's not a good idea and it's nice to have an egg seperator. (Like when you don't intend to cook the yolks, so you don't want to contaminate the yolk with the outside and edge of the shell, which most people don't clean.
@@maszamap3888 It's not very common to separate eggs in a daily life and most people (even chef) rather practice a skill to separate eggs than rely on simple gadgets, that's imo
@@pricillarocha8692 Yeah nothing wrong with being weird. My hands used to be too soft because i used an acidic shampoo for psoriasis. Which I thought was weird for a guy. They're still softer than they should be but I've roughed them up a bit now that I've been climbing. Where I live men often get judged for having soft hands. Kind of silly.
@@cxx23 I don't care for calloused hands , but I don't really care at all . HOWEVER if I was going to choose who's hands were touching my skin , I'd choose someone with soft hands
@@pricillarocha8692 Of course! That definitely goes without saying. I have callouses now and they're just scratchy enough to be annoying. That's probably why it's mostly men judging other men on that issue. Though my girlfriend has callouses as well but she gets the best of both worlds for some reason. Her skin has toughened up from climbing, but they still feel soft to the touch.
Can you go over some items designed by Dan and have him discuss why he went with a certain design and maybe discuss some of the prototype issues he ran into
I have a 1" cut on my finger right now from opening a can with a manual can opener; it's deep and hurts with even the slightest pressure, making it painful to even hold a fork normally. I'm buying that can opener.
@@vroomlucas hi yeah it did. It left a nearly inch long scar where my finger bends, it's kinda hard to see. Got a different can opener that opens from the side instead of the top since then too but still don't have this one yet lol.
So basically the company that makes Coco Jack should start a forestry brush cutting tool company, by an influx of Machete stock and then Rebrand. A complicated process to solve a simple problem, I'm sure they'd make billions! 😁
For the cocojack, a good improvement is to make the cross section of the handle oval and not circular, this makes easier to feel the hammer orientation. (The same thing is really popular in swords handles because it's a great way to know where the blade is without having to look at it)
"there's going to be a lot of banging" "get a straw and a friend and just suck it down" "let's see if I can grab this and start whacking away" "okay, that's coming up" "my left hand wasn't whacking as hard as my right hand" "I can squeeze this as hard as possible, but with a slippery hand it just wiggles around" He knew.
@Adventist PewDiePie kowtows to alt-rightists. Minecraft is an actual good game. You seem to forget your manners. How about you shove your assumptions into a box and send them away. Good day.
so happy to see that he was reviewing these through a lens of disability! so many gadgets aren't made to be used by able bodied people, I'm glad that he recognized that and kept it in mind with the redesign. also, props to the editor for the quotes, some of them were gold
I love the Handy Can Opener. It hasn’t failed me once. It does turn off by itself, it just goes past the starting point to make sure it’s properly cut.
I have an electric can opener but mine produces metal shavings, also not fun to have them sticking deep in my finger, will change to a normal one again
Devin Oggeri ... whereas I'm actually left-handed that way, as well as for dealing cards, and washing eating & cooking utensils. But I'm right-handed for nearly everything else, including washing bowls, plates, glasses, etc. 😁
I always appreciate the fact he is mainly thinking about the use for people with dexterity issues, most of these are novel but sometimes they really help people who cant use manual openers/gadgets
i was so shocked to hear him say that because he was JUST talking about ppl with arthritis, but he didn't consider ppl who only have use of one hand? cracking an egg with one hand is hard
not to mention he says there’s no reason for the product to exist when 2 mins before he talks about how he help design an egg cracker...delusional guy 😂
@@sophiewang4205 my first thought was too: this is useless. But then I thought if was a shaky old granny who lost a hand while trying to defend my cat from the neighbors dog and still would like to bake some cookies for my grandkids an egg opener like this could be a very useful assistive devices.
I noticed that too, plus he destroyed the yolk, and for some reason it took longer to do it with the device when a minute earlier the process was done in like 3 seconds.
Dan is one of the most engaging people that I have ever seen on video. I have that jar opener and I like it. I keep it on the counter when using it (for better leverage.) I have had to put a rubber band around the side of the lid of a particularly stubborn jar for more leverage, so agree with the material needing to be less slippery or smooth.
my favourite thing about this is he emphasizes accessibility. people like alton brown complain about "unitaskers" and people often make fun of these things, but they are often very useful to people with disabilities. I like to say if you're thinking "who would need this? just do it the normal way", imagine you have a disability that makes it so you have a weak grip, limited mobility, or puts you in an awkward position to the counter. Many of these gadgets allow disabled people to live more independant lives, and this guy helps make that possible!
I’ve seen the egg cracker used in server special needs program where most of the students wouldn’t be able to crack and egg without it when they do cooking activities
And I think that he mus reversed it, so de L shape of the rubber grab the bottom of the lid not the top, and it will make it stay at place and not as slippery as he's doin
Wait a minute, the speed does matter. The gadget requires more strength since it's slower. As we saw in the video, he was faster using his hands, than the gadget, thus why the gadget isn't for people with less strength
@@lastanonymousperson you do need to be able to grip the lid though, so for people with something like arthritis or who only have the use of one hand it is really difficult to open it even if it's loose
muskilh About 18-20 years ago, I bought a Campbell's (the soup makers) safety electric can opener that worked similar to the one in the video, except it had handles on it, similar to a manual can opener. It opened cans safely; one of the first ones I saw on the market. It lasted about 10 years, but sadly, it wasn't available when I wanted/needed to buy another one. I have a Zyliss Magic Can manual safety one now that's been working ok; it sure isn't that nice Campbell's one, though.
@@strivingformindfulness2356 yea things made in the past lasted longer, they may not look as advanced in terms of build but they were made to last at least
@Roderick storey yea that's and true and detailed interesting example lol. Yep profits and margins go up quality goes down. Technology advances but the majority are just flashy or cost savings like you explain and few are safety or usability improvements
@Roderick storey very true. From my understanding there used to be s culture of repairing and maintaining thing but now the culture is to just throw and replace, which coincidentally leads to higher repeat sales
I really love that he thinks of all the people that have a disability. I study medecine and we learn about the disease and handicaps they may cause but not in a very practical way. After seing the series a few days ago I found myself looking at what could be improved in the things you find in the hospital that are here to help the patient such as beds, wheelchairs, canes or even self medication devices and most often then not they are well thought of but some may require a few adjustments for the prices they cost.
Yes, the jar opener is 1/5. I got that jar opener because I have dexterity and strength problems and sometimes no one is around to help me open things. Alas, that slipping issue made it virtually useless for me as I can't squeeze it tight enough. If only they'd consulted Dan about their product! The sound of coconut being pried open is awesome. Too bad I don't eat a lot of coconuts. Haha.
Life hack: Use a rubber kitchen glove to grab onto the lid with a better grip. You don't even need to put it on, just use it like a grabbing cloth. It's useful because it is something cheap you probably already have in your kitchen.
My hands struggle a lot with normal can openers, the twisting and gripping just ends up too painful and I get frustrated.. I'm grateful for experts like Dan who do this amazing work so I can keep up my love of cooking 🥰
Coconut sellers in my area take an average thirty seconds to open up the fruit. It depends on buyer traffic really. They're quite friendly and are usually willing talk to you for a while :)
I have that exact model of jar opener and it is the best one I have ever used. It grips much better if you keep the rubber clean with some IPA. The jar or whatever must also be clean and dry of course. There are actually 8 separate diameters as each area has 2 steps. Compared to some others I have used it provides much more leverage and better grip. It isn't perfect but it's the best thing available that is non-marring. I have removed faucet aerators with it, opened stuck battery caps on flashlights, gripped screwdrivers, removed caps on glass bottles, opened stuck caps on paint stripper and cans of acetone, etc. It has saved my butt many many times.
I agree with his critique of the nutcracker, but I would also put a hinge on one of the extended wings, and connect it to the bottom (possibly detachably, depending on cleaning requirements). That way, you don't have the same problem picking it up, and it'd be harder to lose the two pieces.
Nah dude. They know all this stuff, they were mostly cutting costs. For these types of gadgets it's not about practicality, it's about novelty vs cheapness
him: "there's no real reason to buy this" me:*scrolls back to when he cracked an egg by hand and got shells in the bowl and failed to separate the yolk*
For the egg cracker it was for separating them more than cracking them, it seemed to do that well, as a baker separating eggs suck cause if you get any yolk in the white they won’t whip so I think that thing would be super useful
I gotta admit, watching these videos give me more appreciation for well designed things, and being young, spry, and able bodied, so I don’t need these sort of things. I wish things were designed better, for people who aren’t as able bodied being kept in mind, but hopefully as more people watch, and learn, when they go out into the world, they’ll keep these people in mind with what they buy, what they support, and maybe even what they create themselves.
Interesting and fun video. I liked the accessibility angle and enjoyed it overall, but as a designer myself I would also make the following comment: Try to remember that the design process in almost all cases is a series of compromises. Unless you have unlimited time and resources to design and make something you will always be doing some things less well than you potentially could. In most cases when it comes to commercial products like this, the top two considerations will be the cost to produce and the price you can sell it at. The price you can sell it at will go up with how effective it is, but so might the cost to produce, and at a certain point it becomes uneconomical to improve the design of the product further. Every one of the design changes he suggested (except maybe the final one on the electric can opener, which was also a very minor change) would have increased the cost to manufacture of these products. That would be fine, but most likely (for any sizeable company) there have been accountants/market researchers who have made some calculations which say something like "The market for this kind of device costing $10 is 100,000 people which equals $1m of revenue, and the market for a device costing $15 is 60,000 people which equals $900k (less money), therefore we should make a product to sell at $10". In other words, there is a limit to how much people will spend on certain products, and therefore the designs of these retail products will, most of the time, be deficient in some way or other, due to cost considerations. And THAT is where the skill of the designer comes in. It's actually quite easy, a lot of the time to come up with a product design which does the thing you want to do *really* well, it's only when you factor in that it also has to fall within some budget that things get hard, because you will usually have to make compromises to save money - this might be using cheaper materials, like the cheap plastic in the egg separator (and possibly the jar opener) in this video, or using less of the same material, like may have happened for the nutcracker, or manufacturing something in a simpler manner, like the round hammer shaft on the coconut opener instead of a shaped one which would be more complicated to machine (straight cylindrical shafts are really easy to make) and therefore more expensive. A great designer will design a product which works great AND is within budget to make, and most of the time the end user won't ever know or think about this. So try to appreciate good design, and if you run into a bad design, try to bear in mind that sometimes this is due to it being designed by somebody who hasn't thought about things properly, but significantly more often it's because of cost. Ultimately, under capitalism, there is a big incentive, a lot of the time, to knowingly make things worse than they could or should be, in order to make more profit.
As a product designer myself, im pretty pleased with the video, though I'd change up some scoring, ultimately his opinions on whether you should buy it or not were very reasonable.
you were so right when you were talking about depression setting in when you realize you cant do something that used to be so easy. I remember the first time i tried to use a can opener after I got CTS and couldnt turn it because of the pain I broke down in tears. getting the automatic kind made me feel in control of my life
Do the little preview clips they do at the beginning of every video bother anyone else? I'm literally about to watch the video, you are spoiling it with redundant information.
Try out the gadgets for yourself!
Coco Jack: amzn.to/2O6IX04
Clever Egg Cracker: amzn.to/2LBoRcD
Nutcracker: amzn.to/32JxuYc
Handy Can Opener: amzn.to/2O5HqHy
Jar Opener: amzn.to/2O5DczB
_”No, I don’t think I will.”_
I LOVE Dan, happy to see him back. Please bring him back soon.
Things like the can opener should be tried with cans of different sizes. Is it going to work on a 32 oz can?
Epicurious I manufacture a jar opener for dycem , that is a jar opener not that rubber band
I just love this guy he's so good
As a disabled person, I so appreciate the way that he examines these products through the lens of accessibility & ease of use for people who don’t have perfect motor control & function. I really like this series and will look forward to seeing more in the future!
No connection to them, just gifted some stuff from them for my grandmother; www.gigtforeningen.dk/webshop/ Artheritisunion (spelled?) is the website, they sell a lot of good designed items.
Same. I really hope they find a jar opener that doesn't suck. That's my biggest struggle, especially with large jar lids that I can't wrap my fingers around very well.
@@xfortunesquex I have one, its just a cheap prolly 10 dollar item max. It lifts the jar up from its place, basically a wedge you put under the lid-edge and push. Beats having to get a cloth or using a fork hehe.
You’ll be glad to know that designing for people with disabilities is absolutely drilled into us at design school these days
xfortunesquex you should try the jar key my grandma uses it and its verry cheap and easy especially for people who have arthritis like my grandma :)
Dan must be my favorite expert they bring on. He’s fantastic at conveying good design theory and still thoroughly entertaining.
1k likes but no comments? dang
John Richards nah.....he didn’t drink the coconut, dump it out................A FREAKING MONSTER
Ok I wouldn’t call him thoroughly entertaining.🤔
Vince the slapchop guy joins the chat
Ikr He’s awesome
The ergonomics of kitchen gadgets isn’t exactly the most exciting topic, but this guy makes it enjoyable.
It's rare to see a comment that has 1,000 likes wiithout any replies.
oh wait...
I love how he mentions the fact that many of those tools are good for people with disabilities instead of usual "lol i can do it 5x faster with a knife" many reviewers seem to do. Big props.
Given his career in product design, it’s not surprising, but definitely refreshing. He is well aware of the role of some of these devices in a way many don’t.
The more strange kitchen devices might seem pointless to the general population, but allow the disabled and elderly to live a more independent life by bringing everyday tasks back in to their ability. I’m glad to see how he points this out, too.
As someone with a lack of mobility in one hand and looking into some one handed products, its bin helpful seeing a few or these. No one really knows how to teach you to cut one handed or perform certain actions, I mean I got crafty and figured it out in most cases but the more my hand hurts the more I find myself wishing I had one handed devices lol
It also depends on the product they are testing. For instance, you get Gordon Ramey or Jamie Oliver in to test knives, you are asking how they measure up for fully abled chefs and would not give them an accessibility tool.
Maybe a Madeline, but still, they are there for their professions, so they would observe it not just as how effective it would be for the common man, but how dangerous the design might be for a line chef to use.
Yes. Even as the years pass, fairly simple can openers and corkscrews suit me.
But my mother had rheumatoid arthritis and needed more
@@kmaher1424 ouch, arthritis and fibromyalgia for my mom, so I know the pain.
Still get asked to pull stuff down when I am over
The thing I like about the mechanical can opener is that it's more of an accessibility tool and Dan mentions that. While it is slower it's gonna make life a whole hell of a lot easier for grandma with arthritis.
@@stephengarforth2753 Great point!
I've seen electric can openers mostly recommended to seniors for that reason.
So is the egg cracker, but he seems to say don't buy
Girl: I want to try something new *wink wink
Me: Okay, let's do the left handed oil test
omg
lmaoooo
That could not be interpreted other than fisting, my friend. Not reccomended for first dates, as Grindr users can tell
The left-handed oil test… it’s like you’re with a whole new woman.
Girl: On a 1 to 5 scale of effectiveness I would give this a 5
I reallyreally like that he gives his reasons for being fussy, like it doesn't feel like he's searching for something to comment about or find a flaw in, he's giving his honest opinion and reasons plussss educating on why the changes must be a certain way
Cassy Sida yeah and he does something most designers think about, people with hand difficulties and can’t do stuff like other people. It’s great it shows people who are struggling that people like him care :)
This is a great video, I've never seen anything that considers the function of a disability this way.
He has another video like this on the channel. You might want to see. 😊
Chavvy
I like this guy's presentations (I think this is his second one), and I hope they continue this series with him, even if it's occasionally. I hope gadget-makers implement his improvements, too.
@@strivingformindfulness2356 word tho and cut him a check lol
@@empacheco01 awesone thanks
My man cracked that egg like a house wife in a infomercial
Underated comment 😂
Lol
I was watching it thinking “how do you not only get shells in there, but also break the yolk??”
@@RayoPelayo luck
@@RayoPelayo he tipped the egg shell up a little too soon. The shell is thin enough that it doesn't take more pressure than the weight of the yoke to pierce it (some even use it for this effect), though I do believe he did this by mistake.
"and there you have it"
*tips coconut forward and spills all over table*
Annie Isn't Real that physically hurt me
lol, did he not know that was going to spill out?? 🤦😆
@@danielleking262 he probably doesn't have to clean up so he doesn't care. Still pretty funny
I swear I can hear someone in the background wheezing laughing and honestly, same 😆
Whoa!
"I actually helped design an egg separator years ago"
"I just want to point out there's no real reason for this product to exist"
Finn McRae I mean, he would know
An egg cracker and an egg seperator are seperate devices. For most applications you can just use the halves of the shell to seperate the yolk, but there are cases where that's not a good idea and it's nice to have an egg seperator. (Like when you don't intend to cook the yolks, so you don't want to contaminate the yolk with the outside and edge of the shell, which most people don't clean.
The product he tested actually works quite nice for separating eggs, dont understand why he didnt like it
@@maszamap3888 It's not very common to separate eggs in a daily life and most people (even chef) rather practice a skill to separate eggs than rely on simple gadgets, that's imo
@@octo448 You can just use a water bottle though...
Not to be weird but with all the oil he puts on his hands they must be so soft
Didn't work. It's a little weird.
But yeah they must be.
Definitely okay with being weird : I would let him caress my face , cup my chin and cheek in his soft oily hands
@@pricillarocha8692 Yeah nothing wrong with being weird.
My hands used to be too soft because i used an acidic shampoo for psoriasis.
Which I thought was weird for a guy.
They're still softer than they should be but I've roughed them up a bit now that I've been climbing.
Where I live men often get judged for having soft hands. Kind of silly.
@@cxx23 I don't care for calloused hands , but I don't really care at all . HOWEVER if I was going to choose who's hands were touching my skin , I'd choose someone with soft hands
@@pricillarocha8692 Of course! That definitely goes without saying. I have callouses now and they're just scratchy enough to be annoying.
That's probably why it's mostly men judging other men on that issue.
Though my girlfriend has callouses as well but she gets the best of both worlds for some reason. Her skin has toughened up from climbing, but they still feel soft to the touch.
Can you go over some items designed by Dan and have him discuss why he went with a certain design and maybe discuss some of the prototype issues he ran into
I think this is an exceptional idea! I would love to watch that video.
Look up oxo good grips, he worked for oxo and ideo for years
No
Yes! This would be so interesting and fun!
“Hold up”
*puts glasses on*
“We’re getting coconut in the eye”
WHOLESOME
I have a 1" cut on my finger right now from opening a can with a manual can opener; it's deep and hurts with even the slightest pressure, making it painful to even hold a fork normally. I'm buying that can opener.
F Sierra i hope you are doing okay now
Did it heal up okay?
You did something wrong
@@vroomlucas hi yeah it did. It left a nearly inch long scar where my finger bends, it's kinda hard to see. Got a different can opener that opens from the side instead of the top since then too but still don't have this one yet lol.
@@anitautomo3499 yeah I am thanks. Don't have this can opener yet but do have a better one than before.
Meanwhile, coconut seller opens the lid in 5 secs with a machete.
My wild guess is that they have a bit more experience than the average person
@@oyuyuy you might be on to something
BudgeThePutcher sounds just about right
So basically the company that makes Coco Jack should start a forestry brush cutting tool company, by an influx of Machete stock and then Rebrand.
A complicated process to solve a simple problem, I'm sure they'd make billions! 😁
Ilsunny Lo “lets assume that we don’t have a machete”
I trust this man he seems like he just wants to make life easier for everyone
... That's literally the job of a designer and he was one for 30 years...
@@SpunkyGo0se 38*
It's Chanyeol's Fault 39*
Design can also just be beautiful, so...
No it can't
He's like an older Bob the Builder and I love him.
I get freaked out when I see Neil Morrissey in other things and he's s w e a r i n g
When he has to retire from construction, but still likes to design and build little things
For the cocojack, a good improvement is to make the cross section of the handle oval and not circular, this makes easier to feel the hammer orientation. (The same thing is really popular in swords handles because it's a great way to know where the blade is without having to look at it)
Interesting, I’ve never really thought about that but makes sense
*coconut water spills
guy: *looks at it first
*looks back at the camera
*looks back down
guy: woah!
“My left hand wasn’t wacking as hard as my right” sounds like me
Bernie Sanders Bernie sanders for president 2020
@@CyberDog00 pepelaugh oh no no
Oh Bernie,what a jokester
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thanks bernie
"there's going to be a lot of banging"
"get a straw and a friend and just suck it down"
"let's see if I can grab this and start whacking away"
"okay, that's coming up"
"my left hand wasn't whacking as hard as my right hand"
"I can squeeze this as hard as possible, but with a slippery hand it just wiggles around"
He knew.
He tottaly knew
glman99 he definitely knew
He 100% knew
“By oiling up my non dominant hand”
Lol looks like script writter has worked for punhub before.
I desperately want more videos with this dude!!!!! His design insights are lovely and inclusive and perfectly explained for a layman.
Same here!
‘Buy it for other people that I LIKE’
I love that it is so good that people you don’t like don’t deserve it
What he didn't take into account when timing each gadget was how long it took to find that damn thing in the back of your kitchen drawer or pantry.
@Adventist Found the person that doesn't have ADHD lol
@Adventist yep bois this person is ADHD negative.
And in the buy rating you have to take into account whether you want to have 75 different devices cluttering up your kitchen.
@Adventist only this guy could take a compliment and turn it into insulting someone
@Adventist PewDiePie kowtows to alt-rightists. Minecraft is an actual good game. You seem to forget your manners. How about you shove your assumptions into a box and send them away. Good day.
coconut almost opened
not quite, let me give it another hit
*SLAMS IT 30 TIMES*
😂😂🤣
I counted, it was 11 times. But still.
so happy to see that he was reviewing these through a lens of disability! so many gadgets aren't made to be used by able bodied people, I'm glad that he recognized that and kept it in mind with the redesign. also, props to the editor for the quotes, some of them were gold
Me: can I take your daughter on a date
Girlfriend’s dad: what does it involve?
Me: 0:46
Nice
Bruh
Wheeze
Epic
That means sex. Ahahahahahahahah
Some hammering
Mum: Son just pick a toy
Me: Time for the left handed oil test
I love the Handy Can Opener. It hasn’t failed me once. It does turn off by itself, it just goes past the starting point to make sure it’s properly cut.
I have an electric can opener but mine produces metal shavings, also not fun to have them sticking deep in my finger, will change to a normal one again
"my left hand wasn't whacking as hard as my right hand"...same
LOL!
Devin Oggeri
... whereas I'm actually left-handed that way, as well as for dealing cards, and washing eating & cooking utensils. But I'm right-handed for nearly everything else, including washing bowls, plates, glasses, etc. 😁
You have to have the dedication to put in the hours to have equal grip strength.
r/whoosh
Felt like someone else was doing it.
I always appreciate the fact he is mainly thinking about the use for people with dexterity issues, most of these are novel but sometimes they really help people who cant use manual openers/gadgets
I love this guy, I don't know why but if he had a TV show I would never miss an episode.
“There is no real reason for the product to exist”
Proceeds to drop egg shell in pan when cracking by hand
ikr!!
i was so shocked to hear him say that because he was JUST talking about ppl with arthritis, but he didn't consider ppl who only have use of one hand? cracking an egg with one hand is hard
not to mention he says there’s no reason for the product to exist when 2 mins before he talks about how he help design an egg cracker...delusional guy 😂
@@sophiewang4205 my first thought was too: this is useless. But then I thought if was a shaky old granny who lost a hand while trying to defend my cat from the neighbors dog and still would like to bake some cookies for my grandkids an egg opener like this could be a very useful assistive devices.
I noticed that too, plus he destroyed the yolk, and for some reason it took longer to do it with the device when a minute earlier the process was done in like 3 seconds.
“Get a straw...or two...IF you have a friend.”
Damn bro. That hurts.
John Landau OMG YOU ARE SO FUNNY THATS THE FUNNIEST THIDNG IVE EVER HEARD IN MY WHOKE LIFE
JJ Studios he didn’t tried to male people laugh but ok
I’ve never thought of slicking up my hands with oil to see how accessible different products are. Brilliant!
I have **wink wink**
"It is fun to break into things."
Every thief ever.
“My left hand wasn’t wacking as much of my right hand”
This quote can be taken in so many different routes and it’s still funny
People with oily dominant left hands:
“Oo! This parts for me!
Why was this in my recommended, why did I watch this entirely, why do I find him interesting
I should be studying
Ede petede hahaha, same
Ede petede same I have an exam tomorrow
Same
For me this is studying. Human centered design is super important in my major
So got any studying done
*Hits the thing with a hammer 47 times*
"So, you can see it opened up the coconut pretty easily"
I could watch a whole series of these. He's so informative and sensitive! Plus he knows how to have fun.
Dan is one of the most engaging people that I have ever seen on video. I have that jar opener and I like it. I keep it on the counter when using it (for better leverage.) I have had to put a rubber band around the side of the lid of a particularly stubborn jar for more leverage, so agree with the material needing to be less slippery or smooth.
"The more destructive you are in your mind, the better off you may be."
* wistful smile followed by blank stare *
He might be a gadget expert but he’s no expert in cracking eggs
He cracks eggs like an infomercial
True but let's be real, most consumers this product is made for aren't egg cracking experts either lol
He was separating the egg, not just cracking it
@@lukraniom8731 He broke the yolk.
and got massive shell pieces in the pan!
I love that you are testing for people with grip/hand disabilities! It's really kind and helpful.
I love how comfortable watching him is, he's adorable))
my favourite thing about this is he emphasizes accessibility. people like alton brown complain about "unitaskers" and people often make fun of these things, but they are often very useful to people with disabilities. I like to say if you're thinking "who would need this? just do it the normal way", imagine you have a disability that makes it so you have a weak grip, limited mobility, or puts you in an awkward position to the counter. Many of these gadgets allow disabled people to live more independant lives, and this guy helps make that possible!
i found these videos randomly and now i’m obsessed. i think i only have 2 videos left to watch 😭
This guy is brilliant, more of him, please.
I also do a left-handed oil test. I like to call it 'the stranger'
Isn't the stranger when you sit on your hands until you can't feel them and then look away? 😶
@@Mr_Cheng
Some oils numb
Yes I know it sounds stupid but they do 😂
An excellent test.
At 1:25 love how he said grab a straw for two IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND 😂
My favorite jar opener is a silicone bowl cover for putting it in the microwave. It’s flexible and sticky enough to hold the jar. Love them.
I’ve seen the egg cracker used in server special needs program where most of the students wouldn’t be able to crack and egg without it when they do cooking activities
Right, it's an adaptive device but he's saying it has severe flaws there as well.
It’s not good if you have hand issues or grip issues. When my hands had grip and pinch problems, I would never be able to squeeze that handle
Takes me very little time to crack an egg one handed however I cook a ton so that helps.
Update I can crack a dozen eggs in 27 seconds.
the jar opened isn’t about speed, it’s about opening it for people who don’t have the strength
And I think that he mus reversed it, so de L shape of the rubber grab the bottom of the lid not the top, and it will make it stay at place and not as slippery as he's doin
han baik Dan is a true kitchen gadget noobie
You don’t need strength. Use an object like wooden spoon, tap around the corner of lid to release pressure, then it should be super easy to open.
Wait a minute, the speed does matter. The gadget requires more strength since it's slower. As we saw in the video, he was faster using his hands, than the gadget, thus why the gadget isn't for people with less strength
@@lastanonymousperson you do need to be able to grip the lid though, so for people with something like arthritis or who only have the use of one hand it is really difficult to open it even if it's loose
The can opener is good but they break down often. My mom's gone through a few of them
muskilh
About 18-20 years ago, I bought a Campbell's (the soup makers) safety electric can opener that worked similar to the one in the video, except it had handles on it, similar to a manual can opener. It opened cans safely; one of the first ones I saw on the market. It lasted about 10 years, but sadly, it wasn't available when I wanted/needed to buy another one. I have a Zyliss Magic Can manual safety one now that's been working ok; it sure isn't that nice Campbell's one, though.
@@strivingformindfulness2356 yea things made in the past lasted longer, they may not look as advanced in terms of build but they were made to last at least
@Roderick storey yea that's and true and detailed interesting example lol. Yep profits and margins go up quality goes down. Technology advances but the majority are just flashy or cost savings like you explain and few are safety or usability improvements
@Roderick storey very true. From my understanding there used to be s culture of repairing and maintaining thing but now the culture is to just throw and replace, which coincidentally leads to higher repeat sales
@Roderick storey was kinda being sarcastic and I think that's enough education for one day lol 😂😂
I really love that he thinks of all the people that have a disability. I study medecine and we learn about the disease and handicaps they may cause but not in a very practical way.
After seing the series a few days ago I found myself looking at what could be improved in the things you find in the hospital that are here to help the patient such as beds, wheelchairs, canes or even self medication devices and most often then not they are well thought of but some may require a few adjustments for the prices they cost.
Yes, the jar opener is 1/5. I got that jar opener because I have dexterity and strength problems and sometimes no one is around to help me open things. Alas, that slipping issue made it virtually useless for me as I can't squeeze it tight enough. If only they'd consulted Dan about their product!
The sound of coconut being pried open is awesome. Too bad I don't eat a lot of coconuts. Haha.
Life hack: Use a rubber kitchen glove to grab onto the lid with a better grip. You don't even need to put it on, just use it like a grabbing cloth. It's useful because it is something cheap you probably already have in your kitchen.
Can opener: just press a button
BUT LETS DO THE LEFT HANDED OIL TEST
KONO DIO DA
MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA-
i came here to make a jojo reference but i found some already. yare yare daze.
Wryyyyyyyyyyy
you thought you were watching a kitchen gadget video, but it was I, Dio!
He should have his own channel I love this guy! He’s the most natural teacher I’ve ever witnessed.
Goliath.. Nice name!
I freaking love this man. And his inclusivity. And his intelligence. And his jokes. And his all-around amazingness.
The if you have a friend bit killed me, I feel so called out
My hands struggle a lot with normal can openers, the twisting and gripping just ends up too painful and I get frustrated.. I'm grateful for experts like Dan who do this amazing work so I can keep up my love of cooking 🥰
*spills coconut water*
*50 kabillion seconds later*
Him: WHOA!
kabillion isnt a number
CallMeFeliks lol it’s a made up number to show how long it took don’t be such a Karen :/
Videos with this guy is one of few I watch from the start to the end
"It's just as easy cracking an egg by hand"
Said after making a mess trying to crack an egg and spilling eggshells in the pan
You know, I'm not sure how much I like these videos, but the engineer guy is great.
I love how wholesome this man is
It's funny how serious Dan is all the time. He is polite and genuine but at the same time never smiles😂
We Asian don’t use chef knife to open coconut. We typically use a cleaver. Sometimes a machete.
He explained in the video though why he used a chef's knife... Under the assumption that not everyone will have a machete at home
Echel Aberin
So not a cleaver?
Saying "we asians" makes me asume you mean every single asian, which is far from true.
Guy: Okay, grap a straw! Or two, if you have friends.
Me: *cant relate*
@Adventist grab
@Adventist grab
*Coconut opens in 30 seconds
Indonesian be like :”amateurs”
so true😂
Yep
Im Indonesian I won't able to do that 😅 .. But yeah definitely machete would be better
Coconut sellers in my area take an average thirty seconds to open up the fruit. It depends on buyer traffic really. They're quite friendly and are usually willing talk to you for a while :)
Okay but they have more experience
“It’s fun to break into things.” Quote from every burglar ever.
Lemme just say this man is horrendous at cracking eggs and separating them.
his shirt makes me feel like reviewing albums negatively
Gary Davis pretty good kitchen gadget review but I don’t quite get why he said a coco jack would be more suited to crack open orphans skulls
NOT GOOD
I give this cocojack a strong 2 to a weak 3
@@secretfaith8 When did he say that? I must have somehow missed that comment.
Canthony Handtano here and this jar opener is NOT GOOD
This guy radiates Carla Lalli-Music energy
Yes! Especially when he talks about the disadvantage of cracking eggs on the side of the pan, I immediately thought of Carla!
I agree
I have that exact model of jar opener and it is the best one I have ever used. It grips much better if you keep the rubber clean with some IPA. The jar or whatever must also be clean and dry of course. There are actually 8 separate diameters as each area has 2 steps. Compared to some others I have used it provides much more leverage and better grip. It isn't perfect but it's the best thing available that is non-marring. I have removed faucet aerators with it, opened stuck battery caps on flashlights, gripped screwdrivers, removed caps on glass bottles, opened stuck caps on paint stripper and cans of acetone, etc. It has saved my butt many many times.
I agree with his critique of the nutcracker, but I would also put a hinge on one of the extended wings, and connect it to the bottom (possibly detachably, depending on cleaning requirements). That way, you don't have the same problem picking it up, and it'd be harder to lose the two pieces.
Companies be like: Write that down! Write that down!
Nah dude. They know all this stuff, they were mostly cutting costs. For these types of gadgets it's not about practicality, it's about novelty vs cheapness
'The more destructive you are in your mind, the better off you may be.'
Cue blank emotionless face
him: "there's no real reason to buy this"
me:*scrolls back to when he cracked an egg by hand and got shells in the bowl and failed to separate the yolk*
Also, people who only have one hand?
@@KirillBry you can crack an egg one handed. more or less the product could be for people who have streangth/shakey hands
@@crankthatrebecca12 its better if your using a recipe that requires you to separate the yolk and egg whites aswell
For the egg cracker it was for separating them more than cracking them, it seemed to do that well, as a baker separating eggs suck cause if you get any yolk in the white they won’t whip so I think that thing would be super useful
Yea
My grandma had the can opener, she loved it for opening canned food for her pets. She had arthritis
He's so cute i want him to be my grandpa/best friend
yay another one, i love this guy
At 4:38 my phone got to 15% and my screen got dark i can't explain how scared i was
Lol. Reminds me of that one time I heard thunder the exact instant I flipped a light switch.
I love that jar opener. I use it regularly to open things.
I gotta admit, watching these videos give me more appreciation for well designed things, and being young, spry, and able bodied, so I don’t need these sort of things. I wish things were designed better, for people who aren’t as able bodied being kept in mind, but hopefully as more people watch, and learn, when they go out into the world, they’ll keep these people in mind with what they buy, what they support, and maybe even what they create themselves.
Interesting and fun video. I liked the accessibility angle and enjoyed it overall, but as a designer myself I would also make the following comment:
Try to remember that the design process in almost all cases is a series of compromises. Unless you have unlimited time and resources to design and make something you will always be doing some things less well than you potentially could. In most cases when it comes to commercial products like this, the top two considerations will be the cost to produce and the price you can sell it at. The price you can sell it at will go up with how effective it is, but so might the cost to produce, and at a certain point it becomes uneconomical to improve the design of the product further.
Every one of the design changes he suggested (except maybe the final one on the electric can opener, which was also a very minor change) would have increased the cost to manufacture of these products. That would be fine, but most likely (for any sizeable company) there have been accountants/market researchers who have made some calculations which say something like "The market for this kind of device costing $10 is 100,000 people which equals $1m of revenue, and the market for a device costing $15 is 60,000 people which equals $900k (less money), therefore we should make a product to sell at $10". In other words, there is a limit to how much people will spend on certain products, and therefore the designs of these retail products will, most of the time, be deficient in some way or other, due to cost considerations. And THAT is where the skill of the designer comes in.
It's actually quite easy, a lot of the time to come up with a product design which does the thing you want to do *really* well, it's only when you factor in that it also has to fall within some budget that things get hard, because you will usually have to make compromises to save money - this might be using cheaper materials, like the cheap plastic in the egg separator (and possibly the jar opener) in this video, or using less of the same material, like may have happened for the nutcracker, or manufacturing something in a simpler manner, like the round hammer shaft on the coconut opener instead of a shaped one which would be more complicated to machine (straight cylindrical shafts are really easy to make) and therefore more expensive. A great designer will design a product which works great AND is within budget to make, and most of the time the end user won't ever know or think about this.
So try to appreciate good design, and if you run into a bad design, try to bear in mind that sometimes this is due to it being designed by somebody who hasn't thought about things properly, but significantly more often it's because of cost. Ultimately, under capitalism, there is a big incentive, a lot of the time, to knowingly make things worse than they could or should be, in order to make more profit.
I really like him he seems like a nice guy
We need a part 2 to these videos where someone actually MAKES the altered versions.
As a product designer myself, im pretty pleased with the video, though I'd change up some scoring, ultimately his opinions on whether you should buy it or not were very reasonable.
you were so right when you were talking about depression setting in when you realize you cant do something that used to be so easy. I remember the first time i tried to use a can opener after I got CTS and couldnt turn it because of the pain I broke down in tears. getting the automatic kind made me feel in control of my life
"probably because my left hand wasnt wacking enough like my right hand"
I FELT THAT
>Putting oil all over your hand and tries to open a jar
this guy's a madlad
ZuTu I know you're joking but honestly that what it feels like for me bc I have dexterity problems.
(I probably rolled a 1 lmao)
12:51
When you're in college and can't subtract anything more than 3 digits long
I renember seeing the Handy Dandy can opener ad on the TV when I was younger.
I love watching these and listening to his improvements and thoughts! Please keep this series going!
Do the little preview clips they do at the beginning of every video bother anyone else? I'm literally about to watch the video, you are spoiling it with redundant information.
noisyturtle I know right