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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @paulnash9851
    @paulnash9851 8 лет назад +7137

    I've been homeless, and the Salvation Army people used to give out various hot cans like this. Trust me, living on the Birmingham streets in winter, these things are amazing life savers. (and the volunteers who give them out are just fucking awesome, lovely, incredible humans....)

  • @ultimateninjaboi
    @ultimateninjaboi 7 лет назад +466

    The self heating can seems less of something meant to be marketed as "hassle free" and more as an alternative for people without access to cooking implements at all (homeless, frequent campers, really low income, etc.) and on that front, it's pretty good, as a concept.

  • @sternleiche
    @sternleiche 9 лет назад +2030

    and if you dont open the can after piercing it , you have a Christmas dinner in a cannon

    • @rsoul7282
      @rsoul7282 7 лет назад +50

      sternleiche how has this comment not received more laughs? What is wrong with you people?

    • @LupixSubscribe
      @LupixSubscribe 6 лет назад +9

      ha

    • @ASadPigeon
      @ASadPigeon 6 лет назад +14

      TrustyCane hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahhahahahahahahahahahhahahaahhwiooosksjsksisiisis

    • @loganiushere
      @loganiushere 6 лет назад +10

      Lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol

    • @Dalton4D
      @Dalton4D 6 лет назад +9

      teheeee

  • @small122
    @small122 4 года назад +794

    That drop of food you dropped on the sofa is giving me anxiety still 6 years later. 3:56

    • @supermax2710
      @supermax2710 4 года назад +7

      No-one cares stupid

    • @small122
      @small122 4 года назад +100

      Super MAX nigga shut the fuck up

    • @krazy7yearsagoupdated33
      @krazy7yearsagoupdated33 4 года назад +4

      Small Oranges no one cares stupid

    • @small122
      @small122 4 года назад +49

      krazy • 7 years ago • updated nigga shut the fuck up

    • @-throat-
      @-throat- 4 года назад +31

      Everyone cares, smart

  • @yee2494
    @yee2494 7 лет назад +1657

    No microwave. No kettle. No family. Living alone in a house. Hot can.

    • @peekaboots01
      @peekaboots01 4 года назад +58

      Not everybody has a family.

    • @thedevollsadvocate
      @thedevollsadvocate 4 года назад +29

      i know right its awesome

    • @Sereomontis
      @Sereomontis 4 года назад +68

      You think people who can afford a house would eat this?
      More like "living alone in a tiny 1-room studio apartment".

    • @aaclovern9804
      @aaclovern9804 4 года назад +22

      A pig. In a cage. On antibiotics.

    • @jimelliott8931
      @jimelliott8931 4 года назад +16

      @@aaclovern9804 fitter happier more productive

  • @minefilms1122
    @minefilms1122 7 лет назад +3286

    "rehydrated water"
    just think about that for a bit

    • @kanyegaming5296
      @kanyegaming5296 7 лет назад +23

      Aaron They think that 1+1= I R SMERD

    • @PedroSilvahf
      @PedroSilvahf 6 лет назад +82

      Just add water

    • @ichaukan
      @ichaukan 5 лет назад +109

      It's easier to handle than dehydrated water.

    • @0xlamon
      @0xlamon 5 лет назад +29

      @ichaukan Or alcohol-free vodka.

    • @dfwai7589
      @dfwai7589 5 лет назад +7

      @@0xlamon that is one of the the few good mistakes that came out of a bad night of drinking

  • @calilaployploy2827
    @calilaployploy2827 8 лет назад +437

    I had to sleep on a park bench for 2 weeks and i would love to have that can, back there.
    It doesn't look to great, but you have to admit that having a full can of warm food without fire can be a lifesaver.

    • @john3530
      @john3530 4 года назад +31

      Calila PloyPloy how are you doing three years on?

    • @josedeleon3179
      @josedeleon3179 4 года назад +6

      i wanna know as well. hope you're doing well

    • @bendaniels967
      @bendaniels967 4 года назад +2

      Hope things have improved for you

    • @jerrysmith8326
      @jerrysmith8326 4 года назад +11

      He died eating canned chicken soup

    • @_Aidelweiss_
      @_Aidelweiss_ 4 года назад +1

      @@jerrysmith8326 oh no

  • @AndrewAtoZ
    @AndrewAtoZ 6 лет назад +412

    Food may not be good, but the technology is cool.

    • @crypterion_moon
      @crypterion_moon 3 года назад +8

      I hear some Bento in Japan utilize a similar heating mechanism.

    • @Grimmwoldds
      @Grimmwoldds 3 года назад +29

      It's an FRH. You have a water permeable pouch containing magnesium, iron, and salt. When you add water(there's a bladder being pierced in this heating unit) it has an exothermic(oxidation-reduction) reaction. This is, as stated, used in self-heating bentos. It's also in MREs, both civilian and military.
      Considerably safer and easier to package than an Esbit stove. More likely to fail and non-reusable though(rations with Esbits tend to include multiple fuel tabs to accommodate daily rather than single serving rations) If you want to see cooking cans with an Esbit, lookup steve1989mreinfo and his Italian MRE videos.

    • @NikoChristianWallenberg
      @NikoChristianWallenberg 3 года назад +8

      The food is not bad - it just doesn't quite have the whole ethos of Christmas dinner.

    • @ivantsang2156
      @ivantsang2156 3 года назад +3

      China they have a self heated hot pot box, pretty impressive thing were made

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 года назад +1

      I could see it do better with stews and chilis.

  • @NintendoNXT
    @NintendoNXT 8 лет назад +1628

    In a nuclear apocalypse, when you're in a bunker, this would probably be a gourmet style meal.

    • @BlaizeTheDragon
      @BlaizeTheDragon 8 лет назад +80

      It's only "good" based on a dire situation. same for anything. If you're starving you'd happily eat a half eaten apple no question. It doesn't get bonus points just out of the perspective it COULD be all you have to eat. At the end of the day it's still just a ready meal that is "alright" but in terms of quality it will always pale in comparison to the real thing.

    • @starman5901
      @starman5901 6 лет назад +2

      Austendo or zombie apocalypse

    • @hayato5815
      @hayato5815 4 года назад +3

      star man be real here

    • @ahah1785
      @ahah1785 4 года назад +10

      well... were almost there...

    • @AR15.666
      @AR15.666 4 года назад +1

      NintendoMusic Corona virus

  • @Moshugaani
    @Moshugaani 9 лет назад +384

    For those bitter sweet post-apocalyptic Christmas dinners... :'(

    • @khmergodhobbies
      @khmergodhobbies 9 лет назад +10

      +Moshugaani Fallout 4? too soon?

    • @MostLikelyMu
      @MostLikelyMu 9 лет назад

      pretty much

    • @Moshugaani
      @Moshugaani 9 лет назад +10

      Vandoeun Long Well I should hope there's christmas-in-a-can in Fallout 4 and it better come with an achievement!

    • @badhombre2305
      @badhombre2305 9 лет назад

      +Moshugaani haha I agree

    • @doctordoggo9464
      @doctordoggo9464 6 лет назад +1

      +10 rads

  • @rawrvintageisclassic
    @rawrvintageisclassic 8 лет назад +1513

    You have to admit though, this is pretty innovative stuff!

    • @MrTheil
      @MrTheil 8 лет назад +125

      That and the fact that it's delicious. I'd actually eat from that.

    • @yaboirandall7638
      @yaboirandall7638 7 лет назад +102

      A. Theil its a really cute present for homeless people that make their christmas much better :)

    • @KuyaJmaq
      @KuyaJmaq 6 лет назад +3

      Rick Sanchez Thats a great idea

    • @Mango_mahogany
      @Mango_mahogany 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah if you like eating decay

    • @Artix902
      @Artix902 5 лет назад +23

      It's literally an MRE with a flameless ration heater, can form. It's been in use since the early 21st century

  • @unseenufo
    @unseenufo 4 года назад +1118

    Someone get this man a dinner table.

  • @xxnooneimportantxx8017
    @xxnooneimportantxx8017 9 лет назад +5236

    This might be nice for homeless people without access to a stove or microwave.

    • @hanavanheim4552
      @hanavanheim4552 9 лет назад +276

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @mrknowitall600
      @mrknowitall600 9 лет назад +130

      better than an MRE, having eaten two myself. But, i was pushing the shelf life, mine was ten years of age!

    • @mrknowitall600
      @mrknowitall600 9 лет назад +10

      ***** maybe, but again,they say ten year shelf life. So i ate some from the late 90's, early 2000's. You can see the difference it could make!

    • @wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg
      @wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg 9 лет назад +99

      It could be Christmas dinner for starving Africans. I see it now:
      The pastor passes cans of Christmas Dinner to the congregation, who receive them, puzzled and wondering what to do with the metal devices.
      The pastor demonstrates the steps labelled on the can, and half of the Africans proceed to poke their eyes with the metal stick. The other half suffer hand injuries from wrestling with the can.
      Everyone waits for the food to heat up, during which the pastor says grace and the others awkwardly imitate the sounds that he makes.
      As the scene draws to a close, Jesus pops up with loaves of bread and fishes while Santa gives all the children a year's supply of appetite suppressants.

    • @janlouisepeterson8755
      @janlouisepeterson8755 9 лет назад +18

      also might be a good idea for college students, probably better for you then rammen at least

  • @1973Washu
    @1973Washu 9 лет назад +525

    There is something horribly depressing about this idea...

    • @Membrane556
      @Membrane556 9 лет назад +99

      True the very thought of having to eat that for Christmas dinner is like something out of a modern day version of A Christmas Carol.

    • @tenlmao
      @tenlmao 6 лет назад +5

      I was thinking the same thing throughout the whole video :(

    • @ChaR_OfTheK0Rn
      @ChaR_OfTheK0Rn 3 года назад +2

      I can see someone eating this on christmas alone in their apartment

    • @denbenouandmistletoerecove9364
      @denbenouandmistletoerecove9364 Год назад +2

      I see a person who has been divorced about a thousand times, given up on life, sat in a dimly lit one room flat in a crap part of the city with wallpaper coming off the walls, peirces the can and injures themselves in the process, sits on an airbed that falls apart when they sit on it, it is 1am and they are sat in the dark in tears eating it, wondering what the hell they have done with their life.

  • @Graylord88
    @Graylord88 8 лет назад +247

    Seems like a decent thing to buy in bulk and distribute to the homeless I think.

  • @icyatlasartworks
    @icyatlasartworks 11 месяцев назад +21

    I always come back to this video, every year. I will continue to do so. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas season, everyone reading this comment, and you too, Ashens.

    • @Gledster
      @Gledster 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you!

  • @NegitoroIsBestShip
    @NegitoroIsBestShip 9 лет назад +771

    "Re-hydrated potato water"
    ...............
    Hang on let me hear that again.
    "Re-hydrated potato water."
    *Re-hydrated* potato *water*
    HOW THE FUCK DO YOU REHYDRATE WATER?

    • @foxymetroid
      @foxymetroid 9 лет назад +160

      +Negitoro Is Best Ship A better question is: How do you dehydrate water? That's removing water from water.

    • @rb1003
      @rb1003 9 лет назад +1

      +Negitoro Is Best Ship ALIEN WATER.

    • @mrsilikeeggs
      @mrsilikeeggs 9 лет назад +14

      +Negitoro Is Best Ship I think it's the water from the potato re-hydration process.

    • @rb1003
      @rb1003 9 лет назад +1

      mrsilikeeggs w

    • @Magmafrost13
      @Magmafrost13 9 лет назад +9

      +foxymetroid you can do that just fine. There's a pretty minute amount of pure water in the world, and its not exactly all that safe to drink (water _really_ doesn't like being pure. Drinking pure water strips the minerals from your body). So dehydrated water is the minerals dissolved in the water, I guess. Sea salt, for example, could be described as dehydrated sea water.

  • @thatoneguy9028
    @thatoneguy9028 Год назад +74

    It makes me sad to think about someone who would have no other way of getting a warm meal on christmas

    • @DoktrDub
      @DoktrDub Год назад +15

      But in a plus side, it’s better than not having a warm meal at all.

  • @lorenadavila5580
    @lorenadavila5580 8 лет назад +209

    At least it looks better than the whole chicken in a can, which looks nasty.

  • @SunBunz
    @SunBunz 6 лет назад +241

    The false advertising of that sprout on the can really pissed me off. How dare they!

    • @kimnielsen8183
      @kimnielsen8183 3 года назад +2

      Oh damn, didnt expect to find an old comment from you here :D been subbed for a while

    • @davidrenton
      @davidrenton 3 года назад +5

      weird they go with the sprout as well, the sprout is well known for it's divisive quality.
      I'm personally a big fan but there is a significant subsection of society that see the common household sprout as nothing more than the devil's testicles.
      As this fine product lack's the sprout , I'm wondering if maybe there is a message that us mortal's do not get, or maybe they had brought a lot of Sprout stock images and had to use them before the new year, is the deep state Brussel's sprout industrial complex using this as a nefarious ploy to increase Sprout adoption.

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself 3 года назад +1

      I thought the imagery was clear: if you expect a brussel sprout in this concoction, get forked!

  • @swagmaster6922
    @swagmaster6922 8 лет назад +2376

    If You're homeless, This can save you. If you are not, And You're eating This alone on christmas... Remember that suicide isn't an option

    • @thegreatslothlord7796
      @thegreatslothlord7796 8 лет назад +67

      Nor taking your frustration out on your landlord who gave you crap for so many years because he's just a pure d**k.

    • @VineFynn
      @VineFynn 8 лет назад +177

      It is. The point of suicide prevention is trying to make life liveable, instead of pressuring suffering (to the point of wanting to die) people into staying alive for the sake of some moralising twat's conscience..

    • @DJChipsandGarlic
      @DJChipsandGarlic 8 лет назад +42

      you spelled "is" wrong

    • @rainyday3939
      @rainyday3939 8 лет назад +4

      +heart.1994 live in what way exactly? XD

    • @TXFDA
      @TXFDA 7 лет назад +29

      The thing is, "this can save you" only really works if someone gives it to you. If you're homeless, for the price of this, you could get a lot more. Sure the food would be cheaper, but you'd get more.

  • @locutus155
    @locutus155 5 лет назад +94

    Sprouts not included, thank god. You've not been at my family's place after my grandmother and the dog have been at the sprouts. It's like the Somme 1916, chlorine gas, mustard gas.

    • @emmylou4522
      @emmylou4522 3 года назад +2

      You cant beat a few sprouts! 😋

  • @Dan272121
    @Dan272121 9 лет назад +1249

    suppose its good for homeless people

    • @BenjaminGoose
      @BenjaminGoose 9 лет назад +6

      +Dan Rowbotham Yes because I'm sure homeless people have the money to spend on instant-meals. :)

    • @Dan272121
      @Dan272121 9 лет назад +217

      +BenjaminGoose no but you and I may have enough to spend on them :) :) :)

    • @ZeroClarkThirty
      @ZeroClarkThirty 8 лет назад +43

      These cost a pound, I think. I'm sure that most homeless people can spare a pound for a self-heating meal.

    • @Dan272121
      @Dan272121 8 лет назад +72

      ZeroClarkThirty sorry i dont keep record of the economics of homeless people or canned self heating christmas dinners

    • @CertifiedDoc
      @CertifiedDoc 8 лет назад +29

      +ZeroClarkThirty Ashens used the phrase "Far more expensive," which is not generally something I'd associate with a one pound product.

  • @kevinkim2010
    @kevinkim2010 5 лет назад +130

    that little drop on the sofa was driving me absolutely insane. aahhhhh

    • @silentbanshee4869
      @silentbanshee4869 4 года назад +10

      Right? Clean that up before it sets! It's all I could think about.

    • @adrianibarra8758
      @adrianibarra8758 4 года назад +12

      Bitch don't come for them. We all sittin here watching a stranger eat canned shit.

    • @Lizgotlungs
      @Lizgotlungs 4 года назад +1

      Adrian Ibarra LMFAOOOO😭😂😂😂😂😂

    • @manyerrors3719
      @manyerrors3719 4 года назад +1

      Legend has it that it still hasn't been cleared away to this day!

    • @jonw9791
      @jonw9791 4 года назад +1

      Why tf he opening it on a sofa anyway

  • @TOASTEngineer
    @TOASTEngineer 10 лет назад +33

    The fact that this exists made my cry just a little bit.
    Well, that and the fact that most holidays work like this for me.

  • @fishum6483
    @fishum6483 6 лет назад +111

    A moment of silence for those who actually had this for their Christmas Dinner.

    • @ikitclaw3299
      @ikitclaw3299 3 года назад +8

      I had a ham and cheese sandwich for dinner on Christmas ⛄🎄

    • @druidofthefang
      @druidofthefang 3 года назад +3

      @@ikitclaw3299 im 90% sure i ate ramen noodles for xmas meal

  • @chibai1223
    @chibai1223 9 лет назад +89

    You got me at "maybe horse"

    • @tjrizzo4642
      @tjrizzo4642 9 лет назад +14

      he got me at "You have to eat it with an allen key"

    • @tjrizzo4642
      @tjrizzo4642 9 лет назад +6

      and the "Your seal of quality" referring to the qr code

    • @oldcowbb
      @oldcowbb 5 лет назад

      Top notch humour

  • @CocoTheMii
    @CocoTheMii 4 года назад +168

    This actually looks somewhat decent and I kinda wanna try it now.

    • @henryrevell7365
      @henryrevell7365 4 года назад +1

      I really hope you are joking my friend

    • @CocoTheMii
      @CocoTheMii 4 года назад +53

      @Henry Revell I'm not. Especially compared to the other things he's tried, this actually looks like food.
      Then again, he DID say that he wouldn't recommend it to anyone, sooo...

    • @Sanderford
      @Sanderford 4 года назад +60

      I mean it's basically a turkey stew in heavy beef gravy with potatoes and carrots.
      I'd eat it.

    • @JunkieRemix
      @JunkieRemix 4 года назад +5

      Coco I kinda wanna try it too

    • @Sanderford
      @Sanderford 4 года назад +4

      @@CocoTheMii I think when he said he wouldn't recommend it he was saying that because of the price for what you would be getting.

  • @Geraffel
    @Geraffel 8 лет назад +130

    'an excellent disappointment' - Chef Excellence

  • @francescopaglia8488
    @francescopaglia8488 10 месяцев назад +10

    Every christmas gets sadder and sadder for me. The only stable point giving me some comfort, i don't know why, is rewatching this video. Knowing that when the rest of my family will be gone i will be eating one of these cans all alone. I hope that next year i won't need to watch this video once again, meaning something has changed.
    Also the comment about the man having been homeless is always there and i read it everytime

    • @Jordi1872.
      @Jordi1872. 10 месяцев назад

      They no longer exist unfortunately mate, I ate the last ever tin produced in 2015 and am forever grateful.

  • @j4gerb0mblitz
    @j4gerb0mblitz 8 лет назад +638

    If you pour it over mash I bet it would taste fantastic.

    • @jelleypeanuts7866
      @jelleypeanuts7866 8 лет назад +88

      if you cook it in the whole chicken in a can fat and dip the trekking burger in it how would it taste.

    • @onmybike8204
      @onmybike8204 8 лет назад +72

      +Jelley Peanuts it would come alife.

    • @brendanarmstrong9716
      @brendanarmstrong9716 8 лет назад +16

      Stuff like this is really good over white bread

    • @killermemesatareasonablepr9707
      @killermemesatareasonablepr9707 7 лет назад +15

      Jelley Peanuts Oh god, not the canned chicken

    • @setsers1
      @setsers1 6 лет назад

      Jelley Peanuts WHY XD

  • @trevor7520
    @trevor7520 6 лет назад +124

    the thought of a lonely old man eating this at christmas makes me sob gently

    • @tonyatthebeach
      @tonyatthebeach 2 года назад +1

      He might be lonely but rich?

    • @maxshep2829
      @maxshep2829 2 года назад +1

      @@tonyatthebeach there's much more to life than money! From the lonely 'old' man...

    • @tonyatthebeach
      @tonyatthebeach 2 года назад +2

      @@maxshep2829 How am I support a family without money? I hate the system but I can't escape it

    • @garymac5571
      @garymac5571 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@tonyatthebeachI doubt a rich man would be eating this at Christmas.

    • @tonyatthebeach
      @tonyatthebeach 11 месяцев назад

      @@garymac5571 True

  • @BaggyMcPiper
    @BaggyMcPiper 9 лет назад +72

    The can itself is a pretty neat invention. I can see myself taking some with chilli or pasta with me while I'm going hiking.

    • @Membrane556
      @Membrane556 9 лет назад +4

      *****
      Yah they work pretty damn good for things like soup though it's expensive.

    • @nazul1996
      @nazul1996 9 лет назад

      +Inkshooter I remember seeing these types of cans marketed for hikers and such.
      I've had a hot chocolate can... or a mug with me on a hike.

    • @SuperNormalMan
      @SuperNormalMan 9 лет назад

      +Janne Tiensuu It is the sort of thing that comes in quite handy when you're in the middle of nowhere, isn't it?

    • @nazul1996
      @nazul1996 9 лет назад

      TheDevilbuster Especially in the winter, when there's a meter of snow on the ground.
      :-D

  • @dropj3
    @dropj3 8 лет назад +531

    Genius invention for homeless people or the next time when the power grid will fail a large part of the US

    • @IAmPez
      @IAmPez 8 лет назад +50

      You know what is another genius invention? Fire.

    • @dropj3
      @dropj3 8 лет назад +4

      PufferPez lmao

    • @JoshuanKnode
      @JoshuanKnode 8 лет назад +2

      its handy for truckers

    • @dropj3
      @dropj3 8 лет назад +18

      Jason Miller the powergrid of the USA is way worse then the power grid of Europe. You're constantly at risk for major blackouts because of the age and state of the major power grids that haven't bin updated in the past decades.

    • @kelmanl4
      @kelmanl4 8 лет назад

      That's what I was thinking good for the homeless

  • @princefleaswallow5182
    @princefleaswallow5182 8 лет назад +373

    I was homeless for a large portion of my life (family disowned me as soon as they were legally able to) and HotCans saved my fucking life when I was staying at a shelter. They do look like shit, but when you've been on the street for 5 years, this looks like a god damn gourmet dinner. When I was one of those poor chaps on the sidewalk outside the grocery store begging for a pound and someone gave me anything like this, I'd cry out of joy.
    But yeah, now that I live with my friend in the US and I have normal food, this does look... Very different to me. Odd to think about how I used to worship these and now they almost look inedible.

    • @thanaa
      @thanaa 8 лет назад +63

      Glad that you got outta that shitty situation, fuck your parents and gl with the rest of your life, may it be 100x better than what you have already faced. cheers

    • @RavenousRabbler
      @RavenousRabbler 8 лет назад +3

      Nepeta Leijon What did they disown you for?

    • @IL4NR
      @IL4NR 8 лет назад +8

      ~for being the best girl~

    • @shugaku2461
      @shugaku2461 8 лет назад +2

      Why were you disowned?

    • @princefleaswallow5182
      @princefleaswallow5182 8 лет назад +38

      TheITChap Aye, because I'm gay. Glad I got out of that homophobic shithole.

  • @Exceltiaawesome
    @Exceltiaawesome 4 года назад +54

    This would be lifesaving for the homeless to have in stock.

    • @DynoSkrimisher
      @DynoSkrimisher 3 года назад

      Or if you really need to save up on gas or electric.

  • @gamer6uy
    @gamer6uy 10 лет назад +60

    I can see Bill from King of the Hill eating this

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 6 лет назад +5

      Yeah, they all eat this, Zoidberg from Futurama, Moe from the Simpsons, Meg from the Family Guy... You name it.

  • @Andreazor
    @Andreazor 9 лет назад +190

    Self-heating? They spelled self-hating wrong.

    • @assface1598
      @assface1598 5 лет назад +1

      I thought it was hating haha

  • @ryanharper7273
    @ryanharper7273 9 лет назад +143

    I've eaten quite a few Hot Cans when I've been camping and such, for what they are they are really good. I'd imagine they'd be good in survival situations too.

    • @scslre
      @scslre 9 лет назад +1

      I've only had the chocolate ones, and they're surprisingly nice.

    • @ntwadumela6566
      @ntwadumela6566 8 лет назад +2

      +Ryan Harper no, in survival situations you would hunt and gather food sourced from this lush planet you live in just like your ancestors did and the only reason you are on this planet today.
      you would be that one survivor who died of starvation next to a field of grazing sheep and chickens and a fresh-water river full of spawning salmon just because you finished your last can of emergency food a few days ago wouldn't you? -.-

    • @SandraudigaVali
      @SandraudigaVali 8 лет назад +2

      lmfao

    • @steamyhotpoo
      @steamyhotpoo 8 лет назад +42

      +ntwa dumela Someone must have shit in your cheerios.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 года назад

      I assume there are better options than the christmas dinner

  • @martas.3008
    @martas.3008 4 года назад +12

    I am more amazed about the fact of doing this demonstration on the couch. That drop sitting there the whole time.

  • @Marinuss
    @Marinuss 9 лет назад +566

    I think it looked quite tasty actually...

    • @jetjazz05
      @jetjazz05 9 лет назад +27

      +ANIMAL MOTHER I feel the need to throw in an obligatory "I've eaten worse".

    • @garrykoalman3684
      @garrykoalman3684 9 лет назад +4

      +нет русский
      Looks like diarrhea.

    • @bioswat96
      @bioswat96 9 лет назад +2

      +нет русский Can't imagine what's your daily ration then

    • @met4games79
      @met4games79 9 лет назад +8

      +не русский I'd smash...

    • @gingeetheginge6071
      @gingeetheginge6071 7 лет назад +10

      не русский Don't judge food by how it looks.

  • @DominionFenrir
    @DominionFenrir 8 лет назад +26

    The can itself is infinitely more awesome than any Poundland item I've seen thus far.

  • @smackednoodle
    @smackednoodle 9 лет назад +53

    Looks like the stuff they used to feed us as "school dinner".

    • @oofouchowie6425
      @oofouchowie6425 9 лет назад +3

      #truth
      #niceprofilepic
      #hastag
      #youtube
      #ashens
      #thisjokeisgettingold
      #wafflesaurus
      #pony
      #somthing
      #raaaa

    • @oofouchowie6425
      @oofouchowie6425 9 лет назад

      +wafflesaurus *#hashtag

    • @uTubeNoITube
      @uTubeNoITube 8 лет назад

      +wafflesaurus *#something

    • @oofouchowie6425
      @oofouchowie6425 8 лет назад

      uTubeNoITube #getrekedmate

    • @setsers1
      @setsers1 8 лет назад +1

      +nunchaku101 ?

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 6 лет назад +26

    What pains me is that presumably, there would have been a project team that came up with this idea, planned and schemed it out, developed it, tasted it, made it as best as they could and then genuinely thought that they could, as you said, market it as Christmas Dinner and not "chunky soup" or something.

  • @LiarNobody
    @LiarNobody 9 лет назад +102

    Is it weird that my first instinct was to worry about the couch? It's just too vital part of the series; maybe even more important than Ashen himself. Like it'd ruin everything if one day he loaded a video from a faux leather recliner or something.

  • @RockBottomRiser21
    @RockBottomRiser21 9 лет назад +87

    This reminds me of those instant instant noodles they have in Cowboy Bebop.

    • @frhorizons
      @frhorizons 9 лет назад +1

      I wish we had those

    • @thevigilantsatanicbowser8249
      @thevigilantsatanicbowser8249 9 лет назад +2

      I was thinking that too. That this is like those self heating ramen noodles they have in that show. But that said I've had self heating coffee and hot chocolate stuff. As well as meals. But generally they come in a box with a tray to heat in after adding the water to the lime. It started as military tech.

    • @juant8631
      @juant8631 9 лет назад

      I don't remember that. 0_0 What episode?

    • @RockBottomRiser21
      @RockBottomRiser21 9 лет назад

      +The KaBlammer the movie I think

    • @juant8631
      @juant8631 9 лет назад +4

      +Steven W That would explain a lot.
      I never SAW the movie.

  • @TheConciseStatement
    @TheConciseStatement 10 лет назад +40

    Of all the elements of a Christmas dinner to promote, why choose the polarising one - the brussel sprout? Particularly when it's not even in the damn thing.

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino 6 лет назад

      The Concise Statement technically without sprouts that was just a roast dinner in a can

  • @Arachn3rd
    @Arachn3rd Год назад +7

    No microwave. No kettle. No taste buds. No dignity. Just Hot Can.

  • @lordcrumb07
    @lordcrumb07 8 лет назад +50

    "oh no, not the couch!" LMAO

    • @TheBeansta
      @TheBeansta 8 лет назад +5

      SOFA. ITS A SOFA.

    • @lordcrumb07
      @lordcrumb07 8 лет назад +2

      yeah i'm a New Zealander, not a Yanky. Who cares anyway, you got the idea.

    • @lelkat
      @lelkat 8 лет назад

      I'm from the UK and call it a couch lol ^^^

    • @TheBeansta
      @TheBeansta 8 лет назад

      Amber Gwillim TRAITORRRRRRRRRRR!!!1!!!1!!11

    • @melatoninqueen6914
      @melatoninqueen6914 7 лет назад

      I'm from the USA and I say both couch and sofa

  • @MilanousMedia
    @MilanousMedia 10 лет назад +34

    "Ashens reviewed our limited edition Christmas dinner in a Can, smells good, tastes good but it’s not an alternative to a real Christmas dinner. We agree! "
    - HotCan Company
    Yes that is a quote from the people who made it.

  • @Tulanir1
    @Tulanir1 10 лет назад +748

    If someone actually eats this for christmas, I feel sorry for them.

  • @TheCraigy111
    @TheCraigy111 4 года назад +13

    I can just imagine serving this up to my family on Christmas, they'd kick the shit out of me

  • @tammysilverwolf1085
    @tammysilverwolf1085 10 лет назад +20

    Wow, it's like a civilian MRE. O_o
    I'm half tempted to buy some of these.

  • @pinguutau
    @pinguutau 8 лет назад +152

    I'd still eat that to be honest.

  • @CynicalGamingBlogTerry309
    @CynicalGamingBlogTerry309 9 лет назад +352

    This is the sort of thing wealthy people would give to their pets...

    • @njd834
      @njd834 9 лет назад +52

      I can just imagine some snooty dog wearing a 50 caret diamond necklace, getting his face burned off by the steam coming off this thing while heating.

    • @ijulesy
      @ijulesy 9 лет назад +2

      +brainjuice654 not just wealthy people!

    • @CynicalGamingBlogTerry309
      @CynicalGamingBlogTerry309 9 лет назад +2

      Cameron Bell Most people wouldn't pay that much for this.

    • @bustasledge0584
      @bustasledge0584 9 лет назад +3

      nd den I rape de pets legit hardcore m8

    • @slamyam5532
      @slamyam5532 9 лет назад

      +Sir. Defalt 0 nice me too

  • @PolishTamales
    @PolishTamales 2 года назад +17

    Considering most of us are alone on Christmas these days, eating out of a can seems like a strict upgrade from eating a sandwich next to the kitchen sink...

  • @jubbie1122
    @jubbie1122 10 лет назад +27

    it seems like a Christmas dinner for someone who is lost in a forest or on a mountain

  • @coffinfeeder7732
    @coffinfeeder7732 8 лет назад +83

    Is this on Amazon? I want to try it because it really doesn't look half bad. Of course, I don't actually plan to eat it on Christmas.

    • @TylerDoorn
      @TylerDoorn 8 лет назад +1

      Probably

    • @meltonio6709
      @meltonio6709 8 лет назад +11

      Yeah I would eat it too... Not for Christmas obviously.

    • @this_is_a_tiny_town
      @this_is_a_tiny_town 5 лет назад +1

      You're right, it looks *_all_* bad.

    • @fluidthought42
      @fluidthought42 4 года назад

      I hope not, those poor workers don't deserve to have this explode on them.

  • @TheNathanNS
    @TheNathanNS 10 лет назад +229

    I could've sworn I've seen this in a can of Whiskas before now. :P

    • @3DSuperWaffle
      @3DSuperWaffle 9 лет назад +1

      This is probably the equivalent of high-grade dog food

    • @mshara1
      @mshara1 9 лет назад +1

      Was going to say the same thing. Just like Whiskas.

    • @ohmanhotham8823
      @ohmanhotham8823 6 лет назад

      Plasticback samezies

    • @HORSEPRISON
      @HORSEPRISON 5 лет назад

      Oh fuck it's Nathan

    • @LUMINIZEDOG
      @LUMINIZEDOG 5 лет назад

      i’m out here just trying to watch some videos before bed and you’re here

  • @rebeccafons6679
    @rebeccafons6679 2 года назад +6

    Made something like this one year when most of my family was under the weather and no one really was in the mood to cook and sit down to eat a big meal even for Christmas. I ended up working with my sister because out of everyone we were the two least sick, to grab the biggest stock pot that we could find and throw in a bunch of turkey thighs, cubes of ham, potatoes, other various veggies and soup accoutrements, a few crushed cranberries, and the seasoning that we were going to use for the gravy, and made a soup of Christmas dinner. It was a hit

  • @mahindugames8917
    @mahindugames8917 11 лет назад +77

    the christmas dinner actually looks quite yummy...

  • @Todomo
    @Todomo 4 года назад +40

    this doesn’t look bad. looks like some of the stew my grandma would make and it always tasted amazing. also looks like school food though and i was not a huge fan of the school food. i think grandmas seasonings are what made it good

    • @guser436
      @guser436 4 года назад +5

      I feel like only person who loved school food
      Those meatballs in gravy or chocolate pudding were so good

    • @Todomo
      @Todomo 4 года назад +4

      @@guser436 school food was the best. seriously i’d rather have a variety every day of that good stuff than the cheap junk i eat now trying to survive

    • @guser436
      @guser436 4 года назад

      @@Todomo so relatable

  • @AmazingMReviews
    @AmazingMReviews 10 лет назад +196

    One would think this would cost more to manufacture than the price it is sold for.

  • @enricocarlino7110
    @enricocarlino7110 4 года назад +15

    I don't know if it's the whole British Christmas feeling or if it's because of you, but i watch this video at least once a month to get comfortable.

  • @silent_bob_
    @silent_bob_ 10 лет назад +68

    The saddest christmas ever.

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 6 лет назад

      Less sadder than no food.

  • @madhatter6790
    @madhatter6790 10 лет назад +43

    That might be a bit of undigested beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato in that dinner. If you see you old dead friend wrapped in chains, locks and strong boxes that might be the dinner or someone come to teach you a lesson, more likely the dinner. Merry Christmas Ashens and God bless ya! :)

  • @robertgreen5123
    @robertgreen5123 10 лет назад +12

    This is what they feed firefighters whilst we're on big jobs though I've never had a christmas dinner one. Usually irish stew or sausage and beans. they're not that bad when you're exhausted and hungry.

  • @beezerboy4152
    @beezerboy4152 4 года назад +4

    Nearly Christmas 2020 so I thought I would get in the mood with this gem of a video

    • @shaunsmith1825
      @shaunsmith1825 4 года назад

      This video is as traditional as Slade.

  • @callummegginson554
    @callummegginson554 9 лет назад +595

    This is actually kinda sad. Like, imagine a homeless guy, on Christmas, in the snow, eating this with nobody to love him, except maybe his dog, whom he occasionally feeds from the can, as a single tear falls down his cheek.

    • @AwesomeGameReviewz
      @AwesomeGameReviewz 9 лет назад +73

      The feels man...

    • @setsers1
      @setsers1 8 лет назад +46

      NO GOD
      NO GOD PLEASE NO
      I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN

    • @Matildo1212
      @Matildo1212 8 лет назад +51

      and then someone walks past him
      laughs at him
      and spits in his face
      the feels man
      the feels :'(

    • @AightBro123
      @AightBro123 8 лет назад +10

      :(

    • @stoneisland1000
      @stoneisland1000 8 лет назад +42

      +Vladimir Poontang ahhahahahaha and theres me in my loveely warm house ahahhahahhahahhahahah

  • @cuteavocado-vin
    @cuteavocado-vin 8 лет назад +5

    What you said at 4:43 just made me spit out my drink and laugh. "I think it's turkey...could be horse."

  • @hayleyprc
    @hayleyprc 10 лет назад +143

    i think that they should sell these everywhere for the homeless ..its great one pund for a heated dinner ..they need these sorta things all around the world for one dollar ..the homeless could use it and still have a hot meal and best of all eat :) not just for christamas either ..all year around :) like if you agree

    • @seanwilkinson3975
      @seanwilkinson3975 9 лет назад +16

      I know your heart's in the right place (the MLP avatar is a sure sign), but if the stuff inside the "magic can" is garbage I couldn't choke down myself, I could not, in all good conscience, offer these to the less-fortunate. The homeless and those in emergencies deserve some nutrition and flavor...food prepared with love and respect for their humanity and dignity, not reheated, rehydrated chemical chunks. A simple homemade hamburger soup, stew, or chili served from a kitchen and enjoyed in a warm hall is light-years better than a Hot Can in some alley.
      For the same reasons, when I buy food to donate, I try to get the best for nutrition and taste, like whole-grain pasta and a flavorful sauce instead of white spaghetti and Ragu.
      I hope I don't come off as some Mr. Superior, but, having gone hungry a couple of times, I feel keenly that food is about savoriness, sustaining all one's nutrient needs, and love in action, not just a can of random stuff with fancy heat.

    • @relate2this284
      @relate2this284 9 лет назад +2

      That's an amazing idea

    • @chrischoy9
      @chrischoy9 9 лет назад +20

      No, eating that for 365 days would probably kill them with kidney failure.
      It's better to just start an organisation whereby restaurants can donate unsold food which are to be served in suburbs/area with a large amount of homeless people which were to be handed out hot.

    • @NightfallGemini
      @NightfallGemini 9 лет назад +2

      Realtalk, both pop bubble and chrischoy9 have the right ideas. The way things are going, the more methods we have for solving hunger (especially among the homeless), the better.

  • @thebigsplappy2052
    @thebigsplappy2052 3 года назад +3

    Personal tradition to watch this every Christmas Eve

  • @childeater7327
    @childeater7327 8 лет назад +20

    Looks like what happens after the Christmas diner

  • @vynxie
    @vynxie 8 лет назад +42

    Am I the only one who thinks this looks really really fucking nice?

  • @whereami2870
    @whereami2870 9 лет назад +32

    You're like the Karl Pilkington of Food

  • @Thesweaterfactory
    @Thesweaterfactory 6 месяцев назад +1

    If there was nothing else, I think I would be thankful for this.

  • @dirgethesergal319
    @dirgethesergal319 9 лет назад +5

    these are crash cans. there are loads of different ones and are meant to be used in situations where you cant cook, like half way up a mountain or as back-up rations

  • @cooldoggo3221
    @cooldoggo3221 10 лет назад +6

    "No microwave, no kettle. Just... HOT CAN" *Thank god* -___-

  • @yako0000
    @yako0000 4 года назад +35

    "Bloody Hell. You have to eat it with an Allen key." Now that is funny.

  • @MrGunner300
    @MrGunner300 6 лет назад +1

    WHY DO I KEEP REWATCHING THESE VIDEOS! I CAN'T STOP...

  • @DustyTMSM666
    @DustyTMSM666 10 лет назад +10

    Oh hey! I knew I recognized that can! That old hobo that lives in a dumpster across the street from me was eating that!

  • @keithlarsen7557
    @keithlarsen7557 10 лет назад +35

    Why couldn't they just call it Turkey Stew. I can see at as useful for camping or maybe emergency food.

  • @junko4166
    @junko4166 4 года назад +7

    Never thought I would consider a plate of warm food to be depressing, but here we go.

  • @enricocarlino7110
    @enricocarlino7110 11 месяцев назад +2

    Truly the best video on RUclips

  • @hahah5739
    @hahah5739 10 лет назад +179

    I wonder how many Christmas night suicides this meal has preceded..

  • @otakurailfan
    @otakurailfan 6 лет назад +20

    This might be for somebody who travels a lot, truck drivers and railroad engineers in particular. Considering that this is a self heating can, it may have been made for people who is cold climates, such as Canada and Russia. The only thing that I think this would be useful for is making stews and soups.

    • @Megadriver
      @Megadriver 4 года назад

      I'm a car salesman and part time truck driver (on weekends) and I do have trucker friends. No this isn't it. No trucker with self respect would bother with canned food, or any of this. At the very least they'd find a good donner kebab shop and eat there on their break. Railroad crews... don't know, but I assume there are laws governing how long they can be away from home too.
      Truckers find amazing food places at highway rest areas, or near highways. Usually the info is shared on CB, or nowadays in trucking groups on facebook.
      Personally I've had amazing lunch in the Czech republic, while on my break. Lunch cost me about 9 Euro.
      It was barded meat, had garlic, carrots and celery in it, flavored to perfection, with mashed potatoes on the side and gravy.
      It would be a good treat for someone like a soldier, who's been out in the field for some time... a warm meal is a warm meal and a moral booster... or maybe as a thing you take when camping. If you've been trekking all day, something like this hot can would become the most delicious thing you've ever eaten. I love trekking and camping, so I obviously buy some canned foods and they are delicious when you've worked up an appetite.
      However, I would never buy any of those canned foods at home where I have a normal kitchen where I can cook high quality food and don't expend as much energy, cause my job revolves around sitting in an office all day.

    • @NicholasAdeptus
      @NicholasAdeptus 3 года назад

      @@Katsabian “strongly disagree” - Germany

  • @jessepinkman6450
    @jessepinkman6450 6 лет назад +11

    '''Rehydrated water'' HOLD UP

  • @generalgrevious758
    @generalgrevious758 4 года назад +1

    The way he just says merry Christmas at the end gets me every time

  • @bobzeepl
    @bobzeepl 4 года назад +20

    I've literally read it as Self-hating meal :D

    • @harrisonkarn2078
      @harrisonkarn2078 3 года назад +1

      If you’re eating it, you’re probably going to be mad about the decisions that led to that point.

  • @lngvarck1970
    @lngvarck1970 9 лет назад +110

    I can just imagine a fellow neckbeard in his mums basement shivering and is eating out of the can with a spork wearing a chrismas hat and wrapped in a blanket.
    Aawww poor thing.

    • @Membrane556
      @Membrane556 9 лет назад +20

      LNG Varck
      Basement dwelling neckbeards usually have a microwave and mini fridge nearby or subsist on fast food and pizza.

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 9 лет назад +1

      Membrane556 Yup. All those things conveniently right next to the computer, not far from his bed.

    • @thekingsman9773
      @thekingsman9773 9 лет назад +8

      And drooling the gravy all over the computer while watching MLP porn

    • @lngvarck1970
      @lngvarck1970 9 лет назад +1

      josh kirby Watching MLP is fine but MLP porn? That is just fucked.

    • @Doc_Fun
      @Doc_Fun 9 лет назад +15

      LNG Varck Both are pretty fucking bad for a fully grown man.

  • @AnTran147
    @AnTran147 10 лет назад +10

    That's some pretty damn impressive technology for an instant hot can meal.

    • @Epuslso3
      @Epuslso3 10 лет назад +3

      it's just calcium&water packs that you have to puncture it not that impressive it's basic chemistry.

    • @chrischoy9
      @chrischoy9 9 лет назад

      It's just a exothermic reaction............

  • @alsat8931
    @alsat8931 Год назад +1

    This and Home Alone is a mandatory viewing every Xmas eve.

  • @ugandanknuckles3900
    @ugandanknuckles3900 4 года назад +3

    Dude that's not a christmas dinner, that's christmas gruel.

  • @vector6977
    @vector6977 10 лет назад +15

    Bachelor chow!

    • @Maniax467
      @Maniax467 10 лет назад +15

      Now with flavor!

  • @MAXLAWLESSIBIZA
    @MAXLAWLESSIBIZA 4 года назад +5

    "Did you bring a can opener?"
    "No, I guess I forgot to pack one."
    "Then don't knock it, it's got its own key."

  • @samsquanch1996
    @samsquanch1996 4 года назад +2

    "I think it's turkey, might be horse."
    LMFAOO!!!!!!

  • @fluffzone6100
    @fluffzone6100 9 лет назад +5

    Self heating can? That's actually pretty fucking cool.

  • @marcwatson4277
    @marcwatson4277 6 лет назад +3

    I work for a homeless ex-service personnel charity.
    Our outreach team uses these all the time, we give them out.

  • @neoblackwolf69
    @neoblackwolf69 9 лет назад +18

    Ill try it it looks very good back when I had no money and could afford no food I had to eat trash to survive so this looks very good to me I'll try a can!

    • @Rose-bs1up
      @Rose-bs1up 9 лет назад +10

      ***** unless youve been in his situation you have absolutely no right to judge him. As someone who's been homeless as a child, i can say that not everyone is as lucky as you are. Get your head out of your ass and maybe open your eyes to the world around you.

    • @Heroicchampionundergod
      @Heroicchampionundergod 9 лет назад +1

      Rose Miller too bad its more expensive than more conventional budget food. If you're down to eating garbage this may be a good find out of a dumpster.

  • @hydro8111
    @hydro8111 4 года назад +1

    This came out 7 years ago and it feels like it could have yesterday