Duncan: "Imagine this. You're sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon and out of nowhere a team of black ops military raid the house. These lights are going to fall out and a small child could step on the glass. I'm out."
He tried to buy a baby of a family devastated by floods. And he offered them 750 pounds. Despite being a multi-millionaire. Super class act....if you like that kind of thing.
@@yommmrr adoption is free so he didn't have to offer to pay for a baby. he could have gone to an orphanage for free. how much do you think he should have offered?
When you are a multi millionaire and you try to buy a child from a vulnerable family. Not sure exactly what happened but a family member of his couldn't have a child so he travelled to Pakistan to buy one from a poor family. Guy lost all credibility after that action 🤣
I think this is a great idea but it’s missing something… a flow signal. A flow signal will make changing the light bulb safer by alerting you to the direction you should insert and remove the bulb.
@@Fartman3000 "James Caan left the show following bad publicity after his thwarted attempt to buy a baby from a starving family in Pakistan in 2010. Caan even managed to alienate Bannatyne when his non-domiciled-resident tax status was revealed. He became an instant persona non grata on the show, with Bannatyne vowing never to invest alongside him." he`s a piece of garbage
What I don't understand is why they didn't target carehomes, independent living facilities, rehab centres, or just people who generally have dexterity problems rather than everyone?
It's a shame that Harry Potter fell so low selling magnet lamps along with one Weasley Cousin. In his prime, he could have easily made this lamp a horcrux and sell it like that
This has a lot of applications, but I have to side with Duncan. If the thing barely stays attached when presented with shaking or movement, it's going to fall out - and often.
@@randomhumanoidblob4506 Point is it's an open electrical circuit. Flagrant breach of electrical and fire safety regulations. Dude should've gotten his product tested and certified first.
@Fred Puntdroad Oh absolutely, Fred. But it's a very clever idea - I'm barely five foot tall and can't stand on ladders and put my head back, so this is a genius idea. I had to change the bulb at the top of the stairs the other day and it was really dangerous, so something like this would be great - I can't ask someone to come round and change bulbs, that's just too pathetic! He made a horrible decision financially and his product most definitely needs work but earlier DDs were more about new ideas and helping develop them. The later ones only seemed interested in already extant, up-and-running businesses. Anyway, he crowd-funded and is now selling them, so I'm going to get one and see. And he uses neodymium magnets now ;-)
@@randomhumanoidblob4506 I myself have only two feet and I make do, so while I find you extraordinary with having five feet, I think I still prefer if you used a ladder to instal lights in a way that didn't come with an additional fire risk.
The fixture also lowers the bulb by a sizeable margin. Lamp shades are made to accommodate bulbs without any addition, once you add this device the bulbs will protrude below the shades.
"Why do you want an investment of more than a £150,000" "Oh we don't need any money but we thought you were idiots who'd pay us and supply vital business contacts and expertise.
I feel sorry for these kinds of people. It’s a cool idea but unless a company like Philips is interested in it, it’s never gonna work. Light bulbs are disposable and standardised. Creating a new standard that you can find in every grocery store in the world isn’t easy.
They actually aren't really all that standardised. Not only do you have Edison and bayonet bulbs, but within those you have different sizes. Bulbs can actually be a bit annoying
There not selling light bulbs, it's a fitting that goes between the light fitting and the bulb. So the idea is sound, unfortunately their business projection was poor and their business model unreasonable.
so the Angel investors pick up 40% of the Company BUT the money invested is a loan? I think the Dragons had a reason to get a bit scrappy with this guy
Really? Genius? It's convenient more so than others but not to the degree you're thinking of. You're also not considering how much assurance a consumer is willing to place on a light bulb that's secured solely through a magnetic connection
wait but this checks out! why would you go to look for an investment with people who are renown to want a lot, when you've already given a large chunk to previous investors? these guys aren't interested in that, thus they've wasted everybody's time by already giving %! so yea it's a problem :D
Electric currents weaken magnetic fields. If you run the electricity through those magnets, they will weaken and eventually fall out of their fixtures.
Duncan must not know about these amazing new products that keep doors from slamming shut. They're called Doorstops! The beautiful thing is a piece of folded paper and a couple rubber bands make a perfectly serviceable Doorstop.
There is a simple way to stop the bulbs from falling out and that's to teach your children not to slam doors. Don't pictures fall of his walls when doors slam.
I did night patrol at a hotel and part of it was recording burnt out lightbulbs, and it is fairly regular with those many lights. Sometimes I'd need to make a note a few times in a week. Maybe it could reduce the hazard of working on the ladder, being to pop in a new one. But led lights dont need to be replaced really.
I don't think it's fair for a Dragon to take advantage of these lads by making them do another loan type system. The damage is already done and it'd make it worse for them to keep going like that. That said, I think the idea was good and I'm glad James wasn't nasty to them and gave Theo a firm but fair retort.
No. The door slamming shut causes fixtures to shake - the shaking causes the light to fall off... I'd imagine accidently hitting it while carrying something would make it fall off too.
Did you even understand what he meant? He was talking of the gust of wind due to pressure change that happens when you close a door & the door on opposite end bangs.
He didn't actually 'change' the light bulb - he put a new one to an empty socket. I was wondering how much force would be needed to remove the old bulb..........
@@the90sfattyfromtakethat Old people and disabled people still have to change them if they blow. The gadget would help them to do that by themselves. Not all old people and disabled people have or want people to do things for them, and a small issue like changing a light bulb can be important to them and this gadget would enable them to do that by themselves safely. I think it’s a good idea.
Duncan: "Imagine this. You're sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon and out of nowhere a fire breathing dragon being ridden by Deborah Meaden raids the house. These lights are going to fall out and a small child could step on the glass. I'm out."
Bro we use "changing a lightbulb" to make fun of how dumb someone is when they cant do it, yet this man sits here and says its an "unsafe" and "awkward" task. This joke writes itself.
I love this idea. nothing feels more unsafe for people with poor balance than standing on a ladder, leaning up at an angle with little or nothing to hold onto, and trying to aim for that socket dead on and twist....... then twist, hoping it does not angle off so you have to untwist and start again tittering on that ladder even more, then twist and twist.... Its an absolute eternity knowing a fall can break a bone, incapacitate. Great idea, but that loan/ 'investment' of 40% from the 'angel' is impossible to overcome.
Duncan: "Imagine this. You're sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon and out of nowhere a team of black ops military raid the house. These lights are going to fall out and a small child could step on the glass. I'm out."
Um oot*
LOL..
.. but he is right..
Superb 🤣
@@WobblesandBean Haha, that's brilliant...😄
Their own fault. Should've put a sign by the door: 'Special forces raids, only by appointment'
That close up at James Caan notebook (7:42) with underlined LIGHT BULBS is just great
James Caan is the most professional and composed of any of the dragons. I've never seen him get offended or say something harsh.
A gentleman and a scholar
He's really not
He is a snake
@@mike981 example of when he’s not?
JC is the best
James handled Theo like an absolute boss. I always liked James, I thought he was a class act.
He tried to buy a child in a third world country. Class act
He tried to buy a baby of a family devastated by floods. And he offered them 750 pounds. Despite being a multi-millionaire. Super class act....if you like that kind of thing.
@@leep1667 there's nothing classy about that. Donate the money to the family instead. 750 pounds is alot of money over there. I hope you don't breed.
@@yommmrr adoption is free so he didn't have to offer to pay for a baby. he could have gone to an orphanage for free. how much do you think he should have offered?
When you are a multi millionaire and you try to buy a child from a vulnerable family. Not sure exactly what happened but a family member of his couldn't have a child so he travelled to Pakistan to buy one from a poor family. Guy lost all credibility after that action 🤣
I think this is a great idea but it’s missing something… a flow signal. A flow signal will make changing the light bulb safer by alerting you to the direction you should insert and remove the bulb.
🤣🤣🤣
Nice to see James shut down Theo at the end, brilliant
James is the best
@@Fartman3000 he is the worst.
@@orgullosamenteperonista Theo is the worst lol, I've never seen him invest once and I keep watching these a ton.
@@Fartman3000 "James Caan left the show following bad publicity after his thwarted attempt to buy a baby from a starving family in Pakistan in 2010. Caan even managed to alienate Bannatyne when his non-domiciled-resident tax status was revealed. He became an instant persona non grata on the show, with Bannatyne vowing never to invest alongside him."
he`s a piece of garbage
@@illuderebeliarh1260 why did he want to buy a baby?
What I don't understand is why they didn't target carehomes, independent living facilities, rehab centres, or just people who generally have dexterity problems rather than everyone?
At care homes the staff are usually the ones changing the lightbulbs, not the residents 😂
@@defundhollywood3259 😆🤣😂😹 creasing
Times were different back then
Ableists don't think like this.
In all of those places mentioned, maintenance or employees change the lightbulbs.
Oh yeah because normally is a 3 day job in my house. My wife holds the bulb and the kids and me turn the house around...
Thank god this is here now.
Lol
British humor innit
You can make it a two day job if you get your in-laws involved!
I can just imagine Peter in neat overalls painting the Eiffel Tower and getting publicity for it at the cost of being sued 😂😂😂
In fairness, he's so tall he probably wouldn't even need a ladder!
@@scienceevolves4417 😂
'He has delivered an authoritative pitch'
Very generous, Evan, very generous.
7:43 the brilliant mind of James Caan everyone.
Duncan at 4:52 , absolutely howling! Just casually sat there picking his nails apart like he's at home watching a boring documentary hahaha
He was messing with the fixture
It's a shame that Harry Potter fell so low selling magnet lamps along with one Weasley Cousin. In his prime, he could have easily made this lamp a horcrux and sell it like that
This has a lot of applications, but I have to side with Duncan. If the thing barely stays attached when presented with shaking or movement, it's going to fall out - and often.
The application is actually limited. A magnetic connection is significantly less secure actually.
Neodynium magnets would resolve that, surely? Even small ones are crazy strong and there are circular ones available
@@randomhumanoidblob4506
Point is it's an open electrical circuit. Flagrant breach of electrical and fire safety regulations.
Dude should've gotten his product tested and certified first.
@Fred Puntdroad
Oh absolutely, Fred. But it's a very clever idea - I'm barely five foot tall and can't stand on ladders and put my head back, so this is a genius idea. I had to change the bulb at the top of the stairs the other day and it was really dangerous, so something like this would be great - I can't ask someone to come round and change bulbs, that's just too pathetic!
He made a horrible decision financially and his product most definitely needs work but earlier DDs were more about new ideas and helping develop them. The later ones only seemed interested in already extant, up-and-running businesses.
Anyway, he crowd-funded and is now selling them, so I'm going to get one and see. And he uses neodymium magnets now ;-)
@@randomhumanoidblob4506
I myself have only two feet and I make do, so while I find you extraordinary with having five feet, I think I still prefer if you used a ladder to instal lights in a way that didn't come with an additional fire risk.
James going in for the kill at the end to secure Theos' inheritance
Theo’s inheritance or his kids’??? 🤔
With modern light bulbs lasting 10-15 years changing them isn't that much of a hassle. I haven't changed a light bulb in over 3 years.
Nowadays - but this was made years ago before the longevity of normal bulbs had to change
That was not in 2005 or 2006 was it?
@@garythomson4702 They wouldn't have many years to trade before the change, though.
This is a great help to lots of less able people, a significant portion of an aging society
The very first lightbulb I changed broke in my hand… That was over 40 years ago and I have never changed a lightbulb since
James has a lovely relaxing voice.
The fixture also lowers the bulb by a sizeable margin. Lamp shades are made to accommodate bulbs without any addition, once you add this device the bulbs will protrude below the shades.
Good point .
COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE SIZE OF THE SHADE.
@@HIOP0 Nice point :)
@@Mossyz. YEP, I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO. :)
Great observation, I didn't spot that.
Why is Peter Jones always getting angry and personally affronted?
I think he's just uncomfortable in that tiny chair
That was brutal he seems like nice fella nearly cried
You nearly cried or him? 😂
Nice, but remarkably naive
Because the facial expressions of the advocate suggested absolutely confidence…
"Why do you want an investment of more than a £150,000"
"Oh we don't need any money but we thought you were idiots who'd pay us and supply vital business contacts and expertise.
What Duncan said was so ridiculous😂
Got some leds for my house a few years ago. Not changed a bulb since.
Yeah LED’s are the future. Decent quality LED downlights should last you 20-25 years or so without needing to be replaced
I have LEDs that are years old and shan't be needing to change them for many more years.
Most last for over 15 years
Reliable vs older models
Even half decent incandescent bulbs last better part of a decade. This product is outrageous
James reminds me of that Richard dragon with the floppy fringe, a pure class act.
They have answered the question, " How many engineers would it take to change a light bulb?" 😆😃🤣
I feel sorry for these kinds of people. It’s a cool idea but unless a company like Philips is interested in it, it’s never gonna work. Light bulbs are disposable and standardised. Creating a new standard that you can find in every grocery store in the world isn’t easy.
They actually aren't really all that standardised. Not only do you have Edison and bayonet bulbs, but within those you have different sizes. Bulbs can actually be a bit annoying
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn All of those sizes and fittings are standardized.
There not selling light bulbs, it's a fitting that goes between the light fitting and the bulb.
So the idea is sound, unfortunately their business projection was poor and their business model unreasonable.
so the Angel investors pick up 40% of the Company BUT the money invested is a loan? I think the Dragons had a reason to get a bit scrappy with this guy
Yeah exactly, they got proper shafted.
@@Prog4Prog Lmao they 100% got shafted. That's a great deal for those investors though.
This idea is underrated. It's GENIUS! Also, i'm pretty sure it's a fun task painting the Eiffel Tower.
Really? Genius? It's convenient more so than others but not to the degree you're thinking of. You're also not considering how much assurance a consumer is willing to place on a light bulb that's secured solely through a magnetic connection
😂 😂 😂 😂
For people with motor function issues and disabilities this is so useful
Dragons: “ problem is you’ve given away 40% of this business to previous investors”
Also Dragons: “ I’m gonna need 40% of the business”
wait but this checks out!
why would you go to look for an investment with people who are renown to want a lot, when you've already given a large chunk to previous investors?
these guys aren't interested in that, thus they've wasted everybody's time by already giving %! so yea it's a problem :D
What is Duncan even talking about? His questions are absolutely ridiculous most of the time and he’ll find any reason to go out.
He’s a terrible dragon
0:36 anytime he makes that face I know he’s out 🤦🏽♀️😂 his face reveals his level of interest from the start every time
You’ve clearly never watched any other episode with Duncan in them then 🤦🏻♀️he invests more than any other dragon 🤣
@@Only1SapphireDiamond you single?
Duncan is super old school and just out of touch. Which is why he hasn’t been a dragon for what like 8 seasons?
Peter can come and paint my flat . Less aggro that the Eiffel Tower and I’ll chuck him £50 and a sandwich.
I will pay money to get this back on at lunchtime
Electric currents weaken magnetic fields. If you run the electricity through those magnets, they will weaken and eventually fall out of their fixtures.
That's not true at all
Duncan flipping off the camera at like 2:50 lmao
Take a shot every time the word bulb is mentioned
Duncan must not know about these amazing new products that keep doors from slamming shut. They're called Doorstops! The beautiful thing is a piece of folded paper and a couple rubber bands make a perfectly serviceable Doorstop.
I’m in!
A doorstop would be useless in the scenario he described...
This is an intelligent doorstep that moves places depending on the door being shut or open?
There is a simple way to stop the bulbs from falling out and that's to teach your children not to slam doors. Don't pictures fall of his walls when doors slam.
Why would anyone want to buy a gadget that would help save a few seconds off an activity you'd have to do maybe once in a few years?
I've replaced one bulb in the last 4 years, no idea what the guy's been huffing XD
Because you can't grip a lightbulb?
I did night patrol at a hotel and part of it was recording burnt out lightbulbs, and it is fairly regular with those many lights. Sometimes I'd need to make a note a few times in a week.
Maybe it could reduce the hazard of working on the ladder, being to pop in a new one.
But led lights dont need to be replaced really.
Maybe this was before the new energy saving bulbs
If you were old or disabled and unable to reach the light socket safely.
I like it, reminds me of MagSafe for Mac power leads which is way better than what they have now
Nothing but class and charm with the Kaan
Jenny went out before the lights went out
Love peters use of the word "mug"
James shines here.
hehe, especially with Theo at the end :p
I don't think it's fair for a Dragon to take advantage of these lads by making them do another loan type system. The damage is already done and it'd make it worse for them to keep going like that. That said, I think the idea was good and I'm glad James wasn't nasty to them and gave Theo a firm but fair retort.
Making them? What?
It was dissolved in 2013 - not surprising!
According to Companies House the company went into liquidation, dissolved in 2013.
The Cowley's advocate John may have done a better job here.
hold on got the figure in me head!
I love James Caan. So professional and gentlemanly.
He tried to buy a child in a third world country. Class act
@@BenjaminGoose super classy, trying to give that child a better life.
Any update on when Peter is painting the Eiffel Tower?
James is a smooth criminal.
Jenny: I use candles, therefore I’m out!
Theo: if you’re that regrettable why don’t you invest.
James: don’t tell me how to spend my grandkids inheritance 😂😂
Duncan saying he will have broken bulbs on the floor due to the wind pushing doors closed is ridiculous, does he have lights on his doors??
Yh that wouldn't ever happen
No. The door slamming shut causes fixtures to shake - the shaking causes the light to fall off... I'd imagine accidently hitting it while carrying something would make it fall off too.
@@calsmyth4483 Luckily almost every single light bulb in Europe has a light shade around it. Terrible point from Duncan.
@@davynewcomb8054 It was a terrible point but most lampshades I see wouldn't catch a falling lightbulb.
Did you even understand what he meant? He was talking of the gust of wind due to pressure change that happens when you close a door & the door on opposite end bangs.
Duncan spread all that mercury around when he smashed that bulb lol.
I noticed the Eiffel tower didn't get that paint job. presumably Peter found something else he'd rather do than that...
It only gets painted every 7 years. He has to wait.
"I would rather paint the Eiffel Tower for free..."
Well goddamn Peter. 😆😆😆😆
He got mugged off big time. Never rush into business decisions. Man was clueless
He didn't actually 'change' the light bulb - he put a new one to an empty socket. I was wondering how much force would be needed to remove the old bulb..........
It’s a good idea for helping the elderly and disabled to live independently. 💡
Lightbulbs last years now
@@the90sfattyfromtakethat
Old people and disabled people still have to change them if they blow. The gadget would help them to do that by themselves. Not all old people and disabled people have or want people to do things for them, and a small issue like changing a light bulb can be important to them and this gadget would enable them to do that by themselves safely. I think it’s a good idea.
@@jimmorrison8203 thanks jim
It doesn't fix the problem of the height of the light bulb being replaced. Or are ceilings higher in Australia?
@@caitlinbarker645
Ya wha?
You still need to take off the connector when swapping the bulb..so it doesn't save time.
Takes more time and people with issues turning a light bulb are surely going to have even more of a time with this
so old Dragon's Den with so young Dragons
The fact ive warched at least 30 dragon den videis and not one person made a deal is hillarious 😂
I can barely understand a word of what he's saying, he speaks so fast.
Man, James is so stoic you never know what he gon' say 🤔
Dragon: "I Would Rather Paint The Eiffel Tower For Free Than Invest
Him: I'll take you up on that offer
He looks like Bradley Branning
Because twisting it is too much work?
Duncan: "Imagine this. You're sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon and out of nowhere a fire breathing dragon being ridden by Deborah Meaden raids the house. These lights are going to fall out and a small child could step on the glass. I'm out."
Bro we use "changing a lightbulb" to make fun of how dumb someone is when they cant do it, yet this man sits here and says its an "unsafe" and "awkward" task. This joke writes itself.
Well that shut Theo up 🙂
James is the man
Ah yes, the business advocate will help!
Business advocate: *we don't need any more money*
why did that second guy come up with that look stuck on his face and that immediate attitude?LOL
Anthony doesn't seem like the sharpest tool in the box to be fair
I love this idea. nothing feels more unsafe for people with poor balance than standing on a ladder, leaning up at an angle with little or nothing to hold onto, and trying to aim for that socket dead on and twist....... then twist, hoping it does not angle off so you have to untwist and start again tittering on that ladder even more, then twist and twist.... Its an absolute eternity knowing a fall can break a bone, incapacitate. Great idea, but that loan/ 'investment' of 40% from the 'angel' is impossible to overcome.
That's hilarious!
Late one today what's everyone got for tea🍔🍟
Pizza, how about you? 😂😁🍕
Potato slices and beans.
Pasta with salmon and spinage
Paella and chorizo
Darjeeling with milk. Tea is a drink.
Pretty neat idea back then. Off course, nowadays, LED lightbulbs last years, making this invention somewhat redundant.
Theo make yourself small man!😂
I would rather see this in other applications not necessarily light bulbs
5:21 khan death stare
Khan "baby buyer on black market" stare.
It takes a lot of wrist work to maintain Eiffel’s grand erection but Peter won’t accept payment for his services🤔🍻
Can you go back to lunchtime uploads like 12-1pm, I miss seeing everyones lunch comments while eating mine?? 😂
Just watch it at 12 or 1 then
Quite a redundant idea now, LED bulbs last so long, this item would be so rarely used
Im guessing Theo said that quote in the video title
How many muppets does it take to invent a magnetic light bulb holder ?
Just one apparently…….
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Craig and I am the advocate for the reigning, defending, undisputed light bulb man"
Projections are usually wrong, hence why so many businesses go bust.
I'm dyspraxic, I think it's a great idea.
Always nice to see a fellow dyspraxic 👍
Ethereum
But Peter would want to hire Handy Girl to paint it right? lol
Company dissolved December 2018 😢
Lights out?
Anthony’s advocate, C. Rotchford… shame on his parents for the name alone. 😢 Great job on keeping up the Harry Potter stereotype, guys! 😂
Was this before or after James Caan tried to buy a baby for a few hundred pounds?
It’s good to see Duncan back and looking well
Mate are you in 2010😆
It's like he used a time machine or somethin because he looks exactly like he did in 2010, it's crazy
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn this video is from 2008
Duncan, Thinking like a real parent with children... He's not wrong at all in this I think 🤔
Duncan absolutely destroyed these guys thug life hahahahah
2:58 Duncan is giving James the Middle finger.
Can Duncan Banner Time tie his tie?
6:19 there you go
Antony's eyes keep moving from side to side
Jenny: I don't like Paris. I'm out.