Meet my giant pair of scissors

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  • Опубликовано: 20 апр 2019
  • Weird flex, but ok. We made a pair of giant scissors. Because [INSERT PLENTY OF REASONS]. Thanks NordVPN for keeping my shop lights on and for keeping my data safe. Go to NordVPN.com/SIMONE and use code SIMONE to get 75% off a 3 year plan and an extra month for free.
    Also thanks to Marcos and Trevor for helping me make the scissors, and for Scott for helping filming, and to JACKIE GRIEFF FOR HELPING ME EDIT THIS VIDEO! New person, new person! Welcome onboard Jackie.
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  • @leaf_does_stuff5464
    @leaf_does_stuff5464 5 лет назад +2931

    *"Local Swedish woman found dead in the park after running with scissors"*

    • @0LoneTech
      @0LoneTech 5 лет назад +7

      And they do say not to run with all those other tools... as well as sharp sticks.

    • @conflictbob7885
      @conflictbob7885 5 лет назад +52

      Local Swedish park found dead in scissors after running with woman

    • @justinspencer983
      @justinspencer983 5 лет назад +2

      Giant scissors

    • @jessicaAM666
      @jessicaAM666 5 лет назад +49

      *"Oddly enough, she died from exhaustion"*

    • @heyyobighed7594
      @heyyobighed7594 4 года назад +2

      @@conflictbob7885 is it weird I read that normally?

  • @MrWalrus81
    @MrWalrus81 5 лет назад +3096

    Simone's preparing for the most extreme game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

    • @simonegiertz
      @simonegiertz  5 лет назад +263

      Alex_id ooooooooh I’m in

    • @TheLegoPerson
      @TheLegoPerson 5 лет назад +90

      @@simonegiertz Now I'm imagining a stadium full of people watching a Rock, Paper, Scissors match with these giant props. I think that's a sport I could really get behind!

    • @CptWindwalker82
      @CptWindwalker82 5 лет назад +20

      Now I want to see the (similarly sized) rock...

    • @amandamfds
      @amandamfds 5 лет назад +38

      paper, scissors and dwayne the rock johnson

    • @okiedokie8534
      @okiedokie8534 5 лет назад +4

      @@CptWindwalker82 Big enough to throw and break to death these GIANT SCISSORS..

  • @munkle_3
    @munkle_3 5 лет назад +243

    Seeing a smol Simone run around with giant scissors made my entire year

    • @mars7612
      @mars7612 3 года назад

      She's not even small that's the hilarious part 😂

  • @coraloftis6305
    @coraloftis6305 5 лет назад +421

    We're going to check back in like five years and her shop is going to look like it's straight out of the The Secret World of Arrietty or The Borrowers.

    • @genzdaddi
      @genzdaddi 4 года назад +9

      I honestly wouldn't be mad at that. I loved the Borrowers as a kid!!

  • @niliq
    @niliq 5 лет назад +1702

    2:05: "Also I realise that I can't get into like, any cool clubs, but I can get free admission to some local science museums"
    You have a plasma cutter now, you can get into anywhere you want!

    • @jensimaster
      @jensimaster 5 лет назад +40

      Technically she still needs a 220V generator, fuel and a portable air compressor before she can get into anywhere she wants. Maybe she could do a project on the road and a sponsor will donate that stuff? Then nothing will stand in her way!!! (Insert evil laugh)

    • @Ignorerant
      @Ignorerant 5 лет назад +7

      Some

    • @Patchuchan
      @Patchuchan 4 года назад +5

      @@jensimaster She could use an inverter on the Tesla though the 12V DC to DC convertor in the car would be a limiting factor probably could get 2 or 3KW out of it for a short time if everything else in the car was turned off.
      There's also tapping into the HV DC directly from the battery and you have hundreds of KW to play with but that's really dangerous.

    • @chuchugiin8390
      @chuchugiin8390 4 года назад +1

      For me Museums > cool clubs

    • @hanoroam2259
      @hanoroam2259 2 года назад

      𝑙𝑜𝑙𝑧

  • @jquick85
    @jquick85 5 лет назад +924

    Having wooden scissors cutting paper is like turning trees against themselves! Great work!

    • @thelastcube.
      @thelastcube. 5 лет назад +12

      They're literally the most populated biomass on Earth, it'll be a civil war to the numbers no one had ever seen

    • @bethward2195
      @bethward2195 5 лет назад +2

      Bobby Duke Arts does some cool stuff making wooden knives that can cut paper

    • @mrmakiman
      @mrmakiman 5 лет назад +3

      @@thelastcube. Psssh fuck'em. What have trees ever done for us!?

    • @daanwilmer
      @daanwilmer 5 лет назад +3

      The civil tree war has been going for a while. I remember a table saw with a paper blade, used to cut wood, for example (look up "Can paper cut wood?" here on youtube)

    • @willful759
      @willful759 5 лет назад +1

      zombie tree war

  • @IcarusArsenique
    @IcarusArsenique 5 лет назад +205

    I don't know If you tried this, but scissors don't have straight blades. The shears curve inward towards each other creating a pinch point that moves forward as you close them. This eliminates slop and negates the need to have perfectly matching edges. You can see it if you align the cut with a light source and close them slowly. So maybe curving the shears a bit inwards may help.

    • @CharlesSmith-io9fp
      @CharlesSmith-io9fp 4 года назад +12

      That was the first thing I thought of, 9 months too late. I just found this channel and think it's pretty cool.

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder 5 лет назад +275

    This is so great.

  • @RichGwilliam
    @RichGwilliam 5 лет назад +633

    You're allowed to run with swords because if you have a sword then often there is also someone else with a sword and the danger from your own is relatively low in the context.

    • @gideonthangcin8179
      @gideonthangcin8179 4 года назад +26

      I like to think that it’s not actually a fight but you’re actually running away from the other guy

    • @fifinoirdefer9458
      @fifinoirdefer9458 3 года назад +4

      That's actually an excellent point

  • @ryanlangan1060
    @ryanlangan1060 5 лет назад +1252

    I think it's a scale issue. If you had giant paper it would cut just fine. However, giant rock would still prevail.

    • @garcipat
      @garcipat 5 лет назад +10

      Like play actual paper, rock, scissors? The hardest part are the scissors.

    • @theXEN0KID
      @theXEN0KID 5 лет назад +8

      Ryan Langan The word you’re looking for is Boulder

    • @ryanlangan1060
      @ryanlangan1060 5 лет назад +17

      @@theXEN0KID No. There's nothing humorous about a boulder. Giant rock keeps the theme with giant scissors.

    • @krisavi
      @krisavi 5 лет назад +9

      not really, scissors are usually a bit bent so the link point makes spring like forces, which makes more friction between blades.

    • @AK-jt7kh
      @AK-jt7kh 4 года назад

      Kris Avi Interesting. Thanks for sharing

  • @vasiliipopov416
    @vasiliipopov416 4 года назад +84

    When you approached the duck pond I was kinda expecting "now we're gonna try cutting some ducks"

  • @Cristopher.C
    @Cristopher.C 5 лет назад +333

    6:20 there 'Mera Mig!' sounds like 'Mirame!' wich in spanish means 'Look at me!' at it's funny because it also makes sense in that context

    • @barrettdecutler8979
      @barrettdecutler8979 4 года назад +10

      Yeah, my first thought was "Look at me," and I didn't even realize I was using my Spanish brain.

  • @Zahlenteufel1
    @Zahlenteufel1 5 лет назад +1857

    Rent them out to mayors that are also bodybuilders to open buildings and stuff.

  • @theoyoung8442
    @theoyoung8442 5 лет назад +1478

    Plot twist: It's just a tiny Simone

    • @therealpbristow
      @therealpbristow 5 лет назад +2

      =:oD

    • @FrankHarwald
      @FrankHarwald 5 лет назад +20

      soon: Simone starring in the upcoming "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 3" in which she'll star as the mad scientist who once again shrank someone's kids ;)

    • @user-tr2dh4xx6u
      @user-tr2dh4xx6u 5 лет назад +1

      It would be easier to just make big scissors than to shrink yourself down.

    • @syedhassaanmujtababokhari6199
      @syedhassaanmujtababokhari6199 5 лет назад +2

      Gave you your 501st like
      ENJOY my dear sir or madame

    • @matijarasovic4627
      @matijarasovic4627 5 лет назад +1

      That would be too cute tbh

  • @williamcurtis4501
    @williamcurtis4501 5 лет назад +12

    A few folks have mentioned the curvature of scissor blades, but also a large aspect of how they work is the left/right pressure of your fingers, which is why there are lefty and righty scissors, even though they basically look the same. The natural way your hand closes the grips is what pushes the blades together.
    Maybe you can sell or donate these to a salon as a decoration!

  • @PixelOverload
    @PixelOverload 5 лет назад +256

    "nobody's saying don't run with knives"
    clearly you've never been in scouts

    • @grouch314
      @grouch314 4 года назад +17

      Yeah, that was a common rule in my house. I guess my parents thought I was smart enough to be trusted with pointy objects but dumb enough to need to be told not to run with them

    • @supurflufybuny
      @supurflufybuny 4 года назад +2

      Yeah it’s like the first rule...

    • @johnrogers1777
      @johnrogers1777 3 года назад +3

      and always say thank you when you receive a sharp object from someone so they know you have a good hold on it... SO MANY RULZ, no matter we burned shit every chance we could in Scouts!

    • @alishasteenberg2327
      @alishasteenberg2327 3 года назад

      I have told so many of my scouts not to run with knives. Or axes. Or any sharp objects.

  • @NeaZy12
    @NeaZy12 5 лет назад +1643

    This has the same energy as Jenna Marbles turning herself into a toothbrush.

    • @Neko_tanx1
      @Neko_tanx1 5 лет назад +63

      I kind of want to see them work together

    • @Lara-ol4ml
      @Lara-ol4ml 5 лет назад +3

      YES

    • @dadaono2507
      @dadaono2507 5 лет назад +1

      @neaZy couldn't agree more

    • @Butterflier00
      @Butterflier00 4 года назад +25

      I WANT THEM TO COLLAB.
      Jenna's "Too Much" Gene and Simone's "I just gotta" energy....
      just *chef kiss*

    • @thepixelpusher
      @thepixelpusher 4 года назад

      Neko Tan no please, look at that Clueless Mug!

  • @physicsgirl
    @physicsgirl 5 лет назад +1194

    I don't know why, but the idea of putting a boxing glove on the tip of the hanging scissor for safety makes me laugh inside.

    • @Lunch_box
      @Lunch_box 5 лет назад +5

      Hahahaha yes oh my glob most underrated comment ever

    • @kobedecapitated1248
      @kobedecapitated1248 5 лет назад +4

      @@justinelilly4827 Whoa! I'd like to see that!

    • @jarjish851
      @jarjish851 5 лет назад +2

      Never thought that I would see you here

    • @doctorbobstone
      @doctorbobstone 5 лет назад +11

      Yeah, they're up against a wall, so the danger isn't immense, but if it was my shop, I'd find an amusing cover (and I think boxing gloves sound about right) so that stumbling around didn't lead to unintentional spearing...

  • @seededsoul
    @seededsoul 5 лет назад +6

    I really appreciate
    1. that you admit your failures/weaknesses.
    2. your commitment to running with the scissors.
    3. that the scissors are indestructible. They are zombie apocalypse-worthy!

  • @punnequraq
    @punnequraq 4 года назад +23

    simone beating up the handle and “making no progress” is literally teenage life

  • @sadlerbw9
    @sadlerbw9 5 лет назад +757

    As a dad, I approve of your scissors joke. It was shear brilliance. Truly, you have a sharp wit. I’m glad you decided not to cut that part out.

    • @JamieRogersSites
      @JamieRogersSites 5 лет назад +22

      god, that was three in a row :(

    • @whengchung90
      @whengchung90 5 лет назад +59

      Just like Simone with her scissors, you really ran with that

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords 5 лет назад +40

      This comment was a cut above the rest.

    • @aathgar5966
      @aathgar5966 5 лет назад +12

      sadlerbw9 just take my like and leave...

    • @sadlerbw9
      @sadlerbw9 5 лет назад +16

      *slinks away to torment his kids with terrible puns*

  • @MarkReviews
    @MarkReviews 5 лет назад +644

    San Francisco: "Simone, we would like to give you a key to the city..."
    Simone: "Hold my beer."

    • @kuro13wolf
      @kuro13wolf 5 лет назад +44

      She should take these to grand openings and cut the ribbon with it is that a thing people still do

    • @Ruthavecflute
      @Ruthavecflute 5 лет назад +1

      @@kuro13wolf That would be cool

    • @cityheron7106
      @cityheron7106 5 лет назад

      Thats.... not how the meme works

  • @socalledfishboy
    @socalledfishboy 4 года назад +18

    This is just the giant, very drawn out and maker’s version of “I need scissors to open the new scissors”

    • @luciahoneybee
      @luciahoneybee 2 года назад

      Omg that LITERALLY happened to me TODAY. I moved countries and didn't bring anything with me other than my clothes and toiletries. I rented a completely empty apartment (not even a fridge, nothing) and had to furnish it from scratch. Naturally, I bought a lot of things, like tools and kitchen utensils, that came in tightly sealed packages, so I also bought scissors. I had to ask my neighbor, whom I hadn't met yet, for her scissors in order to open my own scissors. The new scissors even had a "cut through here WITH SCISSORS to open" little icon on the package. Ridiculous! 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @altug7032
    @altug7032 5 лет назад +12

    runs over the ducks with giant scissors and yelled them:
    "hi ducks"
    with soft, pretty sound.

  • @user-bv5kx3jb5n
    @user-bv5kx3jb5n 5 лет назад +893

    Then you can make a gigant paper, then make gigant origami, The posibilities are infinite!

    • @evandavis5223
      @evandavis5223 5 лет назад +11

      Giant origami would be awesome!

    • @BANANADOGE
      @BANANADOGE 5 лет назад +32

      *_Will the fantastic thing about origami is not using any scissors 🤦‍♂️_*

    • @888johnmac
      @888johnmac 5 лет назад +8

      and a giant rock

    • @onemooreperson13
      @onemooreperson13 5 лет назад +15

      I thought you were gonna say giant paper and then a giant rock for the ultimate rock paper scissors!

    • @Mikeztarp
      @Mikeztarp 5 лет назад +9

      You don't cut the paper to make origami. "Origami" ("折り紙") means "folded paper" in Japanese. No cuts, no buts, no coconuts!

  • @purpleprincess9900
    @purpleprincess9900 5 лет назад +412

    “he says he likes my scissors” aww you’re so cute❤️

    • @noctuadiscipulum9715
      @noctuadiscipulum9715 5 лет назад +3

      I don't even have to watch it to know is going to be amazing

    • @m0useturds
      @m0useturds 5 лет назад +10

      I bet he says that to all the folks with a monster pair of scissors in the park.

  • @Schizo_Anarchist
    @Schizo_Anarchist 5 лет назад +21

    3:51 me when i finally find the CEO of racism

  • @davidlarsen838
    @davidlarsen838 5 лет назад +26

    Did your impact driver fall?!?! The suspense is killing me 5:29

    • @RenataSimmons
      @RenataSimmons 3 года назад +2

      Right after it disappears off the edge of the table, you can see it on the right side, so I'm assuming she caught it before it fell and moved it? But then again, maybe she just picked it up post-fall...

  • @kelzbelz313
    @kelzbelz313 5 лет назад +567

    Watching your tools slowly crawl towards the edge of your work bench during the time lapse gave me great anxiety

  • @alexandrecareau9790
    @alexandrecareau9790 5 лет назад +518

    I feel like you missed an opportunity to place them in an elevator and calling it your scissor-lift.

  • @extxvlogs
    @extxvlogs 5 лет назад +124

    Netflix adaptation of kill la kill 2019

    • @tomwwabo9246
      @tomwwabo9246 5 лет назад +10

      I was waiting for a kill la kill comment

    • @KTK-mp7iw
      @KTK-mp7iw 5 лет назад +2

      Yes.

    • @alexbischoff8789
      @alexbischoff8789 4 года назад +1

      I was waiting for a kill la kill reference

  • @DadBodDrumming
    @DadBodDrumming 5 лет назад +14

    This channel is a cut above the rest! You definitely have an edge over your competition. I hope all your videos are just as sharp. :P

  • @Masterfighterx
    @Masterfighterx 5 лет назад +414

    ''Simone starts hammering'' ''Oh my god, my neighbours are gonna hate me'' (Me thinking: Didn't sound that bad) ''One split second later: *BAM BAM BAM BAM!''*

    • @thecrazyredhead7252
      @thecrazyredhead7252 5 лет назад +2

      BAAAAAAAAAAAAM

    • @doctorbobstone
      @doctorbobstone 5 лет назад +11

      I laughed at how even the small halfhearted blows were super loud...

    • @parentsbasement7734
      @parentsbasement7734 5 лет назад

      Ya neeg to aneil i think thats how ya spell it but ya throw a flame on it and put a layer of soot on the metal and it does science-ee sruff and softens the metal. I know a little late and i just know cause i saw jesse james do it. But your scissors are AWESOME

  • @fredmartini8137
    @fredmartini8137 5 лет назад +416

    *sees the thumbnail* "simone… why"
    *watches the video* " because.... ummm.."
    "oh yeah, duh"

  • @BrandonCase
    @BrandonCase 5 лет назад +20

    Omfg, I love that you empathize with the plight of scissors to the point of taking them for a run!
    Also, cold working steel is no joke, nice job -- and great final product

  • @awsomeabacus9674
    @awsomeabacus9674 4 года назад +7

    3:47
    Simone: "I feel like I'm making zero progress"
    Simone: * makes visible progress *

  • @Riley-jj1uz
    @Riley-jj1uz 5 лет назад +437

    Mom: "what'd you do for Easter?"
    Me: "oh watched a grown women make a giant pair of scissors...and yes I enjoyed it."

    • @jddanlog1565
      @jddanlog1565 5 лет назад +4

      woman*

    • @NM-wd7kx
      @NM-wd7kx 5 лет назад +1

      @@jddanlog1565 she's actually three (1/3 third size) women in a trench coat, wearing ordinary clothes.

  • @NOLAMarathon2010
    @NOLAMarathon2010 5 лет назад +357

    With a pair of scissors -- real scissors -- the two blades are actually slightly curved toward each other. This ensures that the two shearing edges actually make contact with each other down the full length of the cut. If your two shearing edges are separated by a hair's breadth, that will probably be enough to prevent a shear. Even if your two shearing edges have contact initially, but lose that contact later during the shear, then the complete shear down the full length of the paper will fail. That's why the two blades are bent slightly toward each other: it guarantees blade-against-blade contact down the full length of the shear.

    • @tminsch
      @tminsch 5 лет назад +37

      It also keeps the cutting faces grinding on each other, hence the self-sharpening nature of scissors.

    • @joelnord4699
      @joelnord4699 5 лет назад +7

      Was going to say this but you saved the trouble!

    • @sophliberty
      @sophliberty 5 лет назад +13

      yeah simone should have talked to a scissors engineer before making this!!

    • @misterhughdjass7880
      @misterhughdjass7880 5 лет назад +5

      She tried her best on this and i dont think it really matters that much, it was probably just for laughs and giggles, dont be too hard on her.

    • @serpentsforhair
      @serpentsforhair 5 лет назад +14

      @@misterhughdjass7880 Don't think he was criticizing her in any way, he was just pointing something out and it's educational for all of us.

  • @chicoferrazz
    @chicoferrazz 5 лет назад +14

    guy in the bike path: "NiCe ScISsOrs"

  • @acesongbird
    @acesongbird 5 лет назад +156

    You should start a circumcision company for giants

    • @rickjansen4416
      @rickjansen4416 5 лет назад +33

      R/cursedcomments

    • @green_life7
      @green_life7 5 лет назад +5

      Why not for non-giants as well. Ha ha

    • @davehargrave664
      @davehargrave664 5 лет назад +20

      Roses are red
      Violets are violet
      Some people should
      For gods sake stay quiet

    • @cybertree
      @cybertree 5 лет назад +3

      LMAO I was disappointed not ONE of Simone's fans have made a lesbian joke yet (scissoring), but this was better. xD

    • @ainerobertson78
      @ainerobertson78 4 года назад

      lmao bc she's in SF I thought you meant the Giants baseball team for like half a second....

  • @spacemansabs
    @spacemansabs 5 лет назад +373

    Scissors aren’t flat. They have curved faces so there is always tension and they always make contact with each blade at a point that moves down the blade as you cut. So if you can put a small curve on each blade it will work, but not so much that you can’t overcome the bend when you close them. And since they are 1/2 in thick steel, the problem is that you won’t be strong enough to open or close them maybe. Unless you build a hydraulic piston hand, which you should do.

    • @XerxesGustav
      @XerxesGustav 5 лет назад +26

      Or just have a wave spring washer at the center, so the deflection is not in the blade but in the joint

    • @johnrogers1777
      @johnrogers1777 3 года назад +5

      I was thinking the same thing and as a blacksmith of course I want fire fire fire so heat the inside of each blade with big OxyPropane rosebud (maybe just a couple hundred degrees, and then hit it with a hose and it'll warp into a nice curve. Or hydraulic press, cuz we all know life is better with hydraulics,,, but then again fire FIRE FIRE!!

    • @tanvikhare9710
      @tanvikhare9710 3 года назад

      Wow this is cool!

  • @tricksl8r
    @tricksl8r 5 лет назад +386

    This video is some of RUclips’s most cutting edge content.
    : )

  • @fujifilm5127
    @fujifilm5127 4 года назад +2

    Now you gotta slowly chase orphans around a clock tower dressed as Angus Young.

  • @snabbott
    @snabbott 4 года назад +7

    8:07 Coolest welding helmet ever!

  • @keacluster
    @keacluster 5 лет назад +155

    Remember that time Mythbusters folded in half like 12+ times a big damn sheet of paper?
    Yeah you should cut that

    • @awigg_8430
      @awigg_8430 5 лет назад +2

      I was thinking just that!!

  • @ambernielsen4360
    @ambernielsen4360 5 лет назад +129

    My brother has a legit scar where he almost stabbed his eye by running with scissors.... Well actually he didn't just run with them he tripped with them. So run with scissors, just don't trip with scissors while they are pointed at your eye.

  • @MrManMuffin
    @MrManMuffin 4 года назад +1

    dragging those things around, she looks like an anime protagonist that starts the series with zero ability but gets given the most OP weapon that they dont know how to controll yet, and by the end they kill a god and/or demon king

  • @JuanWick209
    @JuanWick209 4 года назад +6

    Scissors have a slight curve built into the blades so that when they are being closed there is is side force applied to keep the blades in close contact with each other.

  • @danielthrasher
    @danielthrasher 5 лет назад +15

    Store openings will never be the same!

  • @blackburn3r
    @blackburn3r 5 лет назад +512

    Ha you are back. And more beautiful, strong and, goofy as ever. We love you Simone.

  • @CallieStephensdoesthings
    @CallieStephensdoesthings 5 лет назад +13

    Simone just wants to become a Borrower at this point

  • @Its_ya_boi_ash
    @Its_ya_boi_ash 4 года назад +5

    “The reasons are thin for this one y’all” 😂😂

  • @jeremyquiros5483
    @jeremyquiros5483 5 лет назад +152

    "But nobody's saying 'Don't run with knives.'"
    Because you run faster with a knife.
    Everybody runs faster with a knife. *scoffs*

    • @FailsNTrials
      @FailsNTrials 5 лет назад +2

      Nothin like the rush of huntin people down and KILLIN EM!

    • @ELYESSS
      @ELYESSS 5 лет назад +4

      Rush b?

    • @johanna8028
      @johanna8028 5 лет назад +6

      This isn't the killing house anymore. This is real life.

    • @StopChangingUsernamesYouTube
      @StopChangingUsernamesYouTube 5 лет назад +5

      Ohhhhh... And scissors are two knives stuck together, which means you'll run twice as faster.

    • @Zilverzamp
      @Zilverzamp 5 лет назад +2

      classic fps_doug!

  • @marcusdire8057
    @marcusdire8057 5 лет назад +54

    I LOVE your happy grin after you cut paper with the wood prototype and hold them up in triumph. :D

  • @AaronAlso
    @AaronAlso 5 лет назад +2

    Simone,
    Sharpening scissors is a next level skill that even most knife makers do not have. The two inside surfaces must be super flat and in direct contact with each other. This is just as important as the edge of each blade being sharp itself.

  • @stematart1327
    @stematart1327 4 года назад +14

    Talk about cutting-edge technology :D
    I'll show myself out now

  • @carolynhinson7648
    @carolynhinson7648 5 лет назад +99

    I'm honestly stunned Simone hasn't entered the Kinetic Sculpture Grand Championship up in NorCal (Humboldt County), her and her team would destroy the competition.

    • @nairbvel
      @nairbvel 5 лет назад +25

      Based on the level of functionality of many of Simone's previous robots, I suspect "destroy the competition" might be a bit too literally close to the truth... LOL

    • @Howtard
      @Howtard 5 лет назад +9

      @@nairbvel Ah, but "destroying the competition" and "winning" aren't mutually exclusive! Simone's out here playing a different game where destruction is the only goal

    • @biobear01
      @biobear01 5 лет назад +1

      Her work is a cut above the rest.

  • @cleverca22
    @cleverca22 5 лет назад +100

    ive noticed that the blades on my good scissors arent flat, but curved
    so as they cut, they are pressing into each other like 2 springs

    • @joinedupjon
      @joinedupjon 5 лет назад +9

      Bingo - everyone thinks they understand how scissors work but that's the real secret.

    • @station240
      @station240 5 лет назад +5

      Yup, I had a pair of scissors I had to fix after I bent the blades straight by accident.
      Putting a bend into the thick steel used in these Giant Scissors would be quite a challenge with the shop tools she has.

    • @peterzingler6221
      @peterzingler6221 5 лет назад +3

      @@station240 no it would be quite easy.. Oxy torch and heating on the right spots

    • @ragnork61
      @ragnork61 5 лет назад +1

      There’s one more secret to how scissors work that has to do with right or left handedness. Simone’s giant scissors are lefties😀

    • @ragnork61
      @ragnork61 5 лет назад

      When you cut with a pair of scissors the natural motion of your thumb moves down and towards the center of your body which in turn levers the lower blade up and away from the center of your body.

  • @jordanmichelle9042
    @jordanmichelle9042 3 года назад

    I discovered your channel for the first time yesterday and I'm obsessed! My family and I are binge-watching your vids!!! Thank you for being so unique and creative and setting yourself apart from the rest of the typical YT community. Your work and passion are extraordinary!

  • @Jbear90
    @Jbear90 5 лет назад +2

    She's so adorable and awesome. Keep kicking ass, Simone!

  • @cherrypieforever
    @cherrypieforever 5 лет назад +505

    Simone: In this horror movie, we might be the monster
    Simone: Hi ducks!
    Me: Oh god.

    • @SunflowerSpotlight
      @SunflowerSpotlight 5 лет назад +2

      I loved the disparate vibes of those comments too, just so completely juxtaposed. 😂

    • @midnightmushrooms1141
      @midnightmushrooms1141 5 лет назад +1

      imagine if it would have been swans

    • @willproctor7301
      @willproctor7301 5 лет назад

      @@midnightmushrooms1141 Yeah then the ducks would have been cut up about not being in the video.

  • @sassycattie
    @sassycattie 5 лет назад +82

    Watching everything slowly move closer to the edge as you hit the metal was hilarious

    • @PetervdVeeken
      @PetervdVeeken 5 лет назад +6

      I was waiting anxiously for the drill to fall from the table 😱
      but then it didn't :(

  • @jimbobur
    @jimbobur 5 лет назад +3

    5:28 watching the drill gradually slide towards the edge of the table:
    *anxiety increases*

  • @worldmiles8571
    @worldmiles8571 5 лет назад +2

    This is great! I love outrageously impractical versions of every day things. Keep up the awesome work, Simone!

  • @gooberbirb
    @gooberbirb 5 лет назад +432

    you should collab with jenna’s rachet salon.

  • @Dary39
    @Dary39 5 лет назад +27

    Oh, giant office supplies.
    "Excuse me, could you pass me the giant staple? I'm out."

  • @KateGoldauthoress
    @KateGoldauthoress 3 года назад +2

    "I cant find the scissors again" "They aren't in the drawer" "Where did they go?"

  • @andys1734
    @andys1734 4 года назад +1

    I love your videos so much! Your videos have inspired me to keep going down the welding career path. I was thinking of not going down the welding path because I was scared of not finding a job because the men were better at welding. But seeing you welding gives me true hope that I can do this and I really thank you!

  • @brendanbush2174
    @brendanbush2174 5 лет назад +286

    Me: Oh cool Simone is making giant scissors
    Simone : *proceeds to run around in a park with a deadly weapon*

  • @johngicistechcom
    @johngicistechcom 5 лет назад +113

    Scissors have a slight inward curve to them
    So that they focus the interface to a single point as the blades cross. Scissors cut because of this curve more than the sharpness of the blades. Take a close look at scissors and how they work and you will see what i am talking about

    • @lucasetten
      @lucasetten 5 лет назад +2

      Indeed. Is this not common knowledge?

    • @johngicistechcom
      @johngicistechcom 5 лет назад

      L Etten I don’t know if it is or not, but I did not see her accounting for this in the build, and I think it may be why they are not cutting as well as expected

  • @JessicaCymone
    @JessicaCymone 4 года назад +1

    That was so dope, I was so rooting for you! So glad it cut at the end!!! You put so much work into it! Congratulations!

  • @jnbsp3512
    @jnbsp3512 5 лет назад

    This maxitures collection is going to be so great! Simone In Wonderland! Ty for this cool build video Simone, Marcos, Trevor, Scott and Jackie you all ROCK 📜✂️

  • @Pentross
    @Pentross 5 лет назад +143

    Doesn’t matter now it’s on the wall, but you can improve the cut by making the blades curve slightly concave towards each other, with the idea of always having one point in contact.

  • @uzaisu
    @uzaisu 5 лет назад +197

    nobody:
    Simone: *runs around in a park with giant scissors*

  • @richardbraakman7469
    @richardbraakman7469 3 года назад +2

    "I realise I can't get into any cool clubs" -- you can if you have the tools and equipment to go through the walls :)

  • @mjpete27
    @mjpete27 2 года назад

    Thanks Simone, I have enjoyed discovering your videos and the simple simplicity in creation of things! Some of which are not so simple nor easy! Yet I still have joy watching your videos! Lovely Scissors ✂️ Have a lovely day!

  • @snakesocks
    @snakesocks 5 лет назад +46

    That polka-dot welding mask is amazing!

  • @FeierLin
    @FeierLin 5 лет назад +351

    Simone pls make a safety cover for those scissors before somebody gets impaled
    Thanks,
    A v v concerned friend

    • @mikemhz
      @mikemhz 5 лет назад +25

      Yeah I'm literally envisioning someone stumbling on the first step going up the stairs. Stay safe?

    • @dj1NM3
      @dj1NM3 5 лет назад +21

      At least the points are facing *down* the stairs?

    • @libsybum3591
      @libsybum3591 5 лет назад +3

      Jeff NME I thought that 😂 if they were facing the other way and some one fell down the stairs! 🙈

    • @yuriavila2250
      @yuriavila2250 5 лет назад +1

      Pls

    • @duckwhisperer13
      @duckwhisperer13 5 лет назад +2

      this is the comment i was looking for

  • @darkghastful
    @darkghastful 4 года назад +6

    I’m in the “they don’t make welding equipment in my size” club 👌🏻

  • @MistiScaggs-MrsMaker
    @MistiScaggs-MrsMaker 3 года назад +1

    So I am an elementary art teacher and am going to try to make a version of these to demo scissor expectations to my 1st graders! Plus… they will look so cool hanging in my classroom!! Mine will have to weigh MUCH less of course just so I can use them in the demo without being crushed by them. Too traumatic for littles I thing! LOL! Thanks so much for a great entertaining video.

  • @badwolfgermandalek
    @badwolfgermandalek 5 лет назад +165

    I think Simone wanted to live in her doll house as a child.

  • @AK-nz8ed
    @AK-nz8ed 5 лет назад +45

    So this video is about Simone building a giant pair of scissors in order to run and go on a date with it
    Seems legit

    • @bgttgb100
      @bgttgb100 5 лет назад +3

      Nothing to see here.. do you have a warrant??

  • @alex0589
    @alex0589 5 лет назад +1

    Every time you upload, i'm reminded why i love you and that reason is:
    everything about this. And you.

  • @amykathleen2
    @amykathleen2 Год назад +2

    Simone: Why don’t they tell you not to run with knives?
    Also Simone, two seconds earlier: Scissors are the first tool you get to use as a child.
    SIMONE YOU ANSWERED YOUR OWN QUESTION

  • @thelastcube.
    @thelastcube. 5 лет назад +45

    You should've bought a giant Rock and a huge sheet of paper to play Rock Paper Scissors: Giant Edition

  • @oldestnerd
    @oldestnerd 5 лет назад +215

    Please add - Do not run with a Plasma Cutter.
    You need a license to run with those in public.

  • @ronaldschild157
    @ronaldschild157 5 лет назад

    The running-with-scissors outdoor scenes at the park reminded me of the classic "Benny Hill Show". His British show had a lot of scenes with people running, filmed with a sped up camera. There wasn't any dialog but a fast paced theme melody played throughout.

  • @river7048
    @river7048 Год назад

    my favorite part of watching simone struggle to carry things is that there's a cameraperson who could very clearly help, but instead is just filming her struggle

  • @JamesHueston
    @JamesHueston 5 лет назад +9

    7:45 - "Nothing sparks as much joy as an angle grinder...take that Marie Kondo" -- Hilarious Comedic Timing :D :D

  • @TekkGnostic
    @TekkGnostic 5 лет назад +23

    "It actually cuts f*cking paper!"
    Actually lol'ed at that bit.

  • @VickiPandaa
    @VickiPandaa 2 года назад

    i havent found a channel thats brought me so much joy in so long, thank you simone ;-;

  • @user-ry7uf7uq1p
    @user-ry7uf7uq1p 3 года назад

    this is the most wholesome video on ur channel so far and i adore bananas and that cut was indeed for me!

  • @ToddWroughton
    @ToddWroughton 5 лет назад +65

    I would pay $175 for a Giertz limited edition style.

  • @kmahan2006
    @kmahan2006 5 лет назад +56

    Oh lord. CUT. it. out. . . Get it? . . Sorry. I’ll remove myself now.

    • @dustysparks
      @dustysparks 5 лет назад

      Dave Coulier would be proud...

  • @wilma678
    @wilma678 2 года назад

    This video is really on point. Simone is really on that grind making cutting edge technology.

  • @oliverjantz1108
    @oliverjantz1108 Год назад

    The “takeing a break from me getting hammered” innuendo made this video worth watching!!!

  • @davidzachmeyer1957
    @davidzachmeyer1957 5 лет назад +171

    Great project! Standard-size scissors have a slight curvature in the blades to force the cutting edges together. Yours might cut better if you replicated that feature. The video was fun to watch - is this the director's cut?

    • @Hahahahaaahaahaa
      @Hahahahaaahaahaa 5 лет назад +5

      Soooo basically keep making giant scissors?

    • @0Tweaky0
      @0Tweaky0 5 лет назад +1

      Also sissors are right or left handed if you use wrong hand they won't cut very well

    • @Doping1234
      @Doping1234 5 лет назад +6

      I guess the thought of hammering the massive blades into the right shape made her abandon the idea immediately

    • @xensonar9652
      @xensonar9652 5 лет назад +3

      @@Doping1234 A bit of heat applied to one side will cause it to curl.

    • @Foxtrot2312
      @Foxtrot2312 5 лет назад

      @@Doping1234 The blades were solid, only the handles were hammered over the wooden bucks.

  • @MBUncle
    @MBUncle 5 лет назад +38

    Why stop here? Giant screwdriver, giant ruler, make that the "wall of giants" for tools :)
    Love your videos Simone!

  • @cohall46
    @cohall46 5 лет назад

    I really enjoy your videos.This video is very charming and I love your sense of humor. The video is high quality, well edited, and shows that a lot of production went into its making. Your scissors may not cut paper very well but I bet that can cut fingers super well.

  • @Ts6451
    @Ts6451 4 года назад +1

    I guess that this means that if someone makes a RUclips game or animated series with Simone as a character, her weapon might be giant scissors.
    But I suppose that even though some of the parts of the video looked a bit like a cosplay of some magical girl type character, as it is Simone we are talking about, her character would be making crazy robots to fight with...