We Tested the Dumbest Infomercial Tools

my mom actually used a car cane for years. It did in fact make getting in and out of a car worlds easier and I think it is a genuinely valuable product for people with limited mobility

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A little piece of advice. If you’re trapped in a car and need to break the window with that tool do it in the bottom corner closest to you. The spot right above where the little lock thing sticks up out of the door panel. It’ll break on the first click.

The dog bone wrench was great for me as a diver working on boats. Much easier to hold on to and not have 10 different sockets underwater.

Car Cane: My mother-in-law was partially paralyzed and used a solid metal version of this product to get out of the car…. It really did help. Older people rarely get out of cars one foot at a time; they typically rotate themselves to plant both feet on the ground before pulling themselves out of the vehicle, and the all metal version of this product really did wonders for her independence during this task. Sure we had to stand there forever but people of that age want nothing more than to feel like they can do things on their own. So, this product is worth the cost for nothing more than to allow for the idea of independence for elderly.

“It’s easier to get out without” Said by a young person grabbing the window frame on a convertible to help himself out 😂

i use the arm magnet all the time its not great for tools but its amazing for bolts and stuff especially when im in dirt working

The pacemaker warning on the magnetic armband is legit. My coworker has a pacemaker, and he says he has found himself getting lightheaded and realized he was leaning on a door near its magnetic lock, and that he needs to pay attention to where he’s holding small engines like a weed whacker because the magnetic field they put out can have similar interference effects.

The Car Cane is actually a legitimate product that's used all over the world. Seen them recommended by Occupational Therapists hundreds of times to help people with impaired mobility to retain some of their independence. I think they're really great, just the one that was on the infomercial that you guys bought was obviously a crappy version made for a quick buck.

So speaking as a medical professional who has reccomended those car canes to a number of patients. They are more useful than you might think. The flashlight and standing "features" aren't really important. However, for elderly folks who have trouble getting out of cars it's very helpful

I’d say all the stuff in this video (or at least the ideas behind them) could be legitimately useful to some people. The wrench would be useful if you were working away from a tool box. The UV cured glue is a legitimate thing…some of the fillings in my mouth were done/covered with a UV cured epoxy. My 2 elderly parents could use something like the car cane, I’m just too concerned about damaging or scratching the paint in my car to get one. Lots of things like the seat belt cutter/window breaker already exist… The problem with the specific products you showed is that infomercials generally take good ideas and ruin them by building them way, way too cheaply.

I assembled steel buildings for nearly 40 years and truthfully the bone wrench can be pretty handy to keep in your tool pouch. Not the most practical thing, but when you're going up a ladder and don't know what size a fastener is, it's better than carrying 6 or 7 wrenches just to find out you still don't have the right one.

That "UV hardening plastic" works only on clear parts, like glass, clear plastic and that's pretty much it. And for glueing clear parts without leaving easily visible crack it is good

Seeing how big Donut has become since 20k subs is astounding. Love your vids. Look at Em now! We love you, we love Donut. Keep on keepin on.

A good alternative to the arm thing is a good old toolbelt 😂

5:08 this product looks similar to RapidFix UV, a product I've been using for years and highly recommend. Also apparently there's another one branded JB Weld that I've used recently at work. And yeah, you have basically nailed its major weakness :) However, in situations where you can hit the whole joint with the light, it's very useful! I use it for sticking down wires to circuit boards, and bonding wires together for strain relief. It hardens all the way through in seconds with a strong enough UV source, and if you need to remove it it peels off without damaging the surfaces it adhered to. Also the UV light it comes with is wimpy. If you get a stronger one it becomes much more useful.

I’ll be real, actually interested in picking up that car cane for my grandma, from seeing all the people in the comments talking about how it helped them/family, seems like a pretty decent and unique product!

just wanna say that I always love these crazy tool tests. I realize there are a finite amount of wacky-but-plausible tools, but I hope you never run out of stuff to test.

I have a "car cane" like device made by someone else. It's just the assist handle with no lights, etc. It's solid steal and works great. Super handy when you're actually disabled and not some healthy dude screwin around. I made my first one with a piece of rebar. I also have a much more substantial belt cutter/window breaker. A buddy, who's a cop used it once, and now all the cops have one. The magnetic armband is good for holding nails, but that's about it. I used it Once while on a ladder. Threw it away after a year of not using it.

The magnetic arm band is quite useful for holding screws, nails, sockets or small tools when you are on ladders or places of that kind, the only difference is that I use a version that attaches to the forearm not the arm