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Yet again I see a TIFO video in my feed, read the title and think; "Why on earth would anyone be even remotely interested in that?" but by the end of the video I'm completely riveted.
After 23 years in and out of retail I"m pretty sure that comes from them being shoved sideways in a nested string while being collected from the parking lot.
As a bagger at a supermarket who occasionally has to get buggies/shopping carts here's somethings you who use them should know. When returning them, neatly distribute them between big shopping carts and larger ones. It's horrible to sort through them. And make sure each cart is pushed into the other. Also if you have children never grab the shopping carts that look like little cars and are for children. They're horrible in the checkout line and when bringing them into the store.
It's just a cultural thing, I hear both being said (I work in retail) every work day. It doesn't bother me either way, and it's mainly my senior citizens who use "buggie" over shopping cart.
Ah... The good ol'days of primary school when I used to run shopping carts down aisles to play bumper carts with friends. I am still wondering to this day how in the world we didn't leave a trail of blood and broken glass behind us as we walked out.
Thanks to Goldman and Watson, we now get dents and scratches on our cars in the parking lots at the markets. That didn't happen when people carried wicker baskets.
I would like to know why the oxygen is written in the left side for the Hydroxide ion (OH−) but on the right side for dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) and oxonium ion (H3O+). I was sadly unable to make the formula correctly written because of the limits how to write comment. It's more a suggestion for a future video and comment if you agree on my idea for a video to support the idea.
So, who invented the carts designed with families with multiple children in mind? A couple of variations on this theme have existed over the years - one with a side-by-side kiddie car (with enclosed floorboard) mounted on the front, the other with a side-by-side high-chair of sorts mounted between the baby seat and the handlebar, the latter of which being suitable for older kids to ride in without getting stuck, both of which only being able to nest with regular carts on one end, the former being able to have normal carts nested into its back end, and the latter being able to nest into the back ends of normal carts.
I'm honestly really surprised at how long it took for someone to come up with the idea for a shopping cart, and then even more surprised at how Goldman found it necessary to demonstrate how to use it so people could understand. It's a basket with wheels, it's probably the easiest bit of common sense out there...
Goldman's attitude is what defined our country's mentality if you have a problem you solve it, The US even when it comes to simple inventions like the shopping cart shows how far we are on the forefront of innovation and technology
Does anyone's local market use Flat shopping carts. Ones that are flat and shallow on top where when you go to the cashier there is no belt. You pull up and the cashier sort of lowers the front of the cart and pulls your groceries on of the basket. They also don't telescope the top flips up and then you nest them together. Our main market here, Giant Eagle, used them in I think the 80's for a few years but I haven't seen them anywhere since then.
Just a reminder to all. A shopping cart cost the store over $500.00 to buy. So if you remove the cart from the store it is theft over $500. In many places that is a felony subject to jail time and a felony record.
Please use a wider variety of different background music tunes, you go nuts when you hear that short guitar loop over and over and over again, especially when watching multiple videos in a row! In this video there is another tune, thankfully, so i hope you keep introducing more songs in future uploads...
Hello! Would it be possible for an episode about the origin of the lint roller? My family is under the impression a relative invented it, but I'm a bit unsure about that. Your input would be appreciated! Thanks and keep the good info coming!
Shouldn't you guys at least mention you have a Patreon now at the end of the videos? Just a quick "by the way"? Or even anywhere - credits, video description...? Not everyone will have watched that not-an-ordinary video... Just a suggestion since we want you to succeed!
PongoXBongo both have their advantages. Australia predominately uses the four caster, while it easy to maneuver in the store, its less easy in the parking lot (when full), especially if there's any kind of perpendicular slope to the cart/trolley.
Well, most people in Germany don't like to use them because supermarkets are too small and crowded to be able to push them around comfortably. Also, we tend not to buy huge amounts of groceries in one go...except maybe before holidays. Stupid supermarkets even designed the checkouts in a way that not having a cart is a major disadvantage and often causes delays....but to no avail. Took them years to cave to the customers will and introduce baskets again.
if that shirt is a small sized one, can you go a little bigger? I have the same problem where it's either too small or a little too big.. just mentioning the last thing that came to mind.....
I like trademark law. At least, in theory. Patents and copyright is just way too restrictive, especially since companies can basically do anything to get it lengthened. But trademark law, if you don't use it you lose it, and you cannot trademark anything too general, which the other two don't seem to have a problem with.
BB-8, I understand that, but life + 70 years and often longer? That is more than an incentive, that's holding back progress. Patent law is a bit better, 20 years, but that too is often extended by making minor modifications so it's new or whatever. By the way, I think you're exaggerating on how bad removing those laws would be. In fashion, for example, in general none of these laws apply (except for jewelry and a few others), yet you can't say the fashion market is dormant. I'm not advocating completely removing intellectual property laws, but I feel that the "don't use it you lose it" thing could benefit copyright and patent law too. That would be a real incentive for companies to keep innovating.
"Economically, copyright is done as an incentive for companies to fund Research and Development. If these laws didn't exist, no company would bother to develop new ideas as it can just be "legally stolen"." That's the idea, anyway, but is it really true? Does it *really* work as intended? And how does it justify such long copyright periods?
Intellectual Property laws (note the usage) have been undermined by the very entities they were intended to protect against. Eternally renewed and requirements for cost prohibitive enforcement (TMs) make it so the Common Creator they were intended to protect are still fucked. In their absence, at least we would have unlimited sharing of information and the lowest cost goods possible, rather than the artificially restricted markets we have now. Patent Law and Copyright encourage investment but also restrict investment by those with few resources due to the cost of holding such rights. (Note: I do recognize Original IP law to be of value but the implementation has left us with no better a circumstance than without them)
Another case of money being the deciding factor in the court system. It's really quite sad. Our justice system isn't about what's right or wrong, it's about how much money you can throw at lawyers to prolong it until your opponent goes bankrupt.
Goldman wasn't selling groceries. He was selling friendliness and convenience! It was a bold move to employ the very people (men) who, as part of society, were "independent" of help carrying the baskets to show how it was done. He was selling gallantry, chivalry, and independence aided and empowered by the new cart design. There's even a place for a wiggly child to attend to! Incidentally, who came up with the "child seat" in the push rail side of the car? And was this Goldman the one of Goldman-Sachs? Was he related? (his father seemed to have a hand in his patronage and start - up.) Or was he completely unrelated to this rich American company? It's good to know where the rich people's legacies came from, because those who build a better mouse trap often are avoid to take advantage of the market at the time and real great, deserved rewards. It is true, though, that from those to whom much is given, much is expected. And it is good to examine the lives of those lives of people who have risen on the savvy of inventors that read the needs of society and fed that market.
Before I watch or read any comments I hope theres a spoiler alert on why they decide to completely fuck up one wheel. I wanna leave that as one of lifes great mysteries
I invented the SHOPPING FART. When I get gassy I head down the pet food aisle and let it rip!. That aisle stinks anyway and people don't really notice. Feel free to try it. No royalties required.
Bubbles did not invent the shopping cart . He did fix them to better than OEM (factory quality). For all you shopping cart needs contact Bubbles from Sunnyvale trailer park. The "go-to" guy for shopping cart repair.
Sufyan Saleem You're welcome. Only now I owe my old English teacher an apology. I said I would never have a need to know the stuff she was testing me on but today she won.
The plot of the merchant of Venice is that a moneylender loans a certain noble a sum of money. His collateral is "the pound of flesh closest to your heart." The noble reneges on the loan, so the moneylender takes him to court to recoup his losses. There are many twists and turns in the story, but that's where the saying comes from.
today I was actually pushing carriages at my grocery store, I'd like to know. can you make a video about how people are so arrogant that they leave a cart in the lot 5 to 15 feet away from the corral?
Shoelace Locks. Been meaning to check if your channel researched them and I found out... no. At least, not with a simple youtube search. Would love to hear about the origin of shoelace locks and why it isn't more common knowledge. Then again, I'll be ruining some people's party trick and dibs on this knowledge. I apologize in advance...
Now that you know all about the invention of the shopping cart check out this video and find out How Dry Cleaning Works and Who Invented It:
ua-cam.com/video/fhlVfHMidZU/v-deo.html
Honestly Simon you're about the only person on the face of the planet that could make a shopping cart sound interesting. Cheers.
Yet again I see a TIFO video in my feed, read the title and think; "Why on earth would anyone be even remotely interested in that?" but by the end of the video I'm completely riveted.
riveted is an understatement
Ikr
Rename this channel "answers to your shower thoughts"
Why Watson have to pay Goldman royalty? Can someone explain that. Shouldn't Goldman pay Watson the royalty.
Harvey Fong Goldman patented the shopping cart design first
Bro cheers
How about, 'Motivation To Commit Suicide'.
No, Your Midnight Trying to Sleep Thoughts
Ah, once again the wheel comes into to save the day. Such an under appreciated piece of technology. I propose we make a wheel appreciation day!
Haha I second this
60 Second Success
This should come around soon
Wheel get right on that.
I should invent a wheel as a tribute.
Mauro Tamm
But why reinvent the wheel?
So who invented the wonky wheel that seems to be on every single cart?
jaspr1999 oh that was me. Sorry
After 23 years in and out of retail I"m pretty sure that comes from them being shoved sideways in a nested string while being collected from the parking lot.
Blankman 99 - Shame on you! You beat me inventing it!
Scott FW This is 100% true. And the automatic cart pusher device makes it even worse. I refuse to have it at my store for this exact reason.
Why Watson have to pay Goldman royalty? Can someone explain that. Shouldn't Goldman pay Watson the royalty.
Duct tape is the most effective means for preventing children from running amok.
wow this channel has grown fast!
Love the content, Ive learned so many random facts.
Keep up the good work Dave and Simon!
Thanks!
As a bagger at a supermarket who occasionally has to get buggies/shopping carts here's somethings you who use them should know. When returning them, neatly distribute them between big shopping carts and larger ones. It's horrible to sort through them. And make sure each cart is pushed into the other. Also if you have children never grab the shopping carts that look like little cars and are for children. They're horrible in the checkout line and when bringing them into the store.
My wife is going to be so bored listening to me tell her this story next time we're shopping together
It's so pleasing to hear "carts" instead of "buggie"
I can not take anyone that refers to to them as buggies seriously
It's just a cultural thing, I hear both being said (I work in retail) every work day. It doesn't bother me either way, and it's mainly my senior citizens who use "buggie" over shopping cart.
Come to Australia, We call them trolleys.
Hart Poole
Trolley and Cart > Buggie
I’m US and I prefer cart and trolley
I’ve also heard “wagon”.
The shopping cart made COSTCO possible.
Well done Watson. "It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely"
But when did the child seat get incorporated?
ubermom I was expecting to hear that too, what with the bit about struggling to carry both children and baskets
I love this channel! :D It's nice to have a reliable source teach you something new in detail every single day!
I never knew shopping carts could be so dramatic and interesting
This is why I like this channel. A video on something I would never have thought of being surprisingly fascinating.
Ah... The good ol'days of primary school when I used to run shopping carts down aisles to play bumper carts with friends. I am still wondering to this day how in the world we didn't leave a trail of blood and broken glass behind us as we walked out.
Thanks to Goldman and Watson, we now get dents and scratches on our cars in the parking lots at the markets. That didn't happen when people carried wicker baskets.
I still see that first folding card design (or one like it) used in some places. That's so cool!
I've seen carts extremely similar to his design where you just add a basket to the top/ bottom in places.
Anyone else notice that when he turns his head to the side, his glasses are mistaken for green screen and removed?
Yeah made a comment about that as well. I think his glasses reflected the green screen and that's what cause this to happen.
The stuff people notice lol
I must be the most oblivious person in the world.
I would like to know why the oxygen is written in the left side for the Hydroxide ion (OH−) but on the right side for dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) and oxonium ion (H3O+). I was sadly unable to make the formula correctly written because of the limits how to write comment. It's more a suggestion for a future video and comment if you agree on my idea for a video to support the idea.
Who woulda thought grocery carts would be so controversial!?
Who would think there was so much drama in shopping carts
Was literally just curious about this yesterday. Great video!
Never in a million years would I have expected to find so much drama over a shopping cart.
How did the department store evolve?
^
So, who invented the carts designed with families with multiple children in mind? A couple of variations on this theme have existed over the years - one with a side-by-side kiddie car (with enclosed floorboard) mounted on the front, the other with a side-by-side high-chair of sorts mounted between the baby seat and the handlebar, the latter of which being suitable for older kids to ride in without getting stuck, both of which only being able to nest with regular carts on one end, the former being able to have normal carts nested into its back end, and the latter being able to nest into the back ends of normal carts.
TARGET has the best shopping carts them plastic cars are so silent and smooth , who else agrees
lol322 How about trolleys which allow all wheels to move. Much easier to turn and move.
I'm honestly really surprised at how long it took for someone to come up with the idea for a shopping cart, and then even more surprised at how Goldman found it necessary to demonstrate how to use it so people could understand. It's a basket with wheels, it's probably the easiest bit of common sense out there...
Goldman's attitude is what defined our country's mentality if you have a problem you solve it, The US even when it comes to simple inventions like the shopping cart shows how far we are on the forefront of innovation and technology
Does anyone's local market use Flat shopping carts. Ones that are flat and shallow on top where when you go to the cashier there is no belt. You pull up and the cashier sort of lowers the front of the cart and pulls your groceries on of the basket. They also don't telescope the top flips up and then you nest them together.
Our main market here, Giant Eagle, used them in I think the 80's for a few years but I haven't seen them anywhere since then.
Bubbles fixes them and sells the repaired shopping carts back to the mall to buy cat food for his kitties,including Gary Laser Eyes.
Whew! Thanks, TIFO. Another example of history I thought I didn't need to know, until I did. ;^)
You're very welcome :-)
Just a reminder to all. A shopping cart cost the store over $500.00 to buy. So if you remove the cart from the store it is theft over $500. In many places that is a felony subject to jail time and a felony record.
Please use a wider variety of different background music tunes, you go nuts when you hear that short guitar loop over and over and over again, especially when watching multiple videos in a row! In this video there is another tune, thankfully, so i hope you keep introducing more songs in future uploads...
Wheeled shopping baskets appeared here in BC, Canada only a decade ago. For something with no new technology, it sure took a long time!
Hello! Would it be possible for an episode about the origin of the lint roller? My family is under the impression a relative invented it, but I'm a bit unsure about that. Your input would be appreciated! Thanks and keep the good info coming!
Shouldn't you guys at least mention you have a Patreon now at the end of the videos? Just a quick "by the way"? Or even anywhere - credits, video description...? Not everyone will have watched that not-an-ordinary video... Just a suggestion since we want you to succeed!
beautiful production guys
Love the little unknown battles that go one with new inventions.
Anyone else favor four casters over two on their carts? Gliding around in any direction just seems like the superior option.
PongoXBongo both have their advantages. Australia predominately uses the four caster, while it easy to maneuver in the store, its less easy in the parking lot (when full), especially if there's any kind of perpendicular slope to the cart/trolley.
Simon Whistler is a hoax. This is Vsauce with an English accent.
I really like the shirt you’re wearing! Looks nice
That was interesting; Good video!
Well, most people in Germany don't like to use them because supermarkets are too small and crowded to be able to push them around comfortably. Also, we tend not to buy huge amounts of groceries in one go...except maybe before holidays. Stupid supermarkets even designed the checkouts in a way that not having a cart is a major disadvantage and often causes delays....but to no avail. Took them years to cave to the customers will and introduce baskets again.
I'd be interested in more inventor of universally used items. Maybe the rise of keurig and the K cup
I love this channel! I have a video idea: The origin of the censor bleep
Bubbles would love this video
do one on the phrase "tieing the knot" phrase when getting married
It's simple.
It's a classical latin term, "Trui de kowa", which means "Tie the woman" because romans were fucking mysogynists.
if that shirt is a small sized one, can you go a little bigger? I have the same problem where it's either too small or a little too big.. just mentioning the last thing that came to mind.....
Thanks to the inventor for an amazing bus stop bench
Guys you should put a link to your Patreon page in the description of every video.
I owe the man a handshake.
never has there been a better kennel frame than the shopping cart haha
Everyone should look up "Caroline's Cart" a great new cart for adults with disabilities.
I just saw Leslie Nielsen having problems in removing a shopping cart from its file...he used a welder to remove it,ingenius!
I invented lying and also the shopping cart.
I invented sarcasm and I believe you.
I invented similes like Al Gore invented the internet.
Scrub I invented sadness and I weep for you.
7:15 - Yep, sounds about right.... Shit like this makes me hate intellectual property law altogether.
I like trademark law. At least, in theory. Patents and copyright is just way too restrictive, especially since companies can basically do anything to get it lengthened. But trademark law, if you don't use it you lose it, and you cannot trademark anything too general, which the other two don't seem to have a problem with.
BB-8, I understand that, but life + 70 years and often longer? That is more than an incentive, that's holding back progress. Patent law is a bit better, 20 years, but that too is often extended by making minor modifications so it's new or whatever.
By the way, I think you're exaggerating on how bad removing those laws would be. In fashion, for example, in general none of these laws apply (except for jewelry and a few others), yet you can't say the fashion market is dormant.
I'm not advocating completely removing intellectual property laws, but I feel that the "don't use it you lose it" thing could benefit copyright and patent law too. That would be a real incentive for companies to keep innovating.
"Economically, copyright is done as an incentive for companies to fund Research and Development. If these laws didn't exist, no company would bother to develop new ideas as it can just be "legally stolen"."
That's the idea, anyway, but is it really true? Does it *really* work as intended? And how does it justify such long copyright periods?
Intellectual Property laws (note the usage) have been undermined by the very entities they were intended to protect against. Eternally renewed and requirements for cost prohibitive enforcement (TMs) make it so the Common Creator they were intended to protect are still fucked.
In their absence, at least we would have unlimited sharing of information and the lowest cost goods possible, rather than the artificially restricted markets we have now.
Patent Law and Copyright encourage investment but also restrict investment by those with few resources due to the cost of holding such rights.
(Note: I do recognize Original IP law to be of value but the implementation has left us with no better a circumstance than without them)
Kevin Booth, Like I said, trademark law is pretty decent.
the real battle now is: all steering vs front steering vs back steering.
so can i put wheels on a desk and patent it so if someone else makes desks with wheels they have to pay me royalties?
thank u 4 not callin it a buggy that irritates the hell outta me
Who knew how interesting the history of the shopping cart could be
Holy crap...new camera? So clear!
Another case of money being the deciding factor in the court system. It's really quite sad. Our justice system isn't about what's right or wrong, it's about how much money you can throw at lawyers to prolong it until your opponent goes bankrupt.
my grandpa worked at the original shopping cart factory in Oklahoma City.
Quite interesting and amusing history.
it was at a Piggly Wiggly in Memphis, Tennessee.
Shopping geeks love all this info.
Video suggestion: Why is a heist/burglary called a "caper"?
Goldman wasn't selling groceries. He was selling friendliness and convenience! It was a bold move to employ the very people (men) who, as part of society, were "independent" of help carrying the baskets to show how it was done. He was selling gallantry, chivalry, and independence aided and empowered by the new cart design. There's even a place for a wiggly child to attend to!
Incidentally, who came up with the "child seat" in the push rail side of the car?
And was this Goldman the one of Goldman-Sachs? Was he related? (his father seemed to have a hand in his patronage and start - up.) Or was he completely unrelated to this rich American company?
It's good to know where the rich people's legacies came from, because those who build a better mouse trap often are avoid to take advantage of the market at the time and real great, deserved rewards.
It is true, though, that from those to whom much is given, much is expected. And it is good to examine the lives of those lives of people who have risen on the savvy of inventors that read the needs of society and fed that market.
how do computers remember time even after they have been completely shut down?
Pradyumna MahajaN The simple answer is they have a battery which keeps the CMOS chip powered on and it stores the information.
Pradyumna MahajaN Motherboard has a small button battery which keeps the date, time, bios settings even when unplugged.
Yes, and that battery lasts about ten years so on very old computers it needs to be replaced. That may not always be so easy especially on laptops.
Donny Stanley ohhhh 😅it's seems pretty trivial now that I think about it.
Okaro X I was just about to ask how long do they last. So that means they are not rechargeable?
1:34 The green screen gets reflected in his glasses so you can see the background through his eyes
It happens several times throughout the video actually xD
can you do why money is made out of that cloth material as oppose to paper
west dakota so it doesnt fall apart in water. the end
Lesson learned: If you have enough money you can bully other people into giving you more than you deserve.
remember to put a link for patreon!!
Rollin White got similarly screwed when he licensed his invention to Smith & Wesson.
Before I watch or read any comments I hope theres a spoiler alert on why they decide to completely fuck up one wheel. I wanna leave that as one of lifes great mysteries
This is an exciting subject! ;)
I invented the SHOPPING FART. When I get gassy I head down the pet food aisle and let it rip!. That aisle stinks anyway and people don't really notice. Feel free to try it. No royalties required.
Bubbles did not invent the shopping cart . He did fix them to better than OEM (factory quality). For all you shopping cart needs contact Bubbles from Sunnyvale trailer park. The "go-to" guy for shopping cart repair.
Can you do a video on the origins of the phrase pound of flesh?
Sufyan Saleem
The Merchant of Venice
That took much less time than expected thankyou.
Sufyan Saleem
You're welcome. Only now I owe my old English teacher an apology. I said I would never have a need to know the stuff she was testing me on but today she won.
"Pound of flesh?" I've never heard that before, what does that mean?
The plot of the merchant of Venice is that a moneylender loans a certain noble a sum of money. His collateral is "the pound of flesh closest to your heart." The noble reneges on the loan, so the moneylender takes him to court to recoup his losses. There are many twists and turns in the story, but that's where the saying comes from.
Pause at 1:43 and the green screen reflection makes his eyes become red
Very interesting!
Target stores should reinvent their carts with full metal cage nesting so I can load up on Tower vinyl records store within store
Please, do a talk about the song "Happy Birthday"
Here in the southern United States they call shopping carts "buggies".
swampzoid we call baby strollers "buggies" in the UK lol
I'm in the US and it's the first time I hear about this. Interesting!
They're wrong and dumb.
I'm a southern and have never heard this..
I call them buggies but sometimes shopping carts
so why is it called a buggy in the south and a shopping cart north
So that's why some people call shopping carts buggies.
5:43
Here we are in 2018, and kids still cause Havoc with carts
today I was actually pushing carriages at my grocery store, I'd like to know. can you make a video about how people are so arrogant that they leave a cart in the lot 5 to 15 feet away from the corral?
Arrogant? Wrong word. Try lazy.
rollin rollin rollin keep them carts a rollin
So Goldman basically stole both designs.
Then follow with the little belts in front of and behind the cashier.
?How did the 3R's come around? Reading Riting and Rithmeric. 2 out of 3 ain't too bad..
Another great example that you dont have to be "right" but only need enough money to buy a court ruling.
they invented both the shopping cart and the parking meter in oklahoma
What idiot would want to watch a video on shopping carts at 10:30 pm?
me: OH BOY 10:30 PM
Now let's discuss the "shopping bag "
Shoelace Locks. Been meaning to check if your channel researched them and I found out... no. At least, not with a simple youtube search. Would love to hear about the origin of shoelace locks and why it isn't more common knowledge. Then again, I'll be ruining some people's party trick and dibs on this knowledge. I apologize in advance...