It was originally designed for people who only have use in one hand, but there is no money in that, so they either had to charge a fortune for it or sell it to the general market. A lot of products aimed at the disabled tend to get this treatment. The Snuggie was originally designed for wheelchair bound people.
No it wasn't!!!!! The snuggie originanally being a product for wheelchair users is a common myth. In reality, the snuggie is a ripoff of an identical product designed by a college student.
I love how Mike is genuinely surprised when it actually works the way it's supposed to the first time. Those reactions are funnier to me than when something is a piece of crap like usual. But then again, these things never cease to amaze with how terrible they are.
Perhaps the products were made with that in mind but the infomercials almost never use that angle. Almost every time products like this are marketed towards middle-aged parents.
I think it might be that they have to market these gadgets to the non-disabled markets to be able to make them affordable to produce? But an awful lot of these seemingly pointless "lazy" products were designed with disabled people in mind (like the slanket/snuggie seems silly until you consider how practical it is for someone in a wheelchair)
Crowvamp1979 Pretty sure that's what it was originally designed for, then some executive saw it and said, "Let's try and sell this to people too lazy to crack an egg normally!"
Shinbu1128 Executives usually aren't that stupid--they got to the top somehow(yes, not everyone on top deserves it, but not every person who works with a corporation is instantly evil and stupid), I'd suspect some idiot a little lower in the chain who had a bit too much time on his hands.
ProbeVoyages I didn't mean to imply that it was specifically a CEO or something, I tend to just use that as a catch-all term for businessman. Bit of a misnomer, but it's a force of habit.
Shinbu1128 I'm glad for that, just trying to weaken the mindless corporation bashing attitude so someone of this messed up nation will take responsibility. It's not much, but I'm doing something by breaking a few bad patterns.
Great channel, I just subscribed. :) A lot of these products are for people with mobility impairments, so they might be pointless to us, but for the elderly or disabled it's necessary. Regardless, I really like how you expose the REALLY bullshit products. Keep it up!
My Mother had an egg separator when I was a kid but she was a gourmet chef. Any normal person that only bakes around the holidays doesn't need this piece of plastic junk.
The separator thingy would actually come in handy if you have a lot of eggs to separate. I had to help separate 15 dozen eggs once and it was a real mess not to mention pain in the arse.
I got my dad one of these because he loves eggs but has a hard time cracking them effectively because he has the shakes from old age. Also you were using the yolk separator wrong. You had it aligned to high up so you weren't getting enough drop action. Admittedly it does take some dialing in but once you learn the optimal distance it works a treat at ovum separation. You sure cracked me up though with this review...see what I did there, an egg pun.
My cousin lost a hand in a world related accident and we got him this as a joke gift one year for Christmas. (Yes, he has a very healthy sense of humor) And he actually uses it regularly. So yeah, it's great for people who have hand issues at least.
I just remembered something some said in a similar video, these types of devices are created for disabled people who can't function physically for whatever reason and have to use things like this. there isn't a large market for disability devices so they sell them off as "convenience" devices to people who think they can sell them through ads like this.
I'm going to point out that people with arthritis and hands crippled by osteoporosis do -in fact- sometimes need devices like that, because they can't get a grip, but they can place an egg in that and press down on the grips.
Actually Mike, cooking experts suggest that you tap the egg on a flat surface to crack it, that way, none of the shell gets in the egg as it would more like do on the edge of something. THE KEY WORD BEING *TAP!* STUPID INFOMERCIAL!
This reminded me of the Orgreenic frying pan ads where they act like cooking an egg is a nightmare waiting to unravel. Be interesting to see one of those tested out. :)
i actually had one of these and it was awesome. the yolk separator not so much. you have to make sure the blades get really clean after using it though. mike, your face holding still was hysterical! lol
Hey Mike (do you mind if I call you Mike, or are we moving too fast?) I really enjoy your stuff, you're way more polished than a lot of other people on youtube to begin with, and you'll only get better over time. It'll just take a bit for you to take off but its already started. You've got a great sense of humour man, look forward to more of your stuff.
cracking an egg on a flat surface is how we do it in kitchens in the US (at least how we’re taught to do it). Something about how the outside of the egg shell might have bacteria that could get into the egg white or something. Not too difficult, just gotta be delicate with it because…y’know.
I love how most of the products that actually works would be better for the disabled than for anyone else. Things like this should market directly to those with disabilities.
I bought this a while back, but only because it came with this thing that "mixed the inside of the egg without cracking it!" it was a motor with a needle on it that spun inside of it. needless to say, it didnt work. but i wanted it to so badly.
My sister bought me an egg-separator for Christmas. Had to try it just once.. The edges of the thing was so sharp it put a hole in the yolk.. Better doing it the "old fashioned" way
my father in his 80s bought several of these and gave them as presents to friends and neighbors my mother was very embarrassed it was fucking hilarious
The holding still bit after cracking the egg 😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😆😆😂😂😂 What you should have done with the ending after the egg cracking pose instead of the clip with you playing with the yolk. Replace it with you still in the egg cracking pose. 😂😂
I think nostalgia critic may have covered on this phenomenon, its where the people living in infomercials are mentally deficient in handling everyday tastes, so they need these devices to help them otherwise they would kill themselves on a paperclip.
no no when you do it on the counter youre supposed to follow through (like golf) straight through whatever surface youre using. the shell is caught by the broken table and youre left with a handful of egg yolk. its amazing.
I had one of these! Clearance for a dollar. Never used it. I do always crack eggs into a dish, though, because I do sometimes get shell. If you do that, use the empty shell - little pieces will stick to it.
Also you know who is bad at cracking eggs? Kids. In one day, the kid I baby-sat once dropped one on a rug, and lost one down the sink because some genius taught her to crack eggs against the sink. She lost egg privileges for a long while after that. I actually did completely miss an egg cracking it into a measuring cup the other week. Proudest moment of my life, obviously. And amusingly it was after I had given this away.
if the separator worked like it did in the add, at lease there would be a reason to actually buy this, I mean unless of course you buy egg whites from the store...
It could work. The thing is that if those eggs came right out of the fridge the eggwhite would be thicker and less fluid. Roomtemperature eggs are better for seperating as the white will flow easier.
TheMjohann So what like put your eggs out for a bit before you intend to eat them then use the separator? I'd be interested to see if that actually worked
tgsachris Pretty much yes. When i was working in a bakery the eggs were usualy stored in room temperature. Eggs can be stored just fine on your counter top. In fact there is no need at all to keep your eggs in a fridge.
tgsachris That is not a easy question. But most will say up to one week. Thing is that the egg is surprisingly well protected. The outer shell along with two membranes inside the egg can keep a lot of contaminations out of the egg. But roughly one week is safe enough, you can probably go twice as long. The only reason to keep eggs cold is in the unlikley event that the egg is already contaminated. Keeping it cold then will slow down the bacterial growth.
Just a quick thing (don't know how to edit, please don't judge) I do find you look slightly up from the screen. You're still great but if you could look at the viewer it'd make your videos that much better
I actually own this thing and use it often... I'm ashamed, but it's useful. I have a condition called dyspraxia which makes my fine motor skills really shitty, and no matter what I did I could never get a clean break when I cracked eggs the normal way.
It was originally designed for people who only have use in one hand, but there is no money in that, so they either had to charge a fortune for it or sell it to the general market.
A lot of products aimed at the disabled tend to get this treatment. The Snuggie was originally designed for wheelchair bound people.
No it wasn't!!!!! The snuggie originanally being a product for wheelchair users is a common myth. In reality, the snuggie is a ripoff of an identical product designed by a college student.
okay, to be fair, since it does work, im sure it would come in handy fro people with arthritis or other sorts of joint pain.
I think that's what it was designed for actually. The hilarity ensues when people try to sell outside of the target market.
This video is like the Chickens 9/11
Or someone with only one arm, maybe. These reasons make it brilliant.
***** he probably meant someone who didn't have to have his arm removed just for others chefs to stand a chance against his magnificence.
Ahhh. My mistake!
Cracking eggs are so hard, last night i ended up in the hospital with several third degree burns.
Wow, you're lucky. When I cracked an egg, My whole house caught on fire, then I became blind.
Both of you are lucky, when I cracked an egg, i woke up in the hospital paralyzed from the neck down.
At least you didn't die, I cracked an egg open before realising it was a grenade
should have gone to spec-savers
I love how Mike is genuinely surprised when it actually works the way it's supposed to the first time. Those reactions are funnier to me than when something is a piece of crap like usual. But then again, these things never cease to amaze with how terrible they are.
I would say it’s the perfect device for people with one arm, but I learned how to crack an egg with one hand when I was a teenager...
Cracking eggs is so hard, I tried doing it last night, I ended up with pinkeye
This would be brilliant for disabled people
Putting the egg in the device though
Never thought of it this way. Yeah, great for people with only one hand, or have a broken arm or something.
+Acid Roof Productions Yeah I feel many of the products for cooking could be utilised to make life easier for disabled or elderly people.
Perhaps the products were made with that in mind but the infomercials almost never use that angle. Almost every time products like this are marketed towards middle-aged parents.
I think it might be that they have to market these gadgets to the non-disabled markets to be able to make them affordable to produce? But an awful lot of these seemingly pointless "lazy" products were designed with disabled people in mind (like the slanket/snuggie seems silly until you consider how practical it is for someone in a wheelchair)
This might be good for people with limited use of their hands, like from a medical condistion. But for the average person, it is useless.
Crowvamp1979 Pretty sure that's what it was originally designed for, then some executive saw it and said, "Let's try and sell this to people too lazy to crack an egg normally!"
Shinbu1128 Executives usually aren't that stupid--they got to the top somehow(yes, not everyone on top deserves it, but not every person who works with a corporation is instantly evil and stupid), I'd suspect some idiot a little lower in the chain who had a bit too much time on his hands.
ProbeVoyages I didn't mean to imply that it was specifically a CEO or something, I tend to just use that as a catch-all term for businessman. Bit of a misnomer, but it's a force of habit.
Shinbu1128 I'm glad for that, just trying to weaken the mindless corporation bashing attitude so someone of this messed up nation will take responsibility. It's not much, but I'm doing something by breaking a few bad patterns.
ProbeVoyages Trust me, I know what you mean. Most people just choose to buy into stereotypes because, like they say, "ignorance is bliss."
I could see this being pretty handy for the elderly or people with arthritis.
Cracks egg, obtains a state of grace . . .
All these years later, and this is still one of my favourites!
I''m shitting in bowls! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!
Mike Jeavons, Ashens meets Kr1tikal
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Lol, the part where you were just standing doing nothing with a dumb look on your face gave me a good laugh.
1:20 - that woman needs to be in every fucking "disgusted face" commercial LMFAO I'm dying!!!!
In addition to people with disabilities, this would be useful for people who have to crack DOZENS of eggs all at once.
My family actually owns one of these it used by my family members with Arthritis or limited hand movement so I'd say it right for them
Mike: Nobody's that bad at cracking eggs!
Me: ... *bows head in shame* I am...
Dammit, Blaze! Get better at it!
Great channel, I just subscribed. :) A lot of these products are for people with mobility impairments, so they might be pointless to us, but for the elderly or disabled it's necessary. Regardless, I really like how you expose the REALLY bullshit products. Keep it up!
My Mother had an egg separator when I was a kid but she was a gourmet chef. Any normal person that only bakes around the holidays doesn't need this piece of plastic junk.
I work in a bakery weeks at a time....no matter how many crates of eggs we need to crack we defiantly don't use this weird plastic after math...
I could watch these all day! This is funny, witty and damn replay-able! Keep it up Mike!
Dont film AGAINST a light source YOU DONKEY. *this insult was brought to you by many hours of watching kitchen nightmares.
Found your videos through Ashens last week and have been watching so many of your videos, love them, keep it up, very funny :)
The separator thingy would actually come in handy if you have a lot of eggs to separate. I had to help separate 15 dozen eggs once and it was a real mess not to mention pain in the arse.
I got my dad one of these because he loves eggs but has a hard time cracking them effectively because he has the shakes from old age. Also you were using the yolk separator wrong. You had it aligned to high up so you weren't getting enough drop action. Admittedly it does take some dialing in but once you learn the optimal distance it works a treat at ovum separation.
You sure cracked me up though with this review...see what I did there, an egg pun.
UA-cam decided eight year old infomercialism videos needed to be suggested and, it was right, forgot all about this series ♥️
My cousin lost a hand in a world related accident and we got him this as a joke gift one year for Christmas. (Yes, he has a very healthy sense of humor) And he actually uses it regularly. So yeah, it's great for people who have hand issues at least.
I just remembered something some said in a similar video, these types of devices are created for disabled people who can't function physically for whatever reason and have to use things like this. there isn't a large market for disability devices so they sell them off as "convenience" devices to people who think they can sell them through ads like this.
Mike breaks the no. 1 law of cinematography by filming with the light source behind him.
Ayy Mao yet, it still looks good
I'm going to point out that people with arthritis and hands crippled by osteoporosis do -in fact- sometimes need devices like that, because they can't get a grip, but they can place an egg in that and press down on the grips.
There is no describing my love for this series. Keep em coming!
The advert missed the obvious slapstick example of showing someone cracking an egg into their face.
Actually Mike, cooking experts suggest that you tap the egg on a flat surface to crack it, that way, none of the shell gets in the egg as it would more like do on the edge of something.
THE KEY WORD BEING *TAP!* STUPID INFOMERCIAL!
cooking experts always crack the egg with one hand and without tapping it on anything, from what I've seen.
A lot of infomercial products were actually made with disabilities in mind. Looking at this I really think I get that
Every time me and my brother watch your videos we die laughing! OMG before I swear I had an 8 pack ur vids are really funny! Can't stop watching them!
Love this series!
This reminded me of the Orgreenic frying pan ads where they act like cooking an egg is a nightmare waiting to unravel. Be interesting to see one of those tested out. :)
i actually had one of these and it was awesome. the yolk separator not so much.
you have to make sure the blades get really clean after using it though.
mike, your face holding still was hysterical! lol
+etrnluv
If you need to clean it then it won't really save you a lot of time.
Unless you often need to crack several eggs at once.
The egg separator Mike uses seems shallower than the one in the advert, I think that's why it didn't work very well.
Yeah, we've all tried to crack an egg by slamming it against the counter top.
"Noone's that bad at cracking eggs"
*raises hand*
I suck at it lol
I only once had eggshells I had to pick out of something after cracking an egg.
That face you made just kills me.
Hey Mike (do you mind if I call you Mike, or are we moving too fast?) I really enjoy your stuff, you're way more polished than a lot of other people on youtube to begin with, and you'll only get better over time. It'll just take a bit for you to take off but its already started. You've got a great sense of humour man, look forward to more of your stuff.
I love your videos dude, I have a feeling your channel will get popular some day. Keep it up, I'm subscribed for a reason. ;)
tbh i'd probably like this just because i hate the mess on my hands when i crack eggs
1:38
The best and most hilarious part xD
your videos are by far the funniest on youtube.
cracking an egg on a flat surface is how we do it in kitchens in the US (at least how we’re taught to do it). Something about how the outside of the egg shell might have bacteria that could get into the egg white or something. Not too difficult, just gotta be delicate with it because…y’know.
Is it just my eyes or was the egg used in the ad a bit too perfectly cracked?
They're holding it still to make sure that the entirety of the egg is on the bowl. Either that, or they're trying to show off the product. Or both. :)
omg this made me laugh just making you crack the egg and staying still cracked me up!
I got one of these and the bugger always got eggshell bits in the mix.
Terrible, it did exactly the opposite of what it promised.
I love how most of the products that actually works would be better for the disabled than for anyone else. Things like this should market directly to those with disabilities.
heck young guy here and i'll admit sometimes i ok alot of times i have trouble with egg shells so this sounds like something i would use.
On the egg separator you are meant to adjust actual thing so that silt works
this is the most "Egg-citing" episode of infomercialism ever.
Keep'em coming, best part of my day!!!!
1:40 I’m laughing more than I should at this
It only takes a bit of practice to learn how to crack an egg with one hand and separate the albumin (white) from the yolk, at the same time.
Please do more of these videos x
@ 1:30 made me laugh my ass off XD
And here I've used the edges on the pan like a savage. Oh, how silly of me.
I bought this a while back, but only because it came with this thing that "mixed the inside of the egg without cracking it!" it was a motor with a needle on it that spun inside of it. needless to say, it didnt work. but i wanted it to so badly.
As someone with limited use of their hands (Carpel Tunnel). This just looks like a night mare on your hands. Cracking eggs would be easier.
My sister bought me an egg-separator for Christmas. Had to try it just once.. The edges of the thing was so sharp it put a hole in the yolk.. Better doing it the "old fashioned" way
my father in his 80s bought several of these and gave them as presents to friends and neighbors my mother was very embarrassed it was fucking hilarious
They're trying to remember how to breath.
The holding still bit after cracking the egg 😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😆😆😂😂😂
What you should have done with the ending after the egg cracking pose instead of the clip with you playing with the yolk.
Replace it with you still in the egg cracking pose.
😂😂
Funny shit right there. My wife is afraid of eggs, so I think I'll buy her one for our anniversary. Bwahahahaha
***** Afraid... Of eggs?
Yes, she can't crack one without a beach like towel over her shoulder to quickly disinfect her hands. Quite funny actually.
+Dolan Well, that would be insensitive of me as her sister with downs just passed away.
So thanks for the comment!
You can also crack them like HowToBasic does it
I think nostalgia critic may have covered on this phenomenon, its where the people living in infomercials are mentally deficient in handling everyday tastes, so they need these devices to help them otherwise they would kill themselves on a paperclip.
1:34
now that's just kraftwerk
I think someone in that advert dosen't know how to crack egg's
For some reason my foods teacher told me to crack eggs on the countertop.
no no when you do it on the counter youre supposed to follow through (like golf) straight through whatever surface youre using. the shell is caught by the broken table and youre left with a handful of egg yolk. its amazing.
Did anyone notice at 1.55 in the infomercial there was eggshell that fell into the bowl
was that Ben Kingsley in the Comercial before the video started?
I've broken my wrist... I'd be pretty happy with one of these!
I had one of these! Clearance for a dollar. Never used it.
I do always crack eggs into a dish, though, because I do sometimes get shell. If you do that, use the empty shell - little pieces will stick to it.
Also you know who is bad at cracking eggs? Kids. In one day, the kid I baby-sat once dropped one on a rug, and lost one down the sink because some genius taught her to crack eggs against the sink.
She lost egg privileges for a long while after that.
I actually did completely miss an egg cracking it into a measuring cup the other week. Proudest moment of my life, obviously. And amusingly it was after I had given this away.
Love your videos, so funny :)
i have to agree with this, he reminds me of Totalbiscuit and the guy from zero punctuation mixed together
He had me when he broke the third egg. Lmao
Awesome, did you make anything afterwards with them eggs?
He has dozens of other hilarious videos on the website Thatguywiththeglasses if you are interested in more Mikey J.
I have made eggs for 15 years and I have never once got a piece of shell in my food. I have never once spilled an egg either.
if the separator worked like it did in the add, at lease there would be a reason to actually buy this, I mean unless of course you buy egg whites from the store...
It could work. The thing is that if those eggs came right out of the fridge the eggwhite would be thicker and less fluid. Roomtemperature eggs are better for seperating as the white will flow easier.
TheMjohann So what like put your eggs out for a bit before you intend to eat them then use the separator? I'd be interested to see if that actually worked
tgsachris Pretty much yes. When i was working in a bakery the eggs were usualy stored in room temperature. Eggs can be stored just fine on your counter top. In fact there is no need at all to keep your eggs in a fridge.
TheMjohann Really? for how long before they rot?
tgsachris That is not a easy question. But most will say up to one week. Thing is that the egg is surprisingly well protected. The outer shell along with two membranes inside the egg can keep a lot of contaminations out of the egg. But roughly one week is safe enough, you can probably go twice as long. The only reason to keep eggs cold is in the unlikley event that the egg is already contaminated. Keeping it cold then will slow down the bacterial growth.
you are my new favorite youtuber
ahaha holding it still,brilliant Mike, love your stuff!
yes, but can it grate cheese?
Just a quick thing (don't know how to edit, please don't judge) I do find you look slightly up from the screen. You're still great but if you could look at the viewer it'd make your videos that much better
It may not be needed but at least it works, and that's more you can say about plenty of other products
Please try out 'sticky buddy' it appears to be a miracle worker ...
"Then you're a terrible person."
LOL
I actually own this thing and use it often... I'm ashamed, but it's useful. I have a condition called dyspraxia which makes my fine motor skills really shitty, and no matter what I did I could never get a clean break when I cracked eggs the normal way.
Then don't be ashamed.
i read about that in Reader's Digest! They said it worked, but it's pointless.
I really am that bad at cracking eggs. lol
I laughed so hard I accidentally farted.
If the separator device worked better I'd actually find it really useful when I'm making albumin... but it doesn't and so I wont.
0:18 I lost my shit XD
But yeah, as most other people have already pointed out, this was most likely made for the disabled
I think this is meant for either small children or people who aren't good at baking.
Hidden judge
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