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Do the Drill-Out and GRABIT work? As Seen On TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — Removing new steel screws from hinge leaves, pulling broken, rusted bolts from a lawnmower, extracting stripped galvanized screws from a screen door, and attempting to yank stripped decking screws from weather-beaten, pressure-treated lumber. To ...More…
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Does the Get-A-Grip Work? As Seen On TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — The Get-A-Grip is "the remarkable handle that attaches in seconds and keeps you safe," a telephone-shaped, suction-cup-powered plastic handle that locks onto a smooth surface to give you a grip. Flip the switches to make two spring-powered, ...More…
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Mighty Putty Lab Test: Do As-Seen-on-TV Products Work?
Popular Mechanics — Mighty Putty is supposedly "the easy way to fix, fill and seal virtually anything fast, and make it last." It's a two-part epoxy similar to many other products found on the plumbing aisle of the hardware store. This packaging combines the .. ...More…
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Does Liquid Diamond Work? As Seen On TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — We retrieved an old taxi trunk top from a New Jersey scrap yard and cleaned it up. Then, we soiled the yellow metal with mud, a raw egg, and made multiple attempts to set it on fire. Advances in clear coats and wax have surpassed the "wax on, wax ...More…
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Does Fix-It Work? As Seen on TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — Attempting to "fix" several shallow and deep scratches in the original silver paint job on a 1996 SUV. This tube of clear coat only works on superficial scratches. On deeper, more noticeable damage, it can produce satisfactory results when ...More…
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The lexicon of
Popular Mechanics — Well, the same recognition has been bestowed upon an ingeniously simple layout square known to all carpenters as a Speed Square. Invented in 1925 by carpenter Albert J. Swanson, the triangular-shaped square was originally developed to provide a ...More…
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The Details
Popular Mechanics — Pointing and painting a primed piece of drywall with the Point 'N Paint. We repeated the test with a Purdy 2-1/2-in. black nylon angled sash brush and a 3/8-in. nap roller cover. We tacked a few scraps of lumber to the drywall to approximate ...More…
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Does the Perfect Pushup Work? As Seen On TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — Pushup competitions between several editors at the PM office. Success. The Perfect Pushup enhances the benefits of regular pushups, and dropping $20 on it may motivate you to get up and go. Too many traditional military-style pushups can ...More…
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Does the Twin Draft Guard Work? As Seen On TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — Using the Twin Draft Guard to "seal" beneath doors on tile and carpet. We sprayed compressed air against the thresholds with and without the tool in place. Better than a rolled-up towel, but no substitute for airtight gaskets or weatherstripping ...More…
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Billy calls Vince out on the radio:
Popular Mechanics — In a radio interview on Feb. 10, 2009, infomercial superstar Billy Mays claimed that the popular Shamwow has trod on the turf of Zorbeez, a super-absorbent towel he promoted in a separate infomercial about two years prior. Zorbeez is the most ...More…
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Wanted: Motorized Shopping Cart Thief
Popular Mechanics — A smarter thief would have waited until mid-summer, when Riley and Pallot planned to overhaul the vehicle by fixing up the motor and redesigning the rear axle, which was prone to snapping. In the meantime, the crime has been reported to the ...More…
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Does the Slap Chop Work? As Seen on TV Lab Test
Popular Mechanics — Slap Chop spokesman Vince Shlomi once promised that "you're gonna be in a great mood all day because you're gonna be slapping your troubles away with the Slap Chop." Trouble-free slapping is no guarantee, as a recent police report ...More…