Infomercialism: Magic Tap

[@EmeraldDragon]

To be fair, they are kids in infomercials. Adults in that world can't use blankets.

[@fireriffs]

Infomercials, creating problems that don't exist and then providing the solution.

[@grmpf]

+fireyf -- providing the solution that doesn't work.

[@MrDOCTORDERPY]

Yet another gadget that should be marketed to people with disabilities

[@yugoxgc]

MrDOCTORDERPY yeah but this iż probably the easiest of getting stuff like this out onto the Market so ppl who would actually need it can get a hold of it

[@MrHack4never]

Except "AS SEEN ON TV"s items are usually of low quality or not made for long use eg. impossible/hard to clean or fragile You would be much better of buying a whiskey-tipper than something like this

[@Jadey]

Or messy children

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

they do show a grandma with pained hands at least

[@ScorpionsFatality]

MrDOCTORDERPY exactly

[@Stacey-Q]

In the US I think most large family size type bottles of juice and things usually have the wider holes while single serve drinks have the smaller one. The only exception I can think of is two liter bottles of soda which still have the small opening, but you can't use the thing on carbonated drinks anyway.

[@8mu-]

As soon as I saw the butt plug I knew it wouldn’t fit in that bottle...I actually looked forward to you making this discovery.

[@mc_cpu]

I think he actually had realised and was just doing something called "acting" for comedic effect.

[@frauleinmona]

@mc39iii. That's exactly what I thought. 😁. I was like, "Oh come on! He HAS to know that that thing is too big to fit in to the bottle!" . LoL

[@frauleinmona]

@mc349iii Sorry. I forgot the '4' in your username in my first comment. 😲

[@8mu-]

Yeah I guessed that ...

[@kazikian]

What if you shoved it up your butt and turned it on?

[@Beriorn]

4:41 That made me laugh way harder than it should have.

[@bucwhovian8305]

A very Ashens-ish moment.

[@denniswoycheshen]

Fuck man I thought for sure it was going to fit. Omg. Thank you. :)

[@diedertspijkerboer]

Do I understand correctly that my kids can't use it to pour their daily pint of 80% rum?

[@ThatTransMuffinOfficial]

Diedert Spijkerboer I suppose not. So useless.

[@isawadelapradera6490]

you CAN pour the rum with this, what you can't pour is the orange juice pulp you should have mixed with that. If you don't mix citric juice with your rum I feel sorry for your scurvy children.

[@logandh2]

Isawa De La Pradera Mine have to work for their citrus, whoever finishes theirs faster gets an orange slice

[@BfDelano]

Can't use it for sarsaparilla, so I think it's safe to assume that the makers of this product hate Sam Elliott.

[@JamiJR]

Best way to save money and not have a bunch of spilled drinks - just don't have kids! Who needs a Magic Tap when you don't have kids? ;-)

[@chaffXgrenade]

Jami JoAnne Russell Exactly. Kids can't cry over spilt milk if there's no kids to spill it.

[@BLY99]

Or have kids and beat them ferociously.

[@mastermarkus5307]

No, the beatings will just make their hands shake!

[@rehabjoebuffet9892]

Master Markus they cant spill food and drinks with their shaking beaten hands if you never feed or water them!

[@rehabjoebuffet9892]

Proactive solutions for the common man!

[@uncle_ninja_tn]

Disparage not the sweet elixir of beer from the root!

[@thomraider9193]

But does it work with melted cheese?

[@diedertspijkerboer]

ThomRaider91 If the cheese is so hot it is as runny as water, yes.

[@pluto8615]

I'm so glad that the liquid is in full contact with live wires when it siphons. That seems real safe.

[@bossyheifer]

Interesting concept but clearly not entirely thought out. It doesn't look like there's a way to clean it so you have to keep it in the same liquid all the time. And what about the liquid that's trapped in the tube or nozzle area? Milk and juices can go bad or get moldy in an area like that. I wonder how long the batteries are supposed to last. Sounds like you'd constantly be replacing batteries AND the tap. Not a good plan.

[@bucwhovian8305]

Wait you are saying that in order to use it for different types of drinks, you have to buy more of them?...Oh I think I know exactly how this was " thought out" as you put it.

[@Robintheboywonder4]

Presumably you could just run the device in some soapy water to clean it, then fresh water to get rid of the soap

[@Ninetails2000]

That's the secret truth of all these products: More often than not they're made to assist disabled people but they have to be sold up as revolutionary inventions for the whole family because capitalism.

[@MV96_]

I thought it was because disabled people would be more willing to buy them.

[@BigGhilz]

Considering how long it takes to fill a glass, can you imagine how long it needs to wash out bacteria and gunk with soapy water and then rinse out the soap?

[@KyleRDent]

I'm British and I think root beer floats are the drink of gods

[@yugoxgc]

"just get better kids" Mom: "You herd the nice British man TO THE ORPHENAGE WITH YOU!"

[@98Blacklightning]

The only problem is the garbage build quality … I’m glad they put As Seen On TV on the box. Tells you there’s trash inside

[@SigEpBlue]

This is a fantastic ad for birth control.

[@bucwhovian8305]

Knuckles the Echidna huh? I didn’t make fun of anyone. I just don’t understand what that kid is doing.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

Knuckles the Echidna I don't think he meant it as a joke

[@diedertspijkerboer]

SigEpBlue That made me laugh so hard for so long!

[@lemeres2478]

Also, for ending things gracefully rather than growing old.

[@tpbloomfield]

I would've thought the simple solution to your kids not being able to pour from giant jugs of milk is "don't buy giant jugs of milk you prat", but actually I prefer your approach of "get better kids". :D

[@xenxander]

When we (sister and myself) were smaller children, our mother simply poured milk or juice into smaller, seal-able containers, with pop-pen lids. It worked brilliantly and costs her about two bucks to buy the container. Simple solution.

[@katr7969]

Will it work with Cheez Whiz?

[@Bec890]

Aaaah Mike you fill me with joy.

[@Malkmusianful]

when you poured that pickle juice into the milk, I was praying to god that you'd drink it because it's not a Mike J Infomercialism video without you drinking floor cola

[@kekula69]

Try it with everything you're not supposed to try it with

[@AmaranthOriginal]

If it's magic, why is it "as seen on TV" rather than "as seen on crystal ball?"

[@nerdieone1]

Actually this is very helpful for a disabled person. Gallon jugs are impossible for me to lift/pour. I'd love this thing.

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Look at shops that specialize in people with disabilities. You will find the devices most 'as seen on TV' items are very cheap imitations of. It will be better built, easier to clean, and last much longer. I would be amazed if that PoS made it through a full gallon(little under 4 L for the metric folks) jug.

[@nerdieone1]

WOW! How did you know Alex! Cerebral palsy IS a neurological disability that affects motor control/balance. and btw it's 'then' not 'them'. and You're.

[@mobiusyellow]

Just add it to all those colorful bottles under the counter and the problem solves itself!

[@OtterlyInsane]

Disappointed you didn't make a giant jugs comment

[@OfficialSoundtracker]

In the United States, there are a couple of different sizes of openings for bottles, but our 2 liter bottles of soda would have the same size spout as that water bottle you used (Though I do imagine many people here would buy that mistakenly thinking they could use it with soda.) I could see it fitting on the gallon jugs of milk or cider, maybe the gallon of Iced Tea, a larger bottle of juice, maybe a powerade or gatorade, but overall the problem still remains that it's easier and faster to pour drinks yourself. Also, the kids in the ad don't look old enough to pour their own drinks, no wonder there were spills.

[@MusicalSeizureGuy]

AWESOME SHIRT!!! Oh and the vid was pretty cool too ;) Great job, keep rocking!

[@TeamAonn]

I can see this as being something that may be helpful for someone who needs help lifting containers as a lot of the regular drink items here do have them.

[@zantanzuken]

But if they needed help lifting the bottle then how would they get it into their fridge in the first place? I suppose if they had someone to help them go grocery shopping as well...

[@GAshoneybear]

zantanzuken True. Someone could have spells of weakness or tremors too.

[@Tazzie1312]

zantanzuken Lifting something into a fridge while they're closed is a lot different than pouring it open. Also if you, I dunno, say were 80 years old and lived with your kid, do you want to have to call them every time you want a glass of milk?

[@TeamAonn]

While in collage I had a side job where I would go and food shop with the elderly. Where they are still handy capable to live on their own. This would help them. Also I can no longer lift heavy things regularly. But live with 2 people who can. While this isn't something I wouldn't use, even though I can't lift well any longer, I can see the point of it.

[@TeamAonn]

I personally have good and bad days @GA, and that is very true.

[@partariothegoth]

I feel I have to praise the infomercial for only showing kids and old people having difficulties, no pretending like this is an issue that plagues everyone, it's a nice change

[@saddamhussein3849]

6:45 was I the only one screaming at my screen: "NO! You mustn't put it in anything with pulp!"

[@CrusaderGir]

I remember seeing on amazon people complaining that it was hard to clean and festered mold inside places you couldn't reach to clean

[@LightTheUnicorn]

Well, at least it "works", if it fits the criteria and bottles you need! (To everyone mentioning our milk bottles in the comments, being that size makes them extremely easy to pour/lift with a single hand while reaching up into the cupboard with the other arm to grab a biscuit. Not the intended reason I'm sure, but it's a darn good one!)

[@timkai]

Until ~3:00, I was right with you, Mike. But then you had to take the piss out of root beer. WELL, sir ... I disagree!! *zooms away in a car* #FamilyGuy

[@thomasjenkins7506]

root beer is the shit, especially if go to a restaurant that makes their own.

[@fallouttime1145]

I’m with you on that.

[@Adrastia]

It seems that a lot of non-Americans think it tastes like cough medicine.

[@thomasjenkins7506]

when it comes to flavors, the english really don't have any room to talk.

[@Sampler19]

I guess Europeans simply aren't made for that kind of taste. I couldn't even finish the bottle when i tried my first root beer in LA, blech. Way too sweet and medicine-like. I love Vita Malz, though (sweet german malt beer without alcohol, kind of a kid's drink).

[@Liquid9281]

I loved the description of the drinks on the back of the box

[@RettMikhal]

They totally used the more powerful prototype for the commercial. Also gravity is the de facto pump. Juice and water are sold in jugs with horizontal spouts.

[@johndelye3402]

Sarsaparilla is a type of vine,and the flavor from it is extracted to make the drink, which was mentioned a lot in westerns.It is kind of like root beer.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

Great concept, pour execution.

[@felicitychampagne283]

1:23 True! Like who put it in the fridge if you complain it’s heavy? Like wtf😂😂

[@meghasharmaJ1]

Good product for people who have bones or muscle problems and can't lift heavy bottles

[@PolkaTrapeze]

loved the review funny as hell especially the brine now I have a way to drink my pickle juice without picking up the jar like a caveman

[@lemeres2478]

3:00 maybe they are worried that the thing might explode. You are putting electronics directly into a liquid. and it seems to be fan based, so it might get extra oxygen in there. So I am pretty sure it has all of the same elements as a combustion engine. Minus the engine that could contain the blast.

[@chigginheadD]

TIL that British milk comes in drain cleaner bottles

[@RettMikhal]

chigginheadD Studying abroad I have found this to be one of the most annoying things in this so called civilization.

[@MuchWhittering]

Only Cravendale. Most supermarket milk comes in translucent plastic bottles.

[@nutz4gunz457]

I can see this being recalled soon for leaching lead into the drinks

[@SpudMackenzie]

I mean. You could probably just screw a sports top onto 90% of bottles and call it a day.

[@tariqueuddin8651]

That seems like something office ppl came up with when their bored on their breaks and they want to pour milk on their tea in a funny way

[@JeremyPeeples]

Gotta love the gigantic water cooler container of water on the nightstand... because yeah, that's a thing.

[@rmogford94]

What I don't understand, is why they pump the fluid up instead of increasing the pressure in the bottle? Then the straw can handle pulp and carbonated drinks...?

[@raharuaharu5646]

Just a reminder, that most things like this are not for you or I and everyday use, most of these infomercial items are actually for the elderly and disabled. However if they market it like that, it results in fewer sales. A sad commentary on modern society.

[@isawadelapradera6490]

Why is it a sad commentary on modern society that people tend to not buy implements they don't have a need for? I mean, I despise society on almost every aspect, but this seems a strange thing to complain about.

[@Dj-gw6er]

Dude I love this content

[@k4mru7]

Can't deny it works like the ad says it does

[@fireriffs]

Another problem with this thing, what happens when the works get gunked up with dried out beverages?

[@Ambrose_TNJ]

As a kid I found just making myself a PB&J sandwich was a lot easier than risking a spill from a full jug of milk.

[@OtakuboyT]

0:55 - "Hot drinks, really get you goin'!

[@kurtking8046]

warm you up when you feel you're slowin.

[@polk-e-dot8177]

1:40 "well ive finished half of this bottled water. i should probably poor the rest out. i mean this water will clearly spoil or go flat."

[@Sealinkchin]

I like that it actually works (when it fits)

[@fourangers]

Your snarky humor is the best

[@dylandreisbach1986]

My thoughts were "Its magic if it takes no batteries, that would be really oh, its a motorized pumped, I do not understand the magic anymore".

[@kestrel9004]

I'm happy this was recommended for me

[@TheZackyD]

It’s called an impeller 😂 love Mikes videos!

[@CapnHolic]

A solution to a problem no one had. Brilliant.

[@lemeres2478]

0:25 well yes, but most governments stop you from selling those. At the very least, you can't put ads out for that.

[@telephony]

Those children are making a bloody mess with those jugs of juice and milk. I've never seen such a high degree of waste by a real child -- they'd spill a bit and then immediately put the container down rather than just letting the whole thing glug onto the table. :-/

[@ZipplyZane]

Room temperature water is quite good if you get distilled. It's tap water you have to chill.

[@vjpearce]

2:43 5. Beverages beyond their stated expiration date. What's to stop you? Is that why it's called the "Magic tap"?

[@themostoriganalthing]

That jar of pickles said sweet and sour cucumbers. At least he said pickle juice like a normal person.

[@schindlerteejay94]

some products have a 'As Seen On TV' label, even though it's only seen on 24/7 tv ads like QVC, and ideal home. and it's a nightmare.

[@cozyafternoon7826]

I have an uncle who only has one arm so I can see this being useful for him. Especially with larger cartons of drinks.

[@vinx.909]

alcohol above 40% would probably ignite, turning you magic tab into a magic flamethrower.

[@PsylomeAlpha]

Rootbeer is different from sarsparilla. Sarsparilla is made from sassafras, as was rootbeer, though they stopped making it when they realized that the natural flavoring "safrole" was hallucinogenic and possibly carcinogenic, and sarsparilla wasn't as popular as rootbeer.

[@orangeapples]

I had one of these. The seal isn’t very good and it is terrible to clean. Milk got clogged in the thing and curled. Just chucked the thing away as well as the milk. Now to watch the video. [edit] Almost forgot, the pump didn’t create a vacuum seal so whatever drink I would dispense would drip out of the nozzle.

[@ant6662]

"it helps levitate heavy shit" i laughed a little harder than i should have

[@AEW86]

One hand use you say?

[@ArtemyMusha]

Pardon the pun, but...does Wizards of the Coast have one in their office?

[@Rpground]

Only for special occasions, it's pretty Wild.

[@HaydenX]

It only works at extracting mana from blue sources.

[@shroomie108]

Akriloth2160 after that pun i wanna fight good sir.. mana y mano.

[@chenstormstout9456]

Bravo honestly bravo.

[@Scribblerjohnny]

Tap to argue about hobby preferences

[@jublywubly]

The only way I can see that product as being hygienic is if it's thrown away after each use. It's a real germ trap! I also noticed that if the drink containers weren't fairly full or being held, the container would get pushed over. As for the bottle opening, it's likely they have wider mouthed bottles, in the USA. They sure as hell have gigantic bottles of milk! I don't think they exist in Australia, because there's not such a market for gluttons. Well, there probably is, but I still haven't seen those giant bottles.

[@willday9316]

Baron Frankenstein: "It is men like you who have blocked progress through the ages..."

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

I can get the large opening as that bottle spouts are used mostly for soda in the US and that large bottles that are not carbonated would fit

[@patrickdix772]

Yeah, there's a lot of bottles with the narrow spouts in America too.

[@casketking00]

does it work on cheese?

[@MysticMindAnalysis]

This can also be useful for people with hand or coordination based difficulties. I know I sometimes struggle to keep a steady enough hand to pour liquids without spilling, so if this came in a more universal nozzle, then it would be pretty helpful!

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Look at medical supply companies. They carry lots of devices to help with disabilities and when the patents run out a much cheaper and less versital knockoff is made as an 'As Seen on TV' product.

[@QuillBleu82]

I used to HATE pap-smears before Magic Tap! Now my doc can just suck the cells out of me, along with my desire to exist in this world anymore! Thanks, Magic Tap!

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

I haven't laughed so much in ages. Brilliant...

[@stagespectre]

I bet that would be great for a boat sink or small camper

[@danielgehring7437]

stagespectre "Huh, I keep hearing this small whirring noise whenever I make a turn. Wonder what it could be?"

[@WrestlingwithPaul]

Love your humour

[@mrm.acampbell2722]

Nice to see you use some tesco everyday value products

[@Ninjamohawk]

Root beer must be different in the UK because here it tastes really good. It's like dandelion and burdock but without the gross anise taste

[@sypoth]

I have a couple of these, different model from yours though. Not sure which model you have but the one I own has a safety slide, and it's obviously much better put together than yours, it also fills a glass in about a third of the time.

[@ltdan2809]

the next best question is does it do beer or wine

[@MyssBlewm]

This would come in handy on camping trips or big family outings.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

MyssBlewm Yes, it will be a great source of entertainment when people get bored.

[@MyssBlewm]

Hahaha true. But seriously, I'd attach it to a jug of water so ppl can refill water bottles or use it for a quick hand wash.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

MyssBlewm Oh dear, you are really going to buy one, aren't you?

[@Thebirdsandthebrit]

This product reminds me of that Friends episode when Joey is on that silly milk commercial.

[@doomande]

I could actually see this helping the elderly that have family doing the shopping, but yea satire like this is funny as well.

[@Casterborous]

Where did the soda go?

[@GreatRottweiler]

But does it grate cheese?

[@merlinathrawes6191]

I think it would work better with some RGB led's showing up through the straw. I'm sure Big Clive could mod it properly for you.

[@owencook2332]

How are you meant to put milk on your cereal?

[@captianmorgan7627]

1. I like room temp water. 2. Sarsaparilla is not rootbeer. :-) 3. They should have used a peristaltic pump in the top of the unit. Then it could fit in more and pulp would be fine.

[@bmaiceman]

So on the UK.you don't have wide mouth jugs??

[@felicitychampagne283]

*clears throat* 7:44 What about your electricity bill? Or heating bill in winter?? Having the fridge open for THAT long to wait for the thing to fill your big cup or bowl. WOW! that really saved your money didn’t it?

[@PolkKitsune]

bigger openings? Not in Canada, at least. Not most of the time. And if your bottle is too big, you might not be able to press the lever either, would you? Maybe if you have a specific bottle you can reuse?

[@juliathelittle7007]

Can I see you try to fit it in the water bottle again. That was just way to entertaining.

[@rayhs1984]

The "Tomato Juice" is a brand called "Simply" and is probably mixed berry flavored lemonade.