Is Flex Tape Better Then Alien Shield Tape?

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@@jamesortiz5388 why are you watching his channel then?

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@@jamesortiz5388 are you sure about that

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[@sanslik5141]

I know it’s a bit more expensive than what you normally review but I’d love to see you compare pressure washers. Far too many “stats” on pressure washers these days that don’t seem to translate into real life usage, such as “max PSI” etc. would be cool to see how the low spec big brands compare to the higher spec “no names”

[@Hazzard2theworld911]

ProjectFarm did a great pressure washer test video

[@jaredburns6652]

Was Just about to say the same

[@Wheelman1966]

Tylertube is more of the "Walmart version" of ProjectFarm in Gary's own words.. LOL

[@karleeforrest6096]

He literally spent $1000 on a knife sharpener for a video review, pressure washers would be really interesting to see

[@sanslik5141]

Projectfarm went into way too much detail for the average consumer on this one. I want to see a Tyler take… how many layers of paper will it shoot through? Can it cut? How far away can you stand and still be able to write your name on something? can a pressure washer use common household liquids as the detergent? Maybe he can create a rig to put them up against eachother, Harry Potter and Voldemort style Can you paint a fence using a pressure washer and water based paint? (Not sure if that last one is even safe! Lol)

[@bebabhoy]

Good to see that even though he has a long running love for flex tape he wasn’t biased when testing it against a competitor, that’s why this dude is legit, a man of the people 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@DJRicoche]

Air mattresses naturally go soft when first inflated until they "stretch" all the way. Until they have stretched, you can't fill them, so they feel like they are going flat.

[@DJRicoche]

@corey Babcock Why doesn't it make sense? If you read the instructions (crazy I know) of any air mattress, it will tell you the first few times it will go soft with use, but this does not mean it has a hole. Air mattresses are made of a semi stretchable material, so the first few times they are filled, they will stretch - which makes them bigger - and requires more air to fill them after they have stretched and every time after.

[@Ahmed_Pirzada]

This man is a legend of testing flex tape and other items

[@01gtbdaily30]

Tyler needs a bigger knife to open stuff. Hopefully Forged In Fire can get some guys together to help him out.

[@benjaminscheffler2738]

Should talk to Nate From The Internet! I'm sure he'd fix him something nice lol

[@ARockyRock]

One of these days he's gonna whip a Zweihänder out of his back pocket to open up a little box

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[@rogerdecarbo7105]

Literally called it as he cocked back to to slap the flex tape I love this man and his videos

[@crrose1186]

“Two inches might have been a bit ambitious” That’s what she said 😂

[@milkenthusiast.3486]

💀

[@jonathanpuccetti9258]

What if you tried putting the tape on, as the best you can, then turn the water on? Simulating turning off the water main, repairing with tape, and restarting the water. Probably still wont work, but it would give them the best chance possible.

[@deanmcevoy5191]

yeah i would like to see this as well. still a great vid but was thinking this the whole time

[@jarroneastman5271]

Or you wrap it instead of one strip

[@DisIntegratedLife]

Water takes the path of least resistance. With the intact pipe there's no path to take. If you had a weak joint or somewhere it'd leak, but other than that the thick walls of the pipe can hold a lot of pressure so the water doesn't go anywhere until the pressure builds up high enough to stop new water coming in. (Because water doesn't really compress) That being said, introducing a weak point, I.E.: a hole, reduces the amount of pressure it can take. Anything you repair that hole with has to be able to withstand the maximum pressure of your water source. So if your house has normal water pressure of 45-80 psi (roughly 310-550 kPa) then any repair would have to be able with withstand that, and I don't think the adhesive on flex tape, alien shield, duct tape, flashing tape, or any other kind of tape alone is going to be enough to withstand those pressures. Usually they use pipe clamps as a temporary measure until a permanent fix (that is, replacing the pipe), can be accomplished. So even in this "best case scenario" you might buy an extra second or two before catastrophic failure.

[@jonathanpuccetti9258]

@@DisIntegratedLife I get what you are saying, but if I can kink a hose with just my hand, then I think a roll of duct tape would easily get the job done. If it's just one piece of tape I would bet you are right, but ten layers? twenty? I bet would hold easy.

[@turdferguson8151]

@@jonathanpuccetti9258 I tried it, even with several wraps the water finds a way lol

[@Chris.P.Nugget.]

Watching Tyler roll around on a blow up mattress in a garage with chains on the ground felt a little hostage-ish 😆😆

[@KitsuneFyora]

Heck yes, another Tyler video. Any video you do is entertaining. Especially before bed

[@aaronbaughman6264]

I love seeing these videos with Flex Tape. One suggestion though, can you add some food coloring to the water? That would make it much easier to see if the tape leaks.

[@TylerTube]

Great idea!

[@Mantis_Toboggan]

The air mattress at 15:05 is not leaking its stretching. when you get a new air mattress your supposed to blow it up and let it stretch for 48 hours.

[@dakotagarza402]

how do you let it stretch, do you put a weight on it?

[@Mantis_Toboggan]

@@dakotagarza402 fill it up to max every few hours

[@DH-xw6jp]

@@dakotagarza402 just fill it up with air. The plastic/rubber slowly stretches after you fill it, and so the air pressure inside lowers when makes it feel like it is going flat. Just reinflate it to full a couple times over the course of a day or so.

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The more you know

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You're review of the grilled cheese toaster was awesome. I bought one after your review and love it!!

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Following since day one. Keep doing you! I enjoy all your stuff.

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Always great content. Keep up the good work

[@rickycuevas6479]

Awesome review as always Tyler, unfortunately I have to go to work so I will finish when I get out.😆👍🏼

[@annegraham1772]

Love your videos so relaxing helps me sleep

[@arekettle958]

Amazing video as always

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Love this guy's channel. We accidentally found a little more than a month ago now we are addicted

[@beeflord281]

I love the jontron reference SLAP IT ON WITH THE MIGHT OF Zeus loved it

[@cjsapp3590]

Tyler I’ve watched most of your videos and immediately click on new ones when I see it and I’ve come to realize that you’re basically a funnier project farm. Love the content brother keep it up! Maybe a q&a or some vlogs would be cool! Stay humble man

[@bradklingensmith]

Project Farm is also much more technical and we know nothing will happen to him. Usually I wonder if Tyler is going to lose a foot (today) or if he will kill himself.

[@Shane_anigans_]

This was fantastically entertaining

[@Mikeofindy]

Love your content my friend. You’re pretty good at this stuff !!! I’m going to go back to smoking my blunt and finishing up this video now

[@izzyloney4245]

Air mattresses need a constant fill up when you first buy them they stretch in beginning,, read the pamphlet that came with them should say it on it🧐

[@zacharyadams7721]

Come on, it's Tyler, you think he's going to read the pamphlet. Real men don't read directions.

[@meauxjeaux431]

You're talking about the same person that held a 45 pound disk over his feet.

[@ObjexxtOfficial]

Love your videos man!

[@marksmithson1414]

Tyler comes up with some unique video ideas

[@eagleboy5160]

Sweet test, and love all of your videos. I didn’t expect either of the tapes to pass the pressurized pipe test even with different diameter holes. Pressure is pressure, and the pipe was going to eventually pressurize to your well pump or domestic water pressure regardless of the size of the hole. But it was a great proof of concept!

[@analogaudioworkspace3178]

New air mattresses stretch. So even if there was no leak, you still might end up on the floor. Just an idea. Maybe?

[@connercurzio3645]

I was thinking the same thing. The first like 5 times you inflate an air mattress you wake up touching the floor. After that, they should be normal. Most air mattresses come with a little paper saying "your mattress is not leaking, its stretching" and goes to tell you about the first few uses they stretch

[@darniataylor7749]

I was planning on buying one of these "just in case" but couldn't decide which one was best. I liked the Alien tape because it's clear but didn't see any other differences. Until Tyler Tube came to the rescue! 👍🏾

[@jody19027]

Keep up the awesome work!

[@barrymycockiner2240]

You laying on the air mattress looking at the Camara on your side should have been the thumbnail😂😂

[@cryosightgaming]

"mom can we get a Tyler?" "we have a Tyler at home" _Tyler at home_ 16:54

[@blubullie4850]

$7 for one roll of Alien Shield or $15 for one roll of Flex Tape? Alien Shield is slightly better because it doesn't flex like Flex Tape, but has a worse tape glue on it. My guess would be the glue is much cheaper to make, which is why Alien Shield is cheaper.

[@meauxjeaux431]

And he didn't do a time test to determine how long each one held up, nor did he do a pull test to see how much weight each one would hold. I'm throwing the challenge flag on that call.

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This man is even more entertaining on twitch!

[@WilhelmWilder]

4:34 someone sample this please

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Bust Bust? 🤣 Good Stuff!

[@F30_Hellion]

Finally a tape video!!!!

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The exotic things he uses to open boxes throughout this channel is hilarious.

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best part of the week!

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favorite youtuber by far. been watching bro since b4 his flex tape stuff blew up

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R/ thathappened

[@jec_ecart]

Yay! Flex is back.

[@critter42]

14:35 aka "The boot knocking test" LOL

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Simply love Tyler, would be a great friend to hang out with. Content is also fun as hell.

[@mcshelldangelo8008]

Thank you for posting this video I literally have four air mattresses because we just keep buying them because they get holes and we can’t find the hole or patch it right but I’m going to try the alien shield and see how it works

[@glndreamer]

“The might of Zeus” hahahaha Jon Tron reference

[@SupersusSS606]

That shirt tho😂😂😂 also new air mats stretch for the first few nights, that’ll explain the air loss

[@korazuko7389]

You gave me an idea with the tapes holding air pressure. I have a hole in my air hose and I have masking tape on it concurrently. It's sealing it pretty well but I'd like a tighter seal. I'll try alien tape and see how it holds up under time and lots of pressure. Thanks for the idea.

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it would be really fun to watch you play horror games. Also was really hoping you would upload again soon so I appreciate it love the videos

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God im always so happy when Tyler uploads. He's literally my favorite content creator.

[@tamastarczy6262]

Paramount youtube; Tyler rolling around on an air matress on his garage floor. ROTFL 😀😀😀 It just get better than this! ❤

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Who else loves to fall asleep to Tyler tube! Not saying your content is boring in any way I just always watch a couple vids before bed.

[@monkeyvittles]

11:40 - when she sees my yugioh card collection

[@googlejo3559]

Yes yes yes my Saturday night is complete thank you Tyler

[@beez1717]

I think that flex tape may work better with more than one layer. Still, the alien tape seems just as good and it's clear so it looks awesome too.

[@nikinthemidwest1915]

Well you just sold me on alien shield. Thanks for saving me tons of money!!!

[@xeromakescontent]

I've actually used the normal alien tape, the double-side stuff, and it's really good. I'd like to see a video of you testing out different double-sided tapes, and use Alien tape in it!

[@TheMightyPooh420]

a few full wraps on that pipe with the pressure off will seal the pipe, probably with either of those

[@tom.p1986]

i was thinking the same

[@VoVilliaCorp]

if I remember correctly, there was a flextape commercial of someone wrapping the tape all the way around a leaking pipe

[@elmariachi5133]

But this would limit the applicability of these test results to objects you can wrap all the way around.

[@dylankidd6192]

"Two inches might have been a little bit ambitious." Thank you for that confidence boost.

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Not the gang slippers 😂

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“Slap this on With the might of Zeus”😭😭

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Lol didn’t expect to watch the video and see Tyler bouncing up and down on an air mattress.

[@halbvoll1]

Great done. It would be very interesting to see it in long term, Outdoor exposed to sun and rain, how long can each one hold the weights, etc

[@Hightimesinalpine]

Tyler the tape god

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Now thats a lot of damage

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Yes tape video lol these videos are interesting 🤔

[@Goo505]

Just to let you know air mattress tend to stretch and then seem less filled so you could have been feeling that instead of air leaking on the alien shield tape

[@mattymcfc5531]

Came along way from leaving raw chicken in jars full of liquids😂 this channel just tests things we all want to know

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I love your content you are so funny

[@homemalone6811]

Anyone else trying to stop laughing after watching Tyler roll around on the flex tape mattress 😂

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Thanks!

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I was about to go do adult stuff and I saw Tyler uploaded a new video. Being an adult can wait. Thank you Tyler, I can now claim the fire as accidental and you've saved me from a long drawn-out divorce. 2 birds with one Tyler.

[@ValexNihilist]

Great content as always! The tape did hold the water pressure decently well. I wonder how many times you would have to wrap the tape around the pipe to stop it completely. I feel like that's how many people would use it anyway. Maybe a test for another video? *crosses fingers*

[@karolinaperez-cancel]

You should review air mattress!! I would love to see that!

[@bradklingensmith]

Neighbor to spouse: "That boy is at it again!"

[@flooshar]

Me & You (commoners): use scissors (maybe a knife) to open packaging Tyler (More sophisticated in his little finger then you): Uses a katana to open packaging

[@razgrizbird4562]

Just a thought on the water pressure one: it would be interesting to see if the tape would hold were you to apply the tape dry and then turn on the water. It may just be that the tape needs to set to hold water pressure, and this would simulate turning off the water main before putting the tape on a damaged pipe.

[@defenceman1986]

Came here to say this

[@YoBoiSyn]

Not just that, the side of the tape the water was pouring of out had very little surface area to adhere to. More even surface area should make a better bond.

[@DisIntegratedLife]

Typical household pressure is 45-80 psi (310-550 kPa), the tape's adhesive would need to contain that much pressure at a minimum in order to stop the leak. I'm not convinced that even wrapping it around several times would necessarily be enough. Not enough certainly to last any appreciable amount of time. You'd need to turn off the water and go down to the hardware store and buy a pipe clamp to put a true temporary fix on it. Ultimately any hole in your pipes weakens the overall strength of the pipe and can cause a much larger blow-out down the line if not replaced. I'm not sure why flex tape would tout itself as that sort of repair in the first place, as no repair made with flex tape is going to be lasting. And I would think that demonstrating it "fixing" a leaking pipe in their infomercials would open them up to liability if someone were to sue for damages caused by trying to use it in such a manner.

[@razgrizbird4562]

@@DisIntegratedLife I agree entirely with your statement. Looking further at this, it is possible that it would work for a low pressure household application though, say for a leaking sink drain or gravity return, just not for the supply line.

[@hghiflyfyf]

Now need to do a air mattress shoot out lol

[@jandecoleman1]

Tyler do you also use a bazooka to kill a fly? I love the using a sword to open a box.

[@Kakascrot]

The fact that the Alien Shield is clear is a + imo

[@shrimplomein6509]

I've used that sort of tape for patching pool leaks, and the trick is to get it to stick ASAP. Once you push all the water out from under the tape and its fully on, shit works nice

[@iiLucky]

Something about watching a grown man roll back and forth on an air mattress makes me chuckle :_)

[@chloe-lee96]

Tyler I just seen a video about flex seal, they put it on a tile and replace that tile underwater in a pool. Maybe a good test is seeing different glues strengths against water? I can't remember if you have done one similar before or not 😁

[@jonathangrzech5017]

Thank you

[@Arahknid]

Tyler, when seeing you testing those air mattresses, I couldn't help but laugh and wonder when you are putting out your calendar of you posing sexy like. More tongue in cheek sexy posing. LOL

[@nolanpinkerton9938]

Tyler I like what you did but why was the Alien Tape and Flex Tape not hooked up to the crane scale to show us the strength comparison between the two; or left outside in the weather to show the durability of the two. Don’t get me wrong if you say one is stronger I’ll believe you, but you didn’t show us (in my opinion) crucial testing to prove that one is better than the other.

[@meauxjeaux431]

Neither did he let them both hang to see which one holds longer, so his findings don't count.

[@nolanpinkerton9938]

I wouldn’t say they don’t count because he did show some evidence towards Alien Tape being as good as Flex Tape just inconclusive towards the entire argument.

[@ChristinaW257]

All the knives Tyler has showed us from battle box and things like that and he still prefers the katana in any situation that requires a knife lol

[@mariannapuzzles]

I wonder if all his friends and family members get knifes as gifts on the regular 😂😂

[@Rich.Staples]

Note to Tyler: every time u rub a tape where there is a leak u stretch out the material making it hard to hold onto the surface as the more stretched out it is the less dense the adhesive is in that location.

[@bonemarrowy2k]

Okay now I'm a little nervous for his neighbors he has a chain bolted to the floor 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@spacecat64]

thank you! this was very informative, and i appreciate the time you took and the money you spent to do these experiments. especially the air mattresses. that was the whole reason i watched. i have 6 cats who've done a number on mine, and using super glue under duct tape works for a while but not long term, and it's a real pain of a process. i am legit hitting the dollar store in 20 minutes when it opens to get that Alien Shield to fix my bed. it's a much more durable and comfortable one than what you used, worth every penny~ until your cats use their claws to climb up the side;) thanx again!!😻

[@camerongover8459]

Flex official channel been real quiet since this dropped

[@justabearbrowsingyoutube4968]

Brah, flex tape only works if you viciously slap it on while yelling, “THE POWER OF FLEX TAPE!!!”

[@mtnman8783]

Need to torture test some dishwashers lol could be interesting

[@johncase1353]

You should do one on those portable washing machines.