Who else would like a review/comparison of the best UV lights to hunt scorpions with?

@bobwindy903

Күн бұрын

Also the best sticks to prop alligators mouths open with Freakin' Extreme Reviews

@mindofmadness5593

Күн бұрын

Definitely. UV has a lot of purposes besudes scopions.

The nonchalant way you said this is the flashlight I used to hunt scorpions with.

@JohnnyK60

2 күн бұрын

I was wondering if that's a Vegas "thing"?

@djtreq

2 күн бұрын

​@@JohnnyK60 scorpion hunting (aka going around your property to find and capture/relocate or kill) is common in AZ too, so it is at minimum a southwest US "thing."

@themustar601

2 күн бұрын

That and “don’t sit on that cinderblock fence, it has black widows in it” and “don’t let your dog walk in the ditch grass, there’s rattlesnakes in there”.

@sodapop1794

2 күн бұрын

@@JohnnyK60 We do it in South Africa too, I'm sure in Australia too, rather find them outside with the UV light than inside your shoes

@sandrastreifel6452

2 күн бұрын

@@sodapop1794Always shake out those boots and shoes! The worst thing around here is dead mice the cat leaves, but venomous spiders or scorpions are scary!

Ah yes, the old adage of "A solution in search of a problem."

@jskyg68

Күн бұрын

I may be stupid but I don't think any of those are necessary 🤣

@Valspartame_Maelstrom

Күн бұрын

doesn’t matter if it makes them money. just more plastic to end up in the ocean. 😢

I got the Jot when I was working as a receptionist. It was great for taking quick notes on phone calls without wasting paper, or worrying about confidential information not being properly discarded

@marylhere

Күн бұрын

The 29 cent magic tablet would do the same thing. Showing my age there….$1.00 or $1.25 magic tablet usually next to the Wooly Willy…

I had an office job where those Jot boards came in handy. They were good for keeping temporary information retained as we went from file room to office/boardrooms, without later needing to shred paper notes with proprietary information on them.

10:46, famous quote here, "I digress." - James White

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs

2 күн бұрын

Oh, come on.

If the jot had any danger of screen burn, I think those smudges it had brand new on the package would’ve been very much permanent. It seems like it’s a very good quality one of those things, they’re usually very dark but that one looks great.

@MamaMOB

Күн бұрын

Just go buy a magic slate.

Those boogie board note pads are extremely useful for tabletop games where you need to track disposable information. For example, in a competitive game of magic the gathering two players compete to reduce the others life total from 20 to. 0. This requires accurate tracking, but can also be wasteful if tracked on paper. Players prefer to use those boogie boards for that reason.

@djkanyetwitty

2 күн бұрын

So you are saying they are useless to people that aren't dweebs

@autobotjazz1972

2 күн бұрын

I am an avid Magic player and never used something like this to track life points but i do agree it would likely do the job well.

@TheBrothers759

2 күн бұрын

@@djkanyetwitty I made 8 grand playing magic last year. U prolly don't even have a job lol

@soogymoogi

2 күн бұрын

While I'd prefer a spindown die or a specialized life counter for Magic there are a handful of card/board games out there that don't have a good way to track life/points if you're not using an app, like star realms or yugioh. Would also be useful to take notes as a dm for dnd etc

@PBTophie

2 күн бұрын

I remember using a D20 for MTG back in the day; though it never accounted for having more than 20 life when using something like my old vampire deck. This would be great for any kind of score keeping in general; MTG or otherwise.

The kids version of the Boogie Board is fantastic. It writes in a subtle multi-color and is far superior in nearly every way to those crappy kids magnetic drawing boards. We have used it with our kid for cross country drives and long flights and she never grows tired of it. We have owned it for 4 years, take it on every trip big or small, and it is still going strong and no scratches on the screen even.

I do like the Boogie Board. My kid drawing on it and allowing me to save it with the app sounds kind of cool. I will put that one on my wishlist and wait for a sale

JOT - I can take a picture with my phone of a much cheaper chalk board, notepad, or dry erase. Those things would be in color.

@jxchamb

2 күн бұрын

Exactly

@PacificCGoat

2 күн бұрын

But then you couldn’t brag that you got to use the high tech app 😂

S'mores need the marshmallows to be hot to melt the chocolate!

@loriki8766

2 күн бұрын

Yeah those marshmallows were not nearly done enough. I like to set mine on fire - puff them out - then use dark chocolate instead of Hershey's. The soft marshmallows melt the chocolate and squish nicely - no need for a contraption to get between me and my smore.

@MrScubajsb

2 күн бұрын

Exactly. My goodness

@Pr0toPoTaT0

2 күн бұрын

This. It hurt me inside deeply to see the non gooeyness.

@kamo7293

2 күн бұрын

you guys are being over dramatic man. hey, I've got an amazing idea buy the product yourself and make a how to video. you know... cause he can't make a decent video... right?

@AgapeIV

2 күн бұрын

🙄🙄🙄🙄

The "Wish Special" night light. 😊

That s'mores thing is a complete waste of money and will end up in the landfill. Making s'mores is so simple and doesn't need a gadget like that. What's next? A larger version that helps you make a sandwich by holding the top piece of bread for you? Ridiculous. 😂

@acousticdoug

Күн бұрын

No, the next version is Wi-Fi integrated

I used to manage a call center that handled sensitive customer information and had a pen and paper free sales floor where the agents would work. Because it was pen and paper free we only used basic boogie boards to write on.

Ok, the boggie board we have on our fridge, but its an older version, my mother in-law bought it for me as a Christmas gift, 8 years ago, it's still going strong, no battery change, no screen burn, and we use it for reminder note's, shopping list's, it's bloody brilliant device, but there isn't an app for it, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

The s’mores maker is definitely silly. I have poor dexterity and definitely don’t need that. I’d have issues getting them out! To each there own, I suppose.

@thumbsarehandy.

2 күн бұрын

I was wondering if it had a use case for someone with limited dexterity in their hands, or someone with only 1 hand or something. Sounds like there's MAYBE a super small niche who'd find it useful, but not enough to justify the production and distribution of the product. I'm sure they'll all end up in a landfill within a few years.

@laurahubbard6906

Күн бұрын

Also, you still have to toast the marshmallows separately. Seems like extra work to me.

@BrittanyYoungxDuckie

Күн бұрын

@@laurahubbard6906 That was the worst part by far.

I have a light similar to (but more functional than) that night light. It's a frosted glass sphere that sits on a base which you plug in, and can be picked up and carried around. It has an app where you can control the color and what effects it has on it, plus what changes when you tap it (color change, effect change, etc). I have it set so that it taps on and off. It's been my bedside lamp for years, and if anything ever happens to it, I'd buy another one without hesitation. Being able to take that light across the room with me when my husband wants to sleep and I'm staying up or carry it around when the power goes out is incredibly useful.

I use the boogie board for work.i use the extra large one. Great for my daily todos. I had text written on that thing during covid at my office for two years, came back, wiped it. No screen burn.

The smores thing not only unnecessary but way too much chocolate for a smores. Three little hersheys bar segments is more than enough for one smore.

@anycz4157

2 күн бұрын

I prefer a Hershey piece as large as my graham crackers

@thormalakowsky

2 күн бұрын

Don't be silly, if you use less than half a bar, Hershey's doesn't make as much selling chocolate, then the s'mores maker has no purpose.

@DavidKulasiewicz

2 күн бұрын

Actually, a Reese peanut butter cup is the ONLY way to eat a s'more 😎

@skittlemenow

Күн бұрын

@@DavidKulasiewicz That is delicious but the classic hershey's is hard to beat with the nostalgia factor.

The Boogie board is good for doing math problems. I have both the jot, A4 and small version. I was running into lighting issues where I couldn't see the screen. I actually love the Boogieboard. It doesn't get much use now as I have an iPad pro with pencil that accomplishes that task.

As someone who currently works at Amazon. We have a transparency code we have to scan to make sure it’s the real item and not fake. You can probably make a complaint for Amazon selling you a fake item.

I hope you played catch with Bailey after the review cuz you were teasing her. Lol

Our boogie board had the same thing written on it for a month or two. It didn't burn into anything.

I had something like the Jot back in the 90's. If they're similar, then it's just a tinted film with a sticky back, and a neon green plastic plate behind it, pressing on the "screen" causes the film to stick to the neon backing, revealing it's color. if you have dark-tinted sunglasses, you can put some neon material behind it, which is revealed when you touch it to the glass (slime/putty/gak work best due to high surface contact). The eraser button, however, works MUCH better on the Jot!

I use the Boogie Board Jot for game nights (mostly D&D and other TTRPGs) and it's great for quick notes and tracking temporary numbers. I don't think it replaces anything in my kit but it certainly adds an element to it.

Love your videos! Keep up the fantastic and entertaining work!

I got the boogie board about 10 years ago for a call center job I had, it came in so handy. I recently found it packed away in a box, it was full of marks and smudge sand it still erased perfectly! Its a great product

“A UV light I use to hunt scorpions with.” Nope! Nope! Nope!

9:46 Remember back in the 70s when they had the tablets that had a sheet that fell down on to the tablet. You would write on it with the included "pen" which would push the sheet into a black backing. Then to erase it, you just pulled up on the sheet. It worked better than this thing.

@laurallewien2165

2 күн бұрын

It was a slate, I loved that thing!

@dannukem3027

2 күн бұрын

Whiteboard with printer

I have had an older version of the boogie board for a solid ten years now and use it a lot. I used it through two engineering programs to do homework and I tutor math with it. It’s been very convenient and reliable. Well worth the money.

12:10 super cool invention.. revolutionary…. I like the idea that you could capture what’s on the screen of that forever with that app…. Or.. you know….. if you don’t have the app…… you can just use your camera app and take a picture in the exact same way. 😂😂😂😂

👍🤠 I had a Boogie Board after my voice box got taken out. It was a life saver. Don’t know about the Jot, that was 7 years ago.

I still have my dollar store whit board on the fridge I use for a list and then take a pic of it and I don't need an app, I hate downloading apps because they always want everything on your phone for some reason.

@ShirlBussman

2 күн бұрын

I hate apps, but guess they're necessary. ☺☺

I love your enthusiasm for exploring the nonsense world of things!

I got a boogie board! It's really useful for ephemeral note taking. Such as my job where I have to write down part numbers for an order or something I need to tell someone before I forget, it's better than wasting sticky notes. Had mine for about 4 years and it's still working great.

2:53 I used to have the legit one way back when I was little, I loved it. I was afraid to go to the bathroom in the dark but this helped so much

Yay! It's Friday and a new Freaking Review! Awesome!

I bet the nightlight is actually an OEM and Boon just printed a logo on it. You either got the unbranded, or an alternative version

I actually really like the Jot. I could draw and save art with it. But the Smores thing just seems silly to me. It reminds me of a giant cassette case for some reason.

I always enjoy your videos! Some of the things you find to review crack me up! 💜💜💜

The s’mores gadget is one of those items that was offered with box tops and postage. Soon to be seen in Ollies Good Stuff Cheap for $1.99. Proving that everything cheap is not always good.

The theory of the night light seems like a good idea for a kid's room. Move all the lighting electronics to the ball, but make it just one of them. Also, make the base just a charging station (maybe magnetic) and keep the ball as a durable plastic material. That'd be a great nightlight for small children that they could take with them to the bathroom.

With the boogie board jot I work in aged care and I used to have a client with vocal cord issues and she used one to communicate with everyone no worrying about running out of paper or ink it worked for her and she loved it

I own a Jot with the folding case. I use it every day, and I love it. It also works really well for keeping track of life for Magic: The Gathering.

Great video James. Love it

I've had the boogieboard jot for probably 10 years now. Still mostly working fine eventhough it has been dropped several times but there are somee dead spots at the edges now. They didn't have any app back then, good to know they do now, I have to give it a shot.

S'more gadgets are almost always useless to me. I've always just thrown the s'mores into the oven. Open and on a plate if in my small convector oven if I'm making 1-3. Wrapped in foil and into the big oven if I'm making more. The idea of microwaving a marshmallow (including in a s'more) is something I abandoned once I was allowed to start using real ovens. (Used to microwave them frequently, but that was when I was around 7)

There's a kid's version of something like this. It's great for quick little drawings or for me to teach him some math, etc. I've also seen versions of this so people can make notes without leaving scraps of paper behind for security and privacy purposes.

I could have sworn you’ve done the s’mores buddy, I went back over your older videos to see if I could find it, I couldn’t, but I did realise I’ve been watching your channel since pretty much the start! Can’t believe it’s been that long! Thanks for all the videos, definitely one of the greatest KZread channels of all time!

I have a boogie board - it's great for writing down quick notes that you don't need to keep. Saves sticky notes!

I've owned the Boogie board for years and it works great. You have to use it once in a while because the battery will die with non use.

I have the original light and the one upgrade I made to mine is to replace the plastic balls the set in each "arm" with glass balls of the same size .. it's a really great light! (I'm surprised it's not officially made any more)

I have a Jot (or something like it) and use it all the time to keep track of needed kitchen items.

My mom was in the hospital after a bad car accident end of last year. She was on a ventilator for a few weeks, and then had a tracheostomy. She couldn’t speak so I bought her a Jot to write what she wanted to say. She loved it, and we were all happy we weren’t wasting any paper and it was much easier than lip reading lol. I’d happily pay $20 if it’s needed again.

You could probably use the smores maker as smore storage. Pretty neat that Boogie Board app acts like a scanner very similar to my document scanner app I use.

I like the boogiboard thing for the fridge. But i almost returned mine because you cant leave it attached to the fridge and pop the pencil out at the same time. Major design limitation imo. Feels cheaper than it ought to, also.

So glad it was your money and not ours that bought those! The night light would have been cool for kids if it actually had worked. The Jot would have been cool 20 years ago. The s'motes maker at best a gag gift.

I had a BB Jot loved it.

I had a boogie board that was translucent and could fit over an 8.5x11 paper. I used it to practice drawing diagrams i needed to memorize.

That other smores maker you reviewed a while ago seemed so much better

I really liked the idea of that Jot note pad for our weekly meal plans. But that night light, $60 for that junk? Glad that it's a business expense for you James and not someone else getting totally ripped off.

Ahh yes 3 future 5 Below items....great video as always James 👍 Happy Friday 🎉

The best product was the package opener

The save is useful for taking your list with you to the store

The Jot app works with the Temu writing tablet, so go with the cheaper version, which works just like the $20 one.

Half a hersey's bar for 1 s'more is a crazy ratio

@crooker2

2 сағат бұрын

Right about that. Too much chocolate... Besides, if the marshmallow was hot that Choc would melt all over the place! Two or three squares max. :)

Did anyone else play with those things when they were a little kid that was black and it had the sheet of wax paper over it and you'd draw on it and then you lift it up and it would go away? That is what the JOT is. It's called Magic Slate Paper.

Hi, Love your show. Was wondering would you consider testing out a auto cam, or maybe you have already?

Making s'mores alone indoors in a microwave as a middle aged person is the saddest thing I can at the moment. This is $10 plastic sadness.

"Those are not for you, Bailey"...Bailey be like, "Dude, they're round, they're within my reach...of course they're for me".

We have 3 of the boogie board for our children. Best investment for a nice drawing pad for them to use in church (quiet and keeps their minds occupied.)

Have you ever reviewed the glow-in-the-dark silicone TV remote covers (Roku). They sell on Amazon, 3pk, assorted colors. Which color glows best??? Thanks in advance!

I usually make smores in my lap around a campfire. I think, especially for kids, having the holder could be a bit helpful on their lap.

as soon as you put those glow balls outside I was like.... Baily is going want those! she did not disappoint! :D haha

I Love Freakin Reviews Videos 🧡

Hates smores, but love each item separately lol!

For anyone wondering what the yellow tool he used to open the s’mores maker was it’s called: Slitit

The star of this video is whatever you used to open the s'mores maker packaging! Do you have a review of that?

Thanks

For less than $20 you can stick a white board to your fridge and take pictures of it with your phone. And that can save multiple colors.

I've never seen someone use that much chocolate... wow I like my smore maker. it has a weighted plunger in the lid for microwaving...

What kind of UV light did you use? Thanks!

Making a mess is part of the fun of s’mores!

LOL one of the images for the Jot on Amazon has the message, "Call James"

the jot board is impressive😃

We used the jot at a cell phone place I worked so people could write their ssn so they didn't have to say it outloud or worry about it getting shredded on a piece of paper since we had to enter it in the computer

at least your "Boon" is a limited edition.

When you said "s'mores maker" I, recklessly, assumed it "made" the s'mores, like in the microwave, rather than just assembling them after you prepare the marshmallows separately.

0:48 united States, a country where packaging must mention ‘FOOD NOT INCLUDED’. 😂

I might like that JOT.. I’m constantly writing notes in little pieces of scrap paper..and losing them

I use knock off boogie boards. Some of them are real winners. Currently have like a six inch one that's like the size of an iPhone Plus, and is my go-to grocery list maker. Since otherwise on the S24 Ultra, you have to either turn on off-screen memo, and keep on that screen, or open a memo app, keep that open, and it's annoying. The LCD writing displays just make that so much easier. Edit: I do have the fancy BT boogie board as well. They stopped making them, but it actually worked amazingly well and had little lag, in the limited time I had with it. I want to say it was called the scribe. No, it was called Sync; and it would literally show what you're writing on the boogie board in semi-real time, save for like a 2 second lag.

I love my boogie board. I work in healthcare so I don’t have to worry about shredding my sticky notes and it saves me so much paper.

1 = crap to trash, 2= report as counterfeit and get your money back, 3=I could see it having some use but I can type notes on my phone.

@BrittMFH

Күн бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Your dog Bailey is so cute and funny.

The only thing glowing with that counterfeit piece is the guys bank account. 😮. The s’more thing I am with you do we really need it.

The s’mores maker is definitely unnecessary. If you’re making s’mores with little kids, they just grab stuff so fast and eat it. They don’t have the patience for such a gadget.

@ShirlBussman

2 күн бұрын

Neither do I and I'm not a kid. 😂😂

That Jot is really cool yet I dont really know a good use for it. Kids? Eh? The app is pretty impressive to me, maybe Im easy to impress but that was a quick ass transfer. The Jot is the most useful out of these. That Boon light thang would be perhaps acceptable as a background room light for $12-$15

I saw that s'more maker thing in CVS the other day but didn't check it out. I was under the impression you made the s'more and put it in the microwave, melting everything. The way it's used here is ridiculous. If you're toasting the marshmallow ahead of time, you don't need this gadget. Just put it together and eat it. 😂

i was fully expecting the smore thing to go in the microwave