00:00So I've been secretly amassing a collection of YouTuber merch for a while now, and I think
00:04today's the day we tear them down and expose the internals. We have an actual lightsaber from the
00:10Hacksmith, we have a Vanadium plated extendable 70 tooth ratchet set from ChrisFix, and of course
00:16we have the Clix Creator keyboard from the Mr. Mobile himself. All sponsored of course with
00:22Chime's secured credit building credit card, but more on them later. First let's take Linus's
00:27screwdriver and open up ChrisFix's ratchets. When someone says the phrase YouTuber merch,
00:33premium automotive ANSI grade tools aren't what first pop in my mind, but here we are.
00:38Three different sized extendable ratchets, because who hasn't wished their tools a little longer.
00:44That foam insert doubles as a long term tool storage box organizer by the way, so don't throw it out.
00:49The little quarter inch drive has two extensions, the 3 8ths has three extensions, and the half inch
00:55drive has five notches for ratcheting in tight quarters or expanding all the way out to breaker
01:00bar status. But how does it work? The whole point of the clicky bits inside of a ratchet is so that
01:06you don't have to lift the socket off the bolt and waste time repositioning things while working in
01:11cramped spaces under a vehicle. The more teeth or the more clicks it has inside means it takes less
01:17movement of the handle to make progress rotating a bolt. Going to be honest, this is my first time taking
01:22one of these apart, but I have always been curious. Turns out it's surprisingly simple.
01:26With two long screws on the back removed and one short screw on the front, the whole head separates
01:31from the vanadium steel body. I'm not going to individually count the teeth. Chris Fix says there's
01:3672 and I'm just going to trust him on this one. And inside the only remaining components are the left
01:42and right pralls, two springs, and the selector switch. The pralls have a bunch of little teeth of
01:47their own that intersect with the round gear that we took out earlier, allowing continuous motion in
01:52one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction when the prall's teeth engage
01:57with the gear's teeth. The pralls are conveniently labeled, of course, left and right for our teardown
02:02convenience. With the center selector back in place and both spring loaded pralls tucked into their
02:07grooves, you can see the teeth engage and ratchet depending on where that selector is positioned.
02:12Adding vanadium to a stainless steel alloy can increase the material strength by 10 or
02:1620%. But it also increases its weight by about that same percentage, 10 to 20%. But I've never
02:23heard a mechanic complain about how heavy a ratchet is, so in this case weight's probably not an issue.
02:28I imagine we would find a very similar ratcheting mechanism inside of Linus's screwdriver,
02:33but we can't take that apart just yet since we still need its help disassembling the Hacksmith
02:38lightsaber. Which is an elegant weapon from a more civilized age. Obviously this one might have
02:43some limitations due to our current understanding of physics, but I can't actually even test this
02:49out right now because the Hacksmith doesn't include fuel, which is smart. A normal Jedi saber is
02:55powered with kyber crystals, but I don't have any stores local to me that sell that kind of thing,
02:59so we're going to have to settle for some butane. And my friends at Chime are temporarily spotting me
03:04the funds for this purchase, since that's how credit cards work. Chime is an award winning
03:08banking app with no hidden fees or monthly minimums. It's the banking of the future that's 100% mobile
03:14and 100% online. Personally, I use my credit card to make everyday purchases and just pay that card
03:20off in full at the end of every month. There's no annual fees or interest, and as I buy cool stuff,
03:25I also build my credit. Multitasking. The better my credit, the better my opportunity for lower rates
03:31when I go to get a loan for a house or a car. With Chime's secure credit card you can be improving your
03:36own credit score this summer at Chime.com slash JerryRig. Buy the stuff you would normally buy
03:41anyway like groceries, gas, concerts, or weapons from other galaxies, and build your credit in the
03:46process. Chime.com slash JerryRig. How do you know when it's full? Oh, can you see that? That is sweet.
04:00I'm not going to touch it. That's a terrible idea. Where was I? Ah, yes. Lightsabers. This is the green,
04:06Gen 2 mini saber from the Hacksmith. It's got a safety lock switch, a rotating flame adjuster,
04:11sorry, saber, saber length adjuster, and a clicky igniter, which you'll see in a second. And when it
04:17comes to burning things, let's just say it works. The iPhone 15 lasted for less than one second under
04:22the heat from my 2600 degree butane lightsaber. Let's watch that again in slow motion just for fun.
04:30Absolutely wild. I can see why someone would need to be trained in the force before wielding one of these.
04:35Oh, that's not good. It's interesting to me as well that the Hacksmith has found a way to change
04:42the colors of the saber in real time. Canonically, lightsabers can be all kinds of colors. And with
04:53this color changing insert, the mini saber flame also changes color. I imagine this is done with
04:58different elements, like barium, which in fireworks is what glows green when they explode. In Star Wars
05:04lore, you only get a red saber when you bleed your kyber crystal, infusing it with rage and hate and
05:09all that stuff, corrupting it. Red is bad. Also, as a side note, be careful when filling up the saber
05:15with butane because there might be excess around the lighter that explodes and burns all your arm hairs
05:20when you ignite it. Not that I would know from personal experience or anything. Wow. Holy smokes.
05:30The red saber insert, probably made with strontium, requires much less rage to bleed out. And I'm sure
05:36Vader would approve. Popping the lightsaber open from the bottom, we have two Phillips head screws,
05:41which when removed and my melted arm hairs brushed off, we see the internal tank of butane. It's unfortunate
05:49that the igniter has to be clicked in for the shaft's removal, meaning that the flame is literally
05:54flaming while I'm taking it apart. The handle is made from aluminum while the upper is manufactured
05:59with cast zinc. There are a few more screws holding the tank to the igniter, but with enough yoinkage,
06:04I can pull the hardware from the tip. And as you can see, the igniter wire snakes all the way up to
06:10the tip of the mini saber to light the gas on fire as it exits the handle. Since I'm holding the tip of the
06:16bare wire while clicking the igniter, I can feel each zap from the ignition through my fingers.
06:21And you can visually see the electricity leave the wire when it gets close to the metal. Probably not
06:26the safest activity I've done all day, but at least we know how the mini lightsaber works.
06:31Finally, coming back to our own universe, and not a galaxy far, far away, we have our
06:36Clips keyboard for iPhone, made by Mr. Mobile. This is the Bumblebee colored version. Now apparently you
06:42can plug a full size USB-C keyboard directly into an iPhone, and it works as a keyboard. None of my
06:48iPhones have ever lasted long enough to try it, but basically this Clix keyboard for iPhone just
06:54miniaturizes a regular keyboard to the size of a Blackberry and embeds it in a flexible rubber case,
07:00because why not? The biggest difference I immediately see once the iPhone is clicked into the
07:04Clix case is that the on-screen keyboard now disappears, making the screen appear even longer.
07:10And as we know, every inch matters when you're writing long messages or emails. Reviews on the
07:15website say it takes a few days to get used to, which I can relate to. As someone whose first phone
07:20was the Nikia 6800 with a full keyboard, and then a Blackberry Pearl after that, I definitely see the
07:26appeal to having physical buttons. Popping open the London sky colored Clix keyboard, we see a $36 store
07:33credit coupon, which I can almost assure you that someone has probably already used by the time you're
07:38watching this, but it could be worth a shot. Going straight from the externals to the internals,
07:44I can pop off the back plastic cover, and we immediately see four Phillips head screws,
07:48one of which has a tamper evidence sticker on the back. Keep in mind that here in the USA,
07:52at least, these kind of stickers are just decoration and have no legal teeth. With the plastic removed,
07:58we find two T-shaped metal weights embedded into the plastic. These are most likely for comfort.
08:03With the weight of the full iPhone sitting in the top half of the case, there has to be something to
08:07bring balance to the contraption. Adding weights to the back is a smart design in my own opinion.
08:11There's a circular water damage indicator sticker next to the lower charging port,
08:15and two Phillips head screws near the upper charging port, which when removed releases the whole brains
08:20of the operation, the motherboard, into our hands. The motherboard has no battery or power source of
08:25its own, just passively connects to the iPhone and transmits each of its little button clicks up into
08:30the device. Pretty cool looking. The keyboard buttons themselves remind me of a Nintendo or video game
08:35controller. Kind of like a nerdy blanket for ants. All the buttons held together with a rubber strip.
08:40I don't think the clicks keyboard is for everyone, but for the right person, just like a lightsaber
08:45picking its owner. Or was that a Harry Potter wand? Either way, the right person will definitely enjoy
08:50having a keyboard on their iPhone. It's super cool to see my friends here on YouTube branch out beyond
08:55just creating videos and release actual products into the real world. It's a lot of work, a lot of risk,
09:01but ever so rewarding when it succeeds. The clicks keyboard lives on to write more messages.
09:07Thanks a ton for watching, and I'll see you around.
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