I bought a scam energy saver and made it actually save energy!
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- čas přidán 31. 03. 2023
- There are all kinds of plug in the wall "energy saver" boxes. None of these save energy or do anything. I thought I'd buy a cheap one and modify it to actually save energy -- just for fun.
This is sold under different names "Stopwatt" "eocwatt pro" "Stop Watt", "Stop Eenergy Watt Power Smart Energy Saver", "Electricity svings box", etc. If it was that easy to "save energy", the power grid operators would already be implementing it.
I was expecting an April Fools joke, but you actually delivered. Props.
Seems like the "fool" in all the april fool's day videos this year is that they're not really gags - this isn't the first video in this vein today. It's not a trick, it's not a gag, it's just kindof a 'weird' product, or "weird' project, but the video itself totally legit. I must've missed the memo, but I do know about the new cover sheets on the TPS reports - I got that memo from all 8 bosses...
😂😂😂😂 - thank you for the laughs!
This “Money saving gadget” is a REAL (although 109% ripoff) item that is heavily targeting homeowners throughout the world who are (in actuality) being bent over by their local power companies.
I found STOPWATT (same gimmick as in this video) then started researching a little. Thankfully, came across this honest review.
We need to add a new truism, “Let the seller beware”.
He delivered and gave us a laugh.
I honestly did not expect where this was going, but i laughed quite hard as soon as you did the short circuit.
same here
I too laughed pretty hard. Still am.
Everyone is uploading funny videos, while Matthias is educational as always.
educational AND funny
He's cIowning.
Boy I got screwed 😢😮🎉
You have to wait 4 weeks before you start seeing reduction in your bill
"Educational"? Teachers shouldn't lie to you. Residences are not billed for power factor, and PF is all his mod can help with. It will not actually save anyone money even after the mod.
As an electrician I knew this was a scam. Love how you broke this down 😂
i am too,but ive saved 50% with a device.
Wow! I could tell by the change in lighting that you were saving energy! And saving energy means saving money! JOICES!
🤣 as an experienced electrician this made me smile...job well done Matthias 👍
Love this! 🎉😂
What? For being a good comedian? I liked that shit, too, but without proving what that so-called "magical pixie dust" really was, and just why it can't do the trick, then he has nothing but a comedian's show. I've done electrical, too, Bro. I would've expected you to expound more on why he is right ...if he was even right. I guess you really don't know either. Rather, you were to caught up in the shits-&-giggles to put the final nail in the coffin, hum?
So it was a low voltage unit. Great! We're not trying to defeat the purpose anyway. And whatever that shit was, it sure looked like a filtering agent to me (hence the filtering of dirty electric mind you). You could, easily tell he was biased, from the get go ... especially when he said that he expected to find the black box filled, with glue or whatever. Then, to supplement his comedian-ship, he just dumped the contents, there of, on the table & made a spoof about it. But don't be a sucker. He might have just, arrogantly threw out the baby with the bathtub water. Ah! And you wouldn't even know Tesla's Majick, Mr. Experienced Electrician You. For all you know you might just resonate, with Matthias in deceived-ignorance. Js, Bro. Js
@@user-ro7so5ct1fDid you pay any attention to the ACTUAL CONTENT of the video, specifically the wiring diagram of zero through-put of the "magic black box"? Or the fact that no what that powder was, it COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. Nicola Tesla's genius notwithstanding.
Your accusals of bias betray YOUR BIAS. JS JS
What? Matthias' circuitry diagram, hum?.... claiming zero connection with the hot to the neutral (to complete the circuit), hum? Yeah, and he also implied that there was nothing of concern, on the back of the motherboard. Yet, I seen three components back there ...a capacitor, a resistor or whatever, etc. And those components have studs that run right through that board, to the other side and make connections to multiple spots on the other side of it. That said, in his comedian's display, he could have, easily, duped people. Or, if biased, blinded, himself, to the simple fact. And most people (even of credential) would just eat that shit up for breakfast, lunch and supper. At the end of the day, I don't give a fuck if Matthias, you, Tesla or I am right. But, I do care about what is right. And you'll have to do better than that to convince me. Js. Js. And a sound-defeat is welcomed, but neither him nor you have obliged me, yet, Sir. However, I encourage you to bring it on ...if you got it, cause I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong. Do you?
I saw an ad for this item and they claimed Elon Musk developed it and while looking for product reviews I found your video. Your video was Honest, and made me chuckle when you exposed the magic pixie dust... Thank YOU for saving me money, I almost fell for it.
And me too❤❤❤
Same
Same
Me toooo! Lol smh
My mother fell for it. I told her that it will not be saving her electricity and in fact the LED light on it will cost a tiny bit of electricity. I have an electrical engineering degree and I can also do a pretty good search for scams. My mother has removed it. (" Oh well, at least it was cheap." - And that's how the scammers keep making money. The loss is not so great that people will make a fuss.)
By reading the title I knew exactly what type of shenanigans I could expect. 10/10 would buy as well!! 😂
Unless you are a married man 😂😂
A friend if mine uses it and has saved 42% power each month. It actually works!
That was impressive, I didn't think those devices could get even scammier than a capacitor into the plug, but it keeps getting better every second of the teardown. Absolutely impressive!
😅
Thank you so much. You saved me money and I got a giggle, that made me cry, when you showed how you wired it to save energy. Saw results immediately!! 😂👍🏼
Dude, Thanks, that was excellent. I am an Electrical Engineer. I knew it was a scam but I wanted someone to tell me technically why. You did not disappoint You DID get it to save energy and I laughed out loud when you did that.
engaging a special power saving mode 😂😂😂😂😂
you made my day, great!
There you go. Opening the thing, an electrical diagram and an experiment. All in less than 3 minutes. Well done.
Hi Matthias, thank you for this brilliant dissection and analysis of this break-through device that can save our planet's energy crisis. As a retired engineer, I applaud your "destructive" investigation of the inner-working of this device - Joke aside, thank you for your honesty and for protecting your viewers from such scams. May God bless you, Ciao, L
Ditto from Southwest USA! 👍🏼👍🏼
Love it! I saw one of these advertised on CZcams so I guess they aren’t that concerned about misinformation after all.
Yep, and how did they gear it to the elderly population. That needs to be a flag there to check the adds they're putting up. 😒
Oh YES! Yes, You Tube is VERY concerned about lies and utter misinformation….
Signed,
STOPWATT Owner
Frigging hilarious. 😂
I almost bought it but found your review.
I love smart people. Bloody Brilliant as they say…
Thanks for this!
Bwhaha.. this was hilarious. I'm no electrician and didn't know where this was going until you tripped the breaker and said, now we are saving energy. 😂
When you said you were going to modify it to make it work, I really thought you were going to pull out some electrical wizardry from your sleeves, instead you simply connected two wires and voila! It works! Genius! I was laughing so hard! :D
As a homeowner living in the S/W USA and paying egregious utility bills for several months of the
year, I too, was waiting in hopeful anticipation for him to “fix” this gizmo so that it would really work…🥴😞
(I would also like to kick the **s of the home-builders that set in motion the idea that putting an Air Conditioner ON THE ROOF of a home in a geographical area that gets to 115 degrees F, was a good idea. 😡🤦🏻🤦🏻♀️)
Well my grandparents bought this thanks for sharing and saving me the time of opening up one myself to show that it’s junk!
SEE! See what I mean?!
These gimmicks/rip-offs are truly a Consumer MENACE in a Global scale…
(I wonder if I can depend on the Biden Administration to protect the American consumer…🤔💭?)
Thank you. After watching too many “do this trick” for homeowners reels that were pure insanity, this made me feel human again!
Be careful, this is not Matthias, it's another account that stole his pic!
Lol. Great stuff Matthias. Actually laughed out loud!
Hahahahaha this could actually be accomplished with a capacitor across the line... this one 🤷♀IDK hahahaha I did LOL
After watching you tear it apart, I was wondering how you were going to fix it to make it work. Genius! Pure genius!
This video is SOOOOO underrated! Power saving mode was brilliant. Subbed my good sir!
That could be useful for tracking circuits to the breaker.
Much like an old radio with it's volume all the way up to hear when the music stops.
@Jesus Uruchurtu I think his solution is simpler.
until you do it to one and a breaker doesn't pop, then a fire starts in a wall somewhere...
knowing my luck, i'd have an old broken breaker switch that doesn't disengage.
And in some cases, testing the response time of the fire department.
@@nobody8717 Or the breaker does the opposite, and opens and can't be closed again. Or just explodes.
Love the sarcasm!
When I saw him putting them 2 wires together and said "And this is the magic circuit that will save energy" I died of laughter🤣🤣🤣
"It's working already, we are saving power"🤣🤣
Loved your video!! Liked the dissection of the "energy saver" box as well as the humorous end.
Oh… it’s April First. I was wondering why we were getting an extra silly video today. I chuckled at the “not recommended for married men” part. That’s good advise!
Right before he said that I was thinking "I bet you didn't film this when your wife was home"
The pixie dust is a special chemical that binds the carbon hydrate and produces an impulse reactor that negatively produces sythetic metons. My electric bill was $154.00 after using this device my bill was $141.00 (we weren't home for 2 weeks).
😂😂😂
Wow, that's phenomenal. NOT! 😂
R u serious or just joking lol.
LOLOLOL!!!!
“We weren’t home for TWO
WEEKS “
Please follow through with critical thinking on what you just said?!!
✌🏼☝🏼🤯😳
Yes.
Got to LOVE them grammar on that instructions. It gives me great energy to see it in actions.
Love it. You really are saving power. And here I thought these things were completely useless.
Thanks for making this video. A friend was asking me about these sorts of gadgets, and I told him I was wary of them. You confirmed my suspicions. But hey, maybe that "magic pixie dust" has some good uses. Maybe it can repel ants, or melt ice on your sidewalk! 🙂
I was wondering if it was smart dust of some sort... There are routers now that can monitor the where abouts of people in the house. Our internet provided required an upgrade last year after there were a series of internet outages... anyway,, just wondered if it was some new surveillance device, but it didn't look like it was??
Oh man, my 65yr old mom fell for this one. Luckily I looked it up and she's calling her bank to let them know about the scam. Thanks for the laughs. You had us both rolling on the floor laughing with your invention. Also check on your elders and make sure they're not getting ripped off. SMH 😂
Don't know who you're looking at the whole time BUT....LOVE THIS VID! Educational and funny! I just saw this thing on TEMU and was so curious! I love that you don't take 30mins to get to the point. Thanks!
I enjoy your sense of humor! I have a huge snile on ny face!! 🤣 I wish I had your knowledge!
Thanks Matthias I've been an electrician for 40 yrs. Never knew it was all in the Pixy dust. LOL
i am too,but ive saved 50% with a device.
OMG, Pixie dust! LOL. Great review, I wonder if the others that are sold have similar scammy solutions inside.
It really saves energy by covering up one of the receptacles preventing you from plugging some other power hungry device!🤣🛫
I love the way you were able to modify it to save money! I am going to try that! Thank you so much!
That was your best April 1 video in a LOOOONG time! Fantastic!!
That's what I call a comprehensive review based upon the finest scientific and engineering practices known to mankind, though, as Matthias would probably admit, neglecting the sledgehammer test was probably ill-advised. Nonetheless, the experiment proves the device can, with a little user innovation, actually save power. Excellent in all respects!
Power saving mode engaged!
Very instructional and entertaining! Thanks for the insight on improving this product’s efficiency!
I just received and email for this product. It looked and sounded good I had to learn more. You’re the first review I found and I’m glad I clicked on your video!
Thank you! You saved me from spending my money on this crap 😊
I love Matthias's April fools content!
I'm laughing my head off the whole time. When you showed the pad connected to nothing it totally cracked me up. Sawing the black box apart was too much. Kicking out all the breakers was absolutely priceless. IT WORKED!!!!!! I can envision a bunch of young Chinese students having a ball with lots of American cash to spend after mass producing their new invention.
I envision a bunch of OLD, amoral Communist Capitalists
You silly guy......didn't even remember today's date before I started watching. Cheer! 🤣
I got a good laugh, the moment I saw you making the new wiring for the saving, i laughed because I knew what was going to happen before you plug it in. Thanks for the video.
At last...the first honest appraisal of these devices that I have seen - or, perhaps I am just jealous that I didn't think of it first... Actually, what a rip-off, it's that simple. And the amazing thing is that Amazon is full of this stuff, and some of it is really dangerous too... Jeff must sort out his act/platform... he bears some responsibility for ensuring that people aren't being injured either physically or economically through his shop...
That was great! My husband found an ad for something similar with a certain billionaire’s name added to it and wanted to buy it.
Did a few minutes of research to find it’s a scam, and led us here for a laugh. Thank you.
that was actually FUNNNNYY and filled with subtle sarcasm 😂😂
🙏🙏🙏Thank u for averting a disaster purchase!! 🙄 geeze. Tryna outsmart these scammers is something else!
"It lights up, it must be saving energy!" According to Clive, that probably means some part of it is live now, since they actually bothered to attach something to the plug 😅
Oh nice that's a premium snake oil box, where they at least make sure the oil isn't actively on fire when they sell it to you XD
Technically correct, the best kind of correct
If you watch the video, you'll see that it's clearly snake _powder,_ not oil.
Happy April Fool's day Matthias!
This has nothing to do with April fools
Leave it to Matthias to make the best, wittiest april fools joke video I managed to see on youtube this year!
I finally learned that when I see a great ad and I want to buy one immediately go try to figure out what’s wrong with it. Thank you for doing your due diligence. Maybe I’ll turn some electricity off and save some money.
Honestly the Magic Pixie dust is scaring me. Is it toxic? should you be breathing that or even touch it?
It's probably just asbestos
I agree it could be absolutely anything crushed up into a powder. Bad medicine? Asbestos? Who knows.
@@markm0000 Even scarier, it's Chinese baby formula
The unfortunate part is that many people buy these items and believe they work. There was a much earlier version that actually made an attempt to correct the power factor, but it would only work on appliances with motors.
What puts a BURR UNDER MY SADDLE, is the extent of this total SCAM coming out of Communist China, UNRESTRAINED in any way, and showing up in the most innocuous places on the internet - with a lot of scam “spokespeople” pushing it as well…
The Lying, POS, manufacturers of this SCAM gadget have spent A LOT on internet advertising. They actually BUILT a real-looking gizmo, somewhere in mainland China, possibly Taiwan, they’re paying for production, shipping, advertising-- The Government in which these ____les produce these items HAS to know about them and this 100% Bogus item.
NOT that rip-off artists & Snake-Oil salesmen haven’t been around since Cain & Able…. But….
That speaks VOLUMES about the GOVERNMENT, that allows these rip-off manufacturers. Also VOLUMES as to the morals, or lack of, of these Communist Capitalists.
As soon as you tied the wires together and plugged it in, I laughed way too hard. Subscribing because of this awesome video LOL
That is brilliant! Love your humor!
Oh man, this was a good one!
Awesome humor at the end shorting out the breakers ... I laughed for real!
Watching this on April 2nd and it took me too long to realize.... Thanks for a good laugh Matthias!
Brilliant! 👏I went out and bought one for every room in my apartment and made the recommended modifications! I'm saving $92 per month! (the only downside is I contracted a nasty case of botulism)🤣
I did this in school back in the day together with a friend of mine, ran around the school and broke fuses... I wasn't a trouble maker in general though. We also fried sausages by sending electricity through them...very dangerous!
You would be surprise to see that... sausage cooker that work by running current into the sausage exists !
Ha!
Seeing your video and now I oderd 5 of them! Do you have a solution how to modify for 400V in Europe?
This was wonderful. Thanks Matthias!
God Bless for people like You There is still hope for humanity because of You. ❤
Some of those devices do contain a large capacitor (instead of a fake one). I modified one to be in series with a LED bulb, limiting its power usage from 13 to 5 Watts or so (all suggested by BigClive). Drawback: light output fluctuates quite a lot with line voltage. When the water kettle is switched on, it gets a little bit darker...
So it's saving power AND an indicator of too much power draw in other devices. To the original makers of the device, that's like a bonus feature! Don't tell them or they're going to demand you pay them extra for more features!
That's why I use gas to boil water
I know why they do these adds but my question is why are they allowed. It isn’t rocket science for even a modest intelligence to spot them as scams and should be taken down.
If a shopping mall only hired guards to protect only the store infrastructure yet allowed customers to be mugged and attacked then the would soon lose trade.
ElectroBoom also has a tear down of one with a few tests as well. czcams.com/video/J86QK0Njfv4/video.html
So you are suggesting these POS rip offs actually work??
Haha I had a great laugh, thank you Matthias!
OK, I went on one of those 🤬
As an electrician, this made me happy. Found one on a renovation job site but hadn't opened it up to see what's in it. The modified version makes for a good circuit finder lol
i am too,but ive saved 50% with a device.
The white 'pixie dust' is actually a new lab-made compound called -chinesium- It's widely known for its energy saving capabilities.
Powdered melamine
Chinesium...love it
🤣😂😁😆😂😅
I think it’s proper chemical name is
communistchineseium. Which gives it its full power.
I'm surprised that the wires inside the device didn't act as a fuse
Circuit brakers are designed to act faster than fuses (even "involuntary DIY fuses"), in order to prevent anything from burning.
You just gave me the best video of the day, thank you Matthias 😄
Be careful, this is not Matthias, it's another account that stole his pic!
Oh, this was such a joy to watch, and it's my birthday too, so this means it's like a special birthday present from one of my favorite youtubers! Thanks Mattias!
I love this video...Wife just saw this crap on her tablet and asked me to look it up....LMAO...EPIC. I just saved $50, knowing how it works did save me MONEY....Great video. Subbed and liked...lol.
I've missed these funny videos of yours. I always wondered what's with all that emotional story behind this product and how much does it do. I was expecting your result, but somehow I never ended up buying it. I guess good guts and common knowledge/sense.
Good one Matthias! This vid had me cracking up 😂
One of the best reviews I've seen!! Kudos!!😂😂
hahaahahah, that manual is a work of poetry
Love the vid man saw this on tiktok and thought something sounded fishy thanks for the laugh 😂
"MAGIC PIXIE DUST" 🧚♀️😂☠ Had me lmfao. Now I'm pretty curious as to what the "magic pixie dust" was exactly 🤔 lol. Thanks for the laugh and the insight as well 👍
Im so curious too! I was hoping someone in the comments knew what it was
Aha, it's working already... 🤭
So funny, thanks Matthias, I loved it.
You had me a Magic Pixy Dust😂 My 1st thought was if it seems to be to good to be true, it's not! Your video proved me right, thanks.
Matthias, that was the funniest video I've seen in a long time. I'm still laughing at how you tried to keep a straight face during the filming.
Be careful, this is not Matthias, it's another account that stole his pic!
@@TechnikJens Thanks for the heads up. I seriously doubt Matthias would take the time to ask me to text him. How did you happen to see this particular comment?
@@skipharrison I had the same under my comment and so I checked some others and in deed found many. Please report them with report button^^
Brilliant solution to this problem at the end!
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I was just about to order this. I'm glad I checked your review. You just saved me 💰 by not buying this scam. Thank$
That is a very efficient way to save energy! Kudos!
I was guessing they had a huge capacitor for power factor improvement. But you showed me that they don't even have nothing, other than a couple LEDs. Good educational video.
WOW after slightly modifying it like you did , it really does save electricity !! Now where's my flashlight ? Great Video
😂🤣 dude, this whole video was GOLD!
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I laughed so hard at this. Thank you for brightening my day
And darkening my night.
😂😂Thanks! I needed a good laugh....my boss actually bought 4 of these AFTER I told him it was a scam. Some people just won't listen.
The first time you plugged it in after you fixed it I was amazed! 😂
that was the only plug in with a real short circuit and breaker pop, hence the sparks. The opther two were faked.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 Yes, it really only "saves" power once. 😄
i usually dont reply to videos but i have to tell you that was great. beyond funny when you started shorting your cirquits out. very entertaining lol
2:04 I cant believe he did that! I busted out laughing! LMAO! ROFL! 😂😂🤣🤣
Very clever energy saver~!! Thanks for the recommendation.
Your logic is brighter than the lightbulb. I loved your video. I honestly and truthfully enjoy watching every single bit of what you said . It all so true!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. It was very very helpful 👍.
PS. Funny funny funny love your method for saving electricity hilarious😂
Ya... I thought so.. I seen that called BS and CZcams it found you and now thanks thanks to you and your new setup Im saving about 90% of my electric bill...