I Tested Viral TikTok Cleaning Products
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A couple of quick notes!!
We do think that our results with the ULV light sprayer with only water could have been coincidental - as it ~was~ a pretty small sample size. Probably the answer there is that it definitely works... if you put disinfectant in it!
Most of these products (or at least some version of them) are also sold on Amazon and AliExpress - however, we wanted to purchase the products from the websites linked to from the tiktok accounts just to "take them at face value" and try out the products that they were selling specifically!
Also, I said "RIP Tyler" because he is a sixers fan and they lost this year - other than that, Tyler is fine!!
HELLO FRIENDS!! So... has anyone else stumbled upon this side of tiktok... you know the one... the semi-surreal, thousands-of-tiny-packages, smart-home-gadget, ASMR-cleaning-tok? And no I'm not just trying to optimize this description with keywords - that's actually how I would describe it. Well, I've been over there for a couple of *years*, in the land of blue light sprayers, weird bluetooth speakers thrown into buckets of water with live crabs, and shoe dryers everywhere. So I finally gave in and tracked down 4 different smart home gadgets from various somewhat-suspicious looking websites.
So we tested out the smart window roomba, the ULV blue light sprayer, the fruit and vegetable cleaner, and the collapsible mini washing machine - and tried to figure out, to the best of our ability, what the heck is going on here. What did you guys think of these viral TikTok cleaning products? And what should we investigate next??
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
3:48 A Deep Dive into the ~Genre~
5:45 How do I buy any of these things?
7:45 Buying Our ULV Light Sprayer
9:13 Getting Our Produce Cleaning Device
10:23 Ordering Our Mini Washing Machine
11:58 Final Item To Get: Smart Window Cleaner
13:18 The Goods Have Arrived!
14:46 Trying Out Our Hobot Robot
18:24 Trying out our ULV sprayer
23:18 Testing the mysterious Fruit & Vegetable Cleaner
28:13 Last Item: The Collapsible Washing Machine
32:36 Some of our findings & ~receipts~
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I will maybe
Even if its free, you still get some sort of commission right, I just want you to. Your a CZcamsrs I feel like puts a lot of effort in their videos and I always enjoy watching. So, yes I want you to get paid. I will be checking it out.
Have been using this for about 3 months because of recommendation from MrWhoseTheBoss and it's so much better
Saf, you are missing a lot of important cultural context needed to understand these videos and the reasons/layout behind them and their affiliated websites. Usually, I'm impressed by your video research but some of the things you said come off as disparaging in this video due to your lack of cultural context.
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When she pulled out the disinfecting gun, I was like "the only way she could test that is with some petri dishes" and then she PULLED OUT THE PETRI DISHES. I'm absolutely living for Science Saf!
O sea si, pero no estuvo bien hecho el experimento por lo que el resultado es inválido. Igual se aprecia el esfuerzo
I'd seen this comment before I got to that bit so it didn't surprise me, but when she got to the actual swab and she sprayed the door handle, I was like, "Oh no, don't swab it when it is wet!!" because I'd forgotten at the beginning that it was water and light, not just light! Then Saf talked about waiting for it to dry 😂 Our science queen!
I love the whole premise of the gun, it uses a special blue light that kills bacteria, plus a mist of alcohol. It's like saying "we used a special ritual spell to kill him, the spell includes shooting him with a gun."
I thought the exact same thing! I was like "aw, she could use some petri dishes for that! what a sha... WAIT SHE HAS PETRI DISHES!!" Also the incubator? Wow. Talk about commitment.
And a humidified incubator! And put the dishes in the incubator the right way up (tops down)! Like, how much science equipment is just available to the regular consumer these days?
The fact that Safiya did lab grade experiments to test the legitimacy of the products made me so happy for some reason! I think other youtubers wouldn't even bother. They'd just show the thing they bought like "here's our haul! We don't know if it's actually working, but the lights are glowing, bubbles are raising, buy at your own risk"
I hope they find more uses for it in future videos
exactly what i was thinking
Yes!! The other one that comes to mind is How To Cook That
No they wouldn't even say "buy at your own risk"
They'd have a link and an affiliate code and tell you it's a "must have"
The experiment was not performed correctly. Door handles don't harbour much bacteria because it's not a good environment for growth. They left the plates at 26 degrees for 5 days which, combined with the poor swabbing choice, has only grown satellite colonies. If she wants to do it properly, I would suggest she swabs a part of the human body, preferably a clammy area like armpit or feet. Then grow it at 37 degrees for no more than 2 days. She needs to grow the plates agar facing down to prevent condensation and contamination that she saw. Source: phd in microbiology.
I'm a student in Asia, they sell those UV sprayers really commonly and they were used a bunch during the pandemic. Key note is that they were filled with disinfecting alcohol, so more like an antiseptic mister with a cool light instead of true UV disinfection with water mister.
interesting!!
I bet a thousand bucks that it’s blue led lights
@@Laura-gd4kuno shit??
I was going to say the same thing. 99% it’s just a blue light indicating it’s spraying the anti bacterial spray
SHAME ON CHINA 🇨🇳
the evolution from bad makeup science to actual science experiments with petri dishes and litmus tests 😭 safiya content will always be investigative yet entertaining (and chaotic) at its core
It was just bad makeup science to bad science in general, unfortunately. People see petri dishes and the placebo effect kicks in.
I love that the intro song from fiver is back
it is literally 7 years old at this point 🕺🏻
@@safiya 7 YEARS?? Are you kidding me??
@@myintmyintkhaing-vq5wei feel old now 😭😭
That and the intro with Crusty gnawing at that cable gave me so much nostalgia
@@safiyawhy would you hurt me like that? 😢
As a Chinese person to give reference, these videos are made by Chinese factories and store fronts to sell to middle age women in China. They’re best found in Chinese Temu, pinduoduo. Taobao which is Chinese Amazon and Chinese TikTok shop. In the future Safiya you should just buy them off taobao and save a lot of money since they’re marking up the prices 5-10 times.
Omg was trying so hard to see if someone mentioned Taobao or Pinduoduo! I'd say that there are both advantages and disadvantages~ tbh I've only used Taobao, but I'm pretty sure they only have a Chinese storefront, and the google page translate feature isn't very accurate so it be a struggle to purchase things . However, with that being said, there is also the option to search using photos- so defs a lot easier and cheaper!
@@KawaiiRachii you can search on taobao in English and they deliver internationally
Yes, it seems it's just ads for cheep junk that maybe works, but then breaks after a few weeks.
That's exactly what I expected, its basically just dropshipper content
Do pdd and Taobao ship to the US? interested in buying something from there.
Safiya I just have to say I love the way you speak. I have an auditory processing disorder and you are the ONLY creator I can watch without subtitles and still understand. The way you emphasize every word is literally a saving grace for me. You are the absolute best ❤❤❤
yes! Many other creators have that content creator accent where their tone goes up at the end of each sentence or phrase, but Safiya just talks like how she talks and it’s nice and clear and easy to listen to instead of the auditory equivalent of jingling keys in front of a baby so they’ll pay attention to you
I love how crusty is still part of the CZcams channel through the intro. It makes me happy
"My mother in law is fast approaching, and I have no way to clean up these f*cking sunflower seeds" is honestly my favorite ending to any CZcams video ever. Such a well earned callback and got a HUGE laugh from me.
Definitely a missed opportunity to make a little "skit" to attach to the end. Her mother in law leaving and saf stress runs and uses all the gadgets she got before the MIL arrives lmao
Yesss! I feel like super underrated/glossed over - a hidden gem at the end for sure!
Same! I always enjoy Safiya’s video and usually a few out loud chuckles whilst watching but this one got a full cackle as it was so unexpected :’)
Omg yes I was cracking up
@@aryamelanson866that’s a skit not a “skit”
Hi Safiya, Microbiology labs teacher here, nice to see you delving deeper into scientific testing! Did not expect to find agar plates when clicking the video, haha.
Just a few tips here (if you ever want to test more), there's an easier method for surface testing; we would usually use Rodac or "contact plates" (where the growth medium can be put directly into contact of a surface). These will pick up a lot more. As for controls. The chlorox wipes were a good positive control (disinfectant effect to be expected), but a normal water spray treatment (no blue light) would have been a good negative control to add as well. Happy to help if you want to know more.
Now I'm off to find that window cleaner thing, cause I don't have a balcony and have neglected our 2nd floor windows for way too long!
a cheaper option to clean your window are those magnetic window cleaning sponges! Similar to aquarium glass cleaners
Glad you came here to confirm what I was thinking. I’m a dental assistant and I had to take microbiology (freaking loved that class) before I entered the program for my training. We did the agar plate tests on different surfaces and found that stainless steel handles and knobs didn’t get nearly as much bacteria as we did on other surfaces since it’s anti microbial. I was afraid she wasn’t going to able to see many colonies
Hi Safiya, Chemistry teacher here. If you use a pH strip in the donlim water it should show a change in the water toward being basic (more alkaline) if its carrying out electrolysis. If your water has impurities such as salts in it, you might also notice a beachy or ozone sort of smell directly above the bowl too.
I’m so curious if that blue light is safe too
I love these comments! Thanks science humans for educating in a clear and kind way! ++
I’m so glad the captions on Safs videos are human-generated rather than auto, it makes the videos much more accessible!
Agreed! It's also way better for learning English, which I've found Safiya is one of the best CZcamsr to learn while having a lot of fun
i love how they brought Tyler’s mom in on the translating process
SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP
I just watched your video before this one! ❤
Mia, we need a collab! Tell your people (Mama Maples) to call her people (Tyler) and arrange a meeting!
Congrats Mia!!
When I saw you on the video, I was like: OMG! Mia was showen on Saf The Queen video! I bet she is sooooo exited right now!!!
Congrats Mia! ❤
I saw it and immediately ran to the comments, congrats Mia!!
The worst part about cleantok is when you're frantically typing the most descriptive yet unhinged search in an attempt to find the most useless item ever
But how utterly mind-blowing is it, that these searches usually work??
@@raraavis7782 Never had a single search for a tiktok ever result in success for me, what is this black magic?
Does screenshotting and reverse image searching not work?
Same 😂
😂the things we do when nobody is watching (or we hope)
I'm kind of shocked that they all actually somewhat worked lol. Little Hobert was so cute 🤗
I've always like how Saf goes beyond simple functionality to examine underlying mechanisms and makes a real attempt to provide an understandable explanation and experiment. Fantastic work, Saf!
we have the cleanest vegetables on the block 🥦
on the *tok
@@safiyaYou two are so cute!🥰 Perfect couple.
on the clock
Slay
put sanitizer or like alcohol in the spray thingy not water
Lifting Hobert up to the spot he missed is the same energy as lifting your cat up so they can get the bug they've been chasing.
lol I have a cat and I thought the same 😂
This was my favorite comment
I lift my cat to get the bugs I want chased away, and so it is a mutually beneficial process.
i didn't realise other people did this. thats so cute
And both pretend to have no idea what you want when you point at the bug directly in front of them.
as a singapore fan that has been watching your content for YEARS, i'm happy 😂
😂😂😂idk why I thought you were a literal fan 😅
My favourite part was the velociraptor bit. The spraying was so accurate 😂😂😂😂
Well. I was about to go to sleep. Never mind on that!
Same
Same😂
Same!!
real
Here! West coast - it was GOING to be an early bedtime.
In defense of Hobot I think it's like a Roomba. It's not for cleaning something dirty; it's for maintaining something that's already cleaned.
Honestly my windows are pretty trashed most of the time, but it manages to clean, just have to do 2-3 rounds when it's really bad haha
I love this. If it wasn't $400 I'd get it. Make cleaning my second floor windows so much easier.
Why did you steal my comment verbatim?
@@JonathonBallthat and the comment under it I think are sex bots just trying to advertise their channels. They're freshly made accounts with only 1 or 2 comments and probably copying other people.
wait this is a really good point
So invested in these funky cleaning products👀 Fun fact, all of these items come from Taobao! It’s a Chinese retailer that’s pretty comparable to ebay or Amazon, but for the Chinese market. You can buy from there direct from outside of China but it’s rather tricky if you can’t read Chinese, so most people aiming to do that will go through a 3rd party shopping service like Superbuy who will get the items for you and ship internationally. Most all Aliexpress and otherwise drop shipped items originally come from there!
thank you safiya for filling the enormous jennamarbles shaped hole in my heart with her content, you really feel like home
Watching Hobot continually miss the upper left corner was like watching that old Windows screenshot when you wait for the logo to hit the monitor corner.
Reminds me of that one episode of the office lol!
The way my back muscles relaxed when Saf positioned it in the corner
@@anaa-kb1fs😂 totally was about to say that!
Chinese person living in China here. The vegetable cleaner is actually from a pretty well known brand here, so at least that one is pretty legit, not necessarily the functionality, but it's a proper brand at least. If you need some more info on TikTok and Douyin, and their trends, where these videos are coming from and stuff, I'm more than happy to chat about it with you! And as always, another amazing fun video!!
it hurt to see the prices so inflated when they could be easily bought from taobao😭
is the tool commonly used there ?
Sono assolutamente qui per le spiegazioni!
I would love to hear the"why" and "how" of this kind of videos... plsss spiega!
what's your fav/most used trendy home gadget if you use any??
I think with the expense of the windows robot, changing the pads etc I would just clean the window. 😂
Ugh she's so endearing, I loooove her content and voice
To be fair to Hobot, a bunch of paint isn't normal day-to day level of soiling for most windows. He did a good job!
Hobot was a good worker and trying his best.
I love it when “Safiya’s New Intro Song” makes its annual appearance
The way they're treating hobert like their little robot baby is so cute.
Honestly ive been watching safiya for soo long 😂 and shes always been entertaining.
Their*
Seems like the baby washing machine would actually be pretty handy for stuff that legitimately needs to be hand washed. Without legitimately handwashing. 😹
That's what the gentle cycle and a wash mesh bag is for.
@@jazziered142 I had a mesh bag once, years ago, but I have no idea what happened to it. I’m not actually saying I’m going to buy this thing for my handful of lingerie I can’t throw in the wash. Lolol.
I use it a lot for my work gloves, undies, and other small stuff. Plus, I don't like putting greasy fiberglass covered stuff in with everyone else's stuff.
As someone who has only legit hand-washed on a handful (hah) of occasions it seems like doing it old fashion way would not only be faster and more effective the only sunk cost would be a pair of dishwashing gloves if you hate your fingers getting prune-y. This is from someone who really likes silly gadgets too lol
I wouldn't recommend. If something needs to be hand washed it needs to be done delicately and that little machine looks like a very rough on clothing. Now I wish I had something like that when I was in my apartment and had to pay an arm and a leg to do laundry. I could have done all of the small things that I want to do more often and just save paying for laundry for when I was doing sheets and towels or jeans.
"It was cleaning slime, and it exploded in the mail."
Amazing
No, it tried cleaning the mail
Best review ever, actually.
I bet it would have picked up all those fckn sunflower seeds, too.
"I have no way of cleaning up all these f*cking sunflower seeds" got me good man 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I always appreciate the level of research and testing that goes into these videos! Safiya and Tyler always do such a thorough job when looking into whatever they’re testing and it makes the videos that much better.
A saf video to get cozy in bed to?! Perks of being a night owl on the east coast!!!
REALLLL
Haven't been able to sleep bc I can't find something to watch
Perfect timing
ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US !!!
have an amazing night pal! Sending you amazing vibes this evening :D
can confirm from upstate NY!!
YESS!! EDT time 💪
Me, too! I’m in central Mass.
I love that Mia Maples just mentioned Safiya in her recent Japan video. And now Safiya plugs a Mia Maples’ gadget video
!!!
@@MiaMaples Love ya girl😭❤️😊
We need this collaboration!!!!
literal queens of yt
yesssssssssssss@@dreamxpaili
love the science behind all the testings. This is how you truly do a review on any product.
I love how you tested everything I never expected to be learning so much from a video about Chinese cleaning gadgets!
MIA MAPLES GOT HER SAFIYA CAMEOOOO, we need the collab so bad!!!
Exactly what I was thinking! Both of them would be so fun to watch
That’s a collab I have been waiting for for a long time!!
and Mia was just talking about Safiya in her video today!
I just got done watching Mia!!!😊
They could make such a fun collab!
I work in research and do cell culture so things need to be sterile. The hoods we work in do use UV light but they are strong (could give you a sun burn) and it can kill contaminates. But we leave the light on for 10-15 minute. So a normal purple light probably won't do anything. The results where mostly from the water is what I'm thinking
yeah, i think what both that and the vegetable washing part prove is people underestimate the cleaning power of just rinsing stuff. it's good enough for like 90% of things
This is very important context. Appreciate you throwing your background in there.
I also worry if they did the culturing process correctly. In my experience, door handles used by a lot of people should have far more growth on them when incubated properly. Also, their thought process for testing was sound, but I'm not sure the execution methods were done correctly. It would be nice to see this experiment replicated by someone with more culturing experience using the same exact device to see if their results change.
@@amberbydreamsart5467also the "electrolysis" to make the water basic is kinda insane when you can add baking soda.
@@hayleyleiberman8491yeah the best negative control would be just water in this case I think. Also wondering how long they incubated because 27C isn't a lot! Our lab does 37C
I too absolutely love the thought that went into the testing and the script writing.
Okay that washing machine looks SO COOL. I don't know what I need it for -- vacation seems like a solid choice -- but WOW.
i could see the mini washing machine being perfect for washing and drying swim suits when you road trip or go on vacation! as a kid whenever we would go swimming we would leave them in the shower and they’d take days to dry, so swimming the next day meant gingerly sliding a moist swimsuit back on. i could see this being a great idea for that!!
We used to dry them over the backyard fence... just make sure to check 'em for spiders 😂
but if it won't rinse isn't it just akin to soaking something in detergent in a bucket, rinse and air dry. like what does it add?!?!
@@ninjaturtles12121 i mean with a swimsuit that you're okay wearing again without actually cleaning each time, the spin drying feature alone is actually perfect if it works very well. this is a legitimate way of getting a decent amount of water out of clothes. the public pool i went to as a kid had machines that did this in the locker room specifically for drying your swimsuit to a pretty reasonable lightly-damp level so you didn't totally soak your bag going home. and in china clothes dryers are not super common, most stuff is hung up to dry, so even in a real washing machine you would likely treat your clothes similarly. even in the US my washing machine that is not new has a spin dry feature, and it greatly reduces the time it takes something to air dry by wicking so much of the water out first. rather than waiting forever for a soaked swimsuit to drip dry, you can do that and overnight it should easily be fully (or almost) dry
@@pancake2700 yeah all pools these days in the US (idk other countries) have that spinning/water wicking machine in the changing rooms so even if you don't use it neoprene is such a moisture wicking fabric that laying it out overnight even in humid weather will dry it out. so I really don't see what this washing machine is useful for.
@@ninjaturtles12121 i think the original commenter meant they've hung their swimsuits to dry in hotels where they didn't have something to spin it, and they can definitely stay wet for a long time in that case. would definitely be a case by case thing on just how useful it is for any individual person but this gives you your own spin dryer
I'm actually love the idea of the mini washing machine. When I was younger and didn't have the luxury of a washer/dryer in my apartment it would have been so helpful when I needed to quickly wash 1-2 items.
They have been around before, like my grandma used to have one bit longer and made of metal. I think they were popular in the 80’s?
I used it in this exact scenario. My apartment has no washer or dryer and I was too broke to go to a laundry mat so I bought that thing for like $70 and it lasted for around 6 months before breaking
I got one for my parents for their RV. They love it
Why don't you just wash them by hand? You don't have the luxury of space, but are still too lazy to wash things by hand.
Same. I lived in a dorm with a sink in it. It could have saved me lots of quarters and trips to the basement laundry room.
Loving the scientific tests! Really shows how effective these products are, and increases my trust in both Safiya and the product. I would love to see more of this in future content! Also really appreciated the tips to spot drop shipping.
I love the collapsible shelves (the ones shown at the beginning of the video)... they were so easy to put together.
It truly baffles me how you can make a whole 35 minute long video about something I literally couldn't care less about and have me sit through it with total interest and fascination 😂 I mean, you pulled out a whole fucking petri dish! You never fail to amaze me. Safiya you have such an amazing talent. Your detective skills are immaculate, your personality and weird quirks are unique and quite flattering on you, you spark interest in the most random things and you do it with fierce, determination and love. I cannot express how happy I am that you chose to share yourself with this world, you seem like an amazing human and soul Safiya. I truly am beyond proud of the woman you have become and grown to be after all these years lol I've watched you since Buzzfeed.
What a sweet, thoughtful comment.
@@deneesherpather9686 Thank you 🥹 I honestly couldn't help myself lol
As a trucker sometimes I can't find a laundry shop to do laundry for some of my smaller clothes.
I bought one of those mini washing machines from Amazon and it works awesomely!
I just have to tell you how much I love your content. I’ve had a really bad day today and watching this was perfect. I love your voice and the cadence you use. I love your experiments and how much care and effort you put into your videos. I love how you put references to where you get all clips even your own. I live the banter between you and Tyler. I LOVE the intro song. Just. Thank you. You made my day a little brighter today.
I have been obsessed with these videos so I'm v grateful you took one for the team here Safiya
Saf takes consumerist content and turns it on its head - promoting financial literacy and critical thinking is so important in a culture which encourages you to buy now, think later! Oh...and does it all in a very satisfying way 😆
I'm disabled and cleaning is one of the big tasks I struggle with. I have a few cleaning gadgets (mainly my countertop dishwasher and knockoff roomba vacuum) and I'm always looking for ways to optimize my cleaning process so naturally I've gotten served these videos quite a bit. I always thought the purpose was advertising the products since they're so front-and-center, so the fact that the products were difficult to find is surprising to me. I guess they're more like those "organizing ASMR" videos than an advertisement.
Perhaps it’s more targeted towards the eastern market?
@@livwake
I say thats almost certainly the case. The products are probably all stuff Chinese viewers of the original videos can find at their local markets/tech stores.
@@chaos4654yeah that is indeed the case. My sister lives in China and since I was in high school in 2008 I would visit her and find her using all sorts of helpful gadgets (she was the first to buy me some vacuum storage bags and I didn’t find any of those in the Western market until at least 5 years later). She has two automatic bag-sealing bins, a collapsable foot bath, and many others… Her home was indeed very clean and tidy (well, less so now that my niece was born in 2022) it set the standard for me. I find myself looking at home gadgets in my spare time now that I have my own place but I’m jealous that 8 can’t buy so many of those gadgets easily in Australia!
Most of the videos are ads targeted towards china but some people just steal these videos from douyin and upload them on TikTok for views 😂 Most of the products they’re showing are quite affordable and can be easily bought if you’re in china
It’s also to sell things. It doesn’t apply to the western market though because of the lack of products and similar pricing. However, with Aliexpress and more prominently Temu, the western market is finally able to get some of these products. There are legit brand name storefronts on both but the reason why SHEIN works so well in the U.S. is the same reason why people assume Temu has bad quality even though Temu doesn’t manufacture anything. Americans (I’m saying this as an American) prefer buying the cheapest alternative. A lot of the stuff bought are stuff a Chinese person wouldn’t even look at due to poor quality. SHEIN would not be a big company within China. Chinese people are much more willing to spend money and waaaaaay more likely to complain so the cheapest quality/price model doesn’t work nearly as well in China.
You hit it out of the park this time! Great comparisons with "scientific" proof. Love your videos, all of them to date.
the amount of effort put into testing all of these is incredible😱😱😱 thank you for your thoroughness!!!!
For me the thing about the "blue light" uv cleaning/disinfecting products is that I work in a high school lab-- we have a uv disinfecting chamber for the goggles the students use. It's not aesthetic. It's heavy duty metal with no windows and so so many warnings about not to look at the light inside once turned on because it could do permanent damage to your eyes. The goggles need to be left in the chamber for at minimum five minutes of continuous harsh uv light to be disinfected properly. So any time I see a "uv disinfecting" product with big windows or just out in the open flashlight style I immediately think oh well that's just a blue party light and even if it was actual uv with how quickly they just breeze the light over things, it isn't disinfecting anything.
A small note since you mentioned it more than once, a control in an experiment is when a variable isn't being added to a test group. So your controls in your experiments would be the door handle with daily use germs, lettuce before any cleansing happened, etc. The household cleaners such as the Clorox, regular vegetable wash, and apartment washer are different test groups that can be used to compare methods.
Technically you can have two types of controls, negative and positive. In that case, the clorox is already assumed to work and provide for a « positive » control in which it is not a variable. It allows for a good idea of what a « clean « handle is supposed to look like after swabbing on petri dishes.
@@Lilaspourmoi I'm pretty sure you guys are just describing the different between a dependent and an independent variable.
@@augustlyedits No that's not what @lilaspourmoi was saying. Positive controls are used to determine the effectiveness of your methodology. They're used to confirm the experiment is providing the information it's supposed to provide. A negative control is used to determine the effectiveness of changing a variable to eliminate the chance of results being a regularly occurring phenomenon. In this case, the negative control would be doing nothing and the positive control is using disinfectant
We definitely need a part two to this bad boy
This video is amazing! I love the technical testing and the details in explaining everything. And of course Saf being whimsical and funny as usual! Thanks for the content Saf, keep it up! ❤️
Safiya and Mia collab would be THE video of 2024. Just putting it in the universe 🙌🏼
Literally came here to comment this
Frrr
yesss!! i got so excited when i saw the mini clip of mia
We NEED this to happen!!!!! ❤❤
*manifesting*
A fun fact is at the movie theatre I used to work at, we used those spray blue-light cleaners to spray the seats after wiping them down :) We filled the bottle with sanitzer and it ended up corroding the nozzles :(
this sprayer is very common in Asia, we exclusively use it with alcohol and I've been using mine since I bought it in 2019😅
Yeah I assume all the lines and the nozzle are plastic because of how cheap the item is, so using for its intended purpose (serious disinfecting) will eventually destroy the item…
I love that you review products, vacation spots, weird clothes!! I love these videos!!
I’m glad to see you try that mini washing machine! I have a washing machine, but there are items I’m reluctant to put in it, even on the delicate cycle in a bag. I could see using something like this as an alternative to handwashing these items.
I love how you put Mia clips in your video and she put clips of you guys in her video both on the same day 😂
OMG, I JUST NOW REALIZED THAT
Literallllly this is insanely coincidental
Collab?
Almost like it was intentional.
@@MiaMaples MIAAAAQ
I actually really like that mini washing machine. I live in a studio apartment, and have to use the building's laundry room. Sometimes on the weekend, the only laundry I really need to do is socks and underwear, which isn't a full load, and a waste of money. I also love that it's collapsible.
I’ve got one, the Xiaomi Moyu and it works well. But if you buy one you have to be careful because there are loads of dupes, scam websites and prices can go crazy. I think I got mine for around $40. Also you might need an adaptator for the plug.
@@jjb3237 thanks for the recommendation
The dedication to these videos is insane.
Thank you for satisfying the curiosity we all had!
"Disinfect your crabs". 🤣🤣🤣🤣
By the time the Hobot finished one window, I could've finished 4.
Yeah but then you have to do the work.
Sure, but cleaning the outside of a high-rise building isn't easy.
Opera is the new Audible or Squarespace their influencer marketing budget for this year lmao
we love opera!!
As someone who uses Opera, it's so good! I prefer it compared to other browsers I've used such as Chrome or Edge.
Or honey
I've noticed that! It does seem like a useful search engine and pretty different than the Opera search engine I remember from High School (even though they are obviously the same, based on the logo). I had forgotten Opera even existed until 3 weeks ago but now lots of people I subscribe to have been sponsored by them. I haven't downloaded it but I probably will eventually. I just end to watch youtube on my phone, so I don't really remember when I get on my laptop.
or nordvpn lol
this video was super cool! thanks for doing all this! so cool to see these neat products in action!
I love how you actually test the effectiveness of the items and not just try it out. Thanks for the extra measure!
I worked at a body piercing parlor and that Bluetooth speaker cleaning thing always reminded me of the ultrasound cleaning machine that's supposed to remove any bio dirt from jewelry before sterilization.
Probably the same idea behind it. Weird that they claim it is for veggie cleaning tho
But ultrasound is a legitimate way to clean things, while the electrolysis crap from this device makes no sense chemically. It claims to add OH- to the water, but you could just add baking soda to do that
We have something similar in dentistry (it’s an ultrasonic cleaner). We put our bloody and dirty instruments in it when it’s filled with a surfactant and water. It creates basically bubbles that “implode” to break up the solid waste on the instruments before they are rinsed and put in the sterilizer. They little Bluetooth speaker looking thing looks like it’s creating some misty nonsense
Looking at it and how it appeared when working, my first thought was that it was just a portable ultrasonic cleaner. The ultrasonic cleaners with the tubs would probably clean better (portable is limited in the area being affected around it), but it’s a real way to clean hard to remove debris off of stuff.
I love that you actually tested the disinfecting gun and produce cleaner!! I feel like a lot of other creators wouldn't have gone so far as to do agar plates and suit up to spray and test pesticides lmao. Good on you for actually doing some preliminary testing on these products!
Just FYI though, the "controls" are not true controls. They're additional treatments! A true control is meant to reveal potential confounding variables that may affect your results. For example: with the agar plates, the Clorox wipe is a treatment. You're _doing_ something under the hypothesis that it will affect your results. A true control would be using a dry cotton swab with nothing on it and swiping that over the agar. The purpose of that is to see if the cotton swab itself has any effect on the agar. That way, you can be sure that any results you see from your door handle swabs are actually meaningful and aren't due to your methods/tools. Of course, these were just for fun tests and not for science, so it doesn't really matter, but I thought I'd clarify some terminology!
The window roomba is so cool!
these are my favorite types of vids u do!!!
remembering how Safiya got that intro song still makes me happy inside ☺️
I really wish Saf would do a perfume video where she goes smelling perfumes, finds one she likes, and goes to a shoppe you can create your own perfume and she can try to recreate her fav scents
Shop*
as a perfume lover, yes!! that would be great
@@Leanne_w both spellings are legitimate lmao
I would love this!!!
or, a frankeinscent!!!
I am so happy to see this kind of classic video! This truly made my day, can't wait to see more :)
Very much enjoyed this video. Thanks guys.
I’m a neuroscience PhD student and the full-on controlled experiments with bacterial cultures made my heart so happy 😂 amazing work!
yo this is so weird, but I just finished my neuro undergrad on Friday and some stuff happened and I basically don't know where I'm going from here. Do you like being a PhD student? And did you do a graduate degree or skip to the PhD?
@@isabellagrover4728 I really love it! And I did a masters first, but I’m doing my PhD in the UK and you kind of need the masters first here.
the shot of "disinfecting my puppies" was so funny to me. one should not have dogs or animals in general if they think they need to be disinfected with uv lamps 😂
Maybe it was trying to show it was safe to use on/around animals. At least I hope it is....
Thank you for testing these.
Love you guys ..its great seeing you doing a video and doing great ❤
I’m so glad someone decided to test these because I’m obsessed with these videos for years and wanted to know if they actually worked. Thank you for doing the lords work and testing them! This is why you are still one of my all time fave CZcamsrs !!!
Girly I know all the lore and secrets of these Chinese douyin product videos. There's way more going on behind the scenes that people have no idea about. These luxury flats are not actually lived in by these people, product companies rent out spaces and share the cost of the flat with other companies.
BTS info about content creation is so fascinating. Please spill the oolong tea. What else do you know? 😂
Wtf?! We need the tea!
I figured this was highly possible! It's so weird watching these videos and seeing, like, insanely rare hypebeast decor in them. With those little details, there is no way that these are made by a smaller creator. Someone is putting legitimate time and resources into the setting of these videos. I am curious to see if there is a website where it is guaranteed to find this kind of stuff and know it's legit and ethically produced though
It is the equivalent to those 5-minute craft videos, these videos are basically part of content-making machine, except there are actual odd products behind them instead of just farming views.
That seemed likely to me just because the videos have this fake highly off-putting vibe. The stories in them are also obnoxious.
"squirts on command" - I'm still laughing over that statement. Love it!
I’m so happy you made this
Oh my gosh you guys went so hard and I'm so here for it. I was impressed by the petri dishes, then the swabbing technique, then the incubator, then the pesticide test strips, safety gear, and applying pesticides?! The semidehydration made me cackle and I laughed so much while it vibrated up a storm. Definitely going to rewatch this one a lot :)
The smartest device I’ve seen is actually a vintage one. It’s basically a blender, mixer, smoothie maker all built into the bench. So you clip in the bowls or bottles that you need into the part on the bench. It’s soo cool
My MIL used to have that in her kitchen!
Sewrina here on CZcams has some great videos using an original one she had installed into her kitchen!
my bad day is now an incredible day thank u saf and tyler ❤
i love her saying hello friends at the start of each video😊
I really love how Safiya answers questions I never thought to ask, but all the sudden really need the answer to
I always love how Saf doesn't just see if it works, but looks deeper with how it works and puts in effort with an actual experiment and accessible explanation. Great work, Saf!
Ooh Saf you know how to brighten my day! Don’t think you have ever or could ever disappoint. Love every video no matter the direction. 😊❤️
i love watching these vids, i can’t scroll without watching them fully 😭
That window bot is seriously a great product. Everyday a clean window? Yes please. Looks amazing. Worth the $
to be fair to hobot, generally I have to clean the windows in two passes too - one to clean it off and the other to get rid of any streaks. that said, I do think this dude would be the most handy for places where you can't really reach the outside of your window, and in that case, I would be paranoid about it falling lol
THE ACTUAL SCIENCE IN THIS VIDEO IS SO SATISFYINGGGGG ❤❤❤❤
watching this video while cleaning 💪🏽💪🏽