1404: Alex Davies | The Grizzly Truth About How Safety Gets Tested

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   How Does Bear Resistant Certification Work? at 4:01

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   Alex Davies says a bear canister is certified bear resistant only after a bear spends one hour of bear contact time on it and still cannot open it. Full answer

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   Why Do Child-resistant Bottles Let Some Kids in? at 13:14

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   Alex Davies says child-resistant medicine bottles are tested by actual kids, and the official rule still lets some of them succeed. Full answer

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   What Happens If You Touch a SawStop Blade? at 53:40

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   Alex Davies says a SawStop table saw stops its blade in a fraction of a second when a person touches it, and a touch might leave only a little nick, nothing a… Full answer

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   How Do Product Inspections Treat Defects? at 1:13:40

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   Alex Davies says the inspection process for most regular products that are not life and death, like a shirt or a piece of Ikea furniture, is set up to let a… Full answer

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   What Has Jordan Harbinger Taken to Heart? at 1:17:45

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   Jordan Harbinger says he has mostly taken one piece of consumer advice to heart. Full answer

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   How Did People Use Apple AirTags to Stalk? at 1:24:12

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   Alex Davies says people used Apple AirTags to stalk by slipping the tiny trackers into the seat of a car or into a child's backpack. Full answer

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