Should police start using Man Catchers? 

If anyone has a grandma that needs catching. Please let me know there location ASAP!!!!

this man’s commitment to avoiding almost any and all safety protocols is commendable

It's always refreshing to see how smart people can use engineering to make the world a slightly worse place

I like how you looked at an ants mandibles, something it uses to absolutely shred apart food, prey, or just about anything it doesn't like and thought "hmm, yes. The perfect non-lethal capture device for the elderly"

the fact that after a whole two videos of engineering and pain, this man has devolved the design to the original Chinese police weapon he promised to fix in the first video

Your ability to create new, dangerous equipment to harass your friends and random old people is truly impressive.

It's incredible how this mans concept of "do stupid shit barefoot" has led him to this much success. Keep it up bud!

I'm going through welding school right now and I'm not 100% sure but galvanizing is putting Zinc on the metal to help it not rust and Zinc boils before steel melts, that's why its no good to do it without proper ventilation. That weird web might be the Zinc coating boiling but not fully evaporating, thus making the forbidden cotton candy.

No idea if the old guy is homeless or not but I admire his spirit and admire you lads for being so wholesome even when designing brutal machines ❤

I think you need to walk with the man catcher to a police station to convince them about this great invention.

i love the idea that he just goes around and manages to get random old people and/or small children to help with his experiments

0:15 “Because I’m a normal human being” Sure you are, Alex, *sure you are*

I think you should make the tips of the jaws farther apart and bulbous. Having sharp tips seems like it makes you hesitant to thrust at someone, and having the jaws open farther would make it easier to get them around your target. The second design is really good, and would make it really easy for groups of three (2 with mancatchers and one ready with handcuffs) to subdue and detain people without hurting them. My only worry is that the lack of jaws might encourage police to trip or strike with it. The second design would also be very useful for reinforcing lines of riot police, and give them an options for pushing people back instead of hitting with batons, using tasers, and dousing people in pepper spray and mustard gas. Both are great designs, but i think the first one with bulbous tips would be the winner. Especially with two or more vs one person.

The white spider web stuff is the result of welding galvanized metal. It’s just burned zinc. And the reason you shouldn’t weld galvanized metal is not only that it puts off toxic gas but it also lets off small particles of zinc that are harmful to your lungs if you breathe them in. An N95 mask or a respirator and a well ventilated area will protect you from the fumes good enough that you shouldn’t have to worry about being harmed.

I like how he's like "eh who cares about possibly releasing poisonous fumes into my home" but is also like "OH NO DID I WASTE RICK'S CHAIR"

Getting rid of the claw is definitely an improvement, too much complexity just increases the chance of a fault and makes it heavier. As hard as it is to use, imagine how hard it would be if it was just as heavy but the mechanism jammed? No good, better off without it. However, the main flaw with just the crescent is that the curve is far too shallow. The way it seemed like you two kept getting out was by basically twisting it and then stepping past, but that wouldn't be possible if it was more of a semi-circle shape. That's how the ones used by Japanese police are designed, so it's obviously an effective design. I think cops should absolutely use them, because unlike a taser you can adjust the danger involved. A taser will put the same charge into an elderly woman with a weak heart as it will a 130kg biker fuelled by meth, but with a man catcher you can just be more gentle.

news: Grandma dies of electroshocking Ididathing: Proceeds to add spikes to mechanism

Lets give Cass a huge applause for being an absolute G and giving us an excellent insight into "age is just a number"

Massive props to the old homeless dude for going along with this.

My high school had a plasma cutter for the welding workshop. It wasn’t one u held in your hand tho. It was automated, on a table-like grid. You would input the values and dimensions of whatever you want it to cut, lay the metal out, and the plasma cutter would get to work. Was really cool watching it do its thing. Very precise tool it is.

Instead of metal claws, use a loop of cable or rope on the end, kinda like a mechanical lasso. You could use an anti locking belay device or something similar so when you get the tension on the person you can lock it into place pretty easily. It'll be a tighter fit and work with more body types. You'll have to get it over someone's head but if you catch they're neck, arm, or leg it seems just as viabke. The whole loop idea just seems more versatile to me.

The fact that this man still has all of his fingers and toes is a miracle

Thank you, Ididathing. I lost my grandma 3 months ago and I haven't been able to catch her since. I've seen her wandering around, but she's simply too slippery for my weak hands to catch. This will help my finally reunite her with her husband.

For the last 5 min section, asuming the same scenarios are in place (1v1 melee combat), I imagine the best strat for the man-catcher weilder would be to pin the agressor, but do not use your weight to keep them pinned, for the angle of leverage neccessary puts you in range of your flailing opponent. Rather manage as much leverage as you can, and if they try to escape, wait for them to be getring up and strike hard.

You should’ve made the spikes on the arms face the other direction. So that they can slide around the body easily without getting caught, and then when you close it, it grips onto them like teeth. Like the one trap in that saw movie where the chick has to stick her hand into a box thing to get an antidote or whatever and gets her arm stuck because of the reversed blades. Can go in but can’t go out.

this man causes genuine anxiety for his viewers. I am terrified for his safety and astounded that he is still alive.

I grew up in a martial arts school and almost bought one of these man catchers from brenden lais martial arts supplies but they were selling the size this video must be based on but there is another one china/ India design in history almost identical just smaller like a limb/neck catcher. That’s the one that I kept trying to find as it was small enough to kata or perform with. This takes me back to the 70s

for the more basic mancatcher to work, you need a longer handle, so that you dont need to fear any melee attacks. a helmet will also help. then you need to charrge them really hard and leanve them firmly pinned against the wall. if your handle is longer you will have a longer lever that kind of helps even up the game. also get 5 friends with other mancatchers. lets see how them grannies like that.

I love that gramps never stopped smoking while simulating a life or death situation, even taking a few puffs while mid combat 12:16 . The realism of the experiment is top notch

The spiderweb-like substance you saw is likely zinc oxide fumes. Galvanized pipes are coated with zinc to prevent corrosion. When the zinc coating is heated during welding, it can vaporize and react with the oxygen in the air to form zinc oxide. This zinc oxide can appear as a white, wispy, spiderweb-like smoke.

I kinda want to hear Skallagrim talk about his thoughts on this :D The last section definitely reminded me of a comparison between different medieval weapons.

the ant claws are the best iteration, considering the intimidating look and the pain if you struggle when caught you probably need to adjust by adding extra elbows for wider grab and/or tweaking the tightness when locked position

I hope to see more of Cass in the future

the fact Alex went from using a harmless old man to test his creation to an active shooter is very brave

*Goes barefoot while using a plasma cutter*- “wow I didn’t expect to burn my feet where the sparks are flying”

man, just a round of applause for the old guy, his acting is on point!

Hey there, 15 year Pipefitter here with welding knowledge. That death spiderweb your seeing is definitely common when welding galvanized materials. Typically you grind as much of the galvanized material off as possible until you get to the base metal before welding. Working with structural steel sometimes which is typically hot dipped galvanized, you end up grinding off somewhere around 1/8” thickness of galvanized material. Its definitely not good to breath in, but it also weakens the structural integrity of your weld if you leave to much of it. If you’re welding over it, it tends to create a lot of popping and extra sparks flying. It can also kind of catch on fire and burn a greenish color. Nice project by the way!

watching him over the years getting more comfortable putting his face on camera has been fun

Love how the old guy was the only one in two man catcher videos to think of throwing the knife.

*Absolutely* -am horrified- *in* -fear- *awe at the* -pigs- *cops* -lack of accountability- *ability to* -get away with murder- *keep us all* -terrified- *safe and* -under duress- *secure*

I like how the evolution of his man-catcher literally follows the evolution of medieval technology; add thing to counteract thing, then add a bunch of cool shit, and then back to the first idea

When Aleksa said, "look" as he manipulated you in the jaws of death, I couldn't stop laughing. Always top tier at IDAT.

12:55 the "charlie bit me" kid never grew up

You can add a counterweight to make it more nimble, and allow the jaws to extend wider. That'll form a shield. You can also maybe have a cross guard midway up the shaft in case they start getting close. As for preventing them from just grabbing it... I have no clue.

Next, you should invent some kind of foot covering that might provide protection from the sparks of the plasma cutting. You could even put hardy bottoms on them so they withstand the wear and tear associated with repeated walking. They could be secured with some kind of thin ropelike device that would allow a snug fit regardless of small differences in the sizes of people's feet. If made properly, they might serve the additional purpose of allowing people to walk painlessly over all kinds of terrain.

The way he unintentionally lowers you to your knees while trying to show you the problem is hilarious.

if someone pushes the claw down to get out, you can just pull it while its still wrapped around their legs and the fall, so its not really that easy to get out if you are willing to get a bit rough with them.

Watching Alex getting destroyed by an 86 year old is the best thing's I've seen in a while.

my grandma wont stop running away and ive just found the perfect solution! Thanks Dude!!!

“I built a PORTABLE GUILLOTINE ATTACHMENT for my man catcher”

Sharpen that metal to a point and you have the best most deadly weapon ever made a spear

Bro made a spring lock suit

The “spider webbing” is basically zinc floss… the piping is galvanized with zinc and I’m not 100% on how it’s formed, but I have the same issues when smelting brass with high zinc levels. Zinc tends to boil off and leaves the webbing… zamack metal makes a funky yellow webbing… one of its alloy ingredients boiling off as well… likely magnesium

old mans got that wholesome energy and had genuine fun which was nice to watch, glad alex got to rumble with him

I see a few issues… 1. Much larger than a taser 2. Much clunker than a taser 3. Harder to use than a taser

your finale work was literally a broom made out of metal without its hairly thing

Two things: 1. I like that you didn't tell Aleksa how to release the latch before giving it to him to try 2. I'm surprised Aleksa even asked "why did you make this?" given the answer is obvious.

11:30 Imagine being the neighbor and seeing two grown adults trying to catch a plastic-knife-wielding elderly with a makeshift medieval weapon in their backyard 💀

I have a couple of suggestions for improvements: 1. Increase the angle of attack, giving you a wider margin of error when making the capturing thrust. 2. Add adjustable levels for how tight the claws lock. This will allow for more variance in the size of your opponent. I hope you consider my suggestions for improvements.

i feel like the best option is maybe something similar to the wooden one's design but with a better positioned locking mechanism unlock zone and made of metal at the jaws

5:02 You aren't too wrong with calling it a death spider web. That is zinc oxide and a lot of it is going into the air while you are welding it. You can weld galvanized steel perectly and safe if you just grind off the surface layer of the metal before welding it or if you are in a hurry you can do it in a well ventilated area and not standing directly over it

Seriously be careful heating up galvanized steel. One of the members of our blacksmithing guild died from putting galvanized steel in his forge (he knew better, but he thought he had enough ventilation).

bro made circus baby’s claw 💀💀💀💀💀💀

8:38 Bro he just made the next part of his spring lock suit 💀

Alexa seems like the best friend a man could ever ask for, the amount of stuff he tolerates without a single complaint is admirable

Great video!It would be definitely work on more vulnerable people. And, where it may not seem as effective, remember usually there would be backup to assist. So definitely viable. However when Alexa was trying to “kill” you, it didn’t seem quite as effective, but in all fairness, if a young crazy man was running at me with a knife, I’m dropping my man catcher and pulling out my gun.

That old guy probably had a lot of fun while participating in this video tbh 😂

"My moral compass has decreased" the single most prominent trait of the greatest inventions. Such as the man catcher of course.

The way he uses a plasma cutter without shoes is just big brain

"This is horrible" "Why did you make this?" another great success

He should definitely continue this series until he has a fool proof design that can catch anyone

I feel like most Australians wouldn't need to construct a metal trap to find out that bull ant bites do, in fact, hurt.

You need to add a big opening net on top. also make it be able to close is different sizes with a button or pully system.

It's almost like giving your opponent a large lever against yourself isn't a good idea

Kudos to the 86yr old homeless man, he really gave it his all

@Ididathing nice but you might wanna consider putting a rubber flat handle or something on the end, because if someone pushes the thing pack at you the long bar you hold the one that's hollowed out will quickly make you into the world's most gruesome tree tapping rp with you being the tree and the sap being your guts or powdered ribs

I believe the first edition was much better for keeping people trapped as they are in to much pain to escape

A sequel? How can you manage to make something more dangerous and more criminally insane all in one go?

Your videos bring me so much joy thank you for doing what you do

it's got pretty cool potential I think this could really be a commonly used thing, tho from what I've seen the original chinese design seems to be really the best one

I think it’s also worth remembering that when these were originally invented they were used by tag-teams to secure the assailant from multiple points.

As a former foot patrolman I would have enjoyed carrying this around all day. More menacing than a medieval halberd.

Bro got spring locked

"Your device sucks Alex" OUF

I think a part of why they work so well is that you have multiple police using them on one person, so they can’t fend off more than one at a time.

I love this guy, he's like if all our intrusive thoughts were passed on to him, but he let them win

The end is a modern version of Greek pike phalanx vs a Roman legionary and I’m so here for it

You should make the locking incremental like handcuffs

The key to the man catchers is the number of people with them poles. It's not just one person but normally teams of 2 or 4, making it much harder for the person to fight back.

You Aussies are truly built different. I appreciate your existence

I like that the last fights devolved into what would be seen if ancient humans were using these as combat tools, just beating and shoving each other away

This is so calming, but extreme topics, if this man had a rougher voice this channel will be EXTREMELY different

We should all make ludicrously giant weapons out of cardboard and go to war with each other

I really respect the way you turn tragedy into mostly light hearted content with a dose of blistering social satire. Keep fighting the good fight Alex!

yo u got the same laptop as me. does yours have the thermal throttling issue when plugged in?

You had the spikes going the wrong way. Make it easy to slip in and painful to slip out

For the spikes on your mandible-like claws, you can have the serrations point towards you instead of away so that the VICTIM is easier to catch and has more trouble getting out. This is the same concept used by certain animals and sea life so that their prey will end up impaling themselves if they try to escape. Granted, if you made the mechanism still close, you would end up eviscerating your target. Thought it sounds like you figured that out when you used the forward spikes on yourself.

I always love when Mr. Thing does a video about something he already did. It gives me an uneasy feeling of dread in the tip of my spine when I see him do something familiar but not.

I burst out laughing when you had that white spider web in your mouth

try adding a variable taser(one that you can control how much it shocks)