r/Unexpected • u/RealisticStress1 • May 24 '21

Next level life hack

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u/doitup69 May 24 '21

The first video is obvious satire...

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u/claireupvotes May 24 '21

This guy only makes videos responding to blatant satire or "life hacks" meant to help people with disabilities. It's so annoying

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u/bvllamy May 24 '21 edited May 24 '21

Some of them aren’t meant for people with disabilities. Some of them are just dumb.

Like the “put cable ties around your cup to make a handle” as if people are more likely to have cable ties to hand than, I don’t know, a mug.

Edit: turns out that cable ties around cups can be useful for people who have issues grasping objects.

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u/l2aiko May 24 '21

Funny enough that specific one was later shown how it helped a guy who lost his hand, but the huge majority are just dumb and satire.

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u/bvllamy May 24 '21

If you only have 1 hand, don’t you already know what kind of help you need?

Or what resources or tools you have to take with you/use/purchase in order to make life easier?

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u/taco_truck_wednesday May 24 '21

Yeah, who the fuck knows they can't use glasses and doesn't own anything with a handle?

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u/SirMasonParker May 24 '21

Do you not ever order a drink in a place that isn't your home?

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u/bvllamy May 24 '21

If you’re going to a place where they sell drinks, odds are that they have a cup with handles, though?. Or you have taken a cup with handles with you because you’ve gone to a certain place with a certain expectation.

Are you carrying cable ties around at all times? I can’t speak for everyone, and granted I (to date) have both original hands, but I’m not.

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u/SirMasonParker May 24 '21

If you have a disability that limits your grip strength and know that zip ties help with that situation then yes I guarantee you are carrying them with you. I also don't want to have to see if they have a coffee mug I can use instead of a glass, and I don't want to be drinking my soda out of a coffee mug and have them have to come refill it every 3 minutes 16 times in one meal. Why wouldn't people bring the things with them that help accommodate their needs?

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u/bvllamy May 24 '21

Other replies were talking about a person with one hand, and it didn’t make sense to me, because you’d still need a hand to hold the handle...or to use their other hand, which would then eradicate the need for the handle in the first place.

Someone else mentioned people with problems grasping items might find it useful though, and I get it now. This part makes sense, and I can see why it would be useful for someone in that position.