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600 dB is not a 4 times louder. Decibels are logaritmic, so if train horn with 120 dB has to be 4 times louder, then it will have only aprox. 127 dB.
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Yep. Pretty sure 600 dB would have catastrophic consequences.
So what is the conversion? Like how does 7 more db = 4x the value of 120?
Someone did some rough calculations for a 600dB air horn (might even be this model) on Reddit, and an actual 600dB sound might contain enough energy to destroy the universe.
@@Lukemasonmedia A roughly double increase of decibels is 3db for reference. To make an audio system twice as loud you normally need twice the drivers ( speakers ) and four times the amplification.
Since 194db is the loudest possible before ripping the air apart, horn might not be 600dB
It’s TikTok, the people who sell it are gonna lie.
@@Thrognir Noooo! Say it ain't so!
Because decibels are logarithmic 600DB is about 100x weaker than than big bang and the pressure wave it would create, not including the resulting heat explosion, would be WEEELLL over 10,000,000x more pressure than the center of the sun. Around 28,000,000,000 peta-pascals. The resulting air compression temperature during this universe destroying eruption of this horn would be 2.3e22 degrees Celsius... Logarithmic scales are some serious shit. I did not come up with these number so I cannot speak to the accuracy, reddit scientists did.
@@ThunderJunkOCyea it’s 10^24 times louder than a train whistle
the eruption of Krakatoa was estimated to be around 310 db, saying 600 db is QUITE the stretch..
You know you're Canadian when you first thought about that knob being too cold rather than too hot when James questioned any tiny-hoodie practicality
Cold was my first thought
My 29 year old ass hates my 23 year old ass self to have installed a metal shifter in my car when i moved to ontario.. this would be dope to actually have.. good for our winters and the hell that southern people call summer...
Diddo! I've got a solid stainless steel knob and I swear it's going to give me frost bite one day, haha!
It's hard to not see a video with Justin in it and not be happier. Dude just oozes positive vibes and fun.
I love this dude, he is the best on this channel.
"You're from the military you should know better" LOL had me dying lol
Haha! That was pretty well timed.
That one got me too 😂😂😂
I heard "you were in the military" but same lol
600dBA would literally shatter the earth. The loudest sound possible in air is about 190
Most volcanic eruptions are in the 200s. Krakatoa was about 300 iirc. 194 is the highest possible without breaking apart air molecules, but it's certainly possible to go higher.
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@@MinecraftMasterNo1 wow, so those eruptions not only broke the earth, but also the air? didn't know that, crazy!
actually it would probably shatter the whole universe
I think people forget decibels are logarithmic. (Exponential)
I bought the hoodie for my shifter about 6 months ago (6 speed manual) and it brings me great joy. I cannot have a bad day when I get into my car and snicker while shifting. It also does not interfere with my shift knob at all (Mustang GT). As for “the women liking it” my wife rolled her eyes when I opened it in the mail but she never fails to fix it if the arms fall out of the pocket.
You just convinced me to buy one for myself 23 Tacoma Offroad. Gonna be shifting in style now
Definitely need merch'd versions of these hoodies
How big is your shifter? I'm just wondering if it would fit a shifter on the smaller side... asking for a friend.
I love mine for the same reason you do but also that i can put the hood up or down so when that billet gets freezing cold or hotter than the sun, it helps!
@@mpmd6.9 Yah they're one size. I have one from amazon and it fits over a massive ECS Tuning knob
The little squeegee is actually incredibly helpful on semi trucks and busses on cold or wet mornings to get the wet off of them when the mirrors are a mile away from you. Definitely not in a regular vehicle though lol.
Yup, I've got one in my truck and it's fantastic when it's raining or I have to drive through a tire wash that sprays my windows and mirrors.
Get Glaco Mirrorcoat and you wont need it.
I never thought about cleaning mirrors because my VW golf has heated mirrors, they sort themselves out.
For disabled too
It could also help people who aren't able to easily get in and out or move around outside their vehicle. A lot of these cheap direct-to-consumer marketed products that don't seem to be solving a real problem are intended for use by people with disabilities, but they can't advertise them as medical devices without falling under the regulations of the FDA. It's much easier to just create a black and white scene of an old guy doing a slapstick routine and the people they're trying to reach will understand that it will be helpful for them.
The Krakatoa eruption was said to be 180db 100 miles(160km) away and could be heard 3,100 miles(5,000km) away. To put it in perspective, that's roughly the distance from Los Angeles to Portland,Maine.
I can rip a fart almost that loud 😂
@MrTheHillfolk Be careful. You might blow out your o-ring. 😂
not just heard, but even 5000km away it still sounded like a cannon being shot. It was 310 db tho on the island.. also everyone who heard that 180db 100km away.. it was also the last time he heard it.
"If it maxes our rizz" - James 2024
Pizza is such an internet word
“Or if it makes us a bunch of lame boomers” - Justin 2024
“She’s gonna crap her pants” James 2024
can they never say that again...
Nothing funnier than a 45 year old using internet slang
The Changing-the-Horn prank is a classic. One of the funniest things in my entire life was when my buddy's horn was secretly swapped for a 'LA Cucaracha' horn.(he was a borderline road-rager, and honked at people all the time, and the first time it went off...) Sh**... I'm laughing about that right now, 25 years later.
I love this comment so much
My first thought about seeing the little hoodie is if your manual knob is metal, you sometimes want a barrier between your hand and the knob. Whether that's driving gloves, the hoodie, or an alternative method. Or buying a non-metal knob. Either way, they're adorable and when they work, it's a plus. certainly cheaper than a lot of shift knob replacements!
I bought it just for the rizz. Looks funny and cool
3:01 Nah. She'd probably just find an excuse to steal that hoodie too 😂😂😂
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Don't want so much rizz that she craps her pants, not into that sort of kink
She prolly needs to change KEN'S WARDROB..... SO SHE WOULD TAKE IT AS SOON AS KEN IS NAKED AGAIN
I got a Nolan Frontier ad before watching this
I got that same ad at the end of the video. Funny how these things work.
Same
@@TheJahamasMurphy I got it in the beginning and the middle, I was able to skip it first ad, but YT said "Nah, you watching this one" so I did. Now I have a Frontier on order, along with the mirror squeegee so I can always see out of the passenger mirror.
ok same I thought I was the only one
Tom Segura would refer to you all as the "poors".
Yes I love hearing James read the product listing titles. Never gets old.
It never gets old because the listing title has no end
13:25 “And we’re about to sell a bunch of these things” 😂😂
Hoodies shift knob: **exists** Girlfriend (seeing hoodie): "It's mine now!"
How young is she?
I have one and honestly, I like it. Got it from Amazon so I did not have to pay $8 for shipping.
Puts it on her toe
@@samuelgarrod8327huh?
Put it on ur nob, bro.
You gotta size those sun umbrellas. I actually use two. I have one for the car and i have a massive one for a truck that covers an arched window I have in my office when it's too bright. Also! That extendable squeegee is cool for people with accessibility issues. A lot of weird, seemingly niche products seem dumb until you think of it from that perspective.
Yeah my sun umbrella is a life saver living in Florida, perfect size for my compact sedan and gets held up perfectly with the sun visors
Yeah but the disability thing is usually just a side effect and not the intended reason those things are created. It's like all that made for TV stuff has a lot of uses for those with disabilities but none of it was ever really intended for that use.
@@devilmikey00I feel like if anything stuff from like as seen on tv was made for people with accessibility issues and it got picked up by a tv seller company that realized it could have a wider market with different marketing
@@noodlelynoodle.I agree with your theory.
@noodlelynoodle. Yes! Just like snugglies were originally made for those in wheel chairs. Being able to mass produce a product helps lower the price overall.
"We live in Southern California, where there's no... sun." As a Koreatown resident, I felt that. And this week ain't lookin' much better.
The super long descriptions of these products always cracks me up 😂
I buy so much donut merch, but I have zero use for another hoodie. However, between my two vehicles there are three shifters, so make that damn hoodie! Haha
For real. I'm itching to buy that thing
This guy's got a dual clutch manual
@@micahland1302 haha 4wd shifter (I *do* granny shift it like Dom recommends 😉 )
100% I'm buying a few.
I too want a donut shift hoodie lol 😅
Hey editors, need to boost the contrast or lower black levels to match the background, and use a magenta filter for the key to not have that gross green spill on the necks, sides of the face, and under the hats. In some programs it's called "Spill suppression" and I think you forgot to use it this time. If this was recorded in like, a hotel room or something on the road I understand.
yeah guys…geez
Usually their post production is A+ so when an A- cut makes it to production it sticks out lol Also I'm a video professional and I bring my work home with me ;)
I first noticed the tinny audio tbf
I’ve been using the hoodie daily since Christmas when my mother-in-law gave it to me, and it helps so much with the cold on my carbon shifter, can’t wait to test it out in the summer!! Still holds up great even in the wash!!
6:19 "woah dude you're from the military, you should know better" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
14:07 600 decibels is 563 times louder than the loudest train horn. A nuclear bomb is 200 and a volcano eruption is 300 decibels. 600 decibels would vaporize your organs.
600 decibels would vaporize the earth.
"Don't buy stupid stuff" "Here's my favorite thing, train horn" Literally back to back statements.
Guys, the first hoodie is awesome. In the winter my manual shift knob is freeeeeeeezing. I put it on and it stays warm. Love it
what makes this funny is i have the SAME EXACT RED HOODIE from christmas on my shifter rn!
The shift knob hoodie has to become Donut merch. I mean, that amount of Rizz? How could you not?
Please make the Donut shift knob hoodie!!! I would absolutely buy one!
I bought the shade umbrella from Amazon, also made sure I checked the measurements, and it works great. It's a bit difficult to open up and around the infotainment but fits and works well, 2 years old now
Definitely should make the donut mini hoodies!😂🔥🔥
you are using Hoodie for woody on wrong thing bro
Hahahaha exactly
I have one of those sweaters for my shift knob and it’s actually very very useful during winter in -40 and 50
The shift job hoodie is such a cool gift. Got one this Christmas, still sits in my ES350 ❤️
12:14 The mini squeegee would be more inconvenient for me since my truck has manual windows 😂.
@11:27 the Car Player. Nice song you got going there Justin@Donut. The Offspring - Gone Away :D
That air mattress is dope if youre a tiny person or utterly useless if your tall
Or over 5'7"
Probably will be okay for slide sleeping if you added some memory foam padding because you're definitely bottoming out through it without extra padding. Twin size mattress pads are generally not that expensive.
I have the umbrella thing, and for my hyundai i10 it's perfect. Take me seconds to apply, and seconds to fold, the best sun screen I have ever used. Others just bulky, taking too much space, and always move your rear view mirror. One of my all-time best buys ever.
8:41 Guys. Never cut financial corners when it comes to anything meant to do its job staying between you & the ground. Some of we (& sometimes not so short) car living folk use blankets, bags of clothing, foam or already have a platform to support a regular small sleeping pad.
I'd love one of those sweater shifter covers for winter time when its super cold out. My kid would find it hilarious too.
1:27 , just like how people have to flip a switch to start their car, one would need to pull down the hoodie to drive their car 😂😂.
13:20 the mirror squeegee is probably the best one on the list , who ya kidding! Especially for professional drivers
The sun shade is the best. In my 4Runner, the haz button is right in the center and I put a magnet there for my phone. The shaft of the sunshade umbrella goes right over the magnet and holds it in place. It’s so perfect.
Wait wait wait, that retractable squeegee is totally rad !! Im always needing to wipe fog off my side mirrors while im driving.
Please do not use the retractable squeegee WHILE driving...
You know what’s more rad, heated mirrors. Save your money and get a new car
Really need a Donut hoodie shifter boot!
I have one of those sunshade umbrella things from Amazon. It's works pretty well! 2 things to keep in mind. 1 - yea it needs to fit your front window and 2 be careful with the handle/shaft. If the handle is resting on any part of your dashboard it will leave a mark/indentation.
I want the hoodie. Be perfect for hot steel shifters.
Damn i want the tiny wiper for my side mirrors :D
Aren't there Mercedes that come with little wipers for headlights?
I have one of those screens in my 2001 Blazer. It's actually really good. A little slow, but it's got a dashcam built in and uses FM transmission. Definitely a good option if you're on a budget and have an older whip.
I bought one of the shift knob hoodies for my car (metal shift knob) for the winter because it gets so cold. Better than the glove I kept losing. And it actually helps.
10:19, FOUR WAYS OF WHAT NOW??!
The mark up on 1.35 we put a word on it boom 4.20
Regarding the squeegee wiper, I've heard that smearing shaving cream on your shower mirror keeps it free from fogging up. I wonder if rubbing some shaving cream on the side view mirrors would work?🤔 Edit: After watching Justin reach across the car, I'm reminded of sitting in traffic on a very snowy day and watching, to my dismay, the snow coming in at the perfect angle to pile up on my passenger side mirror and thinking, dang it, now I basically lost a mirror. Sure, most cars from the 70's didn't have the passenger side mirrors; cars before the early 50's generally didn't have seatbelts. I'm grateful for both.
12:10 There are aftermarket radio head units with CarPlay built in. With that said some of them only connect with the charging cable but there are some bluetooth ones out there. I put one of the units with the cable setup in my 2006 Subaru Outback that I had a view years back.
I lived in a hyndai accent hatch back for two years and im 5’11”
dB are logarithmic, so when you "add 1" you're really multiplying the previous volume by 10. 600 dB is enough energy to annihilate the galaxy.
Sounds like a good time
that "dude youre from the military, you should know better" got me good
Seeing The Offspring pop up in the car play part, was awesome.
Lol Woody Hoodie
You can clean the rear view mirror but you still won’t see James’ dad coming back.
I have to say, this is a great channel. I've been watching for years now and you guys just keep getting better and it doesn't matter the combination.
9:50 I actually have something similar in my project car in place of the stereo, like 200$ with fm/am and CarPlay and it works pretty good
The leak proof garbage bag is supposed to hold other garbage bags for storage. Duh lol
Exactly lmfao. Literally for groceries bag storage
Why would it need to be leak proof then?
@@lolzlolz102it’s not they lied 😂
That's stupid. It wouldn't need to be leak proof or have a bottom which opens if its purpose is storage.
Man what happened to Donut….. new Up to Speed videos used to have me feeling like a kid on Christmas and now we got this corporate bs content
Yeah, something is up.
i got one of those mini mirror wipers in a gift bag at a Christmas party and honestly i love it. use it all the time
I've got metal shift knobs in my 4runner up here in MN, I could see that hoodie cover coming in handy during the winter
Whoever wrote the intro should never write scripts again
Alright boomer
You're quite the Dud, aren't ya.
Whoever wrote this comment should never comment again....
This channel is following the path of Hoonigan.
Don’t you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby. RIP Hoonigan
that's a hilarious response.@@1970HondaCL100
Except way better and actually entertaining
My underground membership is still worth the cost of the stickers, for sure. I love them. I would gladly sacrifice this branch of the content. I'm hanging on for the car projects.
Hoonigan was always bad
Guys, that umbrella is awesome - you just need the right size! Using it for 2 years and it's much more usable than a sunscreen.
Just for reference on how insane "600db" is, sound effectively becomes "twice as loud" every 10db. A jackhammer is 130db. Firearms are less than 140db. Anything past 194db is no longer sound, but instead what is essentially a shockwave. That being said, a 600db horn would be a comical shockwave canon I would use in most video games.
WHO TF WROTE THIS VIDEO
The hell are you guys doing anymore
your mom
@@liladobo4764he wish
I have one of those mini squeegees. I actually really like it for when I already scraped the windows and got in the car and realized I forgot the mirrors and don't wanna get out again, which is surprisingly often.
My uncle used to be a fitter in a local train yard in the UK and had 3 or 4 ACTUAL train horns in his basement. When he changed jobs to be a truck driver he fitted one to his truck and holy shit, you could literally hear it for miles 🤣
I'd prefer not give my name, credit card info and address to the Chinese government
Don't worry, they have all that if you've downloaded any of their apps
Yea, idk why everyone is so ok with tictoc and the other Chinese apps... It's a huge issue that people made a political issue back when Trump was in office. Now Dems are trying to ban it, but the zoomers are already addicted to it. Ironic lol
They already have it 😊
I think you're worse off with the U.S. Government already having that info
You are very ignorant.
Can confirm The hoodie is great to cover the shifter on hot days so you don't burn your palm on those super hot AF days. My kid got me one, it is actual useful and its been used for about 6mths no damage. Testing - I live in Australia and we get over 40C days
I’ve been using the window shade on my truck for 2 years now and it’s amazing. The one you bought is cheaply made and not the right size. It’s easy to put up and take down compared to those disks you have to fold each time
As a Canadian, when James said "if you have a metal shift knob..." my immediate thought was "yeah, those get really cold" 😅
For the umbrella windshield thing, i own one and you should open the sun visors to cover the rest of the windshield and to hold it in place. It works really well for me that way
I have the CarPlay thing in my car and it works great! Mine came with suction cups and adhesive tape. 10/10 purchase
Durafixability is the word I didn't know I needed to describe my criteria when shopping for products. Make it durable, and if you can't, make it fixable. 💎🔧
I love James' commitment to reading the entire names of all the products, always. Also no like for the gambling bump.
6:20 I have one of those and use it, no exaggeration, I use it every day during the summer. I bought mine on Amazon for like $20usd 3 years ago, and it's still going strong. sort of. it's a little banged up, but still works.
Unironically the hoodie is great. I got one for me and my lady friend and it just makes us smile every time we get in the car.
3:30 we have had trash bags like that for years! (talking like 2013 at least) so its funny to see them on tiktok shop
6:17 “Woah dude you’re from the military you know better” 😂😂😂
I've had the windshield umbrella for about 2yrs now. Love it for the hot Florida days. It deploys easily. WILL cover the entire windshield if you get the right size. And packs up as small as an umbrella. Much Better than a typical sunshade in my opinion.
A gambling ads inside a family friendly show. I love the loophole!😂
I got the gear knob hoodie off temu for $2 (with free shipping) to match my red and black interior on my GLI and it's the cutest thing I've ever bought for it. But it's not like you can leave the hood up while driving a manual 🤷♂️ but i did get it over the winter and didnt think about how hot my shifter gets sitting outside during the summer. So its an even better product than i thought 😂 thanks donut for that lovely idea
We have one of those windshield umbrella things for each of our cars and they are great, we ofc don’t have the TikTok one but ours are a little bigger and are held up by putting the sun visor down, recommend looking into it
Windshield umbrellas seem like a good idea, until all the point metal is near your headliner and dashboard. The spring-folding windshield screens are so much better.
i have the backseat matress. Is great for quick naps on really long drives +9h here in straya
I work with a lot of small businesses. Shipping services and supplies since COVID has gone up quite much, prob close to 35% more expensive. Even the convenient USPS small flat rate boxes are $10. They were a little above $5 a few years ago.
My girlfriend has the shifter hoodie and I can confirm it does work well. In Minnesota winters, grabbing hold of a frozen metal shifter hurts. That little hoodie saves you from frostbite, and a 90° day in the sun trying to shift without it can cause bad burns. Great product that solves a real problem.
I have one of those sunshades for my 2013 focus, and it's great. Fits across the whole windshield and definitely keeps it cooler.
We would occasionally install Horn Blasters "train horns" at a shop I worked at. They were so huge they rarely fit under the hood. I remember fabricating metal plates and mounts to put some under a Explorer once. They were insanely and obnoxiously loud. They were also very expensive, $1k plus for the bigger ones and that was like 10-15 years ago. We stopped doing them because they were junk. Always failing and the company would not warranty anything for any reason. The customers who wanted them were also not the best of clientele, as you can imagine.
I love how for retrofits we went from headunits, to tablet installs, to headunits with screens, back to tablets that just do CarPlay and plug into whatever headunit 😂 although ngl I’m putting one into my old E30 so I don’t have to modify anything haha
Genuinely enjoy when James says the entire product 'name'
I actually have one of those mini hoodies, My shift knob is metal, and in the cold MN winters, it's actually really nice 😂