quick fun fact: that fire alarm box that locks your hand isn't as stupid as it looks. the piece that locks around your hand detaches from the box, meaning you can run away, you just have a cuff on your hand that identifies you until someone from law enforcement can release you. it's actually a pretty cool way to make sure that if people set off a fire alarm on purpose when there is no fire, they get punished.

Fun fact about the Reliant Robin: In the UK, people with a motorcycle license can drive a 3-wheeler. The Robin was created so miners in the Yorkshire area could drive their families around without having to pay for car lessons & licenses; And the Robin was small enough to park on both sides of a terraced street without blocking the whole road.

Fun fact: the "Don't drop anything" one is actually a floating restaurant. The structure is lifted by a crane into the air, and the diners are strapped onto their seats.

The fiberglass one is probably the most dangerous. If the bleeding into your lungs won't kill you, the infections resulting from it, may.

Fun fact: that asbestos snow was used in the wizard of oz in the poppy scene. All those beloved characters were being covered in asbestos on top of their allergic reaction-causing makeup and real lion skin.

I studied design for a few years and the first thing they taught us is most decisions are made in less than an instant, especially purchasing decisions, this is why packaging and branding is so important, buying is almost an instinctive action, near identical packaging has in my life usually lead to me accidentally buying salad dressing instead of mayonnaise or the wrong type of cookie, but damn having your cold drinks and bleach nearly be indistinguishable is an utter failure of one of the first and most important aspects of design

3:57 my friend actually has a story about how our school does the same thing. In 6th grade he was on crutches and during that time period the fire alarm went off. our math teacher didnt want him to be trapped in the building until it was over so he picks up my friend bridal style and brings him out of the building. I was absent that day so i missed it but its hilarious to us and now that ive remembered the story i am definitely going to remind him of it too.

1:17 I like how you can see the trail of dead grass from the different positions of the sun throughout the day

That fiber glass mattress one really made me mad, like seriously, who puts fucking FIBER GLASS in a MATTRESS

1:57 As a Brazilian, I can confirm this. Always the one way to all problems. Brazilian engineering is functional but not very practical

9:12 I have the instinctive feeling that this was at least tested. Not for item loss, but human loss.

Whoever filled the mattress with fiber glass, put a zipper on it, and put a "do not remove the cover" tag on the mattress was on a very interesting drug.

A little while back I saw an explanation for the fire alarm that locks onto your wrist. The part that locks on detaches from the box when the alarm is pulled. You're still able to leave the building, you just have a piece of metal around your arm that you need the fire fighters to remove. It's not a great design, but it's at least not as bad as the picture makes it look.

6:06 It gets even worse. From what I've heard, the people who made that slide weren't even engineers, they had no experience in making waterslides, and when they tested it out using mannequins, some came back with huge dents in their heads and some completely decapitated. They managed to make the slide slightly safer and used employees to test out the slide, most employees came back with teeth missing. Despite this, they opened the slide anyway. Suprisingly the ride worked, other than the fact people would loose teeth, eventually, the lost teeth of the people who rode the slide got caught in the sides and ended up cutting people who rode the slide. All this may be a myth, but it's what I've heard.

8:35 it helps to first understand that this is a top view looking down at the tops of the stairs. By staggering the steps left to right, it allows for a narrower stairwell. Having said that, this is probably the worst possible way to stagger the steps.

Another piece of dangerous design: a friend of mine has a genesis car and one of the safety precautions is that if the driver is not wearing a seatbelt while driving, the car will completely stop. So once, his niece was driving it to switch parking spots, she didn’t put it on. While on the turn, it stopped and wouldn’t move if she stepping on the pedal, so she was in a panic. Then she put the seatbelt on and it became fine again. (Imagine stopping on the shoulder of the highway, forgetting to put your seatbelt back on, and going back on it)

FUN FACTS ABOUT THE CANNONBALL LOOP: that "almost" involved people getting burns, getting stuck in the loop, and employees being paid to go down the thing to "test" it. They also used mannequins, some of which came out missing heads or limbs, and fudged the numbers to claim it was safe

5:47 At a lot of adolescent impatient mental facilities that I have personally been in, this is horrifying common, it's worse if you have a roommate (not all hospitals do) because they're not allowed to put full doors, most only have curtains to divide the bedroom to the bathroom, or occasionally a half door with a rubber seal and no lock. What is so horrifying is that the showerheads have almost always drenched the toilet and the sink, including your clothes since you can't leave your clothes outside of the bathroom, since there's always cameras. So you have to very carefully use the blanket you sleep with to shield your towel and clothing and try to dangle it off the sink and create a little tent to keep them in Thank you for reading my comment to whoever did! Have a great day :)

3:54 The sad thing is, the whole point of "don't use the elevator when escaping from a fire" is for situations like this. Some people NEED the elevators and if everyone in a densely occupied building is trying to use the elevator, the traffic just won't be fast enough. Well, that and a couple of other reasons (Just like how you use the stairs so the disabled people can use the elevator, you also use the stairs so the firemen can use the elevator).

11:29 this sounds like they know that some people will take the cover off. This can kill someone and they sound really nonchalant. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

6:09 That waterslide was built in Action Park, NJ, which had a reputation for unsafe rides and attractions, including 6 fatalities, and a whole bunch of hospitalizations

Generally, the drop on the slide wouldn't hurt someone badly, maybe just a little shock to the system. The problem is, the added momentum from riding the slide can actually hurt someone.

1:58 as a Brazilian, can confirm that our engineers are either complete and utter chaos or totally unmatched genius

*Imagine sleeping on that mattress after a long day at work and a little piece of fiberglass sticks out of the top*

So for the doctors office or hospital thermometer labeling, the probes get sanitized before and after each use, however once something is used rectally it can only be used rectally. Usually there's markers on which is which from the manufacturer

On the topic of the rectal and oral thermometers being labeled, those seem to be a multi-location use thermometer, in which case you need to reprogram it every time you want to use it in a different spot because of differences in body temperature. They probably just bought two and programmed one for oral and one for rectal, to avoid having to reprogram the damn thing every time they need to take a temperature differently. Especially seeing as those are the kind that have removable plastic one time use covers, so they not only get sanitized and cleaned but they don't have much if any contact to begin with.

Fun fact: The Reliant Robinis quite stable. The Top Gear video in which Jeremoo rolls over all the time was with cars that were weighed down to make them flip over. They don't do that in practice.

5:38 I had a version of this. A scented eraser that moves like kinetic sand. I barely used it, I mostly just played with it. And I did eat some of it, though not because of the scent. I ate a lot of things I shouldn’t as a kid.

I got inspired by your channel and started my own commentary channel ❤️ Thanks for inspiration

The baby cage (although I agree it is a sign of urban hell) was actually made for a good reason. It helped babies get sunshine and fresh cool air to help fight tuberculosis. At least it’s much safer than the wooden basket a doctor recommended Eleanor Roosevelt used for her kid 🤷‍♀️ I guess

6:48 for context it was a historic stadium and they didn't want to damage it (or changing it completely) so they did this wich is actually pretty cool ngl i wanna go there just to experience it 😂

Interesting facts: the part about the child birth thing... That's what chainsaws we're originally made for they looked a hell of a lot different than they do now (duh) and the idea was that the teeth would catch the baby and literally yeet it out of the mother. Glad it's not used for that nowadays!

8:28 Oh, I actually know this one. We call them "miller stairs" and they are used in areas where there isn't enough horizontal space for normal stairs. -Althrough, those are usually made straigth with part cut away, this zig-zag is a monstrosity.- Update: There is a zig-zag version but that is still made from single plank, so it has free space under it where you can put your foot. This one has that space filled so you have to put your foot on the side, which might me bit annoying, especially for people with shorter legs. Or it's possible the camera is not angled downwards, but horizontally...

This is the supreme level of design that will end up with someone getting fired and/or having several lawsuits filed against them for injuries or death caused. If it's corporations standing behind these designs, we need to hold them 100% accountable for them or spread enough awareness that it will cause a mass boycott.

9:06 my guy turned into Shakespeare

when it comes to the thermometers, the boxes have the cover that goes over it and is only used once, but i still think its a good idea to make sure to not mix their uses.

Fun fact: here in the UK, as long as you have a provisional driver's license, you can drive a Reliant Robin without supervision, because it legally classifies as a moped. Imma get one. Not cos I want to drive, but because I think the Reliant Robin is one of the coolest looking cars ever made

1:49 This is the damn vehicle that Mr Bean crashes into everytime!

9:31 I just got such a big flash back. When I was like 9 I went to Amsterdam with my family and I can’t remember if the hotel was this building or right next to it but the pure fear of seeing it is something I forgot until today

0:01 I’LL ASK THIS A SECOND TIME, WHY ARE GRANDMA’S IN MEDIA SO DAMN COOL

you should do r/crapperdesign it's like crappy design but for cursed toilets. I love it, i get 3d8 psychic damage every time

Can we just appreciate the fact that a large portion of these are from the 1930s? This shows that dangerous designs occurred more in the 1930s than they do today.

12:15 This part scared the hell out of me because I wasn't looking at the video, I was googling the fiberglass story because I had literally never heard of "Fiberglass particles" until now

2:50meth

Robin is pretty much one of my favorite narrators from emkay, because he sounds like he relates to every problem that everyone has..

The thumbnail be like: How to get rid of your children without getting arrested!

7:21 the ideal tent design for when you're on your last camping trip and want to permanently fix your insomnia problems.

4:38 why does the rectal look more used than the oral

9:22 Nah that's just a mob grinder. Don't question him.

That is the only acceptable name for any bathroom ever "poop-dungeon"

9:23 That's just a real life mob grinder

9:56 Gotta love the berserk reference, mostly because it works on two different levels. If you know, you know. No spoilers here, folks.

3:54 that is deliberate as some past research and found that in terms of risk to reward that having the person in a fire refuge is safer than have them use the lift.

9:28 Its Just a mob grinder don't fear it

3:42 (on call) Hey, do you know where the spare key is? Yeah, it’s under the mat (Sees that under the mat)

6:15, actually that whole park was pretty dangerous and that slide stayed open until the laws for rides were stricter.

9:54 the thing detached from the box, you’d be able to leave, they’d just know who pulled the alarm because.... cuff.

That looping waterslide was opened in "action park" and there were tons of other dangerous things in that park.

5:43 The average French Bathroom

The nuclear power plant and spider farm in the same direction is literally asking for a spider-man to be made

At 6:43 At that area the spiders will go on an outbreak if that Nuclear Power Plant explodes.

8:01 I think the reason for this is so that people with trauma etc can avoid getting triggered. For example, a recovering alcoholic may not want to be around alcohol, or a woman who had been assaulted may not want to put herself at risk by picking up a guy without inhibition

“Do a kick flip grandma” Robin 2021

i can tell the editor of the grandma doing a kickflip is a real skater from that caption 😂

That last one is a yikes from me. Having ridden horses for a good portion of my life and had my fair share of falls, I cringe at the thought of not wearing head protection (mostly because the trees around here are out for blood). I would have been in a world of trouble if I had something like that the one time I fell off jumping and landed on the base of my skull (with adequate protection). I caused a panic. Got back on and did a couple more jumps before I decided I was feeling ill and got taken to hospital. Full on concussion and new hat needed. And that was in a 'safe' environment. If I saw that disclaimer on something I'd be reporting it to however many authories as I could lol.

10:25 out of the womb and into the tomb

As a fellow Croatian i can proudly say that i tripped over that line atleast 5 times in my life.

"Its 3am I've been working for 3 weeks straight let's just get the fence done." Is what probably went through that person's mind.

Props to grandma. What a trooper

7:09 As an irrigation technician, I can’t even tell you the number of times I’ve seen stupid installs like this from people that just don’t care, but I’ve also seen a lot of sites where things are added after the sprinkler and they never tell us or think to check before putting in a utility box or fence or something

Bruh the water slide one is spookin’ me. Could you imagine not getting enough speed and going back? Your just stuck there!

The intro flipped all of us off

6:36 Fun fact, the "snow" in The Wizard of Oz was asbestos.

"Do a kick flip Grandma"

I'm looking at some of these unhinged house designs and thinking "Ooh, I kinda want that for my house!"

my favorite part of the laser building (20 fenchurch street) is that the architect supposedly expected the sun beam thing to happen and didn't stop it at all on purpose

0:26 legit scared me when he said my name lol

3:26 He stares as the orphanage burns down and he thinks to himself "what a wonderful world"

8:15 that’s actually how my car is, but surprisingly you don’t accidentally think it’s the music, because the music is on the screen, not down there

It has me on the floor laughing that U of U was the one to post the seizure article that tells you exactly what NOT to do in case someone has a seizure

As a person who’s family has a Dodge Ram, the PRND isn’t that dangerous, although that other one that was flat was more dangerous. The Dodge Ram has a touchscreeen and all the controllers for it are near it, which is why its not as dangerous. The flat one is (I assume) near the music thing.

9:45 It does not lock you to the wall, though; just gives you that bracelet that must be removed by a professional. I saw this before on a different video about a different subreddit, and that clarification was read by the narrator.

that fiberglass mattress one is so unfortunate, really hope the family had their fiberglass solved...

I LOVE the coincidence that robin is always trash talking himself, and wouldn’t you know it, the car with three wheels is NAMED AFTER HIM.

God, it’s so satisfying to see the animated hand almost perfectly sync with the music

The 1930’s cage was a design popularized in London, and when parks weren’t available they could let their kid get fresh air, it had a roof to protect them and 0 deaths were ever reported from it, it was very safe

why do i get serotonin from the way he says "hi im your host ROBIN"

7:42 yeah you can also leave it outside at night so robbers have something to break your window and stab you with

4:33 Those white boxes with green tops have disposable sleeves for the probes. They are required to use the sleeve every time so they don't have to sterilize the probes that often.

1:39 It's much more dangerous because at the bottom of the right, it's written something about 5 kinds of grains. 💀

5:27 that's a boss chase

5:54 the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane did the exact same thing for a swimming race, I've got a photograph for anyone who wants proof

4:08 if you crash you’re going to explode

" The Poop Dungeon " that's something I never thought I'd hear.

The background used in every EmKay video continuously makes me think I have dozens of small, curly hairs on my screen.

the grandma was very angry, just read the text LOL

1:01 giraffe giving birth experience

"I will hospital flip you the freak out" got me bad 😂

man at 3:17 you made me choke with the water I was drinking just with the sound of "hmm"

I just woke up and this is honestly my favorite way to start the day. Got my coffee and my breakfast (black coffee and French fries with gravy and ketchup ((so awesome, I know)) for anyone wondering) and watching an Emkay video :)