But what happens when you catch an Aussie man and he goes: "That's not a man catcher" *whips out an even longer pole* That's a man catcher"

What an introduction! "Recently, I was in China" *flies head first at gong*

i think we can all agree that these man catchers have many advantages, but the main one is the comedic value

The issue i see with the locking design is more moving parts = more points of failure. The simple yet sturdy design might be the right way to go for these. Great tool, though! Would definitely like to see these "imported" to western countries

A man with strong legs is china's biggest fear

what kind of monsters walk around their garden in socks

You could add ratchet system to each arm. Once you hook someone the ratchet tightens (similar to handcuffs) and they're trapped inside

All I can imagine is Australian police officers riding kangaroos while pinning attackers with a man catcher and its great.

But what if the man you are trying to catch has a man catcher as well.... Man catchception

The grasping mechanism could probaby be upgraded to provide greater control with a spring loaded ratcheting mechanism. This would let you close it further, and if you have some sort of trigger the springs could allow it to snap open if they force it closed.

I don't know if this is done before, but I literally subbed because of your thumbnail preview lol. hilarious.

*In America They Would Need Some Big Man Catchers*

“Recently I was in China” everyone in 2019: oh cool! “recently I was in China” Everyone in 2020: *sweats profusely*

This man is usually so insane. And apart from a few jokes in this video, he feels slightly less unhinged than usual. It’s almost surreal

Addressing several of the poor responses in this comment section. Q1: "What if he throws the knife?" R1: Good, the perp disarmed himself and unless he's a ninja the responders haven't taken anything more than a flesh wound in exchange. Thrown knives don't work like they do in videogames. Q2: "But using one is ineffective!" R2: Cops should always be travelling in pairs anyway, and 2+ is effective enough to subdue almost anyone. Q3: "but they look easy to avoid! I could stop those! Can't I just step aside?" R3: Congratulations you're the kind of person that'd get caught by a mancatcher. Their materials are light and can be quickly and easily repositioned by the wielder faster than you can move your whole torso, especially trained wielders. Q4: "What stops the attacker from overpowering me and taking the weapon?" R4: The second guy with a mancatcher. Also if you're in a situation where you are deploying these, then the light, awkward aluminium pole is probably the least dangerous thing the assailant will be attacking you with. Q5: "They look unwieldy and intimidating!" R5: So is your obese undertrained police cosplaying as soldiers and carrying long guns. Q6: "What if the perp runs away!?" R6: If they're running away, they're probably not attacking people. Also nothing about the 3 lb aluminium pole would prevent you from sprinting after the perp or safely dropping it once it becomes an obstacle to pursuit. Q7: "What if the perp has a gun!?" R7: Respond accordingly if a gun threat presents itself. If you believe your police should treat every encounter like the perp has a gun in advance, you're probably living in a country with incredibly cancerous gun-culture and/or police culture. Q8: "That thing can't overpower me!" R8: See R4, also mancatchers give the user incredible leverage against their target, to the point that it's a viable restraint against someone of superior mass and strength, provided training. Q9: "What stops the perp from swinging the knife/weapon when they're pinned!?" R9: Mancatchers can bind limbs, they don't exclusively work on torsos. Q10: "Why should we take extra risks to help violent thugs!?" R10: Because the police's job is to protect the public, not shoot "bad guys". misunderstandings, bad days, mental disabilities, and intoxication exist. Most people that can become belligerent or a threat to their self and others are often doing so under temporary conditions, they weren't born with a ski-mask and an evil mustache to twirl. Mancatchers offer a chance to minimalize fatal incidents with people that need to be restrained in the moment without undue injury and death. Q11: "This would never work!" R11: It literally has worked both historically and in the modern age. Some police forces still use it now because it's proven an effective alternative to more harmful responses.

the spikes are honestly very important. They make it very painful if u try to pull the catcher thingy.

I Did a Thing: *suggests that man catchers can be upgraded* Australia: *creates man catchers with tazers on them*

Chinese Cops: "You can't reach us, you're restrained!" Me: "Aha, that's where you've miscalculated. For I have SEVERAL THROWING KNIVES!"

I love those little details like leaving the saw running … It saves a lot of time

I feel like this could be improved by adding an unlock button to the handle. So the user can still unlock the grabbers, but the one who was captured cannot.

-"In America where the majority of the population has arms". According to a rumor I started recently, they've got legs as well. It's crazy, I know...

It took me a hot second to realise he’s actually trying to prevent deaths

Amazing video please do more! And the more I can understand what your thinking the better! ❤️

If I had a say on a professional use design, I'd make sure that not only the arms are spring loaded to open, but also make it so the arms can be locked closed/unlocked via a mechanism on the handle.

“If you stab me you can have a real knife” famous last words.

"Did you pause the video to read this?" I feel personally attacked.

The thumbnail is the single most hilariously terrifying imagery I’ve ever bare witness

You could also add barbe wire only on the non facing side & the initial pile part coming off the grabber, as that would prevent pushing it off or pushing / pulling on it without getting hurt

"if you managed to get to the side, you can get to the person and *spoon em"*

Criminal: Has a spear instead. China and Japan's police officers: Nervous sweating

One point (no pun intended) about your design, the tips should be flared and/or rubberised. Mostly people you'd try to catch would attempt to sidestep, so they're likely to land on the tip. Mancatchers used in China (all?) have tips designed to prevent accidentally impaling a suspect. But it's a great design idea

Ratchets instead of lockpins so not only can it catch people slightly too big/around larger areas like a torso, but can progressively trap people who are fighting against the jaws before they manage to shut. Trigger on the handle for quickrelease and springload open so you can reset it after a miss/just letting the person go

“You didn’t even give me a real knife” “Well if you stab me then you could have a real one”

"Obviously in America where the majority of the population has arms" Yeah america is really privileged, in my country we only have legs

The face made in the thumbnail lured me in and scared me at the same time, but now I’m hooked

I can promise this channel gonna get sky rocketing social Credit

The only thing that could escape this thing.... a baby

Man catcher: *exists* Throwing knives: *I'm about to end this whole man's career*

The thumbnail to this video is the best thumbnail I've ever seen. Also sent shivers down my spine.

What happened in NSW shows why you need these as an option for law enforcement.

This video just gave me an idea. A man catcher with taser.

What a great time for KZfaq to recommend me this.

Person being pinned against the wall: throws knife

Been a fan for years great to see you doing well

Yes, it works fine. But like 40% of men are obese in america so they probably wont fit lol

I just assumed australian police had proper weapons for defense against the wildlife purposes, and they were just convenient for pvp play.

“man catching older woman” what a tragic and emotional story

i realize there are usually used in teams, but in this one on one situation it would be worthless against anyone who didnt mindlessly run into it instead of trying to get around it

This design is actually legit. You could actually patent this design and sell it to china and japan.

Why doesn’t the captured guy just throw their knife? 5:32 smart lad

You should make something like a mechanism of tightening handcuffs or a tie instead of a bolt lock at the end, this will reduce the mobility of the malefactor

10/10 video. It had a phenomenal climax with a very heartfelt resolution.

Abusing a child for 9 minutes straight

*IDAT* :”When there’s a crazy Australian dude with a knife you’ve kind of got two options for the police” *Me* :ah yes the old milk crate and chair

Any chance I could get the plans? I work in a school and we've had some people working to break in with knives and such recently. It'd be a shame to be left with nothing except a fire extinguisher for defense.

Back in the late Ming Dynasty, a general literally equipped some of his men with something similar called an 'antler-pike', that was used against Japanese pirates.

The thumbnail is the single most terrifying thing I've ever seen.

When a guy in his back garden makes a cheaper and more effective non-lethal neutralising device than the government.

Nice invention that’s awesome! Depending on the setup I think that would be an awesome idea. An even more less than lethal option like a taser. Plus tasers suck 66% of the time don’t work.

I mean...it actually looks pretty effective. I say make some of these, introduce them to one or two police departments as a pilot program for a few months and pending the data from that program, possibly start rolling these things out to more police departments. Heck even groups of civilians can use these to stop violent people until help arrives

My biggest takeaway from this video is that Australian cops are just lost Americans. Edit: I wasn’t talking about American cops, but common American people.

“Because I’m going to be catching large people only” *goes back to abusing the teen*

Even tho Australia has the most venomous bugs in the world we still walk bare foot in gardens.

I like how he has the same thumbnail face as his latest video. He just looks crazier every video

Are you just a crazy homeless man that ended up moving in with some random family

Yeah

This is honestly a really great idea. Taking down someone nonlethal is always the best option, if possible. What I really like is that this is far less destructive while still providing getting the job done.

5:45 reminds of me of a long pole in defence during a game of lacrosse and then I'm trying to get past them.

“Recently, I was in China” jumps into gong headfirst

"If you manage to push it aside, you can get at the person and spoon them" Awww

You should ad some kind of shield at the end in case they throw the knife

I tried this but with a plastic chair, I thought it was too light so I put 2 more on top and I lifted it, so easy but still got no money😂

Did that man just catch himself a friend at the end?

It’s the equivalent of the classic bit where a taller person holds a shorter person at bay by putting their hand on their head with an outstretched arm and the shorter person is just swinging their arms unsuccessfully.

So I teach English in Japan, and we have these things in every school. I always assumed this is what they were for, but thank you for confirming.

reminds me of ichiko from kakushigoto, she carries the same weapon when patrolling on the streets

This should actually be used by more law enforcement. No joke.

The thing that make's man-catchers so effective is having multiple of them. You have multiple contact points from different angles, and so the person struggling against them can't simply turn them to the side or walk away.

I feel like all of your videos are just solid memes and hilarious. While this video too was hilarious your design is actually so good and effective, why have they not taken this design yet.

I got this recommended and saw in the thumbnail, "Man Catcher" at first I was like are they forreal? Then I saw it was one of your videos and everything made sense.

This easily shows why spears and pikes were literally some of the most powerful weapons in an army's arsenal.

1:58 Yes I did pause the video

Bro, what... when they approach, grab the front with your unarmed hand and push it above your head, and run at them. It's probably why the other ancient versions had spikes.

anyone know what the song at the very beginning is? with the saxophone?

“Im going to catch large people only” *cuts to little brother*

imagine like a sleek carbon fiber version of this with a super fast spring loaded or even electric locking mechanism... that's it... the entire idea... I'm done... ah fuck it add an inbuilt taser

How about attaching a shield like an oversized hand guard to use against gun users?

I like how he is one of the few people to make a video about china without making pure hate against the country, it just gets boring after a while.

i’m actually the embodiment of satan

Solution to knife attacks: Kidnap the attacker and befriend them

I feel like a right angle handle, like the ones on some batons, would make it easier to us. The wielder would have a lot more power and control, it would be harder to yank it out of the cops hands.

I remember when the Skaven raided me village, a couple of them had something similar to this. Stole me aunt they did

Sorry bout the month break! Im gonna attempt to be more regular with the videos!

American cop: catches man with man catcher Caught man: pulls out gun

This man is the awsome embodiment of a intrusive thought

This would be especially useful for Florida man level bathsalt addicts who have be killed due to simply shrugging off tasers till it kills them

The idea behind this design is very well thought out and comes from a good place in his heart, but the thumbnail is so utterly horrifying I can only imagine this being used to catch victims for a human meat farm or something lmao

Who would've guessed man-catchers could've been made into a super safe design by just... REMOVING all the spikes!?

“Instead of zapping someone until they die” is honest to god so darkly funny

You could add some built-in tasers to the stick that activate whith a button