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Adam Carolla's Home Depot Run: WD-40 Deodorant & Urinal Sink Update

Adam CarollaFebruary 7, 202613 min106,868 views
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Innovative Product Ideas

  • 💡 Adam Carolla proposes a WD-40 scented deodorant, believing it would appeal to men and attract women due to its association with masculinity and manual labor.
  • 🎯 He suggests this product would be a significant improvement over existing deodorant scents and a missed financial opportunity for WD-40.

Home Depot Experiences & Frustrations

  • ⚠️ Adam expresses frustration with his crew for not texting their supply needs before a Home Depot run, leading to forgotten items like couplers or Tapcon screws.
  • ⏳ He recounts a slow experience at Home Depot waiting for custom paint, contrasting it with his typically fast rental car pickups.
  • 🛠️ Adam also laments the common issue of losing small tool bits like Phillips, star drive, and flatheads, despite initial intentions to keep them organized.

Understanding Saw Blades

  • 🧠 A "Blade 101" segment explains carbide-tipped blades, noting that more teeth result in a smoother, more expensive cut.
  • ⚙️ He details the function of a dado blade setup, which uses stacked blades to create a U-channel or groove on a table saw for various widths.

The Urinal Sink Project

  • 🌱 Adam discusses his long-standing desire for a urinal sink at his studio, motivated by water conservation and the idea of sink water rinsing the urinal.
  • 🚧 The installation faced challenges, including the unit being illegal to ship to California and requiring a jerry-rigged cold water connection from a toilet angle stop.
  • 🚿 A design flaw meant the faucet would spray water on the user's crotch if not handled carefully, leading Adam to create a sign: "Gently lift the handle."

Urinal Sink Resolution

  • ✅ An update reveals that a viewer's suggestion to adjust the water pressure via the angle stop successfully resolved the splashing issue.
  • 👏 Adam expresses gratitude for the advice, which provided a "happy ending" to the urinal sink's maiden voyage by allowing variable water flow.
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WD-40 DeodorantHome Depot RunsTool OrganizationSaw BladesCarbide-Tipped BladesDado Blade SetupUrinal SinkWater ConservationCalifornia Shipping LawsAngle Stop Adjustment
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