Comments on: Friday Videos — The Swiss Army Knife is Dead https://blog.speculist.com/friday_videos/friday-videos-t-2.html Live to see it. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Phil Bowermaster https://blog.speculist.com/friday_videos/friday-videos-t-2.html#comment-5240 Phil Bowermaster Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:56:09 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=2083#comment-5240 Thanks for setting me straight. It’s not surprising that these have been around for a while — all the technology is 19th century, I think.

It’s interesting to note that the shovel is probably not optimal for any of the tasks shown. A real knife is easier to cut with than a sharp shovel blade, a real hammer is easier to use than pounding nails with a shovel, a real pair of sheers is a lot easier to move around with than a shovel, etc. But to have one tool that does all that — genius.

This concentration of capability is a good example of what we discussed on the most recent podcast. This thing is like an early implementation of utility fog!

Also, you just have to love the slicing potatoes and the rousing background music.

]]> By: vv111y https://blog.speculist.com/friday_videos/friday-videos-t-2.html#comment-5239 vv111y Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:54:37 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=2083#comment-5239 Phil!
These kinds of shovels have been in the US army since at least the vietnam war, except for the wire cutter, I haven’t seen that feature. You can buy lots of different kinds on ebay, new and old.
You’ll find some at outdoor stores, but they may not have all the little features on the pivot area.
You’re off by about 50 years, or more.

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