Actually, I wish they would test Snuggies in an office setting. They could be perfect for those of us who freeze during the summer when the AC is way too high.

(I'm the one always scolded by the maintenance department when they discover my cubicle space heater.)

Pretty sarcastic for Consumer Reports, but I think can treat this as the final word on the ShamWow's efficacy. "Consumerist just saved me $28!"

I'm actually quite eager to see the pork brains in milk gravy review, preferably a video review. I wanna SEE the guy enjoy it

Ack, autoplay on the main page AND the article page?

ME SAY AUTOPLAY BAD FOR PEOPLE AT WORK. UGH. :)

NO, autoplay is not cool, this is not myspace

@supercereal: Agreed. AutoPlay = Bad

I love her snarkiness!

@Radi0logy:

I think watching someone eat that would make me puke.

@supercereal: Ah, it's fixed now. Thanks Alex (or whoever did it) for the quick fix!

@richcreamerybutter: You're the one that takes out an entire row of cubicles because your feet are cold?

Now you want to look like a druid at at work?

@ekthesy: I think I like the sarcasm on this one.

@HogwartsAlum: I think I'd lose it as soon as they started scooping it out of the can.

@HogwartsAlum: 2 guys 1 tin?

Since when did Woz start working at CU?

@snowburnt: The DBAs all have matching robes and ceremonial candles whenever we need to put in a change request... I should be able to look like a tool for warmth.

I like her sarcasm as well. If most of CR's videos are like this, I just might subscribe.

I love the snarkiness, CU! It adds a lot to the entertainment value while not detracting from the information content.
Now, can you guys fill a room full of hungry cats, place a tub of Perfect Oatmeal™ in the middle of it, flip on the camera then run for your lives?
I'd find the resulting video oddly, hypnotically fascinating.
You could even make a screen saver out of it and offer it to Consumerist donators.
(hint. hint.)

Disclaimer: No prostitutes were beaten during the making of this video.

@Radi0logy: Extra Internet Points if they have a zombie do it.

"It also leaves behind lots of little tiny droplets...in which case you will need these things called TOWELS and SPONGES to clean up the rest."

Awesome. I will go for the 200 sponges.

Sorry, enjoyable snark aside I expect more in depth analysis from consumer reports.

The only small part of that video that was worthy of being a CR report was the determination that it holds 10x it's weight & the sponges do so also.
However, in a real CR report they would have noted that the sponges drip at 10x and if the shamwow does or doesn't. They would have also had an analysis of how much of the maximum capacity the shamwow needed to be at before it started leaving "small droplets".
Also, doing some sort of extended wear testing would be useful, they do it for paint and other stuff.

Great video, lousy CR report. I hope they haven't lowered their report standards since my subscription lapsed, it has been a couple three years.

Sarcasm for the win! This was not only informative but creative. They should have noted that swimmers have used these for decades and they don't cost nearly as much as the shamWow.

@richcreamerybutter: As one who roasts during summer, I'd gladly buy snuggies for my coworkers if they'd complain less. But then, I'm the one who's thinking 'yeah, it's 90 outside, but I'm inside. Perhaps I shouldn't wear a light sundress and sandals inside."

"Pork brains in milk gravy" ≠ a good thing to read when you're eating lunch.

Ha! my mom bought me some shamwows for christmas as a gag gift. and yeah, they don't work any better than my raggity old towels and cheap paper towels. So now i'll be saying "Wow, I can't believe you spent $28 on this!" (actually she spent $15...they were on sale.) but now i know.

@yevarechecha: Just don't get the SpongeWow.

@supercereal: Sorry about that you guys. We had a little embed code problem. All better now.

I bought a shamwow simply to tack to my cubicle at work. It's great for starting conversations about Scientology hating and escort fight club techniques!

This video wasn't that impressive or useful. So what if it isn't scientifically correct about how much liquid it can hold. I wouldn't be using it to carry water across my kitchen to a pot on the stove.

I want to know if it is actually good at picking up an asstastic amount of spilled liquid. I'd prefer to use one of these instead of a whole roll of paper towels. Then I can use 1 to get the droplets that are left behind.

Also - those are the cheapest sponges around, who even uses them they are worthless.

@William Mize: And had they been, a ShamWow wouldn't have been able to clean up the blood.

@ElizabethD: Yeah, I was reading consumerist while eating my potato salad.

chunky :(

I really wanted to see them disprove the "test" where it absorbs the "cola" (which is either flat cola or just colored liquid since it doesn't fizz when he pours it) through the carpet and it's dry underneath.

The one thing I notice is that you can see a small puddle expand under the square of carpet when he pours the liquid but when the shot changes, there's no long any liquid coming from under the carpet.

As a CR subscriber for many years, I don't appreciate the attitude. I pay for unbiased, scientific product reviews. If CR begins taking the low-road in order to seem "hipper" or "edgier" to appeal to people who are easily bored by plain facts, I will be canceling my subscription.

Why can't CR write up, um, a Report of its findings, instead of making people sit through a video? Planning a name change to CV?

What you actually need is one of these...

@richcreamerybutter: I have 2 co-workers that sit near to me that use heaters during the summer. I'm half tempted to put an air conditioner under my desk....

@William Mize: I can't believe I'm saying "Wow," she beat up Vince (ShamWow Guy) almost as bad as that hooker who bit him. Wow!

@ShortBus: Please lighten up. This is clearly a product that does not take itself very seriously. I'm a subscriber as well and as much as the reports are useful in my buying decisions, I'm not opposed to humor with my science. The report did show that only one of shamwow's claims did in fact hold water, what was the better buy, and did it in an enjoyable easy to understand way. I'd understand if they made their riding mower section into a youtube variety show but that is all the attention the shamwow required.

@ShortBus: It's funny when I imagine what you wrote being spoken in the voice of the comic store guy from The Simpsons.

@snowburnt: Thant's me!

How do they expect me to work when my frozen fingers are incapable of typing?

@richcreamerybutter: Thant's me!

See?

Please taste test the pork brains! I will definitely donate money to see someone swallow that crap!

@JakeChance84: What?! the shot doesn't change. Vince even says "we're gonna do this in real time". So even though it's got about 10 cuts in there, I gotta take Vince's word for it... he's a trustworthy guy...

@ShortBus: Dad? Is that you?

I like my Shamwow. It's great for getting water and stuff out of tight spaces you could never get a sponge, like under my washing machine when it decided to explode. (The replacement was chosen based off of a Consumer Reports best buy.)

@Gokuhouse: Just point the A/C exhaust towards your coworkers, kills two birds with one stone, and uses just as much electricity (disclaimer, using an A/C indoors will raise the temperature very quickly)

@ShortBus: If I want snarky banter, I'll come here--or practically anywhere else on the Internet. But I pay money to CR to get meaningful, un-biased information.

If they begin to focus more on selling their style over their expertise, it's a major warning sign that things are headed downhill. Call me old fashioned, but I like my facts to be boring. Adding personality to the review, by definition, adds bias.

Actually Costco sells 16 of them for 27 dollars right now, so that makes it worth it! I got some and they rock.