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BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos

AvE tears down the Juicero cold-press juicer, examining its heavily machined parts, electronics and the pricey juice packs. He pokes fun at the product and venture-funded culture along the way.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN treats it as the classic teardown and the go-to example of over-engineered hardware built without real-world constraints.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
AvE
Topic
product teardown
Format
demo
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
6
HN mentions in dataset
20
Recommendation years in dataset
2017–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Thanks for this feed example. Found this gem in there. A beautiful technical / engineering take on why Juicero failed, after he takes apart a brand new Juicero => [VIDEO]

    justboxing on Hacker News · 2017-05
    In Show HN: FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels

  • Seconded. I especially recommend his teardown of the Juicero, in which he displays his insights into design for manufacture, plastics, metallurgy, electrical engineering, etc, peppered with hilarious and insightful jabs at VC culture. For me, it's his masterpiece. [VIDEO] My wife recently watched all 45 …

    picklesman on Hacker News · 2018-06
    In Ask HN: Which YouTube channels do you watch regularly?

  • You'll probably like the product teardowns of youtube user AvE. He usually does tools, but also the random appliance or product from time to time. His teardown of the Juicero is a classic: [VIDEO]

    msisk6 on Hacker News · 2020-02
    In Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb

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