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BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos

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What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “A beautiful technical / engineering take on why Juicero failed”

    Engineering teardown explaining why Juicero failed

    justboxing, 2017-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Show HN: FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels”

  2. “For me, it's his masterpiece.”

    Design for manufacture insights with humorous jabs at VC culture

    picklesman, 2018-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Which YouTube channels do you watch regularly?”

  3. “His teardown of the Juicero is a classic”

    Classic product teardown by AvE

    msisk6, 2020-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb”

  4. “He did a great and hilarious teardown of that failed Juicero product”

    Hilarious teardown noting how overengineered and costly the product is

    ryandrake, 2021-01 · Recommendation · in “Review broken products instead of new ones”

  5. “there's a video on youtube of a guy literally tearing a Juicero apart and it's hilarious”

    Hilarious teardown of a Juicero

    jacobwilliamroy, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “X-ray CT scans of coffee equipment: Aeropress, Fellow kettle, Moka pot”

  6. “There is a great tear-down video of a juicero on YouTube”

    Commentary on how every part is over-engineered

    jiggawatts, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Vision Pro teardown part 2: What’s the display resolution?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: juicero, teardown, over-engineering, design for manufacture, hardware startups

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