Let's turn it on...
Yeah... It's loud.
OK, I'm Marta and I'm a producer here at CNET. And what is this?
This is the Black & Decker Random Orbit Waxer/Polisher WP900...
and the reason I have it is not because I want to polish anything, but because I learned...
that runners and cross-fitters were using it to give themselves massages, and they seemed to be obsessed with it.
And, to be clear, CNET has an extensive guide of massage guns with different recommendations, and price points, and features, and all that...
You can click in the link in the description to see them.
The reason this one is not there is... well, partly because it's not a real massage gun, and mostly...
because I don't want you to catch your hair, and hurt yourself, and come and blame it on me.
And I reached out to Black & Decker to ask them about all of this...
and see what they think, and all I got was a...
"Since this is not a legally approved use, we would like to forego commenting."
But, you know what? For $35 vs. the several hundred for a Theragun,
this seemed worth a shot.
This is what is known as a random orbit polisher.
That means that it doesn't only spin and oscillate,
it does both things at the same time.
And it's hard to compare it with a regular massage gun because the technology is actually pretty different.
A massage gun will normally use pulses per minute.
By the way, there are also people who customize jigsaws to turn them...
into something more similar to a Theragun.
...jigsaw...
...the DIY Theragun...
...power massager...
Look at that!
Oh my God!
I'm not gonna go there yet.
The Black & Decker has one single speed...
and you gotta plug it in with this ten-foot cord...
but, honestly, that's not really a problem unless you're planning to use it outside...
and that would be fairly weird.
It's not exactly light but it has these two handles...
so it's pretty confortable to use.
Let's turn it on.
Yeah, it's loud.
This is exactly the moment when this does not sound like a great idea...
but it's OK. It's not that bad.
You know... I'm an old lady.
I get sore when I work out for too long, and my muscles feel tight.
I do like stretching, but it takes a while to loosen up.
And I have things like the fitness peanut, and the roll...
but they're limited in what they can do.
Let's see how this works.
I've seen people using this on their bare skin...
and it comes with this nice wool cover that you can use...
but I'm going to use it on top of my leggings instead.
I hope it's not too loud. If it is, we have captions.
Oh... This is nice...
It does warm up!
And it feels really soft...
Now, this only has one speed...
but if you want that deeper massage, you can go on the side...
and this is deeper.
This does feel more like a deep tissue massage.
Oh, this feels amazing!
This will make your skin red, so if it's irritated, or burned, or otherwise damaged...
maybe don't use it.
And if you want to use it on your back, you may want to recruit someone...
Thank you!
My muscles feel much looser now, so I would say this is great...
both for before the workout, for warming up...
and for after, when you're dead and you feel like everything hurts.
This feels amazing.
So... yeah.
Now I belong to that community of people...
who use a Black & Decker power tool to give themselves massages.
And you know what?
I love it.
If you're in the market for a regular massage gun, go check out our guide and recommendations...
but let me know in the comments if you have used this one, and if you like it.
Also, let me know if there are other things you have at home that you're using in... unintended ways.
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