Tiger vs. 3.5 Million Toothpicks | We Protect Us | AVG

AVG puts two people in a jungle. All that protects them from a tiger are toothpicks. See if millions of toothpicks bonded together into a cage are enough to keep the tiger at bay.

[everNrose]

This is truly an example of what numbers can do and what big of a difference it can make :)

Really enjoyed the video!

[Square_Peg]

This is one of the very few ads I didn't skip over, good job AVG. You didn't get my business, but I did watch your ad.

[nessiii]

first youtube ad where i actually watched the entire thing. good work :)

[LeninaXx]

I saw this on an ad this is the only ad that I was willing to watch. Wow. The video is amazing! They are CRAZY!

[ChrisAdams]

Brilliant, AVG! Awesome ad. Like others mentioned, the only YouTube ad I've watched to completion. Very compelling. Beautiful cinematography. Great concept and metaphor, executed to perfection. I'm sold!

[TheArmyKnifeNut]

Speaking from an engineering point of view, what they did was create a directional composite with the toothpicks acting as the fibers and the massive amounts of glue acting as the matrix. The end result would have been roughly as strong as a normal wooden cage (depending on the epoxy chosen). I say they ought to do the test again with the bars made only out of glue so that we have a control specimen... All good science needs a control group!

[Toyman]

More commercials need to be like this. i wasnt a BIT bored by this. not even a LITTLE. if more adds was like this i wouldnt mind at ALL. bravo on thinking outside the box! so to speak :)

[Ciscoql]

Best ad and only ad I ever watched completely.

[tobigforyou]

The only commercial on YouTube I ever watched to it's entirety.
awesome.

[SIDisTHE]

AVG is awesome. been using it for years. you guys rock

[clark]

now THIS is an ad. I didn't skip over this when i first saw it 12 years ago and I'm coming back to watch it now. To bad this isn't the full video.

[SieistJahrealt]

OMFG that blew my mind!! i had to type in a captcha to comment and my captcha was TOOTHPICKS!!

[slicky_]

awesome! this should go on prime time television

[thebakerman]

The ad should have acknowledged the use of the resin and how it related to the strength of the cage. The toothpicks were the only aspect mentioned in the ad though.
Although you do happen to mention it in your response to an earlier reply, it should have been incorporated into the advertisement in some way to better explain things, as most people would acknowledge the resin having as much to do with the cage structure and it's strength as the toothpicks.
That aside, AVG is a good product.

[jamiejlz]

this is a unique commercial in that i watched till the end. love it.

[jjhhkkify]

@DigitizedSelf looks to be a few stationary cameras controlled by remote since most of the exterior shots are the same angle but the zoom changes for some once the expeditionary team leaves them alone

[AnduanMusic]

I saw this in a browser side ad, I thought it was "can ONE TOOTHPICK stop MILLIONS of tigers." It turned out not to be that but this is still pretttty cool. :D

[jxnfan]

Thanks for the info about the cameras. I always wonder why nobody ever talks about the people manning the cameras. Like the guys climbing Mt Everest or hiking in dangerous places...the camera guy is doing the same thing, but carrying 50 lbs of camera equipment. Nobody ever mentions them. Glad to know these were on tripods.

[SieistJahrealt]

is this an advertisement for AVG or how badass those toothpicks are?

[DefinitelyFudge]

Huh, so it is. My bad, they look pretty similar. Thanks for making a good video anyways! I like the concept. Probably the first minute plus ad I've ever actually watched because I was so interested. Haha.