WTF – Smacap

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Ok, so we had some other WTFs planned for today, but while we were shopping for groceries we just happened to stumble upon this, and were so utterly bewildered as we stared at it for a few minutes that we knew that this had to be our WTF immediately.

Ladies and gentlemen, here’s the multiscarf, which is the MacGyver of scarves. You can use it for hiking, cycling, marathoning, skiing, and mountain. Yes, you can use it for mountain. Not sure what they meant there. Mountain climbing, or just mountains in general? Hey! Plan on growing a mountain? Well you’ll need this scarf! You can use it for marathoning. And, most impressively, you can take it off your head and wear it as a freaking shirt! Yes! A shirt! Actually, no, you can’t do this, but that’s what the pictures in the back say you can do. We tried using it as a shirt. It barely even fits Simon’s fat head, and since his torso is a loooooot bigger, it won’t fit that, either. Seriously! Whose body is the size of Simon’s head, apart from the bodies of children? Is this marketed as children’s clothing? We don’t know.

Really, when you look at it, it’s just a tube scarf. Not a lot of fun in that. The packaging though…oh the packaging makes it so much better! It’s a multiscarf! Don’t forget about its sister product, the Multirope! Errr, taking a product that already inherently has a lot of functions to it, and marketing it for those multiple purposes is just…odd. Go to a Home Redecorating store, and I doubt you’ll see this on rope. Who knows…

Anyhow, we don’t think that this product is indigenous to Korea, but we think that there’s definitely something here that we’re missing out on. Do any of you have Korean family or friends who use something like this? Is it common, but under a different name? Maybe not as bizarrely marketed? Or was this just a gem that we found?

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Rachael Murphy

Oh man. That was great! Have a great day guys!
Megan Hare

It’s a Spudgy dress!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=673395496 Rhea D’Souza

I agree! This may constitute animal abuse but please, please dress up Spudgy in this and make a video, I think it would make my year!

Megan Hare

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Noora PyÃ¶rre

Based on my visit to South Korea a few monthsÂ ago, I’d say that a normal korean girl may have a Simon’s head sized body.
http://www.facebook.com/people/gimmin-u/1668712816 ê¹€ë¯¼ìš°

Hey Megan Hare.. The guy that wears that thing on his neck to his lips totally looks like a robber… I’m Korean and i’ve never EVER seen this product ANYWHERE…
http://twitter.com/Enildaline Adeline

I have seen a lot of these here in France. In live in the mountains, and most of my friends are skiier (some of them even professional ones), and they ALL have a scarf like this. It’s pretty trending here!
http://www.facebook.com/GoldenFlute Alyssa Callahan

For some reason, when I think of a Smacap song, I sing it to the tune of the Backpack Song from Dora the Explorer:

“Smacap, Smacap!
Smacap, Smacap!
I’m a Spacap, special ’cause
I’m multifunctional!
Anything that you might need,
I can do it all! (not)
Smacap, Smacap!
Smacap, Smacap!
YEAH!

Simon and Martina need to get to the grocery store.Â What can I turn in to to help them get there?Â A slingshot?Â YEAH!”

Okay, this has gone on for too long… sorry…
http://twitter.com/Shadegem Michaela

It made me think a bit on the buffs they have on Survivor, since a lot of the skinny girls on there wear them as tops, but I guess they have ones that are a bit larger or stretch more.
http://twitter.com/oOTeaOo Jisoo

I watch a lot of Korean tv shows where they feature hikers and a lot of Ah Jum Ma wear this on their head like a bandana to keep cool. also men do it as well. Another popular use is to use it as a scarf/muffler type thing because I find it personally that if i wrap a towel around my neck outside in a humid hot area, I perspire less and become less hot. That’s just me personally so im guessing that’s their use as well. IDK if its the exact same thing Yoo Jae Suk wears, but he wears something like that when he’s doing that rowing competition or something outdoorsy to protect his voice/throat. :D
http://twitter.com/itsrissayaknow Marisa

I love how the video and bloopers oozed with sarcasm :DD It reminds me of these cheap, stretchy fabric book covers students use for their textbooks in the U.S. And those tops the really skinny girls use on Survivor.
http://twitter.com/verbal_typo Na’Shawn

Hilarity. Pure hilarity. You guys brighten my day seriously. I always love watching your videos and IÂ absolutelyÂ ADORE the screens that you have up on your computer when you are making them. Martina makes themÂ herselfÂ right? YouÂ shouldÂ totally make like cards or cool stickers and sell them. Or even general merchandise. I would love to wear a hat or shirt with something Martina has drawn on it. Think about it. And let me know so I can buy one lol.

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Simon and Martina

Actually, a lot of the screencaps for our WTFs are drawn by other people, not us. Â We want to thank people in a small way by using them in our videos :D

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VU3L7D2LHQ73LPETN6XEANCTLY Jinel

I went to their website… A smacap wardrobe?? lol There was a model wearing it as a skirt and tube top. I see how it fits simon’s head. How did this get over anyone’s shoulders?? Awesome video guys!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jack-Kim/100001057740416 Jack Kim

did simon just make a portal reference?Â

also, the star king episode you guys were feat. still hasn’t aired, or did I just miss it?Â

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Simon and Martina

The episode should be out on Saturday. Â We’ll try to upload it as soon as they send us a copy :D

http://www.facebook.com/people/Penny-Douglas/100000652555552 Penny Douglas

We have these in Canada…their called Buff’s. They are extremely popular with cross-country skiers because they really work wonders!! Personally, I don’t think this is worthy of WTF…except for the torso; that is different…
http://www.facebook.com/TheHarringtonTimes Melissa Harrington

I have a Buff…and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! Who needs face masks to keep out germs when you have a Buff/Multiscarf? Who needs a headband when you have multiscarf? Who needs a beanie when you have a multiscarf? Who needs a SCRUNCHIE when you have a multiscarf? Who needs a scarf…when you have a multiscarf? Seriously. It’s my favorite…the Buff…multiscarf, whatevs.

The Buff has a website of the ways you can wear it…on is the Pirate AND they even let you know that the Buff can be used as a blindfold…genius. Really.
http://twitter.com/reem_cream reem

hahaha simon your pirate impression was sooo weak!!
Anonymous

The bloopers were amazing. You guys can do life insurance commercials, honestly. Perfect.
Anonymous

Smacap, all on da floooor. :)
http://www.konnectmagazine.com Moses Yoon

SmaCap? What in the world! Here in the City of Brother Love (Philadelphia, PA), there is something called a SkullCap. Many of the African American people wear the SkullCaps. It is similar to the SmaCap where the man wears it like a tight bandana-like hoodie. Kinda similar!

The SmaCap…is that a Korean thing? Do you see Korean women wearing those around? Wow, multi-purpose head gear! It would have been funny to see MacGyver wear one of those in one of his episodes…ha ha.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dalya-Bozkurt/100001398982500 Dalya Bozkurt

umm Ä± have one too but i use it for my leg when it realy hearts or i pull a mycle
http://twitter.com/jenji792 jennifer pelli

LOOOOOOL I was bursting from laughters yesterday at Bon Jovi’s Concert in ZÃ¼rich! I saw a man with a smacap! He wore it thinking he was looking like a cool pirate but he just looked like a dwarf! LOL
http://selenemoonlove.wordpress.com/ kim pam

omg XD, hahahahhaha, yeah, but I have to say, I think that I could wear that as a top( not that I would) because I am so so so so so thin( like I wear size 0 pants, and sometimes I have to buy children clothing XD) I am 18, but I am super thin, so I think that this fit very well
Random Person

NINJA SMACAP!!!!! WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cloud Flame

i think your supposed the twist the smacap to use it as a hair elastic
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CWCPKGETIE6ANZHPTZ24LQFKPQ petmik

Ha.. I found this on ebay under “Cycling Outdoor Sport Multi Turban Headband Veil Scarf”. It shows a picture of a woman with all the styles this headband can be worn, including the blindfold.