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> Now, there’s no special brilliance needed to come up with this kind of test. Frankly, it’s pretty obvious and I’m sure the Wirecutter is aware they could do it. They just don’t.

They are giving others way too much credit here. If Wirecutter is aware they could do it they probably also think that their test and this test are equivalent.

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Wire cutter are professionals - it’s their job and they work to get it done to the lowest possible acceptable standard at the lowest effort and cost.

For these things you want amateurs - people who are doing it for love, out of an obsession over the subject.

They can be found but it can be tricky (and a bit weird).

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