# The swiss army knife can open a can of hip pop too! (SAK MP3 player) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328 "2006-06-11T19:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328/1 "2006-06-11T19:24:38Z")
Cool stuff I noticed: [http://www.popgadget.net/2006/06/swiss\_army\_knif.php](http://www.popgadget.net/2006/06/swiss_army_knif.php) > [@](#): > > The player will play MP3, WAV and WMA files, it has an FM radio, and even a voice recorder. It also comes with an external remote control and is equipped with 2 headphone jacks so you can share with that special someone. > > For those who want to travel with this and not be stopped by airport security, there is a flight version available with just the player, but who wants that when the player can be removed from the knife so you can toss it into your luggage while keep the player in-flight? Those Swiss folks thought of everything, didn’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328/2 "2006-06-11T19:54:59Z")
I dunno, I like gadgets as much as the next guy (I currently have three pocketknife-type devices, including five blades and 27 other tools between them, plus a scientific calculator and a cell phone, on my person), but Swiss army knife + MP3 player just seems an odd marriage. You’re not going to be able to fit _all_ of your gadgets into a single package, and if you’re going to split them up amongst multiple items, you might as well do it in a way that makes sense. Put your hacksaw, corkscrew, file, and other unpowered hand tools on the knife, and the MP3 player, PDA, camera, and other electronics on your cell phone. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328/3 "2006-06-11T20:09:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I dunno, I like gadgets as much as the next guy (I currently have three pocketknife-type devices, including five blades and 27 other tools between them, plus a scientific calculator and a cell phone, on my person), but Swiss army knife + MP3 player just seems an odd marriage. You’re not going to be able to fit _all_ of your gadgets into a single package, and if you’re going to split them up amongst multiple items, you might as well do it in a way that makes sense. Put your hacksaw, corkscrew, file, and other unpowered hand tools on the knife, and the MP3 player, PDA, camera, and other electronics on your cell phone. Maye I’m just old-school, but I don’t like the idea of putting multiple gadgets on the same device. It might be nice to have your cell phone, camera, PDA, mp3 player, and magic 8-ball together in one device, but if you lose that device (or it’s stolen, or it gets broken) then you lose _everything_. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328/4 "2006-06-12T08:38:44Z")
Question is, can it open a can of whup-ass? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328/5 "2006-06-13T02:59:39Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Question is, can it open a can of whup-ass? No. > **[ThinkGeek - Shirts, Toys, Collectibles & More | GameStop](https://www.gamestop.com/toys-games/thinkgeek)** > > View all results for thinkgeek. Search our huge selection of new and used video games at fantastic prices at GameStop. Because the Whup-ass cans come with an opening tab already, the SAK is not particularly useful in this situation. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swiss-army-knife-can-open-a-can-of-hip-pop-too-sak-mp3-player/360328/6 "2006-06-13T05:07:20Z")
I just don’t see this knife with an mp3 player as particularly useful for me. I like to have my mp3 player with me whenever I travel and you can’t board a plane with this gadget if it has blades. Same goes for any knife that has a flash drive on it. Can’t take it on a plane unless it’s kept in checked-in luggage and I hate to check any bags.