Hack My Life Inside Hacks - Gaming the System Claw GametruTV

That has claimed more quarters
than any other machine.   The dreaded claw game.    Today, we fight
to claim the prizes that are
rightfully ours.    This is
Gaming the System.

Winning at arcade games
  like the claw...   It's not that it's impossible, it's just that the odds
are really stacked against you.   -I've never won, have you? -Occasionally. But there are a few things
that you can be aware of  that might
increase your odds if the machine isn't
completely rigged against you.

First up, it's the tilt. Tilting the machine isn't
about moving the prizes. It's actually about getting
more slack on the line. If you want to get something
deep down, you go for the tilt.

And how safe is it? Not really safe at all.
 I don't advise it.  Great. There should be a giant
disclaimer on the screen.  Great.

Here comes the tilt.   All right,
  I'm gonna load the money. I used to do this with cop cars   after Lakers games.   How's it look over there?
Should I go back a little more? Heavy, it looks heavy,
Brooke.

So, this hack  should give Brooke some extra slack on the wire
as the claw goes down.   All right, now give it
a little shimmy.  Little back
 and forth, maybe.   Okay, all right.

This seems less like a hack
and more like a felony.  All right,
keep it where it is.  Yep. This is great
for the shoulders, bad for everything else.

Oh, my God.   I'll just buy you
a [bleep] kangaroo. -Kev, you okay?
-Terrible hack. Hopefully this one's
 a little better.

It's called
beating the mirror.   Kevin: So, you want to use multiple angles   instead of trusting
the mirror in the back. It's there to fool you,
mess with your depth perception. Makes the actual cage
seem larger than it is.

Let's start by
choosing our target. Brooke: Panda and rat
 are looking good.  Kevin: All right, I'm going
 with your advice.   I'm going panda.

 Usually -- oh, there I am,
  distracted again. What's up, handsome?
Oh, not much.  Just making television.   Huh?   Yep? Sorry.

-Panda!  Thank you.
  Got it. Brooke needs a panda.   Okay, quarters in.  I'm gonna kind of guess
my forward and back.

Okay. Kevin: I'm not going to
just trust this mirror. I'm gonna check   every angle I can. Take a peek.

  Oh, I actually need to go
back a little bit more.  Yeah, you can even
  look this way.    Oh, yeah, very clear.    Back a little bit more...

 Hovering over...   Oh, Kev!    Come on, baby!  Oh! Wow! Sweet panda victory.    You wanted it,
and I won it.    Beautiful panda.

-Aw. Here you go, Brooke.  Yeah,
I want you to have it.    How'd you know
I was lonely? It's pretty obvious,
Brooke..