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And thank you!

Oh yeah, I agree that you wouldn't expect super consistent results between scales, but FWIW I've tested my grip on my bathroom scale and the scale at my in-laws house. They are a very different shape and thickness, but if I adjust my hands I squeeze them both to the same number, within 5 pounds.

This is always a weird thing for me. People do not need to look any certain way. And anyway, this guy does look a certain way. Dude is a 6'2" 230lbs MMA wrestler with 28 years of experience. He implies he trains grip for his sport. His wrists are thick as heck. His forearm hangs down with the gravity of a small moon and has a net of veins that should concern dolphins about bycatch    True. I don't know what to think about the cut. On the one hand, it just should not be there. If the gripper cannot leave the frame for even a moment, then stopping the camera surely must count as leaving the frame. The camera did not seem to be focusing well on the stamp and they might have stood there for 3 minutes trying to get it to focus. It is in focus after the cut. Possibly this was trimmed for time by IronMind, I don't think we know. IronMind clearly otherwise edits the videos for the banners, song, etc.  On the other hand, I'm not sure what could have been accomplished during the cut. The position of both his hands before and after is identical although the perspective shifts slightly to the left. That would be insanely hard to duplicate if he did in fact leave that position and had to return. Even if he did his best not to move and someone helped him change grippers, I think a swap is pretty implausible here. Landmarks remain on the gripper (stamp orientation, that blotch on the other handle).  My least favorite thing about the cert is that the gripper did not come directly from IronMind. I think it should. From a cost perspective, it's understandable they have set a precedent that the gripper may be shipped from a local supplier. Also, maybe it had to in this case due to shipping sanctions on Russia. But how does that local individual pick a gripper? If they're anything like me, I can more or less ballpark the final strength while the gripper is in the package. I would absolutely know if I was sending a hard one, average one, or easy one. I'm not saying IronMind can't do that as well, but if they sent everything then at least they would be in control of "selecting the same way every time." All the same, the IM News write-up makes it clear that IronMind thanks BearGrip and there was a known witness to the cert who is a veteran IronMind referee although they are not named.   Overall, this cert seems fine to me. People have called for witnesses to return and there seems to have been a trusted one on this cert. There is no requirement for a referee AND video, and the write-up highlights an emphatic confirmation from a witness. But it would be nice to hear about the cut. Did they see it? Did they make it?       

If you have access to the right kind of scale, you should give it a squeeze and report back! My best squeeze on my bathroom scale is 185 pounds. This is in-the-ballpark consistent with my closing power on my recently purchased GD Iron Grip gripper, which I can close at 104 pounds.

Thanks man, I try to do things to set myself apart from the pack in all areas of my life. ✌️