{
  "id": 383275,
  "title": "What You’re Actually Paying For When a Multitool Says 25 Functions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/what-youre-actually-paying-for-when-a-multitool-says-25-functions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T13:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Gadgeteer",
    "slug": "the-gadgeteer",
    "url": "https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/08/09/mdk-25-in-1-stainless-steel-multitool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A function count is the first thing you read on a multitool listing and the least useful thing on it. Twenty five sounds like more tool than fifteen, and fifteen sounds like more than five, so the number closes the sale before anything else gets a turn. What you’re actually paying for is almost never […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}