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All right, finally, tonight, a new series here on Top Story. Have you ever seen a product on social media and wondered, is this real? As more and more companies use Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to sell those products, we're taking a look at some of them to answer that question. Our Sam Brock went to Miami Beach this summer to find out the products that are making a big splash there. That is me cruising through the waters of Key Biscayne. It may look like I'm on a regular boat or a jet ski, but I'm not. This is Jet Car Miami, and it's just one of three viral products that caught our eye on social media. So we want to see for ourselves if they can really help kick summer into high gear. How many people ask you That can't be real. That's not actually a car on the water every day. These jet cars are making a splash in Miami and online. The company's Instagram page has more than 15,000 followers, and they're racking up views on TikTok, too. What do you think, guys? I think I should probably give it a shot. Good doing. All right, so that's starting the engine here.

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Basically, it's a push of a button like you would with a regular car. And now I have my foot on the accelerator. Inside of this car boat, the jet ski engine is right back here powering the body of a car. Now, it's not an actual body of a car. It's something that was manufactured abroad to look like a car. Not that that should come as a shock. Just a convertible moving in and out of yachts. That's the experience right now. All right, so we're over choppiness, doing 25 miles an hour. That's a big yacht. That guy gave me a P sign. I don't see the 30 years, though. I did it good. I keep forgetting, you cannot go over waves like that. I just dredged myself. That right there, my friends, is the jet car ride. A few closing thoughts. The acceleration is definitely phenomenal. You're out there and you can go from 10 to 40 or 50 miles an hour in a matter of a couple of seconds. Obviously, it's a powerful vehicle, and it is definitely 100 % authentically real. After a full morning on the water, now it's time to relax on the beach.

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These are pretty epic. And on TikTok, we keep seeing the Beach Bub umbrella, advertised on the company's website as Portable each umbrella system with effortless setup that anyone can do in minutes by using sands to create an anchor. So let's make sure first we have all the parts. You got to bring a little armwork to the table. Get this thing 8 inches into the ground, but it's going. That is pretty darn close. I'm sweating profusely. It's basically down there. Again, it's 90 something degrees in Miami with a humidity of like 90 %. So you're going to have to give me a little bit of grace on that. So that's basically where you want the pool to be. It went down. It took five minutes, but it went down. What we now need is 50 scoops of sand. So let's take on the next part of this. So we do have this bad boy. This is my device right here, okay? 50 scoops of sand with what looks like it could be a kid's shovel. Here we go. 24. This is a lot of sand. You can just feel the weight on this. Let's get that up there.

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Wow. Now let's see how it works. Again, as I mentioned, there's not a lot of wind today. Still, though, that thing looks rock solid. I will say, once you can figure out how to get the actual anchor onto the pole, I mean, I'm feeling this right now. There's got to be a solid 15 pounds of sand in here. This is absolutely real. There's really some effort that goes into putting it up, but very happy at the end of the day that I have right now a shaded umbrella. This thing is not moving, and I think it's time now to try a beverage. And that's why we're going to try the Chillomatic. It's a contraption seen across social media that advertises the ability to turn any 12oz can, ice cold, in about a minute. We have two different beverages, a soda and a beer. And I can tell you, they're both lukewarm, sun warm, if you will. We're going to pop them in here and see, in 60 seconds, do I suddenly have two ice cold beverages? One for the kids, one for the adults out there. You know what these days at the beach are like.

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Let's give it a go. So the drink, sections to the cup like that, and then you slide the chamber in like that. Okay, that's about a handful of ice. Do not overfill. If too much ice is in place on the device, it may To prevent the Chillomatic from working. So on that note, I'm going to take out one piece of ice. That should be about right. Okay. So that's how much ice we're putting in. Close and spin. We put one product in for 60 seconds, the other for 90 seconds. And voila. Put that down. Get ice all over you. It did not cause an explosion, which obviously no one wants to see foam sprung everywhere when you open up your can of beer or soda, it didn't. Perfect temperature. So I did notice a difference. 90 seconds versus 60 seconds. 60 was good. 90 is perfect. This tastes like a beer that has been in the fridge for a couple of hours, and instead we just got it in a minute and a half.. Or, The verdict is, It's real, baby. Or the verdict is, It's real. Cheers. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app, or follow us on social media.