Home Depot CEO Talks (and Demos) Tools

In a recent visit to The Wall Street Journal, Home Depot CEO Frank Blake showed how innovation is changing traditional tools–from a leaf blower and drill powered by the same lithium-ion battery, to a flashlight that can be submerged in water and dropped from 30 feet. Plus, what happens when ketchup gets poured on a white sneaker bathed in a “super hydrophobic coating?”

Watch the products in action during this excerpt from a Big Interview with the WSJ and see the full interview with Mr. Blake here on WSJ.com.