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I think the only time it would come in handy would be when diagnosing a cooling problem on a car where the thermostat is hard to get to, like behind a timing cover. But, you wouldn't be able to see it then either. Pretty much, if you can see it well enough to watch it open/close, then you can just easily swap out a suspect thermostat.