How Fast Do Tails’ Tails Gotta Go To Fly? (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)

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  • @Nerdist
    @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Did you know you have genes named after Sonic the Hedgehog?
    NEW mini-ep over on my Insta: instagram.com/sci_phile/
    Thanks for watching! -- KH

    • @superskullmaster
      @superskullmaster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nerdist what about the fact that his tails aren't flat nor are they an airfoil?

    • @jarrettbullion1545
      @jarrettbullion1545 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      superskullmaster well if they included that you wouldn't have an episode

    • @haydenetrom
      @haydenetrom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jret bullion I think you might have something there in the comics I believe he was able to coil and uncoil his tails they don't actually spin they're more rubber band paper helicopter than that

    • @lifeshown2886
      @lifeshown2886 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How cold are the feet in frozen to run across the bay?

    • @RDeathmark
      @RDeathmark 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nerdist so after watching I am faced with a burning question
      Assuming that Tails can move his tails at the speeds that you described in this video what would it feel like if Tails decided to hit you with his tails

  • @nattywoo475
    @nattywoo475 7 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    Even with that joint, his skin would have to be disconnected from his tail as well. And then you have the friction of skin to skin contact at 900 rpm. Which would most certainly cause flame. So now we have a flying helicopter fox with a flaming butthole.

    • @allisondoak9425
      @allisondoak9425 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Nathan W maybe it there's a lubricant duct?

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Allie Doak like a few litres of soda and careful aim?

    • @insta_725
      @insta_725 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nathan W I think they probably live in a environment with low gravity

    • @Sheol02
      @Sheol02 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Nathan W mammals have a natural lubricant inside their butt(to help poop slide out). Tails probably produces it in high enough quantities for it to come out of his butt and cover the skin around his tails. As a bonus, it also makes anal sex for him completely painless and pure pleasure.

    • @KyleCorbeau
      @KyleCorbeau 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, I always assumed they twisted then untwisted rapidly like a rubber band flying toy.

  • @Nerdist
    @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    *The "Kyle is wrong!" FAQ*
    1. Yes, I am assuming that Tails' tails are well designed airfoils, like helicopter blades. Would be hard to do any kind of calculation without assuming that, because how shape/angle affects the lift equation is an experimentally derived value.
    (UPDATING) -- KH

    • @SadSmash547
      @SadSmash547 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So the real answer is that no matter how fast he spins his tails, he wouldn't be able to fly, because his tails are shaped like tails, not helicopter blades.

    • @MeoWHamster
      @MeoWHamster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also, I'm guessing that meat and fur aren't the best materials for an efficient heli blade, but that's purely speculation.

    • @SheosMan117
      @SheosMan117 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're also ignoring the obvious fact that if he spun his tails, they'd twist around each other and get tangled together.

    • @SadSmash547
      @SadSmash547 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      SheosMan117 He talks about that at the end.

    • @lazytv4318
      @lazytv4318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tail's doesn't have a tail rotor to counter the torque from his main set of tails...

  • @Doodely654
    @Doodely654 7 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    This is a tale about Tail's tails.

    • @dickmarx1298
      @dickmarx1298 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      A Tale of Two Tails

    • @hans6565
      @hans6565 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The tale of tails two tails

    • @madelinelove5150
      @madelinelove5150 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Mitchell Pyrtle I read that in Zapp Brannigan's voice

    • @Jimiai
      @Jimiai 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fuck my brain daddy

    • @SpinDash
      @SpinDash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tails' tails' tales

  • @darrowharden1817
    @darrowharden1817 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    His face in that brief half second after saying "Oh poor little... Foxy boy" had me dying

    • @aaronzachary3979
      @aaronzachary3979 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sonic the hedgehog 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔 awesome 👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎👌👌👌 superhuman speedy.

  • @meinsouza
    @meinsouza 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    i have to say...dude who does the editing for these videos is pretty great.

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Charles is a beast. -- KH

  • @GlennOrSomething
    @GlennOrSomething 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    *Imagine Tails as a Pokemon.*
    Tails used Ass-copter
    *CRITICAL HIT!*

  • @Oddi0
    @Oddi0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    1:57 "basic math"

    • @orange3567
      @orange3567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fatherbrain 😂😂

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I mean, it did take me a few hours to derive this for myself, but it's not calculus at least. -- KH

    • @justingarrett2239
      @justingarrett2239 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Fatherbrain I sh!t you not, my physics teacher said "simple algebra" for everything we went over last year and no one had a clue what was going on all year

    • @Wrathofanger1
      @Wrathofanger1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      teh git gud

    • @Kenchinito2207
      @Kenchinito2207 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Fatherbrain it is actually simple maths. Replacing equations is one of the first things you learn at physics 1, so yeah it is basic.

  • @goodchap4537
    @goodchap4537 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This video reminds me of when mattpatt actually did game theories based off science

  • @brockbillings4299
    @brockbillings4299 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For that question about his tails twisting, you could always make the argument he modified or even replaced his tails (because he is a genius) in order to allow them to spin at such speeds. (credit to Gnoggin)

    • @aaronzachary3979
      @aaronzachary3979 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Helicopter 🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁😊😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

  • @3DPrintingNerd
    @3DPrintingNerd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "this equation we arrived at by using basic math..." Basic math. Sure.

  • @anevilscientist
    @anevilscientist 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I've always wondered how Tails' tails kept spinning like a rotor. Are they disconnected from his spine (unlike most animals' tails)? and what does he do, tense his butt each time he needs to make a rotation?

    • @Jako95
      @Jako95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      im kinda surprised more people don't know this (no offense)
      but i think it's established in one of the old cartoons he winds his tails up and then releases them in order to fly. kinda like twisting two braids up and releasing them to watch them spin.

    • @animemanXLK
      @animemanXLK 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      even if he he could fully dislocate his tail bones he'd still strain and bruce the flesh and muscles surely? In one youtube theory I recently saw they suggest Tails went to the length of replacing his orginal tails with cybernetic implants designing specifically for what he does in the games

    • @Weolynlive
      @Weolynlive 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Completely unrelated with any source material. I ve always imagined tails with a tail on each buttcheek. With some angle each tail can rotate freely from one another.

    • @militaryleft2496
      @militaryleft2496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They could work like the Chinook Helicopter; spinning in different directions so they don't wrap up and also provide directional control.

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And if they do rotate freely, how do nerves and blood vessels connect through the joint? Or are his tails dead matter with no sensation?

  • @DeepRuffian
    @DeepRuffian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    don't cut your hair you majestic creature

  • @ironicdutchmoonshade
    @ironicdutchmoonshade 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    550 revolutions per minute? Sounds more like a history lesson if you ask me

  • @stephenknoll1227
    @stephenknoll1227 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    So what you're saying is Tails has....gotta go fast

  • @fl00fydragon
    @fl00fydragon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Who the hell forgets tails?
    He's an adorable twin tailed fox with the brain power of a few nobel prize winning physicists.

    • @sparkybearbomb533
      @sparkybearbomb533 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      fl00fydragon SHE is an adorable twin tailed fox, SHE.
      Tails is a girl

    • @tailsrhtatonslice1418
      @tailsrhtatonslice1418 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sparky BearBomb I hope this is a joke

    • @FluorescentGreen5
      @FluorescentGreen5 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sparkybearbomb533 originally, but they changed it

  • @nicholasepsilon3534
    @nicholasepsilon3534 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i always thought that Miles Prowler.. meant something like prowl and power.
    and now i realize that Miles Prowler is just a slurred version of Miles Per Hour...
    hmm :/

    • @stopthrm
      @stopthrm 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its actually slang for Miles Davis®

    • @ImperialHyper
      @ImperialHyper 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its just Miles Prower no l

  • @joeyverliesharen
    @joeyverliesharen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *talks about a fox with two tails for an entire video *
    *only at the end comes to the conclusion that it is a mutant *

  • @UltimateKyuubiFox
    @UltimateKyuubiFox 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Kyle. Please don't call Tails a 'foxy boy' ever again. You'll make God cry.

  • @S3PT1M1
    @S3PT1M1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "instead of just showing you like your math teacher whos also your gym coatch" SO FKIN TRUE that was my highschool

  • @ironicdutchmoonshade
    @ironicdutchmoonshade 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:50 I wish you were my teacher in high school. That would've been awesome

  • @thebananamonk
    @thebananamonk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:56 that gorgeous hair flip

  • @NeverLetOff
    @NeverLetOff 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Kyle, be my math teacher

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Not smart enough -- KH

    • @Private27281
      @Private27281 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait-did Kyle just complement someone by implying that the person is better at math than himself, the best mathematician ever, bar Alan turring????

    • @Megamanthemachine
      @Megamanthemachine 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nerdist hey kyle please reply to my comment how fast would the flash have to move to travel through the north pool to the south pool

    • @Megamanthemachine
      @Megamanthemachine 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nerdist and also how exactly do you get almost accurate science on superheroes

  • @doommaker4000
    @doommaker4000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:06 "Guesstimate"

  • @gerardwhitecalf8
    @gerardwhitecalf8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    So can a green lantern ring block and lightsaber

    • @unworthy0rc312
      @unworthy0rc312 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gerard whitecalf good question

    • @andruulrich4021
      @andruulrich4021 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It depends on the Green Lantern because the stronger a GL's will the stronger the construct

    • @aero5560
      @aero5560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gerard whitecalf no: Nothing stops plasma

    • @brycejr3283
      @brycejr3283 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      o0 Aero 0o Magnetic fields

    • @kdasthenerd57
      @kdasthenerd57 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not only Magnetic fields as Bryxe said, but simple matter. If the plasma is not hot enough to melt an object, it simply won't pass, and as the lightsaber is strictly straight, it would clash. Now the answer depends on the green lantern's will, considering the construct's melting temperature and resistance. About who would win the battle, even if the user has a strong will, I don't know if they can protect themselves against the force, as the lightsaber user might be able to use it. Having a strong will prevents it from being weak-minded?

  • @MontgomeryWenis
    @MontgomeryWenis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was hoping you'd question his anatomy the entire time. Glad that was your final thought! 😄😅

    • @aaronzachary3979
      @aaronzachary3979 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Gotta go ⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩ fast.

  • @kaedril3648
    @kaedril3648 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Using basic math" boy that's not basic math that is frickin highschool math

    • @Maria-qw2kq
      @Maria-qw2kq 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kristopher Osburn xllo

    • @ashtonhoward5582
      @ashtonhoward5582 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      or 8th grade science, *grumble grumble*

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:54
    For you see, Sonic. You aren't dealing with the average Kyle. He has ascended beyond, and become the legend. The legend that you fear...

  • @mueezul-haq5727
    @mueezul-haq5727 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Waiting for kyle to say my name in the end. Still waiting.

    • @Private27281
      @Private27281 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mueez ul-Haq to quote tobuscus-"some day!"

  • @erik_hartley
    @erik_hartley 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:50 Huh. My math teacher actually was the football coach...

  • @slowflowsen498
    @slowflowsen498 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    best thing on nerdist

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I agree. -- KH

    • @slowflowsen498
      @slowflowsen498 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tell me what happens when the thing and the blob try to eat each other.

    • @IBDemoo
      @IBDemoo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There are other things on Nerdist?

    • @SchoolBoyz
      @SchoolBoyz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nerdist What about Spidey Life?

  • @jeremyschiesser6730
    @jeremyschiesser6730 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad kyle addressed the fact the tails would twist because tails is a living thing with complete skeletal and muscle systems etc. you'd have to account for a spin in one direction then the reversal spin and so on

  • @firefang92
    @firefang92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kinda wonder why he didn't bring up Heroes where tails can lift sonic and knuckles simultaneously

    • @aristotlehernandez4767
      @aristotlehernandez4767 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      firefang92 as a sonic fan, I can calculate by his tails power he can reach Dense times the amount of mass times the weight of sonic and knuckles, which I assume its a brainstorm but I think, he can carry more than 5 people, in another words he defy the laws of physics..

  • @Krunix
    @Krunix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tail's Tail would be a Socket like our shoulders.

  • @sebastien-loikntsangou-kan5264
    @sebastien-loikntsangou-kan5264 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You've hit the TRENDING LIST!!!

  • @Florkl
    @Florkl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Miles Prower pun at 6:42. Well played.

  • @fizz9698
    @fizz9698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The real game theory i missed you

  • @lakkakka
    @lakkakka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The thing I want to know is how tails' tails spin without getting entangled. Does he have a special rotor disc, that he keeps is 2 tails straight, while the rotor disc does all the spinning.

  • @rsrt6910
    @rsrt6910 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm a helicopter pilot, and I approve of this message.

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      VALIDATED -- KH

    • @rsrt6910
      @rsrt6910 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      If there is a video of a K-Max starting up, give it a watch.
      The K-Max has intermeshing main rotors like the tails you described and because they're fully articulated, the initial roll up looks hilariously like two people having a slap fight.

  • @javsjavs8659
    @javsjavs8659 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG, Kyle's necklace makes he looks like he just got a surgery in the chest and it's not fully closed yet

  • @Veed.l0
    @Veed.l0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    How do you write backwards on the screen Kyle?

    • @slayervii2280
      @slayervii2280 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Maybe he types normally but they mirror the video when editing it.

    • @Dailysvidshit
      @Dailysvidshit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Star Lord plexiglass. he is always standing behind a plexiglass wall to write on. lights and Mic are also back there.

    • @magma1264
      @magma1264 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The footage is mirrored

  • @Bone_Tickler
    @Bone_Tickler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tails schwingt seine schwänze basically

  • @whitherwhence
    @whitherwhence 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My question is how can his tales spin around each other, both be connected to his lower back, and not get tangled.
    My answer is hyperspace.

    • @borile_moto
      @borile_moto 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Doctor. simply The Doctor. Ball and socket joint with both tails individually attachedt to it?

    • @whitherwhence
      @whitherwhence 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Borile Still connected to him woth skin and blood vessels, which might not react well.
      Also, hyper space is cooler

    • @borile_moto
      @borile_moto 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Doctor. simply The Doctor. While very true that would be cooler, we are assuming that the joint worked in a manner similar to the same joints found on our bodies that have limited mobility.
      Thinking about it, wouldn't the centrifugal force cause any blood to be forced to the end of his tail?

    • @whitherwhence
      @whitherwhence 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Borile He could have some type pf squeezing muscles around the blood vessels that contract at different levels to assure even blopd distribution

    • @ashtonhoward5582
      @ashtonhoward5582 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      hyper space makes the most sense other than cybernetics, cuz there would be no way those ball and socket joints would 1.) not have worn down from years of spinning and 2.) actually spin 'cuz muscles can't really make things spin like that. also if it is ball and sockets then in order to spin like that it means the tails' skin is separate from the rest of his skin meaning blood would really be much of a problem

  • @kshizz
    @kshizz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for bring up the subject on how his tails never get tangled up they just rotate around.

  • @vincentxu8217
    @vincentxu8217 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What about Rayman and his hair?

    • @kommentorpostker3911
      @kommentorpostker3911 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or that kid from Spy Kids

    • @fhjdghcfhc1936
      @fhjdghcfhc1936 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vincent Xu he basically taught you how to do it,
      Get to math!

  • @SecularGeek
    @SecularGeek 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Regarding your post-script: Steven J Gould had an essay about why that kind of rotation is impossible in most living organisms (bacteria being the only known exception). Basically, the tail would have to be physically separate from the body. There would be no way to get blood into the tails, so they would have to be made of dead tissue. Also, the gap between tail and socket would allow a path for infection to enter the body.

  • @carlkabila3039
    @carlkabila3039 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "basic math"

    • @KingBurger52
      @KingBurger52 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Tegami He said it the second I read your comment. Lol!

  • @alexkuhn5188
    @alexkuhn5188 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:44 Kyle: revolutions per minute or RPM
    Me: Get In Gear! *power rangers RPM morphing sequence plays out*

  • @aero5560
    @aero5560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is it just me, or when Kyle says Muskwatch he seems too gentle and harmonic, whereas on the show he isnt...

  • @travisroot3310
    @travisroot3310 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoying the videos. Not useless calculations, beneficial information with potential. I like adult humor but have great respect for those who are willing to keep it clean! Definitely will be watching more of your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world!

  • @therandomchannelchilliepep7786
    @therandomchannelchilliepep7786 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He is in the butter zone
    First? Maybe

  • @Omnishredder
    @Omnishredder 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:53 *garbled water effect* "bleurgh" *_GAME OVER_*

  • @KatelynMcCaigue
    @KatelynMcCaigue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Great video XD and you are welcome for watching hahaha

    • @Somanylightyearz
      @Somanylightyearz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just figured out that "Miles Prower" comes from mph..Miles Per Hour, say that 5 times fast

  • @stickburd204
    @stickburd204 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:50 that statement is unbelievably true! Holy crap!

  • @SquareSquidStudios
    @SquareSquidStudios 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    You acknowledge the shape of the blades being necessary, but don't apply it. His tails have no way to produce a downward force, like rotor blades... So there is no way he could get any lift.
    Which is no better than spinning a pole around, instead of blades, and expecting it to give lift.

    • @briand8090
      @briand8090 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lift is an upward force. The pitch of his tails produce the lift.

    • @kdasthenerd57
      @kdasthenerd57 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In the classic games, tails' sprites while flying make his tails look flat, which makes sense. So we can say that all the other games are visually scientifically inaccurate, lol.

    • @SquareSquidStudios
      @SquareSquidStudios 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Brian D The tails are not shaped properly to have a pitch. Therefore there is no way to produce the force necessary for lift.
      That is the entire purpose of my statement... Did you even read it?

    • @kdasthenerd57
      @kdasthenerd57 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, of course. By "look flat" I also say that it looks more like blades, I said nothing about the angles, though. Some theories say that tails mechanized his tail (into tails) to be able to keep up with Sonic. This makes it easier to understand how they don't just twist and how can they, perhaps, change shape when tails is flying.

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Yes, this is a big assumption on my part, but I think a necessary one. Because we see him fly in the games, we need to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't set out to debunk things, even if that approach is popular, because I want to make people's fandoms cooler, not less interesting. -- KH

  • @militaryleft2496
    @militaryleft2496 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    In regards to the rotation of his tails, they could work like the Chinook Helicopter; spinning in different directions so they don't wrap up and also provide directional control.

  • @lucjay9
    @lucjay9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want to know about Superman's not-so-silent-but-deadly-super power. What would happen to Metropolis if Superman farted all the time? Would it prevent rainfall? What would happen if Supes farted on the Human Torch?

    • @4gracedeliverance
      @4gracedeliverance 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lucjay9 haha! Human torch would be a goner!

  • @ZexMaxwell
    @ZexMaxwell 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just realized that he has a real challenge writing on that glass for the camera.

  • @victhiack
    @victhiack 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    pointless calculation

    • @supernoodles908
      @supernoodles908 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      victor valomim how are they pointless :')

  • @theskull1030
    @theskull1030 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:22 Maybe he just rotates his tails the same way we would rotate our wrists, for example, and he's simply very efficient at doing so.

  • @orestismataku4042
    @orestismataku4042 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what? since when youtube is trying to teach me something. at least the school teachers where wrong saying that phones make y stupid

  • @bleutitanium6513
    @bleutitanium6513 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always LOVE watching Kyle's videos !!! He makes science and math fun... Wish I had a teacher like him when I was in School !!!!

  • @LuisAlvarez-gt9st
    @LuisAlvarez-gt9st 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    “Math teacher who was also your high school football coach”
    ...Yeah we had one of those at my school lmao

  • @Halinspark
    @Halinspark 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you watch some of the 3d games, you can see his tails do an odd sort of maneuver around each other like limbs would have to, instead of spinning his butt like a propeller.
    Also, good job on the prower/per hour pun.

  • @MetalFox117
    @MetalFox117 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kyle Hill, asking the important questions. Please never stop because this is must-know information.

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can't stop. Help me. -- KH

  • @Tachyon836
    @Tachyon836 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also, Kyle you have so much with this. I wish I had your job!

  • @JETBLACKPRIEST
    @JETBLACKPRIEST 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That necklace makes it look like you survived an autopsy

  • @Flipdew
    @Flipdew 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last part about the pelvis is something I've been thinking since the start of this video 🤣

  • @JaySut
    @JaySut 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The question you answered at the end was the real answer I was looking for lol. Whenever I think of tails, I think of that question.

  • @WeissM89
    @WeissM89 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lockstin, from the channel Gnoggin, made a video recently discussing how Tails can fly, if anyone is interested. He talked about how it would have to be made in order to rotate and a possible solution for his impossible anatomy.

  • @kaseymathew1893
    @kaseymathew1893 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw a Sonic the Hedgehog animated series a while back, and at one point Tails needed to hide. With no other options, he dropped to the floor and held perfectly still. He was mistaken for a plush toy.

  • @JEDAI501ST
    @JEDAI501ST 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The main question is finally answered.

  • @sakuraslight
    @sakuraslight 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @Nerdest. Tails power tails Could Counter rotate to one another Witch would not require him being a "boney mutant" and it would also solve Stability problems as if his tails spin in the same direction he would Spin round. with counter rotating tails this nullifies this effect . ( rotation similar to a Chinook helicopter . ) This would also cure his body drag with the downforce of air as the counter rotation would create a dynamic pressure wall between the to tales right where is body is and push to either side of tails

    • @bikerssuckass8158
      @bikerssuckass8158 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      sakuraslight 1. You're not very bright on how things work in physics.
      2. No one, including me, will take what you said very serious with the bad grammar.

  • @sirdroolsalot12
    @sirdroolsalot12 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    "pointless calculation" seems like the right words.

  • @tiagotiagot
    @tiagotiagot 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Without the highly unusual axle anatomy, his tails would rotate along their axes as they're spun. The problem is that due to the magnus effect, the resulting lift would actually be in the wrong direction. For him to be able to hover using the magnus effect by spinning his tails, his tails need to be under him, not the other way around.

  • @Timeward76
    @Timeward76 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the most entertaining science channels out there

  • @Jako95
    @Jako95 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    tails twists his tails up like a pair of ropes and releases them in order to fly.

  • @rdoozy
    @rdoozy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was watching and listening to the video, but when my dog barked and i tried to shush him quietly, i went "tails quiet"

  • @Acoto
    @Acoto 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for that outro. I was starting to think I was the crazy one.

  • @shanedoesyoutube8001
    @shanedoesyoutube8001 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:27 wait, what da?!?!?! Tails' full name sounded like *miles per hour* ,what the heck???😂😂😂

  • @heathorr4754
    @heathorr4754 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lift= coefficient of lift * 1/2 roe * velocity squared * surface area (of the airfoil)
    Usually surface area is designated by an S, not an A, and due to the fact the calculations weren't based upon surface area of the tails, your results might have been a bit different. Just being nitpicky, though. Good video!

  • @JKamron-1
    @JKamron-1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not to mention the boy can also tug whole 10 ton blocks across the ground by generating lift from his tails in his own game.

  • @ExSuPiO1
    @ExSuPiO1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tails tells tales to Tails' tails till Tails' tails twist.

  • @almondpotato9483
    @almondpotato9483 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    His tails are like an owl's head. They can spin forever.

  • @D.A.R.C.I.
    @D.A.R.C.I. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Answer to that twisting tails question, they rotate against eachother

  • @helpdeskconfessions
    @helpdeskconfessions 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can a portly Italian plumber survive without air, but a hedgehog that can break the sound barrier drowns if submerged for more than a minute?

  • @caramelflann
    @caramelflann 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:39 stoping drownding UNDERWATER is imposible

  • @stevesolo221
    @stevesolo221 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here is a new one for you Kyle: Storms from 'Day after Tomorrow' and how they could occur, or something similar, based on current weather trends the US has experienced. Boom. Topical.
    Also: First

  • @erikmaldonado5594
    @erikmaldonado5594 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kyle should have his own channel.

  • @MrDmitriRavenoff
    @MrDmitriRavenoff 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    My brain exploded on the first few equations.

  • @BezkofeinoweEspresso
    @BezkofeinoweEspresso 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Nerdist 8:27 - or maybe they aren't suppose to twist, maaybe they're using magnus effect?

  • @criscodesigns9477
    @criscodesigns9477 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    kyle.... addressing the issues that keep me up at night.

  • @jameshoogstraten153
    @jameshoogstraten153 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only super implausible thing is how his tails don't get tangled

  • @reallivebluescat
    @reallivebluescat 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    From now on im gonna walk around with golden rings in my hands throwing them in the air everytime i hurt myself

  • @jamierankin2387
    @jamierankin2387 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kyle you make it so much easier to learn math I wish my teachers used your methods

  • @erikdumont5941
    @erikdumont5941 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Timestamp 6:00 Kyle "These are the same numbies..." lol

  • @ernestc5641
    @ernestc5641 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last segment’s answer is simply because tail’s tails can be unwinding itself while spinning just like how you can rotate your wrist by unwinding your hand along with the rotation,

  • @DancesWithSloth
    @DancesWithSloth 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Poor little foxy boy" - Kyle Hill

  • @xtieburn
    @xtieburn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice! I hope more derivations can be put in to these videos.

    • @Nerdist
      @Nerdist  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where applicable! A lot of math is beyond me, or I don't have the time. But I really do try to fully understand what I'm talking about before I make anything. -- KH

  • @hazezero689
    @hazezero689 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You too? My high-school "basic algebra" teacher was also the school football coach. Early in the school year, I once turned in a homework assignment where I had written down my answers without showing any work. He looked at it, pointed to like a simple problem of 372-X=845 and then said that it was impossible that I was able to calculate the answer to be x=473 in my head without either using a calculator. (That wasn't the exact problem, but I promise you it wasn't that different) From then on, he required me and JUST me to show all of my work on my homework I turned it because he couldn't accept in that moment that he may have just met a freshman student smarter than an adult. I completed the semester showing all my work, but because I had gotten so used to doing math on paper instead of in my head, I am to this day, 20 years later, still unable to do what should be simple math for me without needing to write it down or resorting to calculator use.