Still one of my favourites of your videos. Mainly because of the suspense of seeing that pressure gauge going off the scale and the carnage that followed.
My first thought was; That cat's seen/heard some shit... Then I thought of the neighbours always hearing explosions from next door then having no power
+eric hoagland Yeah in this the pulp/meat or "copra" acts as a non permiable barrier like the aluminium liner in those tanks and the fibrious outer layer is similar to the wound reinforcing filament (kevlar cf or gf). Probably if you dipped or pressure cured these coconuts in epoxy or polyester resin they would withstand double the pressure for a short while. Mind you this is superheated steam and that stuff eats organic material quite readily. If these were done with HPA or HPN the pressure could be lot higher and they might withstand it for a longer time....Robinson Crusoe had no excuse for not building an air gun. :)
D.J. Hyperoptix I did the same, replaying several times, and then attempted to quote Photonicinduction's comments here. Some of the best comedy is unscripted!
LakeNipissing If the coconut is about 4 inches diameter, there would have been about 11,000 LBS of force on the shell from the inside at 220 PSI, which is when the explosion occurred.
Epic! The anticipation of "will it get to 50 PSI??" then it sails past "something over 170 PSI"!! Just shows how VERY strong Nature's fibre reinforced composites are! :-)
I like how the red zone exactly marks the point where the pressure does indeed get critical, with the bubbles and all, and how the thing getting PAST the red zone marks the point where the whole building/cocunut would pretty much blow up. No higher measure is needed.
SANDSCORCHER All vacuum cleaner's are known as a 'hoover' in the UK, it's the case of a company being first in the market. "do the hoovering", "hoover the hall carpet" etc. Similar to how photocopiers in the US are known as xerox machines even when not made by Xerox. Xerox just entered the market first ;)
This is still one of my favourite ever TH-cam videos between the coconuts popping, faccking ell, the bits of cup everywhere, the cat that has seen some sh*t, the side eye from Henry the Hoover, telling us how to recreate it ourselves (research and development ;) ) and the fact the neighbours must be like "Clive he's exploding coconuts again". Outstanding from start to finish! Bravo!
yeah, the juice inside acts as an electrolyte, allowing current to flow between the electrodes. As the liquid heats up from the current it turns to steam, which is what makes it blow. A bigger coconut would have a bigger shell, which could contain more pressure before finally failing in a sudden release of energy (explosion). The part that I find most interesting is that your experiment showed that you didn't want to go above 5 amps. I would have guessed the higher the current, the more heat, and the more quickly the steam builds up, and a quicker explosion. Interesting.
electronicsNmore its probably really cheap actually, his house runs on batteries that charge at night (when the power is cheaper) so in the daytime, he doesnt use the grid
Photo, 65 yr old guy here in SE Michigan, I so love your videos. I wish we were closer as a lot of people always thought I was nuts for some of the things I did over the years with electricity, it would have fun to have a similar minded friend. George
Our whole family have enjoyed your "research and development" videos so much that we now sit around the large screen computer and watch the latest developments in your laboratory. I really love those high voltage transformer you acquired. We have nothing like that here unless we spend many thousands of dollars a piece! Where can we get one? We have been using many neon sign transformers in parallel.Thank you so much! We love you! You are the greatest! Keep it up!
And yet, when the last LCD rolls of an assembly line in Malaysia or somewhere, the best LCD will still not have beaten the best CRT on a wide variety of important points. A CRT combines very low persistence, near perfect black levels and a wide gamut; OLED may beat it one day, but LCD sure as hell can't touch it. In large sizes they are also surprisingly efficient. (in smaller sizes a lot of energy is lost in the heating of the electron gun etc.)
soylentgreenb Would you say birds are dinosaurs? No, but descendants of them. Would you say LCDs are CRTs? No, but they are successors of them. And btw there are no dinosaurs living now.
This is absolutely amazing Andy, great to see the original video. and Part 2, explosion 3 was amazing, venting like a pressure cooker under stress, but coconut in the TV. absolute climax. it crossed my mind ( Where is my hammer ! ) not required I will need to source some South Pacific coconuts and try this. better than batteries anytime.
Destroying a CRT TV by putting a coconut inside and blowing it up. As someone who has destroyed quite a few CRT TVs myself with various tools, I must say I am impressed.
I came across your site only a few days ago and I think it is one (if not) the best. I have not laughed as hard as this coconut one. Well done fellas. Keep em coming. I have a lot of catching up to do on your channel!
Im still constantly wondering about the old momma down below, and her mindset in these videos' listening to her house rattling, blowing sparking. England in a nutshell, love it.
kid: hey guys, gonna do one bomb of dry ice and a bottle? kids: yeah! phtonicinduction: dry ice bomb is for ladies, if you want do do a bomb, plug one full coconut in the wall and throw by the wall!
It is entertaining to watch these videos of things being destroyed or exploding from too much voltage or too much current. There is one main piece of advice. Do not try these things at home. It takes a number of precautions to avoid serious injuries and fires. One of these coconuts exploding too close to a person could kill them.
@@gonun69 Once in a while the man works hard to wrench a fart out for his vidyas. Even wafts it, sniffs it and comments on the stench. (That was right before he LAST turned single.)
You just gave me an idea as well, I will submit my Coconut flavoured crisps to Walkers Crisps, who are running a new competition for a Million pounds! thanks bud nice one.
first. this was an awesome and exciting video as always. Second. I noticed your camera is a really odd one in that it scans vertically, not horizontally to take a frame in a video. I can tell when the power flickers on that last explosion, the top of one of the frames is still in light while the bottom is in darkness.
I gotta admit when I first started watching your videos I thought this guy is wack and it wouldn't be entertaining....but I stuck with you and now u crack me up and I love it. Good yob bro
Rusty: "(Shy) (Rusty Wears His Summer Outfit And He's With His 32 Siblings And They're All Wearing Their Summer Outfits And Rusty Whines In Fear)! 🧡🤍!" His 32 Siblings: "(They All Wear Their Summer Outfits And They All Whine In Fear)! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤🤍!"
Man a slow motion camera would make these videos more interesting then they already are! You should definitely invest in one because although other channels do slow motion what you do is absolutely unique.
Still one of my favourites of your videos. Mainly because of the suspense of seeing that pressure gauge going off the scale and the carnage that followed.
+bigclivedotcom Oh, you commented on it just now. So this is why it was in my sidebar from your video. TH-cam works in damn weird ways...
Didnt expect you here, but on the other hand, why not
+bigclivedotcom Sort of like AvE pressurizing the oil filled pressure gauges to many times their capacity.
+bigclivedotcom Funny how I got to this video because of a suggestion from one of yours
+flenge5463 Sadly the spud was not as exciting as these coconuts.
Never thought I'd ever see a coconut with a pressure gauge on it.
Imagine getting that through airport security
It's specific species of the coconut only able to grow under high voltage environment
😂😂😂
Gilliigan's Island😅
yet here we are
My first thought was; That cat's seen/heard some shit... Then I thought of the neighbours always hearing explosions from next door then having no power
Alan Douglas The cat may be (close to) deaf and blind now, from witnessing many arcs and explosions, so reaction responses may be minor.
Funnily enough the coconut explosion made my cat jump
"I do believe that pressure gauge is -oh fuck I'm outta here" Priiiiiiiiiiiceless. XD
I loved that
who knew coconuts are rated to 170psi
Their construction sort of reminds me of composite pressure vessels.
+volvo245 Kinda like a paint ball or scuba tank. lol
+eric hoagland Yeah in this the pulp/meat or "copra" acts as a non permiable barrier like the aluminium liner in those tanks and the fibrious outer layer is similar to the wound reinforcing filament (kevlar cf or gf). Probably if you dipped or pressure cured these coconuts in epoxy or polyester resin they would withstand double the pressure for a short while. Mind you this is superheated steam and that stuff eats organic material quite readily. If these were done with HPA or HPN the pressure could be lot higher and they might withstand it for a longer time....Robinson Crusoe had no excuse for not building an air gun. :)
+volvo245 good to know it's going in my prepping back pack.
I dunno. With as far off the scale as it went, I'd say coconuts are rated closer to 230 - 280 psi.
he must be the only human who can say, "I've destroyed a TV with a coconut"
*****
ok then how about "I've destroyed a TV with a coconut bomb"
"I've destroyed a TV with a coconut using electricity"
More like, "I've blown up a TV with a coconut."
Also prbably the only human who ever said to his cat "You need to get outta here, the coconut is about to explode"
He still is.
“Faaakin’ hell”
BOOM
“FAAAAAAKIN’ HELL”
Not gunna lie, that made me nose exhale quite hard.
That had me crackin up 😂😂😂😂
''Kettle's boiled . . . Fuckin' hell . . . *BOOM!!!* . . . Fuckin' hell . . . Shit . . . Fuckin' hell, it's obliterated! . . . Fuckin' hell . . .''
''Mmmm!!!!... smells nice!!''
LakeNipissing hahahahahahaaahahhahahaahaha
LakeNipissing I literally replayed that 10 times and laughed harder each time XD
D.J. Hyperoptix I did the same, replaying several times, and then attempted to quote Photonicinduction's comments here. Some of the best comedy is unscripted!
LakeNipissing ROFL!!
LakeNipissing If the coconut is about 4 inches diameter, there would have been about 11,000 LBS of force on the shell from the inside at 220 PSI, which is when the explosion occurred.
Wow this thing held almost 20 atmospheres even with 4 holes in it. It's like a fucking grenade!
FAAACCKIING 'ELL
For real 😂😂😂😂
The correct reaction :D
more like, “FACCIN ELL’
Smells nice
2:29
"I do believe that pressure gauge is just a- ohh, fuck, I'm out of here."
That was my favourite quote from this video :-D
Daniel Duncan lol
Daniel Duncan I was just saying that too lol
Epic! The anticipation of "will it get to 50 PSI??" then it sails past "something over 170 PSI"!! Just shows how VERY strong Nature's fibre reinforced composites are! :-)
IT'S OVER 170 PSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like how the red zone exactly marks the point where the pressure does indeed get critical, with the bubbles and all, and how the thing getting PAST the red zone marks the point where the whole building/cocunut would pretty much blow up. No higher measure is needed.
This guy is fearless. Just performing these kinds of experiments in his living room. Legendary
You need to do this with the slo-mo guys!!
I thought that same thing halfway through the video.
either way it would be great
digitalradiohacker I suppose yeah
Who else choked on their own laughter at 10:10
How to instantly separate screen from body, yes I know I'm 5 years late
He tripped the power to the whole neighbourhood but he’s got backup. 😂😂😂
"I do believe that pressure gauge is just... oor fuck, I'm out of here"
This is one I'd love to see revisited in 4K.
Hell yeah, same here.
Popped your mains?! Wow, and I thought that you have your own substation hidden somewhere in your (mini) backyard :)
Mains failed - need a bigger powerplant.
Next thing you know ISIS planting coconut mines
+Andrew Zhoe And Obama will be signing an executive order requiring 10 day waiting periods and background checks before someone get buy a coconut.
+Andrew Zhoe ALUHH AKBAAAAAAAAAARR!!!
+Exoticetry you do know its the universal isis communication network, right?
im kurdish, i know. haha
+Andrew Zhoe Nah, they're not smart enough, or british enough.
That cats like "what the fuck are you doing in here? I can't get no sleep in this damn house."
I love the slightly burnt looking cat at 7:55
Thanks exactly what I thought. I wonder if they cat is called smokey
This is Britain in a nutshell, theres even a henry hoover in the background. aha
It's a Mr. Bucket
Anyone else keep coming back to watch this again?!
Yeah. December 2022.
@@cecilrichardson2494 yep 2023
Yo, 2024
I did not expect it to take anywhere near that much pressure. Thank you for throwing that pressure gauge on it!
7:54 That's quite a fluffy cat.
We need a Remake of this!
:D
5:34 over volt that creepy ass Henry thing
Henry Hoover's can take serious punishment!
You leave Henry alone!!!
Rob Fraser
They're not made by Hoover Rob. Numatic make them. :-)
SANDSCORCHER All vacuum cleaner's are known as a 'hoover' in the UK, it's the case of a company being first in the market. "do the hoovering", "hoover the hall carpet" etc. Similar to how photocopiers in the US are known as xerox machines even when not made by Xerox. Xerox just entered the market first ;)
gregistopal I don't know, he looks like he could kick some ass. He may be a serial killer.
This is still one of my favourite ever TH-cam videos between the coconuts popping, faccking ell, the bits of cup everywhere, the cat that has seen some sh*t, the side eye from Henry the Hoover, telling us how to recreate it ourselves (research and development ;) ) and the fact the neighbours must be like "Clive he's exploding coconuts again". Outstanding from start to finish! Bravo!
yeah, the juice inside acts as an electrolyte, allowing current to flow between the electrodes. As the liquid heats up from the current it turns to steam, which is what makes it blow. A bigger coconut would have a bigger shell, which could contain more pressure before finally failing in a sudden release of energy (explosion). The part that I find most interesting is that your experiment showed that you didn't want to go above 5 amps. I would have guessed the higher the current, the more heat, and the more quickly the steam builds up, and a quicker explosion. Interesting.
"fuckin hell... FACKIN ELL"
9:36 "There's coconut and coffee cup"
Sounds like a proper double act.
Way better than Shoe and Shoelace!
FINALLY! A practical solution to opening a coconut.
Never thought I would say this but I have a respect for coconuts 170+ psi damn
PVC pipe is rated 400 psi.
electroguy2007 yes but PVC trees are much harder to come by than coconut trees.
He has a point
my shit ebay inter cooler cant even take 30 psi:DD
Nice explosion! I would hate to see your electric bill. :-)
electronicsNmore its probably really cheap actually, his house runs on batteries that charge at night (when the power is cheaper) so in the daytime, he doesnt use the grid
+Gain Medium does he show/explain that somewhere in detail?
+TheStiepen He's got a video on it called 'Backup Power Supply'. You've probably seen it by now though.
Deven Walker : Batteries supply DC though. How does he get ac during the day? He must have a rectifier, inverter, etc to change the dc to ac
@@EphemeralProductions th-cam.com/video/ka0MfipmdBw/w-d-xo.html pure sine inverter
This deserves way more attention. This is youtube GOLD! One of the best on here.
a real classic
Photo,
65 yr old guy here in SE Michigan, I so love your videos. I wish we were closer as a lot of people always thought I was nuts for some of the things I did over the years with electricity, it would have fun to have a similar minded friend.
George
You should get the slow mo guys to film some of this.
What did I do with my life before I found this channel?! Proper British genius at work!
Our whole family have enjoyed your "research and development" videos so much that we now sit around the large screen computer and watch the latest developments in your laboratory. I really love those high voltage transformer you acquired. We have nothing like that here unless we spend many thousands of dollars a piece! Where can we get one? We have been using many neon sign transformers in parallel.Thank you so much! We love you! You are the greatest! Keep it up!
CRT's to photon are like caravans to top gear lol
reliants
And yet, when the last LCD rolls of an assembly line in Malaysia or somewhere, the best LCD will still not have beaten the best CRT on a wide variety of important points. A CRT combines very low persistence, near perfect black levels and a wide gamut; OLED may beat it one day, but LCD sure as hell can't touch it.
In large sizes they are also surprisingly efficient. (in smaller sizes a lot of energy is lost in the heating of the electron gun etc.)
+soylentgreenb Oh come on, just let the dinosaur die, don't try to heal it
There are more now-living species of dinosaurs than mammals.
soylentgreenb
Would you say birds are dinosaurs? No, but descendants of them. Would you say LCDs are CRTs? No, but they are successors of them. And btw there are no dinosaurs living now.
This is absolutely amazing Andy, great to see the original video.
and
Part 2, explosion 3 was amazing, venting like a pressure cooker under stress, but coconut in the TV. absolute climax.
it crossed my mind ( Where is my hammer ! ) not required
I will need to source some South Pacific coconuts and try this. better than batteries anytime.
Why the fuck am I watching a man blow up coconuts at 6am...
Matt Christman same here bro!
Because it's awesome? :)
i love this guy so much everything he dose is so amazing
10:33 Best mad scientist laugh ever. xD
He’s definitely on stuff i am and I can’t stop laughing
this man is a legend I hope he uploads again soon
Coconuts are good, explosions are better... Exploding coconuts are fuckin awesome lol
Headphones + Coffee + This video.....gonna have a bad time.
He cat (H&S Inspector) scanned...
Looks AOK, mate!
Had my safety squints on all the way up from 2bar
This isn't the most popular video on your channel, but it's by far my favorite. Love the genuine reaction.
Destroying a CRT TV by putting a coconut inside and blowing it up. As someone who has destroyed quite a few CRT TVs myself with various tools, I must say I am impressed.
Well, the CRT looks intact. What's destroyed is the rest of the TV.
I came across your site only a few days ago and I think it is one (if not) the best. I have not laughed as hard as this coconut one. Well done fellas. Keep em coming. I have a lot of catching up to do on your channel!
Mate I've watched loads of your vids and all i can say is your a legend :)
2:29 I do believe that pressure gauge is just, oooh fuck im out of here. Come back when it goes bang. See you later 😂
Kills the grid, "well....'least WE have back up power :D" lmao
that coconut could count as an IED without any douds that thing is a flipping handgrenade!
The cat was saying, "Fuck coconut! Where's me "whiskas" then!"
This is one of the most SURPRISING videos on TH-cam….over 180psi WOW!
(2:28) I do believe that pressure is just.. oo F**k iam out of here HAHA!!
Im still constantly wondering about the old momma down below, and her mindset in these videos' listening to her house rattling, blowing sparking.
England in a nutshell, love it.
Every mad scientist needs a cat by their side.
preferably a white cat
kid: hey guys, gonna do one bomb of dry ice and a bottle?
kids: yeah!
phtonicinduction: dry ice bomb is for ladies, if you want do do a bomb, plug one full coconut in the wall and throw by the wall!
"Where did you get those coconuts from?" Mercia? Mercia is a temperate zone, coconuts are tropical!"
Monty Python. Classic.
Also, swallows could carry it here.
HAHAHA yes!
What is your name?
What is your quest?
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow??
WHAT...IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?!
MrKaiGaming Purple.
MrKaiGaming GREEN!.................no wait yellow! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
After 10 years,still a gem 😂
some say photon is still finding bits of coconut
And grocery stores have to put warning labels on their coconuts: "Risk of explosion with sufficient voltage."
This is far far better than Mythbusters and them dull science programs on tv.
8:09 HOW DOES THAT CAT LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE AND NOT GO INSANE!!!???
The more times I watch that first explosion, the funnier it gets!
this is the best video ever made thanks.
You sir ARE the god of lightning. I'm from the backwoods of southeast Texas, and you have me speaking the Queen's English.
*straight face entire video*
4:37
*water I'm drinking falls from face hole and lungs start choking*
this is still one of my favourite videos on youtube :)
did anyone else back away from the screen as it reached 12 bar
no
Actually no
@@omarrama6735 Big man Omar...bet you real hard mate
@@res1492 ohh..
Definitely!
Yes
It is entertaining to watch these videos of things being destroyed or exploding from too much voltage or too much current. There is one main piece of advice. Do not try these things at home. It takes a number of precautions to avoid serious injuries and fires. One of these coconuts exploding too close to a person could kill them.
I nearly died but its ok, it smells nice. Brilliant stuff
I died when he goes shit it's everywhere 🤣 need more peaple like this comedy is a dying tounge all we have is eletroboom or big clive
Did you really drill and tap into a coconut!? British Engineering at it's finest!
You know it's vintage TH-cam when he doesn't edit out the burp.
Pretty sure he just doesn't give a fuck and still wouldn't edit a burp out today.
@@gonun69 Once in a while the man works hard to wrench a fart out for his vidyas. Even wafts it, sniffs it and comments on the stench. (That was right before he LAST turned single.)
You just gave me an idea as well, I will submit my Coconut flavoured crisps to Walkers Crisps, who are running a new competition for a Million pounds! thanks bud nice one.
first. this was an awesome and exciting video as always. Second. I noticed your camera is a really odd one in that it scans vertically, not horizontally to take a frame in a video. I can tell when the power flickers on that last explosion, the top of one of the frames is still in light while the bottom is in darkness.
"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" by Merv Griffin comes to mind whilst watching this. That or "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes.
When this baby hits 4 amps at 240 volts, you're gonna see some serious shit!
Now we won't be allowed to take coconuts on the plane.
"I have had it with these mother motherfuckin' drupes on this motherfuckin' plane!"
I've never laughed so fucking hard or long at a video before. This must surely be in the top 100 funniest videos of all time.
This is why you dont try to Uber-ify a coconut
Molar: COCONUTS ARENT HEARTS, MEDIC.
i am fully charge- *BANG*
I was feelin a whisker blue until watched this video :) Thank you.
Hahaha that vaccum cleaner at 5:30 hahaha
henry be sniffing.
henry be sniffing.
Also available in Germany.
henry hoovers are the toughest hoovers ever they never blow up lol i have one and i bet thats why photon does
We miss you dearly. lots of love for you from across the pond. Stay strong!
You're the Keith Moon of electricity!!!
I gotta admit when I first started watching your videos I thought this guy is wack and it wouldn't be entertaining....but I stuck with you and now u crack me up and I love it. Good yob bro
You sir are a coconut murdering legend!
His "fucken hell" makes me smile to this day
I have never laughed so hard before
I cant seem to get enough of this channel.
20bars....foookin hell!
Rusty: "(Shy) (Rusty Wears His Summer Outfit And He's With His 32 Siblings And They're All Wearing Their Summer Outfits And Rusty Whines In Fear)! 🧡🤍!"
His 32 Siblings: "(They All Wear Their Summer Outfits And They All Whine In Fear)! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤🤍!"
that last one went supersonic :O
i didnt know he put it in the t.v at first because i work on stuff while watching. And when it went off it scared the shit out of me.
Just about to try this experiment myself.
Stay tuned over the next few days.
4:57 mmmmmmm smells nice
Man a slow motion camera would make these videos more interesting then they already are! You should definitely invest in one because although other channels do slow motion what you do is absolutely unique.