Could you Survive a Blast from the Worlds Biggest Vortex Cannon?
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Huge thanks to @Estefannie for helping me film!
/ vradinc - vrad cannon - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
To everyone asking what it feels like, imagine belly flopping into a pool, but the water turns to air right when you hit it, or someone slams a door in your face but it turns to wind as it hits you. It slaps your clothes against your body with enough force it kind of stings. Overall it’s not that bad, it’s actually fun!
I explained all this in the video… but the first shot knocked my mic off and I was stepping on it when I talked about it haha.
i nevergot hit by one but i can somehow feel it just by looking this video.
banan
I bet it feels very similar to standing next to Top Fuel Dragsters when they take off
This was an oddly specific childhood wish come true...
the belly flop thing makes sense to me given the explanation that air is like a liquid yea
Sir, this is not your backyard.
alienating his audience with this one
Not in my back yard !?
It’s somebody backyard
How do you know that?
Put sum respek on him
Yo! That video editing trick amplifying motion was pretty cool!!! The vortex gun was cool too I guess !!!😁
😂
lmao
Check out Posy's tutorial on it :)
@@tomclanys when next video? ive been waiting 8 years
Posy has a great video describing his process of using the effect
adding "vortex cannon" to my christmas list this year
Lol
i’m getting the one piece for my christmas present 🥱
Wow
VRAD is such an appropriate name, because that is indeed very rad.
I want to see this on a foggy morning
YES
or put inward pointing fog-machines around the barrel
No@@Sanguiris
@@KingSpartan95 Maybe
And in rain
This man is creating new lists to be on.
linus styropyro colinfrozen elecetroboom backwardscience i love all those!!!
It's funny you say that, because the Nazis actually tried developing an anti-aircraft air cannon that was supposed to send blasts of air that would cause planes to go into an uncontrollable spin and crash, but as usual, it didn't work out before WWII ended.
@@ShawnF6FHellcat That sounds like it would work against drones
😂😂😂😂
he clearly didn't cobble this thing together
Seeing a shockwave like this is so awesome. You’ve turned a concept into something visibly real.
I want to see this thing shot at: A pond/pool, a large patch of chalk dust, a roaring bonfire (can it actually feed it if the fire is big enough?) a filming drone, a paper airplane in flight, a kite, and, of course, a pile of flour near an ignition source.
Good sir you can’t buy all of Nevada as your backyard!
And 10000x more expensive.
*don’t read my name,.* 🌛
@@DontReadMyProfilePicture_Don't worry, we don't want to.
Plasma ring blaster
Look up MARAUDER its been done
Had an idea for a while. Using multiple of these or even larger vortex cannons installed above the structures around it in cities and areas that are prone to tornado activity. Would be interesting to test the theory if multiple cannons could break up a funnel cloud or even an active tornado.
Weather formations are very large. According to the U.S. NIH, a typical tornado clocks in with a total kinetic energy (TKE) of 62.1 GJ, or the power to move more than 62 _billion_ kilograms by one meter, or smaller amounts much farther, if that power was directed into one vector. One giant VRAD cannon did not knock over a skinny TH-camr weighing perhaps 65kg. When you're talking "multiple" cannons....imagine typical Nerf dart guns versus an angry hippo or elephant. There is a point at which it would absolutely overwhelm the target. That point is _absurdly_ high.
65 is pretty close to 62, so let's just estimate a little further and divide that first number. One billion cannons _might_ knock tornado Kevin out of the sky, if he's an average or smaller tornado. It probably would not do anything to the weather in the area that spawned the tornado and may spawn more.
You also have to factor in recoil at the base, which wasn't featured in either video but is equal and opposite to the force of the blast, short though it was. The truck trailer moved by some measurable amount. Horizontal rocket engines atop tall buildings might not be good for keeping those buildings intact before the tornado hits (or misses) them.
Something really crazy to think about is the reality that every nuke in the entire world detonated on a tornado or hurricane wouldn't stop it. Natural disasters are incredibly powerful.
This video put a smile on my face! Happy Friday America!
The sound that thing makes is absolutely wild!
That ring of air transmits some power, interesting, i can develop it for my army.👑
Shame is was used in possibly the dumbest scene in all of star wars lol
That 'tearing' sound sounds a LOT like artillery. Or at least what artillery sounds like in every movie and game I've seen.
Watch Ukraine war videos it sounds pretty similar
Because that's what happens around a shell or a bullet as it accelerates. This cannon has no round it is accelerating air.
Search for "dutch carbide canon! 😄
sounds like an f-16
this is the most cringe comment/response ive seen lmaoooo artillery shells are soo loud you cant hear for like 10-30 min after.
Okay this has been one of the coolest videos I've seen in a long time.
Definitely a cool canon. Glad to have you back
Those vortex hits look like way too much fun to be legal! I love it! I would totally pay for this at a carnival to be hit by such a vortex cannon a couple of times haha.
@@Speed001lol yeah right try probably under a dollar
@@PrestigePotato maybe, but that's a large area to fill up
Vortex Dunk Tanks Need to be a Thing!!!!!!
im surprised it didn't shatter his bones when it hit him
@@SlavicUnionGamingWhy would it? Earthquakes can shatter mountains but at most jiggle humans around.
7:12 you sir have extremely specific childhood dreams
This could prove crucial for anti drone technology by blasting drones out of the air, with minimal visibility
They recover extremely quickly with the flight controllers and esc I build them
An Obama basketball says it all
your video style is incredibly unique and refreshing! ️
You always share fun videos with us and I appreciate every minute of it. I always look forward to watching your new videos
Kevin is building quite the arsenal; A car mounted megawatt laser cannon, the focused laser cleaner, a liquid metal squirtgun, and now a freaking air cannon.
I probably missed a few implements of destruction but you get the idea
*don’t read my name,.* 🌛
He's a legitimate real-life mad scientist.
He didn’t build this one
Don't forget the table saw machine gun
@@LincDN I knew I missed a few
That air visualization editing trick was phenomenal.
its popularized by creator Posy on TH-cam. from a video called motion extraction.
He did way more on the trick and has a video on how to do it. check him out!
I can see EVERYTHING!!!
love to see you use the motion amplification technique it's so cool.
I wanna see that thing in schlieren imaging
Excellent CrunchLabs embedded ad. You and Colin Furze own the high ground.
This would be an AMAZING practical "special effect" in all sorts of things, like when they have those minor shockwaves in DBZ or some of the more modern superhero movies. All of the fabrics suddenly whipping and the minor stance change from the actor would make it look super neat.
That sound is WILD!! Sometimes you hear something and you’re just like “someone needs to use that in a movie.”
Alright. I’m back to say I just got to the part where it’s explained that it’s already been used as a movie sound effect so… good for them haha!
It also reminds me of the planetary defense gun from Subnautica in its physical appearance lol
They took the cool sound away in the movie clip. It would've been cooler if it was the actual sound
This cannon is FREAKING AWESOME :D one of the best thing ive ever seen !!!!
That is a very cool editing technique!
I'm in love with this
What, an expensive machine, 10% more powerful than a nerd?
Makin the jet version of this?!
Next video about vortex cannons being turned into some kind of jet engine perhaps
I don't think I've seen you any happier in a video 😂
That editing trick to show motion was insanely cool. Wow.
Thank you sir, since the days of Mythbusters I wanted to see a giant vortex cannon. I imagined them making one out of a full size garbage can, so this is even better!
That cutaway bit at 0:26 absolutely killed me
5:50 - How it feels to be held hostage while doing a commercial for hack pack.
You should really post a couple clips of the vortex cannon firing with no commentary or music, that sound is magnificent
That's an impressive vortex gun. But it's interesting that the air comes from the outside, yet it have almost no airflow related design around the outside. It would be cool if it had some sort of sloping taper to bring in more air. Maybe it could be even more powerful.
i really should start my homework...
Same
Bro same 💀
Same
Did you finish it?
Don’t worry you will still find yet more distractions to keep avoiding it 😂
One of my all time favourite pieces of videography is the slow motion of explosion and the visible pressure waves they create and seeing the vortex cannon showing its messing around with air did not dissapoint either, the rest is pretty cool and impressive but seeing air manipulated to me is just stunning
I love how the sound of the vortex just gently stopped when it hit the tree love it! 😂
One of the coolest videos I’ve seen on TH-cam in a long time 👍
How many doomsday weapons do you need to have before you legally become a "Mad" backyard scientist?
I was JUST watching videos of hail cannons and literally thought “What would happen if that vortex ring hit you?”, and then this was uploaded as I was thinking that.
This feels like as close as we will get to watching a Floridaman fight God.
you are the chosen one. the universe caters to you and you alone.
The name "vortex cannon" unironically goes so hard even though the actual device isn't that destructive. Sounds like something you'd hear and see in a transformers movie.
This is the kind of weapon you need if you want to mildly inconvenience the enemy.
@@captain-poppleton true. Still looks and sounds cool though.
Agreed
You could blow candles from a birthday cake with this. The design is very human.
6:07 "prank em John"
This video is going to go off. No pun intended.
It’s full of “whoa!” moments.
“So why are you at the ER today?”
“I had my chest caved in by a vortex cannon”
“I beg your pardon!?”
I love how upbeat your video
is about a cannon
i have to admit, the "effect" of you being shot by an invisible forcefield... Its hilarious
that can be damgerous because it could possibly cause him internal damage on his own organs
@@SlavicUnionGaming to say the least, ruptured ear drums, and microscopic damage to blood vessels similar to vibration disease that can cause blood clots and stroke :> ... But man it looks so.. Movie-like! Force push!!
Somehow this man survives yet another recording process.
He nailed me that time is a wild statement. You gotta say no diddy after such statements bro 😂
Go outside
@@noahleach7690 no diddy
I did not expect to hear you say the word "nuts" 😅. That was great.
I love that motion visualisation with the difference. Thanks fot showing that!
6:30 Imagine if the portapotty was full.
So this is what it feels like when Saitama throws a punch at you from a distance...
He finally posts a video
Too busy spending his millions lol
So cool! Actually seemed like a seriously good drone disposal option, in Marks video
The editing is what sold me. Vortex gun yada yada, but software can effing do that? Omfg?
so glad you had ear protection on :D
Kevin, the most florida-man of all the florida-men! Loved this vid!
Hi im TheBackyardScientist, welcome to Jackass 6:15
If you modified this to essentially be a (Combustion) Light Gas Gun, would it be more powerful?
Also adding Colorant Injection like a Fog Generator or maybe add in extra fuel (of different types too) may air in visibility.
Also aiming tech?
Either way absolutely stellar build, I’ll take 6 of em plz!
Good to know that there are people out there making vortex cannons with their free time. And he's me tryna make rent lol.
that was the coolest thing i've seen in a good while
This looked like a fun time..! Great video.! Thanks for sharing your awesome creativity.!
That must have been a blast!!!
Dude, that vortex gun could be a good anti-riot weapon. Loud, dealt something to your body, but basically 'harmless'.
You should have won the drone challenge with this, but still glad the boys got together to make a 10min commercial 😅. Of course William finished his device at deadline.
1:32 this is epic
Bro go one of the oddest childhood dreams of all time…. I tip my hat time to come up with the next
"I need to scare some birds in my yard that have been annoying me." - "Okay let's build a cannon."
The air sweepers in clash of clans when you deploy the dragons
L
Oh my lord 6:51 looked terrifying
I really wanted to go to open sauce but I’m going somewhere else during that time. I’m so saddd but I love your videos😢🥺
Ayooo this man is crazy AF talkin bout "FIRE, FIRE, FIRE" while he and his crew still in the line of fire, bruh
id like to see this connon in heavy rain
great idea ! and fog.
At 1:58 you can see the reflection of the vortex refracting the view of the ground to the right of the boxes.
Glad to see you take direct hits to show people that it doesn’t hurt the birds it’s meant to scare.
That is one of the coolest gizmos I’ve ever seen. I assume you’re going to have to build one to see how small you can make one and still get a decent effect?
You should have a tv show.
Great entertainment
It's actually pretty interesting to watch if the vortex is disrupted by something. If it can continue its same ring shape after it gets interrupted
Thank God you are back! You are my favorite youtuber
7:37 im sorry what??!!?!
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I DO have a functional Mattel "Agent Zero-M" Sonic Blaster. As well as a couple of broken ones. It's not the *same* one I played with as a kid, but about ten years ago I got one working, anyway. I'm about the same age as the well known actor who did those Mattel commercials in (I think) 1963. It's almost the same principle, but it uses a hand-pumped air pressure chamber to start. So I was hit with a vortex cannon many times (by my older brother) before the end of 1964. I'd guess that's about when your parents were born. Our parents took it away when the potential for hearing damage was understood.
Next time you get to play with the vortex cannon you should see what the effects are on remote control planes or drones since the idea was tossed around, during WWII, of using a vortex cannon to disrupt allied bombers over Europe. Cool to see if it was even possible or not.
Wouldn’t the pressure change mess up your ears?
If you're close enough. That's what the ear protection (sometimes just hands over ears) is for. You can induce ringing in ears (temporary damage) just by clapping your hands by them.
It’s been 5 months!! 😂 it’s cool that you’ve been filming with Mark Rober tho!
"ive worked up the courage to get hit by this thing"
hearing loss and tinnitus: i guess you wonder where ive been
Let's start a petition to have this thing fire through dozens of smoke grenades.
The return of the king
Bill Nye hands down his gilded scepter of scientific tomfoolery to you.
Good sir, that vortex cannon KILLED the fire.
The air in the jar actually killed me 😂
guys this is a literal banger 💀
You won that mark competiton dont care what anyone one says.
Yo this seems like amazing crows control
This was actually really cool 😎👍
2:14 - it sounded like the arrival of an artillery shell, only without the explosion. Some people are lucky, they can have fun and do all sorts of cool things for a ton of bucks...
It like super sonic boom
@@Kemmin984 Maybe. I personally judge from my “observations”.
@@user-ql8vy4se1i lol
Imagine your cannon being linked to the worst Star Wars movie ever made
'Ever since I was a little kid I dreamt of getting hit by a giant vortex cannon mounted on the back of a truck, this was a dream come true.'
Safe to say nobody else every thought about that before.
Right around 1:45 as youre talking about it being like a tornado. it looks like a small one passes you slowly in the background, it looks like a column of dust blowing by.
There were a lot of dust devils in the fields that day!
That putting out the fire was so cool!