The Most DANGEROUS Thing I EVER Did!!! [Builder Blog Ep. 71]

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  • The purpose of this video is to express the importance of safety. DO NOT REPLICATE ANY OF THE EVENTS IN THIS STORY.
    This week is all about SAFETY! SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY!
    Zach tells the Skorpios Builder Blog a story of his most dangerous safety violation in his Battlebots venture. This is a lesson for all others to learn about the how unsafe testing Battlebots can be. Please take care of all safety precautions and DO NOT test a Battlebot without having a proper arena for protection.
    This video shows how quick and easy it is to build a testbox for your own robot building ventures.
    DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE A FIGHTING ROBOT WITHOUT A PROPER TESTBOX.
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  • @JustCuzRobotics
    @JustCuzRobotics ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Really appreciate you taking this subject very seriously, and giving the right impression to new builders! (Plus the shoutout!) For other viewers, Heres a link to the video of mine that was mentioned: th-cam.com/video/qdSkZc4kfAw/w-d-xo.html

  • @Pro-Zilla
    @Pro-Zilla ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “You broke the mop”
    “Safely”😭🤣

  • @Retrosicotte
    @Retrosicotte ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm not sure what I enjoy more, the informational robot content, or the adorably wholesome married couple banter.

  • @masterhook
    @masterhook ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Don't know if I should say this but it was nice seeing you guys at the restaurant I work for last Sunday, hope you enjoyed the food we did for you.

  • @menkomonty
    @menkomonty ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not sure if you've ever seen the video, but Robot Wars' team Frostbite did their weapon test in a classroom with some students watching close by as their robot was cutting up tables with its spinner.
    Even though Frostbite's spinner wasn't exactly the most powerful weapon in Robot Wars' history, it's still amazing that nobody got hurt.

  • @howardbartlett3419
    @howardbartlett3419 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glad to see you putting out information about how dangerous these things can be if you are not cautious. As fun as combat robotics is, it can be very hazardous if proper precautions are not taken. Even 1 pound robots can cause some pretty nasty injuries if you don't keep them properly contained during testing.

  • @LiveLaughLuke
    @LiveLaughLuke ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Atleast the officers at your college thought it was cool!

  • @Wddh4410
    @Wddh4410 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved the walkthough of building a test box! It really is only as complicated as you make it.
    Btw, I would LOVE to see/hear Andy on a video. He was super fun to watch in the classic series with Slap em Silly 👋

  • @ShroomyEntertainment
    @ShroomyEntertainment ปีที่แล้ว +3

    By chance I ran into a guy who assisted building the first Nightmare and recounted a similar story involving striking and firing an oil drum(or oil drum shaped object) several feet into the air-- though luckily without a crowd surrounding the test.

  • @MattInglot
    @MattInglot ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow that story is terrifying, thanks for sharing it. Builders like you made me damn sure that even my little ant is only tested behind solid wood and lexan anytime the weapon system is connected, no matter what I'm testing. And never outdoors.

  • @SteveWB
    @SteveWB ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great Service to new builders. Thanks Guys

  • @thefuzzypage
    @thefuzzypage ปีที่แล้ว +1

    safety is absolutely paramount. even if it doesnt have a weapon, its still probably big enough to hurt you anyway. most safety today is common sense, but it wasnt back pre 2009 and even further before that. i remember my middleweight full body spinner had a spring in it that allowed us to store tension to 'pre spin' the shell while the engine built the revs for the clutch to kick in. dont ask, it was dumb and super complicated and poorly thought out. well i had it in our shop space after preloading the starter spring. i had to push it out of the shop and into the open, i didnt want to turn the thing on and drive it out. in pushing it with my feet, the starter unlocked and began to spin the shell. thats when i fell on it. i fell on a spinning full body spinner due to being an unsafe idiot. thankfully i got off with some bruises and a cut here and there, and a ruined shoe, but nothing else. Never. Neglect. Safety. it's what has enabled combat robotics to even exist for as long as it has.

  • @randallbitner9359
    @randallbitner9359 ปีที่แล้ว

    O.M.G. this brought back memories of my teaching in High School Electronics class. 1993, the assignment was for students to build a model rocket to see how high it would go and they needed to design a rocket launcher using a 555 timer to ignite their rocket. Kids loved it. Test day after building timers and rockets, went to the our sports field, Football field and two baseball fields, you can imagine how many arcers of land. Local street long way away with parked cars. All rockets went off with timers some higher then others but one went off course, way high to the local street. Panic as a teacher, the parachute did not open. This paper rocket was headed point first to the roof of a car parked over a block away. BANG... Kids were running some towards the car others scattered for the school. SO worried, no dent or scratch on car. Note was left to car owner who lived the two blocks from school, all was good. Worried, safety first. Kids loved it, only one timer did not work of 5 in class project.

  • @kennethbowden4129
    @kennethbowden4129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I work at an explosives and ballistics test range... that lexan is no where near thick enough to be considered bullet proof, and it will shatter if you hit it hard enough. We typically use 1-2 layers of 1 inch thick lexan to protect our equipment. Some tests we will add 2 layers of HDPE on top as well depending on several factors

  • @TheDistur
    @TheDistur ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No mop can contain the power that is Diana.

  • @jonathanhodges8184
    @jonathanhodges8184 ปีที่แล้ว

    Appreciate how helpful you guys are. Thanks for the time and effort you put into guiding us newbies.

  • @FaithfulMC
    @FaithfulMC ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the 1 and 2 are not for using drills/screws, they're just speeds, You can get the screw in twice as fast if you use the 2

    • @ronjericho7977
      @ronjericho7977 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There not just speed 1 gives you more torque.

    • @FaithfulMC
      @FaithfulMC ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ronjericho7977 Congratulations, you just explained a gearbox

    • @ronjericho7977
      @ronjericho7977 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FaithfulMC you seem to have no idea based on your original comment.

    • @FaithfulMC
      @FaithfulMC ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ronjericho7977 I think it's implied that when you apply the same power, but with less speed you get more torque.

    • @ronjericho7977
      @ronjericho7977 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FaithfulMC therefore 1 is usually for driving screws and 2 for drilling.

  • @iamdb1990
    @iamdb1990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir Loin... genius
    more people should say byesies

  • @richardoyler592
    @richardoyler592 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    your guys's videos are really cool I think teen Scorpio should get a battlebot next year rivals pack Scorpios and blimp

    • @MinmiGamer
      @MinmiGamer ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that would be really cool because I like blip and skorpios

  • @TeamWhackjob-Official
    @TeamWhackjob-Official ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im looking for something 24 inches long
    Thats what she said🤣🤣🤣🤣 sorry Zach lol

  • @nickd.7267
    @nickd.7267 ปีที่แล้ว

    You were one of my favorite HWs (you still are). Sir Loin was awesome. I have to ask though, where did the name come from for it? Were you making meatballs?

  • @redhanui5044
    @redhanui5044 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Be careful when robotics
    (Intentional grammar)

  • @loading4420
    @loading4420 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Are you going to address the unsafe spinup test in the swamp thing video?

    • @honroy1950
      @honroy1950 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      open spinup tests are terrifying; I've seen gigabyte and tombstone spun up in line of sight as well

    • @stonefish98
      @stonefish98 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@honroy1950 and then there's th-cam.com/video/OBYmhfzsa-w/w-d-xo.html

    • @honroy1950
      @honroy1950 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stonefish98 there's also the test where they ripped a hole out of the garage wall

    • @stonefish98
      @stonefish98 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@honroy1950 There is? It's not on their account that I could see.
      Everyone's seen the one where they put a dent in the official BB test box.
      My other favourite is th-cam.com/video/spfCpEECyFU/w-d-xo.html
      It really highlights how much energy is in even a tiny spinner, and how quickly they can go wrong. You ain't getting your head back around the corner in time if that happens.

  • @Jackalope_256
    @Jackalope_256 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know Skorpios had had a baby

  • @Boomtendo4tw
    @Boomtendo4tw ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great story tho

  • @Turboy65
    @Turboy65 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to see Battlebots add a new ultra heavyweight class, allowing bots up to a weight of one ton ready to fight. And NO kinetic energy limit for the weapon. Needless to say, the arena needs to be beefed up. Triple layers of 2" polycarbonate for the box windows.

  • @TheLegoBattlebotsLab
    @TheLegoBattlebotsLab ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hope you guys are good!

  • @Koda89
    @Koda89 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was actually thinking of finally making a test box as I have been looking to at last make the jump to spinny spin bois, and funnily enough this was pretty much exactly like how I was going to do it! Hahaha

  • @gingerhippygaming7962
    @gingerhippygaming7962 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well at least you learned from your mistake

  • @stonefish98
    @stonefish98 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Safety first". More like safety 71st :)
    Good video though. I figured it'd be an all day project at the least. 53 minutes makes it a real attractive option.

  • @RiderLeangle2
    @RiderLeangle2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whaaaat!? Powerful death machines can be dangerous!? Who knew!?
    Jokes aside that test box feels a bit small but yeah I get this wasn't a full tutorial since you already mentioned the other guides out there, it was just a "See how easy this is? Do it!" kind of thing. That said though, definitely looking forward to that mini Skorpios in the next video

  • @teamkingslayerrobotics2434
    @teamkingslayerrobotics2434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why are the skorpios forks bent?

  • @Eh1dk
    @Eh1dk ปีที่แล้ว

    Well luckily nobody was hurt and they thought it was cool. Also a question out of curiosity, What was the bot that you built called?

  • @owen27277
    @owen27277 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How would you get into a sport like this, I feel like you would need to know someone that's already into this

    • @isaacgraphics1416
      @isaacgraphics1416 ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of people start by buying cheap antweight starter kits, and there are loads of great tutorials on TH-cam and elsewhere.

  • @JeniJustJeni
    @JeniJustJeni ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why would you went a clear bottom? Might it there be a cheaper material you could use for the bottom?

    • @isaacgraphics1416
      @isaacgraphics1416 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah you can absolutely use wood or HDPE (plastic chopping board) or something like that.

  • @fritz46
    @fritz46 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wouldn't have mentioned it if it wasn't a safety video, but it's _not_ safe to transport a wooden plank like this.

  • @blazegaming428
    @blazegaming428 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, what did he do?

  • @trboturtle1035
    @trboturtle1035 ปีที่แล้ว

    Augh.........

  • @webstercat
    @webstercat ปีที่แล้ว

    Romper Room

  • @mostlycrazyallthetime
    @mostlycrazyallthetime ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would jugde this as safe unless you had more than 11 beers in you or you had smoked copious amounts of some of that green tabacky

  • @JeniJustJeni
    @JeniJustJeni ปีที่แล้ว

    Volvo!

  • @BellyLover06
    @BellyLover06 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So when you locked Diana in the closet, you're saying she had to Dill with It?

  • @user-tl4ef2gp3f
    @user-tl4ef2gp3f ปีที่แล้ว

    You should emphasize these safety rules and share your stories in your first blog🤔

  • @mattbeitelspacher223
    @mattbeitelspacher223 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pin me please

  • @lachlanwestrupp7487
    @lachlanwestrupp7487 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your " rotary saw" and comments on the drill gearbox are cringe worthy.