"Built a mini particle accelerator/fusion reactor" immediately followed by "didn't want it to dilute my portfolio so I removed it" has got to be the most insane thing I've ever heard... can't wait for the DIY quantum computer
Because it's actually really cliché. And it ain't that hard, you just need the money to do it, so that you can afford a normal vacuum and a turbomolecular pump, a high voltage source and an enclosure with seals that can withstand the vacuum. Edit: you can wing it with the enclosure if you have a powerful enough turbomelecular pump. But you definitely ain't going to achieve fusion without a turbomulecular pump.
Its because he didn’t design it but copied and built it as a little project. Rest of the things were all designed by him so it isn’t a good fit for his portfolio.
Technically, anything that generates an electric arc is a particle accelerator, like a Van de Gaff generator. Or rubbing amber on a blanket on a dry day.
@flyingtruce There's a lot of middle income kids who could make do with what they have. I get what you mean but it is not funding that makes the skill it's everything else that's internalized. There's no reason to glorify or envy this guy because you didn't build a car at that age, you're seeing all the upticks without the hidden consequences you most likely would not be aware of until you do go on a path similar to this. Not just engineering but any discipline. It is not a sin to live a normal/average life, remember that.
@smith3463 I get what you mean but you sort of gotta work with what you got. I grew up in poverty and had to wait until I was able to get a job at like 16 to save up money to build a pc that I'd use for the stuff I wanted to make
3rd year engineering student at Stanford and he far outclasses like 90% of people in my engineering class with ingenuity, capacity to learn new material and apply, and just raw technical talent. And he also seems very kind. Keep it going!!
@@kulek7119 Not in one, but I know people in top universities. The top ones even there are few, but then you need to realise, in most common colleges, the top ones there are the average of top universities.
4:51 the most important part of this video “ I had made ~200 projects” imagine how far most of us would be if we had the sense / determination to apply the info we learned like this dam good stuff
@@Randorandom232its easier for people to do things if they can imagine it first, or have an idea of what its like lol. it doesn't apply to everything, but it does with a lot of things.
24, about to graduate as an electrical engineer. You can legit teach me classes. I've never felt like a bigger failure in my life, eye opening stuff for sure, but you are next level. You are an example of what happens when you know what to do with your life. Keep up kid, the world needs more guys like you.
This is not engineering, folks, this is engineering with PASSION. Your love for the craft shines through everything you do and I believe many could do just as much if not more if they had the same love and interest in the things they do. Incredible video and work through and through and wishing you the best in your life dude. You deserve it!
@@cygnus-xxay23156 He's saying the reason some people aren't getting hired is because there are people like the kid in the video who are not only talented but also driven and knowledgeable. He meant it as a joke though I'm pretty sure.
@@pocolocoJOJO It's true. We start school at 4, leave highschool at 16 and college and stuff are only "mandatory" until we turn 18, we can also hit the workforce at 16; albeit in limited capacity.
I truly admire that you're self-taught, and with this video, I just learned that I was making excuses. Thank you Liong, your work has impacted me in a positive way.
it took him 4 years, 200+projects and thousands of hours of self learning to get to that point , i'm starting to think that anyone, with that level of dedication, could do it. ofcourse he might be above avg (or even a genius by default), but that level of grind and passion is a one in a million. most of us prob spent those 4 years fucking around or doing the bare minimum, and yet we still have the audacity to bring up his "privilege" ( even if all of our parents were engineers making millions of dollar, we wouldnt even get anywhere near him with that attitude)
A guy I know did rocketry as a hobby in high school and was doing high power rocketry in college as a freshman. He built and designed his own high power rocket and moved into making supersonic rockets. He then proposed a two-stage rocket that he lead our team with and then that worked out amazingly and I got to see it launch. With that he got a propulsion testing internship at Blue Origin with the BE-4 engines after sophomore year in college. He has the passion and the network to make it. Also he is friend of Joe Barnard, not surprisingly.
I'm not saying I could do it if I had the money, I am saying that he WOULDN'T be able to do shit, if he didn't have a GENEROUS donation from his parents. I am 16, I also have dreams of creating projects similar to this, but when I think it through I realise I don't even have 1% of the money I need. stop lying to yourself and saying that anyone could do this with hard work. Engineering inherently requires a lot money, even on a small scale.
It's true that the reason he became so skilled in engineering is because of his dedication and the amount of time he's spent doing this. However, I think a point that isn't brought up enough is that none of this would be possible if he wasn't properly socialized. If you have absent parents, negligent parents, discouraging parents, very selfish parents that constantly fight with each other, a chaotic family arrangement, and/or a traumatic upbringing, you won't have the life skills, mental awareness, and emotional stability to be capable of being this kind of person. The skills and patterns of behavior that your parents raise you with are incredibly crucial to how well you can function early in life, and unfortunately, for most of us who grow up under these broken households, it makes outcomes like this impossible just because our parents were $#1&heads. How are you supposed to maintain the motivation and organization to work on these projects every single day after school and on the weekend, if your father is a raging alcoholic, your mother spends all day either working at her job or watching TV at home, and one of your older siblings passed away from an 0D when you were just 10 years old? The answer is you can't unless you are literally one in fifty million. So, obviously, as far as generational wealth goes, clearly that isn't really a significant factor here considering he started with very affordable components anyways. But he is privileged in the sense that he clearly grew up under a very functional household, and he was raised by smart parents who knew to teach him to be ambitious and to work hard. That kind of upbringing is far above the mean and it should be recognized as so.
I was just re-watching your maker video. Couple of people were being pretty dismissive about your achievements because they are under the impression that your parents were either rich, engineers or both. I myself thought you must've had someone in your family who could've provided you with the necessary mentorship and guidance. Thank you mam, Glad that you could share more of your story with us. You are an inspiration to people interested in technology, electronics/hardware in particular.
@@mishaisspeed if my son was this talented i'd shell out alot of money so he can pursue his dreams cause with his genius he'll be making alot of money in the future. Also I don't think they paid for all of it he could have a job or teach like he said in the video.
@@catstin287 On top of that, although he *now* has financial support, that wasn't always the case. He made about 200 projects with as little cost as possible prior to the car... to the point of doing things like making his own power supply to save about $40, which was out of his budget at that point, or making that beginning robot arm made out of practically trash. A whole section of the video was dedicated to finding cheap components or making his own... He's unbelievably skilled at what he does and proved that money is definitely not a barrier. If he hypothetically didn't get funding for a whole car, I promise he's capable of making a dozen other impressive builds. Even if you don't buy that, very few people can make a particle accelerator in his garage, no matter how much money they had.
@@catstin287i had wait 4y to get a arduino 🥲... my father where makinh ~$60 a month, but he worked incredibily hard to get me to poistion where i am today
You don't need to go to college, you're already an engineer making $200K. I'm really happy for you and I'm really inspired my this too, as a recent Mechanical graduate. "Don't be afraid to fail," sums it all up. I started the design of my own 3D-printed EthaLOX engine again from freshman year and now I got a stable job to start prototyping.
@@will-ye I agree. With that talent you need all the exposure you can get. Good universities is just that. However, the deal with university is that it will take up alot of his time. If hes got a clear path ahead and knows exactly what he wants to do with this talent, university wont provide much benefit
As a maker myself, and now CTO of a company I am making, I must say you are one special engineer. I would love to see more content that you make, and even more!
Bro thanks for this. I’m the same age as you and I find what you do so inspiring. You’ve made a real difference in how I view engineering and projects. Please upload more content!!
Engineering is an infinitely better pursuit than videogames. Thankfully I've stopped all gaming but I'm quite new to engineering at 22. Occasionally I play chess but it's not too addicting. I hope I can build cool things in the future like you and be useful to the world.
This is insanely humbling. You have a bright future ahead. If you don't mind sparing a few minutes, 1. How did you balance this on top of class work? Did you feel like you had to give up on other aspects of life? 2. How did you get help if you needed it? Or did you manage to figure out everything yourself? 3. What is your take on social media? It seems like a focused person yourself might deliberately avoid attention draining activities like TH-cam scrolling lol 3.
Much respect for you man. Just make sure that whatever you are about to invent or create in future doesn't end up becoming destructive for mankind. Never sell yourself to corporations like blackrock or lockheed martin. Best of luck for your future.
I mean if he's as good entrepreneur as inventor he could establish his own brand. However I think lockheed would hire him with open arms worse option would be tesla.
this is insane man. to be a teenager and not fall into the usual trap of chasing girls, caring about your social life / what others think of you etc. and just getting your head down and committing yourself to your work consistently is truly inspiring 🙏
@@learnerzzzzzzSpeaking for myself but being in a different discipline(Post prod) what I didn't realize until retrospect was that for one I did genuinely enjoy spending my time doing what I did, but I also had the added motivation of being in a very unhealthy family unit(parents). I attribute at least part of my dedication to that if helped me detach from all my other problems and focus on learning nodes or topology or whatever else. From the looks of it this guy was not burdened financially but maybe some other way via parental expectations(Asian sterotype). In reality a minority of high achievers are motivated entirely by the pursuit of their endeavor. Using the carrot and stick analogy, if you have a stick situation and your positively enforced to keep pouring into your "thing", you'll look up eventually and only then realize that you were putting off other issues in your life that need addressing. I caught this on relatively early, a year out of highschool, currently a uni sophomore, and I'm starting to open my heart to enjoying other things life has to offer. Lovers, friends, community, all that shiz. All these comments shower this guy with envy and i definetly do not mean to demean this guy for the path he's taking, but when you tunnel vision yourself for so long sometimes you need a real breather to assess where you stand. It's not like I quit doing what I do, I enjoy very much so my discipline of choice and look forward to working in it's given field, but theres more to life than that, and sometimes I have to remind myself to allocate time towards other things that matter.
@@alphaenterprise2232 Thats so true. At 16 he is still young, so much life to go. In the end its all about consistency. If you can keep that up great, otherwise you fall into the common crowd once again.
if you're top 1% at anything you don't really need to chase girls haha, they pretty much come to you. plus 99% of people would think this kid is a living legend even if they're not willing to admit it. even if he was the type to worry about that he'd wouldn't have any reason to
I’m so glad there is parent out there willing to help anything for their child’s dream while other parents force their children into a mold that they want to
As a first year Mechanical Engineering student you dropping "zero-force members" of of nowhere shocked and impressed me. The most I did in high school was mess around with 3D printing and basic CAD in Fusion (is inventor better?).. so I have nothing but admiration for what you have achieved.
@@GaithTalahmeh Not really Building the apps, I mean how can I tell you, I was more interested in how the heck coding actually began. Like I know some basic stuff related to python, but I'm more curious in learning about how coding really works and I also want to learn about electronics. I hope you understand my point lol (considering the fact that english is not my first language)
@@nidamirza9801 If you mean how it began as in how we communicate with computers in the form of electricity, and how we make ICs, then I think that Computer Engineering would be a better fit. But if you'd like to dig deeper into Programming and algorithms as the math behind it, then CS is more considering of that part of the field. I suggest you take advice from knowledgable people around you and good luck!
9:33 "Don't compare me to others and especially not yourself." lmao, buddy anticipated the inadequacy people felt when watching this video. I am definitely jealous. At least you set a fire under me to continue programming and build my autonomous RC airplane. Seriously congratulation on your achievements. I have wanted to build a electric car from scratch for 2 years, roughly based on a hatchback(Ford Focus RS). Which honestly doesn't matter since, ideas are cheap, ambition is gold.
Hello, Liong. I don't usually comment, but this is such a good video. It really puts the message across that you can always do things on your own. Certainly, going to a good school/college helps, but now quality information is available online on the internet. People can learn in their free time and do things the way you have done it. This is one inspiring video. Thanks for sharing it. 😁🤜🏻🤛🏻
very inspirational and underrated video. I've always been into more of the software engineering side of things but recently started learning more physical engineering, and im very fortunate to go to a high school where we have lots of resources for free such as 3d printers and most materials to build most basic engineering projects, as well as a good 4 year comp sci and engineering program. Thanks again for the inspiration, I really hope your channel gets more traction and makes it farther into the algorithm! :)
This video motivates me but also cause a deep anxiety because im a big fan of engineering... or I think atleast, i haven't done a single project yet. I haven't even advanced in other areas I'm interested in, like data science or compsci. I know , that I can do it but I just can't get myself to start. I'll take your advice to heart and try starting out with small projects. Thanks for the video and goodluck on future projects!
Hi, joung fan here! I just want to say that i look up to you a lot. I have been interested in electronics since i was very young. Started messing around with a arduino when i was 8, and later with a esp-32. Saved up for 4 years and finaly i have just bought a 3D printer a 12 years old. Working on a smartwatch project at the moment and when i am done, i'm hoping to build a small crosscart. Your projects are crazy, little yealous here... Hope i will make some crazy things like that later. It's just nice having somebody to look up at. Greetings from me!
Man, I'm soon turning 16. This video motivated me to do engineering so much. I'm studying ML for last 2 years, gotta now make embedded devices after watching this video. I'm really happy that there's teens like youin this world, keep it up
I am also a hobbyist I have built high voltage projects too but i do not match him for sure currently I am in trade school learning for robot operator. I am 17 but i started at 13
I just want to say that you are an inspiration to me Liong! I dropped out of engineering 10 years ago and regretted doing so for more than half a decade. Videos like this make me really excited to keep building stuff and learn more. The way you solve problems and go for DIY solutions when things get to expensive, you are a true engineer, inspiration and I can't wait to see your future projects and learn more from you!
A full tutorial roadmap for the electronic car with backtesting would be gas 🔥, especially for those that want to major in engineering in college with pretty decent budget for projects
Bro is so so fine his intelligence, his passion, his kindness Wthh!!! Never have I ever wanted to be someone so baddddd. I hope you keep achieving great milestones!!
Pro tip; use gs450h drivetrain. Cheap, light, and powerful. Alternatively, use a leaf motor + Prius gen 2 inverter, and parallel the inverter outputs. Max power output is 490hp before over current protection kicks in.
Watching your first video was so inspiring to me i hope you keep posting whenever you have time just don't stop it , its so good to see someone who do things just because he wants to do them😅
I'm 35 and have been self-teaching Electrical Engineering for 5 years. I'm married and have a kid on the way. It's too late for me to get a Masters in Stem, much less I have a Bachelors in Politics. But You, You are inspiring! And watching this video has given me more momentum to keep going. You're doing awesome work! Can't wait to see what else you do along the way.
This video brought back alot of memories for me. My dad taught me engineering and he got me started with eletrical engineering with the Ardino Nano Classic.
this video just gave me a huge rush of motivation. Especially the part at the end where he told us to not compare others or ourselves to him, turned my self disappointment to a huuuuuge rush of motivation, thank you, I really needed this video and the end part!
Genuinely the most impressive creativity and dedication I have seen, couldn't fathom the amount of small problems. Love the work, super inspirational. Keep it up!
this video really inspired me, i even bought a arduino starter kit today, even though im studying applied chemistry, this video just gave me a big reason to live.
goodluck at University, Lion !! It'd be awesome if you could balance your univ life and making more electrical content. we'd love to see it. keep it up!! :D
This video is really inspiring! I aspire to be like you someday. The amount of curiosity and drive to learn for this must have been immense. Keep learning!
Do you honestly believe that regular people have access to what this kid got? This kid did do plenty of work sure, but he obviously had tons of help from his parents in terms of education and funding.
would've loved to have an extra 50k to spend on materials to build cool shit. too bad my dad was a drug addict and mom lived paycheck to paycheck with 3 kids, maybe next life!
@@brandrixco6246 I know regular people don't have as much access to what this kid has, and I do not know how his living situation really is. I am not sure what his parents professions are, so don't you. I am willing to bet if 99% of people had the same resources as this man, they still wouldn't be as good as this guy because he is a really hard worker, and thats the reality. He even showed how he was teaching himself with those books. I don't like how people are trying to belittle his work
@@newuser689 Don't think like that, life isn't over. You have to be resilient. I come from a similar situation, I am not going to reveal any personal information on here but, nobody gives a shit about our lives, we have to work with what we got because in reality everyone is too focused on their own lives.
@@Arccos3D Makes sense. I've made things when I had the tools available, my own 8 bit CPU. But with my own means, as someone with nary a penny to my name, the best I have is glue and a couple of repurposed wires. Only thing you can build without money is disappointment.
by doing around 6.5 hours of work a day, he completed a working electric car in 5 months. This means that the deadlines you put aren't unrealistic, it just depends on how much output you get from your work per unit time. I just subbed right now cuz I heard the alex hormozi podcast on rate of work and you were the perfect proof for what I heard. thank you and respect bro
wow man you inspired me a lot i am 15 years old and i am like you in to engineering and i won some competitions but when i saw you i really saw that i should go hard on myself to acheve what i want
Well that's insane, I'm currently also 16 and I have wanted to make stuff that you have made but never actually got farther than doing a bit of research and messing around, I have insane respect for you for actually going and doing it o7
Wow! Amazing job! I'm an 18-year-old dependent and planning to build my own large homebuilt aircraft-house in a few years. It would be a much larger and more costly project, however, I hope to build it as cheaply as possible for the largest feasible size I can build it at, and I found this video very helpful in providing tips as to how I can approach this. Nice work once again! :)
I don't want to be a bummer or anything but sometimes it just feels bad knowing that I got a late start and that I wont have nearly enough time to learn the things I want to learn or make the things I want to make before college. I just wish I started/discovered this stuff sooner I guess.
I'm with you. I'm 23 and only recently finished an introductory physics course in university. I feel like I've only just begun my academic life, and I feel great about it. I hope one day you won't feel bogged down by your late start. You got this.
I know over 10 programming languages and im 17, and got an internship at 16. I thought I was pretty set. Then THIS gets in my reccommended. Holeh moleh I can't catch a break there is ALWAYS someone out there better than you. God damn.
More like there is always someone who’s a bigger braggart than you. You gotta get your bragging game up young man! That was not nearly enough achievemnts listed to please online readers. 8/10, next time say you know 10 programming lamguages PERFECTLY so you seem cooler, okay? Trust me, you need our approval, without you’ll die (maybe)
knowing programming languages aint a flex its a theory. Internship at 16 is. Started around the same wavelength too. Now released a full app on the store before 21 and created my own music rec algorithm. Everyone on a different path. Working on a new app for my start up. Everything takes time. But please dont say knowing 10 languages as a flex with that type of logic i know 15 lmao but it dont mean shit.
Eh different places different situations different opportunities. I am proud of you. For all we know, any of us could have been better than ever imagined with just being in the right environment, but you have to accept the roll of the dice.
I love your quote at the end man. I'm sure someone somewhere will take inspiration from you to create great things like you. You're doing awesome stuff man!
I recently got into engineering because I'm taking a mechanical engineering program, and this inspires me to start doing my own mini projects. Applying knowledge like this makes it stick so much better ^^
Child if this ain’t a instant full ride to whatever college you want, then idk what would be. You taught yourself and already have teaching experience if you go for a phd there will be companies begging to send you grants for innovation
"Built a mini particle accelerator/fusion reactor" immediately followed by "didn't want it to dilute my portfolio so I removed it" has got to be the most insane thing I've ever heard... can't wait for the DIY quantum computer
Because it's actually really cliché. And it ain't that hard, you just need the money to do it, so that you can afford a normal vacuum and a turbomolecular pump, a high voltage source and an enclosure with seals that can withstand the vacuum.
Edit: you can wing it with the enclosure if you have a powerful enough turbomelecular pump. But you definitely ain't going to achieve fusion without a turbomulecular pump.
Its because he didn’t design it but copied and built it as a little project. Rest of the things were all designed by him so it isn’t a good fit for his portfolio.
NGL I thought this video was satire at that moment 💀
quantum computers may as well be real brains.
Technically, anything that generates an electric arc is a particle accelerator, like a Van de Gaff generator. Or rubbing amber on a blanket on a dry day.
remember guys it took bro 4 years to go from a RC car to a Real electric car
Proof Hard work and commitment to your hobby goes far.
4 years when I was 12 I was doing 1-2
let's be real, bro wouldn't be able to do this without parents money
@flyingtruce There's a lot of middle income kids who could make do with what they have. I get what you mean but it is not funding that makes the skill it's everything else that's internalized. There's no reason to glorify or envy this guy because you didn't build a car at that age, you're seeing all the upticks without the hidden consequences you most likely would not be aware of until you do go on a path similar to this. Not just engineering but any discipline. It is not a sin to live a normal/average life, remember that.
@@wahpah bruh i don't even get enough money to buy a big mac menu with fries and a medium soda
@smith3463 I get what you mean but you sort of gotta work with what you got. I grew up in poverty and had to wait until I was able to get a job at like 16 to save up money to build a pc that I'd use for the stuff I wanted to make
3rd year engineering student at Stanford and he far outclasses like 90% of people in my engineering class with ingenuity, capacity to learn new material and apply, and just raw technical talent. And he also seems very kind. Keep it going!!
Which major?? I'm a CS major(Not from a good reknowed college lol). But is there any roadmap that you can provide dumb people like me lol
Only 90%?
@@kulek7119 Not in one, but I know people in top universities. The top ones even there are few, but then you need to realise, in most common colleges, the top ones there are the average of top universities.
He's at MIT now
bros a young tony stark keep up the good work
no. bros tony starks father c;
you would be surprised how easy it is to make a car for 20k
I'm making an ai jarvis, sooo uhh, am I Tony? Lol
@@rayanahmad6901 That's so cool!?!?! How are you doing it
@chrisdin3372 there's this random indian guy on yt and many others, who also got playlists for tutorials, in most of python
4:51 the most important part of this video “ I had made ~200 projects” imagine how far most of us would be if we had the sense / determination to apply the info we learned like this dam good stuff
But you don't 😂 so why even imagine/pretend?
@@Randorandom232its easier for people to do things if they can imagine it first, or have an idea of what its like lol. it doesn't apply to everything, but it does with a lot of things.
The answer is money, imagine where you'd be if you had the money to fund a single project
@@LLyric_ you did not watch the video?
@@Randorandom232 I have imagined and finished projects with electronics successfully but not every time things workout as you imagine
bro u cant be this talented at such a young age our job market is already in shambles no way we can compete with you
We are doomed. ima become a janitor
you didn't understood, its not about comparing yourself with him. It's about doing things that you love to do.
@@mrinalyadav4261 You didn't understand it was a joke
@@MrAsddasdasda Was it?🥶
@@smith3463 imma make enough money and employ him to work for me and steal his work HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
this is dangerously underated, i hope this blows up
You mean the video right?
@@TheTechyKid LMAO ☠️
poor choice of words
Say that at the airport
Why would you want his car to blow up?
24, about to graduate as an electrical engineer. You can legit teach me classes. I've never felt like a bigger failure in my life, eye opening stuff for sure, but you are next level. You are an example of what happens when you know what to do with your life. Keep up kid, the world needs more guys like you.
This is not engineering, folks, this is engineering with PASSION. Your love for the craft shines through everything you do and I believe many could do just as much if not more if they had the same love and interest in the things they do. Incredible video and work through and through and wishing you the best in your life dude. You deserve it!
he's the reason why you go through 8 rounds of interview and ultimately lost for the engineering job
didn't understand what u are saying..need clarity
@@cygnus-xxay23156 He's saying the reason some people aren't getting hired is because there are people like the kid in the video who are not only talented but also driven and knowledgeable. He meant it as a joke though I'm pretty sure.
@@Justicelfe thanks for clarification buddy
I'm 19 almost finished with engineering, just 2 minutes in the video I'm fueled with jealously haha, you're seriously very talented! keep it up
How are you almost finished with engineering at 19 man?
@@somedude2492 Some countries (UK as an example) start university as early as 16 years old.
@@notsure8209 wtf aint no way
I am 19 and I am almost starting with engineering...
@@pocolocoJOJO It's true.
We start school at 4, leave highschool at 16 and college and stuff are only "mandatory" until we turn 18, we can also hit the workforce at 16; albeit in limited capacity.
I truly admire that you're self-taught, and with this video, I just learned that I was making excuses. Thank you Liong, your work has impacted me in a positive way.
it took him 4 years, 200+projects and thousands of hours of self learning to get to that point , i'm starting to think that anyone, with that level of dedication, could do it. ofcourse he might be above avg (or even a genius by default), but that level of grind and passion is a one in a million. most of us prob spent those 4 years fucking around or doing the bare minimum, and yet we still have the audacity to bring up his "privilege" ( even if all of our parents were engineers making millions of dollar, we wouldnt even get anywhere near him with that attitude)
The successful attitude probably runs in the family if he’s “privileged”
A guy I know did rocketry as a hobby in high school and was doing high power rocketry in college as a freshman. He built and designed his own high power rocket and moved into making supersonic rockets. He then proposed a two-stage rocket that he lead our team with and then that worked out amazingly and I got to see it launch. With that he got a propulsion testing internship at Blue Origin with the BE-4 engines after sophomore year in college. He has the passion and the network to make it. Also he is friend of Joe Barnard, not surprisingly.
I'm not saying I could do it if I had the money, I am saying that he WOULDN'T be able to do shit, if he didn't have a GENEROUS donation from his parents.
I am 16, I also have dreams of creating projects similar to this, but when I think it through I realise I don't even have 1% of the money I need.
stop lying to yourself and saying that anyone could do this with hard work. Engineering inherently requires a lot money, even on a small scale.
You’re mistaken, you need to be able to be self-sufficient when it comes to solving problems that most people struggle to solve in a group
It's true that the reason he became so skilled in engineering is because of his dedication and the amount of time he's spent doing this. However, I think a point that isn't brought up enough is that none of this would be possible if he wasn't properly socialized.
If you have absent parents, negligent parents, discouraging parents, very selfish parents that constantly fight with each other, a chaotic family arrangement, and/or a traumatic upbringing, you won't have the life skills, mental awareness, and emotional stability to be capable of being this kind of person. The skills and patterns of behavior that your parents raise you with are incredibly crucial to how well you can function early in life, and unfortunately, for most of us who grow up under these broken households, it makes outcomes like this impossible just because our parents were $#1&heads. How are you supposed to maintain the motivation and organization to work on these projects every single day after school and on the weekend, if your father is a raging alcoholic, your mother spends all day either working at her job or watching TV at home, and one of your older siblings passed away from an 0D when you were just 10 years old? The answer is you can't unless you are literally one in fifty million.
So, obviously, as far as generational wealth goes, clearly that isn't really a significant factor here considering he started with very affordable components anyways. But he is privileged in the sense that he clearly grew up under a very functional household, and he was raised by smart parents who knew to teach him to be ambitious and to work hard. That kind of upbringing is far above the mean and it should be recognized as so.
I was just re-watching your maker video.
Couple of people were being pretty dismissive about your achievements because they are under the impression that your parents were either rich, engineers or both. I myself thought you must've had someone in your family who could've provided you with the necessary mentorship and guidance.
Thank you mam, Glad that you could share more of your story with us. You are an inspiration to people interested in technology, electronics/hardware in particular.
his parents gave him around $20,000 for a "project"...
@@mishaisspeed if my son was this talented i'd shell out alot of money so he can pursue his dreams cause with his genius he'll be making alot of money in the future. Also I don't think they paid for all of it he could have a job or teach like he said in the video.
@@catstin287 almost anyone can make a gocart for $20,000... its all easy is you can just buy watever you need
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On top of that, although he *now* has financial support, that wasn't always the case. He made about 200 projects with as little cost as possible prior to the car... to the point of doing things like making his own power supply to save about $40, which was out of his budget at that point, or making that beginning robot arm made out of practically trash. A whole section of the video was dedicated to finding cheap components or making his own...
He's unbelievably skilled at what he does and proved that money is definitely not a barrier. If he hypothetically didn't get funding for a whole car, I promise he's capable of making a dozen other impressive builds. Even if you don't buy that, very few people can make a particle accelerator in his garage, no matter how much money they had.
@@catstin287i had wait 4y to get a arduino 🥲... my father where makinh ~$60 a month, but he worked incredibily hard to get me to poistion where i am today
You don't need to go to college, you're already an engineer making $200K. I'm really happy for you and I'm really inspired my this too, as a recent Mechanical graduate. "Don't be afraid to fail," sums it all up. I started the design of my own 3D-printed EthaLOX engine again from freshman year and now I got a stable job to start prototyping.
MIT degree and network will be more worth it in the long run than not going
@@will-ye I agree. With that talent you need all the exposure you can get. Good universities is just that. However, the deal with university is that it will take up alot of his time. If hes got a clear path ahead and knows exactly what he wants to do with this talent, university wont provide much benefit
I feel so fortunate that TH-cam recommended your channel. It’s just brilliant
As a maker myself, and now CTO of a company I am making, I must say you are one special engineer.
I would love to see more content that you make, and even more!
Bro is literally tyrell wellick from Mr robot
bro's scouting early ahah
@@mcwornex2123hahaha, gotta catch em young 😂
Bro thanks for this. I’m the same age as you and I find what you do so inspiring. You’ve made a real difference in how I view engineering and projects. Please upload more content!!
I hope you'll keep uploading videos about the different projects youve done, its all super impressive
Engineering is an infinitely better pursuit than videogames. Thankfully I've stopped all gaming but I'm quite new to engineering at 22. Occasionally I play chess but it's not too addicting. I hope I can build cool things in the future like you and be useful to the world.
This is insanely humbling. You have a bright future ahead.
If you don't mind sparing a few minutes,
1. How did you balance this on top of class work? Did you feel like you had to give up on other aspects of life?
2. How did you get help if you needed it? Or did you manage to figure out everything yourself?
3. What is your take on social media? It seems like a focused person yourself might deliberately avoid attention draining activities like TH-cam scrolling lol
3.
I would like to see his response to this
u think this guy struggled with class work? or had to study bruh
More content please.
Much respect for you man. Just make sure that whatever you are about to invent or create in future doesn't end up becoming destructive for mankind. Never sell yourself to corporations like blackrock or lockheed martin. Best of luck for your future.
I mean if he's as good entrepreneur as inventor he could establish his own brand. However I think lockheed would hire him with open arms worse option would be tesla.
"Do the best you can, with what you have", noted, and you just earned another subscriber.
this is insane man. to be a teenager and not fall into the usual trap of chasing girls, caring about your social life / what others think of you etc. and just getting your head down and committing yourself to your work consistently is truly inspiring 🙏
I’m interested in knowing why he made the decision to make things and not follow the crowd
He will focus on that later or will suffer a mental burnout
@@learnerzzzzzzSpeaking for myself but being in a different discipline(Post prod) what I didn't realize until retrospect was that for one I did genuinely enjoy spending my time doing what I did, but I also had the added motivation of being in a very unhealthy family unit(parents). I attribute at least part of my dedication to that if helped me detach from all my other problems and focus on learning nodes or topology or whatever else. From the looks of it this guy was not burdened financially but maybe some other way via parental expectations(Asian sterotype). In reality a minority of high achievers are motivated entirely by the pursuit of their endeavor. Using the carrot and stick analogy, if you have a stick situation and your positively enforced to keep pouring into your "thing", you'll look up eventually and only then realize that you were putting off other issues in your life that need addressing. I caught this on relatively early, a year out of highschool, currently a uni sophomore, and I'm starting to open my heart to enjoying other things life has to offer. Lovers, friends, community, all that shiz.
All these comments shower this guy with envy and i definetly do not mean to demean this guy for the path he's taking, but when you tunnel vision yourself for so long sometimes you need a real breather to assess where you stand. It's not like I quit doing what I do, I enjoy very much so my discipline of choice and look forward to working in it's given field, but theres more to life than that, and sometimes I have to remind myself to allocate time towards other things that matter.
@@alphaenterprise2232 Thats so true. At 16 he is still young, so much life to go. In the end its all about consistency. If you can keep that up great, otherwise you fall into the common crowd once again.
if you're top 1% at anything you don't really need to chase girls haha, they pretty much come to you. plus 99% of people would think this kid is a living legend even if they're not willing to admit it. even if he was the type to worry about that he'd wouldn't have any reason to
Dude, you are giving me so much motivation. I just found free pdf versions of these books. Thank you !
I’m so glad there is parent out there willing to help anything for their child’s dream while other parents force their children into a mold that they want to
Bro is a living example of what learning and gaining skills actually means.
As a first year Mechanical Engineering student you dropping "zero-force members" of of nowhere shocked and impressed me. The most I did in high school was mess around with 3D printing and basic CAD in Fusion (is inventor better?).. so I have nothing but admiration for what you have achieved.
Not only an impressive young engineer, but also a young man with a good heart seemingly. Bravo to this kid and his parents. Best wishes
16 and already doing that kind of stuff, pretty damn inspirational
as a 14 year old with no money, no equipment, and a dream this is incredibly inspiring. Thank you
I'm 23 yrs old 4th year electronics engineering student and you inspire me to learn and built cool engineering projects. Congrats.
Hi!. I'm actually a CS major guy in my first year of engineering. I'm also interested in Electronics. Is there a way where I can learn both??
@@nidamirza9801 What do you see in CS that inspires you? Is it the building of apps? Because if yes, I'd say you chose CS for the wrong reason
@@GaithTalahmeh Not really Building the apps, I mean how can I tell you, I was more interested in how the heck coding actually began. Like I know some basic stuff related to python, but I'm more curious in learning about how coding really works and I also want to learn about electronics. I hope you understand my point lol (considering the fact that english is not my first language)
@@nidamirza9801 If you mean how it began as in how we communicate with computers in the form of electricity, and how we make ICs, then I think that Computer Engineering would be a better fit. But if you'd like to dig deeper into Programming and algorithms as the math behind it, then CS is more considering of that part of the field. I suggest you take advice from knowledgable people around you and good luck!
9:33 "Don't compare me to others and especially not yourself."
lmao, buddy anticipated the inadequacy people felt when watching this video. I am definitely jealous. At least you set a fire under me to continue programming and build my autonomous RC airplane. Seriously congratulation on your achievements. I have wanted to build a electric car from scratch for 2 years, roughly based on a hatchback(Ford Focus RS). Which honestly doesn't matter since,
ideas are cheap, ambition is gold.
Hello, Liong.
I don't usually comment, but this is such a good video. It really puts the message across that you can always do things on your own. Certainly, going to a good school/college helps, but now quality information is available online on the internet. People can learn in their free time and do things the way you have done it. This is one inspiring video. Thanks for sharing it. 😁🤜🏻🤛🏻
very inspirational and underrated video. I've always been into more of the software engineering side of things but recently started learning more physical engineering, and im very fortunate to go to a high school where we have lots of resources for free such as 3d printers and most materials to build most basic engineering projects, as well as a good 4 year comp sci and engineering program. Thanks again for the inspiration, I really hope your channel gets more traction and makes it farther into the algorithm! :)
I was about to continue on with my project and now I felt discouraged watching this young kid being levels ahead of me in every way possible
This video motivates me but also cause a deep anxiety because im a big fan of engineering... or I think atleast, i haven't done a single project yet. I haven't even advanced in other areas I'm interested in, like data science or compsci. I know , that I can do it but I just can't get myself to start. I'll take your advice to heart and try starting out with small projects. Thanks for the video and goodluck on future projects!
Parents wonder why their kids arent like this, because they arent investing in resources for them, this is good work
This gives me the encouragement to start doing some small things like this. I love this thanks dude 👍
Hi, joung fan here! I just want to say that i look up to you a lot. I have been interested in electronics since i was very young. Started messing around with a arduino when i was 8, and later with a esp-32. Saved up for 4 years and finaly i have just bought a 3D printer a 12 years old. Working on a smartwatch project at the moment and when i am done, i'm hoping to build a small crosscart. Your projects are crazy, little yealous here... Hope i will make some crazy things like that later. It's just nice having somebody to look up at. Greetings from me!
Man, I'm soon turning 16. This video motivated me to do engineering so much. I'm studying ML for last 2 years, gotta now make embedded devices after watching this video.
I'm really happy that there's teens like youin this world, keep it up
I am also a hobbyist I have built high voltage projects too but i do not match him for sure currently I am in trade school learning for robot operator. I am 17 but i started at 13
This is so impressive! I love how you talked through your making process. Im looking forward for more videos!
I just want to say that you are an inspiration to me Liong!
I dropped out of engineering 10 years ago and regretted doing so for more than half a decade. Videos like this make me really excited to keep building stuff and learn more.
The way you solve problems and go for DIY solutions when things get to expensive, you are a true engineer, inspiration and I can't wait to see your future projects and learn more from you!
So what are you doing now?
A full tutorial roadmap for the electronic car with backtesting would be gas 🔥, especially for those that want to major in engineering in college with pretty decent budget for projects
Bro is so so fine his intelligence, his passion, his kindness Wthh!!! Never have I ever wanted to be someone so baddddd. I hope you keep achieving great milestones!!
Pro tip; use gs450h drivetrain. Cheap, light, and powerful. Alternatively, use a leaf motor + Prius gen 2 inverter, and parallel the inverter outputs. Max power output is 490hp before over current protection kicks in.
Watching your first video was so inspiring to me i hope you keep posting whenever you have time just don't stop it , its so good to see someone who do things just because he wants to do them😅
I'm 35 and have been self-teaching Electrical Engineering for 5 years. I'm married and have a kid on the way. It's too late for me to get a Masters in Stem, much less I have a Bachelors in Politics. But You, You are inspiring! And watching this video has given me more momentum to keep going. You're doing awesome work! Can't wait to see what else you do along the way.
Great video, and really was good to see you mention for people to not try and compare at the end. You’ll have a great future ahead of you
Man, you are not only a God send but a proper representation of sheer power of will in one person
Bros too humble, proud of the hard work you've done during your time. I hope for your success dude!
Hope? He's definitely got it!!!
I've saved this video to watch later, you are a hero. Learning from you as a 20 year old ❤
hope bro make it's far, this is so impressive
This video brought back alot of memories for me. My dad taught me engineering and he got me started with eletrical engineering with the Ardino Nano Classic.
THE GOAT IS BACK
this video just gave me a huge rush of motivation. Especially the part at the end where he told us to not compare others or ourselves to him, turned my self disappointment to a huuuuuge rush of motivation, thank you, I really needed this video and the end part!
Oh dude this is so cool big congratulations and thanks for sharing that’s awesome and really really big motivation to learn more about all that 🎉
Genuinely the most impressive creativity and dedication I have seen, couldn't fathom the amount of small problems. Love the work, super inspirational. Keep it up!
this guy is the real deal. just get the feel
this video really inspired me, i even bought a arduino starter kit today, even though im studying applied chemistry, this video just gave me a big reason to live.
this is so cool, instantly subscribed
OH MY GOD ITS GABEN
GABEN WHEN IS HALF LIFE 3 COMING
Literally Amadeus Cho, great work!
goodluck at University, Lion !! It'd be awesome if you could balance your univ life and making more electrical content.
we'd love to see it. keep it up!! :D
This video is really inspiring! I aspire to be like you someday. The amount of curiosity and drive to learn for this must have been immense. Keep learning!
Don’t listen to the haters who say “oh you parents are probably engineers”, you’re killing it man.
Do you honestly believe that regular people have access to what this kid got? This kid did do plenty of work sure, but he obviously had tons of help from his parents in terms of education and funding.
would've loved to have an extra 50k to spend on materials to build cool shit. too bad my dad was a drug addict and mom lived paycheck to paycheck with 3 kids, maybe next life!
@@brandrixco6246 I know regular people don't have as much access to what this kid has, and I do not know how his living situation really is. I am not sure what his parents professions are, so don't you.
I am willing to bet if 99% of people had the same resources as this man, they still wouldn't be as good as this guy because he is a really hard worker, and thats the reality. He even showed how he was teaching himself with those books. I don't like how people are trying to belittle his work
@@newuser689 Don't think like that, life isn't over. You have to be resilient. I come from a similar situation, I am not going to reveal any personal information on here but, nobody gives a shit about our lives, we have to work with what we got because in reality everyone is too focused on their own lives.
@@Arccos3D Makes sense.
I've made things when I had the tools available, my own 8 bit CPU.
But with my own means, as someone with nary a penny to my name, the best I have is glue and a couple of repurposed wires. Only thing you can build without money is disappointment.
Congratulations man, you are a role model for young kids out there!!
anyone can build anything at any age if they have the dedication. And you need money. a lot of money.
by doing around 6.5 hours of work a day, he completed a working electric car in 5 months. This means that the deadlines you put aren't unrealistic, it just depends on how much output you get from your work per unit time.
I just subbed right now cuz I heard the alex hormozi podcast on rate of work and you were the perfect proof for what I heard.
thank you and respect bro
Please post the documentation for all your projects so that everyone can learn
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wow. this is actually one of the coolest videos I've seen on youtube. this is insanely impressive!
This is really cool. I am 12 and am learning about Python and this inspires me.
If this interests you, start now, you have a lot of potential. If you are interested with python, start playing around with the raspberry pi
Yes bro, keep it up and dont waste your time like i did. Dont stop and you'll be as successful as this guy
Definitely start with a raspberry pi! You can make a lot of stuff from that and learn python alongside with it
You have time, not like us. Ima starting to sell blue candy
@@something3476 I am learning computer vision with OpenCV and game development with Pygame right now.
wow man you inspired me a lot i am 15 years old and i am like you in to engineering and i won some competitions but when i saw you i really saw that i should go hard on myself to acheve what i want
Can't wait for you to become the better version of Michael Reeves!
Nice message at the end brother keep up the work
Bro has 50 years of experience at the age of 16
Well that's insane, I'm currently also 16 and I have wanted to make stuff that you have made but never actually got farther than doing a bit of research and messing around, I have insane respect for you for actually going and doing it o7
im your biggest fan!! cool boneless sticker
Bro got me both jealous and motivated, keep up the good work
He's the Asian parents' dream child
you couldnt have done this without determination and commitment, something i never had. but honestly well done
I'm 16 and the only thing I've achieved is turning on the kitchen stove without having to call the fire department
Wow! Amazing job! I'm an 18-year-old dependent and planning to build my own large homebuilt aircraft-house in a few years. It would be a much larger and more costly project, however, I hope to build it as cheaply as possible for the largest feasible size I can build it at, and I found this video very helpful in providing tips as to how I can approach this.
Nice work once again! :)
yo thats dope dude
This video needs to blow up in views asap. The world needs to know how cool this is, keep up the good work bro.
I don't want to be a bummer or anything but sometimes it just feels bad knowing that I got a late start and that I wont have nearly enough time to learn the things I want to learn or make the things I want to make before college.
I just wish I started/discovered this stuff sooner I guess.
I'm with you. I'm 23 and only recently finished an introductory physics course in university. I feel like I've only just begun my academic life, and I feel great about it.
I hope one day you won't feel bogged down by your late start. You got this.
this is genuienly amazing advice, its so realistic. you are truly inspiring, huge respect to you man!
I know over 10 programming languages and im 17, and got an internship at 16. I thought I was pretty set. Then THIS gets in my reccommended. Holeh moleh I can't catch a break there is ALWAYS someone out there better than you. God damn.
I didn't start programming before 21. Don't compare yourself
More like there is always someone who’s a bigger braggart than you. You gotta get your bragging game up young man! That was not nearly enough achievemnts listed to please online readers. 8/10, next time say you know 10 programming lamguages PERFECTLY so you seem cooler, okay? Trust me, you need our approval, without you’ll die (maybe)
knowing programming languages aint a flex its a theory. Internship at 16 is. Started around the same wavelength too. Now released a full app on the store before 21 and created my own music rec algorithm. Everyone on a different path. Working on a new app for my start up. Everything takes time. But please dont say knowing 10 languages as a flex with that type of logic i know 15 lmao but it dont mean shit.
Eh different places different situations different opportunities. I am proud of you. For all we know, any of us could have been better than ever imagined with just being in the right environment, but you have to accept the roll of the dice.
@@WindingShadows Be careful, don't overdose on copium
I love your quote at the end man. I'm sure someone somewhere will take inspiration from you to create great things like you. You're doing awesome stuff man!
yoooo thats so cool bro
I recently got into engineering because I'm taking a mechanical engineering program, and this inspires me to start doing my own mini projects. Applying knowledge like this makes it stick so much better ^^
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Child if this ain’t a instant full ride to whatever college you want, then idk what would be. You taught yourself and already have teaching experience if you go for a phd there will be companies begging to send you grants for innovation
I am a fan! Please continue your education at MIT and also keep posting here!! Subscribed!
thank you🐐🐐🐐
You're a smart and kind guy. I wish you all the best!
Bro might actually be tony stark 💀💀
Asian tony stark
Bro, you've ignited a passion in me. Thanks, I will start building things.
bro is batman
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My G ,keep them coming broo ,am sure this channel will blow up,we need people like you to insipire this our generation
Man, I'm from St Petersburg, and you inspire me so much. Please keep making your videos, they are really cool.