Dropping G-Shocks From A Helicopter - How Much Shock Can They Take? (Tested From 10 to 100 Meters)
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The Casio G-Shock, released back in 1983, was designed to be able to withstand a fall from 10 meters (33 feet). In this video, we decided to put that theory to the test the best way we could think of, with a helicopter. Of course, we don't stop there, testing the G-Shock at different heights all the way up to 100 meters. What do you guys think of this style of content? What other types of extreme watch tests would you like to see?
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If I fell 50m out of a heli, I don’t think I’d be too worried about my watch
Not me, I'm the guy who swims 200m deep and tests the watch. They try to tell you they use a pressure chamber but no, it's me. Same as the drop rating G shock actually made me jump of the statue of Jesus's in Brazil as it was the perfect height. Watch only got scratches from my wrist hitting it as my skin is harder than metal. Diving 1000m deep for some of those higher end dive waters was tough but still light work as im, well...me. so you're welcome.
If you fell 50 meters out of a helli, wouldn't it comfort you to know that there would be something left to leave your family?
@@imaprinta well I dont have to worry about that, done it plenty of times and I'm only slightly retarded
Lmak
@@keqrou I appreciate your work. That pretty tough job tbh.
there are a lot of design features that make it so drop-resistant: The strap acts as a spring, so if it happens to fall back-down, that will absorb a lot of energy, the case is framed in a deformable material which protects lateral impacts, the crystal is recessed below the frame, so, unless hitting on something protruding out of the ground, it is still protected. Finally, being generally light, it has a small momentum when free-falling from normal heights. That is really an amazing line
Yeah but the 5600 has the least recessed crystal. I’d like to see other models done but that’d get expensive
You forget adding about the "floating module" concept
@@Ajrdgg7555 can you give an explanation ?
@SinJon
Would you recommend me the toughest Gshock around 100-150$ that's worth every penny, coz I really dunno abt it
P.S: I'm from INDIA
@@rohitarvind1845the 5610 is the best at that price
Who would have thought a couple years ago that Teddy would go from watch reviews in his office to dropping GShocks out of helicopters? Congrats man, this is awesome!
He realized what content people actually want to see
Funny that from an american point of view, dropping things out of helicopters can be seen as an achievment... 'MURICA is not a myth !
@@uuuultraboobs?
He did not drop them out of the heli he was too scared.
This is different, never thought how tough G-Shock watches were. I'd like to see the popular GA2100 dropped and see how it does withe the analogue hands. Thank you!
I +1 this. I assume digital Gs can withstand more as they have no moving parts. It would be interesting to see how analog models fare, like a CasiOak. Or maybe a more expensive analog/digital model, like a Rangeman/Bluetooth Mudmaster. Also, what happens with steel watches, like the GW-5000. A single model doesn't really show how strong these watches are (or not). Also, the comparison was kinda unfair since you compared an all resin watch with much heavier, metal/bracelet watches. What happens with an all plastic Amazon watch? Or an F91w? Cool idea, but definitely needs a follow up with more watches and compare them from a reasonable height, like dropping all of them from 10 meters, multiple times.
I think with the carbon core providing that shock support, it would likely be similar or close. I’d assume Casio tests the shit out of any watch that bares the G-Shock branding.
Cool idea to test, bad idea for daily life.
I owned a GA-201 (analog & digital) once. Dropped it around 3 times on separate occasions, around the height of human torso (1m-1.5m). After the third drop, the analog hands went crazy; it still runs, but in weird way (there are times it runs parallel with normal clock, and the other times it moves slower/stop moving). I guess the gears in the body are busted. But it still runs the digital clock correctly.
Yeah it's not like they ever advertise them as tough. Much.
@@roybatty4687 ha. As tough as they can be. They’re still a watch after all.
I’d say dropping them from a helicopter exceeded the design spec that Casio tested their watches with. I think the damage and lack of damage was purely a fluke.
It would be interesting to see more scientific data to back this up, however this channel and this episode are not and were not about science. It was just a fun experiment.
I am a welder and I wear a GW-B5600 every day. This video confirms what a lot of us already know and love about these things, they are tough as nails no matter how hard we beat them. Great video!
As a Navy vet who beat the crap out of an original G-Shock, I can vouch for that!
Teddy is going to be bigger than Top Gear in 5 years.
Haha no way but I am flattered. Thanks for watching and the support buddy!
The greatest watch… IN THE WORLD.
@@FreshYoungDude i read this with clarkson's voice. Nailed it. :)
@@TeddyBaldassarre Cool video, perhaps more like this, expeditions, diving, workouts, or just plain sightseeing when comparing watches for different occasions.
Lol calm down
The mass of a G Shock will mean it reaches terminal velocity at about 23m off the ground so the damage will be exactly the same at anything above that- still fun to watch them messing around though 😁
Was thinking the same thing lol
That's exactly what I was thinking. Impact even looked similar.
True but mass effects how quickly it reaches terminal velocity in relation to drag- something big and light will take longer to reach terminal velocity than something small and heavy- just kept the comment simple
@@swanney75 that is not true: terminal velocity is dictated by the drag coefficient alone. The mass is only important when talking about the kinetic energy of the object.
Thanks guys- looked into it more and you’re right! Always thought that’s how it worked but as always- things are more complex than you first think! never too old to learn new things 👍
I’m really curious to see how a set of bull bars on the GM 5600 would do in a drop test. Also need to see the CasiOak GA B2100 drop test. Maybe also do a big one? like a Mudmaster or “Gravity Master” 😉 with an analog/digital display, and the “King of G” - test the toughest G-Shocks. Awesome video and idea btw - maybe start a go fund me to help with heli fuel and G-SHOCK expenses lol, I’ll donate right now!!
Now this is a cool idea teddy !!! I would love to see something similar done with dive watches. Cool stuff teddy , keep it up
Pressure tank test. How many atm’s can they ‘really’ handle?
@@RobplusPiper There's a video on TH-cam of a Vostok Amphibia failing at 80 bar (800m) in a pressure tank. It's rated for 200m.
th-cam.com/video/FwNFy2A7rmU/w-d-xo.html
It would be interesting to pressure test a Hublot...🤣
Teddy at 20,000 league’s under the sea
There are some videos online of GShocks being tested and working past 60 bar.
@@RobplusPiper Yess!
I enjoyed the video. I would have liked to see how the larger G-shocks or a casioak would have faired at the same test.
Larger models like the mudmaster have a thicker protection layer but weigh a bit more. Probably the same result.
Then do it with a royal oak
@@jackrayner1263 That would have been a very expensive experiment. I guess that’s what the cheap Amazon versions are there for. Normal watches are not built for that huge a shock. It’s super impressive that the G shock can withstand that large an impact.
@@memelicious1924 I agree, the larger mass would have likely caused the same results. Would have been interesting to see if the screen was the failing point though. Something like the Casio oak with its hands might have had slightly better or worse results at that 30 meter point. But still very good video and good to know if I take a helicopter ride I can loose my gshock out the window as long as we are under 30 meters at the time.
The G shocks with hands are more likely to break.
Might want to take note the helicopter is applying more downward wind velocity causing the watches to go down much faster than a normal drop day off the side of the building
Not directly underneath it it isn't. There is a sort of "curtain" of air circling the edge of the rotor pushing down hard but directly under the heli there is no movement of air. Source: I work on a rescue boat and we often have to go under coastgaurd heli's and you have to punch throught the air curtain, you can feel it, but directly underneath it there is no downward air draft.
@@YeCannyDaeThat wind curtains, like that! Kind of like a hurricane or a tornado 😅
@@YeCannyDaeThat you clearly can see the watches get acceleration because they do not just drop it, they throw them
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tthe increased initial acceleration doesn't matter because the watch will hit terminal velocity before it hits the ground regardless of it the downward force applied by the helicopter is present or not
It's very impressive when you remember that the original goal of the G-Shock was just to survive 10m of free fall on to concrete. It's not supposed to be unkillable, it just has to survive more than you can lol.
Yes, if it breaks on your wrist, you are probably dead.
Lol that's true 👌😂
But what's the point? I don't care if the cheap module inside the cage survives. I more care how they look like - I won't wear them anymore in any case because of scratches :)
So I don't understand this conception at all.
@@AlexanderShelestov if it fell far enough to scratch the case, and you were wearing it at the time, you would probably be too dead from the fall to care, that's what it means lol
@@manoflego123 Funny but you should've told it to the g-shock creator :)
Teddy, I speak for everyone when I say this: "YOU ARE A MADMAN! And we're all here for it."
Ben is the madman. He gets the credit and glory.
Doobly doo ❤️
Teddy, so glad you’re doing stuff like this. Sick video bro. More like this !!
It was a lot to put together. 5 cameras, 5 person video crew and had to reschedule twice for weather. Glad it finally came together!
@@TeddyBaldassarre Worth it! Awesome content!
Should have used the ga series. Of course those screens were gonna crack.
YES!
Great episode. Definitely recommend more like these! A whole G-Shock series would be great. Could come up with fun ideas. An underwater episode; high heat; etc...
As I watch this I’m wearing my DW5600BB. My reaction has been two fold so to speak. One, petrified at the destruction of “my” watch and two, glad that I still kept mine. Thanks Teddy for reinforcing my love of G-Shock.
I'm planning to buy the same, i.e. 5600BB, how is it overall, and how long does the battery last. Thanks.
This is something I always wanted to do or see but can’t. Does prove the strength of a G-Shock though; any height that G-Shock would break from while you’re wearing it would be a height where the condition of the watch would be the least of your worries.
The fact that this is even suspenseful to watch is a testiment to how strong we view gshocks, any other watch would be a no brainer that it would break💥
I was holding my breath waiting for T to pick up the 100m drop and go “IT WORKS!” Alas, that didn’t happen.
I think this was a great video! It really helped us to see what level of impact the G-Shock could sustain. It certainly has cleared up any doubts! Teddy, this was cool and apropos for this watch.
What a great video Teddy! Loved the intro and the whole sequence overall!
it's amazing how much of blast Teddy was having lol. If I ever had to vote for the "happiest ever Teddy" this one won hands down.
Amazing video as always!
One of the best videos you've made Teddy!
We are happy how it turned out. This was a team effort!
Teddy, this video was next level. I enjoy the enthusiasm you put into everything watches. You are doing great work!
Such an awesome video, enjoyed this episode, thanks.
Great video Teddy! I feel proud owning my G Shock.
AWESOME - Was not expecting anything like this on this channel - totally cool (made me want to buy a new casio G)
I love the reviews, comparisons, which watch suits different kinds of people. All of that stuff. This was totally different and sooo cool. Hands down best video Teddy's ever made!
Awesome content Teddy. You are putting a lot of efforts to get us common folks more and more into the watch world.
Teddy doing the important research so we don’t have to! That was a fun episode Teddy!
Teddy really makes time fly with these videos
Love the creativity of this video! Super cool that you're pushing the boundaries and doing fun stuff in the watch space
One of the most fun videos you’ve made, Teddy. Really enjoy the stuff in-office, but these field trips are great!
Fun video! It would have been more fair if the control watches were plastic/rubber quartz watches.
To be honest the test was more for the g-shocks and seeing how they would withstand the different heights rather. The inclusion of the other watches was more for the excuse to throw more watches and see them explode not to be a direct comparison for testing against other brands.
Excellent video Teddy! I missed this one as we were on a mountaineering holiday in Turkey, and I dropped a Mudmaster GG-1000 as I was checking a compass bearing, fell about 50 metres, bounced all the way down and was perfect except for scuffs on the strap. Really enjoyed this video. Excellent job! Maybe you can try a Rolex Submariner next. 🤔😜😂😂
Mate..I loved this....this was a "real world test"...fun to watch, quite exciting...proper job!
Absolute respect! This is amazing content. Was kinda hoping that the G Shock would only go bust at 100meters, but on hindsight, even 30meters is good enough! Love it.
There's no difference between the two as the watch hits terminal velocity from about 23m
Less than a minute in and you have earned your like sir, this is a great idea, awesome stuff 👏 👏👏👏
Would love more of these types of videos. Maybe next time do a diver watch depth challenge??
That was fun to watch. I own that exact gshock model. Love the stealth look of it with the negative display. Thanks for all you do for the love of horology, teddy
Love the channel!
Man I really liked the vid! Speaking about looks or specs is always nice, but it's just a different thing to put the watch to the test 😎. I work as a firefighter, and I'm super into beater watches that suit my job. Would be awesome to see more testing videos on this channel. Water resistance under pressure? Humidity resistance under extreme temperature changes? Shock resistance on different non g-shock watches? Anyway, thank you for the vid! 🚒🚑 Stay safe 😎👊
Resin G-Shock usually withstand a lot, would be interesting to see how a metal G-Shock handle the drops, like a GMW, GST, GM series. Nice video!
Fantastic. One of the most fun watch videos I’ve ever seen
This probably has been one of my favorite watch videos ever! Great job!
Would love to see this again! Perhaps with a nice mix of G-Shocks. Some analogue, some digital, perhaps a metal one? Perhaps from 500 meters?
5000 m
This is more exhilarating than destroying Rolex replicas with a shotgun. This actually shows how tough our beloved G-Shocks are. I like when Teddy tries new things on TH-cam. It reminds me of the video where he makes his friends guess the prices of various luxury watches. It was a lot of fun, and so is this. More, please!
Great video guys! Fun to watch and well thought.
Teddy out here making the videos that really matter 👏🏼 thank you for all you do Teddy!
G-Shock - the only watch that will survive it's owner.
would be interesting to see how they would fare on different surfaces. would the g-shock survive a 100 meter drop if it lands on gras?
I didn't think about that but yeah that would be cool?
I think it wouldn't make much of a difference because at the hights of 30 meters gras is almost as hard as any other surface! Remember the watch is falling down at 9.81m/s^2! 🤔
My guess is that it would do much better on grass aka dirt. Any resilience in the surface it impacts will go a long way towards reducing peak accelerations and thus peak stresses. Still, only one way to find out!
@@jesstotten5571 Why guessing? What happens if you jump into the water from 10 meters or from 30 meters? The water gets harder and harder! You cannot even land heads first from 30 meters! 🤔
@@MusikPiratCH yeah, but you are a squishy wobbly waterfuelled human ballon with a brittle skeleton structure. This is a G-Shock. Even 5 meters would probably break you.
We love you Teddy! Watching your channel is a very classy thing to do.
Awesome video Teddy, thank you
Kind of goes with what other people have said, but I’m guessing the G-Shocks are almost unbreakable as long as they don’t land on their face (low terminal velocity). The straps stabilize them though, so they land on their face mostly.
I love the way Teddy looks the consummate urban professional, even out in the wild and woolly wasteland of the local airfield.
a perfect horologist gentleman.
@@spankyharland9845 well said 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome video. Love the different style! And love it that you wear a Casio for this test 😄
Wow, one of the best you have done Teddy…👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Awesome… love these excursions out into the field. For next time: a camera at ground level filming the crash zone at 120fps would have been next level.
The impacts were all recorded in 4K 120 fps fully slowed down. So we would have had to get a ultra slow mo camera to go any slower.
@@TeddyBaldassarre @TheSlowMoGuys :D
As surprisingly durable as the GShocks are, the helicopter may be pushing them down faster by air flow. If they were dropped from a stationary tower I suspect you could add 10m to the height most broke at.
Great video! Keep up the good work!
Teddy's best video ever... thank you
I’d be curious how high they could survive if dropped on grass?
I was wondering the same
G-Shock Helicopter Drop Episode 2
I don't think they would break on grass from any height. They probably already reach terminal velocity at 30 meters.
Impressive results. I was just telling a friend last week that I thought my DW-5600 could withstand a fall from a 10 story building and you proved I am correct. They are very tough watches.
Dude, great video. Exciting 😅✊👍
Great fun! Thanks for doing this stuff.
Although a cool experiment, the rotor wash does (initially) speeds up the watch when its thrown out of the chopper. I would imagine that the watch can actually take a fall from a far higher height before breaking into pieces, for example, when thrown from a building. (Edit: typo's)
We were waiting for this comment after shooting it. Fair point for sure given the downward force from the helicopter.
Actually I don't think thats true. The watch is quite light and I believe reaches terminal velocity pretty quickly. I'm guessing that's the reason for the damage looking so similar 30 metres and higher.
Hot Air Balloon.
Ben has some guts to go up in that contraption 😂
Great video, Teddy!!
Great TH-cam idea Teddy! Love it!
Great video. I did such with a Vostok, it broke at 50m, I've used a drone wich has far less downward airflow than a Heli. I think you can add 20-30m for the G-shock with your heli.
Only G-Shock will be able to stand such a vigorous test, isn't it amazing? It makes all other watches meaningless in a way.
In every way
Great video!! Thank you
Teddy and team, you provide some of the best content on the net. I really enjoy your videos.
Interesting video. Two issues: 1) at a certain height the dropping object will reaching terminal velocity and any additional height doesn’t make any difference. 2) The weight of the watch makes a ton of difference in terminal velocity, as well as the kinetic energy of impact. So dropping watches with different weight is really not comparing apple to apple.
I feel Teddy should have explained the science and done some calculations in the video. That’ll make the experiment more informative.
Thanks for your time man. Loved it.
Such a good video, love the idea
Im enjoying this video so much, thanks teddy
Really enjoyed this. Great video/idea
Teddy, this was a fun and informative video. You need to do more like these.
Very cool and fun video! Something different from the usual format! Well done!
This was EPIC!!! It reminds me of the Top Gear episode comparing Saab to BMW. I love it!!! Keep these coming.
Really fun video. Thank you for doing it. Love my gshocks
This was awesome! Love ityy
Cool video, Teddy! Great idea!
Loved this!!! Great work!
You went crazy with this Teddy!!!!! Such a fun video.
That was a super entertaining video...many thanks, great work!
Kudos! Excellent video!! Greeting from Argentina
Love real world testing. Thanks for the hard work!
Great Content sir!
Thank you for another great video
Loved the video!
What a great idea for a video...good job!
One of the best guys in the business. Go, Teddy!
I love this. Don't stop making great watch content.
Great fun. Thanks for the video.
Cool stuff teddy , keep it up
Just a lot of effort and production on this one, thanks Teddy for this kind of content.
So much fun…great vid as always teddy!!!!
Love this take on your channel "I like this enough!" 😃👍🏼
Love what you do. Hope you have continued success.
G-Shock is amazing!! Great video Teddy