DIY Rocket Engines - Easy and Cheap!

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  • @acf2802
    @acf2802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3077

    Drones, crowd suppression devices, explosives, rockets. This guy is planning something big.

    • @QuippersUnited
      @QuippersUnited 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      I think he's personally planning on watering the tree, if you catch my drift. XD

    • @skm9420
      @skm9420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      @@QuippersUnited he's a libertarian, I haven't gotten a direct answer but he hearted a comment that i wrote saying I think he's a libertarian.
      So he's just putting information out that we all deserve and where that goes it goes.

    • @QuippersUnited
      @QuippersUnited 3 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      @@skm9420 I'm not surprised. Anyone who makes his own air conditioner doesn't need, or want, help from anybody.

    • @downstream0114
      @downstream0114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Don't forget the -getaway boat- yacht.

    • @acf2802
      @acf2802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@downstream0114 If you are going to launch a doomsday device it needs to be from international waters.

  • @Dragonasce
    @Dragonasce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    I would have paid to have a teacher like him in high school. An hour long video that seemed like 10 min. Thank you for your hard work!

    • @atillanayman
      @atillanayman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Indeed same feelings, such easy introduction and very interesting!

    • @jakejacob9814
      @jakejacob9814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hes our new mr wizard loved that show as a child, when i thought as a child, acted a child. since becoming a man ive had to put away childish thing. tech ingredients fills the spot perfectly

    • @mrt2this607
      @mrt2this607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      At mine, high school, in the 80's & early 90's they taught some of these ways chems can be used. No more, just that America is an evil country & it should be hated. Very anti-commie back then too. Now they're top professors at many universities & even sooner. Not too pleased or optimistic about were we'll end up if this socialism/communism popularity continues and isn't countered with how America is quite awesome . But these schools, constantly teaching our own children to hate America and only look at the bad things that happened. Not gonna be a recipe for survival

    • @soaringbob
      @soaringbob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had such a teacher back in HS. I don't remember the reason, but in class he created a little NI₃ to spread out in the hallway. You know, that fun stuff made by soaking iodine crystals with household ammonia! DON'T try this at home if you know nothing about it.
      He disappeared from the school's faculty the following year, and a couple of years later I was working as a grocery bagger in the local market while he was a shelf stocker! The owner of the market sat on the school board that probably had something to do with deciding his career change!

    • @bobs12andahalf2
      @bobs12andahalf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely amazing how he keeps the presentation coherent without pauses or edits

  • @decryptmars
    @decryptmars 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1323

    "Well, I wanted to find a better way to find and remove a splinter from my finger. After some research we decided to build our own MRI chamber, so I started to do research on it and it turns out that to generate magnetic resonance images you also need so-called Perchlorates, which is a chemical compound also found in the surface of Mars in rather large quantities. So we turned our anechoic chamber into an interplanetary spaceship. And that‘s why we launched a colony on Mars so I could take an MRI of my finger, which altogether is also cheaper than your regular MRI facilitated by the US health care system."

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  3 ปีที่แล้ว +457

      We found the same problems and just bought one on Amazon.

    • @Kenionatus
      @Kenionatus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      @@TechIngredients The spaceship or the finger?

    • @jamesmorton7881
      @jamesmorton7881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Hey, and no a ands duhs or buts, he is smooth and knows his sciences, and engineers, and math and physics.
      So a good learning, and i can skip doing it myself. or

    • @penguiin12
      @penguiin12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Kenionatus yes

    • @Uncle-Duncan-Shack
      @Uncle-Duncan-Shack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I have just come back from Mars, the big problem was getting the stuff past customs on returning, that cost more than the fuel and meal service during the journey.

  • @neail5466
    @neail5466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    TH-cam algorithms may not prefer your super detailed longer videos, but we do, thank you for putting us ahead. Respect..🙏

  • @kittyxduwu8090
    @kittyxduwu8090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I’m almost 50 years old and it’s amazing how you have inspired me to take up chemistry as a hobby now at this stage in my life. Thank you and please keep them coming.

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great!
      Will do.

    • @johndoppleguard
      @johndoppleguard ปีที่แล้ว

      Kitty 27 Tina Marie?😍cheesedi#k never even came close. M.f.

  • @marcdraco2189
    @marcdraco2189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    This channel has to be the best for us slightly unhinged nerds and geeks who just love to experiment. I've even done some of this stuff myself, but nowhere near as well! He's like the dad we all wanted growing up.

    • @mbrew3244
      @mbrew3244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Is it too late to be adopted?

    • @marcdraco2189
      @marcdraco2189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mbrew3244 :) :) :) :)

    • @Ryknfjor
      @Ryknfjor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not just nerds....

    • @marcdraco2189
      @marcdraco2189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ryknfjor :)

    • @memirandawong
      @memirandawong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL "Unhinged" is definitely a prerequisite for this activity!

  • @sixstringedthing
    @sixstringedthing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    First recommendation of this channel for me, the algorithm has been sleeping on the job.
    Within two minutes I'm thinking "why am I not already subscribed to this guy?"
    Then he puts emphasis on safety, then he mentions Scott Manley.
    *C'MON TH-cam, YOU HAD ONE JOB*
    Anyway, subbed. Thanks.

    • @sheldoniusRex
      @sheldoniusRex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He has also made moonshine, speakers, a boat, drones, an anechoic chamber, and military grade smoke bombs. Next up is a magnetohydrodynamic drive nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine he will sail up a river in Maine.

    • @chrisreaney1980
      @chrisreaney1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same story for me too!

    • @nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489
      @nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found it when i searched for specific educational content that he had done. Maybe try... looking? Lol.

    • @sixstringedthing
      @sixstringedthing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sheldoniusRex Nice reference. ;)
      Some people have Die Hard as a Christmas movie but for some reason I always find myself watching that one instead.

    • @sixstringedthing
      @sixstringedthing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 I understand how search works. The point is that based on my existing subs and watch history, TH-cam's recommendation algorithm should have been pushing this content at me years ago but for some reason I've never seen this channel pop up until now.

  • @BigParadox
    @BigParadox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I watched this on Christmas Eve, and here in Sweden we give the gifts on this day, and this video was like a real good christmas gift. I was like a kid, "yes, yes, rockets! Yippie!!".

    • @pressgurkan
      @pressgurkan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree. Thank you from Sweden.

    • @typxxilps
      @typxxilps 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have to agree twice cause in Germany chrismas eve is the night that counts - for adults and children.
      And same for the video that I had seen in the hour it appeared and loved the progress and evolution in all details.
      Spend the whole video to make sure to understand the big points.
      But a lot of people will run in trouble here due to the chemistry if you order too much and online cause what is great to power a rocket is also great for a bomb and we had a swedish guy buying ingredients online due to his hope swedish restrictions would end at the border. But seem to be EU regulations behind a curtain that kicked the trigger.

  • @Jim-hk6rd
    @Jim-hk6rd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    As a Veteran Air Force Rocket Fuel Handler I found this video really fun to watch. I used to work with UMDH hydrazine and N2O4 nitrogen tetroxide. These were extremely dangerous and poisonous chemicals that we worked with in amounts in the tens of thousands of gallons. I would love to spend a day in this guys garage.

    • @bkb0859
      @bkb0859 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I salute you, Air Force Veteran too. Love to get ahold of some jp4 if I remember right, in Duluth back in 78 - 82.

    • @arturoeugster7228
      @arturoeugster7228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine, yer mean.
      Titan launch vehicles!
      Old Martin Marietta in Watertown, Colo.

    • @JohnDolschenko
      @JohnDolschenko 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@arturoeugster7228 2151s Comm squadron in support of the 308 Missile wing Arkansas. I spent more time on site during defueling's and refueling than I would like to remember...... With everybody else in primitive "space suits". Keep an eye on that weather vien, so you knew which way to run. I think 1/2 of those Old Titan II would blow up in the hole if they tried to launch them. Using them for sat launch vehicles proved me correct.

    • @protosfotod2416
      @protosfotod2416 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He probably would not, given that whole your live you were a dangerouse order follower.

  • @lambdaprog
    @lambdaprog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Probably the most intuitive introduction to practical rocket science one could find online.

    • @soaringbob
      @soaringbob 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Want a much more detailed explanation of solid fuel rockets: th-cam.com/video/jATkV8HE2sQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @bencoman
      @bencoman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watched it. its not a detailed explanation at all. Just a consumer news service level record of a test day for SLS Solid Booster. The only part I found interesting was the 2 minutes showing the geometry of the grain port... th-cam.com/video/jATkV8HE2sQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @soaringbob
      @soaringbob 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bencoman I found it to be laced with design tidbits throughout, but no, it is not a how to build your own with blueprints and fuel formulae.
      If all other viewers are interested in watching is the lighting of the candle, here is a much shorter video: th-cam.com/video/E3cPKgFKe0Y/w-d-xo.html

    • @lambdaprog
      @lambdaprog 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bencoman What part of "intuitive", "introduction" and "practical" you don't understand? I can help.

  • @FranQieTrois
    @FranQieTrois 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    I'm reasonably certain that I could follow your meticulous instruction over a radio...you're BRILLIANT at how you convey your subject matter! Thank you!

    • @BigHonkinGoose
      @BigHonkinGoose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do actually listen to his videos while I'm driving or working.

    • @disorganizedorg
      @disorganizedorg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Awesome communicator. He ought to be a High School science teacher to inspire the next generation of engineers.

    • @TorkelSaurus
      @TorkelSaurus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I absolutely love this mans channel. I can watch it on fast forward and catch every word because he speaks so eloquently; covering every step and bit of information with such a flow.

    • @strangelove9608
      @strangelove9608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@disorganizedorg How about president 8) I'd vote.

    • @Coincidence_Theorist
      @Coincidence_Theorist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice 🪐-Saturn-🪐 imagery in your opening sequence logo -Tech Ingredients-. For any curious its the image of the Hard drive inner disc with ring imagery. 💽.
      Nice to know. .

  • @joshuagibson2520
    @joshuagibson2520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    No BS with this channel. All business. I respect that a lot. Thank you for the excellent content.

  • @GielL96
    @GielL96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This video was the same density of information as my university lectures have, except the topic is really interesting so watching through a whole hour is done with little effort. Kudos to you and your team!

  • @gvii
    @gvii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you're probably on a first name basis with your local ATF agent. I'm kidding, of course. But I do hope you hit that last 5k before the New Year. I can only imagine the amount of work that goes into this channel, but I can definitely say it shows. It is far and away, one of the very best of its kind on here.

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Thanks!

    • @sturnus111
      @sturnus111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TechIngredients You're our 'Person of the Year'. photos.app.goo.gl/VuvEyBhq5BnLtPqR7

    • @fu6461
      @fu6461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We all know he is lol. His name is mentioned at fletc. So I'd say yeah. Fun fact... 😁

    • @TheConstantComet
      @TheConstantComet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fu6461 seriously? That's pretty rad. Hopefully they like watching for the science and high production value rather than looking for a chance to "gotcha".

    • @fu6461
      @fu6461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TheConstantComet yes. It is very educational content. Better than any university class 😄. Gotcha is whatthey are designed for. Those people have no heart or intelectual interest, they say ir act as if they did but the reality is not the same. Sad but true reality. That's what 🇺🇸 has become, a fear based community. Hopefully one day everyone will just get along and leave each other alone.

  • @ayuse01
    @ayuse01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Very rarely can someone captivate my attention for so long ( i normally realize that they actually know less then i do lol ) but you sir are a different animal. I like your broad knowledge and the way you have to clearly communicate it. We feel your passion, and it shows in your videos. Thanks you so much and Merry Christmas to you too!! Looking forward to see the motors thrust test result!

    • @skm9420
      @skm9420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I don't watch TH-cam to learn from myself.

    • @RobertGee-oi9ww
      @RobertGee-oi9ww ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with your comment.

  • @jetkingknight
    @jetkingknight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    "it's nice to know you could" I loved that comment

    • @C2welder
      @C2welder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That attitude is why i come back even if I’m not ever going to do this.

    • @bwiltse2620
      @bwiltse2620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Having made rocket motors that large - yes, they're awesome, but also a little scary haha.

    • @mavos1211
      @mavos1211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It was the smile that accompanied the comment that made me laugh!

    • @norvillerodgersspeaks
      @norvillerodgersspeaks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nevermind then

    • @jaymzx0
      @jaymzx0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@norvillerodgersspeaks Blackrock desert. It's a site a lot of amateur rocket enthusiasts visit.

  • @seanhoude
    @seanhoude ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Had fun with Estes rockets as a kid and later got my daughter into it as well, but my dad always used to say that he refilled his own rocket engines back in the day. Finally got to see what's involved. Thanks much.

  • @skm9420
    @skm9420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I appreciate yours and your son's enthusiasm in your projects and dedication to completeness.

  • @ajgallego2409
    @ajgallego2409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Always a good day when tech ingredients makes a new video!

  • @heathroush5343
    @heathroush5343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks for showing safe procedures for handling these materials. Some friends were careless making rocket candy at the beginning of the year and started a fire.

    • @mojaverockets
      @mojaverockets 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      igniting any experimental motor with a fuse and run is probably one of the most dangerous things that can be done in rocketry and has resulted in numerous injuries and deaths.

  • @petesteinberg9975
    @petesteinberg9975 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was in a rocket club when I was in high school sixty years ago. You remind me of the very excellent instructors there. We even had a liquid fuel engine that ran on acetone and compressed air. It was pretty heavy, so it never went very high, but it had a gyro and a gimbaled nozzle. That experience was life changing for me. It didn’t just teach me math, chemistry and rocketry, it taught me confidence, caution, and, above all, how to think. Your site is right up there with the Royal Academy. Thanks so much for this. Really excellent.

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!
      That's a high compliment and very appreciated.

  • @PatrickKQ4HBD
    @PatrickKQ4HBD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love that you said to use a vacuum when machining the graphite nozzle and immediately thought to specify "vacuum cleaner".
    Because this is EXACTLY the kind of channel where we might see exotic vacuum machining processes being applied!!!
    You guys rock.

  • @Airdown
    @Airdown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Always appreciate when someone way way smarter than you decides to take the time and care to teach, simply because they want to share the exciting things they know with you.

  • @ninline2000
    @ninline2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    This man was a born instructor. To make such a dry subject interesting and informative at the same time is a talent few people possess.

    • @thiesenf
      @thiesenf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He should do a colab with Tim Dodd...

    • @satyris410
      @satyris410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you watched John Dobson build a telescope from scratch, grinding down a piece of glass by hand. The video is here on TH-cam and well worth a watch, th-cam.com/video/snz7JJlSZvw/w-d-xo.html

    • @Joeybagofdonuts76
      @Joeybagofdonuts76 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's definitely knowledgeable, but drying paint would be more exciting. I watch because of the information given.

    • @ninline2000
      @ninline2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@satyris410 Thanks for the link.

    • @billybull7419
      @billybull7419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ivan Jakanov Its literally rocket science

  • @b.elzebub9252
    @b.elzebub9252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't believe this video is more than an hour long.. It felt like ten minutes the way it just sucks up your attention. Absolutely amazing quality! If chemistry classes were like this in my high school I would have been a chemist right now.

  • @SoumilSahu
    @SoumilSahu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    First video I've seen from this channel. You're an incredible speaker. I can't quite describe it, but the way you've essentially spoken for an hour straight without too many cuts and in such an engaging, easy to understand manner is amazing

  • @AshutoshPathak
    @AshutoshPathak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    When we were growing up, imagine if we had access to teachers like him. How many more of us would have ended up as scientists.

    • @ledumpsterfire6474
      @ledumpsterfire6474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I did. Obviously he couldn't get into anything this dangerous, but he was extremely hands on and already pushed the boundaries of what the school would tolerate a bit. Honestly they probably would've nixed him if they thought they could find a competent replacement, but that area was notoriously stupid.

    • @JoeWayne84
      @JoeWayne84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah the people in power who control the educational system don’t want a bunch of smart people haha that’s like there worst nightmare

    • @robertbernard595
      @robertbernard595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dude I’d be able to build a fission reactor out of grass and portal ray gun that’s a wearable like watch for the consumer market by now if he was my science teach .

    • @Will-ql5db
      @Will-ql5db 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, but given that he's a white male, the "woke" cult driving our cultural norms would have considered him as evidence of racism & "toxic masculinity", and fired him for someone who is far less competent at teaching/inspiring students, for the sake of "diversity".

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill Entley. Best teacher in my entire academic career. Taught high school physics, and you could tell he actually cared about making you LEARN something and not just giving you a grade. You could also tell he was one of those kind of people who was so smart it was kind of scary. And also funny as hell. And ugly as a can of smashed assholes.

  • @Ratkill
    @Ratkill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    One of the few creators that gets an automatic like before I even watch the vid. Huge amount of respect for this channel.

  • @daklakdigital3691
    @daklakdigital3691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in VietNam where Sparklers, those hand-held party items, were legalised only a few years ago. Forget fireworks, they are for the military.
    This excellent series has provided resources that enable us to do things that escaped the attention of law makers. Our group now has science camping weekends where go to so remote area and literally have a BLAST! We made our Man in Space with a camera, and together with information from other TH-cam series, coupled with yours, we have been able to build rockets.
    We take your videos, add a visual track of your words in Vietnamese, and away we go!
    Personally I am involved in lasers used for various production processes, but your sound series have been used in our laser range high in the mountains along the Laos border.
    Thank you for your great work and the stimulation it provides to curious young minds on the other side of the world.

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks.
      Did you watch our earlier videos on lasers and laser scanners?

  • @HomeGrownPyrotechnics
    @HomeGrownPyrotechnics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    when ever I see videos of someone who is quite big on youtube trying to make sugar rocket motors, they tend to make a lot of mistakes or just have poor methods. you pretty much nailed everything. only thing i can say is give tips for improvements. you can use a few drops of sodium laureth sulphate/ SLES (the surfactant in shampoo and soaps) to thin the fuel as much as possible. Richard Nakka has a video detailing its use. You may also want to try making a reusable motor out of metal. this will allow you to only need to make fuel grains for each firing. With regards to storage, its best to store it in an air tight container with desiccant to keep the fuel dry otherwise it will pull moisture. the only fuel I've ever used that just does not pull moisture uses erythritol. Another thing is that fuel with iron oxide in it does not store long term, it does something to it that causes the motor to always explode. anyways. good video

    • @HomeGrownPyrotechnics
      @HomeGrownPyrotechnics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @NC Dave different type of motor.also thats the worst way to make a rocket motor

    • @mojaverockets
      @mojaverockets 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      using fuse to ignite 'and run' from any experimental rocket motor is flirting with danger and how many are injured/killed

    • @en2oh
      @en2oh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mojaverockets I'd be tempted to make a core alignment jig. The reliability of these engines is contingent on many things. One of which is the reproducibility of the core. Simply jamming it into the molten mix will, eventually lead to a CATO of the engine at worst, at best unreliable motors. Also, it would have been nice to weigh the test composites to at least increase the chances of comparing apples to apples :) Anyway, always enjoy your work. Stay Safe and Stay Well.

    • @KAYLEBHD
      @KAYLEBHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @NC Dave just because your big on TH-cam doesn’t make what your doing safe

  • @aldunlop4622
    @aldunlop4622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Honest could watch you explain anything. Really good style, explains things slowly and thoroughly, no bs, just the facts. Well done.

  • @NotGovernor
    @NotGovernor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Thank you for making that one video instead of a five-part series of tiny clips released one a day to extract the most views possible. You get my sub!

  • @skipd9164
    @skipd9164 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every night I drive my nephew to work 3rd shift. He is in early 30s and still wakes up 30 before work. The whole time I talk about different channels I watch and don't shut up. He is a real smart kid and I know he would love to tell me to shut. You have given me weeks worth knowledge because I was getting low on subjects. Thanks for the video

  • @jarekdesign1
    @jarekdesign1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I was a kid in the early 80's I I pressed sugar + potassium saltpeter with a hydraulic jack into my rocket engines, this method blow my mind. You are the best !

  • @pieandpeas8929
    @pieandpeas8929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's not often a video of this length keeps my attention without skipping bits, but I watched every second of it. This is quality. Thank you.

  • @keyplayermark
    @keyplayermark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So far, this is the most informative video I have found since making my own sugar motors. Very professional, not all hyped up. It's like watching my old physics instructor but this time I'm totally interested! :)

  • @Stealthspy589
    @Stealthspy589 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So informative, it was sad not really being taught chemistry and so much of the world being confusing early on. Amazing creators like you give so much understanding to the people in the world it's truly incredible.

    • @prestonburton8504
      @prestonburton8504 ปีที่แล้ว

      how the internet should have always worked (instead of being conscripted by people with evil in their heart -mostly conscripted and my opinion solely)

  • @carlsasau6162
    @carlsasau6162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    What a tidy and clean workspace! I don't build bombs or stuff but when I am done with a project it always looks like one went off anyway.

    • @joeshmoe7967
      @joeshmoe7967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You have just described every space I occupy...room, shop, car...always looks like a bomb went off. LOL!

    • @FullCircleTravis
      @FullCircleTravis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My shop needs some disaster clean-up, lol.

    • @ger808
      @ger808 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joeshmoe7967 joe this is too funny

    • @Dr_Wrong
      @Dr_Wrong ปีที่แล้ว

      That's just plain "showin' off" there..

  • @johnashcroft8355
    @johnashcroft8355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Best pourable sugar propellant I have seen. The use of ammonium nitrate/potassium salt mix with sorbitol, impressive.

    • @ExplosivesLaboratory
      @ExplosivesLaboratory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How about *Ammonium perchlorate* and *Potassium hydrogen phthalate?* _Crazy power!_

  • @ThePostApocalypticInventor
    @ThePostApocalypticInventor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    Yes! Great to see another long-form video from you guys!

    • @jhondoux84
      @jhondoux84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Love your channel man keep up the great work

    • @ThePostApocalypticInventor
      @ThePostApocalypticInventor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@jhondoux84 Thanks man. Good to know you enjoy it!

    • @After_Tech_Industries
      @After_Tech_Industries 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jhondoux84 i agree

    • @leftspeaker2000
      @leftspeaker2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also love your channel !

    • @june281980
      @june281980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder about a capacitor discharge to ignite the rocket

  • @moepow8160
    @moepow8160 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How nice, back in the day we did not have all this fancy modern way of building model rocket motors. Our casings were roll with glued paper bags over maderals. They hardened after a few days, the had to be inspected and sized, plugs and nozzles were made from pounding fire clay and grog with homemade maderals, all our tools had to be made as you could only order the chemicals, scales, and things already available for other uses. It took much longer to do this and then build our own Dinamo meters to test thrust out put, but that only came after hours of testing motors under ground due to many failures. It was fun and I put many years into this until I had a reliable safe motor to use. What you have to now and just order is incredible to me. I wish I could start over, but I have to many medical issues right now. Good video, nice safe shop you have thanks for passing this down to next generations of young people. I still hold a certification in High Power Rockets, mostly as a donation. Although I might attend the LDRS in Black Rock if I am well enough. Thank you.

  • @joncollier1934
    @joncollier1934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I just found your channel today and can I say, it's refreshing to see a person of science describing these techniques. I found dozens upon dozens of videos I will be watching and liking! Thank you for treating us as intellectual people but still teaching us in full. I feel like I'm back in university!

  • @DullPoints
    @DullPoints 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    27:42 Thank you for using an audio compression here when you turned on the coffee grinder.

  • @coltx64
    @coltx64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your son is lucky to have you as an father🥰 Cool now I can make a rocket if I want to!
    Thanks for sharing! Have a nice Christmas!

    • @sporkeh90
      @sporkeh90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait you don't want to? xD

    • @coltx64
      @coltx64 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sporkeh90 Haha nope, to much work🙉 For to littel short fun🙈
      Would be funny so be able to get something in orbit but to hard with burning fuel.
      I have enough with building and experimenting on my newman motor. And as he said, I would never completed it as its not fun enough🙉
      I wish these two would want to go through building an:
      " Cosmic Induction Generator "
      That would be fun to watch, a perfect replication of that, then afterwards try and explain the results they get as best as they possibly can! But that will never happen I guess🙈🙉

    • @sporkeh90
      @sporkeh90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@coltx64 That shit is a deep rabbit hole, at least here you can see some shit work within a reasonable timeframe lol

    • @coltx64
      @coltx64 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sporkeh90 hahaha yeah mate that Rabbit hoooole is deeeeep asf😂🙉🙈 But worth exploring! This much I can already say, the "easy" stuff we learn is fun, and as you say we can always see shit get to working, but all this other shit, shows results over and over that should not be possible, so I prefer that, over just simply making things work, its exiting!🙈 but its hard😂🤣

  • @IFaTaLiTyl
    @IFaTaLiTyl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Wow, this video was outstanding! Thank you so much for teaching us in such a great way. I love your meticulous explanations, your care in showing us every detail of the process, and your eloquency. Greetings from Germany :)

  • @Fernando-sd6xt
    @Fernando-sd6xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I'm glad to see you've reached your 500k mark. Congrats and deserved.

  • @harolddavies1984
    @harolddavies1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The chemistry, history, and fun of the practical is everything. Thank you.

    • @JB-zn1kx
      @JB-zn1kx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except knowing the difference between cheap and inexpensive

  • @davidwinokur2131
    @davidwinokur2131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    What got my attention was that you seemed to allude to the method of layering the different regression mixtures so a solid fuel rocket can lift suddenly, then accelerate slowly before hitting the fast regression mixture in thinner atmosphere.

    • @Puchacz83
      @Puchacz83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I suppose it could be achieved, if You would have signigicant diameter of the rocket (quite big is necessary) and then wou would use some internal tube every time in different diameter to our the next layer of the fuel. PRocess would take few days, but it's achieveable.

    • @dougaltolan3017
      @dougaltolan3017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That would work but is not relevant to a motor that could (easily) be built that way.
      A serious issue with the plain hole through the middle is that as it burns the surface area increases, increasing gas production and therefore thrust. The "simple" way to get round this is to use a star shaped hole, the surface area remains constant, but would make layered manufacture very very tricky.
      Having said that though, a layered approach would be another solution.
      One construction technique could be like dipping candles. Each dip in hot wax adds a thin layer.

    • @shanejustice6414
      @shanejustice6414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The use of layered propellants with different burn rates and ISP is used in solid rocket motors industry, generally referred to as dual thrust.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Layered propellants and combustion chamber designs are what the big boys use to achieve necessary thrust curves.

  • @engineer9975
    @engineer9975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This was phenomenal. The camera zoom and focus were great. This was an extremely professional video and incredibly informative!

  • @user-zj7zw9fg7v
    @user-zj7zw9fg7v 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's hard not to feel a sense of wonder and passion when it comes to rockets (and other things that go boom)! You did a fantastic job here walking through the process, and even have me feeling the urge to put together a rocket just for some fun! Merry Christmas!

  • @daveb6722
    @daveb6722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Your long videos are fine because you don't pad it out with pointlessness, every minute is worth watching.

    • @fkujakedmyname
      @fkujakedmyname 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      maybe if you couldnt pass high school chemistry some of us get bored and just wanna get to the engineering

    • @daveb6722
      @daveb6722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fkujakedmyname As a design engineer I appreaciate the thought process that goes into their design descisions. I can see you may have passed high school. did you get much further.

  • @cambridgemart2075
    @cambridgemart2075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm surprised that you didn't mention The Elemental Maker, he's highly knowledgeable on this subject.
    Also, I see I'm not the only one who uses the mill table as a workbench!

  • @RobertGee-oi9ww
    @RobertGee-oi9ww ปีที่แล้ว

    I did so enjoy your presentation. Good job. Started trying to construct rockets in 1957. We would skim match head material and place it in small tubes of paper. Do not think we ever got lift off. 73 years of age now and fortunate to be here, intact. Couple years later we did a match head piece of 1/2 inch copper tube. Got our attention. Even did some stupid shit in VN. Big fan of black powder as well the flash powder. Grew up with original Cherry Bombs, M-80's. Still have some supplies, scales, grinders. Getting warm in my area, so many projects on my list. In highschool we were scraping Pidgeon shit off tree limbs for nitrate. Enjoyed your information as well the delivery. Thank You.

  • @AttillaDeHunt
    @AttillaDeHunt ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was exceptional! Kind of amazed when you picked up the Ammonium Perchlorate, being familiar with that stuff, as I did not realize that it could be obtained outside of the Space Program. We in Henderson, NV. remember that stuff. Last amazing videos of yours I saw were the SPEAKER panel tests. You are an incredible teacher!! Thanks!

    • @TechIngredients
      @TechIngredients  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome, thank you!

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's fairly easy to get it outside of commercial use, but most suppliers still want see some credentials just to be reasonably certain that you're not some random nut job that will cause another round of regulatory scrutiny.
      I know a chemist that got a visit from the FBI for ordering oxidizers, and it was probably just a routine audit and their name fell out of the hat, and nothing happened. But they are watching and companies do want to protect themselves from liability.

  • @RanouttaTalent
    @RanouttaTalent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just remembered why this still my favorite channel on youtube

  • @RuckinBrit
    @RuckinBrit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love your detail and passion for engineering and science. Thanks for another excellent video!

  • @LouCPher-hf2cs
    @LouCPher-hf2cs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Benn watching TH-cam videos since it's inception. I like how your just about the ONLY 1 who does this step by step, without that monotone, virgin, clinically depressed cereal killer kind of voice. And ur the only 1 I'm actually going to donate to.

  • @AshkanKiani
    @AshkanKiani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    "Today we're gonna *do* rockets"
    >1 hour long
    oh shit here we go

    • @joshclements497
      @joshclements497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      it's the best holiday present ever

    • @WheezardX
      @WheezardX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@joshclements497 Right!? My thoughts exactly.

    • @KK-xz4rk
      @KK-xz4rk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Saw that. Stopped video. Made some coffee and put a plate of gingerbread in front of computer. Unpaused.

    • @Javii96
      @Javii96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'll probably watch this several times over. Last night I put it on with intentions of falling asleep to it. Otherwise I'll lay awake

    • @thexgear3619
      @thexgear3619 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Muito bom hahahahaha. Sou Brasileiro, vou fazer isso daí.

  • @Lee_B_Futures
    @Lee_B_Futures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love that you have the balls to tell everyone how to make flash powder! This is for sure one of my favorite channels

    • @Lee_B_Futures
      @Lee_B_Futures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@logick2 Watch the video... it's in there

    • @logick2
      @logick2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lee_B_Futures Daydreaming in class about past exploits has its consequences!

    • @logick2
      @logick2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lee_B_Futures Daydreaming about previous exploits while in class...unintended consequences! Happy New Year! BE SAFE!

  • @RobertResearchRadios
    @RobertResearchRadios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great Video! Thanks for including the google doc with the formulas for quick and easy reference. I've wanted to try this since King of Random did it so long ago, but never got around to it. Keep the pyrotechnical content coming please :)

  • @slimekinglp9194
    @slimekinglp9194 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dont know what it is, but your energie just makes you watch every second without skipping or not paying attention. your the best science youtuber

  • @anthonydowell2033
    @anthonydowell2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much, I'm so glad to have stumbled upon you. I missed my calling in high school because I was lazy. I have resparked my imagination and I'm gonna change the world with some new ideas in physics and chemistry. I'm 59 years old and I want to Set an example for others 😄I'll at least change the outlook of my family and friends

  • @jonnyjohnson5025
    @jonnyjohnson5025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember when I first found your channel, it was at the very beginning and immediately subscribed. I was so afraid you might not get traction and shut it down. I'm so grateful others have found as much value in your channel as I have.

  • @northernfreelance5788
    @northernfreelance5788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wow! I love it! The slow burn was absolutely impressive. This would be great for a glider. I always wanted to make a couple top fuel dragsters and lined them up head yo head with small fast burners. Kinda replicate a quarter mile drag.

    • @bobs5596
      @bobs5596 ปีที่แล้ว

      i still have the ''Jetex" engines. doubt anyone can still get the fuel pellets. they are prolly antiques now.

  • @iskandartaib
    @iskandartaib 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:00 - in all the years I've been watching science and rocket videos on TH-cam, you're the first person I've seen who's explained rocket thrust in this manner. Everyone else just talks about Newton, conservation of momentum, reactions, etc. None of this actually explains thrust, this explanation does. I first came across this explanation in a children's book on space flight - I think it was in 1968 or 69 (not a coincidence - everyone, including 7 year olds, were crazy about space flight and rockets back then). The thrust would be the area of the opened door multiplied by the pressure (or pressure differential) in the room. Excellent!

  • @ImStimky
    @ImStimky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that the Ammonium Perchlorate mix burned for exactly 2 minutes. There is always conformity to be found among chaos
    Great video, as always!

  • @michaelmoorrees3585
    @michaelmoorrees3585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This brings back old memories. As Kids, we use to only use ~3 to 4" of canon fuse, to get away. Now, that I'm older and slower, that 7" length sounds about right. Flash powder was our standard powder for firecrackers. For larger ones, we slowed down the burn a bit. But I use to tweak the fuel/oxidizer mix, empirically, by examining the residue. Use to get a good thump out of it, when optimized, that would knock over a can a foot away.

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      we used to make a gasoline cannon and launch full soda can...

  • @YogeshKumar-tk1sv
    @YogeshKumar-tk1sv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Magnetohydrodynamics is just an excuse to play with rockets. I like it.

    • @frogz
      @frogz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      rockets are just an excuse to play with Magnetohydrodynamics. I like it.

  • @Steel-toad-Jack
    @Steel-toad-Jack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Going over the newest comments I was delighted to see you speaking with your audience. You earned both my respect and a subscriber.

  • @qimover
    @qimover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow I didn’t realize it was a long video until you mentioned it. That’s because I was thoroughly entertained! Lol!
    Thank you!

  • @MistaJones89
    @MistaJones89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This guy's communication ability is a superpower.

    • @420Chameleon
      @420Chameleon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He put all his points in speech/int

  • @gregorythomas333
    @gregorythomas333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Burn times!
    Standard: 27 seconds
    Iron Oxide: 21 seconds
    Slow burn: 2 minutes

    • @skybirdprojects5489
      @skybirdprojects5489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That slow-burn propellant is really only good for a delay element, much too slow for rocket engines. Kinda shocking how long it did burn though...

  • @tomkay8880
    @tomkay8880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Having voiced my concern and surprise about ammonium perchlorate, I have to admit that this guy or outrageously detailed, and well spoken. I appreciate this.

  • @piercer4882
    @piercer4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fun fact: lots of residential gas furnaces use the flame as a conductive path to ground for flame sensing!

    • @en2oh
      @en2oh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      many use a UV sensor to detect the flame

    • @piercer4882
      @piercer4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@en2oh oh yeah? I have only seen that in oil furnaces.
      I only referenced the one style as the video made reference to the conductivity of a flame

  • @manch.gamingrodri8089
    @manch.gamingrodri8089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My respects and full support to this guy, his videos are extremely high quality, in both production and information, congrats and thanks

  • @Schnagelkott
    @Schnagelkott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    My favorite cooking show.

  • @duggydo
    @duggydo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video brings back memories of my JROTC training in high school. We spent about a week on rocket engines. One thing I remember is you can change the shape of the central void in the grain to vary the burn rates. That was almost 40 years ago, so I don't recall any specific shapes in the text. I can visualize how a cross or star shape would burn differently than a round hole would though. Great video! 👍👍

    • @j.f.fisher5318
      @j.f.fisher5318 ปีที่แล้ว

      End burn without a hole is slow, round hole is fast, a star is fastest because of more surface area.

  • @timyates807
    @timyates807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow, I really lucked out today !! This is exactly the video I was hoping to find about rocket engine building. So detailed and clear, you simply cannot do better. More importantly this channel is amazing and your a phenomenal teacher. I subbed up right away as I did not want to chance losing track of it. I can't wait to have an opportunity to see more videos from you. Thank you very much for your time and effort in making great videos to watch and to learn with. Thanks again and Take care

  • @jujuteuxOfficial
    @jujuteuxOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Tech Ingredients not long ago: high explosives
    Tech ingredients today: DIY rocket engines
    Tech ingredients tomorrow: radar and GPS-based tracking for high speed projectiles

    • @mandernachluca3774
      @mandernachluca3774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Na, let's start simple by going with a giro based internal guidance system, going full V2 stile. XD

    • @Nexalian_Gamer
      @Nexalian_Gamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can I use a gyroscope from a plane?

    • @quackzkustumz
      @quackzkustumz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @istvantorok26
    @istvantorok26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Absolutely love your vids. I will probably never build rocket engines but I sure enjoy watching the process . Very informative , well made super detailed video. Thank you for sharing your passion with the world . Very inspiring stuff !

  • @thlee3
    @thlee3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    reminds of a cooking show when he brought out the cured stuff from under the table

    • @WX4CB
      @WX4CB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and here's one we made earlier lol

    • @PhilBoswell
      @PhilBoswell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WX4CB I don't know where you live so you might or might not be familiar with "Blue Peter", that phrase brings back fond memories…now I'm imagining John Noakes building an actual rocket 🤯

    • @WX4CB
      @WX4CB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PhilBoswell yea i know... i'm from the UK (live in usa now though) but yes... as long as you use the sticky back plastic for the tube we're good. lol I wonder if he'll set it off in the blue peter garden haha

    • @MrLikeke
      @MrLikeke 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My chief chemist said chemists make the best cooks. Pretty much the same methods but different ingredients.

  • @GJToken
    @GJToken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was waiting for you to make a "multiple stage" rocket by doing partial pours of all 3 versions into one tube.

  • @christopherilayaraja1399
    @christopherilayaraja1399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This gentleman is teaching engineering for free. such a valuable lesson with practicals. WoW!!!!

  • @frankdrebin6943
    @frankdrebin6943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all. I really appreciate the level of detail you put into explaining everything.

  • @ericlondon5731
    @ericlondon5731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He is that really good science teacher who's class I never had in high school....

  • @TheFrozenDesert
    @TheFrozenDesert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    What I learned today: When making coffee at the Tech Ingredients World Headquarters, be very careful when selecting the bean grinder.

    • @dustinthewind3925
      @dustinthewind3925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Use the one labeled "fuel"... should be ok, lol.

    • @feronanthus9756
      @feronanthus9756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I grind all my rocket fuel with a ceramic burr grinder.

    • @logick2
      @logick2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dementia-influenced situational awareness has its consequences...see Joe Xi.

    • @MrSapps
      @MrSapps 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dustinthewind3925 make sure it says "human fuel" and not "rocket fuel" ;)

    • @user-1281
      @user-1281 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrSapps the fuel is suger

  • @BradfordGuy
    @BradfordGuy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish I'd had teachers like you when I was in school as a kid! You make everything so interesting. Plus, your knowledge and demeanor makes one want to hear and learn more! More subjects and more in depth. You make things understandable. The problem was and is, that my brain is wired a bit differently, as no one understood that my problems in school were mainly due to that little known (at the time) ailment called dyslexia. I did not know why I hated school, or why things just did not make sense. I was schooled in the 60's and 70's so I was labled as a student who was lazy and just did not apply himself. Things on paper (lessons, school books, etc.) were hard to understand. My brain just did not jive with what was on paper. As I grew into adulthood my brain worked those things out and made connections in a more round-about way. I found that hands-on learning was the way for me to learn. The more mechanical a problem was, the easier it was to solve. I found that I was extremely inclined mechanically. I still have no desires to be a rocket scientist, and hate mathematics, but I do love learning from you and your channel! You make learning exciting! Thank you, for just being you! 😊

  • @RyanTaylor-pi8gq
    @RyanTaylor-pi8gq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    26:30 "Have a little bit more [sorbitol] and it makes an excellent laxative."
    That's a different kind of rocket fuel.

    • @sergevereecke680
      @sergevereecke680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know a certain guy here on TH-cam that should have watched this before he made a video about propping half a kilo of sugarfree gummibears down the hatch and running around for the rest of the video farting and doing marathon runs to the porcelain throne.

    • @thiesenf
      @thiesenf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sergevereecke680 LA Beast?

    • @sergevereecke680
      @sergevereecke680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thiesenf I think you're spot-on! And I might have downplayed the quantity it was 5 pounds ( 2,26kg's), jebus , after that torture your intestinal digestive bacteria have been mass-murdered.

    • @sergevereecke680
      @sergevereecke680 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @SBK Stóre Jebus, how many times did you have to view this video to spot that !

    • @petemclinc
      @petemclinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Rectal Rockrets"!

  • @RDBDallas
    @RDBDallas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I have never watch a youtube video 3 times in a roll until today. I wish he was my teacher in school.

  • @ExplosivesLaboratory
    @ExplosivesLaboratory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Time for a little _Rocket Science™_
    *(literally this time)*

    • @ianbuilder
      @ianbuilder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      man has good taste just like his channel

    • @ExplosivesLaboratory
      @ExplosivesLaboratory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *True*

    • @ulrichkalber9039
      @ulrichkalber9039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is and it is not rocket science.
      it is because we are talking rockets
      it is not in the sense that you use "rocket science" to describe something really hard.

    • @philiplindquist87
      @philiplindquist87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't get me wrong, I still like a good explosion, just not too close. Or with too much flyrock or shrapnel, fleshettes or like that. You know, were talking recreational use.

  • @michaelboone5660
    @michaelboone5660 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Videos like this is the main reason why I don't even watch TV anymore I mean I'm actually getting an education in science right here this is definitely a thumbs up and I am subscribing right now

  • @nogoogle9063
    @nogoogle9063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I appreciate the thought and effort you put into these videos. The detail and explanations are outstanding. Thanks for taking the time.

    • @gowdsake7103
      @gowdsake7103 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A LONG LONG TIME yawns

  • @thewatersavior
    @thewatersavior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    39:00 Might be cool to add a centering ring to that insert so the plunger gets a straight shot at the bottom

    • @TheTapemeasureman
      @TheTapemeasureman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      an indention in the plug would achieve that same goal . I did think that about the only haphazard process here. I think the hollow part, if off kilter would radically affect trajectory, maybe not.

    • @TheTapemeasureman
      @TheTapemeasureman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      and I say maybe not, due to the nozzle. could be that on the back side of the nozzle the direction of the pressure is negligible.

  • @jorgetlw12
    @jorgetlw12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    "sir we found a man capable of getting us to space"..... tech ingredients with a straight face: "i need sugar, fertilizer, cardboard tubes and lube...."

    • @ExplosivesLaboratory
      @ExplosivesLaboratory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      People often underestimate just how much energy is stored in regular Sucrose. Your typical kilogram bag of sugar contains 17 mega-joules of molecular energy. That’s a little over four times the energy stored in a kilogram block of pure TNT…
      Even if Sugar doesn’t burn when you put a flame to it, that obviously doesn’t mean that the retained energy can’t be utilized. It just needs an oxygen-rich environment. Like when mixed with an oxidizing agent or mixture of oxidizers with a decomposition catalyst…

    • @gabriel_martz1470
      @gabriel_martz1470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      patents.google.com/patent/US20060145019A1/en

    • @ExplosivesLaboratory
      @ExplosivesLaboratory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gabriel_martz1470
      Oh, so we’re gonna talk about the TR-3B now?

    • @MoosesValley
      @MoosesValley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "... and lube" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @emielv7677
      @emielv7677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ExplosivesLaboratory I don't know what that is. So yes please 😂

  • @mariow7818
    @mariow7818 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We all wished for teachers like You. Now I am old and not as interested like a kid but I still wish for more people like you with passion and great skill in telling what you mean to convey in understandable and interesting manner.

  • @_AvaGlass
    @_AvaGlass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    22:45 “I have everything related to epoxy.”
    Weird flex, but ok.

    • @jayknight139
      @jayknight139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Its like 24 inch rims but for scientists.

    • @BrianChristmas
      @BrianChristmas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think he was referring to all the epoxy and epoxy related items he has accumulated over the past few years. I would assume he needed quite a bit for his 'Drone Rotors' projects from 3 years ago.

    • @AnalyticalReckoner
      @AnalyticalReckoner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he did a series on epoxy previously.

    • @deedsmillar6056
      @deedsmillar6056 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      those who like epoxy, like it a lot. my grampa was an epoxy fanatic.

    • @eulachonfish
      @eulachonfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He sells the thermal epoxy they made in one of the videos to people who don't want to buy the strange ingredients (graphene etc.)

  • @marcteigh8633
    @marcteigh8633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Amazingly informative - thank you. I found the part about the catalyst and the retardant fascinating too - and after you explained why there would be occasions when you would want a fast regression initially and then a slower one, I wondered if you had ever thought of making a double stage solid rocket - especially as you have the test rig to be able to see if it "worked as planned".
    This might only be being viable with a larger size to give you the extra space inside to play with though but I was thinking if you started off exactly as shown above and made a slow regression rocket but with a VERY large centre hole - so that once the over-sized former was removed, you could then pour in the faster regression mixture. Then once the smaller former was finally removed, you would have an initial fast regression layer - then after a few seconds rapid initial burn, it would progress to a much slower, but longer endurance one.
    Forgive me if I have made some very obvious errors (and you may already have done this on another video I have yet to find!), I stumbled over your page and became captivated but have yet to properly digest all the information provided, awesome video, thank you. I have liked and subscribed :)

    • @charadremur333
      @charadremur333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing

  • @kyleoglee
    @kyleoglee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Youtubing is hard. You're doing it well sir! Subbed!

  • @bparker86
    @bparker86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I respect the fact that you showed your troubles. That really made the video stand out to me.

  • @gregole6367
    @gregole6367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Moonshine, Rockets, speakers out of balsa wood! Better than any BS on cable and it's educational. If science was like that in school back in the day I would have gotten straight A's. Love what you do , thanks bro you rock!