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  • A 'propeller shaped' flywheel can store rotational energy, which when converted into thrust, launches it high into the sky!
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  • @Guru_1092
    @Guru_1092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4819

    Well clearly you need to make it even bigger and faster. It's the only logical next step.

    • @sebastianungerland3185
      @sebastianungerland3185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +255

      And dont forget to sharpen the edges :)

    • @GermanTopGameTV
      @GermanTopGameTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Time for Carbon Fiber and transsonic profiles ;D

    • @Atermagister
      @Atermagister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Yes please! :D
      Wonder how that would end if Colin Furze got on board... :o

    • @nielsdaemen
      @nielsdaemen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      And maybe use a lawnmower moter to spin it...

    • @zuthalsoraniz6764
      @zuthalsoraniz6764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And make it out of steel for both additional weight and strength for when it inevitably tosses itself into a bush!

  • @longdarkrideatnight
    @longdarkrideatnight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1559

    Like to see this this fly though a smoke of fog bank.

    • @EchoBuildsThings
      @EchoBuildsThings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      YES! FLY IT THROUGH SMOKE!

    • @Andrew-AF
      @Andrew-AF 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      a smoke of fog bank ??

    • @sliceofbread2611
      @sliceofbread2611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Andrew-AF Never seen a smoke of fog bank?

    • @arlingtonhynes
      @arlingtonhynes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Andrew Ferguson Yeah, no idea what’s he’s jabbering about.

    • @Andrew-AF
      @Andrew-AF 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sliceofbread2611 No sir but now I'm dying to see one !

  • @filth1744
    @filth1744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    Everybody gansta til this man makes the discs from the incredibles.

    • @bigmackium8844
      @bigmackium8844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Darn i used to have fear of those things

    • @jaykirkham5090
      @jaykirkham5090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beat me to it

    • @Kyo-bd4tw
      @Kyo-bd4tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And chicken little

    • @screwbles5697
      @screwbles5697 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jaykirkham5090 r/beatmeattoit

    • @justkev1044
      @justkev1044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kyo-bd4tw when I was in primary school teacher distributed kids newspaper and headline is about this movie and mentioned “four eyed chicken” in which four eyed actually meant people with glasses in chinese and I didn’t know that and I thought it’s a monster that can morph it’s face to have four eyes scared tf out of me

  • @mattshiz
    @mattshiz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    Why does everyone on TH-cam have absolutely beautiful homes/gardens

    • @PhilJonesIII
      @PhilJonesIII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      There are not many out there that will be letting you see the 'unmade' parts of their homes. With a few props, you can give virtually any impression you want.
      We know that Tom has a nicely equipped workshop and he lives in or near the countryside. Apart from the few corners of a garden, you don't see much else though the nice weather helps a lot.

    • @zachary-zombie
      @zachary-zombie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Poop

    • @decepticonleadermegatron5239
      @decepticonleadermegatron5239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Money

    • @deaddrool4354
      @deaddrool4354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      *Homeless TH-camrs left the chat*
      Also yes TH-camrs can be homeless, Its called a phone with mobile credit.

    • @falconeagle3655
      @falconeagle3655 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Production quality

  • @AndrewHyams
    @AndrewHyams 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1017

    Great noise, terrifying blender XD

    • @redsquirrelftw
      @redsquirrelftw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The all new Blendtec Air™

    • @BlackShark-ed4jy
      @BlackShark-ed4jy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How did you post your comment hours before the video was released?

    • @davincidamaster5311
      @davincidamaster5311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BlackShark-ed4jy He's probably a member, and got early access to the video

    • @thomascalton3067
      @thomascalton3067 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Birdie Blender!

    • @MichaelDreksler
      @MichaelDreksler 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      [Tom] Hmmm, a blender motor....

  • @Hu9oboss
    @Hu9oboss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    Doing spectrum analysis on the sound at full power revealed that the rotational speed just after lift off is
    4280 RPM (214 Hz) [listed in video 4340 RPM, within 1%]
    While just before the lift off it was
    4620 RPM (231 Hz)
    That is a a 7% loss of energy due to the lift off mechanism.
    Probably it will be more efficient when the angle of the red and blue mechanism is more favorable.

    • @linuspauly2380
      @linuspauly2380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      You could see in the beginning that the mechanism uses some energy to launch it straight upwards by a 'ramp'

    • @stojo33
      @stojo33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I could tell that he is losing energy quick because of his aggressive angle just by watching the video.

    • @klab3929
      @klab3929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hugo you are the boss!

    • @flickpad
      @flickpad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You're not fooling anyone. You're actually Joe Lycett.

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whoa, Joe Lycett is here! I bet Mark Silcox gave him these stats.

  • @aidanadkins5922
    @aidanadkins5922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    The most inefficient, but also the most fun, way to mow grass.

  • @paulEG6
    @paulEG6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    The real question is “how long would it skitter around on the ceiling of the living room for?”😂

    • @jacobmaz8157
      @jacobmaz8157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Heretobenosey yessss

    • @jakewwwjake
      @jakewwwjake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This needs to be answered

    • @justkev1044
      @justkev1044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Find momentum and friction between ceiling and thing go go go

    • @ChasenR
      @ChasenR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "I made a thing" made a giant beyblade, id assume itd be similar to that, just way more dangerous considering itd fall while spinning. Instead of run into your leg itd be the head, neck, chest.
      Edit: made this comment a little too early, i dont think this one has enough mass to hurt like the giant sawblade top of death. Still though, dont try at home.

    • @TheMasheenist
      @TheMasheenist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I had a toy given to me, it was a handle with a spiral shaft attached, you pushed a round collar that was underneath a circular ring with three blades. Tried it out at my grandmas house, it hit the ceiling and started grinding off the stipple, just raining while powder down for 10-15 seconds lol I’ll never forget how hard I laughed 😂

  • @rjmunro
    @rjmunro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    When it's launched at 40º, at 3:58 in the video, as it glides, it flattens out and turns to the right. This is because as it starts to move forward, the blade that is sweeping forward generates more lift that the blade that is receding. Gyroscopic precession then rotates the disc flatter and to the right, causing the levelling off and turning that you see. This is something that happens to helicopters when they move forward, called "Asymmetry of lift" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetry_of_lift. The pilot can correct for it to a certain extent, but it limits the maximum overall speed of the helicopter.

    • @linecraftman3907
      @linecraftman3907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I'm glad I visited this TED talk

    • @ashibilev
      @ashibilev 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Isnt that the same thing as when a perfect stone skipping occurs? All the best throws ive seen have turned to one side after a few skips.

    • @Tom_Tom_Klondike
      @Tom_Tom_Klondike 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are a badass

    • @boxedfender4810
      @boxedfender4810 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And then as it falls is it in an autorotation?

    • @miltonish7451
      @miltonish7451 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      8ball

  • @redsquirrelftw
    @redsquirrelftw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    That was pretty cool but I bet the flat nature of the ring gives it lot of drag, would be cool to see another design where it's like the toy one. Harder to make though.

    • @martindinner3621
      @martindinner3621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Not too much harder as long as you have access to a welder. Make the outer ring out of a strip of metal with slots to weld the tips of the blades into.

    • @HrDernacht
      @HrDernacht 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Large dia sewer pipe of some sort would make a nice ring for the airfoils to put into edit: you could get a (most likely even free of charge) cutoff at the next big construction site. It would most likely be the green polyethylene you can‘t glue but screw. PE would maybe lack stiffness ime but there are pvc ones too and all of them should be nice to work with.

    • @ralfgreen9585
      @ralfgreen9585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I would like to see that too. I think he should re make it with a band around the outside like the red plastic one.

    • @loddude5706
      @loddude5706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@HrDernacht - Also sand-able to an aerofoil itself - but on the inside or outside?

    • @HrDernacht
      @HrDernacht 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lod dude he could try both methods. Although the proven one with the ring on the outside is obviously the safer choice. Would really like to see that!

  • @rentaspoon219
    @rentaspoon219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    "do you hear a helicopter?"
    *Throat suddenly slit by a metal propeller*

  • @blizzardstr
    @blizzardstr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    2:40 Shiny flying disc, spirally bent grass on a field... It reminds me something...
    "X-Files music is playing on a background"

  • @williamplatt1680
    @williamplatt1680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    And now for the world's first game of competitive aerial lawnmowing.

  • @michaeld954
    @michaeld954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    Make sure to sharpen the edges so it can cleanly take someone's head off

    • @GalaxyHap
      @GalaxyHap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Probably make it bigger too?

    • @SinaelDOverom
      @SinaelDOverom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It was a weapon in Unreal and Unreal Tournament '99

    • @IntegralKing
      @IntegralKing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      calm down there Oddjob

    • @bfpierce
      @bfpierce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣

    • @Toffee521
      @Toffee521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      r/cursedcomments

  • @JunkyardDigs
    @JunkyardDigs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    That camera work at 2:35! 🤘

  • @ClemensAlive
    @ClemensAlive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    4:57 how catoon charaters start running...

  • @harrygao7576
    @harrygao7576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    On today’s episode of Tom Stanton: Tom accidentally makes a UFO

    • @mikebeacom4883
      @mikebeacom4883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And tiny crop circles

    • @PozieNayan
      @PozieNayan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Crop circle explained.

    • @luongmaihunggia
      @luongmaihunggia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      On today episode of Harry Gao: Harry Gao doesn't know what UFO stand for

    • @superslimanoniem4712
      @superslimanoniem4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      redstone craft guy it’s a joke, and it’s a ufo to the other people regardless : *Unidentified* flying object. Since they don’t know what it is, it’s a ufo regardless.

    • @luongmaihunggia
      @luongmaihunggia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@superslimanoniem4712 It wouldn't be a UFO if we all know what it is would it?

  • @sparksycat
    @sparksycat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    This happened whilst flying my quadcopter once. It did not end well.

    • @teaser6089
      @teaser6089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      F

    • @sparksycat
      @sparksycat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Micah van Everdingen couldn’t agree more

    • @sparksycat
      @sparksycat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait what does F mean?

    • @teaser6089
      @teaser6089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@sparksycat F in chat is a meme that means condolences. In Call of Duty (Story) you press F after someone died. And a meme was born

    • @Boopop1024
      @Boopop1024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Press f to pay respects :)

  • @SilverCymbal
    @SilverCymbal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Forget about the propeller! What about that lawn! You are giving me a run for my money!!! Seriously awesome video!

    • @peterbenjamin8351
      @peterbenjamin8351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol I had to go back and look! I know if YOU say it's a nice lawn, it's going to be pretty damn nice.

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol dude

  • @pigc1936
    @pigc1936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    4:14 the sound it made was amazing, almost sounded like a mini helicopter

    • @ImXyper
      @ImXyper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      technically is a helicopter!

  • @chrisj4570g
    @chrisj4570g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    At full RPM that sounded terrifying. I love it!

  • @lavenderinthedark
    @lavenderinthedark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    4:11 listen to how cool it sounds when its passing by, it honestly sounds like a real helicopter going past
    the most interesting part to me is that it shows that the majority of the spinning noise you hear from a helicopter isnt actually from the motor, but the sounds of the blades going through the air. a similar effect happens when you swing a sword or long stick quickly through the air

    • @sainjs
      @sainjs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's Doppler Effect for ya.

  • @emanueley8410
    @emanueley8410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Simple trick to store more energy in the Spinner: add weights to the outer rim. maybe some lead fishing weights, covered by an (aerodynamic!) 3d-printed cover

    • @johnj4395
      @johnj4395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Becomes a balancing act because then more of the lift is countering the added weight

    • @tbmx5685
      @tbmx5685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or a v8 engine

    • @derkernsen
      @derkernsen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tbmx5685 made my day :D

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonathanstevenson8948 and distance of mass from center is also squared as well

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathanstevenson8948 indeed, though I was talking about energy or moment of inertia rather than balance

  • @Aesgor
    @Aesgor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    4:16 reminds me of that flying vehicle in the incredibles. The one that the bad guys in white suits used while chasing in the jungle. Someone help me out here

    • @crusader_.
      @crusader_. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes cool

    • @EarleTKG
      @EarleTKG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes cool 2

    • @trianggle4954
      @trianggle4954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes cool 3

    • @yihszet
      @yihszet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes cool 4

    • @jacobmaz8157
      @jacobmaz8157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes cool 5 (yesss Ik what you’re talking about)

  • @parmajomm8459
    @parmajomm8459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Tom: time for some destruction
    *shoots it into leaves*

  • @homemmakako3073
    @homemmakako3073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    5:12 "A slightly more powerful, more dangerous children toy" I like how this is basically the description of every man's toy.

  • @vernscheck2658
    @vernscheck2658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Tom, years ago when when I was pretty young. For my birthday I received a helicopter that worked on a similar inertia principal. The one difference was that using a pull string launcher the blades were designed to spin up flat. In the hub there were springs that were stretched as the revolutions increased. At launch you would aim the helicopter at maybe a 30 degree angle so that it would fly away from the launcher and travel possibly 150-180 feet or so And then return like a boomerang and land at your feet. As the blades started to slow, the stretched springs would begin to relax plulling the blades into more pitch in order to keep the helicopter flying. A really cool toy. Too bad I couldn't have purchased one to put away until I was older.
    I have searched far and wide but no one makes it anymore.
    Gotta go, my dog is bugging me for lunch. Cheers.

  • @IstasPumaNevada
    @IstasPumaNevada 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'd still like to see a variant of this with the outer ring edge-on to the airflow instead of flat-on as you machined it out.

    • @and7barton
      @and7barton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trouble with this is, it tends to quickly tilt over and do a dive

  • @sentientcloud
    @sentientcloud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    4:15
    It sounds like a helicopter!

    • @dyingofcringe8839
      @dyingofcringe8839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no

    • @biko9824
      @biko9824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes

    • @bob-ny6kn
      @bob-ny6kn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sounds nothing like a helicopter.

    • @nauvalghaina8616
      @nauvalghaina8616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think more like a landing cessna

    • @agentchristos
      @agentchristos 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      More like a softcore airplane

  • @NothingXemnas
    @NothingXemnas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I imagine making the spinner's outer rim vertical instead of horizontal will quickly improve its aerodynamics.

    • @moritzfriedrich
      @moritzfriedrich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly what I thought as well!

  • @IHateCopperGolems
    @IHateCopperGolems 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:31
    Propeller: Kaboom?
    Yes Rico, Kaboom

  • @sammyspaniel6054
    @sammyspaniel6054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've always wondered what the limits were with this concept. I think you've shown that with an outer ring-wing you could achieve some considerable distance.

  • @danspratt2
    @danspratt2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    4:12 reminds me of the "Velocipods" from The Incredibles

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Looks like you made the first successful flying saucer of the world, Tom... Congrats! 😬
    Stay safe there! 🖖😊

  • @roberthigbee3260
    @roberthigbee3260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another fun video, thanks! You had a slide about rotational energy. Another thing to consider when designing propeller driven stuff is that all other things being held constant, a prop's power goes up by RPM cubed (HP2 = HP1 (RM2^3/RM1^3). If you hold RPM constant, power goes up by diameter (D) to the fifth power (HP2 = HP1 (D2^5/D1^5)). Keep on experimenting!

  • @AsymptoteInverse
    @AsymptoteInverse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You build such cool stuff! And plus, I learned about that self-launching "gear" mechanism. I was always curious about that.

  • @wololo10
    @wololo10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Needs mass in the outer edge

    • @old_guard2431
      @old_guard2431 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was my first thought also. Aluminum is great for CNC fabrication but not much for inertia.

    • @waynerussell6401
      @waynerussell6401 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@old_guard2431 Look at the flywheel equation - speed matters more than mass.

    • @jetison333
      @jetison333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@waynerussell6401 we've maxed out the speed already though.

    • @threeMetreJim
      @threeMetreJim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it would do well if it was turned it into a 'ducted' fan, but one where the outside spins too. Put some 'teeth' on the leading edge, and see what thickness of wood it can bore through from a distance.

  • @MaxImagination
    @MaxImagination 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:11 looks almost like one of those racing drones!
    Great video Tom Stanton!

  • @ethanlewandowski1939
    @ethanlewandowski1939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    4:13
    It actually sounds like a helicopter.

    • @ImXyper
      @ImXyper 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      technically is a helicopter!

  • @Susul-lj2wm
    @Susul-lj2wm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how the vertical launch looks and sounds

  • @Lanzbik
    @Lanzbik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Gives me flashbacks of those ufo’s from the incredibles

  • @Windcent
    @Windcent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks to you I now know what to do with the 600 size heli motor I have laying around. This thing is going to be lethal.

    • @Rocan0
      @Rocan0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh shit I really don't want to be near your house when you'll test it xD

    • @maker-matt
      @maker-matt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      don't try to hand launch it.

  • @macnsteeze
    @macnsteeze 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how it comes down in a corkscrew. Very satisfying

  • @musicauthority7828
    @musicauthority7828 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those interlocking teeth are called an overruning clutch. they are often in starter motors. to keep the engine from spining the windings off the armature. after it starts.

  • @TwitchFast
    @TwitchFast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The way you engage the flywheel projectile to the motor reminds me _exactly_ of the newer(?) beyblades.
    Also at 4:00 I really thought that thing was going to just disappear into the horizon.

  • @nickelpence
    @nickelpence 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I feel like we'll se an UFO sightings increase
    (Also, I need to build one of these🤪)

    • @poijmc606
      @poijmc606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also they will find "mysterious" circles on the ground

  • @simonbecker748
    @simonbecker748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It reminds me of these flying Discs in "The Incredibles"

  • @metocvideo
    @metocvideo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice work Tom. In the sport of clay pigeon shooting, there is a very elite form of target, the “ helice” sometimes called “ ZZbird”. It is a spinning propellor not unlike your device here and launches in the same way. The launcher has a limited rotation powered base, and the whole machine is concealed behind a screen to the shooter has no idea of which direction it is going until it appears. The propellor has a friction fit ring on it, and if it is struck by pellets, the ring detaches and the shooter gets a point. Have a look at this, it might be interesting for you.

  • @Fpvfreaky
    @Fpvfreaky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love watching these vids. That would be nice with lights on. So when it rotates in engages the lights and turns them on. Abit like them light up yo-yos . Stay safe bro👍🏽

  • @ferdi9067
    @ferdi9067 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    What have we learned? Never hop Tom's fence, otherwise there's probably a spinning object in your Face🙃

  • @maddoctorwhitson
    @maddoctorwhitson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can do something similar by locking the bearings on a bicycle wheel, and loosely attaching the axle to a power drill... when the wheel slips out from the drill, it goes incredibly fast, and it's funny to watch it jump a ramp.

  • @benjaminanderson1014
    @benjaminanderson1014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Flywheels are most efficient when they have a large mass around the outer ring. You should try attaching some thick dense metal around the ring of the propeller. The best part about that is having it there won't increase friction, just inertia, so you can spin it up to just as high an rpm (though it will take longer to do) and it will maintain a high speed for longer.

  • @freescape08
    @freescape08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Tom: *monotone* Wow that's high.
    Me: *cringing* Don't hit the drone!

  • @matiascalles8009
    @matiascalles8009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    that something straight from the incredibles movie

    • @Orangefan77
      @Orangefan77 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's exactly the thing I thought of as well.

  • @douglasrohman6191
    @douglasrohman6191 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice design and work.

  • @Mo-gb3he
    @Mo-gb3he 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    we needed this, thanks

  • @nochan99
    @nochan99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Next time, just make a wheel, and se how far it goes along the ground!

    • @RCP-1136
      @RCP-1136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And them add another wheel with a saddle to ride on

  • @acehandler1530
    @acehandler1530 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "The Decapitator"

  • @seavee2000
    @seavee2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another excellent video. Thank you.

  • @christinoccs
    @christinoccs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy your experiments

  • @alex.hleconte6007
    @alex.hleconte6007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:15 the Incredibles, forest chase. Colorized.

  • @JC-db4ih
    @JC-db4ih 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You must have atleast 20 ticks after walking true that grass

    • @threeMetreJim
      @threeMetreJim 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No real dangerous ticks in the UK. Don't wear shorts walking through it though, you end up with legs cut to ribbons by the 'blades' of grass. I made that mistake as a child, and it hurt for hours.

    • @threeMetreJim
      @threeMetreJim 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No real dangerous ticks in the UK. Don't wear shorts walking through it though, you end up with legs cut to ribbons by the 'blades' of grass. I made that mistake as a child, and it hurt for hours.

  • @redkiwi5980
    @redkiwi5980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is a treat. Thank you :)

  • @mitkostoyanov7803
    @mitkostoyanov7803 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was very enertaining! Thank you.

  • @damncat2793
    @damncat2793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:39 "*wow that's a lot of RPM*"
    3:50 *_HOLY JESUS FREAKING CHRIST THAT IS FAST_*

  • @minecrafthamody3082
    @minecrafthamody3082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:50 this sound reminds me with the scream of the bear in "SCP containment breach"

  • @Bloodshotistic
    @Bloodshotistic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you started describing the physics behind it all, I had to pull my pants back up. Subbed for some good content and was blown away.

  • @anthonyimouche541
    @anthonyimouche541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:16 love this sound! Sounds like a sci-fi drone or a tiny helicopter without turbine noise

  • @plaetzchen86
    @plaetzchen86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The noise is everything but how could one make it steerable? With that amount of travel horizontally couldn’t you try to steer it away from ground and start trading speed for altitude?

    • @oskarkrogsgard3014
      @oskarkrogsgard3014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Problem is, it's basically one giant gyroscope. It would be quite tricky to make it change orientation

    • @Void-cn6rn
      @Void-cn6rn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It spins too fast to put effective control surfaces on it. It would just cancel itself out constantly as it spins to the other side of the disk.

  • @ageroorda783
    @ageroorda783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Uploaded 1min ago
    Comments 19 hours ago
    Me: 0_0

    • @DearHRS
      @DearHRS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      patreons man

  • @keevagrace8695
    @keevagrace8695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alternative title: Man builds dangerously fast spinning flying lawn mower

  • @dustincousins
    @dustincousins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man! I was hoping you would put it on a glider in the end. Still fun stuff. Thanks for your time and energy :)

  • @seanlanders4180
    @seanlanders4180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think part of the reason this doesn't fly so high is the geometry of that outer disk. You mentioned in the horizontal test that the plastic versions have that outer ring that acts as a bit of an airfoil; this same idea applies to the vertical test too. The plastic versions have the outer ring presenting a point towards the leading edge, while yours has a flat band presenting towards the leading edge. You should try 3d printing a sort of molding that screws against your outer ring to give it a more aerodynamic shape and revisit the vertical tests!

  • @boosh5047
    @boosh5047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really want to make one of these now, super fun!

  • @sybrenkoninckx
    @sybrenkoninckx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    pretty cool i wanted to do that to last summer and here u are with an even extremer version :d

  • @brokenbonesmedia26
    @brokenbonesmedia26 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would be nice to see something with some kind of mechanics(could be a servo or even a spring, but it might be hard to find the perfect strength) that can pull weight closer to the center, so if you can spin it up to some speed and launch, it can accelerate(with servos), or maintain its speed for longer(when using springs, and they start pulling the weight in as it starts slowing down).
    Keep up the good work, love your videos

  • @isettech
    @isettech 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Used to launch 12 inch model airplane propellers off a sewing machine motor using a variac. Actual propellers fly very well. Use a good anchor to keep from launching the motor too.

  • @g.a.c.4139
    @g.a.c.4139 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the kind of thing that will pull kids and adults away from their computers. Entertain and Educate...you can make a real difference here. This is way too fun. Don't ever stop!

  • @gumbykevbo
    @gumbykevbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Regarding the semi-horizontal launches: The thing will eventually turn vertical due to rotor dynamics if it has sufficient launch altitude for this to happen before it hits the ground. As it begins to "slide" downward after lauch, advancing blades gain airspeed, while retreating blades lose airspeed. This causes the advancing blades to increase lift (and retreating ones to decrease). Due to precession, this causes the forward edge of the rotor to lift, causing it to transition to a vertical direction. This is the same thing that causes a boomerang to turn, and why they go upward and stall if you throw them sidearm.

  • @oneilclarke8494
    @oneilclarke8494 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was rather satisfying.

  • @repent-before-its-too-late
    @repent-before-its-too-late 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Back in the USSR, we had such toys with a manual starter and a plastic spinner, if you start it at home, then the spinner rested with a cone against the ceiling and spun there and then descended to the bottom :-)

  • @oadka
    @oadka 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mind blowing stuff right there

  • @miky8788
    @miky8788 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    A really cool sound !

  • @chat2807
    @chat2807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pull string spinners are just beyblades that have attained heaven.

  • @jelmermulder7276
    @jelmermulder7276 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the video. Greatly enjoyed it

  • @chr0min0id
    @chr0min0id 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:14 I like the little whooshing sound it makes as it flies by

  • @rusugabriel2554
    @rusugabriel2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    man I just love your backyard

  • @rqlk
    @rqlk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gives me memories from when I had one of these toys as a young child. It met it’s unfortunate end when it hit the ceiling too hard though

  • @alwaysflying6540
    @alwaysflying6540 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm the most impressed on how well it was balanced

  • @Thefunnyguy369
    @Thefunnyguy369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think like a first one is vertical corner to help it going to more hight but which you made you spinner has horizontal corner the horizontal corner has resist more air then the first one which have vertical corner ( means which spiner has vertical corner is going to hight )

  • @funnysuperbr9462
    @funnysuperbr9462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like how 6 videos of this channel make me interested in aerodynamics

  • @patman0250
    @patman0250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You need an angle the propellers down a little more. That way you would get maximum thrust it will go so much higher. Because as it stands the little toys are going higher than this thing.

  • @slatetechnologies1724
    @slatetechnologies1724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I imagine the name for your lawn care company: “Tom Stanton’s Lawn Care, we use nerd technology to care for your lawn!”

  • @ArmchairDeity
    @ArmchairDeity 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how it does its own auto-rotating landing

  • @PickTwizt
    @PickTwizt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    well thats the first video i watch and this was epic af

  • @eddywilliams6212
    @eddywilliams6212 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What would be cool is if the spinner had pitch control on the blades with some kind of locking mechanism, then it could be spun up to super high rpm before the blade pitch was changed, could go very high

  • @policemasta5220
    @policemasta5220 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool man I love it

  • @jessiejames2155
    @jessiejames2155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try loading the blades in a very short tube, instead of in a flat ring ! You'll be amazed at the differences in flight characteristics ! It'll really go !

  • @mattdumbrill8324
    @mattdumbrill8324 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You shoud do this same project, but have another one counter-rotating to cancel out the yawing it would also effectively double the trust or kinda double the flight time.

  • @Appa-the-husky
    @Appa-the-husky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope to see an upgrade of this😍