Bill Nye ’77 on the physics of flying discs

During a visit to the Cornell University campus, “Science Guy” Bill Nye ’77 weighs in on the workings of Frisbee-type saucers (and plays a round of disc golf).

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  • @KW-qd8gu
    @KW-qd8guАй бұрын

    Finding out that Bill Nye plays my favorite sport just made my day

  • @raddaks2039

    @raddaks2039

    Ай бұрын

    The inner child in me is very happy.

  • @JacksonOwex

    @JacksonOwex

    Ай бұрын

    @@raddaks2039 The child in me feels OLD seeing him getting old!

  • @beenschmokin

    @beenschmokin

    Ай бұрын

    He also thinks little boys are trapped in girl's bodies...

  • @Javaman92

    @Javaman92

    Ай бұрын

    Same here, disc golf rocks!

  • @Janiix89

    @Janiix89

    Ай бұрын

    Right?!

  • @TommyGunz3
    @TommyGunz3Ай бұрын

    Never would have thought Billy Nye the Science Guy would teach me about Disc Golf. But I am here for it!

  • @seymourglass26

    @seymourglass26

    Ай бұрын

    But now that you're seeing it, are you surprised? I mean, it's basically aerospace engineering in sport form.

  • @cable7152

    @cable7152

    Ай бұрын

    ​@seymourglass26 it makes perfect sense actually, not surprised at all he plays disc golf.

  • @jeffreyhomburg822

    @jeffreyhomburg822

    Ай бұрын

    He was an Ultimate player and coach back in the 1970s and he's been playing disc golf more in recent years, with players like Stork (#003) and other legends of the game!

  • @blee916
    @blee916Ай бұрын

    Playing a round with Bill Nye goes straight on the bucket list

  • @Subdivision21
    @Subdivision21Ай бұрын

    PLEASE PLEASE DO AN ADVANCED PHYSICS TUTORIAL SERIES ON DISC FLIGHT 🙏 Bill Nye the Disc Flight Guy

  • @ryanfawcett33

    @ryanfawcett33

    Ай бұрын

    He's no Bill Nye, but this was an excellent video made a month ago on the physics of why discs fly the way they do! I learned so much. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIBopsp6fczPeKw.html&ab_channel=PeteUlibarri

  • @jackto7669

    @jackto7669

    Ай бұрын

    Please!

  • @commonbrown

    @commonbrown

    Ай бұрын

    We need this content!

  • @jpric155

    @jpric155

    28 күн бұрын

    IM GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TYPING IN ALL CAPS HERE

  • @untrustworthyshelfing9953
    @untrustworthyshelfing9953Ай бұрын

    Forget flight numbers, I need equations on my discs.

  • @Tobb2509
    @Tobb2509Ай бұрын

    We need Bill Nye on a Jomezpro practise round!

  • @EricJenkinsDiscGolf

    @EricJenkinsDiscGolf

    Ай бұрын

    This would be epic 🤘

  • @charleslybrand4342
    @charleslybrand4342Ай бұрын

    I NEED MORE OF THIS! Bill please! I beg you! Do a 30 minute special on the dynamics of discs in flight! PLEASE!

  • @tomholton6912

    @tomholton6912

    Ай бұрын

    Second this

  • @Xevv0s
    @Xevv0sАй бұрын

    One of the disc golf companies better make a bill nye “tour” series disc

  • @andrewlundiii1387
    @andrewlundiii1387Ай бұрын

    The Dark Art of Disc Golf!!!

  • @danielschwagler6229
    @danielschwagler6229Ай бұрын

    He throws like an ultimate player.....awesome to see one of my favorite guys playing my favorite sport. Been showing his show to my students for years and there's nothing better.

  • @ar374

    @ar374

    Ай бұрын

    I believe he played ultimate for the Buds when he attended CU

  • @sethgreenwood6488

    @sethgreenwood6488

    28 күн бұрын

    It says in the video that he started an ultimate team

  • @DiscGolfandOATmeal
    @DiscGolfandOATmealАй бұрын

    More physics on disc golf... More More More More 😊

  • @carterbotto1992
    @carterbotto1992Ай бұрын

    Is no one going to talk about the fact that he is throwing all green discs? Savage

  • @WHEATSFPV
    @WHEATSFPVАй бұрын

    BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL ! the og

  • @grimrecords7656
    @grimrecords7656Ай бұрын

    My favorite “scientist” plays my favorite sport, at 77. Hero.

  • @fishiefish6179

    @fishiefish6179

    Ай бұрын

    He’s 68. The title is saying he graduated class of ‘77. I thought it said he was 77 at first too lol

  • @ProdigyDisc
    @ProdigyDiscАй бұрын

    Love to hear Bill break the flight physics down!

  • @BiteNuk3r
    @BiteNuk3r17 күн бұрын

    That needed to be much, much longer. More Bill playing disc golf please!

  • @lsapg09
    @lsapg09Ай бұрын

    BUT BILL, HOW DO I GET MY HYZERS TO BE NOSE DOWN?

  • @njott1021

    @njott1021

    Ай бұрын

    Pour the coffee!

  • @thisissostupidqsdfva
    @thisissostupidqsdfvaАй бұрын

    1:19 for a crushed putt

  • @EricJenkinsDiscGolf
    @EricJenkinsDiscGolfАй бұрын

    This is so awesome 🤘 it's nice to hear the science behind my favorite sport. Also to know that Bill plays it is crazy 🙌

  • @Reverend_Mojo
    @Reverend_MojoАй бұрын

    Now I want to see a Bill Nye In the bag, I NEED to know what discs he throws!!!

  • @davegreen8569
    @davegreen8569Ай бұрын

    I ran into Bill Nye years ago while picking up hiking permits at the base of Mount St. Helens. Saw him again along the rim. He was strapping on backcountry skis. Next to glissading down the mountain, meeting Bill in his natural environment was the highlight of the trip.

  • @joeburns9688
    @joeburns9688Ай бұрын

    Bill Nye the Disc Golf Guy!! ❤️🥏⛓️🤙

  • @larryg2705
    @larryg2705Ай бұрын

    It's always so awesome to see disc golf hit the mainstream!!

  • @Alex-xg2yo
    @Alex-xg2yoАй бұрын

    Love Bill hes awesome!! Glad he loved DG just like I do

  • @austinmreynold
    @austinmreynold24 күн бұрын

    As a fellow hucker of discs this absolutely was the best thing to pass by my feed all day

  • @clintonchico9547
    @clintonchico9547Ай бұрын

    I would love to play disc golf with Bill Nye.

  • @banditdiscgolf898
    @banditdiscgolf898Ай бұрын

    What's up Bill! Thanks for playing! They used to show us your science videos in school. Ive seen alot of them. Glad to see you enjoy the sport as well.

  • @kenulozas8635
    @kenulozas8635Ай бұрын

    Love this! I've been playing disc golf since 1994! 🥏🥏🥏🥏

  • @brekkoh
    @brekkohАй бұрын

    Amazing one liner at the end

  • @JLMM1113
    @JLMM1113Ай бұрын

    I hope Bill Nye lives FOREVER!!!

  • @MrPorten
    @MrPorten29 күн бұрын

    Nice team stamp! Would love to hear more about gyroscopic procession, off axis torque, and all the other factors that go into this dark art!!!

  • @kingchuckfinley
    @kingchuckfinleyАй бұрын

    This is amazing!

  • @adamgrigsby9372
    @adamgrigsby937225 күн бұрын

    I love that Cornell's logo looks like a disc golf basket.

  • @aramdg
    @aramdgАй бұрын

    god, I love Bill.

  • @coasternut3091
    @coasternut3091Ай бұрын

    Air foil crates lift, spin creates stability, force creates forward movement. It works basically like a glider if the wings were 360° Love this man and this sport - Flight Instructor

  • @BaysingersDiscGolfChannel
    @BaysingersDiscGolfChannel29 күн бұрын

    LOVE IT!! 🥰

  • @CUDImyBUDDY
    @CUDImyBUDDYАй бұрын

    Bill Nye the disc golf guy!

  • @OkieTradez
    @OkieTradezАй бұрын

    Bill loved to watch you as a kid in the 90s and early 200s in science class. you always made science fun!

  • @arcticowl2401

    @arcticowl2401

    Ай бұрын

    Without proper punctuation that statement sounded really weird

  • @mightypensword
    @mightypenswordАй бұрын

    One of my childhood heroes.

  • @ThrowinWithOwen
    @ThrowinWithOwenАй бұрын

    Dang, didn't know Bill was chill like that.

  • @chapstickit
    @chapstickitАй бұрын

    Reppin the DC Breeze hat!! We know which disc sport is in his heart ;)

  • @ericjepson3765
    @ericjepson3765Ай бұрын

    Dark art indeed

  • @jahmic
    @jahmicАй бұрын

    I'm starting to like this timeline again.

  • @Zeyervv
    @ZeyervvАй бұрын

    Bill Nye the Disc Golf Guy

  • @alexsprague8872
    @alexsprague8872Ай бұрын

    Can we get an in the bag video?

  • @rowan1043
    @rowan1043Ай бұрын

    MORE DISC GOLF WITH BILL!!

  • @Shanecohen
    @ShanecohenАй бұрын

    this is beautiful.

  • @vtmike13
    @vtmike1324 күн бұрын

    I love that Bill Nye is into the same two niche things as me--- disc golf and swing dance

  • @KnickKiller
    @KnickKillerАй бұрын

    Very cool.

  • @sleepyjesus7265
    @sleepyjesus7265Ай бұрын

    This is a good start, but a more thorough explanation of the physics of turn and fade would be very interesting to hear. I've argued a lot with my buddies about why the disc behaves how it does and which features of the disc exactly cause under or over stability.

  • @JacksonOwex
    @JacksonOwexАй бұрын

    0:25 Cool! I didn't know he was at the forefront of flying disc sports!!!

  • @MrBlates
    @MrBlatesАй бұрын

    I need a practice round with bill

  • @xsuperbmentality
    @xsuperbmentalityАй бұрын

    Bill needs a signature disc

  • @Monkey-biz
    @Monkey-bizАй бұрын

    Bill Nye with the Innova team stamps!!

  • @grunskm1
    @grunskm1Ай бұрын

    Hear me out: All discs have sub-optimal airfoils because they must be symmetric due to rotation. This causes discs to be especially prone to stalling, which causes them to pitch up as they lose energy. However, due to the rotation of the disc and the effect of gyroscopic procession, the pitching-up motion is instead realized as a roll, causing the characteristic fade to left at the end of a right handed backhand.

  • @Flyzguy

    @Flyzguy

    Ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh I found someone else who knows this!!! And the high speed nose down moment of discs with a lot of camber ("low wing") to roll right for RHBH. It's all just airfoil pitching moments and forces - but precessed 90 degrees!

  • @grunskm1

    @grunskm1

    29 күн бұрын

    @@Flyzguy Yes! A slept-on aspect of disc flight dynamics. I'd love to see someone like Scott Manley cover this.

  • @Flyzguy

    @Flyzguy

    29 күн бұрын

    I could run some CFD cases and contribute. I'm a professional aerospace engineer and I've done some educational work, but I have no video production experience

  • @tholly2551
    @tholly255123 күн бұрын

    That makes sense

  • @russellsullivan7366
    @russellsullivan7366Ай бұрын

    Respect 🫡

  • @bennyoreilly8048
    @bennyoreilly8048Ай бұрын

    Whats Bill bagging?

  • @shneekyshnake
    @shneekyshnakeАй бұрын

    Ok Bill but what makes an overstable disc an overstable disc? Why does it cut to the left when thrown with a Right hand back hand and cut to the right when thrown with a Left hand back hand??

  • @spartacus10

    @spartacus10

    Ай бұрын

    Quite a few factors there, but I believe the main differences come in the injection molding phase. Here's a quick vid of that: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hp-ml7lyYMu-nrQ.html . The higher the parting line is (line on the outer rim) the more over-stable the disc will generally be. That has to do with how it interacts with surrounding air as it flies. For a 12-14 speed the line is high and those discs have to be thrown at high RPM to get them to fly as intended. Lower RPM means mode fade for drivers. For putters and mids the speed/rpm to stability math becomes different. Then there's all the different plastic types, how many nicks a disc has, textured rims/patches on disc etc. Could make a long video out of that. But main difference comes down to the parting line. Super domey discs will be beefcakes.

  • @shneekyshnake

    @shneekyshnake

    Ай бұрын

    @@spartacus10 Why does it go left and not right though? (RHBH)

  • @ajr2112

    @ajr2112

    Ай бұрын

    ​@shneekyshnake It's actually really complicated. I looked into this and long story short, it's because the disc is a gyroscope and therefore it has angular momentum; whether the force of lift (i.e. the torque applied to the disc) is centered infront or behind the center of the disc while it travels will determine if it "turns" or "fades." things that impact the location of the center of lift are the shape of the disc, how fast the disc is falling, and nose angle. Understable discs usually have a more convex dome and less of a ramp angle on their rim. Overstable discs are usually flatter on top and have a steep ramped rim.

  • @Flyzguy

    @Flyzguy

    Ай бұрын

    Yep AJR has it right. To understand a disc rolling left and right, we have to understand it's a gyroscope with forces trying to pitch it up or down. At the end of a flight the air is hitting the nose at a higher angle of attack, trying to push the nose up. Depending on spin direction, this nose up torque precesses (gyroscope) acts like a left or right roll.

  • @shneekyshnake

    @shneekyshnake

    Ай бұрын

    @@Flyzguy Found some good explanations when looking up the Magnus Effect

  • @dustinheese
    @dustinheese22 күн бұрын

    Where should I play during AbGradCon?

  • @BaylenRailey
    @BaylenRaileyАй бұрын

    Whaaaat Bill Nye has a team innova stamped disc?

  • @adrianzapata4723
    @adrianzapata4723Ай бұрын

    what's with the "77"?

  • @JosephValenti
    @JosephValentiАй бұрын

    The only thing iI am bummed about is that I didn't know here was playing here! We play in and around the finger lakes like every weekend!!

  • @NoRuesThe420
    @NoRuesThe420Ай бұрын

    Bill Nye the Disc Golf Guy 🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶

  • @TabascoSour
    @TabascoSourАй бұрын

    He’s got pretty good form

  • @user-cx1dq3wj4v
    @user-cx1dq3wj4vАй бұрын

    Bill Nye and disc golf. Can't lose

  • @rscraig9855
    @rscraig9855Ай бұрын

    Watching this before my round of discgolf

  • @jojog8304
    @jojog8304Ай бұрын

    Spinning disc = 1d gyroscope Edge lip = airfoil Together it holds orientation (gyro)and flies(airfoil)... Mind that anything with a coeff of drag will "fly", some bad some good.

  • @zachw4829
    @zachw4829Ай бұрын

    Bill, bill, bill, bill!

  • @tfilipow7
    @tfilipow723 күн бұрын

    Please get Bill to play a celebrity round. We need a Pro Am in disc golf to get some more viewership from the main stream.

  • @spikehyzer2323
    @spikehyzer2323Ай бұрын

    I knew it! The recent test of spin rates had 3 women in the top 15 even though they all had 10 MPH less arm speed and significantly less distance. EVERYONE on that vid said spin equals distance. I countered that arm speed equals distance and spin helps hold the line (throw a weak sky anny and it goes as far but tails out). And Bill just affirmed it! He said the spin is for holding the line.

  • @elliotmcconnell5449
    @elliotmcconnell5449Ай бұрын

    Ah. This is cornells little 9 hole course. Thats where I first played!

  • @ericj.7150
    @ericj.715024 күн бұрын

    Bill Nye the Frisbee guy!

  • @fodank
    @fodankАй бұрын

    You go, Bill. I'm seventy and still throwing. Will be as long as I can and then some in the next life.

  • @emmanuelmartinez641
    @emmanuelmartinez641Ай бұрын

    Bill!! Bill!! Bill!! Bill!! Bill Nye the disc guy!

  • @crusher26638
    @crusher26638Ай бұрын

    OK now who do I kick off my dream card to add Bill?

  • @JasonLuther1
    @JasonLuther1Ай бұрын

    Now we need bill to explain why Kc Pro Rocs are the best disc ever

  • @IceBergTV
    @IceBergTVАй бұрын

    😮😮😮

  • @dylancolt6665
    @dylancolt6665Ай бұрын

    Bill! Bill! Bill!

  • @nktaylo1
    @nktaylo1Ай бұрын

    The Marie Curie MVP Reactor exists; I would pay good money for a Bill Nye MVP Inertia. I'd pay a lot of dollar bill, bill, bill, bill, bill, bills!

  • @jpric155
    @jpric15528 күн бұрын

    OMG MY CHILDHOOD IDOL PLAYS MY FAVORITE SPORT

  • @nautilusshell940

    @nautilusshell940

    28 күн бұрын

    WE DID IT REDDIT!

  • @roddinandracin1153
    @roddinandracin115328 күн бұрын

    This is awesome, now if I only understood scientific terms

  • @user-hc6kj9fp8u
    @user-hc6kj9fp8uАй бұрын

    BILL NYE PLAYS DISC GOLF?!?!?! NO WAY!!!!!

  • @maxray29
    @maxray29Ай бұрын

    time to get Bill on Jomez!

  • @JHfan2008
    @JHfan2008Ай бұрын

    DG just got cooler thanks to Bill Nye. Awesome.

  • @JeremyReger
    @JeremyRegerАй бұрын

    This solidified the fact that I’ll never play disc golf again

  • @jason4485
    @jason4485Ай бұрын

    Bill Nye the Hyzer guy

  • @ThatGuyRicky000
    @ThatGuyRicky000Ай бұрын

    BILL! BILL! BILL!

  • @cable7152
    @cable7152Ай бұрын

    Bill Nye the Frisbee Guy

  • @siragarnhood7340
    @siragarnhood734026 күн бұрын

    I know

  • @msully1990
    @msully1990Ай бұрын

    Someone needs to tell the science guy to follow through on his shot.

  • @mrtony1985
    @mrtony198524 күн бұрын

    Bill Nye the hyzer guy

  • @rscraig9855
    @rscraig9855Ай бұрын

    Bill please start a discgolf channel!! Please!!!!!

  • @Ryan-dg
    @Ryan-dgАй бұрын

    They need bill nye on a jomez practice round

  • @brannnnnnn
    @brannnnnnnАй бұрын

    "the dark art of disc golf"

  • @erikfast3973
    @erikfast3973Ай бұрын

    BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL!!!

  • @ryandaley1270
    @ryandaley1270Ай бұрын

    can one of these disc manufacturers put Bill Nye on payroll to make disc golf videos promoting the sport? Pros like Ricky Wysocki or Nate Sexton are always putting out beginner/promotional videos for disc golf, but I think we need Bill doing these! Who do you think someone with no disc golf knowledge would listen to? Pros Ricky Wysocki/Nate Sexton, or Bill Nye the Disc Golf Guy!

  • @markd1199
    @markd1199Ай бұрын

    You know, he’s right.

  • @sleepytimegorillamuseum5220
    @sleepytimegorillamuseum522029 күн бұрын

    Bill Nye VS. Uli's caddy, Brad...?

  • @garycooks
    @garycooksАй бұрын

    also dont forget to look at datass