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@SuperNesus

15 күн бұрын

Was this a Daven script? The joke about the gunner being the one around the bend felt very Daven

@sergiohenrique2411

15 күн бұрын

motherflicker you actually made me believe this video was over and I was scrolling to the timer to see how short when you came back "whait" ! Damn you Simon, you are good !!! :D

@jeffdroog

14 күн бұрын

​@@sergiohenrique2411You're fucking dumb .... It says 24:32...

@Ellehsdee

14 күн бұрын

Thank you, Simon, for your honest breakdown of the AR platform. I deem this video as BASED!

@jammbbs1688

8 күн бұрын

There actually is munitions that can curve in flight the US government is working on it and is currently working. it doesn't bend Cuz you swing your gun the round itself has a chip in it that let's a computet move it by pushing out on fins

"Can bullets curve in flight?" "No. And now I'm going to talk about something else."

@anjoLas

14 күн бұрын

exactly. It's so fking annoying.

@ericg7044

12 күн бұрын

The video is about shooting around corners in general. Not just curving a bullet. Get over yourself.

@KaiHenningsen

5 күн бұрын

@@ericg7044 And yet the whole history-of-the-assault-rifle part has nothing to do with that. More than half of the video.

@OzzieTheHead

5 күн бұрын

Or you just see the thumbnail and never read the title...

Ok, the kitty corner shot made me spit out my tea, my nostrils are still burning

@DK-gy7ll

15 күн бұрын

Me too. Imagine some poor enemy soldier... "here kitty kitty kitty..." BOOM!

@jackgibsxxx0750

12 күн бұрын

I don't know which is funnier... The kitty corner shot or that SW thinks he can get away with that "unhinged" remark about an hinged gun. 😂😂😂😂😂

It amuses me that the 'Bonus Fact' section is longer than the main video topic.

@Abby_Liu

11 күн бұрын

because bonus facts are just full length articles of a related topic.

@KaiHenningsen

5 күн бұрын

@@Abby_Liu Unrelated, in this case.

Thank you for the clear facts at the end about the Armalite Rifle. Also, Bonus Fact: Matt Carriker (Demolition Ranch) has done some crazy stuff with bending bullets using pipes. Well beyond any practical use, unless you're trying to shoot backwards behind a tree through a window of a house, down the stairs, out the front door, and into someone's car. 😂

@mikepeterson9362

15 күн бұрын

Except that the information is wrong -- this incorrect "fact" has appeared in multiple Simon Whistler videos. The "AR" stands simply for "Armalite" -- not all the guns Armalite invented were rifles.

@NnH_Kairyu

15 күн бұрын

@mikepeterson9362 I don't see how that is relevant to people trying to say "AR" means "Assault Rifle", and "all ARs are Assault Rifles", which is blatantly false and it is nice to see the clarification included at the end of this video.

@mikepeterson9362

15 күн бұрын

@@NnH_Kairyu Well, it's definitely not up to me to decide what's relevant to you. I'm just reporting the news brother, take from it what you like.

My mom couldn't bend a bullet around a corner, but HOLY SH!T could she bend a sandal, a sneeker, and this one time a ski boot, around a corner, a tv, or my dad. I miss my mom a lot. If you got one , give her a hug. Great episode.

I love the fake out at 2:43, extremely well played. Great video as always.

Have you seen those rifles from Nazi Germany? They have curved barrels. Curved. Barrels.

@pioneercynthia1

15 күн бұрын

I take it you haven't watched the video?

@NanoElite666

15 күн бұрын

@@pioneercynthia1 It's a Skyrim joke.

@GrievousReborn

15 күн бұрын

​@@pioneercynthia1I take it you haven't played Skyrim

@BaronVonQuiply

15 күн бұрын

@@GrievousReborn Curved Skyrim* I'm sorry... I took it too far.

@HilaLeftMe

15 күн бұрын

Yes and no they didn’t work well

Kalashnikov said he took inspiration from the M1 Garand when designing the AK47

@1lovesoni

13 күн бұрын

Yes, that's his biggest influence and it's aspects are obvious to anyone who has seen both weapons detail stripped side-by-side. But also the Remington model 8, and older Soviet designs. The only serious influence from the STG is the 7.62x39 cartridge, which was adopted and mandated by the Soviet government after looking over the German 8mmKurz round used in the STG. More importantly, the continuation of the STG design survived the war, in the prototype iterative stage, as prototypes for the STG-45, designed by Ludwig Vorgrimler. Who then went on to use the same principles in the Spanish CETME rifle. Which later became the HK G3 service rifle and eventually the MP5. So the MP5 is the direct decent of the STG-44.

This is probably the most accurate (excuse the pun) of any of Simon’s videos on firearms from any of his channels! I hate to say it but they’re usually littered with mistakes and inaccuracies. They even got the correct definition of assault rifle and clarified that “assault weapon” is a purely political term! Great job!

Holy cow! A brit got a bunch of firearms info correct! You don't know how happy I am as an FFL that you got all of your info as correct as I could expect a non expert to get. It is all to often that politics and laziness gets youtubers passing falsehood online. Thank you for thoroughly doing your research!

@DeliveryMcGee

15 күн бұрын

Written by a Canadian military history guy.

@GrievousReborn

14 күн бұрын

FYI in some videos he still says a lot of incorrect firearm info in the eyes out the mouth as he says because of how many videos he makes

@paulmartin2348

14 күн бұрын

@@DeliveryMcGee Why would you ever admit to being Canadian and also "Canadian military" is an oxymoron.

@libertarianGO

13 күн бұрын

@@paulmartin2348 you dont know much about the canadian military do ya ahy? As a marine I can respect the unhinged history of the canadian military. Look it up.

@GrievousReborn

13 күн бұрын

@@paulmartin2348 yes just ignore their role in both world wars. During ww2 Canadian Forces took Juno Beach during D-Day in Normandy

.30 carbine: am I invisible to you?

@109FF

14 күн бұрын

Not really an intermediate cartridge, seeing as its comparable to a .357

@Skyrunner_84

14 күн бұрын

Incredibly fun to shoot but way too underpowered to be comparable to a rifle round. It had a purpose and it arguably served that purpose but it was not a front line round/weapon.

@rdrrr

11 күн бұрын

@@Skyrunner_84 It's broadly comparable to .357 Magnum - a powerful pistol cartridge, but nowhere near as much energy as an intermediate rifle cartridge. Funnily enough, as .30 Carbine is to .357, 7.62x39 Soviet is to .30-30 - very similar ballistics, but one is a rimmed cartridge for old-timey Western guns and one is a rimless cartridge for autoloaders.

There is actually an experimental bullet that can follow a curved and adjustable flight path. It's the EXACTO guided bullet developed by DARPA about ten years ago. The steerable nature of the projectile allowed novice snipers to make long-distance shots against moving targets that changed trajectory mid-air.

Simon has unlocked a new blazer

Simon is dressed as my grandpa today 😂. He does wear it well though!

Thank you, Simon, for your honest breakdown of the AR platform. I deem this video as BASED!

If, instead of asking a German soldier for a "Schießbecher" (sheece …), you had asked him for a "Scheißbecher" (shyce …), he probably would have thought that you need a bucket to 💩 in. 😆 Yes, I know, pronouncing foreign words is hard…

@Oorrgle

14 күн бұрын

I had to rewind the video and hear it again to be really sure he said that :D As a fellow German i too enjoyed this english spelling variant. Nice explaining too, my dear Sir

I appreciate the facts being presented in a non-biased way. Thank you from all the people who have to constantly correct people about what AR stands for here in the United States

I can not give Simon and TIFO crew enough props for the accurate and fact based break down of the AR-15 and the technical term assault rifle. And the made up liberal term assault weapon. Bravo and much respect.

Hey, great video with just the facts. Thank you!

One thing everyone forgets about this movie. The bullets weren’t just normal, they were highly modified. Not saying it would work, just saying it is a fact most people don’t mention when discussing the movie.

gun YES bullet NO there saved you all 25 mins

"define:Bullet" (a metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive) A gun that launches sharp metal boomerangs is still a bullet. I don't know if anyone has made a homemade ninja star, but unless you do it perfectly they're really hard to keep in a straight line.

I've been paintballing and you can see the shots curve through the air because they are not spinning. Muskets were incredibly inaccurate back in the day because the musket ball wasn't spinning.

Thank you Simon for a reasonable and accurate definition of weapons classification.

These guns bring back great memories of the early Call of Duty games (WaW,Bo1 and bo2), especially in zombies.

So the kitty thing is based on the Ooda Loop principal. Basically when our brain is expecting something within the relms of predictions, the mind is confused when it sees something it wasn't anticipating, it "loops back" to the time you were making predictions and Basically restarts your thought prossess. Sense the brain can only think at a certain speed it gives the person who fooled it an advantage. There's a story I heard during the Iraq War Part Dux, Marines would toss rubber duckies instead of frag granades (Marines don't use flash) to clear a room.

kalashnikov said the ak-47 was inspiration from the M1 Garand, particularly in the trigger group and bolt carrier group not the stg-44

Excellent content!

You'd need to build something similar to a particle accelerator and use the electromagnetic confinement to curve the bullet.

Hello again, and thank`s for another, very informative video. As "Bonus fact": The most known country and tribesman to me, known as "White Death", used his "Broom" when clearing out, Soviet trenches. This was the famous Suomi MP. Today a priced collectors item. from a Finn in Diaspora

As a note, at 22:30 the 5.56x45mm NATO is compared to the 7.62x54. I believe you meant to say 7.62x39 which is what the AK-47 and AKM is chambered in. The latter is not an intermediate caliber and is more comparable to the 30-06 Springfield that he M1 Garand was cambered in. 7.62x54R is what rifles such as the Mosin Naggant or Dragunov rifles are chambered in.

I once did some very rough calculations for a cap and ball gun, and you could hypothetically get a pretty good curve off the bullet and could probably improve it even more with a specifically designed barrel. Still nothing like in Wanted, but surprisingly prominent all the same. Ive always wished one of the gun channels would try it. (The only tests Ive ever seen were with the usual modern shaped bullets and guns which are of course designed for as straight and stable a flight as possible for obvious reasons.)

Digging the "SW" logo in the background, Simon!

This video already started right , with the awesome Wanted. The game was also good.

Very good Simon, I'm rather impressed

I haven't seen the movie, but it was still an interesting video Simon. Thanks!

So you got a lot right in this and I'm actually really proud that you noted the AR-15 is not an assault weapon. However you did get one thing wrong in regards to talking about the 5.56 and the .223. These rounds while extremely similar are not in fact the same round. A 5.56 is a higher pressure cartridge than the .223 which is why if you have a rifle chambered in 5.56 you can fire a .223 from it however if you have a .223 rifle you can NOT fire a 5.56 through it. Don't get me wrong, it will fit and you might even successfully fire it a few times however the higher pressures will cause massive damage to the firearm and they are not safe to shoot. You run a very real risk of the receiver detonating in your hands and face.

@theformertexan1642

14 күн бұрын

See Scott from Kentucky Ballistics for details on why catastrophic weapon failure due to overpressure is bad.

9:08 The cat pistol is a nod to the Bruce Willis movie "The Last Boy Scout." Crazy weapon. It'd be fun to try out.

As if war wasn't already horrifying enough, imagine not even being able to take cover because the bullets could just go around it

Barrels bend all the time.like all things they wear out. I. The case of small arms you fire rounds that the barrel glows then like all metal that gets to that state easily bends. The weapon can still fire but accurate fire is gone. Fixed defenses with machine gun nests will have spare Barrels for that reason. To swap out before the barrel warps.

how does TIFO get the definition of “assault rifle”, in their video but American lawmakers just can’t figure it out?😂

@AliceBowie

15 күн бұрын

Yeah, but they use the term "assault weapon", which means any semi auto firearm.

@user-pi5fe9lx5u

15 күн бұрын

The term "assault weapon" is not a real term, but gun control advocates use it to mischaracterize a wide range of firearms used by law-abiding civilians.

@tonyahinrichs8828

15 күн бұрын

Because American politicians are geriatric and have dementia

@Ryarios

15 күн бұрын

Propaganda. "Assault rifle/weapon" sounds much more nasty than "Armalite Rifle". Anti-gunners want the nasty sounding name used.

@jacobhuff3748

15 күн бұрын

Simon has misused the term in brain blaze when talking about pizza gate. He's reading the script so it depends on who wrote it. He has done some videos where he has been good with dealing with intricacies like when he covered US gun control laws and was able to point out quick out quickly that the biggest obstacle is states vs federal rights. As for Assault weapon it's a political term that defined by who is using it and not by legal definitions. Personally I find it's use to be distracting from actually solving the problem since it causes both sides to get bogged in a political argument rather than a discussion on what policies could realistically mitigate gun violence whether it's the mundane stuff or more high profile issues. He also just confused 7.62x54 with the 7.62x39.

There is/was a steerable 50BMG bullet developed by DARPA, the EXACTO Program. I don't think there's any reliable sources on how it actually works, but there's a couple videos floating around of it.

@paulmartin2348

14 күн бұрын

It does NOT use rifling to spin and stabilize the bullet. The bullet can therefore fly like a rocket with guidance surfaces and the amount it curves is still fairly minimal.

There were some experiments years back on making a steerable .50 cal with inflatable sacks that would alter its trajectory mid flight. Never really went anywhere, but it was a neat idea.

I've fired quite a few rounds through a genuine WW1 bolt action American Enfield rifle and can confirm they kick like a mule. Left a bruise on my shoulder for weeks.

Mythbusters ❤ ive never seem wanted lol. Thanks for deep diving this it’s interesting

I would just like to take a moment to appreciate Simon for his proper pronunciation of "Maryland" 😎

Simon just confused 7.62x39 for 7.62x54 again. As for development for intermediate ammo that goes all the way back to WW1. Google the Ribbeyrolles & Federov Avtomat. The Ribbeyrolle shows the idea for developing an intermediate ammo was around before WW2 but became more accepted during & after WW2 along with Federov showing some in the military were considering making a full auto rifle that traded power & range for ease of control & suppression. Another advantage intermediate ammo has is that at close range it has better stopping power than a rifle ammo since it less likely to over penetrate the target and allow for easily follow up shots. This was a known issue far back as the boxer rebellion when soldiers where noting how many shots at close range it would take to drop a target.

China has made at least three CornerShot-like weapons to date: the HD-66, which is based on the CornerShot, and the CF-06. Both models were first unveiled at the China Police Expo (CIPATE) and developed by the Chongging Changfeng Machinery Co Ltd and Shanghai Sea Shield Technologies Company. According to Quing Shanseng, chief designer of the HD-66 and CF-06, both systems are indigenous and were not done based on the CornerShot.

It seems feasible to develop grenade launchers that can curve a grenade around obstacles to some extent (like a curve ball).

In my time in the CF, I used the FN C1 & C2 variants of the FAL and the tried out the M-16 while on joint training exercises with the US Amry a number of times.. Never liked the M-16 as it felt like a toy and that it was lacking in hitting power and range when compared to my FN, atleast as far as I was concerned. But those at a much higher pay grade level than me thought otherwise and the CF adopted the C7 rifle, the Canadian version of the M-16 abet with apparently a number of improvements, to release the much loved FN C1's & C2's.

@paulmartin2348

14 күн бұрын

Love the people who actually believe (or even just say) that Canadian military is even a thing.

@gumpyoldbugger6944

14 күн бұрын

@@paulmartin2348 It is a thing, it is small, it is underfunded, it is short on manpower, and it's equipment is sadly lacking, but it is still a thing. It can and does still punch well above it weight, ask the Germans or the Taliban, they will tell you one group you don't want to fuck with are the Canadians. An American General when leaving Afghanistan was asked about the Canadian under his command, he replied "Well, I wouldn't want to fight them". The sorry state of the CF is nothing new, its always been like under all the party's that made up the government in Ottawa. It was that way during my time in the service, and it was that way at the start of WWII. But when it comes time to step and be counted, you wont find Canada and its military lacking.

The AR-17 is my favorite ArmaLite Rifle

This is kinda related, but I used to do pistol competitions, specifically USPSA. I heard that one time, someone accidentally shot one of the plastic barrels that they use at matches, and the bullet kinda followed the curve of the barrel, and came back and hit him. Weird, unexpected ricochet's are definitely possible.

@paulmartin2348

14 күн бұрын

Nope.

Hey Simon got it right the first time "soccer" lmao😂😂😂

That robotics guy from North Carolina will stumble upon this video and assemble his own Nerf Rival 180⁰ tunable spin shooter with autoaim.

Get a Vorsatz-P. That'll work.

Can you imagine how loud firing a rifle in a tank would be?

I'am missing the M1 carbine,it is a medium range carbine in caliber .30m1 and an ideal weapon for close combat. And it came in service in the 1940 i dont know the exact year. I had one from 1943 it had not been used in the war, all the numbers were the same on all the parts. If an 30m1 was used in the war they would put parts in it from other 30m1's to make it work again.

Weeeell, theoretically it COULD be possible to fire around a curve right into a circle. However the gravity well necessary for that would make the supermassive black hole at the center of the milky way galaxy look like a grain of sand next to a neutron star.

@donaldhobson8873

14 күн бұрын

Neutron star gravity 2*10^12m/s/s Bullet speed. 500m/s Meaning that neutron star gravity can turn that bullet around in a quarter of a nanosecond. During which it will have travelled 0.1 micrometers.

Hands up if you hear a bunch of numbers but still watch these sorts of videos

Simon, bravo

What if you used a cartridge with less gunpowder (flies slower), and made the bullet lighter but not nerf light (that’s silly). At what point would it be non lethal and could you potentially curve it while still being lethal?

I probably would of scrolled past this one until I saw it was 24 minutes haha, can't wait to hear what niche info you'll throw at me

DRDC and Colt Canada have prototype smart rifles that can automatically geo locate targets. It can supposedly hit targets around corners or behind cover (although I believe they are explosive rounds)

The AK gas system was loosely based off the M1 Garand

I feel like the fact that the term "Assault Rifle" was directly coined by the evil moustache man himself is something that should be wider known.

I really miss the brainfood podcast, please bring it back

Seeing the title Im immediately reminded of that mythbusters episode

@traskth

13 күн бұрын

Same here

yes there are many videos of steering bullets online

Darpa did. The thing is horriflying. Coming soon to a drone near you.

Today I found out that I need a matrix remake with them using flintlocks 😂

There was a rifle called the "cornershot" that had a video feed and could shoot straight like normal or turned the action and barrel 90 degrees to see around corners and fire from cover.

@jeremys.950

15 күн бұрын

That's an Israeli made attachment that uses a glock / pistol but you use as a rifle. Really cool but only really functional in very specific situations.

@TheOsfania

14 күн бұрын

Which you would have seen if you had bothered to watch the entire video.

@15Bravo

14 күн бұрын

@@TheOsfania I didnt see itm, I have youtube on my second monitor as i do other stuff.

@paulmartin2348

14 күн бұрын

@@15Bravo Then please go away and do other stuff. Forever.

@15Bravo

14 күн бұрын

@@paulmartin2348 You need to see a psychologist.

6:28 the Scheisse what now? Simon turned "shoot" into "shit". 😂

Sometimes I don't even remember that Simon is British. Until he says something like "leftenant".

If it were possible to curve a bullet, a Gatling gun would be able to do it as it spins way faster than a human ever could. Since the bullets don't curve, the debate (and the movie) should have been dead right there.

Can you ever do a dedicated about gun manufacturer

To be honest ar-15 in semi-auto would be more effective in most cases except for close range combat, especially against unarmed civilians... Auto would be out of ammo pretty rapidly

There is a way to curve a bullet over short distances. Use ccp pipe, demolitionranch test it out in one of his videos and it works.

Don’t forget the M3 “Grease Gun” with “curved barrel “

What about a super magnet? Or, a mini-black hole? That could happen?

the guy that attempted to make a gun that shoots at in a circle was found dead...shot in the back of the head. Who would have thunk it?

Wanted was a MUCH BETTER video game then it was a movie. As someone that regularly shoots firearms and drive vehicles, watching the movie I was just like "nope... no... nah uh... NO!" the entire time. But playing the video game, I was yelling "I am the fucking man!"

We've all seen MythBusters, the answer is yes but not how they do it in the movies.

How slow would a spinning round bullet have to fly to curve noticeably?

If you shoot upwards, you can bend a bullet over a wall. Gravity can be used. Sure, not what you are saying, but still.

Short answer no ! Long answer yes! Literally 😂

Someone get simon to a range day

I have no doubt there is “smart ammo” somewhere in DARPA.

Why does this your camera look like it is set to colorblind mode? Something is missing..... 🤣

Surely it would be the bullet that would shoot around the corner, the gun would stay where it was?.

01:37 - That is incorrect. The is no Magnus Force for a bullet spinning longitudinal - neither sideways nor up or down

@TheOsfania

14 күн бұрын

and you are a physicist????

Okay kitty corner shot? That's real? I mean okay why not

Not a big fan of all the gray in the video. Idk, it bleeds over to when Simon is talking and creates like a smoky / foggy look around him and in the studio. Kind of distracting IMO. Otherwise, awesome video ^.^

AR-15s are quite easy to make automatic.

I wish he talked the way he talked back when this was a small channel. I watched him get more confident which was a good thing but now as a non native English speaker it's hard to understand somethings he says now

Did you forget to wipe the camera lens

Interesting

Wait. Where spins when you flush? All toilets I've used don't. They just go straight down and never vortex. I wanna see a toilet flush in a vortex motion now. Sounds odd

I enjoyed the video but i think we strayed off topic about half way through from curving bullets to the creation of assault rifles

And thus the fighting between AK and AR guys has been raging ever since w/ million of rounds fired but never really at each other.... Just at targets or ballistics gel. That war might never end.... 😂