Dude. Well done on so many levels. Not sure how I’ve never seen your channel till now but i’m glad the algorithm made the suggestion.

@TomStantonEngineering

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Glad you found it!

@YotoBoto

3 жыл бұрын

He has done a lot of great stuff

@ClaudiusJovianus

3 жыл бұрын

Praise the algorithm!

@DanDunfordRSM

3 жыл бұрын

Same man I watch you and smarter every day all the time, funny we found him on the same day

@B0Oty

3 жыл бұрын

Collab ???????? 🥺😏

That's really fun.

@pterodactyljones7801

3 жыл бұрын

The science man himself!

@NEprimo

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for giving this dude the attention he deserves

@alexn78666

3 жыл бұрын

Destin! Funny seeing you down here, just finished your video about extinguishing fires onboard a submarine. You and Tom are both awesome - any chance for a collab?

@catwaterboy

3 жыл бұрын

Collab

@sabelch

3 жыл бұрын

Supersonic baseball trebuchet?

I feel bad for the farmer that kept getting bombarded for several hours under Medieval Siege

@CorePathway

3 ай бұрын

The sheep remember.

The flywheel coming to a near deadstop left me speechless. such a good representation of the conservation of energy

@MRptwrench

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Exciting ain't it, how most of that energy was apparently transferred into the projectile?

@shampabiswas7327

11 ай бұрын

@@MRptwrench that one unlucky bird hit by the ball will experience all the energy it has stored

@GodlikeIridium

9 ай бұрын

Péöp/M😊 7:22 die in peace and happiness comes out next year is over for the rest in 0000000

@williamstephenson2550

9 ай бұрын

Does that mean good energy transfer , I suspect?

@g_rr_tt

8 ай бұрын

@@williamstephenson2550 It represents high efficiency.

Somewhere in the distance someone is getting constantly bombarded by tennis balls

@a4h426

3 жыл бұрын

*distant screaming*

@mirthenemrys

3 жыл бұрын

or in the distance there is a very happy doggy

@sentane8031

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirthenemrys what dog there was no dog, and I never ate any dog?!

@AWildBard

3 жыл бұрын

baaa!

@jammiewins

3 жыл бұрын

I can just imagine his neighbours. *CRASH* "STANTON!"

Alternate title: "Local man launches tennis balls into next village."

@muh1h1

3 жыл бұрын

*lower earth orbit

@jm56585

3 жыл бұрын

*Hohmann Transfer Orbit

@user-mr6ui4fy5h

3 жыл бұрын

International post delivery. Fast, cheap, funny! All you have to do is to spin the handle. France for weak ones, China for strong ones.

@richardmillhousenixon

3 жыл бұрын

@@jm56585 *Inter-Planetary Transfer

@jm56585

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardmillhousenixon *to Venus

Imagine, you’re making yourself a morning cup of coffee, looking out the kitchen window hoping to see birds and deer, but instead you see your neighbor building a trebuchet. Thinking to yourself, I wonder if this house can withstand a siege? Also contemplating and calculating on when to return and how long to have borrowed a weed trimmer.

@assistancebydesign1399

Жыл бұрын

you are awesome and i love this

@Smellmipoo4932

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Also, If you decided to leave before the siege I’d advise to still make yourself that cup of coffee but make it in a portable insulated cup, with a lid on it. You might get hungry during your escape from the siege; this is where some ham and cheese sandwiches would come in handy. If there’s time you could wrap the sandwiches in tinfoil or a similar product to keep them fresh, but ONLY if there’s time.

@Skyscraper2015

Жыл бұрын

Or you chillin' with your morning coffee and you see random tennis balls flying past and thinking your neighbour's kids are playing backyard cricket. Then you start seeing flying random objects like apples, or even smallish heavy toys and then your curiosity is piqued. And then you hear "Ok that's good but now I must just tweak the string and release a little earlier". "What the heck is going on?"

Battle of Neighbor Field. Result: tactical Stanton victory; Neighbor's sheep startled and routed from the battlefield. Casualties: 1 pulley

Your videos are consistently excellent, Tom - that high speed camera was an awesome investment!

@nikolausengh6630

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree! Yours are too!

@TomStantonEngineering

3 жыл бұрын

The high speed camera is honestly the best investments I've ever made! Thanks Joe, but how do I respond to such a compliment? Your work is always awesome!!

@morkovija

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Bernard! Nice to see you here taking an chill break from space stuff!)

@NicMediaDesign

3 жыл бұрын

Is it a Chronos? I personally use my Sony cameras with HFR (1000fps) mode simply because it is build in :P

@eliassmith8101

3 жыл бұрын

you need one to joe! your videos are also awesome

Super clever concept.

@krishnajadhav1535

3 жыл бұрын

Tru dat

@-NGC-6302-

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Stanton, Integza, NHIL, all at the same video? Smart youtubers are the best.

@amicloud_yt

3 жыл бұрын

@@-NGC-6302- COLAB WHEN

@440haste

3 жыл бұрын

Super clever lad.

i was thinking 'man that'd be awesome if he put a motor on this thing" right when you said "perhaps i'll put a motor on the crankshaft". can't wait for THAT video lol, thanks for the great content

@ninefors

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought, it would be fun to see this supersized, more weight on the flywheel and a motor.. If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing.

"That is gonna kill somebody when it lands in boston."

You had me at Flywheel, awesome video

@Driver_Pneuma

3 жыл бұрын

Gg

@syrew900

3 жыл бұрын

The marble machine could be a trebuchet, Martin!

@Fgcbear15

3 жыл бұрын

Stop procrastinating. Lol jk. I love your videos and I want to see you in concert already

@patopeje1472

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, is Martin!!!!!! I love you, man! your marble machine X is very impressive!!!!!

@jasonwaterland8473

3 жыл бұрын

I love the marble machine, i semi want it. I love music and marble machines, why not both

Not going to lie, this was a brilliant demonstration of energy transfer. Hats off to you.

@nightrous3026

3 жыл бұрын

love your videos. ive been working in my own tesla coil for a while now. i was wondering if you could tell me what you think of it? i have vids on my channel!

@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Now add a high-powered electric motor and replace the tennis ball with a Molotov Cocktail. Siege weapon complete!

@BenjaminCronce

3 жыл бұрын

Shockingly good?

@tyler4q692

3 жыл бұрын

No keep hat on

@jackupstate3740

3 жыл бұрын

say this comment on a video sponsored by brilliant

I think this is one of your best videos. It's just really interesting to see how flywheels can store energy like this.

Thank you for the inspiration and absolutely incredible proof of concept, Tom. Over the last six months or so, I built a scaled-up flywheel trebuchet with an arm diameter of about 16 feet. It almost works and hopefully will be competing at the Rapid City Pumpkin Festival on September 25th. I'll make an actual video of it eventually. Keep up the fantastic work on your channel!

@Adam-gf2fg

2 жыл бұрын

I was really wondering how this idea scales and compares to traditional trebuchets. Given normal material strengths like steel, just how fast could you get a projectile moving? Would love to know how your attempts panned out!

@DriesDD

Жыл бұрын

Hey man! I'm from the future, from a country which has a pumpkin festival with a pumpkin trebuchet competition. I wonder how the trebuchet turned out? Did it work and do you have a video?

@doom0d1

3 ай бұрын

how did it work? any vids?

@ivanildojesse7614

3 ай бұрын

❤​@@Adam-gf2fg

"My old trebuchet hasn't aged very well...". As a conversation-opener, that takes some beating.

@dynamicequilibrium5322

3 жыл бұрын

I took my old trebuchet apart to get the 4x4's back. :/

@bertjesklotepino

3 жыл бұрын

"my old trebuchet" I dont even have a new one

people 30km away from tom: "why are here so many tennis balls?"

@aayushchalekar8260

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@mark675

3 жыл бұрын

Gets smashed in the face by another one whilst wondering 😂

@batchint

3 жыл бұрын

there was an old black and white photo.. of a golf ball landing near a crowd.. because it was so clear a picture you should see the faces of the surprised spectators... wonders if google has a copy.. should I look..

@Francois_Dupont

3 жыл бұрын

@@batchint dump!

@LitAlexV

3 жыл бұрын

according to the laws of physics, that ball could not fly more than 627 m, having an initial speed of 80 m / s

Excellent! Really. Especially impressed by the energy transfer with the heavier projectiles.

I love the way nearly all the energy is transferred from flywheel to ball. Splendid!

That is one wicked uppercut machine

@UltraBadass

3 жыл бұрын

Uff great way to loose an eye, I just wonder what he'd do when he inevitably has to go over to his neighbour asking them to get it back

@Erik-ez4rh

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should build a hot glue trebuchet? I want to see what velocity will be enough for hot glue as you seem to be exploring this question.

"maybe I need to put a motor on it" Yes, yes you do.

@feldamar2

3 жыл бұрын

No. He needs to put a BICYCLE on it. Leg power over arm power. Also a finer balance on the flywheel.

@FMHikari

3 жыл бұрын

No. He needs a motor. Nobody wants to sweat.

@thewolfin

3 жыл бұрын

And make an even bigger one with an eight-spoke wheel and a heavier counterweight.

@SIRUNOWN

3 жыл бұрын

2 horse compressor Motor will out-drive most fit people at 3400rpm or so, I think I have a spare one in my Shed...

@Spedley_2142

3 жыл бұрын

@@feldamar2 He needs a motor, no way I'd be anywhere near that if it were going faster!

couple general trebuchet questions: 1) are launches/launch speeds consistent? 2) can you actually "aim" a trebuchet? (i guess these questions apply both historically and for this modern rendition)

@jakukuja7736

6 ай бұрын

Shame nobody answeared yet so I´ll do the honors. The lauch speed of clasic weight/lever trebuche should be as consistent as the weight of the projectile. And yes, siege engeneers would spent whole lot of time doing calculations to ensure the siege trebuche would hit it´s target. You dont want to spent month building one and realising it cant even hit the castle wall (you generally want to go over the wall and land inside). But its also good to know many sieges ended before you could build trebuche since people percieved then as we percieve H-bombs now. You simply lost your will to fight

Really great stuff! Genius interpretation of a trebuchet and look forward to seeing more!

he understands quality not quantity and that’s what makes him such a great youtuber

@adamhale6672

3 жыл бұрын

But also has pretty good quantity

@Bw40099

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamhale6672 yes

@Bw40099

3 жыл бұрын

thank you guys so much ive never gotten this many likes before

@mattdumbrill8324

3 жыл бұрын

Almost like Will Osman, but with higher effort videos

@Bw40099

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Dumbrill never heard of will osman before

Seeing it almost come to a complete stop when the projectile is released is just awesome and prob one of the neatest things I’ve seen pertaining to physics.

@engineeredlifeform

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly this,.... we get taught aboubt conservation of energy, but don't really grasp how spooky it can be. Pool balls stopping when they collide with another doesn't seem so spooky, but this? Physics is cool.

@Kiromos

3 жыл бұрын

The forces on that arm... Yikes...

@braddorris4535

3 жыл бұрын

Kiromos , right! It’s so smooth though that, it looks as if the arm didn’t notice, but when you break it down and understand what is going on, it’s unreal on so many levels the forces on it are and yet so graceful.

@yoyobeerman1289

3 жыл бұрын

This is actually a commonly used method of reducing angular velocity during rocket launches.

@ThErElOaDeR99

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kiromos yet human arms plus tennis racket can hit a tennis ball nearly just as fast... If thats crazy then the strength of our bodies is insane!

"I don't even know where that went..." It's going to orbit the earth and hit you in the back!

@imaflyinturkey9775

2 жыл бұрын

nope it somehow hit me

Bro, can't believe I've not seen your videos before today; especially since I'm such an avid fan of davincis mechanical innovations. Superb video: it provides entertainment, scientific data, means of invention and operation, and so much more in a manner that an average person (no in depth education or study) can comprehend. Instant subscriber

“I run away to stop the high speed camera” has the same energy as “I move away from the mic to take a breath”

@mrsomebody5087

3 жыл бұрын

CHOCOLATE RAIN

@salamandastron90

3 жыл бұрын

oh lord I haven't watched that vid in years

@ShadowHunter120

3 жыл бұрын

The cameras run out of storage space very very fast so it makes sense.

@ShayerSUtsho

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one xD

@myfatassdick

2 жыл бұрын

I love how I knew exactly where this comment was going as soon as I read “I run away to stop the”

"A crank handle" NO MOUNT A BIKE THERE Legs are better than arms. EDIT: You in the replies are all missing the point - this is cool because it's human-powered. If you can get more power out of the human, it will shoot further and be cooler. "Put an engine on there lmao" is no longer cool, you may as well just make a vaccuum cannon or something (which is also cool, but for very different reasons).

@gokhan5016

3 жыл бұрын

LIKE THAT EVERYONE THATS RARE

@0gnob

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@shivster0592

3 жыл бұрын

Yea a motor and a free casting hub

@rohitrathnam6057

3 жыл бұрын

Add a lawn mover motor, and it turns into a Colin Furze video xD

@vao879

3 жыл бұрын

Jet turbine?...

Fantastic. Did anybody else also catch the build by David Eade of his supersonic trebuchet? Really fun and even more of the engineering side. Love your channel. Scott

Just happened to see your thumbnail and it looked interesting. Just subscribed from the United States near Chicago, Illinois, USA. Fantastic details. Excellent video structure also. to the point, with no extra video shoved in. Brilliant!

Can you please lend me that beast so I can throw tomatoes at a Nickelback concert?

@ivorcelini2039

3 жыл бұрын

Integza!!! How are the turbines going?

@Socks3657

3 жыл бұрын

You both are an inspiration

@integza

3 жыл бұрын

@@ivorcelini2039 Very good Sir! Thank you for asking!

@redsquirrelftw

3 жыл бұрын

Need to launch pictures inside frames. "Take a look at this photograph!"

@josphe9011

3 жыл бұрын

Whats next on your bucket list?

*heard intruder downstairs* “Honey get me my trebuchet”

@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Now add a high-powered electric motor and replace the tennis ball with a Molotov Cocktail. Siege weapon complete!

@archosauropre-historico8708

3 жыл бұрын

@@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593 This is how we kill Tigers in medieval times

Your segways are so good… kudos. Im more than happy to hear ads from you given how smooth your segways are

Hi Tom, excellent video. The last part, where you tuned the trebuchet to extract more of the kinetic energy, was a really nice touch, and shows how well you understand the physics behind what you do. Another option could have been to create a semi-automatic trebuchet by leaving it "sub-optimized", and changing the design a bit so that you can feed the balls from the center as you keep turning the handle to recharge it, (maybe an idea for a future project?!?;). Thank you for your interesting (and often amusing) videos.

"Playing fetch with a friends dog in another Postal code."

Could you imagine launching a tennis ball several kilometers hearing a tennis racket and being domed by an even faster tennis ball XD

@ENCHANTMEN_

3 жыл бұрын

Then you hear the Wii Sports announcer say "Nice Throw!"

@qaewsrdtfcgzvhbujnkim

3 жыл бұрын

@@ENCHANTMEN_ I can't stop laughing at this

@farisali5452

2 жыл бұрын

Tfw it flies right through the racket

@andreymontag

Жыл бұрын

Ball flew right to Stuff made here, it seems

@tweex1

Жыл бұрын

*Roger Federer just walking down the street, sees a tennis ball come out of the Heavens, pulls a tennis racket out of nowhere and just CRAAACKS it right back* *gets beaned in the head by the return* "DOG, AGAIN!? HOW DOES HE ALWAYS RETURN IT!?? HE'S NOT EVEN FROM THIS COUNTRY."

love it, gratz for the design and effort man!

i love your explanations. keep the good work tom

I love the part where you try to drain the flywheel off all of its energy.

@martin09091989

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, thats awesom to see! looks a bit surreal.

@feha92

3 жыл бұрын

Feels like the way he is going at it is flawed though.. Won't simply increasing the mass have diminishing returns and never truly siphon it all?

@michaelslee4336

3 жыл бұрын

It’s like watching yo yo despin weights release on a rotating body. It’s almost un-natural, I believe the physics but at the same time my brain says no way.

Quick Summary: Red-headed menace slaughters a field of sheep with some aluminum and a physics textbook.

@byte2600

3 жыл бұрын

LOL , so funny

@zecuse

3 жыл бұрын

2:49 I'd say he had it coming.

@paxundpeace9970

3 жыл бұрын

Poor sheeps

@AndreaMinosu

3 жыл бұрын

The balls and apples launched at so high speed is like a bullet and can hit a squirrel, a sheep, any animal or even a person too. This guy has no thinked about animal or human safety. I reported it by clicking on the appropriate KZread button (3 dots menu, then "Report", then "Harmful or dagerous acts").

@arthasgrinds7039

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndreaMinosu Thanks Andrea, I reported your comment on the appropriate KZread button (3 dots menu, then "Report", then "Unwanted content"). I am SURE that he is not just launching tennis balls at a child's playground as has thought about this issue before starting.

That is amazing mate. Great job! Really fun to watch.

Fantastic project, communication of physics, editing, camera quality. Awesome.

Neighbors be like: “WHY IS A TENNIS BALL EMBEDDED IN MY TREE?!”

@scout5988

3 жыл бұрын

Next the first dong in space program starts. Neighbor: “why is there a weenier in my tree??”

@NeganLucilleForever

2 жыл бұрын

all jokes aside the neighbors reported an unusually high incidence of broken windows during the production of the video. lol

@thegoldengood4725

2 жыл бұрын

@GD Magic Gaming u cant hear a doorbell in space lo

@lucass4827

2 жыл бұрын

“Local wildlife researcher gets concussion by tennis ball”

If only you had some old ebike motors you could stick on it.

0:33 *HE HE HE HA*

Make it leg powered like frome a bicycle sprocket you could even keep the adjustable gearing to REALLY get it moving :D

The intro: A big heavy fast-spinning metal wheel right in front of his face. "This video is sponsored by SimpliSafe" Me: "That didn't look very safe to me"

@LordDragox412

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, where is his safety tie? Kids these days, I tell you...

@user-mr6ui4fy5h

3 жыл бұрын

"SimpliSafe, do you have an insurance from a siege with a flywheel trebuchet? I gave one...good neighbour and a lawn full of tennis balls"

@wandererstraining

3 жыл бұрын

I was worried about the rope whipping him in the eyes or something!

@kadmow

3 жыл бұрын

But no one is going to steal it without detection while simplysafe is in the case. User beware, this is Simply Not Safe.

Burglar: sneaks into a shed full of cnc and other expensive machinery. "jackpot! What is that sound?" *trebuchet revving up*

@mckenziekeith7434

3 жыл бұрын

Trebuchet goes brrrt.

@carsonplaysminecraft1018

3 жыл бұрын

LLOOLLLLLLLL

@braytonlarson1860

3 жыл бұрын

Crouched in the corner Tom laughs maniacally, yet somehow also in excitement, rapidly winding up his flywheels and running calculations on his Casio to mathematically impact you with some serious Joules.

@temseti0

3 жыл бұрын

@@braytonlarson1860 and he aims it JUST RIGHT to hit the male intruder in the crotch. Thats right. he hits the guy's jewels with some seirous Joules.

@Superknullisch

3 жыл бұрын

@@temseti0 aaah you almost brought it.. Should've been.. "And he aims it JUST RIGHT to hit the male intruder in those Joules." or.. "And he aims it JUST RIGHT to hit the male intruder in the jewels with those Joules!!" ; )

Always been fascinated in the Trebuchet. To think man came up with this so long ago. Devastating war machine in it's day. Well done.

Bruh, this guys smile makes me so happy. Love these vids

8:45 Destin Sandlin: "Did someone just talk about accelerating baseballs?"

@braiansingh9730

3 жыл бұрын

"What have we done?" You know damn well what you've done destin!

@saitavr

3 жыл бұрын

Destin needs to come visit Tom

@cantstoptommy7077

3 жыл бұрын

And Destin needs to bring some of his baseballs!

Imagine being this guy’s neighbor and wondering where your dog is getting so many tennis balls

@douglaspealing5608

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@Lemmingcave

3 жыл бұрын

pretty sure it the neighbour from the other city then

@krizsanbence6510

3 жыл бұрын

imagin this guy living the other SIDE of the town and wondering your dog is getting so many tennis ball

@TheWorldEnd2

3 жыл бұрын

@@krizsanbence6510 imagine there being a game of tennis going on on the other side of the town and random tennis balls keep appearing on the field

@constantinshim4271

3 жыл бұрын

@@krizsanbence6510 It can be a form of communication, like attaching notes to pigeons.

Good work on the build and video editing. Now to the momentum efficiency you could perhaps use a longer string, momentum is also affected by the arm length let's not forget.

Flywheel Trebuchet is sick name for a band

"I run away to stop the highspeed camera" has the same energy as "I move away from the mic to breathe in"

@CIubDuck

3 жыл бұрын

Dude that was what I immediately thought about when I read that text lmao

@marekstanek112

3 жыл бұрын

"I run away to catch that ball, cause I'm Flash".

@AubSec

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, high speed cameras have a limited buffer, they only capture about the last 5 seconds of video. Depending on settings and such. So he probably has to run to catch the shot.

@zenosan4394

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing ref

@zikzein

3 жыл бұрын

🍫 🌧️

worlds only "defense" trebuchet, for when some one builds an attack-castle next to your castle with out you noticing

@pacman10182

3 жыл бұрын

"attack-castle" I think they call that a siege engine

@otm646

3 жыл бұрын

You need to watch some T-90 for the castle wall

@glennleader8880

3 жыл бұрын

He only popped out to the shop to get some milk.

@tammy7098

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that's nostalgia for me. I used to build my own castle near enemy bases and it would attack them. Literally an attack castle

@calvingreene90

3 жыл бұрын

Or you put a trebuchet on top of your keep to destroy the attackers siege engines and trebuchets.

Me at the intro: "That doesn't look very safe..." Intro: "This video is sponsored by SimpliSafe!"

I like the way the wheel stops when you let it go. I considered using two train wheels and axle to launch pumpkins. I was going to leave the pumpkin still while the wheels spin up to 500 rpm and use a clutch to engage the swing arm. You have an advantage spinning the ball with the flywheel since it starts with a lot of speed before swinging out on the string.

99% of other DIY/tinkerer KZreadrs would have taken three times as long to make this video half as informative. Mad respect - you seem like a genuine and humble dude.

@bpm9295

2 жыл бұрын

@無名賢者 if he's an engineer by trade that still doesn't make this an engineering KZread channel - if it were this would be like AutoCAD tutorials and MathCAD demos. Nah, this is thoroughbred YT Tinker/DIY genre and there is *nothing* inferior or lesser about that. I oughta know - I'm an engineer ;) and we're 99% just total losers, trust me, can't make a riveting second of fillm to save our lives. This guy is doing something non-engineer here.

@gayledonahue3395

Жыл бұрын

@@bpm9295 I have to agree with you. I am not an engineer but spend lots of happy hours with lots of mechanical every week lots of wrenching fetching and humor, but never could we make a video like this. It would take 10 hours just for them to show the math lol then the hours spent with cad to get the parts then all the "Babdaids" so meney bandiads

@ColAlbSmi

Жыл бұрын

It would have been 2 30 minute videos

@ralanham76

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it seems like a lot of KZreadrs do talk a lot, maybe they have ADHD ? I think the ideas are fine they could be more concise

@AKRAM-fk9ze

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man exactly, the dude deserves respect

Next video: Breaking the sound barrier with an electric flywheel """trebuchet""" Love it

@aviator2252

3 жыл бұрын

then upscale to 200kg projectile

@mr.pineapple7620

3 жыл бұрын

Breaking news. Man builds KKV launcher in his yard

@aviator2252

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.pineapple7620 dont be giving DARPA anymore ideas

@mr.pineapple7620

3 жыл бұрын

@@aviator2252 yea prolly better not to do that 😅 Though flywheel powered railguns the have been considered.

@aviator2252

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.pineapple7620 DARP produces ai operated flywheel kkv trebuchet capable of firing ai guided projectiles 50km

Using the slots in the frame to help adjust the belt tension was an absolute genius move.

How did I miss this for two years? Well done video. I really liked it.

>minor adjustment to the release timing and angle +40 mph w h a t

@Kasmuller

3 жыл бұрын

Thats physics for you

Wow, watching the arm just STOP because of how perfectly the energy transfer being "optimal" was really unsettling!

@realmannotcow

3 жыл бұрын

They actually use a similar technique to stop spinning spacecraft

@Timestamp_Guy

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he could go just a smidge heavier and make the flywheel be rotating slightly BACKWARD after launching? That would be really weird to watch.

Instant subscribed. Didn’t even watch all the way through; this stuff is just amazing

You guy,s go all in on these experiments and I love it,awesome vid

Tom: "... but nowadays there's a more effective solution..." Me: "GUNS?" Tom: "... from SimpliSafe." Me: 😞😅

@Felipemelazzi

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for a comment like this. Thanks

@rhein_provinz

3 жыл бұрын

Had the same thought! Expected a kJ calculation of a 8mm Parabellum bullet compared to a Trebuchet apple... Maybe next time.

@brianh.000

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my first thought was guns too. But considering his location, I knew it couldn't be.

@marvindebot3264

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't this the system that can be defeated with a random garage door opener?

@Ostsol

3 жыл бұрын

@@marvindebot3264 @LockPickingLawyer has a video demonstrating that.

I've seen this video so many times, it's so satisfying to see the flywheel stop, there's something of beautiful in seeing an almost perfect transfer of energy, like you are operating in the border of what the rules of the universe allow you to

Wow, this is a really brilliant design. So beautifully simple in its construction. This would be right at home as some sort of Renaissance age light artillery piece.

That transition to the ad was quite good. I didn't see it coming... Also very cool trebuchet !

Seeing the flywheel almost stop was really impressive. Definitely a bit of physics that doesn't look intuitive straight away.

@Yora21

3 жыл бұрын

The weird part is that the whole thing doesn't shake. You could easily put a break on it to force it to a sudden stop, but in that case the whole thing would probably flip itself over, like breaking the front wheel of a bike at high speed.

@traugdor

3 жыл бұрын

@@Yora21 all that energy is carried by the projectile. It's amazing, isn't it?

@Yora21

3 жыл бұрын

@@traugdor What I am surprised by is how much energy gets transferred. The ball obviously has a lot of kinetic energy already while it's spinning around the axle, but I don't see how it "sucks" the energy from the wheel into itself. Intuitively, the ball should go in a straight line with the same energy it had before separation, and the flywheel continue spinning with the same energy it had.

@SonsOfLorgar

3 жыл бұрын

@@Yora21 that's the effect of the sling section.

Lets just whip up a machine that tosses tennis balls at 180 MPH. You are my kind of neighbor. Nicely fabricated and presented. Thumbs up from me.

@dumpeeplarfunny

3 жыл бұрын

Somewhere there is a dog controlling this man's actions, getting ready for the most intense game of fetch ever played.

I love the noise it makes. It just sounds rapid the whip.

Totally blew my mind, awesome! I've been think I've been thinking about making a traditional one but, now I'm thinking in a different direction!! Wax on, wax off!

This was officially the smoothest segway to an ad ever on youtube. Hats off to you sir!

@thePronto

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer a trubuchet to Simplisafe. More fun, costs less.

@doodlegoat

3 жыл бұрын

You mean segue. Sounds the same, spelled different.

Have you considered putting tracking devices into the trebuchet projectiles and convert that into a visualization? It would be neat to see 10 shots done and to see its accuracy/grouping.

@brian9829

Жыл бұрын

u got 2k USD? that would be the estimate cost of your request

@aschelocke5287

Жыл бұрын

@@brian9829 a youtuber with 1.12M subs does

@Sierra-Whisky

Жыл бұрын

​@@brian9829 $2000!? You can get trackers for well below $50 each.

@reidprichard

Жыл бұрын

​@@Sierra-Whisky are those capable of polling accurately enough and at a high enough rate for a projectile? I'd think that would require pretty expensive hardware, if it's even available given the restrictions on GPS.

@brian9829

Жыл бұрын

@@Sierra-Whisky will it survive a trebuchet impact tho? u could even make one yourself using some microcontrollers but durability is an issue

Amazing! Another design could be to have both a high-rev flywheel and the standard trebuchet release. The trebuchet is released, and it gains a massive thrust of energy from the flywheel. Could provide an easier way to load the trebuchet and charge the flywheel.

This is one of my new favorite channels... Can't believe I only just found you!

6:18 Intense Trebuchet Warrior Face

@maddi5920

3 жыл бұрын

He looks like he is experiencing severe pain...

The mutton counterattack was as swift as it was terrible.

@Kaptain13Gonzo

3 жыл бұрын

Bleating and babbling we fell on his neck with a scream ...... [entirely stolen form Pink Floyd: 'Sheep' / Animals album]

@fnamelname9077

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaptain13Gonzo Pink Floyd knew, they knew.

The face you make in the high speed footage is mint 😂

That was a fun video to watch! BOY OH BOY did you get that wheel turning. Now you need to upscale the design to chunk a pumpkin. Now that would a great video!

Someone’s going to end up with all of their windows shattered and all their dogs satisfied

@shannonlawhorn1674

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that's somewhere in the next county, nothing to worry about.

Tom: "Maybe I need to get some baseballs and stick a motor on this thing!" Me: *checks time left* Me: Ahhhhh

@jackass123455

3 жыл бұрын

smarter everyday colab incoming!

Love all the content, Keep up the great work.

Him standing next to a massive pole spinning fast enough to (probably) kill him is making me nervous.

@mrbouncelol

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah his method of securing didn't look too fantastic given that if the apparatus fell laterally the arm would surely break some shit

@JakeShuf

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrbouncelol However the flywheel would have likely a decent amount of gyroscopic motion that would want to keep itself spinning in the same access of rotation. The faster it spins, the harder the machine is to tip over, assuming his cranking isn't rocking it back and forth.

@izysly6051

2 жыл бұрын

Hah ! You said "massive pole"

@burre01

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i was thinking for gods sake add some cement blocks to a frame at the bottom man the entire video

@benjamincoram7036

2 жыл бұрын

@@JakeShuf My main concern is the fact that if he trips over or something while spinning it up, he's kinda fucked. Big heavy spinning things scare the shit out of me.

Tom looks over the fence at the sheep with rage in his eyes. Tom, "soon"

@nasonguy

3 жыл бұрын

Tom takes out a sheep: "He disrupted the infrastructure..... attacked the food supply..."

Well done. A mystery tennis ball hit the ISS a few years ago, it must have been Tom managing to increase the speed a bit further. Jokes aside, perhaps you can spin it faster by attaching it to a stationary bicycle frame, spinning it up using the bicycle crank.

Great video! Motors and flywheels thats a lot of energy to be messing around with

Having made my own working floating-arm trebuchets, I have some appreciation of the many difficult and complicated engineering trade-offs involved. Here, you played the trade-offs beautifully with quite literally a revolutionary new design. Not only that, but you explained the main trade-offs and the design process with exceptional clarity. Bravo!

Imagine you’re breaking into this mans house, and all you hear is “now where’d I put my trebuchet?”.

@dwaneanderson8039

3 жыл бұрын

"I'm warning you. I have a trebuchet, and I'm not afraid to use it."

@MrTeddy12397

3 жыл бұрын

all you hear is: "at seven kilograms once the ball is released it leaves a sling with a kinetic energy of 132 joules meaning the usable energy efficiency is just 31 percent"

Such an elegant design. No more complex then it needs to be and does what its deigned to do happily. Nothing superfluous and arbitrary. There’s something special about something that isn’t designed to be beautiful but is beautiful as a result of its necessary design elements.

It's amazing seeing the deceleration of the fly wheel when it transfers the energy-efficient into the projectile.

I feel like we need a makeshift castle wall to see how effective it is Tom

There is a very happy golden retriever hiding in those woods chasing every tennis ball and really enjoying himself

First time seeing your channel. I guess enough math/3d printing/history videos finally brought me to you.

To increase velocity and distance, with only a minor modification to that rig, think fishing rod. The dynamics of casting a fishing rod is similar to the combination of a trebuchet with the stored energy of a catapult. A well made casting rod is designed to deflect and load up stored energy on the forward swing, and release that energy into the momentum of the cast weight at the end of the forward swing. The line is released precisely as the stored energy in the rod is released as it recovers to its original straight state. Casting distance is a result of not only the swing, but also the "fling" at the end of the casting cycle. A properly made 12' tournament casting rod is capable of sending a 3oz lead sinker well north of 200 yards, while towing line off of the reel behind it with far less moment energy demonstrated with that trebuchet. Ive had the line break during casts and the sinker, without the drag of line behind it, will fly several hundred yards beyond line if sight at lethal velocity. If the rigid arm on that trebuchet was replaced with a high modulus tapered carbon rod blank (or a recurve bow arm or similar) rated to deflect and load up with the weight being launched, when the ball is released, the rod will load and store energy, and release that energy rapidly just before the sling releases from the pin. The combination if the immense moment velocity of that trebuchet and the sudden rapid release of the stored energy should amount to a longer acceleration time imparted on the ball, creating higher speed and longer distance. Up the anty with an additional flywheel geared 3:1 to eliminate the momentum stall as the ball swings outward and loads the carbon rod blank, you will have a cannon on your hands.

Imagine being a sheep in a field then getting hit by a tennis ball going as fast as a pro tennis serve.

@thatPingu99

3 жыл бұрын

Would be pretty baaaad

@quackadoo3101

3 жыл бұрын

thatPingu ha