Rocket powered by candle wax launches into space for 1st time🕯️🚀

German company HyImpulse has successfully launched a test rocket fuelled by paraffin, commonly known as candle wax, into space for the first time. #Rocket #SpaceLaunch #CandleWax #SpaceNews #Germany

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  • @pistol80
    @pistol80Ай бұрын

    America: "We have to hire them, again."

  • @sirlinkthefourth6755

    @sirlinkthefourth6755

    Ай бұрын

    Oh fun fact this is actually the other way around lol, the realisation that the assumption that perafin was too weak to fuel a rocket was wrong was made by a Turkish born amarican the research was then done by an American school and then this rocket was made based on that research, so this is actually born of the USA

  • @bengonzales1182

    @bengonzales1182

    Ай бұрын

    @@sirlinkthefourth6755 Rocketry actually dates back to ancient China.

  • @Jordan-rb28

    @Jordan-rb28

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@sirlinkthefourth6755 ...... so what you're saying is that America got it wrong, college students got the theory right, and Germany still made it. You have an awfully optimistic/odd way of seeing things lol

  • @Jordan-rb28

    @Jordan-rb28

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@bengonzales1182???? Irrelevant

  • @st0n3p0ny

    @st0n3p0ny

    Ай бұрын

    We were using wax and oxidizer to do the same thing in the Civil War. There is no more space race. We have no competition.

  • @exiym5823
    @exiym5823Ай бұрын

    So they are literally “lighting this candle” Nice.

  • @nickromo8195

    @nickromo8195

    Ай бұрын

    Well done. These are the types of comments that should be at the top with thousands of likes! I like the way your brain works

  • @donisenhour4062

    @donisenhour4062

    Ай бұрын

    Same here. Came to see how long it took for this comment to show up.

  • @skydivekrazy76

    @skydivekrazy76

    Ай бұрын

    Lol.... we think alike in this instance.

  • @bbrucet3

    @bbrucet3

    Ай бұрын

    nice...

  • @errolneal9789

    @errolneal9789

    28 күн бұрын

    Beat me to it! 😂

  • @ryanmcbride746
    @ryanmcbride746Ай бұрын

    Finally the Germans back at it and this time the rockets are not aimed at England

  • @Crystalcluster

    @Crystalcluster

    Ай бұрын

    We were never gone my guy. We were behind big parts of the US space programs, and therefore naturally also behind the Soviets

  • @dom3827

    @dom3827

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Crystalclusterwe were gone. Just because germans got used by theor occupants does not mean they were there. They werent there, they were taken. Germany is not independent.

  • @wedontneedmoneyanymorewene824

    @wedontneedmoneyanymorewene824

    Ай бұрын

    Yet, give it time though😂

  • @keithking1985

    @keithking1985

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂

  • @Northerner-Not-A-Doctor

    @Northerner-Not-A-Doctor

    Ай бұрын

    @@Crystalcluster Put out "therefore" from this sentence and it will be truth.

  • @terryweber2214
    @terryweber2214Ай бұрын

    Never say cheaper. It makes big companies nervous.

  • @cryptocred5754

    @cryptocred5754

    Ай бұрын

    Less expensive is better

  • @blackcloud415

    @blackcloud415

    Ай бұрын

    Don't worry, all of the companies that provide the paraffin will jack up their prices in a way to make it even more expensive than the fuel we already use. Then they will all rejoice in their massive earnings and blame the Democrats for people not liking them and accusing them of greed.

  • @coolspagamingandtech9302

    @coolspagamingandtech9302

    Ай бұрын

    Elon planning on stopping the company

  • @CocoKoi321

    @CocoKoi321

    Ай бұрын

    not exactly still you can't just make refuel stations across the US with perafin wax. it just wouldn't work they're working on one that uses liquid hydrogen or something and it actually could work liquid by default tho is the most easiest method of feuling a transportable vehicle tho that's why nothing else has ever taken off. and electric ? no that'll die and it takes hours to charge and look at the electric car graveyards. they destroy the environment more then help long term wanna help the environment? get rid of plane transportation across the US AND use bullet trains from across the country transportation mainly. and planes from across the planet trains are the absolute most energy efficient ever and we still don't have them..... stupidity

  • @micahwilliams1826

    @micahwilliams1826

    Ай бұрын

    You have a very poor understanding of economics.

  • @mentaljewelry4698
    @mentaljewelry4698Ай бұрын

    Control: "Wax on....wax off"

  • @anthonyjaccard3694

    @anthonyjaccard3694

    27 күн бұрын

    If you use O2 as oxidizer, you can create a hybrid rocket that can be throttled. You can look at NightHawkInLight' video on hybrid rocket engines. It's pretty interesting

  • @BG_Low
    @BG_LowАй бұрын

    Oh I love the one that smell like Lavender....

  • @jessethiesse8753
    @jessethiesse8753Ай бұрын

    молодец Германия. Nice to see good old German engineering at work again. Bravo.

  • @RichardHelfrichDeveloper
    @RichardHelfrichDeveloperАй бұрын

    Paraffin wax can be used as a solid fuel in certain rocket engines. Paraffin-based fuels, often referred to as "paraffin-based composite solid propellants," offer advantages such as low cost, ease of handling, and relatively low toxicity compared to some other solid propellants. These fuels typically consist of paraffin wax combined with a powdered oxidizer, such as ammonium perchlorate, along with additives to enhance combustion efficiency and control burn rates. Paraffin-based solid rocket motors have been utilized in various applications, including small-scale hobby rockets and certain satellite propulsion systems.

  • @HeyHiHello90

    @HeyHiHello90

    Ай бұрын

    TL:DR it’s not new technology

  • @dianapennepacker6854

    @dianapennepacker6854

    Ай бұрын

    I wonder what ever happened to that new solid fuel called GEM.

  • @calvinwaligora8312

    @calvinwaligora8312

    Ай бұрын

    Paraffin Wax CONTAINS 2 NERVE AGENTS ☠️ in it and will Kill People. I make Beeswax products and I researched Paraffin Wax and it's Toxicology Properties. Beeswax is $3-$45 a Pound and Paraffin Wax is is $2.50 a Pound.

  • @MrDJAK777

    @MrDJAK777

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@dianapennepacker6854graphite epoxy motors have been around for some time delta family used them atlas v uses them the new vulcan centaur uses em.

  • @robertweekley5926

    @robertweekley5926

    Ай бұрын

    Can Paraffin be blended a bit with Mineral Oil, Pine Pitch, Sawdust, and Glycerine, to vary the Burn Rate? Some part of it acting like Fast Burning Kindling, and some part of it like a Slow Burning Candle, or a thick Log? In Candle Making, we could buy the 50 Lb. Cases of Candle Wax, with "Specific Melting Points by Temperature!" IE, "125°; 145°; or 165°! I believe the change was due to added Borax, but, it's been 'About' 50 Years since We Made Candles for Income, so, I might be slightly incorrect!

  • @MikeMorris
    @MikeMorrisАй бұрын

    Technically a lot of the Apollo mission (Moon Rockets) were made using mostly German designs and German technology.

  • @jannesfriedrichs1563

    @jannesfriedrichs1563

    29 күн бұрын

    Not just technically..

  • @Madara-Uchiha

    @Madara-Uchiha

    27 күн бұрын

    Werner von Braun look that man up

  • @josephjavier7963

    @josephjavier7963

    16 күн бұрын

    Yup ..Braun developed the V2 rocket for the Nazi..in WW2 👍

  • @Bannysadkosays2u

    @Bannysadkosays2u

    12 күн бұрын

    Yep. That's why the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were rushing in to claim control over as much of Germany as they could before they met up.

  • @DABinCHRIST
    @DABinCHRISTАй бұрын

    Uh oh, Germans are making rockets again

  • @davidedwards2323

    @davidedwards2323

    Ай бұрын

    Just a candle lol... what they failed to mention is the paraffin acts like napalm and can burn entire us cities to the ground lol I'm jk

  • @barryscott6222

    @barryscott6222

    Ай бұрын

    And sending tanks towards Russia... What could possibly go wrong.

  • @firestorm_2048

    @firestorm_2048

    Ай бұрын

    Nothing bad happened the first time, right?

  • @Freiya2011

    @Freiya2011

    Ай бұрын

    🥱🥱🥱

  • @user-qy8sr5us7d

    @user-qy8sr5us7d

    Ай бұрын

    They've built every US rocket since ww2😂

  • @BEder-it4lf
    @BEder-it4lfАй бұрын

    When Crude Oil is separated into its parts; JP1, Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel - Paraphen is Refinery Waste. So they sell it in the Mall as fat pretty candles.

  • @nickromo8195

    @nickromo8195

    Ай бұрын

    Not for long! I wonder if this becomes a popular fuel source if candles made with paraffin explode in price to the point where people pay like hundreds of dollars for paraffin candles and it becomes a collector's item that rich people will spend small fortunes to acquire elaborate collections of.

  • @randomx4289

    @randomx4289

    Ай бұрын

    This just increased the value of Paraphen, which means an increase in price. Start buying fellas.

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    Actually the waste is Petroleum jelly trade name Vaseline

  • @masteryancodesan

    @masteryancodesan

    Ай бұрын

    Toxic fumes masked by pretty smells lol

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    @@masteryancodesan Good candles are made of Bees Wax - medium quality from "Paraffin Wax" Cheap candles are padded with coconut oil.

  • @fromthehollows8579
    @fromthehollows8579Ай бұрын

    Next up, my ear wax fueled anti- tank rockets.

  • @shawsie5780

    @shawsie5780

    Ай бұрын

    🤦‍♂️

  • @Gatrehs

    @Gatrehs

    Ай бұрын

    even if it could work it's not scaleable.

  • @effdiffeyeno171

    @effdiffeyeno171

    29 күн бұрын

    ​@@Gatrehsyou haven't met him. The guy is a mobile production line.

  • @pmwathi

    @pmwathi

    28 күн бұрын

    You betcha 😅

  • @l0I0I0I0
    @l0I0I0I0Ай бұрын

    One hell of a candle!

  • @lazyidealist

    @lazyidealist

    Ай бұрын

    Extraordinary

  • @transistorchip3132

    @transistorchip3132

    Ай бұрын

    It's a reverse candle.

  • @davidtindell950
    @davidtindell950Ай бұрын

    Great! Gives a whole new meaning to: "Let's Light this Candle!" !!!

  • @sigmagic2874
    @sigmagic2874Ай бұрын

    I checked the German source, it actually uses Paraffin as in candle wax, and O2. The startup company is located in the South-West of Germany, not far from where I work.

  • @Nuttnneng

    @Nuttnneng

    26 күн бұрын

    Wie heißt der Laden?

  • @sigmagic2874

    @sigmagic2874

    26 күн бұрын

    @@Nuttnneng weiß es nicht mehr. Sind nahe Heilbronn, glaub Neuenstadt am Kocher Edit: HyImpulse

  • @the_Texas_Bandit

    @the_Texas_Bandit

    6 күн бұрын

    Any mention of the sugar content ? Or sucrose, or whatever derivative ?

  • @babybearsmarcel
    @babybearsmarcelАй бұрын

    Germany we have missed you , germans know how to make stuff efficent and clever

  • @DxBlack

    @DxBlack

    20 күн бұрын

    And yet they haven't. Funny, that.

  • @mazzaleen6091

    @mazzaleen6091

    10 күн бұрын

    My couch is 250kg lol 😂 and parrafin is still petroleum based so not exactly either sustainable.

  • @deerasmus3870
    @deerasmus3870Ай бұрын

    Grandpa been getting v2 flashbacks for a reason

  • @hydrorix1
    @hydrorix1Ай бұрын

    Yeah, the German V2 became the Redstone

  • @jackandblaze5956

    @jackandblaze5956

    Ай бұрын

    The V2 ran on a 75% alcohol 25% water mixture, and I think the oxidizer was just oxygen. I'll need to check my notes on that last part.

  • @davidelliott5843

    @davidelliott5843

    Ай бұрын

    The 75%/25% alcohol water mixture was used to limit the rocket flame temperature and add steam which augmented the trust. Oxidiser was concentrated hydrogen peroxide (T-Stoff) with sodium permanganate (Z-Stoff) catalyst.

  • @michaelharmon5991

    @michaelharmon5991

    23 күн бұрын

    And a cluster of redstones became the Saturn 1. Not the famous Saturn 5 however.

  • @dogwalker666
    @dogwalker666Ай бұрын

    Candles are made from paraffin wax, However Paraffin is a Liquid, My greenhouse heater runs on paraffin.

  • @535phobos

    @535phobos

    Ай бұрын

    This might be a translation thing. In German Paraffin is usually solid, and this rocket does indeed run on solid paraffin.

  • @mitchellminer9597

    @mitchellminer9597

    Ай бұрын

    In some countries, the liquid sometimes known as kerosene is called paraffin. In some countries, paraffin is a solid white wax suitable for candles.

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    @@535phobos The solid is "Paraffin wax" used too make synthetic candles and Crayons, Paraffin is sold as a Liquid and has been used for cleaning, Small heaters, lamps and even medicine, I have a 5ltr bottle in my workshop.

  • @Waverlyduli

    @Waverlyduli

    Ай бұрын

    The greenhouse effect.

  • @randycampbell6307

    @randycampbell6307

    Ай бұрын

    It's a hybrid motor with solid fuel (paraffin) and LOX IIRC

  • @Peter-jo3wt
    @Peter-jo3wtАй бұрын

    Paraffin is commonly purchased by the gallon. While there are paraffin based candle waxes. Paraffin is a liquid made from petrolium oil.

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    Correct, Crayons and candles are made from Paraffin WAX, A derivative of Paraffin, I buy Paraffin in 5ltr bottles for my greenhouse heater.

  • @Bialy_1

    @Bialy_1

    Ай бұрын

    "Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households. Its name derives from Greek: κηρός (kērós) meaning "wax", and was registered as a trademark by Nova Scotia geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a generic trademark. It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage."

  • @adamsutryk6462
    @adamsutryk6462Ай бұрын

    First the Orbit, second the Moon, third Mars and then all of SOL ... start learning german ❤

  • @OtherMike5000
    @OtherMike5000Ай бұрын

    Those poor little Paraffins!! 😢 They're such cute little birds! 🤗

  • @jimdoran7723

    @jimdoran7723

    Ай бұрын

    Paraffins are my favorite cute little birds

  • @noekiyu

    @noekiyu

    Ай бұрын

    I think those cute little birds are called "puffins" 👍

  • @hairybustard4247

    @hairybustard4247

    Ай бұрын

    @@noekiyuhumour is lost on you

  • @gimpybrad

    @gimpybrad

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@noekiyu that whoooosh is the joke flying over your head!

  • @malte2483

    @malte2483

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@hairybustard4247yes,he is the destroyer😂

  • @CritterFritter
    @CritterFritterАй бұрын

    When I lived in Kenya as a kid, we purchased paraffin oil (kerosene) in 5gal rectangular shaped metal containers. A lot of stoves ran on paraffin oil. I remember paraffin oil being a fraction of petroleum between diesel and gasoline. More combustible than diesel, and less volatile than gasoline.

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    Yes indeed Greenhouse heaters run on it, It's also used in engineering too clean parts.

  • @verytallguy1048

    @verytallguy1048

    Ай бұрын

    No. In Australia at least, paraffin and kerosene are different products. Paraffin is a clear colourless oil, paraffin wax is indeed like candle wax but slightly softer, kerosene is a blue coloured fuel used in some heaters/burners.

  • @edzhead22

    @edzhead22

    Ай бұрын

    in the future ...everything old...will find a new use...solutions already exist

  • @user-it7lf7kk8m

    @user-it7lf7kk8m

    Ай бұрын

    In Britain parafin is just what americans call kerosene. It used to be used in portable house heaters when i was a kid and even in camping lights. It was eventually replaced by natural gas and central heating. Parafin wax is something else. Kerosene was and is regularly used in rockets . So if they use parafin wax then it is different, if they just use kerosene under a different name then it isnt.

  • @asandax6

    @asandax6

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@verytallguy1048 In most places Paraffin = Kerosene and paraffin wax is kerosene or paraffin that is in a solid form or wax form. Paraffin/Kerosene are just a mixture of long organic molecule chains that would be cumbersome to name using carbon numbers like methane or ethane.

  • @sssssnake222
    @sssssnake222Ай бұрын

    It seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind

  • @evan6901
    @evan6901Ай бұрын

    Take that Romans

  • @bobcoffee11

    @bobcoffee11

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂❤

  • @MARK-gp9hb

    @MARK-gp9hb

    Ай бұрын

    Paraffin has been used in rockets for like 100 years

  • @dltn42

    @dltn42

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@MARK-gp9hbHaha heis not talking about paraffin.

  • @Acin75
    @Acin75Ай бұрын

    The expression: "let's light this candle!" Gets now a whole new meaning!!😊

  • @royhi1809
    @royhi1809Ай бұрын

    ... Finally! We can say, "light that candle!"

  • @shawnward8830
    @shawnward8830Ай бұрын

    Germans being the greatest engineers in the world, there goes the space race.

  • @redactedrider7606

    @redactedrider7606

    Ай бұрын

    More like they finally figured out you could use it lol not anything new...like not even remotely new.

  • @mazzaleen6091

    @mazzaleen6091

    10 күн бұрын

    My couch is 250kg lol 😂. And paraffin is still petroleum based and not exactly sustainable either. This is a proof of concept, not exactly ground breaking.

  • @KNUCKLETREX
    @KNUCKLETREXАй бұрын

    Pretty sure Zee Germans had ROCKET SCIENCE BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE.

  • @stiffler9739

    @stiffler9739

    45 минут бұрын

    And what Country is bombed today from U.S ? Ahh right the List is to long to write it down... good guys right? For Democracy.... right?

  • @vanpenguin22
    @vanpenguin22Ай бұрын

    Did it go particularly well for Europe last time Germany played with those?

  • @fabiansuckfull9446

    @fabiansuckfull9446

    Ай бұрын

    Yes...eventually.

  • @LoKi-oc8ks

    @LoKi-oc8ks

    Ай бұрын

    It helped NASA. Something to do with paperclip operation I believe.

  • @Zuschauer1973

    @Zuschauer1973

    Ай бұрын

    😂

  • @renardrougesombre
    @renardrougesombreАй бұрын

    The main point of using paraffin is the combined advantage of solid rocket fuel (being solid on standard pressure and temperature) and liquid fuel (reignition).

  • @Moppup
    @MoppupАй бұрын

    Fantastic, great for minisats.

  • @davidbeales7390
    @davidbeales7390Ай бұрын

    I don't know if its relavent, but "parrafin" can mean "kerosine" in some parts of the world, and "Parrafin" (wax) is known as "Parrafin wax" in those countries. Kerosine (with Oxygen) is a common rocket fuel.

  • @_Jadewolf_

    @_Jadewolf_

    Ай бұрын

    Not in this case though, they specifically mention kerosene as the opposite propellant on their webpage: "The HyImpulse small satellite launcher is powered by our innovative hybrid engine running on a paraffin-based fuel. Paraffin fuels are safer to operate, are more efficient, and have lower environmental impact compared to kerosene propellants."

  • @LoKi-oc8ks

    @LoKi-oc8ks

    Ай бұрын

    In some parts of the world they are following British slang. Liquid parafin is the lightest hydrocarbons that are found in kerosene. It's kerosene that has been further refined. But they just call it all parrafin. Similarly they call gasoline "petrol". Short for petroleum. Diesel, kerosene, gasoline, jet fuel, all could be called petroleum or "petrol". It's slang that fell into common use. In the US if you sell kerosene as liquid parrafin you're committing fraud.

  • @arefkr
    @arefkrАй бұрын

    It’s called V3

  • @535phobos

    @535phobos

    Ай бұрын

    The V3 was a big cannon. If you are referring to the rocket (V2), it was called the A4. So, if this would be an evolution of this (which it isnt at all), its the A20 or something

  • @TremereTT

    @TremereTT

    Ай бұрын

    @@535phobos The A4 was the father of every liquid fuel rocket in the world even today...Every liquid fuel rocket today evolved from the A4! But I don't think solid fuel rockets have any relation to the A4. Solid fuel rockets are as old as Chinese fireworks. I might be wrong but I think the first solid fuel rocket build in industrial sclaes, that went into space, were the LGM- 30 "Minuteman" rockets... I assume that many rockets and boosters evolved from her. I'm not sure in that off course.

  • @Grozny_grad199X
    @Grozny_grad199XАй бұрын

    Germans. They did it again, appliances, cars, health care and now this. Salute

  • @renatoaraujo7383
    @renatoaraujo7383Ай бұрын

    Germans built good equipment

  • @user-bi2cb4hb7v
    @user-bi2cb4hb7vАй бұрын

    ... ergo... the old NASA Slogan: "Lets LIGHT this Candle" and Take-Off!

  • @mercedeschauffeur4122
    @mercedeschauffeur4122Ай бұрын

    Man, it's again the Germans with the best technology !!! I love Germany ❤❤❤

  • @MARK-gp9hb

    @MARK-gp9hb

    Ай бұрын

    Paraffin has been used in rockets for like 100 years

  • @mercedeschauffeur4122

    @mercedeschauffeur4122

    Ай бұрын

    @@MARK-gp9hb See, there is so many things we don't know....

  • @MARK-gp9hb

    @MARK-gp9hb

    Ай бұрын

    @@mercedeschauffeur4122 that's so true, unfortunately nobody teaches good history anymore, they just repeat lies and misconceptions, even when it comes to the history of rocketry

  • @mazzaleen6091

    @mazzaleen6091

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@@mercedeschauffeur4122 But it could only lift 250kg?

  • @MARK-gp9hb
    @MARK-gp9hbАй бұрын

    Paraffin has been used in rockets for like 100 years

  • @sigmagic2874

    @sigmagic2874

    Ай бұрын

    I guess you mix up the similar nomenclature. This rocket actually uses Paraffin as in candle wax, and not some kind of (Paraffin as in) kerosene (=jet fuel). iMO that’s new.

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951Ай бұрын

    Naysayers: “Making candles isn’t rocket science.” Rocket scientists: “Hold our beers!”

  • @LoKi-oc8ks
    @LoKi-oc8ksАй бұрын

    Rocket launches "what smells like pumpkin spice?"

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    More like a jet engine, Paraffin is basically what they run on.

  • @stevenarseneault1972
    @stevenarseneault1972Ай бұрын

    Paraffin wax boiled at high temps is extremely volitile and will ignite with a spark.

  • @terranovarain6570

    @terranovarain6570

    Ай бұрын

    doesn't even need a spark

  • @terranovarain6570

    @terranovarain6570

    Ай бұрын

    it auto ignites

  • @stevenarseneault1972

    @stevenarseneault1972

    Ай бұрын

    @@terranovarain6570 Oooo.... what temps?

  • @botondtoth8263

    @botondtoth8263

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@stevenarseneault1972 200-240 C° (source: Wikipedia)

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    Paraffin which is a Liquid is basically jet fuel, It's just the English name for what Americans call Kerosene!

  • @pravindurgasahu
    @pravindurgasahu29 күн бұрын

    Wow congatulation Germany

  • @andyaskew1543
    @andyaskew1543Ай бұрын

    Now "Let's light the candle!" takes on a whole new meaning....

  • @StoneInMySandal
    @StoneInMySandalАй бұрын

    Paraffin is what the rest of the world calls kerosene.

  • @DocHempy

    @DocHempy

    Ай бұрын

    In this Case , Paraffin means candle wax. In Germany , this is called Paraffin. Kerosene is called Kerosin in Germany

  • @georgejetson3648

    @georgejetson3648

    Ай бұрын

    It's not kerosene.

  • @tuvoca825

    @tuvoca825

    Ай бұрын

    Meaning they can't afford it? Mmmm... not so sure. High grade kerosine is a standard aviation fuel.

  • @DocHempy

    @DocHempy

    Ай бұрын

    @@tuvoca825 No. It means, they fly with candle wax. Not more , not less

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    @@DocHempy Nope Paraffin is a Liquid, Candles are made from Paraffin WAX!

  • @jollyranchhand
    @jollyranchhandАй бұрын

    Appears to be a much cleaner burning rocket that most anything I've seen launched recently.

  • @candledish

    @candledish

    Ай бұрын

    Moat of what youve probably seen is hyrdolox..... straight up water vapor Hypergolics are nasty though. Big cloud from a rocket isnt neccesarily dangerous or dirty, but an orange cloud is a sure sign of toxic cancerous no no air

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    Paraffin is a Liquid Fuel used in small heaters similar to "Kerosene". Paraffin Wax is what candles are made of.

  • @jollyranchhand

    @jollyranchhand

    Ай бұрын

    @@dogwalker666 I assume you were responding to someone who doesn't know what paraffin is.

  • @dogwalker666

    @dogwalker666

    Ай бұрын

    @@jollyranchhand Like the person who made the video, He might as well have said it’s running on Crayons 🖍️

  • @jollyranchhand

    @jollyranchhand

    Ай бұрын

    @@dogwalker666 You may want to calibrate your crayon criticism since this parrafin is actually considered a solid fuel... research June 13 2013 NASA Paraffin-fuel rocket motor tested.

  • @Suburp212
    @Suburp21219 күн бұрын

    Germans know how to do stuff well.

  • @davidelliott5843
    @davidelliott5843Ай бұрын

    Paraffin means without affinity. The stuff burns but is otherwise unreactive. Paraffin can be anything from a refined diesel oil through to a hard wax (as used in candles).

  • @pauldean8638
    @pauldean8638Ай бұрын

    Paraffin is a liquid that is added to wax . You don’t fill paraffin heaters with candles

  • @fastacker2
    @fastacker2Ай бұрын

    Nope. The English and Australians call Kerosene Paraffin. It's not candle wax. The rocket used kerosene. (same as SpaceX). Space X uses rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1), and LIquid Oxygen.

  • @thermusaquaticusPCR

    @thermusaquaticusPCR

    Ай бұрын

    No it's literally wax. It's a hybrid engine with a liquid oxidizer and paraffin wax as a solid fuel.

  • @fastacker2

    @fastacker2

    Ай бұрын

    @@thermusaquaticusPCR Thanks, my apologies.

  • @eddygordon7170

    @eddygordon7170

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@thermusaquaticusPCRdo they really say Kerosene for Paraffin?😮

  • @derrickmooney8566

    @derrickmooney8566

    Ай бұрын

    Fairdinkum mate Kerosene is called Kero in Australia 😂

  • @Kaptain13Gonzo
    @Kaptain13GonzoАй бұрын

    Parafin - kerosene. Been using that as a fuel, including in rockets for a very long time. A bit easier than hydrazine. Tend not to dissolve your fueling crew with kerosene.

  • @MARK-gp9hb

    @MARK-gp9hb

    Ай бұрын

    exactly Paraffin has been used in rockets for like 100 years

  • @sigmagic2874

    @sigmagic2874

    Ай бұрын

    guess you mix up the similar nomenclature. I checked the German source. This rocket actually uses Paraffin as in candle wax, and not some kind of (Paraffin as in) kerosene (=jet fuel). iMO that’s new.

  • @hydewhyte4364
    @hydewhyte4364Ай бұрын

    Actually Paraffin was a brand name for kerosene ...which is the most commonly used rocket fuel.

  • @sigmagic2874

    @sigmagic2874

    Ай бұрын

    I checked the German source, it uses paraffin as in candle wax, and O2.

  • @Aengus42
    @Aengus42Ай бұрын

    Paraffin is kerosene, same stuff, different name. It's been slightly better purified with less soot as it is a common fuel used for heating homes. We had a Valour paraffin heater when I was a kid & we got the fuel from the local ironmongers. I'm 60 & anyone around my age will remember the TV advert that went "Bom bom bom bom Esso Blue!" for Esso Blue paraffin. Getting on an airliner for the first time, at startup, a waft of pure nostalgia filled the cabin. It smelt exactly the same as that paraffin heater when I saw little. Jets are called oilburners to this day. Jet A is kerosene & kerosene is paraffin. Paraffin is liquid at room temperature and is not the same stuff as paraffin wax that is a white, waxy solid at room temperature and would be a terrible fuel for liquid powered rockets but kerosene has been used for decades.

  • @PaulusAlone

    @PaulusAlone

    Ай бұрын

    We had a paraffin heater in our back kitchen during the winter months and sometimes in the old outside toilet during the night and so I agree that the smell is so nostalgic now.👍

  • @nickspanlopis9342

    @nickspanlopis9342

    Ай бұрын

    An excellent explantion of what we are watching. I wont remember writting this, but thank you.

  • @Aengus42

    @Aengus42

    Ай бұрын

    @@PaulusAlone Isn't it just! It was a huge surprise on my first flight LGW to YVR!

  • @Aengus42

    @Aengus42

    Ай бұрын

    @@nickspanlopis9342 Thank you! I'll remember your kind words though. 😀☮️

  • @oddctioum

    @oddctioum

    Ай бұрын

    yes and no. kerosene is the base product, parrafin is a better distilled version. if you have a paraffin heater: don't use kerosene, it will produce much more pollution and possibly break the heater.

  • @kristianmorris9738
    @kristianmorris9738Ай бұрын

    Paraffin is kerosene. Kerosene has been a rocket fuel for decades.

  • @allieversaid
    @allieversaidАй бұрын

    Welcome back Germany. Very clever.

  • @jamie0
    @jamie013 күн бұрын

    Brings new meaning to Glen Armstrong saying "Let's light this candle." in his impatience to launch.

  • @nickwalker3479
    @nickwalker3479Ай бұрын

    It would be great if they put a camera on it and showed it going into space , uninterrupted

  • @liamf5311
    @liamf53119 күн бұрын

    As a chemist I'm amazed at people's awe at various fuels from sugar to chocolate. Almost any carbon rich compound can be used

  • @nyyommm9640
    @nyyommm9640Ай бұрын

    Yankee Candle: Would you like to play a game of Global Thermonuclear War?

  • @High_Blood
    @High_BloodАй бұрын

    just keep them coming and i might see humanity live on other planet in my lifetime ❤ goodjob

  • @micheltbooltink
    @micheltbooltinkАй бұрын

    this makes this rocket a legitimate candle hanging upside down

  • @lucasseal1
    @lucasseal111 күн бұрын

    I live in South Australia.. this is my first time hearing about the parafin rocket

  • @winkfinkerstien1957
    @winkfinkerstien195727 күн бұрын

    That's the biggest upside down candle I have ever seen! 😎👍🏻

  • @StoccTube
    @StoccTubeАй бұрын

    We used to use paraffin stoves when camping with the cadets… so I can totally understand how you could launch things into space with the stuff 😀

  • @Dazuk2023
    @Dazuk2023Ай бұрын

    As a Brit German engineering is pretty good and has been very innovative over the years.

  • @fellzer
    @fellzer27 күн бұрын

    London flinched

  • @user-dl3ll5cx1l
    @user-dl3ll5cx1lАй бұрын

    Cool. ⚡️ 🇩🇪⚡️nice job❤

  • @RealityTrailers
    @RealityTrailers28 күн бұрын

    That gives new meaning to "light this candle"❤

  • @Shylocksis
    @ShylocksisАй бұрын

    Can't say it's commercially viable until it actually is

  • @winkfinkerstien1957
    @winkfinkerstien195727 күн бұрын

    That candle lights up the sky! 😮😂🕯️

  • @jayknight9283
    @jayknight9283Ай бұрын

    Yeah, that’s smart Germans and rockets😅

  • @juliuscaesar6793
    @juliuscaesar679328 күн бұрын

    It was a Turkish engineer who worked on the paraffin fuel in NASA over 10 years ago

  • @lostinlowes2081
    @lostinlowes2081Ай бұрын

    Ze said to light the candle hans, but I think light a candle will actually be quite cost efficient so I think we do it.

  • @CalgaryHyundai13
    @CalgaryHyundai13Ай бұрын

    I want one of those on my birthday cake !

  • @DONTHATETHEPLAYA321
    @DONTHATETHEPLAYA321Ай бұрын

    Damn Germany is smart!!!!!!

  • @trouty7947
    @trouty79474 күн бұрын

    Im pretty sure being a single stage to orbit rocket would be a bigger achievement than the paraffin lmao. I guess they meant the paraffin was in one if the stages?

  • @01GeoMetriC33
    @01GeoMetriC33Ай бұрын

    Germans could literally make a machine or weapon out of thinn air and still be inspiring.

  • @braindead2813
    @braindead2813Ай бұрын

    I remember an "expert" saying this was not possible just 2 years ago. I am getting pretty sick of these media experts.

  • @marlobreding7402
    @marlobreding7402Ай бұрын

    Gives new meaning to John Glenn's words moments before launching an Atlas Rocket, sending Glenn into space in Friendship 7.

  • @campandcook3118

    @campandcook3118

    Ай бұрын

    Light the Tea stove ?

  • @marlobreding7402

    @marlobreding7402

    Ай бұрын

    @campandcook3118 his words on the launchpad in 61', I was watching our TV and herd his words "Light this Candle ".

  • @corneliusmaze-eye2459
    @corneliusmaze-eye245928 күн бұрын

    its not just a german company. It's also the aboriginal tribe of that region in partnership with the germans.

  • @southbay1279
    @southbay127929 күн бұрын

    It’s all fun and games until one of those engineers talks about how his grandfather built rockets during the war.

  • @gmv_TV
    @gmv_TV25 күн бұрын

    THAT ROCKET BETTER BE CALLED ICARUS

  • @thetriumphsprint
    @thetriumphsprintАй бұрын

    This is in Woomera SA. It's a pretty cool (okay, really hot) place. The Australian military used it for test firing military rockets, across the Stuart Highway, which get shut down during testing. The major north south corridor connecting southern Australia with the north. The shutdown area is between Glendambo and the famous Coober Pedy.

  • @johnathankrausrig9237
    @johnathankrausrig923725 күн бұрын

    Wow I didn't knew that! I'm really appreciating that the company is in Germany. So we get some astronautics know how into the country

  • @chrisp1601
    @chrisp1601Ай бұрын

    We are in a golden age of space exploration

  • @EverythingCameFromNothing
    @EverythingCameFromNothing28 күн бұрын

    The mighty South Aussies, yeah

  • @jimdoran7723
    @jimdoran7723Ай бұрын

    I hope it has more than a paraffins so it can be more flight stable!

  • @Zuschauer1973

    @Zuschauer1973

    Ай бұрын

    Somehow they tested it and it seem to work whatever the used else

  • @TheOmnibus08
    @TheOmnibus0816 күн бұрын

    Keep Germans far from weapons

  • @michaelstoliker971
    @michaelstoliker971Ай бұрын

    Now they get to say let's light this candle and mean it.

  • @pauljordan2361
    @pauljordan2361Ай бұрын

    They also do a v2 rocket also 😂😂

  • @Roguescienceguy
    @RoguescienceguyАй бұрын

    Literally lit that candle

  • @joaquininigocarvajal3931
    @joaquininigocarvajal393118 күн бұрын

    Philippines is experementing the algae as a fuel and Germany experementing Candle Wax😂😂

  • @guppiapfeljustleopardthing8756
    @guppiapfeljustleopardthing8756Ай бұрын

    Grandpa in the Background: "THE DAMN KRAUTS ARE AT IT AGAIN WITH THEIR GOSH DARN SPACE MAGIC"

  • @cko-
    @cko-Ай бұрын

    Germany has a space company?! Meine Güte! 😲

  • @iamAwesomo1994
    @iamAwesomo1994Ай бұрын

    The flying candle 😂

  • @AWBepi
    @AWBepiАй бұрын

    the only smoke on that was the dust kicked up on the launch, seems like a very clean burning fuel.

  • @stonedtowel
    @stonedtowel29 күн бұрын

    The Germans: Famous for their rocket innovations ;)

  • @CoconutDiaries
    @CoconutDiaries27 күн бұрын

    I knew my leftover scented candle stubs would be useful one day. ❤

  • @hackptui
    @hackptui7 күн бұрын

    Make a rocket fueled by a taco bell lunch, and you'll be onto something.

  • @TheMaggots
    @TheMaggotsАй бұрын

    “Why is it leaning toward Poland??!!”