How To Make "Screw-Lock" Sugar Rockets

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  • @ciax9544
    @ciax9544 5 років тому +370

    Rip a legend that will live on forever

  • @wacka.
    @wacka. 9 років тому +1996

    for the rest of the world:-
    35mm Clay
    45mm Delay
    108mm White mix
    127mm Clay
    254mm

    • @RIJOhc
      @RIJOhc 9 років тому +326

      not all heros wear capes

    • @simonburgers2403
      @simonburgers2403 9 років тому +12

      +wacka thank you!!!!

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK 9 років тому +122

      I don't understand why the country with the largest space program still not uses SI-units…

    • @LittleLionRawr
      @LittleLionRawr 9 років тому +16

      +wacka Also, 300 degrees Fahrenheit isn't 165 degrees Celsius - it's (almost) 150 degrees Celsius xD

    • @jarmo7689
      @jarmo7689 9 років тому +11

      +wacka whaahaaahaaa I fucked up the 69 likes

  • @brandonhill8937
    @brandonhill8937 5 років тому +8

    This is one of the only projects I tried from him and it worked perfectly, miss you man. RIP

    • @aki2405
      @aki2405 5 років тому +1

      Yo dude, can you please tell me from where you got the FFFG Equivalent Muzzle Loading Propellant?

  • @madlarkin8
    @madlarkin8 7 років тому +43

    How is there 1000 dislikes? This is so professionally made and easy to understand!

    • @wolfundfuchsmusik1514
      @wolfundfuchsmusik1514 2 роки тому +11

      Ah, I remember a time when you could see how many dislikes a video got, though it is true that this was very professional and easy to understand.

    • @tu.ri.to.
      @tu.ri.to. Рік тому +4

      It's just a bunch of karens who think this is too dangerous to do at home and he shouldn't be teaching this kind of stuff

    • @editingtimothy
      @editingtimothy Рік тому

      @@wolfundfuchsmusik1514 this video currently has 1,644 Dislikes

    • @Skywalker8510Too
      @Skywalker8510Too Рік тому

      @@editingtimothy now 1.7k

    • @WildernessMedic
      @WildernessMedic 11 місяців тому +2

      Idk I think he screwed some things up. With the nozzle size he says to do they barely get off the ground. I went down a few sizes and it works fine.

  • @CastilloDelDiablo
    @CastilloDelDiablo 8 років тому +16

    I used to fly Estes rockets, I bought one that was about 4 feet high and was said to reach 350ft, I thought I could do better. I designed a 1st stage that would hold 5 "D" Estes motors, two firing first, then two firing when the 1st ones burned out and finally igniting the last single rocket when the 2nd rockets burned out. While designing how I would get the rockets to chain ignite my friend calculated the dynamics of the flight. He came back the next week suggesting I should read his calculations before going any further.
    His calculations came to a max speed of Mach 1.2 and 10,000 feet high!
    I decided that needing CAA approval to fly a balsa wood and cardboard rocket probably wasn't a great idea and scrapped the project.

  • @TheTman9898
    @TheTman9898 9 років тому +203

    Your kids are gonna end up being awesome engineers! :D

    • @IN10SEGAMING
      @IN10SEGAMING 9 років тому +2

      +TheTman9898 *(UA-camRed Exclusive comment)*

    • @simbast9726
      @simbast9726 9 років тому

      +Peter Newport true

    • @theoroosevelt4849
      @theoroosevelt4849 9 років тому +9

      +TheTman9898 or terrorists :)

    • @HU5KI3
      @HU5KI3 9 років тому

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    • @madjidelafani789
      @madjidelafani789 9 років тому +2

      Or terrorists

  • @mediaguardian
    @mediaguardian 8 років тому +18

    As I have been ramming my own engines for some time, I have a couple of tips on this.
    1. Add a pinch (about 1/16 of a tsp for your quantity) of red iron oxide. It acts as a
    catalyst to enhance the burn rate and increase thrust.
    2. Place a piece of masking tape over the bottom of the engine. It helps to contain the
    clay. Pull it off just before drilling the hole.
    3. Use rubber o-rings on the wooden dowel to help control the fluff of the composition when ramming.

  • @PressTube
    @PressTube 7 років тому +477

    Hello Grant, maybe I little tip : Is it possible to mention the metric dimensions also? Centimeters, millimeters for the drills and layers of stuff inside the rocket? ;) People in Europe will be thankful for that ;))

    • @vercingetorix6950
      @vercingetorix6950 7 років тому +75

      PressTube We only use the measurments that put a flag on the moon sir...

    • @McBrodo
      @McBrodo 7 років тому +81

      lol, catch up with the rest of the planet.

    • @RD19902010
      @RD19902010 7 років тому +51

      I prefer the measurements of the people that reached space first

    • @McBrodo
      @McBrodo 7 років тому +110

      RD19902010 the Russians used the metric system. (And yes, they did put a person in space before the USA.)

    • @travisb1691
      @travisb1691 7 років тому +14

      +Press Tube and people in Australia!! :)

  • @jacksonlefteye
    @jacksonlefteye 8 років тому +71

    why isn't everything on UA-cam made this well?

    • @porkycorker7674
      @porkycorker7674 8 років тому +7

      Seriously! I thought the content was pretty cool, but what really impressed me is how fast the information is conveyed and how clear it is.

  • @j4ff4c3ks1
    @j4ff4c3ks1 8 років тому +44

    If you're making successive markings over a distance, you should always measure from the same point and not from the previous marking: the latter will cause mistakes to add up

    • @MmeHyraelle
      @MmeHyraelle 6 років тому

      That is something i did not tough and is totally logical!

    • @Banstead1004
      @Banstead1004 3 роки тому

      I can't get my hands on the black powder. Is there any other subsitute that you are aware of, which has similar properties/effects?

  • @navywolves4316
    @navywolves4316 7 років тому +13

    I could do experiments and builds like this all day, sucks to go to school and not even come close doing awesome stuff like this. Great channel you inspired me to follow in your footsteps.

    • @jeremiahbullfrog9288
      @jeremiahbullfrog9288 4 місяці тому

      School isn't for learning stuff, it's for indoctrination. Avoid.

  • @kaxis26
    @kaxis26 8 років тому +11

    This is amazing! In Australia we had model rockets but were slowly taken away with the permits that were required...

  • @VarietyCentralClips
    @VarietyCentralClips 8 років тому +31

    LOL this powder is flammable and should be treated VERY carefully
    *beats the daylights out of it with a mallet *

  • @dinofrancis5039
    @dinofrancis5039 6 років тому +38

    Idk bout all the comments but the rockets are dope as he'll thx so much

    • @Banstead1004
      @Banstead1004 3 роки тому

      I can't get my hands on the black powder. Is there any other subsitute that you are aware of, which has similar properties/effects?

    • @freedomfighters1236
      @freedomfighters1236 3 роки тому

      @@Banstead1004 you can make your own

  • @Kevinegan1
    @Kevinegan1 7 років тому +4

    You are doing what we did as 14 & 15 year olds 35 years ago. We discovered the benefits of incorporating black powder into the chute discharge as well as the stage separations. We made a 15 foot rocket with over 30 motors in various stages. We didn't know if it was successful because it went so high we could no longer see it. After a few minutes we spotted the three big chutes indicating that everything went as planned. I miss those days. After incorporating some black powder into launch, stage separation and chute deployment we went to a 0% failure rate. Before that the success rate for 100% everything, was at about 85%.

  • @TheKingofRandom
    @TheKingofRandom  9 років тому +332

    *Hey guys, hope you enjoy the upgrades! The rocket building, and recovery wadding, tutorials are coming next, then I'm on to something completely different. Have a great weekend ... and Happy Halloween!*

    • @monsterdroid2921
      @monsterdroid2921 9 років тому +1

      first

    • @jacobbaldridge4451
      @jacobbaldridge4451 9 років тому +3

      I love your videos they really inspired me I am thinking about doing the exact same thing as my channel but keep up the good work
      -Jacob

    • @kylebenner6931
      @kylebenner6931 9 років тому +2

      hey grant, if you reply i will cry with joy

    • @Paulakise
      @Paulakise 9 років тому +2

      +Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" Grant - your videos are consistently awesome have a great weekend m8

    • @cjrohan4820
      @cjrohan4820 9 років тому +1

      happy halloween

  • @johnsmith1882-x2i
    @johnsmith1882-x2i 8 років тому +310

    Rub it with sandpaper if it doesn't fit. Ram it down. Start drilling and pull out when there white stuff on the tip

  • @Fred_the_1996
    @Fred_the_1996 4 роки тому +10

    Warning: by heating up the potassium nitrate, it may decompose into potassium nitrite, which reduces its effectiveness. Please heat it up at approx. 100 degrees Celsius

  • @bjl1000
    @bjl1000 8 років тому +21

    If you drill a lengthwise hole in the ramming dowel, then put a small dowel in the center of the motor housing you can ram the fuel in and remove the small dowel to make a core burner engine, fill the core left by the small dowel with black powder. That way the whole core surface area burns at the same time. Much more power. Also water putty makes great rocket nozzles, and you can mold a power enhancing nozzle into it also.

    • @HighFidelityFox
      @HighFidelityFox 8 років тому

      Thanks for commenting this. The original instructions have me disappointing results. After adding your modifications it's almost exactly like the video if not better

    • @purrpyl8865
      @purrpyl8865 8 років тому

      hi i made this progect but it just ended up with just smoke blasting out and some weird acid

    • @HighFidelityFox
      @HighFidelityFox 8 років тому

      +revoltech danboard did you put it both of the caps(kitty litter)?

  • @misterbulger
    @misterbulger 8 років тому +443

    If police found this stuff in my apartment I'd probably be accused of being a terrorist lol

    • @SteveEh
      @SteveEh 8 років тому +21

      they will...its not that fun

    • @daniellbondad6670
      @daniellbondad6670 8 років тому +7

      +tubeyourself On second thought,they will.Don't ask me why.

    • @wyattrossow7411
      @wyattrossow7411 7 років тому +11

      I wouldn't use these for fun, I'd use them to burn my enemies face.

    • @minigunMini
      @minigunMini 7 років тому +17

      i would make a RPG from it :D

    • @majorxmelee
      @majorxmelee 7 років тому +2

      BSM Patty Hearst? Dang that's gotta make you, what like 300 years old? lol

  • @KyleMakeStuff
    @KyleMakeStuff 4 роки тому +6

    POV: you’re here to watch the OG videos from the legend. RIP

  • @joeemenaker
    @joeemenaker 8 років тому +72

    I want you on my team when the zombie apocalypse comes.

    • @MChrisGM
      @MChrisGM 8 років тому

      can i be too? :-P

    • @astaa4474
      @astaa4474 8 років тому

      +MChris GM no! no ones like you!!!

    • @astaa4474
      @astaa4474 8 років тому

      +MChris GM no! no ones like you!!!

    • @xuNsh1ne
      @xuNsh1ne 7 років тому

      Me too! Then we can launch zombies into the air! :D

    • @deeraredear
      @deeraredear 6 років тому

      Can I be in yer team too?

  • @TinyBallisticsLab
    @TinyBallisticsLab 7 років тому +12

    That was so cool! I didn't know making rockets was possible! The editing is superb as well.

  • @rknhrse
    @rknhrse 8 років тому +1

    Magnificent instructional video on the sugar rocket motor. I have built rockets many years and just got interested in building my own motors, since it is getting more difficult and expensive to purchase commercial engines.

  • @Justin-Outdoors
    @Justin-Outdoors 11 місяців тому +1

    Hard to believe you’re gone

  • @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
    @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 8 років тому +103

    After watching this video I've decided to do something a lot less complicated... I'm going to build my own personal hadron collider instead.

    • @mudkip9531
      @mudkip9531 7 років тому +14

      AH, yes. The perfect weekend project.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg 9 років тому +5

    Better and better all the time, Grant. Soon you'll have it landing with rockets instead of a parachute!

    • @weaponnation3126
      @weaponnation3126 2 роки тому +1

      It has been 6 years and yet he did not do it. I am actually sad!

  • @VIKING33NY
    @VIKING33NY 8 років тому +11

    Your presentation and explanation is outstanding!!! Your calling is Explaining interesting videos!! Nice work!

  • @ZombieGrandpa
    @ZombieGrandpa 2 роки тому

    Dude, you are a genius. I had no tools and no internet in my day. I bought my engines from the hobby store.

  • @KarasCyborg
    @KarasCyborg 8 років тому +1

    Awesome video. Brings back the 80's. But with Quad Copters ... and HD Video, these things can no longer compete.

  • @yingxiawei821
    @yingxiawei821 4 роки тому +55

    Rocket fuel: **Highly flammable**
    TKOR: I’m gonna throw it in an oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit
    Rocket fuel: Am I a joke to you?

    • @uversusog4495
      @uversusog4495 4 роки тому +5

      yingxia wei HAHAHAHAHAHA FINALLY A JOKE AND A COMMENT NOT ABOUT HIS DEATH

    • @flyingjeep911
      @flyingjeep911 4 роки тому +12

      It’s not combustible until it’s mixed with the sugar.

    • @ductoannguyen7595
      @ductoannguyen7595 4 роки тому +5

      He bake the KNO3 only

    • @Banstead1004
      @Banstead1004 3 роки тому

      I can't get my hands on the black powder. Is there any other subsitute that you are aware of, which has similar properties/effects?

    • @Conofive
      @Conofive 3 роки тому

      @@Banstead1004 I mean... Gunpowder or any other explosive.

  • @TheMatthewDMerrill
    @TheMatthewDMerrill 9 років тому +127

    "needs to be protected and treated with respect"
    *rams it down"

    • @CelmorSmith
      @CelmorSmith 9 років тому +1

      +Panagio Tsaou
      Well, Diesel for example explodes by just compressing it, they don't need sparks in a motor. I bet that mix would also explode if you compress it enough.

    • @ToastyMozart
      @ToastyMozart 9 років тому +2

      +Matt Merrill The stuff's specifically sold for muzzleloading rifles, if all it took was a little ramming a lot of civil war era soldiers would have lost their hands.

    • @Jarfiller
      @Jarfiller 9 років тому

      How else would we compact it?

    • @Jarfiller
      @Jarfiller 9 років тому

      +CelmorSmith this mixed ignites at about 600 and something degrees so i dont think pressure will set it off.

    • @lukefinlayson4307
      @lukefinlayson4307 9 років тому

      +ootie extreme there is no other way

  • @applesapple6675
    @applesapple6675 9 років тому +161

    OMFG 2 minute Grammarly ad with no skip, why youtube, why?

    • @TheKingofRandom
      @TheKingofRandom  9 років тому +112

      +apples apple Every ad on my channel is skippable. Unlike most UA-camrs, I never enabled forced ads on my videos. If that's happening, get a screenshot and send it over, and I'll contact UA-cam about it. Thx.

    • @PK-qo1ww
      @PK-qo1ww 9 років тому +56

      Good guy Grant.
      Let's you skip adds

    • @DanielsGameVault
      @DanielsGameVault 9 років тому +47

      Adblock...never suffer from ads on vids again :)

    • @MrChicken420
      @MrChicken420 9 років тому +25

      Yeah but youtubers wont get money so rip

    • @CallumAi
      @CallumAi 9 років тому +4

      +apples apple I didn't get an ad at all (and I don't use ad blocking). Weird.

  • @horrorgenics1623
    @horrorgenics1623 3 роки тому +1

    Long live The King of Random

    • @FITTGOBBA
      @FITTGOBBA 3 роки тому

      he's dead

    • @horrorgenics1623
      @horrorgenics1623 3 роки тому +1

      @@FITTGOBBA I know that, I was paying tribute

    • @horrorgenics1623
      @horrorgenics1623 3 роки тому

      @@FITTGOBBA do you really think I would be paying tribute not knowing he’s passed? Come on

  • @elmohaikio2687
    @elmohaikio2687 6 років тому

    Honestly these old style videos were so much better than the new ones

  • @CheekyPeach
    @CheekyPeach 8 років тому +441

    1:40 this is why everyone else in the world uses the metric system.

    • @Honkler270
      @Honkler270 8 років тому +8

      ikr

    • @jchasko
      @jchasko 8 років тому +50

      If you can't convert units you shouldn't be building rockets. :)

    • @CheekyPeach
      @CheekyPeach 8 років тому +71

      There is a reason SI units were invented

    • @justincunningham7091
      @justincunningham7091 8 років тому

      Cheeky Peach

    • @daniellbondad6670
      @daniellbondad6670 8 років тому +5

      +Cheeky Peach The pipes were in inches.If the pipes were in centimeters,then he'd use centimeters.

  • @minecraftkid309
    @minecraftkid309 9 років тому +10

    Hey Grant, another amazing video! Would you still happen to have another MOT laying around, that you could make into another melter? I have recently been working on we-winding a MOT to melt metal, just like yours, and can't seem to get enough of the videos on them. It would be great if you could make another video on it, because I am sure people would love that. Thanks!

  • @KirkMcLoren
    @KirkMcLoren 8 років тому +8

    we used to melt the mix and cast motors. The fuel was pored over a tapered piece of wood which when removed left you with a burn chamber. You would lose sight of them. Fast too

    • @-danR
      @-danR 8 років тому +1

      Bertram Brinely. I had that book. They're worth $200 these days.

  • @Rickshaw881
    @Rickshaw881 7 років тому

    very cool to watch. REally appreciated the transparent tube demonstration.

  • @RatsG123
    @RatsG123 8 років тому +1

    Grant is the coolest guy in history.

  • @Cerru5426
    @Cerru5426 6 років тому +15

    when you say "with little added force", I think "oh, it's easy then".
    Then, I look at your biceps.

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere 8 років тому +3

    What I like about this project is that it is not only very affordable, but easily scalable: You can use longer and/or wider PVC tubing with more propellent in it and/or add multiple tubes to your rocket to get even higher altitudes! I wonder how big of a tube you can use before the laws of physics make it impractical? (i.e. Can an 8 inch diameter PVC pipe contain the resulting internal pressure and would its added weight not be worth the effort?)
    Very nice!
    JW3HH

  • @Capt_Kraboo
    @Capt_Kraboo 8 років тому +17

    Fun tip. Don't dry the powder in an oven that has open flames.

    • @jonavanderpal
      @jonavanderpal 8 років тому +6

      Potassium nitrate is not flammable, nothing will happen.

    • @MmeHyraelle
      @MmeHyraelle 6 років тому +1

      I don't know about self ignition, but it's the carburant of the rocket, and black powder get enhance greatly by this coumpound. the sugar is the oxydizer and slow the burning process. a 50/50 mix would be a slower combustion than 65% saltpeter 35% sugar.

  • @TheTechAdmin
    @TheTechAdmin 7 років тому +1

    hey, when I was in my late teens, I was trying to get my niece into science with rockets. But even though the "rocket starter switch" cord provided was long, and we launched it INSIDE my car, with the door open, I gust if wind blew it over just as it was launched and it came right at us!!!
    So I then learned how to make wireless firing systems to get more distance when launching.
    I've been able to make:
    -infrared firing system ( about 50ft )
    -radio wave ( about 300ft )
    -cell phone ( limitless, I guess... )
    If you ever want to make a video on how to make wireless firing systems. I made 3 schematics, 1 for each type, and provided them to my local hobbyshop. And will gladly provide them to you.
    Ironically, the cheapest to make is the cellphone version...

  • @PaulPavlinovich
    @PaulPavlinovich 8 років тому +2

    Love that he "safely" handles these nice explosive mixes in plastic... yay static. One day he'll be in orbit.

  • @marcusdudley7235
    @marcusdudley7235 8 років тому +36

    Or you can just make your own foam mattress for a tenth of the price.

  • @kryptonian69
    @kryptonian69 5 років тому +14

    REST IN PEACE BROTHER 💙

  • @xINVISIGOTHx
    @xINVISIGOTHx 8 років тому +59

    I clicked on this because I had no idea what screw lock sugar rockets were

  • @map3dsp
    @map3dsp 8 років тому +1

    Awesome video, the part where you did a quick roll move over the mattress was classic!

  • @budapestprojectytc6002
    @budapestprojectytc6002 6 років тому

    This man knows how to make a harmonious design

  • @Angel-nh4sw
    @Angel-nh4sw 6 років тому +20

    are u sure that source of potasium nitrate is ok? I was stumped on which one to use. lol

  • @reesercliff
    @reesercliff 8 років тому +35

    It is 3 AM why am I watching videos on how to make your own rocket fuel?

    • @doubledarefan
      @doubledarefan 8 років тому +9

      So when you do get to sleep, you can rocket off to Dreamland!

    • @MrYoungangler
      @MrYoungangler 8 років тому

      It's literally 3:01 for me

    • @rayanrahmani9838
      @rayanrahmani9838 6 років тому +1

      Lol a year after this comment I'm watching this at 2 AM

    • @gametrue2229
      @gametrue2229 6 років тому

      Cliff Reeser to start our own nuclear missile program duh

    • @SBamm
      @SBamm 6 років тому

      Yaaaa?!

  • @rasput1n6
    @rasput1n6 9 років тому +6

    Dude, make *A BIG* rocket, an overpowered version, instead of a small rod, make a rod like 2 cola cans tall and diameter
    If you do such a majesty, it will be very fun to watch it loosing itself in the sky.
    It wouldn't be thaaat expensive, but you're the enginer here to know if and how :)

  • @atsstockburn
    @atsstockburn 2 роки тому

    07:28 Wow. Those must be the best placed fins I've ever seen. Way to go man! Perfect Precision.

  • @grahamkingston1679
    @grahamkingston1679 4 роки тому

    even though he’s dead his videos are awesome

  • @bobbyb1233
    @bobbyb1233 9 років тому +17

    That screen shot looks like a bunch of chillums with weed stuffed in them

    • @areezkhan8278
      @areezkhan8278 9 років тому

      not really ...
      but yeah

    • @ezwezgezwez8141
      @ezwezgezwez8141 9 років тому

      thought that too

    • @yoMXTT
      @yoMXTT 8 років тому +1

      I bet you could still get sky high with those rockets 😁

  • @antonhelsgaun
    @antonhelsgaun 8 років тому +6

    "and when you get close, slowly drill the rest of the hole by hand, The instant you see a little bit of white powder at the tip, you know you have arrived, so dont go any further!"

  • @tehkangzheng9019
    @tehkangzheng9019 4 роки тому +6

    Next video:how to make nuclear warhead in 3$

  • @TrafficsKindaBad
    @TrafficsKindaBad 8 років тому

    I haven't launched a model rocket since I was a kid and now I want to do it again and make some motors. Cool video.

  • @wardp.9832
    @wardp.9832 3 роки тому +1

    My daughter was devastated as was I ....you have PASSED ?? so Sorry - such an amazing man

  • @riverhaynes1302
    @riverhaynes1302 9 років тому +24

    Thats really cool, an you possibly do DIY laser tag???? DIY laser tag

  • @asapnickybars4693
    @asapnickybars4693 8 років тому +139

    This is the only section of youtube with intelligent people lol

    • @AriCircuit
      @AriCircuit 8 років тому +14

      it used to be until you commented (jk)

    • @strength5149
      @strength5149 8 років тому +3

      +Official Leo1331 OHHHHH BURNNNNN 😁

    • @AriCircuit
      @AriCircuit 8 років тому

      :)

    • @backfire357
      @backfire357 8 років тому +1

      until you find yourself explaining why you need a ton of potassium nitrate.

    • @asapnickybars4693
      @asapnickybars4693 8 років тому

      Thanks dude!^^

  • @danman132x
    @danman132x 6 років тому +4

    Can you increase the "white mix" propellant section for a higher flight? Maybe make the delay section longer to compensate? Or are these specs calculated out specifically.

  • @heyguysjohnfarder
    @heyguysjohnfarder 8 років тому +4

    "Gently swirl it around"
    *SHAKES IT WILDLY*

  • @amaranth7596
    @amaranth7596 8 років тому +2

    8:27 that was smooth AF mate

  • @zdrux
    @zdrux 9 років тому +38

    1 7/16, 1 12/16, 4 1/4, 3/4, 5/16, 2 1/2, 3/4 .... good God, I don't know how Americans do it :(

    • @hughjass8755
      @hughjass8755 9 років тому +3

      Our rulers have longer lines to signify half inches and quarter inches from the 16ths of an inch. I hope that answers your question.

    • @EoRdE6
      @EoRdE6 9 років тому +17

      +Hugh Jass What he is saying is that those decimals are RIDICULOUS. 1/10 or 1/100 like metric is so much easier.

    • @BCElginTex
      @BCElginTex 9 років тому +4

      +EoRdE6 Fractions. I love them.

    • @TheCamoflougeFilms
      @TheCamoflougeFilms 9 років тому +8

      +BC ElginTex said no one ever

    • @BCElginTex
      @BCElginTex 9 років тому

      Blake Matthews LOL

  • @JaehyunLim1
    @JaehyunLim1 9 років тому +42

    I wonder who actually makes all of these stuff.

  • @user-gy3wz1pg8t
    @user-gy3wz1pg8t 9 років тому +54

    I love watching this but would never make any of it

    • @ryanjorgensen3297
      @ryanjorgensen3297 9 років тому +2

      Yesssss same

    • @elainemaxfield2978
      @elainemaxfield2978 9 років тому +2

      me too

    • @SpookyJackie
      @SpookyJackie 9 років тому +1

      Same here, all his videos are fun to watch but I wouldn't do any of it.

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK 9 років тому

      I would totally do it but getting potassium nitrate in Germany isn't as easy as it is in the US.
      And importing "stump remover" from the UK or the US from Amazon isn't really cheap and would certainly cause problems at shipping

    • @bramf4172
      @bramf4172 9 років тому +3

      YES YOU CAN! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE! DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS! JUST DO IT!

  • @BillyCLeWorth
    @BillyCLeWorth 8 років тому

    this is my new favorite channel

  • @laurenceperkins7468
    @laurenceperkins7468 8 років тому +1

    One thing you might consider doing would be using a piece of PVC with threads on both ends, and then you could make a proper nozzle that would use the fuel more efficiently and still be able to refuel quickly. Just be sure to use something highly temperature resistant on the lower set of threads so nothing fuses together when it gets hot. (I'd have to give some thought as to what to try, but teflon might be a good start.)

  • @carsonfischer2116
    @carsonfischer2116 7 років тому +3

    "I'm shaking this up by hand to avoid any extra friction" *proceeds to smash it with a wood pole*

  • @ThePyrosirys
    @ThePyrosirys 8 років тому +40

    Rocket fuel can't melt space station beams

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 5 років тому +1

      LO friggin L....

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 4 роки тому +1

      Aahhh, you...

    • @Banstead1004
      @Banstead1004 3 роки тому

      I can't get my hands on the black powder. Is there any other subsitute that you are aware of, which has similar properties/effects?

  • @Techischannel
    @Techischannel 8 років тому +5

    Can you make one with multiple Stages? (I am Not a Rocket Scientist and this is definetly a Solid Fuel Booster XD)

  • @porousorificePilot
    @porousorificePilot 7 років тому

    That's the straightest rocket flight i have ever seen !

  • @patelvidhu4840
    @patelvidhu4840 8 років тому

    You are real rocket scientist.

  • @mykidseatbricks5739
    @mykidseatbricks5739 7 років тому +4

    What are the measurements to make a smaller motor, say a "C" or a "B", something that would only go roughly 500 feet? I don't have to drive as far for a smaller motor.

  • @ItSMaCexXxXxX
    @ItSMaCexXxXxX 9 років тому +195

    Oh rockets again! Different projects please. More variety please. Rockets are boring after watching them 20 weeks in a row

  • @cansparagus7210
    @cansparagus7210 6 років тому +3

    Omg so old! 2018 Anyone?

    •  5 років тому

      2019

  • @gunfuego
    @gunfuego 8 років тому

    This brings me back. 15 years ago when I was 11 model rocketry was my thing. I had tons of estes rockets a-d size, but that was when walmart used to carry them in stock. My fave was the two stage d rocket kits. Ahh those were the days......

  • @marcs3982
    @marcs3982 8 років тому +1

    you are too cool!
    what an excellent video!
    i wish there was something like this when i was a kid back in the 70s! lol
    i loved model rocketry!

  • @roboshuffler555
    @roboshuffler555 8 років тому +73

    pause at 1:54 and just think about the metric system for a bit

    • @colmg.6572
      @colmg.6572 7 років тому +19

      this is why the metric system is the best

    • @Dr_Mauser
      @Dr_Mauser 7 років тому +11

      Whether you measure something in inches or centimeters, it doesn't change its SIZE.

    • @jharlesgeorge431
      @jharlesgeorge431 7 років тому +3

      Metric system is sooooo much easier

    • @BixbyConsequence
      @BixbyConsequence 7 років тому +7

      Didn't look exactly difficult enough to need Captain Metric to save the day.

    • @vanlitespeed693
      @vanlitespeed693 6 років тому +5

      roboshuffler555 metric system is for slow people :)

  • @thenextelement1640
    @thenextelement1640 8 років тому +7

    The thumbnail looks like a stack of blunts

  • @royaamuzumaki3891
    @royaamuzumaki3891 5 років тому +3

    3:27 Grant, what if i use the "candy" fuel, the one with the cooked sugar and potassium nitrate? Will that work instead of the white mix?

    • @rogerwhitley6107
      @rogerwhitley6107 4 роки тому +1

      No difference.. only differnce is the way the fuel is prepped and loaded

  • @BTC_DNA
    @BTC_DNA 8 років тому

    This is one of the coolest vids I have ever seen

  • @domcizek
    @domcizek 8 років тому

    Excellent video, good talking sound level, music just right at that level, good instructional video, and good mattress add at the end,

  • @System-ru5yt
    @System-ru5yt 4 роки тому +10

    2:08 *THATS HOT*
    also rest in peace ;'(

  • @TheKingofRandom
    @TheKingofRandom  8 років тому +62

    Some quick links to a few of the materials I used:
    Screw lock sugar rockets
    [✓] 12” x 3/4” PVC sprinkler riser: amzn.to/2cH4URc
    [✓] Spectricide stump remover: amzn.to/2bXudia
    [✓] Powdered sugar: amzn.to/2bXsTfe
    [✓] Uncented kitty litter: amzn.to/2cG52NZ
    [✓] Magic bullet: amzn.to/2cG5Gen

    • @Dinkleberg96
      @Dinkleberg96 8 років тому +1

      Please how do you put the wire that ignites the rocket? I don't understand what I should do to keep it in the place. Thanks.

    • @Flyhigh19xx
      @Flyhigh19xx 8 років тому

      T

    • @aidanf7023
      @aidanf7023 8 років тому

      Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" I love u

    • @a-lphaofzeldaformegaming7907
      @a-lphaofzeldaformegaming7907 8 років тому

      *****
      Be renamed/change name. Your entire channel name is scorchplated and will harm a 301 player

    • @DaWompWomp
      @DaWompWomp 8 років тому

      Why are you not making sense?

  • @ville3609
    @ville3609 8 років тому +4

    Please can you make more rocket videos? I think they are the best videos and I want to see something bigger or just more different when the normal Randomizer rocket! I really hope you read this and maby you can do it....? Keep doing the best videos on UA-cam! Bye

  • @trashaccountdotjpg3127
    @trashaccountdotjpg3127 8 років тому

    I mainly got from this: I want that ad-placement matress. Looks comfy af

  • @CantorNikolaos
    @CantorNikolaos 8 років тому

    I used to be into model rocketry. It was a lot of fun.

  • @muncherofpizza
    @muncherofpizza 9 років тому +4

    I'm gonna make a rocket as soon as you have temhe vid on the randomizer rocket. But:-)I live in NL. NL sucks because there are so many laws. But screw it I'm just doing it:P

    • @robSTI
      @robSTI 9 років тому

      +Jonathan Eppinga :)))

    • @bob-uj4vn
      @bob-uj4vn 9 років тому

      Klopt super irritant.

    • @gorden2500
      @gorden2500 9 років тому

      +Jonathan Eppinga haha, heb het al een keer gedaan in de uiterwaarden hier. zolang er niemand om heen is en je bent niet gevaarlijk bezig zie ik geen probleem

    • @TheChipmunk2008
      @TheChipmunk2008 9 років тому

      +Jonathan Eppinga Good for you. Be careful, but mostly, the police are still intelligent. The politicians who make the laws aren't though :D

  • @Arlequin___
    @Arlequin___ 9 років тому +7

    use the international system plz, with meters

  • @purrpyl8865
    @purrpyl8865 8 років тому +6

    i made the rockets but they just end up with smoke flying out of the bottom!

  • @LBDRP
    @LBDRP 8 років тому +1

    I love your work. please, please make more videos on rockets

  • @joetylerdale
    @joetylerdale 8 років тому +2

    That was great, and I never launched anything (well, maybe my mom when I colored my brother with permanent markers). 6:59 was brilliant, it brought it altogether for me!

  • @Mr215Alive
    @Mr215Alive 7 років тому +6

    "Highly flammable"
    *places in oven

  • @B1ackH0od
    @B1ackH0od 8 років тому +6

    That's cool and all but how do I fit it in my cardboard rocket launcher?

    • @sillysaili
      @sillysaili 8 років тому

      YOU DON'T

    • @lawbyjake
      @lawbyjake 8 років тому

      Remove the crap fins. coat inside with plastidip. KY JELLY THE ROCKET. Done

    • @davidpedras8938
      @davidpedras8938 8 років тому +2

      you can do some sabots

  • @mariodelgado7975
    @mariodelgado7975 8 років тому +4

    do u have to use stump remover

    • @mariodelgado7975
      @mariodelgado7975 8 років тому +1

      i cant convince my parents to buy stump remover

    • @xINVISIGOTHx
      @xINVISIGOTHx 8 років тому +1

      LOL

    • @alphadanger2223
      @alphadanger2223 8 років тому

      +Mario Delgado lol

    • @mariodelgado7975
      @mariodelgado7975 8 років тому

      12,420,666 views i seriously need an alternative, my parents found out what i need it for and they dont approve

    • @mariodelgado7975
      @mariodelgado7975 8 років тому +1

      12,420,666 views HALP

  • @daniellbondad6670
    @daniellbondad6670 8 років тому +1

    Attention new viewers:For this project,a system that uses fractions,is more convenient.I mean,for example,the delay burns at 1/16 of an inch per second.
    I usually defend the metric system but I never thought I'd have to do the opposite.

    • @daniellbondad6670
      @daniellbondad6670 8 років тому

      That makes 0.15875cm per second.So,you need 0.64375cm for 5 seconds.
      See?If you need inches for one step,you also need it for the rest of the project's steps.

    • @BloodSprite-tan
      @BloodSprite-tan 7 років тому +1

      you could be using millimeters but you aren't.

  • @kyefogarty9302
    @kyefogarty9302 8 років тому

    you know you have the best ideas