How do these guys do so much engineering.. but then never thought that water would just get blown apart? Great video! Those self lacing shoes are genius!
I think at this point, deepdown he knew he had no allocated budget to use to revise the integrity to make it fully waterproof for this video in due time without intervening with other projects and other projects' budget to complete this video. ergo maybe he knew and he still did it anyway to close the project.
every single one of these video makes me want to learn more about science. it really reminds me of how Vsauce can make science actually interesting and relevant while also being funny and inspiring.
You know this is not knew, 9 years ago Tony Hawk rode one that is more like the one from back to the future, this one using air. Not bashing it, it is still a cool feature. Just not the first to step up to the plate for this.
@@bryanchaney2572 I'm aware of the concept that people everywhere have been obsessing over for years now. Of course, this isn't the first and only attempt at creating this technology, and certainly won't be the last. Your opinion is nothing "new" either.
You do know that the point of the future in BttF was supposed to be to _parody_ overly specific predictions about future, right? The intent was never supposed to be "this is what the future will be like", more like "wouldn't it be funny if we tried to claim that 2015 would be exactly like this".
@@DavidRYates-tk2tq The movie came out before I was even born, so don't tell me what to expect or not expect of the future! (Also, it's a *_movie._* Nobody counted on this being a detailed and accurate prediction of the future. Especially considering the fact that the future was always changing throughout the series!)
Because others are too focus on making it as close as the movies, instead of making the board hover. Also the shoe works, its just simple, others puting machines on shoes, this one is just simple.
As [I am] an engineer, [my opinion is that] you presented all of these super cool scientific principles in very accurate and digestible ways. I love how you walked us through all the levitation methods that don't work at scale, but still make use of interesting phenomena. Thanks for inspiring the next generation! [Edited for clarity]
Tbh I am more impressed on the use of nitinol for the self lacing shoes. Most people went for the complicated route of motors and stuff while you solved the problem while displaying the core fundamentals of engineering: making it work as simply as possible.
Drones and self lacing sneakers always existed bro. This dude repurposes random things that already exist and says "I invented it". Modern day Thomas Edison.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm surprised that those guys are smart enough to build such a complicated project like this, yet they did not predict that it would obviously sink and be instantly flooded by water. Anyway, congratulations on making it hover at least over land, that's an amazing feat.
They probably knew it would sink, but also knew it would make for a good video. However, it also took them way too long to figure out they installed motors backwards... which I found pretty surprising. Most engineers would figure that out within an hour... if not less.
I was gonna say the same thing exactly, they had to want to destroy it because it was so obvious what was going to happen. ESPECIALLY with his method of entry 😭
Even if it did float over the water, it would be throwing up so much water from the fans the entire thing would get soaked anyway, which you'd think would be pretty obvious.
It didn't actually sink... The power of the fans dug a hole in the water and as it did it would get lower... It's not completely ruined the fans for a start should be ok.. electronics etc are salvageable.
The video and hoverboard were amazing! Honestly, you've done so much, it's hard to imagine something new. However, I've never seen any attempts to recreate the gauntlets of the Shocker. It would be fun to look at their works, if it's possible that is.
There are engineers and then there are dorkgeneers that forcus their big brains on bringing popculture to life without movie effects. You do a great service sir!
In the future, when we have actual hover boards, we’ll look back at videos like these the same way we look at those old videos of flying machines and just be amazed at how far we’ve come!
Hopefully after 2030 that these become a reality, but only time will tell. Hopefully I'll be able to see people hoverboad and fly cars before I pass on from this world (hopefully).
@@TeddyLeppard listen man, mixing acoustic and electromagnetic levitation isn’t all that hard, that’s why I’m gonna do it, and sure it might be less efficient then wheels, but it’s cooler, everyone wants to be cool and modern problems require modern solutions
I like how you explained every possibility, even though some were ridiculous from the get go, but you explored each option and explained the science. Great video.
This is an awesome video, your dedication and engineering prowess are inspiring. If you made it like 10-20% more powerful so that it didn’t need to fully rely on the ground affect, you may be able to get it to work over water and move independently without too much extra power / danger. A hover board that uses drone control to keep you at 3-5 feet and make steering easier would be a pretty viable product.
I love the start of the video explaining all the different options considered and a little bit of the science behind each one. This is the essence of engineering!
When I was in Jr. High, my science teacher had a working hoverboard that he built, and would occasionally bring out into the hall to let his students try sitting on. It was done with air, but I don’t know exactly how it worked. I think I remember it being quite loud, but this was around 10 years ago, so my memory isn’t great. It always surprised me that nobody had tried this on a larger scale before, when we obviously had the technology and know-how to do it. This video brought back that memory to me, and was super neat to watch. Thank you!
You've been probably the most accessible youtuber to help get my kids excited about engineering. Easy to follow. Always cool. Appreciate what you do mate.
YES FINALLY someone who used the use of air flow over magnetic force Ive been commenting that over every hover board video the design was sick but i want to see what idea would you give for mininmizing the size
Remember, he had to cut the power to the motors to keep it from flying off. Seems to me like he had way too much engine on that thing, and if I'm right about that, then he's got all kinds of room to make it smaller. (which it needs to be smaller, badly)
@@MikeMartinez74 agreed,when u think about it he also didn't have proper leg design either, he could easily fall off that thing if he goes with a little more speed I suggest like a magnetic Leg holder with special boots so it could get attached and de-attached easily
Not even gonna lie, never heard of this channel and didn't cone in expecting much. I. Was. Wrong... Im blown away by the amount of work you put into your projects and videos. Incredible job, definitely subscribed from now on!
There's a reason it's called the "ground" effect and not the "anything else" effect. To work, it requires that the surface is not deformed by the air; this holds for solid surfaces like concrete, but not for water.
@@JohnSmith-ef8nr Gradual decreases in elevation are inevitable for ground effect vehicles (GEVs) traveling over fluids since the air pushes away the fluid directly below the vehicle. This explains the failure in the video, as the hoverboard is a pure GEV. However, with additional lift--i.e., generated by airfoils--even the diminished ground effect over water could be sufficient to keep a GEV hovering, especially if it was constantly moving away from the water it already disturbed. This would require significant speed, but that makes sense for the ekranoplan. TL;DR: Airfoils and speed.
Last week, my uncle advised me to watch this series of films, so yesterday I watched all 3 films at once, I am absolutely delighted, this masterpiece is in my top! (I am 16 years old)
WOW, congratulations and welcome Back to the 80's. I was 16 in 1985 and saw all three films as a teen in the theaters when we had no computers, cell phones, etc. Social media was going outside.
Dude, what an incredible video man. So insane to see how you're able to document multiple processes over months and years and keep things moving forwards and then still tell banger stories about them! Truly a pleasure witnessing and watching this journey!
i like the logic of hovering around with a air compressor would be weird so we strapped 27 high powered EDFs instead xD a great build as always, love the buildup of testing various ways to achieve the goal and showing us that process instead of just brushing it off and saying other ways failed. Much love
If you use the downward air from the outer fans to trap a high pressure under the middle of the board, you can use less fans, less batteries and electronics, and seal holes, making it lighter and more effective. For water you will need to interact with a larger ground effect region so your bouyant force doesn't go so low into the water and splash up, meaning you need to make the board wider and keep the fans away from the surface and splash, or keep the size and place the fans higher, interacting with more air and trapping more volumes of high pressure or velocity air. This is why hovercraft use skirts, because you can pneumatically fill the area with far less energy than continuously jetting yourself off of atmospheric mass and ground backpressure.
These concepts are also extremely useful for the coming generational leap in aerodynamic understanding and transportation, if anyone understood or listened to researchers!
Im really happy you made this. It was actually Back To The Future that inspired me to be a Film major, and seeing it come to life is making my inner child happy, so thank you on behalf of the 12 year old version of myself. As for a new project, you should make a whip that magically wraps around objects like in the movies, being able to grab or wrap something from a distance. ❤
The hoverboard and shoe laces are super sick that you made. When you asked for a suggestion of what to make next I was thinking about part of the video how you showed the way sound can make objects levitate. I have also heard of frequencies being able to move liquids and solids as well, that being said it would be super cool of you could somehow make a Harry Potter wand that could make objects move around or even come to you by using sounds and frequencies. Is this doable?!
Im to late, but still wanted to say thank you for being these principles to millions of people. As engineer myself its always cool to see things like this and hope multiple people get inspired and push us to new innovation in the future. Together we can overcome current and future world issues.
I used to search it up in 2016 when people made a miniature sized actual floating hoverboard from Back To The Future. This is definitely great to watch.
Air pressure could come from beneath a special skate park, that detects the hoverboard above it blasting air where its needed. Alternatively what about optically invisible wheels or rollers.
Never seen someone actually do a back 2 the future hoverboard so well, I honestly thought you would have tried to put something to stop the water from coming in and not just go for it but you're right you did nail it just like the move. I'd also really love those shoes lol.
As a skater who always dreamt of making something like this but couldn't figure out how to make it work without a magnetic field or an engine so big that would be completely different from what I envision, I would buy this. I want to buy this. Take my money.
Omfg this video kept me on the edge of my toilet seat. I was 60% sure that it would go over water and 90% certain that it would also dip into the water and die. Awesome! I loved how you also just kinda made self lacing shoes along the way as a side project.
A good rule of thumb. If its going on or near water. Just make it water proof. Dont even bother not considering it. Just do it. Also. Drainage. Water will get in, so give it a way to get out. Think about your directions of momentum and place your holes accordingly.
This is incredibly amazing! As a huge Back to the Future fan, I think this is the coolest thing ever. Your channel is super inspirational and entertaining.
This actually teach kids about science because I’m going to fourth grade and my brother’s going to fifth this actually is helping people learn keep it up. I’m already subscribed and like your videos so keep it up you guess what you’re gonna be even smarter your mom is proud of you.
When I was about 11 I absolutely loved back to the future and magnets, so with my love for back to the future and my knowledge on magnets I wanted to try do the same thing as the toy hoverboard but couldn’t afford the magnets, it’s nice to see it come to life. Would love to see more movie objects outside of marvel and dc
That is amazing! I would recommend adding some sensors to it to auto balance to stay level and add a few more thrusters on the rear to propel it forward.
You guys are incredibly brilliant when it came to creating this. One issue with water is that the weight of the board and the person standing will likely displace the same amount of water, spraying it up and around in a bowl shape, which happened. I was cringing knowing that would be the only result
You could see what was going to happen when they tested in the dirty lot. All the loose particles got kicked into the air and were cycled through the fans continuously. The water didnt' have enough surface tension to withstand the fans pressing against it kicking up massive amounts of mist. Because the ground effect relies on the ground being solid enough to push back against the air and they tuned the board to not fly up without the ground effect the only result was the board descending into the water.
I know super conductors won't work for this project, but for future reference if you need a bunch maybe consider teaming up with NileRed, he made himself a bunch in the past. Also I'm an electrical engineer myself; you said your scared of those fans getting stuck on at full load, but have you considered using a short circuit safety relay or something along those lines to current limit the supply? I can think of a few things you can do to prevent such a thing from happening. So obviously your using DC so you're not using a VFD (variable frequency drive) to control the speed of the motors, but you have to he using some kind of drive that's using resistance or something that's controling the speed of the motors and usually there you configure a safety limit too. It's alot easier to do it with a VFD on AC motors using hz, just because limiting the frequency that the VFD outputs limits the voltage too because they go hand in hand, for instance if you do 30hz instead of America's standard 60hz that's half the cycles so it would be half the voltage, so being that you get alot more control over AC versus DC a inverter might not be bad idea for another project. Current limits, hertz, list goes on and on what you can do with a VFD, I even have limited AC motors to certain amount of RPM's.
I can't believe the amount of engineering over 2 years to accomplish this board, and they didn't account for the fact they are just going to displace the water with the fans and gravity was going to do the rest? x) Props to them regardless, looks like they had a ton of fun and met some pretty cool people along the way! :)
This video is so awesome I see people building stuff for no reason no purpose tons of money wasted BUT THIS VIDEO WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY EVEN IF IT GOT RUINED LOOK AT WHAT YOU CONQUERED AND MADE SCREEN SHOTS OF THE ACTUAL MOVIE I KNOW MARTY MCFLY WOULD LOVE THIS I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST DIY VIDEO I HAVE EVER WATCHED CONGRATS BRO IT MAY NOT MEAN MUCH TO ALOT OF PEOPLE BUT THIS MADE MY DAY
WOW, man, this is really big thing for me. I have been dreaming and hoping for this day since I was five. Seeing this now, it's mind-blowing and unbelievable that it's real life! I have been trying to float anything with magnets for ten years, and winning the mini hoverboard would be fantastic; however, that isn't the main point of what I want to say. Jake, well done! Your work is truly impressive and very inspiring for any BTTF fan. In my opinion, your next project should be Jack Frost's staff that can actually shoot ice. I wish everyone good luck!
That’s awesome!! I love how you can take it pretty much anywhere(rip in the water😔). Some ideas for future projects I have are: 1. Light Saber, I don’t think you’ve done that yet. 2. Anything from the Kingsman really(I know you’ve done some stuff from it throughout the years but it’d be cool to see some more stuff! 3. Lastly, something from the Blue Beetle! Maybe his suit or the scarab. Scarab turning into the suit??👀 whatever you decide next I look forward to it!!
I’m actually a huge fan of back to the future and this really made my day. Even though I just discovered your channel, I would love to see more Insane projects like this; bringing fiction to reality 🤩 That small prototype toy is also something I would love to have😅
You could try tuning the angle of the outer motors for more stability, and so that you can swerve easily, with that design, you can curve the edges and curve the front and back of the hoverboard, Maybe you could add sensors that measure the wind coming back up and you can use that input for a kind of flight controller Anyways, really cool 😊😊
Man, nothing gets me clicking on a video faster than something Back to the Future related! You earned a really fast subscriber today! Cannot wait to see what other projects you have planned.
Wow, that’s amazing! I love how you made a real back to the future hoverboard using magnets and superconductors. You are so talented and creative, JLaservideo. I always enjoy watching your videos and learning from your inventions. You inspire me to try new things and have fun with engineering. Thank you for sharing your awesome projects with us. For your next video, I have a suggestion. How about making a real lightsaber from Star Wars? I know you have made some plasma blades before, but I wonder if you can make a retractable one that looks and sounds like the ones in the movies. That would be so cool and epic. I’m sure you can do it, JLaservideo. You are the best inventor on UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
Your videos keep amazing me! Maybe for the next video you could make the fully interact screen in the window like in Iron Man 1 in Tony Starks bedroom. I always found the usage of handsgestures, no matter where in the house amazing.
There's a way of using wireless routers to take 'images' of your form to actuate by gesture from other rooms, that was developed nearly 20 years ago, and quickly disappeared.
Your storytelling and educational moments in ur videos are truly works of art! I've learnt more science from you than i did in my whole school life! The way you explain things is just so good
A fun idea that you would bring to life in a hilarious way could be an automated wake-up/morning start system similar to the one shown in “Wallace and Gromit.” I thought way to long about this because I love your content and just having a physical object made by you would make my year if not the last few I’ve been watching you!
Using the ground effect to make a hover board work is amazing. Not making the conection that the ground effect wouldn't work well in mud rocks and water though. Thats was an epic fail. 😂 amazing content keep up the great work.
Really nice video, though a little correction regarding superconductors is that when they are cooled down the magnetic field is being forced around it, though with modified superconductors you have small "pores" running through called flux tubes making it so that the magnetic only being able to pass through the material in those small tubes making it so that the magnetic field gets locked into place (quantum locking)
You need to curve the board and fans so they help self correct like a wing on an aircraft. A wing on an aircraft is never flat, but tapers up at the ends to offer less lift as the plane rolls off of level A ^ wing would be unstable, but a V wing would be stable. The V is over exaggerated, but you should get the point. The side fans and the front and back fans should point down and out. I wish you luck, because I'd like to see this fly!
I'd love to see you build a bicycle with such wide tires ...that even with just two tires, you could use it amphibiously! (on water as where the as well as regular ground). There are other people on UA-cam who have created bicycles with large tires that work on water but they are always with three or four tires. I'm talking about extremely wide probably somewhat flat tire things... that would keep the bicycle upright even on water (with only two rotating rings). It would look ridiculous but… but that's the point :-) I suppose you might even have a world record on your hands.
Nice work! Thanks for keeping the hoverboard dream alive! I have thought this approach would work, I wonder if you could have a solid top, with a gap between this surface and the motors? Is there a physical limit on how much smaller you can make it all? I’m wondering if there will be a smaller motor or other means that can produce enough thrust. Also, I’ve been trying to make some Nike mags for years, and your method is the best I have seen for sure! Please add me to the running to win the pair! Hoverboards will happen I am sure! Timbo
These videos are incredible! Just moved to college and am having a blast coming up with awesome projects to make in the maker lab here, one thing I have been looking into is a “Dragon” drone, a bunch of drones stuck together that can move independently like a flying dragon, it would be sick if you tried to make this!
I think the next project should be to attempt to make Doctor Strange's cape from the Marvel movies. I think it would be extremely cool to have a protective cape that just comes to you when you need it. I know if anyone can do it, it would be Jake and his great crew!
I believe the final test over water 'may' have been achieved if the curtains were applied; similar to the hovercraft method. Congrats on the ground-effect hoverboard 10/10. 🏆
How do these guys do so much engineering.. but then never thought that water would just get blown apart?
Great video! Those self lacing shoes are genius!
same with the reversed jets :D
thought the same thing, pretty predictable ending! XD
I am no engineer and I knew it would fail.
I think at this point, deepdown he knew he had no allocated budget to use to revise the integrity to make it fully waterproof for this video in due time without intervening with other projects and other projects' budget to complete this video.
ergo maybe he knew and he still did it anyway to close the project.
Lol I was thinking the same thing.
every single one of these video makes me want to learn more about science. it really reminds me of how Vsauce can make science actually interesting and relevant while also being funny and inspiring.
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Your dedication is inspiring.
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who... who are you precisely?
Yeah I have no idea who this is
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As a _Back to Future_ fan, I greatly appreciate someone stepping up to the promise scifi media made to fans so long ago! Thank you!
You know this is not knew, 9 years ago Tony Hawk rode one that is more like the one from back to the future, this one using air. Not bashing it, it is still a cool feature. Just not the first to step up to the plate for this.
@@bryanchaney2572
I'm aware of the concept that people everywhere have been obsessing over for years now. Of course, this isn't the first and only attempt at creating this technology, and certainly won't be the last. Your opinion is nothing "new" either.
You do know that the point of the future in BttF was supposed to be to _parody_ overly specific predictions about future, right? The intent was never supposed to be "this is what the future will be like", more like "wouldn't it be funny if we tried to claim that 2015 would be exactly like this".
@@DavidRYates-tk2tq
The movie came out before I was even born, so don't tell me what to expect or not expect of the future!
(Also, it's a *_movie._* Nobody counted on this being a detailed and accurate prediction of the future. Especially considering the fact that the future was always changing throughout the series!)
Still want my own real hoverboard
I knew it wasn't going to work on water but a totally sick build, man! 🔥🔥
It was kinda unsatisfying that it ended like that, but yeah. I loved the build!!!
i believe if they would have put a bag on it and made it like a hover vehicle again, it would have worked
no way this team of engineers actually believed it would work
@@coachswag8956calm down bro, doubt you have ever built anything like this.
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Finally someone who doesn’t just use magnets over metal 😂, nice job man!
You mean hacksmith industry 😂
Because others are too focus on making it as close as the movies, instead of making the board hover.
Also the shoe works, its just simple, others puting machines on shoes, this one is just simple.
@@kael-2077the technology too make it hover is too advanced you need a technology they can tap into the earths magnetic field
You mean the best way to make one😂😂 this guy is a grade A🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@Creed_0.0Thai seems like the best way since it works on actual pavement
As [I am] an engineer, [my opinion is that] you presented all of these super cool scientific principles in very accurate and digestible ways. I love how you walked us through all the levitation methods that don't work at scale, but still make use of interesting phenomena. Thanks for inspiring the next generation! [Edited for clarity]
"As an engineer" hahaha you killed me bro hahahaha
Yep, but missed the opportunity to cover buoyancy. Hoverboard was too small to get enough displacement without being totally underwater.
@ruzziasht349 oh I meant I am an engineer so I appreciate getting ppl excited about STEM
@@lukejohnston5566 I was laughing at you, as you're obviously not and engineer. Engineers don't use ppl. hahaha
Make Rc trains that hover.
Tbh I am more impressed on the use of nitinol for the self lacing shoes.
Most people went for the complicated route of motors and stuff while you solved the problem while displaying the core fundamentals of engineering: making it work as simply as possible.
This man not only builds a working hoverboard but he casually adds in self-lacing sneakers. Amazing work!
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The sneakers itself would deserve a video
@@Networking-gy9mw agreed. No need to fill this video out with all his other accounts and platforms or products that he is selling.
@@JulianGijsen555🤡
Drones and self lacing sneakers always existed bro. This dude repurposes random things that already exist and says "I invented it". Modern day Thomas Edison.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm surprised that those guys are smart enough to build such a complicated project like this, yet they did not predict that it would obviously sink and be instantly flooded by water.
Anyway, congratulations on making it hover at least over land, that's an amazing feat.
They probably knew it would sink, but also knew it would make for a good video.
However, it also took them way too long to figure out they installed motors backwards... which I found pretty surprising. Most engineers would figure that out within an hour... if not less.
"Hey, McFLY, you BOJO!!! Those BOARDS don't work on *WAA-ter* !!!!!..." 😁 😝 😉
I was gonna say the same thing exactly, they had to want to destroy it because it was so obvious what was going to happen. ESPECIALLY with his method of entry 😭
Even if it did float over the water, it would be throwing up so much water from the fans the entire thing would get soaked anyway, which you'd think would be pretty obvious.
It didn't actually sink...
The power of the fans dug a hole in the water and as it did it would get lower...
It's not completely ruined the fans for a start should be ok.. electronics etc are salvageable.
The video and hoverboard were amazing! Honestly, you've done so much, it's hard to imagine something new. However, I've never seen any attempts to recreate the gauntlets of the Shocker. It would be fun to look at their works, if it's possible that is.
Make a magneto suit
There are engineers and then there are dorkgeneers that forcus their big brains on bringing popculture to life without movie effects.
You do a great service sir!
In the future, when we have actual hover boards, we’ll look back at videos like these the same way we look at those old videos of flying machines and just be amazed at how far we’ve come!
Hopefully after 2030 that these become a reality, but only time will tell. Hopefully I'll be able to see people hoverboad and fly cars before I pass on from this world (hopefully).
"actualy" hover boards is crazy ☠
Physics suggests hoverboards will never be a thing. And why would it? It's absurd when wheels do the same job for a lot less energy.
@@TeddyLeppard listen man, mixing acoustic and electromagnetic levitation isn’t all that hard, that’s why I’m gonna do it, and sure it might be less efficient then wheels, but it’s cooler, everyone wants to be cool and modern problems require modern solutions
@@SuperFlashDriver More like 2040-2050 tbh.
I like how you explained every possibility, even though some were ridiculous from the get go, but you explored each option and explained the science. Great video.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the technology evolves over the next few years, and I'm hoping to see more of the hoverboard!
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The funny thing is, I thought it already existed for a long time now.
This is an awesome video, your dedication and engineering prowess are inspiring.
If you made it like 10-20% more powerful so that it didn’t need to fully rely on the ground affect, you may be able to get it to work over water and move independently without too much extra power / danger.
A hover board that uses drone control to keep you at 3-5 feet and make steering easier would be a pretty viable product.
I love the start of the video explaining all the different options considered and a little bit of the science behind each one. This is the essence of engineering!
When I was in Jr. High, my science teacher had a working hoverboard that he built, and would occasionally bring out into the hall to let his students try sitting on. It was done with air, but I don’t know exactly how it worked. I think I remember it being quite loud, but this was around 10 years ago, so my memory isn’t great. It always surprised me that nobody had tried this on a larger scale before, when we obviously had the technology and know-how to do it.
This video brought back that memory to me, and was super neat to watch. Thank you!
You've been probably the most accessible youtuber to help get my kids excited about engineering. Easy to follow. Always cool. Appreciate what you do mate.
I am happy to find someone with a brain and imagination at the same time.
YES FINALLY someone who used the use of air flow over magnetic force Ive been commenting that over every hover board video
the design was sick but i want to see what idea would you give for mininmizing the size
Remember, he had to cut the power to the motors to keep it from flying off. Seems to me like he had way too much engine on that thing, and if I'm right about that, then he's got all kinds of room to make it smaller. (which it needs to be smaller, badly)
@@MikeMartinez74 agreed,when u think about it he also didn't have proper leg design either, he could easily fall off that thing if he goes with a little more speed I suggest like a magnetic Leg holder with special boots so it could get attached and de-attached easily
Not even gonna lie, never heard of this channel and didn't cone in expecting much.
I. Was. Wrong...
Im blown away by the amount of work you put into your projects and videos. Incredible job, definitely subscribed from now on!
Blown away literally because of this video?
Jk
Interesting choice of words.."blown away" lol
There's a reason it's called the "ground" effect and not the "anything else" effect. To work, it requires that the surface is not deformed by the air; this holds for solid surfaces like concrete, but not for water.
LOL I laughed wayyyy too hard at this
Calm down Mr know it all
Someone's mad they couldn't figure this out by themselves lmao.
What about the soviet ekranoplan, that used ground effect to work on water.
@@JohnSmith-ef8nr Gradual decreases in elevation are inevitable for ground effect vehicles (GEVs) traveling over fluids since the air pushes away the fluid directly below the vehicle. This explains the failure in the video, as the hoverboard is a pure GEV.
However, with additional lift--i.e., generated by airfoils--even the diminished ground effect over water could be sufficient to keep a GEV hovering, especially if it was constantly moving away from the water it already disturbed. This would require significant speed, but that makes sense for the ekranoplan.
TL;DR: Airfoils and speed.
Last week, my uncle advised me to watch this series of films, so yesterday I watched all 3 films at once, I am absolutely delighted, this masterpiece is in my top!
(I am 16 years old)
WOW, congratulations and welcome Back to the 80's. I was 16 in 1985 and saw all three films as a teen in the theaters when we had no computers, cell phones, etc. Social media was going outside.
You watched all three at once? It's easier one at a time but whatever
Dude, what an incredible video man. So insane to see how you're able to document multiple processes over months and years and keep things moving forwards and then still tell banger stories about them! Truly a pleasure witnessing and watching this journey!
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i feel like ive heard of you before
I'd love more engineering collabs! You're amazing! well done!
i like the logic of hovering around with a air compressor would be weird so we strapped 27 high powered EDFs instead xD a great build as always, love the buildup of testing various ways to achieve the goal and showing us that process instead of just brushing it off and saying other ways failed. Much love
I just love this project so much. What a great effort. Thanks for being so creative and keeping us entertained!
If you use the downward air from the outer fans to trap a high pressure under the middle of the board, you can use less fans, less batteries and electronics, and seal holes, making it lighter and more effective.
For water you will need to interact with a larger ground effect region so your bouyant force doesn't go so low into the water and splash up, meaning you need to make the board wider and keep the fans away from the surface and splash, or keep the size and place the fans higher, interacting with more air and trapping more volumes of high pressure or velocity air. This is why hovercraft use skirts, because you can pneumatically fill the area with far less energy than continuously jetting yourself off of atmospheric mass and ground backpressure.
These concepts are also extremely useful for the coming generational leap in aerodynamic understanding and transportation, if anyone understood or listened to researchers!
smarty pants :D
lol @@_dh
Nerd
Yes, I was gonna say the same thing
Im really happy you made this. It was actually Back To The Future that inspired me to be a Film major, and seeing it come to life is making my inner child happy, so thank you on behalf of the 12 year old version of myself. As for a new project, you should make a whip that magically wraps around objects like in the movies, being able to grab or wrap something from a distance. ❤
The hoverboard and shoe laces are super sick that you made. When you asked for a suggestion of what to make next I was thinking about part of the video how you showed the way sound can make objects levitate. I have also heard of frequencies being able to move liquids and solids as well, that being said it would be super cool of you could somehow make a Harry Potter wand that could make objects move around or even come to you by using sounds and frequencies. Is this doable?!
Waterbending
Suface tension young man . Physics is awesome . Nicely done.
Im to late, but still wanted to say thank you for being these principles to millions of people. As engineer myself its always cool to see things like this and hope multiple people get inspired and push us to new innovation in the future. Together we can overcome current and future world issues.
What kind of engineer are you and are you the same as him
I used to search it up in 2016 when people made a miniature sized actual floating hoverboard from Back To The Future. This is definitely great to watch.
Definitley one of the better hover boards I’ve seen online. Nice work for sure
Air pressure could come from beneath a special skate park, that detects the hoverboard above it blasting air where its needed. Alternatively what about optically invisible wheels or rollers.
UA-cam needs a double-like button. Awesome project. ❤
Visions lazer would be cool
It’s called the super thanks
There is, u just click on the like button twice for it to work.
I'm really not scientifically inclined but I always enjoy watching your process and appreciate some of the layman's terms you use to explain them 👍
Never seen someone actually do a back 2 the future hoverboard so well, I honestly thought you would have tried to put something to stop the water from coming in and not just go for it but you're right you did nail it just like the move. I'd also really love those shoes lol.
I’m glad to hear you’re still working on the spring ring. When do you think it’ll be available by?
It’s so cool to see now you can do this, just imagine what can be done in 10 years 😮
Pushing the limits, nice job guys! Keep engineering and making history!
As a skater who always dreamt of making something like this but couldn't figure out how to make it work without a magnetic field or an engine so big that would be completely different from what I envision, I would buy this. I want to buy this. Take my money.
Being female you would only suck at riding it anyway.
Yes
You'd pay over 40 kUSD for a hovering board that doesn't even work as a method of transportation?
@@MsHojatPretty sure it works as a method of transportation...just probably not a very good one.
But hey, if you have 40k laying around.
I can’t beileive that you are so dedicated and kind.
Omfg this video kept me on the edge of my toilet seat. I was 60% sure that it would go over water and 90% certain that it would also dip into the water and die. Awesome! I loved how you also just kinda made self lacing shoes along the way as a side project.
Yes but it's just water. Not sea water. After letting it dry it will probably work again
A good rule of thumb. If its going on or near water. Just make it water proof.
Dont even bother not considering it. Just do it. Also. Drainage. Water will get in, so give it a way to get out. Think about your directions of momentum and place your holes accordingly.
This is incredibly amazing! As a huge Back to the Future fan, I think this is the coolest thing ever. Your channel is super inspirational and entertaining.
"I built a real back to the future hover board that actually floats", pure lies, so inspirational.
This actually teach kids about science because I’m going to fourth grade and my brother’s going to fifth this actually is helping people learn keep it up. I’m already subscribed and like your videos so keep it up you guess what you’re gonna be even smarter your mom is proud of you.
When I was about 11 I absolutely loved back to the future and magnets, so with my love for back to the future and my knowledge on magnets I wanted to try do the same thing as the toy hoverboard but couldn’t afford the magnets, it’s nice to see it come to life.
Would love to see more movie objects outside of marvel and dc
That is amazing! I would recommend adding some sensors to it to auto balance to stay level and add a few more thrusters on the rear to propel it forward.
You guys are incredibly brilliant when it came to creating this. One issue with water is that the weight of the board and the person standing will likely displace the same amount of water, spraying it up and around in a bowl shape, which happened. I was cringing knowing that would be the only result
You could see what was going to happen when they tested in the dirty lot. All the loose particles got kicked into the air and were cycled through the fans continuously. The water didnt' have enough surface tension to withstand the fans pressing against it kicking up massive amounts of mist. Because the ground effect relies on the ground being solid enough to push back against the air and they tuned the board to not fly up without the ground effect the only result was the board descending into the water.
J laser and the hacksmith together = future force industries.
After all the videos, you keep on surprising me with every single proyect, your ideas and your abilities to do this are really impressive.
Great work as always. I've always wanted to put a remote in a deluminator prop to turn off/on my household lights.
I bet you cant summon a Yu-Gi-Oh card like they did on the tv show
one word zexel no need to talk you must know what I mean
Lol
Oh really?
ITS TIME TO D-D-D-D-D-DUEL
Breaking news! Monsters coming out of cards destroy city!
Thd be cool
@@ahmedrandomg7511My god, that could work…
You always pull off miracles, man. Love this stuff!
So cool. Emulating the movie brought back so many memories of my teens. Thanks.
I know super conductors won't work for this project, but for future reference if you need a bunch maybe consider teaming up with NileRed, he made himself a bunch in the past. Also I'm an electrical engineer myself; you said your scared of those fans getting stuck on at full load, but have you considered using a short circuit safety relay or something along those lines to current limit the supply? I can think of a few things you can do to prevent such a thing from happening. So obviously your using DC so you're not using a VFD (variable frequency drive) to control the speed of the motors, but you have to he using some kind of drive that's using resistance or something that's controling the speed of the motors and usually there you configure a safety limit too. It's alot easier to do it with a VFD on AC motors using hz, just because limiting the frequency that the VFD outputs limits the voltage too because they go hand in hand, for instance if you do 30hz instead of America's standard 60hz that's half the cycles so it would be half the voltage, so being that you get alot more control over AC versus DC a inverter might not be bad idea for another project. Current limits, hertz, list goes on and on what you can do with a VFD, I even have limited AC motors to certain amount of RPM's.
seeing a hologram like the ones from star wars would be really cool, don't know if that's possible but if it is that would be an amazing build
The shoe laces idea is cool af and works just like in Back to the Future. Awesome!
Pages like this keep me excited about the future
I can't believe the amount of engineering over 2 years to accomplish this board, and they didn't account for the fact they are just going to displace the water with the fans and gravity was going to do the rest? x) Props to them regardless, looks like they had a ton of fun and met some pretty cool people along the way! :)
yeh I simply can not understand how someone who was able to describe how this works and what it is made out of would think it could work on water.
@@peteg4957deep overconfidence
Yeah. Stunning oversight.
Your videos are amazing. Always testing the limits and literally inventing and bringing to life iconic sci-fi movies to life. Absolutely love it.
This video is so awesome I see people building stuff for no reason no purpose tons of money wasted BUT THIS VIDEO WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY EVEN IF IT GOT RUINED LOOK AT WHAT YOU CONQUERED AND MADE SCREEN SHOTS OF THE ACTUAL MOVIE I KNOW MARTY MCFLY WOULD LOVE THIS I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST DIY VIDEO I HAVE EVER WATCHED CONGRATS BRO IT MAY NOT MEAN MUCH TO ALOT OF PEOPLE BUT THIS MADE MY DAY
WOW, man, this is really big thing for me. I have been dreaming and hoping for this day since I was five. Seeing this now, it's mind-blowing and unbelievable that it's real life! I have been trying to float anything with magnets for ten years, and winning the mini hoverboard would be fantastic; however, that isn't the main point of what I want to say. Jake, well done! Your work is truly impressive and very inspiring for any BTTF fan. In my opinion, your next project should be Jack Frost's staff that can actually shoot ice. I wish everyone good luck!
The super conductor part is very interesting- I never knew it stayed in the magnetic line of field. Love your videos!
That’s awesome!! I love how you can take it pretty much anywhere(rip in the water😔). Some ideas for future projects I have are:
1. Light Saber, I don’t think you’ve done that yet.
2. Anything from the Kingsman really(I know you’ve done some stuff from it throughout the years but it’d be cool to see some more stuff!
3. Lastly, something from the Blue Beetle! Maybe his suit or the scarab. Scarab turning into the suit??👀 whatever you decide next I look forward to it!!
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These have been in my dreams since I was a young boy this was so pleasing to finally see thanks for the inspiration. ❤
I’m actually a huge fan of back to the future and this really made my day. Even though I just discovered your channel, I would love to see more Insane projects like this; bringing fiction to reality 🤩 That small prototype toy is also something I would love to have😅
This is my favorite science channel on UA-cam. This guy makes stuff as accurately as possible without shortcuts
You could try tuning the angle of the outer motors for more stability, and so that you can swerve easily, with that design, you can curve the edges and curve the front and back of the hoverboard,
Maybe you could add sensors that measure the wind coming back up and you can use that input for a kind of flight controller
Anyways, really cool 😊😊
Man, i want those shoes! That's a great idea using the memory metal! Instead of motors
I just bought your web shooter for Christmas and I love it!
Thats dope! I gotta get one
Jlaser never makes a disappointing video
I plan to go into engineering. Man is an inspiration. Would love to see some crazy car mods
Real life Transformers
I’m so hyped for the spring ring
10:00 the air pressure in this scene was just fabulous 😍 it was like straight out of movie like a effect
Witch movie is that bro
@@loveyoumyg6981 iron man and many more
Man, nothing gets me clicking on a video faster than something Back to the Future related! You earned a really fast subscriber today! Cannot wait to see what other projects you have planned.
Wow, that’s amazing! I love how you made a real back to the future hoverboard using magnets and superconductors. You are so talented and creative, JLaservideo. I always enjoy watching your videos and learning from your inventions. You inspire me to try new things and have fun with engineering. Thank you for sharing your awesome projects with us.
For your next video, I have a suggestion. How about making a real lightsaber from Star Wars? I know you have made some plasma blades before, but I wonder if you can make a retractable one that looks and sounds like the ones in the movies. That would be so cool and epic. I’m sure you can do it, JLaservideo. You are the best inventor on UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
"...So let's build a board using these massive EDF's!"
I agree... 6 inches is totally massive 😉
Good to see someone is keeping the quest to unlock the secret of hoverboard alive for all us BTTF fans out there!
Your videos keep amazing me!
Maybe for the next video you could make the fully interact screen in the window like in Iron Man 1 in Tony Starks bedroom.
I always found the usage of handsgestures, no matter where in the house amazing.
There's a way of using wireless routers to take 'images' of your form to actuate by gesture from other rooms, that was developed nearly 20 years ago, and quickly disappeared.
Your storytelling and educational moments in ur videos are truly works of art! I've learnt more science from you than i did in my whole school life! The way you explain things is just so good
Dude, you have to be the best engineer I have ever seen. Dude, may self lace shoes like it was notting.
15:59 I think it's hilarious that it's still a burger king 40 years later
Edit: That's a beautiful lake
A fun idea that you would bring to life in a hilarious way could be an automated wake-up/morning start system similar to the one shown in “Wallace and Gromit.”
I thought way to long about this because I love your content and just having a physical object made by you would make my year if not the last few I’ve been watching you!
Using the ground effect to make a hover board work is amazing. Not making the conection that the ground effect wouldn't work well in mud rocks and water though. Thats was an epic fail. 😂 amazing content keep up the great work.
well done and calculated. showing my kids that anything is possible. thanks for the vid
Great video, always surprised to see how you manage to create. We’ve been loving playing with the spidey webs!
Really nice video, though a little correction regarding superconductors is that when they are cooled down the magnetic field is being forced around it, though with modified superconductors you have small "pores" running through called flux tubes making it so that the magnetic only being able to pass through the material in those small tubes making it so that the magnetic field gets locked into place (quantum locking)
You need to curve the board and fans so they help self correct like a wing on an aircraft.
A wing on an aircraft is never flat, but tapers up at the ends to offer less lift as the plane rolls off of level
A ^ wing would be unstable, but a V wing would be stable.
The V is over exaggerated, but you should get the point.
The side fans and the front and back fans should point down and out. I wish you luck, because I'd like to see this fly!
You should sell your inventions to people that like your videos 😊😊
I'd love to see you build a bicycle with such wide tires ...that even with just two tires, you could use it amphibiously! (on water as where the as well as regular ground).
There are other people on UA-cam who have created bicycles with large tires that work on water but they are always with three or four tires. I'm talking about extremely wide probably somewhat flat tire things... that would keep the bicycle upright even on water (with only two rotating rings). It would look ridiculous but… but that's the point :-) I suppose you might even have a world record on your hands.
Barrel tires
@@jakeq3530 Essentially, perfect; yes!
Nice work! Thanks for keeping the hoverboard dream alive! I have thought this approach would work, I wonder if you could have a solid top, with a gap between this surface and the motors? Is there a physical limit on how much smaller you can make it all? I’m wondering if there will be a smaller motor or other means that can produce enough thrust.
Also, I’ve been trying to make some Nike mags for years, and your method is the best I have seen for sure! Please add me to the running to win the pair!
Hoverboards will happen I am sure!
Timbo
This is so freaking cool! As someone who grew up on Back To The Future, I am inspired!
This video is epic. Never have I’ve seen anyone created a DIY hover board.
Everything you make is always so cool! Keep up the good work
These videos are incredible! Just moved to college and am having a blast coming up with awesome projects to make in the maker lab here, one thing I have been looking into is a “Dragon” drone, a bunch of drones stuck together that can move independently like a flying dragon, it would be sick if you tried to make this!
I think the next project should be to attempt to make Doctor Strange's cape from the Marvel movies. I think it would be extremely cool to have a protective cape that just comes to you when you need it. I know if anyone can do it, it would be Jake and his great crew!
I believe the final test over water 'may' have been achieved if the curtains were applied; similar to the hovercraft method. Congrats on the ground-effect hoverboard 10/10. 🏆