If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Wrong First
Вставка
- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Go to ground.news/su... to become a smarter news consumer and see every side of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access this month.
Superfast Matt is supported by:
SendCutSend - For 15% off Fast laser cut parts, click here: sendcutsend.co...
HPAcademy - To learn how to do the kinds of things I do: hpacademy.com/?...
Tires by Falken Tires: www.falkentire...
Wheels by KMC: www.kmcwheels....
Oil by Motul: www.motul.com/
Become a Patron: / superfastmatt
Join The Discord: / discord
Subscribe - www.youtube.co...
Instagram - / superfastmatt
Twitter - / superfast
Go to ground.news/superfastmatt to become a smarter news consumer and see every side of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access this month.
E
Did you really just invent a hood release mechanism that is in every car since 1950 and put it on the back?
You did.
Hey are you watching Two Stroke Stuffing’s channel? He’s making a run at Bonneville this year too. Interesting power plant you should definitely get some footage of his run. Good luck maniac
One time at band clamp…
It had to be said.
We need you for president matt
Fun fact. - People think Matt reuses the same still image of the Honda S600 for the outro, but In reality he go to the car and re-records it each week to show his fans exactly how much progress he's made with it in the last 7 days. :D
Obviously doesn't cord, his younger self does that work.
Exactly none?
@@althejazzman Every time. Stability and discipline 2nd and 3rd names.
😄
Instead of using a spacer in the parachute tube with the smaller chute, fill up the void with glitter.
or a ham sandwich
@@generalee2010 Or a glitter sandwich
and snakes obvi.
amateurs never heard of glitter ham.
some extra hot sauce should make the car faster too
Trying to do my part to appease the algorithm
All hail the algorithm!
i want you
I'm doing my part
I’m trying licking it.
Viva algorithm!
I hope everyone considered the coefficient of friction of their sticker material before sending in their stickers!
A couple of layers of clear coat will take care of that 😂
@@jesperwall839And that clear coat may require more sanding.
@@ericfrentress8090 That clear coat will require sanding. How much sanding will be done? It depends how much patience Matt can muster ...
He needs a clear vinyl wrap after all the stickers go on. Solves the aero issue and makes it easier to clean.
@@bdkw1 It would be so nasty having to get vinyl into every crease of every sticker lol.
i love it when Matt casually pulls out the real real math to shut up all the youtube chair engineers screaming about safety and "thats not strong enough!!!" once in a while. Great to see you working on the landspeed car again i def still eyeing that viper in the background though. 👍
0:26 "It's because it's just more fun to do it that way." You say that like that isn't also the real reason the tech companies do it.
They 100% do it because of lack of intelligence.
Yup. Who does not like getting paid to blow stuff up ? Sure, the company owner, but ... he's in finance not tech :D
Facts
If you want to get something right, do it wrong first.
Best quote ever
It really is. Doing something right the first time can ultimately be a negative if you don't actually understand why you succeeded. Sometimes it's just dumb luck, and you don't want life or limb depending on dumb luck.
@@daedalus_20v Failures are lessons and successes are the rewards for applying those lessons 🤙
You gotta run out of wrong ways to do it before You can call what You do "technology". Before that, it's just luck. And we all know how fast You can run out of that.
0:09 “Or Boeing who has the simpeler: Fail” 🤣🤣🤣
/venting noises/
Hey, that makes them the big bucks
Fail, and then lie about it.
Everyone who is male or has watched Casino Royal, fully appreciates the priority you're placing on not crushing your nads. Good call.
With a sustained 18G decel at least you wouldn't bleed out through them since all your blood's in your feet.
The fact you could say "or Boeing: FAIL" without looking around for their hitman was the best deadpan I've seen in quite a while! All Hail the Algorithm!
Thanks for making me feel less alone in earthing a MIG welder only through the metal plating on a rare earth magnet, erm, once. I say once as you can't do it twice, at least not without another magnet...
The way the tail section slots in is really nice. And the superstructure for the solenoids was genius move. So clean. Looks like you took notes on “things that sucked” and iterating through them methodically.
Might want to monitor the temp on the solenoid side of the shield though
@@plwadodveeefdv He said he’s gonna wrap it. Should help with thermal management. Thankfully the solenoids are on the outside of the bridge thing.
"Probably something catastrophic happening". Was waiting for Foreshadowing Matt to appear. 🤣
For a quick easy exhaust disconnect, look at the Tri Clamp fittings from the dairy industry.
Easy to do, easy to safety wire, and they come in stainless.
Stork fittings?
There was this one time at band clamp.
Can you get exhaust temperature resistant seals for them? I’ve only ever seen stuff like Viton or ptfe
Big problem with these videos is they’re too short, we want more !
12:37 "If you want something done right, do it wrong first" absolutely beautiful quote, I need that on a t-shirt immediately.
You learn more from your failures than your successes.
You so overestimate my ability to learn and explore hitherto unknown dimensions of failure on revision mark ii.
It's not that I'm incapable of learning/doing better. I just have more opportunities for something to catastrophically fail.
Better for all parties if the fates just rubber stamp it with a gimme.
Your ability to learn from your failures depends on your ability to gather information from your failures. That means adequate recording instruments and test parameters. The best thing you can get out of a failure without either of those things is that you can potentially clear up a lot of unknown unknowns and the questions that you didn't know you needed to ask.
With my old Racecars, I’d make a part, set it aside, make another one, set it aside, and just keep doing that until I couldn’t make it any better anymore. This doesn’t work well for expensive things, and many times it got limited to two or three times, but it did make things better, almost as good as if I had paid a pro to do it and sometimes it even came through cheaper than the pro lol
For your quick disconnect exhaust, look at V-Band clamps. Usually used on turbocharger piping.
In the pre NASA days my grandfather worked out at Cape Canaveral. They used to do that second method a LOT. I think he liked when things blew up
If you're supposed to do it wrong the first time, then if you do it right the first time does that mean you've still done it wrong? 🤔
Yes. Definitely
Absoeffinglutely.
EVERY time you remind us about that ham reinforced composite I want to scream! 😂
2024 SCTA rule book. pg 41 "All non manual parachute release systems must also have a redundant, manual release as a back-up..." I hope to see you in Tech at Bonneville. And hear you ran well. Keep up the good work, if it was easy, everybody would be doing it.
For the safety pin holes for the parachute, you could design a spring powered flap to cover/fill the hole when the pin is removed. Just a fun extra project
On the lockout safety pin for the parachute, mount a big red ribbon that says, remove before flight... :D :D
Hey matt, about the material choice for the latch. Carbon fiber + aluminium + salt water. Something something galvanic corrosion. Maybe a barrier is needed?
Looking forward to the final look with all the stickers
The best part about Matt being super famous now, is I can skip the ads and not ruin the algorithm too much.
Love this! I have long thought that I know everything on my car is done the right way, because I did it the wrong way first to check', But "If you want something done right, do it wrong first" will fit on a t-shirt much better.
For the cheeky algorithm: I tried to bribe it, but then it txted: what do you think I am, a supreme court justice?
Totally agree with the just try it mentality. I’m building an engine for my racing go kart right now and didn't have a clue what I was doing. Learned sooooo much building that. Although most of the lessons boil down to some variation of stop being cheep and just spend the money to get the right _____. Being a cheep bastard has its flaws. On the bright side I have some real shiny and expensive parts in my motor and some new tools. Also a lot more knowledge than I did before. Who knew valve lash was so important🤷♂️
The most solid of 'shutes.
Matt using air hose quick disconnects for the parachute cable disconnects reminds me of something similar I did in college. For an intro to engineering class, I used hose quick disconnects for attaching a golf bag trailer behind a bike. I screwed an eyebolt into the NPT threads until they locked together. The eyebolt was attached to another eyebolt to create a joint for the trailer. It worked great.
You made it onto my favorite quotes list with "If you want something done right, do it wrong first" - SuperfastMatt 👍
Another hugely enjoyable video, thank you Matt. Also, I listened to the HP Academy podcast interview, fascinating and highly recommended to other SFM fans
Hey Matt- This is Tony, I met you at The Petersen Car Show. I was 100% WRONG about my corvette project. It does NOT have a built-in air tank, instead what chevy used are actuators that hold a certain amount of air needed to make the headlights move up & down. I have decided to keep the standard suspension and just update the components
I love the quick math break downs to back your reasoning for things. It’s cool to learn the way you evaluate load on parts as you build.
The intro monologue is so true. You just don't know what you don't know.
Have you thought about making it with golf ball dimples? It might reduce the air friction by creating a layer of air acting as a squishable sponge or it might make it a lot worse
Wetted area is why sailplanes went to tadpole shape.
That quick-disconnect for the chute cables is damn clever, would love to see more of that as it gets finalized.
I'm really looking forward to seeing you take this thing out once it's done! I love your 'do it the DIY hard way' approach- that's like my Life's motto
I am really looking forward to seeing this machine go. I really like this show, and I'm not even that much of a gear head. My grandfather was an engineer, and he used to build and repair everything you can imagine. This show reminds me of him. He would have loved this stuff.
"If you want something done right, do it wrong."
That's beautiful.
I watched the Simms & Rohm GSXR burn to the ground at Bonneville, the carbon seat/tail section shorted the battery out at speed.
My NASCAR boss (back in the day) was showing is his Caterham kit at his house and dropped a live cable onto the carbon floor pan to similar effect. ⚡🔥
you should consider adding a trailer hitch to the viper so you can use it to transport the land speed car. for style points.
"If you want something done right, do it wrong first"
Words to live by...
I’m not an expert by any means, but if I were designing the parachute cable release system, it would be such that the cable holds it shut not pulls it open; that way if the cable fails the parachute immediately comes out instead of not at all
You need to put water through a hose to find the leaks, : ) love your work.
So true, the unknown unknows until you try it, simulating fiberglass bondage doesn't answer all the questions. Significantly better sounds like progress. Nice work.
As the 4.5mi safty guy for world of speed. I think different. What is the loss of power fail safe?
A thought.
Add a spring inside the air cylinders( all 3 making them dead man switched) makint them fail safe inthe open position. If power or air is lost the shoots deploy and activate the power kill. This would have saved one of the streamliner teams a pile of cash and made for a smaller fire.
Use the remove befor flight red flaged pins .
I like that Superfastmatt uses motorbike parts like brake/ clutch cable adjusters in peculiar but useful ways!
Since u dont want to fully sticker bomb the car, i think it would look kinda cool to have the driver canopy and surrounding area mirror the helmet of ur channel icon, it always reminds me of it.
As always, great content. Friction and tubes. Who knew that would make a wonderful video to watch.
Looks like its coming along great. Can't wait for your first full speed run with bodywork.
"Might not know what you want until you just go for it and find out...that's not actually what you want."
Precisely my feelings about the short exhaust I just installed on my motorcycle.
Thanks for spelling out the strength cals, but I note that three eighths of an inch is not a measure of area.
Just make sure you frequently inspect the nut that clamps the parachute cable. I once had a bike that used that design on the brake cable, it worked great, until it didn't xD
An applause for Matt for making it better than the previous design👏
“You have to lose to learn how to win”
- Dream On from Aerosmith.
Thank you for doing what you do man. Its very inspiring how you tackle problems and get past them. Takes quite the man to be human these days. Much love!
For the exhaust connections I recommend something alike the bleed air pipe clamps on the 737. It’s 2 flens ends with a concave pipe end on one side. Then there is a clamp that holds the 2 flenses tight together. And with a copper or Alu gasket in between you have a quick detachable gas tight pipe.
One thing to consider would be the center of gravity to center of pressure.
One of the first things learned in amateur rocketry is keeping the center of gravity in front of center of pressure will keep from random psychotic flipping and destruction at high speed 😊
Such a underrated channel...
another great one!!
Matt, as always, you make my week with your content. Thank you.
I continue to enjoy every episodes, thanks for the great work and keep it going. Cheers
Love this. In one of our weekly magazines there was a strip about a contractors firm. Called ,,the re re re re building😉,,. Beerandco was the company s name😉. You remind me of that😉.
But first comes the prototype. Then back to the drawing board. Then when it looks its taking shape the ( we call them child diseases) come up. Then alteration s lead to back to line one or two.
You know the definition of an engineer?
A masochist with the false hope he will be healed one day.
Love your channel sir!
Are you going to Speek Week this year? If so, stop by the White Goose Bar. I drive the 369 roadster, and my dad built the 987 Valley Fever streamliner (maybe 400mph this year? We'll see)
Porsche tried the long tail vs short tail in their 917. Total drag was about the same, but the short tail was more agile. With the long tail, the center of pressure is further aft making it more stable. I seem to recall GM tried the same test when they were testing the Ecotec engine. Top speed was the same.
Quick release for exhaust? use the racing two stroke system, traction springs. 10 seconds, job done.
Your building my dream machine! Lemme know when your done and I will come down pick it up.
There is a wrap called shark skin that was invented for drag reduction on aircraft.
I don’t know if it’s still available as the cost and delicacy made it not very worth while.
But for land speed racing it might be worth it.
Alternatively you could use a knerling device to press tiny pyramids into the surface.
Learning through doing. I like it. I do it. "Planning as I go" I call it.
Awesomeness as usual, love the new design!
You should make a cord that goes from each parachute to mechanism that pulls the opposing shoot out. Backup to the backup
I’d worry about that potentially hanging up and causing both to not open properly. Especially since if one doesn’t deploy there may be a reason which also might be enough to make the other one not deploy.
Sometimes better to have 2 separate systems so they are less likely to fail together and you’d get at least half power.
Thank you for making my day better with you build commentary.
these videos just keep getting better and better!!!
Great video Matt. You never disappoint.
surprised the skate key roller on the back isn't extended a couple inches further than the parachute tubes. Also thinking the bolts attaching the rear chute assembly should align inline with the chassis utilizing the full load capability of the hardware.
Keeping it real again, awesome progress 👌
Rock on mate.. rock on !!
As an engineer, I can tell you're an engineer when you do a calculation and summarise that calculation with "should" be good.
5:14 -- When Matt talked about "friction drag" I immediately thought of covering the whole car in butter to help increase speed.
Delicious, delicious butter 😊
It's betta with butta
But all the butter was used on the ham sandwhitch
Your body will have a lot of imperfections that isn't in CAD that will add a lot to surface drag. So you might want to prioritize lowering surface drag over lowering pressure drag. DISCLAIMER: I don't actually know what I'm talking about but I think bit sounds reasonable, just might be worth looking into.
No, but stickers tho!
No worries, that's why he waxes himself and slathers himself in oil before each run. The byproduct is after the salt and oil mix, and he bakes in the desert sun, he is delicious.
@@12x2richterhe buys buckets of lard, it may be expensive but that is the cost of SPEED
The intro is even better when coming from a video about the hard coded API keys in the rabbit r1
You've clearly sorted it but for those release mechanism they are exactly the same as car rear seat catches.
Matt, you've inspired me. Not to build a racecar, but to get a 6kw CNC laser cutter.
Lol "but enough about my dating life.."
Well played sir.
BTW the rear window on my project car has a Certified Good Enough sticker.
Its always a good day when matt post
Where is the CG of the car with the driver seated? I would think you would want the CG around the feet of the driver, so that you have steering and traction. You could add weight in the tail section to change the CG. Have you thought about adding flaps to aid in steering or traction?
You need many more subscribers. I hope to see you making at least 10k a month on ads before the year is up.
SuperFast publish I put like before watching
Nice work Matt & like thw guys in my construction company say- "we do it nice cause we do it twice".
Or my construction company "we're not happy until you're not happy"
I Love your Channel! Please keep up the wonderful work!
I recognise the safety pins from a Nexo line array speaker system, and they are really expensive for what they are.
Subscribed for the awesome fluid modeling information !
All good rhythm
The Ground News advertisement itself sounds very biased. What’s up with that?
Your videos, however, are excellent. Never miss one.