Why Snatch Blocks are AWESOME (How Pulleys Work) - Smarter Every Day 228

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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  5 років тому +4368

    Snatch Block!
    I want to take a moment to thank those of you who support Smarter Every Day on Patreon. I'd also like to point out 2 things about this video.
    #1. You'll notice Jeremy Fielding is in this video. He's the "Contraption Fabricator" that's started working with me now because of your support on Patreon. He's a great designer, father, and friend. You'll be seeing more of Jeremy around thanks to those who support at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday/
    #2. If you'd like to 3D print the Snatch Blocks and pulleys we use in this video they are here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4022579
    #3. I really enjoy KiwiCo and I think you will too. I got them as a Christmas gift for my children years ago, and it was a huge hit. It was after that experience that I reached out to their team and asked if I could advertise for them because of how good it was for our family. I think you'll enjoy it too. www.kiwico.com/smarter
    It was 3 things... I ended up pointing out 3 things.

    • @linyingyen
      @linyingyen 5 років тому +57

      I think showing the LENGTH of the rope you pulled with 2 pulleys v.s. 1 pulley will explain everything much better. It took me forever to finally understand. Maybe I am just an idiot.
      Edit: It's like going 10mph(force) for 2 hour(rope length) vs. going 10mph(force) for 1 hour (rope length). You get more out of it. That's how I understood it anyway.

    • @jamesonmcadams1898
      @jamesonmcadams1898 5 років тому +31

      You also have to remember when setting one of these up that the max you can lift/ pull is the weight limit of the cable or pully

    • @justinpyle3415
      @justinpyle3415 5 років тому +12

      Hey man, all your videos are fascinating! Thanks!

    • @grahamnelson203
      @grahamnelson203 5 років тому +14

      I carry rope and carabiners while hunting to set up pulley systems to get large game up steep inclines. The input end also helps me climb up at the same time. Carabiners have much more friction, so they hold the load in place better.

    • @ИванСнежков-з9й
      @ИванСнежков-з9й 5 років тому +14

      Destin, You could have used a third scale, that would be holding the other end of the rope, the one that is fixed and does not move.
      Also, It is very interesting how the flatten unfolded multi pulley was not moving uniformly, indicating each disc excreted different force. It would be interesting if you replace it with separate pulleys each one holding separate weight (all weight would be with equal mass).

  • @isaacr.8082
    @isaacr.8082 4 роки тому +14885

    People are really going to be really impressed when I bring snatch blocks to the gym.

    • @thedoofus3239
      @thedoofus3239 4 роки тому +658

      This comment is underrated

    • @heheboi6693
      @heheboi6693 4 роки тому +369

      It's more funnier when you can make a video of it

    • @keijigamings1127
      @keijigamings1127 4 роки тому +45

      Love it

    • @Jose0_04
      @Jose0_04 4 роки тому +92

      What did you max out on

    • @christopherhanna5754
      @christopherhanna5754 4 роки тому +108

      Your comment is double entendre comedy gold.....well played sir

  • @BenCDawson
    @BenCDawson 2 роки тому +615

    The guy that stopped to help you gave me a big smile too, hands weathered from what must have been a lifetime of physical labor gave and instantly knowing what to do, how to help and taking the time out of his day to stop for a stranger, very respectable and heartwarming.

    • @randomschmo5778
      @randomschmo5778 2 роки тому

      Prolly a white supremacist, and oppressing the LGBTQs too?

    • @chayneznfayme
      @chayneznfayme Рік тому +6

      Wear out or rust out

    • @grarglejobber7941
      @grarglejobber7941 Рік тому

      You ever notice that people who stop to help others are always white? I mean there are exceptions I'm sure but I just mean like the heavy majority are white guys

    • @parkeraskew
      @parkeraskew 10 місяців тому +4

      @@chayneznfayme (i liked so it would say 420). workers look at hands, managers look at shoes, good leaders look at character. you need each one to make the world go round.

    • @EarendilStar
      @EarendilStar 9 місяців тому

      @@chayneznfayme Given he wasn't standing up straight, and could have been as young as 50, I'm sadly guessing he wore out.

  • @spacechicken6316
    @spacechicken6316 5 років тому +6969

    Kid: "Hey dad, why did you call my sister Rose?"
    Destin: "Because mom loves roses"
    Kid: "Thanks, dad"
    Destin: "No problem, snatch block"

    • @JDmake
      @JDmake 5 років тому +375

      Don't forget laminar flow

    • @aligatorsandcrickets
      @aligatorsandcrickets 5 років тому +82

      This comment is amazing

    • @josephburchanowski4636
      @josephburchanowski4636 5 років тому +88

      @@JDmake The older brother.

    • @MrE_
      @MrE_ 5 років тому +45

      Snatch Block would be a good name for a dog

    • @huntercarr2637
      @huntercarr2637 5 років тому +52

      @@MrE_ Or two separate dogs: Snatch, the hunting dog and Block, the bulldog

  • @bravotwozero8119
    @bravotwozero8119 2 роки тому +121

    A rule of thumb we always used for figuring out mechanical advantage for rope rescue systems was, if the pulley (or snatch block) is moving with the load, it is providing a mechanical advantage. If it is not moving with the load (i.e. it is attached to an anchor point not a part of the load) it is only providing a change of direction.

    • @CAL1MBO
      @CAL1MBO Рік тому +6

      Yes this is true. Good way of thinking about it

    • @CarlYota
      @CarlYota 10 місяців тому +3

      This is how I learned it when setting up a homemade lat pulldown in my gym. You don’t want the system to give you advantage you just want it to offer resistance in the desired direction.
      You also can’t afford having 2 to 1 ratios of distance. You want the weight to move 1 to 1 what your arms are doing. Otherwise you would have to double the weight to counter the advantage you’re getting. Gym equipment is, of course the opposite intention of many pulley hoisting applications.

    • @HalleyRai
      @HalleyRai 10 місяців тому +5

      9:08 so does this mean when they pulled themselves there was no mechanical advantage...as the pulley was fixed

    • @mazomopar2156
      @mazomopar2156 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@HalleyRaiI was thinking the same

    • @chadlelond2575
      @chadlelond2575 9 місяців тому +4

      I think in this case because the winch is moving with the load it accomplishes the same thing.

  • @tubecoatue
    @tubecoatue 3 роки тому +74

    Dustin... I just wanted you to know that I saved this video a year ago and have referred back to it often. This video is one of the finest examples of what makes your channel great. Entertaining, informative content that makes a person smile. You've really found you calling here and should be proud.

    • @NuggetHe17
      @NuggetHe17 3 роки тому +2

      I totally agree with you Fred :)

  • @jakazoid
    @jakazoid 2 роки тому +100

    After watching this video I was able to construct a pulley system with a 1300 watt winch and 6 snatch blocks that could pull medium size oak stumps out of the ground while preparing for a house build. Insanely satisfying to see the science work in real life. Thanks for this video. It saved me a lot of time and back ace.

    • @EarendilStar
      @EarendilStar 9 місяців тому

      I'm a year late to this question, but I'm less impressed with the pulley's as I am with *what they were attached to*. Was it the hand of God?

    • @nelus7276
      @nelus7276 9 місяців тому +1

      @@EarendilStar He had a 30 ton digger standing around which provided him with a handy Archimedean point.

    • @drockusamongus2839
      @drockusamongus2839 8 місяців тому

      Figuring out the best way to pull stumps is exactly why i clicked on this video.

  • @ianrobertsonRR1
    @ianrobertsonRR1 2 роки тому +255

    Yes pulleys are amazing but always remember the safe working limit of your cable / line / rope / strop etc quickly becomes the governing factor. Great production by the way, makes learning stuff fun !

    • @towtruckaj
      @towtruckaj Рік тому +6

      Shouldn't matter much, As you get more blocks in the load your line load reduces. If you have a 4:1 setup then your total load is divided by 4 and that's how much is on each line.
      So if you want to lift 1000 pounds a straight pull is of course 1000, a single traveling block causing a 2:1 pulley is 500 on each line as well as a 2:1 mechanical advantage so it both cuts the line load in half and doubles the pulling force, a 3:1 does the same its 3 times the pulling force and line load is cut into 3 so you are at 333 pounds per line. If you want to get real complicated you can factor in the angle at which each line is at and that chances the numbers as the farther from 90 degrees or parallel lines the less mechanical advantage and the less line reduction you have.

    • @ionbusman2086
      @ionbusman2086 Рік тому +8

      @@towtruckaj but you still have the line lifting a 1000lb object at the end of the day

    • @towtruckaj
      @towtruckaj Рік тому +7

      @@ionbusman2086 not really, with my 4:1 for example you are effectively turning 1 line into 4, so it’s really one long line that runs through a bunch of blocks but it acts as if there were 4 because both your mechanical advantage and line load are effected, for each moving block in a perfect world you get double the pulling force and line load is cut in half, so for a 4:1 moving 1000 pounds you would need to pull with 250 pounds of force and each line would have 250 pounds of force on it, so to move 1000 pounds a 250 pound rated rope would work. It’s fairly simple until you start getting into the angles of the blocks and compounded pulley setups.
      So yes in short the object weight doesn’t change you are still lifting 1000 pounds, but with pulleys you can move that weight with a lot weaker equipment and a lot less force.

    • @ionbusman2086
      @ionbusman2086 Рік тому +10

      @@towtruckaj But where the line ties to the 1000lb object, that's the weak point

    • @towtruckaj
      @towtruckaj Рік тому +9

      @@ionbusman2086 what you are describing isn’t a proper mechanical advantage setup, to achieve mechanical advantage the blocks have to be on be load, if you have just one line actually attached to the load no matter how many blocks you have unless it’s a compound setup you don’t have mechanical advantage, for my 4:1 example you would have 2 snatch blocks on the actual load and 4 lines 2 for each block. What you could do if you could only attach one line to the load is have one heavy piece of rigging rating for the full forces then you could compound it and apply mechanical advantage to that one line, so like a 1000 pound cable sling with 250 lb rated rope in a 4:1 connected to that cable.

  • @Tree7111
    @Tree7111 3 роки тому +296

    I like how he teaches by repeating himself and breaking everything down. Wish I had teachers like him!

  • @efrancis19
    @efrancis19 2 роки тому +490

    Man, your enthusiasm and excitement about physics is infectious. This is the kind of stuff that gets kids and adults alike excited about learning.

    • @BigWokstar
      @BigWokstar 2 роки тому +4

      Agreeeed I used to hate physics never understood it until I started watching these videos they're so captivating and educational

    • @azynkron
      @azynkron 2 роки тому +2

      I don't agree. He's impressed with the mechanical device without really understanding what makes it work. This is primary school physics.

    • @roidelababylonetoto8552
      @roidelababylonetoto8552 2 роки тому

      frl

    • @Fisher_007
      @Fisher_007 2 роки тому

      And what I admire the most that there are just so many sure signs that it's genuine! He approached random workers because they had a SNATCH BLOCK. Hahahaha!

    • @gularz1982
      @gularz1982 Рік тому

      ... all over the world!

  • @gavinlynas2833
    @gavinlynas2833 4 роки тому +87

    3:03 - Single Snatch Pulley
    3:45 - Double Pulley
    4:36 - Quadruple Pulley
    9:36 - Quadruple Compound Pulley

    • @darkfun2481
      @darkfun2481 4 роки тому +3

      When was the alabama part???

  • @SonOfPsalms
    @SonOfPsalms 2 роки тому +403

    This man could sell snatch blocks to a snatch block salesman

  • @loganmartin59
    @loganmartin59 4 роки тому +639

    I love hearing Southern folks around other Southern folks, our accents get 100x stronger. Destin is no exception

    • @JerryDLTN
      @JerryDLTN 4 роки тому +6

      Have you heard Hannah Barron's accent?

    • @fsmith45
      @fsmith45 4 роки тому +13

      I’m from Tennessee and I’ve noticed that everyone seems to do that. Is it like a subconscious peer pressure on how you should talk? I can’t figure it out.

    • @Espectador666
      @Espectador666 4 роки тому +6

      I live in another country and speak a different language, but the same thing happens here haha

    • @ElCapitanGames
      @ElCapitanGames 4 роки тому +5

      I’ve noticed this also. I have a little draw but it gets way worse around certain people. It’s like we’re trying to out-draw each other.

    • @udayadams
      @udayadams 4 роки тому +2

      @@JerryDLTN I love her, have you heard Ginger Billy?

  • @MrHanowski
    @MrHanowski 2 роки тому +54

    I am a Mechanical Engineer who once did a similar demo on the power of pulleys in my kids' Science class, but yours was way better! Love your enthusiasm for the topic!

  • @bldallas
    @bldallas 3 роки тому +65

    Great stuff! As a young civil engineer, working for a bridge construction company, one of my regular tasks was designing critical lift plans. Basically, beam erection plans. They included selecting the right crane(s), and the required “rigging” (i.e. cable size, number of parts in the block and tackle, lifting clamps, etc. Your video brings back lots of great memories.

    • @threestans9096
      @threestans9096 2 роки тому +3

      alright, i’ll be that guy.
      “hehe, he said erection”
      “i’ll show your wife my erection plans”
      “i find viagra works well for planning erections”
      “my erections always require cranes 😉 “

    • @bldallas
      @bldallas 2 роки тому

      @@threestans9096 nicely played!

  • @HotDogOsborn
    @HotDogOsborn Рік тому +21

    Hey Destin, I bought some Snatch Blocks after this video came out (Same ones you used). Never used them but I got to today! We used a double snatch to lift up a heavy piece of furniture up some stairs. Only knew how to do it because of this video.

  • @oafkad
    @oafkad 5 років тому +871

    "Pulleys are my favorite things in the whole world."
    Laminar Flow - "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @Talostd
      @Talostd 5 років тому +32

      Hey, Folks! Prince Rupert’s Drop - “just what am I to you then?”

    • @oafkad
      @oafkad 5 років тому +18

      @@Talostd He leaves so many old flames in his wake. What a heartbreaker.

    • @chumanzky9862
      @chumanzky9862 5 років тому +9

      If someone makes a laminar flow snatch block we'll lose him

  • @MarttiSuomivuori
    @MarttiSuomivuori 5 років тому +713

    You must respect the wires under tension. If they snap, they can kill.

    • @izzunabdussalam6512
      @izzunabdussalam6512 5 років тому +99

      just like Thanos do

    • @thelonehellyranger01
      @thelonehellyranger01 5 років тому +1

      Ok Can’t blame u if I want to shoot me lol

    • @TheRealFOSFOR
      @TheRealFOSFOR 5 років тому +18

      Well... Mythbusters kinda showed it's not That likely the get killed by a wire.. but never go under a load.

    • @jexzero639
      @jexzero639 5 років тому +72

      I noticed in the video when they pulled the jeep with the wench while it was in gear there was a blanket draped over the cable in an attempt to mitigate the force in the case that it actually did go down like that. Still a worthy note sir.

    • @kemsorrell546
      @kemsorrell546 5 років тому +18

      I seem to recall a video of Army engineers stepping ON the ropes of a multi-pulley setup if they had cause to traverse their setup. The reasoning being that if the rope did snap as it was crossed, the whiplash would be mediated.

  • @ShakaJams
    @ShakaJams 5 років тому +23

    Destin, that was maybe my favorite sponsor ad I’ve ever seen. I wish more companies were open to interviews for their sponsorships.

  • @michaelbayerl1683
    @michaelbayerl1683 Рік тому +5

    Hey Destin. I just used the "snatch block" technique with a come-along to get my tractor un-stuck from a pile of manure. THANK YOU for saving me from having to dig it out the poo! You really saved me.

  • @ThroughTheViewOfMatthew
    @ThroughTheViewOfMatthew 5 років тому +254

    There’s literally nobody else on earth that makes learning more fun than Destin. A true gift to the UA-cam community.
    SNATCH BLOCK!

    • @davidjr3769
      @davidjr3769 5 років тому +1

      Matt Baker he does make learning great , but you know less then .001% of the people on earth. So always keep your mind opened to new experiences ;)

    • @MrThefatheroftheyear
      @MrThefatheroftheyear 5 років тому

      David Jr 😏.... He goe'n learn ta'day

    • @kiradotee
      @kiradotee 5 років тому

      I was literally thinking like what's the purpose of schools when this is so much more fun and I still learned a lot.

    • @bryceoliver8899
      @bryceoliver8899 5 років тому

      vitali the purpose of school is training for lifelong employment for corporate entities... just sayin'

  • @4o4o4
    @4o4o4 3 роки тому +1605

    "you cant push a rope"
    well after a bottle of whiskey, im still gunna try

    • @ceterfo
      @ceterfo 3 роки тому +50

      Thata boy.

    • @kittyhawk7060
      @kittyhawk7060 3 роки тому +39

      I pushed six ropes yesterday. They were on the outer edge of a shelf and I pushed them further back in. Pretty awesome, huh?

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 3 роки тому +17

      @@kittyhawk7060 Calm down, Satan.
      Geez Louis.

    • @Sparrow420
      @Sparrow420 3 роки тому +3

      You know it!

    • @Alan_Garkle
      @Alan_Garkle 3 роки тому +11

      Clearly you’ve never tried Viagra.

  • @willnisbet4338
    @willnisbet4338 4 роки тому +845

    I love how dustin’s accent magically reappears when talking to other southerners.

    • @allan.n.7227
      @allan.n.7227 4 роки тому +37

      From my personal experience that happens more or less per instinct and you have to 'snatch out of it' as an active decision.. 🤓🧐

    • @jonnyh3559
      @jonnyh3559 4 роки тому +8

      Lol I’m from the Midwest west and I work for a company that does work all over the country and for whatever reason I start to talk like that when speaking with that southern accent on the phone. 🤣 no idea why lol. Same when I hang out with my hick friends 😆 I say creek but when hanging with them it turns into crick lol

    • @heavythegreywolf
      @heavythegreywolf 4 роки тому +3

      I'm from Louisiana and people ask me if I live on the east or west coast, it's so weird

    • @angeleaterstudios1004
      @angeleaterstudios1004 4 роки тому +2

      I used to live in the super deep south, but I've since moved to the Midwest. Sometimes I catch my southern accent coming out when I generally don't speak with one.

    • @ILCorvo001
      @ILCorvo001 4 роки тому +3

      @@jonnyh3559 Code-switching

  • @BobReed1
    @BobReed1 9 місяців тому +4

    I am 69 years old and I've never seen two guys so happy to use pulleys in my life. Great video!

  • @Daniel-gs5wv
    @Daniel-gs5wv 5 років тому +2797

    Was it just me or did his accent get stronger when working with the old guy.

    • @saltysoysauce954
      @saltysoysauce954 5 років тому +89

      Yes, hahahahha

    • @Anon.G
      @Anon.G 5 років тому +492

      People's voices and accents change depending on who and how they're communicating to/with

    • @grantmurphy7965
      @grantmurphy7965 5 років тому +73

      Or you picked up on it more b/c the other guys accent was thicker so your ear became more tuned for it.

    • @sergeyb6071
      @sergeyb6071 5 років тому +11

      Imagine he met goonzquad

    • @marvenwilsonsdonque1568
      @marvenwilsonsdonque1568 5 років тому +9

      because all you need is a "yeeehaa!"

  • @Xatzimi
    @Xatzimi 5 років тому +213

    I love how Destin's accent thickens so much when around other Alabamians

    • @CapitaoAmerica737
      @CapitaoAmerica737 5 років тому +11

      They walk in herds... They do walk in herds.

    • @rocktakesover
      @rocktakesover 5 років тому +7

      CODESWITCH: ENGAGE

    • @MikeBolitho
      @MikeBolitho 5 років тому +7

      Code switching. We all do it.

    • @Kihidokid
      @Kihidokid 5 років тому +6

      We do that literally all the time, I think the southern accents are fake because we only sound like that when talking to other Southerners. Also some won't take you seriously if you don't sound like that

    • @PerBuer
      @PerBuer 5 років тому +2

      "I should get back to mah truck" - 16:27

  • @ivanmacouzet1552
    @ivanmacouzet1552 4 роки тому +1470

    Never seen someone so exited about physics as this guy.

    • @iami5360
      @iami5360 4 роки тому +10

      Then you should watch physics girl. She is really exited about physics too

    • @studyhub777
      @studyhub777 4 роки тому +2

      I have seen, he is was physics teacher...

    • @PLAY4ACHIEVEMENTS
      @PLAY4ACHIEVEMENTS 4 роки тому +1

      was thinking the same thing

    • @aldyjuliansyah6710
      @aldyjuliansyah6710 4 роки тому +1

      True.

    • @prfm_setya95
      @prfm_setya95 4 роки тому +3

      He's snatchblockphilia

  • @notoriouselwood9253
    @notoriouselwood9253 2 роки тому +24

    first, thank you. your willingness to share the power of knowledge is much appreciated. So, years ago, we had a tow truck (an old P.T.O unit with a twin boom system) that we called the "School Marm". So named because on the side door of the equipment locker was the mathematical calculation required for that tow truck to right a capsized battleship. A single, dual line wrecker that weighed in at about 14,000 pounds and delivered maybe 250 horsepower carried the mechanical power to drag a hypothetical battleship, that would weigh in at more than 40,000 tons, back to an upright position, made possible by the mechanical advantage of the mundane pulley.
    Well, that's my story. And i am sticking to it. Aloha.

    • @callofdoobie3092
      @callofdoobie3092 2 роки тому

      40,000 tons?

    • @KwarterCraft
      @KwarterCraft 7 місяців тому

      ​@@callofdoobie3092Depends on the battleship. The USS Iowa for example can weigh 48-57k tons depending on equipment load.

  • @Lasersplitter
    @Lasersplitter 5 років тому +57

    "Jeff is the kind of guy I wanna be when I grow up" Nice to hear sentences like this from a grown man with kids and a hugely successful UA-cam channel.

    • @Ktulu789
      @Ktulu789 5 років тому +3

      ... Who's an engineer...
      That really overwhelmed me! Destin is so humble it's almost incredible!
      Man, it's a pleasure to watch him!

  • @Hot-Dog-Racing
    @Hot-Dog-Racing 5 років тому +161

    I love how much Destin’s accent comes out when he talks to other people from the south. Especially when he’s so excited about snatch blocks.

    • @davidonfim2381
      @davidonfim2381 5 років тому +8

      Code switching!

    • @guiguigodro
      @guiguigodro 5 років тому +1

      I wasn't sure who was talking at that moment 😂

    • @billledbetter2361
      @billledbetter2361 5 років тому

      accent ??

    • @KalahiMd
      @KalahiMd 5 років тому

      @@billledbetter2361 His inflexion rolls a lot more (like, more becomes 'mo-e') as soon as he talks to people on the field. While on camera he uses a less inflexed speech.

    • @billledbetter2361
      @billledbetter2361 5 років тому +1

      @@KalahiMd I am an Alabama boy myself. He just speaks "normal" to me!

  • @scottdebruyn7038
    @scottdebruyn7038 5 років тому +43

    Destin, your section that included getting your Jeep stuck reminded me of a pair of tricks my father taught me about mechanical advantage. Neither use snatch blocks but both are useful if you have a length of chain or, in the case of being stuck a stout rope. Dad had taken a friend and I sledding (and wood hauling...), this is about 1966-7. He drove the old 4x4 out into a flat field that had 8" of powder snow and we set off to buck some birch and do some sledding. Upon our return, we discovered that under all 4 wheels of the truck there was a thick layer of solid ice. Even trying to ease the truck into motion wasn't happening, all 4 wheels were spinning as if the truck was on a hoist. Dad pulls out a length of 1" rope, tied it to the frame (separate lesson on a bowline knot) and instructed me to proceed with the other and to an anchor tree, put a wrap around it and pull it as tight as possible. He got in the truck and instructed my friend to push on the rope at the center of the line between truck & tree at right angles to the line. My buddy was able to push the rope 2-3 feet moving the truck just an inch or two. Dad applied the brakes, my buddy let up on the pressure & I took up the slack at the wrap at the tree. Rinse & repeat until we'd moved the truck a few feet where there was a little traction and we were free. This is the power of trigonometry! The force applied was my 50-60 lb. buddy on an icy surface to the rope, but the force applied (at first) to the truck was perhaps 30 lbs. / sin(~179.9999 degrees) or bunches (>100,000 lbs.)! As the angle drops from ~180, the force drops rapidly too, but a hundred foot rope keeps a high angle to this point for several feet. The other mech advantage trick was using a length of stout chain (35-40 lbs. 10') bolted to a stubborn axel in an old tractor needing removal. Using the mass and momentum of the chain to yank that axel in a couple of tries. I don't miss the cold and snow of Montana, but I do recall lessons well received... :)

    • @vsm1456
      @vsm1456 2 роки тому +1

      aw, awesome trick. p.s. I don't think the force reached 100,000 lbs, any rope has a bit of a give in its length, so when it finally extends to its full length the angle is already less than 180

    • @scottdebruyn7038
      @scottdebruyn7038 2 роки тому +2

      @@vsm1456 Good catch! Being an electronics guy, I recalled the reason for the 'sag' of power lines between power poles and gravity pulling down on those lines removing any possibility of hitting 180 degrees (straight and flat) ... Because... infinity. I used the 'theoretical maximum' of it being near dead straight just for the calculation, dramatic effect and to show how strong I was as a strapping 8-year-old pulling the rope tight... :) The initial force on the truck (and the tree) was likely on the order of an average of 1000-2000 lbs. for an inch or two, but the point is made... it works well.

  • @JACk79457
    @JACk79457 Рік тому +11

    I am so happy I was recommended this by UA-cam. This guy was fun, I loved the interaction with his kids, and all the visuals and everything about the way he teaches! The snatch block was awesome and now I’m thinking how I can use something like this at my construction job!

  • @victorrosales35
    @victorrosales35 5 років тому +1277

    This guy is the physics teacher we hoped for but never got.

    • @spartankongcountry6799
      @spartankongcountry6799 5 років тому +6

      @@SharpObserver1A You alright there?

    • @saqinja271
      @saqinja271 5 років тому +1

      @@SharpObserver1A could you explain then?

    • @sandeltra
      @sandeltra 5 років тому +1

      @@SharpObserver1A prove your statement

    • @manuel0578
      @manuel0578 5 років тому +6

      i had a physics teacher like him

    • @Donteatacowman
      @Donteatacowman 5 років тому +8

      My physics teacher had the same energy tbh! I wasn't great at physics but I took as much of it as I could because of him. Also he showed us Paul Hewitt physics vids!

  • @kayatoast4140
    @kayatoast4140 4 роки тому +546

    Destin talking to camera: let me explain how this works
    Talking to others in Alabama: NA tha's a thing a beauty ma fren

    • @boyman7823
      @boyman7823 4 роки тому +7

      The code-switching is amazing.

  • @pandemicapocalypse3051
    @pandemicapocalypse3051 3 роки тому +643

    9:21 People of the internet! Please DO NOT stand that close to a cable that is under tension!

    • @kingkrabz8805
      @kingkrabz8805 3 роки тому +113

      9:25 the jacket on the cable according to some old timers will stop the cable from snapping back should it break but I wouldn't wanna test the theory

    • @TroIIingThemSoftly
      @TroIIingThemSoftly 3 роки тому +44

      I was cringing the entire time.

    • @Sheridantank
      @Sheridantank 3 роки тому +25

      @@kingkrabz8805
      It works. Synthetic rope generally won't hurt you but can definitely smack you pretty hard.

    • @jamessonger3
      @jamessonger3 3 роки тому +26

      a video of this much awesomeness and all you get out of it is being a safety sally.....really???

    • @Demonstormlord
      @Demonstormlord 3 роки тому +136

      @@jamessonger3 Yes, really. A snapping cable can cause life altering injuries, or death.

  • @solarwind907
    @solarwind907 Рік тому +11

    Jeremy is extremely smart and a great teacher. You are as well. Thanks for sharing your videos with the rest of us!

  • @terrybaird3122
    @terrybaird3122 2 роки тому +398

    My first thoughts were, "well yeah, everybody knows this", but then I realized that most people did not grow up playing in barns and driving Jeeps. This was my introduction to "Smarter Every Day". Great video and Destin, you are a great teacher. My Grandchildren are going to be seeing a great deal of you. Thanks.

    • @viiltelijamurhaaja7225
      @viiltelijamurhaaja7225 2 роки тому +8

      Idk. I haven't used them before but they just seem intuitive. I have no problem understanding how they work

    • @gaussianvector2093
      @gaussianvector2093 2 роки тому +5

      Anyone who doesn't understand basic kinematic doesn't *really* understand. Kinematics is very intuitive, so it's easy to think you have a grasp on it.
      Also, just thinking about a pulley or gear as infinitely many levers and focusing on one will help (your basically just rediscovering conservation of angular momentum)
      However, there is always more to learn, even with something as simple as this. How does it scale, when do QM effects become non negligible. How much tension do you impart in each part of the system.
      TL;DR
      Learning how to use something and knowing calculations is fine for applied purposes. But rabbit holes are everywhere and can be fun to pull into.

    • @Durbles
      @Durbles 2 роки тому +5

      boomer

    • @99Plastics
      @99Plastics 2 роки тому +4

      "well yeah, everybody knows this", but then I realized that most people did not grow up playing in barns, driving Jeeps and calling their sister "mom".

    • @kaspervestergaard2383
      @kaspervestergaard2383 2 роки тому

      @@99Plastics hehe

  • @davedunn7759
    @davedunn7759 3 роки тому +456

    By the condition of those Jeep tires, I’m surprised you didn’t get stuck on the asphalt.

    • @lucasbarroilhet7237
      @lucasbarroilhet7237 3 роки тому +10

      Underrated

    • @helives2630
      @helives2630 3 роки тому +4

      Someone send Destin a gift card for jeep tires.

    • @twothreebravo
      @twothreebravo 3 роки тому +13

      He might have, but he's got a SNATCH BLCOK!

    • @zrora3094
      @zrora3094 3 роки тому +6

      Smoother tires would mean better grip on the asphalt. That's why race cars use slicks on dry tarmac.

    • @davedunn7759
      @davedunn7759 3 роки тому +8

      @@zrora3094 It’s called humour. Look it up.

  • @scholarwhip6557
    @scholarwhip6557 5 років тому +2131

    I would have died if the sponsor was SnatchBlock.

    • @_baller
      @_baller 5 років тому +6

      It so was

    • @Metqa
      @Metqa 5 років тому +34

      I was SO waiting to hear the sponsor too! They better give him something for this free commercial! LOL

    • @JoeCorll
      @JoeCorll 5 років тому +4

      I'm only 8 minutes in, and now I'm disappointed.

    • @obamalover3000
      @obamalover3000 5 років тому +7

      it a type of pully, not a company

    • @user-dw2tm3jm5h
      @user-dw2tm3jm5h 5 років тому +33

      My girlfriends mother is a snatch block

  • @jennted
    @jennted 2 роки тому +8

    Your enthusiasm for science and engineering is contagious! We've got snatch blocks on our wish lists now! We have also loved kiwi crates, my oldest spends hours building and playing with the awesome things they send her. Thank you for your video.

  • @metalavenger23
    @metalavenger23 3 роки тому +417

    its kinda like gear ratios, they multiply the torque at the cost of speed.

    • @codeman99-dev
      @codeman99-dev 3 роки тому +82

      Not kinda like gear ratios. Exactly like gear ratios. The only difference is the directions of the forces.
      And technically, since you most often think of gear ratio in terms of vehicular motion, even the directions are not that different. Input is the vertical movement of the piston head. Output is the force applied to the road.
      So a pulley can create a ratio and change the direction of a force. While a gear can create a ratio and reverse the rotational direction of a force.

    • @backinyourcommentsectionag3191
      @backinyourcommentsectionag3191 3 роки тому +6

      I noticed that too, I was wondering why it was so slow, but when he was moving the truck with a winch, It clicked since it took so long.

    • @Caaro99
      @Caaro99 3 роки тому +11

      @@codeman99-dev it's also exactly like a lever and fulcrum lol. The ratio between thee distance from the end to the fulcrum between both sides is the ratio of force increase. You sacrifice distance for force and since distance is proportional to speed, one side of the lever will move faster than the other.
      Instead of rpm you calculate the speed it takes for the end of the lever to go from top to bottom, since they both go top to bottom at same time but one goes a larger distance, there is a difference in speed. Plus change in direction, one side goes up, other side goes down. One gear spinsclockwise, other gear spins counter clockwise.
      When you think about it, a gear is just a lever spinning around its fulcrum, and pulleys are just gears connected with ropes.
      All types of mechanical advantages are the same concept really.

    • @iddra1868
      @iddra1868 3 роки тому

      Or Pascal's Principle.

    • @h3rtz
      @h3rtz 3 роки тому +1

      I know you're right but I don't understand why. All the wheels on the pulleys are the same size.

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 5 років тому +216

    Oh yeah, this is gonna be a good one. Love me some pulleys

  • @SYCPrescott
    @SYCPrescott 5 років тому +75

    I love how happy Destin is with himself when he spins his model around for the explanation.

  • @wesleymccravy901
    @wesleymccravy901 9 місяців тому +2

    LOL I am from Cullman, Alabama. I feel you about most always coming across people who just have “know how.” I finished assembling a cheap small 2500lb winch today (welded it to an old truck receiver).. and how I have an old disc up in the woods I gotta drag out. Only have 1 snatch block… until tomorrow haha

  • @SorryMyNameWasTaken
    @SorryMyNameWasTaken 4 роки тому +410

    Gym Bro: I lift 300 lbs, how much can you lift, bro?
    Physics dude: SNATCH BLOCK! I can lift your whole house BRO.

    • @SkippertheBart
      @SkippertheBart 4 роки тому +32

      "Give me a long enough lever, and I will move the world."

    • @wanderinwolf3804
      @wanderinwolf3804 4 роки тому +11

      @@SkippertheBart Give me enough pulleys and I will lift the world.

    • @bert8819
      @bert8819 4 роки тому +2

      @@wanderinwolf3804
      If you just push the ground, you can already do that

    • @willsheehan2975
      @willsheehan2975 4 роки тому

      @@wanderinwolf3804 a pulley is a lever

    • @wanderinwolf3804
      @wanderinwolf3804 4 роки тому +4

      @@willsheehan2975 No a pulley is not a lever. a lever is a rig bar resting on a pivot point, called a fulcrum, used to lift heavy loads. A pulley is a grooved wheel which a cord passes through to change the direction of the force needed to lift heavy loads. Just because they are both used to lift heavy loads does not automatically make them the same thing, that is a false equivalency. Thats like saying a swimming pool and a lake are the same thing. They both hold water, they both can have living organisms live inside it, they both allow for swimming... So a swimming pool and a lake must be the same thing.

  • @komolunanole8697
    @komolunanole8697 5 років тому +2149

    I felt like I was watching a really long advertisement for a product called snatch block

    • @bandaid007jl
      @bandaid007jl 5 років тому +28

      this brought me back to elementary school, we had some great teachers there.

    • @nategd313
      @nategd313 5 років тому +37

      It’s like snatch block and oxy clean/flex tape had a baby.

    • @DennisAbad
      @DennisAbad 5 років тому +78

      snatchblock!

    • @abdobouchareb6791
      @abdobouchareb6791 5 років тому +23

      If only all advertisements were this informative and interesting!

    • @brandondiaz1118
      @brandondiaz1118 5 років тому +71

      Tired of not being able to pull stuff up?? SNATCH BLOCK!

  • @wak741
    @wak741 5 років тому +59

    I love how the accent kicks in when you're out of the studio filming with the locals!

  • @arthurschwieger82
    @arthurschwieger82 Рік тому +3

    I have lost count of how many times I have watched this video over the past 3 years. I love it. I went to school for engineering so we studies this in our statics class. In an odd way, this is so much fun. In an interesting follow up to this video, how does it work if the load you are lifting is you? Say you are sitting on a board tied to a rope that goes up to a pull and the slack rope comes right back down to you. To lift yourself up, how much force to you need to apply? You are both pulling the rope down and pulling yourself up at the same time.

  • @vlada995
    @vlada995 2 роки тому +245

    You mentioned that when using eg. a 4:1 pulley, you have to pull the rope over 4 times as much distance than the distance you want to lift something. It would be good to follow this with the law of conservation of energy, as in this case E=Force*Distance, so if you travel a 4 times larger distance, you apply 1/4 of the force. Just kinda ties things up nicely.

    • @techstuff9198
      @techstuff9198 2 роки тому +1

      Wouldn't it be 1/4 force per distance, not overall?

    • @MichaelW-qb6rd
      @MichaelW-qb6rd 2 роки тому +2

      that's how ive always thought about it

    • @ThorDyrden
      @ThorDyrden 2 роки тому +6

      In deed the law of energy conservation is universal and explains a lot of things you encounter in daily life. From pulleys to things like computer-CPU cooling (if I put 105W into my CPU... it does not move, does not emmit light or sound (hopefully) ... so it must get hot for 105W)

    • @techstuff9198
      @techstuff9198 2 роки тому +3

      @Bobby T I was tired and misread the comment.

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy 2 роки тому +2

      Just puttin' 'er into low gear

  • @acsoj4375
    @acsoj4375 4 роки тому +685

    Does anyone else have the impulse to buy a snatch block despite knowing you’ll never ever use it?

    • @patrickflynn9413
      @patrickflynn9413 4 роки тому +10

      I thought so until today I wish I had one...

    • @pbc1951
      @pbc1951 4 роки тому +2

      Yep, I got 5 or more, 2 are so nice I can't bring myself to use them, Keeping them new.

    • @Tom-uk7cp
      @Tom-uk7cp 4 роки тому +2

      To be honest I’ll probably use it a lot

    • @Engineer9736
      @Engineer9736 4 роки тому +13

      I have a lot of tree trunks to remove in the backyard. 200 pulleys would help

    • @gavinlynas2833
      @gavinlynas2833 4 роки тому +9

      I suddenly have the impulse to create a pulley system that makes pedaling a bicycle in high gear much much easier.

  • @notahotshot
    @notahotshot 5 років тому +909

    Destin: "Pulleys are like my favorite thing in the world."
    Laminar Flow: "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @ulaB
      @ulaB 5 років тому +6

      From the literal standpoint is laminar flow not a thing... :o)

    • @EricSundquistKC
      @EricSundquistKC 5 років тому +4

      Literally stole my comment before I could make it, almost word for word!

    • @alexmendelsberg4974
      @alexmendelsberg4974 5 років тому +31

      next video: laminar snatch blocks

    • @LordQueezle
      @LordQueezle 5 років тому

      Literally the comment I was going to make... xD

    • @ToasterBath247
      @ToasterBath247 5 років тому

      Yep, I was scrolling down till I saw a laminar flow comment.... didn’t take long, thank you!!!

  • @izzeystarz7578
    @izzeystarz7578 2 роки тому +1

    I wasted time watching six other videos in order to try to understand block and tackle. I suspected it was a simple concept however nobody was able to explain it as well as you did. Thank you for a very well made video.
    Regards
    Your Latest Subscriber.

  • @TakTakSub
    @TakTakSub 5 років тому +303

    12:37
    Destin : " "I wanna tell you something else that's amazing, and that is the sponsor for this video, which is.."
    Me : "SNATCH BLOCK!!"
    Destin : "Kiwi Co"
    Me : "Um, okay.."

    • @a.yashwanth
      @a.yashwanth 5 років тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @FieroGTXX
      @FieroGTXX 5 років тому +4

      Right?

    • @mozvidz
      @mozvidz 5 років тому +9

      I was also waiting for that. I was so dissappointed when he said Kiwi Co, coz I was about to say this whole sponsored snatch block ad is too much!

    • @nathanechelberry9518
      @nathanechelberry9518 5 років тому +1

      I was already to buy too! I was like "Yeah I can use a Snatch Block!
      Who's kiwi co?"

  • @psalmyyvan
    @psalmyyvan 5 років тому +628

    Destin : This are like, my most favorite thing in the world.
    Laminar flow : am I a joke to you

    • @KaustubhManchekar
      @KaustubhManchekar 5 років тому +3

      I thought of it

    • @guestaccount2296
      @guestaccount2296 5 років тому +2

      Kaustubh Manchekar NO I DID!!!

    • @Helveteshit
      @Helveteshit 5 років тому

      He said one of my most.

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 5 років тому

      This is*

    • @baab4229
      @baab4229 5 років тому +13

      Destin : This are like, my most favorite thing in the world
      His children: are we a joke to you

  • @Racingboom
    @Racingboom 5 років тому +296

    “Any day you can use a snatch block is a good day”
    I strive to be this optimistic about everything lmao.

    • @lorib1696
      @lorib1696 5 років тому +1

      Yeah I know. He's like, "Yay! I got my Jeep stuck. Where's my snatch block?"

  • @commoditycreature
    @commoditycreature 4 місяці тому

    I am rail rated on an old rail system and this video helped me understand a little more what's actually going on when we use block and falls, it's a whole graded pully system! Thanks so much for this one.

  • @VinceDiaz
    @VinceDiaz 5 років тому +138

    Perfect timing. My Christmas shopping just got easier. Snatch Blocks for everyone. 👌🏼 😂

    • @moonrazk
      @moonrazk 5 років тому +1

      Can I be part of your family? I want one!

  • @Mygfisawesone
    @Mygfisawesone 5 років тому +123

    “Yo dawg, here’s your warship” is probably the best thing I’ve ever heard said on this channel

  • @johnringer4190
    @johnringer4190 4 роки тому +232

    Snatch blocks are this man’s FlexTape.

  • @adamconroy2146
    @adamconroy2146 Рік тому

    Hi Justin. Love your channel!.
    Little story bout leverage and simulated pulleys through knotted rope.
    In 1988 I was working in a band and towed the box trailer round to our gigs containing our 1500 lbs of PA system. Long story short, the drummer owned the trailer and on one break we stood outside the venue at the cars where I said to Louie - you know what?, if I compounded the Truckies Hitch Knot on this rope to 2 and 3 knots in the same span, I could buckle your trailer. Louie said go for it. I tied the hitches together from one side of the trailer to the other side and pulled. Louie laughed at my attempt when a big CRUNK sound emanated from the sides. The trailer had crimped vertically along the sides approx centre of the way down its length. I apologised and offered to get him a new one but we bent it out and compensation went no further.
    The reason I mentioned this is because I was fascinated that one rope can be levered so strongly. I tried 4 and 5 hitches in the one span but the nylon or hemp ropes would snap with just the smallest of force. I saw your vid a ways back and since have been wondering what it reminded me of. There you go. Take care M8.

  • @thecrazyhermit4147
    @thecrazyhermit4147 4 роки тому +365

    “Pully are my favourite things in the world” Laminar Flow: Am I a joke to you?

    • @wanderinwolf3804
      @wanderinwolf3804 4 роки тому +11

      now hear me out here... even though I know its impossible, but a laminar flow, but around a pulley...

    • @yendorelrae5476
      @yendorelrae5476 4 роки тому +1

      What an in the know comment! That was in the Veritasium combo show wasn't it?

    • @codeblue2532
      @codeblue2532 4 роки тому

      The Real Noom ::: yeah, Real...look closely at wooden pulleys in 2nd HandStores/Antiques, they may be Lignum Vitae.....

    • @cygnushydro2561
      @cygnushydro2561 4 роки тому

      @@yendorelrae5476 indeed

  • @AluminiumPanda6
    @AluminiumPanda6 5 років тому +134

    I felt like I was watching Sesame Street for adults... "The word of the day is: Snatch Block" "Lets count the ropes! ONE... Ah! Ah! Ah!. twoooo... Ah! Ah! Ah!"
    It was wonderful.

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 4 роки тому +2

      he can totally rename the channel to that

    • @chademery7119
      @chademery7119 4 роки тому +1

      His video on Laminar Flow was just like that as well lol.

  • @joaoscopel7095
    @joaoscopel7095 5 років тому +154

    0:03 "This are like my favorite things in the whole world"
    * SAD LAMINAR FLOW NOISES *

  • @youtubular007
    @youtubular007 2 місяці тому

    I love my snatch blocks. I have 4 of them in my Jeep. You just explained the magic of why mechanical advantage works. I always wondered how anyone discovered this and why does it even work. It's not magic, it's the constant tension! Awesome.

  • @paulkepshire5056
    @paulkepshire5056 5 років тому +318

    "Yo dawg, I hear you like pulleys."
    Never knew I needed to hear that today.

    • @JBirdBobbyJ
      @JBirdBobbyJ 5 років тому +6

      Destin is an OG memer

    • @Tomab89
      @Tomab89 5 років тому +6

      "I attached a pulley to a pulley so you can pull while you pull"... well, it does make sense.

  • @jamesbsa6450
    @jamesbsa6450 2 роки тому +30

    Awesome explanation and fun, this rocks! Something I just realized phenomenal about a compound pulley you demo, is each pulley could be tethered to SEPARATE objects to divide the load. So if you had weaker trees, you could tether to separate ones and still get the job done!

  • @alektokorov7869
    @alektokorov7869 5 років тому +690

    I love how the accent comes out more when you're talking to locals

    • @neomew
      @neomew 5 років тому +17

      He has a public video Register and a local Register

    • @PrimetimeNut
      @PrimetimeNut 5 років тому +10

      Alek Tokorov I don’t, it’s cringe

    • @StalePhish
      @StalePhish 5 років тому +29

      Haha I noticed that too. Not sure if it's just me, but I accidentally start to talk similar to the accent of people talking to me after a little bit.

    • @toasterdrippings
      @toasterdrippings 5 років тому +48

      @@PrimetimeNut I too was once an insecure fourteen year old who projected my insecurities onto the world around me as "cringe"

    • @dogwaffles
      @dogwaffles 5 років тому +22

      @@PrimetimeNut People naturally mimic those around them for different reasons. Don't hold it against them. In fact, if you can play it up genuinely, people like you.

  • @robertallen7186
    @robertallen7186 Рік тому +3

    I think introducing the definition of WORK also helps explain how pulleys work. Work = Force x Distance. If you want to reduce the Force you must increase the distance to do the same amount of work. This can be easily demonstrated by showing how much farther the rope must be pulled when using multiple pulleys in the system. Love all your videos, and your enthusiasm. Bob in Grand Rapids, MI

    • @Steinwagner15
      @Steinwagner15 Рік тому +1

      After watching this video I was still kinda confused but now I understand ! Thank you

    • @DonnaAskins
      @DonnaAskins Рік тому +1

      "to reduce the Force you must increase the distance" . . . Bob, thank you. Your description helps make a picture in my mind. I can better visualize the concept and it makes sense.

  • @samp-w7439
    @samp-w7439 3 роки тому +950

    Anyone else notice his accent change when he's talking to another Alabaman on the road vs talking to the camera?

    • @ernodios
      @ernodios 3 роки тому +19

      Absolutely yo

    • @P3skyBee
      @P3skyBee 3 роки тому +100

      Happens to me too, spent my childhood in NC and AL then moved out west. I don't have an accent anymore unless I'm with a coworker who spent his life in Louisiana, then my accent creeps back out lol

    • @josecastilleo8425
      @josecastilleo8425 3 роки тому +29

      I live in Georgia and when I'm speaking to another hick I can lay the accent on pretty thick but if I'm speaking to someone professionally I'll clean it up and try to speak "properly" I just like being plain spoken though.

    • @lanceanthony198
      @lanceanthony198 3 роки тому +101

      It’s called “situational alabamanism”

    • @DrRussian
      @DrRussian 3 роки тому +14

      @@lanceanthony198 as an alabamian, can confirm

  • @sethheasley9538
    @sethheasley9538 5 років тому +43

    I love the way your accent is stronger when talking with other Alabama folks.

    • @jojoAW101
      @jojoAW101 5 років тому +2

      haha yeah that reminded me of a physics teacher who instantly swapped from High German to deep Swabian accent when the bell rang

    • @AnomadAlaska
      @AnomadAlaska 5 років тому

      I noticed that too. I switch on/off my southern accent almost unconsciously. I spent time in Germany and never studied formally, so my German is a mess of proper German and Pfaelzish. Language is amazing.

    • @darkshines800
      @darkshines800 5 років тому

      @Trip Gil Love it Trip! That's your brain naturally making you more approachable and communicative with the people around you. The fact you do it subconsciously is just proof of your desire to be as friendly and accommodating as possible with those around you. It's a mini superpower!

    • @mitchyoung93
      @mitchyoung93 4 роки тому

      @@jojoAW101 Who hasn't had that experience?

  • @drumcrazy72
    @drumcrazy72 3 роки тому +96

    You are the single most entertaining and informative educator I've ever seen. You just helped a 49-yr old something new, in an interesting and fun way. Well done, mate. Bloody good work.

  • @waynekrangle8447
    @waynekrangle8447 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve been 4 wheeling for 45 years, this is the BEST explanation of snatch blocks and mechanical advantage that I have ever seen. Your enthusiasm exudes too! Thanks YOU. Going to check out KiwiCo for my 5 year old granddaughter

  • @Shivam-iw6oo
    @Shivam-iw6oo 5 років тому +382

    Destin has the knowledge of an old person and curiosity like a child.

    • @qiddas
      @qiddas 5 років тому +3

      SNATCH BLOCK!

    • @r-mur
      @r-mur 5 років тому +8

      I like when he said "when I grow up". He will be young at heart forever.

    • @Shivam-iw6oo
      @Shivam-iw6oo 5 років тому +2

      R'mur yeah! That’s what I like about him so much.

  • @theprojectproject01
    @theprojectproject01 5 років тому +56

    WHen I was working as a professional mariner, we used the pulley concept every single day, multiple times a day. I used to tell new hires to think of blocks and tackles like using a lever; adding more pulleys was like adding length to the lever. Most seemed to get the concept pretty quickly.
    As long as you're willing to trade effort for distance, there isn't much you can't move.
    One thing that needs to be stressed is that the anchor point needs to be able to take the entire load: Not just the weight of the object, but the weight carried by each part of the tackle. Four ropes and a hundred-pound weight means a five-hundred pound strain.

    • @davidjulian8536
      @davidjulian8536 5 років тому +4

      Four ropes and a hundred pound weight means each rope carries 25 lbs, and the anchor point needs to support that and the weight of the blocks/rope, no more than that.

    • @Infaviored
      @Infaviored 5 років тому +5

      Dude, that is not true. You can't create force on the anchor point out of nowhere. If there is a 100 pound weight, there is 100 pounds (+ropes and pulleys) weight on the anchor

    • @matthewbenton4767
      @matthewbenton4767 5 років тому +2

      poorly quoted, give me the fulcrom and i will shift the world

    • @jellypeanutbutter666
      @jellypeanutbutter666 5 років тому +1

      JR Roloff I just watched the whole video but didn’t really understand how pulleys work. You explained it so simply, it’s a lever made of rope.

    • @dancrane3807
      @dancrane3807 5 років тому

      @@matthewbenton4767 Sorry, your quote is off by quite a bit too. Δώσε μου ένα Φούλκραμ και θα μετατοπίσει τον κόσμο

  • @allaboutrcplanes6932
    @allaboutrcplanes6932 5 років тому +85

    I’m trying to design a system to get my wife’s manual wheel chair into her van without effort. You may have just genuinely helped in improving her quality of life. Thank you. 🙏🤝🤞

    • @noaha8915
      @noaha8915 5 років тому +5

      Hope it works out man.

    • @jasondenson4265
      @jasondenson4265 4 роки тому +6

      Since you will be limited on space for a elaborate compound pulley system such as the one Destin demonstrated. I recommend looking into an inline compound pulley system.
      Just remember though, the more pulleys used, the more rope needed to achieve the end result.
      Good luck

  • @jimloftusjr
    @jimloftusjr 4 місяці тому

    Thank you much!
    I'm re-righting small tress after Hurricane Debby. A Snatch Block will literally half my efforts. You are a great teacher!

  • @WhittaII
    @WhittaII 5 років тому +186

    You've made me way too excited about snatch blocks somehow

    • @WillN_Climbing
      @WillN_Climbing 5 років тому

      Mark rober descries mechanical advantages way better you should watch his vid on it

  • @Dylancla
    @Dylancla 5 років тому +344

    I figured out the mystery of all mysterys THE PYRAMIDS BUILT WITH SNATCH BLOCKS.

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp 4 роки тому +15

      Dylan Cla and aliens.

    • @Dylancla
      @Dylancla 4 роки тому +10

      4philipp aliens sound extremely feasible

    • @filastyle84
      @filastyle84 4 роки тому +22

      Stonehenge?
      *SNATCH BLOCK*

    • @obliv6926
      @obliv6926 4 роки тому +16

      Tied to alien ships...

    • @girlinagale
      @girlinagale 4 роки тому +6

      I was thinking that. Snatchblocks were probably dropped by spacecraft and always have been alien tech.

  • @realgoodideas
    @realgoodideas 4 роки тому +540

    “sir this is a library”
    SNATCH BLOCK

    • @joemag6032
      @joemag6032 4 роки тому +8

      If I had not seen this video I would have assumed it was just another name for a chastity belt .

    • @arielerosa3204
      @arielerosa3204 4 роки тому +4

      @@joemag6032 this comment is so underrated.

    • @joemag6032
      @joemag6032 4 роки тому +1

      @@arielerosa3204 , oh well, later "Astrobrant2" posted a similar comment, and got several thumbs-up, so at least a few people are familiar with that old slang term.

  • @tomfrantz
    @tomfrantz Рік тому

    YOU deserve an Academy AWARD for great video, positive attitude, giving-back, great dad-and using Archimedes!!! AWESOME! Got here by Harbor freight 5500 winch for my Hummer H3. Thank you!!!

  • @saml7610
    @saml7610 5 років тому +203

    I like that when you're talking to Jeff, your accent kicks in. You sound like a regular guy in the video until you start talking to another southerner, then you're twangin left and right all of a sudden. Same thing happened to me all the time when I was going to school in Texas. Grew up in the Pacific Northwest, didn't have any accent at all, but when I met a real Texan's Texan, I'd subconsciously put on an accent so they'd treat me like one of their own.
    I remember once I was on someone's property (unbeknownst to me) when the guy comes riding up on his horse with a rifle in his hands, said "what are you boys doin on my land?" to us. I responded in the most Texas accent ever, responded "Sorry sir we didn't realize we were on private property. We're from UT, out here looking into a report of some sorta parasite that's been livin' in the streams and killin' cattle." The guy clearly figured me for a good old boy, sounded surprised about the parasite, told us we were fine to be on his property "so long as you keep me informed about this here parasite". There was no parasite, we were out there looking for lizards, but the quick thinking and the thickly laid on accent really did the trick.

    • @mikieswart
      @mikieswart 5 років тому +22

      you passed a real life speech check

    • @VitoHGrind
      @VitoHGrind 5 років тому +5

      lol was definitely thinking the same thing about his accent. I'm from Kentucky and the drawls definitely comes back out whenever I'm back in the state. I call switching like that "the drop."

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 5 років тому +3

      Vibe check irl

    • @JamEngulfer
      @JamEngulfer 5 років тому +3

      Rolled a 20 for performance

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn 5 років тому +5

      its called code switching.

  • @dallasw708
    @dallasw708 4 роки тому +42

    i worked on oil rigs for the last 3 years and this is literally how we make the blocks move. the 3d printed pieces at the top and the bottom there look almost exactly like the skeleton of the crown and the blocks of a rig.

    • @jaewok5G
      @jaewok5G 4 роки тому +2

      we demand photos!!

  • @Mishaboy2010
    @Mishaboy2010 3 роки тому +24

    Dustin, can I just say that I thought your sponsor was amazing, the first time I ever watched the whole advert bit, what an honest and worthwhile company :) times are a changing x

  • @linkage8700
    @linkage8700 Рік тому

    Impressive video! As a wrecker operator in the Marines, commonly referred to as a "Glorified Tow Truck Driver," I've successfully navigated through some challenging situations by utilizing snatch blocks. Anyways, great content!

  • @IntergalacticSpaceKitten
    @IntergalacticSpaceKitten 4 роки тому +475

    That man's hands and fingernails are definitely a sign of how hard that guy works in life.

    • @eisenwerks6388
      @eisenwerks6388 4 роки тому +36

      Not a great advertisement for snatch blocks considering that man is a 5x force multiplier

    • @catedoge3206
      @catedoge3206 4 роки тому

      Ye

    • @DeadInTheFace
      @DeadInTheFace 4 роки тому

      What does this mean?

    • @Raonodar
      @Raonodar 4 роки тому +5

      Isaac Thomas it means the snatch block has to work five times less just by being in that guys presence

    • @ramonburchell6366
      @ramonburchell6366 4 роки тому +3

      Or his hygiene standards

  • @BRLink1
    @BRLink1 5 років тому +373

    "These are like my favorite thing"
    Laminar flow: am I a joke to you ?

  • @Florian-yg7le
    @Florian-yg7le 5 років тому +572

    Destin: "These are like my favorite thing in the world"
    Laminar Flow: "am i a joke to you?"

    • @meddb2835
      @meddb2835 5 років тому +20

      prince rupert drop to laminar flow: i get it

    • @testaccount603
      @testaccount603 5 років тому +16

      Destiny’s wife like am I a joke to you

    • @jennifer7685
      @jennifer7685 5 років тому

      Crustcheese THANK YOU!

  • @JohnnyFaber
    @JohnnyFaber 7 місяців тому

    I couldn't stop smiling during this video. Your illustrations are just fantastic.

  • @anmoldaglaik
    @anmoldaglaik 5 років тому +103

    U can clearly see the joy in his voice when he says
    “SNATCH BLOCK” 😂😂 and i love it!

    • @drywater3559
      @drywater3559 5 років тому

      im gonna be saying it all day myself lol seriously though

  • @colin351
    @colin351 5 років тому +196

    i like how destin dials up his alabama accent when talking to jeff

    • @Wanningwarninginwarmwearther
      @Wanningwarninginwarmwearther 5 років тому +6

      Being from Tennessee but living in San Diego I do the same thing when I’m back home and I INSTANTLY noticed that.

    • @nikoskabbadias
      @nikoskabbadias 5 років тому +8

      his alabama accent went from 0 to 100 FAST

    • @dkerwood1
      @dkerwood1 5 років тому

      I came in here to say this.

    • @bobdole4916
      @bobdole4916 5 років тому +4

      That can happen subconsciously. I've noticed that I tend to reflect the accent of people I'm around if I'm around them for prolonged periods of time - even if I'm still living in the same place as I was before I started reflecting the accent.

    • @leverloos
      @leverloos 5 років тому +1

      My dad does the same. I dont have an accent. and he doesn't when he talks to me other people generally. until he talks to his family he reverts to a pretty hefty accent.

  • @cyrilljh
    @cyrilljh 4 роки тому +235

    Destin: (pulleys) are my favorite things in the world
    Laminar Flow: *surprised Pikachu face*

    • @Chameshi
      @Chameshi 4 роки тому

      LOL That thought crossed my mind too

    • @leonardmaculo3864
      @leonardmaculo3864 4 роки тому

      *applauding*

    • @nishitsoni3297
      @nishitsoni3297 4 роки тому

      Well you can say laminar flow is a "phenomenon" and pulley is a "thing"..

  • @damankumar5839
    @damankumar5839 2 роки тому +1

    Man, your video brought a wide smile to my face this evening. Your enthusiasm just makes me so happy. The best part? I had never been able to *really* understand pulleys, and your video helped quite a bit. Your video just made my day.
    Snatch block!

  • @DylanMeek7
    @DylanMeek7 5 років тому +1259

    UA-cam video: talks with slight southern accent
    Talking to another Alabaman: southern accent triples in strength.

    • @AdamJRichardson
      @AdamJRichardson 5 років тому +205

      He applied some snatch block to that accent

    • @2009dudeman
      @2009dudeman 5 років тому +84

      It works that way in many places. Southern Michigan has a general midwest accent. Then when you go back up to the upper peninsula, your accent gains about 5 power levels and graduates to Yooper.

    • @DerykRobosson
      @DerykRobosson 5 років тому +7

      @@2009dudeman it also changes when we visit Canada.

    • @tagunprice9762
      @tagunprice9762 5 років тому +14

      Thats because he had SNATCH BLOCKS to triple his southern accent.

    • @gotchaO55
      @gotchaO55 5 років тому +5

      I didn't notice till I read your comment.... being from South Ga it sounded the same to me 😁

  • @blackdog6184
    @blackdog6184 5 років тому +227

    "Yo dawg, here's your warship"
    Lol! Best line ever

    • @luca920
      @luca920 5 років тому +1

      They line every second amendment enthusiast wants to hear

  • @thesecretisyouaddreverb
    @thesecretisyouaddreverb 5 років тому +463

    Kiddo: "it's a lot more easy"
    Destin: "a lot easier"
    Classic parent

    • @cavemann_
      @cavemann_ 5 років тому +43

      An Intellectual: A lot more the easiest

    • @tyler_schecter5805
      @tyler_schecter5805 5 років тому +14

      CircleNoob101 I almost had a seizure trying to read that the first time.

    • @DannyTillotson
      @DannyTillotson 5 років тому +1

      @@cavemann_ I need a snatchblock to understand that statement easier 😅

    • @KingBobXVI
      @KingBobXVI 5 років тому +2

      Corrects the kids, yet later in the episode at 9:58:
      Destin: "...an 8 to 1 mechanical advantage, but with less pulleys!"
      Stannis: "...fewer..."
      :P

    • @PoopsWithCaT
      @PoopsWithCaT 5 років тому

      That's me to everyone I know xD

  • @aaronchu0427
    @aaronchu0427 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the video! Best pulley explanation on the Internet!

  • @ph6475
    @ph6475 5 років тому +471

    I was genuinely surprised when his sponsor wasn't snatch block

    • @bobbio100
      @bobbio100 5 років тому +8

      Snatch block doesn't even need to buy sponsorships at this rate lol

    • @jussivirtala4690
      @jussivirtala4690 5 років тому +8

      But why he uses about 50 times the brand name snatch blocks from all the pulleys in the world. Just wondering...

    • @gameopsdk
      @gameopsdk 5 років тому +2

      I was just waiting for it to cut to Ron Popeil so he could tell me how many monthly payments it costs.

    • @christiangiord97
      @christiangiord97 5 років тому +3

      That’s exactly why i came to the comment section

    • @enticingFicus
      @enticingFicus 5 років тому

      SNATCH BLOCK!

  • @Ausblack
    @Ausblack 5 років тому +658

    "Dad, am I your favourite?"
    "No, son. This snatch block is my favourite"

    • @Daniel_Rodrigues_89
      @Daniel_Rodrigues_89 5 років тому +20

      "Then there's laminar flow, slow-mo cameras, dominoes, Prince Rupert's drops, eclipses and of course rockets. But I'm pretty sure you're on my Top 100... I guess."

    • @stuffffuts3480
      @stuffffuts3480 5 років тому +16

      Dad why's my sister's name Rose?
      Because your mother loves roses
      Thanks Dad
      No problem Snatch Blocks

    • @andrewchristiansen8311
      @andrewchristiansen8311 5 років тому +1

      favorite*

    • @Ausblack
      @Ausblack 5 років тому +3

      @@andrewchristiansen8311 oh little child, no.

    • @andrewchristiansen8311
      @andrewchristiansen8311 5 років тому

      @@Ausblack You did it twice. Its your own fault.
      favorite
      [ˈfāv(ə)rət]
      ADJECTIVE
      preferred before all others of the same kind.
      "their favorite Italian restaurant"

  • @feloberto
    @feloberto 4 роки тому +184

    This felt like some weird SnatchBlock™ infomercial. I'd buy a couple.

    • @pyeagle
      @pyeagle 4 роки тому +1

      SNATCH BLOCK! It's for kids.

    • @craigphillips3154
      @craigphillips3154 4 роки тому +3

      $19.95 + S/H
      BUT WAIT!!!! THERE'S MORE!!!!

    • @mummyman2115
      @mummyman2115 4 роки тому +7

      When he said "let me talk about the sponsor for the video" I fully expected him to say "SNATCH BLOCK!!!"

    • @keijigamings1127
      @keijigamings1127 4 роки тому

      I keep a few and some limb rope in my car

  • @barrybegley5379
    @barrybegley5379 Рік тому +1

    What a fantastic video. Teaching combined with entertainment has such a lasting learning effect on young and older minds alike. You have also found the PERFECT sponsor for your channel with KiwiCo as well. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.