The Impact Sprinkler - more clever than it seems!
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2020
- It's that time again! Time to take a deep dive into the mundane to see what we can learn. Join me as we look at this sprinkler!
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"why has that strange fella next door been filming his sprinkler for half an hour?"
"I dunno, remember that time he drove around town and filmed all the stop lights?"
"I bet he's with the government."
Under-rated comment.
He did a video on, Stoplights?!?! I'm there... see ya
Half an hour? I am sure he would have been out there much longer, probably over several days lol
"I think his car has submarine funcionality; have you heard its horn?"
This video on stoplights ua-cam.com/video/GiYO1TObNz8/v-deo.html
Does anyone else read text as fast as you possibly can to make sure you read it all before it disappears, then just sit there staring at it for the next 10 seconds, because you had plenty of time?
I even paused as i'm used to people removing them far too fast... I had to sit through it even longer!
Right? They normally flash on so briefly that I wonder if my reading skills have deteriorated greatly
Yeah so true
Yup
I just pause the video
"You can make them just go in circles, like most online arguments." LOL!!!
I don't think that's what he meant
I disagree!
@@nyetloki we're about to have an online argument!
@@casimirojulianangelo4804 YOU ARE SO WRONG!!!11!!one
This is the reason why I only have UA-cam I hate gossiping and I only gossip when I have to
The “armature” is actually called the “spoon”
Thank you!
It also aids in directing the water to the inner area, whereas the majority of the water it sent further out.
a spoon or deflector arm if you wanna order parts for one
*The Tick has joined the chat*
@@CircuitrinosOfficial The Spoooooooooooooooooon is what makes it tick. But when I see a sprinkler turn on, I'm more like, "Not in the face!"
This channel is now dedicated to appreciation of clever engineering nuances of everyday items, and I'm here for it.
Dedicated? Nah, that's always been the channel's secondary purpose, a minor side effect in its true quest for engineering puns.
_Always has been_
I mean for a few years now at least
@rajit kumar It's Hear, hear! Sort of an earlier version of PREACH IT!
xkcd 1741
"Something as simple as a water distribution device deserves due diligence."
I know you had fun writing that one
I read that right as he said it XD
@@jekyllgaming99 same
@@jekyllgaming99 that makes 4
@@jekyllgaming99 lol same
@@jekyllgaming99 same
2 years later… I grew up with these on our dairy farm as a child and took them for granted. However, I just bought one of these a few days ago and spent 20 minutes playing with the amazing mousetrapedness of it all. As a physics-teaching adult, I have never appreciated it more than I did a few days ago! These things are truly amazing! They are WATER CLOCKS!!
"It's easier to see because you can actually see it" must be your best quote ever.
"direction-y change-y bit"
Whoa, slow down with all that technical jargon!!
We're not all experts!
up there with the Doctor's explanation of time travel : "Timey-wimey wibbley wobbley".
That screen tilt edit. How do you stay so funny and so informative with every video?
I love his dry sense of humor. Even when talking sprinklers
I love this channel so much, and his humor is just fab.
@@paulec252 but is it dry humor when you involve water?
sirBrouwer water can’t dampen these puns
@@sirBrouwer that was the whole point.
"adjustable beyond their angle of sprinklage"
"the irrigating sound"
Superb use of language Sir !
Well, funny thing is, my native language is Russian and I still can understand quiet everything in his videos)
Your puns and wordplay extend even to your closed captions; 10:07, "Impactfully smooth jazz," lol!
Your efforts don't go unnoticed, good sir!
I love how the descriptor for the smooth jazz almost always correlates to the subject of the video! I always put captions on, especially for Captain Caption at the end!
I once observed a very clever deer use its hoof to halt the motion of the "armature" on one of these sprinklers allowing it to drink from the uninterrupted water stream.
"Like most online arguments." That's what keeps me coming back.
No it isn’t.
@@q-tuber7034 yes it is
@@axeavier and thus... :)
Q-tuber That is a circle joke
@@q-tuber7034 Yes it is.
“When it hits the water like a curious raccoon” lmao
@smelly paws furry
8:05 "gets struck in a twisted way repeatedly." Even better out of context.
Wasn't till I watched this that I realised I always wondered how these things worked.
The craziest (or maybe most coincidental ) thing about this video, is I literally just bought THAT _exact_ same sprinkler for our yard this year. I chose it because its' the only one I found that was made of metal parts, vs so many sold nowadays made from plastic. I felt it would stand the test of time vs the plastic ones. However, our direct neighbors do have a couple of the plastic ones, and here's what I immediately noticed: The plastic ones spine SO MUCH faster than ours, (the metal one). And I wondered why that was... Well, know I know. Metal weighs substantially more than plastic, which means the water will have less force on the metal one, meaning slower clickity-clickity-clickity and slower bap-bap-bap-bap-bap-bap to the return position.
I know I know --> "cool story bro", but I just thought, what are the chances that I just bought the exact same sprinkler, considering I've never seen this brand/model prior-to my purchase. 😁
It's kinda scary how i passed this whole morning wondering how do these work
M4st3r04 I know right. Now I can never unsee it.
The “irrigating sound” joke at the end was brilliant and perfectly delivered.
It was also used at the beginning of the video too.... :-)
This one was a beaut wasnt it 😂
Really quite clever.
I may be the only one, but it bothers me when someone has these in full rotation mode and doesn't make the quick ticking sound. It's like a song missing verse it just doesn't sound right...
Mpph truly exquisite
This is actually one of my favorite episodes you've done. I used to be so mystified by impact sprinklers, but I never got the chance to actually investigate one by my self. I love the way you broke down the mechanism by which it works.
exactly, me too you're a proud nerd too.
THE SET SCREW!! You just taught me that I can use the set screw to distribute the water in a way better pattern to cover my lawn. Thank you Technology Connections
Auntie Clockwise, followed by “in circles like many online arguments”....
Pure gold.
Also I think that weird video thing was just compression in the high speed video mode.
Isn't that the premise of the show Golden Girls? 😎
Can't wait for the family reunion with Uncle Grinder! :)
No it's not!!1!
@@macdjord Is too!
@Rabon Yeah, lost my drink through the nose. And I am not even a native English speaker/listener.
1:17 - This is a real "How It's Made" shot, right here.
Great, now I can't get the theme song out of my head lol.
Great, time to rewatch that series! I wonder if they have a segment on sprinklers?
Oh yeah.. look at that... He just needs that lovely melody in the background and a deeper tambour when he speaks
SO TRUE... Damn! :-D
@@revengejr The correct spelling of "tambour" is "timbre".
I really enjoy his humor. Contrasting his technical vocabulary with natural language ("hole-y stick thing") is endlessly entertaining to me.
I just spent 11 minutes of my life watching a video about lawn sprinklers, and I regret nothing. This channel has really great content!
“Just go in circles, like most online arguments”
So anyway youre wrong and im right. Now yield!
@@Andytlp NO U
xamanto no no... *YOU*
“Just go in circles, like most online arguments”
@@affordablenuggets1943 I'm sorry sir, you must have made a mistake there, because from my point of view, NO U.
This kind of curiosity about everyday "simple" objects is awesome and educational. I love it!
Drowned your grass biggy poppa
Better than school
I really don't think the mechanism of an mpact sprinkler is SIMPLE. Back in the simpler days, we just used a watering can.
Were you taking a sprinkler to the face at 4:50? Lmao, the commitment!
I will forever remember the sounds of impact sprinklers.
When I was little, my parents would spend the summer vacation in italy, tuscany to be exact.
On the way there, in the summer heat, I would ALWAYS hear these guys.
It has been at least 15 years since I have been there. But the memories, I still have them.
I didn't know when I woke up this morning that there was anything to learn about sprinklers. This is the magic of this channel. 😊
"Slaps the water like a curious raccooon"
23 hrs ago
@@mattshumway2296 but how🤔🤔🤔
@@Banditxam4 Probably early acces by Patreon.
bañDìT XaM4 look an the time
Read this right as he said it 🙀🤭😵
when I was on holiday when I was about 5-6, the hotel had these, and I can remember I called them "water plants." I still find the ticking sound somewhat comforting, almost like a cicada chirping.
I've used these for years. I never knew you could flip that thing up and make it go in circles!! You just changed my lawn watering scheme for the way better!!! I love science and stuff!
*bored out of my mind*
UA-cam: Hey you. Wanna know how a sprinkler works?
Me: don’t mind if I do
I should have been sleeping a few hours ago, but of course I must go through the updated channels in my list first. Nahuatl, sprinklers, drum memory, miniature painting... you know the drill.
I wonder if suburban townships probably have to have huge water pumps to power all these things. Energy ain't free and when you have thousands or 10s of thousands of these things all running at the same time the whole water system is losing pressure.
Collectively across an entire county or even state, these things must consume an enormous amount of energy, not to mention water.
@@maighstir3003 drum memory this has peaked my curiosity, now i must find out what it is
@@christo930 yea they are called gravity fed water towers
@@christo930 Most cities and such with pump fed city water tend to regulate when you can use various types of lawn sprinklers. In my city, or township, actually, if you have in ground sprinklers, you are only supposed to use them between 11PM and 6AM on even/odd days of the week matching your (even/odd) address number. I suppose because they figure the stake kind are using less water per time, they are allowed whenever you like.
When is the 10 hour version of the little skit at 0:54? The screen rotation with the sound is absolutely perfect.
ua-cam.com/video/JGxh5mKOw-I/v-deo.html ×10 there you go.
listenonrepeat.com/watch?v=jKi7xGE4BEw&s=54&e=60#The_Impact_Sprinkler_-_more_clever_than_it_seems!
The ! is part of the URL... but youtube.
And then there's the Ernie Kovacs version: ua-cam.com/video/43267roPvwE/v-deo.html
@@bryku just right-click any youtube video and choose "Loop" instead of using a separate site for that.
@@jurchiks Loop just loops the full video. The link I gave loops just the specific section.
Hey dude, I absolutely love your videos. They’re packed with well-organized, well-presented info. You’re entertaining in a way that’s natural, not contrived or irritating like other channels’ hosts. And I noticed you like Andreas Vollenweider lol, that might be the best part. You should do a video on your album collection!
YES my curiosity is answered, bought this things few days ago and for me the noise they make is a plus that reminds me my water on my lawn is running
When I was a young kid, I remember being fascinated by these sprinklers - and I was super excited when my parents got me one for my birthday.
Neat!
Again, birthday cake with a sprinkler topper.
Reminds me of the time I asked for a paper shredder 😂
Interesting childhood....but then again I would have probably asked for one too
Wow! This video was made for you. I bet you were pretty excited to see this pop up.
"Because...... That's what it is..."
Spoken like a science teacher.
Also religion teacher
Or an exhausted parent with a, "but why," child.
@@shawnsg
But why what? Use a full sentence and I'll answer you.
That stops that herr warum.
Not a very good science teacher but yes.
@@damenwhelan3236 I would _always_ reply by stating my question with descriptive details and sometimes explain why I was asking.
I asked what happens if you subtract 33-34 in first grade. The answer? Screaming *"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!"* + detention and exclusion from the class for a week.
Yay education.
Great episode! I too have always been fascinated by impact sprinklers.
Remember the Spongebob episode where he doesn’t want to grow up?
With every video, you shine a light on things I'd never even stopped to question the workings of. Thanks for answering questions I didn't even know I had! Keep it up :)
"Just ask your Auntie Clockwise"
I hate that it took me a few seconds after you saying "that was a dumb joke" to realize it wasn't specifically a joke about clocks.
Fun fact: Only a North American can say that joke, no one else pronounces auntie that way.
@@snowstrobe yea but in North America (well, in the USA) we actually say "counter-clockwise" so it's an even more specific joke than you thought
@@snowstrobe Um... Auntie and Anti- are pronounced the exact same in the UK, too...
@@snowstrobe I know a lot of other americans who say aunt like "ahnt" and I'm pretty sure I've heard non-americans say it like "ant".
Also, yeah, I wasn't sure if I got the joke for a second because I've never heard anyone ever say "anti-clockwise" instead of "counter-clockwise" lol
@@Yotanido well close enough for the joke to work.
I'm pretty sure it would work for any native English speaker, except those that say "counter-clockwise", who are now confused.
These are the videos that teachers need to wheel in on a tv on a rolling cart, education video time!
TC: every supply teacher's friend.
16 mm film was much more dramatic.
Seems like you've explained almost how everything in the world works. Can't wait for your explanation on how paint dries.
I'm waiting for how a lawn mower works, and how each blade of grass screams silently before getting chopped.
I’ve always been fascinated with theses sprinklers & thanks for describing how they work. It’s quit the invention & love that sound.
So do your water jokes in this video still count as ‘dry humor’ or..?
I thought they were a little watered down for me
That's moistly accurate.
I dew agree
If Iook at his garden, I sea what you did there...
To the top with you!
Who are we to judge what an “armature” is. Engineers make up silly words all the time, like “brushing” and “sway bar”.
Retroturboencabulator.
Do you mean "bushing" rather than "brushing"?
Sway Bar is actually short for "anti-sway bar" The consumer shortened the name.
"Wankel Rotary Engine"
@@daveballard8673 T R I A N G L E S
When I was a kid I went through a phase where I was fascinated with these things and even had a personal collection of the in-ground ones. Yes, I even went to the hardware store and would spend all of my allowance money on sprinklers to add to my collection. I even had some “antique” ones from the 60s or 70s and broken ones that were donated by neighbors when they replaced theirs. But I never fully understood how they worked because they were unwieldy when connected to a hose and when off were fully sealed up in their underground casings (I didn’t have any of the hose-connected ones like in the video). So thanks for making this video, it gives me some closure 14 years later!
Makes hundreds of thousands listen to information about sprinklers, I love it
The sound of these things always blended in with the ambiance of summer, sort of similar to cicadas and crickets. There would often be one of these going on somewhere in the neighborhood
The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchel 1975
ruined by a the new fancy shmancy in ground irrigation units. So boring.
Or the annoyance on a slightly colder day when one had set up the sprinkler so it hit part of the street. And the slight happiness when it was hot and you had some cooling.
Most people over here switched over to the oscillating sprinkler though.
"You can make them go in circles like most online arguments"
I watch you for your clever jokes, the learning useless stuff is just a bonus.
I dont think I've ever heard someone imitate, or even try to imitate the sound of an impact sprinkler, but you did it so well.
I found an old rusty sprinkler once and repaired it. I learned a lot, they are really cool machines!
This video is rather impactful
This comment is impartially and drives the algorithm
Get this man some Reddit gold
Booooo
So much tech and so much watery goodness. Not usually happy bedfellows but somehow you make it work. 😎
Bottom text
Me: Surely this guy has run out of video ideas by now?
TC: Hold my armature
It's like Techmoan never seeming to run out of obscure media formats.
"Hold my ****" jokes still funny in mid 2020?
Oh buddy, we haven't even touched a dryer.
chrisw443 aw man, now I REALLY want to see that vid. Maybe one day
I made a similar comment on one of Techmoan's videos, and he replied that he had LOTS of material still to research and film and edit and so on.
Watching your videos brings me such joy. The production quality is reminiscent of How It's Made, and the content is so fascinating and useful! I greatly appreciate the effort you put into your videos, and will happily watch them more
Wow! I found that really interesting, I would never have believed that a sprinkler could be so .. engineered. Your presentation of it does help.
Many pre-electronic inventions are at this level of cleverness. I guess electronic ones are was well, but with the mechanical ones, you can SEE the clever. His Sunbeam toaster video is another winner in this regard.
Oh my gosh, we use an oscillating sprinkler that arcs back and forth out in our garden and I've wanted to see the water wheel that drives the hole-y stick thing. 👍
They don't cost much if you want to disassemble one. Or so I've read.
Ask you local water priest to show you one.
FWIW, I've heard that the hole-y stick things can be used to open a broad variety of NFC as well as traditional door locks if you get enough water pressure behind them.
oh woah, hello Deviant o/
@@computer-love I've seen him around these videos for a bit. I find it weird how no one seems to recognize him
This is the kind of thing that needs one of those super fancy 6000fps (or whatever) slo-mo cameras for maximum effect.
I think a Kronos is in my near-term plans. It has been for a while and I regret not having it for this video, but I think 240 fps does a good enough job
@@TechnologyConnections Even without it, it was a great video - I learned my new thing today so I can take the rest of the day off!
I never put two and two together before with the Impact Wrench parallel, so that was super neat.
@@insovietrussia Sounds like this video really had some impact for you.
I think Slow Mo Guys did a sprinkler.
Though, thinking back on it, that might have been a fire sprinkler.
@@TechnologyConnections Your oneplus can even do 480 albeit in shitty quality...
It was a good enough job indeed
One day hope to see a video doing the Turboo Encabulator bit. Really enjoyed the writing on this one.
How many years watching obscure educational videos and I've never seen one about a sprinkler. Thank you
I rewound the "tsk-tsk-tsk, TSKTSKTSKTSK!!" portion like five times. Kudos to good subtle editing! (0:54)
the rotation of the frame is worth whatever time you spent on it!
Maybe someone will make a 10 hour video of that repeating..
Reminds me a bit of AHOOOGA where he perfectly reproduced the sound of the horn...
I work in Premiere and even though it was easy, I deeply appreciated the creativity and effort to time it with the audio.
"subtle"
I bought one of these this Spring and immediately started analysizing how it works with your voice in my head when I took it out the package.
Basically, I imagined this entire video. And now here it is. You're welcome!
I remember doing much the same thing...
Years ago.
Probably well before he was born, but still enjoyed every minute of the video.
I dont think I've ever heard someone imitate, or even try to imitate the sound of an impact sprinkler, but you did a damn good job.
I appreciate this so much. I've always wondered about these irrigation heads but have never closely looked at one. Thank you.
"The irrigating sound..." Lol.
"...Naturally I have one right here..."
[citation needed]
Also, in the interest of conveying design concepts I will fully accept "armature" and "directional change-y bit" as valid terms. Your videos are always gold for investigating the fine minutiae of everyday objects most people don't notice....Im over 30 and have wondered how these work since I was a kid but never got around to actually looking it up. So thanks for the minutch.
You're over 30? Wow! You could very well be 90! Great to have relics such as yourself around in the world still
Remember, most people would consider a guy like him genuinely crazy. That's a nasty fact about the world we live in.
This brought back a lot of memories. We had several of these at home when I was a kid. I used to watch them go, so I figured out how they work back then. They are indeed very ingenious. Sometimes one would get stuck and one of us had to get a little wet running up to it to get it unstuck. Good memories. Thanks! 🙂
Me too. Forward oscillation was easy enough, but figuring out how the same parts could also run backward took a bit of thinking. And the tough part about un-sticking them was getting out of the way before they got to the quick return part of the cycle.
Fun and educational. I too have been fascinated by water sprinklers and ever since I was a kid I have always wondered how they work. Looks like there's a lot going on in there. So I will still need to watch this video multiple time to really understand how they work.
“Just ask your Aunty Clockwise... that was a bad joke.” 😂
on the contrary
Took me a second. only brits say that
I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t get it
@@johnsherby9130 instead of saying Counter-Clockwise, some people say Anti-Clockwise. that with the 2 different ways to pronounce Anti makes the joke :)
@@MyUnquenchableThirst ante!
"You can make them go in circles, just like most online arguments"
LIKE EARNED.
online arguments actually go in squares.
@@amisner2k I'd be open-minded enough to be one of the 4 sides of that argument
@@amisner2k I believe they spiral, often out of control.
I thought they went nowhere.
a high impact video.
Thank you for explaining these unsung devices. The ingenuity of such things constantly amazes me.
You just answered a question that has popped into my mind randomly and various times throughout my life.
the sudden segment about the use of the word "armature" made me burst out laughing
I love your profile pic
I found that quite funny too! That's what I love about this guy! He has such a great sense of humor! And, he's not afraid to point out his mistakes, and laugh at himself about it.
I love a person who can poke fun at themselves, instead of using someone else as the butt of their jokes. It's refreshing!
I love that he used it so many times, but clearly during editing decided to look it up
Ok, I'm English, what's funny about the word armature?
@@alanr585 did you watch the video?
You're like the modern equivalent to the old series "Löwenzahn" (dandelion) here in Germany. You explain things so easy and intuitive, your voice is smooth and calming, the sometimes cringey jokes loosen the otherwise dry themes up and the visuals are on point. Please keep your awesome work up and continue to amaze us with simple, but yet fascinating technologies!
Agreed. Though I wouldn't call sprinklers a dry topic :D
Sounds strange, but that‘s how it is! 😂 (Quote from Löwenzahn)
I am so enamored with these - so many things going on and so much adjustability. These things are fascinating but also do a great job.
Thank you for taking the time to caption your videos for those of us with hearing issues, it makes the content way more accessible.
With youtube's removal of community captioning, without creators like you who take the time to do this, the autogenerated captions we're left with are generally... well, not good.
Ooh a Sprinkler. Or as they're known in Australia: That thing you're not allowed to use.
Rainwater and drip irrigation
Good one father
@ go on go on
@@NicholasLittlejohn I hate drip it is annoying to repair despite its simplicity. What makes it annoying is when it's part of your job.
@@NicholasLittlejohn Doesn't work that well in parts of Aussie that get almost no rain
Personally, "armature" in this context made more sense to me than the rotating coils in a motor (I looked it up after this video.)
how about the word striker.
the water strikes it it strikes back.
seriously, i WANT the word armature to mean arm like structure of a mechanism, i used to use it like that all the time before i found its actual definition. it would be such a useful word.
There are several definitions of armature and several uses of an armature..
I keep being astonished by how this guy makes an informing and even fun to watch video about the most boring stuff on earth and I love it.
0:55 we need a video of this on loop.
These sprinklers have had quite an impact on lawn care.
@fedos
Ouch!
Me: It's just an impact sprinkler, how complex can be?
TC: Hold my sprinkler
Anyway: great video as usual!
My friend has a lawn sprinkler that blew my mind. You lay the hose out around the lawn like a track, and you place the sprinkler onto the hose, and the water powers a motor in the sprinkler that looks like a little tractor with spiked wheels and it follows the hose track using grooved front wheels. It moves very slowly, but still amazing to watch
Great video; easy to understand explanations, and I appreciate the comedic touches as well!
6:43 @Marc Lepage suggested its video/image stabilization.
Because its visible while editing the video it must be from the camera.
// old comment
6:43 Its the video compression, that part looked in the first frame so similar to the next frames that the compression algorithm just moved it around to save storage space/bandwidth
im so glad someone answered this, i really wanted to know what was causing that haha.
More likely image stabilization.
@@marc.lepage That makes more sense. I edited my comment above.
9:53 -- "Orton Engleheardt used human ingenuity to invent this thing back in 1933"...
And that's history...that deserves to be remembered.
Thanks, but Wikipedia spells his name Orton Englehart.
He deserves to be on a note just for the name alone...
@@gordonrichardson2972 I tried to guess, rather than looking it up.
I read this comment, and the voice in my head radically shifted, even put a bow tie on, when I read the last sentence. Enjoy your 👍.
Hats are technology, a crossover is not impossible
This is eerie. My parents and I were just talking about these impulse sprinklers. Then this video popped up in my feed.
Cool video to share with my parents now. 😁
awesome video - I am working on my sprinklers in my garden and this will definitely help - sincere thx
2:14 Inigo Montoya approves of your "armature-ish" attempts to avoid getting corrections in the comments.
Inconceivable!
I love the "engineering with a healthy dose of snark" approach of this channel.
I'm glad you did this video as I too have wondered how these work.
Man is constantly predicting how people are going to respond to his content. He’s got the voices. Love this guy.
One summer when I was 8 or 9, for a good part of an afternoon I studied one of these. I understood how it worked. I could not, however, put it into words. Thanks you
PS: I now know what an impact driver/wrench is.
This guy usually takes perfectly functional things apart to see how they work...
...something my Mom used to punish me for, but... I became an electrical engineer.
I don't think kids do that enough anymore. Disassembling mechanical objects can be a great way to learn about them. I get the urge to do it all the time as a half century old adult, usually I fight it though because it comes when I buy some neat expensive electronic item.
"But I became an electrical engineer. "
Son: 1
Mom: 0
🤣🤣🤣
CRTs, microwaves, a CB radio, lighting fixtures, audio amplifiers... I always had fun and learned a little something when tearing down a machine or device.
The problem is, most electronics these days are just a single circuit board with some generic looking connections... there isn't the same amount of complexity that older electronics had.
Or, the devices are a single, consolidated unit that does so much, that parents can't justify the expense or inconvenience of allowing it to be disassembled, and/or it's very sleek and extremely difficult to disassemble these days compared to older and more expansive equipment.
@@Adam-qs5ir +1 Mech. Engineer here
This takes me back to my childhood. The way these things worked always fascinated me.
6:43 Probably a compression artifact, my guess is that area didn't have an overall direction to it that the encoder could detect, but each pixel didn't move far enough to be worth sending new colour deltas
I know it's like WAY late but I thought it was an artifact with the active stabilisation, since it's not stationary and instead wiggles in time with the spoon, or "armature" of the sprinkler it seems to me like the active stabiliser is picking up on the spoon and not the ground and is trying to acomadate it's motion
@@ImMimicute Hmm that is an interesting possibility
9:33 "The next time you hear the *irrigating* sound"
I see what you did there
More like hear what he did there...
He said it twice. He says it at 0:25 as well.
So, the joke didn't just wash over you?
didnt get it
see what you dad there
I loved this. As a young curious boy, the Impulse sprinkler was really fascinating to me. And I had to stand there getting wet to see the operation. Thanks
I, too used to get really wet as a curious boy, to see the operation. unfortunately, my interest for neurosurgery was short-lived.
I always found the sound of those memorizing. Love this vid, always was fascinated by those.
Thank you so much for this video! I didn't know why there were so many "gadgets" on it and now i do!