"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."
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 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.
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!!
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...
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.
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. 😁
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
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!
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.
@@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.
"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.
@@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.
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!
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
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'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!
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.
"...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.
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!
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. 👍
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.
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!
We go about our busy little lives and take for granted the incredible ingenuity that surrounds us, in everything from our mobile phones to sprinklers. Thankyou for your witty analysis!
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
So I find myself needing an in depth explanation of exactly how this specific kind of sprinkler works, and think 'there's no way someone has edited together a nice, clearly stated, concise explanation of how it all works with close up slow mo footage' and yet here it is. Extremely helpful, thanks.
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!
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 :)
I once had an impact screwdriver. The "classic" kind where I actually _had_ to use a hammer to turn the head. It's commonly used in car shops to remove screws that had rusted over: Spray a liberal amount of rust-penetrating lubricant, wait about 10 minutes, then go at it. How it works is actually multi-faceted: The impact not only presses the screwdriver head firmly against the head slot, but it also breaks the bonding between the screw and the screwhole's threads. I used the impact screwdriver in my data center, though, when I had to disassemble some server racks.
@@forevercomputing Ahaha "whacky stick" is an apt description 😆 It's surprisingly heavy. Care must be doubly taken to prevent dropping it on one's foot...
@@andrewyoung4473 I bought mine at ACE Hardware. It should be available from any well-stocked hardware store, though. I don't really recommend buying it online, though. It's so heavy, the shipping cost might make the total cost much higher than if you outright buy it from a nearby hardware store.
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.
@@johnsherby9130 instead of saying Counter-Clockwise, some people say Anti-Clockwise. that with the 2 different ways to pronounce Anti makes the joke :)
If you think this is cool, I've always been fascinated by the mechanics of 'traveling tractor sprinklers,' I'd love to see a breakdown of this mechanical tech too. Good stuff.
I almost want to see his reaction to diving into industrial equipment and realizing how comparatively simple much of the industrial side is to home stuff. Gas regulators would probably be a good topic in this channel's wheelhouse in that they quietly sit between gas mains and the house, tanks and things like grills, and in every gas appliance.
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.
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.
Most other sprinklers have several small openings. One of the important features of this device is that the water opening is very large. These devices were first designed to be used on farms with dirty water supplies. The single large opening means that the mechanism will resist getting clogged by debris in the water supplied to it.
Sometime I have the feeling that he just walk with close eyes in his house, and the first thing he stumbles accros is chosen as his new video. And I like it.
My wife linked one of your videos to me for a particular joke, but your humor made me subscribe and I have loved every video since. I adore the deadpan delivery of your jokes, but I also learn things! The first one I watched was about the US electricity system, and even though some of that went over my head, I never felt lost or stupid. Thank you for making your entertaining and informative videos. I appreciate you.
"The Holy Stick Thing" all praise be Bring forth the holy hand grenade of Antioch, for there can be no false sprinklers above our savior, the impact rotary..
"And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
I've always observed that, depending on how the loops of the paper clip and the paper are sandwiched, the paper clip has more or less grip. Unless we're talking about those binder clips, which have a grip so strong, I use them to seal potato chip bags because the ones advertised for actual potato chip bags are never strong enough for whatever reason.
A girlfriend once asked me a question about something she was curious about, and since she knew me, she said, "and I don't want a four page dissertation, just a short explanation." Then, I imagine because she was trying to think of the most boring topic she could think of as an example, she added, "nobody wants to listen to a lecture on concrete." But of course concrete is a really interesting topic, so I gave her a two sentence explanation of that first!
@@joshbobst1629 there have been several things where a friend would ask an explanation of why i did something the way i did, and in order to explain it properly, i first had to explain two or three other concepts in order to have half a chance of understanding the final logic of it.
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
2:25for those wondering, I looked it up for you. 1. the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor. any moving part of an electrical machine in which a voltage is induced by a magnetic field. a piece of iron or other object acting as a keeper for a magnet. 2. a metal framework on which a sculpture is molded with clay or similar material. a framework or formal structure, especially of a literary work. "Shakespeare's plots have served as the armature for many novels"
This is the kind of knowledge, that gets you nowhere in life by actually knowing it. Still it's worth it and why this is one of the few channels I subscribed to.
A pet peeve of mine -- when you are talking about absorbing energy, the word to use is "damped", not "dampened. Although, with a sprinkler, this may seem appropriate.
I really like that final verdict on "this is a technology" ... a while back I had a discussion on how a drinking glass can also be a computer :) Albeit not a digital/electronic one.
A rain gauge performs mechanical integration, just as an electronic capacitor does with charge (which is why they're also named integrators). Laboratory flasks perform amplification by having narrowing throats. A conical champagne glass does the same the other way around (half the height remaining is one eighth the volume, going from linear to 3D analogous to the square-cube law). Plenty of examples if you don't actively dismiss them.
@@0LoneTech You are absolutely correct and using the term integration while mentioning capacitors also sets a nice link to analog, electronic computers.
"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
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
"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
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.
"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
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
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.
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.
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!!
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
"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".
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!"
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. 😊
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.
"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)
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.
"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.
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
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"
@@KernelFault T R I A N G L E S
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
@@revengejr The correct spelling of "tambour" is "timbre".
@@0btchs Unless he was talking about a drum, in which case he spelt it correctly.
"It's easier to see because you can actually see it" must be your best quote ever.
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.
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.
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!
"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.
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!
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.
"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.
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.
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 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.
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.
“When it hits the water like a curious raccoon” lmao
@smelly paws furry
“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.
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.
I really enjoy his humor. Contrasting his technical vocabulary with natural language ("hole-y stick thing") is endlessly entertaining to me.
"Slaps the water like a curious raccooon"
23 hrs ago
@@mattshumway2296 but how🤔🤔🤔
@@Junedmx Probably early acces by Patreon.
bañDìT XaM4 look an the time
Read this right as he said it 🙀🤭😵
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 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.
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.
"...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.
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!
"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.
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
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!
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"
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. 😎
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We go about our busy little lives and take for granted the incredible ingenuity that surrounds us, in everything from our mobile phones to sprinklers. Thankyou for your witty analysis!
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
Your edit at 0:53 cracked me up so much I had to show my wife, and she's now a fan of yours too. Thank you for making our evening fantastic!
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.
Me: It's just an impact sprinkler, how complex can be?
TC: Hold my sprinkler
Anyway: great video as usual!
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.
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!
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.
2:14 Inigo Montoya approves of your "armature-ish" attempts to avoid getting corrections in the comments.
Inconceivable!
So I find myself needing an in depth explanation of exactly how this specific kind of sprinkler works, and think 'there's no way someone has edited together a nice, clearly stated, concise explanation of how it all works with close up slow mo footage' and yet here it is. Extremely helpful, thanks.
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?
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
@@Nicholas-f5 I hate drip it is annoying to repair despite its simplicity. What makes it annoying is when it's part of your job.
@@Nicholas-f5 Doesn't work that well in parts of Aussie that get almost no rain
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 :)
I love the "engineering with a healthy dose of snark" approach of this channel.
I once had an impact screwdriver. The "classic" kind where I actually _had_ to use a hammer to turn the head.
It's commonly used in car shops to remove screws that had rusted over: Spray a liberal amount of rust-penetrating lubricant, wait about 10 minutes, then go at it.
How it works is actually multi-faceted: The impact not only presses the screwdriver head firmly against the head slot, but it also breaks the bonding between the screw and the screwhole's threads.
I used the impact screwdriver in my data center, though, when I had to disassemble some server racks.
Interesting, do you know where you can get a tool like that now?
@@andrewyoung4473 I bought mine at princess auto like two years ago. Harbor freight?
They are still used. I have one. Impact driver is the machine, impact screwdriver would be the mechanical "whacky stick" not included device.
@@forevercomputing Ahaha "whacky stick" is an apt description 😆
It's surprisingly heavy. Care must be doubly taken to prevent dropping it on one's foot...
@@andrewyoung4473 I bought mine at ACE Hardware. It should be available from any well-stocked hardware store, though.
I don't really recommend buying it online, though. It's so heavy, the shipping cost might make the total cost much higher than if you outright buy it from a nearby hardware store.
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.
These sprinklers have had quite an impact on lawn care.
@fedos
Ouch!
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 found an old rusty sprinkler once and repaired it. I learned a lot, they are really cool machines!
“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!
Oh my goodness! I was laughing so hard when you did your sound effects with the screen turn. That was a brilliant detail to be engaging!
As I wait for an ambulance, this video is keeping me calm... Cheers Alec
If you think this is cool, I've always been fascinated by the mechanics of 'traveling tractor sprinklers,' I'd love to see a breakdown of this mechanical tech too. Good stuff.
I almost want to see his reaction to diving into industrial equipment and realizing how comparatively simple much of the industrial side is to home stuff.
Gas regulators would probably be a good topic in this channel's wheelhouse in that they quietly sit between gas mains and the house, tanks and things like grills, and in every gas appliance.
Interesting. maybe talk to him more about it
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.
"The irrigating sound..." Lol.
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
Most other sprinklers have several small openings. One of the important features of this device is that the water opening is very large. These devices were first designed to be used on farms with dirty water supplies. The single large opening means that the mechanism will resist getting clogged by debris in the water supplied to it.
You: "Instead it was just dampened and absorbed."
Me: Actually that word...
*realizes the whole thing is soaking wet.
.... uhhhh, nevermind.
This is exactly what I was going to type. I cant tell if he was trolling or not, he does love puns.
I fucking love his puns lol
Sometime I have the feeling that he just walk with close eyes in his house, and the first thing he stumbles accros is chosen as his new video. And I like it.
My wife linked one of your videos to me for a particular joke, but your humor made me subscribe and I have loved every video since. I adore the deadpan delivery of your jokes, but I also learn things! The first one I watched was about the US electricity system, and even though some of that went over my head, I never felt lost or stupid. Thank you for making your entertaining and informative videos. I appreciate you.
"The Holy Stick Thing" all praise be
Bring forth the holy hand grenade of Antioch, for there can be no false sprinklers above our savior, the impact rotary..
"And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt
thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that
thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being
naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
The Elder Wand
My deathly hallows /(l)\
@@tjfrye11 >>> OMG, one of the BEST QUOTES from that movie...😆
Tim was such an arsehole. That entire time he could have blown up the rabbit with his fingertip.
9:33 "So the next time you hear the irrigating sound of an impact sprinkler" Nice pun, but I think its quite soothing of a sound, and not irritating.
Man is constantly predicting how people are going to respond to his content. He’s got the voices. Love this guy.
My family and friends accuse me of being able to explain for a hour how a paperclip works... you help me feel normal...thanks..lol
Paper clips are more nuanced than people give then credit
I've always observed that, depending on how the loops of the paper clip and the paper are sandwiched, the paper clip has more or less grip.
Unless we're talking about those binder clips, which have a grip so strong, I use them to seal potato chip bags because the ones advertised for actual potato chip bags are never strong enough for whatever reason.
Accused sounds negative. How about proclaimed?
A girlfriend once asked me a question about something she was curious about, and since she knew me, she said, "and I don't want a four page dissertation, just a short explanation." Then, I imagine because she was trying to think of the most boring topic she could think of as an example, she added, "nobody wants to listen to a lecture on concrete." But of course concrete is a really interesting topic, so I gave her a two sentence explanation of that first!
@@joshbobst1629 there have been several things where a friend would ask an explanation of why i did something the way i did, and in order to explain it properly, i first had to explain two or three other concepts in order to have half a chance of understanding the final logic of it.
Me: i should really fix my sleep schedule the last time i saw the sun was when i was still in school
Also me at 4am: why do sprinkl go b t t t t
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
WHY ARE YOUR VIDEOS SO SATISFYING.
THIS IS LITERALLY A VIDEO ABOUT A SPRINKLER AND I AM FULLY IMMERSED.
Then you left the sprinkler on for too long
... I'll see myself out
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.
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 honestly love the flow of this video.
I don't know, he went back an' forth a lot.
I thought the flow kept getting interrupted, but then he really made an impact.
Either way TC is a real fount of information
@@CausticNinja Indeed, a stream of knowledge.
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
2:25for those wondering, I looked it up for you.
1. the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor.
any moving part of an electrical machine in which a voltage is induced by a magnetic field.
a piece of iron or other object acting as a keeper for a magnet.
2.
a metal framework on which a sculpture is molded with clay or similar material.
a framework or formal structure, especially of a literary work.
"Shakespeare's plots have served as the armature for many novels"
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
This is the kind of knowledge, that gets you nowhere in life by actually knowing it. Still it's worth it and why this is one of the few channels I subscribed to.
Several million groundsmen and farmers around the world: "am I nothing to you ", as they make fine adjustments to the spray patterns
@@dnomyarnostaw I could have "fine tuned" the comment, but I was only thinking about people spraying their backyard. =)
@@Marc_Fuchs_1985 Oh, yeah. Thanks. I forgot all the millions of part time gardeners who would love to be able to manage their water usage better.
Were you taking a sprinkler to the face at 4:50? Lmao, the commitment!
A pet peeve of mine -- when you are talking about absorbing energy, the word to use is "damped", not "dampened. Although, with a sprinkler, this may seem appropriate.
Knowing TC, it was prob on porpoise.
I was about to post the same message!
Both are valid
Worth watching for the tilt effect all by itself!
And staying for the Irrigating Sound moment.
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.
I really like that final verdict on "this is a technology" ... a while back I had a discussion on how a drinking glass can also be a computer :) Albeit not a digital/electronic one.
A rain gauge performs mechanical integration, just as an electronic capacitor does with charge (which is why they're also named integrators). Laboratory flasks perform amplification by having narrowing throats. A conical champagne glass does the same the other way around (half the height remaining is one eighth the volume, going from linear to 3D analogous to the square-cube law). Plenty of examples if you don't actively dismiss them.
@@0LoneTech You are absolutely correct and using the term integration while mentioning capacitors also sets a nice link to analog, electronic computers.
"second impact doesn't occur" NERV approves this.
Came here to make a second impact pun. Well done.
Nice
Gendo: Here that Shinji? Now get in the goddamn robot!!!
amazing
SEELE disapproves, though.
I didn't understand how these worked most of my life, after 26 years, I finally do. Thank you very much indeed.
Love this. Totally wondered how they worked myself all these years.