Why its impossible to drive 1000mph

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  • Опубліковано 9 лис 2020
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  • @Donut
    @Donut  3 роки тому +5152

    Just to clarify, we shot this episode before the "Tuatara Drama" came to light. That being said, it still inspired us to make this episode. Hope you enjoy it! - Jerry

    • @customjohnny
      @customjohnny 3 роки тому +109

      More people need to read this! The video actually focuses on much more.

    • @kegonpegs2833
      @kegonpegs2833 3 роки тому +11

      👌

    • @wildanh7806
      @wildanh7806 3 роки тому +7

      👍

    • @Christs_Apologet
      @Christs_Apologet 3 роки тому +49

      They kinda fked up the first run but I don't give a fk cause they said they will run it again and legitimately so stfu guys please

    • @LudmilMetodiev
      @LudmilMetodiev 3 роки тому +18

      I was about to make angry comment about that :D :D :D

  • @thytor756
    @thytor756 3 роки тому +3135

    "Our only option is to increase power"
    James softly: *mo powah babe...*

  • @automaticsky470
    @automaticsky470 2 роки тому +721

    Always wondered why my 4 runner tops out a little over 975 mph. Thanks Mr. Donut!

  • @MansaVibez
    @MansaVibez 2 роки тому +310

    The team removing 16,000 TONS of stones, in the middle of the desert, by Hand was the most impressive feat in this video.

    • @afterthesmash
      @afterthesmash Рік тому +17

      The Great Pyramid of Giza weighs 6 million tonnes, mostly moved by thin strips of leather with knots on the end attached to long, flexible sticks.

    • @yslamannageldiyew589
      @yslamannageldiyew589 Рік тому

      @@afterthesmash And still you can't move your ass from couch

    • @fica1137
      @fica1137 Рік тому +12

      ​@@afterthesmash aliens*

    • @yacinaft
      @yacinaft Рік тому +7

      ​@@afterthesmash actually it was kinda built by pouring materials into molds just like cement

    • @therealtechfromheaven
      @therealtechfromheaven 9 місяців тому

      ​@@yacinaftsome primitive wood and rock CNC machines and complicated planetary gearset pulley systems

  • @mick666able
    @mick666able 2 роки тому +14

    Worked on a set of brake rotors back in 92/3 . Noticed thrust ssc on the drawings. In 98 discovered the company I worked for was a technical partner and that was when I discovered what the rotors were made for.

    • @Power5
      @Power5 2 роки тому

      I am shocked it even had brakes.

  • @wds4097
    @wds4097 3 роки тому +328

    I remember reading about the Thrust SSC in a kid’s book almost 20 years ago. Brings back memories...

    • @pineapplenewman7471
      @pineapplenewman7471 3 роки тому +2

      23 ago

    • @BOABModels
      @BOABModels 3 роки тому +4

      I remember it happening! The car is at Coventry Transport Museum now. Its really impressive ua-cam.com/video/iYG-Hn_s5d4/v-deo.html

    • @johnchristian7788
      @johnchristian7788 3 роки тому +1

      Is it the same SSC company?

    • @BOABModels
      @BOABModels 3 роки тому +4

      @@johnchristian7788 people from the Thrust team are working on bloodhound, I know that.

    • @jf_knows_nothing
      @jf_knows_nothing 3 роки тому +1

      I read that book!!

  • @thorthegodofthunder2313
    @thorthegodofthunder2313 2 роки тому +41

    “why it’s impossible to to drive at 1000mp”
    Someone watching this sometime in the future: **laughs in accomplishment**

  • @simonlangmead7
    @simonlangmead7 2 роки тому +17

    First many thought you couldn’t fly faster than the speed of sound, it was done and than was doubled. A land vehicle couldn’t do it, then they did it. It takes huge knowledgeable effort and money to do this. A totally committed crew and huge amount of patience. That on top of not getting discouraged with the multiple failures experienced prior to cracking 1000 mph in a land vehicle.

  • @smallshrimpin6939
    @smallshrimpin6939 3 роки тому +1546

    This channel is legitimately so good

    • @nigeldean1813
      @nigeldean1813 3 роки тому +10

      Been prob top 5 youtube pages for years

    • @Ryanbmc4
      @Ryanbmc4 3 роки тому +14

      Almost as legitimate as SSCs record.

    • @usman2131
      @usman2131 3 роки тому +5

      No

    • @SemperFedelis2024
      @SemperFedelis2024 3 роки тому +9

      Yes

    • @pace7
      @pace7 3 роки тому +1

      I've been using that word lately too

  • @MrWTF-cs6jr
    @MrWTF-cs6jr 3 роки тому +407

    I can see them making a energy drink called "liquid horsepower"

    • @suave605
      @suave605 3 роки тому +9

      You’re not wrong there actually exists one.

    • @DaveXXX
      @DaveXXX 3 роки тому +6

      They already have NOS energy drink

    • @dylanhassan8714
      @dylanhassan8714 3 роки тому +3

      i would drink that more then water

    • @stopglobalswarming
      @stopglobalswarming 3 роки тому

      nOS

    • @thebestbarcode3465
      @thebestbarcode3465 3 роки тому +2

      If it was named that, id drink it all day every day, id have stocks in that drink no cap

  • @gregrowe1168
    @gregrowe1168 Рік тому +181

    Better question is, how do you make a car go that fast without killing the driver if the slightest glitch happens. Jessie Combs died trying to break this record. A slight gust of wind, a tiny pebble the size of a pencil eraser, even turning the steering wheel a fraction a degree is all it takes for a disaster to occur.

    • @LaCazaLP
      @LaCazaLP 11 місяців тому +18

      Easy answer. You dont. Thats why we refer to these People as "Daredevils". No sane person would never try to do the sonic and go really really fast lol

    • @shblair
      @shblair 9 місяців тому +3

      thats why i enjoy motorcycles. 50 mph on an empty city street is exciting enough for this old guy.

    • @originalforgery
      @originalforgery 9 місяців тому +3

      Jessie Combs car was never ever going to achieve anything other than tragedy.....

    • @dextermorgan1
      @dextermorgan1 9 місяців тому

      ​@@originalforgeryWhy is that?

    • @originalforgery
      @originalforgery 9 місяців тому +3

      @@dextermorgan1Because it was built on a wing and a prayer with zero study to aerodynamic ground effects.
      You don't just cut the wings off a fighter jet and stick some wheels on it....!

  • @thesilversphincter
    @thesilversphincter Рік тому +10

    The land speed records was so fun to watch as a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s. The blue flame was my favorite

  • @ContasYT
    @ContasYT 3 роки тому +201

    As someone from outside the US thank you for the KM/H conversion

    • @markgadsby5568
      @markgadsby5568 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes it would have been very difficult maths otherwise… 😂

    • @user-tc1dd8im4z
      @user-tc1dd8im4z 6 місяців тому

      @@markgadsby5568 math? what math? all you do is think in each system at the same time, and spit out an "about" if someone asks. Kw HP watts bla bla bla> Mph kts Ft/sec KM who cares. +/-5 who cares.

  • @koenigseggkid1678
    @koenigseggkid1678 3 роки тому +699

    I watched this whole video and I'm still wondering how that shot glass of "liquid" didnt fall down at that angle.

  • @chitraprasannaanbalagan5626
    @chitraprasannaanbalagan5626 2 роки тому +5

    Layman’s level explanations done in an entertaining way!! Kudos!!

  • @triadwarfare
    @triadwarfare 2 роки тому +31

    I like that you're taking feedback and actually display kph values. You'll just need consistency.

  • @RadKey
    @RadKey 3 роки тому +1291

    That's some honda civic speed right there

  • @roryanri804
    @roryanri804 3 роки тому +422

    Me: goes 120 down hill in my shitbox el camino "I'm so fast"
    Other people: going over 700, "I need more speed"

    • @r32juan
      @r32juan 3 роки тому +10

      Mo powah babe

    • @roryanri804
      @roryanri804 3 роки тому +6

      @@r32juan i guess the sad original 305 needs an upgrade.

    • @loganthesaint
      @loganthesaint 3 роки тому +7

      Me in my shit box Saturn with a fart can barely maintaining speed on a slight incline...

    • @spaceflightcrewmate1934
      @spaceflightcrewmate1934 3 роки тому +1

      @@hamsterama xD

    • @aliassmithandjones9453
      @aliassmithandjones9453 3 роки тому +1

      I got my el camino up to 120 and a little bit more but the speedo only goes to 120 and at that speed I only dared take my eyes off the road for a second lol

  • @Flapswgm
    @Flapswgm 2 роки тому +3

    Best Explanation of the physical limits a car has to limit its speed. I taught physics and you would have been a VERY welcomed guest in my class. Thanks so much.

  • @mattjohnson5855
    @mattjohnson5855 2 роки тому +6

    Literally the first video I've ever seen of your channel just found it awesome video I love how you take the time to explain that I agree with you you make sense a lot of people seem to not do that these days thanks for your intuitive points and entertaining video

  • @RushIndustries
    @RushIndustries 3 роки тому +3030

    Are we just going to ignore the fact that these speed record "cars" are really just jet aircraft that they kept from taking off?

    • @tomsmith3045
      @tomsmith3045 3 роки тому +148

      Yep, absolutely true.

    • @catherineharris4746
      @catherineharris4746 3 роки тому +32

      😂Right!👍

    • @Dretron79
      @Dretron79 3 роки тому +256

      @@keppozx You just watched a whole video explaining why it's an achievement. It's definitely not a car the actual record calls it a "land vehicle", but it's not just a jet either. It's a fun engineering challenge and it's flashy enough for a Red Bull Stratos style advertising push when the finally go for it which will recoup a lot of the cost.

    • @Yashiro-nene_dies
      @Yashiro-nene_dies 3 роки тому +30

      They also used special aluminum wheels, regular tires will blow apart.

    • @FinanceMan
      @FinanceMan 3 роки тому +29

      They are lol but cars can have jet engines and still be cars. Had it in the 60’s and 70’s for the technology.

  • @toddekramer
    @toddekramer 3 роки тому +54

    Define “Car”...a rocket on wheels. ..hence “landspeed” record. Great stuff!!

  • @nitrorustler333
    @nitrorustler333 2 роки тому +2

    Jerry, needs more projects. Freaking love your work! WE NEED MORE!

  • @domhuckle
    @domhuckle 2 роки тому

    One of the best videos on land speed I've ever seen - simplified a load of complicated stuff

  • @sdimartino
    @sdimartino 3 роки тому +2560

    “Why it’s imposible to drive 1000 mph”
    Goes on to explain why it’s possible, just really hard.

    • @SouthParkStudio
      @SouthParkStudio 3 роки тому +91

      Things are always possible.. just impossible under certain circumstances.. it’s possible that you could become smart, but ya chose to make an ass of yourself instead. A smart-ass, yet not an ass that is smart. See the implications?

    • @cpawel
      @cpawel 3 роки тому +34

      @@SouthParkStudio With you trying to imply that all people who are smart-asses are not smart, I think you may be the not smart one in the conversation, along with your other fallacious assertions.

    • @znome8500
      @znome8500 3 роки тому +23

      @@SouthParkStudio stfu

    • @SouthParkStudio
      @SouthParkStudio 3 роки тому +14

      Cpawel Didn’t mean to offend you or your boyfriend. I never claimed all smart-asses aren’t smart.. just this one.. learn to read, and learn some rudimentary concepts while your at it

    • @SouthParkStudio
      @SouthParkStudio 3 роки тому +8

      znO mE ur mom gay

  • @TranceFur
    @TranceFur 3 роки тому +261

    The shot of “liquid” was the most precariously positioned object on earth.

  • @theoriginalbigant
    @theoriginalbigant 2 роки тому +3

    Man, I went to school for Aviation Maintenance and this made my willy wobble. Dope Episode. thanks

  • @Not-TheOne
    @Not-TheOne Рік тому +1

    You guys make it so much easier for non car guys (like me) to understand, also, I've been learning alot about fluid dynamics, and how it applies to air, never thought the two with the same.

    • @f1jones544
      @f1jones544 Рік тому

      Someday I'm going to market air as "Water Light" and convince everyone they need to consume eight glasses of it per day, and that it's cleaner straight out of plastic.

  • @dougshaw2944
    @dougshaw2944 3 роки тому +70

    A resounding "YES!" to the extended interview. I'd love to see that...top speed racing is the nuttiest.
    Plus, I wonder why Bonneville wasn't used (environmental concerns, surface quality, track distance (or lack thereof), proximity to the location of build, weather, none of the above?, some combination of all, or some, of the above?).
    Thanks for yet another informative and (relatively) in-depth B-2-B on a subject that just doesn't get the attention it deserves.
    Cheers

    • @Donut
      @Donut  3 роки тому +38

      We actually had to cut a section of the video talking about that, but in short its a combo of track quality and distance. For example, Black Rock Desert in Nevada used to be a good place to make an attempt back in the 90’s but the surface is less than ideal now because of, and this is 100% true, Burning Man - Jerry

    • @VerdeMorte
      @VerdeMorte 3 роки тому

      Bonneville is a Salt Lake Bed that has been becoming increasingly less flat as moisture is increasing in the area. It's climate change that may have been brought on by the upward increase of event attendees...

    • @polbecca
      @polbecca 7 місяців тому

      A dried salt lake like Bonneville is simply too hard a surface for the vehicle and the driver at transonic speeds. That's why a dried mud surface works better: hard outer surface but softer material underneath.

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 3 роки тому +443

    "You can see the curvature of the earth..."
    Flat earthers: The WHAT?!

    • @tlf361
      @tlf361 3 роки тому +21

      I can't believe some people still actually think the world is round... talk about brainwashed by the government

    • @CauneMusic
      @CauneMusic 3 роки тому +8

      @@tlf361 pathetic, how can it be round, think about it, the curvature is the gravitation pulling light down. Thats how black holes work, the gravity sucks the light,

    • @Geereg69
      @Geereg69 3 роки тому +22

      @@CauneMusic I’m praying that you are joking

    • @tlf361
      @tlf361 3 роки тому +6

      @@Geereg69 I pray that Jesus blesses you in your life

    • @EverythingButSoap
      @EverythingButSoap 3 роки тому +2

      @@tlf361 Heil jesus!!!

  • @davidb8185
    @davidb8185 Рік тому

    This video is why I subscribed. Good explanation of a technical problem.

  • @leqin
    @leqin 7 місяців тому +1

    And of course, as we now know, apart from breaking the sound barrier the most difficult thing is getting to the end of the measured mile without the text on your vehicle being turned back to front or is it inside out.

  • @Kelinche
    @Kelinche 3 роки тому +440

    Someone 49 years later:
    No, no I don't think so...

    • @HaidaWay
      @HaidaWay 3 роки тому +18

      49 years later with mecha Clinton as world ruler: bro you remember cars? Used to take that to work everyday and back then I only worked 8 hours AND I got paid. Anyways, better get back to work before we get burned at the stake.

    • @pineapplepizzagaming8018
      @pineapplepizzagaming8018 3 роки тому +5

      @@HaidaWay ok

    • @kentremendous5112
      @kentremendous5112 3 роки тому +1

      @@HaidaWay lmfao

    • @kiojikr4872
      @kiojikr4872 3 роки тому

      Bruh

    • @zogworth
      @zogworth 3 роки тому +2

      Bloodhound are planning to do it rather sooner.

  • @luigi55125
    @luigi55125 3 роки тому +557

    The fastest car is that fart can honda civic that goes past your house at 3am. You ever wonder how so many people have the exact same experience with a civic? It's only one, he just drives THAT fast, that he passes every house on earth in a single night.
    He's the rice santa.

    • @jesseeades1434
      @jesseeades1434 3 роки тому +27

      So if Ricer Santa exists..... does that mean rolling coal Krampus exists?

    • @zaklingenhammer2149
      @zaklingenhammer2149 3 роки тому +5

      Rice santa........ we've all heard that mother fucked

    • @user-qu2ry3vh8q
      @user-qu2ry3vh8q 3 роки тому +2

      ay rip Etika

    • @GLACIOUS13
      @GLACIOUS13 3 роки тому +2

      Oh man! Thank you. I understand so much more right now. Not sure how to get this grin off of my face though. Lol!

    • @NickRoman
      @NickRoman 3 роки тому +2

      I think we need a law that says, any cop who can catch that guy gets to keep the vehicle, though it must be disassembled and sold for parts. And of course the driver gets life in prison. I mean, if he has disturbed the peace of 2.6 billion people for a total of 100 hours each, how else is he going to make up for that beyond being immortal and put into community service for the rest of the lifetime of the Earth?

  • @justincase5228
    @justincase5228 2 роки тому

    Congratulations. Out of the million YT videos that was the one and only advertisement I actually sat through and listened to.

  • @Turbo_TechnoLogic
    @Turbo_TechnoLogic Рік тому +7

    4:55 omg it's so weird and harder to understand when the speed is not on the x axis. This way it would be more straightforward that the air resistance exponentially increases with the speed

  • @JoeAchilles1
    @JoeAchilles1 3 роки тому +4360

    When was this video made, we all know that SSC Tuatara record was nothing more than some GPS conversion software in a laptop. Great video otherwise.

    • @Ryanbmc4
      @Ryanbmc4 3 роки тому +267

      Part of me wants to believe it was an honest mistake.

    • @nisargmahale5162
      @nisargmahale5162 3 роки тому +42

      Yeah i heard about this, its quite inaccurate

    • @JoeAchilles1
      @JoeAchilles1 3 роки тому +276

      @@Ryanbmc4 I did for a while, but they continued to lie and then their statement video was pathetic and pushed me over the edge 🤯

    • @racistrobinhood
      @racistrobinhood 3 роки тому +37

      Easy to believe this was made over 2 weeks ago. Honest mistake. Less than honest oversight with the editor.... Seems lazy

    • @Anthony_Vergara
      @Anthony_Vergara 3 роки тому +7

      Literally 16 minutes ago

  • @joshuastephens6385
    @joshuastephens6385 3 роки тому +859

    "Curvature of the earth" ought to piss off the flat Earthers.

    • @snowblood82
      @snowblood82 3 роки тому +22

      There's a global uprise as we speak.

    • @bustindustin959
      @bustindustin959 3 роки тому +10

      Lol, well they are correct about that one. It really is just perspective, as proven by a telescope bringing the "disappeared" object back into view

    • @pauljones2389
      @pauljones2389 3 роки тому +25

      @@bustindustin959 it's so flat you can see the curve 🤣🤣🤣

    • @MrPixiepantz
      @MrPixiepantz 3 роки тому +6

      @@bustindustin959 hahahahaha...perspective! That's funny, well done.

    • @bustindustin959
      @bustindustin959 3 роки тому +5

      @@MrPixiepantz ....no no, for real. I don't believe it's flat, it's just that's not a good round earth proof, because you can bring the whole ship back into view, after disappeared, easily with a telescope.

  • @laurelspradlin2154
    @laurelspradlin2154 2 роки тому

    I love the way u lay it out. So understanding

  • @Silver86777
    @Silver86777 2 роки тому

    so cool! I love all the videos donut makes, thank the lord

  • @cherrypepsi2815
    @cherrypepsi2815 3 роки тому +327

    "Back in October, the SSC Tuatara-"
    *I'm gonna stop you right there buddy*

    • @carlosmmm2183
      @carlosmmm2183 3 роки тому +23

      They said it was recorded before all the drama happened

    • @cherrypepsi2815
      @cherrypepsi2815 3 роки тому +13

      @@carlosmmm2183 I know dude for fuck's sake it's a joke

    • @asthmaticfish
      @asthmaticfish 3 роки тому +4

      @@BrandonF26 but wait a minute, the gears that were shown were the stock gearing, they could have tuned those gears and made modifications to the gearbox and engine to get to such speeds, and because it’s still a production car then it would still be eligible for the record.

    • @brendancolberg5707
      @brendancolberg5707 3 роки тому +9

      @@cherrypepsi2815 fuckin relax buddy goddamn. sounds like someone needs a hug

    • @toad3222
      @toad3222 3 роки тому +1

      @@asthmaticfish no

  • @emadarshad11
    @emadarshad11 3 роки тому +121

    I love how the liquid is barely contained in that glass

  • @Biketunerfy
    @Biketunerfy Рік тому +8

    The problem is those including Craig breedloves (the spirit of America) car (that was disqualified) that he entered into the land speed record car event which means it has to have 4 wheels not 3. The 3 wheeled vehicles now have their own class so unless your vehicle has 4 wheels it can not attain a record in that class of 4 wheeled cars that the thrust SSC holds the record for. The thrusts SSC beat breedloves record anyway because it broke the sound barrier on land first.

  • @gd7561
    @gd7561 11 місяців тому

    Very informative, my friend!! Even with all of the complications and difficulties they no doubt will face, I hope they break their own record!!!!

  • @snowblood82
    @snowblood82 3 роки тому +150

    23 years ago I was 15. I remember reading about this
    I feel old.

  • @kapuzentyp2882
    @kapuzentyp2882 3 роки тому +199

    Car: "goes 1000 mph"
    Tires: "yee, this ain't it chief"

    • @jasongarfitt1147
      @jasongarfitt1147 3 роки тому +15

      The tires couldn't hack it so they just run it on super expensive alumunuim rims

    • @weatheranddarkness
      @weatheranddarkness 3 роки тому +2

      @@jasongarfitt1147 single piece forged and laser balanced

    • @sjrjfndn
      @sjrjfndn 3 роки тому +14

      I know no one asked but apparently a veyrons stock tires can only last 15 minutes before exploding at top speed but you will be out of gas in 12 minutes so....

    • @sjrjfndn
      @sjrjfndn 3 роки тому

      @@snarkylive it really is people over look how cool tires actually are lol there quite the man made thing

    • @sjrjfndn
      @sjrjfndn 3 роки тому

      @Chyler Baby who says I dont worship tires just made a fun fact there by far the most underrated man made thing

  • @15743_Hertz
    @15743_Hertz 2 роки тому +2

    I have watched and taken into account all the factors mentioned in the quest for 1000 mph, as depicted by your excellent explanation, and I have the following question:
    "Was the yellow liquid tasty?"

  • @swankmotee
    @swankmotee 2 роки тому

    Love focusing on the two molly anchor holes behind you on the right especially when you point a big green arrow at em'! LOL!

  • @___asd159gh43
    @___asd159gh43 3 роки тому +346

    Requesting a Bumper to bumper on James's relationship with his father

    • @6ixmil217
      @6ixmil217 3 роки тому

      What would the intro look like?

    • @casmorris5812
      @casmorris5812 3 роки тому +5

      Why does James and his father keep on coming up

    • @gsjourney3054
      @gsjourney3054 3 роки тому +8

      @@casmorris5812 cuz people are dicks but if you have a dad that left you kinda can laugh about it cuz it’s something a lot of people can share basically his dad left his family when he was a kid and wasn’t nice to his mom and yeah

    • @gsjourney3054
      @gsjourney3054 3 роки тому +8

      @@casmorris5812 I honestly think his dad said he would be a failure and it’s like funny to james cuz look where he is now🤣

    • @wilkelley9319
      @wilkelley9319 3 роки тому +2

      We will never give up

  • @treywithane9372
    @treywithane9372 3 роки тому +272

    Early Donut Media: The History of the Helmet
    Donut Media now: Lets have this guy pretend to be your Uncle for ads then lets have him explain why no one will ever go 1000 mph

    • @muffinmonk
      @muffinmonk 3 роки тому +9

      Eventually you run out of topics.

    • @nevoius
      @nevoius 3 роки тому +1

      ok boomer

    • @Dr.Duck22
      @Dr.Duck22 3 роки тому +4

      *on land

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 3 роки тому +8

      Great content mate idk what your on anout

    • @mojoo215
      @mojoo215 3 роки тому +2

      Oh shut up man, it's still great content.

  • @randomthoughts9463
    @randomthoughts9463 2 роки тому

    Great analogies - thanks

  • @silvenshadow
    @silvenshadow Рік тому

    Amazing and fun take on a really complex subject.

  • @TheAlison1456
    @TheAlison1456 3 роки тому +122

    5:58 wow. i never thought about lift effectively decreasing the car's weight like that and that's partly why it's so easy to lose control. fascinating.

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 2 роки тому +3

      You, ugh, do know how airplanes work right?

    • @blongus
      @blongus 2 роки тому +12

      @@jamesbizs I think you're a little late to this party

    • @arjun6003
      @arjun6003 2 роки тому

      @@blongus you are as well and me too

    • @Delimon007
      @Delimon007 Рік тому

      @@blongus
      You are never to late to the party lets go bois!

    • @StoneDart868
      @StoneDart868 Рік тому

      @@Delimon007 so true

  • @Yashiro-nene_dies
    @Yashiro-nene_dies 3 роки тому +370

    I'm sure if the engineers look into vtec surely it can hit 1000mph.

    • @honklerton732
      @honklerton732 2 роки тому +4

      vtec is torque driven crap. they've bypassed torque and went straight to thrust power (much better). So what the frack you talkin bout willis? Did you even watch the video?

    • @miguelbolanos839
      @miguelbolanos839 2 роки тому +88

      @@honklerton732 joke went over your head buddy

    • @Yashiro-nene_dies
      @Yashiro-nene_dies 2 роки тому +24

      @@honklerton732 you understand how jokes work?

    • @samsung-eh4dv
      @samsung-eh4dv Рік тому +5

      Chill buddy it’s a joke aimed at ricers.

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 Рік тому +1

      @@Yashiro-nene_dies Look at the dudes profile and playlists. We should be proud that he can even read at all... The most basic and stereotypical taste of all below average IQ knuckle draggers xD

  • @sigmachud9092
    @sigmachud9092 2 роки тому

    this landspeed project has to be one of the last of it's kind and i love it. we need more if that

  • @porterrasi
    @porterrasi 2 роки тому +7

    Great insight on land speed record attempts.
    One clarification: Following Scott Kalitta's fatal crash in 2008, Top Fuel and Funny Car's only race 1000ft instead of a 1/4mile in competition.

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 2 роки тому

      Really? Well you’ve taught me something, I had no idea. No wonder the times got faster.

  • @MaikLangel0
    @MaikLangel0 3 роки тому +171

    Well the tuatara kinda did an oopsie with their measurements...

  • @steflo4544
    @steflo4544 3 роки тому +327

    Can we just say *RIP* to Jessi Combs, *SHE* set a land speed record of 398mph and but tragically died doing what she loved. Also was a “MythBuster” god we loved that show.
    Rip 🌹 ❤️

    • @nym5qu17
      @nym5qu17 3 роки тому +39

      She died going 512 mph what a fucking legend!

    • @lucasvanhamburg4937
      @lucasvanhamburg4937 3 роки тому +7

      they should have used a man

    • @kianduesing
      @kianduesing 3 роки тому +15

      I never knew about this... She was famous for MB, which I loved very much but never knew she died that way... R.I.P.

    • @fredericrike5974
      @fredericrike5974 3 роки тому +19

      @@lucasvanhamburg4937 Why? The Isreali Defense Force flew a mission up the Bakka Valley some years ago, led by a female Colonel of their Air Force- a half dozen planes, in line behind that female colonel took out 70+% of the Hezbollah air defense systems- at somewhere over the speed of sound and less than a thousand feet from the ground. The medicine says women handle G force better than men- it's a "biological thing"- sorta makes up for all the other superiority myths you've been brought up on, doesn't it?Actually, looking at your name,I suspect you should take up the qualifications of women with Angela Merkel- even if you don't agree with all of her politics, you have to respect her ability; those who haven't aren't much around the Bundestag any more. In Jessi Combs case, she was fully licensed and certified, the car was inspected and cleared by very skilled technicians of the sanctioning body, not the American Eagle team. In her early teens, she was doing things with dirt bikes that boys six to ten years older couldn't- and i rather doubt you could now. I'm not family, and I never met the lady, but I was deeply impressed by what she did, time after time. BTW, it is thought she hit a rock and lost surface contact- there is both the sanctioning bodies report and the County Sheriff's if you want to dig.

    • @senorpepper3405
      @senorpepper3405 3 роки тому +5

      i didn't even know that she broke a land speed record, let alone she was trying to break a land speed record. she used to be on the power block on spike. always thought that she was a good looking lady. that's too bad.

  • @mamtibaba8217
    @mamtibaba8217 Рік тому

    That's a lot of information. Thanks.🙏💸

  • @PilotinTraining120
    @PilotinTraining120 2 роки тому +1

    10:36, the greatest visual for breaking the sound barrier that I have ever seen

  • @Fr4ncM
    @Fr4ncM 3 роки тому +173

    Meanwhile, me going 80 in my 2013 Nissan Versa:
    _I am speed_

    • @baconscentedammo8203
      @baconscentedammo8203 3 роки тому +3

      I loved my Versa (2011 hatch)

    • @RoderickVoordouw
      @RoderickVoordouw 3 роки тому +10

      Which perhaps takes more courage than taking the LSR to 1000mph. I salute you.

    • @shanester366
      @shanester366 3 роки тому +11

      heh once me and a coworker "raced" on a freeway, his shitbox 90s civic and my 90 corolla, we hit about 90 and were neck and neck, looked at each other with instant regret and slowed down, was terrifying XD

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 3 роки тому +3

      Until the JATCO (Junk Another Transmission Company) CVT decides to take an explosive permanent vacation. :(

    • @senorpepper3405
      @senorpepper3405 3 роки тому +1

      @@RoderickVoordouw 😂

  • @Takumitsuu
    @Takumitsuu 3 роки тому +148

    Fun fact: the fastest Man made object, The voyager in space goes 32,000 Mph

    • @twinchrome3258
      @twinchrome3258 3 роки тому +34

      How fast did the man hole cover go?

    • @cyberpunk6554
      @cyberpunk6554 3 роки тому +2

      Does it come back?

    • @freshpeanut4967
      @freshpeanut4967 3 роки тому +3

      TwinChrome Yeah I was just thinking that too

    • @TexMex421
      @TexMex421 3 роки тому +7

      Also fun: 32,000 Mph vs what? Any speed needs a point or frame of reference. 32,000mph away from Earth? The sun? Steve Harvey?

    • @Sheridantank
      @Sheridantank 3 роки тому +32

      @@TexMex421
      32,000 miles from where it was an hour ago?

  • @empowered_relationships
    @empowered_relationships 2 роки тому

    Subbed! Amazing channel

  • @MatthewFura
    @MatthewFura 2 роки тому

    Donut's the only channel where I actually watch the ads too, because you guys are so good.

  • @lukewarren9593
    @lukewarren9593 3 роки тому +454

    Funny how you keep calling it a "car", I'd call it a land rocket.

    • @jordanaraujo2579
      @jordanaraujo2579 3 роки тому +36

      Thank you. That ain't no car. I was going to call it a scud missile on wheels.

    • @gavindownes2213
      @gavindownes2213 3 роки тому +7

      if the wheels are providing the speed then its not a car.

    • @aterack833
      @aterack833 3 роки тому +10

      Land cruiser or whatever, need some jets strapped to a chair to make that classic pod racer sound

    • @abritishguy7295
      @abritishguy7295 3 роки тому +3

      been and seen the Bloodhound SSC in Leeds UK , its massive, and powered by a small solid rocket engine and a Eurofighter Typhoons turbojet engine,

    • @eddyst4955
      @eddyst4955 3 роки тому +4

      That car got me into engineering lol, it's just crazy, car rocket, fucking both in the same time

  • @HappyBuG100
    @HappyBuG100 3 роки тому +121

    Jeremayah: *make some blah-blah-blah noises*
    Me: *starring at two holes on the wall*

    • @VerdeMorte
      @VerdeMorte 3 роки тому +3

      Where? I want to see them too!

    • @Slick85
      @Slick85 3 роки тому +2

      I thought there was dust on my screen

    • @rickvillanueva7345
      @rickvillanueva7345 3 роки тому +4

      I literally cant unsee the holes now 🤣🤣🤣

  • @sinbad4693
    @sinbad4693 2 роки тому +6

    They should have James saying “mo powah baby” just randomly in the video lol

  • @ronwalsh
    @ronwalsh 2 роки тому

    Great explanation of what is a pretty hard thing to figure out in your head. It will be interesting if we ever approach 1k mph.

  • @JCD00
    @JCD00 3 роки тому +224

    Hey Vsauce, Michael here. Back in October, the SSC Tuatara set the record for the fastesr production car in the world, or did it?
    *vsauce music*

    • @spcresent
      @spcresent 3 роки тому +17

      It's scary how I could hear his voice, and the music while reading this.

    • @kalleklp7291
      @kalleklp7291 3 роки тому

      Looking at the video seeing the helicopter fly side by side at nearly 200 m/ph it was a fake! This type of helicopter has a max speed well under 200 m/ph and carries a camera crew + equipment.

    • @KalOrtPor
      @KalOrtPor 3 роки тому +1

      Vsauce, Kevin here! So the SSC Tuatara just set the record for fastest production car in the world, right? Hehe....WRONG!

    • @sethbingo
      @sethbingo 3 роки тому

      It isn't verified

    • @satyris410
      @satyris410 3 роки тому

      @@spcresent the "or did it" music? I hear that totally

  • @bentreece1187
    @bentreece1187 3 роки тому +37

    "And they break apart, just like this analogy" If only more physics teachers were willing to admit when an analogy meets it's limits. Hahaha. Great Job Jerry!

  • @tubzvermeulen
    @tubzvermeulen Рік тому

    Thanks for the video

  • @burst345
    @burst345 Рік тому +1

    I attended an educational show as an HP consultant for scientific calculators on 2012. At that time, the Bloodhound LSR project was being introduced as the SSC. So I took that project as my presentation theme.
    After thoroughly studying math involved and running several calculations, I arrived at a speed figure of 1058.8 mph if the trial run was performed at 30 degrees Celsius ambient temperature and the 794-meter elevation at Hakskeen Pan.
    I figured that the combined power available from the jet engine - rocket motor combination amounted to over 100,000 horsepower to overcome the 19-ton drag force exerted over the car body.
    However, I could not consider the second-order effects stemming from the supersonic shock wave, being that the nonlinear analysis can not be undertaken without the aid of advanced hydrodynamic software.

  • @workingclassperson2124
    @workingclassperson2124 3 роки тому +506

    Cmon, all it needs is a fart can exhaust a “cold air” intake and a V-tech sticker on it and it’ll go 1022 mph. 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @patrickjohnson8264
      @patrickjohnson8264 3 роки тому +20

      Smh you forgot the cardboard wing

    • @cenrics6137
      @cenrics6137 3 роки тому +12

      dont forget the neon

    • @JJSmith-zp3oh
      @JJSmith-zp3oh 3 роки тому +5

      What about the "Dolphin fin" ?

    • @croquels1
      @croquels1 3 роки тому +6

      it lacks the snail with a impeller TUUUUURRRRBOOOOO sticker (chromed!)

    • @czattew
      @czattew 3 роки тому +4

      Only if you are running a spoon engine with t66 turbos and NOS like hector ordered

  • @overhaul4578
    @overhaul4578 3 роки тому +182

    "What does it take to make a car go 1000mph?"
    ... a 2jz with ... 3 turbos AND a supercharger?

    • @whoisbotsman
      @whoisbotsman 3 роки тому +45

      Spoon engine, T66 turbo, NOS and Motec System exhaust

    • @gabegamer8646
      @gabegamer8646 3 роки тому +5

      *tires* don't be like devel 16 It's not all about power
      (Also no idk if the 2jz could handle that Much power it might explode)

    • @tinal9561
      @tinal9561 3 роки тому +6

      @@whoisbotsman ok Hector

    • @Taylor-ij4fr
      @Taylor-ij4fr 3 роки тому +1

      @@whoisbotsman sorry but a honda can't go that fast.

    • @gazz5998
      @gazz5998 3 роки тому +5

      A supercharger actually does help... pump fuel.
      They have used a supercharged jag V8 to power the fuel pump on this vehicle.

  • @thokim84
    @thokim84 3 роки тому +1

    What does a car need to go 1000mph? Wings, but then it's an airplane.

  • @sonikblox
    @sonikblox 20 годин тому

    What y’all are thinking of is a jet. 😂 great vid

  • @tfdima
    @tfdima 3 роки тому +390

    bro just bring a long stretch of land into space and a car and record achieved ez clap

    • @xXxBRUTTOxXx
      @xXxBRUTTOxXx 2 роки тому +25

      Tela's next stunt

    • @josuevalar6465
      @josuevalar6465 2 роки тому +7

      Gg ez

    • @derekbauer2125
      @derekbauer2125 2 роки тому +14

      Ya ikr engineers r so dum like hire me nasa 🙄

    • @louis-philippelavoie6929
      @louis-philippelavoie6929 2 роки тому +3

      Crank the power up and find me
      someone with BALLS

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 2 роки тому +3

      And since it's in space you don't have to worry about drag anymore.

  • @16nowhereman
    @16nowhereman 3 роки тому +171

    "Scotty, I need more power." "I've giv'n her all she's got captain, an' I canna give her no more."

    • @AlexandarHullRichter
      @AlexandarHullRichter 3 роки тому +6

      All she's got isn't good enough Scotty. What else you got?

    • @ilovebread352
      @ilovebread352 3 роки тому

      @@AlexandarHullRichter HOW BOUT...UMM 50,000 PUNDS O'THRUST

    • @AlexandarHullRichter
      @AlexandarHullRichter 3 роки тому

      @@ilovebread352 pennies next to what the Enterprise already got!

    • @ilovebread352
      @ilovebread352 3 роки тому

      @@AlexandarHullRichter sorry I don't understand
      U know when Siri says dat

    • @tao8150
      @tao8150 3 роки тому +4

      I JUST CAN'T DOIT CAP'N!!

  • @danmorris9533
    @danmorris9533 2 роки тому

    Been lucky enough to attend guest lectures by Dr Evans, proudly developed from Wales!

  • @jakhongirnormatov7338
    @jakhongirnormatov7338 2 роки тому

    The best video I have ever seen I am not kidding at all

  • @feraltrafficcone4483
    @feraltrafficcone4483 3 роки тому +127

    “Liquid horse juice”
    Well that’s one hell of a concerning name. The color doesn’t help

  • @orangebrains
    @orangebrains 3 роки тому +599

    like for the MATH!

  • @flaminggaming143
    @flaminggaming143 2 роки тому +3

    A collab with SSC and ASUS would do it. The kings of weight loss and the kings of cooling would equal an engine thats never even heard of the word "warm" 🤣

  • @oddjobbob8742
    @oddjobbob8742 2 роки тому

    In other words no car will ever do what you’re talking about unless you define “car” in such a way as to include horizontal flying rockets that have tires attached and are kept (more-or-less) in contact with the ground under them.
    To call this contraction a car I would add the additional requirement that the tires have to maintain contact with the ground to the same extent that they had contact in the came proportion as the fastest production car when it reaches its top speed. In other words, it doesn’t count if the rocket is flying and the tires are just sort of touching the ground but mostly just skipping along for the ride.
    Excellent UA-cam! Very informative. I had my Jaguar XJ12 up to 130+ MPH for an hour one time. The scariest part was how fast the other cars on the freeway approached me. At 130 I was still about 500 rpm below the car’s redline so there was a little more speed I might have squeezed out, but I couldn’t tell if the several cars on the freeway ahead of me were too close together for me to maneuver a 20’ long 6000 lbs machine around. Looking back it was fun. But at that moment it was scary.

  • @arvmotiv
    @arvmotiv 3 роки тому +373

    Day 31 of asking Nolan to make donuts for the crew
    Nothing can beat my civic... it goes 1000000000 mph

  • @tmass1
    @tmass1 3 роки тому +24

    at first this dude was like a copy of the other dude.
    but over time this dude is getting his own style. good job dude

  • @flashgordon3715
    @flashgordon3715 2 роки тому

    Fabulous, just fabulous!

  • @kurtisstutzman7056
    @kurtisstutzman7056 9 місяців тому

    Hilarious...! I vote for the 53" wheels...! Hahaha...!!! Thanks, keep up y'alls awesomeness and don't forget to compliment someone today...

  • @skippy8727
    @skippy8727 3 роки тому +35

    6:04 First "Mo Powah Babeh" I've heard on this channel in like forever!

  • @ccmps
    @ccmps 3 роки тому +18

    I remember the Discovery Channel special on the Thrust SSC back in the day. All the struggles, the danger involved. It was very, very hard to pull that off. The driver was a former Royal Air Force pilot if I'm not mistaken, and the project manager was the former driver of the Thrust, which held the world record at the time, getting close to the speed of sound, but not over it.

    • @nigelft
      @nigelft 2 роки тому +1

      Yup ...
      I'm old enough to remember when Richard Noble smashed the world land speed record in Thrust 2, which I got to see in person, in a vehicle museum, iurc, in Coventry. Aside from that, it was notable for the fact that Jaguar took one of the fastest coupé at the time (XJS ?), and turned it into the world's fastest 'fire engine' (OK, more like a car out fitted with a big enough tank for fire suppression), just in case Thrust 2 crashed ... I still have a vague visually memory of watching it power across the dry lake bed, the mirage effect making it look like it _was_ travelling across water, with a huge 'roosters' tail of dust, right behind it ...
      When Trust SSC came around, by then he knew he was a touch too old to drive it. Though he was a key figure in the project, even he would say he had a more hands off rôle than portrayed, but given he _did_ practically hold the land speed record for the longest time, he appreciated actually being bought on-board.
      As for the driver of Thrust SSC, if memory recalls, not only was he an retired RAF Squadron Leader (the equivalent to a Major in both the Army, and Royal Marines; and Lt. Commander in the Royal Navy - making him a NATO OF-3), but he was a Sqn Ldr of the Red Arrows, the RAF's Display Team, making him a man formerly in charge of one of the world's elite aerobatic display teams, requiring an insane level of skill just to be even considered to join them, as even a few seconds miss-timing can end in serious crashes, during air displays. I wish I could remember that pilot's name, as he - rightfully - deserves recognition for being the first person to drive faster than Mach 1, which would've pushed even his skills to the limit ...
      ... but seeing an aerial photo of Thrust SSC, a clear line, caused by the supersonic shock wave spreading laterally across the salt/sand, is still an incredible image ...
      ... hence I can't wait to see what Bloodhound can do, at maximum throttle ...

    • @MixD9
      @MixD9 2 роки тому

      @@nigelft The driver of ThrustSSC was Andy Green. He's also the driver of Bloodhound LSR. But he'll be 60 years old this year, so maybe not such a great idea?

    • @MrSpanks
      @MrSpanks 2 роки тому

      @@nigelft Same!! As a kid fascinated in all things 'car', we had a school trip to Coventry Motor Museum - after showing a documentary on Thrust 2, they rolled back the curtains and there it was - Thrust 2 !!! I was blown away! Those things really stick in a kids mind and is largely why I am now an engineer.
      Thrust 2 - Richard Noble
      Thrust SSC - Wing Commander Andy Green
      Thrust Bloodhound - Wing Commander Andy Green

  • @enrickmeuse
    @enrickmeuse Рік тому

    not sure what I appreciate more, the education, or the ronchi jokes.

  • @kenbee1957
    @kenbee1957 3 роки тому +51

    "I followed a horse around. For a long time"
    ~Uncle Jeremy

  • @Prothei
    @Prothei 3 роки тому +25

    That was actually very infomative. Cheers

  • @shaneh6565
    @shaneh6565 2 роки тому

    I live in the city where Thrust 1 and 2 are displayed in our transport museum. They're so cool in person! :)

  • @JGott0001
    @JGott0001 2 роки тому

    Thrust SSC was on my wall as a child. Still looks unbelievably cool.

  • @gaby8583
    @gaby8583 3 роки тому +261

    Day 9 of asking James to do an Up To Speed 🥺

  • @marcoferreira3832
    @marcoferreira3832 3 роки тому +218

    "you can even see the *curvature* of the Earth"
    *Angry Inbred flat earther noises*

    • @robertgray1811
      @robertgray1811 3 роки тому +7

      _EEEEEEHHHHHHHHH_ *NOT TRUE NO TRUE BAD BAD GOVERNMENT EEEE* *NOT TRUE IM NOT INBRED EVEN THOUGH I CLERLY AM EEEEEEEEE* *ITS ALL A SIMULATION NOT TRUE NOT TRUE EEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

    • @sirmounted8499
      @sirmounted8499 3 роки тому +4

      orange man bad

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 3 роки тому

      @@sirmounted8499 What that has to do with the curvature of the Earth remains a mystery.
      Maybe we can make a series out of it.

    • @TWEAKLET
      @TWEAKLET 3 роки тому

      @@markh.6687 trump is easily the reason for everything that goes wrong including earth not being flat

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 3 роки тому

      @@TWEAKLET Oh! Now I get it! I thought everything going wrong was MY fault!! Phew! That's a relief! :)

  • @milkyrinoa5921
    @milkyrinoa5921 Рік тому

    I just need liquid horses juice for my blinker 👍happy new year 2021!

  • @elirhoades103
    @elirhoades103 2 роки тому

    This is really cool.

  • @jmannUSMC
    @jmannUSMC 3 роки тому +187

    So much respect to anybody with a PhD in CFD

    • @arthritisankle
      @arthritisankle 3 роки тому +22

      No joke. I took basic fluid dynamics and it was pretty hard.

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott 3 роки тому +23

      @@arthritisankle Yep, and basic fluid dynamics deals with incompressible fluids. Things get much more complicated with compressible fluids

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott 3 роки тому +10

      @DispelTheMythThat's too deep a subject

    • @steelpitbull1
      @steelpitbull1 3 роки тому +3

      @DispelTheMyth no

    • @callummaxwell7331
      @callummaxwell7331 3 роки тому +7

      I have a masters in CFd 😁