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  • @JackLe1127
    @JackLe1127 3 роки тому +1640

    Sounds like the rocket yells "WEEEEEEEE!" every time you launch it.

    • @molehorde
      @molehorde 3 роки тому +55

      one happy rocket. Be like the rocket. :)

    • @spugintrntl
      @spugintrntl 3 роки тому +31

      I love the sound it makes. It's so cute!

    • @chrisspere4836
      @chrisspere4836 3 роки тому +16

      Sounds like a long noooooo to me.🙂

    • @thehoodie7740
      @thehoodie7740 3 роки тому +7

      The start sounds like R2D2

    • @m.bugraesin1684
      @m.bugraesin1684 3 роки тому +2

      yea ı think the same thing lol

  • @panda4247
    @panda4247 3 роки тому +1311

    "The parachute worked most if the times, apart from obviously the last time"
    I think that can be said about most parachutes in the end

    • @markthompson4885
      @markthompson4885 3 роки тому +39

      as a former 82nd, member that has had a hard landing too. I thought the parachute should have been a little larger. It didn't slow down the fall very much.

    • @chrislong3938
      @chrislong3938 3 роки тому +27

      Kinda like when you find something that you lost? It's ALWAYS in the last place you looked?

    • @dylanhenderson5432
      @dylanhenderson5432 2 роки тому +6

      @@markthompson4885 I guess you would have liked a larger parachute too

    • @ShawnJonesHellion
      @ShawnJonesHellion 2 роки тому

      @@markthompson4885 probably tested to be the best it can be considering weight?

    • @FriendlyNeighborhoodNitpicker
      @FriendlyNeighborhoodNitpicker 2 роки тому

      Emphasis on “in the end”.

  • @Case16710
    @Case16710 3 роки тому +537

    The rocket is actually silent. That sound is Tom saying “Wheeeeeeeeee!” Whenever he launches.

  • @Zane-TheToiletSalesman
    @Zane-TheToiletSalesman 3 роки тому +144

    The intro is basically Kerbal Space Program when you forget to Put your parachute to something else other than the first stage and you cause the rocket to crash

  • @mr.techaky7655
    @mr.techaky7655 5 років тому +3470

    Am I the only one who finds the little 'Vvvvvwhoooooooo' noise it makes on take off adorable?
    It's like the rocket is an excited puppy ready to finally fly.

    • @Saadbsth
      @Saadbsth 5 років тому +105

      More like a "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

    • @tistoublomberg
      @tistoublomberg 4 роки тому +45

      Hehe I was thinking
      ua-cam.com/video/B6mh45mA_JY/v-deo.html

    • @matthewguin5751
      @matthewguin5751 4 роки тому +14

      Wooooooooooooooo

    • @turhanturhan4208
      @turhanturhan4208 4 роки тому +2

      Plaaaaasseeeeeeeee let me go 😂

    • @jucom756
      @jucom756 4 роки тому +3

      More like a cartoon character i think

  • @thirdpedalnirvana
    @thirdpedalnirvana 3 роки тому +2933

    Someone needs to dub the sound of this rocket launching over famous nasa launches. That would be so hilarious.

  • @bricology
    @bricology 3 роки тому +120

    I know this project is 20 months old already (this is the first time I've seen it) but I just wanted to mention that the torque reaction from the spinning prop and motor seem to give the craft some yaw stability issues. I wonder if canting the fins slightly in the opposite direction wouldn't help counteract that effect, at least once it gets up to speed.

    • @codyics
      @codyics 2 роки тому +1

      That was going to be my suggestion too. It's the easiest option. More lift would be generated too.

    • @dannyunixanalyst9018
      @dannyunixanalyst9018 2 роки тому

      @@rcookro wha? pls explain...

    • @janfiala6277
      @janfiala6277 Рік тому +3

      Or put there 2 counterrotating EDFs instead of prop, would look like wingless A10 :)

    • @darinvelarde1112
      @darinvelarde1112 3 місяці тому +1

      Typically counter-rotating props are used for coaxial helicopters. Lots of kids toys are made that way.

  • @anthonycondon5833
    @anthonycondon5833 2 роки тому +47

    Those first few flights really felt like 'model rocket launchpad explosions'. such fun!

  • @shadowgjhgitgjh2215
    @shadowgjhgitgjh2215 5 років тому +1785

    That intro was totally a Kerbal Space Program launch. Messed up staging, summoned the rage of the kraken by having something spinning too fast, and just a short, disappointed “oh” at the self destruction. Now all you have to do is revert to vehicle assembly and you’ll be good to go.

    • @Corbald
      @Corbald 5 років тому +42

      Some printed Kerbals with little parachutes who deploy when the main chute does would be ideal.

    • @Seeraphyn
      @Seeraphyn 5 років тому +48

      As scott manley would say, Check Yo' Stagin :)

    • @peterjensen6844
      @peterjensen6844 5 років тому +10

      #rocketsurgery

    • @daroniussubdeviant3869
      @daroniussubdeviant3869 5 років тому +26

      lol. i'm just building a pod racer in my sandbox save.
      in ksp if you find brute force isn't working you are clearly not using enough and should add boosters.

    •  5 років тому +18

      It is called unplaned rapid disassembly. And yea supercaps are super useful stuff.

  • @apinakapinastorba
    @apinakapinastorba 4 роки тому +1205

    The lift-off sound was adorable XD

  • @mono_si
    @mono_si 3 роки тому +22

    The sound the rocket makes when it launches inexplicably fills me with joy.

  • @chadfrazer4257
    @chadfrazer4257 3 роки тому +171

    Engineer type here, for your next upgrade use liquid electrical tape on the ESC wire connector pads, then use common electrical tape to waterproof your ESC, this will eliminate the chance of shorting your ESC if it gets wet from grass or condensation. Look into a counter rotating motor, it has TWO props that spin opposite of each other. When you scale this up (which who wouldn't!) you'll find that the torque generated by a single prop will start to rotate the rocket which is wasted energy after a certain amount of rotation (some rotation aids in stability, past that it's wasted). This was VERY entertaining! Thanks for making this and having the brains to give it a go!

  • @migibz1979
    @migibz1979 5 років тому +1938

    0:00 when you forget to check your staging in ksp

    • @triggermovies
      @triggermovies 5 років тому +55

      Check yo stagin' !

    • @Reach3DPrinters
      @Reach3DPrinters 5 років тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/WFZwI10HEsw/v-deo.html

    • @tarcisofilho4878
      @tarcisofilho4878 5 років тому +17

      Came here for this joke. You were faster...

    • @JinTsen
      @JinTsen 5 років тому +6

      Just wanted to write that ^^

    • @Boneyyym
      @Boneyyym 5 років тому +8

      That's what Elon calls a RUD event :D

  • @iliketrains0pwned
    @iliketrains0pwned 4 роки тому +2434

    Who else thought he was gonna make a rocket by overloading a 5 F capacitor until it exploded?

    • @j.h4112
      @j.h4112 4 роки тому +111

      Me this is possibly due to the misleading thumbnail.

    • @Wokculture69
      @Wokculture69 4 роки тому +14

      Me

    • @Breakdown5297
      @Breakdown5297 4 роки тому +12

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse dude, calm tf down. It also doesn't help that when you or I think of a rocket, we think of a litteral rocket

    • @maxifilip123
      @maxifilip123 4 роки тому +4

      Me

    • @waynedas873
      @waynedas873 4 роки тому +17

      Same. I once had one fail catastrophically because I'm a) bad at soldering and b) too dumb to disconnect the power while testing a circuit. Let me tell you, the innards go everywhere.

  • @DrRyanHooker
    @DrRyanHooker 3 роки тому +14

    I like how happy that rocket sounds. Even when it exploded, like right before it happened, that's the happiest that things ever been man.

  • @jurjenbos228
    @jurjenbos228 10 місяців тому +3

    I love the slow motion sound of the disappointed "oh". 10:45 Thanks for not editing that out.

  • @usethefooorce
    @usethefooorce 4 роки тому +221

    15:30 holding a possibly-bent propeller at eye level while revving the engine is a good way to lose an eye

    • @bruhdabones
      @bruhdabones 4 роки тому +16

      usethefooorce that’s why he did the flawless “slowly ramp up then randomly throttle” test. Classic engineering, what could possible go wrong?

    • @bruhdabones
      @bruhdabones 4 роки тому +8

      usethefooorce it’s like duct taping the chassis of your car to the cabin

    • @petersmith6423
      @petersmith6423 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah that made me flinch, eyes are priceless.....

    • @robbieedwardsayers841
      @robbieedwardsayers841 4 роки тому +2

      usethefooorce it’s not called an engine it’s called a brushless motor. So your incorrect there’s no reason for your unnecessary comment

    • @KelDG3
      @KelDG3 4 роки тому +6

      @@robbieedwardsayers841 *So YOU'RE incorrect

  • @andie_pants
    @andie_pants 3 роки тому +432

    OMG the rocket literally goes _"wheeeeeee!"_

  • @TravelPostcards
    @TravelPostcards 3 роки тому +5

    I'm so glad i found this channel. I watch it every day. I love how you always find solution and how smart you explain how things work and why.

  • @shyamdevadas6099
    @shyamdevadas6099 3 роки тому +3

    I just discovered your channel. You, sir, are one of the best explainers of things that I've ever encountered. I wish that there were more like you in the public schools. Well done.

  • @mclovin6841
    @mclovin6841 4 роки тому +421

    Him: “The propeller looks a bit bent”
    The propeller: >

  • @rym9799
    @rym9799 5 років тому +425

    I love so much how it just sounds like the rocket calmly says 'WEEEEEEEEEEEEE' on take off!

    • @gamestv4875
      @gamestv4875 5 років тому +7

      Yeah.It almost sounds cartoonish.

    • @chemicalvamp
      @chemicalvamp 5 років тому +1

      I wonder how it says it's in space. I mean I've heard robots talk about it before. If it says 'SPAAAAAACE' before it realises its starting to fall, what would it sound like in the lower atmosphere?

    • @drakesteele821
      @drakesteele821 5 років тому +2

      Yeah, I was gonna say V2's launch was adorable :P

    • @stoke9585
      @stoke9585 5 років тому +2

      Chemicalvamp r/UnexpectedPortal2

    • @Stolentoken
      @Stolentoken 5 років тому +4

      I heard more of a "Whooooooooo!"

  • @freedamanngamer6619
    @freedamanngamer6619 2 роки тому +12

    Очень приятно было смотреть на это. Напомнило о самодельных твердотопливных ракетных двигателях... Спасибо и удачи тебе!

  • @averageperson2117
    @averageperson2117 3 роки тому +6

    10:31 ahh. Forgot my staging again

  • @jetv6308
    @jetv6308 5 років тому +685

    Every time it launches all I can hear is the motor going weeeeeeeeeee!

    • @tacot5100
      @tacot5100 5 років тому +15

      It sounds like it says noooooo or woooooo

    • @snipars2233
      @snipars2233 5 років тому +4

      It's kinda qute though

    • @Sandwich13455
      @Sandwich13455 5 років тому +3

      Sounds human!

    • @orgorg239
      @orgorg239 5 років тому +6

      it is happy but would be happier with a camera built into the rocket.

    • @JeepTherapy
      @JeepTherapy 5 років тому

      I thought it was Tom. LOL

  • @Space_Reptile
    @Space_Reptile 5 років тому +374

    i love how in the intro it goes "wooo" before rapidly dissembling itself

    • @rcbinchicken
      @rcbinchicken 5 років тому +10

      TBH I would have just thought of it as motor noise, as I fly RC all the time, but now I've read your comment I imagine the rocket shouting "wooooo" on every launch and it makes an already good video about 6x funnier. :D

    • @dbwt22
      @dbwt22 5 років тому +11

      Space Reptile it’s not an explosion. Just a rapid unscheduled disassembly

    • @JABL53
      @JABL53 5 років тому +8

      That's how i want to die just scream wooo and explode

    • @stimproid
      @stimproid 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/wsiX0-EC-ZE/v-deo.html

    • @leisergeist
      @leisergeist 5 років тому +1

      Sounds like R2D2 freaking out lol

  • @Palemagpie
    @Palemagpie 2 роки тому +2

    The French aerospace agency really has come a long way

  • @iHateHandlesGetRidOfThis
    @iHateHandlesGetRidOfThis 3 роки тому +3

    "oh"
    is definitely the best reaction to the rocket falling into as many pieces as possible xD

    • @ShawnJonesHellion
      @ShawnJonesHellion 2 роки тому

      *spaceship challenger has exploded*
      NASA flight control: "Oh" 😔

  • @ZoidsNut
    @ZoidsNut 5 років тому +125

    The electric motor sounds so happy: "Whooooooooo!!..."

  • @wimwiddershins
    @wimwiddershins 5 років тому +409

    The take off sound is great. Feeeeewwwww!

    • @Dylancool14
      @Dylancool14 5 років тому +6

      I was about to comment this, I love it! haha

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp 5 років тому +11

      yep, sound is so cute

    • @KangJangkrik
      @KangJangkrik 5 років тому +7

      Heard like ol' days Angry Birds

    • @siddharthas3692
      @siddharthas3692 5 років тому

      I was about comment the same😅.. it sounds like a cartoon going.."fweeeeeeeeeeee"

    • @daftbence
      @daftbence 5 років тому

      The rocket is liek "pppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwww" and it's gone! Brilliant, love it

  • @fenderstratguy
    @fenderstratguy 3 роки тому +15

    Always innovative with your engineering modifications. Thrust in front, parachute in back, etc
    This is so totally freaking cool. I love playing around with 2170 batteries but this is a whole new area.
    16:23 Our local rocket club used to call that a lawn dart

  • @maxp9793
    @maxp9793 2 роки тому +1

    You're a good man, Tom!
    Really appreciate your enthusiasm and ingenuity.

  • @jp-hh9xq
    @jp-hh9xq 5 років тому +198

    I like the way it says "weeeeeeee!" on the way up. You controlled a rocket, and 2 cameras by yourself. Thug life! Great job!

  • @ironbiscuit
    @ironbiscuit 4 роки тому +336

    "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeee....."

  • @johnywhy4679
    @johnywhy4679 2 роки тому +1

    7:00 "reason for it being at the top is not for stability reasons it doesn't matter at what point on a rocket you have the thrust unit if you research the pendulum rocket fallacy"
    Thanks for that! I never knew.

  • @memetech-
    @memetech- 2 роки тому +1

    I love how the rocket sounds like its saying "WOOOOOooooooo......." as it flies up into space!

  • @WisdomVendor1
    @WisdomVendor1 5 років тому +439

    As an engineer, I fully appreciate that silly sounding uncontrollable giggle @3:50 due to a design working for the first time :)

    • @maybeja
      @maybeja 5 років тому +12

      WisdomVendor1 it’s a wonderful feeling and very uncontrollable. Awesome comment man!

    • @michealbay1290
      @michealbay1290 5 років тому +3

      As an eNgInEEr, fake pseudo losers

    • @usern4m32
      @usern4m32 5 років тому +3

      Well, SpaceX have to see this video !! A rocket that flies without combustion !! What an ecologic one !! But WAIT...Is there an athmosphere into space to make the propeller works ???

    • @NICEFINENEWROBOT
      @NICEFINENEWROBOT 4 роки тому +11

      @@usern4m32 Just blow some air from a compressed air tank in front of the propeller, and vacuum isn't a problem no more!

    • @bchin4005
      @bchin4005 4 роки тому +10

      @@michealbay1290 thank you for your productive contribution to the conversation

  • @ultralaggerREV1
    @ultralaggerREV1 4 роки тому +1032

    Tom: *charges rocket from 0 to 100% in 5 seconds*
    Everyone with smartphones: *internal screeching*

    • @Maric18
      @Maric18 4 роки тому +52

      @@brandonvdongen naaaah at least like 2 minutes

    • @bethelgues3918
      @bethelgues3918 4 роки тому +37

      @@brandonvdongen capacitors
      + no charge memory problems
      + speedy charge/discharge (the best railguns are capacitor powered). Good voltage/amp density.
      - abysmal power density. Both in volume and mass.

    • @NullHyp
      @NullHyp 4 роки тому +66

      You can charge your phone in 5seconds if you put it in the microwave

    • @maxxiang8746
      @maxxiang8746 4 роки тому +6

      @@bethelgues3918 only nickle cadmium batteries have charge memory

    • @bethelgues3918
      @bethelgues3918 4 роки тому +16

      @@maxxiang8746 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23584142
      All known batteries have some form of memory effect that is with battery cycling (charging and depletion). Some batteries are better than others. For example Aluminum Oxide batteries tend to have really bad charge memory effects.
      NiCd batteries are just more well known because of their extensive use and more pronounced memory effect. Lithium ion or NiMH have much longer life, but they eventually do experience voltage drops or a lowering of charge capacity.
      On the flipside capacitors don't have any chemical reactions, and as a result they do not experience these loses or buildup of inert nonreactive salts... no matter how much they are charged/discharged.

  • @johnywhy4679
    @johnywhy4679 2 роки тому

    5:41 I really like how you continue to show your content in the video while advertising your sponsor. GOOD JOB!

  • @edwilliams9914
    @edwilliams9914 3 роки тому +1

    I had been wondering a lot if supercaps could replace / augment batteries for short term start-up current loads from intermittently run brushless motors and whether that would be an easy or prohibitively hard thing to do for a current project I'm working on. Thanks for showing me it's definitely a very strong option -- you've got a new subscriber! Love all your projects.

  • @bacon.cheesecake
    @bacon.cheesecake 4 роки тому +376

    The intro made me laugh so hard
    Rocket: *fails catastrophically*
    Tom: oh

    • @AlexandreMS71
      @AlexandreMS71 4 роки тому +10

      unscheduled rapid disassembly

    • @Christian23242
      @Christian23242 4 роки тому +8

      he did not check his staging

    • @the117doctor
      @the117doctor 4 роки тому +1

      @@Christian23242 r/beatmetoit

    • @ArmchairDeity
      @ArmchairDeity 3 роки тому

      Tom’s videos are quite often quite proper British formal. I must say this less formal more human side of Tom is right fun to explore physics and maker/tinker shop time with.

  • @kirkbrode
    @kirkbrode 5 років тому +448

    Use contra-rotating props, so energy isn't lost to the rotation of the "rocket" body and for stability. Notice the twisting and resulting failure of the rocket during and shortly after takeoff in the first trial. Contra-rotating props would eliminate that problem and allow for maximum thrust without twisting/failure. (Edit: Autocorrect typo fixed)

    • @BrianSu
      @BrianSu 5 років тому +18

      not easy, especially since he's using a brushless outrunner

    • @kaikart123
      @kaikart123 5 років тому +7

      @@BrianSu should've used TWO smaller motors

    • @djfmitv
      @djfmitv 5 років тому +26

      Ironically, saw a book that had a similar rocket design from the 60s/70s (though using good old rubber bands as the propulsion) They solved the problem of requiring counter-rotation by having stationary blades of equal size to the moving blades underneath. It may also be useful to have a larger or multi-blade propeller so as to maximise the downward thrust efficiency

    • @skrutinizr9372
      @skrutinizr9372 5 років тому +31

      @@BrianSu there are pre-made brushless motors designed to operate contra-rotating props. I've used them a couple times on R/C projects.
      hobbyking.com/en_us/cr23s-contra-rotating-bl-system-1700kv.html?countrycode=US&gclid=CjwKCAjw7_rlBRBaEiwAc23rhtrOe7NMguaarVRj07sUm8mbF2wNx1omOSuUbETj9vMMtfff9tht-BoCX_0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

    • @kirkbrode
      @kirkbrode 5 років тому +5

      @@skrutinizr9372 Exactly. This is what I had in mind.

  • @timarant5460
    @timarant5460 2 роки тому

    Your videos are the bomb! There is not one I have not totally enjoyed. Your skill set and knowledge are absolutely amazing. Keep up the great work.

  • @Sombreropancake-cakemix
    @Sombreropancake-cakemix 2 роки тому

    It sounded so happy, when it took off. I loved it. Great work.

  • @MakeSushi1
    @MakeSushi1 3 роки тому +1572

    more like a long helicopter, still a fun little build.
    maybe the whole body of the "rocket" should have been capacitors

  • @soviet_salsa2983
    @soviet_salsa2983 4 роки тому +223

    0:02 when you forget to organize your staging in ksp

    • @superflypule4484
      @superflypule4484 3 роки тому +2

      Lol alsi when you activated a fairing accidentally when zooming in at a rocket in Spaceflight simulator and also destroying the rocket😂

    • @StaticNebula26
      @StaticNebula26 3 роки тому +5

      @@superflypule4484 if you're playing spaceflight sim, you should try KSP,

    • @awhahoo
      @awhahoo 3 роки тому +2

      StaticNebula26 yeah, althought space flight sim is mostly free and KSP isnt.
      Oh and KSP isnt on mobile

    • @StaticNebula26
      @StaticNebula26 3 роки тому +3

      @@awhahoo well you get what you pay for.

    • @awhahoo
      @awhahoo 3 роки тому +1

      @@StaticNebula26 Yep *laughs in bad*

  • @donsanders9863
    @donsanders9863 2 роки тому

    Brilliant! Excellent engineering. The best part is how fast you can recharge and launch again. Nice job.

  • @0000oooopppp
    @0000oooopppp 2 роки тому +1

    That is what I call a happy rocket. Take care of the kid Tom 😂

  • @Eric-dh5pf
    @Eric-dh5pf 4 роки тому +259

    I see an ICBM here !
    Inter-Courtyard Ballistic Missile.........

    • @thelastdaygamer8702
      @thelastdaygamer8702 4 роки тому +7

      Lol :D
      IBBM
      Inter Backyard Ballistic Missle

    • @Eric-dh5pf
      @Eric-dh5pf 4 роки тому +6

      @@thelastdaygamer8702 get me the missile command, order a strike to the granny next door, she makes bad apple pies

    • @wzr3293
      @wzr3293 4 роки тому +2

      ITBM
      Inter-Table Ballistic Missile

    • @colfaxschuyler3675
      @colfaxschuyler3675 4 роки тому +1

      @@Eric-dh5pf Call in a strike when her dog strays from her yard to do his business.
      I wonder of it's against the law to use your drone to chase domestic animals off your property?

    • @Eric-dh5pf
      @Eric-dh5pf 4 роки тому +4

      @@colfaxschuyler3675 I am not sure
      but you can load the dog's stuff to your ICBM, and it becomes a bio-hazzard warhead weapon

  • @dhavalbhalara1664
    @dhavalbhalara1664 5 років тому +331

    Next Project: Super Capacitor eBike!

    • @dhavalbhalara1664
      @dhavalbhalara1664 5 років тому +8

      Yes, it might get complex but it is what Tom generally would like to get involved in. I really wish Tom at least discuss the challenges involved in this project.

    • @anthonykamau5961
      @anthonykamau5961 5 років тому +8

      This could actually be a great idea. If he fits the bike with a dynamo that can charge the super capacitors.

    • @GWAIHIRKV
      @GWAIHIRKV 5 років тому +14

      Could have a turbo button on the bike that uses the capacitors....

    • @chemieju6305
      @chemieju6305 5 років тому +2

      Judging from how noticably harder you need to pedal for just a single light i think regenerative breaking isn't really going to work.
      A turbo button on the other hand would be a good idea, this way you could get away with a smaller battery if you just want to use it occasionally. With recharging time fore the caps it would probably be a lot like the nitro button from need for speed.

    • @kensmith5694
      @kensmith5694 5 років тому +1

      The energy per unit volume of a supercap is not good enough for a bike that is much use. You want more than 10 seconds of run time.

  • @cerealkilled3871
    @cerealkilled3871 2 місяці тому

    Been watching your videos for a few days now, this got an instant thumbs up and sub in the first 5 seconds. The sudden dismantling and resulting "Oh" ... Yup, you are my kind of person! Also love the content, might not understand everything, but I'm learning a lot from what I can

  • @erin19030
    @erin19030 Рік тому

    When I was teaching EE, one of my first demonstrations was blowing up a capacitor by reverse voltage application. Students loved it and I had their attention.

  • @Johannes00
    @Johannes00 5 років тому +160

    Sounds like a rocket with happy astronauts on board.. They're like WEEEEEE! The sound of it taking off.

  • @AlexandreMS71
    @AlexandreMS71 4 роки тому +308

    Years ago I heard someone say that a 1F capacitor was impossible or largely impractical ... time changes way too fast :-)

    • @james10739
      @james10739 4 роки тому +21

      I mean i guess before super caps that does not sound like an insane statement but for car audio they definitely had up to 5F capacitors probably bigger for a while and also i mean i heard of super capacitors like 5 years ago or so

    • @shadowflash705
      @shadowflash705 4 роки тому +24

      James Holbrook They exist since 60s, just were too expensive back then. Also they were vastly improved over time, first supercaps were really big. Like 12v 6F was about the size of a hockey puck. Now it's about the size of 2 2032 cells.

    • @derschokopilz
      @derschokopilz 4 роки тому +2

      Alexandre Salau There are super Capacitor one the market with few thousand Farads. I found also a better 3V Capacitor with approximately same size like he used in this Video: m.reichelt.com/ch/en/supercapacitor-100f-3v-22x45mm-hy-cap-100f-3v-p195670.html?&trstct=pos_10&nbc=1

    • @passertm
      @passertm 4 роки тому +5

      It is not too fast. Before supercapacitor 1F was really big size. But it is already 50-100 years so. So it is normal that they find something new after 100 year of research.

    • @stoatrepublic
      @stoatrepublic 4 роки тому +3

      I remember playing with 1 Farad 14.4volt caps in the mid '90's when I got into car stereo's and Subs. 1st rig 1200W 4x50w and 1KW Sub's. used to use a light bulb to charge that massive cap after lots of scary moments.

  • @restojon1
    @restojon1 3 роки тому +2

    Your joy is more infectious than a new strain of CoronaLurgey. From one engineer to another, thank you for sharing your knowledge and work and a special thank you for inspiring others to get out there and explore other technologies.

  • @Anatoli-y
    @Anatoli-y Рік тому

    When i was a kid, i used some capacitors with small broken bulb to ignite powder in petard. That was mounted on rocket models, and i started them horizontal into walls. That was quite fun. Like a rockets on military planes/heli. They ditonated when smashed into the walls

  • @98dizzard
    @98dizzard 4 роки тому +73

    When charging high power capacitors, especially with a lithium battery pack, I would highly recommend using an appropriately sized current limiting resistor. The initial peak current will be incredibly high as you're essentially shorting the battery. That's not good for the battery, and not good for whatever switch or plug you are using.

    • @FMHikari
      @FMHikari 3 роки тому +6

      Well, he said he didn't recommend it.

  • @L00PdeL00P
    @L00PdeL00P 4 роки тому +123

    12:34 the OFFICIAL wOOooooooo replay button

  • @reylasharp6349
    @reylasharp6349 2 роки тому +3

    Very impressive! Can I suggest a second counter rotating propeller? It would significantly improve the efficiency of the vehicle and I suspect you could get much higher.

  • @codieandrews4359
    @codieandrews4359 2 роки тому

    I just love the sound when it takes off, i think its hilarious

  • @tipwilkin
    @tipwilkin 4 роки тому +295

    *builds supercapacitor-powered missiles to kill tanks in an eco-friendly way*

    • @omeke9336
      @omeke9336 4 роки тому +1

      *kill people

    • @evoluxman9935
      @evoluxman9935 4 роки тому +12

      @Ben Silva congratulations, you managed to make that political.

    • @sepg5084
      @sepg5084 4 роки тому +5

      it won't be as fast as a chemical rocket but i bet it has lower thermal signature

    • @ShakamuraGames
      @ShakamuraGames 4 роки тому +1

      @@sepg5084 it doesnt get hot when fully discharged?

    • @bruhdabones
      @bruhdabones 4 роки тому +1

      ShakamuraGames won’t help them shoot it down, so it doesn’t matter

  • @Baekstrom
    @Baekstrom 4 роки тому +88

    You know what this successful test means? It means that you now have to scale it up. By a LOT! 😀

    • @SCWood
      @SCWood 4 роки тому +3

      Hundreds of capacitors...

    • @misterkelley9740
      @misterkelley9740 3 роки тому

      Now, here to find a 10000f capacitor.... or 6 of them

    • @aumshreeshah2322
      @aumshreeshah2322 3 роки тому +1

      And now it explodes

  • @jp-hh9xq
    @jp-hh9xq 3 роки тому +1

    Seriously though, great video. Super caps are amazing and I'm going to try to involve them in my next experiments!

  • @nateolmsted22
    @nateolmsted22 3 роки тому

    I think a contra-rotating prop setup would be amazing for a project like this. Get rid of most of that torque twist.
    Still a super fun project though. Definitely going to have to make one eventually

  • @doncarlodivargas5497
    @doncarlodivargas5497 4 роки тому +474

    When Elon Musk eventually get to Mars Tom Stanton already have established a colony

    • @krisdood777
      @krisdood777 4 роки тому +3

      lol

    • @willbianco8931
      @willbianco8931 4 роки тому +11

      @@kryptenwolf3564 you seriously should just keep quiet you have no clue what you are talking about usually people of lower intelligence cant understand... you do realize Elons many accomplishments ? Solar city ... Tesla.. SpaceX in the past decade since they opened their doors they have been leaps and bounds far beyond what nasa even thought possible

    • @sheercuriosity531
      @sheercuriosity531 4 роки тому +4

      William Bianco r/woosh

    • @nit-Inundate
      @nit-Inundate 4 роки тому +6

      @@sheercuriosity531 everything is a woosh to kids these days 😳

    • @leofreese1
      @leofreese1 3 роки тому

      and everybody there will be wearing propeller hats

  • @morilucas6360
    @morilucas6360 5 років тому +60

    I love the WEEEEE when it launches

  • @MadMonsterGaming
    @MadMonsterGaming 2 роки тому +1

    I wish you wouldve talked a little more about how current and voltage interact with eachother while a capacitor is discharging. Great vid!

  • @atrumluminarium
    @atrumluminarium 2 роки тому +1

    I love that it makes a "weeeeee" noise

  • @leyline77
    @leyline77 5 років тому +359

    Use a folding propeller like RC gliders have so it closes naturally before impact.

    • @jong2359
      @jong2359 5 років тому +13

      "You can...."

    • @megatesla
      @megatesla 5 років тому +2

      It might close "before impact" or if falling too slowly just close on impact...

    • @koitorob
      @koitorob 5 років тому

      WHY would a glider have a propellor?

    • @megatesla
      @megatesla 5 років тому +8

      @@koitorob Motorized gliders have propellers.

    • @Grumpy_old_Boot
      @Grumpy_old_Boot 5 років тому +3

      @@koitorob
      That's like asking "Why would a bicycle have an electric motor?" …. because it's better that way. :)

  • @mrGovnoff
    @mrGovnoff 3 роки тому +158

    "Weeeeeeee!" - oh boy, I love this sound lol

  • @kerbin_boi1181
    @kerbin_boi1181 2 роки тому +1

    i just want to say that rocket hits different and the most fastest turn around time should be given to this rocket lol

  • @guyvandenbroeck8405
    @guyvandenbroeck8405 Рік тому

    you can get more out of the caps by putting them in parrallel and useing a switching boost up converter. Putting caps in series devides the total capacitance.

  • @PeterDful
    @PeterDful 5 років тому +48

    I'd like to see this with counter rotating props, Well done Tom.

  • @chrisj4570g
    @chrisj4570g 5 років тому +92

    “Oh.”
    Then...
    WEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I think this is better than the standard model rockets, at least for smaller areas.

  • @jacksonlefteye
    @jacksonlefteye 2 роки тому

    i can't believe that thing left the ground! what a hilarious noise it makes, it sounds like you have a tiny dog howling just off-camera

  • @wildbill9863
    @wildbill9863 3 роки тому

    I would legit buy one of these
    So cool
    The parachute and everything
    Its amazing

  • @randomodbuild
    @randomodbuild 5 років тому +300

    Now make this and sell it as a toy before other companies do!

    • @victorl.6128
      @victorl.6128 5 років тому +8

      So many companies have done less and made millions then went to research more toys. Airhogs, cool company.

    • @denniswoycheshen
      @denniswoycheshen 5 років тому +4

      It would be built to a price and break after two flights. Better to make your own, apparently. This thing is amazing.

    • @PatrickKniesler
      @PatrickKniesler 5 років тому +7

      being able to control how high and when to deploy is a huge change in entry-level "rocketry"

    • @CodfishCatfish
      @CodfishCatfish 5 років тому +2

      Just wondering if you need a CAA certificate? Kites over 60m do.
      www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/Displays,-events-and-activities/Kites/
      Kinda defeats the object if they won’t grant you.

    • @DunnickFayuro
      @DunnickFayuro 5 років тому

      @Dennis Woycheshen Spare parts is a very lucrative business :)

  • @tedbacks6365
    @tedbacks6365 5 років тому +246

    North korea testing ICBM technology (2019, colorized)

    • @matty6956
      @matty6956 5 років тому +1

      Ted Backs LMFAO..

  • @Electroshockist
    @Electroshockist 2 роки тому +1

    I love the sound it makes. It's so cute.

  • @heiko7520
    @heiko7520 2 роки тому

    Gr8! Astonishing, I'd never thought it would go that high!

  • @Morgenstund
    @Morgenstund 4 роки тому +104

    I’d like to see the rocket unfold a pair of wings and turn into a glider at the apex for a smoooooth landing.

    • @crying_hippy
      @crying_hippy 4 роки тому +6

      Can be done with a gravity assisted system, a large ball bearing that when rolled and rocket is pointed down, it release two wings held in place at bottom of rocket by ball bearing and when it moves forward slides past the sprig trigger holding wings in
      Meh
      Yo get the idea
      I just got to 9 mins in on video, so replace ball bearing and spring mech with gyro switch that releases folded wings to glide but then you got to design a glider type body with lift and aerodynamics or its just a stick with wings
      Peace and Blessings

    • @thomasroberts5658
      @thomasroberts5658 4 роки тому +2

      Morgenstund like a space shuttle

    • @seven9766
      @seven9766 4 роки тому +3

      has been done. search for flitetest free flight. They used a real rocket tho

  • @tomwang5564
    @tomwang5564 3 роки тому +77

    So this is actually a drone; you fooled me. I though you’re going to explode the capacitor or something like that.

    • @zUltraXO
      @zUltraXO 3 роки тому +8

      Yeah like ElectroBOOM's capacitor mini rockets he made. I dunno which video it was, the rockets were probably 3D printed.

  • @Mr89Falcon
    @Mr89Falcon 3 роки тому +3

    Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing this amazing concept. The drone filming was a fantastic touch. I think Elon Musk needs more guys like you...

  • @johnywhy4679
    @johnywhy4679 2 роки тому +2

    1:46 "okay it's a bit of a dodgy connection just holding the wires like this but"
    - Gosh, if only someone could invent a better way.

  • @kienanvella
    @kienanvella 5 років тому +122

    To limit damage to the prop, maybe look into a folding prop, like the ones used on rc motor gliders?

    • @jakegarrett8109
      @jakegarrett8109 5 років тому +9

      He just needs good ol’ tri-blade race props. Smack into a tree at 80mph, slightly bend back one of your prop blades, and go hammering it through the trees again on your race mini quads! The old props seemed to be more brittle than icicles and would break on almost anything even 5 mph epic slow airplane crashes or slight bumps. Modern props use better materials with plastics that are more rigid (holding aerodynamic shape and efficiency at high power), as well as taking a beating and allowing more than hairline flexing. Plus they seem to bend back about 20 times, whereas the old ones had a fatigue limit of seemingly 1 crash, and maybe it would be sorta flyable at low throttle and vibrating, or maybe the props would explode...
      It’s a good thing we have modern props, because I crash a lot! So much better than the old ones.... they do need to become more available in the 9-12 inch size though, those all seem to be old school materials (besides carbon, but those just aren’t as cheap to crash like I do)

    • @aegilli
      @aegilli 5 років тому +5

      @@jakegarrett8109 Maybe a bigger parachute would be enough to save the props.

    • @jor7137
      @jor7137 5 років тому +10

      Or attach parachute above center of gravity instead below (while still storing it in the base)

    • @cox315
      @cox315 5 років тому +2

      Or the prop saver with an o-ring to hold it on

    • @sugnasugna
      @sugnasugna 5 років тому +1

      Keep the deployment chamber in the bottom but have the parachute attached to the top.

  • @matthewdevine113
    @matthewdevine113 4 роки тому +93

    Could market this as a toy, I think it could sell well!

    • @neilmedina997
      @neilmedina997 4 роки тому +6

      If not handle correctly it can kill :) so i rather not make this a toy

    • @saxreaper
      @saxreaper 4 роки тому +1

      krypten wolf no they are electric now

    • @zrspangle
      @zrspangle 3 роки тому +8

      @@kryptenwolf3564 I think he's referring to the rapid discharge of the super capacitors

    • @neptunez3495
      @neptunez3495 3 роки тому +1

      i would definitely buy this instead of using expensive rocket motors

    • @pluto.da_bean8601
      @pluto.da_bean8601 3 роки тому +3

      @@neilmedina997 any toy can kill if you try hard enough so what's your point

  • @emilekman38
    @emilekman38 3 роки тому +1

    The rocket is definitely saying "sheeeesh" when launching

  • @stevenfraser6180
    @stevenfraser6180 3 роки тому

    If you ever visit this project later, move the caps lower in the rocket. This will improve stability. Also, seems that it could benefit for additional caps, since the power/weight ratio seems favorable. Enjoyable to watch, and your enthusiasm is infections.

  • @seekoutguy
    @seekoutguy 4 роки тому +45

    Yknow, you could use a solenoid to automatically fire the parachute below a certain voltage

    • @Helperbot-2000
      @Helperbot-2000 4 роки тому

      Smart

    • @jlstanley
      @jlstanley 4 роки тому +13

      No. He knew that there were going to be plenty of situations where he wanted to deploy when he hadn't expended most of the capacitor's power. A manual deployment gave him the ability to abort the flight when *he* wanted.

    • @killianmiles1516
      @killianmiles1516 3 роки тому +3

      @@jlstanley He could do both. (have a manual switch and a solenoid that automatically activates below a certain voltage)

    • @laurinneff4304
      @laurinneff4304 3 роки тому

      But as you can see in the video the rocket turns sideways, and there's a good chance it would be back on the ground long before the parachute fires

  • @wonkachocolates6133
    @wonkachocolates6133 5 років тому +69

    What if...?? Two counter rotating props and multiple-stage booster capacitors that drop-off as they discharge their energy. Could go really high with a small payload of say, a plastic space man.

    • @AVDolganoff
      @AVDolganoff 5 років тому +8

      payload of a toy tesla car :D

    • @hemanthkrishna1308
      @hemanthkrishna1308 4 роки тому +2

      I thought the same!! But then I also realised that rockets are ment to spin for better stability..

    • @MrPereivap
      @MrPereivap 4 роки тому +2

      sadly, you have to reach a bit more than 23.000 Km/h in an environment with no air, to reach orbit...

  • @ShredderBenjamin
    @ShredderBenjamin 3 роки тому

    The sound just after 12:33 is the most beautiful, delightful rocket sound ever.

  • @grapefairy9009
    @grapefairy9009 3 роки тому +1

    People in 1950s: In 2020 we will have flying cars
    People in 2020: "Oh my gosh, that super capacitor sounds so adorable!!!"

  • @3dPrintCreator
    @3dPrintCreator 5 років тому +30

    As a Dutch viewer, I have to say I like your Red - White - Blue colors, especially because you added an orange parachute.
    That said, I do like the project even more. What a great way of using supercapacitors. I have a project going on with a printed torpedo that begs for this solution. Thanks for bringing me to this idea.

    • @cyberhawk80
      @cyberhawk80 5 років тому

      what... a white nationalist ? OBEY to the EU slave.. and orange points to our royals.. our german royals.. whom sold oil to the germans in ww2.. you must be new here on earth..

    • @tuff_lover
      @tuff_lover 5 років тому +1

      @@cyberhawk80 woah

    • @juno2743
      @juno2743 5 років тому +1

      @@cyberhawk80 what

    • @lol_-_ghmn
      @lol_-_ghmn 5 років тому +1

      @@cyberhawk80 wut

    • @3d-speakers945
      @3d-speakers945 4 роки тому

      G E K O L O N I S E E R D

  • @HogTieChamp
    @HogTieChamp 3 роки тому +79

    "The parachute deployment worked... most of the time... apart from that last time."
    Yeah, that's kinda how that works, isn't it?

    • @fisch37
      @fisch37 2 роки тому +4

      The atomic reactor didn't explode most of the time, except for the last time.
      I'm a genius

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 2 роки тому

      lmao pro comment

  • @pierremainstone-mitchell8290
    @pierremainstone-mitchell8290 10 місяців тому

    Nice one again Tom! And I do admire your obvious enthusiasm!

  • @matthewellul1259
    @matthewellul1259 3 роки тому +1

    its almost like you need a hinge structure for the parachute to balance the whole thing horizontally on the flight down to protect the propeller/motor a bit better.

  • @patrikfloding7985
    @patrikfloding7985 3 роки тому +18

    I'm impressed! Looked like a heavy build, but still took off like a, eh, rocket.
    Unlike batteries, capacitors take on whatever voltage is applied to them (or explode), and loads of energy (especially these super caps), so can be lethal. Viewers should be warned!

  • @cappunino7629
    @cappunino7629 5 років тому +8

    2:39 that transition was SMOOTH

  • @davidbean5807
    @davidbean5807 3 роки тому

    I would like to suggest you print a centrifugal propeller that lays back until spun up. That would keep you from tearing up propellers. The props would have to swivel upwards and stop at the normal position for a prop, but once the motor is no longer spinning the props could fold back when they hit the ground. Just a suggestion.

  • @cidie1
    @cidie1 3 роки тому

    The sound it makes is just awesome!