Demonstrating different Lego vehicles going up a hill that gets steeper gradually. Simulating an icy surface by applying a mixture of dishwashing liquid and water onto a glass plate.
Demonstrating different Lego vehicles going up a hill that gets steeper gradually. Simulating an icy surface by applying a mixture of dishwashing liquid and water onto a glass plate.
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01:57 Double Wheels
02:24 6 Wheels
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From 4 wheels to 8 wheels to tracks to a spider robot and finally to a literal abomination, that’s just how engineering is basically. Great video.
but when will it over-engineer itself into a crab?
@@CatWithAOpinionI don’t enjoy the fact I get this.
@@CatWithAOpinionWhen ROBOTS! by Valve Studio Orchestra will play.
He's gotta reach the singularity eventually
This is better than engerinering we learn in "*indian*" colleges
after seeing this, i'd definitely be interested in a truck and trailer creation, think 18 wheeler type, with a gearbox, trying to see how much weight it can pull up slopes, down slopes, across terrain, etc...
A LEGO tractor pull! That sounds awesome.
That's a great idea, starting from a tiny truck up to those special transport ones.
@The_Bliz yooo I did that once it was awsome!
As a trucker who runs up 70 from Denver to grand junction year round, I would agree.
*YES YES YES* I love seeing machines of big power. Even in miniature form.
Those studs on the tracks ensure there's even less of a contact patch than even 4 tires.
I thought maybe they were some kind of rubber, I don’t think the plastic track would have enough grip on glass no matter the contact area
To be fair, frictional force is independent of surface area; F is just force (normal to the surface) times the friction coefficient. A flatter surface like the track offered could increase the normal force (although it’s likely lighter, and I think you’re right that it was a step back) so it’s not an entirely unreasonable move. If it were actually ice, the tracks would be able to dig into the surface and generate non-frictional force. Obviously though that couldn’t happen here so it was not as effective as even the wheels.
@@anuran_annagrip in tires is much more complex than normal force and friction coefficient. that's a simplified formula that doesn't account for the fact that the friction coefficient for rubber changes with normal force, rhat rubber deflects under force and isnt perfectly rigid, etc.
@@anuran_anna that's just on perfectly smooth surfaces. any texture and more surface area will increase grip
@@GraveUypo to be totally fair, it doesn’t get much more perfectly smooth than a sheet of glass ;)
fan walker has to be the most diabolical creation ive ever seen... but I love it
i think generally vehicles that get through ice typically generate friction by digging *into* the ice, something that you can't exactly do with soapy wet glass
diamond tipped legs
Or Lego wheels
Actually, snow tires create friction inside their rubber (by being squished when rolling), and this friction creates warmth. This warm rubber melts snow a little and the tire gets some grip.
Maybe a very sophisticated suction cup would work well on wet glass. Not on dry glass with dirt, though. Just ask my dashcam.
@@fridaycaliforniaa236that’s not true at all, melting the snow would create water, which would cause the vehicle to lose traction. They actually operate by having a more open tread pattern which digs in and grips to the snow.
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It’s the middle of the day
Depends on the timezone
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I’m awake
@@palmossiyou assume people don’t sleep in the middle of the day?
When the spider is OP and just doing 180 on the way down. *chefs kiss* lol
Hi, only a consideration. The slope that you measure isn't in % but in degrees. The 45 deg slope is a 100% slope because for every meter forward you make a meter in height, so the ratio of vertical/horizontal movement is 100%.
I noticed that too
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The desk slam to deconstruction editing was outstanding. Really clever production and great seeing the build context and you go through these iterations. Always really impressed with how you record all of this.
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If you like that sort of thing you should watch You Suck at Cooking
Why so many bots in the comment section
Love how we ended up building an AT-TE part way through
And ended on an AT-OT (with fan assistance... But shush)
I love the repeating structure of these videos (problem > failure > new idea > success > new problem). Ingenious videos. Great work!
When dealing with slippery surface, lots of little contact patches are better than fewer larger patches. The larger fabric feet worked because fabric is woven and therefore not flat so it has loads of tiny high spots which greatly increase the effective surface area.
I thought it was just because the fabric was absorbing the water and soap...
it just mostly absorbed it and made it a bit sticky
That ending was actually hilarious. I do wonder however how much soapy water the fabric absorbed and if that made it easier for it.
I am a huge fan of the transition from 8 wheeler to tracks, great little collection of cuts
I gotta say, this video was infinitely more entertaining and educational than i first thought it would be.
I like how the more difficult the terrain becomes to traverse, the more animal-like (or atleast adaptations of methods that animals use for motion) the features of the machine becomes.
the last one had a propeller you dont see that in animals
@@lukeGGlee "(or atleast adaptations of methods that animals use for motion)" meaning usage of the displacement of air. So since you don't yet know, birds actually use their wings to displace air in order to move to the opposite direction that the air was displaced to. This happens to be how "air screws" or propellers work. In basic, easy to understand terms, biomimicry is when design was inspired by the biomechanical function/features of biological life.
Facts
Flying squirrels have propellers. You didn’t know that did you
@@lukeGGleeHippos spin their tail around when they shit, propelling or shooting it into random directions. So I mean, technically propellors are in the natural kingdom
You could have added fabric to the tires aswell. It's a common thing here on in winter if you het stick
But that is because you can dig into snow and ice, you can't do that with glass
@@squidwardo7074 it also changes the friction coefficient between the tire and the underlying surface as long as it has higher friction towards the surface. And since the fabric will somewhat stick to the wet glass it gives better traction. Kind of like if your standing on a wet floor it's slippery but if you place a towel over it you won't slip
Oh my god, I could listen to these clicks all day over the gun sounds they make us listen to.
Seriously, the sound of "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" keeps vibrated my mind while watching this lol
Could the fabric be absorbing the soapy water, causing the pads to press against the glass directly? The answer to walking on snow and ice is definitely spreading out your point of contact, but I really wonder how this would be different with true ice.
I asked the same thing "The fabric is absorbing the water, where as ice isnt water its a solid."
@@StuffGameStuffice isn't slippery, it's very abrasive. But because of pressure it slightly melts and there is a thin line of water that is slippery
@@YagoKatzen That's not true. Ice is slippery even to dogs and cats, which don't exert nearly enough pressure to melt ice. The real reason has nothing to do with pressure and was only discovered relatively recently. Basically the top layer of water molecules don't form a neat lattice and only bond to a couple of their neighbors. This results in a liquid-like substance that is only a couple of molecules thick on the surface of the ice. Also abrasiveness and friction are two different things.
I don't think modelling ice using soap on glass is all that realistic regardless of approach, but it is fun
On the other hand, spikes work well to add grip on ice, but would have no chance here with glass. The simulated ice is not comparable, but both are a fun challenge
That crawling thing is super cool 👍
I believe the technical term is a walker.
Big Brain Walker: If I soak up all the soapy water with my front legs, my back legs can have all the traction they need by walking on a dry surface! Next step, suction cup feet to beat the 90 degree incline!
@@LordDragox412 i honestly thought thats where this video was going once the walker was introduced although the unholy fusion dance of the fan-walker was funny
@@BritishTrainspottingtrue
All the stuff on Netflix, Hulu, etc... and yet this is infinitely more entertaining. What does that tell you, Brick Technology?
Love how it starts as a normal, every day driving experience and evolves to what can I build so it clears this challenge lol
The subtle humor and the little details are insanely good, love the editing. Awesome builds!
where's the humor?
4:59 Illegal building techniques!
I love how you make the Lego vehicle become more and more stronger and advanced to overcome the increaseable steep slope.
Когда у конструкции ещё были колеса, то можно было на задние надеть гусеницы, чтобы получить большую площадь сцепления. Добавлено- Шагоход выглядит впечатляюще. Отличное решеник
Me on my way into my room after a whole day of social interaction 5:53
I allot you a few exhales out the nose of laughter
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Nice video, as always! Now, having to drive over ice and snow for about four months a year, I can tell you of a few fallacies that people spread that will absolutely put you in more trouble than will solve: 1. Pedal to the metal. Spinning your wheels and putting as much power as possible into the wheels will only worsen the situation. By going into dynamic friction (skidding) instead of static friction, you lower the actual amount of friction between the wheels and the ground. Thus the best way to get traction is to get the wheels spinning as slow as possible with the least amount of torque to the wheels. This can be achieved by shifting up a gear or two and slowly but not completely releasing the clutch with the engine at idle. Yes this is hard on the engine and gears but will give the best result. (sorry automatic car users, that is one big plus on the manual transmission side) 2. Being stubborn. If you are skidding in place, you will only dig yourself deeper into the hole, literally. If you start skidding, stop trying to force it right away. Get out of the car and look at the terrain and environment to find possible ways to help yourself. Oftentimes going in reverse will help as there is more weight on the front wheels and they will tend to dig into the road when backing up rather than lift slightly when going forward. If you can get some movement but immediately after start skidding, trying rapidly switching between forward and reverse to "rock" the car back and forth, sometimes you will be able to get out this way. If the terrain has a slope, try going the same direction as the slope, this will help. Lastly, if you have a passenger, friend or someone that can help, get them pushing, the sole of their boots has almost if not more area of traction as two wheels of your car and even a few dozen kilos of human muscle pushing one way or another can change everything. 3. Ignoring tools. If you do have to drive in a country that has icing conditions, even on rare occasions, if is unwise to not carry the appropriate tools during that time of the year.Chains, nailed tires and the very simple traction aids (metal ones are MUCH better than plastic) as well as a short shovel (even a trench shovel) and a small bag of gravel or gravel/salt mix may make you car a few kilos heavier during winter, but two or three dollars more on your gasoline bill each month may save you hundreds in time lost, stress and towing. Finally if you try everything and are still stuck, it is by no mean shameful to admit defeat. Don't forget that many people die each year because of bad road conditions and if getting your car out of it's parking spot is already a chore, think about your own safety and the road ahead first. Missing one day of work because it would be dangerous to go is better than not making it at all. Now i'm not perfect by any means but i hope this might help a few people.
As an Australian who lives just shy of the tropics the idea of driving in icy conditions is both alien and terrifying
@@JanusMirith Its usually not too bad once you get used to it, the biggest danger is other people trying to drive like its not icy.
Cool, im not the only one that felt pain watching him just slap on a bigger motor and assuming it would work...
Something I'd like to add, but it's not for the noobs: sometimes it's better to pull the abs fuse. Generally not a good idea but in some conditions you can stop a lot better without abs than with it. A locked wheel in snow creates a lump of snow in front of the wheel, providing greater traction. Don't do this if you don't know what you're doing though, you might kill someone.
@@rh3ttjI figured that might be the case, but I always have used driving in icy conditions as an example of something that I have no idea about but it's common knowledge for a local. I use it when I think of a skill that I know that seems like everyone should know (like how to swim), it reminds me that there is lots I don't know just because I am not having to deal with it day to day
Friend: "What do you wanna do now?" This guy: "Well..."
0:08 add rear weight 0:22 diff locker 0:46 add more weight 1:06 Powered Steering 1:48 Gearing up 1:58 Truck Wheels 2:24 Add Rear Wheels 2:51 New Motor 3:05 Add Front Wheels 3:17 Weight 3:28 Demolition 3:34 Snow Tracks 4:18 Tank Tracks 4:37 Weight 4:41 Crawler 5:27 Fabric 6:21 More Legs 6:36 Better Grip 7:04 Wind Car 7:21 Add Another Wind Turbine 7:31 Wind Crawler
This level of construction genius is insane! I love it!
when the vehicle slowly slid backwards in defeat, I felt that
0:02 i like how it actually behaves like an open diff, one wheel peel n' all
thats because it is an open diff
You've never had many lego sets, have you?
All slope climbers eventually become helicopters when optimised enough.
I think this is a best rep helpful for students who learns Automobile or engineering. Myself not interested in this field because I couldn't comprehend the practicalty in theory. But watching this helps me to figure out how amazing it is. Kudos
4:12 this moment really made me think of a Gaston Lagaffe gag with his car XD
With the little nubbins on the tracks, the actual surface area is smaller than for the 4x4 or the 8x8. The rubber is just too small to be pliable, and makes only a tiny little prick of contact. IMO, the track would work if you'd use something that's as wide as the track bit itself. And it would need to be a pliable rubber. IF you used the wheel (i'm assuming they're wheel weights) weights then i think you'd be allowed to get 3M red sticky tape, stick the faces of the track links and then use a acetone soaked wipe to wipe off the glue, thus leaving that sticky rubber middle core they use exposed and very sticky. Should work with that. If not, then ... it's probably just too slippy. As is, it doesn't similar snow, more like the glass like surface of an iced up road... and on those, even the best tires fail. You'd have to get into nail tires or chains to get traction, but you can't simulate that with this experiment, because there's nothing on the glass to bite into.
The glass is too hard and smooth for wider or softer rubber to make a difference.
As someone who is always amazed by physics, mechanics and such, this is quite satisfying to watch!
I would have loved to see the 8 legged beast have suction cups for feet lol
Brilliant! Would love a part 2 with 60+ slopes... maybe suction cups? 😀
this, suction cups pls
Part of what makes tracks work on a slick surface has gotta be the weight, combined with the ability to bite into the surface. There’s just no way to bite into the glass.
It's too often a misunderstanding that tracks inherently have increased traction vs wheels. An increased contact area doesn't actually increase friction - this video did a good job of demonstrating that. Tracks' biggest benefit (IMO) is that their increased contact area prevents them from sinking into loose substrates such as snow.
I absolutely love this! Such a masterpiece! That huge creation at the end!! I live seeing the evolution from vehicle to vehicle ❤
4:30 .. fck it. Get that Tank
3:28 Damn, no reason to obliterate you're creation like that😧
the robot with socks is adorable i hope his leg healed up nicely
3:45 “Look at that he has uninvented the wheel” Top Gear/Grand Tour
honestly I didn’t even read the title I just saw that it was a brick technology video and clicked on it
I think this test might be flawed at few stages - when you put dry tires, you gain grip and once they soak in, they slip anyway, so there's a increased traction that shouldn't be part of the experiment.
Most certainly. Not the same test.
This. I think it’s the only reason why adding more tyres helped.
And over time the soapy water evaporates and gets spread out and drip away, so the surface itself isn't a constant.
For the first time in awhile I’m asking myself “how did I get here?” And it’s a good feeling, reminds me of the good ol days on watching KZhead back in high school a decade ago
at the end i was expecting i big helicopter rotor on top and a small propeller on the behind to push forwards when the vehicle is off the ground. did not disappoint though! had a good laugh
The sound effects are subtle but very awesome (and the builds are cool as always). Keep up the good work!
*@Brick Technology* 5:20 What about suction-cup feets? :D
Man, watching these lego videos is really addictive, I just watch one and if I’m not careful it’s a… well then
I love how much you go back to the drawing board and aren't afraid to start over.
7:55 bro NASA is finding you
3:47 This reminded me of a snow chase scene from Taxi 3
Yes yes, I remember it
OOh man, the ending was epic! Thanks!
"one must imagine Sisyphus happy" wrote Albert Camus in 1942.
Didn't think the editing could get any better, but this one's amazing! Loved the little breakaway segments. :)
Actually, on ice you would have to decrease the area of the contacts between the "feet" and the ice. With more weight applied on a smaller surface (like the nails inside ice tires), you could theorically bite into the ice and have a very nice grip.
Yeah but this is slippery glass ain't it
@@jahagkagau6061 yes but he said in the beginning it was meant to simulate ice
The moment the fan goes on with the epic music in the background xD glorious
The actual 8x8 truck was very impressive.
This time on Top Gear: Hammond uninvents the wheel
Always a good day when Brick Technology uploads🥰
love how all of a sudden he gives up on wheels and tracks entirely and just makes an AT-TE xD
It's great that you show your creativity every time with a logical idea, man.
U should continue with ur air engine videos
I love the last one it's absolutely crazy. What I would do is put propellers blowing air upwards on the 8x8 with the wide wheels. That way you would significantly increase friction and climb up the slippery hill
Dude found a fancy way to clean his glass with those last ones😂
And thats exactly how tuning vehicles work! One just cant have enough!
Really Nice Work!! You could try as a next upgrade to the legged one to put suction pads with pneumatics! synchronized when leg down to suck the ground and release when leg up.
...Or maybe try custom pointy soft cones. The pointy top facing downwards to the ground and soft like thick balloon type that keeps the shape (hollow silicone ones?). And not sealed so it may suck the ground on its own. I imagine that when the leg presses down the pointy nose will like to deform inwards trying to make a tiny vacum cavity.
That would be amazing. I think that with one of those, you'd be able to drive up a 90 degree uphill
Really cool idea and execution
Lately I’ve been craving to become obsessed with lego again, but as an adult I know there’s so much other shit that is more important. One day I hope I win my time back
4:00 *intense gau-8 noises*
It’s cool to see the natural progression of the treads and their weaknesses. It kinda makes you think about how much the militaries wasted on testing tanks in WW2 when they could’ve just used legos 😂
it should be noted that he did not implement tracks correctly, as there were no road wheels
Yeah, with real life scale, weight and actual ice the treads would be biting into the ice and would be able to use their whole surface area for grip. Plastic treads obviously can't bite into glass so the surface area they have touching the glass is tiny. In real life, treads are among the best things you can use for traction on ice.
U really chose the least picked title 😂 Respect
as a side note, going through basic infantry training at Fort Knox, we had similar issues with a few hills called Misery, Agony, and Heartbreak. rip knees, ankles, hips.
In a digital world filled with garbage and scammers, this content is insanely refreshing. Never stop, ya genius.
This is one of my favorites yet. I will say though that adding weight gets you rapidly diminishing results as the slope increases as that weight ends up actively dragging you down instead of helping you get grip.
It exactly cancels itself out, actually. The only reason it works on 2wd is because more % of the weight is on the axis, thus it receives proportionally more traction than the added weight. On 4wd more weight doesn't help, it just favors one axis over the other but doesn't make the whole better
That was cool as hell! I'm seriously impressed by your creativity and engineering. Those last few vehicles were otherworldly. And this just goes to show the importance of having the right tires/shoes. You can have all the torque, tires, and weight in the world; if your contact patch does not have sufficient grip, you will not go anywhere.
When I was little I loved playing with LEGO, your videos are making me regain that passion 😂
Not what I expected to see. Nice builds. Creative. Very entertaining.
If you made the blades spin in opposite directions, maybe it would have generated enough lift to climb the ramp
That wouldn’t change the thrust
@Qpwrtm it does change thrust. From wikipedia, about contra-rotating blades: Contra-rotating propellers have been found to be between 6% and 16% more efficient than normal propellers.[4]
@Qpwrtm As the air is already rotating about the center of the first fan (like a screw), the second blade requires a higher wing angle to maintain an effective angle of attack and lift. However, high wing angles can reduce lift, as the propeller starts to line up with the direction of movement, and the component of lift parallel to the direction of movement reduces (the reason why propellers arent very efficient at high velocities. Contra-rotating propellers is a solution. A heavy solution, but one that wouldnt add any weight to his design, as he already had 2 independent propellers.
@@ytaltacc8008 The blades seemed to be roughly aligned between the two propellers. Would off-setting one of them by 30º or so impact the diminishing returns of the screw effect?
60° - это сильно. Нужен, явно, не стандартный подход к решению такой задачи. Но, как мне кажется, резиновые колеса - лучший вариант. Много маленьких резиновых колёс.
я подумал, что ну всё, дальше уж только летать) и он выкатывает пропеллер)))
А если колёса положить, и вместе с гидравлическим насосом из видео про экскаватор использовать их как присоски?
From 4 wheel car to Star Wars Walking Tank, awesome!
This video should be required viewing for drivers in places where snow and ice storms happen.
the resilience this guy demonstrated is astounding
It's my wish to have a subscriber count that rivals the popularity of this channel.
*@Brick Technology* 5:33 One of the problems is that the legs isn't "paired" correctly, you should offset them. Currently they are "paired": 4 & 2 (contact with surface) per cycle. it means it has great grip when 4 legs have contact, but slipps when 2 legs have contact. You DO want them to be paired: 3 & 3 (zig-zag), eg: right 1 & 3 + left 2 for one step, then Left 1 & 3 + Right 2, per cycle. (it looks like it changes "pairing" over time, that's problematic too)
"Deliver us to mars!" "No... i wanna Lego"
Your creative problem solving abilities are off the charts! This is also all I watch while hopped on the giggle bush now lol 😵💫
I also couldn’t figure out what the final iteration looks like. Google “Duck Amuck”, its a looney tunes character
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You're really on a slippery slope
this is my second fave video ever!!!!!!!!! The first is sinking lego ships!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved the video, amazing ideas and production! In case you're looking for more ideas, I'd be curious how a FWD car would compare to a RWD or 4WD one, and if very very slim LEGO wheels (motorcycle?) would compare to the wide ones you used. As for the monster walker in the end: could one make an system that activly "engages" suction cups in the feet when they're put down in front and disengages them when they're in the back? I could think of something, but I'm not sure if I could do it out of LEGO parts alone.
Nice vid
bro this release a minute ago how the hell did you already watch it
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Final machine was absolutely incredible lol
Funny how the crawler works much better when both sides are in sync. Cool video!