What does a Gong Sound Like when Hit with a 1189mph Baseball? - Smarter Every Day 267
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The sprinkle breaking up is probably like the polo mint candy breaking (the electricity in candy video). It looks like there’s a connection
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What would happen if baseball hit a bigger ball like a basket ball? 🤔
Don't be surprised if the EPA designates this field as a toxic waste site.
Seeing How Ridiculous making a giant baseball bat helicopter, i wonder how far the baseball would fly shooting it with supersonic speed.
Now I’m trying to imagine how many gongs it would take to stop it…
Depends how many c-stands it hits while trying to answer the question
Not gonna lie, I wonder too, I’m just thinking the limit is the baseball disintegrating, rather than stopping.
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I bet 12 Gongs would stop a supersonic baseball...
INTERESTING
Target suggestion: bags of various flammable powders with a road flare nearby. For big fireballs the powder of choice is powdered calf milk replacement. Corn starch, non dairy creamer, and airfloat charcoal are also fun effects. Could be a fun video about the dangers of industrial dust explosions.
Thanks for the warning! ?airfloat charcoal as in lampblack?
@@cherylm2C6671 Lampblack is a different thing. More complex chemical makeup than charcoal. Airfloat is just charcoal that has been ball milled to a very fine powder.
Destin, this please.
The NightHawk has spoken. Make it so!
I think he did a video on dust explosions and the dangers of dust explosions. I'd definitely watch a new one if he made it though.
I think it's awesome you involve your kids when possible (and safe) and particularly include the public praise for thier role in these incredible videos. It's days like that he'll take with him the rest of his life. You always do a great job carrying the human story and those are the moments that shine
it all felt forced
Fully commit to that sprinkle at 9:12.... Had me in stitches! Excellent video mate, I could sit a watch your videos all day on repeat. Thank you!
Would be so epic to see how many gongs/windows/doors/everything else stops that baseball!! We'll happily fly to the US and help setup (and clean up) a zillion windows haha
That’d be a sick collaboration
Collab??
I concur
This needs to happen
Collab? Yes, please do.
I love how with the mirror shot looks like you're about to get drilled in the face by a baseball, when suddenly another baseball comes out of nowhere to intercept it and saves you.
The baseball collides with an anti-baseball and shatters the portal to the mirror universe.
@@danieljensen2626 Positron meets electron.
@McFlickers hilarious 🤣
yes.. when you need to actually retell your self that you are only watching a looking glass..
@smartereveryday. Hey there. You know, it’s a baseball right? I wonder if it is possible for you to impart a spin to the ball as it exits the cannon to see if you can throw a supersonic curve. I suggest a tiny bit of adhesive inside the mouth of the cannon, maybe an inch wide (on one side only) to slow that side of the ball making it spin. The best hitters can hit the heater, only the very best can hit a supersonic curve:-) PS how much did the ball slow down after hitting the gong? PPS How about a mechanical bat to hit a supersonic fast ball? PPPS How did you clean up the pieces of the broken mirror?
13:41 The umbrella has me in stitches!!!
The real ball coming into frame as we're watching the reflection come straight at us is one of the most surreal and mind-bending things I've seen. Awesome work, guys.
Yeah, it looked like as if a superheroball hits the ball which was shot directly at us mid air to save us from being hit.
Could be used in a Bond-Intro
I'd like to think in the far future, a 3D object punching into the 4D would look eerily similar.
I just wish it was in focus for the impact lol
"my childhood love of baseball, and my studies of aerodynamics, and my work as a developmental weapons tester." Well that escalated quickly.
Worldwide baseball anyone? The pitcher is on the other side of the world.
I want to hear more about his work history!
Nice
Hey i know this is random but, do you all realize that small explosion/spark. When the ball hit the target?
Also what makes it explode/spark?
That's an awesome way to spend time with your son . The air cannon is awesome. The mirror scene with the baseball meeting itself in the mirror was cool. Heck everything was awesome. Thanks. Watching from Hammond Louisiana.
In the slow motion it's clear when hitting the gong and the baseball ruptures through. It's the pressure wave behind the ball from the cannon that actually flipped over the gong and frame. Pretty amazing!
8:05 Let's just take a moment to appreciate the flight control algorithms on that drone. Stayed in the air like a champ despite the air blast.
And the camera gyro keeping it super straight
@@dennyrulos4847 You can't even see the shake from the first person shot!
It's an aerial drone making a quick corrective adjustment, just like it was designed to. Seeing it done to surf the blast wave of a comically enormous gun, while the target fares far worse, just gives it a bit of oomph.
its not that difficult. Drones are built like that
As someone who didn't have an active father in his life, I really appreciate you taking your son along and teaching him. He's a lucky kid.
Very cool experiment! I love the slow mo sounds of it all!
I love this channel! I just found u guys yesterday. I love engineering and testing stuff n figuring out things we don’t typically think about. More than outside the box
Ignore, I replied bad apparently
7:20 The spider silk has hydrophilic parts in the protein, the dew forms centered on them, but if it's not a wetted part, it's not easily wetted. It's probably an evolutionary thing that helped spiders get water without risking drowning. Surface tension is a big issue when you're that small, the surface tension of the water is higher than the force you can exert to pull yourself out, so if one part gets wetted, you're going to get stuck, many araneomorphs get their air through spiracles, rather than book lungs, so even if they do get out of a puddle, they're going to drown, or at least be a lot slower. Not having to go to the ground for water also means they're less likely to get stepped on or hunted by ground predators, at least when they're in their webs, birds usually stay clear of them. I have observed the same silk wetting phenonmenon with my mygalomorph spiders, both tarantulaes and funnelwebs, but to a lesser extent. though the tarantula's web seems to have something soluble in it, which acts as a surfactant, allowing the water to basically turn into a bubble and cover the gap between the web, I've seen her drink from it. She's a desert tarantula, so maybe something to do with stopping moisture from leaving her burrow, or efficient collection of dew? She still has a water dish and she will drink from that if I haven't misted her cage in a while. But it's a really cool phenomenon, I'd like to check how other webs react, but I can only get native Australian spiders here. TL;DR it's just that only certain points on the silk strand are easily wetted, all the dew that forms flows to those points, if they oversaturate, they drop off.
Really fascinating stuff, like something out of dune...but are you sure your on the right video? And if you aren't what exactly is the right video? you've got me curious
@@ggrimmett94 did you watch this video? Theres a spider web in this video.
@@TheLogicalCow Correction to your correction, There is a spider web in this video that Destin was asking about, and the answer provided by the OP is a pretty in depth one 😉
@@TheLogicalCow where? I must have gotten distracted at that part... but at 7:20 they are shooting sprinkles
Nvr mind it was real quick at 7:13
All childhood insecurities came back watching Destin tell his son really good job. The first “good job” felt like it was there to say good job helping the team. But then he pauses, circles back to look him in the eye and say it one more time to communicate something deeper as a father. Great job winning even in the little moments.
Except the kid was right about the thumbnail. And they didn’t use it.
@@hopegold883 agreed, that whole thumbnail thing made me really uncomfortable too. like the whole video already had weird vibes with that awkward father son Dynamic, but them laughing at his suggestion felt wrong... Idk, destins son seems like a cool kid but personally I'd prefer videos without him because the whole dynamic between the two doesn't fit the tone of the video.
@@catdisc5304 weren't they laughing because of how right he was?? I totally took it to mean it as "wow this kid watches so much KZhead that he's just got a knack for this sort of thing", and that's why they joked he's had enough KZhead for one day! I think it was all done in good faith, personally.
@@boiboi7717 I just think that they were laughing at the fact that his first thought was "thumbnail"
Thank you for showing every slow mo angle!
The flash on impact (silly putty and sprinkles) is surprising. I’d like to see this hitting some sort large bladder of water.
I love how the gong doesn't even move until the air pressure from the cannon hits it.
OMG
It got me thinking how intense that pressure is… it picked up that gong and chucked it like it was paper.
They need to modify the barrel so it closes off once the projectile is clear, then redirects the barrel/tank gas someplace else. It would stop the "wind" destruction of the target area by eliminating the "hurricane" .
this is due to inertia. the ball wasnt in contact with the disc long enough to pull it with it. so it broke the disc before pulling it. you can try this expiriment at home. hang up a brand new roll of toilet paper against the wall. now the roll is heavy and it has resistance because of the wall. now when you pull on a piece of paper, the roll just rolls out. but if you pull it really really rapidly, it just breaks off, and the roll never gets to turn.
Same with the mirror. Looked like the shattered pieces would just fall straight down.
Laughed so hard at “that’s the thumbnail” 😂 Amazing, amazing work Destin and team! Can’t get enough of this series - truly fascinating.
"Oh, you think you are a youtuber. You merely adopted youtube; I was born in it, moulded by it."
Goosebumps on the last shots! 🎉❤😮 good work you guys!
Did you somehow not see the visible flash of light at impact!? I cant bilieve you didnt talk about how a supersonic baseball produces light when it hits sprinkles.. lol
that's what i was thinking too! i played it in .25x speed and said to myself "if they didn't talk about this small spark of light on impact, it'll be a let down."
That flash is a static electricity discharge. The baseball gets electrically charged with friction with the cannon or the air.
they talked about it in the previous video
he already talked about that
I, for one, am very impressed with the drone stability as it flies through the shock wave.
I fly race quads and can’t really feel the wind at all even gusting to 80kmh. TBH it’s not surprising as it’s literally what they are intended to do
@@bend7668 these do catch a lot more air with their big plastic parts, but they are also PID'd at the factory so it makes sense ahah
Destin, my favorite part of this is watching you be a thoughtful and encouraging father. The way you include your son, and make sure to take moments to genuinely express to him that he did a good job is heartwarming and reminds me to keep being the best I can be as a father. Thank you for including those candid moments. I've always admired your approach to parenting. It's been an inspiration and a reminder of what it all is for.
This comment confirms that my dad always showed me encouragement even when I didn't notice... I'm going to go call him now.
Yes that really made my day
I couldn't agree more. He seems like such a genuinely decent person. Wish either of my fathers had been.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. So sorry I missed this video when it came out. Left me with so many thoughts and questions. I thought it was really interesting that the shockwave you saw on the sprinkles affected the drone in flight. Also left wondering if the shatter on the silly putty would have been affected if you had degassed it with a vacuum chamber. But overall I’m left with the desire to see a gong with the back covered in silly putty hit with a baseball from your cannon. 😂
This was super awesome!! Loved the alomo footage!! I hope you guys cleaned up all the glass from the mirror. I'd hate for some kud to get cut rolling in the glass ...
I love so much how he appreciates and simultaneously inspires his son with his affirmations.
Same, like when he complimented his aim on the mirror shot he made sure to look him in the eye and repeat it so he knew it was a real compliment and not just a flippant remark. One of the hidden treasures of this channel is watching Destin be an amazing father and watching his kids grow in to incredible humans because of it
Yeah. That's exactly what stood out to me. He's a great dad.
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Ya things are different with cameras around and millions watching
@@natronfatumallafalla1922 some people really do live well. Don't hate. I hope the Lord gives you peace.🥺
that last test was so good
no
@@Zeppec ok
Let's imagine we use a lightspeed baseball to hit a Gong to destroy earth
Nice
Love your science brother. Beautiful, and Enlightening . Much Respect
Mirror shot was AWESOME 👍🏽👍🏽 BRILLIANT PLAN !!!
Destin, I can't figure out why but that mirror shot gave me goosebumps. You absolutely nailed this video! After your last video where you talked about making the content that makes you happy and shows off your passion for the things you do and share, it really shows here. Keep it up, you're a fantastic creator!
Read your comment before the scene and was confused. Also have goosebumps now. We get goosebumps because this man is making HISTORY. We are just witnesses. 💜 That was a true piece of art.
It would be an absolute gobsmack to see that in a film as a metaphor of realisation, when you break the illusion, the mirror. Had those goosebumps too, btw
Ditto on the goosebumps
I agree. I was really surprised when the baseball came into direct view just before striking the mirror, and it looked like two baseballs colliding! That was the best part of the whole video.
The music was chosen to manipulate your emotions
Someone needs to write a "Gong struck by air cannon fired baseball" part into a symphony. It's basically the 2021 version of the Mahler Hammer.
What's my favorite percussionist doing here? Love your vids man, keep it up.
Tchaikovsky would be proud
True
Replace the cannons in 1812 overture with this gong contraption!
Sounds like a great collab idea for the two of you👀
@SmarterEveryDay i love the relationship between you and your kids and i think it would be amazing if you make a video , a long one, and teach us how to be better parents. thanks in advance
10:07 I also see a small combustion reaction with the background noise on as well, which i find pretty cool
Hey Destin, great video as ever! The reason each sprinkle split appart because the compressive impulse imparted to it, travels through the sprinkle. When the compressive impulse wave reaches the edge of the sprinkle that is not in contact with another that it can transfer energy to, it is reflected internally as a tensile wave. These waves propergate and are reflected in-turn as compressive waves. This process repeats until the energy is dissipated. Due to the shape of the object, the patterns of reflective waves become very complex. Where two or more waves cross paths, the amplitude is cumulative. When the amplitute of tensile waves are greater than the tensile strength of the material, a fracture will occur. The waves continue to reflect and ocilate between compressive and tensile waves within the remaining pieces and they may fracture too. The mechanics of reflecting compressive/tensile waves can be observed in a Newton's Craddle. It is the same reason that when a projectile hits a brittle material, material spalls out the back side of the material. The British navy used to classify the power of a cannon by shooting a cannon ball at the end of a log and counting how many times the log fractured. It would be amazing if you could do this with your baseball cannon! Kind Regards Dom
It always blows my mind how everything in nature follows these rules. I'm used to this behavior in electrical circuits but it sounds like it's the same math used to describe mechanical forces.
yes
So cool!
There's this awesome effect at 19:39 where the reflection seems to stop moving but the real ball continues smashing through. I know it's an illusion because of the viewing angles but it still looks surreal. Super cool.
Almost like a freeze frame, and it allowed the bow shock to be visible just before the actual strike.
It made me double take because I didn't quite process it right the first time 😅
I really wish the focus had included the mirror.
I agree. It was a moment where I'm like "Is this a glitch in the Matrix?" How is one moving and one holding stationary? That was crazy.
Um.... That's not entirely an illusion. It's ordinary geometry and proportion. (for those interested follow me, and I'll spare the "hard math") We can resolve this "graphically" or visually modeling what we're watching... The mirror is considerably larger than the baseball AND it's stationary. I know it's obvious, but it's important to be said anyway... The Baseball is moving TOWARD the mirror... which is why (as Destin said) there'd be no motion blur effect when they used the reflection in the mirror to film the shot... If you were actually standing at the mirror's position, the ball at the cannon would "look" small, because it's far away. This doesn't matter whether we have "distance triangulation" (binocular vision) or not... That's why the baseball in the reflection appears to be moving... As it gets much closer from the 30+ feet away... that's enough travel for it to cover more and more of the "field of view" in the mirror... Around 19:39 or so, it's still getting larger, but the camera is at such an angle and distance with the mirror that the distance to the ball doesn't proportionally change so much... and for a few instants, it's still "growing" but at such small increments as to appear to slow to a stop in the reflection... This is how many "range finders" actually work... What we can't really judge (mostly because we have so little practice at it in these conditions) is how far the ball moves for the apparent "growth" in the reflection's size over time... It's do-able, but it'll take a large HD screen and a LOT of difficult math... Any illusion would be making our brains assume something that's just not true, and we KNOW the reflection is only going to move a very small amount but grow in size as the ball is optimally travelling direction at it's own reflection in the mirror... There's just a point of diminished effect on that movement and growth... so more geometry than actual illusion... I'm sure someone "smarter than me" could sit down and tabulate everything in "long hand"... IF they were interested. I saw the same effect, but expected it... BUT then I've used mirrors and similar devices when test-firing so I could watch before there were cheap digital cameras to shoot in HD and record anything... Among the first rules you learn "the hard way" in playing with cannons is that you don't want to test fire a cannon while you stand around it watching the fuse burn "IRL"... You want to be behind something large, solid, and VERY heavy... so get a periscope or a mirror you can use to "see around corners"... ;o)
I love the music choice for the mirror shot.
Still waiting to see this crazy thing! Hope its still coming, this is awesome!
The shot with the mirrors literally ran chills down my spine. One of the coolest slow-mo shots I've ever seen!
12:42 "Is that us?" is the most Alabama reaction to the sound of a gunshot
The mirror shot is perfect for a Christopher Nolan movie. Your channel is amazing. Best regards from Mexico.
I was not expecting that with the mirror shot. Amazing
The encouragement, and involvement that you're showing your son is top notch. Great job dad.
MAJOR "The Matrix" vibes with that last shot. It puts into perspective how advanced the Wachowski's cinematography, effects and creativity were back then. Incredible shots, Destin and crew!
Slow MO guys did a very good video that put that into great perspective. Having something at a slower velocity really shows the rippling and fracturing of the mirror that is visual in the movie.
Me remembers that mirror scene in pilot episode of "The Twilight Zone"
Idk why but the when y’all accomplish stuff I be feeling like I’m there n I might drop a tear of joy…can’t explain it
The way you interact with your son reminds me a lot of my dad from when I was a kid. Awesome video
Two suggestions: 1. "Tracer" baseball round (Glow in the dark paint?) 2. Spray loads of water to make the air humid to try and cause the ball to have a mach shock cone
How will a tracer work without ignition from the propellant
I did a flasher firework glued to a golfball out of a potato cannon as a kid.... Super cool.
@@humblenoob7631 I say tracer with air quotes. A glow in the dark painted baseball at night would do the trick perfectly
@@thomasbarlow4223 That sounds rad! Imagine pointing the Supersonic Baseball Cannon at 45° and launching a glowing baseball as far as it can go
@@echovictordcsworld retroreflective paint and a spotlight
Thank you Destin for giving us the chance to experience things that we would never be able to do. !!
Thank you Patrons for making it happen!
@@smartereveryday Thank-you for doing it 😘
@@smartereveryday i’m just curious did you by any chance happen to see fire when it hit the targets?
ok same test now add some distance , to test accuracy with less than or equal results. and can you change barrel size to try a soft ball or a 8 to 10lb bowling ball?
SmarterEveryday cannon + Waterjetchannel tungsten baseball/metal bat = best video ever I hope it happens.
My (almost) 3 year old has been sick a lot lately and whenever the TV is on, all he wants to watch are your baseball cannon videos. Thank you for creating content that demonstrates physics in a unique way.
Hope he gets better ! 🙏
i wish i could laugh at that, but my biological mutation defectated uponj birth prevents me from feeling any kind of congnitive driven emotion. a good clown is always the childrens hospitols favorite... god bless. good cheer. stay hopeful. live, love... laught #.soul
@@noir66146 I legit can't tell if you're joking
This is what it all about
Hi. Got some scientific Watch-Suggests for me? I am always on the search for more. Of course i can also give them, as i now, thanks to my asking around, know many good channel.
Hands down, that mirror shot was the BEST thing I've seen you shoot on this channel. Absolutely mindbendingly good!
Absolutely amazing footage and a really cool experiment. Fantastic job, guys! You're bringing more science to us all in the best way!
The silly putty. 😂 Love it. And as always, that is some impressive engineering on that cannon. 😎
Have you thought about setting up a fog machine as well to see the fluid dynamics?
Ooooo...that would be cool. That last show with the mirror - you can see some of that with the red filaments or something flying in little figure 8's or something.
I want to see this now.
It's not really possible. The fog or smoke actually hides more than it reveals.
Now THAT'S a cool idea
Smart
Destin, can we get an entire video talking about the little "flash/spark" that occurs at impact in some of these tests?
He did talk about that. It's heat generated by the impact.
I just came here to comment to see if anyone else caught that at 5:22. I guess this was addressed?
@@moos5221 it's been mentioned in a couple of videos, but focusing in more on it would be an interesting topic too!
@@Suplyndmnd Many times in many slow motion videos (Destin did it too)
@@a-blivvy-yus yes, for sure it's very interesting and i wouldn't mind going more in depth on it. they talk more about it in the video where the ball hits the glove.
That last experiment with the focal planes....pure chefs kiss
Love these experiments! I'd love to see some improved shielding for you guys though, the gong shot had me nervous, a tank that size punctured even with compressed air, can still be VERY dangerous
I love the shot at 8:25. The context of having the drone in the high speed shot, with rotors moving at a leisurely pace compared to the baseball, makes the technical achievement of this cannon all the more mind-blowing.
Lovely seeing your son involved and the positive feedback and praise you’re giving him for doing a good job.
Oh, the kid is his son? Great dad for sure! 👍
I see many possible explanations of the flash at the moment of impact with the sprinkles jar. Is it possible that there is a static discharge happening?
It's amazing that the ball went through and disintegrated before the gong even moved. Thanks for sharing
It would be interesting to see the shots with a wind break. The ball could go through a hole in a large wind block and diffuse the air discharged from the cannon. It would help prevent the air force from disturbing the objects after collision. I imagine the gong would have not moved much at all from the energy of the ball alone. Glass wouldn't be scattered as far. It looks like the air blast destroys everything. Great video.
This is a great idea.
Like a silencer
@@DanielDuhon Or a compensator like the ones you see on firearms.
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take
I came to the comments to make this suggestion. I assumed perhaps a 5x5foot square plate, mounted at a 45 degree angle to the flight path, perhaps 2 feet down-range from the muzzle. A 1.1-baseball-size hole in the middle to not impede the flight-path, but deflect the big destructive puff of wind.
Absolutely love that mirror shot. Can't even imagine how hard it is to take care of the aftermath tho. Anyway, good job. Seriously good job.
Shattering the POV illusion like shattering reality
Cool drone footage of the propellers @ 8:24
That cannon is a source of awesomeness.
I’d like to suggest firing this through a smoke screen (like one produced by a fog machine), on a night with a new moon, with a leveling laser beam cutting through the plane of motion. This would be a really interesting way of capturing the air currents around the ball much like a PIV experimental setup.
Underrated comment
Now THAT is an idea Unfortunately high speed cameras work really poorly in low light condition But I guess the focus would be on the laser beam
@@TheSailingRobin I bet Destin could get his hands on some extremely powerful lasers that would make it easier
perhaps a bit of a schlierin setup?
Have you shot one at the edge of a very sharp thin sword yet, to see if the ball splits, or the sword breaks?
Sword or the (shield) question persists...
This is a good idea.
The ball would split and the sword would likely survive(with damage) as long as it was properly made. They have at least one video where people shoot a 50 BMG at a sword and it takes multiple hits before the sword breaks.
Didn't the mythbusters do something like this?
Things I'd like to see you shoot: * End of a 6-in cylinder of acrylic completely filled with water. You would need to completely fill and cap it from the opposite end and then lay it on It's side and then shoot the end. * Reactive armor. * Solid conical stainless steel. * 6“ cube of steel with a 4.5“ machined concave sphere all mounted on a vehicle suspension coil positioned horizontally. * Large Newton's cradle.
Absolutely AWESOME!!!
I'm intrigued about how the drone was affected by the flow of air by the cannon. That was super cool.
Very similar to jet wash from a plane...or Wake turbulence..
I was watching it during the shots. You could see when the air hit the drone and knocked it on its side, only for it to correct itself instantly. That drone has some amazing engineering behind it.
Was it really affected by it? At first i thought that too, but the strong tilt up (8:08) looks more like a deliberate braking maneuver to make it stop very fast. On 18:43 it was flying pretty close too, but showed no such maneuver. With such a strong wind coming from the back and actually hitting the drone (which i don't think is happening), the drone would accelerate very fast forward, regardless of any maneuvers the controller or flight computer would do.
The GPS on the drone is trying to maintain the position it should have, given the throttle and pitch position. So, yes, it would be braking....HARD....after being blown forward.
@@jdub6153 burble while skydiving...
I love the 4 or so accent changes depending on what Destin is doing, lol. Talking to us, talking to the guys, talking to us around the guys, and talking to his son. It's hilarious xD
Man... I enjoyed that so much..... love what you do fam! P.S. - I also love how the baseball liquifies on impact
10:07 What truly marvels to me is the collision explosion. No wonder the sprinkles explode.
Destin, you NEED to make a short film of all this testing! This is academy award level stuff!!! As an engineer you might not understand, but the ART of what you are doing is amazing.
This is definitely high enough quality that it could be one of those things that plays in a projector in an art museum that everyone walks past.
It’s nice to see the sparks on impact, even on the silly putty. So much energy focused in a single point…
Soo cool I seen that to and was like how tf
what causes them?
It's from the breakdown of air. the electrons collide with the positive ions in the air it makes an access of energy that bursts. It's the air and electricity
@@XENOEFFECT it's like a mini detonation of.. electricity
@@jedfra9172 Not quite. They are talking about triboluminescence specifically
Hi, the gong was realy cool. I would love to see another gong shot, but that time the air-presure-wave somehow deflected - I wounder how the energy flows through the gong. Greegings Juy Juka
2:35 I literally have broken humor, I frickin lost it when he dropped the striker and in 3:23 when the bottle with the putty fell
14:39 I love the delay between the ball ripping through the gong, and the stand flying away from the cannon's exhaust (not to mention the power of that exhaust)
The shockwave is infront of the ball, since it's supersonic. The wind from the cannon catches the objects after impact.
I love how he constantly positively reaffirms his son's contributions to their experiment, just displays how a future scientist is being groomed. Great content, even greater parenting.
I really hope he isn’t a criminal
Absolutely agree with your comment about the positivity, I couldn't stop thinking that during this episode.
@@GardenGuy1943 whatchu mean by that
@@GardenGuy1943 not that kind of groomed
thats the worst word you couldve chosen for this comment
I believe that shock wave in the 'noisy' footage has something to do with the amount of heat produced from the pressure/friction. If you look up how a mantis shrimp's punch creates enough friction to vaporize the water around it, that point of impact looks remarkably similar.
hotter than the surface of the sun many times
That was Awesome and amazing.
This really needs a thermal camera setup with it. Would be fun to see how various materials react.
Yeah, can see a spark when it impacts the container of sprinkles
13:29 is where they actually star shooting balls at the gong, in case you're impatient. I'd still reccomend you to watch the rest of the video, it's really interesting.
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This is the second video I have watch that is yours, and OH--MY--GAWD! 😂
My boyfriend and I enjoyed watching your guys's success at this. Good job you guys (:
I think you need a muzzle brake on the end of the cannon to redirect the excess gasses so it doesn't interfere with what the baseball does to the target. I'm unsure what effect it will have on the velocity of the ball, but its something to think about.
G'day, That isn't going to be effective..., because the Projectile arrives at the Target well before the tendrils of cold Vapour get there. ;-p Cido !
@Teqchnoblade G'day, Pharoah enuf then... (!). Stay safe, ;-p Ciao !
I think that'll work great for the projectile but the high velocity gas may hit the camera setups on the sides
That would have made the gong shot even better. To see it still standing and vibrating with a hole in it...
I agree. Although, creating a redirect that could be triggered within a millisecond or so after the baseball leaves the cannon and withstand those pressures, might be somewhat of a challenge. Wait...just who are we talking about here? This might be just up their alley!
10:16, I'm still shocked by the spark that's seen at every impact. So cool!
5:24 as well!
Came for that too… wish he explained that
@@gabrielgp000 The compressed air the ball pushes against the target heats up and then just ignites.
@@Mrpepito1989 nice catch didnot c that 1
@@gabrielgp000 if my understanding is correct its from the amount of friction being placed on the object at the time of impact. Its actually a very small surface with a lot of kinetic energy to be transferred. think of a space ship reentering orbit but only for a 1000th of a second.
Gong: "I'm not going to acknowledge that happened." Wood support afterward: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
When Dustin said "WAS THAT US?" at 12:44 i started laughing so hard. lol LIKE YEAH MAN. lmao
19:33 When he says well done to his son is one of the most wholesome things I've seen on this channel. Great job everyone involved!
3:55 Sounds like a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. gauss rifle! What a neat sound!
Funny, I was thinking the same thing
Man I keep finding you all over KZhead
Wow another ytber I'm subscribed to.. wanna see some more a-10 flights homie good content
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@smartereveryday Destin, Did you notice the flash at the approximate point of impact durring the sprinkles test? you point out the shockwave but i believe the shockwave was caused by an explosion from the baseball impacting the jar.
That was amazing!
19:40 is so amazing, looks like the ball is stop in time and hits by its own future self.
Maybe that's what the "super super crazy" idea is: a traversable wormhole.
The mirror shot was really crazy. Very psychedelic when the baseball appears to hit another baseball
I like how it looks like the mirrored one slows down and the other one hits it. I can only guess it looks like that because the vertical size increase becomes smaller compared to the horizontal movement of the ball.
The fastest knuckleball ever. Eat you heart out, Tim Wakefield.
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That was a sweet video! Shoot a catchers glove and see how it holds up!