What happens when a NERF dart breaks the SPEED OF SOUND?
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Giaco Whatever video: • NERF Dart Breaks the S...
A few more thoughts on the Nerf Cannon.
Yes, I know if I used a longer barrel I could get higher speeds, but I did not want to deal with a 20ft long gun. I think a 6ft barrel was enough to show what a supersonic nerf dart can do.
Davekni got a pingpong ball going 2000mph which is 2930 ft/s!! (mach 2.5). His barrel was 20ft long. It can shoot through 3/4in plywood! You can see that video here- • Supersonic Ping Pong B...
I always thought the speed of sound was the limiting factor, because the flow 'chokes' at mach 1. Its a big controversy among air-gunners, and theres like a 900 post topic on it here www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/.... Some guy got one going like 2100 ft/s which I thought was impossible. • 2035 fps PCP Airgun L... So it prompted me to do some research.
It turns out flow does choke at mach 1, but its only the mass flow that chokes. The gas can still expand supersonically.
Also a big thanks to Dr. Carl Knowlen from University of Washington, and u/Overunderrated, u/TheQueq, and u/InductorMan from reddit.
Here are the papers I referenced:
A COMPARISON OF DISTRIBUTED INJECTION
HYPERVELOCITY ACCELERATORS - www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Probably the most concise and easily understood!
Numerical Evaluation of a Light-Gas Gun Facility for Impact Test
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Shows different muzzle velocities for different barrel lengths
THE THEORY OF HIGH SPEED GUNS
www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/...
Probably the most extensive on the subject "The reader Is assumed to be an advanced student in engineering." I hope you payed better attention in physics that I did.
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This is my favorite video of yours yet!! Awesome design considerations and nice job on the construction. Plus the Schlieren imaging was super cool to see. I would have never expected nerf darts to survive being shot at supersonic speeds!
also i loved the bit where your lathe started on fire lol
Unrelated, I'm a big fan of yours. Your laser bazooka is one of my favorite videos on youtube.
haha thanks! TBH I kinda had to cheat and reinforce the nerf darts. I just used tape and earplugs, or filled the center with polyurethane foam because I did not want to add to much weight, that would invalidate results. Im waiting patiently for your CO2 laser rifle, and flash powder pumped laser!!
Hey styropyro! Has your ban expired yet? I hope so! I love your channel and was really pissed when KZhead banned your channel for two weeks. Love your channel! ❤️
2 of my favorite you tubers but both behind Cody Reeder
Nice. Now make it break the speed of light.
The Dude you cannot break the speed of light
@@god5926 you can,but its very difficult
Diego Ortiz r/woooosh
Sir Squiggles also no you can’t physically impossible unless you are using light or something lighter and less dense than light
Zonebreakerdude you can’t accelerate something faster than the speed of light. But if it is already the speed of light or more, it is allowed, like neutrinos
Imagine hiding behind half an inch of pinewood in a nerf fight, thinking you're safe, then this dude straight up murders you 😂
Wallbang lmao
@@LuvTeejay +250 Wall Bang
best comment
@@cinnapup7196 Body armor
Darren Darby me and my friends modded our guns and we shot through 1/4 inch pinewood and three sheets of cardboard big yikers
Ah yes, breaking the sound barrier with a child’s foam bullet. This is what I subscribed for.
2 years too late
@@lie.9693 time is relative, man
@@lie.9693 yes, but also virus, so i am binge watching everything i possibly can
@@wowme99 lmfao
MR.CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
“Is that a gun in your pocket?” “No sir. *shows Nerf gun* My friends and I are having a Nerf war in the park.” “Oh. Carry on.” *cut to a man getting murdered by a Nerf bullet
*hand held pew pew cannon
oh no
murder
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@@Fit4C sir
Breaking news: Florida man robs bank with nerf gun
Radioactive Banana yEs
Goose SO pEaCe WaS aN oPtIoN?
Lmfao
The neft gun killed a guard
And it actually worked
Me at 3am: aight, imma go to bed KZhead recommendations: nerf bullet breaking the speed barrier Me: *i need answers*
Now go to bed
I dont need sleep, i need answers
@@soureiii29 I don't need sleep and I don't need answers
Same, it’s a school night
Pear-Assed Drog ikr
I just love how Matt looks so done with everything.
You'd be pissed also if you had to do slow mo Nerf darts instead of a swimsuit model shoot. Least that's what Matt looks like he's missing LoL
@@dsolvtec slow-mo bikini shoots?
@@rsmania01 oh yeah 😏
Nah, he just wasn't comfortable on camera.
I mean, Matt was at work. That's about the energy I would give if someone filmed me at work.
Hahahahaha. Your outro was way better than usual in this episode. Not sure what it was, but I loved it!
Better than that 50. Cal of yours
Jk love you
i know u see this Mat, but its ok i dont expect a reply, just wanted to say thanks for the years of entertainment it got me through alot . :)
I going to watch your now
why dont you have a check mark?
Imagine getting wallbanged by a nerf dart
facts
also what a legend he still hearting comments like two after uploading this XD
**flusha hate ensues**
*Angry dust II noises*
lol
Lol that was a beautifully done and very appropriate demolitionranch outtro! XD
"And of course we had to try a giant capacitor blowing up a banana" Uh, yes, sure!
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@@Fit4C Uh, yes, sure! Bork.
@@Fit4C No
wanna see my banana blow up?
*No one:* *Backyardscientist:I can bench 800 PSI*
he said 600
no 800
1000 SUBS WITHOUT A VIDEO (oh caps sorry) he says 600, then later does 800
Thats good, considering you only can lift 0.0000000000000000000003268 of that 😂
So I’m assuming the “don’t aim at the face” rule applies
Nah It's not like a Nerf dart moving at the speed of sound could harm you in any way... Rescue Randy could probably survive this.
well dont aim at any body part applyes too
Lol
lol
Thats hilarious
8:17 wow supersonic!!!
half inch pine was the military standard for a lethal wound for years...scary
I was wondering this exact thing!
I wonder just how confusing the ballistic evidence from something like that would be lmao Or if there could be near zero evidence if it was one of the biodegradable ones.
Am so enjoying your joy for the new lathe. I remember every detail of the first time i ran a lathe, and also how happy when i bought each of the four lathes i have bought. next you need a milling machine, and you often times need two lathes and two mills. so enjoy . i love to cut steel.
Nerf: Our darts are made to not hurt! Backyard scientist: *A R E Y O U S U R E A B O U T T H A T*
SheepBow it doesn't hurt when you're dead i suppose
@KingDuck Dodo I would rather say from 0 to 1234,8 km/h
@KingDuck Dodo and the person who got shot by this, his or her heartbeat went from 100 to 0 real quick
@Eric VandenAvond 150 fps is only around 45 meters per second, which is only about a sixth of the speed of sound
@Eric VandenAvond so it doesn't shoot nearly as hard
And you thought Nerf darts were reusable?
well those always gone after one shot so...
@@OGNISTYSZKQAJDII that's the joke...
@@OGNISTYSZKQAJDII got it, so after telling a joke, you have to repeat it in the reply thread. Pathetic
@@grenadeout562 what?
@@OGNISTYSZKQAJDII what?
This video gives me serious Mythbusters vibes! Love it
When you said you put an ear plug in the back to keep the nerf dart from exploding kit reminded me of cave Johnson in portal saying he figured out how to have turrets fire the whole bullet
“It wasn’t loud enough to see on the camera.” -TheBackyardScientist
funni
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6:12 the real scientific question is how does he smell warm
Fried veggies have a smell. Wait tomato a fruit- Fried *FRUIT* gives a smell.
He’s holding it bruh lmao
He´s prolly a lizard
?
what does warm smell like?
The camera guy didn't look like he was having fun. My favorite part was at 6:42 where you have a motorcycle helmet on for "safety" and he's just turned around lol
Friend: wanna have a nerf war? Me: ok Friend: *pulls out jolt* Me:
So.. you pull out a supersonic jolt reskin?
Elaborate Productions lol
Jolts are op
@@henryroberts9734 its a jolt reskin
Pulls out any gun Me : is this a jolt reskin?
I'd like to hear about where you get the design criteria from. 600psi is no joke. The entire branch of ASME was formed due to failing pressure vessels and I think it's important to discuss these safety considerations for such a high-profile project. Also, hiding behind a moving blanket while wearing a motorcycle helmet. Lol
Good video. True science illustrating how the world works and predicting outcomes by making measurable changes and recording observations. Backyard scientist, indeed for this vid.
"Some of you might be wondering, why didnt I just use a supersonic nozzle to make it go faster." I'm not sure if many of us even knew what a supersonic nozzle is.
@Eli Scott and what is a muzzle booster
@@yaboijay7803 It’s basically a supersonic nozzle
@@sannidhshetty5615 and what is a supersonic nozzle
@@BlackoutGootraxian its basically a muzzle booster
@@olimleto yeah but what is a muzzle booster
"dad, there's a intruder." Quick grab my nerf
LMAO
Lol
an*
@@manuelbuitenhuis7337 .. Oh, so it should be, "Dad there's a anintruder."
"nerf, there's a intruder." Quick grab my dad
All the tubers on here need to make a show ... Demo ranch , Backyard scientist & styro pyro ...it's be effing EPICCCCC!!!
Awesome nod to @DemolitiaRanch. Love it!
Me: how much u wanna bet i can break woodd with a nerf dart? My friend: 1000000$ Me: Ok Me:
I should've not smiled
Friend hey that’s cheating...
Should have put the dollar sign first before the number
It's wood not woodd
fudgerock1 what do u mean woodd is how you spell it
" Think it will go through human flesh?" Next time on adult swim
Underrated comment right here
On robot chicken
Ca we get this comment to 420 likes?
Love the little nod to Demolition Ranch at the end there.
3 years and there is still 2 month free memberships available!!! Sweet!!!! Thank you for the awesome videos! Sure glad I caught this one!! Bork! lol
Neighborhood kids having a nerf gun fight TheBackYardScientist: heavy breathing
haha then he just joins with all the equipment-
my version: Neighborhood kids:having a nerf fight Tthis guy: *heavy breathing and foaming at the mouth*
*intense sweating*
*light speed isn’t fast enough*
Lololololololol
“Shooting my friend with a nerf dart going Mach 1 (I shattered his kidney)”
(Ok I tried it on him again his head cracked) Update 2 *(he d e a d)*
Rename: killing my friend with a supersonic nerf dart that breaks the sound barrier and lights on fire before firing it(he *was* a nice guy)
I love your projects but your house is even better. Love it.
Gotta admit this channel is the most entertaining channel I’ve seen in a long time.
7:05 I thought "They found a girl to hang out with them, isn't that cute." Boy, was I wrong, lol.
Lmao, nice spotting 😂
BOY WAS I WROOONG
Hahah,ma tooo🤣😭
i thought the same thing lol, then i saw the beard
@@xorsko2440 could be a girl if they identify
9:34 when you have to do a presentation but your friend doesn’t show up to school so u have to do it with a random kid in the class
so awk😂😂
You made me actually interested in science! You are a God! 🤓🤖
I’m sure you’ve seen the mythbusters using a vacuum tube and ping pong ball. Long story short if it’s not the nerf dart breaking the foil at the end you’re losing speed.
Demolition ranch outro....supersonic nerf body armour test video confirmed.
Andy Miller I hope so x)
Would like to see a comparison of this gun and a .22, which one would do better against various targets...
Awesome video! Especially loved all the research you showed! I guess now I need to get off my but and finish building my anvil powered light gas gun. ;)
a video of that would be awesome!
Please do i watch all of your videos hahaha
Cody'sLab Hi Cody’sLab!
I am going to be the first there!
Cody'sLab I subbed to u
I'm really into high powered airguns and we are experimenting with increased plenum space! It's a game changer for efficiency or potential power, whichever you choose. It's just a bunch of advanced air plumbing.
I really like this guy 👍👍.. you’re videos are always awesome
I have done something similar using a big bore airgun and a disposable Sabot to house the nerf dart! That way you don’t have to thread the dart and the sabot will engage the rifling - it also worked best with my 1100psi output (3k PSI rated with 4.5k burst discs) HPA tank but I didn’t use Helium so maybe you got comps with that due to the pressure differential and the excitability of He. I’ve used He before in my Benjamin Bulldog (Pitbull Mod) but idk if it performs proportionately better at lower PSI’s. It didn’t work super well with my more powerful HPA tanks. Rather than 3D Print the Sabot like normal - since it’s so lightweight inside the sabot - I had some success making some large gelatin capsules into sabots but the most success using water tubing which I perforated in a few different patterns My favorite project is something you might like - bc it’s like a more dangerous version of lawn darts - but it’s essentially the same principle but using flachettes. Bonus points if you can super glue a cap from a capgun over the tip to make it pop on impact. Idk if you could do that with a nerf dart but it would be cool! It would probably destroy the dart with some fun foam expansion but you’d have to put a sort of hard plastic cylinder in between the top of the dart and the cap to activate the cap
Thanks for the mention! The burst disk is faster than a solenoid but the gas accelerate thanks to Bernoulli effect bla bla bla... To have a stronger dart you can put thin CA glue in the hole a couple of times. Keep it up man, I’m a fan!
Giaco Whatever, Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. You say you got a dart to mach 2.5, prove it! Until then I am going to assume that you are full of it.
Giaco Whatever you are really creative and ye put alot of effort into yer channel! Love from Ireland! 🇮🇪
Cody'sBLab Keep calm Cody...
Cody'sBLab chill
Cody'sBLab why so angry? I did what I did in good faith... I might not be correct, I can always be wrong... I’m not cody’s lab, but I don’t see why you got to be like that...
Alternative Title: Everyone's response to "Do not modify dart or dart blaster." On the Gun's warning label.
... well I didn't want to before, but now I do.
@@ThePhantomSafetyPin the first mod is adding better springs so it shoots harder
That would actually get way less views the way the algorithm works nowadays
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@@danielvantland what
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loved the demo ranch outro haha
When you invite your friend over for a nerf battle then he sees this on your search history
What? What happens?
he died
He left
Earth
I'm in danger :)
*_ITS NERF OR NOTHIN’_*
No no as the guy above said you can also nerf bastion
Brenda weeeeeell It’s nothin I guess
well most of those nerfs turned to nothing lol
It's nerf, _nvm it's a bb gun now_
*shoots crotch*
I like the discussion of hypersonic flow in the description but wish it was mentioned in this 3 year old video lol. Hypersonic flow is pretty unintuitive and is the guiding principal behind rocket nozzle design. Pretty neat stuff.
6:18 ingegza would have loved this 😁
Imagine the battle Kid: _Shoots normal dart_ TheBackyardScientist: _Shoots supersonic nerf dart_ Kid: _Dies from supersonic nerf dart_
*OOF*
OOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFF
Imagine the shiner youd get from that hitting you in the thigh from 20 ft
William Vedder shiner? That’s going straight through
*mega oof size*
Him: It’s actually not as hard as I thought it was 15 seconds later: omg it’s on fire, how did that even happen!
Indawoods yep... that’s the joke
So good, I could finally troubleshoot my Nerf. I have had this problem for a very long time thanks.
9:33 that was a hella awkward conversation 😂
HAHAHAHA!, I was out of the room while this was playing, and then I heard the Demolition Ranch outro.
quistan2 I thought I was watching demo ranch
We were worried that one of your experiments had put your in the hospital. Lucky for us it only put you in the poorhouse. Ha Ha. Love this thing.
I honestly believe that Cody from Cody's lab is going to end up dead someday
the rougemillenial yeah probably just butter
Joyce Joseph You mean *He He*
Bro can make a deadly game of nerf tag
Maybe his tank was larger and his barrel was longer so it was able to accelerate for longer. Perhaps this allowed him to use a lower pressure so that the force from the pressure wouldn't rip the dart apart. Instead of designing it to accelerate it by a short burst of high pressure you could design it to accelerate with a longer bust of lower pressure.
Personal message: I almost didn't click this video. I was worried this would be a "we fired these out of a shotgun, but it kept turning into blue spaghetti, so I guess it won't go super sonic. don't forget to like and subscribe" video. Thank you for conducting some real science, and putting thought into your experiments. Thank you.
Stephen Escobar that still sounds fun though
Since that perfectly describes some of his past videos, I can agree. Quality is improving!
Well his name is backyard scientist
Stephen Escobar wrote: "...I was worried this would be a "we fired these out of a shotgun,..." No, no, no. You go to Taofledermaus' channel to see weird things fired out of a shotgun. GRIN
@@Grynslvr2 Love Taofledermaus. Amazing what fans send in or manufacture for them to shoot.
Imagine having a nerf war with a friend and they pull this out😦
Nicholas Pease but then you pull out 3 world rings and use time break to dodge all of them (sonic and the secret rings referance)
ultra instinct
Then your friend is a sniper
Say hello to my little friend
At least they didnt pull out. Uh. something else..
Wow this was great! This is probably to later for people to see but, you should try this on ballistic gell or ballistic torso just to see what it could do on a human body!! I see demolition ranch here to hahaha lots of ballistic gell
Love the demolition ranch finale 😆😆😆👌
We can thank KZhead recommendation for bringing us back. That is why I'm here at 2:58 am watching a guy making a supersonic Nerf gun
Same
I've seen you before, no doubt. I was about to count about our pfps when I saw you before
X_obert what is pfps
Profile pic
Aidan Plop ok thx
Demolition Ranch outro I see you
I've been watching your videos non stop it I'd 1am help me I cant stop
haha that ending was so cool (demoranch is dope do)
Enemy in nerf battle: *dont underestimate my POWER* Thebackyardscientist: don’t try it
The quote is "You underestimate my power!" Not "dont underestimate my power"
*truck pulls in and drops THIS BEAST off to TheBackyardScientist's side* Enemy: i surrender
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DESTROY THE SITH, NOT JOIN THEM!!!!!!!
Ha, demorach outro, i like it !
VALX _25 I like like the demo ranch outro when Matt does it. Not from this guy.
He'll see The Backyard scientist in court
lol why you be hatin
Matt from demmo ranch and Backyard scientist are friends..and since e was playing with a gun..Matt would get a laugh out of this
I liked it too!
This old video never gets “old”
I understood the reference at the end. He’s a lot of fun.
Nice tip of the hat to demoranch! Sweet video, I wish I could have done that in science class!
I am volunteering my body for science. My hypothesis is that if I pull down my pants and take a supersonic dart to the buttcheek that I will end up in hospital.
@@chonkiboi6541 nice
Interesting
Not in the buttcheek. UP the buttCHEEKS.
4:30 I was literally just thinking about the choir video
3:05 happy birthday.
It’s a boy!
@@PyroscityI was literally about to comment that! Great minds think alike, huh?
At 7:05 I thought him was a little girl ...
Are you assuming his gender
@@judericks3030 oh no no
Me too
@@judericks3030 oops
Until you get a glimpse of that neck beard lmfaooo
This is awesome! I loved the > Mach 1 Schlieren shots!
Its you!
The Action Lab I'm subbed to you and I didn't expect to see you here
The Action Lab Whaaaat!!!😫😫
Action Lab why are you here
Yay u watch this guy
If there's a problem with the pressure behind it dropping, what about having multiple pipes into the barrel that direct gas forward at an angle? Seems like it would push air out of the way forward, letting the projectile move forward easier, and then when the projectile passes the input port the gas pushes the projectile. Like the shape of a long tube with very sharp V shapes that point toward the end to force more gas forward.
I thought the same method. I believe the problem is timing the release of each additional pipe feeding the chamber.
i love how old that lathe is, they dont build stuff sturdy like that anymore
Sir, The victim that was killed, we found the evidence that killed him. So what kill him? Nerf gun,sir. WTF?!?!
lmao
Lol
I was thinking of that when it hit the wood xD
Cop: ... Ya know what just call Holmes already, I quit
Evidence*
When Matt from demo ranch watches exit. * hey. I’ve seen this one before*
I was so confused for a second then realized it was a joke. Its my first time watching one of his videos so i didnt know what his outro was lol
I heard the outro my first thought was wheres the kiddey pool scene or the johnny
It was my first time seeing this channel too.... I was waiting for the "Contact"!
Yo I actually looked for the dates to see who did it first😂😂 I was soo confused...... I thought it was Matt first anyway because this guy did it so awkwardly
Neighborhood kids having a nerf gun fight TheBackYardScientist: heavy breathing
Are you open to suggestions? If there could ever be any greater than your own. Always glad to see you drop another one!!
Loved the demolitionranch outro
This changes the whole meaning of “nerfing” something.
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@@Fit4C shut up Let him talking about nerfing shin
@@Fit4C No
@@Fit4C i go to church, but dude, find a video/comment where you stay with the topic and say that
This is somewhat… unnerfing! 🤣
finally.... ive been waiting for sooooo long!! glad to have you back
good to be back friend!
I love every single one of your vids
There are two scientists in every scientist. One is a serious, dedicated science professional. The other is an inner child that likes playing with dangerous things. You absolutely should feed them both.
Incredible video! I was shocked to see how defined and angled the shock lines were on the schlieren footage! Also love the demoranch outro :) glad you're back!
I loved the outro too
I AM SO GLAD I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED THAT! :)
1:21 "now all you gotta do is engage the feed mechanism, turn it on- *OH MY GOD IT'S ON FIRE HOW DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN* " is my favorite quote of the video
Amazing video! Also was that helium part an edit or your real voice after inhaling helium?
Demo Ranch outro was awesome :D
"So naturally we tried shooting it at lighters" -TheBackyardScientist
I'm pretty sure, actually, from a crystal chemistry point of view, that I know what the spark is coming from. It's from the glass. You see, it takes a lot of energy to break a bond chemically, same as anything else. Glass is a crystalline silicon lattice, so it tends to have very tough bonds that are a mix between chemical bonds, and ionic ones. I think the sparks are coming from the nerf dart going SO FAST when it hits that the glass is broken harshly enough to make the ionic bonds separate and *emit light* as a result. It's not a spark, it's a photon. That's why you can't light the lighter on fire with it - it's not heat energy. Just my theory though.
It would be cool if you tested it with different darts. (Some third-party darts such as little valentine have way harder plastic at the end that I think would do more damage)
I bet five imaginary cuckoo clocks if he used the little valentine darts he'd manage to blow a hole through watermelon
your content is awesome 💯
an amazing video love your work