Can an Umbrella Made of Water Stop the Rain?

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  • @someoneudontknow3709
    @someoneudontknow3709 Před 10 měsíci +45437

    Now all we need is an earth umbrella and we have the four umbrellaments

    • @ILOVERESISTANCE
      @ILOVERESISTANCE Před 10 měsíci +4387

      As crazy it may sound it would probably be the most effective between all those

    • @hassassinator8858
      @hassassinator8858 Před 10 měsíci +4801

      Everything changed when the fire umbrella nation attacked.

    • @My_Name_Suc
      @My_Name_Suc Před 10 měsíci +119

      So... a normal umbrella (giant leaf)

    • @someoneudontknow3709
      @someoneudontknow3709 Před 10 měsíci +2327

      @@My_Name_Suc I was thinking a massive slab of granite on a stick

    • @metameme_yt
      @metameme_yt Před 10 měsíci +1514

      Maybe a sandblaster umbrella. RIP anyone standing nearby

  • @alexandre5204
    @alexandre5204 Před 10 měsíci +9269

    Obviously, the water is not viscous enough to deflect the rain drop ! But the HONEY UMBRELLA should work...

    • @Shadman.Sheikh
      @Shadman.Sheikh Před 10 měsíci +1323

      It's so stupid i love it 😂😂😂

    • @dazbeamish8144
      @dazbeamish8144 Před 10 měsíci +303

      he must so make it

    • @Shaydon845
      @Shaydon845 Před 10 měsíci +363

      next video title :can an Umbrella Made of honey Stop the Rain?

    • @TheActionLab
      @TheActionLab  Před 10 měsíci +4015

      No, stop!

    • @realgalactic
      @realgalactic Před 10 měsíci +494

      @@TheActionLabJust Do It™️

  • @Awesomifier
    @Awesomifier Před 5 měsíci +1707

    "So I'm not getting wet right now"
    Literally see water drops on his shirt lmao.

  • @skopernik
    @skopernik Před 5 měsíci +215

    To give more momentum to falling droplets with the same flow speed try denser fluid. Mercury umbrella should work.

    • @lenawyman4441
      @lenawyman4441 Před 18 dny +4

      urgh

    • @ragusauce6573
      @ragusauce6573 Před 9 dny +3

      It might work but at what cost...

    • @skopernik
      @skopernik Před 8 dny +1

      @@ragusauce6573 the galinstan alloy is the safer option

    • @50letterlimitdontmindifido
      @50letterlimitdontmindifido Před 6 dny

      I still cannot believe that he compared pure clean beautiful gorgeous rain droplets to some dark u culd even say BLACK water droplets filled with devilish tar and dirt they probably stolen everything they own and are drug dealers

  • @RadiantSkiddMarx
    @RadiantSkiddMarx Před 10 měsíci +6741

    I could imagine a standing umbrella that does this. It even keeps other people from entering your personal space.

    • @gabrielv.4358
      @gabrielv.4358 Před 10 měsíci +186

      And cools off yourself with the little drops you get

    • @defnotnaruto222
      @defnotnaruto222 Před 10 měsíci +229

      And adds an extra 100 to your water bill

    • @Colin866
      @Colin866 Před 10 měsíci +40

      What if instead of that just 360 degree light that instantly burns all water into vapor?

    • @aesthepro420
      @aesthepro420 Před 10 měsíci +62

      ​@@Colin866lmao even the world's brightest flashlight can't do that

    • @srikarpappu6245
      @srikarpappu6245 Před 10 měsíci +4

      It's probably because of how much the light spreads

  • @SumGuyLovesVideos
    @SumGuyLovesVideos Před 10 měsíci +3170

    How about targeting individual rain drops with a laser system to vaporize the ones that will hit you, and ignore the rest?

    • @luigigonzalez5062
      @luigigonzalez5062 Před 10 měsíci +295

      Laser umbrella 🤔.
      I like it 👍

    • @wilsonsanabia4259
      @wilsonsanabia4259 Před 10 měsíci +209

      Sound like a mechanism I heard about long ago, it was basically a "wall of lasers" that could detect mosquitoes and kill them if they cross it, the "wall" only activated if insects were coming thru

    • @jlco
      @jlco Před 10 měsíci +82

      XKCD _What if?_ article 119 discusses almost exactly this, featuring such quotes as "this is slow enough that you wouldn't run into any *direct* problems with relativity, but..." and "Needless to say, autoclaves are not really a popular place to live." If Randall starts an article with "It's not a very practical idea," you _know_ you're in for a good read.
      Yes, limiting it to only drops that would hit you would make it _less_ infeasible, but it's still _entirely infeasible._

    • @yesyouareright9800
      @yesyouareright9800 Před 10 měsíci +25

      Sounds way too technologically advanced

    • @EikottXD
      @EikottXD Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@wilsonsanabia4259 where?

  • @modernmanueee_
    @modernmanueee_ Před 4 měsíci +41

    but did you try an umbrella made out of umbrellas

    • @weo9473
      @weo9473 Před 3 dny

      Yes the floor is made up of floor

    • @modernmanueee_
      @modernmanueee_ Před 3 dny

      @@weo9473 hMm yes, the floor here is made of floor

  • @csotte7
    @csotte7 Před 4 měsíci +58

    "so im not getting wet right now"
    visibly sees the water droplets on his shirt

  • @evilsharkey8954
    @evilsharkey8954 Před 10 měsíci +1743

    What you need is a solid umbrella. Since something like a big dish or shield would be heavy, you can make it out of something like waterproof fabric. Then give it a vertical handle so it’s easier to hold. If you really want to get fancy, make it able to fold up when you’re done. That sounds like a crazy feat of engineering, though. No one’s going to invest in making something like that.

    • @Azisan99
      @Azisan99 Před 10 měsíci +50

      😂

    • @forenamesurname9366
      @forenamesurname9366 Před 10 měsíci +197

      Man, you have to patent that idea of yours. May make you rich once our technology advances enough for such an engineering marvel.

    • @gigachad364
      @gigachad364 Před 10 měsíci +65

      Actually bro you are genius this could really work
      You are gifted

    • @angeltorresloya
      @angeltorresloya Před 10 měsíci +15

      Hahaha, I was thinking the same, but in fact, what if he just follows the instruccion but he ended with a thing complety different from an actual umbrella.

    • @SourMnMs
      @SourMnMs Před 10 měsíci +1

      r/wooosh

  • @MLFreese
    @MLFreese Před 10 měsíci +2691

    This looks like it would be a fun addition to certain attractions at a water park.

    • @Chirrie
      @Chirrie Před 10 měsíci +68

      One time I went to a waterpark with something similar to this

    • @bijeshshrestha2450
      @bijeshshrestha2450 Před 10 měsíci +14

      itd just be a fountain you can walk under wouldnt it

    • @drgrey7026
      @drgrey7026 Před 10 měsíci +22

      ⁠@@bijeshshrestha2450ya but you have a bunch of water drops all around it so the water umbrella becomes the refuge

    • @yoursleepparalysisdemon1828
      @yoursleepparalysisdemon1828 Před 10 měsíci +3

      a lot of water parks have that

    • @timmy18135
      @timmy18135 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Or just as a fountain

  • @eschelon9067
    @eschelon9067 Před 2 měsíci +19

    Next up:
    "Can a shield out of fire protect you from getting burnt!"

  • @thiagolacerda8302
    @thiagolacerda8302 Před 4 měsíci +25

    I definitely didn't searched for this video, but this was a great experiment. Thank you.

  • @randomnpc445
    @randomnpc445 Před 10 měsíci +2045

    Rather than use something relatively intangible like air/fire, or something as amorphous as water, perhaps it would be better to make an umbrella out of a solid material.
    Maybe some sort of fabric made of nylon, polyester, and pongee, connected to thin metal spokes to help hold its shape. You could even make the spokes fold inward when not in use for ease of portability...
    Actually now that I think about it, there's no way that would work. Absolute crazy talk.

    • @TheActionLab
      @TheActionLab  Před 10 měsíci +1076

      That just sounds too complicated to work...

    • @Spamkromite
      @Spamkromite Před 10 měsíci +134

      Nah, it should fold outwards to make the water stay away from you when folded up so that you can pour the water away from you before entering buildings 👀

    • @Ranstone
      @Ranstone Před 10 měsíci +17

      Darn you, I literally made this same joke, then scrolled down to see you beat me to it...
      X'D

    • @bunnykiller
      @bunnykiller Před 10 měsíci +62

      yeaahhh sounds too complicated, all those parts working together in unison just to deflect some rain, maybe if someone invents a large jacket that is really long and waterproof and could be worn over the clothes....

    • @steveadams4865
      @steveadams4865 Před 10 měsíci +30

      why not just take a tea break? while it rains?
      listen to music / read book? sounds lovely when it rains

  • @sharkinahat
    @sharkinahat Před 10 měsíci +615

    Air, fire, water... I guess the next umbrella will be a sand blaster?

    • @GodSkul
      @GodSkul Před 10 měsíci +42

      Electricity ⚡⚡⚡

    • @avatar7166
      @avatar7166 Před 10 měsíci +29

      you mean Earth? earth umbrella should do!

    • @11---------
      @11--------- Před 10 měsíci +11

      what about the classic jizz-brella

    • @ThaG001
      @ThaG001 Před 10 měsíci +10

      @@avatar7166 You mean a cave?

    • @DragonOfTheMortalKombat
      @DragonOfTheMortalKombat Před 10 měsíci +8

      I want a molten rock umbrella.

  • @leguile1
    @leguile1 Před 3 měsíci +14

    Make a laser umbrella that just zaps all those dubious drops 😂

  • @eytanguler2861
    @eytanguler2861 Před 5 měsíci +8

    laser umbrella that observes the space around you and then sends a jet of photons to evaporate them one by one.

  • @whatever_user
    @whatever_user Před 10 měsíci +212

    Long ago, the four umbrellas lived together in harmony … then everything changed when the Fire umbrella attacked. The Earth umbrella vanished when the world needed it the most

    • @teachoc9482
      @teachoc9482 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Nice!!!!!!

    • @dripthanos5595
      @dripthanos5595 Před 10 měsíci +12

      isn't the earth umbrella just a regular umbrella

    • @Mackllie
      @Mackllie Před 10 měsíci +7

      ​@@dripthanos5595no no, he's got a point

    • @user-ur4ob3qt1e
      @user-ur4ob3qt1e Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@dripthanos5595More like a giant piece of rock

    • @lstr0736
      @lstr0736 Před měsícem

      Avatarbrella

  • @DeftestAphid2
    @DeftestAphid2 Před 8 měsíci +3137

    You should make an electric umbrella. Pretty much like a stun baton. It'll simply paralyze the water before it touches you, and also eat away all that pesky lightning.

    • @trevorvanbremen4718
      @trevorvanbremen4718 Před 8 měsíci +122

      It's going to NEED all that 'pesky lightning to power it up!

    • @trollsansofficial
      @trollsansofficial Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@trevorvanbremen4718 that's why it eats it

    • @bungeetoons
      @bungeetoons Před 6 měsíci +21

      Too bad you'd need a feredae cage to test it.

    • @TripleSevenStars
      @TripleSevenStars Před 6 měsíci +90

      Ah yes, but make sure that the part you hold with your hand is *made out of metal* for the best results :D

    • @Eldoofus
      @Eldoofus Před 6 měsíci +39

      ​@@TripleSevenStarsRight, that way you can dry yourself up if you were wet before using the umbrella, a brilliant idea!

  • @GTail49
    @GTail49 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I absolutely love the fact that this is going to get everyone around you soaking wet while you stay dry 😂

  • @dr0pp3d_-
    @dr0pp3d_- Před 4 měsíci +7

    Next up: lightning umbrellas 😂

  • @justinch14
    @justinch14 Před 10 měsíci +6737

    Hear me out, this might seem weird but imagine making an umbrella using a fabric like polyester that is waterproof. 🧐

    • @tatianaes3354
      @tatianaes3354 Před 9 měsíci +916

      The next thing you will say is that spoons should be made of hard materials, rather than air, fire or water?!
      NEVER!

    • @justinch14
      @justinch14 Před 9 měsíci +429

      @@tatianaes3354 Woah, that's a great idea too. Like imagine a spoon made of steel! 🤯

    • @naurseakart1190
      @naurseakart1190 Před 9 měsíci +126

      ​@@justinch14 and chromium plating

    • @justinch14
      @justinch14 Před 9 měsíci +62

      @@naurseakart1190 Sick...

    • @David169100
      @David169100 Před 9 měsíci +298

      that just sounds insane, how would you get the fabric to move so fast and the constant amount of fabric you would use up would be to expensive

  • @ToroidalFoxCasual
    @ToroidalFoxCasual Před 10 měsíci +585

    So to make a water umbrella, get yourself a firetruck and try to deflect every droplet, eventually run out of water and just ride the firetruck instead.

    • @theprofessor451
      @theprofessor451 Před 10 měsíci +6

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ccelik97
      @ccelik97 Před 10 měsíci +9

      You can build a Big Floating Saucer (BFS) on a body of water and use the seemingly unlimited water below you as both the propellent and the umbrella. And yeah, to the outsiders it'd be an U.F.O. (Unidentified Floating Object) xd.

    • @KillerKatz12
      @KillerKatz12 Před 10 měsíci

      @@ccelik97 Yes that is what U.F.O. Stands for 😐
      Flying is just floating on air. 🫤

    • @peterkoopman5059
      @peterkoopman5059 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Just make the firetruck a giant rain catcher aswell infinite POWER.

    • @crazyylife
      @crazyylife Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@peterkoopman5059uses rain to deflect rain !

  • @luc1ferblack
    @luc1ferblack Před 3 měsíci +2

    When i was young i thought up a wearable umbrella that used static electricity to deflect the water. i didn't know that water was charge positive and negative so only half would deflect

  • @constanza1648
    @constanza1648 Před 8 měsíci +837

    When you are worried about all the people around you getting wet with your high speed water umbrella, but not about the fire umbrella you tried a while ago.

    • @kaboorange
      @kaboorange Před 5 měsíci +51

      the rain will put them out, its fineee

  • @NickRoman
    @NickRoman Před 10 měsíci +1413

    This feels like the kind of thing where a water umbrella is a really bad idea, but it leads to some very different and useful application elsewhere.

    • @adamb89
      @adamb89 Před 9 měsíci +203

      Like sanctioned urinal fights, where the objective is to block the other guy's stream with yours and get as little pee on you as possible.

    • @NickRoman
      @NickRoman Před 9 měsíci +16

      @@adamb89 , LOL

    • @djinn666
      @djinn666 Před 9 měsíci +51

      Firefighters use something like that to prevent hot air from reaching and burning them.

    • @liliu5250
      @liliu5250 Před 9 měsíci +16

      @@adamb89guys do that?!?!?

    • @adamb89
      @adamb89 Před 9 měsíci +45

      @@liliu5250 Oh yeah, where did you think the phrase "don't cross the streams" came from? Ghostbusters?

  • @jeffreyalmoite9168
    @jeffreyalmoite9168 Před měsícem +2

    What if you double or triple the layer of water? Maybe the first one will slow the drop of water down to the second and it will not have enough speed to go through the third layer

  • @truegret7778
    @truegret7778 Před 4 měsíci

    You might search for mushroom or 360deg fountain sprinkler heads. I don't know what sort of pressures the laminar flow breaks down, but you can achieve a pretty good (very good) "umbrella" spray pattern. Interesting experiment for sure. Thx !

  • @1Chitus
    @1Chitus Před 8 měsíci +2914

    What about a propeller umbrella? It could spin fast enough to hit all the raindrops, and it might even let you jump higher!

    • @mewhenthe5329
      @mewhenthe5329 Před 8 měsíci +322

      @@OttiNatorLP the "heads off" umbrella

    • @legalize420
      @legalize420 Před 8 měsíci +30

      ​@@OttiNatorLP perhaps it could be smooth underneath somehow

    • @snyper105
      @snyper105 Před 8 měsíci +63

      This is the worst idea yet

    • @legalize420
      @legalize420 Před 8 měsíci +30

      @@snyper105 i've seen worse! Have you seen the thin blue line flags? 🤣

    • @isaacmyhrum1735
      @isaacmyhrum1735 Před 8 měsíci +61

      What if you added so many blades that it became a single unit that was impenetrable for water?

  • @Vinod86876
    @Vinod86876 Před 10 měsíci +249

    Just love this guy's nerdy reaction and confidence while standing inside water umbrella says "i am completely dry" while his shirt seems taking shots of water drops 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Sorin2120
      @Sorin2120 Před 10 měsíci +20

      I couldn't tell if he was messing with us or not!!

    • @Vinod86876
      @Vinod86876 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@Sorin2120 lol yeah 😂

    • @julianparsons3027
      @julianparsons3027 Před 10 měsíci +3

      "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

  • @xtrangernowroljunkghipwate659
    @xtrangernowroljunkghipwate659 Před měsícem +2

    People around me trying to kill me before I get one of these XD

  • @DCoWorld
    @DCoWorld Před 2 měsíci

    Creating a water umbrella for protection against rainfall is an intriguing concept that could offer a unique feature to a garden. The crucial aspect lies in the management of air distribution to establish a functional water umbrella.
    To construct a water umbrella, a robust air compressor would be integral for generating the requisite water pressure. By employing a sophisticated air compressor, it becomes possible to regulate and distribute the water effectively, fostering the formation of a water umbrella that can shield against rain.
    An innovative approach involving the utilization of advanced technological components, coupled with an understanding of fluid dynamics, could lead to the realization of this distinctive garden feature, offering an inventive solution to the age-old challenge of staying dry amidst a downpour.

  • @malachiredfern2186
    @malachiredfern2186 Před 10 měsíci +723

    Hear me out: an umbrella that shoots some kind of waterproof fabric to each side to completely stop the rain. Perhaps we could even create it so the fabric is reusable, maybe even retractable…

    • @co2_os
      @co2_os Před 10 měsíci +190

      You're crazy, this will never work.

    • @ProgrammingHirak
      @ProgrammingHirak Před 10 měsíci +75

      Hmm, that sounds like an ... Umbrella?

    • @joshuaspector8182
      @joshuaspector8182 Před 10 měsíci +92

      Now how on earth are you gonna pack in ALL that fabric? 😂

    • @lazyer0511
      @lazyer0511 Před 10 měsíci +96

      Nah, it'll never catch on. We just gotta keep trying for these elemental umbrellas

    • @LeeFromAsia
      @LeeFromAsia Před 10 měsíci +58

      Sounds like a scam to me.

  • @RoyallyPrincess
    @RoyallyPrincess Před 10 měsíci +726

    I love how involved his family is in helping him with the umbrella shenanigans! 😂☔

    • @brian8507
      @brian8507 Před 10 měsíci

      I wish his wife was in bikini 👙

    • @TheKatarinaGiselle
      @TheKatarinaGiselle Před 10 měsíci +6

      Me too!

    • @loganshaw4527
      @loganshaw4527 Před 10 měsíci

      Could not wait to try it during a real down pour.

    • @loganshaw4527
      @loganshaw4527 Před 10 měsíci

      But I doubt it will work for heavy down pours or flashflood or any rain that causes road to look like rivers.

  • @Power-Down
    @Power-Down Před 4 měsíci +1

    😂😂😂 the micheal superbacker lore is crazy

  • @InMaTeofDeath
    @InMaTeofDeath Před 5 měsíci +3

    "It uses water to protect you from the rain, so I'm not getting wet right now"
    He says as you can watch small droplets of water hitting his shirt. This just wastes water and actually protects you from the rain less than a normal umbrella.

  • @pigeon-hater2267
    @pigeon-hater2267 Před 5 měsíci +609

    Environmentalists - Save water!
    This guy :

    • @Just_a_Piano_
      @Just_a_Piano_ Před 2 měsíci +7

      I think we got plenty of water on earth tbh

    • @ErickTavianRefundini
      @ErickTavianRefundini Před 2 měsíci +29

      ​​@@Just_a_Piano_Yes, we have a lot of water on the earth. But you forgot about the fact that just 3% of the whole amount of water that we have on the planet is not salty. Even so, only 1% is proper for consumption. That's still a lot of water, but nothing is endless.

    • @ahsenserhat9270
      @ahsenserhat9270 Před 2 měsíci +14

      ​@@Just_a_Piano_ Water? Yes. Water that you can drink? No. And he is wasting drinkable water. I hope i explained

    • @Just_a_Piano_
      @Just_a_Piano_ Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@ErickTavianRefundini We got nature staws and stuff that apparently lets you drink literal mud. I'm pretty sure I'd be fine in salt water. Also you DO realize you can get the salt out of the water right? Just take a bit of ocean water, boil the salt out let it turn back into water and boom clean water

    • @ErickTavianRefundini
      @ErickTavianRefundini Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@Just_a_Piano_ I know that we can take the salt out of the water, there are plenty of ways you can do that, but do you know that drinking water with absolutely no salt causes the same dehydration effects as drinking salty water? Because your cells always try to keep the same amount of minerals inside them, I order to keep them alive. This is called homeostasis. But when you drink water with absolutely no minerals, they lose the minerals inside them to balance the quantity of salt inside and out of them. Guess what: your cell becomes dehydrated. The same happens when you drink salty water, your cells lose water in order to increase the concentration of minerals inside them.
      Research shows that for every bottle of salty water you drink, 2 bottles of pure water are necessary for you to keep hydrated.
      In conclusion, why not save the clean water we already have, instead of wasting money just to clean the water we got dirty?

  • @YoungGandalf2325
    @YoungGandalf2325 Před 10 měsíci +512

    At this point it might be easier to go straight to the source and eliminate the rain altogether. How about building a laser powerful enough to vaporize any rain clouds above you?

    • @phazerave
      @phazerave Před 10 měsíci +48

      Rain clouds are already vapor
      Edit: I was wrong, they are condensate

    • @Spamkromite
      @Spamkromite Před 10 měsíci +7

      Pitch that to Bill Gates!

    • @dynamicgecko1213
      @dynamicgecko1213 Před 10 měsíci +9

      You kow where rain comes from right? We can get to the REAL source.

    • @Switchell2
      @Switchell2 Před 10 měsíci +32

      ​@@phazeraveDouble-vaporize them then

    • @AbhishekKumar-el7vo
      @AbhishekKumar-el7vo Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@phazerave When they are raining then they have a lot of condensed water in them.

  • @joshuabryangatchalian8872
    @joshuabryangatchalian8872 Před 4 měsíci

    you can do oil umbrella since oil and water doesn't stick well together, also make it 3 layers with the middle one being a hydrophobic fluid

  • @Naivedo
    @Naivedo Před 3 měsíci

    This would be a great foundain project, across the street in the big city, high power water shots across creating a roof, and then turning into a water foundation.

  • @davidc-l9174
    @davidc-l9174 Před 10 měsíci +577

    Interesting! My parents have a kitchen faucet that has a setting where it uses a laminar flow “shield” to avoid spray from an inner higher pressure stream. It works pretty well in my experience, so you can use the high-pressure spray without water getting all over the place. Similar concept to a water umbrella!

  • @mclovin6537
    @mclovin6537 Před 10 měsíci +44

    0:07 he says he’s not getting wet but his shirt is getting wet 😂

  • @matmariano1753
    @matmariano1753 Před 17 dny

    I think electic umbrella would be a great experiment in the future✨

  • @user-qb2jn9zh9i
    @user-qb2jn9zh9i Před 13 dny

    In the first experiment with black drops at low speed, it is clear that the dome of water bends down significantly over a large area around the drop.
    It seems to me that this does not correspond to the model of impulse transmission, or the impulse is somehow transmitted not only along the flow of water, but also in other directions.
    I wonder if we put this water umbrella on a precision scale, will it show an increase in weight when we start pouring water from above?

  • @AnonimityAssured
    @AnonimityAssured Před 10 měsíci +375

    I wonder whether four very thin, closely spaced layers of fast-flowing water might be enough to deflect raindrops. The top layer would deflect them a bit; the second rather more, and the third rather more again. Finally, the fourth might carry them along.

    • @ivwvy
      @ivwvy Před 10 měsíci +16

      Get this man on the idea generation team right now!

    • @blitzkrieg7133
      @blitzkrieg7133 Před 10 měsíci +18

      He should revisit this idea and make adjustments like this, it might actually work.

    • @surgio98
      @surgio98 Před 10 měsíci +31

      What if you used air to slow down the drops first? Then used water? Sounds like a great way to make a ridiculously impractical umbrella.

    • @chractherlastname647
      @chractherlastname647 Před 10 měsíci +41

      @@surgio98 first layer fire then water than air than earth, the avatar umbrella

    • @orderlyhippo1569
      @orderlyhippo1569 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Might work because it disturbs the water droplets shape in between layers

  • @violetfactorial6806
    @violetfactorial6806 Před 9 měsíci +1479

    I figured it out, what you need to do is freeze the water into a dome-like shape that you can hold over your head. Can't believe no one's thought of this.
    Although, now that I think of it, maybe instead of frozen water you could cut down on the weight with something like waterproof cloth, or maybe thin plastic. But then you'd need to add some structural supports in there.

    • @kowhaifan1249
      @kowhaifan1249 Před 9 měsíci +94

      But how would you easily store it indoors?

    • @VerloreneErinnerung
      @VerloreneErinnerung Před 9 měsíci +192

      ​@@kowhaifan1249don't listen to them, this will never work out

    • @Romashka_Sov
      @Romashka_Sov Před 9 měsíci +89

      @@kowhaifan1249 just unfreeze it, so it becomes water again

    • @polkjmsb
      @polkjmsb Před 8 měsíci +60

      That sounds terrible, you couldn't store it easily due to those long support frames. At best you'd need to remove or reattach the fabric each time

    • @pizzalord9405
      @pizzalord9405 Před 8 měsíci +110

      @@polkjmsb what if we made those support frames retractable? does the technology exist for this?

  • @JustinHixson
    @JustinHixson Před 5 měsíci

    it becomes *slightly* more practical if you angle the water umbrella downward at a 45 degree angle. you achieve the same result but the area of effect of your water umbrelly is dramatically reduced compared to holding it horizontally.

  • @LolToalNoobs
    @LolToalNoobs Před 5 měsíci +239

    What about a layered approach? If you have several layers of low pressure laminar flow within the one umbrella, the rain drop will decrease it's momentum while passing through each layer. Would add complexity to the build, but with 2-3 layers, that could decrease the momentum enough to deflect a max velocity free-fall drip of water

    • @Dexteritas55
      @Dexteritas55 Před 4 měsíci +43

      Have it on my desk monday prototyped and ready for testing

    • @adimitri6445
      @adimitri6445 Před 3 měsíci +32

      ideas like this are what i expected from the video not holding a hose above your head

    • @eddieactivesky
      @eddieactivesky Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@Dexteritas55😂😂😂

    • @bloodisfrightening1203
      @bloodisfrightening1203 Před 25 dny

      @@adimitri6445If the CZcamsr was intelligent do you seriously think he’d be a CZcamsr?

    • @jjthan8772
      @jjthan8772 Před 16 dny +1

      @@bloodisfrightening1203 Do the names Veritasium, Smarter Every Day, Mark Rober, The Backyard Scientist, Stuff Made Here, or Nile Red come to mind? There are some exceedingly smart CZcamsrs. Showing science to the next generation is always positive.
      Side note, context is key. For this video specifically it's meant to be taken lightly. Hence the air and fire umbrella...

  • @desertegle40cal
    @desertegle40cal Před 4 měsíci +1

    I can see these things scaled up to huge sizes for pavilions and gazebos at big franchise hotels or those massive hotels they have in Singapore or Dubai. Both places I’ve been to and could see something like this be a hit!

  • @MilleniumFDH
    @MilleniumFDH Před 10 měsíci +264

    Next video: Can you hear rain fall in the quietest room painted with blackest black in a vacuum powered by car turbines?

  • @gugugaga3044
    @gugugaga3044 Před 4 měsíci

    i suddenly have an idea for something like a water canopy. we can spray at full speed without worrying people getting sprayed, maybe even have restaurant or a park below the canopy. i think it would be fun.

  • @hypegodhaitian
    @hypegodhaitian Před 4 měsíci

    All u need is sumthin to catch the high velocity water and recycle it. Probably use a ring and set up attachment bars and have the water stream across to each bar creating a water barrier

  • @Admiral45-10
    @Admiral45-10 Před 10 měsíci +92

    We had:
    - air umbrella
    - fire umbrella
    - water umbrella
    Next: would the earth umbrella work?

    • @monasimp87
      @monasimp87 Před 10 měsíci +11

      The last umbrella

    • @saipavangantla
      @saipavangantla Před 10 měsíci +2

      No a sky umberella may work (as it acts as umberella which technically protects us from astrostriods).

    • @moving.quotes
      @moving.quotes Před 10 měsíci +3

      The top comment says it's honey umbrella. So let's see what happens.

    • @Ra-Hul-K
      @Ra-Hul-K Před 10 měsíci +5

      the four umbrellas of the apocalypse

    • @kahnfatman
      @kahnfatman Před 10 měsíci +5

      How about plasma umbrella?

  • @dynamicgecko1213
    @dynamicgecko1213 Před 10 měsíci +165

    The laminar flow of the water umbrella can be improved I think. Maybe a circular plate instead of a square plate? And maybe a 3d printed inversed cone part to split the water more evenly, instead of just letting water splash into the plate directly.
    I mean, the momentum problem will still occur I guess but it could be a much more successful laminar flow.

    • @maninimahapatra649
      @maninimahapatra649 Před 10 měsíci +10

      What do you even intend to do with the improved laminar flow if the moment is always the issue...
      I mean, a laminar flow wasnt even needed in the first place sunce we all saw the jet worked way better... its just a good thumbnail material which I think he did a preeeety good job with already HaH!

    • @jort93z
      @jort93z Před 10 měsíci +1

      would look nicer but wouldn't help the slightest bit with making an umbrella....

    • @markwright3161
      @markwright3161 Před 10 měsíci +6

      @@maninimahapatra649 It has to look nice to get Michael to back it :)

    • @johnmayhew9769
      @johnmayhew9769 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Before you mentioned momentum, I was thinking that the system would work better if you could initially deflect the water at a steepish downward slant. Obviously this decreases the shield radius of your water brolly (wally?), but… would it do better at absorbing and deflecting the energy of vertically falling drops? Even if it would, how do you make a (parabolic?) deflector with the optimal shape to create even laminar flow? Absolutely no idea!

  • @johnohara5175
    @johnohara5175 Před 8 dny +2

    Do a sand umbrella, that will definitely work

  • @alrac6803
    @alrac6803 Před 13 dny

    I appreciate this engineer more than the original air (kickstarter) dreamer. That was just pure hot air, packaging an imagination he couldn't back up with real science.

  • @saipavangantla
    @saipavangantla Před 10 měsíci +172

    The way her wife helps him is appreciatable No matter how crazy and weird his ideas were she helps.

    • @focidhomophobicii2426
      @focidhomophobicii2426 Před 10 měsíci +48

      your grammar is killing me

    • @TheVirtualArena24
      @TheVirtualArena24 Před 10 měsíci +19

      ​@@focidhomophobicii2426at first I didn't noticed but after reading your reply I read it again and how can dude messed up so bad 😭

    • @DragonOfTheMortalKombat
      @DragonOfTheMortalKombat Před 10 měsíci +16

      @@TheVirtualArena24 her wife 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheVirtualArena24
      @TheVirtualArena24 Před 10 měsíci +12

      @@DragonOfTheMortalKombat glad he didn't said his husband 💀

    • @saipavangantla
      @saipavangantla Před 10 měsíci

      @@focidhomophobicii2426 thank you 🗿
      Rip if you died 🤡

  • @TheTrueMr.Chicken
    @TheTrueMr.Chicken Před 6 měsíci +32

    Imagine walking down a street nice and dry, and some dude with a water umbrella shooting water at high speeds all around him.

  • @RKTRayden
    @RKTRayden Před 11 dny

    Bro took fighting fire with fire to a different level 😂

  • @erwandywijaya880
    @erwandywijaya880 Před 11 dny

    How about creating some kind of sound / vibration umbrella? It would be fun

  • @enderstorm2460
    @enderstorm2460 Před 6 měsíci +317

    if your having trouble overcoming the momentum with velocity, try increasing the volume. make the water umbrella so thick that the drops won’t get through. you could even add multiple layers to it

    • @LolToalNoobs
      @LolToalNoobs Před 5 měsíci +24

      layers was my suggestion too. laminar flow may be harder with thicker water?

    • @elvispaucar398
      @elvispaucar398 Před 5 měsíci +9

      This is actually smart

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties Před 4 měsíci +19

      What if he just dropped the colored water outside of the umbrella range? Then it wouldn't make it through either.

    • @LolToalNoobs
      @LolToalNoobs Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@bestieswithtesties genius

    • @themaedog
      @themaedog Před 4 měsíci

      more velocity is equal to more flow which is equal to more volume so its the same amount of water being used

  • @TheNameOfJesus
    @TheNameOfJesus Před 5 měsíci

    Individual water molecules are small magnets, so maybe a magnetic field could deflect them. I suppose you could also freeze molecularly aligned water into ice making an ice magnet.

  • @DragonZaid6
    @DragonZaid6 Před měsícem +1

    You know what you must now do: the earth umbrella.

  • @franciscobaeta3730
    @franciscobaeta3730 Před 10 měsíci +22

    2:34 "And our test subject remains dry inside" I see what you did there 😂

  • @dsp4392
    @dsp4392 Před 10 měsíci +33

    0:05 "So I'm not getting wet right now"
    *Is clearly getting wet*
    Ah, The Action Lab.

  • @whoMIKEJONES_
    @whoMIKEJONES_ Před 2 měsíci +1

    “Im not getting wet” shoulder soaked and drops of water on shirt 😂

  • @cortneyholt
    @cortneyholt Před měsícem

    Electromagnetic umbrella with segmented pie cut electrodes interspersed with natural green g10 FR4 FR5, kinda like a rotating segmented capacitor

  • @toninhop
    @toninhop Před 10 měsíci +106

    I would love to see it done using that speaker/frequency/vibration that makes the water chance shape. Perhaps with a different water frequency structure it would be harder for penetration?

  • @creased4life
    @creased4life Před 8 měsíci +386

    An ion umbrella would be pretty cool! I think water has a slightly negative charge right? So you could create a negative forcefield to repel or a positive one which channels the rain down some stalks and off to the side

    • @pauls5745
      @pauls5745 Před 8 měsíci +19

      ah the force field experiments

    • @maldoror-13
      @maldoror-13 Před 8 měsíci +39

      Fun fact: your body’s full of water

    • @fallen4life080
      @fallen4life080 Před 7 měsíci +8

      The slightly negative charge of the water wont be repellant enough no matter how negatively charge the opposite thing is.

    • @thekoifishcoyote8762
      @thekoifishcoyote8762 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@fallen4life080 Not on its own. Veritasium made a good video on how static electricity changes water flow, but whether positive or negative it doesn't look like you can push with it.
      Of course scientists love when something LOOKS impossible, because looks are deceiving.

    • @CodeRed-ky1rh
      @CodeRed-ky1rh Před 5 měsíci +1

      If you surround it with rubber, so the charges. An still get through but lightning can't get it, but it hits the water away

  • @plorks445
    @plorks445 Před 9 dny

    "Who cares about the people around me, I'm dry..."
    Finally some science I understand.

  • @hyugaofc
    @hyugaofc Před 21 dnem

    You should use 2-3 layers of water umbrella in one. it can probably show down the momentum of drop until reaching the 3rd layer maybe

  • @avariceseven9443
    @avariceseven9443 Před 10 měsíci +106

    A magnetic field umbrella or if you want to improve your wind and water umbrella, how about making it so that it detects each drop of rain and shots an aimed water droplet or puff of air to the falling water to deflect them. This way it's more power and water efficient. Make it so the umbrella has a water collecting mechanism so it can continuously fire water droplets. Like, what if there's a small parabolic camera and a computer contraption near the tip that act as both water collection and rain drop detector? In fine weather, you can use it as a sun shield by unfolding its solar panels to charge the umbrella. These solar panels are not meant to be used on rain because they'll have to be thin and automatically retractable so the handle of the umbrella stays manageable and light. It has to be retractable to around 10-12 inches to it can be stored easily and has a built in powerful flashlight on the opposite end of the water collecting contraption.

    • @willmerguzmanrodriguez6635
      @willmerguzmanrodriguez6635 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Damn

    • @bonkgameing
      @bonkgameing Před 10 měsíci +17

      This would be insanely funny except it would be very difficult to do, as this shit is not only bulky, but water just so happens to be clear

    • @JUSTIC3FOR4LL
      @JUSTIC3FOR4LL Před 10 měsíci +10

      Alright chill out Iron man

    • @martiddy
      @martiddy Před 10 měsíci

      A force field umbrella

    • @user-oj1jk5nc2j
      @user-oj1jk5nc2j Před 10 měsíci +4

      It's gonna break down so soon..also water droplets arent magnetic so I think u meant something else and not magnetic field? Just saying it's financially unviable and so is the sustainability.

  • @jamesbutterbur42
    @jamesbutterbur42 Před 5 měsíci +25

    "So I'm not getting wet right now" he says, with around 20 drops of water on his shirt 🤣🤣

  • @MichaelSuperbacker
    @MichaelSuperbacker Před 3 měsíci

    5:50 I will donate, test it out, help with development, anything you need 👍 just let me know when you plan to launch the campaign 😀

  • @velocity1292
    @velocity1292 Před 2 měsíci

    I need a combo between this guy and Mark Rober

  • @silbestardungdung4931
    @silbestardungdung4931 Před 10 měsíci +20

    Chad priority : 4:36 🤝

  • @EpicVideos2
    @EpicVideos2 Před 10 měsíci +62

    Make it have 3 layers of water umbrellas stacked on top of each other. Like a triple layer shield, if the first layer doesn't stop it, the second or the third layer will!
    An idea how to build it: To make it have 3 hoses next to each other. The first hose hits the metal square like it currently does. The second passes through a hole in the first layer and hits a second metal square. And the third passes through a hole in both the first and second layer and hits a metal square at the top.

    • @russelhundchen8000
      @russelhundchen8000 Před 10 měsíci +2

      I think this coul'd actually work

    • @eugenewebber806
      @eugenewebber806 Před 10 měsíci +4

      think concentric hoses/pipes.. also, each metal endpoint should be able to spin in opposite directions... see my post above..

    • @EpicVideos2
      @EpicVideos2 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@eugenewebber806 That's pretty good. Then the hoses don't block the flow at all.

  • @crisandragos
    @crisandragos Před 4 měsíci

    leveraging the Cuanda Effect should do it even at high pressures

  • @vandavang7
    @vandavang7 Před 3 měsíci

    "i think im done taking suggestions from youtube commenters" is his wisest decision to date.

  • @TheLucas541
    @TheLucas541 Před 10 měsíci +73

    at 5:34 it seemed like you really experienced the impact of the water, even though it was only the bucket water interacting with the hose water. It would be super cool if you could make a video about this, and explaining how moment is transferred in fluids. By the way, your content is always top-notch! Keep up the awesome work!

  • @breaksquad1236
    @breaksquad1236 Před 9 měsíci +118

    I believe that there is an easier solution, get a plastic like polyester fabric rap it around in a metal hollow cage which has a waterproof sealant so it can slide off easily. To finish it off, add a nice hook at the bottom so the grip is easier

    • @envycollar
      @envycollar Před 8 měsíci +33

      sounds expensive and timely to manufacture...

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka Před 8 měsíci +35

      Nah, that'd never catch on

    • @wolfrunner6462
      @wolfrunner6462 Před 5 měsíci +9

      Seems like it would break easily

    • @ZenganTheFool
      @ZenganTheFool Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@wolfrunner6462 of course it will, it's not fun otherwise

    • @breaksquad1236
      @breaksquad1236 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@wolfrunner6462 no don’t worry, we can distract people by calling it a wacky name. I’m thinking about “umbrella”

  • @slatez3ro
    @slatez3ro Před 10 dny

    There’s so much pressure he’s going to start flying any moment now.😂

  • @Gochsener
    @Gochsener Před 5 měsíci

    we need it to form a cone downwars towards the ground. So a half sphere shaped water outlet. So the rain doesn't break theb arrier, but joins it and gets deflected in a narrow angle.

  • @112icarus112
    @112icarus112 Před 10 měsíci +118

    It’s amazing you’re working through each of the different ways to repel water for your umbrella idea. Could you maybe try a sonic sound umbrella? I took inspiration from those experiments where people capture water droplets in two facing streams of sound waves, and can move the water droplet around by turning up one sound stream and down the other. Maybe you could have a baseball bat shaped umbrella stem that has hexagonal shaped ultrasonic sound emitters, stacked vertically down the stem, repelling water from around you before they hit you? You might get a light dusting of water after the droplets have been broken up, but it would be much better than getting caught in a downpour! 😄

  • @cristiansosa1512
    @cristiansosa1512 Před 10 měsíci +35

    Dude *thank you* for taking the time to make these videos. I'm pretty sure somebody else said it already but the way you explain the gimmicks behind what's happening is crystal clear and makes me wonder.

  • @ZuzutheGiant
    @ZuzutheGiant Před měsícem

    A solid backpack with an open top prefilled with water connected to the umbrella would be effective during a normal/heavy rainstorm!

  • @user-qt7yq9vu5f
    @user-qt7yq9vu5f Před měsícem

    we should try and make an umbrella thats made out of a mesh, this mesh is connected to a series of metal prongs all around it which connect to a handle which has the button to fold it and unfold it

  • @JohnSmith-id2st
    @JohnSmith-id2st Před 9 měsíci +223

    What would be really interesting is if you could get it to flow like a water fountain (so a consistent umbrella shape) and had a gutter of some sort which allowed the water to be reclaimed. Then pump it back into the umbrella. It wouldn't be perfect but you could possibly make it not need a hose attachment. Plus the rain would also contribute to the water inside the system perhaps replenishing whatever is lost through factors such as wind, turbulent flow, evaporation. Perhaps even an umbrella that's rain supplied entirely 🤔

    • @juliaeaster4384
      @juliaeaster4384 Před 9 měsíci +11

      Make an umbrella shape with no fabric and holes inside the infrastructure with a pump system and the gutter system could surround the person so that it replenishes. The dilemma would likely be finding a pump powerful enough to get it to work and not get the person wet

    • @NatYT.01
      @NatYT.01 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Now that’s awesome!!! The waste of water was my concern also. Very smart of you, love this idea. 👍

    • @iCarus_A
      @iCarus_A Před 8 měsíci +4

      To overcome the momentum difference you will need either a lot of water or a very fast stream of water (the fire hose being both). A "water fountain" like umbrella won't work, it'd just be like standing under an actual fountain.

    • @HaggisMuncher-69-420
      @HaggisMuncher-69-420 Před 8 měsíci

      @@NatYT.01 Cry about it.
      And while you're crying about it, learn about what a water table is.

    • @jarate8076
      @jarate8076 Před 8 měsíci +9

      @@HaggisMuncher-69-420 whats with the aggression dude? Water waste is a viable concern, especially considering the fact you'd have to be hooked up to a large pack of water or a hose for the umbrella to function

  • @nowandrew4442
    @nowandrew4442 Před 8 měsíci +9

    The commitment to entirely impractical scenarios in the interests of exploring the raw science is immensely entertaining.

  • @evgeniio346
    @evgeniio346 Před měsícem

    what about an umbrellla with a series of spinning blowing units on top of a stick. each unit has a thin horizontal hole in it (so that air blows with high pressure) and as they rotate and blow this powerful air stream, the umbrella deflects the water (making it fly on other people instead).
    this could be powered with some kind of electric motor (powerful enough) to push all that air through thin holes of the rotating top.
    i would guess you also need a pump (or some blowing unit) and all the elements to make the blowing units spin fast.

  • @mtv_avebuckboi3517
    @mtv_avebuckboi3517 Před měsícem

    The fire one was a troll pick 😂😂😂

  • @upgradeplans777
    @upgradeplans777 Před 10 měsíci +69

    This video gave me a really good umbrella idea, and since you mentioned umbrella suggestions:
    What about a fabric-umbrella, polyester perhaps?

    • @hassassinator8858
      @hassassinator8858 Před 10 měsíci +13

      It can never be done.

    • @victorro8760
      @victorro8760 Před 10 měsíci +13

      If such a thing could be made then you could possibly make a jacket out of it as well but lets keep these ideas to our science fiction writing.

    • @fischmann1746
      @fischmann1746 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah, fabric has way more mass. So the stick should shoot that out instead.

    • @_BangDroid_
      @_BangDroid_ Před 10 měsíci +2

      Some kind of system to pump fabric fibers and blast them out in an umbrella shape. Should work.

    • @ceadvin3767
      @ceadvin3767 Před 10 měsíci

      You're a madman!

  • @nictactoe1496
    @nictactoe1496 Před 10 měsíci +38

    Imagine a fountain in a park or something that people can stand under and it protects them from the rain. The best part is that you wouldn't get wet and there's technically no water being wasted since its a fountain!

  • @devk8978
    @devk8978 Před 2 měsíci

    Why not try to increase volume of water by mixing some dirt or laminar flow water or if not increase in layers for elemental umbrella.

  • @Kjraider2009
    @Kjraider2009 Před 4 měsíci

    "I'm dry under here" right sleeve drenched in water, water droplets everywhere. Mmk. lol

  • @robbertlip926
    @robbertlip926 Před 5 měsíci

    If you add one or two more layers of horizontal water, you'll get twice or three times as much deflection of the raindrops. Maybe this will be sufficient?

  • @tirkentube
    @tirkentube Před 8 měsíci +48

    Your kid seemed like she was having so much fun helping you with this experiment.
    Your wife also seemed to enjoy it, and boy, she must love you if she's gonna contribute to your silly experiments!
    very happy for you to have a nice family like that. i envy you. but, it would be kinda cool to see more experiments that involve you and your family!

  • @at_
    @at_ Před 8 měsíci +10

    Hear me out, what if you made a solid umbrella, like an umbrella made out of some sort of solid material that stops the water. That could maybe work.

  • @ziogas2000
    @ziogas2000 Před 5 měsíci +1

    that everyones unemployed friend during work days.

  • @AlbertVen55
    @AlbertVen55 Před 2 měsíci +1

    There lived a weird science freak
    Who fought water with water

  • @almerindaromeira8352
    @almerindaromeira8352 Před 10 měsíci +13

    Fire hoses have several settings. There is one where the cone is really wide (>90°). If you give it enough pressure it might work perfectly.