For perspective, even an advanced builder might take weeks or months to design, build, and test this. Then there's the cost in terms of bricks, motors, and batteries. Truly, the most valuable investment is the time in post to make the stop motion. This is a labor of love and a work of art! Side note: can't anyone just enjoy this without adding their own suggestion? Just my $1.02
Awesoke build, but my only concern are the corners inside the lazy river. There are 3 that are large enough for the flow to turn into it's own whirlpool. I saw that the lower half had some texturing, increasing the height and width of it to over the water line would allow more riders and less pile-ups. Every lazy river ive seen/been in never had a corner for that reason.
Yeah - 3 little whirlpools did develop - I thought they added to the gentle nature of the ride! If I had more space to build a bigger box (the one in the video is around 1.05m x 1.05m!) then I would definitely have smoothed and curved the corners more to create even better flow! Thanks for watching!
I would have liked to see the same structure, but with a little difference in level between the start and the finish (with a conveyor belt to raise the tires). And then, putting the water inlets of the pumps towards the outside would surely improve the continuity of the water flow. But these are only details and the video is great!
Hi - I have literally made this ride in another video called ‘I built a LEGO Water Park Rapids Ride!’ Take a look and see what you think! Let me know in the comments..
@@BuilditwithBricks (If I sound weird, it's because I'm using Google Translate) I just watched it and it's even better than I could have imagined! Honestly, what you're doing is really really cool!
One of the things you could do for future water+lego stuff is add some pepper to the water (or some food colouring I guess) to visualise the current a little better :)
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I did consider food colouring etc. but then I thought about the effect on the thousands of bricks and decided not to risk it! Maybe I could experiment with a few to see if it stains and incorporate into any future LEGO / Water videos down the line!
Hmm, maybe bring the outlet of each pump around and behind the inlet to remove those "dead zones" between inlet and outlet where the floaters can get stuck, or even go in reverse.
Amusing! Now go for speed! 1. Your inlets need to be low to the bottom so they don't pull in surface water near your "riders" and slow them down. 2. Put in water ramps so that water flows up and over things more smoothly. 3. Corners are whirlpools that trap "riders" and slow the water down. 4. Pump outlets are too turbulent. See if you can get the water flow to become more laminer.
My last video was all about moving sand with LEGO - after that clean up I wasn't in a hurry to use sand and LEGO together for a while....Thanks for commenting!
I would have made at least the island sand coloured and add some more little builds around it like trees or a little hut, but this is still cool either way!
A couple notes: Obviously the elephant in the room is that legos are a) not watertight and b) bouyant, but that aside. The widening of the channel in front of the medium pump slows down the water significantly, due to Bernoulli's principle. When the slow moving water there meets the fast moving water at the outlet, this creates a circulation effect known as a hydraulic jump, potentially trapping minifigs. Additionally, the sharp corner splits the flow, exacerbating the issue. Addint the weir after the large pump causes a similar issue with recirculation. As an example, look at the crystal river in Schlitterbahn's 'blastenhoff', in my hometown of new Braunfels - circulation is provided primarily by runoff from the boogie board ride, which pumps, at high velocity, tens of thousands of gallons per minute to create high velocity flows, which then creates a hydraulic jump shortly before it reaches the river. The intakes are typically very large, numerous, and low flow to prevent localized areas of stagnation, as you want all water to reach the treatment plant and pumps several times a day (this is for hygienic reasons). There is actually a lot of science involved, so weeeee! Also, weirs (a dam in which the water is designed to overtop the structure) are among the most dangerous structures in open channel hydraulics, and are therefore typically avoided in waterparks.
Hi thanks for the detailed comment! Some great fluid dynamics knowledge there! The level of engineering design that goes into waterpark rides is pretty awesome!
@@BuilditwithBricks czcams.com/video/7tjf8HWiR3Y/video.htmlsi=IqSFvueTFO2FUr6R Grady at practical engineering has a bunch of videos on open channel hydraulics
I think it might have worked better if there were fewer right-angled turns. If I remember my physics correctly, that sort of thing weakens the current. Maybe add some of those macaroni bricks to those areas?
Hi, thanks for the comment! Yep, smooth corners work best but I was dealing with a fixed area in which to build which made the turns pretty tight!. You'll notice under the water the turns are relatively smooth in places which helps water flow. Fluid dynamics is pretty interesting!
Yes! You are correct - I ran out of room to have it any larger! It was a challenge to get it this big.. With 7 minifigs they never really got that close together however so this became the ‘max capacity’ Thanks for watching!
Anything that has water and lego combined is cool
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7:20, all island and park are moving :)))
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For perspective, even an advanced builder might take weeks or months to design, build, and test this. Then there's the cost in terms of bricks, motors, and batteries. Truly, the most valuable investment is the time in post to make the stop motion.
This is a labor of love and a work of art!
Side note: can't anyone just enjoy this without adding their own suggestion? Just my $1.02
Ah thanks for commenting and for the support! I really appreciate it! And your right - stop motion takes an age!
Awesoke build, but my only concern are the corners inside the lazy river. There are 3 that are large enough for the flow to turn into it's own whirlpool. I saw that the lower half had some texturing, increasing the height and width of it to over the water line would allow more riders and less pile-ups. Every lazy river ive seen/been in never had a corner for that reason.
Yeah - 3 little whirlpools did develop - I thought they added to the gentle nature of the ride! If I had more space to build a bigger box (the one in the video is around 1.05m x 1.05m!) then I would definitely have smoothed and curved the corners more to create even better flow! Thanks for watching!
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I would have liked to see the same structure, but with a little difference in level between the start and the finish (with a conveyor belt to raise the tires). And then, putting the water inlets of the pumps towards the outside would surely improve the continuity of the water flow.
But these are only details and the video is great!
Hi - I have literally made this ride in another video called ‘I built a LEGO Water Park Rapids Ride!’ Take a look and see what you think! Let me know in the comments..
@@BuilditwithBricksI'm not him but it's cool
@@BuilditwithBricks (If I sound weird, it's because I'm using Google Translate) I just watched it and it's even better than I could have imagined! Honestly, what you're doing is really really cool!
Cool but could be much better using slopes and wedges for better water flow! Let’s see V2!!!
I used to work at a waterpark,I can't imagine the lazy river over there having a 7 person capacity 😂
Hi, thanks for the comment! Yeah - they can get pretty wall-to-wall, can't they! Especially at the tube pick-up / drop-off points!
That is one COLD AF lazy river... XD
One of the things you could do for future water+lego stuff is add some pepper to the water (or some food colouring I guess) to visualise the current a little better :)
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I did consider food colouring etc. but then I thought about the effect on the thousands of bricks and decided not to risk it! Maybe I could experiment with a few to see if it stains and incorporate into any future LEGO / Water videos down the line!
@@BuilditwithBricks if you use small grains like pepper, it won't do any damage. Best do some small scale testing though, good idea.
Hmm, maybe bring the outlet of each pump around and behind the inlet to remove those "dead zones" between inlet and outlet where the floaters can get stuck, or even go in reverse.
This is super cool! An entire waterpark build next would be amazing...
Ah thanks! Maybe at some point in the future…..
You have must made 8 year old me extremely happy. Well done.
I love water park and its nice to see a water park made by lego
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Amusing! Now go for speed!
Amazing that you can build all this in under 10 minutes. It takes me longer just to do a Battle Pack!
(I’m just kidding, I know this isn’t real time)
I’m just super efficient!
Awesome!
Thanks!
Amusing! Now go for speed!
1. Your inlets need to be low to the bottom so they don't pull in surface water near your "riders" and slow them down.
2. Put in water ramps so that water flows up and over things more smoothly.
3. Corners are whirlpools that trap "riders" and slow the water down.
4. Pump outlets are too turbulent. See if you can get the water flow to become more laminer.
ADD SOME SAND AND PLANTS PLS
My last video was all about moving sand with LEGO - after that clean up I wasn't in a hurry to use sand and LEGO together for a while....Thanks for commenting!
@@BuilditwithBricks o np, i meant like tan yellow bricks and a lot of lego plants and trees to make the river a lot more vibrant
@@BuilditwithBricks OMG and maybe like a bridge or arcway somewhere along the river as well for the minifigs to go under
I would have made at least the island sand coloured and add some more little builds around it like trees or a little hut, but this is still cool either way!
i used to build Lego marble tracks ONLY THAT.
its a hot day in my country and im happy to seee this video, chill vibe
A couple notes:
Obviously the elephant in the room is that legos are a) not watertight and b) bouyant, but that aside.
The widening of the channel in front of the medium pump slows down the water significantly, due to Bernoulli's principle. When the slow moving water there meets the fast moving water at the outlet, this creates a circulation effect known as a hydraulic jump, potentially trapping minifigs. Additionally, the sharp corner splits the flow, exacerbating the issue.
Addint the weir after the large pump causes a similar issue with recirculation.
As an example, look at the crystal river in Schlitterbahn's 'blastenhoff', in my hometown of new Braunfels - circulation is provided primarily by runoff from the boogie board ride, which pumps, at high velocity, tens of thousands of gallons per minute to create high velocity flows, which then creates a hydraulic jump shortly before it reaches the river. The intakes are typically very large, numerous, and low flow to prevent localized areas of stagnation, as you want all water to reach the treatment plant and pumps several times a day (this is for hygienic reasons). There is actually a lot of science involved, so weeeee!
Also, weirs (a dam in which the water is designed to overtop the structure) are among the most dangerous structures in open channel hydraulics, and are therefore typically avoided in waterparks.
Hi thanks for the detailed comment! Some great fluid dynamics knowledge there! The level of engineering design that goes into waterpark rides is pretty awesome!
@@BuilditwithBricks czcams.com/video/7tjf8HWiR3Y/video.htmlsi=IqSFvueTFO2FUr6R
Grady at practical engineering has a bunch of videos on open channel hydraulics
This is really cool! I see that the scale of these builds and the still good level of bricksmanship sets this channel apart well 😊
Ah thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks 😊@@BuilditwithBricks
I think it might have worked better if there were fewer right-angled turns. If I remember my physics correctly, that sort of thing weakens the current. Maybe add some of those macaroni bricks to those areas?
Hi, thanks for the comment! Yep, smooth corners work best but I was dealing with a fixed area in which to build which made the turns pretty tight!. You'll notice under the water the turns are relatively smooth in places which helps water flow. Fluid dynamics is pretty interesting!
Incredible content as always! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Will do!
So cool - love the build. Where did you get the clear box from?
I made the acrylic box! It took as much effort to build that as the LEGO build took!
Wow, this video is amazing! I learned so much from it. Keep up the great work!
Nice !1
nice!!!!
Can you mail the larger one and put it in my backyard? Lol
Apparently just two are enough to block the flow - if they are in the wrong place at the same time.
Yes! You are correct - I ran out of room to have it any larger! It was a challenge to get it this big.. With 7 minifigs they never really got that close together however so this became the ‘max capacity’ Thanks for watching!
@@BuilditwithBricks It was a pleasure to watch!
needs water to spray at the Legos
can someone tell me how he does this transition thing at 2:18 where the blocks are being placed? like how does he hide himself from the camera?
Cool, but LOUD.
What motors did you use?
A combination - BuWizz motors and LEGO Power Functions / Powered UP!
Why fill water on the outside? Was curious to see if it was water right 😮
Lego builds aren’t watertight. That’s why the boats have single piece bases.
Thanh you veruly muck
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