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  • čas přidán 1. 09. 2023
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  • @allenpan
    @allenpan  Před 8 měsíci +1948

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    • @destimb
      @destimb Před 8 měsíci +3

      love your stuff man

    • @PSking_
      @PSking_ Před 8 měsíci +10

      God you gonna need some of that after the amount of mosquito bites you were getting, nvm it would be a bit scummy to take that bag, but still it was prob painful

    • @gibberishname
      @gibberishname Před 8 měsíci +299

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    • @purplepixeleater
      @purplepixeleater Před 8 měsíci +2

      We did get skibidi toilet

    • @kingdavid7516
      @kingdavid7516 Před 8 měsíci +165

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  • @herosvicentegonzalez7872
    @herosvicentegonzalez7872 Před 8 měsíci +26404

    Well done allen, you've officially scared styropyro

  • @markitripulis
    @markitripulis Před 8 měsíci +4535

    I'm really glad you got adult supervision for this project

    • @Ahhh1
      @Ahhh1 Před 8 měsíci +129

      Bruh literally got junior supervision 💀

    • @skyvenrazgriz8226
      @skyvenrazgriz8226 Před 8 měsíci +218

      Nah the way styropyro lives you have to count his like dog years
      he got like 40 years of work expirence...

    • @mystery_1101
      @mystery_1101 Před 8 měsíci +2

      What

    • @serbanandrei7532
      @serbanandrei7532 Před 8 měsíci +23

      I tend to count his lifespan in dog years too

    • @MrJugNut
      @MrJugNut Před 8 měsíci +6

      He's acctuall surprised the mozzies don't want to be barbequed by laser beams. LOL They haven't survived for millions of years for nothing.

  • @ObiWanShinobi917
    @ObiWanShinobi917 Před 6 měsíci +190

    Cool idea here to make this more effective:
    1.) Make the square larger, much larger. About the size of a 2x2 canvas.
    2.) Weld or attach a hanging hook to two sides of it. Make sure they are opposite.
    3.) Change the press and hold button to an "on/off" switch.
    4.) Grab some chains, go out on your deck, and center the square in between the railing and the wooden beam directly above it, drill the ends of the chain into both sides, and stretch them taut. Itll hold the square in place and upright.
    5.) Get a cheap Lasko fan with an extendable base, a 16 inch or so would be fine, and place it in front of the grid on the deck, as close as you can to the lasers themselves. Face the fan towards you and away from the grid, and turn that sucker on.
    It'll create a suction vortex that will grab any mosquitoes and other flying pests that wander too close to the grid, and suck them through.
    Also, you don't need to worry about attracting them. My theory is that the lasers will transfer heat to the metal square, through the mirrors over time. And they will transfer heat to the mirrors themselves.
    Mosquitos can see thermal energy with their eyes (how they determine if something is alive and has pumping blood), so they will likely see the mirrors and metal being heated up, and fly on in to check it out.
    You have yourself an automated, laser grid, mosquito zapper.

    • @bogoulbog6964
      @bogoulbog6964 Před 3 měsíci +10

      Mosquitoes detect humans thanks to CO2.

    • @AlexKarasev
      @AlexKarasev Před měsícem +3

      ​@@bogoulbog6964they likely have sensor fusion: heat in the correct range of intensities / wavelengths + motion pattern + co2 + time-alligned fluctuation of those factors, maybe some organic shape traits and / or visibke spectrum info. I've never seen a mosquito try to bite an inanimate object even if it had the right temp.

    • @TheStarWarsNerd9734
      @TheStarWarsNerd9734 Před měsícem +2

      GENERAL Kenobi you are a bold one

    • @thevinufernando8526
      @thevinufernando8526 Před 25 dny

      lol using a vacuum cleaner with a fairly huge nozzle would just do

    • @nathlindemann381
      @nathlindemann381 Před dnem

      Fucking mad lad

  •  Před 3 měsíci +135

    The chaos and fails in this project are just perfect. Love seeing your creative engineering work and having fun with it! 👏🔥

  • @sinisterthoughts2896
    @sinisterthoughts2896 Před 8 měsíci +6747

    You've really achieved something when you make styropyro call something cursed and act genuinely afraid of something.

    • @silverrey7379
      @silverrey7379 Před 8 měsíci +384

      My man scared the dude that makes war crimes in his basement and chases tornados

    • @drrocketman7794
      @drrocketman7794 Před 8 měsíci +86

      Allen looked genuinely frightened when he was looking for light leaks!

    • @iamcxncept2230
      @iamcxncept2230 Před 8 měsíci +19

      It's like the moment that his inner self staved off to prevent the tipping into lunacy, mad beyond any stopping the development of absolutely unreal lasers and beam weapons culling a new age of warfare as he ascends a mountain of bones for he hath devoured all

    • @drrocketman7794
      @drrocketman7794 Před 8 měsíci +13

      @iamcxncept2230 "A quote from the Bhagavad-gita, where Vishnu is attempting to impress the prince to do his duty. He assumed his many-armed form and said, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.'"

    • @ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut
      @ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut Před 8 měsíci +17

      @@silverrey7379 I mean that only gives insight into how confident Pyro is in his craft and how serious he takes security precautions when working on his own. Makes me respect the guy even more.

  • @christopherr8441
    @christopherr8441 Před 8 měsíci +3799

    When Styropyro says it’s cursed, it’s *really* cursed

  • @botcrack
    @botcrack Před 6 měsíci +33

    styropyro is genuinely terrifying. I have to make friends with him as soon as I can so that if he ever has a bad day and snaps..I'll be on the good books

  • @jelloboy1032
    @jelloboy1032 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I love you both! Thanks for the content!

  • @SwitchFeathers
    @SwitchFeathers Před 8 měsíci +2912

    I love how these three creators are slow descending from "Well intentioned backyard inventors" to straight up "Mad scientist villian origin story in the making".

    • @Laughing_Dragon
      @Laughing_Dragon Před 8 měsíci +95

      well, last I checked Styropyro always was a mad scientist, just a garage mad scientist last I checked lol.

    • @HavanaWoody
      @HavanaWoody Před 8 měsíci +8

      And that's why I want to be on their Patron supporters list.

    • @QuandalePluhington
      @QuandalePluhington Před 8 měsíci +26

      They arent slow descending. They are rapidly accelerating at speeds unimaginable 😂

    • @johngulster7787
      @johngulster7787 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Thats how it starts.

    • @hiddensky1164
      @hiddensky1164 Před 8 měsíci +4

      I can't wait until they discover magnetism

  • @danisgamingclub5598
    @danisgamingclub5598 Před 8 měsíci +1874

    I’ve never had this much fear for a man’s safety since I found an Australian “maker” channel

    • @Am_Cookie2436
      @Am_Cookie2436 Před 8 měsíci +225

      I did a thing?

    • @jolioding_2253
      @jolioding_2253 Před 8 měsíci +126

      @@Am_Cookie2436 explosions and fire

    • @Gna-rn7zx
      @Gna-rn7zx Před 8 měsíci +43

      Like MrGreen

    • @HailHydra27
      @HailHydra27 Před 8 měsíci +255

      its horrifying how little that narrows it down

    • @prohunter717
      @prohunter717 Před 8 měsíci +25

      Yeah, this seemed like a really dangerous and "unnecessary invention".
      I'm all for it though.

  • @simplydoz
    @simplydoz Před 4 měsíci +12

    I just want to hang out with these guys some day. Their energy is contagious

  • @GalacticBricks2024
    @GalacticBricks2024 Před měsícem +4

    5:52 the backdoor scientist 🤣🤣 *its Kevin the backyard scientist*

  • @Reinkjaky
    @Reinkjaky Před 8 měsíci +902

    Ah, yes! Kevin, the famous "backdoor scientist".

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 Před 8 měsíci +101

      That's what my boyfriend calls me. In front of my parents. I've asked him to stop. Many times

    • @tomallo99
      @tomallo99 Před 8 měsíci +12

      He's just really good with backdoors

    • @SlidewaysMotion
      @SlidewaysMotion Před 8 měsíci

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Před 8 měsíci

      @@skeetsmcgrew3282 I'm sure your parents are much more disappointed in you for following softcore porn ASMR channels on your main account instead of making an alt, man.

    • @arrowghost
      @arrowghost Před 8 měsíci +4

      And I thought it's a spelling error that should be Backyard Scientist

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED Před 8 měsíci +718

    Tbh, Allen's laser grid fly swatter was cool af but I think Styro's tesla gun was much more effective at dispatching insect swarm than waving around a death star racket.

    • @hiddenguy67
      @hiddenguy67 Před 8 měsíci +35

      scp approved

    • @rgw5991
      @rgw5991 Před 8 měsíci +13

      a fan + some fire would do it. probably just need a fan + 2 candles to heat up a pipe perhaps.

    • @gapsule2326
      @gapsule2326 Před 8 měsíci +19

      ​@@rgw5991I dont think he wants to burn down his house

    • @King_Flippy_Nips
      @King_Flippy_Nips Před 8 měsíci

      the mistake is making it a racket and hitting the mosquitos, mosquitos are parasites and they can sense when we exhale, they actually find living things by sensing co2 when we exhale and they even look for the angle the co2 is moving because its always exhaled at a similar angle in most mammals, so they look for co2 moving downward at certain angles and also heat, that is how they are so good at finding us, you can actually buy mosquito traps that emulate humans breathing that use co2 and they trap the mosquitos inside, so if he used a co2 tank and put a nozzle behind the grid at a 45 degree downward angle that along with the heat from the lasers should fool the mosquitos and they will goto and linger around the grid long enough to get hit by it eventually, who would want to waste time tracking them down when you can bring them to you so easily.

    • @Orphan-Be-Gone-2000
      @Orphan-Be-Gone-2000 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@hiddenguy67 Double scp approved

  • @TommyLikeTom
    @TommyLikeTom Před 5 měsíci +3

    That scene from resident evil kept me up staring at the clock on my wall for a full hour when I was about 12 years old, long with the rest of the movie which also terrified me

  • @kajeralocse
    @kajeralocse Před 3 měsíci

    This is really fun to watch. Making that thing is even more fun yeah? I feel so happy whenever science nerds are having fun with their brains combined. More power to you guys!

  • @BradenJohnYoung
    @BradenJohnYoung Před 8 měsíci +683

    I love when CZcams scientists team up to scare the crap out or each other

    • @xymorm
      @xymorm Před 8 měsíci +8

      it is a terrifying thing of beauty

  • @rylikespotatoes
    @rylikespotatoes Před 8 měsíci +794

    When you make Styropyro nervous you're on the right track

  • @druegeme
    @druegeme Před 3 měsíci +2

    if you could build servo mounted mirrors that create a fan pattern pointed away from you, with the laser being guided quickly back and forth within that fan pattern you might be able to get the bugs from an armchair 5 feet away.

  • @dubfunk1886
    @dubfunk1886 Před 4 měsíci +6

    @ 6:01. Kevin - "Backdoor Scientist" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @HoneyMike
    @HoneyMike Před 8 měsíci +453

    Allen saying “Dang, that one works way better” was hilarious

    • @tham3391
      @tham3391 Před 8 měsíci +17

      And then just ending the video right there ... amazing lol

  • @csys690
    @csys690 Před 8 měsíci +3542

    I love how the whole video is rendered pointless with the "That one works way better". Allen is a genius.

    • @worldcomicsreview354
      @worldcomicsreview354 Před 8 měsíci +82

      We need electroboom to make a 3000w electric swatter

    • @mister_magister3798
      @mister_magister3798 Před 7 měsíci +23

      ​@@worldcomicsreview354 styropyro already done that :) And he is in the video

    • @KertaDrake
      @KertaDrake Před 7 měsíci +11

      Welp. Time to build a handheld tesla coil for reasons...

    • @c0ntrolledchaos
      @c0ntrolledchaos Před 7 měsíci +12

      throws it in at the last second too, the man knows comedy

    • @Wolf_ultron1507
      @Wolf_ultron1507 Před 4 měsíci

      Nah he called him the back door scientist

  • @valmid5069
    @valmid5069 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Hope you’re doing well!
    Can’t wait for more content!

  • @liononline84
    @liononline84 Před 3 měsíci

    WOW that TED show idea was my idea before I see it on TED. but your idea is genus too and much more easier to do ... I have learned a lot from your video ,,, Thank you! and for sure "like"

  • @heroslippy6666
    @heroslippy6666 Před 8 měsíci +247

    Notice how Sytro Pyro brought his own laser safety goggles.

    • @Sharpless2
      @Sharpless2 Před 8 měsíci +11

      As i expected! Styro knows when to trust laser goggles and when not to trust them.

  • @user-cg8df3my2x
    @user-cg8df3my2x Před 8 měsíci +1587

    You should get a super strong air fan, constrain it’s exhaust, and put the laser at the end. So the mosquitoes will get sucked and blasted into their doom. (I think it will be fun with the electric shocker as well)

    • @FleshlyDelight
      @FleshlyDelight Před 8 měsíci +169

      That's... actually a pretty good idea.
      A giant laser vacuum.
      Make the lasers spin for max coverage.

    • @bboynew
      @bboynew Před 8 měsíci +26

      You would only need to use one focused point then and it would be very efficient with a big funnel to suck them in, perhaps a lid on the bottom to empty out the bodies.

    • @Vary180
      @Vary180 Před 8 měsíci +30

      bro just imagine the deck setup with two giant vacuum electric traps, you switch it on and all the mosquitoes are gone instantly.

    • @littlepastelkitten
      @littlepastelkitten Před 8 měsíci +5

      wording is everything...

    • @axe4770
      @axe4770 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@FleshlyDelight that would cost like another $200 to make lol

  • @ArctictherianVR
    @ArctictherianVR Před 22 dny +16

    Remember kids betterhelp sells your info

  • @abrsldktopsdfg
    @abrsldktopsdfg Před 5 měsíci +6

    1:03 yes very true

  • @dino.dino.
    @dino.dino. Před 8 měsíci +859

    Allen is the one person who's officially scared styropyro on camera.

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 Před 8 měsíci +13

      because styropyro does stuff methodically and with lots of precaution... the other guys, not so much lol

    • @omniyambot9876
      @omniyambot9876 Před 8 měsíci

      @@pvic6959 and his projects are on steroids compared to this

  • @JustPlainRob
    @JustPlainRob Před 8 měsíci +2147

    The tracking laser mosquito net was very real, and was a proof of concept in a "tech to prevent malaria" challenge. It didn't track the mosquitoes by appearance, but by the frequency of their wing flapping. It used a high-speed camera and was so sensitive to this it could even differentiate between species of mosquitoes and kill only ones deemed unwanted (who wouldn't label all of them as unwanted?). With a proper powered IR laser you can easily galvo scan a large area (consumer ILDA galvos can hit 60k points per second) and toast the skeeters.

    • @viciousyeen6644
      @viciousyeen6644 Před 8 měsíci +168

      The poor bugs won’t even realize they’re dead

    • @spyral00
      @spyral00 Před 8 měsíci +146

      a million dollars bug zapper... Still a great idea. For roaches as well!

    • @SPCv4
      @SPCv4 Před 8 měsíci +134

      There's only a couple species of mosquitos that bite people but there's a couple hundred total species. That's why some are wanted and some are unwanted.

    • @delphicdescant
      @delphicdescant Před 8 měsíci +37

      Do you happen to have any links we could follow?

    • @firewolf11567
      @firewolf11567 Před 8 měsíci +42

      processing high speed footage real time sounds like a nightmare. Then comparing it to a data set, and then targetting the laser and firing. It was definitely faked so much so that they definitely made a way to identify and a way to shoot a target with a laser. I very much doubt it worked in tandem.

  • @NewAni-002
    @NewAni-002 Před 4 měsíci

    Allen, I’m sitting on a pile of ideas and videos. I am inspired by your work and have been watching since 2015- watching super backer I had a question…
    What do you do about demonitized videos ?
    How can you afford to make these videos without monitization ?
    Are sponsors your only source of funding ???
    What are the benefits to making videos that you love vs videos that the algorithm loves ???
    I know you may probably never respond…
    But even being able to manifest these questions- was enough motivation for me to move forward-
    Even though you tricked me into believing you were Canadian with your news network… I still love ya ❤
    Biggest boomer~ Ani ❤

  • @leviathanops4524
    @leviathanops4524 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This would actually be a great video to do a ted talk about, maybe do a presentation on tech hype vs practical application in reality

  • @ZelphTheWebmancer
    @ZelphTheWebmancer Před 8 měsíci +529

    Congratulations to Allen to make Styropyro scared of his laser contraption. An achievement for the ages.

  • @steveg6199
    @steveg6199 Před 8 měsíci +848

    Congrats Allen! I think I can speak for many of us mosquito haters who feel that it is very important that you continue to pursue improving upon this technology until you create a version that can be submitted to the retail sector. Do it for humanity, bro! 🙂

    • @KingPinguofDingu
      @KingPinguofDingu Před 8 měsíci +23

      I'm fine with dealing with some ruined clothing, if this is super effective and keeps me from getting bit.

  • @yogurt807
    @yogurt807 Před 6 měsíci

    I have a practical idea that I made in 2nd grade. Its a hammer, with a magnet on the end, and a compartment in the handle for nails that have holes with magnets that fit the nails in so you can grab them without the rest of them falling out. The prototype was layered cardboard and spray paint, and the nails were glued into their holes.

  • @yTonykaku
    @yTonykaku Před 3 měsíci

    In Brazil we have this thing that it's like a tennis racket but it's with metal wires connected to some sort of battery. It pretty much fries the mosquitoes when they get touched

  • @carcasses5131
    @carcasses5131 Před 8 měsíci +1217

    That's quite the achievement for Allen, building a laser that scares CZcams's best supervillain
    Man I love Styro's videos, so cool to see him here

  • @MeleeTiger
    @MeleeTiger Před 8 měsíci +1472

    Allen, Backyard, and Styro in one room making a sketchy laser, truly a match made in oblivion.

    • @VulcanGoF
      @VulcanGoF Před 8 měsíci +14

      Bahahaha! He captioned him as Backdoor LMFAO !!!

    • @SuperPhunThyme9
      @SuperPhunThyme9 Před 8 měsíci +11

      lol Backdoor Scientist@@VulcanGoF

    • @VulcanGoF
      @VulcanGoF Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@SuperPhunThyme9 6:00 lmfao! Cracks me up each time I see it. Autocorrect I'm sure, but still...

    • @nicoleibundgut534
      @nicoleibundgut534 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Now you mentioned Oblivion. Really wanted to play that game again from start.

    • @Lee-One
      @Lee-One Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@VulcanGoF no , it was just a short for backyard scientist

  • @AliceBowie
    @AliceBowie Před 2 měsíci

    I had one of those electric fly swatters that you tried to convert. I love that thing, but the weirdest thing is that they usually don't kill the flies. They get back up again after about an hour, so i think it just stuns them.

  • @ubiquitouz86
    @ubiquitouz86 Před 3 měsíci

    I'd love to see a version 2 with a tighter grid pattern over a larger area with a UV light mounted behind to attract the bugs through!

  • @Makujah_
    @Makujah_ Před 8 měsíci +345

    I love seeing Styro act naturally, I want more of that side of him in his own videos!

    • @firewolf11567
      @firewolf11567 Před 8 měsíci +7

      idk I like thinking he's a little goblin living in a shed mustering all his social skills here and there

    • @nunyabisnass1141
      @nunyabisnass1141 Před 8 měsíci +3

      ​@@firewolf11567I'm still on rje Disney princess theory. I mean, who the hell just has a chipmunk run up your leg while the FBI is questioning you?

    • @Makujah_
      @Makujah_ Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@firewolf11567 I just kinda dislike his videos a little bit because the way he talks there and stuff causes uncanny valley, as if he was pretending, lying.
      Which is a shame because his videos are amazing otherwise

  • @fiery_transition
    @fiery_transition Před 8 měsíci +176

    instead of using opencv or similar for image tracking, just track the difference in pixels and black spots, it will be way more accurate this way, basicially having an angular resolution equal to the pixel density and distance of the object. Then just accept the fact that it will zap anything in front of it.

    • @X-SPONGED
      @X-SPONGED Před 8 měsíci +40

      A small price to pay for no mosquitoes in your house

    • @randomname4726
      @randomname4726 Před 8 měsíci +58

      You'll never *see* another mosquito, guaranteed.

    • @Soheil-ev6ls
      @Soheil-ev6ls Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@randomname4726😂😂😂

    • @charliegarrison9688
      @charliegarrison9688 Před 8 měsíci +3

      That sounds like a good way to target someone's pupils as well as crane flies lol

    • @beskamir5977
      @beskamir5977 Před 8 měsíci

      @@randomname4726 Might still hear them tho. I think you need a more powerful laser where you won't see or hear anything anymore.

  • @IdanKim.702
    @IdanKim.702 Před 4 měsíci

    Dude I seriously thought you would end up with A Time Machine by the end of the video!
    NICE WORK!!!

  • @Nositrek
    @Nositrek Před 6 měsíci

    This is literally one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen

  • @jakeking974
    @jakeking974 Před 8 měsíci +77

    Allen, make one that has a tiny LED light in the center and make sure it's well-sealed, then set it on a rotating motor and the LED light will attract bugs and we saw it hits more bugs when in motion, so I feel that may help without having to do a huge rebuild, sick invention, btw

  • @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort
    @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort Před 8 měsíci +84

    Dude basically made a protosabre, purpose built for mosquitoes. I love humanity sometimes.

  • @megapixzel
    @megapixzel Před 3 měsíci

    instant subscribe if when he picked it up and turned it on to see where the leaks were, that brawny pack behind them just burst into flame

  • @manuel.camelo
    @manuel.camelo Před 6 měsíci +8

    How Ted Talk allowed a FAKE idea?

  • @user-fg5my3wt9m
    @user-fg5my3wt9m Před 8 měsíci +333

    Allen, styropyro and Kevin(backyard scientist) is trio that should have never been. Well done Allen, you have literally scarred Styropyro for life..

    • @renaktar8246
      @renaktar8246 Před 8 měsíci

      just wait for "I did a thing" then it's gonna be a slaughter party

    • @SirShanova
      @SirShanova Před 8 měsíci +4

      The most dangerous science CZcamsrs? You’d have to add in Michael Reeves

    • @surprise3567
      @surprise3567 Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@SirShanova I would say I did a thing, but I think from the last time he collabed with an american youtube channel he's being hunted lmao

    • @DrWatson28
      @DrWatson28 Před 8 měsíci +10

      Backdoor scientist

    • @ianmcp2920
      @ianmcp2920 Před 8 měsíci +1

      they have a podcast called safety third and they have styro pyro on as a guest a few times. worth checking out

  • @Am_Cookie2436
    @Am_Cookie2436 Před 8 měsíci +65

    Allen, styropyro and Kevin(backyard scientist) is trio that should have never been

  • @jeromestrain
    @jeromestrain Před měsícem

    I really like this collaboration, you guys should do more of them. Pretty please! 🤔🤙

  • @pinnacleexpress420
    @pinnacleexpress420 Před 3 měsíci

    God, his humor is so appropriate yet dark. And the outro was the best part. Man that's gold.

  • @solidacid1337
    @solidacid1337 Před 8 měsíci +185

    YAY! more Allen!
    Alright, that was awesome.
    Galvos are expensive and annoying so I think what you did was a really good solution!
    Next up, make an even bigger and tighter grid that can fit in a door frame, then add some high voltage being pulsed in as the laser slightly ionizes the air.

  • @abraruralam3534
    @abraruralam3534 Před 8 měsíci +71

    an obvious improvement to the efficiency would be to have proximity sensors on the racket so the lasers only turn on for a split second when the mosquito is within the grid.

    • @DFPercush
      @DFPercush Před 8 měsíci +4

      That's what I was thinking, you could have a low powered laser and a photo resistor as a detector to switch the main beam.

    • @noiwonttellyoumyname.4385
      @noiwonttellyoumyname.4385 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Efficiency? We're out here bringing laser death and you're mumbling about *efficiency*?

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 8 měsíci +1

      This should be used as a mosquito net. Just create a forcefield around the bed.

    • @dingdingdingdiiiiing
      @dingdingdingdiiiiing Před 8 měsíci +1

      A sensor that would detect a single mosquito edge to edge? Also, it would have to fire the laser within, what, 1 ms?

    • @DFPercush
      @DFPercush Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@dingdingdingdiiiiing Sure, if it flies anywhere in the area it would break the beam, you just need to choose an angle that gives you a tight grid, or near parallel lines. 1 ms is a long time in electronics.

  • @nightraysmoon
    @nightraysmoon Před 5 měsíci

    Been watching Naked and Afraid, the bugs in the places far south from me are horrendous! Now we need to ship these in bulk to lower North America, all of Central America, and the upper half of South America.

  • @boomp3172
    @boomp3172 Před 2 měsíci

    Styro is a legend! excellent feature!

  • @sukurox
    @sukurox Před 8 měsíci +432

    Going through all the pain to improve something just to find out that you made it worse hits different (10:07)

    • @r.o.e.408
      @r.o.e.408 Před 8 měsíci +20

      A common amateur builder/engineer problem. Speaking very much from experience.

    • @ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut
      @ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@r.o.e.408 Common problem even with industry professionals lol

    • @r.o.e.408
      @r.o.e.408 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut Username checks out? Lol.

    • @ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut
      @ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@r.o.e.408 Did you get offended because I stated a fact or are you simply poking fun at my username? Groupthink, overconfidence bias and confirmation bias are all things that lead to overengineering and companies trying to reinvent the wheel. It's one of the reasons industrial-organisational psychologist is its own profession. People still like make mistakes, even as "professionals". Lol.

    • @r.o.e.408
      @r.o.e.408 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut Nah, I was just pointing out the irony of your username. Lol.

  • @kupferknochen
    @kupferknochen Před 8 měsíci +17

    8:22 the moment Allen Pan sterilized two youtubers at once

  • @mikemclenison8200
    @mikemclenison8200 Před 4 měsíci

    Great job! I was thinking how cool it would be to have a bowl of the insects favorite food with the lasers mounted above it!

  • @crazycat7760
    @crazycat7760 Před 8 měsíci +293

    You should take the microwave generators and try shortening the wavelength to short enough to kill a 1mm fly. Basically making a high density infrared beam of bug killing destruction (but more likely to shock and kill the user)

    • @NICK....
      @NICK.... Před 8 měsíci +28

      wouldn't that also set _anything_ in front of the beam on fire?

    • @voidwyrm6149
      @voidwyrm6149 Před 8 měsíci +56

      @@NICK.... collateral damage

    • @X-SPONGED
      @X-SPONGED Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@voidwyrm6149acceptable losses...

    • @Elmarts
      @Elmarts Před 8 měsíci +5

      *Cancer joined the chat*

    • @c-djinni
      @c-djinni Před 8 měsíci +20

      That's not how microwave generators work. He might as well build a new source at that point.
      Edit below:
      I don't mean to underestimate Allan. He might be able to repurpose the guts easily, but precision-maching the correct resonant cavity, tuning the electronics to match it and putting it all together just-right is an enormous endeavor.
      Magnetrons are complicated as hell. The fact that anyone can buy a microwave for few dozens is a miracle made possible by economies of scale.

  • @Swampthing401
    @Swampthing401 Před 8 měsíci +44

    lmao 9:41 havent seen styro laugh that hard in any video. hes loving it

  • @adhirg
    @adhirg Před 5 měsíci +3

    “Kevin - Backdoor Scientist” LOL

  • @user-br3oe1lc5y
    @user-br3oe1lc5y Před 3 měsíci

    someone probobaly mentioned this but to perfectly cut glass, you can cut it under water. it stops it from shattering

  • @SandTiger42
    @SandTiger42 Před 8 měsíci +69

    Styropyro - Creates death lasers and deadly chemistry recipes. Does 1 colab with Allen - Fears for his life. Love it.

  • @VincentNacon
    @VincentNacon Před 8 měsíci +45

    Bugs are attracted to lights, right? Turn the normal light off and just leave the laser on.

    • @tyleredenburn8919
      @tyleredenburn8919 Před 8 měsíci +7

      The laser may not be visible to them

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk Před 8 měsíci +6

      I'm not sure they can see it. I was thinking make a box of these grids with a little light and some sugar water inside to entice them.

  • @Ryszykow
    @Ryszykow Před 3 měsíci

    You probably could set it on a jar with an intake fan underneath to try to use a bit of air current to pull them in.

  • @TheTomac
    @TheTomac Před 5 měsíci +40

    here you can see the silicon valley phenomenon play out in its entirety
    1) idea for an upgrade or disruption cribbed from sci fi or other speculative nonsense
    2) that turns out to be really hard so make a scaled down version that omits the most important part of what made the idea interesting in favor of the thing that seems coolest
    3) that's still really fucking hard so you scale it down even further
    4) final product is far inferior to the thing it was meant to replace. nobody wins.

  • @tc2241
    @tc2241 Před 8 měsíci +1147

    When the backyard scientist and styropyro are terrified of your invention, you’ve made something truly hunting 😂

    • @DismantleHAARP
      @DismantleHAARP Před 8 měsíci +6

      What's truly hunting?

    • @solsoldier3029
      @solsoldier3029 Před 8 měsíci +21

      I think they mean truly haunting @@DismantleHAARP

    • @sketchiefello9002
      @sketchiefello9002 Před 7 měsíci

      @@DismantleHAARP i am making a thousand dollar donation to HAARP in your name

    • @paulostatic8497
      @paulostatic8497 Před 7 měsíci +23

      ​@@DismantleHAARPWell they're hunting mosquitoes.

    • @braxtondavis393
      @braxtondavis393 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@solsoldier3029Are you fr

  • @SpaceCatTheThird
    @SpaceCatTheThird Před 8 měsíci +15

    7:25 “I want one” Backyard Scientist, 2023

  • @bronwiegobller
    @bronwiegobller Před 4 měsíci +3

    7:15 just imagine if he dropped his phone...

  • @maninthesnow4393
    @maninthesnow4393 Před 4 měsíci +2

    And here i was sloving my mosquito problem with dragons breath shells.

  • @alexzoin
    @alexzoin Před 6 měsíci +727

    Love that Kevin is credited as "backdoor scientist."

  • @BasedBidoof
    @BasedBidoof Před 8 měsíci +17

    "That one works way better" lmao. That is a terrifying tool. I was also very dissatisfied with computer vision for detecting bugs, maybe in 20 years when camera and computers are better/faster

    • @TheBaxes
      @TheBaxes Před 8 měsíci +2

      Nah, we already have the tech. The problem is that if you want to use machine learning you need to get a lot of labeled images with mosquitos to train a good model, and you would also need to process very high resolution images given the size of a mosquito. And that would require very expensive hardware.

    • @BasedBidoof
      @BasedBidoof Před 8 měsíci

      yeah and I'm poor, so see ya in 20 years lmao@@TheBaxes

    • @gorak9000
      @gorak9000 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@TheBaxes You don't need any of that - all you need is a bright enough light to light the bugs up and identify the location - you don't need to identify that it's a mosquito, you just need to know "there's something bug sized at location x,y,z" so you can point the laser there

  • @rock5480
    @rock5480 Před 4 měsíci

    Good job, May the fly be with you.

  • @deastjaeger6154
    @deastjaeger6154 Před měsícem

    the "dang that one looks way better" at the end killed me

  • @captainfeish6028
    @captainfeish6028 Před 8 měsíci +47

    Stryo is a legend.

  • @Xephyranth
    @Xephyranth Před 8 měsíci +12

    "Dang that one works better" had me crying

  • @cmdrpausanias2332
    @cmdrpausanias2332 Před 6 měsíci

    I watched your video with my VR headset on and at the end I was convinced bugs were crawling on my arms!

  • @camiel61
    @camiel61 Před 3 měsíci

    I'm glad you had fun

  • @cimachu
    @cimachu Před 8 měsíci +87

    It’s always a riot to see a bunch of my favorite channels working together

  • @user-zz5ns8st3p
    @user-zz5ns8st3p Před 8 měsíci +155

    The genuine wholesomeness of this is so heartwarming.. Well done Allen, you have literally scarred Styropyro for life..

    • @JulianoB
      @JulianoB Před 8 měsíci +1

      Seriously. They're all so happy and in their element. It looks like they all had such a fun time : )

  • @Alpsbeach
    @Alpsbeach Před 3 měsíci

    I hope it will go for production

  • @Sunny-m00ny
    @Sunny-m00ny Před 6 měsíci

    You can add a fan to this construction on one side, or if you have a hairdryer on hand, it will be faster and easier. Then the air currents will take mosquitoes with it

  • @JohnJaggerJack
    @JohnJaggerJack Před 8 měsíci +39

    You know it is sketchy af when styropyro himself is scared for dear life.

  • @JustDontPls
    @JustDontPls Před 8 měsíci +78

    RIP that brave man for science he donated his body for something he truly loved

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj Před 8 měsíci +1

      Wouldn't this be a case of something he truly hated tho?
      Also I can understand this hatred.

  • @Qwark909
    @Qwark909 Před 4 měsíci

    The ultimate collab

  • @HawkeJourney
    @HawkeJourney Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love how he bring the idea we all imagine only, to real life

  • @christopherr8441
    @christopherr8441 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Glad to see Styropyro isn’t dead.

  • @Think666_
    @Think666_ Před 8 měsíci +36

    I thought I saw that presentation, I was under the impression that they used the frequency of the wingbeats to identify and target the target (the wings would reflect light which the camera detected as a flash). That's all that the camera could pick up, which means they must have used specific lighting to achieve it.

    • @gorak9000
      @gorak9000 Před 8 měsíci

      mosquito wing beat frequency is between 600hz and 1000hz, so you'd need a 1200 - 2000 fps camera to pick that up - aka, no, I highly doubt that's how it worked

    • @Think666_
      @Think666_ Před 8 měsíci

      @@gorak9000 New Laser Zaps Mosquitoes in SlowMotion | National Geographic on YT
      Feel free to doubt.

  • @degamer0038
    @degamer0038 Před 4 měsíci

    oh god, i recognized the beginning music as the music from mr whiskers, that point and click horror game

  • @Tropicalplayer
    @Tropicalplayer Před 6 měsíci

    Reminding of Resident 1 with the laser hallway

  • @StUCaboose
    @StUCaboose Před 8 měsíci +116

    3:34
    Gotta say, mad respect for how calm you are considering how close you came to lasering your own dong

  • @GerinoMorn
    @GerinoMorn Před 8 měsíci +25

    As for the grid... I think if you get one of the math wizards of YT they should be able to suggest some interesting configurations of mirrors that generate much more dense grids, forcing laser beam into A LOT of reflections before it leaves the mirrored area (quite dispersed by this point!). There are some fancy equations I remember seeing that generate curves (or curve-like segments), that cross its own path to create VERY dense meshes.

  • @user-el5xg1pe2h
    @user-el5xg1pe2h Před 3 měsíci

    Styropyro is so weird… and that’s one of the many reasons why I love him. I think we all knew that one odd kid back in high school. Eccentric, but very smart.

  • @tommycollins9710
    @tommycollins9710 Před 3 měsíci

    i think im scared for life after seeing the video in the start of a mosquitoe getting its head destroyed and i feel bad for it

  • @ericthecyclist
    @ericthecyclist Před 8 měsíci +479

    thoughts:
    1) I would have 3d printed the racket. That way you could go larger and get the right angles you needed easily.
    2) prototype with a green laser pointer, one of the good ones that doesn't leak IR. I would only add a higher power laser as a final step, once I had a really tight mesh.
    3) Investigate how low a power setting you can go with and still do enough damage to ground them.

    • @Snycent
      @Snycent Před 8 měsíci +4

      fr

    • @NotOneToFly
      @NotOneToFly Před 8 měsíci +25

      4) see how small you can make the first surface mirror chips to make it wieldy

    • @JonathanHii-eo4fw
      @JonathanHii-eo4fw Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@NotOneToFly a low CFM ducted collector fan system to direct them into the stationary laser grid.

    • @mwcallan2
      @mwcallan2 Před 7 měsíci +10

      this is why you're a cyclist. this all sounds very unfun

    • @ericthecyclist
      @ericthecyclist Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@mwcallan2 as the old joke goes, "I resemble that comment" :-).

  • @psychic_wolf
    @psychic_wolf Před 8 měsíci +80

    I remember when StyroPyro was obscure. It's great to see you guys collaborating. I f#&%ing love lasers so much

  • @danielkover7157
    @danielkover7157 Před 2 měsíci

    Allen, NileRed, StyroPyro, and Backyard Scientist fascinate and frighten me at the same time.

  • @EricCartman-tl4qv
    @EricCartman-tl4qv Před 2 dny

    In a few years they will probably find a way to ajust the strenght of the lazer (or a metao that can handle it) and slow the detereorating apect with distance