How High Will This 1 Ton Rubber Band Ball Bounce?
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My guess is wofty is 447kg
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I guessed 446
@@howridiculous so close
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i was gonna guess 448...
In a year or two, we are going to get a video titled "GIANT Tungsten Rod DROP From SPACE! World Record Explosion?"
"We made Rods From God in real life! Guess how many megatons the explosion was?!"
"First one to guess it right..."
"We’ll pin ya!"
World record extinction speedrun
“We Just Slingshot a nuke into an asteroid”!
Tungsten dart. They'll have to spend 2 weeks digging down into the Earth where it will be
Archaeologists 2000 years later:
"These craters are such a mystery"
These craters were reason behind extinction of humans
@@b2dmore3078 yeah, aliens will be confused👽
@@docy5974 who were these mysterious figures behind all this😭😀😀😂
@@b2dmore3078 😂😂
Was just thinking something similar lol, gunna have someone confused at least XD
Just goes to show how severe a meteor impact is. That was only about 120mph on impact for a 1 tonne object and it was impressive. Imagine what being hit by something the size of a mountain would be like.
I just came to comment similar and then saw this mate. A meteor impact must be severely extreme
Scott holding up Bretts arm while waiting for the drop was a hoot. Science with Gaunson is always welcomed. 😊
12:40 The reason you're losing bounce height is likely because the ball is approaching terminal velocity (where air resistance cancels acceleration).
Once this happens, the ball won't bounce any higher no matter how high you drop it from.
Yea I think so
Well you can tell it hasn't quite reached terminal velocity if the crater keeps getting bigger, which probably has more of an effect on the height of the bounce.
@@nodangles6983 Gryph0n is right. It's not the size of the crater that matters. At terminal velocity the hardness of the ground is the only variable in how high will the ball bounce. They could drop it on reinforced concrete and get 60 meters without a crater at all.
@@caliconfessions1075 The larger crater indicates a higher speed, which means it's coming in at a higher velocity the higher it's dropped, which means terminal velocity had not been reached. The larger the crater, the more energy its construction has taken away from the ball.
@@nodangles6983 the softer the impact site the larger the crater will be and the lower the bounce will be. Balls typically reach terminal velocity around 10 seconds or after falling about 750 feet.
1000 vs 2000 foot drops are going the same speed upon impact the size of the crater is based on the hardness of the ground, not the speed of the object because the speed from 1000 feet and 2000 feet is the same speed. It's called terminal velocity.
The biggest issue in getting a higher bounce from a larger height is terminal velocity from air resistance. The closer an object gets to terminal velocity the less it will accelerate, so even if the distance to the ground is twice as large the velocity is likely significantly less than twice as large due to decreasing acceleration and plateauing velocity which is what happens when an object approaches terminal velocity.
I'd think that the efficiency of the bounce is the biggest thing. A back of the envelope calculation for the terminal velocity of a 1 ton sphere says terminal velocity is about 72 m/s, and in a vacuum the sphere dropped from 2000 feet would only reach about 108m/s. So drag does play a role, but it can't account for the sphere bouncing only 150/2000 = 7.5% of its drop height. The ball is losing most of its energy to heat as it deforms into a pancake and displaces the dirt. If they dropped a diamond ball on a diamond field (and it weighed the same somehow) I'd expect it to go much much higher, as long as it didn't shatter, despite feeling the same amount of air resistance and having the same terminal velocity
The diamond ball would shatter no matter what from that high up
@@broski761 indeed diamonds are hard but surprisingly brittle. They may be one of the hardest minerals but their molecular structure makes them not take stress well. This is why despite their hardness they are relatively (to their hardness) easy to cut.
Dimond is not unbreakable.
Its actually the amount of energy lost at impact, rendered in heat form or force direction. So terminal velocity is used but not really mentioned because its obvious that terminal velocity must be reached, so why bother mention it...
Easiest way to check this is to check the time from release to hitting the ground. Compare the time of the drop to what you'd expect in a vacuum. If there is a significant difference, air resistance is coming into play. And if the time is close to double from 1000 ft to 2000 ft, it's getting to terminal velocity pretty quickly, and going higher isn't going to change anything.
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I have thoroughly enjoyed this chaps. Laughed a lot . Great fun . Thanks to everyone.
I think the bounce factor would have been far better and more consistent if you dropped the ball on a hard surface instead of grasses filed, which likely absorbed a fair amount of the force - particularly increasing as the high increased.
I was just gonna say this but you nailed it. Good freaking job Rob.
True, but you would need to be pretty sure of your hard surface, that kinda impact could easily break up a concrete road or parking lot
That's true, but there also needs to be some sort of hard coating applied to the ball to hold the bands together, making it into kinda a giant golf ball. If you've seen golf balls bounce, imagine one six feet in diameter... :D
@@shadylampable I don't think them guys are worried about breaking the ground up. They love checking the impact crater. LOL. But if they did do it on hard surface rather than grass...I am certain they would avoid doing it in a shopping center parking lot or some ones driveway. I work with concrete everyday making railroad ties. That ball ain't even gonna chip the concrete we make. We pressure test our concrete for Amtrak. It takes a considerable amount of force to cause even a hairline fracture. I don't think a road would stand up though at all unless it was the autobahn highway in Germany or something. European highways carry more traffic and considerably heavier truck weights than U.S. roads so it was built to handle that.
@@Crusader1815 That would be awesome if they made a giant golf ball. No giant foot balls though. Those things bounce so unpredictably. That would be scary
It would be funny if someone made a documentary about these mysterious craters and how they may have been formed.
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One guy sounds like Jerry Seinfield!Exiting stuff!
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aliens will be 'confirmed' when they find traces of rubber in the craters
Anyone who's sane would never even think of something like this, it's about a meter wide a child could dig more than that.😂😂
I recorded the sound of the drop at 14:45 and slowed it down by 50%. It sounds like a missile!
Great stuff, guys. Greetings from America! 🫡
that is what it sounds like when big things meeting air resistance lol. i much prefer it to a missile though.
Why didn't they drop it on concrete: Typical Aussies!
it sounded horrible but awesome _xD
gave me wash flashbacks i didn't know i had
I’ve been gone from society for 3 years and totally forgot about the “tower guys”. Randomly this came across my new account and IM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS ARE STILL GOING!!!!! Thank you!
Been with ya from the beginning!
I feel this just means we need Part 2, but on harder ground.
Yes, I think it will bounce higher if it falls on concrete
Yup, a rebuild with a nice tight stretchy cover on a structural concrete slab. Of course it's the scale issues that will be most interesting...
Yeah, I think that's our problem. The Ball has X amount of kinetic energy, but part of X is being diffused to shove the ground out of the way. An object in motion wants to stay that way and all that, but it also wants to keep moving in that same direction, so shoving the ground out of the way is the simplest solution, at least to the eye of natural physics. If that isn't an option, the kinetic force has no choice but to rebound, so...higher bounce :)
But where could we find hard enough ground that isn't around people, and nobody would mind if we destroyed it a little? Hm.... is there a military base that we could borrow where drag racing tanks is a common practice?
@@ZeraSeraphim good point...hmm...maybe an abandoned air strip perhaps? Something like Wisley Airfield
And drop from 6,000 feet. Or whatever the aircraft maximum altitude is
As one who works with helicopters like that (obviously maybe not this type of cargo) my guess is that the budget for this video must have been one of the highest you’ve had. Tremendous work lads, keep it up. Loved the close up shots on the equipment as well.
Seriously. Surprised they didn't get a sponsor
how much is a chopper for a day
@@MelbourneAlan it’s per hour
@@MelbourneAlan the cost to operate an AS350 for an hour is about 1600€. Say it's maybe 3 or 4 flight hours on that day. That's like 6400€. Only a rough estimate
That said, there are other helicopters out there, but to lift that much it's probably the best one for the job at that price.
Videos like THESE must be played in schools! I’ve never really been a big fan of learning about science but this got me hyped! 🙌
thank you boys x, not in a good place in my head at the minute yet watching the antics and the energy between you three has been a tonic that nothing else has come close to.. anvils off a dam ?? ginat hammer AND a giant nail... TOP content.. manic child like energy between three good buddies... Gaunson and his.. "gaunson outlook" so so watchable.. keep it up. love the blender BTW.. will it blend ?? f*** yeah....
hope your'e doing better mate
This is childlike wonder in video form. You guys are doing the kind of things that I would've daydreamed about when I was about 10 years old, and as a 38 year old, I couldn't be happier to see those daydreams come to life (especially because, at that age, I hadn't yet developed a fear of heights!) If you aren't living your best life, no one is.
That was beautiful
Congrats on the heart from them. :]
They're literally me and my brothers throwing things off of rooftopes, mountains and whatnot (ourselves included...)
Didn't someone notice that how strong is that helicopter 💀
Took the comment right out of my mind bro!
Love to see this done on concrete, maybe an abandoned runway or something?
Stick a layer of truck-bed coating on what's left & go again (Bands need more talc for lube & a bigger 'Pof!' : )
I just had this thought before I saw this comment, concrete should make it bounce higher
YES!!!
I was trying to think of a place, and you've got the best idea.
@@ireallyreallyhategoogle this looks like a weapon used for war lol ima guess 350 pounds
@@ripebanana8169 what?
Referring to the Statue of Liberty as "Torch Dude in New York" is the best thing that's happened to me, today. Good on ya'.
Never ceases to amaze me that a group of men have made a successful CZcams channel and career from simply dropping all sorts of random objects from different heights and just having fun every day. Truly living the dream!
It makes me lose hope in humanity.
I was hoping they would just go straight to a mile high and let it rip right off the bat.
Loudly
@@trorisk why?
@@trorisk hmm..... weird.... considering tik tok exists.... this doesn't even come remotely close.
Being an engineering student and watching Gaunson trying to explain energy displacement pains me greatly.
This is some wild content, guys. Keep doing this!!!
Hahahahaha, energy displacement. Do you mean the Wave of Force Transfer, by accident? Internationally and among real engineering students also known as WOFT?
Ha ha, heat go brrrrrr
I love "Science with Gaunson" as an engineer lol
I'm a big fan of the "Science with Gaunson" segments....
Don’t worry future engineer, you’ll forget everything you learned in a couple years, just like the rest of us
This was great! Is it just me? The guy in the beige hat sounds like an Aussie Jerry Seinfeld. Love his enthusiasm!
I may be a year late but man oh man is that backdrop so amazing that perfect sky and that lushes green grass. I could stay out in that field all day everyday.
The drop pilot deserves some recognition for his work. I’m sure dropping that much weight at once had to play hob with controlling the helicopter.
It would but study the way the fire helicopter pilots add in power, collective and pedal whilst filling up water tanks and staying in their spot. There would be a lot more craft in that.
no bc the ball will be directly under the centre of mass so it wont sway the helicpoter
@@somalianjim6050 well that but do you not see how much the ball was swaying? So dropping it off to the side could mess with stuff and if you shoot off and start to panic you could go down
just like a crane... when holding a weight u will have a counter reaction when the load is released quickly. small or large, it will happen. the reaction of the operator/pilot will depend on experience
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You sirs, are answering the important questions!
I’ll save you time. It bounces straight back into the helicopter, killing everyone on board.
The fact you guys take it off, explain the concept AND drop the ball within the first minute earns my respect, like, and sub 👏👏👏
yes. god bless these crazy buggers!
They've absolutely nailed the technique of showing something big in the beginning and then building up to it or building on it for the rest of the video.
Never a dull moment with these guys.
They did it at 2:28 like that’s not a good amount of time to me
Right, it's definitely better than 20 minutes of blabbering build up for 1 minute of the action.
Than you Michael and Jack! I along with the entire How ridiculous community appreciate you and thank you.🙂
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But does Jack have a son? 🤭
*thank
Love the incoming sound of "Lofty" !
Don’t snooze on the COMMTEST return everyone 😮
Guess how heavy the ball is by the end! We’ll pin yaaaaaa if you’re the 1st to get it 📌
687 lb
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753 lbs
1437
542 pounds
A bit of Science with Gaunson, a bit of Rexy, a bit of merch, lots of big bounces, a naming of an item, helicopters, slow mo, tower mention and a we'll pin ya. Can't really ask for more from a HR video. Great work.
"Science with Gaunson" that's like a contradiction, Gaunson is scientific like a flat earth video. lol.
@@TheGreg6466 Hey now, he had a graph and wrote down his results in a Scientific manner. As the Mythbusters quote goes “The Only Difference Between Screwing Around and Science Is Writing It Down” - ballistics expert Alex Jason coined the phrase before Adam Savage said it on a 2012 MythBusters episode, Bouncing Bullet.
Only thing missing is “get the bell on”
@@ClAddict and a bit of rock paper scissors to decide who goes up in the chopper
@@ClAddict And a Fart 🤣
This is pretty awesome, salute to the team that put the rubber band ball together and you too for bringing this to us
So glad I could fast forward to the epic conclusion!
Would've been cool to try in on a harder surface as well.
Yup. The sod ground is absorbing a LOT of the kinetic energy ... a concrete airport runway would be dramatic!
Yep. Find a big, abandoned parking lot somewhere and try again. I bet you get at least 50% higher bounce.
It broke apart even on the soft ground. On a concrete or paved surface, the entire ball would have simply shattered to pieces and not bounced at all.
@@rickmorse9884 especially with planes landing and taking off....
@@cryo9216 It would have bounced higher from shorter drops. Yeah of course it would have broken apart sooner...but you'd still be seeing higher bounces earlier so it would equal out. Plus you'd see some pretty incredible pancaking footage.
The helicopter shots really emphasize how high that ball is way better than the ground shots.
Agree
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Umm, no, the helicopter shots exaggerate how high the ball is because camera lenses don't work like human eyes.
Ahh yes less drop it on a road near house and people
You guys are awesome, lots of fun, creativity, and energy.
I love that you guys have given it to us in feet, too. Thanks.
It's always a joy getting to see how much fun y'all get to have doing this stuff.
i love how the appeal of this video isn't big explosions of things flying everywhere or colliding.
it's just simple physics of seeing how high you can get such a massive object to bounce off solid ground.
real refreshing honestly
Gaunson's calculations are a LITTLE off. When it comes to physics you want to use the metric system for all calculations. Not feet. It's simple science and math.
I also loved the sound it made. Like a meteor sailing towards the ground.
Ian Lee- the difference between the rubber band ball and a meteor is that rubber band balls are actually real.
You should do the same experiment on a concrete or solid surface, higher bounce for sure.
Love the subtle dig at Dude Perfect 😂
It would be interesting to see how the ball bounces from 2000ft onto concrete. Less energy would be absorbed by the ground for sure. Also i wonder if its possible to land it on the giant axe from that hight.
It would just shatter in to a million bits. My guess would be 0 bounce, but the explosion would be pretty cool regardless
Good on ya, Michael. Your efforts have been super worth it!
1/2 a ton
I'm convinced Michael and Editor Jack are the backbone of this channel ❤
You guys really banded together on this one.
We have absolutely binged HR in the entirety of 2022 and honestly, might be their coolest video yet. Absolutely loved Science with Gaunson and how it was actually follow-able science. Sparked good conversation yet also absolute awe. Thanks again guys!
I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. And I have to say, the farmer… has my heart. Just sounds like the conversation around here. Simple man, simple advice. Awesome.
I was part of the Ripleys Believe it or not production where we dropped the worlds largest rubber band ball. The chase helicopter crashed before we got the ball dropped in Kingman Arizona. The results we got were a bit different since we started from a pretty good height. At some point the compression of the ball is enough that it makes heat and also the outer layers of the ball sluff off. I had a melted clump of the ball as a souivineer for years.
First, I thought "Their rubber ball is a faulty construction!". Then I saw your enthusiasm and how determined you tried your best. And I simply had to think: "Their rubber ball is a lowsy faulty construction!".
2:06 Golden opportunity missed to say 'Rex marks the spot'.
👌
oof
It really needed to be dropped on a far harder surface - ideally solid rock or reinforced concrete. The amount of KE that is absorbed by turfed/grassed soil is amazing. I did a very similar (although much smaller in scale!) project in high-school. Depending on the water-content and density of the soil it would adsorb up to 70% of the kinetic-energy, at impact, of a mass at terminal velocity. We used iron balls (3kg shot-put), 3kg solid-rubber, water-filled polymer and a few others.
Yes agree and might even crack the concrete.. 👍
The higher you go, the more the ground absorbs the energy, resulting in less bounce so simple!!
Just because this encourages a physics discussion, we have won!! Well done, thank you for the video!
11:18 getting distracted by a butterfly 😂
That sound thou... "whhooooshh SMACK!" dropping from 2000 ft is wild!
Can only imagine how terrifying it would be if those were 155mm projectiles flying over your head landing.
It would be cool if you could calculate the amount of energy that is released in these ball drops and compare different kind of explosives to it to find the equivalent. This seems like a great, safer alternative to heavy firecrackers, like that polish stuff.
You guys are not entirely normal....
Very fun!
2O seconds in and you’re already showing footage of the helicopter picking the ball into the air. No BS filler, love it!
Agreed, I was afraid it would be one of those videos where they talk bs for 20 minutes and then do the thing in the last 30 seconds of the video.
Oh wow. You guys, after a quick Google, have made the biggest bounce! The record WAS about 95 feet, or just less than 30 meters. Congrats!
That is an excellent pilot. That drop is ridiculously dangerous and difficult.
It's like the separation with the ball and then it bounces like the Spirit Rover.
IDK if concrete is rated to take that much force in a drop like that but id love to see this again against a solid floor that the band ball cant crater into
The loss of bounce was due to the energy transfer in creating the crater and the full compression of the ball caused a lot of the energy to travel horizontally instead of vertically. The loss of bands had a minor effect with their energy not returning in the form of bounce. Dropping on a more solid surface like concrete would have saved much of the energy. I bet the temperature inside the ball went up substantially too.
Yeah imagine bouncing this from concrete, it would hit the helicopter back :D JK
Coming up with the answers to questions Noone ever asked.
Good job Boys!
"How high will this thermonuclear Weapon bounce, dropped from a Plane?"
Trick question, it blows up 100 feet above the ground for a sweet sweet air burst devastation
you could tell Gaunson wanted to say the ground is as soft as Shit so badly. LOL LOL
Watching the slow mo playback was fascinating! Good job guys.
Those craters were pretty impressive for a fairly soft ball, I'd love to see what an atlas stone or Bruce could do from that height
Makes me understand the whole concept of meteors being scary if a rubber ball falling from that high craters that big
@@Rex-sy8ye REXY
A fair amount of loss in bounce height can be attributed to losses by way of heat. The faster the bands expand, the more heat gets generated. This temporarily reduces the bands' elasticity, there by delaying the return to resting state while the ball is still in contact with the ground.
The wobble is the force of inertia building up and forcing the massive uneven weight to consolidate up to it's new center of gravity. ✌️😊
I want it to be 440kg but I don't think there's enough left. Those explosions were something else though, the bands flying everywhere was just incredible. Great job catching as much of it as you did¬
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Here, let me save you some time...
11:07 First Drop
14:35 Second Drop
15:50 Third Drop
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First drop was at :32. Were you looking at the clock on your wall????? LOL!
Thanks for saving 17 minutes of my life
@@chuxmix65 Ya, but it was incredibly lame compared to the others. Thus didnt deem it worthwhile.
@@BreadApologist right. 👌
Now I wanna see this with a huge steel ball. Not for the bounce, but for the crater
WELL DONE I ENJOYED THIS THANKS GUYS
Shout out to Michael, the pilots, editors and background people. You guys have a great crew!!
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That field was surely impossible to clean properly
An amazing achievement from all of you. Great job team!
Excellent content and presentation. Glad i found this channel. 😊
This was super incredible! The craters that ball left in the ground were just, amazing! Let's go 44 club!
Hearing the scream of the ball as it’s coming down at speed is impressive by itself.
I kept thinking the same thing! The fact that you can *hear* it whooshing down toward you is almost scary lol, like you know how devastating it will be just by the sound.
@@destryshafer2764 sounds like a whole ass missile
It sounds like a jet, or at least a fast car.
Did you factor in the differences in densities of the landing locations? An area of ground could be loamy, clay, gravelly, or have a boulder in it. All very different reactions to those densities.
That slow motion wobble is so satisfying to watch 😅
2:56 pov: your the "I" in pixar and about to get killed by the lamp
DID YOU CLEAN THAT MESS UP? beautiful landscape!
I need to see it hit a solid surface! GOT TOO SEE IT !
The experiment’s are fun but man these dudes are hard to keep up with and watch 😂
This channel has come so far, and it keeps blowing my mind what stunts can be done.
12:30 joules were “lost” due to *plastic deformation* of the ground.
But good work!
Thoroughly enjoyed this ridiculousness, lads.
32 seconds in and we already are seeing the action. I love this channel!
Awesome vid, more dense landing surface might make bounce results more impressive.
The pure enthusiasm of truly delayed gratification. Pure joy from these chaps!
The time and effort put into producing a 1 ton rubber band ball, the renting of the helicopter.... incredible production all things considered. This is an incredibly fun looking experiment.
can you imagine owning a helicopter company and some guy calls you and asks if they drop a big rubber band ball with the choppers?
From a Google search
1,500 ft
When falling in the standard belly-to-Earth position, an average estimate of terminal velocity for skydivers is 120 mph (200 km/h), and a falling person will reach terminal velocity after about 12 seconds, falling some 450 m (1,500 ft) in that time.
Never a waste of time watching any of your videos ! Two helicopters, respect is due. Seriously enjoy seeing how much fun you guys have doing these things. Keep up the good work !
Deformation costs a crapload of energy so it was to be expected that it would drop as soon as it started shedding. That's partially the reason it doesn't scale linearly already on regular bounces but those rubber bands flying off of it had a lot of energy in them that wasn't directed upwards anymore. Another reason could be terminal velocity approaching at some point making sure going higher no longer makes the ball hit harder because all off that juicy energy goes into air displacement.
The sound of it ripping thru the air was awesome.
Lawns everywhere must flee when these guys roll into town😅🤣
I loved how the Size of the Ball meant there was almost a Forced Perspective because of how far away the Lads had to be for Safety.
Like when It Bounced, it just looks kind of Normal, like it's not Bouncing really high (the aforementioned Forced perspective) but in reality Is Probably an insane height to see something so Big reach.
Congratulations boys, that's a huge effort all round!