I put a ballista on my car

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 7. 12. 2023
  • Let’s Clash for Nature! Click the link to join my team and contribute to the environment by getting gold from multiplayer battles! wehy.pe/y/1/Ididathing
    #clashofclans #ad
    Twitter: / ididathing1
    Tiktok: / ididathing
    Instagram: / ididathing_official
    Discord: / discord
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=13180179
    My mate that helped with the build @NoEngineerHere
  • Zábava

Komentáře • 6K

  • @Ididathing
    @Ididathing  Před 5 měsíci +2591

    Let’s Clash for Nature! Click the link to join my team and contribute to the environment by getting gold from multiplayer battles! wehy.pe/y/1/Ididathing

  • @theslowmoguys
    @theslowmoguys Před 5 měsíci +8765

    I’ll never get used to watching a CZcams video then suddenly seeing my own stupid face in it

  • @chrissousa7761
    @chrissousa7761 Před 5 měsíci +3883

    I love how the license plate is blurred in one shot, and then completely visible in another one

    • @Riley_Jarvis_the_sparky
      @Riley_Jarvis_the_sparky Před 5 měsíci +246

      I love the fact he's a newbie driver p plate🤣

    • @martinprochazka2869
      @martinprochazka2869 Před 5 měsíci +225

      He's getting better, in one of previous videos he had red P plate

    • @ThoorstenDoernbach
      @ThoorstenDoernbach Před 5 měsíci

      His ass is blurred better than the license plate

    • @lepyti
      @lepyti Před 5 měsíci +167

      And the blur was so bad too 😂
      It moved so the plate was shown in the same shot where it was first blurred.

    • @georgehill3087
      @georgehill3087 Před 5 měsíci +95

      It's blurred when the shot was far and the plate wasn't legible. Then it's not blurred when it's very legible. lol

  • @toothpastethy
    @toothpastethy Před 5 měsíci +487

    the metal shriek of the bolts flying through the air is by far the coolest part

    • @justmerc1642
      @justmerc1642 Před 5 měsíci +6

      I concur with this sentiment

    • @ParagonQuille
      @ParagonQuille Před 25 dny +4

      "shriek" is the perfect word for it

    • @GuntWastelander
      @GuntWastelander Před 17 dny +1

      Yeah that shit would be fucking terrifying to hear on the battlefield when all you had was a little shortsword and buckler

  • @sethgreenwood6488
    @sethgreenwood6488 Před 5 měsíci +766

    The shaft of the bolt needs to be wooden to allow the fletchings to have greater effect in straightening the flight. This pulls the center of mass towards the tip of the bolt

    • @idkhahahaha
      @idkhahahaha Před 5 měsíci +12

      ooooohhhhh

    • @Idiotdragon8
      @Idiotdragon8 Před 4 měsíci +31

      I was looking for this comment, you did the thing!

    • @physicsguy6625
      @physicsguy6625 Před 4 měsíci +8

      And here comes the nerd

    • @vandread
      @vandread Před 4 měsíci +37

      @@physicsguy6625 I was getting my jimmies rustled at your comment before I looked at your name

    • @TheCreeperking01
      @TheCreeperking01 Před 27 dny +1

      @@physicsguy6625 nerds op

  • @AnsuelSmith
    @AnsuelSmith Před 5 měsíci +3600

    After "Not a weapon"... "Not a landmine"... We have now.... "Not a tank"

  • @Dexter_WILHIGGINS
    @Dexter_WILHIGGINS Před 5 měsíci +15217

    I cant wait for him to make a hog rider 💀

    • @Jordan-rb28
      @Jordan-rb28 Před 5 měsíci +458

      Gets cancelled

    • @Larscarfanaticlief
      @Larscarfanaticlief Před 5 měsíci +212

      Giant bomb

    • @You-ce3fh
      @You-ce3fh Před 5 měsíci +97

      Mecha hog rider with 2 foot buzz saw

    • @Dinoplank
      @Dinoplank Před 5 měsíci +302

      He doesnt have to since you can buy 300 hog riders for only 2 pounds.

    • @matthewpantig7928
      @matthewpantig7928 Před 5 měsíci +33

      i want him to make the Balloon and drop poop!

  • @quarteratom
    @quarteratom Před 4 měsíci +170

    When you see the heavy bolt bounce off the target high into the air, it's always a good idea to move closer for your next shot.

    • @Hithere-uz6wd
      @Hithere-uz6wd Před měsícem +4

      He isnt exactly known for taking safety seriously

  • @proxy90909
    @proxy90909 Před 5 měsíci +82

    No one gonna talk about how much detail this mans fore arms had at 5:28? Mans got more lines than a notebook dang!

  • @yourhighschoolenglishteach8405
    @yourhighschoolenglishteach8405 Před 5 měsíci +3238

    i understand that most ppl want to see the end result and not the building process.
    but i will definitely miss the builds, especially seeing how you dealt with problems as they came up

    • @saxicolousppls
      @saxicolousppls Před 5 měsíci +253

      I don’t think this was permanent. At least I hope not. I think this assembly just took a really long time and they forgot to film parts of it.

    • @Ididathing
      @Ididathing  Před 5 měsíci +2303

      Builds arent going anywhere. Just the deadlines on the last two videos made it hard. MORE BORING BUILD FOOTAGE COMING SOON!

    • @user-rc3sz9tw9f
      @user-rc3sz9tw9f Před 5 měsíci +152

      ​@Ididathing I'll take "boring" builds over the brainrot catered to people with low attention spans anyday. Love your videos!

    • @kindacruise
      @kindacruise Před 5 měsíci +74

      @@Ididathing this one was especially unfortunate, im building a ballista and wanted to steal the design. australian copyright ruins me again.

    • @chrissilkroryashton1947
      @chrissilkroryashton1947 Před 5 měsíci +32

      If he put in all the build footage, there wouldnt be enough room for the absurd number of adverts for clash of clans!

  • @lim8
    @lim8 Před 5 měsíci +7764

    You've yet again revolutionized Australian technology

    • @DefinitelyNotAPsychopath
      @DefinitelyNotAPsychopath Před 5 měsíci +370

      'a military division of emus mounted with medieval siege weapons could face any army in the world' - Major Meredith, 1932

    • @clementpoon120
      @clementpoon120 Před 5 měsíci +33

      sooner or later we'll have bob semple 2.0 at this rate

    • @user-tz4eh3rc4j
      @user-tz4eh3rc4j Před 5 měsíci +7

      hell yeah

    • @tysk5729
      @tysk5729 Před 5 měsíci +19

      ​@@DefinitelyNotAPsychopathdidn't work so wel for us
      -native australians😂

    • @Leghend
      @Leghend Před 5 měsíci +6

      now they might have a chance against the emus

  • @acarbajal945
    @acarbajal945 Před 4 měsíci +18

    i used to play the classical guitar song you used for this video… by francisco tarrega. i have ALS and can no longer but your videos allows me to escape with humor and nastalga… as i type this with my toes. i don’t know y im telling you this but i am gratefully rambling. cheers

  • @matskessel5463
    @matskessel5463 Před 4 měsíci +10

    It's funny, your channel actually is what inspired me to make my own ballista during Covid. Would be cool to see you build one on like the traditional ones. With the power coming from the torsion of rope. Ours is massive, could share a video, but need to fix it up a bit as the winch line broke.

  • @SatanSupimpa
    @SatanSupimpa Před 5 měsíci +4027

    Every video feels like a potential Darwin award.

  • @smeghead250
    @smeghead250 Před 5 měsíci +3295

    Watches as the bolt unpredictably ricochets off the armour at dangerous speeds.
    "Let's move the car closer and not take any additional precautions."

  • @synargy460
    @synargy460 Před 5 měsíci +5

    You're definitely one of my favorite content creators. This is always enjoying to watch!

  • @BeRaikwal
    @BeRaikwal Před 4 měsíci +9

    5:54 NOKIA RINGTONE HAAHAHAHHA AMAZINGG

  • @SonySteals
    @SonySteals Před 5 měsíci +4917

    Let’s all appreciate that Alex did a better job blurring his hog than the car plates.

    • @coltonbates629
      @coltonbates629 Před 5 měsíci +642

      smaller target

    • @Lambda_Ovine
      @Lambda_Ovine Před 5 měsíci +25

      yeah... :(

    • @BabyBeater
      @BabyBeater Před 5 měsíci +192

      he did such a bad job that at 15:30 you can literally just read his plate

    • @PlatinumSan
      @PlatinumSan Před 5 měsíci +57

      Pretty sure he gave up later on XD

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 5 měsíci

      ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

  • @PaintingWinterMusic
    @PaintingWinterMusic Před 5 měsíci +5107

    With weapons like this, this guy will singlehandedly make the rest of the world fear Australia.

    • @PaintingWinterMusic
      @PaintingWinterMusic Před 5 měsíci

      If he keeps this up, Australia will join China and the US as a world power pretty soon.

    • @PaintingWinterMusic
      @PaintingWinterMusic Před 5 měsíci +61

      Even the US military will eventually have to surrender to this guy.
      Also--just going to shamelessly plug--I'm hoping some of you might like the music I make too :)

    • @superbanana3398
      @superbanana3398 Před 5 měsíci +68

      Maybe they'll finaly beat those pesky emus.

    • @PaintingWinterMusic
      @PaintingWinterMusic Před 5 měsíci +31

      @@superbanana3398 I don't think even the world's most powerful militaries could beat the emus.

    • @Ass_of_Amalek
      @Ass_of_Amalek Před 5 měsíci +13

      he will finally win the emu war

  • @AlexLayden1
    @AlexLayden1 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I like how the title for the video has changed several times since it released, really getting the full effect out of the algorithm XD

  • @starwindlancer
    @starwindlancer Před 5 měsíci +3

    "Gotta make sure not to build a gun because those are illegal here"
    * proceeds to build a gun *

  • @shayansaha9824
    @shayansaha9824 Před 5 měsíci +2993

    I love how Hamilton's farm has become a testing ground for this guy 😂

    • @joaolemes8757
      @joaolemes8757 Před 5 měsíci +100

      If I had a farm, I'd allow for anyone to do testing on it.

    • @Unknown.--._.-
      @Unknown.--._.- Před 5 měsíci +52

      @@joaolemes8757That's not very smart

    • @lachychops2
      @lachychops2 Před 5 měsíci +12

      gonna make a good ol fashioned UXO minefield for his buddy haha

    • @rim7115
      @rim7115 Před 5 měsíci +173

      Hamilton let them in once, and now they won't leave

    • @justinthrun4627
      @justinthrun4627 Před 5 měsíci +42

      Hamilton is a real one for real

  • @Break531
    @Break531 Před 5 měsíci +2146

    IDAT has evolved over time to go from "I am concerned for this man's safety and that of his family" to "I am concerned that this man is going to be incarcerated"

    • @sadmac356
      @sadmac356 Před 5 měsíci +64

      *and* his safety

    • @yaboyfuze6193
      @yaboyfuze6193 Před 5 měsíci +63

      I am concerned for what he'll do to those who try to incarcerate him

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 5 měsíci +1

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

    • @gabriellynch2764
      @gabriellynch2764 Před 5 měsíci +12

      Or everyone's safety.

    • @zyriantel9601
      @zyriantel9601 Před 5 měsíci +34

      We're still concerned for his safety, it's just that the scope of our concern is growing with each video.

  • @IanZainea1990
    @IanZainea1990 Před 5 měsíci +12

    17:15 is that a spear or are you just happy to see me?

  • @currykingwurst6393
    @currykingwurst6393 Před 5 měsíci

    You should make more Clash of Clans stuff. I don't play it myself, but the trap door you made and this thing are amazing, so I'd happily sit through a Clash of Clans ad every time if that means you get to make awesome stuff.

  • @enricotonon6633
    @enricotonon6633 Před 5 měsíci +1249

    Alexa's videos: "War is hell, there is so much cruelty around us"
    Alex's videos: "I made yet another artillery contraption"

    • @Delmworks
      @Delmworks Před 5 měsíci

      A truth as old as military equipment- millitary tech is dope as hell, until you’re shot with it

  • @acomputer121
    @acomputer121 Před 5 měsíci +850

    I'm a mechanical engineer stuck wondering why your elastic bands aren't firing as fast as you'd expect in this video and your previous, and I think the main problem is the stiffness of the materials. To get high speeds you need very high stiffness with some flexibility. A traditional ballista acheives this as wood is very stiff, but still quite flexible under bending, so you can store a lot of energy in the wood by bending it a small amount, and because of it's high stiffness it releases all of that energy quickly over a short distance.
    The elastic bands are much less stiff, so they have to be stretched much more to store a comparable amount of energy, and when they release it they do so over a much greater distance, and the speed they can relax limits the speed you can fire your projectile. This is useful for slingshots as you can apply a lower force over a larger distance to add lots of energy, but is more challenging to achieve at large scales as the elastic cables become quite heavy.
    That's why fibreglass composites are popular materials for bows, they are extremely stiff and have very high tensile strength, allowing large amounts of elastic potential to be stored and released quickly.

    • @ALPHAdog479
      @ALPHAdog479 Před 5 měsíci +38

      I appreciate ur comment

    • @mynickisalreadytaken
      @mynickisalreadytaken Před 5 měsíci +22

      @@ALPHAdog479 I appreciate ur commenting on this comment

    • @jamesporter628
      @jamesporter628 Před 5 měsíci +9

      Good comment

    • @jerry_mandarin
      @jerry_mandarin Před 5 měsíci +16

      I appreciate the appreciation on this comment

    • @ezoni8438
      @ezoni8438 Před 5 měsíci +19

      How they couldve improved it is by adding 2 cams for the elastics to run across, to simulate that energy storage (its also more efficient energy storage as its a pulley system) this is how all modern bows and xbows work and for very good reason, you can get the speed and power of a 300lbs war bow for like 60 lbs on a compound bow or xbow.

  • @gblikestosew
    @gblikestosew Před 5 měsíci +1

    Favorite thing about IDAT videos is that not only do I enjoy them, but my domestic cockatiel gets to hear wild Australian birds in the background, so we BOTH get to enjoy them.

  • @LeafyGreenDA
    @LeafyGreenDA Před 3 měsíci +2

    It's so weird seeing someone put this much dedication into a game promo.
    I dig it.

  • @tropicalgoose
    @tropicalgoose Před 5 měsíci +335

    i love how hamilton’s farm has become a reoccurring character

    • @killamackay
      @killamackay Před 5 měsíci +16

      Was looking for this comment before I said it lol. Hamilton has come In handy eh? Lol

    • @bloodred255
      @bloodred255 Před 5 měsíci +39

      Are you telling me if you had a bunch of friends with a car mounted ballista, and you had a field in the middle of nowhere you wouldn't go for it

    • @PushingDownDaisys
      @PushingDownDaisys Před 5 měsíci +20

      Definitely a win-win scenario though, so I get it. He’s always showing up with fun shit, and he has tons of space that they can play with fun shit *safely*

    • @austinobambino1360
      @austinobambino1360 Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@@PushingDownDaisys"safely"

    • @Psilomuscimol
      @Psilomuscimol Před 5 měsíci

      Not a character. A setting.

  • @Eeeg_Eeeg
    @Eeeg_Eeeg Před 5 měsíci +1739

    The effort IDAT puts into in making incredibly unsafe devices that could probably kill him in an instant is just unparalleled

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 5 měsíci +5

      E

    • @mariii402
      @mariii402 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@EEEEEEEEE

    • @imevannnn.
      @imevannnn. Před 5 měsíci +2

      No way you abbreviated his name…

    • @Matt-yp6ez
      @Matt-yp6ez Před 5 měsíci +2

      The fan with blades is my personal favorite, when I was a kid I used to think that was every fan.

    • @smolbrendan5978
      @smolbrendan5978 Před 5 měsíci +6

      I'd say he's surpassed by styropyro, but it's kind of cheating to mention him.

  • @mattlogic9647
    @mattlogic9647 Před 4 měsíci +3

    This is probably one of the best sponsored content videos I’ve ever seen, absolutely seamless

  • @chrisreilly1290
    @chrisreilly1290 Před 4 měsíci +2

    15:57 look at the flies, they see someone lay down and their like "definitely a dead guy, let's lay some eggs "

  • @aidancollin3158
    @aidancollin3158 Před 5 měsíci +1363

    Ancient ballistas used huge wood boards for tension like a old crossbow instead of elastic rope. This made them absurdly powerful and capable of piercing anything. You should make one out of wood so you can have a way more powerful ballista

    • @Venti.the.bard.613
      @Venti.the.bard.613 Před 5 měsíci +470

      I- don’t think he should have a more powerful ballista

    • @vincentlee7359
      @vincentlee7359 Před 5 měsíci +116

      But he made am X-BOW, not a Ballista 😮
      He said it in the video 😮

    • @benja_mint
      @benja_mint Před 5 měsíci +19

      Weren't they metal leaf springs? Or maybe that was later

    • @jonasmunch2131
      @jonasmunch2131 Před 5 měsíci +60

      @@benja_mint I believe it was torsion springs made from some type of rope that's been twistet.

    • @cmur078
      @cmur078 Před 5 měsíci +43

      @@jonasmunch2131 Yeah, twisted rope was normal in Roman times. In fact I don't think giant crossbows based on tension have ever been a popular thing.

  • @toddstakes
    @toddstakes Před 5 měsíci +764

    Just the fact that he's using a system where the rubbers break all the time is terrifying in and of itself

    • @tahunuva4254
      @tahunuva4254 Před 5 měsíci +115

      Meh, last time my my rubber broke it caused a little accident, and I went ballistic at the time but you do get used to them.

    • @gi70st
      @gi70st Před 5 měsíci +2

      Its just like how you were born

    • @wildwadew8878
      @wildwadew8878 Před 5 měsíci +9

      that's the same system my parent's used

    • @hamsterbuilder7796
      @hamsterbuilder7796 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@OFFICERJIMMYUTTPyour content is nothing like this guys

    • @dangerousbeans
      @dangerousbeans Před 5 měsíci +7

      ​@@hamsterbuilder7796it's a bot baiting you to watch it's videos

  • @tobin1677
    @tobin1677 Před 2 měsíci +2

    On one hand, the sponsorship is surprisingly well integrated into the video, rather than being some hamstrung crap like you usually see on youtube, but on the other hand I feel like the ad reads took about as much time as would be dedicated to them in a 50's tv gameshow

  • @gilflannigan3910
    @gilflannigan3910 Před 3 měsíci

    Almost at 5mil my g.
    I keep coming back to check
    Your a legend bro i tell ya.

  • @KanuckStreams
    @KanuckStreams Před 5 měsíci +761

    Fun fact! The design you show that the Romans using were called "Scorpio" or "Scorpion". Those things were actually SCARY accurate (usually), and when operated properly could have a really fast (for a small siege engine) firing speed!
    Also, the sound your monstrosity makes when it fires is TERRIFYING.

    • @user-zh4vo1kw1z
      @user-zh4vo1kw1z Před 5 měsíci +41

      And also one of the most gorgeous amd satisfying sounds on here

    • @killerflamingo9566
      @killerflamingo9566 Před 5 měsíci

      Usually lol

    • @Ididathing
      @Ididathing  Před 5 měsíci +237

      Yeah the sound was by far the coolest part

    • @Gytman189
      @Gytman189 Před 5 měsíci +8

      ​@@Ididathingif you released the sound of the bolt firing as a text tone I (and I think most of us) would happily pay a dollar or two to use it

    • @HalogenNC
      @HalogenNC Před 5 měsíci +1

      I think I saw a whistle shape carved into the back

  • @Sapojnik-
    @Sapojnik- Před 5 měsíci +766

    I SWEAR this man will end up in his 80's with the biggest weird & lethal collection of wearpons of all time.

    • @resilientlemon1302
      @resilientlemon1302 Před 5 měsíci +33

      He'll be the badass old dude in charge for designing the defence for the last bastion of humanity during the zombie apocalypse.

    • @BeardedMan8319
      @BeardedMan8319 Před 5 měsíci +36

      With how much danger he is putting himself and his lads into, reaching his 80's isn't quite probable.

    • @Sapojnik-
      @Sapojnik- Před 5 měsíci +21

      @@resilientlemon1302 Hell yea he gonna have like 10 grandsons with tampon miniguns and giant RC beyblades slicing zombies

    • @Sapojnik-
      @Sapojnik- Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@BeardedMan8319 No one would dare to face him.
      Only 1 thing can defeat him... Its himself.

    • @resilientlemon1302
      @resilientlemon1302 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Sapojnik- It will be art in motion to witness.

  • @i-am-ultra
    @i-am-ultra Před 3 měsíci +2

    That guy will sure survive an zombie apocalypse. Of course if he will not suddenly die earlier in process of making some of his videos

  • @TheGuy17171
    @TheGuy17171 Před měsícem +1

    7:54 The delivery on that was perfect lmao

  • @coffeeskittlez8205
    @coffeeskittlez8205 Před 5 měsíci +465

    I love that Hamilton's farm is just a staple testing ground at this point

    • @RealElongatedMuskrat
      @RealElongatedMuskrat Před 5 měsíci +1

      Hamilton's Farmyard of Fuckery. Fuck Around and Find Out Farm. The possibilities are endless.

    • @Doylt
      @Doylt Před 5 měsíci +11

      I wonder if Hamilton expected this arrangement or he just gets texts going "can I bring my new weapon round? I'll let you have a shot"

  • @thatjuliusfellow5664
    @thatjuliusfellow5664 Před 5 měsíci +553

    that vascularity is wild. lotta people who do manufacturing type labor get those ripped forearms but still. dude is yoked good job. cant wait to see more boxing from him

    • @krunkikrofna
      @krunkikrofna Před 5 měsíci +70

      And he has a lot of muscle too. Its seriously impressive. You can see that his arms are big and insanely vascular. Amazing physique for someone who isn't a gym rat

    • @ferdtheterd3897
      @ferdtheterd3897 Před 5 měsíci +13

      Gay

    • @DarkManifesto
      @DarkManifesto Před 5 měsíci +25

      @@krunkikrofna Balkan genes 💪💪💪💪

    • @krunkikrofna
      @krunkikrofna Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@DarkManifestobalkanci su najjaci amooooooo

    • @r2d2fromstartrek
      @r2d2fromstartrek Před 5 měsíci +14

      ​@@DarkManifestohe's Australian bro

  • @juanstekelenburg3175
    @juanstekelenburg3175 Před 5 měsíci

    My man gonna end up on some kind of list.
    First the tampon gun, then the paintball turret, and now a full on car mounted ballista.

  • @AxlefublrMain
    @AxlefublrMain Před 5 měsíci +2

    Bro pulled out the nokia call music 💀

  • @Bestesttoad
    @Bestesttoad Před 5 měsíci +265

    The important thing about siege weapons is that their targets are either castle sized or battalion sized

    • @javierbernigaud3610
      @javierbernigaud3610 Před 5 měsíci +11

      And "mostly" immobile... most of the time...

    • @abas656thegodemperor9
      @abas656thegodemperor9 Před 5 měsíci +10

      akkkkhtually a ballista wouldnt be able to damage a castles thick brick walls within a reasonable amount of time,it would only be used against wooden fortifications or platforms, or people 😉

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 5 měsíci +1

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

    • @abas656thegodemperor9
      @abas656thegodemperor9 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@EEEEEEEEE indeed

    • @jimskywaker4345
      @jimskywaker4345 Před 5 měsíci

      @@abas656thegodemperor9 I mean even catapults and trebuchets weren't super effective, it was cannons that started being able to blow apart walls well if I remember correctly.

  • @dieterschreiner7236
    @dieterschreiner7236 Před 5 měsíci +303

    I'm from Germany and hearing idat mention Papaplatte is something I never thought I'd witness in a million years

    • @rayman2084
      @rayman2084 Před 5 měsíci +38

      same hab auch nur diesen Kommentar gesucht.

    • @Ididathing
      @Ididathing  Před 5 měsíci +117

      I beat him in chess a couple of months ago as well

    • @m7rw360
      @m7rw360 Před 5 měsíci +4

      dont know about that, he said he beat you twice
      @@Ididathing

    • @m7rw360
      @m7rw360 Před 5 měsíci

      he reacted on your video and said you have a nice ass @@Ididathing

    • @Dahaka-rd6tw
      @Dahaka-rd6tw Před 4 měsíci

      @@Ididathing I want to suggest ElectroBOOM electric guitar, but I don't know how can you test it without harming yourself. I'm not even sure if it would or wouldn't explode if you tried to plug it in.

  • @b345tx
    @b345tx Před 5 měsíci +1

    Miss you on hassan, love the video, here to watch your ads lol

  • @GuntWastelander
    @GuntWastelander Před 17 dny

    Imagine being a soldier fighting the Roman Empire in your dinky lil bronze armor, when you hear that metallic shriek ring through the air right before your buddy gets torn through by a massive crossbow bolt. Shit would be terrifying back then

  • @dreamingclouddreams2981
    @dreamingclouddreams2981 Před 5 měsíci +494

    Every time he uploads I get a heart attack from what he makes but am also very relieved by the fact that he is still alive.

    • @user-nj1qc7uc9c
      @user-nj1qc7uc9c Před 5 měsíci +7

      The fact you are watching the video means he is still alive
      If he doesnt upload for ages... well... you know whay happened...

    • @ric270
      @ric270 Před 5 měsíci +1

      this is pretty mid stuff, the average ods video is more dangerous

    • @SaraHeartlin
      @SaraHeartlin Před 5 měsíci

      @@ric270 whe are talking about different things, idat is inesperienced and is doing everting as it come. ods is more specialized so whit relatively lover riscs

    • @Unknown.--._.-
      @Unknown.--._.- Před 5 měsíci +6

      @@SaraHeartlinIm surprised you wrote *specialized* correctly.

  • @TheFlipFlopFatality
    @TheFlipFlopFatality Před 5 měsíci +516

    I really like watching you make stuff. Kind of a shame that it got cut out. It wasn't boring, it's interesting to how you go about solving problems, the multiple design iterations (aka fuck ups), and how it all comes together. The build is why I like the channel. It's not about getting to the end result as fast as possible. It's about the journey to get there that makes the end result satisfying and entertaining.

    • @woodenspoon6222
      @woodenspoon6222 Před 5 měsíci +27

      at least we have more clips of clash of clans...

    • @__lasevix_
      @__lasevix_ Před 5 měsíci +23

      tbf this one must've really just been lots of welding on the frame, i think what IDAT left in was mostly the stuff that wasn't just repetitive fuckups over and over again

    • @ballsballsack3198
      @ballsballsack3198 Před 5 měsíci +19

      That's because these videos are ads lol. There's a big difference between having a sponsorship deal in a vid and making a vid BECAUSE of the ad deal. Just do yourself and the channel a favor and close the video the second he says something like "clash of clans paid me to..." Let's get back to the regular programming

    • @goodvibes4891
      @goodvibes4891 Před 5 měsíci +21

      the build wasnt recorded strictly for time constraints, i think he went over time for the last vid and had to just focus on making a working product as per contract with clash. Still interesting enough, and he's been good enough to me as a creator that I'll sit down and watch an ad for him. Being with the boys and shooting a ballista in a field is definitely a vibe.

    • @Walleyedwosaik
      @Walleyedwosaik Před 5 měsíci +3

      Plus his dumb jokes are really fun

  • @StormyGuitar
    @StormyGuitar Před 5 měsíci

    need another video of this thing getting upgraded

  • @AzureDragon2604
    @AzureDragon2604 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I wish this guy would do something ridiculous with a sword like make a katana that launches out of its saya at high velocity when pressing a button meaning if you hold on to your sword the button can launch or swing the sword faster than you can if you can hold it if you press a button on the saya

  • @gabrielperez8619
    @gabrielperez8619 Před 5 měsíci +58

    I love how Hamilton's farm has become a recurring caracter in the IDATEU

    • @youcubedu12
      @youcubedu12 Před 5 měsíci

      Yah Hamilton is just part of the crew at this point lmao

  • @arthurmota9563
    @arthurmota9563 Před 5 měsíci +322

    That's pretty cool! I think Australian police will love to pay you a visit again and learn more about that soon!

    • @drcaligaridane
      @drcaligaridane Před 5 měsíci +13

      In 5 years from now

    • @squidwardo7074
      @squidwardo7074 Před 5 měsíci +9

      That's why he tested it against a car door

    • @hajimakairu5451
      @hajimakairu5451 Před 5 měsíci +11

      He's better armed than they are now probably

    • @22ndcenturydegenerate
      @22ndcenturydegenerate Před 5 měsíci +6

      @@hajimakairu5451 the australian military is armed with bugsprays and boomerangs

    • @kyleleehufnagel
      @kyleleehufnagel Před 5 měsíci +1

      Unless they outlaw spearguns, cause this is literally the definition of a spear gun and uses speargun propulsion to boot.
      It’s all about fine details with projectile laws.

  • @CantoraMask
    @CantoraMask Před 4 měsíci +1

    One talent ballista (26 kg [57 lb] weight projectile) was typical for Roman era ballista. The heaviest version ever made was built by Archimedes, and used stones up to three talents (78 kg [172 lb]).

  • @AVgeek91
    @AVgeek91 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Okay he might have actually died this time where is he.

  • @t-krupa
    @t-krupa Před 5 měsíci +202

    It brings joy to my heart knowing you're getting an absolute bag from these giant companies.

  • @clebernes
    @clebernes Před 5 měsíci +57

    my favorite part is where he puts a ballista on his car

    • @Ididathing
      @Ididathing  Před 5 měsíci +29

      same

    • @supersymm3try
      @supersymm3try Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@Ididathingi liked the bit where the man did the thing but it was upside down

  • @mrt2305
    @mrt2305 Před 5 měsíci

    This is so cool love your channel

  • @austinduvall2422
    @austinduvall2422 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Before long this channel will need renamed to backyard siege weapons

  • @UltravioletNomad
    @UltravioletNomad Před 5 měsíci +52

    The sound of the first shot without the fletching is terrifying, like it sounds distinctly like a metal rod but with an indescribable ring, and the doppler affect informing you that whatever the fuck that was, it was moving insanely fast.

  • @fredrikbs
    @fredrikbs Před 5 měsíci +284

    You should make a pull up bar that locks your hands in place with electricity and does not let go until you do at least one pull up.

    • @DeadNotSleeping789
      @DeadNotSleeping789 Před 5 měsíci +16

      Thanks I'd die

    • @3iF3rSuChT
      @3iF3rSuChT Před 5 měsíci +46

      Then you wouldn't be able to do the pull up because of the electricity tensing your muscles

    • @WyattDoesStuff
      @WyattDoesStuff Před 5 měsíci +5

      amazing

    • @jtwoms8119
      @jtwoms8119 Před 5 měsíci +5

      my dad beats me if i dont do at least one pull up and it works just as fine

    • @alexandermarsteller7848
      @alexandermarsteller7848 Před 5 měsíci

      @@3iF3rSuChT Add electrodes on the right points of your body to stimulate the pull-up movement.
      No effort electric pull-up trainer

  • @palmereldritch6137
    @palmereldritch6137 Před 5 měsíci +1

    @ididathing should try lubing it up with teflon or graphite powder.

  • @Kieranha13
    @Kieranha13 Před 2 měsíci

    We’ve just had a massive ricochet, let’s move closer!! 😂😂 love it

  • @ri509
    @ri509 Před 5 měsíci +22

    Incredible work on censoring that license plate 8:31

  • @TrevorHuszti
    @TrevorHuszti Před 5 měsíci +29

    The sound of it launching is amazing.
    Also, nice serving of cake at 12:50

    • @ignotumperignotius630
      @ignotumperignotius630 Před 5 měsíci +4

      I thought they brought lamingtons or something and I didn't see... But I see what you did there

    • @willlit2806
      @willlit2806 Před 5 měsíci +3

      I also noticed the cake

  • @RodneyThackeray
    @RodneyThackeray Před měsícem +1

    The waitress was not amused when he ordered green eggs and ham.

  • @justgimmeaminute
    @justgimmeaminute Před 5 měsíci

    I like how at the beginning Alex blurs the cars rego plate, but then after a while he's like nah, too much effort.

  • @straight-up479
    @straight-up479 Před 5 měsíci +29

    10:01 “I’m just gonna keep my face away from it” he says with a 500 lb pull force ballista cradled next to his balls

    • @Ididathing
      @Ididathing  Před 5 měsíci +19

      ahahah im pretty sure im infertile anyway

    • @otsoscars
      @otsoscars Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@Ididathingdon't you have kids?

  • @MiguelHernandez-lo5lg
    @MiguelHernandez-lo5lg Před 5 měsíci +132

    I like how IDAT is constantly on the verge of making a gun, but legally it technically isn't so he doesn't get dragged away by the Australian government and get sent to the coal mines.

  • @ReiReiFoxy
    @ReiReiFoxy Před 4 měsíci +1

    You could probably do with some form of stabilization on the number plate blur honestly. The camera shake makes it VERY visible several times during the video.

  • @jadtempo1753
    @jadtempo1753 Před 4 měsíci

    getting one of your operaGX ad reads on a coldones adbreak was heavenly

  • @tristandaries1129
    @tristandaries1129 Před 5 měsíci +68

    3:32 the classic “I have a ancient weapon” counter argument, very effective

    • @JDH___
      @JDH___ Před 5 měsíci +1

      touché but “I have a 50 cal machine gun mounted on a 2009 dodge challenger” always wins.

    • @fireblow6842
      @fireblow6842 Před 5 měsíci +3

      ​@@JDH___now I can't get that image out of my head. You in a madmax challenger with a .50 on it, just patroling around and suddenly a gigantic ballista bolt goes trough the whole car like a kebab.

    • @JDH___
      @JDH___ Před 5 měsíci

      @@fireblow6842 lmao why is this not a thing yet.

  • @BengalGecko
    @BengalGecko Před 5 měsíci +493

    6:13 Okay but if you were firing the bolt at 22m/s and it weighed 2kg then it was carrying 484J of energy. The projectile of a standard .22 caliber handgun carry’s about 162J of energy. Your ballista at that point had about 3x more energy in its projectile than a .22 handgun, meaning it was 3x more powerful than your average .22

    • @littlebigplanet321
      @littlebigplanet321 Před 5 měsíci +44

      Find a way to release the power fast enough on a small object. And you got yourselves a rifle

    • @VHSo_o
      @VHSo_o Před 5 měsíci +27

      that's fucking absurd. That's more energy than a 9mm round or a 38. special, and is on the low end of a 45. ACP round (which you may know from the Colt 1911)

    • @whtxdxu7331
      @whtxdxu7331 Před 5 měsíci +29

      ​@@VHSo_oits possible to have more energy but since the bold is huge and dont transfer the energy as fast as a bullet it wont penetrte as much as a bullet

    • @BoarhideGaming
      @BoarhideGaming Před 5 měsíci +16

      @@whtxdxu7331 Yeah. Rolling a head sized boulder down a hill will probably carry similar energy to a .50 BMG, but I'm pretty sure it's not going straight through an engine block. Kinectic Energy is = 1/2 m*v^2^, meaning it's proportional to the object's mass and to the square of velocity. So sure, speed is very important, but a heavy enough object won't need to be fast to annihilate stuff

    • @BengalGecko
      @BengalGecko Před 5 měsíci +16

      @@VHSo_o The real problem is the projectile he's using sucks. It's clearly producing a lot of drag. If he improved the projectile design (to the point where it can actually maintain its orientation parallel to its trajectory) it would perform a lot better at distance than it did.

  • @tiesurcess3639
    @tiesurcess3639 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Dude made a ballista technical.

  • @booleyb3218
    @booleyb3218 Před 2 měsíci +1

    20:00 and here we see an australian trying to stand right side up in his upside down garage

  • @ashir.4327
    @ashir.4327 Před 5 měsíci +121

    So, useful bit of lore about these suckers, part of the reason you were having difficulty hitting things is that the fletching keeps the projectiles on course and stabilizes them. Yeah, you lose some range/power for it, but the consistency in where the shots land and having a more nose-on approach tends to make up for it. Though you'll probably want to use something better than generic duct tape for it next time.

    • @goShinigami
      @goShinigami Před 5 měsíci +3

      In a very short and superficial google search I couldn't really confirm or deny that ballista bolts in general, as broad as that descreption goes, did have fletching. I'd assume that some iterations would have similar fletching to crossbow bolts, however I did see some illustrations and descriptions that would make me think that they did not always have fletching on ballista bolts.

    • @moreproblematic
      @moreproblematic Před 5 měsíci +8

      Even with his duct tape fletching, the projectiles just don't seem to be weighted very well as they all go nose up with any time in the air, so they end up just falling at an angle and not producing great results. Hence needing to be very close just to score a penetrating hit

  • @fida6358
    @fida6358 Před 5 měsíci +99

    Every video this guy gets us closer to a real Mad Max timeline.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 5 měsíci

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

    • @NCRVeteranRanger
      @NCRVeteranRanger Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@EEEEEEEE recting a dispenser.

  • @kwarkposteworst5953
    @kwarkposteworst5953 Před 4 měsíci +1

    For your next project... You should revive Steve Irwin.

  • @chrisdamien9199
    @chrisdamien9199 Před 5 měsíci

    this was amazing footage thanks for the shots lmao no mowers were harmed in the making

  • @nickmpop
    @nickmpop Před 5 měsíci +17

    That sound at 10:42 is just CRISP

    • @dougwark6150
      @dougwark6150 Před 5 měsíci +1

      MmmMmmmMMMMMMMMMM das Great mun

  • @mikeanderson2730
    @mikeanderson2730 Před 5 měsíci +163

    Now this is promising. Perhaps a few tips from some one who built stuff like this before..? For the rubber use innerhoses for car or truck tires, much more power. Cut them in 3cm stripes and have 4-6 of them. Make a v-shaped form of the plastic from kitchen cuttingboards for your arrow to travel in (polish them shiny with carwax). And lastly, melt cola cans and cast arrowheads in aluminium (special sand to make molds in are available at hardwarestores) and make the shaft in bambuu, pine or some other wood (weight of the head gets it were it needs to go, the shaft just keeps the trajectory straight) fins of paper or plastic. These improvements would give you a projectile that goes thru a housewall in 50meters. I hope this gives you a new perspective..

    • @LittlePyroManiacDude
      @LittlePyroManiacDude Před 5 měsíci +10

      using a cutting board as a track is pretty clever

    • @mcfixer9503
      @mcfixer9503 Před 5 měsíci +2

      would absolutely love to see him properly redo some of these.

    • @janson2911
      @janson2911 Před 5 měsíci

      Why would one build a death trap like this for a second time lol. Well, he’s IDAT so there’s a chance that he’ll probably would though

    • @mcfixer9503
      @mcfixer9503 Před 5 měsíci

      @@janson2911 if you build it well it doesn't act like a death trap. Arrows fly straight if the head is heavy with good fletching, meaning low ricochet

  • @Trobizzle93
    @Trobizzle93 Před 25 dny

    Moved just a little bit closer had me going 😂

  • @mohammadbasim6942
    @mohammadbasim6942 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I respect him for having the ability to shoot a fast projectile out of his moving vehicle.

  • @NyaMoon_
    @NyaMoon_ Před 5 měsíci +43

    Papaplatte being mentioned in a IDAT video is so freaking random 💀😂

  • @TeaRekts
    @TeaRekts Před 5 měsíci +17

    1:24 bro got the worlds veiniest arms right there.
    To be fair it has been really hot lately in Australia, but still daymn they veiny

  • @Thebodester7274
    @Thebodester7274 Před 4 měsíci +1

    you should make a door/door frame that gives you a cool arrival/entrance when you open it

  • @adamtousek7622
    @adamtousek7622 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This guy takes a drive-by shooting to a whole new level.

  • @Giosuke_Giogashikata
    @Giosuke_Giogashikata Před 5 měsíci +116

    I think this would be an awesome project for you to come back to, like the giant beyblade.
    Edit: Suggestions for a potential second part:
    - Legit fletching on the bolts
    - Shorter bolts
    - Crosshair/Iron sights
    - Tension and propulsion VIA stiffer materials, like the romans
    - N-Strike attachment rail
    - Different tip shape on bolts

    • @NinjaSquid0208
      @NinjaSquid0208 Před 4 měsíci +1

      An N-strike stock attachment point would also up the tacticool factor by atleast 10

  • @bluefire7650
    @bluefire7650 Před 5 měsíci +70

    Whenever you see this man post, you can't deny saying "what did he do this time."

    • @spammerman7556
      @spammerman7556 Před 5 měsíci +3

      He did a.... thing. Credits roll.

    • @adrawingprotogen2994
      @adrawingprotogen2994 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Oh god, what thing did he do

    • @randomnpc445
      @randomnpc445 Před 5 měsíci

      Well that would be a silly thing to say wouldn't it? The answer is right in the title.

  • @Cristopher_C
    @Cristopher_C Před 4 měsíci +1

    ah yes the historic "Roman Drive-By" technique

  • @moedig
    @moedig Před 5 měsíci +1

    The bolt needs to be front-heavy. That plus real vanes/fletching and it'd work a lot better.

  • @laylahassomethingtosay
    @laylahassomethingtosay Před 5 měsíci +107

    There's a lot of ingenuity to be found in old pre-electronic measuring techniques! For example, if you're trying to measure the speed of a projectile without a chronograph you could:
    1. Create two large circles made of a penetrable material, and mount them to an axle the same way you would with any normal pair of wheels.
    2. Rotate the axle at a constant speed.
    3. Launch the projectile parallel to the axle so that it passes through both circles.
    4. Measure the difference in the position of the holes from the first to the second circle.
    5. Use that measurement, along with the distance between the circles, and the speed at which they were rotating to calculate the speed.

    • @anon-2927
      @anon-2927 Před 5 měsíci +5

      Ooh that's actually pretty clever

    • @lrizzard
      @lrizzard Před 5 měsíci

      cool

  • @MrKelsomatic
    @MrKelsomatic Před 5 měsíci +69

    1:53 Man I just need to take a second to appreciate that your arms are lookin’ downright godlike lately. This doomsday-weapon-manufacturing workout plan you’ve been in is really working.

  • @bmouch1018
    @bmouch1018 Před 5 měsíci

    Ive seen this video in my reccomended three times since it came out and the title has been different everytime 😂😂

  • @come7162
    @come7162 Před 5 měsíci

    That sound when the arrows leave the x-bow. This is so satisfying

  • @Killbayne
    @Killbayne Před 5 měsíci +17

    attempting to blur the license plate was an absolute failure considering the blur was off several times and you forgot to add it at 14:00 😭

  • @mahinrehman9900
    @mahinrehman9900 Před 5 měsíci +35

    Every time this guy uploads I get a wave of relief knowing they're alive still.

  • @MORRIS.MAZE.V.BIGGEST.FAN1
    @MORRIS.MAZE.V.BIGGEST.FAN1 Před 5 měsíci +1

    12.55 caked as hell 😂😂😂