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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  Před 3 lety +698

    A huge thank you to everyone who supports on Patreon at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday!

    • @NegetiveRizz
      @NegetiveRizz Před 3 lety +3

      o_O

    • @princesslemmy
      @princesslemmy Před 3 lety +3

      👌

    • @princesslemmy
      @princesslemmy Před 3 lety

      @@ikshwakgannoju2519 that don't matter

    • @magistermilitum6575
      @magistermilitum6575 Před 3 lety

      Sir, may I ask you a question? Lately you've been making videos about lunar landers and submarines, what are your thoughts on those topics and were the videos fun to make?

    • @efjayadi
      @efjayadi Před 3 lety

      you're welcome

  • @MaNNeRz91
    @MaNNeRz91 Před 3 lety +3462

    "so it's like chlchlchclhckchl"
    "No it's more like psssh psssh psssh psssh"
    Engineers communicating....

    • @robertschnobert9090
      @robertschnobert9090 Před 3 lety +69

      Very accurate and relatable 🌈

    • @Sim.Crawford
      @Sim.Crawford Před 3 lety +42

      Wait till you try to say thrust bearing, it's probably not child friendly.

    • @transsi
      @transsi Před 3 lety +51

      The thruster test sequence was more chlchlchclhckchl, though.

    • @TrainEnthusiast69
      @TrainEnthusiast69 Před 3 lety +19

      The frontman teaching the drummer his part

    • @calebeverest8378
      @calebeverest8378 Před 3 lety +22

      @@TrainEnthusiast69 Sounds like “One” by Metallica.
      The part in the song where it goes “darkness imprisoning me, all that I see, absolute horror”

  • @jakemcmillian
    @jakemcmillian Před 3 lety +828

    We often hear about the everyday technologies that were born out of the space program, but we rarely hear about the ways animatronic dinosaurs have shaped the space program.

    • @thelog222
      @thelog222 Před 3 lety +14

      Cracked me up!

    • @mattcruse495
      @mattcruse495 Před 3 lety +1

      they re dinosaurs ! We can't give em credit! lol

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 Před 3 lety +2

      Reminds me of the spacecraft that evacuated dinosaurs in a Dr. Who episode.

    • @jonbar140
      @jonbar140 Před 3 lety +1

      Is rocket fuel made from fossil fuel? In a way Littlefoot got us to the moon.
      Went and accidentally made myself sad with that comment

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jonbar140 Some is, some isn't. RP-1 is a special quality Jetfuel. Pure H2, pure methane and pure ethanol can be made either way.

  • @yeetmcmeat
    @yeetmcmeat Před 3 lety +184

    The thrusters test firing before the flight is so satisfying, the sound itself is just awesome. 16:46 as an example.

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper Před 3 lety +18

      It sounds like some wacky steampunk contraption

    • @lunareclipse07
      @lunareclipse07 Před 3 lety +11

      It's called music.

    • @GeekyBrian96
      @GeekyBrian96 Před 3 lety +7

      Sounds like the start to a popular heavy metal song 😂

    • @jamieandrei
      @jamieandrei Před 2 lety +1

      Sweet opening loop for a Kanye track..

    • @royharkins7066
      @royharkins7066 Před 2 lety

      Music ! Lol I thought it was Destin just playing around with an effect ! Wow 🤩

  • @calebdoner
    @calebdoner Před 3 lety +364

    Only Destin can get equally excited about lunar landers and weed eaters...and then make all of us feel the same way.

    • @eirienhih
      @eirienhih Před 3 lety +8

      As well as iron eating magnetic worms 😅

    • @Ascertivus
      @Ascertivus Před 3 lety +1

      *W E E D E A T E R*

    • @slazerlombardi
      @slazerlombardi Před 3 lety +1

      He's right tho. Farming equipment is amazing.

    • @mustachio2
      @mustachio2 Před 3 lety +3

      I think that's really cool actually, how some mundane things in the real world work are actually truly fascinating.

    • @jacobshirley3457
      @jacobshirley3457 Před 3 lety +2

      L A M I N A R F L O W

  • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
    @Pwn3dbyth3n00b Před 3 lety +575

    Imagine the dedication it takes to have footage from 8 years ago and holding it just for the perfect video to put it in.

    • @rodchitate
      @rodchitate Před 3 lety +55

      What's amazing is that the video looks like it was recorded yesterday (the quality is quite good)

    • @mizzshortie907
      @mizzshortie907 Před 3 lety +13

      Exactly why I am and will be a long term subscriber

    • @carmp3fan
      @carmp3fan Před 3 lety +6

      There are videos about him getting a 45drives server for storing all the video. It’s not all that surprising.

    • @jared7606
      @jared7606 Před 3 lety +14

      I think NASA didn't let him publish the video before.
      So imagine calling NASA for 8 years to ask whether it's ok to publish this yet.

    • @hanro7430
      @hanro7430 Před 3 lety +2

      Or he founded the footage again and decided to make a video about it

  • @TmsFin
    @TmsFin Před 3 lety +284

    When the small thrusters did their little firing tests before the craft was hovering it sounded like it's about to start a concert for us.

    • @hazgebu
      @hazgebu Před 3 lety +6

      sounded like "one" from metallica

    • @snork_games
      @snork_games Před 3 lety +11

      On the second test, I heard them call it the "burp sequence", which I find funny.
      18:50

    • @brantcarter5355
      @brantcarter5355 Před 3 lety +1

      It's vibin tho

    • @mybackhurts7020
      @mybackhurts7020 Před 3 lety +4

      I started tapping my foot
      waiting for the drop

    • @michaelquinlan2121
      @michaelquinlan2121 Před 3 lety +2

      They should dye the steam from the top thrusters to add additional drama.

  • @pissfiss
    @pissfiss Před 3 lety +237

    Destin is like the weird kid who is walking around recording everything on his camera on a school trip

    • @eskee1
      @eskee1 Před 3 lety +9

      Totally

    • @karizpe7506
      @karizpe7506 Před 3 lety +4

      Yep

    • @jacobshirley3457
      @jacobshirley3457 Před 3 lety +3

      The best science youtubers are eager children in adult bodies.

    • @TheFrostcave
      @TheFrostcave Před 2 lety +2

      That's a great description, don't frogot he just straight points a camera in the baseball sign stealing one he did with mark rober, I hope someday I'm doing something interesting enough to have him want to point a camera at it.

  • @Postghost
    @Postghost Před 3 lety +107

    16:46 Darkness imprisoning me.
    All that I see, absolute horror
    I cannot live, I cannot die
    Trapped in myself, body my holding cell!!

    • @MerkeR__
      @MerkeR__ Před 3 lety +4

      i laughed way more than i shouldve at this

    • @Happy_Shopper
      @Happy_Shopper Před 3 lety +2

      Was looking for this

    • @kayson971
      @kayson971 Před 3 lety +2

      Is this from a song?

    • @Postghost
      @Postghost Před 3 lety +6

      @@kayson971 it's Metallica

    • @Meowlenean
      @Meowlenean Před 3 lety +3

      Can't tell if this is true or a dream

  • @plcflame
    @plcflame Před 3 lety +376

    Control: "Let's test the system."
    Lander: "Silence. It's time to show you the song of my people."

    • @TeoTH80
      @TeoTH80 Před 3 lety +51

      The thruster produces some banger beats

    • @patrick1532
      @patrick1532 Před 3 lety +19

      I was nodding my head along hahaha

    • @robinbennett5994
      @robinbennett5994 Před 3 lety +26

      "Do be do be do Do be do be do Do be do be do"

    • @Bionicniko369
      @Bionicniko369 Před 3 lety +9

      @@TeoTH80 I knew I wasn’t the only one who thought that was fire

    • @sailingeric
      @sailingeric Před 3 lety +2

      And that song is from Metallica

  • @__wolf__9020
    @__wolf__9020 Před 3 lety +205

    16:46 cool beat

    • @AA-zi1lv
      @AA-zi1lv Před 3 lety +6

      This comment will have 1k likes

    • @Anon_581
      @Anon_581 Před 3 lety +10

      again at 18:50

    • @tumbsor
      @tumbsor Před 3 lety +1

      Those we're my favorite part of the whole vídeo!

    • @B0risB
      @B0risB Před 3 lety +1

      Yea lol

    • @theFrozenLiquid7
      @theFrozenLiquid7 Před 3 lety +3

      im hearing a sick metal riff

  • @JBBrickFanatic
    @JBBrickFanatic Před 3 lety +8

    One of the things I love about Destin is he takes care of his content. He held that footage for 8 years, waiting for the right video. Love your work, keep it up sir!

    • @pumpgunranger2336
      @pumpgunranger2336 Před 10 měsíci

      Makes you wonder what he’s got squirreled away on his drives. I’ll bet theres an alien spacecraft walkaround video pending OPSEC clearance. 😂

  • @Angelusundertaker666
    @Angelusundertaker666 Před 3 lety +16

    Destin: Shows an external hard drive saying "our footage from 2013 is in this".
    Linus (from LTT): Dies a little inside.

  • @hatman4818
    @hatman4818 Před 3 lety +257

    Ground Control: "Pressures and taps look good"
    Lander: *Proceeds to B E A T B O X*

    • @snork_games
      @snork_games Před 3 lety +8

      On the second test, I heard them call it the "burp sequence", which I find funny.
      18:50

    • @theaypisamfpv
      @theaypisamfpv Před 3 lety +10

      someone has to make a beat or a song out of it, i was vibing to this sequence

    • @AR-fi9du
      @AR-fi9du Před 3 lety +1

      @@theaypisamfpv Babymetal Death has an intro that sounds EXACTLY like it

    • @stevenclloyd
      @stevenclloyd Před 3 lety

      @@AR-fi9du thx for the rabbit hole (edit: Can confirm it does sound like this. Kami band did it better )

    • @joancan665
      @joancan665 Před 3 lety

      @@stevenclloyd Get those thrusters a record contract

  • @redkb
    @redkb Před 3 lety +2364

    I'm so glad you finally got to share this footage! What else have you been hiding from us?

    • @forkify908
      @forkify908 Před 3 lety +22

      Dude where’d your vids go?

    • @skm8838
      @skm8838 Před 3 lety +15

      @RedKB How is your cubing life going?

    • @aidanbritton5476
      @aidanbritton5476 Před 3 lety +16

      Dude sitting on a pile of good footage

    • @node_deer
      @node_deer Před 3 lety +18

      Imagine replying to a CZcamsr and being mad that they don't upload anymore. They don't owe you videos guys, stop complaining lol

    • @wandrinsheep
      @wandrinsheep Před 3 lety +69

      @@node_deer imagine being this overdramatic to a simple question from a fan of said youtuber

  • @BrianK04
    @BrianK04 Před 3 lety +41

    how could the camera's see where to land when the thrusters created cloud beneath it? Also, does the EGCT gimbal to always point down during tilted maneuvers?

    • @quadrupleheart
      @quadrupleheart Před 3 lety +3

      Exactly the questions I had!

    • @juzoli
      @juzoli Před 3 lety +7

      Radar can see through the dust

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper Před 3 lety

      @@juzoli lidar too. I skipped all the technical bits so idk the tech on board

    • @juzoli
      @juzoli Před 3 lety +4

      @@skrimper Lidar is laser, which can be blocked by dust.
      But lidar = radar, only with different frequency.

    • @CLipka2373
      @CLipka2373 Před 2 lety +2

      @@juzoli Actually, whether laser can be blocked by clouds depends on the wavelength of the laser, the type of clouds (dust vs droplets) and the size of the particles. For example, if we're talking about fog clouds, infrared laser could still work; and Lidar is in fact typically outside the visible spectrum (for that very reason, among others).

  • @TheFroggynator
    @TheFroggynator Před 3 lety +6

    18:49 That thing is so cool it has its own soundtrack before taking off. Sounds so action pumped.

  • @AlexRobertskd8edr
    @AlexRobertskd8edr Před 3 lety +962

    Linus just died a little when he saw that portable hard drive.

    • @blablub2402
      @blablub2402 Před 3 lety +9

      Was looking for that comment

    • @BryanPacker420
      @BryanPacker420 Před 3 lety +45

      More like PTSD flashbacks to sorting out that exact hard drive while he was there

    • @AlexRobertskd8edr
      @AlexRobertskd8edr Před 3 lety +36

      To be fair, it became obvious very quickly that the storage server did not have nearly enough capacity for all the footage Destin has.

    • @juliankandlhofer7553
      @juliankandlhofer7553 Před 3 lety +12

      @@AlexRobertskd8edr destin could probably fill an entire backblaze datacenter with all the footage hes sitting on 😂

    • @Mike__B
      @Mike__B Před 3 lety +5

      Nah... everything was on the server, that was just reminder of old aka a prop for the video. I mean who doesn't have a a box full of CDs and/or floppy disks that you never plan on ever using again, but still keep them anyways.

  • @davidlynch7666
    @davidlynch7666 Před 3 lety +308

    “This will blow you up, right?”
    “It will melt your face.”
    SCIENCE!

    • @0xf7c8
      @0xf7c8 Před 3 lety +1

      Very funny how he said "melt your face" without stopping being serious.

    • @gu4xinim
      @gu4xinim Před 3 lety +1

      @@0xf7c8 because it will literally melt the face.

    • @0xf7c8
      @0xf7c8 Před 3 lety +1

      Yup. Did you see breaking bad? The tub part? Same stuff.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety

      That's what makes it cool.

    • @kaktus8669
      @kaktus8669 Před 3 lety

      And earlier (around 3:05) they said that it's a green fuel and good for the environment. 🤔

  • @GuidoHaverkort
    @GuidoHaverkort Před 3 lety +71

    Everyone: "Mars"
    Destin: "But what about the moon?"
    Everyone: "Go on.."

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety +2

      The moon must be jealous; it was getting used to all the attention it got in the spotlight before Mars stole its thunder.

  • @kennethchristiansacramento8492

    15:09 when everyone's busy dreaming to go to moon, it's me in red just like chilling and watching them in virtual reality

    • @spencereades
      @spencereades Před 3 lety +4

      Man, shout-out to the red guy eating his chips and low-key stealing the show.

    • @peterparker9286
      @peterparker9286 Před 3 lety

      2 analog computers a bag o chips and a microphone where it's at. I think this tech predates the supposed moon landing X UP UP ANF AWAY

  • @StuffMadeHere
    @StuffMadeHere Před 3 lety +1125

    Very cool but so many questions! The biggest question on my mind is why numeric / software simulation is not adequate for developing and testing the control system? Relatedly, what is the rationale for using moon gravity for tests like obstacle avoidance / site selection? It seems like those systems would be totally orthogonal to the gravity situation (i.e. what the camera sees / choosing a site doesn't change with gravity). I know there must be some intricacy that I'm missing and inquiring minds want to know!
    My other question is why does the X axis point up. There must be a story there since that is obviously unnatural and an abomination :)

    • @stealth6403
      @stealth6403 Před 3 lety +22

      hahah here before people notice u

    • @philipcooksey3422
      @philipcooksey3422 Před 3 lety +44

      My guess would be they were doing multiple tests while doing the obstacle avoidance, so collecting data for the 1/6 g in addition

    • @Vimarsh24
      @Vimarsh24 Před 3 lety +26

      I was also wondering.. like why can't we just simulate everything. We have enough computing resources to do that.. Also the lander can easily do edge computing to figure out what to do based on cameras..
      Definitely missing something

    • @oscassey
      @oscassey Před 3 lety +108

      Simulation gives you confidence and is what allows you to proceed to these real-life conditions tests. And also consider that simulators could have bugs, outside does not have bugs (well, other kinds of bugs).

    • @thelog222
      @thelog222 Před 3 lety +143

      Nothing beats real test hardware and flight data! There's often some nuance or interconnection that you learn about.
      The intent of the program was to simulate everything as close as possible to flight so while you're right that testing things like hazard avoidance doesn't inherently require moon gravity, it was nice to get even closer to what the actual landing would look like.
      From what I remember of the axes decision, you roll about your X axis so it made sense. Landers are not airplanes!

  • @mikejefferys2528
    @mikejefferys2528 Před 3 lety +201

    I'm not a rocket scientist but I can understand this format as it's broken down to easy to understand language
    I'm grateful for all the time and effort you put into this series and can't wait to see the next installment

    • @_sticks_
      @_sticks_ Před 3 lety +2

      Rocket science is easy, the engineers hype it up for clout 😉

    • @ryanritter7814
      @ryanritter7814 Před 3 lety +1

      @@chrissi.enbyYT yep!

    • @Sp00kq
      @Sp00kq Před 3 lety +1

      @@chrissi.enbyYT not sure if it'll make it to orbit? Moar boosters

  • @Nelivitone
    @Nelivitone Před 3 lety +2

    I just have to say that your videos have really risen to another level with these sea and space videos!

  • @ueehurstonsecurity8887
    @ueehurstonsecurity8887 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for all of your work Destin

  • @andrewmarthie5062
    @andrewmarthie5062 Před 3 lety +267

    The pre flight thruster sequence was so cool

    • @pdxnate3314
      @pdxnate3314 Před 3 lety +32

      Yeah. The first time I thought it was music that Destin had edited in. It got me pumped.

    • @twb7691
      @twb7691 Před 3 lety +4

      @@tophan5146 16:45

    • @twb7691
      @twb7691 Před 3 lety +13

      @@pdxnate3314 You got to know that the more musically inclined scientists would love to run their favorite song thru the thrusters.

    • @naughti_penguin2340
      @naughti_penguin2340 Před 3 lety +1

      amogus

    • @laughingdev4119
      @laughingdev4119 Před 3 lety +5

      The beat was so pog
      You could definitely make a song out of that

  • @JoshLoweSpace
    @JoshLoweSpace Před 3 lety +198

    The Mighty Eagle has a good beat to it...

    • @carolinekennedy8773
      @carolinekennedy8773 Před 3 lety +2

      lol it was named after Angry Birds...

    • @Weretyu7777
      @Weretyu7777 Před 3 lety +7

      It did sound amazing. Petition for someone to remix that beat.

    • @im.maxmou
      @im.maxmou Před 3 lety +2

      @@Weretyu7777 youtube is not letting me post the link, it's in my profile, hope you guys enjoy it :DD

    • @dominikpfleghaar5091
      @dominikpfleghaar5091 Před 3 lety +1

      @@im.maxmou Very much so! Big thumbs up for that! :-D

    • @evlson123
      @evlson123 Před 3 lety +1

      @@im.maxmou I was hoping I would find a remix of the system pre-tests, thank you.

  • @hallquiche
    @hallquiche Před rokem +6

    This is so unbelievably well explained. It all made perfect sense, even to an economics student like myself who really doesn't have a strong foot in mechanical engineering.

  • @LordSparks
    @LordSparks Před 3 lety +1

    Seriously, this is one of my favourite CZcams channels. Really glad Gav put me onto this

  • @nathanvalley7995
    @nathanvalley7995 Před 3 lety +217

    Like how he says that wasn’t “incredibly impressive” and his buddy just smiles because they both know what Insane amount of work it took to go or for 7 seconds haha!

    • @namenloss730
      @namenloss730 Před 3 lety +7

      I do research in computer graphics and I can tell you that's very common.
      A lot of what we do gets a "Is that all?" or "Seems easy though" from laymen.
      I actually try to help my colleagues on that because they'll go on and on about how great what they did looks and they sounds like they are ranting about something super easy

    • @michaelquinlan2121
      @michaelquinlan2121 Před 3 lety +2

      @@namenloss730 'Making the pixels dance' is harder than it looks.

    • @Cheesus-Sliced
      @Cheesus-Sliced Před 3 lety +1

      @@namenloss730 the problem is, a lot of people don't understand how much harder it is to make something self sufficient without our constant input. It's very different from making something people can control. This lander, for instance, like they said only did the little test to make sure it was actually functional. The action itself was underwhelming, but the fact that machine was capable of doing that test with only a "start" input is spectacular

    • @namenloss730
      @namenloss730 Před 3 lety

      @@Cheesus-Sliced a friend of mine works on rendering glints and glitter efficiently and realistically.
      Unless you have been explained in detail how complicated it is, it looks like nothing.
      I'm sad for him sometimes because he is super passionate and smart but he works on something inherently underwhelming to most

    • @Cheesus-Sliced
      @Cheesus-Sliced Před 3 lety

      @@namenloss730 is that for animation or VFX?

  • @SquattingSamurai
    @SquattingSamurai Před 3 lety +247

    Destin: “You are smart, you know what’s about to happen”
    Me, who has no idea what’s about to happen: “oh yeah man for sure”

    • @robertlapointe4093
      @robertlapointe4093 Před 3 lety +41

      I'm thinking string-trimmer jousting in slo-mo.

    • @Skraeling1000
      @Skraeling1000 Před 3 lety +16

      @@robertlapointe4093 I'm wondering if a watermelon will be involved.

    • @n_hotts
      @n_hotts Před 3 lety +22

      He’s had a small series going on about different weedeater line types. Looks like he’s about to put them up against each other to see which is the strongest.

    • @pinebearclub
      @pinebearclub Před 3 lety +5

      Still have no idea, must not be THAT smart...smh.

    • @martiddy
      @martiddy Před 3 lety +1

      @@Skraeling1000 Definitely!

  • @larcomj
    @larcomj Před 3 lety

    I've been following this channel since it had sub 1mil subs. its crazy to see it explode. im happy to see this type of content taking off and exposing people to the amazingness that is STEM. Keep it coming Destin!!!!

  • @davidesonzini1929
    @davidesonzini1929 Před 3 lety +2

    16:46 Everybody gangsta till the spacecraft starts beatboxing.

  • @Rocketsmemes1
    @Rocketsmemes1 Před 3 lety +363

    Destin in 2050: here is my 2020 collection of covid and Area 51 footage.

  • @POTThaesslich
    @POTThaesslich Před 3 lety +164

    Next Week: Destin shows Super-8 footage of his dad interviewing Neil Armstrong in the white room.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety

      What if Buzz Aldrin showed up in one of these videos? That would be cool.

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin Před 3 lety +1

      And if the Cleveland Indians do decide to change their team name, I would recommend the Ohio Armstrongs.

  • @user-mr1um1cg5v
    @user-mr1um1cg5v Před 3 lety +7

    You’re right to the point: we will always give routine tasks to robots and software but human control will remain part of our life and exploration when it comes to anything out of the ordinary, whether it’s 50 years from now or 5000.

  • @logawi
    @logawi Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the digging this footage out of the archives! Someday I hope you'll consider doing a video about the S-IC test stand that provides such a stunning backdrop for the test footage. I would love to see that!

  • @andrewphillips4381
    @andrewphillips4381 Před 3 lety +119

    That sick beat from the startup sequence at 16:45 needs to be a song.

    • @justinfernandez1156
      @justinfernandez1156 Před 3 lety +10

      Have you heard One by Metallica my friend? There is a part in the song using almost the exact same beat

    • @nukedukem6
      @nukedukem6 Před 3 lety +1

      How bout 2

    • @mateo130
      @mateo130 Před 3 lety +4

      @@justinfernandez1156 A bit faster though but good analogy :D

    • @Ascertivus
      @Ascertivus Před 3 lety +1

      Yes!! I _just_ commented about that.

    • @umairrizvi
      @umairrizvi Před 3 lety

      Sounds to me like start beat of Sunday bloody Sunday

  • @geezlouise420
    @geezlouise420 Před 3 lety +59

    I can't believe that lander hypes the lift with that cool beat from its thrusters(?)

    • @eideticex
      @eideticex Před 3 lety +4

      Line priming and testing. Pretty sure if it didn't do that, no dance.

    • @snork_games
      @snork_games Před 3 lety +4

      @@eideticex Yeah, I think so too. Gotta clear/prime the nozzles. In the second test, I heard them call it the "burp sequence", which I find funny.
      18:50

    • @leonardwaga
      @leonardwaga Před 3 lety +3

      I replayed it multiple times, so satisfying.

  • @rogerbeck3018
    @rogerbeck3018 Před 3 lety

    i have watched this AGAIN, it is brilliant. Thank you Destin.

  • @Veptis
    @Veptis Před 2 lety +2

    The burp sequence? Is such a fascinating sound - I had to rewatch the video.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před 3 lety +405

    amazing footage, thank you for sharing

  • @Mrvinoy
    @Mrvinoy Před 3 lety +278

    Chapter 1:
    How to talk like destin
    Yea yea
    Ahaa ahaa
    Gotcha gotcha 😂😂😅

  • @stucorbishley
    @stucorbishley Před 3 lety

    This is amazing, feels like quite a privilege having this explained so clearly..

  • @res00xua
    @res00xua Před 3 lety

    Gave Kiwico subscription to a friend with 4 sons and they love it. Each of the bus gets to work with Dad on a box. I got such a nice thank you note from them and likely will renew this next year.

  • @weekendsrule33
    @weekendsrule33 Před 3 lety +56

    Can we talk about how that lander could easily land a side gig as a club DJ with those start up beats?

  • @thespacetunnel3617
    @thespacetunnel3617 Před 3 lety +15

    16:45 When you wanted to be a music producer but your parents forced you to become an aerospace engineer.

  • @Valkyrie12311
    @Valkyrie12311 Před 3 lety

    You are so good at asking the right questions. I love you're videos

  • @chris.eskimo
    @chris.eskimo Před rokem +5

    I agree. There needs to be an instantaneous human override. Or, at least human input 'adjustments'

  • @GateGeek
    @GateGeek Před 3 lety +31

    16:45
    That lander is about to drop the sickest new album of 2013

    • @wellbi
      @wellbi Před 3 lety +5

      I actually downloaded the video and sampled it to my personal sample library.

    • @vikio452
      @vikio452 Před 3 lety +1

      I literally thought that dramatic soundtrack music was starting there. Was confused when it stopped and had to watch that part again keeping in mind that it's the sound of the lander test!

    • @GateGeek
      @GateGeek Před 3 lety +1

      Or perhaps heralding the arrival of some Winged Hussars.

    • @dileejag2205
      @dileejag2205 Před 3 lety

      it was just like a train in India

  • @dachosenone207
    @dachosenone207 Před 3 lety +143

    I imagine that the future astronauts will say on an interview "Shoutout to Destin of SmarterEveryDay for inspiring me when I was a kid"

    • @Shotblur
      @Shotblur Před 3 lety +2

      Repping Haruhi in 2021, nice
      Nagato is still best girl, though.

    • @stephenbeck7222
      @stephenbeck7222 Před 3 lety +1

      There are definitely interns currently at nasa who watched Destin in high school, just simple probability related to Destin’s popularity.

  • @erwinbordallo
    @erwinbordallo Před 3 lety

    Thanks, Destin, for all the great videos you provide. I'm intrigued every time I tune in! Keep up the fantastic work!

  • @danielnewton2390
    @danielnewton2390 Před 3 lety +59

    "Hydrogen Peroxide is harmless."
    "This will melt your face."
    🤔🤔

    • @dkecskes2199
      @dkecskes2199 Před 3 lety +6

      As with any substance, the amount and location it is administered matters as to what it will do.
      I'm also guessing the substance they had in their tanks was a little stronger than the 3% hydrogen peroxide to 97% water solution in the brown bottles in the drugstore.

    • @Kycilak
      @Kycilak Před 3 lety +3

      @@dkecskes2199 Yeah, they said it was around 90% peroxide IIRC.

    • @Melw44
      @Melw44 Před 3 lety +2

      @Chess Rockwell The same stuff just way stronger and pure.

    • @PassifloraCerulea
      @PassifloraCerulea Před 3 lety +5

      Well, the main alternative, various hydrazine compounds, are super nasty. They can ignite on contact with your person, mess up your lungs, cause kidney or liver failure, and are carcinogenic. Anyone handling the stuff (or getting near a vehicle that has used it) has to wear a chemical suit with independent oxygen supply. They're more energetic than peroxide, but unless you really need that it's not worth it.

    • @Chasmodius
      @Chasmodius Před 3 lety

      The propellant I use in my rockets is almost perfectly safe: a combination of pressurized gaseous nitrogen and oxygen (and some other things) and H2O. But I suppose even that could kill you if you got enough of it in your lungs!

  • @mattw.6726
    @mattw.6726 Před 3 lety +54

    I love "Introducing attitude disturbance" as a technical term. It's almost as good as "sudden deconstructive lithobraking". Almost... XD

    • @Cheesus-Sliced
      @Cheesus-Sliced Před 3 lety +6

      I'm partial to "rapid unscheduled disassembly" myself

    • @DABrock-author
      @DABrock-author Před 3 lety +3

      Or the ever popular “Engine-rich exhaust”.

    • @Cheesus-Sliced
      @Cheesus-Sliced Před 3 lety

      I feel it's prudent to mention why "attitude disturbance" is a term. In avionics, "attitude" refers to the way a craft is facing vs the way it's moving. It's a very different definition to what people typically use the word for

  • @TheLastDansMusic
    @TheLastDansMusic Před 3 lety

    I am so so grateful for your channel Destin. Amazing. Thanks dude.

  • @nastyboy600
    @nastyboy600 Před 2 lety +1

    i love everything about you . the questions you ask , the drive you have to bring knowledge to the world and all of the great impacts you bring to earth and living beings. Its such an inspiration if I became half the man you are i would be happy and so would my family . Much Love & Thank you !

  • @stephenshivers5150
    @stephenshivers5150 Před 3 lety +48

    I'm so glad this footage is finally on CZcams. I remember eating lunch with you guys after this and then later Logan taking my girls and me through some behind the scenes at NASA. It was great.

    • @thelog222
      @thelog222 Před 3 lety +8

      Thanks Stephen! Always love giving tours.

    • @peacefulentropy8365
      @peacefulentropy8365 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm curious about how you were involved in this process. What were you doing during this program?

    • @stephenshivers5150
      @stephenshivers5150 Před 3 lety +3

      @@peacefulentropy8365 I wasn't. I was actually working on something else with Destin, or rather he was working on something for me. Meeting Logan was just bonus.

    • @peacefulentropy8365
      @peacefulentropy8365 Před 3 lety

      @@stephenshivers5150 That's awesome. Hopefully, we get to see the work you were involved in some time in the future. ;)
      Unless it's already published, in which case I would love the link! (I must've missed it.)

  • @RazsterTW
    @RazsterTW Před 3 lety +42

    When they tethered the Mighty Eagle to the ground cables, they used Screamers which are used for search/rescue and rock climbing. A shock absorbing sling designed to reduce peak loads in any climbing system.

  • @st3althyone
    @st3althyone Před 3 lety +3

    Clever as ever Destin, and I agree with you that there’s no substitute for hands on training when it comes to things like these as you never know when hardware can fail or make a mistake. It’s essential that our astronauts going to the moon be prepared for every and any situation that they may encounter, there’s just no excuse for doing it any other way.

  • @joeljentelson3810
    @joeljentelson3810 Před 3 lety

    I got my 1st KiwiCo box today on your promo. Thanks.

  • @kushmandey6880
    @kushmandey6880 Před 3 lety +44

    1:42 Early 2010s, sounds so weird now.

    • @1nt3rl0ck
      @1nt3rl0ck Před 3 lety

      how was your 2020 party ?

  • @ohtych1004
    @ohtych1004 Před 3 lety +54

    15:11 *builds a fricking lunar lander simulator*
    *at same time hold phone like that*

    • @johndemeritt3460
      @johndemeritt3460 Před 3 lety

      I love redundancy! There's nothing like it when it comes to saving a sortie/mission and the primary system goes TU. But redundant systems are only as good as the operators who recognize when a system is not operating properly. Remember a French Airbus 320 that went down in the Atlantic a while back because someone failed to turn on the pitot heat? Too much dependence on the automated system is what that came down to -- or because.
      So redundancy coupled with LOTS of pilot training is a GOOD thing!

  • @bobbailey4954
    @bobbailey4954 Před 3 lety

    Another fine video thank you Destin

  • @jeromethiel4323
    @jeromethiel4323 Před 3 lety +5

    Somebody is going to take that pre-flight thruster test and use it to make music. And i want to hear that! Such a cool rhythm.

  • @efotfilmwilliamostman6681
    @efotfilmwilliamostman6681 Před 3 lety +27

    I dig the sick beat at 16:47. A real banger!

  • @robbriley7437
    @robbriley7437 Před 3 lety +167

    When the lunar lander is playing One by Metallica, you know it's good.

    • @Bigjoeffemt
      @Bigjoeffemt Před 3 lety +2

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @eross21
      @eross21 Před 3 lety +2

      is that on purpose... because it’s awesome

    • @wavion2
      @wavion2 Před 3 lety +1

      Would be funny (and sad) if this video gets copyright claimed.

  • @cjtramm8
    @cjtramm8 Před 3 lety +1

    I got the kiwi co boxes from you years ago. They were so great. My grandsons loved them and built so much stuff. Thanks Smarter

  • @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639

    16:53 Nice beat. I half-expect some to remix this into a music video.

  • @Dalec81
    @Dalec81 Před 3 lety +14

    I have to say as a fellow southerner; It instills a certain amount of pride when I hear someone with a very country accent talking nerdy.

  • @regolith1350
    @regolith1350 Před 3 lety +25

    Destin: you’re smart. You know what’s about to happen.
    Me:
    Still me:

    • @abhigyanmohanty7858
      @abhigyanmohanty7858 Před 3 lety

      Lmfaoo

    • @changjsc
      @changjsc Před 3 lety

      I’m still wondering

    • @SoybeanAK
      @SoybeanAK Před 3 lety +8

      He's gonna revisit the weed trimmer series... by filming the interaction of strings in motion against each other, on the Phantom!!!

    • @johnmiller1015
      @johnmiller1015 Před 3 lety

      They look like battle bots

    • @phosphorus4
      @phosphorus4 Před 3 lety

      @@SoybeanAK I was like what's the thing in the middle…

  • @Frank183847572828
    @Frank183847572828 Před 3 lety

    Officially supported with a thumbs up and a subs. Keep on Truck'n Destin.

  • @res00xua
    @res00xua Před 3 lety

    Gave Kiwico subscription to a friend with 4 sons and they love it. Each of the boys gets to work with Dad on a box. I got such a nice thank you note from them and likely will renew this next year.

  • @Scanlaid
    @Scanlaid Před 3 lety +30

    "Introduce an attitude disturbance, I have to do that with my kids once in a while" 😂😂😂😂 hilarious, sensible dad chuckle

  • @Gottaculat
    @Gottaculat Před 3 lety +40

    If there's one thing NASA has demonstrated, it's that things can and will go sideways at some point. It's not "if" something will go wrong, but rather "when" something will go wrong.

  • @KJ-1271
    @KJ-1271 Před 3 lety

    I love that little beat! I was dancing to it. The small stuff like that are the best!

  • @EdGrasmann
    @EdGrasmann Před 2 lety +3

    Hi Destin, thank you for all your great videos. Will you be having more on the Coast Guard?

  • @carnyzack
    @carnyzack Před 3 lety +8

    Yo the beat at 16:48 is fire! 🔊 🔥

    • @Rooster1172T
      @Rooster1172T Před 3 lety

      dude@! just commenting asking someone to sample it and make a dope tune! haha

    • @SoI_Badguy
      @SoI_Badguy Před 3 lety

      Metallica - One

  • @my3dviews
    @my3dviews Před 3 lety +22

    If this was the 1960s, Neil Armstrong would be saying "where's the seat"? :-)

  • @yahwea
    @yahwea Před 3 lety

    very clever solution, and well explained

  • @13thravenpurple94
    @13thravenpurple94 Před rokem +1

    Great work Thank you and Merry Merry Merry CHristmas

  • @danny80268
    @danny80268 Před 3 lety +11

    That thing "lands" a sick beat every time it starts.
    :)

  • @alexdumbell9485
    @alexdumbell9485 Před 3 lety +37

    I loved the submarine series cant wait for this one

    • @masterman1502
      @masterman1502 Před 3 lety +5

      This one is so much cooler because people aren't as secertive as in military

    • @max_kl
      @max_kl Před 3 lety

      @@masterman1502 And it's also about exploration and science instead of advertisement for the military and tools for killing people (even though the technology is very interesting)

  • @markusthl
    @markusthl Před 3 lety +2

    What you say around the 23:00 timemark is soo important. It's exactly the same with the ongoing automatization in airplane cockpits. Pilots lose their flying skills and if an emergency situation occured where they have to take over the controls because the software failed, it will end badly...

  • @zzztek
    @zzztek Před 3 lety

    I love seeing the videos that have the actual "worker bee" being interviewed and doing the demo rather than have a "tie" demo something they really do not know. Thanks!

  • @nataliarodriguez3740
    @nataliarodriguez3740 Před 3 lety +28

    "We need humans in case things go sideways"
    *chessmasters after the 90's have entered the chat *

    • @nataliarodriguez3740
      @nataliarodriguez3740 Před 3 lety +3

      My point is not that robots can't fail my point is that if a robot fails then you didn't stand a chance (and you are super dead either way lol)

    • @ka-50withsaams36
      @ka-50withsaams36 Před 3 lety +6

      @@nataliarodriguez3740 I think that chess is different since the computer has no sensors that can give it false information, as there is only the chessboard. Then there is no unknown variables for the chess AI other than which move the other person can make. Lastly, the AI has a relatively simple set of rules where it can predict all outcomes. Chess is the perfect scenario for an AI. Real life is different in that sometimes the computer/AI can misunderstand what it is recieving, sensors can fail, the computer itself can fail, or the computer encounters a situation it was never programmed to deal with. Human control, while hopefully never necessary, is very important if the spaceship encounters a strange or unexpected obstacle IMO.

  • @YetiThaGr8
    @YetiThaGr8 Před 3 lety +11

    I was lowkey grooving with the lander. That thing has rhythm!

  • @mostlyvoid.partiallystars

    The control room chatter is so similar to our GBI tests, that’s awesome

  • @thecampbells3908
    @thecampbells3908 Před 2 lety +3

    As an airline pilot, I can say in my opinion there should always be a human override option. The reason being - pilots are not engineers. We depend heavily on the mass science that goes in to our various crafts. We have some system knowledge, but appreciate automation to assist us in safe flights. Likewise, crafts are designed by engineers, not pilots, and engineers can not replicate a pilot. No matter how advanced or impressive the automation becomes, experience and good judgment of a human, at this time, seems to still be surperior. That's only my opinion of course.

  • @dondrap513
    @dondrap513 Před 3 lety +5

    17:00 - that thing was laying down a pretty good beat.

  • @rnzafdude
    @rnzafdude Před 3 lety +23

    I’m fairly certain that every aviator can agree with me: More complex systems = more potential for failiure.
    Autopilot that can do an autoland is great, until it fails and you need to take over, with the shock factor of realising the system failing, at 125ft.
    NOTHING will replace seat time.

    • @MillionFoul
      @MillionFoul Před 3 lety +4

      My rationale on this is that if we've completed hundreds of thousands of CAT III automatic landings without issue, but the aviation safety community still feels it should be done with at least two redundant autopilots with at least one human in the loop monitoring the system, we probably shouldn't have a shallower safety margin on the moon.

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 Před 3 lety +1

      Also, complex pilot assist systems tend to add unmanageable cognitive load, as seen in spelling autocorrect and various computerized aircraft that flew their pilots into the ground.

    • @rnzafdude
      @rnzafdude Před 5 měsíci

      The latest video reminded me of this comment I made 2 years ago. Thank you for mentioning to the stakeholders all the points I wanted to remind them

  • @keithbrown2458
    @keithbrown2458 Před 2 lety +1

    I loved watching this a second time just as much as I did the first wonderful thank you

  • @peterreed2685
    @peterreed2685 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the videos. Mike Patey is using your sound bits on laminar flow. I thought, along with alot of others on his channel, that you two should collaborate on some videos. His videos on building and designing aircraft are amazing. As are yours.

  • @LieutenantNuggets
    @LieutenantNuggets Před 3 lety +4

    I can't believe you've had this footage for years. It must've been so tempting to upload it in the past

  • @Stellar-Cowboy
    @Stellar-Cowboy Před 3 lety +9

    Hands down the best science channel with Veritasium
    You can’t change my mind.

    • @ashraf5151
      @ashraf5151 Před 3 lety +1

      Mark rober too

    • @Stellar-Cowboy
      @Stellar-Cowboy Před 3 lety

      @@ashraf5151 oh yeah how could i forget

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK Před 3 lety

      Applied Science, Stuff Made Here, minutephysics.
      And of course Brady Haran's channels.

    • @Stellar-Cowboy
      @Stellar-Cowboy Před 3 lety

      @@YourMJK stuff made here isn’t reaaaaally science is it? It’s more like a fun projects sort of thing. Don’t know the other two.

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK Před 3 lety +1

      @@Stellar-Cowboy Fair enough, but so is Mark Rober I'd say.
      You really have to checkout Applied Science, it's basically what the name says and he does some really interesting stuff.

  • @dunkie976
    @dunkie976 Před 3 lety

    Fantastic vid, as usual. I love your presenting style and content.
    BUT what on earth is the changing light thing on the top right corner of your world map?

  • @The.RandomTube
    @The.RandomTube Před rokem +1

    Great Video Destin!

  • @patryklau
    @patryklau Před 3 lety +4

    15:09 - you know it's another day in the office for someone when he's working on some chips while everyone's looking all busy 🤣

  • @jerrywu615
    @jerrywu615 Před 3 lety +26

    24:11
    Destin: "... if stuff goes sideways."
    SpaceX Starship: "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @nhwilkinosn
      @nhwilkinosn Před 3 lety

      The perfect example as to why manual control and someone in the seat is important

    • @philipcooksey3422
      @philipcooksey3422 Před 3 lety

      Just completely different strategies. Spacex wants it to be entirely autonomous so having a human in the loop would ruin that. Also with their rapid prototyping strategy the data they collected was more than worth the cost of the damaged starship

    • @nhwilkinosn
      @nhwilkinosn Před 3 lety +1

      @@philipcooksey3422 I'd rather have a safe craft than a "strategy" he's living life like a video game. Rocket blows up, reset, try again. I guess that's a fine strategy for testing, but I'm sure that if there was a multi million dollar payload on that, I'm sure those people wouldn't appreciate their stuff getting blown up and being shrugged off in such a manner.

    • @andrxw8097
      @andrxw8097 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nhwilkinosn to be fair, rockets are meant to be "disposable." They don't expect to get rockets back after they launch them. SpaceX is changing that, making it possible to reuse them

    • @philipcooksey3422
      @philipcooksey3422 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nhwilkinosn will they're using this method for development, yeah of course if they only had one go at it they wouldn't use this development strategy. Different strategies have various pros/cons. Personally I think rapid prototyping is developing the technology faster so kudos to SpaceX for having the funds to execute it
      Edit: you also have to factor in that nasa is government money and SpaceX is privately funded. Government money doesn't really like large failures such as a starship explosion

  • @unbelver
    @unbelver Před 3 lety +1

    Woo! Morpheus got a mention! That was a fun project. I was involved via JPL with ALHAT, the hazard avoidance sensor on Morpheus. Yup, we're all still working on Autonomous landing technology. The most recent we've all just seen with Mars2020's Terrain Relative Navigation. Hazdet is also continuing to be developed.

  • @Dvpainter
    @Dvpainter Před 3 lety +1

    I feel like you were very excited to finally be able to use footage from that experience