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  • ⚾ / smartereveryday ⚾
    Get a Rocket City Trash Pandas shirt at shoptrashpandas.com/ !
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    Behind the Scenes Video of how we built it: • Building The SUPERSONI...
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    I have been wanting to build this thing as long as I understood the physics of how it all works. A super big thanks to David Linderman, Jeremy Fielding, Trent, and David Woodall (the welder).
    I realize most people who support Smarter Every Day don't do it for "transactional" reasons, (ie, I'll support Smarter Every Day to get stuff). I also realized that there is often a mental hurdle that must be crossed before support on Patreon starts. My thought is that I'd really like to give folks a baseball, and it might provide enough momentum to get over that initial hurdle. I signed the first shipment of baseballs I received, but I only have so many of those. There's no implication that my signature is worth anything.... it's just kind of what you do with baseballs... it's a tradition. After a certain number, it will transition to unsigned baseballs. I've got enough signed baseballs to over all existing Patrons, and many more, but I will wait a month or so to see how many I need to get, then I'll order the second batch. I like to support jobs and pay people for what they're good at. The machinists and welders who made the parts in this video for example. The whole intent here is to diversify away from solely being ad sponsored so I don't have to answer to anyone but myself and Patrons with respect to the types of content I choose to make. Thank you for understanding what I'm doing here, and even if you decide not to kick in at / smartereveryday , I'm super grateful you took the time to watch this video!
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    Destin
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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  Před 3 lety +10951

    I have been wanting to build this thing as long as I understood the physics of how it all works. A super big thanks to David , Jeremy Fielding, Trent, and David.
    I realize most people who support Smarter Every Day don't do it for "transactional" reasons, (ie, supporting Smarter Every Day to get stuff). People usually support because they understand what I'm trying to do here and are of good will. I also realized that there is often a mental hurdle that must be crossed before support on Patreon starts. My thought is that I'd really like to give folks a baseball, and it might provide enough momentum to get over that initial hurdle. I signed the first shipment of baseballs I received, but I only have so many of those. There's no implication that my signature is worth anything.... it's just kind of what you do with baseballs... it's a tradition. After a certain number, it will transition to unsigned baseballs. I've got enough signed baseballs to over all existing Patrons, and many more, but I will wait a month or so to see how many I need to get, then I'll order the second batch. I like to support jobs and pay people for what they're good at and hopefully this will enable more of this. The machinists and welders who made the parts in this video for example. The whole intent here is to diversify away from solely being ad sponsored so I don't have to answer to anyone but myself and Patrons with respect to the types of content I choose to make. Thank you for understanding what I'm doing here, and even if you decide not to kick in at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday , I'm super grateful you took the time to watch this video!
    Thank you very much,
    Destin

  • @MarkRober
    @MarkRober Před 3 lety +19257

    WHAT A BANGER!!! 1) I’m humbled you named the cannon after me 2) I’m stealing “What hath we wrought” as a catchphrase 3) I just signed up for your Patreon to get one of those balls!

    • @chroma9848
      @chroma9848 Před 3 lety +1464

      Collab please ❤️

    • @tejasnair8967
      @tejasnair8967 Před 3 lety +147

      You need one of these canon for your collection

    • @cwtrickshots4198
      @cwtrickshots4198 Před 3 lety +160

      I love you mark! Glad you didn’t die with those sharks!

    • @tildejustin
      @tildejustin Před 3 lety +14

      Hi

    • @Mike-vs3dv
      @Mike-vs3dv Před 3 lety +53

      Glad to see you here Mark. I appreciate you guys SO much. 😳

  • @benrae6337
    @benrae6337 Před 3 lety +838

    "You can get one of these baseballs! Just give us your coordinates, we'll calculate the ballistics and let you know the required steel plate thickness to armour your house with..."

  • @purdueMET
    @purdueMET Před 2 lety +60

    Mark French here. My students, Craig and Jim, and I did the first supersonic ping pong gun about 9 years ago. I'm impressed with your design and how far you've taken the concept. I never would have guessed it would get this sophisticated. Nice work :-)

    • @Pyramid1974
      @Pyramid1974 Před 10 měsíci +2

      I want to see him fashion a pellet of appropriate caliber.. That is one colossal air gun!! ..I bet with the right "pellet" it would penetrate that steel plate..

    • @lukedean1769
      @lukedean1769 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Oh look, one of my favorite professors!

    • @puppypoet
      @puppypoet Před 8 měsíci +1

      In your name, replace French with 1.
      You are now the cannon.

  • @Kuonluw
    @Kuonluw Před rokem +117

    I love how scientific their minds are. They saw something with their own eyes which shouldn't have been possible and their first reaction was "something is wrong, I need to do the math and double check. I need to understand what happened." Great stuff!

  • @miriam4235
    @miriam4235 Před 3 lety +10482

    Well, seeing as you have a really accurate baseball canon, is there really any need to mail the baseballs?

    • @Eagle8599
      @Eagle8599 Před 3 lety +170

      Brilliant!!!! 😎👍

    • @jackclancy2189
      @jackclancy2189 Před 3 lety +976

      “You can expect your package to arrive in 10,9,8,7...”

    • @styleofender8945
      @styleofender8945 Před 3 lety +142

      Well. As Dwight said. A blow to the head could prove fatal.

    • @ahlanderlolz
      @ahlanderlolz Před 3 lety +306

      @@styleofender8945 guess we gotta practice our catching

    • @robmulally
      @robmulally Před 3 lety +15

      HHahaha

  • @trashpandasbaseball
    @trashpandasbaseball Před 3 lety +1028

    This was AWESOME. Thrilled to have worked with you guys on this! For those of you just finding out about our team...welcome to Trash Panda Nation.

    • @Seelenschmiede
      @Seelenschmiede Před 3 lety +22

      Indeed, coolest team name ever!
      Greetings from Germany 😊

    • @glandilovsky7061
      @glandilovsky7061 Před 3 lety +22

      @Rocket City Trash Pandas : with such a cool name you could sell merch even to guys like me who know nothing about baseball ^^
      Cheers from Romania.

    • @ubernate860
      @ubernate860 Před 3 lety +3

      Awesome name I love it. Would love to see some games but I dont live near Rocket City sadly 😔

    • @chesskaboomgustz3755
      @chesskaboomgustz3755 Před 3 lety +6

      @Rocket City Trash Pandas, you have done a good job with your branding campaign and earned yourself a fan from Pakistan

    • @AdamHillikerLikesRobots
      @AdamHillikerLikesRobots Před 3 lety +3

      Greetings from a Savannah Banana! Appreciate you getting involved; this is such great community spirit. Hope you can get some games going soon.

  • @shotdoctor5869
    @shotdoctor5869 Před rokem +26

    Ok, I feel like not enough hype is being had over that ball stop. Dude literally doesn't even budge an inch after getting hit with a super sonic baseball straight to the face. Props

  • @paulj6637
    @paulj6637 Před 2 lety +21

    OK so it's like the 3rd time through watching this video and it still gives me tingles. Having binged through your awesome podcast no dumb questions, please please please introduce the mad batter to the Canon!! The combined sound would be beyond words!

  • @joshuasalem5022
    @joshuasalem5022 Před 3 lety +356

    Be honest Destin, you added that “excess air collector” cylinder on the front of the barrel because it makes it look 10x cooler

    • @-danR
      @-danR Před 3 lety +10

      He just wanted to steal some ideas from gun-silencer patents.

    • @SweetyetS0ur
      @SweetyetS0ur Před 3 lety +5

      lol yeah, and the "sear"

    • @robertespinoza5958
      @robertespinoza5958 Před 3 lety +2

      Isn't it bacicly a fume extractor? Tank cannons have had those for ages although I like it being used to catch access air

    • @campionedi1764
      @campionedi1764 Před 3 lety

      LOL

    • @jesusnavarro391
      @jesusnavarro391 Před 3 lety

      It makes it look like a giant sound suppressor

  • @theslowmoguys
    @theslowmoguys Před 3 lety +6727

    🤯

    • @danielcettour
      @danielcettour Před 3 lety +45

      :o

    • @deadstroke82
      @deadstroke82 Před 3 lety +152

      Did you already ask?
      You already asked...didn't you lol

    • @sideeffectdk
      @sideeffectdk Před 3 lety +20

      🤯

    • @TheDiegolopez007
      @TheDiegolopez007 Před 3 lety +37

      It's competition. @TheSlowMoGuys lol

    • @thomasmathew13
      @thomasmathew13 Před 3 lety +108

      Destin's baseball cannon with Gavin and Dan manning a Phantom camera. The videos would be epic. We need a collab.

  • @christabradney4883
    @christabradney4883 Před 2 lety +6

    I just wanted to say thank you for the really exceptional closed captioning on this video. I’ve been watching videos with my kiddo and she loves CC so we’ve had it on and you did a really good job on this one!

  • @angelabates8625
    @angelabates8625 Před rokem +18

    Hi Destin, small world, we interned together one summer long ago (before CZcams). 😂 I randomly found this video of yours this summer with my son, while looking to improve his baseball skills, and we are now big fans of your channel. (Even more after Mr T confirmed that I did in fact know you.) You do a really great job of explaining things simply enough that we do in fact get smarter every time we watch. Thank you for choosing to do this, and I hope you continue!

  • @nunyabidness117
    @nunyabidness117 Před 3 lety +402

    The Trash Pandas really is the coolest Minor League Baseball team name ever.

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Před 3 lety +41

      Absolutely. Selling t-shirts is pretty important to them right now. Since they weren't allowed to play their first season due to COVID, merch sales is keeping the ship afloat for the time being. As a family, we're super excited to see them play, so we really want them to remain healthy through the pandemic. They have some cool designs. If you'd like to support one you can get one here: shoptrashpandas.com/

    • @pxer83
      @pxer83 Před 3 lety +3

      Albuquerque Isotopes. C'mon!!

    • @victorfabio4715
      @victorfabio4715 Před 3 lety +4

      Big fan of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies as well

    • @thedistantprinceinyouremai6345
      @thedistantprinceinyouremai6345 Před 3 lety +1

      Akron Rubber Ducks would like to know your location

    • @ethanwarner9239
      @ethanwarner9239 Před 3 lety +5

      What about the Savannah Bananas? Lol

  • @DanP740
    @DanP740 Před 3 lety +1679

    "There's a way you can actually get one of these baseballs." You mean, give him your coordinates and he'll fire one to you?

    • @dennisdekoster1187
      @dennisdekoster1187 Před 3 lety +25

      DanP740 lol, could he reach Europe though? 😁

    • @hardwirecars
      @hardwirecars Před 3 lety +33

      steel rain inbound splash in 30

    • @Discordia3052
      @Discordia3052 Před 3 lety +75

      This is the only acceptable delivery option

    • @rgcecil
      @rgcecil Před 3 lety +19

      Discordia 3052 USPS should take notes

    • @JEBavido
      @JEBavido Před 3 lety +4

      Seems legit...

  • @mikec.1210
    @mikec.1210 Před 2 lety +9

    i love seeing makers/engineers collaborating together to make something this awesome

  • @quinncampbell9255
    @quinncampbell9255 Před rokem +1

    great video, love how yall are professionals and not some kids who failed highschool making online videos for preteens on tik tok. the quality of work done on this is awesome.

  • @richfarfugnuven6308
    @richfarfugnuven6308 Před 3 lety +463

    Some guy 2 counties away: " Some kid just threw a baseball through my window."

    • @pxolqopt3597
      @pxolqopt3597 Před 3 lety +22

      It went through the window, through each wall and out the other side

    • @CardCarryingPsycho
      @CardCarryingPsycho Před 3 lety +30

      *Some guy two houses away: "Some kid threw a baseball through the wall of my barn."

    • @busybee6889
      @busybee6889 Před 3 lety +1

      lmao rich

    • @isanlee
      @isanlee Před 3 lety +5

      Somewhere in Korea:
      Kim John un: hey who shot a rocket at us?

    • @Impetuss
      @Impetuss Před 3 lety +3

      I was pretty surprised they just shot that ball straight into the air, couldve killed someone

  • @devonhitter2985
    @devonhitter2985 Před 3 lety +468

    I feel like engineers are just smart kids who can make their dream toys come true

    • @rydaddy2867
      @rydaddy2867 Před 3 lety +15

      Yeah, we are.

    • @pmgodfrey
      @pmgodfrey Před 3 lety +22

      That's exactly what it's about...and having disposable income does help. Our wives don't understand but they support us. :)

    • @jacoblie4260
      @jacoblie4260 Před 3 lety +1

      that just became one of my favorite quotes

    • @csn583
      @csn583 Před 3 lety +2

      If you want to write an original song, learn music theory and practice. If you want to make a supersonic baseball cannon (or as we in aero at Tesla called the Hyperloop, a "Supersonic People Cannon"), learn physics, materials, and manufacturing, and it can be yours.

    • @makerofgarbage5877
      @makerofgarbage5877 Před 3 lety +2

      I made a jet skateboard once, was pretty cool

  • @wheelch0ck
    @wheelch0ck Před rokem +1

    I love this video. I appreciate seemingly random and funny science/engineering. Working for your channel has got to be constant entertainment. It would definitely NOT be boring! Thanks for this gem, Destin! And, I freaking love the Minor League team's name! The Trash Pandas is definitely the best name!

  • @danielwells1320
    @danielwells1320 Před 2 lety +5

    This is crazy stuff! I love seeing all the science behind it all. I’d be pretty shaky too after letting off a cannon like that. 😆

  • @ViniciusLemosvl
    @ViniciusLemosvl Před 3 lety +288

    "We're cutting the light with that razor" got to be one of the coolest sentences a human can declare

    • @kaizokujimbei143
      @kaizokujimbei143 Před 3 lety +6

      It was kind of edgy. xD

    • @Schnabeltassentier
      @Schnabeltassentier Před 3 lety +16

      Ohhh I have barely watched the first minute, but this comment sounds like I‘m about to get some Schlieren action!

    • @kaiz5646
      @kaiz5646 Před 3 lety +2

      Announce*

    • @MrAldwin666
      @MrAldwin666 Před 3 lety

      Sounds like a rap verse to me.

    • @bradyjmify
      @bradyjmify Před 3 lety +2

      Can we get some info on the splitting of light with a razor!?

  • @thefunkosaurus
    @thefunkosaurus Před 3 lety +304

    19:59
    Significant wear on seams from firing process.
    With a redesigned barrel, one could develop a series of sabots that would allow you to actually supersonically PITCH!!
    The accuracy is good, but a 1000+ mile an hour curveball?! In the strike zone!? Being hit by the Mad Batter!?!
    Surely we need this.
    Science, I mean.
    Science needs this.

  • @dukemorrison7389
    @dukemorrison7389 Před 2 lety

    This was one of the dopest vids I’ve ever seen. Grown up playing baseball all my life and now I know what it looks like when a ball disintegrates 😳🤙🏼💯

  • @byronstephen2044
    @byronstephen2044 Před rokem +2

    On Discovery Channel , myth busters was a favorite of mine . Just watched your segment of the supersonic base ball . Loved it ! Great stuff ! .

  • @TheOfficalReapex
    @TheOfficalReapex Před 3 lety +377

    9:17 "There's a way you can actually get one of these baseballs"
    Yeah we're gonna launch them to you halfway across the globe with this huge cannon

    • @ryandavis7593
      @ryandavis7593 Před 3 lety +15

      Get your glove out.

    • @weston3303
      @weston3303 Před 3 lety +15

      next video: "making a gps coordinated supersonic baseball cannon aiming system with the world's first five minute shipping"

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie Před 3 lety +3

      The trick is to get the speed and trajectory just right to drop it gently at your front door :-D

    • @ilad_villanueva
      @ilad_villanueva Před 3 lety

      I literally thought he’ll be sending us those baseballs through that cannon. 😂

    • @tylernorville952
      @tylernorville952 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ryandavis7593 *hand continues to vaporize on impact*

  • @rcb3921
    @rcb3921 Před 3 lety +197

    7:45
    Officer Friendly: "Hold up. Can you explain what exactly it is that you're building here???"
    Destin: "Sports Equipment."

  • @geoffreyward4929
    @geoffreyward4929 Před rokem

    I love the honesty and transparency at the end of the video. Also, very cool video!

  • @richl6966
    @richl6966 Před 2 lety

    Love the build montage. They are so skilled!

  • @4_Science
    @4_Science Před 3 lety +313

    "We now have a supersonic baseball cannon... We can do whatever we want now!" - I... Is that a threat? 😂

    • @SonnyKnutson
      @SonnyKnutson Před 3 lety +18

      Home land security has peeked it's interest. "This guy built a baseball tank gun! He need to be monitored" xD

    • @afifhamdani2968
      @afifhamdani2968 Před 3 lety +11

      He's a weapon engineer right?

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Před 3 lety +113

      I have a mental image of a "Come and take it flag" but the baseball cannon.

    • @JEJCfamily1
      @JEJCfamily1 Před 3 lety +5

      I think its so cool to see Destin get so excited even after all the experiments he's done.

    • @CurtisDensmore1
      @CurtisDensmore1 Před 3 lety +6

      @@smartereveryday New merch idea

  • @obi1tap
    @obi1tap Před 3 lety +325

    first few mins: "oh ok this is gonna be a nice like potato launcher type of deal"
    6 mins in: "OH THIS IS A CANNON CANNON!"

  • @christopherbartlett
    @christopherbartlett Před 2 lety +6

    I love the pure joy when the math confirmed the speed.

  • @TheGreatChancellor
    @TheGreatChancellor Před rokem

    that was a blast.. i think i was more impressed with this man more than anything. very cool

  • @EnmaDarei
    @EnmaDarei Před 3 lety +210

    The one thing I can't stop obsessing over while watching this video is how incredible the cannon's sound must be in person.

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 Před 3 lety

      Smarter every David

    • @AllHailZeppelin
      @AllHailZeppelin Před 3 lety +1

      Watch the video with headphones/earbuds, and during the exact second that the shot goes off, turn your device volume up as loud as you can. That’s probably how loud it is in-person.

    • @EnmaDarei
      @EnmaDarei Před 3 lety

      ​@@AllHailZeppelin Using headphones/earbuds immediately makes it completely pointless and not at all a good representation of what it would be in person. Sound is felt with more than just your ears, especially sounds like those. Earbuds/headphones won't ever come close, no matter how high you turn up the volume.

    • @AllHailZeppelin
      @AllHailZeppelin Před 3 lety

      @@EnmaDarei I meant only in terms of volume. Of course it would be COMPLETELY different and much more visceral (and awesome) in person.

  • @AlecSteele
    @AlecSteele Před 3 lety +3654

    Utterly incredible!

  • @YahushasDisciple
    @YahushasDisciple Před 2 lety +6

    This is THE nicest man on the internet. Sweet, smart, and humble. Abba father is PLEASED.

    • @hrsh042
      @hrsh042 Před 2 lety

      You seem like you've seen all of internet?

    • @YahushasDisciple
      @YahushasDisciple Před 2 lety

      @@hrsh042 As a matter of fact I have.

  • @dustinoutlaw9453
    @dustinoutlaw9453 Před rokem +1

    and instantly became a fan of your channel and more importantly- the Trash Pandas... Never heard of them before but I'm now a fan. Love their name and logo!

  • @imarabbitboi6874
    @imarabbitboi6874 Před 3 lety +678

    He’s Like the science teacher you always wanted but never had

    • @shortstories3349
      @shortstories3349 Před 3 lety +18

      It's the teacher the district could not afford. Lol

    • @bradlance6687
      @bradlance6687 Před 3 lety +6

      While living in Colorado in middle school, I had a great science teacher. we did 2 experiments a week and got to use the bunsen burners, it was so fun. Then i moved to Las Vegas and it was all worksheets, everyday. 😢

    • @AdiAsaf
      @AdiAsaf Před 3 lety

      Not exactly...That's what happens to a bunch of guys bored to death because the cannot visit the local strip joint due to covid-19....

    • @seanwebb6709
      @seanwebb6709 Před 3 lety +1

      I had science teachers this cool in a public school of +1200. Fun teachers exist but you sometimes need to be an AP student to get access to them!

    • @whitenoise509
      @whitenoise509 Před 3 lety +1

      I was lucky enough to have one in junior high school. He flew to school most days in an ultralight that he landed on the football field. All sorts of experiments that would probably not be okay in today's system were a weekly occurrence with him.

  • @josephstalin364
    @josephstalin364 Před 3 lety +461

    “What have we done?” A question that every true scientist asks

    • @kaikart123
      @kaikart123 Před 3 lety +20

      "You've just become death, the destroyer of worlds"

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate Před 3 lety +4

      that first test shot out of the garage... what if it hit someone? or even just those suspended cables? seemed a bit careless...

    • @Seareos
      @Seareos Před 3 lety +1

      " you're not the only one with the curse of knowledge "

    • @Eagle8599
      @Eagle8599 Před 3 lety +3

      "Behold, I am become Destin, Destroyer of Baseballs!"

    • @TheStarStreak
      @TheStarStreak Před 3 lety +1

      @@alveolate It was just a testshot at very low power to see if there were any leaks and if the principle worked. Hence why they did not stand behind steel cover.

  • @TheRokkis
    @TheRokkis Před 2 lety

    That building process is beautiful. So many smiles =)

  • @-Kal-
    @-Kal- Před rokem

    I didn't expect to see Jeremy. Great collab!

  • @101m4n
    @101m4n Před 3 lety +489

    So here's the real question:
    If you could hold that vacuum and push the pressure to say, 750, how much _faster_ could you make it go?
    ;)

    • @drachenpanzer5622
      @drachenpanzer5622 Před 3 lety +74

      I feel like at that point the baseball would tear itself apart mid flight.

    • @rosen9425
      @rosen9425 Před 3 lety +33

      At some point, that baseball will rapidly deconstruct midair. I wonder how much it can take.

    • @TangleAndToot
      @TangleAndToot Před 3 lety +22

      I love how they weren't at all concerned about loosing vacuum

    • @2792revs
      @2792revs Před 3 lety +16

      Can one inject water into the ball and freeze it prior to blast off? Slight increase in weight so a slower speed but impact should be very interesting!

    • @Roonasaur
      @Roonasaur Před 3 lety +11

      @@rosen9425 18:58 It kindof already did, lol

  • @robcape
    @robcape Před 3 lety +379

    “I developed a pretty intimate relationship with air cannons, here’s me inside of an air cannon.”
    That went from 0-100 pretty quick.

  • @Fabboi_unl
    @Fabboi_unl Před rokem

    really loved the montage because it looked like you guys had a great time :)

  • @briguyvapes2376
    @briguyvapes2376 Před rokem +2

    9:07 your cat on top of those, what 6 boxes?!?! hahaha love it!! cats are something else when it comes to boxes and bags!

  • @DanThePropMan
    @DanThePropMan Před 3 lety +135

    "Goggle up! Science is about to happen!" would make a great T-shirt.

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 Před 3 lety

      Or Bill Nye's off-camera commenter: "Uh Bill....Careful!"

    • @Cee64E
      @Cee64E Před 3 lety

      I want one...

    • @freyhofer
      @freyhofer Před 3 lety

      Maybe there already is one on redbubble

    • @niklaspilot
      @niklaspilot Před 3 lety +2

      I’m pretty sure he once did a limited run t-shirt with that on it.
      Maybe if enough people ask him, he will do it again

  • @cwtrickshots4198
    @cwtrickshots4198 Před 3 lety +244

    This man has taught me many incredible things, one time on a school test I had a question I didn’t remember studying but I remembered it from one of his videos. (It was prince Rupert)

  • @epikoof
    @epikoof Před 4 měsíci

    trash pandas is such a banger name, i'm so glad you both have collaborated

  • @nerdsanctuary8307
    @nerdsanctuary8307 Před 2 lety +2

    I wish I had gone to school for engineering. You guys have the most fun.

  • @powerstriker5552
    @powerstriker5552 Před 3 lety +320

    Alternative title: A group of men make a howitzer that uses baseballs for ammo.

    • @ohgodmynutbladder
      @ohgodmynutbladder Před 3 lety +10

      honestly kind of curious what kind of damage this thing could do lol. Like against one of those ballistic gels I'm pretty sure he has used on this channel.

    • @Zyscheriah
      @Zyscheriah Před 3 lety +1

      @@ohgodmynutbladder pretty sure this would wreck ballistic gels.

    • @Lorecastapendragon
      @Lorecastapendragon Před 3 lety

      @@ohgodmynutbladder yes please

    • @jerotoro2021
      @jerotoro2021 Před 3 lety

      @@ohgodmynutbladder The ballistic gel would be gone. It would have the same fate as the baseball itself. I'd be interested to know the actual energy transfer of that impact though. Too lazy tonight, if someone wants to do the math for me 😉👍

    • @ohgodmynutbladder
      @ohgodmynutbladder Před 3 lety

      @@jerotoro2021 it couldn't be that much could it? basically 10x as much energy as a 100mph ball. I mean a 100 mph ball is going to hurt and leave a bruise, would 10x that energy actually be that devastating? Deadly obviously, but I'm not sure what to expect. Maybe my intuition is way off. Kind of why I really want to see this hit some soft targets in the first place lol

  • @engboy69
    @engboy69 Před 3 lety +478

    Thumbs up for Mad Batter vs Supersonic Baseball Cannon!

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Před 3 lety +140

      👍

    • @nymalous3428
      @nymalous3428 Před 3 lety +21

      I was thinking about that too. I think a much more secure bunker would be needed.

    • @Sp00kq
      @Sp00kq Před 3 lety +12

      My predictions if this ever happens
      1: the ball misses the bat's cus it's going so fast and gets annihilated by the steel back they'll likely set up
      2: the energy transfer of spinning bat's and a 1050 mph ball is so great the ball gets annihilated along with a bat snapping
      3: boom

    • @engboy69
      @engboy69 Před 3 lety +4

      @@smartereveryday A thumbs up from Destin! Please make this happen. If the mad batter or the ball doesn't break it could go to the MOOOOON

    • @sethreign8103
      @sethreign8103 Před 3 lety +3

      My first thought after reading the title.

  • @shelbyroderfeld5943
    @shelbyroderfeld5943 Před rokem

    Great production,, thank you!

  • @Opaulo888
    @Opaulo888 Před 10 měsíci

    That was so awesome. I've always loved physics and math. Can always lead lead to mischief. But lots of fun. Go for it, guys. Love your videos.

  • @steelfalconx2000
    @steelfalconx2000 Před 3 lety +1160

    This guy has the best patreon pitch I've heard yet.

  • @the_real_ch3
    @the_real_ch3 Před 3 lety +1388

    Alternate title: “why you should never let a group of engineers get bored”

  • @ZekePolarisBSH
    @ZekePolarisBSH Před 2 lety

    Man I like the CC, specially when it narrates what is going on.

  • @quinncampbell9255
    @quinncampbell9255 Před rokem

    the video editing is so,me of the best ive seen for a video.

  • @Fixthisbuildthat
    @Fixthisbuildthat Před 3 lety +465

    Destin's southern twang hit Mach 1 at 6:30 "Since the dawn of blacksmithin..." 😀

    • @1.4142
      @1.4142 Před 3 lety +6

      code switching

    • @duT1Ful
      @duT1Ful Před 3 lety +13

      If you're gonna speak to a couple of machinists/welders/fabricators in the South, you gotta speak their language. 😂😂

    • @sshep86
      @sshep86 Před 3 lety +2

      The banjo helped. Lol

    • @ryangagnon5489
      @ryangagnon5489 Před 3 lety +2

      I love how many youtubers are in this comment section

    • @mrcyborg9216
      @mrcyborg9216 Před 3 lety

      Fix This Build That five yt here that’s fam

  • @acapellascience
    @acapellascience Před 3 lety +3462

    Things this needs to be fired at now:
    An actual baseball bat
    Watermelon
    Mark Rober-designed Supersonic Baseball Glove

    • @Mister_O
      @Mister_O Před 3 lety +24

      Epic

    • @slinkytreekreeper
      @slinkytreekreeper Před 3 lety +85

      Now that would be an actual challenge for Mark since the 'glove' mechanism does sound impossible. If anyone can do it, Mark can.
      The ball is literally coming apart at the seam before it hits the target so it's gonna tough if the 'catcher' isn't a one time use.
      Challenge is set! And no mark, you can't have the 'catcher' 14 miles away :) Actual pitching distances please!

    • @syrob123
      @syrob123 Před 3 lety +4

      Awsome idea! You have to do it 😃

    • @xfaggjack4091
      @xfaggjack4091 Před 3 lety +24

      and the "peaceful" protesters

    • @samiraperi467
      @samiraperi467 Před 3 lety +7

      Pre-emptive F for the melon.

  • @michaeldiehl1378
    @michaeldiehl1378 Před rokem +1

    Just moved to the Tennessee side of rocket city, now you’re making me want to go watch the trash pandas play.

  • @FlyWithFitz81
    @FlyWithFitz81 Před 2 měsíci

    This made me smile more than I had expected to smile.

  • @Bear-cp9yx
    @Bear-cp9yx Před 3 lety +288

    There has to be a CZcams museum one day. To put these amazing creations made by youtubers on display.

    • @koolkei
      @koolkei Před 3 lety +8

      Kinda get the feeling that colin furze would fill up a hangar all by his own

    • @ryabbikers4724
      @ryabbikers4724 Před 3 lety +1

      Hacksmith already filled up a hanger lmao

    • @majorrager8645
      @majorrager8645 Před 3 lety +1

      Mark rober would fill a good chunk of that museum

    • @MigunoOS
      @MigunoOS Před 3 lety +1

      I don’t want to go to the clickbait section

    • @simonemarcon8817
      @simonemarcon8817 Před 3 lety

      You tube awards
      My idea

  • @MiuKujo
    @MiuKujo Před 3 lety +79

    15:23 I love any time someone is so excited they stop speaking in complete sentences, then as their excitement ramps up they stop using words and just dissolve into uncontrolled giggles.

    • @nvrumi
      @nvrumi Před 3 lety +6

      This was my observation as well. When engineers get giddy, then *something* is about to happen.

  • @andrewmiller4573
    @andrewmiller4573 Před 2 lety

    Okay, I'm convinced! I think it's May 1st 2022 and I stumbled upon your submarine videos and now I'm at the baseball vids. This is my kinda channel! I'm gonna give you some more views.

  • @user-ql7ou3xp5i
    @user-ql7ou3xp5i Před 9 měsíci

    I always love your details

  • @scohspot
    @scohspot Před 3 lety +309

    So…you have a batting machine and a pitching machine…when can we expect these two to cross paths?

    • @amon_san
      @amon_san Před 3 lety +15

      asking the real questions here

    • @michaelstringfellow6754
      @michaelstringfellow6754 Před 3 lety

      Exactly what I said 😂

    • @shaunsanford2253
      @shaunsanford2253 Před 3 lety +2

      Absolutely a great idea

    • @quertbarbie62
      @quertbarbie62 Před 3 lety +8

      bat machine will lose

    • @scohspot
      @scohspot Před 3 lety +4

      quertbarbie62 full power v full power, the ball would disintegrate. I really want to see the maximum distance they can get out of the pair though.

  • @AverageThinking
    @AverageThinking Před 3 lety +372

    My man just shouted “orthogonal to the gun!”

    • @joshbutts1708
      @joshbutts1708 Před 3 lety +9

      you cant yell orthogonal without sounding like a dingus

    • @davidgustavsson4000
      @davidgustavsson4000 Před 3 lety +2

      Especially since he meant parallel.

    • @sloananderson4317
      @sloananderson4317 Před 3 lety +16

      David Gustavsson except for that fact that he didn’t because it’s not parallel

    • @Greymist21042069
      @Greymist21042069 Před 3 lety +5

      In my neck of the woods we call that kitty-corner!

    • @davidgustavsson4000
      @davidgustavsson4000 Před 3 lety

      @@sloananderson4317 well it's a bit off, but it's definitely not orthogonal. That would make it a pretty bad shield.

  • @RYANFERNS19
    @RYANFERNS19 Před 6 měsíci

    I love your videos, supersonic and shock waves are so cool for some reason

  • @blakeshields1549
    @blakeshields1549 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I’ve watched this so many times, I wish they just did a distance test hopefully one day

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder Před 3 lety +480

    Congrats! I really like that you mentioned the laval nozzle since without it super sonic speeds wouldn’t be possible.

    • @Malik-td2ft
      @Malik-td2ft Před 3 lety

      Eyy Cody, how you doin'?

    • @jakefearing6640
      @jakefearing6640 Před 3 lety +1

      Cody has large brain

    • @ryangagnon5489
      @ryangagnon5489 Před 3 lety

      Malik cody brain is big bain

    • @ryangagnon5489
      @ryangagnon5489 Před 3 lety

      Heyy Cody havent seem you in a while

    • @fyoukungflu5881
      @fyoukungflu5881 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, we know, we learned about this in elementary school using a pinched plastic straw and a spit ball or pea.

  • @252laylow
    @252laylow Před 3 lety +329

    Would be dope to see how far it could actually get at that speed!

    • @crazypeeps7218
      @crazypeeps7218 Před 3 lety +17

      Watch it just hit you in the back of the head when it gets shot lol

    • @Chuyy33
      @Chuyy33 Před 3 lety +2

      Faxxx

    • @devintariel3769
      @devintariel3769 Před 3 lety +16

      @@crazypeeps7218 after orbiting the earth once.

    • @Wackamole345
      @Wackamole345 Před 3 lety +12

      Some simple math should help with that question....shame I'm too simple to figure it out.

    • @srcamarillo564
      @srcamarillo564 Před 3 lety +2

      Have u ever seen a 1048MpH baseball coming to ur face?

  • @Labyrinth_1881
    @Labyrinth_1881 Před 2 lety

    I love the Enginnering. I love the Baseball. I love the idea of a Baseball going Mach 1. But I really love that
    "WHAT ON EAAAARRRR" 15:14

  • @CheekiBreeki-mq2my
    @CheekiBreeki-mq2my Před 2 lety +1

    im usually not that impressed by videos like these but the leather turning to string from just kinetic energy made my jaw drop

  • @graefx
    @graefx Před 3 lety +291

    When you slam so much kinetic energy into a solid object that it just decides its a liquid.

    • @isaacgraff8288
      @isaacgraff8288 Před 3 lety +7

      Baseball vs Watermelon.

    • @squiddi1393
      @squiddi1393 Před 3 lety +2

      I did the math (not hard) it’s 16000 J or 16 kJ. That’s a lot for such a small object...

    • @maddieandriley8843
      @maddieandriley8843 Před 3 lety

      That makes me really confused

    • @bmw328igearhead
      @bmw328igearhead Před 3 lety +1

      That baseball in 2020, "I self- identity as a liquid, I was born a liquid, I will die a liquid"

    • @McShane881
      @McShane881 Před 3 lety

      Interesting thought. How much heat does this produce? Are the materials softened (semi-liquified)(if that's a thing)?

  • @AppliedScience
    @AppliedScience Před 3 lety +787

    You're the best, Destin! Don't ever change! Really great collab with Jeremy!

    • @LoadBearingSolder
      @LoadBearingSolder Před 3 lety +9

      Oh hey whatsup ben. Love all of your videos. I'm nearing being able to complete my own diy SEM project inspired from your channel. Its great seeing two of my favorite channels in one place!

    • @catoleg
      @catoleg Před 3 lety +5

      And you are the one of the best too Ben!

    • @chuck7790
      @chuck7790 Před 3 lety +4

      I was literally thinking about a collab between you and Destin while watching this video! Love your stuff, Ben.

    • @Alexander_Sannikov
      @Alexander_Sannikov Před 3 lety +3

      no one reaches power level of Ben though

    • @joaocalhandro
      @joaocalhandro Před 3 lety +7

      Change is fine ... to metric.

  • @scuio
    @scuio Před rokem

    This is one of the best Videos on CZcams

  • @dawndeather9553
    @dawndeather9553 Před rokem

    16:14 That's the happiest "Dude... What have we done?!" That I've ever heard.

  • @lifeandtimesofnathan
    @lifeandtimesofnathan Před 3 lety +224

    Destin, this just means that a batting robot is next. Time to test out how different bat materials stand up to a supersonic pitch.

    • @BaldSasquatch
      @BaldSasquatch Před 3 lety +10

      I was hoping for at least one shot at a stationary bat.

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 Před 3 lety +2

      That's probably a recipe for someone to get hurt, but I'm sure his team of crazy engineers and he can come up with a safe way to do it

    • @jaynobode502
      @jaynobode502 Před 3 lety +2

      Titanium bat?

    • @amargollamudi3832
      @amargollamudi3832 Před 3 lety +27

      they already made a batting robot

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Před 3 lety +38

      @@amargollamudi3832 Amar has figured out the play.

  • @zain670
    @zain670 Před 3 lety +54

    We all should appreciate that this kind of content is free for anybody to watch. Thankyou Dustin.

  • @svtkilr
    @svtkilr Před 2 lety

    How was I not subscribed to Smarter everyday I been watching you for a long time! Definitely SUBBED now! By he way I loved the jet powered coast guard boat video absolutely awesome!!!! Keep
    Up the great work!!!

  • @thejsidegaming4969
    @thejsidegaming4969 Před 9 měsíci

    the sound of the first shot they filmed in slow mo is SO COOL

  • @VliegerNL
    @VliegerNL Před 3 lety +717

    Now, can we elevate this incredible beauty 90 degrees and find out how high a Mach 1.3 baseball will go?

    • @Seba_World
      @Seba_World Před 3 lety +25

      Same question here. 30,45,60 degrees- how far away would baseball fly? 500m? 750m?

    • @b.t.c.bearvr7603
      @b.t.c.bearvr7603 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Seba_World way further than that a baseball going like 200 mph can easily go that far

    • @nomasan
      @nomasan Před 3 lety +12

      Idk... but I'll just say:
      (8:48) Imagine if this was a video game
      "Eliminated, 100pts"

    • @retna1x363
      @retna1x363 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Seba_World you cant go past 360 degrees lmao it just goes back to 1

    • @opticalecho119
      @opticalecho119 Před 3 lety +5

      @@retna1x363 360 no scope

  • @vlogbrothers
    @vlogbrothers Před 3 lety +191

    What's craziest about this is that when I was a kid, I also wrote a book report on the book Nolan Ryan Strike Out King. Wow. Haven't thought of that book in ... decades.
    Great video as always, Destin. Proud to be a SED Patron! -John

  • @davidbrumpton84
    @davidbrumpton84 Před 2 lety

    One word: incredible!

  • @steverando4154
    @steverando4154 Před rokem

    Love these videos 👍

  • @ObiWanShinobi1
    @ObiWanShinobi1 Před 3 lety +284

    Fluid dynamics: baseballs become liquids at mach 1.3 when impacting steel.

    • @michaelb8133
      @michaelb8133 Před 3 lety +8

      ObiWanShinobi1 would this be considered sublimation?

    • @wolfy1398
      @wolfy1398 Před 3 lety +8

      @@michaelb8133 yes. but you could also call it pulverization

    • @shebahammy
      @shebahammy Před 3 lety +1

      ObiWanShinobi1 1.4*

    • @LeafStickbranch
      @LeafStickbranch Před 3 lety +7

      I wonder if they got two of these cannons and fired two baseballs at each other, would the liquefied baseballs perform the same way the vortex collision device does?

    • @MisterDoctorBaconman
      @MisterDoctorBaconman Před 3 lety +2

      Michael Barnes nope it's definitely not instantly becoming a gas, it's not even becoming a gas... also the original comment is about it becoming a liquid, and sublimation is not when solids become liquids, that's melting...

  • @BeastMR2
    @BeastMR2 Před 3 lety +260

    Destin to his neighbor: If someone living near you decided to fire a baseball out of a cannon at supersonic speeds, would that bother you? Asking for a friend.
    Neighbor: There is a zero percent chance you’re not referring to yourself.

    • @ruohonleikkaaja5728
      @ruohonleikkaaja5728 Před 3 lety +3

      Destin: You...yeah you’re probably right

    • @GiggaTeck009
      @GiggaTeck009 Před 3 lety +1

      I love this comment!

    • @Zeyev
      @Zeyev Před 3 lety +2

      I was so wondering what any neighbors would think. Thanks for stating it better than I could.

  • @tonescars
    @tonescars Před rokem

    This video is amazing!

  • @whitesheatingairappliancer7101

    Nice build.

  • @flyerminer
    @flyerminer Před 3 lety +239

    When Destin said "What have we done?" I was astounded. He impressed himself, that's not easy when you know the math.
    It performed beyond his expectations, and I couldn't be prouder.
    Destin: I know this is more of Mark Rober's thing, but you should send a video to him of a watermelon getting hit by a baseball breaking the speed of sound. I know you two are buds.
    Also: I dont know if you have read it, but xkcd did a breakdown of what would happen if you threw a baseball at 90 percent of the speed of light. You should read it if you haven't, it would also tickle some other parts of your brain.

    • @Bretout
      @Bretout Před 3 lety +5

      "Hi it's me Destin the 2nd, from Smartereveryday. Today we are at the international space station to do the impossible. We are gonna create a Baseball propelled through the vacuum of space at near light speed.... This is gonna be AWESOME!" - Destin.

    • @derfunkhaus
      @derfunkhaus Před 3 lety

      "I am become Death, destroyer of ... baseballs."

    • @robertmarks1076
      @robertmarks1076 Před 3 lety +2

      The XKCD chapter about the baseball was the first thing I thought of!

    • @DUIofPhysics
      @DUIofPhysics Před 3 lety +1

      It is one thing reading numbers... it's another thing entirely seeing what those numbers actually relate to physically...

    • @flyerminer
      @flyerminer Před 3 lety

      @@DUIofPhysics that is totally true. Sidenote, what's with all the ellipses?

  • @philrod1
    @philrod1 Před 3 lety +217

    "And right in the middle of that Venn diagram ... "
    SNATCH BLOCK!

  • @user-hv2kd8qq7v
    @user-hv2kd8qq7v Před 7 měsíci

    awesome job!

  • @perceptionascending439

    You broke a sound barrier and left a sonic boom behind, amazing engineering.

  • @olbradley
    @olbradley Před 3 lety +358

    This guy just built an artillery gun in his garage.

    • @shahzaibkhawaja6903
      @shahzaibkhawaja6903 Před 3 lety +8

      Artillery don't use pressured gas, but, pretty much Yes 😂 he did

    • @arnoldsherrill6305
      @arnoldsherrill6305 Před 3 lety +7

      He needs to sit down with a few people from the artillery branch of the army and some of the design people who have built our current howitzer systems ., I'm sure they could come up with something very interesting because he is definitely on the right track

    • @MrAlsbrooks
      @MrAlsbrooks Před 3 lety +1

      And with that statement sir, I must say..... welcome to Alabama

    • @marotti_
      @marotti_ Před 3 lety +2

      I met this dude and his kids in a zaxbys one night in hartselle

  • @lonesome3958
    @lonesome3958 Před 3 lety +215

    "Grown men losing the ability to communicate"
    Best. Subtitle. Ever.

    • @abraxaseyes87
      @abraxaseyes87 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes!

    • @adrianbik3366
      @adrianbik3366 Před 3 lety

      Timestamp?

    • @7504michael
      @7504michael Před 3 lety +2

      @@adrianbik3366 8:56

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 Před 3 lety

      @WinterDragon 147
      There was a subtitle of their reaction when they did their first test at 09:00 that I can’t even re-type here, or else YT auto-wipes it lmao. It has something to do with “red****.”

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 Před 3 lety

      @WinterDragon 147
      15:31 “Grow [SIC] men giggling.” 😆

  • @SCTerran
    @SCTerran Před rokem

    Brilliant!

  • @fernandomarroquin5720

    you guys are freaking amazing

  • @toddisawsomeable
    @toddisawsomeable Před 3 lety +79

    I love how he motion tracked the paper at 9:25. The term “quality content” doesn’t do this video justice!!

    • @RyanWAFFELYoung
      @RyanWAFFELYoung Před 3 lety +12

      how funny, it was so good I didn't even notice till you pointed it out. That's great and makes it super easy to read.

    • @trumpatier
      @trumpatier Před 3 lety +7

      Wow great catch! He truly does make these videos the highest quality possible.

    • @befer
      @befer Před 3 lety +3

      I didn't even notice wow

    • @Intrinsion
      @Intrinsion Před 3 lety +1

      That makes me feel a bit motion sick

  • @MDondy
    @MDondy Před 3 lety +180

    "there's a way you can get one of these base balls..."
    "Yeah catch it as it passes through your portion of the country you live in". I'll be watching and waiting in New Zealand

  • @rayyue3487
    @rayyue3487 Před 2 lety

    Kudos well well well well deserved!