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    The Wallace Leaping Tank - Revolutionary Engineering Marvel
    Welcome to our channel! In today's video, we delve into the fascinating world of military history and groundbreaking engineering with the Wallace Leaping Tank, an extraordinary one-legged tank that leaped its way into the annals of tank warfare.
    Join us as we explore the incredible story behind this remarkable creation, inspired by the innovative article from Tanks Encyclopedia (link in the description below). The Wallace Leaping Tank, designed in the not-so-distant past, showcases a perfect fusion of cutting-edge technology and audacious imagination.
    Discover how the tank's unique design, featuring a single leg and specialized leaping capabilities, revolutionized the battlefield. We'll discuss the ingenious mechanics and engineering feats that enabled this heavy armored beast to perform spectacular jumps, evading obstacles, and gaining a strategic advantage against conventional tanks.
    As we journey through the historical context, we uncover the challenges faced during its development and how the tank's creators overcame them with sheer brilliance. From concept to deployment, the Wallace Leaping Tank's story is one of audacity, resilience, and ultimate triumph.
    In this video, we analyze rare footage and images, delving into the tank's impressive mobility and tactics on the field. Witness the Wallace Leaping Tank's prowess in action, as it surprises both allies and enemies alike with its acrobatic maneuvers.
    Prepare to be astounded by the bravery of the tank's operators, who fearlessly piloted this mechanical marvel in the face of danger. Their skills, combined with the tank's ingenuity, showcased a new dimension in armored warfare.
    If you're fascinated by military history, engineering marvels, and the untold stories of remarkable machines, this video is a must-watch! Don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel for more captivating content like this. Share this video with your fellow enthusiasts, and let's delve together into the extraordinary world of military innovation.
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  • @FoundAndExplained
    @FoundAndExplained  Před rokem +327

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  • @Serbian-Templar
    @Serbian-Templar Před rokem +4928

    Imagine getting attacked by a bunker on a crossroad and as you call an artillery strike the damn thing hops away like a damn frog 💀

    • @Armored_Ariete
      @Armored_Ariete Před rokem +464

      that the last time they believe or let you use the radio

    • @SilverStarHeggisist
      @SilverStarHeggisist Před rokem +244

      ​@@Armored_Arieteum sir the bunker relocate again.

    • @ano_nym
      @ano_nym Před rokem +174

      @@SilverStarHeggisist "Are you drunk, private!?"

    • @aanavnayak3130
      @aanavnayak3130 Před rokem +50

      He got fired, and then the entire division got fired

    • @roshasensi2220
      @roshasensi2220 Před rokem +77

      @@ano_nym "no sir im just on the performance enhancing substance the army gave us"

  • @dx-ek4vr
    @dx-ek4vr Před rokem +8034

    This feels like something only an 8 year old would be able to come up with

    • @unocualqu1era
      @unocualqu1era Před rokem +312

      The designer probably saw his 8 year old child playing with toy tanks, boucing them up and down the floor as children sometimes do with their toys... and the rest is history

    • @sidewalks29
      @sidewalks29 Před rokem +53

      But I want this toy to my drone collection.

    • @andrewreynolds912
      @andrewreynolds912 Před rokem +14

      I could agree lol

    • @Serbian-Templar
      @Serbian-Templar Před rokem +27

      Yeah,especially the 2000rpm 6pounders at the beginning 😆 🤣 😂

    • @chadL.321
      @chadL.321 Před rokem +9

      Bra just bra somebody call the Olympics we have a special engineer

  • @Noobish_Camper55
    @Noobish_Camper55 Před měsícem +794

    I gotta imagine every crew member would have crazy back problems after one mission.

    • @user-tl6ws6xw3l
      @user-tl6ws6xw3l Před měsícem +53

      not just that the head bumps...

    • @Impulse_CDL
      @Impulse_CDL Před měsícem

      ​@@user-tl6ws6xw3l probably sitting down strapped down

    • @destynova4512
      @destynova4512 Před měsícem +39

      All that bouncing definitely scrambling brains.

    • @st20332
      @st20332 Před měsícem +17

      Separate inside cockpit that rotates on a gimbal while the shell is what moves, I assume something like that?

    • @Meilk27
      @Meilk27 Před měsícem

      @@st20332 cool

  • @robertboggus9182
    @robertboggus9182 Před 9 měsíci +597

    Crushing that letter "I" has taken a toll on that lamp's mind

    • @hotfart
      @hotfart Před měsícem

      Lamp’s inner thoughts: war, war never changes

    • @deusexmaximum8930
      @deusexmaximum8930 Před měsícem +6

      This is going in my youtube comments top 10

  • @modman287
    @modman287 Před rokem +1098

    The Pixar lamps grandfather is a lot more badass than I thought

  • @johnfuller2339
    @johnfuller2339 Před rokem +2473

    I feel like the biggest oversight here is how the crew manages the shock of being tossed around in each hop

    • @jettesides420
      @jettesides420 Před rokem +72

      i came here to say this, lol

    • @Wildstar40
      @Wildstar40 Před rokem +102

      Tank Commander: "Oi be careful with the eggs then eh, they're not ard boiled yet. Now, let's get hopping !"

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 Před rokem +176

      typical engineering mistake, forget how everything else using your machine works. This dude probably designed the cars where to change the battery you must remove a wheel

    • @jettesides420
      @jettesides420 Před rokem +35

      @@marcogenovesi8570 like the Dodge Journey? Lol

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 Před rokem +36

      @@jettesides420 yep. What a marvel of modern engineering. It's not the only one, I remember also a Sedan-like car with the same "quirk"

  • @IxodesPersulcatus
    @IxodesPersulcatus Před měsícem +115

    This is so goofy it rolls back around into being *absolutely terrifying*

  • @adawg3032
    @adawg3032 Před měsícem +108

    Im just happy he made drawings, and technical publications of the design. Someone actually sat down and gave this idea thought.

    • @cameron.t
      @cameron.t Před měsícem +3

      Probably an over zealous General with a budget, trying to pad his career. Found someone to design it. 😆
      Lots of completely infeasible projects get full designs
      I’m right there with you, cool to see a proof of concept. Even if it’s the only form it will ever exist

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 Před rokem +1756

    UK: Behold! Our tractor with guns!
    Russia: Behold! Our tricycle with guns!
    U.S: *Behold! Our pogo stick with guns!*

    • @Hatredunion
      @Hatredunion Před rokem +83

      Battle tank history in 10 seconds

    • @pkmovies92
      @pkmovies92 Před rokem +78

      What's next? Hulahoops with guns?

    • @Jazkal-V420
      @Jazkal-V420 Před rokem +20

      Whack post ww1 tanks be like

    • @csweezey18
      @csweezey18 Před rokem +51

      @@pkmovies92 WHO TOLD YOU??? WHO IS YOUR INFORMANT!?!?!?

    • @mikelkhionlucban1039
      @mikelkhionlucban1039 Před rokem +26

      @@pkmovies92 Italy: behold our pizza with guns

  • @Mr_Stephanko
    @Mr_Stephanko Před rokem +743

    ''This feels like a terrifying, armored machine''
    Yeah, for the crew

  • @HyperFocusArtist-qr7pe
    @HyperFocusArtist-qr7pe Před 27 dny +17

    A solid strategy to make the enemy laugh so hard they forget what they came for.

  • @MachFiveFalcon
    @MachFiveFalcon Před 7 měsíci +129

    Looks like one of Dr. Eggman's mechs [Edit: found it - the "Egg Press" from Sonic Advance]

    • @josematias1787
      @josematias1787 Před měsícem +7

      Dr. Eggman: muahaha prepare to be defeated Sonic, you cant outrun my hopping tanks

    • @MachFiveFalcon
      @MachFiveFalcon Před měsícem +7

      @@josematias1787 In "Sonic Advance", one of the bosses was Eggman in a giant pogo stick called the "Egg Press" lmao

    • @19Ledor
      @19Ledor Před měsícem +3

      Imagine your tank design is so absurd that it fits in right into a video game, about a blue hedgehog running at super sonic speed through loop-de-loops.

  • @TrangleC
    @TrangleC Před rokem +2017

    Compared to this even the Nazi plans for a burrowing tank that would dig through the ground seem practical and sensible.

    • @adastra7939
      @adastra7939 Před rokem +54

      Would an omni-wheel design work?

    • @aguywhodoesstuff1116
      @aguywhodoesstuff1116 Před rokem +82

      @@adastra7939 omni wheel tsar tank

    • @osmacar5331
      @osmacar5331 Před rokem +85

      at least THAT could be done with current tech levels.

    • @seanbigay1042
      @seanbigay1042 Před rokem +9

      But holy Thunderbirds, Batman! Isn't that International Rescue's time-honored and much-beloved Mole you're talking about?

    • @VictorLarsen-fy9ls
      @VictorLarsen-fy9ls Před rokem +33

      Well, actually, a burrowing tank was a real project, it was planned to be made on the basis of a nuclear power plant. It was like a submarine only subground.

  • @davidherbst
    @davidherbst Před rokem +667

    Forget about the hopping motion, those fully automatic 75mm guns would have made it a living hell inside.

    • @maomaomaimaimao
      @maomaomaimaimao Před rokem +25

      American design,,, very impractical unlike glory han Chinese

    • @CMDR.Gonzo.von.Richthofen
      @CMDR.Gonzo.von.Richthofen Před rokem +6

      Hahaha! I saw that too! 😂

    • @lostvayne104
      @lostvayne104 Před rokem

      @@maomaomaimaimao china can only create things like the wu han virus

    • @maxximos2960
      @maxximos2960 Před rokem +49

      only if you have ears . . and lungs . . . . or organs

    • @bandit5875
      @bandit5875 Před rokem +51

      @@maomaomaimaimaothe design is very human

  • @plazma5362
    @plazma5362 Před 2 měsíci +23

    Pixar lamp has had enough

  • @taxcollector9543
    @taxcollector9543 Před měsícem +26

    "SIR! THE ENEMY IS HOPPING AWAY!"
    "Don't you mean running?
    "THEIR TANKS ARE LITTERALY POGO-STICKING AWAY FROM THE FIGHT!"

  • @xxxlonewolf49
    @xxxlonewolf49 Před rokem +749

    For enough armor to protect it, that single thrust leg thing would simply stab into the ground and NOT lift the "tank" up. Never mind when the single peg took damage. And the sudden thrusting up would probably kill the crew to move.

    • @JackDrinkn2DollarJim
      @JackDrinkn2DollarJim Před rokem +96

      And the entire weight is focused on the small "ankle" of the foot. I doubt that even today you could find any metal strong enough to survive one jump.

    • @robertmcwhinney4596
      @robertmcwhinney4596 Před rokem +12

      Right! I was thinking the same thing. It would have to lift 40 000 tons, seem improbable!

    • @Felix-os5hf
      @Felix-os5hf Před rokem +11

      ...Did you watch the video?

    • @xxxlonewolf49
      @xxxlonewolf49 Před rokem +3

      @@Felix-os5hf I did. Did you? The video agrees with me.

    • @Felix-os5hf
      @Felix-os5hf Před rokem +13

      @@xxxlonewolf49 That's my point, u just repeating what the video said lol

  • @kit888
    @kit888 Před rokem +946

    Early tanks had same thickness armor all around. Making it thicker in the front was an improvement, putting the most protection where it mattered.

    • @BaronBytes
      @BaronBytes Před rokem +90

      they also had multiple guns to the side, putting one bigger gun on a turret to be able to track the main target was an improvement too.

    • @user-qw6es4ly3g
      @user-qw6es4ly3g Před rokem +23

      ​@@Stevie-J RIP spines of the crew and anything inside tge "tank" that is not bolted ti its place

    • @hamstsorkxxor
      @hamstsorkxxor Před rokem +13

      ​@@Stevie-J
      You must be trolling, right? Please tell me you are being sarcastic!
      Hopping offers no sensible benefit, and puts the tank under immense mechanical stress that is sure to put a bunch of important things out of alignment.
      Spreading the armour thin across the entire tank and having lots of small guns is literally the opposite of min/maxing.
      Having multiple guns also requires more optics which is very expensive and inefficient.
      It also can't move continuously nearly as easily and evenly as a wheeled or tracked vehicle.
      Maximizing frontal armour and having a sufficient caliber gun in a stabilized turret is damb near mandatory on a modern tank.
      Also, the design in the video is basically an un-angled cylinder, which would offer very poor performance against kinetic penetrators (or any modern munitions, really).
      Design is so bad, it would be difficult to deliberately design a worse idea.

    • @jwadaow
      @jwadaow Před rokem +1

      @@hamstsorkxxor On a cylinder almost every surface is angled. The designer was obviously 'min-maxing' for something other than attacking armoured vehicles. Such as infantry support.

    • @hamstsorkxxor
      @hamstsorkxxor Před rokem +8

      @@jwadaow
      A cylinder is flat enough to be effectively not angled at at all, for about half the side facing you. Angling increases effective thickness due to geometry, and by increasing the forces which makes impactor more likely to break up and ricochet.
      However, the effect of angling is not linear with the angle. For angle to matter, it must be quite steep!

  • @BourbonBiscuit.
    @BourbonBiscuit. Před 22 dny +4

    The fact this idea was even entertained is mind blowing.

  • @mxm23adregalusandmore62
    @mxm23adregalusandmore62 Před měsícem +11

    Imagine you forgot to strap yourself on your seat and suddenly you're just YEETED into the roof as soon as this thing jumps.

  • @LastGoatKnight
    @LastGoatKnight Před rokem +477

    The crew would puke until they arrive to the Battlefield. Not to mention it only takes one mine and its leg would torn to shreds or fall forward if caught in barb wire (which wouldn't be rare on a Battlefield)

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +64

      And then another leg pops out by surprise.

    • @Julen0315a
      @Julen0315a Před rokem +8

      It would be as easy as leaping in a ground that isn't flat for this thing to crash into the ground

    • @darkshadowsx5949
      @darkshadowsx5949 Před rokem +12

      that's if the crew survives the jarring hops.

    • @The_Bird_Bird_Harder
      @The_Bird_Bird_Harder Před rokem +8

      ​@@rogermiller2159It then runs back to the depot for repairs, clocking 55 mph off-road.

    • @DwAboutItManFr
      @DwAboutItManFr Před rokem +3

      I would not puke, like never have motion sickness, not in VR, not in rollercoasters nor i cars, just get people who are immune and at least that issue would be resolved.

  • @Kinography
    @Kinography Před rokem +263

    I’ve heard about these but seeing them animated is so hilarious. 4 seconds in and this is already goofy asf. Truly one of the videos of all time about one of the tanks of all time

    • @ano_nym
      @ano_nym Před rokem +2

      I hadn't heard about these, so I was convinced it was just a meme at first...

    • @quillmaurer6563
      @quillmaurer6563 Před rokem +6

      Wonder if that's part of their motivation to make this video. It was such an absurd concept that it would have never been given any consideration by anyone, thus isn't really worth thinking much of, but they probably heard of it and thought "An animation of this thing needs to exist, and we are qualified to make that."

  • @againsttheleftandright4065
    @againsttheleftandright4065 Před 2 měsíci +21

    This thing is more terrifying than it is hilarious.

  • @zurreal9783
    @zurreal9783 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Pixar helping with the war effort lol

  • @StudioKelpie1993
    @StudioKelpie1993 Před rokem +557

    Can't wait to see this being added to World of Tanks

    • @Meteor2022
      @Meteor2022 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @A2B3C4 It would be more than all of this.

    • @Charles-vg9kf
      @Charles-vg9kf Před 9 měsíci +3

      I’m probably would crash the dang game lolol

    • @digimaks
      @digimaks Před 9 měsíci +5

      @A2B3C4 In this thing the crew would need medical treatment after every jump.

    • @sandorvas3954
      @sandorvas3954 Před 9 měsíci +6

      There should be a ww2 game with all weapons and vehicles being rejected designs

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents Před 8 měsíci

      I would play wot again to try this tank. It's a shame it hasn't been updated with four jumping bits that also dig the thing into the ground so it's a moving reinforced trench, I could see that in ukraine

  • @octopusoup
    @octopusoup Před rokem +358

    This design would fit right in a retro-futuristic sci-fi setting. On a planet with low gravity this could possible be feasible. Imagine a space-faring civilization that invades a planet with a fleet of these, only to find out that the gravity is far too great for the extendable leg to function.

    • @anhduc0913
      @anhduc0913 Před rokem +53

      With low gravity I imagine they would just make actual flying fortresses that can bring as much ordinance as possible instead of this.

    • @rogerelzenga4465
      @rogerelzenga4465 Před rokem +29

      imagine dropping them from the mother ship THEN figuring out the gravity of the planet is about 100x your own :P you just send your whole army to their deaths instantly :P

    • @ryanrong495
      @ryanrong495 Před rokem +2

      ​@@rogerelzenga4465man I love physics

    • @TheBanana93
      @TheBanana93 Před 11 měsíci

      Its very steam punk to me hahaha

    • @AdhvaithSane
      @AdhvaithSane Před 11 měsíci

      @@rogerelzenga4465 Gravity is a natural protection to us in these kind of instances, but since Gravity doesn’t or well it’s existence hasn’t been *Actually* proven, I’d say Density should be given the credit regarding it’s benefits and helpfulness in these kind of instances but sure, keep believing in something that doesn’t exist therefore living in a world of fantasy while thinking that you live in the real world when you’re actually not and instead shrouding this REAL world you’re living in in fantasy and I am against that, in fact I like shrouding my world, THE REAL world in reality or realism if you will so unless you become open-minded to what I’m trying to tell you, then you shouldn’t even argue about this because I am not arguing I am trying to advise you to have your own thoughts, opinions, ideas and beliefs instead of letting others like “scientists” influencing those so if you are interested in shattering your fantasies like Gravity,
      anti-gravity, big sun, flat and spinning ball with curved water, The Dinosaurs hoax and the cover up of findings of human bones 3-44.5 times bigger than humans nowadays, Human’s creation from clay and many, many more ideas, ideologies, concepts, theories and hypothesises that 99% of people on earth have been indoctrinated on a universal scale into believing those things WITHOUT EVEN REALISING IT! And biggest trick and biggest lie not just in this century but IN HUMAN HISTORY that the Devil or Satan and his followers of his kind do not exist….
      Now with all that said, do you want to stay in this absolute lie of a life you’re in, or will you dive deeper into the truth of many if not all things you thought and or believed. *Make. Your. Choice.*

  • @deathsyth8888
    @deathsyth8888 Před měsícem +2

    This would be something you would see in an original Johnny Quest cartoon.

  • @WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup
    @WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup Před měsícem +3

    The fact that he basically built a snail, and then said "what if it could jump?" And simultaneously defeated its entire design with that one thought.

  • @marcogenovesi8570
    @marcogenovesi8570 Před rokem +73

    a real engineer that was really high as a real kite.

  • @collinsnider4179
    @collinsnider4179 Před rokem +441

    Actually it might not be a bad idea. The sight of a hopping alien like device would make the enemy so bewildered or make them laugh so hard you could catch them off guard.

    • @bigbossimmotal
      @bigbossimmotal Před rokem +58

      Unless you are one of the poor bastards hiding behind it when that thing farts itself thirty feet into the air. lol
      Or even worse, you were around it when it came back down! splat!

    • @heinzguderian628
      @heinzguderian628 Před rokem +17

      I think the normal tanks were alien enough to make the enemy surrender...

    • @labrat810
      @labrat810 Před rokem +15

      Quirk: Extreme Battlefield Distraction

    • @KlaxontheImpailr
      @KlaxontheImpailr Před rokem +3

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @guywiththebottle
      @guywiththebottle Před rokem +2

      I like the goliath though. Just drive a small vehicle with explosives wherever you want casualties and set it off.

  • @RedrumVideoProductns
    @RedrumVideoProductns Před 7 měsíci +2

    Imagine being inside of a vehicle that feels like every time your school bus driver drove fast over the dips and speed bumps, but constantly...

  • @Solomon00000
    @Solomon00000 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Meanwhile in the cabin: *INTENSE DUBSTEP PLAYS*

  • @AgentFlorida69
    @AgentFlorida69 Před rokem +272

    ' Okay so let's take a tank, AND MAKE IT JUMP OVER MINES!' "THAT'S THE BEST IDEA"

  • @Stormcrow_1
    @Stormcrow_1 Před rokem +277

    I really think any R and D type group needs people like Mr Wallace. They come up truly insane ideas, however while their idea is being dissected, it can often lead to new and innovative ideas.

    • @oleopathic
      @oleopathic Před rokem +2

      Agreed.

    • @FarmerDrew
      @FarmerDrew Před rokem +15

      If you like this, how about my idea for Trebuchexcavator: a trebuchet that is fed by its own excavator, yes, it would be heavy AF but it would never run out of ammo, it could throw debris, rubble, boulders, trees, it's got a grapple to load itself with its excavator boom

    • @bestperson1234
      @bestperson1234 Před rokem +2

      @@FarmerDrewok I really like that idea

    • @FarmerDrew
      @FarmerDrew Před rokem +2

      @@bestperson1234 I spend an irrational amount of time thinking about making a scale model to show proof of concept

    • @FarmerDrew
      @FarmerDrew Před rokem +2

      @@bestperson1234 the combination of this idea with the technology of the Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot, which fuels itself with biomass. Yes, the Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot exists already. Made by Robotic Technology Inc. and Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. to develop a robotic vehicle that could forage for plant biomass to fuel itself, theoretically operating indefinitely

  • @V1-xq2en
    @V1-xq2en Před 2 měsíci +37

    fucking imagine the motion sickness in this thing

  • @GOTOSEE9
    @GOTOSEE9 Před měsícem

    This is great!
    Imagine being the engineer to sign off on this concept as it came across your desk 😂

  • @DonPatrono
    @DonPatrono Před rokem +48

    petition for the Pogging Pogo Tank (truly a Weapon to Surpass Metal Gear) to become this channel's new mascot

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +5

      It would be great for a choice of weapons in an alternative warfare game.

    • @spazzey0
      @spazzey0 Před rokem +4

      This pogo stick tank is perfect for a metal gear game.

  • @TheUltraRock
    @TheUltraRock Před rokem +73

    Day 356 of war:
    I'm in the trenches, havent slept in days. Hunger is becoming an issue, just a ration of military supply two days ago. I'm dirty and cold... Then today, I've heard a cartoonish sound in the distance like *boing*... then another one *boing*... Suddenly I hear hunderds of those sound... *boing boing boing*... I poke my head above the sand bags... The Wallace Leaping Tank division is coming... I've run for my life and never looked back.

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před rokem +7

      Nice life ya have

    • @houtenlee445
      @houtenlee445 Před rokem +5

      @@Hungary_0987 Great! now your being chased by a bunker.

  • @Turgineer
    @Turgineer Před 2 měsíci +3

    Pixar's desk lamp has apparently joined the army. Lol.

  • @skitidet4302
    @skitidet4302 Před rokem +508

    Having front armor is not a flaw, it's a feature, because it gives you a natural place to focus your armor. Spreading the armor out equally results in no well armored side that's able to stand up to armor piercing weapons.

    • @basic6735
      @basic6735 Před 11 měsíci +36

      It’s pretty safe to assume the guy that came up with this decided that the armour surrounding the tank would be equal to the front of most convenient tanks

    • @BastiatC
      @BastiatC Před 11 měsíci

      but then that makes the tank extremally heavy, meaning you have to compromise other features, or make it much larger and more expensive.@@basic6735

    • @MrMeow-iq7kq
      @MrMeow-iq7kq Před 11 měsíci +46

      the design is meant to provide greater advantage to the enemy and it succeeds at this quite well by taking the tank out of commission before it ever enters use.

    • @toucan6109
      @toucan6109 Před 9 měsíci +1

      No its a flaw

    • @datosborrados.6691
      @datosborrados.6691 Před 8 měsíci +22

      As Sun Tzu said, if the enemy protects all of their flanks they'll be weak in every one.

  • @NuketheTsarBomba
    @NuketheTsarBomba Před rokem +85

    I would hate to be the gunner with no stabilizer trying to shoot someone while its hopping.

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +6

      Not to mention concussions

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +9

      And if you think sea legs is bad…

    • @sethb3090
      @sethb3090 Před rokem +2

      Get good

    • @Stormcrow_1
      @Stormcrow_1 Před rokem

      @@rogermiller2159 TBH, I always found regaining my land legs after a long stint at sea to be worse than sea legs.

    • @FarmerDrew
      @FarmerDrew Před rokem

      @@Stormcrow_1 that's from our brain's vestibulatory system

  • @SPMask
    @SPMask Před 2 dny

    He showed this the military, he was surprised that they didn’t leap at the idea.

  • @Chris_Thorndyke
    @Chris_Thorndyke Před 26 dny +1

    Add four more legs abd you got yourself a real life AT-AT

  • @MidnightLugia24
    @MidnightLugia24 Před rokem +452

    So, I'd imagine riding along inside (a magically functional version) would be absolutely awful 😂 With no real shock absorbers, your poor spine would suffer with every solid impact...

    • @brokeandtired
      @brokeandtired Před rokem +50

      Not to mention violently choking on your own vomit.....

    • @JulianFischerJulesBarner
      @JulianFischerJulesBarner Před rokem +56

      That thing has enough force to literally lift a fully staffed and armed tank into the air over and over. Experiencing that force repeatedly can't be healthy or comfortable. It would be impressive to see that at a show of concept though. I'd easily pay 25$ to see piston go boom from a safe distance 😂😂😂

    • @bursegsardaukar
      @bursegsardaukar Před rokem +16

      Imagine the motion sickness...

    • @MidnightLugia24
      @MidnightLugia24 Před rokem +29

      Or basically, who needs enemies when you have this tank to kill off your own forces for you

    • @krzysztofczarnecki8238
      @krzysztofczarnecki8238 Před rokem +10

      Brain injuries that would result in an Alzheimer years after would insue, as would the damage to literally all joints in the crew's bodies.

  • @HarrisonCSmith
    @HarrisonCSmith Před rokem +87

    Until now; I have never laid eyes on a contraption that is simultaneously terrifyingly bizzare, and hilariously comical.

  • @goblinrat6119
    @goblinrat6119 Před měsícem +1

    "Armor would be split equally all around, and there would be *no weak points*"
    That's a bold way of saying "We put this whole thing on top of a telephone pole, we would really appreciate it if you didn't shoot at it, thank you."

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz Před 19 dny +1

    Imagine getting jumped on by this thing, like you were the I in Pixar.

  • @daniel_ze
    @daniel_ze Před rokem +126

    I like to imagine the faces of the soldiers when they see that the enemy's tanks literally started bunny hopping

    • @Thesavagesouls
      @Thesavagesouls Před 7 měsíci +7

      Imagine the faces of the crew inside the jumping tank

    • @Mi_Fa_Volare
      @Mi_Fa_Volare Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Thesavagesouls Well, the crew would certainly not be amused.

    • @thebox_0
      @thebox_0 Před 2 měsíci

      "mein gott hans this kid pushes from ivy, out middle, through our connector like a speed demon"

  • @donnikthejedi2222
    @donnikthejedi2222 Před rokem +205

    Imagine being Fritz. Sitting in your Tiger 1 together with Hans, Franz, Rüdiger and Heinz having a chat and suddenly this this comes rolling down the hill in front of you lmao

    • @amraniussilber5244
      @amraniussilber5244 Před rokem +29

      Franz: Das der Amerikanen?
      Hans: Ja, Franz... Ja...

    • @Private_jin
      @Private_jin Před rokem +15

      *Cracks up and passes out due to too much laughter

    • @theopoldthegamer4284
      @theopoldthegamer4284 Před 11 měsíci +10

      Yeah, literally rolling

    • @originaluddite
      @originaluddite Před 11 měsíci +9

      And as they laugh, they forget to defend themselves, demonstrating the brilliance of the new design...

    • @EnsignGeneric
      @EnsignGeneric Před 11 měsíci +8

      Meanwhile in the hopping pillbox, the captain cracks the hatch and pukes all over the hull. When he recovers, he sees all the hatches of a nearby Tiger pop open, and what looks like five half-eaten chocolate bars fly out.

  • @mau7522
    @mau7522 Před 24 dny +1

    just watching this and imagining the crew jumping inside already made me feel extremely dizzy

  • @iamwhoiam798
    @iamwhoiam798 Před 25 dny

    “Sir that thing keeps hopping over our land mines”
    “Wait until it’s leg land directly on a mine”

  • @chrisshorten4406
    @chrisshorten4406 Před rokem +96

    This just shows why, if you insist on putting legs on an armored vehicle, why you should have at least three. The Martians from "War of the Worlds" knew what they were doing. (That said, tank treads are by far the more efficient and cost effective option today.)

    • @norwegiangadgetman
      @norwegiangadgetman Před rokem +6

      3 legs in a tripod setup would require active balance systems to not fall down. 3 legs as in an R2 unit can work, though.

    • @guywiththebottle
      @guywiththebottle Před rokem +3

      It just works. The closer you are to the ground, the harder it is to fall. If you are constantly touching it, like a tank usually is, it takes quite a bit to topple you.

    • @chrisshorten4406
      @chrisshorten4406 Před rokem +1

      @@norwegiangadgetman I'm just saying it's a minimum for a large machine to be stable (my opinion).

    • @norwegiangadgetman
      @norwegiangadgetman Před rokem +5

      @@chrisshorten4406 Yes, it's the minimum. But anything that requires active stabilisation has more failure points, and you try to avoid those in a tank. The Chicken Walkers(AT-ST) in Star Wars is a particularly horrid example. The War of The Worlds tripods are a bit special in that they seem made for use on a different world entirely. Thick atmosphere, low gravity, probably.

    • @Laerei
      @Laerei Před rokem +2

      We could build a two legged tank today that's at least as adept at walking as humans are - all you need to do is apply machine learning AI to make it autonomously capable of keeping balance and moving across complex terrain. It's quite possible, MIT's robots have come a long way in the past few years, scaling up the technology is probably a lot easier than scaling down.

  • @fosheimdet
    @fosheimdet Před rokem +120

    Not to mention fuel efficiency. The centre of mass is essentially zig-zagging up and down, forcing it to effectively climb a mountain to move forwards on flat ground

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +8

      Now that you mention the mountain. It should be designed to roll if needed.

    • @seanbigay1042
      @seanbigay1042 Před rokem +3

      @@rogermiller2159 But if it's going to roll ANYWAY ...

    • @kieranh2005
      @kieranh2005 Před rokem +1

      The kangaroo is one of the most efficient long distance animals.

    • @seanbigay1042
      @seanbigay1042 Před rokem +4

      @@kieranh2005 The kangaroo doesn't have to stay low to avoid being targeted as it moves!

    • @fosheimdet
      @fosheimdet Před rokem +4

      @@kieranh2005 Yes, but the kangaroo makes use of a spring-like mechanism in their legs, which allows them to recover energy invested in the upward part of the jump

  • @UltraCollagenBooster
    @UltraCollagenBooster Před měsícem +2

    I'm glad they gave a second grader a chance to be an engineer... 👍

  • @AageV
    @AageV Před 6 dny

    "SIR! WE ARE SURROUNDED!"
    *Rubs hands together* "Good..."

  • @ECharlesSSnow
    @ECharlesSSnow Před rokem +37

    Other people have probably pointed this out, but the reason tanks have weaker armor on the back is to conserve weight. There’s no reason a tank can’t have equal armor all around except that it’s more practical to have most of it on the surfaces most likely to be facing the enemy.
    As for the guns, the advantages of many fixed guns vs a few large ones in a turret was decided way back when the Monitor fought the Merrimack.
    The bouncy leg doesn’t even merit discussion. 😂

  • @theowlfromduolingo7982
    @theowlfromduolingo7982 Před rokem +18

    Imagine it would make the sound of the jumping pixar lamp 😂

  • @BYT3B3ND3R
    @BYT3B3ND3R Před 8 měsíci +1

    Official vehicle of "your injuries are not service related"

  • @thegamingaristocrat7615
    @thegamingaristocrat7615 Před měsícem

    Behold, a machine to turn an entire tank crew into raspberry jam in one leap

  • @novemberalpha6023
    @novemberalpha6023 Před 9 měsíci +96

    The enemies would die laughing😂😂😂

    • @davgames1206
      @davgames1206 Před měsícem +2

      literally

    • @baraka629
      @baraka629 Před 22 dny

      But they would nevertheless die, soooo... Mission accomplished?

  • @unsatisfiedfans7422
    @unsatisfiedfans7422 Před 11 měsíci +48

    Finally, a battle tank that is literally a tank

  • @ckpioo
    @ckpioo Před 21 dnem +1

    these can be very helpful for war on planets with low gravity, ill keep this in mind thanks.

  • @hongquiao
    @hongquiao Před 3 dny

    Requirements for the crew of the one legged tank included : "A strong back, and a stronger stomach"

  • @Phozz4
    @Phozz4 Před rokem +50

    Imagine an alternative reality tech tree of this thing. First one telescoping pogo stick, then two. Eventually, articulated joints might be added, right in the middle of the legs.
    Et voilà, Mechwarrior at home!

    • @labrat810
      @labrat810 Před rokem +10

      Imagine the horrific conditions for the crew? This would be like the Scorpion quadmech; violently thrashing their occupant(s) about, causing TBIs and 'worse'.
      Not to mention, the Scorpion has a Fusion Engine and superconducting electromagnetic gyroscopic stabilization. This 'gas powered pogo-tank' would have turned their crew into paste. Even in secured positions, the violent decel/accel events would devastate internal organs.

    • @Cha-Khia
      @Cha-Khia Před rokem +2

      @@labrat810 It'd be fun for all of 5 seconds and then it wouldn't be fun anymore.

    • @guywiththebottle
      @guywiththebottle Před rokem +1

      The thing is, I am sure that mech like structures have been evaluated or tested but were found inferior in almost every way. I am struggling to find how it would outperform a tank with all the added complexity.

    • @labrat810
      @labrat810 Před rokem +2

      @@guywiththebottle Oh, you. Shhhhh! 😛 Just about everyone that loves 'big stompy robotic tanks' *KNOWS* how impractical they are.
      Despite the impracticality, it's a meme that just will not die. It's only grown stronger since the popularization of the 'Mecha' genre.
      IMO, Practical or not, someday we'll get a walking tank (even if things 'work backwards' and we end up siticking a 'pilot' inside an overgrown Boston Dynamics 'drone')

  • @D_U_N_E
    @D_U_N_E Před rokem +68

    On the subject of "No weak points" - A tank has weaker spots because the designers want to put more armour on other spots within a weight limit - while balance is of some concern when you get really skewed weight distributions, there's nothing really stopping designers from making their tank all one thickness - it's just that it's worst when you know which way will typically face the enemy.
    A tank with no weak points, then can be said to have no strong points either. Which assuming equal cost, would mean a tank with just overall weaker armour facing the enemy.

    • @bengale9977
      @bengale9977 Před rokem +25

      Concept: It will have no weak points
      Reality: It is one big weak point.

    • @Homiloko2
      @Homiloko2 Před rokem +2

      So you're saying the engineers don't deliberately add a 'weak point' to their projects? That's insane!

    • @nickl5658
      @nickl5658 Před rokem +2

      @@Homiloko2 More like in reality... you have to make trade offs. A tank is more likely to take fire from the front than the rear. So for the same weight, it is better to have thicker armor in the front and thinner armor in the rear. More armor is great... but it is limited by how powerful engine you have, and how much ground pressure the tank is exerting on the ground. Too heavy and the tank is slow and it sinks into the ground.

  • @justanotherimperialfist

    "We have hired a new Scientist to help with the War Effort!"
    "Oh? What's his name?"
    "Dr. Wily."

  • @Flesh_Wizard
    @Flesh_Wizard Před 2 měsíci

    We could make a tank like that today, but instead of a Pogo stick, it's spider legs. Imagine a giant 6 legged Boston Dynamics dog sprinting towards you

  • @Pete…NoNotThatOne
    @Pete…NoNotThatOne Před rokem +47

    In third century China, there was a famous strategist and military leader called Chuko ‘Sleeping Dragon’ Liang. One story I’ve heard of this gentleman involved him leading a small consort of just 100 men, when he spied an opposing army moving toward them, commanded by General Shan Yi, and composed of more than 100,000 soldiers.
    In an act of brilliant misdirection, Chuko ordered his men to hide, and the town gates to be left wide open. Chuko himself stood atop a wall and played a lute at the advancing army, smiling at Shan Yi.
    Shan Yi halted, and, knowing Chuko Liang’s formidable reputation as a strategist, considered the possibility that this was some elaborate trap which he couldn’t fathom. So he ordered his 100,000 strong army to retreat.
    I imagine this hopping tank may have had the same effect on an opposing army.

    • @xxizcrilexlxx1505
      @xxizcrilexlxx1505 Před rokem +4

      Until someone actually shoots it and they notice its easy to destroy (a shot in the leg and the silly tank becomes nothing more than a light bunker)

    • @georgiykireev9678
      @georgiykireev9678 Před rokem +5

      This is assuming that this"tank" would make it to the battlefield at all, which it clearly couldn't

    • @AfroMan187
      @AfroMan187 Před rokem +3

      No. They would have laughed.

    • @Meekheal
      @Meekheal Před rokem +3

      So Shan Yi was an easily confused fool with bad intel. Sounds like a weak opponent.

    • @alltat
      @alltat Před rokem

      @@Meekheal History is full of commanders who lost because they had bad intel. History is also full of idiots who lost because they walked into obvious traps. The sensible thing to do would have been to stop outside and send in some scouts.

  • @nmmm2000
    @nmmm2000 Před rokem +19

    Reminds me of Leonardo da Vinci tank, but with hopping leg :)

  • @Boneless_Water
    @Boneless_Water Před 2 měsíci

    This reminds me of the train that could balance on one track using a gyroscope, i love unique things like this

  • @letzplayosaurus
    @letzplayosaurus Před 13 dny

    this feels like an incredible sci-fi concept

  • @SynthLizard8
    @SynthLizard8 Před 11 měsíci +18

    > A Metal Gear is unrealistic.
    > This cursed thing.

    • @GOD719
      @GOD719 Před 3 měsíci +2

      They did make a metal gear type vehicle in the 60s. The pedipulator

  • @ErnestJay88
    @ErnestJay88 Před rokem +42

    The "tank" part itself wasn't strange, it just a typical gun battery or guard tower, but "hopping part", now that's stranger than fiction.

    • @scottabc72
      @scottabc72 Před rokem

      Gun batteries dont have multiple guns that would be unable to shoot at an enemy attacking from one side, its wasteful and simply a bad design all around

    • @Armored_Ariete
      @Armored_Ariete Před rokem

      @@scottabc72 well the french did this... for their maginot line

    • @melonshop8888
      @melonshop8888 Před 10 měsíci

      ITS A TANK. PILL BOX. TURRET. GUARD TOWER. FORTRESS.
      ITS A NIGHTMARE WONDER WEAPON YOU CAN HAVE.

  • @booshandorkakow64
    @booshandorkakow64 Před měsícem

    It's all fun and games until the enemy starts building staircases everywhere

  • @fasted8468
    @fasted8468 Před měsícem

    "A queen chess piece in real life."😂 sold

  • @ericlotze7724
    @ericlotze7724 Před rokem +43

    Due to the detonation engine, probably not happening, but this does seem like a method of locomotion James Bruton would attempt!

  • @Einwetok
    @Einwetok Před rokem +29

    Looks like it would fit right in on some of those Clone War battle scenes.

    • @adastra7939
      @adastra7939 Před rokem +3

      Which faction would use it though, the Separatists or the Republic?

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +1

      That would be a great scene.

    • @rogermiller2159
      @rogermiller2159 Před rokem +3

      @@adastra7939
      Depends on who is trying to stamp out the others.
      Man this would be the greatest episode of robot wars.

    • @Einwetok
      @Einwetok Před rokem

      @@adastra7939 Who cares? Most designs are Lucas trying to outdo his last doodles after microdosing.

    • @Gamerguy826
      @Gamerguy826 Před rokem +2

      @@adastra7939 The Separatists definitely would've loved it. It would've been right at home next to the OG-9 Homing Spider droid and the Octuparra.

  • @LiveWire937
    @LiveWire937 Před měsícem

    "sir, our entire regiment of the new grasshopper tanks have all been taken out!"
    "what, ALL of them? already? how?"
    "they encountered an enemy hill, sir."

  • @soopaman2
    @soopaman2 Před 2 měsíci

    I would die from one of these because I would be too busy laughing and trying to get a video of it so all my friends can laugh

  • @zacharymarino8926
    @zacharymarino8926 Před rokem +3

    I love how at 2:39 you can hear him lose composure and laugh a bit. Dis gon be good

  • @OptiPopulus
    @OptiPopulus Před rokem +55

    Love how Henry Wallace goes from an innocent simple pen that can be stored by wearing it like a simple bracelet, to A HOPPING PILLBOX!

  • @Jadeisaboy
    @Jadeisaboy Před 8 měsíci +1

    When it jumps ran into it and BOOM there it goes.

  • @playingtheatrically9738

    When the military invites a bunch of 8 year olds with crayons and finger paint into R&D

  • @Victoryoverourdarkness
    @Victoryoverourdarkness Před 11 měsíci +19

    Looks like the Pixar lamp but it’s ready for war

  • @Corvin0410
    @Corvin0410 Před rokem +8

    Imagine this rushing towards you, this thing would be scary as hell 💀

  • @unrandomcaos
    @unrandomcaos Před měsícem

    This could genuinely end a war. I can imagine hordes of enemies seeing this and saying, 'NOPE!'

  • @normanmadden
    @normanmadden Před 3 měsíci +1

    Not sure how well this would work in a tank a$$ kicking contest.

  • @Carlton-B
    @Carlton-B Před rokem +29

    I usually have no use for alternate history scenarios, but I would be great to see an alternate history containing one armored division loaded with hopping fortresses and Bob Semple tanks. I can imagine seeing half the German soldiers running in terror, and the other half dying of laughter.

  • @cesarvidelac
    @cesarvidelac Před rokem +14

    This guy would have been the blast designing toys for G. I. Joe.

  • @mthzb
    @mthzb Před měsícem

    Imagine being a crewmate in there and the leg gets blown off

  • @PennWolfsSailingAdventures
    @PennWolfsSailingAdventures Před měsícem

    I could just picture this firing a heavy gun or two just as the piston went off. "HQ, private Pile fired at the wrong time while we were moving, we've gone Turtle again".

  • @RuralTowner
    @RuralTowner Před rokem +22

    Now THIS would really be something worthy of the name "Bouncing Betty".
    Also looks like a fair bit of inspiration from Leonardo Da Vinci's tank in hull design.

  • @YeeSoest
    @YeeSoest Před rokem +69

    This would be so much fun to fight against, you could get creative with how you disable them😅
    Should we trip it, run around it, sit down on top or wait for them to get sick from moving?

    • @drosera88
      @drosera88 Před rokem +14

      I want to tip it on it's side at the top of a tall hill and watch it roll all the way down.

    • @Rykiz_Vidz
      @Rykiz_Vidz Před rokem +3

      ​@@drosera88like a car tire?

    • @YeeSoest
      @YeeSoest Před rokem +1

      @@Rykiz_Vidz Yes please!! Including the sounds of suffering coming from the inside, only multiplied and with an echo!

    • @TheBladeOfTheVoid
      @TheBladeOfTheVoid Před rokem +4

      somewhere out there is a video game with this abomination as a boss

    • @epicgamernik76
      @epicgamernik76 Před 11 měsíci

      how about flip it over with a landmine

  • @Cobalt_ze_protogen
    @Cobalt_ze_protogen Před 48 minutami

    This looks exactly like something the Martians would make in The War of the Worlds

  • @aerohard
    @aerohard Před 8 měsíci +1

    LOL, you couldn't pay me to be a loader in that hopping monstrosity.

  • @AZREDFERN
    @AZREDFERN Před rokem +18

    You could make a pillbox leap on firm ground. But it would need a preloaded spring that’s almost strong enough to start raising the structure. Then apply the explosive charge. It would still be useless, but possible.

  • @ericlotze7724
    @ericlotze7724 Před rokem +19

    I was thinking the armor on the base potentially being weaker though too, although i guess this adds a nice video game bossfight mechanic to it!

  • @supertoast4946
    @supertoast4946 Před měsícem

    This looks like it would have been a fun Metal Slug boss

  • @TinPanMan_REAL
    @TinPanMan_REAL Před 8 měsíci +1

    I don’t know why but the way it hops is oddly scary