2 Liter Bottle Compressor (No Moving Parts)

I've been topping off a leaky tire for weeks and staring at my garden hose wondering if I could use it instead of my compressor. The answer is YES!!!
The goal of course was to make a video demonstrating a clever use of physics to solve a common problem in a creative way. In no way do I actually recommend this as a practical solution! At some point I will create a video explaining the calculations and post it on my 2nd channel, BUILD2. When I do I'll put the link here.
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Don't miss a beat

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Excuse me, doctor. I am not mechanically inclined, I suffer from acid reflux, and I am allergic to felines, but ... I feel strongly compelled to volunteer for open heart surgery.

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@@marshalllhiepler LMAO!!

[@CodeDoctorJet]

This was just suggested to me and I realized... THIS IS MY NEIGHBOR! Way to go Quint! Orissa must love your shenanigans. LOL!

[@QuintBUILDs]

Ha, thanks! 😁

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60 seconds in africa a minute passes

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Id like to get on a first name basis with orissa and quintin.

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@@DrRudy-em5nw I'm in Africa right now, I can confirm that this is true

[@sweetbread9008]

You might consider installing an inline air filter, so that you don’t end up with enough water in your tire to cause issues.

[@luciusirving5926]

Or silica gel next to a sponge.

[@sweetbread9008]

@@luciusirving5926 that would be a great filtration system. I just imagine water in the tire couldn’t be good and should probably be avoided. Freezing and balance issues could cause other more problematic issues. Shocks, struts, tie rods, bearings, seals and such. All could wear down very quickly with a good wobble.

[@NewLightEnergy]

My brother had got water in one tire on his mustang. It was very bad. Definitely want to filter out the moisture as we do with air compressors. Very cool idea for sure.

[@themenagerie5622]

That was my first thought when a saw the thumbnail -college automotive student

[@gold.13]

An air compressor water condenser inline would work perfectly...it will trap moisture under pressure...

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

As Jeff Goldblum said in Jurassic Park, “They were so preoccupied with whether they could, they never stopped to consider whether they should”.

[@Narcan885]

But for real. That last bottle is gonna explode any time, and it won't be pretty.

[@garrettg5130]

@@Narcan885 2 liter bottles can withstand about 120 psi. His household pressure should be at most 80 psi which means he shouldn't have to worry about them bursting with this setup.

[@davidmontgomery9570]

Lol

[@jamesthe-doctor8981]

News headline: Ten people in every US city make one of these - nationwide drought begins…

[@kaptein1247]

@@jamesthe-doctor8981 60 litres of water is nothing. Flushes your toilet about 10 times and is a few minutes of showering

[@pgtmr2713]

Next week: How to get water out of your tires.

[@anothergoogleuser]

Next week: What to do with the water you used to fill your tire.

[@RichFreeman]

Just wait for the belts to rust and then when the tire explodes all the water will come out. Seriously. There is a reason string plugs aren't considered a permanent repair.

[@workingmanrondoyle3287]

Good theory video. I noticed in the video you were using aluminum to mill the two liter bottle block adapters for this experiment. Have you considered selling those?

[@seanregehr4921]

If you have a special set of tire rims with rubber sealing around the inner to protect against rust, you could just use water period and it would last much better, plus is you had a leak it would be extremely obvious where.

[@Randy2747]

@@seanregehr4921 and then end up getting 4 miles to a gallon with all tires filled with water. Lol And in the winter when they freeze your tires would be lopsided

[@seljd]

this is how mines got compressed air in the past, they used waterfall to compress the air in to the pipes went all the way to the mine and powered the tools

[@travcollier]

Close. But a trompe is a bit cooler and works from continuous flow. PracticalEngineering has a good video on it.

[@andrewhinson4323]

Well, I officially request that you produce a science show for kids. Please! I have a 3 year old son and a 4 year old daughter who would LOVE your teaching/demonstration style! Its fantastic!

[@therinni2347]

I deal with pressure measurement on a daily basis. This was so fun to watch someone do. Nice work. SUBBED!

[@manadio]

Common things in your house, water, water bottles, air, a CNC MACHINE

[@dmsanct]

just your average youtuber

[@fnord5]

My mill isn't CNC, but I have one in my garage

[@allyourcode]

I'll bet you can do this without such a fancy tool.

[@Kairos-XIII-2]

We don't have water...

[@ericmarriott5274]

i have a cnc machine

[@warrenbogard]

I'm impressed that last 2L bottle didn't explode on the first run.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

It was only under around 10psi

[@Zuaachen]

Designed to fail at 150 psi. education.seattlepi.com/much-pressure-can-two-liter-bottle-handle-6313.html

[@chuckaddison5134]

Would have been interesting to do the experiment with the bottles at about 2 atms to start.

[@DonziGT230]

A two liter bottle will handle at least double the pressure of the average city water pressure.

[@mikldude9376]

Some plastic bottles are extremely strong , i worked in recycling industry many years ago, and when trucks backed in to unload , they would often run over used sealed plastic bottles , i once saw a 13 ton compactor back over a plastic bottle and suspend it for a few seconds before it popped , although most are not that strong some do have thicker plastic and are very strong . .

[@jacob416]

This would be a really neat experiment/demonstration to see in elementary schools. It's hard to do hands on activities with things like gasses and pressor at that age this would be perfect

[@theranajayant]

Thank you for making it. Your BUILD format of content is amazing. I wish I had a teacher like you.

[@ststele]

Never would have thought of doing this! Displacement as a compressor. So cool!

[@lewisstevens8590]

Technically that’s how a normal compressor works, instead of water level rising in a fixed volume it’s just a piston rising, and instead of having a guy open a butterfly valve every time the bottles are filled, a valve opens every time the piston reaches its highest point and the air escapes that way. Its a good way to demonstrate this though

[@johnypitman2368]

And we are in a drought. Good thing I have a compressor

[@catabaticanabatic3800]

@@johnypitman2368 And you still have all the water you started with apart from insignificant system losses,of course. Energhy or matter can be neither created nor destroyed. It is up to ingenuity as to how it is utilised. Imagination ,and innate Human laziness, are the mothers of progress.

[@lee3r24]

@@catabaticanabatic3800 yeah because having 80L of water left over after inflating a single tyre is completely practical

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@@lee3r24 Sorry Sir, I do not understand the gist of your retort.

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I will be honest. I didn’t searched this video. But im so glad KZbin recommended it. It has the old KZbin vibe. I loved it . New subscriber!

[@kampammam]

Love this channel! If I had you as a teacher, I would’ve become much more excited about school! Engineering always interested me, but the applications you use really makes an experiment have a visual component to go along with the rest of it! As a person with a creative mind, that really helps! Thank you!

[@shootermcgavin991]

It’s about the learning and understanding what’s possible, not it’s immediate feasibility. Awesome video sir!!!

[@n16161]

Excellently presented! Love how concise the leading explanation was. Even someone completely new to physics principles can learn.

[@bumbhewer9398]

Did I randomly find this in recommended? Yes. Am I entertained? Yes. Great video.

[@goaram]

Do I care? Kind of.

[@Hugh_Jurrection]

This guy is the neighbour I would send my kids to on a Saturday morning armed with cookies and snacks. I would tell them to help him and learn something!

[@bombonelnastase8031]

All i learned from this video is how to waste a lot of resources instead of using a manual air pump .

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

As a fellow builder and youtuber, it was a delight to read the grumpy myopic negative comments by people who almost always have never made a single youtube video. I subscribed. 😎👌

[@johnnymills1594]

First time here, I liked how this was done. I'm sending this to my kids and their math teacher. Thanks

[@QuintBUILDs]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@nate2966]

Mmm I see more science

[@sagginav]

Maths teacher?? Or rather physics teacher? :P

[@ZembaCraftworks]

"Dragging my air compressor out is such a hassle!" *creates complicated invention to avoid basic task* 😂 I sympathize

[@padalecuroczy1]

Waste of the water.

[@radicalrick9587]

Did someone say Rube Goldberg?

[@radicalrick9587]

@Duck Soup How true, good point Soup

[@D4RKBRU73]

We Germans have patented complicated inventions to avoid simple tasks ;-)

[@styldsteel1]

Lol. Why bother with the air compressor when you could first drink 19 liters of soda pop and set up all these gizmos. Seems so obvious 🧐

[@darlingraymond]

You have a very clear simple and friendly way to explain something. You should be a teacher or on tv

[@TheDecemberBreed]

This was one of the most mindblowing things i've seen in weeks. Keep it up. You're really doing a great job!

[@marquisethomas5611]

Manager : Hey why are you late ? This guy : i had to build an air compressor

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he is the Manager!

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@@kafi2464 Boss: This guy gets promoted.

[@walteraustinr102]

You obviously have a drive to make things work. It’s always motivating to see there are others out there like myself. So satisfying when it comes together after many adjustments. Great job 👍

[@CharlesBarret]

I am amazed of our intellectual ability. It gives me hope watching this to dream with a loving and orderly life of my own... so inspiring!

[@Boyfrumpluto]

Wow. Just found your channel just now! I'm not even done with this video yet and I'm already commenting! Love your format and humor!!

[@marktindal2186]

I vote this guy as being stranded on a desert island with me.

[@jimslicer807]

Don't know about that mate. He loves wasting water & would need to bring his metal lathe along too so not the most practical fellow to be stuck on the island with 😉

[@SkyWave32]

Narrating the way my body decomposes for educational benefit of the audience?

[@joeldorantes9369]

He'd leave while you're filling the bottles

[@jthepickle7]

Sparksmayfly!

[@jaymercha3859]

I vote Mariah Carey.

[@Fabrybraconi]

I saw 5 videos of this channel and I am very impressed because I never think it was possible to carry out all these projects, you open my mind and show that it is possible if you are imaginative with science and the needs of people, being aware of the resources that can be taken advantage of. I would like to be like you one day, needless to say, I subscribe. greetings from Argentina

[@robertcohn8858]

Not sure how I landed on this video, but it was excellent and informative. 5 minutes and 24 seconds well-spent.

[@markseppelfrick9061]

I love this cause your never too old to learn. I miss shows like this please keep them coming

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I’m the exponential guy. I support very few channels on Patreon, but you definitely deserve it. I love both your imagination and your execution.

[@YouNameItGaming]

A displacement compressor made out of soda bottles, that's really cool! I can't say I expected it to actually meet the required inflation pressure running solely from mains water, but not only is it sufficient, I'm estimating based on atmospheric pressure and just how much air is being displaced that this rig is capable of reaching pressures as high as 80-90 PSI

[@JP-zs8hn]

I love it. Something different to wrap are heads around. Keep doing these vids buddy. 💯

[@DECLANBISHOP]

That was truely epic.. Im a guy that works with water all the time.. that was great visual application ! You're a great teacher

[@fredywnavas]

This guy seem nice how he explains or teach things, good job.

[@predi-designs]

Educating the general public with fun experiments is what inspires the next generation to embrace the exciting field of science :) Good work.

[@sageand94]

I think a drain valve would be a good addition to this build

[@deemarty6618]

Underrated comment

[@3DSnake64]

After years of searching. After years of struggling. I finally found the person that comes up with these "why would some one do this" questions that they put in math textbooks.

[@TracyNorrell]

Dude, seriously. That's awesome. You're the kind of guy I would love to live next to, and spend time in our garages thinking of different ways to use over engineering to solve simple problems.

[@TactiWolf1979]

Don't forget the 420 and psych meds to keep you from beating him with his air compressor.

[@automaticprojects]

Ha. This is such a fun and clever idea. You could be the high school science teacher everyone wishes they had.

[@Allthingstech3108]

True

[@reysamson8495]

Mark Moran i truly aggree! And to the negatives we dare them to share videos which is good for learning like this one.

[@stratman1234]

I totally agree.

[@freddykoopmans6985]

some off the stuff is junior high school..... but every kid would be blessed with a teacher so willing to educate

[@atxmatt2510]

This definitely saved me from having to wheel out my inefficient air compressor! Thanks!

[@tjsurferboi8565]

This guy is a genius. I love watching his videos.

[@Jim-be8sj]

Fantastic presentation. Something like this could be adapted into a school project that would connect many core components of a basic math and science curriculum. I love the acronym BUILD at the end.

[@myqueentitanbug28]

That was amazing. I love doing them kind of experiments in school and now in life. Can't wait to teach my kids when they are older this stuff

[@cooterswift916]

I honestly read "bottle composer" and thought that little boy was gonna play some Betoveen with those 2 liters

[@kakyoindonut3213]

bottle is an instrument

[@officialkx3177]

Finally, easy explanation and straight to the point video.

[@solarfluxman8810]

I have an adapter for connecting my garden hose directly to my tractor tire. I fill it to the top of the rim (about 70% water). The weight (ballast) helps. Not recommended for car tires due to speed.

[@rogerlarson8040]

the bad part is it will make your rim rust.

[@pauliuspeldzius1869]

Seriously! :) I am so impressed... you are one hell of the smart guy! and actually entertaining. Well done. Subscribed.

[@RustyShackleford42069]

My name is Quint! You do our name proud man! Your videos are freaking awesome and I can't wait to implement some of the things I've learned from these videos.

[@stevesmentkowski7789]

Very cool experiment & thanks! Love the transparency! If only our politicians could explain themselves with this kind of transparency!

[@krishianpalmani1448]

This is a really nice project explaining the relationship between pressure and volume to inflate the car tire. 😀

[@utetrahemicon]

This is why waves are so dangerous for boats and humans. Water ain't compressible.

[@nikitagurbangulyyev9590]

Thank you so much for your work. These questions were spinning in my head for years since childhood. How that or this stuff works. Thanks a lot!

[@haithamelatrache1231]

that's very cool, 2 things I love : you are smart and a doer I think also that you need to have enough water pressure in your tap to compress the 10 bottles otherwise I guess water won't flow in

[@tomscyclerecycling8242]

Very clever, nicely presented, and great approach. Quint is a natural to be the next "Science Guy." Thanks for stimulating my brain cells!

[@studob20vt73]

Your channel is brilliant. You answer the type of questions I think about in everyday life, in a really overkill way. Thank you for taking the time to educate me!

[@QuintBUILDs]

My pleasure!

[@maclostemas]

"So Quint, why you arrived work 3 weeks later?" "Sorry boss, flat tire. Take me a while to solve it"

[@Roadkill7878]

These type of experiments are brilliant to explain physics to kids in a real world demonstration. Well done

[@DaemonForce]

This is exactly my type of problem solving. Switch around some situational values like water and air to create a working solution.

[@lynn5655]

When I first saw the board with the 10 bottles attached to it, I was half laughing, half saying 'wow' really loud. This was sooo impressive, and I loved when you drew the circles around the tire describing how to estimate how much air that was needed. You really outdid yourself on this one. GREAT JOB!!!!

[@QuintBUILDs]

Thank you SOOO much Lynn!!! I had SO many blunders making the first couple blocks I almost didn't have the courage to continue. So many broken tools! I thought I might do one long chain of 30+ bottles but multiples of 10 proved challenging enough! I put WAY more effort into documenting scenes and script ahead of time and felt like it made a difference at every step.

[@mr.ahmedjama2589]

I am really impressed by the level of knowledge, innovation and practical science that you display. I love it so much. 👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

[@patarisman434]

Bro! KZbin wormhole and glad haha. I'm digging your videos brother. And this one (even though it's as old as the pyramids) just gave you another subscriber. I like this kind of stuff. And this is something I never would've thought of or thought possible. Keep this kind of stuff up. And I'll keep in tune. Good stuff!

[@QuintBUILDs]

Thanks Pat! 👍

[@MichaelTurner-cy3tt]

I just spent all afternoon to do what would have taken 5 mins with a halo volt i could have sliped out of my glove box. Best example of working smarter to work harder I've ever seen

[@AlvaroGarcia-kf3ih]

By the time i finished putting water air in my tires .i was late a week to my job .😁 nice job!

[@KyleHatch21]

This channel needs to be massssive!!! Keep em coming Quint!

[@eucabrooks]

This almost seems like a semi-static equivalent of a Tromp. I like it!

[@aaha97]

there are hardly any videos that i immediately like that too when it is the first video i watch of that person! but this is so neat! this will go into my list of exemplary videos!

[@DanteYewToob]

This was entirely unique, very interesting and fun to watch. You got my sub! I look forward to seeing what else you think up!

[@bjornmacintosh4954]

This is as good as "smarter every days" channel - I love the acronym :) Sir, that was an awesome video!

[@QuintBUILDs]

DUDE!!! I can't tell you what that means to me! 👍

[@darkshadowsx5949]

id say borderline better than "Smarter every day" Quint BUILDs has better demonstrations.

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[@shredandenjoy7311]

I dig it! My dad used to build some fun stuff posted by the steam in our back yard. Makes me wonder if you tapped into a local steam if you could eventually fill an air compressor tank. Would be a cool survivalist thing!

[@z3my4l]

Excellent! I completely understand you; the journey is more important than getting where you are going. Subbed.

[@jstagzsr]

spending weeks just to figure out a completely unnecessary way of doing something just because its cooler than doing it the normal way? Yep, you got my sub. This is my kind of channel!

[@QuintBUILDs]

LOL, thanks!

[@internet_internet]

My dad is a retired 73 year old engineer. Very smart & clever guy. He has many unfinished major projects, some of which have been left unfinished for 45+ years, but he will spend days or sometimes weeks coming up with a clever/intricate way to make one specific task only slightly more efficient. In other words, he’ll spend a large amount of time & work to improve random little things, & the comfort/quality-of-life in his workshop, yet his main project car that was taken apart in 1982 is still in pieces... It’s really cool to see some of the stuff that he comes up with, though. Smarter not harder, I suppose.

[@rickytownson2098]

This guy is amazing. Hope youtube reccomends more of this

[@TheGuitologist]

Genius. I love it.

[@sasantarom]

Great experience, 4:58 "better understanding"

[@joelcemeli4592]

Didn't search for this video, I don't know why is recommended and who is Quint... but now you have a new subscriber, love it!

[@Kebraik]

Wow, this was entertaining, educational, and honestly just fun to watch. Good job, dude.

[@masterpresstech8528]

Awesome job! I know alot of work went into this. I certainly appreciate you

[@ankurs1788]

This channel has the potential to become one of the best on KZbin. The way you explain basic concepts of physics is really a breathe of fresh air compared to what is taught in schools and colleges. Hats off to you man!!

[@QuintBUILDs]

Wow thanks! I'm deep into physics on the next one right now. Hope it lives up to your expectations! 👍

[@ttv.nikolaj]

This youtube chanell is so inderrated he deserves more subs!

[@Shroommduke]

...and THIS is why I find myself experimenting on everything in sight, no wonder I can't get anything done!

[@simonevannoli4500]

Absolutely genius.. well done mate.

[@havenbastion]

"Using nothing but water pressure", and "weeks of designing and fabricating".

[@tonioreyes]

just go to a gasstation and use the compressor...

[@samuel-JF1981]

Or... Just use that bicycle pump 🤣

[@buckleybaker9276]

Just a lesson in physics he was not even trying to say it was practical

[@havenbastion]

My point is, you don't spend weeks designing and fabricating water. "Nothing but water pressure" is bullshit. That's like saying an airplane flies on nothing but jet fuel.

[@getsideways7257]

@@havenbastion Exactly. As if the water pressure just magically appeared out of thin air...

[@daltonmann4916]

a saying we had in the military "if its stupid, but it works. it isnt stupid!"

[@JKDJack]

It's army stupid, completely different 😂

[@averageotter5621]

That's not just military my guy.

[@KneesBitten]

@Bob Sacamano as a software engineer, we subscribe to the least stupid with a margin of error as a means to balance the optimisation problem of time and effort (cost/benefit)

[@JohnHoranzy]

In Aviation, if it's stupid and it worked, it is still stupid and you were just lucky. Aviation has very precise definitions of "stupid".

[@thegemini9530]

I love this video...not only was it educational but it's also useful knowledge that was cool and entertaining!👍👍

[@DivyangM]

After over a year this video reached me. Well! You got the subscriber.

[@jobmunene3263]

The Engineer in me is very impressed. Good work!

[@missionDan]

So refreshing! Direct to the point, zero waffle. This is how to make interesting content that I can fit in to my day

[@lanceboyett9034]

Wow, very nice. Thank you for breaking it down the way you did.

[@lastchance045]

Enjoyed your presentation. You might consider making a video showing how the very early pumps in English coal mines were made to remove water in the mines. The system envolved tanks filled with steam. The tanks were very rapidly cooled by pouring cold water on the tank exterior. The steam condenced, causing a vacuum that could be used to suck water.

[@subsony2005]

Man, i wish this man a teacher... I guess i learn more about Physiks on his Channel then in my whole Schoolcarreer...

[@paulwalton3637]

I wish this fella would have been my science teacher I’d have passed with flying colours, great videos sir👍🏻👍🏻

[@fellajobbie]

Well thank you I thought I could be a good teacher

[@willrobbins169]

That was actually really cool! Didn't expect much. Pleasantly surprised!

[@souljuh4539]

I really didn’t think the bottles would hold the pressure needed to fill that tire. Awesome vid! Sub’d!!!!

[@5ish51]

Let’s do a fundraising for an electric air compressor!

[@Gem8631]

😂😂😂😂

[@contytub]

You already have 156 likes . If everybody donates 10 cents we may get him a decent one

[@utetrahemicon]

Or a hand pump.

[@godemperorhoover2131]

I teach welding and I can totally see this as a very different way to look at things. Good video

[@redcraft3593]

Love the science experiment and simplifying displacement and pressure!!! Would be great to do a follow up to discuss, why this isn't used more (e.g. resource wasting and efficiency reasons :) but overall awesome science lesson :)

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

Thanx for doing this experiment I have a new appreciation for my air compressor now. 😂

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

Appreciate the like. These projects are underrated because even though this isn't a real option for anyone to inflate tire it opens your mind to new ideas, scientific method, and shows just how many ways there are to skin a cat. The person that could possibly invent the next big thing could get trigger by watching this video and all the great information provided.keep up good work you earned another subscriber for sure