Shredding Paper with Lego Gears (ver 2)

[@grfrjiglstan]

I love that sometimes the shredder is strong enough to destroy the paper, and other times the paper is strong enough to destroy the shredder.

[@MolecularMachine]

My thoughts exactly! Plant fiber really is tough.

[@CommanderNeo95]

This is some ancient chinese wisdom right here

[@Wolang13]

​@@CommanderNeo95 Sun Tzu - the art of paper shredding

[@loalfhlfhul4928]

So we can use Paper to dispose alloy machines

[@noMod-de3tr]

Lul

[@noelleholiday61]

You know Theres a strange satisfaction to watching the middle incarnations of the shredder machine literally tear themselves to pieces in the effort to fulfill their purpose

[@sleepycandle2642]

No task too small, no sacrifice too great.

[@superstarr_26]

the fuck is that pfp

[@HetTheWitch]

relatable

[@The_Real_Mr_Al]

I have Autistic OCD and felt the opposite. Extremely triggering/frustrating to see it rip itself appart and not once did he do the obvious thing and made a stronger connection for the top bricks. Kind of felt like he did that on purpose just to torment viewers like me, but that might just be my OCD speaking.😅 The gears struggling against all the scrunched up bits at the end was also pure pain. 😵‍💫

[@GoodBoiStuff]

I know 😿

[@larryburlingame2215]

This is a really good example of how torque can bend a frame in a vehicle or equipment. Essentially if whatever you're trying to move, or destroy had a greater strength than the engine powering it, it will loose poer like the first gears and do nothing. But without the proper reinforcement all that torque will bend, or break the frame. It needs to be an equal balance of torque to strenth otherwise it will break. A strong frame needs a strong engine. If the frame is to weak the engine will destroy it. If the engine is too weak, it will barely move, or power the item or equipment

[@hazel5092]

This is why it’s hillarious (and depressing)to mechanics like me to see alpha chad guys break their cars via putting a fkn truck engine in it or smth (truck as in utility vehicle not an SUV like what the F150 is) The axles and drive shaft will not survive long, and I have seen bent frames on older cars from engine mods, becuz the engine is rotating with such force that the differential just melts, and then the axle bends the hind part of the frame because the engine litteraly pushes it (the axle)against the chassis with all the force it’s got

[@ailurusfulgens1849]

Well basically it's just that if your engine can't turn your wheel/roller/whatever around its axel it'll try to turn your frame around instead.

[@FrostyCatPanzerV]

Panzer V panther be like:

[@hazel5092]

@@FrostyCatPanzerV wasn’t the engine massively underpowered? Or am I getting my German tanks wrong? Could be that I’m thinking of the Sturmtiger

[@ManoElMacho]

How many times you gonna say the same thing lol

[@Aerospace-innovation]

As a kid, i always wanted to make a lego shredder, but just didn’t work out. Thank you for making this childhood dream come true.

[@KandiKlover]

I also like the first one that corrugates the paper. Good for decorative use.

[@BeyondtheBrick]

The shredder returns!

[@HarryDuBois616]

Yes

[@mechcommander7876]

Return of the Doc, you meant, shredder

[@adora_was_taken]

@@HarryDuBois616 omg, superstar cop harry du bois?? what are you doing here

[@HarryDuBois616]

@@adora_was_taken I exist

[@TheDargon22]

Maybe full A4 page now like in real office?

[@LEGOCOOKING]

It's rare to find people who can build LEGO creations that actually work like real machines. Keep up the great work!

[@dangerscherff-ed9lc]

I made an rc car from scratch, but somehow, I can not do this with Legos😂

[@Ahmed-wd1xi]

​@@dangerscherff-ed9lc I'm a trained mechanic, I've also built engines and transmissions from scratch, I definitely can't do this with Lego

[@Bogi494]

The sequel we have been waiting for...

[@TinyLiamMichael]

…and needed.

[@pimentinhagames7248]

& also before GTA 6

[@chuachev]

I cant wait for the character development that the lego shredder its gonna have

[@samsimington5563]

The problem is that when the paper gets put there, the legos keep trying to slow down in speed and then warp themselves apart

[@clan_houltz]

@@pimentinhagames7248 "before GTA6"🤖

[@EnderGrad]

This is what the L-CIA (Lego City Intelligence Agency) uses to get rid off confidential files

[@mikakorhonen5715]

😎

[@lizardizzle]

The TRUTH behind the man who fell into the river in Lego City.

[@TheGlitch93]

​@@lizardizzle *the riverside accident was a inside job!*

[@shimittyshim]

​@@lizardizzle HEY!

[@bruh_8129]

or the witnesses

[@LilDiamondofficial]

I love how this dude puts so much hard work into reconstructing the paper so you can read the text, so he can build a new shredder.

[@derpzbruh]

tbh if it was that easy then the shredder didn't do a proper jobright?

[@tsnmproductions]

1:18 do not underestimate the power of a piece of paper

[@LeFizolof]

"It's over, I have the high gears!"

[@Nolan-x7q]

W

[@michaelafton5591]

Yes

[@arronwynters6845]

Oh no

[@just-a-fnf-fan]

“This prison…to hold…ME?” ahh vibes

[@Radii_DC]

i swear to god, this is exactly how they shred documents in the banks

[@starzkream]

With LEGO? Awesome!

[@moehoward01]

But only the tiny ones.

[@in5linesofcodeorless552]

Thet burn things

[@savagecatgt]

That explains a lot

[@NoVaKaiNeProductions]

I haven't been keeping up on new releases, so my praise might be a tad late, but I LOVE the new sped-up brick setting and removal. The noise is perfect, too.

[@superubergoober]

same

[@Stevo_1998]

0:17 That looks like some of that recyclable paper packing stuff you sometimes get when you get things delivered now lol

[@htfkid2000]

Hii!

[@tezlaactual6582]

Its basically what it is lmao

[@qwerty-ti8nt]

Maybe lego brush piece (from lego city street sweeper sets) could be used for self-cleaning?

[@BrickExperimentChannel]

That's a good idea. I'm going to order a few of those brushes (part id 2498) and test them out.

[@r3ynolds_ow581]

Yes, that would be interesting!

[@SuperDestroyerFox]

⁠​⁠@@BrickExperimentChannel honestly once you perfect the design, you should probably pitch this on Lego ideas, I think it has a good chance of being accepted and your following is so big a lot of people would want it.

[@JohnnyThousand605]

2:30 now you're torquing

[@redmaple2088]

😂

[@Gellohidalgo2013isback]

What’s “torquing”?

[@JohnnyThousand605]

@@Gellohidalgo2013isback He gave the model more torque ;)

[@Gellohidalgo2013isback]

@@JohnnyThousand605 ok?

[@ZackShark1]

​@@Gellohidalgo2013isbackit's a joke on "now you're talking"

[@jonny11bonk]

I think it's too slow if you have too many secret documents to shred. I'm waiting for a version 3.

[@bdijkstra1982]

If you have many secret documents to shred, waiting is probably not a good strategy. Ever heard of a thing called fire?

[@brlinrainf]

have you tried putting many layers of paper at the same time?

[@dantecontreras887]

@@brlinrainf Would break the shredder if you put in too much.

[@KNR90]

Yeah a $200 paper shredder does better and it's cheaper than the lego

[@bee_irl]

​@@KNR90damn, who would've thought

[@felixmckinney7132]

I like to imagine that in the future, this person runs the world and everything is made of legos, from cars to household appliances, and all the way to particle accelerators and space stations

[@SeriouslyImCringe2]

Lego supremacy

[@cosamglass7970]

Lol!

[@Bobdd0]

I really appreciate the yellow line showing us the transfer of force

[@STAG162]

never before have I seen a shredder tear itself to pieces over one sheet of paper until now.

[@xaigamer3129]

paper shredder? shredder paper

[@torpmorp1324]

I have, mine tries it every time I try to use it. Peace of…

[@ailurusfulgens1849]

Because the shredder was poorly designed. Anything thrown in the shredder in enough quantities would have caused it to destroy itself, the top roller was spinning faster than the bottom roller, meaning it supplied more materials than the bottom roller could eject, causing a build up of paper between the 2 rollers.

[@confuseatronica]

its not a good shredder but i like the lego paper corrugator at the beginning of the video. You could make all kinds of decorative paper patterns like that.

[@Usercode-g8wIt734Hgd2]

4:09 its honestly a great paper mache "converter" like it turns paper to a delicious clay like mache (dont eat paper)

[@ThatParrotGuy]

*eats paper*

[@BlueSmiIeYT]

i already ate paper before

[@stormy_jellybean]

How is it possible for a piece of paper and a paper shredder to have so much personality, I feel like I'm watching a slapstick cartoon lol

[@Imevul]

Instead of running stuff att different speeds so the paper tears, I think it would be more effective to have just one set of gears at the same speed, that do not engage their teeth to the other row of gears, but where the size difference is greater. Alternating big-small-big-small, and then inverted on the opposite side. Basically, shredders usually work more like grippy scissors. They do also bite into the material more, but you can't easily achieve that with the smooth edges of a lego gear.

[@moot-b8b]

They did that already in part 1

[@Imevul]

@@moot-b8b I rewatched part 1 because I could not remember that being the case, and no, they did much of the same mess of gears as in this video. The only time they got close to anything resembling alternating sized gears in part 1 (close to the end) was the only time it actually did anything useful. And then they effectively only did 1 alternating gear, not the entire row.

[@BrickExperimentChannel]

I tested some big-small-big-small gear setups (not on video), like alternating 24-tooth and 8-tooth gears. They don't work well because of the gaps between the gears. Paper just slides through the gaps. But, using new blue 20-tooth gears (69779) you can mesh two rows very tightly, the gears rubbing against each other's sides. See in this image brickexperimentchannel.files.wordpress.com/2024/10/paper_shredder_blue_gears_prototype.jpg That does work in cutting the paper into long stripes. But you still need to cut the stripes into smaller pieces, so you need more drum pairs anyway.

[@xferth]

​@@BrickExperimentChannel I wonder if it would be more effective to have both top teeth and bottom teeth run at the same gear ratio rather than 5-1 and 25-1 or is it just to prevent it clogging?

[@kyx5631]

At 0:37 you can see the color difference between light grey and light bluish grey, with the left of the four gears being lg, the other three ones being lbg.

[@jxq12]

Assuming that everyone knows those acronyms

[@adrin181]

​@@jxq12it was literally spelled out for you lg -> light gray lbg -> light bluish gray pay attention

[@mysticfox6599]

​@@jxq12We're assuming you can read.

[@harmonykrieg]

Are you sure the left one isn't just in the shadow?

[@kyx5631]

@@harmonykrieg Yes, check the gear wheels above them, they are all the same colour, which is the same as the light grey on the left.

[@SmartLegoSG]

Never before have I encountered a shredder so determined to destroy itself over just one piece of paper until now.

[@buddyben8854]

I audibly yelled "YEAH" at 6:04 when the paper flipped up and got perfectly shredded

[@CrazeTheZilla]

SAME!

[@SimplyMyBuilds]

I still remember the first Lego Paper Shredder. It inspired me to expand my Lego Technic Collection. Glad to see that old concept back to light! 😊

[@saurabhBmp]

Seeing paper shredded with Lego gears really makes you appreciate how versatile Legos can be beyond just building toys. It reminds me of the hands-on projects my kid does with Moonpreneur, where they get to explore STEM concepts in a fun and interactive way. It’s amazing how something as simple as Lego pieces can demonstrate complex engineering ideas.

[@The8BitNerd]

If you can read this comment, the shredder didn’t work.

[@P4rtyT1meYT]

If you can read this reply, the shredder didn't work.

[@MrArbaras]

Jokes on you. I can't read

[@riflehunger4341]

If you didn't respond the reply, the shredder didn't work.

[@elijahjones3605]

WOOOOOOOOW

[@sakarshrestha9289]

​@@MrArbarasThen how did you know what he's saying

[@17lva24]

Cool to see the Shredder version 2.0 ! Next challenge : build the V3 for a regular A4 format ! And it's a very nice editing improvment : the little sounds when you build/rebuild; showing the path of the circuits

[@mr.barrel9359]

A true classic, so glad to see part 2

[@manofthenature]

huge respect to this guy for actually putting the pieces together to see if we could read it as well

[@pietrobarbosa2464]

The sequel we always needed

[@Danielimmanuel_5119]

It's amazing how the Lego shredder either devours everything in sight or just decides to self-destruct in the name of duty. Truly a battle of who breaks first - the paper or the machine!

[@Pier_Py]

The most relaxing thing ever. Listening to legos shredding paper

[@Sebbe_Myhre]

I love the trial and error process

[@ХалидАбитов]

5:11 If you can eat his srede nen xyo

[@MasonJoyner-tn4pb]

I you cai ea his shre de iui nio

[@ozzienemo]

If you can ea his er shrede en nqo

[@weegee-boi69420]

If you can ea his shrede idi nio

[@weegee-boi69420]

If you can read this, the shredder didn't work.

[@davidosu22]

if you can eat his chinese food

[@ghostyboi7964]

1. Simply folds the paper 2. Cuts the paper with holes, but with no effect on reading. 3. (upgraded) The shredder only shredded some parts. 4. The same effect as 3. Some parts were shredded, some werent. 5. This time, the shredder had a literal gearbox, but you with a higher gear ratio, it was simply way slower- NEVERMIND! The shredder worked well! It could destroy multiple papers easily before clogging due to its gear structure, catching in the paper. 6. Shredder had big enough pieces to read them out. 7. A slow but perfectly working shredder, even barely able to survive 2 papers at once. It also made the cut pieces finally unreadable.

[@nullgamer2920]

3:28 if you can read this The shredder didn't work

[@jackjazzhands2357]

I like that you can see the process. Or more like, that it shows that you need to try things again and differently to reach the desired product.

[@bart7263]

I remember watching version 1 during Covid on TikTok. Allways so interesting but never a part two, then I realized I could search the original video on KZbin 😂

[@sailaab]

THIS is the kind of 💙🤍wholesome content 🙌🏽 we need.. but often do not get. Nothing gaudy, none of the useless noise of the so called background music, not needlessly stretching the video just beyond the ten minutes mark to get the sleazy monetisation benefit. Even now i am wondering about the camera equipment, lightning and the camera angles, placements required to get the close-up shots i final scene.. last 35-40 seconds.👌🏼 This was AMAZING.. thank you for being creative and sharing it with us🌹💐. I too am sharing it qith select others, who might like it too. Lots affectionate love and blessings.

[@JoeK25301]

1:35 This reminds me of The Final Destination 4.

[@gabriellws]

But why

[@8_bitFrosty]

@@gabriellwsits cause a girl got her foot stuck on like the roller part of and escalator and it crushed her foot then it starts to drag her in eventually killing her

[@KingOfDams]

I really like your experiments.

[@krishanpaul2]

0:42 My printer does the exact same thing.

[@PH-md8xp]

Lego is honestly so much more than an amazing and wonderful thing for kids to play with.

[@AndyHartman-b6e]

4:17 Can't win them all.

[@CheeseDippp]

i love when you do these "slowly upgrading" videos where you slowly upgrade something it really inspires me

[@DrEngine]

Soon to every secret service headquarters :)

[@Lil_bross]

You should do this but as big as a real shredder

[@ImmanuelChai]

4:27 of you pause at this time you can see paper stuck on one of the gears😅 still gets stuck but hard to

[@AissurDrol]

If I had to guess, this is really difficult because paper has pretty high strength when pulled apart, but cutting or ripping it is really east. Your machine is essentially trying to stretch the paper until it breaks, which takes a whole lot of force. It takes something around 50lbs of force to pull a sheet of paper in half. You need something that will cut the paper rather than stretch it until it breaks. I think trying alternating technic beams that cross each other at a very small angle (think kid's scissors) could do the job. Creating that mechanism would be compilated though. The square edges of the beams might offer a bit more cutting power than the dull gear teeth.

[@PCrailfan3790]

3:05 mmmm shredder hungry.

[@darinvanopdorp1761]

His name is Barry

[@dworry]

the machine hungers

[@asgeirfinnbjornsdottircora6372]

1:47 me too kid, me too

[@hotdogcat5874]

Sad his reader didn't work That's what it says I suppose

[@gravyscones]

"sad his (sh)redder didnt work"

[@donutgang2772]

You should also make a sequel of the Lego press, hit that 100kg goal!

[@Imacgray]

Yeah I’d say that worked pretty well 3:20

[@Sirsergeantshorts]

If a lego tech company released, this guy is the key to success to it

[@Sundylu]

0:27 El ciego al saber que dice en braile: Brutal...

[@RexWu]

Need a "don't get your tie caught" sign

[@ZA-ek9yi]

4:39 SHREDDER GO NOM NOM NOM

[@JamesDeanMichael80]

Loved the first attempt, you made a corrugator! It makes me think how many things out there only exist because someone was trying to make something else.

[@TannerJ07]

0:55 whoops

[@amberblyledge7859]

The 5:1 is a lovely waltz. Also, this was the sequel we needed.

[@MeineVideokasetten]

5:50 I hate how the plastic cracks!

[@EthanR-f9p]

You should make a video about important parts such as technic peices, gears, and motors that you need if you want to start engineering with lego. Some basic engineering concepts would also be great, thanks!

[@TonyBMan]

If you can read this comment, The Ninja Turtles have beaten the Shredder.

[@MrHestus]

Ah, my asmr tingle was scratched. Thank you kind sir.

[@anilkral5037]

you could have changed the text on the paper every time you put it into the shredder. because we know what the text is gonna be like and simply imagine it

[@MrToxiLex]

Super duper idea tbh!

[@Barafu]

I recommend metal gears and axles for Lego paper shredders.

[@PBA8]

Technically the shredder worked at 1:09

[@gmanthejeepman]

I could read it.

[@nobodyknow221]

I can read it

[@EazyRed]

no it didnt

[@PBA8]

10 ppl agrees with me, so im right

[@EazyRed]

​@@PBA8not how that works, the fact it says top secret if real, obv not, i worked with TS stuff and it should be 1mm by 1mm so fuck whatcha say, your wrong, nor can you see how many dislikes there are on your comment lol

[@TheWatermelon699]

“Mom where’s the shredder” “I hide it so you don’t shred your report card” Literally me:

[@scottmotsinger5781]

I wont lie that "thank you for laughing" got me feeling real special. And you editing really is great props to you or your editor if you have one it makes these videos a joy to watch.

[@Marinealver]

Iron Mountain must be experiencing a massive slowdown of business.

[@pipeepapofckgug3633]

Is this absolutely over-engineered and ulitmately pointless? yes, yes it is. Is this an awesome pastime and super enjoyable to watch? oh yeah, most definitely. Thanks for the video, it speaks to my (well-loved) inner child :)

[@pylonialwaffles6944]

I loved that 'Thanks for watching' paper when the shredder succeeded.

[@TheSillyGooberGuy]

Well I can’t afford a shredder so thanks for helping me shred my taxes!

[@JazzbLu]

What a cool shredding video! Now to truly test you and legos, can you build a shredder to shred a full size sheet of paper?

[@AdrianHereToHelp]

I never would have thought that you have to have them moving at different speeds but that makes total sense and is really clever

[@logan628usa]

this is so engineering, building and evolving a solution incrementally!

[@someaccount5200]

The paper destroying the shredder without reinforcement is a good engineering lesson

[@lanexyz]

I think this is the best editing style I’ve ever seen in my entire life

[@ZackMiller-z3b]

Finally, it’s here. I’ve been with you since a week before you uploaded the last one.

[@Serindrackthegreat]

Nice! Version 3 could include some brushes to automatically remove shredded pieces

[@randontimberwolf4007]

As a total nerd of Legos and technology, this hits so hard!

[@matthewnicolas6301]

Making perforated paper with lego is soo cool 🤤

[@masonjacobia]

5:16 that part is very satisfying by watching the sharp plastic blades stab into the paper

[@m10-yz1pp]

BEC, thanks for this video drop. My dog was on the verge of death but your video saved him

[@Smashachu]

Oddly satisfying to watch it munch through paper.

[@Heinskitz]

I just shredded 8+ years worth of paper today and you uploaded this vid. Coincidence? I think not!

[@brucewayne4585]

Cross-cutting would be a cool addition. A set of gears running on the Z axis to rip the paper on a different plane.

[@rottentrotten]

I love the addition of stop motion and pointing out the gear path

[@dougthedonkey1805]

The shredders were so determined that, when they realized they couldn’t shred the paper, they shred themselves instead.

[@abdulhossain8816]

This is the best sequel in all of cinematic history since the Godfather 2.

[@EazyRed]

I used to work with top secret info and the shredders we used would cut down, and scramble the shredded paper at a size of 1 by 2mm max

[@sage5296]

Those tiny gears absolutely mangled the paper! I wonder if there's a lego piece that could act like a comb/guard to force the shreds out from inbetween the gears

[@OfficalFemvoid]

The paper breaking the shredder is visible proof of “Size Doesn’t Matter”. ❤

[@snowflakehunter]

Dude already knew that torque was an issue and he just wanted to run you through every stage step-by-step even though he knew what the final outcome had to be.

[@psychocomytic9778]

The torque off of a piece of paper is wild.

[@Damn_handles_cant_be_short]

Can someone explain the concept of shredders at all? Why not just burn the paper? Efficient and cheap. Great vid btw.

[@CarbonKnight9]

Recycling, maybe Also maybe just easier to throw stacks of papers into a shredder rather than burning them which requires a safe spot where the fire won't spread and might require you to go outside to do it Not really sure though, just some ideas

[@miget3]

I love that L technic piece for the gears. Just a nice little "how about no?"