Can You Make Your Floor Tile Stretchy? TikTok Myth Tested

[@luisalbertoruizgalindoroma5892]

It is surprising to see how a "rigid" material such as ceramic has a certain degree of flaxibility. It would be interesting to do the same experiment with glass and stone.

[@alandouglas2789]

You’d be amazed at what a steel spring can do lmao

[@KatzRool]

@@alandouglas2789 metal is well known for its plasticity

[@alandouglas2789]

@@KatzRool not really no

[@KatzRool]

@@alandouglas2789 ?

[@KatzRool]

Would you prefer I say ductility?

[@rezoinc.1973]

Just insane, I’m a professional tile setter and this is just insane I’ve never seen tile move like that

[@thomasherzog86]

imagine his as flooring with different coloured plaster in-between

[@justinmckee2256]

I didn’t believe it at first, I’m sending this to my tiler buddies

[@Bgearmcgee]

Could you imagine how perfect drain slopes could be.

[@sanches2]

@dzneal great for charging 4 figures ;)

[@professordeath88]

I wouldn't say I'm a professional tile Setter but I've been setting tile with my stepdad since I was 8 years old and I am 33 and I've never seen tile move like that either

[@SupernoobkillerXD]

this has thoroughly broke my understanding of ceramic

[@WaterjetChannel]

I thought for sure it would break

[@theInsaneRodent]

Glass also bends if you get it thin enough. Fiber optic cable has a continuous glass filament in it.

[@N54MyBeloved]

The flexibility tile obtains when cut in to the shape of a spring is kind of like a real-life physics exploit. You're shaping the tile into a coiled-up, really long, thin line, which gives ceramic the ability to distribute it's stress from being bent over a reallt long distance. It makes "sharp" bends to the ceramic easier to do before snapping compared to bends of the same angle with smaller pieces. Look at any layer of the spring as if it was it's own segment, and youll notice the "parts" individually dont bend all that much. It's a really cool trick lol

[@ionic7777]

@@N54MyBeloved that’s much better than I can explain it, thank you

[@willyp5855]

It would be cool to take two different color tiles, and then puzzle them together, to make interesting designs on floors. It would take a lot of time to do, but if the customer had the money, this could be really cool looking.

[@gizmoguyar]

Yeah, you could do tile inlays. That'd be sweet.

[@justinbond558]

Thought the same thing! Would definitely be an awesome tile setup! I’d definitely find a place to put those in my house!

[@dv8nxs944]

@@gizmoguyar that's already a thing

[@BEdmonson85]

@@dv8nxs944 yep

[@TheUnlikelyBaker369]

Especially if you fill the gaps with ceramic and rebake it to make a new usable tile

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

I’m beyond amazed that it’s that flexible. What would the world do without you guys?

[@WaterjetChannel]

That’s what she said…

[@First_Take.]

@@WaterjetChannel waterjet Channel humor>all other channels

[@nanaki-seto]

Also just freaking awesome looking to. I would love to have a thick plexi panel cut like this and frosted to use as a lamp shade

[@kg4boj]

@@WaterjetChannel If not for us you would still be spinning your wheels cutting lots of circles for that one guy

[@Sir_Billions]

@@WaterjetChannel can you make a clear Baseball bat with objects inside with Epoxy Resin? Looking forward to seeing it!

[@monhi64]

So springs must be more about the shape than material. i guess I never really thought about the fact that metal is also pretty stiff but in that shape gets very “springy”. It does make sense that long thin shapes would be much more flexible, I just wasn’t expecting that much bending without a ton of breaking.

[@The31Souleater]

you know you just pointed that out to me too. I never thought about how metal springs are made of ridged materials and then made to be flexible

[@PilkScientist]

My dad did something similar in wood, years ago; used it to make a set of baskets that fold flat into heat-plates for a dinner table. The handle is made with the outermost cut-off, hinged in the middle, so when you lift & tilt it upright it forms a basket. Pretty neat!

[@xandocommando]

I have one of those at home!

[@Terszel]

Have a link, name, anything? Sounds cool

[@isaiahshaffer]

That’s amazing, I’d never guess something so stiff could also be so flexible....

[@Christian-cz9bu]

Now, that's what she said.

[@IceBergGeo]

@@Christian-cz9bu I was going to say that... Hahaha!

[@isaiahshaffer]

@@Christian-cz9bu that’s the response I was looking for lol

[@jamessssssssssssssssssssssssss]

must of never seen aluminium foil.

[@brei2670]

@@jamessssssssssssssssssssssssss Yeah, aluminum foil, known for its stiffness.... It barely bends at all!

[@jonjacob1962]

Dude. You could make an AWESOME bathroom sink out of one of those... Cut the spiral out of the center of the tile but leave a good edge around it to make the rest of the countertop. You'd just have to have a pre made surface to lay it on. Then grout it in. I think it would be pretty cool.

[@chadurbanski3468]

So what you guys just showed me is that I need to start incorporating a water jet in my tile work. You would make not only perfect cuts. But you could make some of most elaborate designs. Lol

[@tomokokuroki2506]

The 'christmas decoration" idea isn't bad actually. I bet if you did a 1/4" thick aluminum plate with that spiral pattern and welded a pole in the middle it would make a decent (abstract) tree decoration that you could put ornaments and lights on.

[@DARKredDOLLAR]

I did some cnc machined Christmas trees as Christmas cards from aluminum for a company I designed for. They turned out perfect and you could send them via mail. Receiver then pulls out a card, reads a message and pops the tree up. One of the best wishes the company ever shipped (that was an annual tradition to send some creative cards). :D

[@theonetrueanthonylong1843]

Better yet, you could make a giant mechanical wristwatch.

[@jannikheidemann3805]

@@theonetrueanthonylong1843 I think such a device is called clock.

[@theonetrueanthonylong1843]

@@jannikheidemann3805 Hey, I think youre right. Im so silly. Jannik, have I ever introduced you to my good friend Mr Punchline? I hear you keep missing eachother.

[@gabotron94]

and that you can put away flat!

[@1234567890CAB]

For people wondering it's the same property that allows glass fiber optics to be flexible. The material is strong under compression but weak under tension. When you bend something one side is compressed and the other side is stretched. When thick those forces are bigger than when it's thin. Edit: also the increase in total length helps to because just a little flex over an inch adds up to a lot of flex over the whole thing

[@richardmillhousenixon]

That's not quite why. Fiber optics work because the way they are made pulls all of the crystalline structures into alignment, removing many of the "defects." Glass is brittle because of these defects, but when you take the defects out, it becomes fairly flexible.

[@Michael-gi5ml]

Yeah, as the other guy pointed out this isn't quite right. Your second explanation is correct though. The increase in length and the reduction in width (not thickness) are the 2 reasons for the flexibility.

[@garethbaus5471]

@@richardmillhousenixon glass is actually one of the very few solid materials that doesn't have a crystal structure.

[@richardmillhousenixon]

@@garethbaus5471 Yeah it does, who the hell told you that?

[@garethbaus5471]

@@richardmillhousenixon a professor giving a lecture on material science. An amorphious structure is litterally the main defining characteristic of a glass.

[@Cptn.Viridian]

I think this is a cool way to demonstrate how many materials we consider "solid" are really just less flexible. It's hard to think of stones being flexible, but it's this property that allows for all those weird plate tectonics and earthquakes of the earth.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

Tectonic plates go beyond that. Under such high pressure, rock flow like mud clay and they haven't even reached melting point yet.

[@electronicsNmore]

One of the coolest things you've made. Love it.

[@ThePerfectKiosk]

I think it's confirmed: all of the crudeness in the shop comes from Dan. Also, props to Floor & Decor for having a billion-foot tile in stock.

[@sioux22]

you should try it with actual rock tile, it would be insane to actually bend stone

[@CapOfXav]

I'd assume it'd be too porous to be even somewhat stable.. but who knows

[@chri-k]

It would probably just crack. Rock is very brittle ( has low tensile strength combined with high rigidity )

[@daytimetundra7757]

They did the last one was green quartz

[@chri-k]

@@daytimetundra7757 quartz is not stone though

[@daytimetundra7757]

@@chri-k I know natural quartz is a mineral but that green quartz table is man made with resin and quartz so is it technically a rock now?

[@jeeves744]

Not going to lie. That would make an awesome accent tile in the middle of a room.

[@jadecoolness101]

6:47 "Who would want invisible tile" I'm cackling I did not expect that, this made my week

[@pbpx]

I want to see someone tile with one of these for the floor drain. Also you should try other living hinge style mechanisms. it would be cool to see tile bend like a piece of paper.

[@woofy1988]

In this video: Mitchell becomes a Protectron

[@number6mbw]

That would make an interesting light fixture if you left a bit of the center intact to mount a bulb

[@TopFloorEricc]

This is an interesting concept. My theory is that the tensile strength from one point to an adjacent point is less because the piece itself is only bending so much. It’s just bending very slowly over a long distance down the spiral.

[@dj1NM3]

I wonder if a bigger kerf was cut between the coils, that a tile could be turned into a useful non-metallic spring, but only in the plane of the tile? I wouldn't really expect it to withstand the torsional stresses of being lifted up or being pulled down, away from the plane of the tile it was cut from.

[@Smith.S.E.]

Mans did indeed look like a Fallout Protectron, therefore I will subscribe. Even though I thought I already was subscribed.

[@thomasherzog86]

id never thought ceramic would be possible with this, great job

[@ARDIZsq]

I knew this worked with metal since my grandma has a Christmas tree that folds and unfolds like this, but it's kinda cool that you can do this with tile.

[@GillfigGarstang]

I noticed the spiral shape has the unique property of translating almost any deformation to the material into a series of twisting actions all along the shape. Each segment of material is brittle so can only tolerate torsion along one axis, but making it a spiral means there is always sections of material which can twist along the axis required to eliminate the stress which would otherwise cause it to break. Torsion has a lot in common with shearing forces if you think about it, so it makes sense.

[@lancewalker429]

I don't why, but this is the video that made me subscribe. I love what you guys do while also running the shop (mostly) full time. Many likes to come!

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

New guy: "what's that in the wall?" 'Veteran' employee: "Ceramic"

[@JohnDoe-jj6wf]

I bet the tile or aluminum would make awesome wind chimes with a rod or two hanging in the center.

[@dshe8637]

Pulling the film off the plexi is worthy of a short in itself! Great video. Lots of fun

[@Lilith-Rose]

This is literally great stereotypical first scroll saw project, making a basket out of a plank of wood by cutting a spiral

[@JohnDoe-jj6wf]

Set them in a bowl shaped mold and coat with epoxy to make some interesting serving dishes

[@kubanowakowski3869]

6:31 thinking: “Oh that’s a nice tile” Few seconds later he calls it ugliest design 😂

[@gamingequals]

It's crazy to think about how they took something that took millions of years to form, the rock, and just destroyed it in seconds.

[@jetison333]

These are basically compliant mechanisms, very cool!

[@tim3line]

There's something so nostalgic and welcoming about how you guys are enjoying this and cracking silly jokes

[@doombuddha]

This would make an interesting sink basin. It would catch all of the water and *might* make for less splashing. Just downright cool!

[@depax95]

gl cleaning that sink.

[@AlexanderGee]

You should try cutting some compliant mechanisms designed for 3d printing but out of steel or tile

[@Joe_Cool48]

Myth confirmed: this shop exists to entertain us, nothing more… nothing less

[@errorunknown667]

I love how there’s like actual work happening in the background and you guys are just doing your thing 🤣

[@nakeybeatz9480]

5:54 Lol I thought he looks like this robot from fallout, nvm they don't even know them AND HE JUST SAID IT😂

[@okmrman6862]

The comedy in this video is underrated. Love it.

[@Locane256]

lmao this channel. "bunch of idiots with camera do silly things" should be the name. I love it.

[@gir5o1]

That spiral peel on the plexiglass was one of the most satisfying ever

[@michaelvogels9905]

Conceptually, this is not useful at all but just endlessly intriguing. What an idea.

[@xenontesla122]

This is a good reminder that stiffness is a property of material and shape, not just the material

[@tylerlarson9491]

This video itches all my curiosity’s in all the best places

[@Lantern_Light]

LEGO videogame falling apart noise when those tile spirals shattered. Classic

[@hannahscholtzz7355]

Omg when y'all put the stick under the plexiglass one it straight up looks like the Christmas tree lights I put outside 😂👌🏼 great content we love to see it

[@TheWolfster001]

That would look cool actually as a floor tile, with a backer on it so it wouldn't break.. I think it would be really awesome looking floor tile.. Also with a contrasting grout color, would make it really stand out..

[@lemagreengreen]

This definitely has sculpture potential... if you could drape that over maybe a moulded plexiglass form so it is transparent that could look really cool!

[@humanhamburger]

Track at 3:27 is "Nobodys Perfect" by David Cutter

[@bruceluiz]

Edit: It's called Compliant Mechanism. This is one way people are able to create bendable mechanism from metal and whatnot. Less moving parts = less wear. Imagine using this in some tile art! Moving Mosaic? Or perhaps provide vertical support with another material delimiting each of the rings' max stretching distance, such as plastic? Could become... something.

[@noahluppe]

but metal weakens signifiantly when bent repeatedly, that's how you can break metal strips without tools. spiral springs are common in clcks or toys, but to create circular motion, not to act lik a bearing

[@SkateboardCaes]

I used to cut 3in spirals out of stainless, carbon steel, and aluminum drops (.1875-.25”) with the omax a jet I previously ran and make coasters out of them. They were really fun.

[@lostonearth7856]

"Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down." - Adam Savage

[@lhxperimental]

It could be used to tile non flat surfaces. Fill the gap with cement or resin or a negative shaped tile

[@timwrigley102]

Very high-end watches have hairsprings cut like this from the type of silicone microchips are printed on.

[@peterzingler6221]

Makes sense. Everything will move if it's fine enough. A huge piece of hair would just break not bend

[@dimitar4y]

now imagine someone installed these tiles on their floor, then resined over it to create the 3d effect. Now that's a floor I'd install.

[@arranaburden5667]

A bunch flexing the swirl so it gets really trippy. Put them all over. Watch people fall because of optical illusion

[@driftertravelerman6893]

the spirals breaking are like the most unsatisfying thing ever lol

[@Ithirahad]

If you did a bunch of S-curves, could you make a compliant tile for spiral ramps, rounded scoop ramps (e.g. on water features) and other weird surfaces? Or would the outer corners just split too easily?

[@skylersmith9465]

5:41 Fashion Designers: Right that down! Right that down!

[@Dank-gb6jn]

Craig is the dad that just lets Dan be in charge, so he can get business done.

[@D-ragonFire]

At the end when you dropped it, it was actually very satisfying NGL.

[@jonathanromo4104]

"that's pretty neat" I would've been that guy to respond with: pretty neat? No, it IS [hecking] neat, Staniel.

[@TheCrimsonWolf]

Fascinating to think about the elasticity of solid objects like tile, very cool!

[@andybullis1140]

People think solid objects aren't made of flexible materials for some reason. Water is the true champ. The tile is flexible because it can stretch and compress (especially over a long distance) but water is the true incompressible hero!

[@angst_]

It's an old wood working trick to spiral cut a disk at an angle on the band saw and make a pop-up fruit bowl. You could make a ceramic pot this way. Stretch it over a form and grout it in place!

[@designer-garb572]

Customer: I was looking for something diferent.. Sales Rep: We now do a sprung-loaded tile design. Tiler: Nooooooooo

[@The_Andromeda_Galaxy]

millions of people are just now learning how springs work.

[@joshuabaker2517]

“No myth confirmed”.. “BUSTED” oh my that got me 🤣 great content!

[@vladimirputin3426]

3:54 "it's better than breaking like a tile would" **smashing sounds**

[@RegularGuyGames]

Looks like you guys are getting ready to make a juggernaut cosplay when you guys put that on his head

[@johncoppinger2241]

What might be the work-hours cost to ask a shop to do something similar to the big tile? Might make an interesting (if incredibly fragile) lamp.

[@SomeNot]

Those tile springs would make really cool coasters.

[@brandonkinyon9753]

6:00 "DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!!"

[@SkateboardCaes]

5:40 Is Mitchell blue and gold or black and white?

[@fraglsnitz]

This is the most fascinating thing I will see this week.

[@JeremyFinch42]

Great, not only will our memes baffle future historians, but they will be completely dumbfounded as to how and why we made stretchy stone tile.

[@borisdraak9582]

man how are you guys not yet at a million this content is great

[@slayeryt637]

The embodiment of "we have a water cutter and we're not afraid to use it"

[@Daisyisnotaflower]

1:33 nice job on the edit there

[@GRosa250]

Mitchell looked so happy with his slinky hat before it broke

[@benjamincounter418]

That’s insane. It’s little things like these that make the difference in huge technological advances. Oh I would never expect that too function like that, but it did. Like many things In life we assume function one way, but can change and function almost as if it made a molecular transformation itself. Splended

[@WaterjetChannel]

Splendid indeed Benjamin. Splendid indeed

[@danijel124]

You should try to make that honeycomb floor hatch lazar said it was in the recovered saucer. When you pull it in one direction it opens its honeycomb pattern and you can walk on it but when you close it the honeycomb pattern closes and you can go through it

[@Misfit.Profit]

Thank you Floor & Decor for making this video possible 😁

[@IronMan-yg4qw]

id like to see you waterjet a mesostructured design. it makes things flexible similar to this but more flexible in all directions.. :]

[@airattoz]

Is it possible to craft such a cut that tile would cover any non flat sufrace like a blanket?

[@o1iviab]

It was so satisfying to see it all crack at the end thank you

[@Dreadtheday]

This could be an amazing art tool. I'd bet it could add essential structure to help create a stable "backbone" for floats or orher sculptures. Perhaps It could act as support for objects being packed... or as a drying &/or cooling rack. The uses are endless.

[@Kelrisaith]

Do this and put some clear resin or something in between the sections and it could make a cool accent piece in a floor or wall or even just a standalone display piece. I'd love one of the small ones, the slightly bigger than a hand size, as a little display piece, square frame the outer edge with resin so it would stand in one of those stands for a decorative plate maybe.

[@c0kane250]

In this episode Mitchell turns into the first prototype protectron

[@Icantdothisanymoreplskillme]

Imagine these as your tiles and you can hide notes, money, or just anything that fits under the tiles or just playing with them all day

[@Starkandco]

This makes me think of a magic trick where you step through an A4 page by cutting certain lines in it so that you can open it out, I'm almost certain would be possible with a large enough tile looking at the effect here, given the right cut !

[@dromedda6810]

So it's basically a way to make an expensive, heavy and fragile slinky. Sign me up!!

[@RegebroRepairs]

Plexiglass, but thicker, so it flares about like what the tile did, would make for neat lamps.

[@gilead77123]

I gives me an idea for a open space home idea, where futuristic furniture can grow from the floor.

[@WaterjetChannel]

The future is spirals

[@markbourgaize3946]

how are you drawing this on Flow Path or Flow Expert, I have the same machine at work a Flow Mach 200 but not done the Flow Expert training as yet be great to know how to draw this

[@johnbargeron5807]

so i know no one here really cares but i know Abram we used to hang out when we were younger. and one thing we used to talk about was knifes and now he actually is making knifes and ive made a few too but none really as impressive as his over at red stag forge. unfortunately we havent really hung out since like middle school but it was cool to see him here.