Could you Survive a Blast from the Worlds Biggest Vortex Cannon?

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[@TheBackyardScientist]

To everyone asking what it feels like, imagine belly flopping into a pool, but the water turns to air right when you hit it, or someone slams a door in your face but it turns to wind as it hits you. It slaps your clothes against your body with enough force it kind of stings. Overall it’s not that bad, it’s actually fun! I explained all this in the video… but the first shot knocked my mic off and I was stepping on it when I talked about it haha.

[@multiarray2320]

i nevergot hit by one but i can somehow feel it just by looking this video.

[@FlopgamingOne]

banan

[@Liljericho]

I bet it feels very similar to standing next to Top Fuel Dragsters when they take off

[@FasutonemuMyoji]

This was an oddly specific childhood wish come true...

[@charagender]

the belly flop thing makes sense to me given the explanation that air is like a liquid yea

[@joeytwotone6112]

Sir, this is not your backyard.

[@spaszek195362]

alienating his audience with this one

[@Pegmamane]

Not in my back yard !?

[@mrwood4557]

It’s somebody backyard

[@ovoid_ovvie]

How do you know that?

[@Amocat_253]

Put sum respek on him

[@ElectroBOOM]

Yo! That video editing trick amplifying motion was pretty cool!!! The vortex gun was cool too I guess !!!😁

[@828_Nate]

😂

[@ProSureStrings]

lmao

[@tomclanys]

Check out Posy's tutorial on it :)

[@ProSureStrings]

@@tomclanys when next video? ive been waiting 8 years

[@brycenorth9892]

Posy has a great video describing his process of using the effect

[@danielthrasher]

adding "vortex cannon" to my christmas list this year

[@Adammsaaid]

Lol

[@ThickWalrus]

i’m getting the one piece for my christmas present 🥱

[@jilianbaroi2467]

Wow

[@k.r.99]

Adding you to our watch list BEFORE christmas this year - FBI

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

VRAD is such an appropriate name, because that is indeed very rad.

[@skoonthatraccoonskunkguy3865]

I want to see this on a foggy morning

[@Sanguiris]

YES

[@HalvardSkurve]

or put inward pointing fog-machines around the barrel

[@KingSpartan95]

No​@@Sanguiris

[@lifeisasimulation1671]

@@KingSpartan95 Maybe

[@axiomrootff7223]

And in rain

[@EonLess]

This man is creating new lists to be on.

[@aufoslab]

linus styropyro colinfrozen elecetroboom backwardscience i love all those!!!

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

It's funny you say that, because the Nazis actually tried developing an anti-aircraft air cannon that was supposed to send blasts of air that would cause planes to go into an uncontrollable spin and crash, but as usual, it didn't work out before WWII ended.

[@SuperStruct]

@@ShawnF6FHellcat That sounds like it would work against drones

[@slimpickens7822]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheAdequateMedia]

he clearly didn't cobble this thing together

[@andrewz2854]

Seeing a shockwave like this is so awesome. You’ve turned a concept into something visibly real.

[@garion742]

Definitely a cool canon. Glad to have you back

[@JessicaKStark]

That 'tearing' sound sounds a LOT like artillery. Or at least what artillery sounds like in every movie and game I've seen.

[@dakotareid1566]

Watch Ukraine war videos it sounds pretty similar

[@UkSapyy]

Because that's what happens around a shell or a bullet as it accelerates. This cannon has no round it is accelerating air.

[@Vindolin]

Search for "dutch carbide canon! 😄

[@twaffleproductions]

sounds like an f-16

[@Gruntgrowz]

this is the most cringe comment/response ive seen lmaoooo artillery shells are soo loud you cant hear for like 10-30 min after.

[@ripper132212]

love to see you use the motion amplification technique it's so cool. I wanna see that thing in schlieren imaging

[@giovannicherico3837]

This video put a smile on my face! Happy Friday America!

[@NorwayVFX]

The sound that thing makes is absolutely wild!

[@aufoslab]

That ring of air transmits some power, interesting, i can develop it for my army.👑

[@Pauly421]

Shame is was used in possibly the dumbest scene in all of star wars lol

[@ThaEurasian]

7:12 you sir have extremely specific childhood dreams

[@WellSwole]

This could prove crucial for anti drone technology by blasting drones out of the air, with minimal visibility

[@picklerick7953]

They recover extremely quickly with the flight controllers and esc I build them

[@mzerv00]

An Obama basketball says it all

[@torreysauter8954]

Thank you sir, since the days of Mythbusters I wanted to see a giant vortex cannon. I imagined them making one out of a full size garbage can, so this is even better!

[@trancepower1205]

I love how the sound of the vortex just gently stopped when it hit the tree love it! 😂

[@Thermonuclear_Royal]

Good sir you can’t buy all of Nevada as your backyard!

[@jnellie1970]

And 10000x more expensive.

[@DontReadMyProfilePicture_]

*don’t read my name,.* 🌛

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

​@@DontReadMyProfilePicture_Don't worry, we don't want to.

[@TheGoodCrusader]

Plasma ring blaster

[@PlasmaFreak]

Look up MARAUDER its been done

[@isostrike1667]

Kevin is building quite the arsenal; A car mounted megawatt laser cannon, the focused laser cleaner, a liquid metal squirtgun, and now a freaking air cannon. I probably missed a few implements of destruction but you get the idea

[@DontReadMyProfilePicture_]

*don’t read my name,.* 🌛

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

He's a legitimate real-life mad scientist.

[@ThePupPack]

He didn’t build this one

[@LincDN]

Don't forget the table saw machine gun

[@isostrike1667]

@@LincDN I knew I missed a few

[@kencollins5918]

That editing trick to show motion was insanely cool. Wow.

[@GuyayeFusa]

your video style is incredibly unique and refreshing! ️

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Those vortex hits look like way too much fun to be legal! I love it! I would totally pay for this at a carnival to be hit by such a vortex cannon a couple of times haha.

[@PrestigePotato]

​​@@Speed001lol yeah right try probably under a dollar

[@Speed001]

@@PrestigePotato maybe, but that's a large area to fill up

[@B-Nice]

Vortex Dunk Tanks Need to be a Thing!!!!!!

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

im surprised it didn't shatter his bones when it hit him

[@geo3106]

@@SlavicUnionGamingWhy would it? Earthquakes can shatter mountains but at most jiggle humans around.

[@abundantharmony]

That air visualization editing trick was phenomenal.

[@durururururururu]

its popularized by creator Posy on KZbin. from a video called motion extraction. He did way more on the trick and has a video on how to do it. check him out!

[@-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-]

I can see EVERYTHING!!!

[@d.jensen5153]

Excellent CrunchLabs embedded ad. You and Colin Furze own the high ground.

[@telo712]

He nailed me that time is a wild statement. You gotta say no diddy after such statements bro 😂

[@noahleach7690]

Go outside

[@telo712]

@@noahleach7690 no diddy

[@Madnessnunky]

This would be an AMAZING practical "special effect" in all sorts of things, like when they have those minor shockwaves in DBZ or some of the more modern superhero movies. All of the fabrics suddenly whipping and the minor stance change from the actor would make it look super neat.

[@MrDevintcoleman]

That sound is WILD!! Sometimes you hear something and you’re just like “someone needs to use that in a movie.” Alright. I’m back to say I just got to the part where it’s explained that it’s already been used as a movie sound effect so… good for them haha!

[@MrDevintcoleman]

It also reminds me of the planetary defense gun from Subnautica in its physical appearance lol

[@FukaiKokoro]

They took the cool sound away in the movie clip. It would've been cooler if it was the actual sound

[@cyansorcerer6491]

The name "vortex cannon" unironically goes so hard even though the actual device isn't that destructive. Sounds like something you'd hear and see in a transformers movie.

[@captain-poppleton]

This is the kind of weapon you need if you want to mildly inconvenience the enemy.

[@cyansorcerer6491]

@@captain-poppleton true. Still looks and sounds cool though.

[@PoIarisPrime]

Agreed

[@mumu26255]

You always share fun videos with us and I appreciate every minute of it. I always look forward to watching your new videos

[@integza]

I'm in love with this

[@Deontjie]

What, an expensive machine, 10% more powerful than a nerd?

[@ummulhafsa2655]

Makin the jet version of this?!

[@DudeRandom]

Next video about vortex cannons being turned into some kind of jet engine perhaps

[@kg4wwn]

I want to see this thing shot at: A pond/pool, a large patch of chalk dust, a roaring bonfire (can it actually feed it if the fire is big enough?) a filming drone, a paper airplane in flight, a kite, and, of course, a pile of flour near an ignition source.

[@F2P_ENGINEER-es2uh]

I love how upbeat your video is about a cannon

[@Hackanhacker]

This cannon is FREAKING AWESOME :D one of the best thing ive ever seen !!!!

[@bassett_green]

That cutaway bit at 0:26 absolutely killed me

[@archer5722]

6:07 "prank em John"

[@casualbird7671]

You should really post a couple clips of the vortex cannon firing with no commentary or music, that sound is magnificent

[@batman3698]

That's an impressive vortex gun. But it's interesting that the air comes from the outside, yet it have almost no airflow related design around the outside. It would be cool if it had some sort of sloping taper to bring in more air. Maybe it could be even more powerful.

[@user-xb7ri6xf3s]

5:50 - How it feels to be held hostage while doing a commercial for hack pack.

[@daphnetilling6034]

One of my all time favourite pieces of videography is the slow motion of explosion and the visible pressure waves they create and seeing the vortex cannon showing its messing around with air did not dissapoint either, the rest is pretty cool and impressive but seeing air manipulated to me is just stunning

[@user-rt7vl9ky3r]

Had an idea for a while. Using multiple of these or even larger vortex cannons installed above the structures around it in cities and areas that are prone to tornado activity. Would be interesting to test the theory if multiple cannons could break up a funnel cloud or even an active tornado.

[@VoltisArt]

Weather formations are very large. According to the U.S. NIH, a typical tornado clocks in with a total kinetic energy (TKE) of 62.1 GJ, or the power to move more than 62 _billion_ kilograms by one meter, or smaller amounts much farther, if that power was directed into one vector. One giant VRAD cannon did not knock over a skinny KZbinr weighing perhaps 65kg. When you're talking "multiple" cannons....imagine typical Nerf dart guns versus an angry hippo or elephant. There is a point at which it would absolutely overwhelm the target. That point is _absurdly_ high. 65 is pretty close to 62, so let's just estimate a little further and divide that first number. One billion cannons _might_ knock tornado Kevin out of the sky, if he's an average or smaller tornado. It probably would not do anything to the weather in the area that spawned the tornado and may spawn more. You also have to factor in recoil at the base, which wasn't featured in either video but is equal and opposite to the force of the blast, short though it was. The truck trailer moved by some measurable amount. Horizontal rocket engines atop tall buildings might not be good for keeping those buildings intact before the tornado hits (or misses) them.

[@itsdarke1054]

Something really crazy to think about is the reality that every nuke in the entire world detonated on a tornado or hurricane wouldn't stop it. Natural disasters are incredibly powerful.

[@pwnsh4rk6]

I did not expect to hear you say the word "nuts" 😅. That was great.

[@reallyweirdperson1]

I was JUST watching videos of hail cannons and literally thought “What would happen if that vortex ring hit you?”, and then this was uploaded as I was thinking that.

[@HumanPerson_final]

This feels like as close as we will get to watching a Floridaman fight God.

[@mrseriousv1]

you are the chosen one. the universe caters to you and you alone.

[@DF-el7ro]

6:30 Imagine if the portapotty was full.

[@christopherg.9954]

One of the coolest videos I’ve seen on KZbin in a long time 👍

[@jere2510]

You could blow candles from a birthday cake with this. The design is very human.

[@claytronsworld9485]

I don't think I've seen you any happier in a video 😂

[@redparr8490]

How many doomsday weapons do you need to have before you legally become a "Mad" backyard scientist?

[@badoublenana]

The editing is what sold me. Vortex gun yada yada, but software can effing do that? Omfg?

[@AEElmas]

so glad you had ear protection on :D

[@steel_tiger_8852]

i really should start my homework...

[@melsvankippersluis2005]

Same

[@alternate5108]

Bro same 💀

[@adameverythinggames]

Same

[@andresfelipemurciavelez8061]

Did you finish it?

[@Snowsea-gs4wu]

Don’t worry you will still find yet more distractions to keep avoiding it 😂

[@dimitar4y]

i have to admit, the "effect" of you being shot by an invisible forcefield... Its hilarious

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

that can be damgerous because it could possibly cause him internal damage on his own organs

[@dimitar4y]

@@SlavicUnionGaming to say the least, ruptured ear drums, and microscopic damage to blood vessels similar to vibration disease that can cause blood clots and stroke :> ... But man it looks so.. Movie-like! Force push!!

[@RandomPerson-wt2mg]

Bro go one of the oddest childhood dreams of all time…. I tip my hat time to come up with the next

[@valkyriedown]

Dude, that vortex gun could be a good anti-riot weapon. Loud, dealt something to your body, but basically 'harmless'.

[@Ech_The_Sentiant]

Somehow this man survives yet another recording process.

[@stratos2]

I love that motion visualisation with the difference. Thanks fot showing that!

[@myrical4147]

Good to know that there are people out there making vortex cannons with their free time. And he's me tryna make rent lol.

[@Duneraven]

The music at 6:24 is a instrumental version of Lupus Noctre, & Zorro - Cry when it's Over

[@jnellie1970]

This video is going to go off. No pun intended. It’s full of “whoa!” moments.

[@TheAgent0097]

So cool! Actually seemed like a seriously good drone disposal option, in Marks video

[@Heregoesnuttin]

So this is what it feels like when Saitama throws a punch at you from a distance...

[@mg42lover]

Next time you get to play with the vortex cannon you should see what the effects are on remote control planes or drones since the idea was tossed around, during WWII, of using a vortex cannon to disrupt allied bombers over Europe. Cool to see if it was even possible or not.

[@TheBigred138]

Okay this has been one of the coolest videos I've seen in a long time.

[@danieoberholzer5373]

Kevin, the most florida-man of all the florida-men! Loved this vid!

[@mylandunsen]

It's actually pretty interesting to watch if the vortex is disrupted by something. If it can continue its same ring shape after it gets interrupted

[@lilmike1780]

0:22 this looks like the hail cannons that were used at the Nissan facility in Mississippi to prevent hail damage on the vehicles stored on their property in the early 2000’s. When the weather got bad they fired the two of them up and it was a sight to be heard and felt.

[@Valfaun]

that was the coolest thing i've seen in a good while

[@onedayweek9504]

Hi im TheBackyardScientist, welcome to Jackass 6:15

[@boredom-kaboom]

I really wanted to go to open sauce but I’m going somewhere else during that time. I’m so saddd but I love your videos😢🥺

[@anneke_yep2407]

1:32 this is epic

[@Fiddydoo]

The air sweepers in clash of clans when you deploy the dragons

[@confusingcrux1947]

L

[@mtylerryan]

3:46 That feeling when Scar starts the build montage- Oh wait... Lol

[@rootbrian4815]

That must have been a blast!!!

[@Protoforge11]

He finally posts a video

[@Pauly421]

Too busy spending his millions lol

[@groovr22]

This looked like a fun time..! Great video.! Thanks for sharing your awesome creativity.!

[@TheOpiumbrl]

We did that with industrial air ducting made from cardboard 3 meters long 25 cm wide and balloons filled with “stuff”and would drop a firework down them to fast pressure. It would eject whistling rings for about 50 m in the air. They were so neat. Was my favorite thing at those Fourth of July beach days.

[@sacredgeometry]

1:23 Thats so clever. So simple and obvious in retrospect but so effective.

[@fartnloud7411]

You should have won the drone challenge with this, but still glad the boys got together to make a 10min commercial 😅. Of course William finished his device at deadline.

[@joostfloot5279]

Oh my lord 6:51 looked terrifying

[@tonytrainwreck9316]

Good sir, that vortex cannon KILLED the fire.

[@edwinpina7464]

Yoooo you just taught me a new editing trick Shweeeeeeet And my guy This video….. NOICE!💯😎

[@thegaminggamer9344]

7:37 im sorry what??!!?!

[@Pongovideos]

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[@GumpterCrayon]

id like to see this connon in heavy rain

[@jdriver1419]

great idea ! and fog.

[@superstarmagic3]

Now imagine that vortex cannon to be really advanced and powerful = weapon of the future, no ammo, just pure unstoppable obliteration!

[@ericlotze7724]

If you modified this to essentially be a (Combustion) Light Gas Gun, would it be more powerful? Also adding Colorant Injection like a Fog Generator or maybe add in extra fuel (of different types too) may air in visibility. Also aiming tech? Either way absolutely stellar build, I’ll take 6 of em plz!

[@markfergerson2145]

At 1:58 you can see the reflection of the vortex refracting the view of the ground to the right of the boxes. Glad to see you take direct hits to show people that it doesn’t hurt the birds it’s meant to scare. That is one of the coolest gizmos I’ve ever seen. I assume you’re going to have to build one to see how small you can make one and still get a decent effect?

[@David.-_-]

Thank God you are back! You are my favorite youtuber

[@dubaiboy101]

Ayooo this man is crazy AF talkin bout "FIRE, FIRE, FIRE" while he and his crew still in the line of fire, bruh

[@BobOBob]

I DO have a functional Mattel "Agent Zero-M" Sonic Blaster. As well as a couple of broken ones. It's not the *same* one I played with as a kid, but about ten years ago I got one working, anyway. I'm about the same age as the well known actor who did those Mattel commercials in (I think) 1963. It's almost the same principle, but it uses a hand-pumped air pressure chamber to start. So I was hit with a vortex cannon many times (by my older brother) before the end of 1964. I'd guess that's about when your parents were born. Our parents took it away when the potential for hearing damage was understood.

[@schaffer_does_exist]

Wouldn’t the pressure change mess up your ears?

[@VoltisArt]

If you're close enough. That's what the ear protection (sometimes just hands over ears) is for. You can induce ringing in ears (temporary damage) just by clapping your hands by them.

[@ThePupPack]

It’s been 5 months!! 😂 it’s cool that you’ve been filming with Mark Rober tho!

[@thericethatsmilesback5464]

“So why are you at the ER today?” “I had my chest caved in by a vortex cannon” “I beg your pardon!?”

[@DiscManDonovon]

The air in the jar actually killed me 😂

[@user-ql8vy4se1i]

2:14 - it sounded like the arrival of an artillery shell, only without the explosion. Some people are lucky, they can have fun and do all sorts of cool things for a ton of bucks...

[@Kemmin984]

It like super sonic boom

[@user-ql8vy4se1i]

@@Kemmin984 Maybe. I personally judge from my “observations”.

[@Kemmin984]

@@user-ql8vy4se1i lol

[@h7opolo]

Bill Nye hands down his gilded scepter of scientific tomfoolery to you.

[@frankpork7665]

That is the coolest thumbnail I've ever seen.

[@maxwellweaver8723]

Yo this seems like amazing crows control

[@obi1kanob557]

The return of the king

[@miguelcjr777]

You won that mark competiton dont care what anyone one says.

[@soisaus564]

"ive worked up the courage to get hit by this thing" hearing loss and tinnitus: i guess you wonder where ive been

[@KafshakTashtak]

@thebackyardscientist Can this giant vortex ring reach the clouds? At least maybe the low level ones. Have you tested that?

[@finn_beasts]

guys this is a literal banger 💀