Do GoPro HERO Underwater Cases Actually Dive Deeper?

Crushing gear so you don’t have to *
Ep14
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[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Sorry guys. Just need a little bit more time before releasing the next episode. I need to do some maintenance on the chamber and make a design revision so we can go deeper.

[@truthhandlers3000]

Bro... when you have your finances and sponsors sorted, I would love to see you put a Rolex Sea-Dweller to the test!

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

@@truthhandlers3000 That might take a while... I'll do a fake one for you in the meantime.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

We just hit 5K! Thank you guys! 😀

[@OnTheRiver66]

I have to watch each episode. I love these videos! I’m a former diver and engineer so I can relate.

[@andyvitz]

When a hydro mod this like the watch

[@grillsidepickin2397]

Brother, you are about to blow up! Great content!

[@two6520]

How does this channel not have a million subs? No BS no adds no sales pitch.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, I'm going to keep this channel clean and straight to the point. As long as the chamber is still in one piece, we'll be generating some cool videos.

[@not-a-raccoon]

I cant get enough of these tests. Theyre fascinating

[@LM-ek2hb]

Love this channel - already sub'd months ago. When can we have an episode about the custom rig you built? All the engineering that went into it, calibration, testing, how it pressurizes so well, etc.. Also, I would expect companies to start lining up with products they want you to test.. Not yet??

[@tfrowlett8752]

Yes I’ve been waiting for this test. Thank you! A couple things you could try imploding are a styrofoam cup and maybe a Crookes Radiometer. I’ve wondered how long it would last under intense external pressure.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Okay. I'll do a styrofoam cup next. It's been requested a few times by others as well. Thanks for the suggestion of the Crookes Radiometer. I would've never thought of that.

[@CharlesShopsin]

Crookes Radiometer is A great idea. Plus the lights inside should get it spinning! Though I don’t think it would last too long. Likewise if you could water proof the electronics, one of those plasma globes would be cool.

[@trombonista92]

AMAZING CHANNEL DUDE!

[@daviddavidson2357]

The 60m housing should be good for any recreational diver since we don't go below 50, with 30 (18 apparently being the new open water limit, when I did my OW it was either 20 or IIRC 30) being the limit unless you do deep diving training which allows you to go to 40, 50 is considered the 'hard' limit that you should never cross as a recreational diver. 55 is about the deepest I've went, though I was with commercial/technical dive instructors, was 16 at the time too, looking at their new regulations that would never be allowed now, though I got my standard OW divers license at 13, which it seems also isn't allowed any more. Tl:Dr if you're a recreational diver at >60m your gopro is the least of your worries. Most rec regulators will start to malfunction around that depth.

[@landroveraddict2457]

I can't imagine there are many divers with the skills and qualification to dive to 60m would cheap out on any of their equipment. The budget case may just get you by for holiday snorkeling. I have no idea what gave you the idea for this channel but i'm glad you started it's very interesting for something I have no interest in.😉. Maybe some companies will hire you to test their products with your equipment. I wish you success.

[@uaziz7]

Another great video! Wait for the bonus drop at the end.

[@nubo1]

the rating of depth on devices is also measured in the amount of time they can withstand on this depth, this means the go pro case can steadily withstand 60 meters for a prolonged period. i would love to see this in your future tests

[@gentensworld]

I'd be super curious to see you test some of the "best budget watches". A lot of Casio fans often speculate that the $10ish F91W would far exceed its rated 30m, and I've seen several Timex fans say that they feel like their Expedition would exceed their rated 50m as well. I think it'd be a fun video to make on the (fairly) cheap with something that could appeal to a lot of people :D

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

That's a great suggestion. I've had several Timex watches too so I'm curious. The Casio one is rated to 50m. Are you referring to the digital expedition? That one is rated to 100m.

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

This was awesome and very interesting. I loved the bonus test, definitely different seeing it from that view. Nice work 👍

[@nathan584]

I just found your channel and subbed almost immediately I love this type of content relaxing destruction is truly the best and congrats on 5k man keep it up you got something cool going here

[@brianp4425]

so, have you ever shown how you generate the pressures for the chamber? that would be neat to see

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

It's actually not that interesting... It's just a standard industrial water pump used for hydro-static testing of pipes.

[@CharlesShopsin]

@@TheDropzoneChannelstandard for you, but it would still be interesting for us to see! I’d also love to see a making of tour as well as some examples of the stuff you build for work.

[@SteveM45]

You are same enthusiastic as the hydraulic press channel.😊

[@IbbyP]

Yes. I still have and use my Hero2 camera. 😎

[@wallcasey52]

Need to get this guy more viewsss

[@zayyanshareef5527]

Amazing test, Thank yooou for the sound warning 😭😭😭😭

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

That was for you. Hopefully it didn't blow out your headphones...

[@SmileyFace01]

Could you try some more food items? Meat? Maybe steak and cook it afterwards? Also coconuts might be interesting. :) Amazing channel btw.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Thanks! Yea, I'm going to try coconut. I'll probably need to seal the shell to make it implode though.

[@SmileyFace01]

I was also wondering if meat would be more tender afterwards ;D but other than all the food items I just like seeing stuff made for these depths being tested above their limits :)

[@johnshepherd9676]

It looks like 60m is the test depth. Maximum safe depth is usually 50% greater than test depth. In submarine operations test depth is the maximum operating depth under normal conditions. Maximum safe depth is the depth that it is safe to dive in an emergency. Going below test depth increase hull fatigue and shortens hull life.

[@CharlesShopsin]

I feel like there should be a ton of companies lining up to sponsor your channel! Or at least commission videos. Even for the cheapy case, I’ll bet they’d sell a lot more if this video was in the Amazon product page. “Goh Proux cases, we might not make it to the bottom of the ocean, but we’ll make it farther than you!” It seems like a no brainer for any sort of product with a depth rating. (That actually works). Though I guess I could see companies being less thrilled to see a head to head where a $10 knock off does just as well or better.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Yea, you would think, but I bet some of them wouldn't want their products tested in this manner... Some figures may be fluffed up.

[@CharlesShopsin]

@@TheDropzoneChannel yeah, that was my thinking too. I recently watched a video comparing digital microscopes on Amazon. Along with them all being basically the same thing, they all inflated they all claimed magnification levels of > 10X what they were capable of. I was pretty astonished that one of them sent the guy a free review unit to test.

[@VoeViking]

When are you going to show us the rest of this setup? We've seen the chamber but what about pumps and all that.

[@xumuk3]

You probably could test a small firecracker under pressure. It would be challenging to ignite one though.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

How about an underwater flare?

[@xumuk3]

@@TheDropzoneChannel Looking forward to see it ))

[@xploration1437]

@@TheDropzoneChannelremote fuse.

[@wolters19811]

Suggestion: Lightbulbs. Incandescent, CFL, halogen etc.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll probably do a light bulb episode and implode a few different types to see what happens.

[@peter360adventures9]

Awesome test

[@tomholroyd7519]

I'm surprised you were able to recover the video from the hero 2

[@CharlesShopsin]

I would also like to see tests of the IPX rating of some cell phones and smart watches. Are android clones really waterproof or is that just something they put on the box? The original Apple Watch was not actually rated for submersion but I swam with mine in the ocean a bunch and never had a problem. Every iPhone since the 12 is supposed to handle 30m at 6m. I’m still kind of reticent to do more than wash mine off in the sink if it gets spilled on or dirty but I’d have a lot more confidence if I saw one actually survive depth for a time. The Apple Watch Ultra is rated to 40m, plus it has a diving mode so it would be cool to see it reporting its own doom (though obviously this would be an expensive one) In general I also think it would be interesting to see things that have or are depth gauges to see how accurate they are and what happens once they get out of their rated depth.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

I might pick up a used Apple Watch SE and compare it against a cheaper Apple smart watch copy if you're interested. They're rated to 50 meters. I was also thinking of testing an analog pressure gauge but then I realized the mechanism wouldn't work unless I seal it somehow. I'll probably do a dive computer at some point.

[@CharlesShopsin]

​@@TheDropzoneChannel that would be awesome. Is there a PO box we can send you stuff we think you might have fun testing?

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

@@CharlesShopsinYou can drop me a pm on [e-mail] if you have something your thinking of putting in the chamber. If you're curious about the results I'm sure others would be too..

[@brendanjones3235]

Failed at the porthole, like the titan submersible. Remarkably accurate ratings.. I wonder if there's any 'antique' "waterproof" items from back in the day that can be tested... They'll either be a lot better or a lot worse than something modern.

[@CharlesShopsin]

Did I miss the report where they said where the failure was? I thought that was still being investigated.

[@pypes84]

The surface of the paste (actually in contact with the water) appears to change colour very quickly. You should have smeared it on the back surface of the case so we were looking at the front surface. If you know what I mean.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Yeap... I should've known better. lol

[@tomaspesek5543]

When testing underwater cases, the device on which the case is made (or at least a mock-up) should be kept. Each plastic case is made in such a way that the pressure on it can be distributed evenly and there are no large deformations leading to failure, which was wonderful to see on a cheaper case. For this reason, unfortunately, this test is inconclusive and its result is only 2 damaged cases.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

I know where you're getting at, but these cases are not suppose to rely on the camera for structural support, otherwise the back screen on the camera would crack with the housing pressing down on the center.

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

Yay❤😊

[@traisjames2]

If you can it would be interesting to see a gopro that is designed to be waterproof without an extra case.

[@funnyyylock]

Awesome channel cant wait for you to blow up

[@eacproductions3651]

What happens to a dive flighlihht? Will the batteries explode under the pressure?

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

We'll find out. It's lined up on my bench.

[@eacproductions3651]

@@TheDropzoneChannel love your channel ❤

[@PrezziePrez0]

What if you hydro mod it though? 😂

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Actually now that you mention it.. I'm curious. Technically we could hydro mod it. I would probably need to put it into a vacuum chamber to suck out all the air, especially between the lens and the sensor. Would we even need an outer housing? Should we test that out?

[@xp0da]

so much i wanna see tested!! what about an orange? or a banana?

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

Yep. It's on the list. Would you guys be interested if I try to put them under a microscope to examine the cells?

[@xp0da]

@@TheDropzoneChannel I found it interesting seeing the microscopic images of the egg shells and the cork from those videos. Would be interesting to see a before/after comparison, and see any effects from the high pressure? 🤔

[@LaurentMaitreK]

Now I suppose you have to fill a GoPro with mineral oil and see how that affects performances…. ;)

[@6Twisted]

When you do slow-mo disable pitch adjustment to avoid the horrible sound.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

I think I just need to increase the recording sampling rate because I'm slowing down the audio to match the speed of the video which is causing some distortion.

[@6Twisted]

@@TheDropzoneChannel It's the pitch correction that causes that horrible sound. If there is no pitch correction the audio becomes super low pitched but I personally prefer that to the other option.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

​@@6TwistedThanks for the constructive feedback! I'll try both. I need to work on improving the audio.

[@abhijitthakur60]

after this video I am going to buy the original one 😰

[@not-a-raccoon]

I wonder how deep a snow globe could go 🤔

[@desmo750f1]

He did that a couple of months ago.

[@MarcBossYT]

Cool

[@Space_Reptile]

please lower or disable the audio for the slo mo crush scenes, its a incredibly unpleasant and harsh noise for headphone users

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

If you guys agree with this, please like this comment so I can get a gauge. Thanks!

[@zeejay-junejo]

12:49 this, this is you at crush depth. Or a perspective of what the folk onboard the titan must have experienced.

[@blandrooker6541]

TOO EXPENSIVE!!! Don't spend the money on pricey things to crush, get a can of spray cheese and I'll be happy!

[@kristofferhije2275]

Awesome..!

[@a16383]

Hi. I am an environmental scientist and I think your device has a ton of potential in some of the areas of research I'm involved with. Is it possible to exchange a few ideas with you, maybe via email? Thanks.

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

For sure. You can reach me at [e-mail]

[@cantfunction98]

Id be interested what happens to fruit

[@TheDropzoneChannel]

What do you like?

[@mohamedeldobosh4481]

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[@brendanjones3235]

lol do not brush your teeth...

[@Phoyographer]

Enter Islam and success

[@Shrek_Has_Covid19]

other waterproof case tests would be cool 💀🐱😭🤤🔫🐷♥️🐱👩‍👧‍👦🐻🇹🇷🪦👨‍❤️‍👨☃️

[@Shrek_Has_Covid19]

maybe all official waterproof gopro cases from the first one to the newest case to see if they are getting better or worse

[@darv1932]

One hero has fallen 😢