We had a little fun dropping a roll of toilet paper from our water rocket. We got the idea after watching Tucker Gott's drop from 2000 feet. ( • What Happens When You ... ) Tucker's Channel: / j3cub2009
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@nerys716 жыл бұрын
The way he captured the entire flight with the drone was EPIC. I absolutely love that shot!
@welshpete125 жыл бұрын
Yes , that is remarkable !
@sheldonaubut6 жыл бұрын
It has been about 40 years since the days when I flew model rockets. Some were quit large and multi stage but I'd never imagined one could fly water powered rockets more than about house high back in those days. I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and this video finally inspired me to seek out our local rocketry club. Their first meet isn't until April but I'll be dragging my adult son and a couple of grandchildren of 10 years and 19 years along to take it all in. I'm sure we'll be flying some form of rockets soon, and I'm thinking I'd like to try water rockets. Thanks for inspiring me to get involved.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Hi Sheldon, welcome back to the hobby! That sounds great that you are wanting to join your local rocketry club. For us it made all the difference about staying in the hobby. I really enjoy having my dad and my boys help out with rocket building and launching. Well... at least they don't complain much. :) Just one word of warning about water rockets.... they are highly addictive!
@fryncyaryorvjink21406 жыл бұрын
The ultimate tp run. "Houston, we have a problem"
@SwampDonkey646 жыл бұрын
Such clear footage. When people video record UFOs they always seem to be caught with potato cameras. You never get a clear shot like these. Probably why they are unidentified. Great video thank you 👍🏽
@HeavensDemon9666 жыл бұрын
Genius for using nothing but household items.
@Danielastronomo4 жыл бұрын
Express toilet paper delivery seems like a solid bussiness idea nowadays with the coronavirus.
6 жыл бұрын
Very funny idea and great implementation! It's funny how in the second launch the rocket captures the toilet paper, probably even with wind, shared trajectory and similar drag of the toilet paper and parachute played the biggest part. Funny experiments that show the joy of physics. Thanks and keep going!
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Francisco. Yeah, it was a total fluke that it managed to get caught up in it again. But you are right, with both falling around the same rate in close proximity and drifting in the same direction perhaps it wasn't as unexpected. :)
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe we love physics because it brings some predictability and explanation to life... or just because allow us to make funny things like water rockets :-D
@julienmorris70516 жыл бұрын
Everyday you see something different on KZbin . Not just one guy with a water rocket - but an organised event. I love it - all this is great to inspire kids to get out there and make stuff. Well done guys.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Julien. The organised event is our club's monthly launch. All kinds of rockets get flown at these events, but mostly solid motors. It's always good to catch up with everyone and see people's new projects. I don't think we would have lasted this long without being a member of a rocket club.
@valveman126 жыл бұрын
The water rocket went a lot higher than I would have thought. Pretty amazing.
good on you for cleaning up the TP. it's biodegradable but that was a classy move. subbed.
@kennethgray20036 жыл бұрын
This video reminded me of a little water rocket I had as a kid and how well it worked.
@dirtbikefreaks49556 жыл бұрын
Super fun video and idea
@doorguner016 жыл бұрын
Amazons new delivery system of toilet paper to your doorsteps!
@darrenkrivit68546 жыл бұрын
Very cool. I'd never heard of water rockets looks like a blast!
@paulhorn26656 жыл бұрын
"What do you do in your spare time?" " Shooting Toiletpaper with Rockets in the air." "You kidding me..."
@LateNightHacks6 жыл бұрын
here's a tip, disassemble a pen, drop all the ink-bearing barts in a cup of methylated spirit and you'll have a nice ink that you can generously apply to the sides of the roll or just dip. the roll should stay in one piece. you can also do multi step application by a syringe to get very neat patterns Some of the ink colours look absolutely gorgeous, need to try a few different brands of pen to find the best result, reds, yellows, greens and purples all look great, even blue and black can look good. one pen should give you 250 mil of decent concentration ink. occasionally the ink is incompatible with the solvent and nothing works, I think some are silicone oil/gels and/or xylene based inks. but it doesn't happen often.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea, thanks for the suggestion, we may have to give that a go. :) Would it cause the paper to stick together?
@LateNightHacks6 жыл бұрын
I knew it worked on paper towels, but wasn't sure about TP. so just did a test. I made two colour batches of ~100mil, applied with pipet to one side. the after giving it about an hour for some of the spirit to evaporate, I applied the second batch to the other and let it all dry up. I ended up with a roll with a band of colour on each side and a white strip in the middle, which is what I was going for. btw, the paper was Coles recycled homebrad. I also lightly massaged the roll after each application just to compact it a bit and see if it would stick at all. I can experimentally say, my bog-rolls nominally :D my test roll did not stick or deform in a perceptible way.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
That sounds cool. Thanks for doing that test, good to know that it didn't affect the unrollability(TM) of the paper. :) Multicoloured roll would definitely be a lot more visible.
@LateNightHacks6 жыл бұрын
:D no problem You guys based at inner west sydney? maybe I could even bring a few to a lunch day :) are there any active clubs around here? haven't seen much aside from you guys and some occasional UNSW stuff
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
There really aren't any other active clubs in the Sydney area (that I am aware of) due to the limited number of suitable launch locations. There are also the Canberra guys that fly near Yass, but it's a bit of a trip.
@sgriffett5416 жыл бұрын
nice one George! Lake and I loved it. Beautiful drone shot, wow!!! Looking forward to the thunder from down under videos too :]
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stu, glad you and Lake liked it. :) Thunda is still a while off, but it will get here before we know it.
@willywgb6 жыл бұрын
Great job Guys. I guess you rolled it back up so you can use it at home? LoL. Great shotting from the Drone. That's a lot harder to accomplish than one might think.
@RaketfuedrocketsDeutschland6 жыл бұрын
Wow, that looks like a lot of fun! I think we should definitely try that as well. It looks so awesome, especially when filmed with the drone. Please keep up these creative and fun videos, I really enjoy them. Cheers Julian from Raketfued
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Julian, it was a lot of fun to try this one. It is really easy to set up, though next time I think we would try 1-ply paper rather than the 2-ply we used. I think you would get a much longer streamer that way. I'm happy with how the drone footage turned out. John is getting good at tracking the rockets now. :)
@WATERROCKETSCLUB6 жыл бұрын
Super-cool idea!)))) Similarly, a long time ago they created interference for radar, dropping strips of foil from aircraft.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps that might be an interesting one to drop. A roll of aluminium foil. That would sure sparkle. :)
@WATERROCKETSCLUB6 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!! But be careful, it may be mistaken for an unidentified flying object (UFO)))):) Thin foil can be found in old electrolytic capacitors.)))
@88njtrigg886 жыл бұрын
Air Command Rockets bird reflective tape for magpies might be more visual, also it won't interfere with "aircraft radar".
@teamlucrockets6 жыл бұрын
Great experiment George. Not only meteorites fall from the sky. toilet paper also comes down. :) Definitely go for a try. Nice drone shot!
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Luc. :) We had fun doing this one.
@JLsMakerSpace4 жыл бұрын
SO COOL!!! Do you think you could make a water rocket payload compartment for dropping many different things from a high height?
@AirCommandRockets4 жыл бұрын
Sure. Quite easy to do. One of the previous requests was if it would be possible to drop CanSats for peoples experiments.
@HelmutDoork6 жыл бұрын
Parachute men make a good payload for water rockets. I taped a pill bottle to the top of a 2l soda bottle, when it reached apogee and flipped over the two parachute men I had in the bottle dropped out and floated down.
@dc54321x6 жыл бұрын
Nice work, great video. I don't understand why there are any dislikes
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Thanks David. :)
@gikar19486 жыл бұрын
Great job on the video.
@Cloxxki6 жыл бұрын
Toilet paper supports rocket falling from the sky!! I vote for multiple rolls linked.
@88njtrigg886 жыл бұрын
They didn't even waste the toilet paper for fun, "well done." l thought the Best toilet paper drop's are at the footy; wrong. l see a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD.
@TRUMPLocalWallBuildersUnion6 жыл бұрын
Can you shoot that over to my house ? I ran out of TP and im stuck in the bathroom 😞
@SterremanWillie6 жыл бұрын
Great fun indeed! Well thought out mechanism which worked first time (unless otherwise edited ;-) )! Excellent drone footage of the first launch - congratulations to your son! What a bonus getting the streamer caught on the 2nd launch - no amount of planning would have managed this! In hindsight, you should have used pink toilet paper!
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Willie. Yes thankfully it worked first go. I was hoping it wouldn't mess up the normal parachute deployment. :) Catching the paper again was totally unexpected, I guess the rocket cleaned up after itself. Have a great day.
@johnnyllooddte34156 жыл бұрын
Ahahaha we've been. throwing toilet rolls out of planes for 50 years at least
@johnnyllooddte34156 жыл бұрын
Well done
@a330turbinex74 ай бұрын
This is so cool!
@spaceey6 жыл бұрын
Try to use drone in your next videos, because that video from drone was awesome) I love your channel
@xiphosura4136 жыл бұрын
Wow, another channel I like, Everard Junction, used that exact tune, didn't expect it here too! What a weird connection :D Also didn't know toilet paper behaved like that when falling, it's fascinating!
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Cheers! :) The tune just came from KZbin's audio library. I am sure its been used 1000's of times on various videos. Have a good day.
@craigpennington12516 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Learning some thing new all the time. Love the blast off shot from the air.
@welshpete125 жыл бұрын
I wonder if adding sodium bicarbonate to the water would produce better acceleration ?
@MisterMitchMM6 жыл бұрын
I actually ran out of shit tickets today. Gotta hit Costco after work.
@69RocketBones5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! :)
@joserefe59505 жыл бұрын
Next time try doing it with the SINGLE PLY TOILET PAPER not glued to the cartoon spool so it will thermal soar like SPIDER BALLOONING. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE UPLOADED THE VIDEO, THNKS.
@RobinPillage.6 жыл бұрын
👍 good one
@darcam6 жыл бұрын
Could you do colored chalk, some way to dump chalk in various colors?
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes chalk powder is used during parachute deployment to create a visible puff to make it easier to spot the rocket at altitude. You could certainly put the chalk powder inside the parachute and then when it deploys and it opens it releases the powder.
@Sparkitus8056 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great way to t.p. the wite house.
@gamingngames79846 жыл бұрын
Nice
@johnsweeney60726 жыл бұрын
Thanks much appreciated
@welshpete125 жыл бұрын
I wonder if adding sodium bicarbonate to the water would produce better acceleration ?Or is there something else that can be mixed with water to give better results . I'm no chemist , but is there anyone out there that can think of something better ?
@esra_erimez6 жыл бұрын
Why didn't the toilet paper cross the road? It got stuck in a crack.
@colleenforrest79366 жыл бұрын
This is more awesome than launching a Tesla!
@tarassu6 жыл бұрын
Was the whole roll unwind?
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Yes, the whole roll took only a few seconds to fully unwind.
@aarondraper18186 жыл бұрын
If this is Whalan reserve in western Sydney, I never realised you guys were there doing this!?! If so, I live a couple of suburbs away. Would like to come and watch.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Yup, that's the one. We've been there around 4 years now. Why not come out to one of the NSWRA launches? We normally launch on the last Saturday of each month. :)
@dwreckbaker63826 жыл бұрын
bery vinteresting
@peterholman60716 жыл бұрын
So do we launch toilet paper to the people in Venezuela?
@al35mm6 жыл бұрын
Are these value bog rolls? They don't seem to give very much yield. I'd soon get through one of those after a curry and a few beers!
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
It was 2 ply toilet paper, so probably only half the length. We'll have to get one of those super cheap 1-ply rolls. May get a bit more milage out of that. :)
@DrFiero6 жыл бұрын
I wonder how cool it would be to launch with near boiling water on a very freezing day?! It's heading for -25c here today, guess what drove the thought. Brrrrr..... :)
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
That's way too cold! We've had days here between 28C and 32C. Boiling water would be interesting, I think it would make really nice clouds during take-off. Though I have to admit I don't think I would want to be anywhere near a pressurised container filled with hot water. :)
@DrFiero6 жыл бұрын
This is the inspiration... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gISXoISYf5J_a80 Just thinking it would be like this, but in reverse (kind of) since it's going up.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
I think it would look really cool especially if you could release the water over a longer period on the way up. You would need to use something other than plastic bottles though, as they start to deform around 65C.
@joshguevara7966 жыл бұрын
I am building a rocket myself, and I was wondering if I could use Liquid Nails Construction Adhesive? I am using the bottle splice technique.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
I don't believe liquid nails will work unless it is polyurethane based.
@joshguevara7966 жыл бұрын
Okay, thanks👌
@terjegrov11426 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Realy enjoy watching Your Channel .lots of insparaton. Terje, norway
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Terje :) Hello from Sydney.
@charlescarlson82836 жыл бұрын
Just think make 10 small ones what you could do to TP a house.
@ClayLoomis19586 жыл бұрын
Is it just the challenge that inspires you to do this? Obviously, if you just wanted to see TP drop from the sky, the drone taking those photos could take it higher and drop it more accurately.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
It was purely something fun to do on a warm day. :)
@ClayLoomis19586 жыл бұрын
Fair enough.
@rocketnerd77635 жыл бұрын
Kids, launch toilet paper not bombs
@DeliciousDeBlair6 жыл бұрын
Did it fully unwind? Or was it an extra short roll?
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
It did fully unwind, but because it was 2-ply it would have been half the length of a single-ply.
@DeliciousDeBlair6 жыл бұрын
Okay gotchya. Also, most likely, we in America are so spoiled to have such 'super sized] rolls that they would be aerodynamically destabilizing to the rocket at the diameters yours appear to be built at. What is the name of that hollow plastic you use for the fins, and where did you buy it from? I have not seen that in the states in forever and I have a real solid project I want to use it for if I can get any.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
One of the names the fin material goes by is Corriflute. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_plastic You can typically find it at most sign makers, especially on people's lawns during elections. Sign makers often have offcuts that they will give away for free. We just buy it by the sheet for a few dollars from the local hardware store.
@nimrodquimbus9126 жыл бұрын
Toilet paper from Uranus.
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean "for" instead of "from" ? :)
@nimrodquimbus9126 жыл бұрын
Yes
@johnsweeney60726 жыл бұрын
Just a Q. Can you buy the unformed pet bottle tubes
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Yes. Just look for "PET preform" on e-bay. There are lots of different sizes
@PalmettoMoon6 жыл бұрын
Isn't this littering on a grand scale? 😂
@efacel45144 жыл бұрын
If only it was methanol
@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-6 жыл бұрын
Eat your heart out, Elon Musk.
@ASTRONAUTICO6 жыл бұрын
Jajajaja great idea! Available for everyone! What is the possibility to catch the paper with the rocket downs? 0.0000000kats!!
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Cheers C3 :) The rocket decided it needed to clean up the sky.
@lez78755 жыл бұрын
um salve do Brasil + like. papel higiênico e foguetes? será que funciona? parece que sim. e é engraçado
@RCLoversan6 жыл бұрын
My payload is far more interesting :-)
@mich1993cheater6 жыл бұрын
:( i ran out of toilet paper today :(
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Sorry about that, I'll send some right over. :)
@biggun980563 жыл бұрын
What ever
@juanfelipecruzlozano32666 жыл бұрын
Ola tú eres un crack jajajajajja
@melcrose6 жыл бұрын
Anne McCaffrey would be proud. (anyone?) :)
@AirCommandRockets6 жыл бұрын
Sorry don't understand the reference?
@esra_erimez6 жыл бұрын
???
@wartang6 жыл бұрын
THREAD alert
@Ergzay6 жыл бұрын
This is not a rocket...
@pacovasda59556 жыл бұрын
The way you captured the entire flight but just kept cutting it repeatedly just before a completed completed visual made this miserable to watch just absolutely miserable stop cutting the shot just let me see it from beginning to end without any cuts from any angle whatsoever if you have to cut it let me see one shot of it going up and then another shot of it going down all the way up and all the way down not most of the way up and most the way down like this is