Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon

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[@LightningOnDemand]

Hi All! In response to your many great suggestions, here's a donation link if you'd like to help boost the machine scale: donate.stripe.com/fZe7sy2pM8ijehq5kk

[@Somebody_VK]

Good to have you back, sir.

[@Nightek1]

Helghast Thunder Weapons

[@braindamagegood]

you are low tier god but if he dealt physical damage

[@AdurianJ]

You need to do a video about your Patreon and showing your goal

[@who-nobody-never]

Tesla tower from command and conquer red alert when?

[@HfySciFiEpic]

"Honey, why is the neighbor's car on fire?" "Uh, the electronics inside were adversely affected by a plasma channel."

[@Flames_Spirit]

@plasmachannel

[@jw8160]

😂

[@billymillions]

"Honey, why is the baby on fire?" "BUY ME MORE JEWELRY!"

[@AFrickinDwarf]

Gregory House ass response

[@deakmaster1]

I paused after he said that line and actually laughed out loud. Glad to see everyone else has the same reaction 🤣

[@Palgrave]

Everyone's talking about the lightning gun but I am in awe at the revelation that there is an underground technopunk organization dedicated to constructing as many man-made robotic horrors as possible before the police show up

[@astrayamatu]

underground scene was big in the 80`s and 90`s pretty sure there is so much more you dont know it exists, but yea its amazing to see thoss big battle bots when we had battle bots on tv and they were smaller

[@jhottenstein5006]

Right? The man casually drops numerous so many intriguing things lol

[@craigstahl1874]

The SF Bay Area was pretty cool at one point.

[@Arrogan28]

Yep, back when people didn't sit at home on the internet all day, we had to find 'fun' things to do... and add in the fact that we didn't have youtube or social media to upload videos for 'posterity', so there were only a couple home movies at most, and often low quality, and often just on someone vhs collection that is sitting in their storage locker, etc.. So all that 'insanity' that people didn't want to advertsise cause it was technically illegal at the time to build such machines without insane safety regulation violations, so its all just lost now which is sad to think how much amazing youtube content would have been created in the 80's and 90's, and even the 70's as well I'm sure, though that was before my time... but growing up as a kid/teen in the 80's can definitely attest to some insane things that people did that never got recorded anywhere...

[@utkugokoglu8811]

@@Arrogan28 pretty sure video games are better than building your own war machines in the backyard haha, but we definitely need more crazy stuff on internet and less "TOP 10 USEFUL LIFEHACKS 2024"

[@youruniquehandle2]

"It looks like doubling the energy had an effect" is one of the greatest deadpan lines I've ever heard.

[@0Blueaura]

Really did have a STRIKING effect

[@martinlaursen4020]

The "As we can see, the target has achieved a high state of division." is pretty good too.

[@fredw7842]

@youruniquehandle “had an adverse effect on the electronics inside” wasn’t too shabby, either.

[@fredw7842]

@youruniquehandle “had an adverse effect on the electronics inside” wasn’t too shabby, either.

[@conordia6906]

haha yes, there's so many great bits in this video, but definitely, this is the best line

[@Vlad1mirMtz]

Waiting 30 years just for technology to catch up and being more accesible is crazy

[@mm650]

"The electronics hidden inside the TV were adversely affected by the plasma channel." That line just doesn't get old.

[@carlo70no]

That’s reductive.

[@dunda563]

Reductive in which sense?

[@TinyDeskEngineer]

Maybe they should change to another, then.

[@wicketywood]

"It turns out doubling the power has an effect." That one got me. What a scientist. LOL

[@tablab165]

My underwear were adversely affected by having the volume too high on that explosion.

[@ethan-not-a-pastafarian]

I don’t know what’s crazier: the fact that this exists or the backstory the guy drops.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Aso note: One of the jobs in the credits is "Troublemaker".

[@tea-sus8722]

What did he do? Was he on robot wars or some shit?

[@Sulamanjansulttaani]

​@@tea-sus8722He built the future robots in terminator

[@rikityrik]

Check out the directed energy weapons the government is thought to have… and just imagine what could be created on an endless cash supply

[@LightningOnDemand]

@@tea-sus8722 srl.org

[@austingunnerson5706]

"Why did I build this? See, back in the day when I casually built technological, knife-wielding horrors, I had this idea..."

[@TheJerome1502]

Maker youtube in a nutshell

[@august7324]

You know where I can see more about that stuff he used to build?

[@austingunnerson5706]

@@august7324 Look up Survival Research Labs

[@LightningOnDemand]

@@august7324 srl.org

[@charlesatanasio]

WHO SQUEALED?! WHO GAVE IT AWAY?!

[@otstrike-NameNotAvailable]

Someone should start a fundraiser for this man, so he can continue improving his cannon

[@PeetRoi]

I want to see what it would do to a car/truck so damn bad lol And maybe a side of beef or pork perhaps lol 😁 instant cooker 5000

[@mrdan2898]

YES, and YES, and YES! I really, really want to see the full size version!

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

There's already black projects in the military on this stuff.

[@KReeMMeeNAL]

The government for sure will 😎

[@Nullref_Arcana]

"The answer? Use pulse power. And if that doesn't work, use MORE pulse power!" Spoken like a true Engineer.

[@jonathansmithers2763]

Because Engineers solve practical problems. Not problems like "what is beauty", because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.

[@jamesb3497]

As soon as I heard that line, I subscribed.

[@Vjx-d7c]

If brute force isn't working, youre not using enough of it~ Isaac Arthur

[@geroffmilan3328]

One of the "First Rules Of Warfare" (they're all First): "If brute-force isn't working, you're not using enough of it" Sounds like a practical application of the statement about pulse energy 😁

[@Avetho]

@@jonathansmithers2763 I solve practical problems, for instance: how am I going to stop some mean robot horror from tearing me a structurally superfluous be-hind? The answer? Use pulsed plasma. And if that don't work? Use more pulsed plasma. Take for instance this 30 barrel Marx Bank mounted lil' old number designed by me, built by me, and you best hope... Not pointed anywhere near you.

[@JustinY.]

I can't believe this channel has been around for almost 15 years and it was only this week that KZbin decided to show everyone one of the hardest videos known to man

[@MartinBahls]

My account is literally as old as the channel and I have never seen it before this video, ever 😅

[@ChemSanthoshKumaar]

Hey man, it's been a while!!

[@Oyakinya-Izuki]

Hi

[@oxygemmusic1056]

What are U talking about...that video is 2 days old isnt it ?

[@milokojjones]

Haven't seen you around in quite a while ! How are things going ?

[@Theplaymaker1271]

I love how this dude casually drops 30 years of lore on the development of a literal Lightning gun... Not being developed by a major government contractor mind you, but in his back yard.

[@someonebody4594]

"Hey, where's Perry?"

[@partialbullet2215]

“TONY BULIT THIS IN A CAVE, WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!”

[@amv062184]

It will be…. It will be….

[@RedigitizeGhaniKSW]

"Ferb, I know what we're going to do today!"

[@ACrazedGaming]

You get a plus for the N7 profile pic.

[@geezus_plzus]

This guy has like, enthusiastic Math Teacher kind vibes despite narrating some the most wildly dangerous badassery. It legit even uses sounds like "making learning cool" type video would have. Hell, I hope y'all continue leaning into that style, visually. Gold.

[@kdbublitz88]

"Honey, why is our electric bill $8,000?!" "The electronics hidden inside the TV are adversely affected by the plasma channel"

[@smartereveryday]

ITS BACK! I would love to film this in slowmo.

[@darkpheonix77]

I'm so glad you are see you saw this. I would love to see you bring a slow mo camera to film it. Tho I understand if you are concerned about the camera getting damaged.

[@DW-hx1xm]

And then please dumb it down to my level 😂. Electriccurry. Am I right in thinking it's just a lot of power being forced through a circuit, as I presume the bolt you see has a wire attached. And long pole on the floor is negative earth.? Never been great great at understanding electric.

[@koijoijoe]

If you're the one that does it, please just do it justice! We know that we need the super super ungodly million frames per second stuff with something like this. Anything less than those latest greatest camera models would be a dissapoinment honestly. So please rent one and do it right 😃

[@proc916]

I need this collab! This machine absolutely blew my mind

[@sinfulhappiness]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. YES! 😆

[@scottmanley]

Glad to see this back! Also happy to see my exploding onion video in here.

[@crispy9566]

what's the story behind this onion clip?

[@dukenukem8381]

@@crispy9566 It exploded

[@LightningOnDemand]

@@crispy9566 During a fundraiser at our old American steel site, I rolled out a capacitor bank and we placed various test items on it. Onions are particularly good due to their layered structure, which can hold a surprising amount of pressure before the onion finally explodes. The aroma afterwards is pleasant as well.

[@Vixus]

@@LightningOnDemand I can imagine it'll have smelled like delicious flash-caramelized onion then? :)

[@JeffGeerling]

@@LightningOnDemand"pleasant" as you cry for the next hour!

[@dananskidolf]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="509">8:29</a> I like how the piece of paper was so shocked it took a tenth of a second for it to realise the only polite thing to do is to burst into flame.

[@JeffGeerling]

It's back! Hopefully for good this time, this deserves its spot in the halls of Internet History.

[@davidmiddleton5121]

You are a gem to the community Jeff, keep doing what you do :)

[@cicadaop-vu6ph]

Geez whoever made this needs a billion bucks

[@fluffsquirrel]

Seriously! I was afraid that the only thing I had was a small screen recording of the pulse. So great to see it back!

[@retematic2351]

did youtube nuke it?

[@pyroman590]

​@@retematic2351If I recall correctly, not exactly, someone asked him to take it down.

[@TheBackyardScientist]

WE ARE SO BACK and more powerful than before!

[@OhDeerJocelyn]

Kevin, it's your time to shine. You must build this beast

[@boardmandave]

Yes

[@SkiSkillsMontana]

Kevin, I knew you would be lurking somewhere around this video🫡

[@darkpheonix77]

My first thought when seeing this was Allen pan and you need to see this! Then Destin Sandlin too

[@TheJerome1502]

Styropyro is probably already building an extreme version with your help, i hope

[@yoshisan262]

“The target has achieved a high state of division” 😂😂😂

[@BlueVsYou2]

My favorite line

[@TheStormpilgrim]

Praise Atom.

[@janne9034]

"Adversary effect on electronics"

[@JoshWalker1]

@@BlueVsYou2 A couple solid runners-up, but this one took the top spot for me also

[@natebit8130]

Glory to Atom lol

[@athenothepoet]

the balance between the fun stuff and the useful information won me over. the bit about the Lorenz force was super interesting and informative. You got yourself a new subscriber

[@DragonaxFilms]

"A third of a century later" This entire video is making me do so many double-takes, incredible content.

[@peterjensen6844]

30 years later #Spongebob

[@warrensteel9954]

He was limited by the technology costs of his time~

[@ferocious_r]

“The target has achieved a high state of division” and "the electronics were adversely affected by the plasma channel" - pure gold!

[@rickswanberg4995]

I guess that would be a "rapid SCHEDULED disassembly" (RSD)

[@thechillhacker]

Immediate dissolution of the component material occurred, resulting in spontaneous disassembly. While crude, it provided a demonstration of humanity's attempts to create a class 1 plasma turret. most commendable at this stage in their development.

[@brettito]

I would say that it has achieved "maximum entropy".

[@4ac112]

realizing this is from 8 days ago and not 8 years ago was a genuine shock, this absolutely feels like some insane thing from old youtube. Amazing video!!

[@G3E007]

you must be really new 😂😂😂 8 years ago is not "old youtube"

[@YunaBug__]

@@G3E007 old youtube would have been this video but instead of this wooden target it would be a tickle me Elmo doll being fucking vaporized

[@G3E007]

@@YunaBug__ and edited with wmm. that is really is old youtube

[@4ac112]

@ its the opposite lol... im still stuck in thinking that something from 9 years ago was from just after YT's creation... Seeing stuff from 15+ years ago always throws me for a loop xd

[@G3E007]

@@4ac112 im sure you have born after youtube... i have memories watching the first yt videos in highschool, that is old youtube. not a video from 2017 lol

[@AI_LANDO1]

imagine an ominous, red laser slowly being pointed at you before you get absolutely blasted by the power of literal lightning

[@UniversesUnited]

Imagine breaking into this guys house only to be absolutely fucking VAPORIZED by what can only be described as a literal death cannon

[@chainsawninjalcemist]

"I own a lorentz plasma cannon for home defense as that's what the founding fathers intended"

[@OrangeCat371]

Let's just say you would be adversely affected by the plasma channel.

[@TheStripeTailedFiend]

@@chainsawninjalcemist4 secret agents break into my evil lair. “I’ve been expecting you” I say as I grab my spinny chair and black cat.

[@ILJtheFirst]

A Death Ray now exists.

[@kristiankho]

The intruder’s anatomy was adversely affected by plasma channel

[@styropyro]

I'm so happy to see that the coolest science project on YT is back! I'm astonished by how violently that CRT TV popped. That's a great example of how enough electrical power can turn anything into pyrotechnics.

[@shihaong2220]

[@PulsedPower]

The cartoonish puff of plasma as it literally gave up the ghost! 😂

[@TheJerome1502]

Waiting for your take on it

[@Sknasen]

Fun to see you here.

[@Shonade_Malik]

Nice to see you here!

[@lordjimbo2]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="47">0:47</a> "You might be wondering, 'Why would anyone build such a thing?'" No, actually. Not at all. You're doing it for those of us who can't. Keep up the good work!

[@closedthedor8400]

For inner child who loves shoting stuff with Si-Fi Weapon

[@TheCatBilbo]

"There is no 'Why?"...

[@KingDetonation]

​@@TheCatBilbo Only 'Why not?'

[@RedigitizeGhaniKSW]

Seriously, as if building a laser cannon needed any more motive or reasoning other than "I want to"

[@lovelessissimo]

Everyone with a Y chromosome understands, as well as many who do not.

[@kevindale7620]

My algorithm got REEEEAAAAL creative today! Great video!

[@Mudrabbit308]

GOVERNMENT KNOCKS ON HIS DOOR: Sir, you’ve just won the lottery. Please, come with us.

[@zangryomani1257]

Canada: I would- Geneva convention: Don't even think about it.

[@FakeJeep]

@@zangryomani1257 LOL

[@shipwreck9146]

After WW3, maybe we'll get the Geneva Conventions 2, and they'll basically just add a section for death rays.

[@asialsky]

Nah, we've had DEWs since the '70s; they're just not as good as 5.56 at target removal.

[@verios44]

@@asialskyit would not surprise me when we perfect infantry DEW's, some operators would still prefer good reliable kinetic impactors

[@MrDeyvid34]

Man really waited 30-33 years to finish this. Absolute respect

[@VildhjartaFanGurl]

KING

[@noveltycrusade]

Truth

[@akumpi]

Seems like he was really into this sort of thing

[@mikhail2400]

It warms my heart to know that for years theres been a group of mad-scientists dedicated to building crazy destructive machines just for the hell of it.

[@misrmist]

savages. Build something that can heal

[@The528692]

yeah,it,s the government

[@mikhail2400]

@@The528692 Oh hell no the gov. is freaking dangerous, I dont trust the gov. any more than I trusted my ex-wife. Im talking about the guys in the video.

[@SomeRaandomGuy]

Continue project sundial

[@tyharris9994]

It likewise warms my heart to suspect that they now feel safe to let it all hang out again because Trump is back in charge. Nobody is regulating jack. It's a golden age of pure homicidal lunacy.

[@mephistopheles-ud2td]

My man made a legit particle projection cannon from BattleTech. Subbed!

[@MartianDanTheMartianMan]

My guy just casually copy and pasted lighting, scaring the neighbours and commenting as if he was baking cupcakes. Love it.

[@Mind_Idiot]

Next video: baking cupcakes with plasma cannon

[@Ivantimepods]

back to the future professor

[@SamAdams-r6m]

He just casually proved every conspiracy theorist right 😂

[@carcharoclesmegalodon6904]

Hopefully only scaring, not scarring xD

[@MartianDanTheMartianMan]

@carcharoclesmegalodon6904 isn't English just wonderful? Add or remove a letter to completely change the meaning. People could be scarred as well, get jumpy from the noises. Haha

[@matthewdudley1515]

Dude If I was your neighbor I'd be upset, you didn't invite me to watch. I'd be running around like a giddy, little girl about what you're doing, totally awesome, brother

[@phuckyocouch9098]

Imagine explaining to a buddy or coworker "yeah my neighbor was firing his plasma cannon on his roof again last night.

[@Fyrebrand18]

“Hey, Jim. Why the fuck are you making such a racket at 10 in the evening?” “Building a plasma rail gun.” “Ayt. Y’all want food and beer? I’m coming over.”

[@LLPTV]

what kind of person would say no if someone knocked and asked them to come and see the plasma cannon they built

[@AZALI00013]

if this guy went on a dr doofinsmirtz arc it would be the end of us all

[@ReyHunter]

Intro music already speaks it

[@orangeblanket7181]

Did not expect azali here

[@buh690]

Bro azaler????

[@sezmaIoin]

glad to see azali has the same love for awesome lightning rays of destruction as i do

[@Namedeeznuts]

If it wasn't for that pesky platypus

[@mymartianhome]

I love the line " The target has now achieved a high state of division!". So much more civilised than. "I blew that target to hell!"

[@KingBongHogger]

Gotta respect the time and dedication to this project. It might've taken 30 years, but being able to shoot lightning bolts like Zeus is timeless!

[@Roylamx]

Next step is the hand-held portable unit with 100x power and range. I'm sure everyone will wan t one or two. I know I do!

[@Izod-k8p]

Doctor zeuzical

[@Izod-k8p]

​@@Roylamxif you build it they will come😂🎉

[@franciscominore3453]

Increíble la cantidad de equipos para prender fuego un papel y quemar un viejo televisor, nada q una jaula Faraday no pueda proteger, por eso prefiero un rpg-7

[@liam3284]

hand held? anyone holding it would be part of the circuit.

[@LendriMujina]

So not only is this a lightning cannon, it's one that was made in a secret underground organization with the specific purpose of tearing apart hostile robots from the inside. That is one of the most metal things I've ever heard.

[@Beeg_Boy]

This weapon will be invaluable when the AI attempt to take ovee

[@MrEpicAndroid]

​@Beeg_Boy unironically, as this has a multi arc effect, human meat robots with brainlink implants gonna popn cook to.

[@ronv6637]

You just got the Dalecks attention

[@noThankyou-g5c]

how do i learn about this secret underground organization with the specific purpose of tearing apart hostile robots? i just assumed this guy worked on some weird 90s battle bots show

[@Surr3alD3sign]

​​@@noThankyou-g5c*facepalm* yes, my brother in christ, thats what they are refering to 💀 they are just wording it that way for comedic effect bc at the end of the day that is what old school battle bot groups were, underground organizations that made robots specifically designed to tear eachother apart

[@anndroid5147]

I have such a nostalgia for video like these. Not videos about making crazy super weapons, but that "How Its Made" kinda videos. Straightforward, simple, dry humor is a plus. Now i want a lightning gun :>

[@kevintc-r7069]

Mans had an idea and waited decades until he could properly pull it off, respect

[@samuraitadpole5459]

Tbf God like power is worth the wait

[@scratchy996]

He traveled to the future to get this done !

[@brodyratliff7441]

"I am limited by the technology of my time"

[@jc214x]

"I just hope the neighbors aren't too upset!" "It looks like doubling the energy had an effect!" "The electronics hidden inside the TV were adversely affected by the plasma channel." I love people like you so much, never change

[@gameclips5734]

you forgot "as you can see, the target has now achieved a high state of division"

[@rayanderson5797]

"I hope the neighbors aren't too upset!" What are they gonna do about it? You have a plasma cannon!

[@richardc1292]

The neighbors shat themselves.

[@ChairmanLebron]

This dude is the best IRL tower defense player

[@Thumper68]

Can’t wait for ice towers

[@FrommerStop-l6x]

I was going to say this is like watching the weapons test footage in the Armored Core V trailer.

[@hoteny]

Except it kinda took him a long time to plant that turret so i guess we will be leaking some enemies

[@0Blueaura]

@@FrommerStop-l6x get 4 of these with automatic targeting systems and auto-reload. hahaha

[@ShiftGoPlays]

​@@FrommerStop-l6x it would be fucking awsome to get a gun like that in the AC games

[@meatdress8111]

This guy has been blowing things up longer than I have been alive, I think.

[@Thehunter_vr2]

I'm in love with this crazy bastard. Every single thing he says is completely insane, but he delivers it in the tone of your favorite science teacher. It's like Mr Wizard lost his mind and started building death rays.

[@sfleisher]

Haha yes! 😂

[@steveyuhas9278]

Thank you!! Exactly! I thought it was just me. He's completely unhinged and it's acting like doing any of this is "normal behavior". I'm so here for it lol.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

He's a master electromancer

[@zachboo]

Something about the narration style of dry, deadpan, scientist in the cadence of a “How It’s Made” episode really adds to the fun.

[@spaghettismith8343]

😂😂😂😂

[@organizedmicrowave4414]

It's just called being old

[@techtime2922]

It’s like Styropyro’s grandfather 😂😂

[@Coconutpookies]

@@techtime2922more like StyroPyro’s hormonal issues got the best of him and now he looks like he’s 72

[@TheStormpilgrim]

I thought "thick, chunky volts" was just a metaphor, but when those contactors close, you can feel it in your soul.

[@testdriver3146]

That sound effect is going to be forever remembered in films and movies where lights are turned on in a warehouse or other large building. Always one cicuit at a time, careful not to overload the setup.

[@More-Sauce-Man]

"It looks like doubling the energy had an effect." 😂 I love this guy.

[@Sethleon-qf8tl]

It's like "ya dont say, huh?"

[@dl6519]

Captain Understatement utters his signature phrase: "The electronics hidden inside the TV were adversely affected by the plasma channel".

[@TheStormpilgrim]

"Plasma Channel? We have no record of such a channel in our cable subscription lineup, sir." "Oh, it was on cable...but not your cable."

[@tommy.eklund]

"It looks like doubling the energy had an effect"

[@TopJazzCat]

I'm willing to bet that this man has monologued while having a secret agent tied to a table before.

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

lololol

[@The_child-catcher]

So many Bond villains would have awesome KZbin channels if they had been born a few decades later.

[@munsterlandr1644]

@@TopJazzCat what gets me is how unphased by his man made horrors beyond comprehension. Imagine a bond villain that's this sort of amicable while talking about their world ending death ray

[@CrizzyEyes]

I'm willing to bet that he's produced automated sentry turrets and teleporters for two rich old men fighting since the 1950's

[@ladywaffle2210]

@@munsterlandr1644 To be fair they are pretty well-comprehended. He even explains them for us to comprehend.

[@starmap]

Sick project!! "It looks like doubling the energry had an effect" ROFL! I love this guy!

[@jimmyflame8931]

“And, it was loud as hell!” This channel won a new subscriber for that line alone lol

[@joshualuciani3896]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="470">7:50</a> "It looks like doubling the energy had an effect." Yes, it would appear there was ABSOLUTELY an effect

[@azdgariarada]

"It looks like doubling the energy had an effect". Such an understated and badass quote.

[@DeminJanu]

Slo-mo of the TV exploding is fantastic - need one of Destin's cameras on that! There is One frame where you can see the Arc from the bullet *before* it hits the screen, and indeed it looks like it arcs around the glass screen and goes right for the "adversely affected" electronics. Impressive work, only 30 years of tech upgrades needed!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Greg, absolutely remarkable work you've done here. So glad to see it uploaded again, and that your second filming location was even more fruitful for your Lorentz Cannon! Lets measure the EMP wave at various distances.

[@LightningOnDemand]

Hey thanks!

[@nighthawkviper6791]

Look who's here 😂

[@dementati7326]

It seems like you adversely affected the electronics hidden inside the TV.

[@apriliarider6072]

Call from farthest angry neighbor can take this measurement.

[@TheFlamingTornado]

@@LightningOnDemand I thought this must be you Greg! We met in '98 when you brought the giant Tesla Coil to Burning man.

[@novicereloader]

Sir, never has a KZbin channel been better suited to bring together Smarter Every Day, The Slow Mo Guys, ElectroBOOM, and Kentucky Ballistics. You're smart and crazy enough to host all of them.

[@Gadrius]

Seconded.

[@abrasi0n_faiiry]

You ever heard of styropyro?

[@mikedang3613]

You mean Styropyro and Photonicinduction?

[@novicereloader]

@abrasi0n_faiiry Now I have. If I had enough land to accommodate them, they'd be invited, too.

[@novicereloader]

@@mikedang3613 Now I have. If I had enough land to accommodate them, they'd be invited, too.

[@blazernitrox6329]

I vaguely remember hearing about a "Lorentz Cannon"; I had not realized someone was crazy enough to build such a device. Bravo, sir.

[@lioneltheturtle5370]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="679">11:19</a> So a 120’ tower could range one mile. Buy this man a lotto ticket.

[@allthingswildlifeyt1218]

'These machine's were often quite violent' *proceeds to show us the most horrific analog horror footage known to man, that can only be described as the second impact from evangelion*

[@dylancolon5871]

The lo-fi feeling would make them fit in just fine in the Future War segments from the first Terminator movie.

[@gabrielmirandahurtado6539]

​@@dylancolon5871 it reminded me of the second renaissance from the animatrix

[@Yagirus]

It feels similar to the second renascence

[@lexerphthisi8743]

Why did I build the lightning gun? Well, it all started back when I used to work in robot hell...

[@handgunhousecat177]

Not everything filmed on VHS is analog horror

[@ScientistCat]

"It looks like doubling the energy had an effect" "As we can see, the target has now achieved a high state of division." "The electronics hidden inside the TV were adversely affected by the plasma channel." I really love this man

[@ataricom]

"A third of a century later" and I'm still a kid at heart who has the biggest grin on his face! Excellent work!

[@TheranLandry]

Look at the condition of that little ranger in the background though. Absolutely mint.

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

This man has been waiting to make this video for nearly half his living life. Give him the respect he deserves! Well done sir, great video and a few good laughs even too.

[@TheMaurelius47]

Give this man all the exposure and funding he requires. The Plasma Cannon must grow.

[@jimbocheesehead9900]

Give us the quarter mile range we desire

[@Kholdaimon]

He needs to get a visit from the Slow Mo guys! Want to see this in super slow motion!

[@Legend-TheLegend]

We shall build a death star

[@wiltmarlonelao]

@@jimbocheesehead9900quarter mile range you say? Nay. I desire intercontinental range. That would truly be a sight to behold. Not to mention that the sound would be wonderfully frightening.

[@LightningOnDemand]

Thanks for the kind suggestion! I did set up a Patreon account, if you or a friend would like to help boost the scale of these machines. The link is in the pinned comment!

[@N8Dulcimer]

Thoroughly relieved to hear that this went down due to bureaucracy, and not for nebulous "guideline violations" like many people suspected. This video is way too cool to not be online!

[@kingcosworth2643]

I've never once heard anybody say that they were 'relieved' because bureaucracy was involved

[@N8Dulcimer]

@@kingcosworth2643 Me either and yet here we are both getting to enjoy this legendary video and saying "thank christ this video went down to bureaucracy because now we get a better version of it."

[@sdjhgfkshfswdfhskljh3360]

Such effect can be explained by randomness inherent to artificial intellegence. For example, comments to this video are readily deleted or shadow banned by the algorithm.

[@LordDragox412]

@@sdjhgfkshfswdfhskljh3360 Fun fact, if you click on people's profile pictures, you can see their comment history on a channel (sadly limited to only 3 latest comments) and still read whatever comments KZbin shadow banned. They can't even get censorship to work right.

[@jaelwyn]

​@@kingcosworth2643Now you have. I love this video, but it was best made in a place where nobody else would be impacted... or failing that, where all those pesky rules made by people who would be impacted were followed.

[@nielsdewater]

In this demonstration, a consumable wire or fuse element is used to initiate the discharge. When the energy from the capacitors is released, that wire rapidly vaporizes, creating a short-lived plasma channel. This channel forms mostly in the air gap between the device (the source) and the target, rather than depositing most of its energy directly onto the target. The target’s role is mainly to complete the circuit rather than to absorb the discharge in a concentrated way.

[@LightningOnDemand]

The target is simply chosen for convenience, not to absorb energy! There are other choices for targets that would absorb far more energy, and be far more explosive and messy... such as anything containing water: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZS0q5aOhtmanLs

[@nielsdewater]

@@LightningOnDemand here we don't see the 'cannon'. just a mellon with two electrodes that make it boile because of the current through it

[@budgetcommander4849]

@@LightningOnDemand>such as anything containing water I'm terrified of what would happen if a person was hit by this.

[@Endofeons]

@@budgetcommander4849 bad time to have electrolytes.

[@sqidicarus652]

I love how all of this work resulted in a taser gun with the power of Zeus. Absolutely magnificent.

[@luigicorciulo8190]

We should call this the Zeus gun

[@Tmrfe0962]

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="706">11:46</a>….Paul Butterfield is my hero…don’t know who he is, but to get the designation of “ troublemaker” wins my admiration…to the bold goes the spoils….and man you guys are bold…

[@jonathanpudlo]

I thought the troublemaker designation was hilarious

[@tetnacious]

"The target has now achieved a high state of division" I adore you man.

[@KingArthur95364]

Those plasma sparks in slow mo are a thing of beauty.

[@bigfoot27909]

You made the unholy lovechild of a TOW missile and a sci-fi plasma cannon. You are either a genius, a lunatic or, someone who has had nothing better to do for the last 40 years. In short i love it.

[@FleetAdmiralDouglas]

It immediately reminded me of the Arc Cannon from Warhammer 40k.

[@GMPax]

D: All of the Above. :D

[@shakeemsymonds7362]

Naval Scale Taser (pyrotechnic)

[@akfekh]

Words cannot express how much I love this guy's delivery. This is insane stuff he's doing and just talking about it like it's an ordinary Sunday afternoon.

[@_demonmaid]

thanks for coming back to this 30 years later, it was incredible to see someone shoot lightning XD

[@kayliibensen387]

Straight up looks like a turret from Command and Conquer. This is beyond awesome!

[@Alexandragon1]

The fact that the tests were done AT NIGHT makes this video doubly funnier. Why? Because I wasn't the one trying to sleep within 12 km of this test. Thx for the video!

[@forest-195]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="78">1:18</a> I love the TF2 reference. "The answer? Use a gun. If that don't work, use more gun."

[@LinkFreak9999]

I came to the comments looking for this. This man is a truly inspired Engi.

[@ParukiadeBolivar]

Ngl that made me giggle so much

[@YaniBro]

It made me smirk a little

[@skivvy3565]

I’m sorry to ruin this for you all, but that’s not a tf2 reference. The joke tf2 used was because people say that line for overdoing many things. There’s a thousand other sources you could say it’s from

[@desko2041]

@@skivvy3565Considering the guy that made this vid has a HL2 vid as his oldest upload…It very well could be a direct reference to TF2!

[@papatroll9545]

This deserves an Emmy. Hilarious, educational, inspirational, and nerdy as hell. Hats off to your persistence and thanks for this gift we don't deserve.

[@dadajuns]

This gotta be one of the top experiments I have seen on KZbin

[@SirkitBr8ker]

"It looks like doubling the energy had an effect." Uh, yes, yes it did 😅

[@JonnoPlays]

POV: your kind and witty uncle made a plasma cannon

[@jameselliott216]

I don't know exactly what this is about, harnessing some of the powers of creation, but your using the phrase "mere mortals" has instantly earn my respect for you.

[@bansheesongz6908]

"As we can see, the target has achieved a high state of division" actually goes so fucking hard.

[@vind302]

“Use pulsed power. And of that doesn’t work use more pulsed power” there’s something poetic about this. Love it.

[@ShiftGoPlays]

Engineer from tf2 be like

[@matthewday7565]

StyroPyro... use a bigger laser

[@onradioactivewaves]

Haven't seen it for myself, but I seen the claims that Tesla thought the secret to electricity lied in transverse longitudinal waves from pulsed DC... while DC can described by AC mathematics with the frequency becoming 0, pulsed power creates a transient which is neither AC nor DC... I think there's some secrets that lie within there still waiting to be discovered.

[@stewmzhimself3907]

As a sci-fi fan, this man is just as old as the scientists who created the most insane inventions. Like, 40 years-plus years in his field and deep research. I loved this. Thank you, sir.

[@corvus9359]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="454">7:34</a> "Our meter here only goes to 200 thousand..." _The meter proceeds to go past the maximum measurement of 200kV._

[@yin-to-the-yang]

Nigel Tufnel could fix this.

[@riskybusiness3413]

​@@yin-to-the-yang Because 11 is one louder than 10.

[@carcharoclesmegalodon6904]

It's like the exact opposite of when someone in a film says “IT'S OFF THE CHARTS!”, and it works much better. And, well, it's real-life this time.

[@Ryan.of.the.Valley]

I think he meant the printed markings; the needle went past the highest line marking and he had to visually estimate where it was.

[@jamesgornall5731]

200k, not great, not terrible.

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

Ah, I was unsurpised when SRL was cited. So very SRL. This was a lot of fun to watch. Pretty sure it was a lot of fun to make. Instant subscribe. Good on ya!

[@PNW_Marxist]

I feel like this is the kind of setup someone like styropyro or ElectroBOOM dream about. What an awesome and terrifying piece of kit. Those caps are absolute monsters.

[@scotthime6928]

Decades ago, I had a client who allegedly did work for an alleged government organization. He talked about building a "graser"... a gamma ray laser. Because of some other things I saw from him, I believed he was telling the truth. From his description of what it did, THAT was an awesome and terrifying piece of kit. The downside, he said, was that it burned itself up after a single use.

[@jaelwyn]

​@@scotthime6928Sounds about right. You can get the necessary energy density, but most practical methods involve physical storage of the inserted population (i.e. a "chemical laser"). On the other hand, they also have electron-pumped X-ray lasers, and those don't burn out... but they have incredibly short pulse widths. I want to say one of the largest is at the National Ignition Facility, but my memory might be wonky...

[@kegginstructure]

The guts of the TV "were adversely affected by the plasma channel." This guy has a real knack for understatement.

[@ogameman57]

Awesome!!!!

[@AngryLemon19]

I was joking too much when I first commented. This is a genuinely impressive and comprehensive explanation of conventional plasma weapons im glad I watched this

[@kylebowles9820]

This is the kind of content KZbin was made for, bravo sir! SRL looks like a fun place to be

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

This is legitimately one of the most insane projects Ive ever seen, but its also incredibly cool tech

[@sambalsamurai9672]

Shows that you are never too old for picking up old dreams and stay young at heart no matter what the neighbours say!

[@GRIPLOST]

otherwise they'll be adversely affected by the plasma channel

[@isaacmartin2026]

Sahara-dry humour is the icing on the cake atop all this fantastic display of science in action!

[@jonathanspivey437]

Very interestingj; I also like your deadpan sense of humor in the delivery. Kind of reminds me of some of Bob Newhart's stuff.

[@Ranger_Kevin]

Hurray, it is back. Great that you could sort out the legal stuff. Now we need to get the Slow-Mo-Guys involved for even more epic footage ^^

[@seansmith5970]

I wonder if this level of plasma would adversely affect their camera?

[@henningklaveness7082]

@theslowmoguys get on it

[@dominikhejl5748]

super slow motion of this ''cannon'' would be awesome to see

[@makegrowlabrepeat]

I would love to see the slo mo guys film this

[@DarkAttack14]

@@seansmith5970 it will effect anything it is targeted at... I doubt they will shoot their camera directly lol

[@vrokortac9457]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="12">0:12</a> “have you ever wanted to throw a lightning bolt at something?” Best opening dialogue I’ve ever heard <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="436">7:16</a> I think that WAS thunder, considering you just made a lightning bolt

[@alannorthcarolina1776]

The fact that the guy in the video understands all of that is purely awesome!

[@TurtleLover69527]

Hilariously, that was the most feel-good video I've seen all week!

[@stephenkennedy3020]

Super cool to see the plasma wrap around the TV to make contact. For anyone watching that doesn't know why, it's because glass is an insulator and does not conduct electricity, so it looks for the shortest route to ground 😊 Nice work! That was some solid effort and a great presentation. Thank you!