Launching a wheel over water at 300 km/h

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In this episode we use our launching machine to send a wheel for a swim.
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[@billh230]

"Aw, that looks super sketch....." When Vlad says it looks sketchy, you damn well better look out.

[@MadScientist267]

When a sober Russian says "oh shit", you watch. When a drunk Russian says "oh shit", you run.

[@teardowndan5364]

I'd probably run for cover half of the times he says everything looks good :)

[@untruehunter1828]

Next how about you guys launch these tyres over a ramp to see how high they go.

[@DemeDemetre]

yep

[@BWADaniel]

I was just coming to comment the same thing and saw your comment. I’ll make my own that way they’ll have a better chance of seeing it

[@joe125ful]

Sounds good to me.

[@slimsick1073]

That sounds, deadly... Idk if i really want to see they do that

[@DemeDemetre]

@@slimsick1073 no it doesnt...

[@ShadowzGSD]

would love to see a flywheel launched with this

[@valerimirchevski6255]

Ah I see what you did there

[@creepingjesus5106]

In other words, nobody's died yet. Why hasn't somebody died, and what can we do about that?

[@DemeDemetre]

nah, it will cut into the water immediately

[@ThatGuy-ou4ev]

@@creepingjesus5106 👍😂 Then a flywheel just won't do, I'm thinking saw blade. The biggest one you can get.

[@creepingjesus5106]

@@ThatGuy-ou4ev Flywheel off a steam engine. With chisels bolted every 15° round the circumference. It'll take an hour to get up to speed, but it'll destroy *everything* in its' path...😊

[@Pulverrostmannen]

Those tire explosions was spectacular, such immense power ripping those metal axels apart like it was nothing more than thin icicles

[@potatodealership8338]

You should look towards using sand tires, they have paddles in them are a known for being able to go across water..

[@FerasAlhawas]

You mean ballon tires?

[@whyjnot420]

Its pretty awesome watching dune buggies with those tires in action. In sand and in water they act more like the wheels of a paddle steamer then they do road tires or regular off road tires since they are designed to be used on material which does not, shall we say, stand its ground in the manner of hard packed dirt, stones or pavement.

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

How would they get spun up?

[@rockwellthefirst6550]

I did this experiment with a fubar rc car when I was like 7. It's a dream come true to see it in full scale. You're doing more than entertainment here, G54

[@karolwojtyla3047]

3:00 Monster Lada stand distant in the background in queue. ;)

[@NineCylinderDiesel]

You should install a heavy duty fender to protect the machine when the tire explodes

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

the fender would need to be replaced after every blowout....

[@NineCylinderDiesel]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 not of it's made out of 1/2" plate

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@NineCylinderDiesel then youll get shrapnel

[@ogpd4898]

@@krotchlickmeugh627 not if you reinforce it with a steel alloy

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@ogpd4898 then you'll get steel alloy shrapnel.

[@ByronBNE]

Why not use slicks? The “paddle wheel” approach makes sense if the engine is attached and supplying power continuously. But with only tyre momentum, maybe slicks would conserve rotational energy allowing them to glide a bit further.

[@danielbermingrud3655]

Spot on.

[@brendanberry7403]

Was my thought was well

[@MsLoneWolf4]

The new competition, tire launching. Love to see what dirt racing tires could do on the water.

[@kerimca98]

Tire launching competition? I wonder how they're going to make it safe lol

[@MsLoneWolf4]

@@kerimca98 one example for protection from the explosion debri, same ballistic resistant poly seen thru mythbusters.

[@nothingmatters1337]

hey there fellas!

[@bushmanPMRR]

Always a good start to a KZbin video. Not so good if it's what you hear your mechanic say! 😉😂

[@GD-cx1ko]

Also try it with slick tires, then you might get a kind of aquaplaning that makes the tire go further over the water.

[@gahmivolka6582]

yup same concept as skipping stones tbh.

[@mortennielsen7168]

No tire, just rim, at full speed!

[@RiddleTime]

The actual wheel needs a flywheel!

[@brysonshires9742]

They could easily weld a flywheel to the rim

[@shabear1000]

I would like to see what it can do on a drag strip. See how fast that wheel can go in an 1/8 mile. Maybe race the wheel against something?

[@tootsitroll9785]

Ok that’s dangerous and way more entertaining than this smucks idea. Clearly did not think of fysics or I mean for us physics lol

[@ShadowzGSD]

you could super supersize this and launch massive tractor tyres!

[@DemeDemetre]

with 2 scrap lada engines? not possible

[@campflyingdragon2863]

Maybe a tractor tire from the front of a 4 wheel drive tractor? They have the diagonal tread and are small enough to launch. Without the bolts holding the tread on, it might be strong enough.

[@jjohnston94]

Weld paddles to a rim and see how that works.

[@somethingsomeonesaid6455]

First time seeing this and I am laughing at how hilariously oversize and awesome that is...hahah!

[@johnmorton7577]

I love you guys I guess it doesn't matter what part of the world you live in its just in our DNA to garage 54 something Much love from Tulia Texas out on the farm 🚜

[@johnathanwatsonson6009]

Very good video fellas. One worthy of Garage 54.... /cheers

[@IMPCGaming]

Thanks for the video. You guys should partner up with the slow mo guys and get some awesome slo mo.

[@gordonlawrence1448]

The "bouncing bomb" method works better. IE backspin. How you'd launch them like that though I'm not sure. The physics dictated that back spin generates a high pressure under the item in contact with the water. Forward spin in effect pulls it into the water and increases drag by loads. Bernoulli's principle and Barnes Wallis are the two potential starting points.

[@salzar4431]

That’s what I was thinking. I wonder if they have an aircraft large enough to carry that rig.

[@volvo09]

Love the tire shooter The wheels really dig into the water, I did not expect that.

[@DemeDemetre]

same

[@barrelracer318]

I agree totally. It seriously surprised me at how often cars hydroplane...

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Thats what they are designed to do. Otherwise in the rain your car would have no grip. If they sanded off all the grip it would fly.

[@mikerotch4597]

That snow studded tire looks mid evil as hell

[@WizardRench]

All in good fun on a sunny weekend. Too many people here in the states would find so much wrong with what you are doing. I see nothing but good fun and learning.

[@maddoctorwhitson]

Haha... My friend used to do something similar with a bicycle wheel. He would take a 20" bicycle wheel, lock up its axel by tightening it all the way, and loosely, but firmly, fit the axel into a grid-powered drill. The wheel would spin up to full RPM, then the axel would slip from the drill's grip, causing the wheel to launch super fast onto his neighbor's property toward their house. He didn't give a shit, and it was hilarious to witness.

[@jacobprogramz]

So your best option to launch a wheel at high speed is something like a straight road. Warning, the rim will probably dig into it though. The harder the surface, the less likely the oscillations will occur that you saw, but you have to worry about friction. If you dig into the road however, you will gain a lot of frictional force, so sometimes having a small surface area for contact can actually help (which is why spikes on tires exist). Basically, you want it to dig into the surface as much as possible without having said surface create a ramp that will launch it into the air

[@cyrax4144]

At least it makes a rainbow 🌈 😂❤ 5:06

[@christophermarshall5765]

I love watching you crazy buggers!! Great video!! Next, try making a car drive on water, using paddles on tyres!!

[@raytork5674]

this was funny he he,thank you guys for a great channel

[@erisgh0sted961]

Lol, this is one of my favorite channels, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy it without BMI Russian. Also skip the tires, launch a double ended ax.

[@HitchinValeting]

You guys really do some crazy things, love it!

[@DemeDemetre]

no shit 😂

[@themightydrive6694]

America: We make railgun Russia: WE USE WHEEL

[@imacomputer1234]

garage 54 is my favorite science channel

[@ohm1945]

Brilliant fun. So many camera angles too. Well done, very entertaining

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

You guy’s should’ve have used paddle tires! Like the ones they use for mud bogging!👌😂👍

[@creepingjesus5106]

If you look up Barnes Wallis and the 'Dambusters' bouncing bomb from WW2, you'll see that it's backspin you need for best results. Which wouldn't be easy on that setup. I reckon a wide slick would work well though.

[@davidjernigan8161]

Shorter, wider tire and wheel so of might hold together at high speed. Go kart asphalt racing slick possibly.

[@Propan-Bhutan]

Then tell me how they do that in lake in middle of sand dunes with bikes and quads ? They put it in reverse ? No they dont .. it needs momentum same as speed

[@Propan-Bhutan]

What you mean is those bombs were put in reverse because they needed the bomb to jump higher

[@creepingjesus5106]

@@Propan-Bhutan Yes, that's how it worked: like an underarm bowling motion. Which is why I say it wouldn't be easy with their screw setup. It could be done with reversed drive and a swinging arm or quadrant, but that's some involved engineering. However, if you want to fling a rotating cylindrical object a long way over the surface of water, it's well proven to work.

[@jimr7987]

For the tire to skim across the water, it needs to be going 60+ mph or 100+ kph so that it is hydroplaning. So a greater distance over ground is needed for the tire to come up to full speed and all of extra rotational energy converted into horizontal speed. In the video the tire was still spinning faster than it was traveling across the ground and still kicking up a lot of sand before it reached the water. Once in the water, the horizontal speed was to low and the water just wraps around the tire and absorbs all the rotational energy. The best case would be a smooth tire which would skip over the water. As everyone knows, smooth tires are very dangerous for driving at high speed in the rain. Hit a puddle and the whole car loses contact with the ground and can spin out of control.

[@CuzznDave]

Try a space saver tire (spare) something lighter.🤗🤗🤗❤ Great vid idea.

[@12ze34]

1:50 Sqwating! So Russian! Love it!

[@billmeans4438]

How about creating snd balancing a metal “paddle wheel” design and see if It would go over water. It wouldn’t expand and explode, but I’m would certainly need to be made and balanced well…

[@laxr5rs]

Great merch sequence. I might even buy some. :)

[@SoddingaboutSi]

Love a video without any stupid health and safety! Great channel.

[@rockon2kp1]

Loved this video. Do this again, but give the tire more time to get speed over dry ground!

[@prestonspencer6094]

That merch montage was epic lol. Another awesome video guys!!!!

[@jacobprogramz]

Also, it is skipping over the sand (most likely) because of the fact the sand easily displaces, creating small ramps, the tire shoots up and loses traction. Using a different surface, and making sure there is a small gap between the wheel and that surface on release, will probably give you the highest acceleration and end velocity, and the wheel could go further over the water with a greater horizontal velocity

[@rootbrian4815]

A few popped wheels, a skimming wheel and a few sand spitters. As I expected. LOL Anyone close to the wake definitely got soaked!

[@captainjerk]

VLAD! This was a great project! Learned a lot there! Try motorcycle and dirt bike wheels! They are lighter. and dirt bike tires already have knobby tread! :D Maybe quad wheels?

[@MissionFailed2]

3:00 I love the car in the background lol

[@grahamcrosssr1005]

I suggest using a smooth tire so when it hit`s the water it is more like skipping a stone.

[@Strike86]

Yeah they should have tried a racing slick or track day tyre.

[@jacobprogramz]

Make sure the rims are as solid as possible and offer the greatest amount of support for the centripetal force. The reason why land-speed records use machined, solid aluminum wheels are because they are able to withstand the massive centripetal force. If you are planning to go high speed and don't want the equivalent of a massive grenade, make sure the wheels you are using keep majority of the mass away from the rim, and stay far, far away from people.

[@georgieippolito9924]

launch a forklift tire and see what happens. there solid and super heavy. also try launching the square wheel on the water.

[@VaGab]

Wonderful! Greetings from Italy!

[@TechKnowCSS]

BALANCE THE WHEEL FIRST, AND WHEN LAUNCHING IN THE SAND THE GROUND TAPERS DOWN AND THE WHEEL CONTINUES THE DOWN DIRECTION INTO THE WATER, POSSIBLY MAKE A LONG DIRT/SAND RAMP THAT IS LEVEL WITH THE WATER FOR IT'S ENTRY. THINGS IN MOTION STAY IN MOTION LIKE IN A SLIGHT DOWNWARD INTO THE WATER.

[@adarshsunil7711]

This guy doesn't run Outta Ideas😂

[@deborahcuster8142]

LOL very very good ! most impressive experiment ! watching those wheels displace water and hearing the '' wwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhsssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh '' , is incredible .

[@-A-Hybrid-Skunk-Productions-]

That was such a Kool video. I hope you can find a new diff. I love this type videos.

[@Vicsonvee]

Create a decent sized steel ramp to launch the tires off. Weld sections 1 1/2" angle irons on it for ultimate grip and watch the things fly into the horizon!!

[@mwbgaming28]

Put the tire on the rim backwards The tread pattern is designed to pull the tire into the water as to avoid hydroplaning If you put the tire in backwards, the tread will instead push the tire away from the water and allow it to skip above the water

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Exactly. Same with a slick. Its just skip

[@mariusd5913]

The reason the wheel cannot pick up speed is because you spin it up, charge with rotational potential energy, but when you let it go, the wheel itself is at 0km/h, now you need to use some of the rotational potential energy to accelerate the wheel and its mass. Lots of rotational energy is then lost. You will have to spin the wheel and fire it forward at high speed.

[@zoominalways]

loved the video

[@kerimca98]

I remember having a tyre spinning toy as a kid, basically a Beyblade but it's a toy tyre instead, exactly went like that on the video, unreal

[@jakemaze1499]

Can't stop watching these videos

[@Stonet420]

Garage 54 is the reason wheels are flying down the highway XD

[@jacobperdue1684]

You guys never fail to entertain!

[@maineeveryday3991]

It needs to rotate backwards at high speed while being dropped onto the water from a plane going forward in order to get a cylindrical object to skip across the water. The Americans and british did this during ww2. They were barrel bomb to destroy dams in german. Theres lots of footage on YT.

[@HalvardSkurve]

On land U want the wheel to dig down to get grip. On water U want the wheel to stay on top of the water, to minimize the drag. Putting the (diagonal) v-shape the other way (backwards) might help the wheel stay on top of the water.

[@tjohnson9051]

You guys came up with a great idea for farmers who's tractor tire tread is worn down and don't have the cash to buy new ones. That bolt on tread would get you through a season. Tractor tires here are stupidly expensive right now.

[@samsaverino8159]

I love these guys they do the stuff I wish I had the resources to try

[@bog2k3]

You can get the wheel to hover over thw water and go much further if you use a slick tire and a really grippy and smooth launch surface. The wheel must be moving forward without slipping (advance at the same rate as it's spinning) when it hits the water, otherwise it'll just dig into the water. Also it needs to have quite some speed

[@RazorRoo1989]

I wanna hang with this guy so destructive. Lol, I have a idea. Have you watch the tractor pull those tires are used to high rev plus weight. Has paddles will help with traction. Can you install a shock of some sort to help keep the wheel from bouncing so much when you accelerate? Maybe be give yourself a little more take-off by moving the machine back like 2 meters a little land to help with speed b4 it hits the water. I love watching your channel. Give me more... Lol

[@RagdollRacingInc]

Cool videos I want to see a Lada verses brick wall challenge

[@quevicular]

id like to see you guys go to a 1/4 mile race track and send one at as fast as you can down the track and maybe race beside it if its safe enough

[@TOM-C.]

This was fun, do it again, but this time make sure the tire, machine, and angle are perfectly perpendicular to the water so when the tire comes off it will skim over the water like a rock. 👍✌

[@erickmagnetto]

Russian: Oy blyn! English (emotionless): Oh this is super skecth.

[@hyperthermogenic]

Maybe try some speed-rated tires and find some industrial-strength rubber adhesive to bond the V blocks to the tire instead of making weak spots in the tires with screws and bolts. Then re-balance the tire. Also, possibly configure the V blocks in chevron patterns like the bow of a boat maybe that would reduce the bow wake in front of the tire as its hits the water. Just my 2 cents worth.

[@tombowen8091]

if you try this again , let all the air out first , in water polo a soft ball will bounce , a hard ball will grab the water and stop , hope this helps , tom.

[@silver2geclipse]

I'd love to see this done at a drag strip.

[@juhajuntunen7866]

That onboard camera capture Russian warpdrive when launch, seconds when reality dysfunction exist.

[@yogidemis8513]

If you really want to skip the tire you must reverse the spin the opposite way while still having the forward momentum. The reverse spin should cause the tire to stay on top of the water and skip it quite a bit. The forward spin is causing the tire to pull down in the water. However reversing the spin while making the tire move forward at high speeds is very tricky to pull off. But it works if you could figure it out.

[@Siiello]

The secret to make it cross the water is it has to be given a considerable horizontal velocity not just rotational velocity. By lacking horizontal velocity it wants to dig into the water instead of skip over the water

[@TFD1982]

This was a neat idea I was actually very impressed by the first tire actually if the had tractor tires it would work better that or swamper tires

[@Wipsplash]

---Fill car tires with water then freeze them.

[@kellypg]

An off the shelf tractor tire would probably work the same, if not better, and be more stable and less likely to explode since it's made like that from the factory

[@johnlilley9363]

Love these guys, thanks for dubbing in english.

[@angrypanda3014]

Replace differential with the infamous 9-inch Ford unit. Also try using an old-school farm type balancer to balance the more aggressive tires. Super Swamper Bogger tire!

[@Milnoc]

Try it with bald tires. Car tires have been engineered to fight back against hydroplaning. I suspect the threads are digging into the water and it's causing a braking action.

[@Artesaani]

More round shaped bicycle or motorcycle wheels go further on water. But this channel is all about cars. Perhaps you should try more round shaped car spare wheel?

[@calvincandie5344]

We need to send them a sand paddle tire to see what that can do lol.

[@TIMMEH19991]

You need to make the wheel rotate backwards whilst propelling it forwards. Not easy to do but that's basically how the bouncing bomb used by the dam busters in WW2 worked.

[@williamvines1163]

I'd love to see them race the tires with a ramp at the end as well

[@Maybe1Someday]

There was a toy when I was a kid that was basically this. Youd go looking for the wheel that shot down 5 blocks away

[@jonslife3533]

Or you were told to go outside with it and it shot into the woods... At mach 7 I still don't get how they approved that shit for kids

[@knexmanmanmanman1781]

the paddles grab and drag but the diagnal ones push it out of the way. also maybe throw a strap around the tires next time

[@cS-nf2dg]

Weight is your enemy here. You need a much light tire/wheel combo. Try a drag racing front skinny wheel with a bias ply tire. That should get results.

[@jackradzelovage6961]

i disagree, so maybe we can get a video comparing a diced up minimalist rim to one with flywheels welded into it or something. light wont sink into the water, but heavy wont care nearly as much about the water friction slowing it down. hopefully we get to see it!

[@cS-nf2dg]

@@jackradzelovage6961 skip a 1lb stone vs a 1 ounce stone on the water. See what happens

[@jackradzelovage6961]

@@cS-nf2dg the comparison seems to break down since a smoother tire didnt work as well as a spiky one, because rotation makes a difference in this scenario whereas it only provides balance for the rock

[@cS-nf2dg]

@@jackradzelovage6961 Cause they're launching it from sand. Try a harder surface onto water then see the difference.

[@Scuddie]

Attach a flywheel on either side of the rim, doing best to maintain balance. Alternatively, add weight on the inside of the rim and leave the tire untouched. Barring that, just use the heaviest rim you can find. Also, experiment with under / over inflated tires.

[@TestECull]

Use a diff out of a large truck. Also, try to get an actual tractor tire of that size, one that has the chevrons from factory. May not come apart as easily.

[@RevFyre]

Now its a water wheel

[@indykurt]

I like the current idea about sending a tire over water. How about a larger metal rim with no tire with diagonal rib paddles welded on. And try to balance the whole metal tire for higher rpms.

[@Turboy65]

At the start of this video, where there is a wheel placed on top of a wheel, this could be a fun setup for using this machine to throw small objects a great distance. Very much like an automatic tennis or baseball throwing machine used for practice. Don't get your hands between the wheels or they'll fly off!