How Far Can A Helicopter Hit A Baseball??

[@smartereveryday]

Isn’t engineering fun? Jeremy Fielding and I had a blast with the mad batter, and it looks like you guys had fun with the batcopter! The sounds of that thing brought back terrifying memories. Congratulations guys! May God continue to bless your efforts. P.S. Stay safe and pile some dirt up in front of that container!

[@calebrobinson9409]

You still will always hold the fastest baseball record.

[@Wiggity92]

This man needs to get pinned to the top! Love your videos!

[@DustinHasVideos]

I love the positive spirit and the competition on a category I never knew I wanted to see

[@MrNikolidas]

Yessirrr!

[@Jacloch]

So cool to see you watching this. We'll be expecting a part 2!

[@DukeDarkshadow]

Can I just say how much I really appreciate Jack's red trails of all the ball hits? Really makes every shot look that much smoother. How good, Jack!

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

They do this in professional golf as well. Its really cool motion detecting stuff that i have no idea about but needless to say it is really awesome. Imagine being the guy back in the 80s who had to keep the camera on a golf ball at a tournament lol.

[@baddgeeksquad]

Ye

[@baddgeeksquad]

Yee

[@armastat]

yes great job, and did u see the lift from all that backspin?

[@artemisia000]

ikr we should all appreciate how much effort jack puts into the edits. it makes the vids 10 times better

[@sarahlc26]

Shout out to editor Jack doing a stellar job tracking the ball with the drone and again in editing. You're brilliant Jack and we really appreciate you!

[@atefxf]

What has to be said, has to be said!! As an editor myself, I 200% agree!

[@baddgeeksquad]

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[@baddgeeksquad]

Ye

[@TheReaIestOne]

Jack = MVP

[@ramwolde1857]

Jack = true hero of the channel

[@howridiculous]

The Batcopter was built to be able to hit all sorts of stuff which is why it’s so big! Yes we wanted to hit a ball farther than Destin but that was only the Batcopter’s first challenge. We wanted to make a versatile machine that could also hit larger/heavier balls like basketballs, soccer balls etc really far so we can do even harder challenges. This is why in the engineers simulations it shows those bigger balls and not baseballs. Lots more cool stuff coming from the Batcopter everyone, how good!

[@RaifanRAO]

Great!

[@michaelmorgan2111]

Try to Make a basketball in a hoop at 400 rpm? How many shots will that take!

[@Theisopodguy]

Who else just kinda reads a little and just quit

[@sionekiriui7716]

good job you guys are cool

[@graywolfdracon]

Watermelon. Just for the slow motion shot.

[@OTE_TheMissile]

I've been working in the mechanical design/engineering/manufacturing field for over 15 years, including time spent in aerospace around US military weapons components, and I have never heard anything like the sound that the Batcopter makes when it connects. In context that is one of the most terrifying noises I have ever heard a machine make. Pretty please, do more of this. Two thumbs way up.

[@The_Keeper]

The noise *is* terrifying (and awesome), but the dent in the "bat" is what worries me most. At 400rpm, the only way to describe what happens if it breaks/folds is; Catastrophic failure.

[@StuffandThings_]

Its like that sound of the screw dropped in the jet engine - very wonderful noise out of context but utterly terrifying in context

[@OTE_TheMissile]

@@The_Keeper In the trade we call that "rapid unplanned disassembly"

[@kevinmonahan8493]

right around 11:05 is that a ricochet noise from the “bat”, or is it a projectile whistle?

[@OTE_TheMissile]

@@kevinmonahan8493 definitely sounds like the ball. My guess would be a seam split on impact and gave the air a chance to get under the hide

[@thenerdyouknowabout]

I love how even in the wide shots the trajectory is just.... Straight.... Absolute insanity. Cant help feeling this is a different record, being that Destin used regulation bats, but that doesnt detract from the engineering at all though!

[@Kiba69420]

Yeah, theres got to be some sort of ruleset, otherwise you could just do any stupid thing that hits a ball and call it a home run. Not only did Destin do it with legal bats, but he also did it in a regulation field too, not that that makes TOO much difference, but it is what it is. Regulation bats from home base on a regulation field, vs... some crazy weird metal rod helicopter looking thing in a backwoods clearing. *shrug*

[@jaytibby]

@@Kiba69420 lol.. Why do you sound offended.. its just a video for entertainment..

[@Kiba69420]

@@jaytibby If you dont care, then why do you care that i care? You make no sense.

[@Its_Argo]

@@Kiba69420 do you care though?

[@Kiba69420]

@@Its_Argo Same question stands. Either way you answer, you really need to reflect on it some.

[@paulchabot2318]

As an engineer, I think many of us grew up hoping to engineer stuff like this. That engineering team is pretty damn lucky to actually get the opportunity!

[@howridiculous]

Yeh it’s also the sort of idea a kid comes up with after throwing stuff at a ceiling fan haha

[@martinstuvland8620]

@@howridiculous Personal experience?

[@aaronpreston47]

@@howridiculous until those items hit you in the face

[@ETsAFL]

@@howridiculous hi

[@Hannah_Em]

@@aaronpreston47 That's where the engineering education part comes in - learning to build things so that you don't get your teeth smashed in!

[@philb5593]

You have Destin with real bats and actual pitching, you have Shane with a human swinging the bat, and then you have this monstrosity. Beautiful engineering and amazing consistency. Can't wait to see the basketballs.

[@howridiculous]

Haha yeh it’s a beautiful monstrosity. If we only wanted to hit baseballs we wouldn’t have made it so big. Basketballs will be insane 🤩

[@dhaucoin]

T'heck with mere basketballs. Bring on the golf balls!

[@holidaymail]

@@dhaucoin golf balls will go into the next suburb 😂😂

[@forgotn42]

@@holidaymail angle it right to shoot them straight up and they might could clear the clouds. lol

[@jtunheimr8657]

@@holidaymail Houston this is ISS we... have a small problem here... What happened this time 🙄 How Ridiculous....they shot us with a golf ball They WHAT?

[@rhyswynne8955]

My Dad loved working with you boys for this world record! He's very glad you've broken it!

[@Its_Argo]

Who’s ur dad

[@moonl1314]

@@Its_Argo a

[@superking208]

Jack is the MVP here, no disrespect to the engineering team. The red trajectories took an already great video and made it far more accessible :)

[@Veggieman87]

Lots of love for Anthony and Jess, big ups to the Innovaero team for all the math and putting it together, and also big ups to Editor Jack for getting such a clear track on all the balls during the recording and editing, too!

[@Ralph2]

So much I could say! Brilliant effort guys. My big takeaways are: 1) It's crazy how similar a couple of baseball bats sound to a real helicopter if swung around fast enough. 2) The Magnus effect is so very beautifully demonstrated with some of those hits!

[@FeralCarrol]

I LOVE this video. I've worked with variable frequency drives (VFD) and programmable logic controllers (PLC) for nearly 30 years. This is definitely the least boring use of the technology.

[@moonl1314]

bruh vfd from a series of unfortunate events

[@creedns]

Definitely more fun than motors and valves and start up sequence logic in a mill.

[@00kidney]

Ok, this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@colinbarrett4168]

We don’t care Katherine

[@baddgeeksquad]

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[@baddgeeksquad]

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[@pattheplanter]

@@colinbarrett4168 You care enough to respond, so you are lying.

[@leviathan1238]

Hello checkmark

[@Zerzil1974]

Mad respect to Anthony (and +1 for Jess) for letting you use his land - and I assume letting you put that concrete pad down too in the middle of his field - all for some massively cool experiment! It always amazes me how people react to you guys doing these. Here in NA, it would be "Get the F* off my land unless you're paying me big bucks!"

[@aaronpreston47]

“We’re coming for you Destin!” Destin charging the baseball cannon…

[@howridiculous]

Would love to join him on a salt lake or farm and see how far he could send a ball with that cannon, would be insaaaane

[@ThereAreNoHandlesLeft]

@@howridiculous salt lake, or farm. Because they share so much in common. Lemme guess, have we got Scott at the keys here? 😂

[@kjgaming4753]

Now we need Destin's cannon to pitch to the bat copter!

[@TiredEyePilot]

@Kale Golden well they're both big open spaces that would be great for testing that type of thing

[@aaronpreston47]

@@howridiculous I think that would be amazing, then try and catch a baseball from a kilo away!

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

That makes the coolest noise lmao

[@Nix27.]

Ya I was thinking that too!

[@jedh3854]

@@Nix27. nice name lmfao

[@Mashangi]

It's like a cartoon sound effect

[@spencerplouzek2126]

@@Nix27. your name lol

[@superking208]

Is this that ASMR the kids talk about?

[@danielkneebone4412]

I love Jess the dog. Beautiful animal. You can tell she’s happy on the farm. Amazing effort fellas.

[@megabotofficial8519]

I'm so impressed that Jack can fly a drone in acro mode!! That is very difficult to do, I know because I used to fly a lot!! good on you mate! People don't realize how important Jack is to this channel!! I fairly believe Jack should be included now and not just Brett, Scott, and Derek! Get on it boys!

[@lhouchmonkeyman]

The sheer terror that Destin's machine inspires haunts my dreams to this day.

[@throngcleaver]

Thanks Anthony and Jess! You two are awesome!

[@pacman4521]

What I love about you guys is that your grateful for every little thing. Gratitude is something most KZbinrs don't have and its a really rare quality now a days. Thanks so much for making us smile every time you guys post. Always with a smile on your face. THANK YOU.

[@williaminglis1532]

The engineers involved are seriously impressive go josh! Sick to see your work with these guys bring dividends

[@jakekunz5168]

These guys just enjoy life as a youtube channel. They are literally the most extreme embodiment of guys throwing rocks off of high places. And doing that brings them success, you love to see it

[@zebraneighbor6383]

Shoutout to Editor Jack for those smooth looking red tracking lines, that was dope.

[@kitanalee2902]

That wall in the background at the beginning of the video looks so cool. The sky and the background looked so beautiful minus the bugs. It was cool of Anthony allowing you to use his land for your video. Also, his dog was super adorable!

[@pathoren6838]

I can't wait to see what Destin does as a response lol. He'll be sending baseballs over 1000ft!

[@ericchambers9023]

Just has to break out the supersonic baseball cannon.

[@KitchenWithUmeQurat]

The hardest thing a small KZbinr can feel is when you wake up in the morning and nothing has changed on your channel even your hardwork 😔 ..

[@ptrinch]

In fairness... Destin used an actual baseball bat. I suspect that those pipes aren't exactly regulation. And if they're hollow, they get a huge advantage. EDIT: Cool AF, nonetheless

[@MGWA6891]

@@ptrinch Heard they were corked

[@boundaryzero]

@@KitchenWithUmeQurat as a YT with over 100,000,000 views - best to just ignore that feeling completely and pursue if you are passionate about it and you have a niche.

[@spectralplays7605]

Legit the only person who is worth this is, N.S Gaunso.

[@guineverehaase7160]

Why did that make me laugh like a horse

[@spectralplays7605]

If you know N.S Gaunso your a true one.

[@robertpiazza]

It’s so perfect your initials are HR and you are just nailing all these Home Runs

[@ashleighmarie6277]

Sending love for Anthony and his dog Jess ❤️ so adorable

[@AGlimpseInside]

That sound! The Boi-oi-oi-oi-oi……. So great.

[@claymore609]

Lol Google translated "oi..."

[@ellenlyons3313]

The sound is more like DOI OI OI OI OI OI OI

[@selo.harper.24]

I just love the sound the bat makes when it contacts a ball, that is just some ASMR level stuff right there XD

[@silverclouds3725]

I want to see Destin's 1,000 MPH baseball cannon "pitch" to the Batcopter!!!

[@mrbushi1062]

this is the colab we need

[@dannyteichroeb864]

The baseball would be obliterated unfortunately lol

[@kendrahows6987]

I would say the ball hit at a 1000 rpm bat would be far to expensive to do. The impact at that speed would destroy the bat, the ball probably would be damaged as well. And with the ball damaged hang time would be limited, so I would say a ball smacked at a 1000 rpm would go 3 80 and 424 meters. As on paper it could go 500 meter.

[@silverclouds3725]

And... yeah, Destin would have to tune his ball blaster down a bit... 250 MPH would be pretty sweet as well!! =0)

[@JaYxNuT]

With the Guys, Gavin and Dan, filming the Slow Mo.

[@massminer2343]

I'd love to dig into the engineering of this thing vs destins. The way the ball is launched into the bat (shot vs punted) has got to change quite a bit in terms of hit distance.

[@Debbiebabe69]

The big difference is destin used actual base ball bats. This thing uses massive aluminium tubes, not base ball bats. They have the record for longest hit *of a baseball*, not longest baseball hit, ie base ball bat vs base ball.

[@massminer2343]

@@Debbiebabe69 that too. I guess it would all come down to how Guinness considers "baseball hit" in determining the record

[@WyattBriggs37]

I love thinking about that too, think about the elastic reaction that would occur if they used a pitching machine at even 50mph in addition to bats or tubes spinning at such a insane rate of speed. It's crazy to think how much more velocity they can achieve by adding in some velocity on the other end. At that point we would have to consider even the structural integrity of the ball as I am sure the covers strings inside the baseball would begin to tear and split with such an intense elastic reaction. I'm honestly surprised they didn't have the covers come off a few of the baseballs they used in this videos already without having added velocity on the other end.

[@ManivanAdventures]

Imagine how far that thing would go if the bats were tilted back at the optimal launch angle to reduce backspin. This would be so fun!

[@jeanaturner9088]

"Flippin' engineered the house down!" 😂 By far the BEST invention you boys have featured yet!!! ⚾️

[@Ssteve5573]

The subtle Jokes either editor Jack or the boys put in post production - such as Herron hearing "240m", and then going "OH 230!", so the confused "230?" flashes across the video, perfectly commenting on the confusion (11:35) -- is such an underrated part of the HR videos that I just adore

[@Jerrymouse79]

Ditto mate I told jack that in a live stream earlier this year. I wish they’d do more it’s very funny. Like on the hitting golf balls through stuff (first one) styro Steve, white board etc asked how many attempts it’s gonna take him to hit the golf ball, Herron says “I’ll hit it” and up pops ‘you sure mate?’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@mumblesbadly7708]

For some of the balls hit at higher RPMs, it looks like the Magnus effect curved the trajectory upwards quite a bit from the original some ways out before the ball starting arcing downward.

[@grumpyoldstudios]

Now Destin will just not put a target in front of his Mach 1+ Baseball cannon. Love it!

[@AdamSWL]

Just love the sound it makes when it strikes a ball! Epic machine! Well done to everyone involved!

[@BoogerDad]

Ooooo so satisfying when it hits and goes flying. Makes a sweet warbly sound and the ball just goes. Absolutely love this!

[@eoin4529]

The files are actually driving me mad 😄 I don't know how insane I'd go if I were actually there

[@stevep8525]

those computer "files" would drive me crazy too, but the "flies" those are horrible, I would have to wear a beekeepers hood. : )

[@TheBluemindedGod]

Should have packed some fly traps for the bunker at least.

[@eoin4529]

@@stevep8525 😅 I accessed the wrong flies in my head when checking the word for files.

[@notold37]

Now that was freaking awesome, the sound of the bat spinning, and when the ball hit, congratulations on the record guys, bloody brilliant

[@bretr5886]

Jack is amazing with his camera work!

[@The93Vector]

Destin: “That’s cute. Let me just pull a vaccuum on my supersonic baseball canon.”

[@yanick6530]

I hope so

[@Michael-fs5ct]

Destin…. Hold my root beer.

[@rjai4890]

Has he ever tested its distance potential? I’ve only ever seen it shot at stuff.

[@brendanroberts2032]

I’m so jealous! I have always wished to have the resources available to make such ridiculous machines that are built so well!

[@zachperez8937]

Isn't it crazy that there have been some mlb players that have homeruns longer than the distance at 8:35? And mlb homeruns are measured by their arc only, so that any distance they would have bounced or rolled is not counted. Crazy how strong some players have to be and how well some people have to swing

[@scottca9780]

And Willie Stargell was hitting 500ft home runs (in the pre-steroid era) with a wooden bat,

[@ao1778]

​@@scottca9780 there's no such thing as a pre-steroid era.

[@OneVoiceOneTruth]

Are we really not going to acknowledge how AMAZING that mural was in the warehouse?!

[@moto50forReal]

i think Dustin will be as excited to watch this as we all were! well done lads

[@TheGrumz]

Hey! This vid was amazing, and Kiwi crate is AWESOME!!! We get the monthly crates for my daughter, only 2 1/2 and she LOVES them!

[@mikecarrier2370]

Absolutely tons of science to make this happen. Very impressed, great video and a lot of fun

[@timbrown3171]

I've played baseball my whole life and that's just insane I've never seen anything over 475ft in my life. Keep up the vids guys definitely always looking forward to them after a stressful week. Keep the positivity and being maniacs which is funny cuz I'm from Maine lol

[@howridiculous]

Maine! Home of Julie The Cat Gaffney haha

[@forgetfuloutdoors4567]

Hi dad. FYI this isn’t my account it’s my cousin, I’m signed into it on my phone

[@timbrown3171]

@@forgetfuloutdoors4567 ok bub love u stay warm and safe duck hunting tomorrow

[@ninjablob9271]

Last night, I was having a really hard time falling asleep, and at one point, I looked at my watch which said 4:44 AM. Of course, I immediately thought of you! 😊Awesome channel mates! 😀Keep it up! 😃

[@onewitthecreed]

I really gotta hand it to you guys I've been following the channel for a while now and you guys have some impressive notches under the belt but this genuinly takes the cake the absolute dedication to the end goal is absolutly Bananas the planning and building just to execute a video and record is bonkers well done lads hats off

[@plasticoflamingo2952]

That's really cool! The whole team, plus the engineers, did an outstanding job on this one. Throw a few watermelons in there, just for fun! Maybe some paint-filled balls, as well. IMO, you still have a way to go, before you beat the slowie of the giant rubberband ball vs. the giant axe, though.

[@ready4zion248]

THROW THE LINE X WATERMELON IN.

[@michaelc3977]

Seeing Anthony and Jess was the highlight. Gave me big smiles.

[@smortz6790]

the only person who understands the science behind this is Gaunson

[@Syracall.]

There is none

[@tysendg1-118]

@DarkKing I said that to myself too, there’s not science behind this, just engineering.

[@zaqclark529]

Everything is science

[@baddgeeksquad]

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[@baddgeeksquad]

Ye

[@TreeCutterDoug]

Really nailing the name of the channel today, boys... and what a glorious noise that machine makes!!!

[@prateekpandey5210]

3:28 i love how he said balls getting loaded and looked down

[@ITSJBTV]

This was one of my favorite ones you have done. I am 51 years old, I played baseball from 4 years old till I was 40, my last 2 years was semi pro, I was a pitcher but was also a good hitter, I had to stop playing due to getting arthritis in my throwing shoulder. Great job breaking the world record.

[@chrismartin6427]

Thing is I don't think it's a legitimate world record because they didn't use the correct equipment for example a proper baseball bat like dustin did good smack all the same tho

[@caernavon]

Never noticed this same thing with a MLB home run, but you're getting the baseballs spinning so fast they're literally RISING after they leave the bat. That's absolutely incredible. One of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@filanfyretracker]

I strongly suspect its because these balls did not have any existing motion on them before hit, where as pitched baseballs have all sorts of motions on them depending on what the pitcher was pitching. combined with the often odd wind patterns of a ballpark.

[@ellenlyons3313]

Anthony is an Awesome man for letting you guys do this

[@ginacerda2352]

Jack and Dereks humor adds on to the team 😂 I would love to see more of Jack in the videos maybe he can be in rock offs next year and have him go up the top 😂 I appreciate everything you guys do. Derek is just hilarious and when you got Scott and derrek together you already know it’s gonna be a hilarious video 🤣

[@timbermen11]

How ridiculous, are those flies? You boys look like you’re having fun!🤙🏻

[@robertescher3082]

Wow... Amazing work by all parties! Thanks Anthony for letting the boys play in your yard! Well done engineers! Legend video editing as usual, and thanks for the fun boys.

[@crocosnz3322]

This is awesome - zero doubt. However I kinda think Destin's record still stands: He used normal bats.

[@RushinTruckin]

Agreed

[@djbeezy]

I agree 100%

[@brodybestluck]

Ya they should of really mentioned that more

[@Kiba69420]

Yeah, some crazy custom metal tube/rod thing made to look crazily like a helicopter, in a backwoods clearing... vs regulation bats from home base on a regulation field. My bet is that regardless of how far these guys knocked a ball, its A: not considered a home run... and B: wont qualify against destins. This is pretty neat though, but i really hate when people try to piggy back something and say its one thing, when its really not. =T

[@Sp1S]

Agreed, fun vid guys, It's some kind of record. But not that record. Those arent bats..

[@75novaguy73]

Everytime I see these spring/summer time vids in Australia im always amazed at the amount of flies buzzing around. I live in the country surrounded by farms, in the sothern central states area, and I cant recollect in all my 31 years the flies ever being THAT bad

[@thomasbarlow4223]

Have you seen the rat problem..... Its way worse than the flies

[@peejay1981]

Yeah, they can get annoying sometimes. I've been literally 100 miles from civilisation, get out of the car, and there is instantly a cloud of flies there.

[@NorthlandNTIVE]

Thats absolutely bonkers mate. Love it!!

[@chefdan87]

I look forward to the future videos with this contraption. But... I think Destin's method holds truer to the challenge by using an actual baseball bat. But yours is still awesome.

[@howridiculous]

Yep his was truer as he used a regular bat. We went oversized so we could hit bigger stuff too unlike all the other machines others have made ☺️

[@Meerbeer1]

That wall art is sick 🔥

[@ariseira_]

Love seeing you guys work with engineers on bigger projects!

[@CS-rx2gx]

A lot of the energy created when hitting for distance comes from the speed of the pitch. A ball thrown with velocity can thus be hit farther than a lobbed one - Science with CS

[@jimwashere104]

We didn't invent it, but we going use it. - Scott Gaunson 2021

[@SleekSportsCo123]

Keep up the good work guys. My dad is a huge fan and waits for each new episode . Love you guys and you put a smile on my face everday

[@RoseBeeKind]

This is such an impressive effort from everyone involved! Well done all!

[@jokinha44]

This gives me nostalgia of the Mythbuster days

[@mpauls85]

Your safety is .... interesting... Idea for a new video: Through how many shipping containers will the bat rip if it comes loose at 400 rmp? my guess is 7... Stay safe lads, I want so see a lot more coming from you!

[@logan48arney]

Great video. Would have been awesome to see the distance overlayed on different MLB stadiums to see how tiny they look compared to the hits

[@jacksonbrett5078]

GDay mates, I work for Brett Sports. Thanks for using our ABL Baseballs! Glad they are getting put to good use since the ABL can’t play this year! Hopefully y’all enjoyed our product! Let me know if you have any Baseball related Questions! Cheers mates

[@Jerrymouse79]

You can answer a question for me then please. How much are your baseballs each? I just looked on the HR merch page and I’m astonished.

[@straight-up-shots]

The beginning height of the "bats" helped the ball fly much further. Also those are huge bats!

[@ExoticSpoons]

You guys are insane! Favorite KZbinrs by far

[@trumootm143]

There is really a lot of math going into all of that. It’s neat to look at all of the stuff they did to make it work

[@WhatsMyFandom]

What a cute chopper! The sound when the "bat" hits the ball

[@plumbussmith]

Destin is probably getting his next design ready now.

[@oregonsbragia]

Well done boys! I can't wait to see this thing do melons and spray paint cans, and so much more.

[@checkle1]

I love how they advertised for kiwico, that was a genuine and effective advert

[@gamechamp19]

It's a rare day when Destin does a video that misses some scientific controls and even rarer when HR actually does something scientifically. Colour me impressed.

[@RubSomefastOnIt]

to be fair, they didnt do it... they payed an engineering firm ALOT of money to do it for them...

[@ThePrufessa]

@@RubSomefastOnIt payed?

[@mikevonbertouch]

@@RubSomefastOnIt Just to be completely transparent, the engineering was all done gratis as a junior staff training/team building exercise by Innovaero under the guidance and mentorship of the senior staff. The cost of the build was however covered :-)

[@-dirk-65]

I want to see better pitching. A fast ball has to add distance. C'mon 'scientists'. Get real.

[@ThePrufessa]

This was the best way to pitch to it considering the timing needed. They had to do timing corrections every time they added RPM.

[@Railmanbelander]

Am I the only on that wanted to see the drone just get the same treatment Randy Johnson gave a bird in a game?

[@chanceshuman311]

Everyone really needs to show some love for editor Jack because he is just a legend

[@dash8brj]

Love how when that deadly contraption gets up to abover 250 rpm on the "bats" it actually sounds a bit like an actual helicopter!

[@klove2966]

It was so awesome see how far this thing hit the ball. But in all fairness to Destin's (and his engineering team's) record, he used an actual baseball bat; the batcopter just seems like a whole different category.

[@EricCall]

There’s a lot more surface area and a lot more mass behind the hits, I’m gonna say completely different category from Destin and Smarter Every Day.

[@meribor]

I agree

[@CupolaDaze]

Exactly. The batcopter is great but Destin still hold's the record with a real bat and pitches coming from the front. The batcopter also adds extra upwards force to the ball from the start.

[@Shane_A_Phillips]

Also the height difference of the batcopter is an advantage for distance.

[@DonnyW13]

Yep

[@blakekeating2569]

As a former baseball player in my youth and teens, I LOVED this one. Well done, boys.

[@OfficalLawDawe]

Shout out to "Kanyana Engineering" for fabricating the stainless bat blade!

[@AulisA.O.T]

14:10 r.i.p bugs!

[@DubDriver17]

You guys should do a contest where you write different point values on the baseballs, (some positive, some negative) and have them fire out of the batcopter at random and catch them. You’ll never know if you’re catching a positive or negative value ball. It’d be a blast to watch!

[@SociallyAwkwardGinger]

amazing video as always! thanks Editor Jack! ;) I also love the "How Many?" videos as well. Any chance that could be a series and its own playlist? Cheers guys. Thanks for making our days better :)

[@eliklappenbach2426]

Now we need to see how far Destin can shoot a ball with his supersonic baseball cannon

[@GrimUltima686]

Has to be hit not shot

[@JayHillard]

If only the supersonic cannon could fire at the batcopter at speed…..the destruction would be fantastic.

[@lawson-smithfamily2522]

can i just say, the sound that it makes every hit is just, simply, yes

[@jacobrich7785]

Honestly the most impressive part may be Jack's FPV skills

[@freefall945]

Amazing work boys! Knocked it out of the park, as always! :D Have you given any thought to reviving the ancient art of the Benjaminite Slingers, re: Judges 20:16? It'd be rad to see you blokes doing some David vs Goliath stuff, trying to sling golf balls through a watermelon or whatnot. Cheers from Brisbane, on the civilized coast! :D