How Many Holes till my Surfboard Stops Working?

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[@JoelCreates]

"Better to have holes in your board than in your logic" - Surfocrates

[@Weisz]

Proud to say i have holes in both

[@philpeb2728]

@Not RickRoll 👇..... why did I Evan click

[@ELjaroni]

“Be excellent to each other” -Surfocrates

[@H2oEater]

Lol

[@regenpalkar4385]

@@Weisz hmmmmmm

[@integza]

Louis: I made so many holes! Grace: MORE HOLES!!!!

[@Styyxxxx]

Sup

[@Weisz]

MOARRRRR

[@ElizabethSwims]

Love your videos btw

[@integza]

@@ElizabethSwims Thank you !

[@fishnet420]

@Integza now to do this to tomatoes those evil things

[@TheKingofRandom]

“It’s like a bidet!” Great video Louis! Love it when you and Grace hang 🤙🏼 Oh and nice studio btw 😉

[@Weisz]

Thanks i made it myself 😂 always a blast working with her!

[@yesterdaydream]

I had to doubletake like, did she just say that? lmao

[@mvdude3]

@@yesterdaydream what did she say?

[@yesterdaydream]

@@mvdude3 "It's like a bidet!"

[@obpersin]

When tkor runs out of budget

[@edyslavico3761]

My guess is that as long as you can stand on it it's gonna work fine

[@waffle7990]

You deserve a real commenter not a bot

[@gormauslander]

Yeah, I mean, you can do it with no board too. A lifting surface generates lift proportional to speed, so no matter how many holes you put in it, even until it's gone completely, it will work.

[@hoveringgoat8061]

more holes == more drag It'll still work but just not as well. At some point it wont be able to maintain enough speed to stay on top of the water.

[@gormauslander]

@@hoveringgoat8061 That's a matter of boat power

[@Julienkb09]

@@gormauslander Big brain

[@EZOnTheEyes]

I mean I was gonna ask how many surfboards can we put in a hole before it stops working... But yours is a better idea.

[@windisfunnylol]

Lol

[@casperdong]

Louis In two years: how many holes can we put in a person before they die? There’s only one way to find out!

[@Weisz]

Tough but fair

[@chrisgaming9567]

I already suggested parachutes on the discord

[@Aaron-dw4fr]

"Postition really matters"

[@TheCraddingGuy]

To be fair humans pre-assembled come with 7 to 8 holes depending on their gender

[@darkshadowsx5949]

@@TheCraddingGuy "humans pre-asembled" ? who is stitching body parts together to make a human? Dr Frankenstein?

[@EladLerner]

Since barefoot waterski is a thing, I guess you can add so many holes you just remove the whole board.

[@Spookatz.]

sounds painful

[@potaton1342]

Sound itchy

[@twoheartsinharryshouse594]

If I tried that I would die 💀

[@jimbob-br5jt]

Thats at a faster speed and your not on the wave

[@rexzar]

It can stop working after only 1 hole, just need a big enough drill

[@OhLookAnotherNimRod]

Haha 😂 smart ass

[@liemduongthanh8386]

or to come at it horizontally

[@yonigle8553]

cut off the entire board

[@SonicUnderground316]

"The hole actually makes the bord better" ... and thus, the Louis & Grace surfboard empire is born haha. Also, I wonder if the angle of the holes would have made any significant differences. I mean, since the theory is that holes reduce drag as there's less surface area, I wonder if making the holes at an angle would help as you could potentially reduce the drag caused by how the water hit the inside of the bord.

[@Vintoneuler]

Grace: “Take your GoPro off your head and redo all of this” Louis: “I look goofy in all my stuff” 😂

[@ligmasugmakenya114]

You should do a series where you just put holes into something until it stops working.

[@garethbaus5471]

Just don't do the hoover dam or something that could kill people.

[@ligmasugmakenya114]

@@garethbaus5471 put a hole in this marriage until divorce

[@trashtrash2169]

Put a hole in the spacetime continuum.

[@tristinbell]

Put holes in holes

[@bloodlinegaming9962]

would love to see what happens when the holes are drilled to where the water flows at an angle upwards

[@thelegend-wk3nv]

The hole's who'd increase drag . The water is jetting out of hole's because the edges of the hole scoop up the water.the flatter the surface the less drag it who'd have in the water. My bes guess is that the hole's created more drag making it more stable / easier to ride.

[@luizantonioveledadaveiga4542]

thanks for your comment

[@catchara1496]

Would also explain the front being more tired

[@awkwarden4]

Sequel: Can you surf without a surfboard?

[@XTremeCaffeine]

No, but you CAN water ski without skis

[@Weisz]

Actually trying to maybe do this…

[@KodeGringle]

@@Weisz surf board shoes

[@SlimShady-gs8pl]

Body surfing is a lot of fun on smaller waves that break close to shore

[@andrewnazario2253]

@@XTremeCaffeine ow?

[@Nooderu]

“That’s a lot of holes tho” -Louis Weisz 2021

[@Norweeg]

“Somebody needed to get to the bottom of this.” Are we talking about the lake?

[@tripwire3992]

《==to be continued==

[@jameswolf5513]

That looks so sick! You barely tell they’re standing on anything!

[@Mireaze]

I love grace so much, she's so much fun!

[@Weisz]

Right?! I love getting to work with her

[@dollardudes]

@@Weisz you smash big g?

[@voyhager3]

This reminds me of the FliteTest jenga plane a while back

[@nogtart9731]

Louis looking at anything: How can i make this already complicated task more complicated?

[@kariduanimations]

Someday Louis is gonna be drilling holes in a human brain to see how many it takes before consciousness is erased

[@BeatAces]

Time to rediscover the lobotomy

[@ohiovalleyboy8340]

Grace is a jack of all trades...I just picked this random vid, freaking awesome!!

[@lordzer1]

I require more testing. Does the angle of the holes make a substantial difference? Or, Golf ball divets on a board

[@kawasakidirtrider]

Golf ball divets are the real question

[@crusaderxavier]

This video was awesome and it’s a great thing to watch when I’m needing a laugh

[@SVoided]

We have a Queen Currently

[@sganicocchi5337]

this deserves at least a million

[@keedersan2358]

Ayyy finally another quality video on this platform

[@Weisz]

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[@stefanomancini1930]

That was super cool!! 🤩

[@blazehaze233]

she looks so excited i love her

[@Quykennedy]

The good news is, as long as you stay on land, you can punch 10,000 holes in it and it will work!

[@shaunbeakley348]

I feel like where you place the holes is most important. The rear is where the pressure is developed. The front would cause some issues if you get too forward and it catches, bringing the nose under. Or sum

[@anthonypincelli4007]

Now it's time for the ultimate test. If you have a really small boat and fasten multiple leaf blowers to it on max setting aiming backwards can you get enough momentum to move.

[@artbk]

You should have collected data on the drag of the board with a scale on the pulling rope. A data-logger there synced with the test footages would've given you info on wether it drags more or less.

[@brandonloukota4760]

Wouldn’t necessarily give accurate data. Because the tension in the rope depends on where in the wave you are and a few other things. At some points even they let go completely and just surf on the wave, so obviously if they had the rope still at that point the tension would be zero regardless of if the board had holes or not. But the drag wouldn’t necessarily be the same even though the force is

[@geddon436]

@@brandonloukota4760 how would accurate data be achieved with the surf board?

[@brodythompson4672]

I would assume it's like a golf ball in where there's now enough holes to grab a layer of water, causing water to slip on water which is more efficient than board on water. I guess I'm not a smartoligest.

[@garethbaus5471]

That actually isn't how the dimples on a golf ball work.

[@fleckione-workinprogress4249]

Less bad board = better kinda makes sense ^^

[@user-ix3en1zd7n]

LLLOOOOOUIIIISS ! thanks for the new content ! always love your stuff , Take care brother

[@Weisz]

THANKS JEFF

[@thatgirl6158]

I just finished watching The Shallows and this video notification comes out. Coincidentally, I was thinking of this while watching the movie lol.

[@ChrisRollins]

Lol! Looks like it has hottub jets on it! 🤘🏻

[@davinwilliams3130]

I can already see it now. People are going to start researching how to make the ideal surfboard by putting holes in it.

[@robindiamondhands6416]

Okay I’ve started binge watching lol

[@perrynavestad5197]

This man is livin the life

[@Daniero1994]

If you do barefoot waterskiing, then technically you could "cover" 100% of the board in holes and it would still work.

[@mattiusvalentine3199]

The physics do change because a surfer paddling for a wave goes from a dead stop to having to paddle the board with holes, or drag like a keel, to popping up and riding it. Basically behind a boat your able to forgo the drag by muscling the rope your holding onto. You can pull a log behind a boat, but can you paddle one?

[@weedjesus5587]

You should try to make a cement surf board to see if it’s rideable or do something with other materials that you normally wouldn’t think of being used to make a surf board

[@heraldokawakami9965]

Should have checked the minimum velocity to stable stand up with a standard board and the one with holes, because if the velocity is not been checked you may even able to "ski" on bare foots.

[@kylebrake1806]

I love your videos!

[@LCSF]

What is you lean the holes to the front, so the table will still have holes but reducing the drag . What will be the minimal material required to mala a surf table?

[@thesteamengineer442]

So this is how Jack Sparrow got to that one port in his sinking boat!

[@Spider2point0]

This sure is a question no one was asking, but I'm sure glad I know the answer now.

[@flamingfoxes3066]

I remember going to my cousin’s house (she lives like right off a lake) and she was wavesurfing and our little cousin goes “I want to waterboard when I’m older”

[@eastky1901]

You guys shlda drilled the holes in a 45 degree angle from the top down and angled from front to back. ( / ) You could get more holes, without the water spurting up thru the board

[@darkshadowsx5949]

that might actually help reduce friction by having air flow under the board.

[@whatwhowhyhow]

The surfboard works because it has been blessed, you see. It’s *holey.*

[@gurshaanbasra3639]

4:27 bye grace have a good time 🤣

[@FrancisSims]

It's the princess of random! 😯

[@nonnolundholm551]

That surf bord is holy

[@curlybrace314]

Well, those results surprised me. I also thought the holes would increase drag.

[@hoveringgoat8061]

it did

[@unfunny2258]

it does with weight on it, but when its unweighted they aren't in the water enough to catch so it just acts like less surface area

[@ElectroProjects]

Thats a great experiment

[@cyber_nuggets8302]

Man tried to break a board and invented a shark tank product

[@Weisz]

Lemme go patent this brb

[@sandrah4358]

Agree!!! How much fun are those geysers 🤩

[@ongbak8552]

You can also remove material in a way that the drag is less, like lines instead of circles. Just a thought. This was really unique experiment.

[@greysonberndt6548]

It's like those public fountains that kids play in where the water jets up at random intervals

[@Weisz]

That’s what i said!! Hahaha

[@jouhannaudjeanfrancois891]

from what you experienced, you have to try golf balls indents

[@yesterdaydream]

3:52 reminds me of Homer slowly backing into the bushes

[@justme2296]

If you made the holes diagonal from the lower-front to the back-top so the water goes through without creating unnecessary drag what would happen?

[@janukachandrasena5915]

5:28 you have now hypnotized me

[@londonjohn5074]

That surf board is very holy

[@priyanshudey7978]

Hi, Phill Swift here, and I cut this surfboard in half.

[@Weisz]

THATS A LOTTA DAMAGE

[@linuck3403]

good video!! 👍

[@Weisz]

Thanks linus!

[@TheRealToaster2]

Haven't watched it yet, but I theorize that the buoyancy wouldn't be an issue so much as the drag. More holes means more resistance to forward movement. If you angle or design the holes a certain way, you could have many more while minimizing the drag caused by them.

[@gurshaanbasra3639]

I'm glad reys apart of this 😌

[@Fhajadusisneb]

I believe it will work as long as you can stand on it

[@BrandonBarnhart]

Research "Wetted area" and it will help explain what you are seeing. Also, I think you could accomplish the same efficiency by dimpling the bottom of the board. It would reduce the wetted area and may trap air which would reduce drag.

[@yesman6559]

Yes

[@theonetimeoccurance2830]

Call the board “The Holy Board”

[@Redgsm240]

... nice

[@Sammyc50]

Imagine the board shooting away under your feet but one of your toes catches on one of the holes. ouch... Also, drilling holes in the surfboard does reduce drag but in turn reintroduce more drag depending on the angle of the holes. Think about swinging a tennis racket compared to beach paddle, less drag on a racket full holes. The holes being drilled straight down the thick surfboard does introduce some drag. It forces water straight up into the air when initially the water was flowing horizontal. Remember sticking your hands out a moving car with your palm facing forward? Changing the flow of air around your hand by rotating your hand to a more horizontal position you feel less drag. Angling the holes in the board more parallel to the flow of the water when riding it, will most likely reduce the drag on the board. But this will definitely reduce upwards force (lift). An airplane with Swiss cheese wings will have a hard time getting airborne. Meaning you will need to be pulled forward faster to get the same result as with a board without holes. Remaining high on the water, with less drag.

[@akshinbarathi8914]

experimenting is a part of science, and topics like these are rare in youtube, your channel and you are a banger mate. i wish you can try to make more holes and increase the velocity, because with sufficient velocity a human can surf only with his legs

[@nesiachan4534]

Very interesting well let's see when Will it break instead of sink

[@somathebest]

4:33 Like for that from Spain!

[@Corruptt]

how is my 2005 wakesetter out performing this super air nautique with wave size, im sure the push is more but my wave is significantly bigger than this.

[@troys1426]

magically, louis weisz can surf without a surf board

[@wakiezakiederidder6813]

Now I want to go surfing 😭

[@MrGrombie]

What happens when the water hits the walls of the holes? I still don’t think it is more smooth. Just novel.

[@swift4854]

You could have cut the holes at an angle to reduce drag kinda like how a cheese graters holes are.

[@ethanpickard9005]

Ay I respect the pit vipers

[@solanumtuberosa]

Its like surfing on a cheeseboard.

[@ivanorozco9464]

It would be interesting to see with holes at an angle

[@Logan_5.0]

Is that the coralville lake/ lake McBride

[@Ferro3D]

Louis here is asking the important questions

[@gavinperch9413]

You'd probably need a decent rig to test this but I'd like to see how many holes you can tap in a rifle barrel until the bullets don't come out

[@FirstNameLastName-gh9iw]

ahh the best way of making your vacation a business expense

[@enzochoi923]

this is the cheapest way to make surfing on a trash board more fun, maybe sand the edges of the holes and it'll ride even better!

[@potatoarcade690]

That's one holy board

[@sabastianwetherill-orifice2648]

what would happen if the holes were angled towards the back?

[@williamcaskey1121]

Is this in texas? It looks very similar to a place I occasionally head over the summer to jet ski

[@jeffjefferson5095]

This reminds me of golf ball dimples

[@JavierFernandez01]

Hey! I know grace! She wouldn't remember me but i saw her on KZbin. A whole bunch of times. :)

[@LYC_44]

I bet if you were to drill the holes and coat the inside of the holes with sealer of some sort so water dosnt get sucked into the board it might work better and not be as heavy

[@dinodude7773]

Nice.!

[@galactic_c4090]

The holes make them look like they are riding the water without the board

[@jts9136]

You two def together

[@TwizzlerHobo]

Louis what in the just just why am I not surprised?

[@juhbenward18]

Alright, next is how many holes in a surfboard to use on the ocean, or that little one people use to slide on the wet sand, i dont remember the name

[@Weisz]

Skimboard?