Can Flex Tape Stop A Wrecking Ball from 45m?

[@FlexSeal]

Flex yeah! This is INCREDIBLE!! 💪🔛

[@cattyy99]

you really should give even MORE flex tape, i really want to see if the tape will stand up against bruce

[@Celestial-yq6hz]

I was expecting this 😅

[@nexusyang4832]

You guys need to send more tape so we can see a rematch of flex tape vs Bruce. :)

[@madelynpilarmartinez811]

Hi Phil

[@vkvienz938]

That's a lot of damage

[@petevillegas5048]

I loved how Gaunson accidentally actually explained the bubbles in the ice. H2O when in liquid form holds a certain amount of air dissolved in it. Ice can also hold some dissolved air but not nearly as much as when in liquid form. So as the liquid turns to ice, some of the air is expelled and trapped. The outer sections are clear because it is the purest ice. All of the air and other impurities are pushed inwards. So the bubbles are basically not trying to escape the bar. They were kicked out.

[@TylerDollarhide]

Yeah, you could tell that he wasn't completely serious when he said that it was the oxygen in the water molecules. It was meant as mostly a bit, but he wasn't far off.

[@TylerDollarhide]

Though unfortunately some people are completely serious when they make extremely loose connections like that.

[@falloutdetroit8884]

damn rent

[@sdgilmer]

If the water were degassed (search on "degassing water") before freezing it, it would be crystal clear, making it much more dense and much stronger (I think).

[@colinboice]

One thing you could add is that the block freezes outside in which ends up trapping air in the midsection

[@Reptex_cs]

Water and dye have different freezing-points, water freezes first. The bucket freezes from the outside inwards, freezing the water first around the edges and then eventually the dye last, in the middle. Same goes for trapped air, the water freezes on the outside, pushing air in towards the center. What I can't explain is the "shooting air bubbles". Looks really cool anyhow!

[@jayisbirb]

the "shooting air bubbles" is caused by the mixture from the food coloring being pushed towards the center. As the outside layer freezes, it forms a shell that has a slight negative pressure (cause water expands when it freezes, meaning there's the same amount of material occupying a larger area), so as the food coloring is pushed towards the center, it creates little mini-vacuums in it's wake. Long story short, those aren't actually air bubbles, but little bubbles of "nothingness" (I use quotation marks cause I doubt it's a true vacuum and there's probably a little bit of something in there, but there's likely not much)

[@danbert8]

@@jayisbirb Entrained air coming out of solution. All water has some level of air diluted into it which is why aquatic things can breathe underwater.

[@Tommy3]

OH

[@notfirstTHERMAL]

@@jayisbirb Hmm yeah, I'm not sure about the negative pressure, if the ice is being frozen in an enclosed vessel (as it was), it's expansion would create a positive pressure - it's why cans explode if you leave them in the freezer! As danbert explained, the bubbles are air that has been forced out of the ice's crystal structure and have coalesced into bubbles.

[@Jcc8t7]

works for maple syrup too

[@kevinmoore8780]

Also have to remember that the flex tape is being weakened with each hit. There are lots of things that are strong on first impact but weaker on subsequent impacts. Car seatbelts for example are supposed to be replaced after a serious accident as the stress on the belts by that first accident can weaken the belt. That goes to show that the Flex tape performs even better than shown in the video.

[@nameismetatoo4591]

Also the table is on sand/dirt. The peak deceleration of the objects is reduced since the legs can dig into the ground, and lower acceleration = lower force. I think the outcome would have been different had the table been on solid concrete.

[@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904]

​@@nameismetatoo4591 We would probably see the legs shatter first. Flextape is quite tensile cimpared to the table legs.

[@andromededp5316]

⁠​⁠@@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904yeah but the table legs would be working in compression, not tension

[@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904]

@@andromededp5316 Yeah my bad. I confused my terms. Even then though, the table legs are more likely to snap due to compression than the flex tape being torn due to the tension caused by the falling object.

[@andromededp5316]

@@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904 I’m not sure, but that would depend on specific alloys and thermal treatment

[@minacapella8319]

I think the fact that it took this many CONSECUTIVE blows from increasing weight of objects is what makes it REALLY impressive.

[@val_val_]

To be fair, if the table was set on concrete, it would've been a different story

[@calaabo]

I also think that with the impacts of the lighter stuff, the tape was stretching out after each hit, so it was less likely to tear on heavier items. I think had they gone heaviest to lightest items, the tape wouldn’t have held up the same but that’s my hypothesis

[@tylevs]

​@@val_val_or if they didn't have $1000+ worth of tape

[@goku445]

@@val_val_ the table structure would likely break before the tape.

[@jonw7760]

i think it also helped "set" the tape as well

[@ethank1127]

What we see in the ice block is actually a defense mechanism from the food coloring. Similar to porcupines, when food coloring (specifically of the red variety) feels threatened, it sends out protruding spines to ward off the danger. In this case the danger was the cold temperatures if the freezing water. Unfortunately this specimen was unable to fend off the ice, becoming entrapped and leaving us this incredible visual of the battle.

[@enry_lebaron]

makes sense

[@johnbracewell3700]

Couldn't of explained it better

[@jameswilson5165]

Ding Ding Ding! Winnnnnnner!

[@christopherrobinson3857]

lol best bs answer.

[@halloweendad]

Science with Ethan K

[@jackbauer408]

I love how flex tape not only recognizes the memes, but embrace the memes. 11/10 company

[@RJhobbs99]

I'm Phil Swift and I sawed this boat in half!

[@pizzaslice3891]

Well this video is a good way to advertise the validity of your product

[@dannypipewrench533]

I stole a car and shot an ape, *PHIL SWIFT HERE WITH FLEX TAPE!*

[@karelpgbr]

Yeah lmao, companies that go along with their fanbase or memes are the best!

[@nexusyang4832]

*dbrand has entered the chat*

[@ohkaygoplay]

It's incredible how much joy I get watching these guys drop things from high places in unique ways. :)

[@poldicosa100]

For me, the slowie of the day was the anvil with the poudered colors. It's so flippin' good to see you guys back at the 45m tower again! Edit: Thanks for all the Likes!

[@tomcosa]

Fax.

[@4422-]

That band ball on the axe I haven't seen before that was wicked even tho it wasn't today I hope they hit 200k I'd love to see that slow Mo of the 1ton rubber band ball hitting the axe

[@poldicosa100]

@@4422- Me too.

[@SirNickyT]

Poudered ?!

[@poldicosa100]

@@SirNickyT *Powdered

[@liamlundergan2751]

5:20 I'll take that challenge. When liquids freeze, they form crystals and typically these are well organized. But if they freeze quickly, they don't organize as well as they could if this was done slowly (slowly reducing the temperature). I believe what's happening is that the dye isn't soluble in water at low temperatures, so the dye and the water separated (think oil and water), forming what look like bubbles. Due to the size of the sample, the inside cooled more slowly, forming a semi-regular looking structure that the dye can help us visualize. It could also be gas bubbles that got frozen into the ice block, as cold gases are more soluble in water than warm ones.

[@ijnebula4888]

But it’s definitely not because oxygen just decided to abandon its hydrogen atoms and make a run for it as it realized its relationship was pointless and it should immediately escape to go hang out with other oxygens.

[@zxXEROTSxz]

@@ijnebula4888 this would make water into gas

[@SirPeashooter]

yall are nerds

[@philipfahy9658]

@@zxXEROTSxz It would explode and actually form water again. If you split the water into gases (as in separating the oxygen in H20) in the same chamber somehow spontaneously, you'd have hydrogen gas which is highly flammable, and oxygen gas, the other typical component necessary for an ignition. Pure hydrogen ignition just produces water as a byproduct, so you'd be back to where you started. The oxygen in the water that occasionally forms bubbles, or that fish use to breathe, is just dissolved oxygen. It's still O2, it's not chemically bound to the water.

[@SquirrelTheorist]

The challenge is ingenious! Perfect way to get more comments!! I love the response but tbh I love the double ingenuity of the HR team.

[@jestinjeffries9430]

I would love to see the Flex Tape get a second round with the Hulk Fist after it has been freshly applied to see how well it will hold up then.

[@markrush5013]

yes exactly.maybe wind the flex tape all around the table frame where the stickiness isnt an issue just the strength is tested.

[@ertubochannel9756]

Probably the tapes wins

[@Ethanbumhole]

@@ertubochannel9756 OBIOUSLY IT WOULD NOT

[@iceneko9170]

​@@Ethanbumhole who knows. the tape might have won.

[@Am_Cookie2436]

@CelesteeRobloxx it lost this time due to it losing it's grip on the table and coming off. It would have a very good chance considering it stopped a 250 kilo wrecking ball dead in it's tracks without any major damage

[@TimothyChinedu-lk7rt]

Forget the flex tape. That's one sturdy table

[@Verified_Freak]

Never forget the flex tape 😤

[@ChrisGamingNL333]

I'm so glad that you guys have returned to the tower, probably the most iconic location from the history of the How Ridiculous KZbin channel

[@DukeTheMonkey.]

Agreed

[@gregsteele806]

I know the boys have done a lot of crazy things lately, but sometimes you just want to see things dropped off a tower.

[@shlumshlumshlippidydot4204]

They have been to like 5 locations. Not that crazy

[@reardenbentley9622]

remember when they did trick shots? pepperidge farm remembers.

[@Monto.OMonto]

fr ive missed the tower thought it was gone for good

[@jopo7996]

It's good to know that if I ever want to protect a $50 table, I just need $5000 of flex tape.

[@ac10054]

Exactly! And if a natural disaster destroys your house, at least your table will probably still be standing.

[@thisoneguy7096]

The best part is it's prolly like 30 bucks

[@TheQueenOfSheba]

**wraps house in flex tape**

[@jklmnopski7421]

“I sawed this table in half!”

[@zambachoo]

Or ya Cabeza!

[@caitomusicofficial]

Don't get me wrong I love how creative their content has become but having the boys back at the tower just hits different

[@MrCanadianhero]

it scratches that itch in a perfect way.

[@bellescott7214]

Agreed love seeing the boys back here!!!

[@McBoostah]

Agreed

[@BeastOwned]

Only reason I clicked really

[@angrydingus5256]

absolutely!

[@jamesleduke873]

It's dissolved air. Ice freezes from the outside in, forcing the air towards the centre. The air doesn't freeze, so it's forced out of the water, leaving bubble like voids.

[@OllocerPostsRandomStuff]

Ai

[@chrisschlis9440]

Flex Seal could not have come up with a better add campaign than what you guys just produced. Great fun guys!! And as far as the hair... you only get one trip through.. May as well try it long once.

[@michaelwright7156]

Yea whatever flex seal paid them it was worth it.

[@enry_lebaron]

not as good as the phil swift ad campaign!

[@llpalm08]

It is one of the few seen on TV things that lives up to the ads. I got some to repair a crack in a water butt, and it has kept it sealed for well over 3 years now

[@PublicAtLarge]

You get one go at life, you might as well take a red hot crack at it.

[@aynDRAWS]

What's really impressive is that the anvil came in at just about the worst possible angle to do the most possible damage

[@RobMedellin]

That anvil be evil

[@merdikalkoven873]

@Roberto Medellin the anvil had a vendetta

[@johnr797]

It was a lotta damage

[@mailvooryoutubehuts8234]

Well it is made out of aluminum sooo its pretty light

[@M3RCURY_MUSIC]

@@mailvooryoutubehuts8234 imagine if it was made out of tungsten or gold, that would of been a LOT of damage.

[@WassupMyHaters]

you should loop the flex tape around the frame so its not just relying on the glue. I would love to see Bruce up against that

[@JadeMythriil]

that's part of the test though. To see how strong the adhesive is.

[@WassupMyHaters]

@@JadeMythriil yeah I get that, and we've just seen that test. I want to see how strong the fabric is, tape is often looped over itself for added strength.

[@mcgigglefits9864]

Keep going. Long hair is awesome.

[@somberskies4050]

Truthfully the tape only let go due to the repeted trauma fresh tape would have held no problem

[@FireStormOOO_]

That version is a 3 way battle - the steel frame surviving isn't a given since we don't know the thickness of steel they used.

[@theangrybutcher]

We need rubber band ball vs giant axe with the phantom now. It will be the greatest slowy of all time.

[@Grobohalic]

I really want to like your comment, but you’re on 44 likes, and it would just feel wrong

[@MorpH2k]

The Atlas stone did a lot of damage, you could clearly see how it tore a lot of it from the frame. It would be cool to see how Bruce would fare against a fresh layer of tape. Also, keep the hair, it's working.

[@gathingstimothy]

Scott was pretty close on his answer! Liquid H2O holds more dissolved air than frozen H2O, as it freezes the excess dissolved air is ejected leaving the air spikes you see leaving from the middle of the ice-block. You guys continue to be such a pleasure to watch!

[@brisbanekilarny6212]

I agree. Water contains dissolved gasses and it is the gasses that are forming the air pockets. The water molecules in the frozen state produce an open hexagonal structure causing the expansion of the volume of water. This forces the gases in the water to form the air bubbles.

[@Patrick-hs3om]

yea if they were right it would make H2

[@Jonrocks7]

Im glad there werent any 5 year olds spamming “🤓🤓🤓” in these replies!

[@crazysasha1374]

An important thing to note is that the oxygen atom in the water (H2O) is not escaping the water molecule.

[@yoshtg]

but its mostly nitrogen not oxygen and the oxygen in there does not come from the H2O so he was not right at all actually

[@Presto_001]

To the How Ridiculous crew, as a West Australian, I see you guys are going to be on Telethon this weekend. You guys are so supportive to everyone you see and also produce some legendary content like this one. Thank you. #44 Club Rocks!

[@chrissynen]

Even giving our hometown heroes: the Wildcats some love too 🤘🏼🏀

[@cigaghad]

12:07 is where wrecking ball drops

[@samermana5425]

Thanks for telling me❤😊

[@paradoxthc3301]

Mvp

[@mykidsfuture5582]

@cigaghad straight-up kicking adverts in the sack with peak-content time-stamping. Ouch. You’re a cold one, sir. 🫡

[@kennyhammons]

glad ur back at the tower. I miss these

[@matthewblair6790]

Tower videos just make me so happy!! Dunno why they’re just so perfect!!

[@seitzfamily070]

Agrees

[@Dripthany]

Facts

[@alphaomega95]

Genuinely impressed with how well the tape held up. From what I can see. a lot of it comes from the flexibility of the tape itself, meaning it can deform (bulge) a lot, absorbing the impact over that distance, meaning it doesn't experience as much force at a given time compared to e.g. bulletproof glass, and hence it doesn't break. It's kinda the same idea as using a blanket or trampoline to catch someone jumping from a height/out of a building, and also explains why the exercise ball didn't pop. Great video and great slowies on this one :) P.S. Stanford - I think you look great with both short and long hair. It's always great to experiment, but in the end go with whichever makes you feel like your best you :)

[@05edb]

A lot of it comes from the fact the table is in sand so acts like a spring, thus absorbing most the impact. Would like to see this with a table on solid ground.

[@ianlavalley1803]

@@05edb as well i think they went around without breaking the tape meaning when you would push on top it would lock up after being stretched similar to a Chinese finger lock bet it would hold vs bruce if it was the first time

[@HappysFunPalace]

@@05edb we also have no idea how much flex tape they actually used, the same thing can be done with regular tape, if you use enough. Imo if they wanted to show how effective flex tape is they should have done like a similar one with regular tape, or start with 1 layer of flex tape and work up (but that sounds way too time consuming)

[@LordSaulo]

put subtitles in portuguese, please.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

A..a bulge? 👀

[@XboxDeserter]

Hats of to whoever welded that table frame!

[@SIX-SH00T3R]

@the ugly greek that would depend on the thickness

[@lamnad]

I love how this entire channel can be summed up with "boy being boys in the best possible ways".

[@tylerfriedel8150]

Aw man I've been so hyped for a return to the tower! Also in response to Brett's hair question, I started buzzing the sides of my head and leaving a thin strip of hair like Sheeva from Mortal Kombat and it's been a really nice mix of both worlds. Has the length for some fun flippy action but is super light and cool. Godspeed guys, thanks for the amazing entertainment! :)

[@HunterThinker]

TOWAH!

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

That was crazy. Can we just recognize that Rexy has some awesome break dance moves on the first drop? Almost landed on his feet. The zorbies were a cool slow mo but, the powder paint was really cool. Great job guys. Kudos to Flex Tape!

[@cavwastaken6161]

*Zorbies*

[@4wheelliving132]

LOL I was thinking the same thing about Rexy's dance moves

[@lbdjthethird1240]

Actually is pretty impressive. If you think about it, this may be the most viewed 15-minute commercial of all time.

[@kodyeidenschink6861]

You guys just do it the right way . Thank you so much for what you do . Great example for the kids . Took the egg drop challenge and turned it into a lifestyle. Well done!

[@randomdude189]

They fall short a lot but most of them are wins

[@danmcalester1716]

9:46 that’s the best slow mo we’ve ever seen!!! Great video as always guys, can’t wait for the next one! 😊

[@mckibbon11]

For the bubbles. Air is naturally absorbed in water. When the temperature changes, the change in energy causes the Air to come out of the water creating air pockets as it freezes resulting in what is seen. The mixing of the coloring added more of these air gases that can come out and the color makes a nice contrast.

[@gutien3895]

Also if the oxygen did "run for the hills" they would be left with highly explosive hydrogen

[@somebodylost1527]

I think they got it

[@phoenixstar0755]

As ice freezes, the formation of the colored portion is dependent on two things: How fast does it freeze, and is the freezing restricted to one direction? The best way to get clear ice is to place the water in an insulated cooler and place it in a freezer to allow it to freeze slowly. This give the water time to push all impurities (shown as red in this case) to one side of the ice. Then when taken out it then shows a mostly perfectly clear block of ice.

[@WierdssW0lf]

Pin him

[@UnlicensedOkie]

I hope they keep sending y’all as much flex seal products as you need to use however y’all want This is awesome

[@johnkeith7188]

Flex Seal collab for an entire series? Sign me up!

[@glerapyglapman4411]

I love how these guys are just casually getting better and better at dropping heavy things from great heights 😂

[@TONY5509]

12:17 my absolute favorite reaction from Herron

[@DynamicSaturn36Gaming]

12:16 **Slam** OOOOOOOOH MY WORD Edit: IT LOOKED LIKE IT DID IT EASILY

[@TheJnat]

I love how this showcases a lot of strengths and weaknesses of flextape. Well done!

[@somethinguncreative4475]

weaknesses?? what weaknesses were in the video. great comment btw have a good day.

[@LeesReviews69]

I’m so glad you’re back at the tower. I do love everything else you do, but this is where it started. I still watch your old videos often.

[@dusting3383]

I kind of want to see Bruce Vs. a freshly taped table. I feel like the other items loosened the tape’s grip

[@davidingles6265]

I'd like to see them drop some unreasonable force of destruction akin to the giant axe blade onto freshly applied, totally wrapped Flex Tape COATED with layers of Flex Seal. The unstoppable force vs the immovable object.

[@Achilles3666]

I'd love to see some tests with gradually increasing amounts of flex tape

[@numbereightyseven]

Woop de doo

[@numbereightyseven]

say please

[@weta-linetv5354]

5:19 Welp, my best guess is since water freezes from the outter most part in. The air bubbles that were stuck in place on the sides of the container y'all put the water in were slowly guided inward. As the water froze it created pressure within the remaining water pushing on those bubbles and as the freezing process continued a trail of tinier air bubbles were left behind. I'm not exactly sure how the trail has a turning affect, but maybe that is just the camera. I'd love to know what Dustin thinks from Smarteveryday.

[@1989BrandonP]

That Rexy leg sweep was ruthless!! 🦖 Great viddie guys!! Great to see the tower back in use again! 😚🤌

[@Cedar_Wolf]

It's also good to see Rexy getting almost smashed by random objects again. I never thought I'd say that; I always kinda felt bad for Rexy, and yet, here we are.

[@idushasiripathi]

Flex tape strength: 💪 The glass sphere surviving a 45m drop: 🤯 5:30 The guys grip strength, casually holding a 15kg block of ice: 🗿

[@finchdalich]

I’m so glad y’all are back at the tower!!!! Love you guys and the content y’all consistently create! Lesgo!

[@MrCanadianhero]

i honestly love that you guys always show the misses and mess ups. it makes your hits and you accuracy even better. thanks for being awesome!

[@nathandomier1157]

That glass orb was some solid slow-mo, boys. Nicely done.

[@lanemimnaugh7486]

If you freeze hot water, it will freeze faster than cold water but it will leave a lot of white bubbles inside. If you freeze cold water, it will be clear ice.

[@APerson-zx7gc]

Its great to see you guys back at the tower! I can't wait for the amazing content you guys have planned for the future. 😁

[@goigus]

Love to see you boys at the tower again! Also can't wait for more phantom shots with powder paint, it's amazing to look at!

[@DarkPhoenix984]

YES!! Back to the tower! Hopefully no fence or building damage. I always like watching the wonton destruction on this channel.

[@Zeo95]

Bot?

[@Zeo95]

𝖋𝖔𝖓𝖙?

[@Joe_for_real]

You want to see wonton destruction you should come to my place when we get Chinese take out.

[@TrillBelichick]

8:30 I’m actually watching this on a Tuesday afternoon. In 2024 of course. 😂😂

[@dianacourt377]

Friday afternoon, 2024

[@epicgod280]

Saturday morning, may 2024

[@GooberTheIII]

same here mate

[@rjw9726]

Absolutely love that you guys are back at the tower, by far my favorite content

[@ZakLeek]

I would have liked to have seen a "How many layers" thing like you did with the cling film a while back, it could have been cool to see some breakage on the lower layer numbers with the anvil. Thanks for showing this video, great fun!

[@RyanConnell5150]

Alright, go volunteer to lug the anvil up to the top every time for them then.

[@blastfiendsunite420]

@@RyanConnell5150 they have a winch, it ain't that deep

[@thextremevlogzgamingchanne8989]

It's awesome to see you guys back at the tower! Great video as always.

[@fredashay]

Yes! Classic _How Ridiculous!_ I love it!

[@the_was_already_taken]

5:23 there is water, H2O, it is a molecule, it doesn't separate when frozen; there are gases dissolved in the water because it freezes from the outside in, thus those gases separate from the liquid, resulting in bubbles, but that texture is created because water expands when frozen, creating texture, it laso crystallizes and the dye is pushed during the outside-in-freezing and density difference, so oxigen never leaves

[@the_was_already_taken]

Also this trapped gases give us crunchy ice, the bubbles leave porousness in the ice, which collapse when bitten

[@Enz3d]

that stuff is genuinely impressive, the best advertising they could have done is giving it to you guys to test haha

[@Jerrymouse79]

1:10 the way Rexy gets his leg swept from under him made me laugh for some reason 😂 he then almost does a triple somersault with twist AND nearly stuck the landing! What a legend!! 🦖

[@pigbenis8366]

I just commented about this as well. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@DIRTYHARRYBALLISTICS]

I definitely want to see a rematch with Bruce and a fresh flex tape setup.

[@MrSaturnMusic]

That's what I was thinking, I actually think the tape might've handled it if it hadn't been loosened by the other objects

[@ercwst]

Agree! Rematch!

[@ningen1980]

Yes. You fellas are a couple short. A couple bricks short of a full wall. But that is what makes y'all awesome! Keep it up!

[@tjfritts9013]

It'll be an unpopular take, but I'm glad to see you three back dancing with the girl who brought you to the KZbin dance. Renting choppers and making giant hammers is cool and all, but at least for me this is a "dropping things from our old pal, the GDC45" channel. Hydraulic Press Channel is still popular because they still press stuff. It's good to see you guys back there showing homage to your roots.

[@tjfritts9013]

@@imout9739 I, and many others I suspect, subscribed for the drop videos. That's what got my click. Frankly, trick shot vids have never really impressed me; if you take enough tries, practically anything is possible.

[@mrpyk9938]

Answer to the quetion: The answer has to do with trapped air bubbles. Liquid H2O can hold a certain amount of impurities dissolved in it. Ice can also hold some dissolved air, but in much smaller amounts. Thus upon freezing, the water has more air than the ice can hold, and the excess air is ejected out of the freezing water. In the case of ice cubes in the freezer, the freezing process starts from the OUTSIDE and works its way into the center of the ice cube. The air that is ejected from the freezing surface is then ejected into the center of the ice cube. Since it can't escape, this air eventually forms trapped air bubbles inside the ice, causing it to look cloudy. Clear ice, on the other hand, is formed by directionally solidifying the ice, that is, freezing the water from one end to the other. This allows the excess air to be pushed from one end of the ice slab to another, eventually getting released into the air as the last of the water solidifies. Since the air was not trapped in the ice, its appearance is transparent. Variations of this technique are used to produce ice sculptures, ice cubes for restaurants, and many other applications in which clear ice is needed.

[@JonHammond81]

Answer to the more important question: Brett should indeed cut his hair.

[@IAMDARTHVADERBITCH]

Replace the word 'air' with 'impurities'. Otherwise I'm pretty sure that's spot on.

[@Jerrymouse79]

@@JonHammond81 agreed! Ppl talking about science at a time like this?? There are more pressing matters to attend to! Stanford, get your hair cut you look scruffy mate 😂😂😂

[@judywilliams981]

Great to see HR back at the tower for another great video! And Brett was amazingly accurate with his drops!

[@lamelama22]

So with the ice, that's air normally in water that gets trapped when you freeze it. This is partially caused by freezing it from all sides at once. If you instead insulate the water container on all sides except the top, it will directionally freeze from the top to the bottom, and it will push out all of the air, and make a block of ice that is clear like the glass orb, and significantly stronger and denser. Also stays colder longer and doesn't break apart easily in your drink (and is nearly invisible, a cool party trick). Just need to use a cooler, or make a styrofoam box around your container.

[@sSlammeR]

You guys have been pumping out crazy entertaining content the last few months and by no means am I discrediting that, but I really do enjoy tower videos. Lol much appreciated.

[@frequency280]

The employees at this place must either adore you or hate you. I can’t imagine someone being on the fence seeing this every day 😂

[@iravixian8833]

I wouldn't want to be on THAT fence

[@RaetroQX]

LOL

[@farronmain6718]

they have destroyed a fence before and payed for it , i don't think they have a problem with them

[@vikingghost117]

Yeah I'd probably have anxiety... and I don't get anxiety :P

[@simonmultiverse6349]

2:10 Ball hits table - Some paleontologists and fossil collectors want to talk to you, for clearly you have found the REAL reason that the dinosaurs were wiped out. This should be used as a learning aid for the history of Planet Earth and all life upon it.

[@loriellenbrochhagen9908]

Lol! I love how the watermelon made Rexy's leg kick to the side like he was dancing.

[@michaeldobruskin5726]

So what's actually happening in the iceblock is something known as the cryoconcentration effect. When an aqueous solution freezes, the liquid does not freeze uniformly. Some parts of the solution freeze first, typically the outer parts, while the liquid closer to the center freezes later. The solute, in this case the food coloring, is pushed towards the unfrozen solution by the ice front, increasing its concentration (hence cryoconcentration). This is why the outside of the ice block is clear and the inside has the food dye.

[@OldGoatintheWoods]

The anvil hitting with a point is a great testament for the tape & that powder slowie...very sweet!

[@ferrer1811]

12:30 at this point in the video I was like "Bro, the FRAME is gonna break before FLEX TAPE💀"

[@05weasel]

9:20 I thought you guys were looking at the dirt. Took my brain a few seconds to adjust

[@gundamgunpla4685]

You should design a drop tube, about 6 feet long or so to drop the objects into from the tower and keep them in a central motion. Other than that though thats some accurate dropping!

[@ilyaholt8607]

11:55 "It's not glued - it's literally stuck on" What do you think makes it stick then? Black magic?

[@Arlecchino_Gatto]

You guys are awesome! The things you do to entertain your fans is over the top. But the most impressive thing is that you KEEP finding new and unique ways to be ridiculous! You keep your channel fresh.

[@seanjones584]

Great to see a new tower video. Would love a new dart video.

[@BinnyBooom]

Need a part 2 of flex seal please boy’s, but this time starting with the hulk fist first to really see if it can take a hit from it please!

[@2840mac1]

Gaunson's explanation of actual physics and chemistry is hillarious.

[@VergilArcanis]

5:20 if we're talking the bubble formation, there's two things to note: one is gases dissolve better into colder water (see oxygen and co2 content in the arctic waters) however, when the liquid turns to solid, these gases are still above their condensation point, so they don't follow but congolmerate together into little bubbles. as for the dye distribution, chances are the water formation forced the dye away from the edges, same principle. bubble shape in the ice is dependent on ions that may be lurking in the water and what temperature the water froze at.

[@scottcortus9590]

These videos never get old, keep coming up with new ideas of things to drop brothers! Thanks, love the channel!

[@xlhappylx]

Just a reminder we hit the 200K.. would love to see the ax blade vs 1 ton rubber band ball!

[@TheKing_1986]

Awesome hair Stanford! That flex tape is some pretty impressive stuff to take on Bruce and bring up a draw! Great to see you lads back at the tower, it’s like you’re officially home again, even though you’ve been home for a few months now! Looking forward to the next one!

[@Algorythmfpv]

9:41 that is honestly one of the coolest slowies you've ever gotten in my opinion. Up there with the paint hammer, and the rubber band ball on the axe

[@cobuspotgieter]

Yo this video was straight Microsoft Word 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Lino1259]

What does this even mean

[@eoin8274]

@@Lino1259 He just made what they call a power point

[@edw1n-z]

@@Lino1259 it means he excels at puns!

[@DC-YumpyYotemeal_4026]

@@Lino1259 3:50 justheard it as i was reading

[@RyanConnell5150]

@@Lino1259 3:50

[@Kiwitrailchannel]

14:13 that guy who does the ads watching this: "NOW THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE"

[@Jeffrey_Tyler]

We are back at the tower!! I love every video, but something about the tower just hits different. The tower is fun in a precise, experimental way, if that makes any sense 😅 I like the "what does X do to Y?" And the "How many of A,B,C,D, etc. can go through X?" videos the most.

[@Kuba_62492]

12:43 Dinosaur is flying

[@RennieAsh]

13:35 To show you the power of FlexSealant, _I Smashed This Barrel in Half!!_

[@luckyx16]

Flex Seal got so many free commercials out of this video! You hit 4 items in and I was truly impressed.

[@2pixelwide]

(It wasn’t free, they paid)

[@DarkDreams948]

I love watching the tower videos especially when theres a storm/rain in the distance lol It always looks so neat. This is also an amazing ad for flex tape 😂😂😂

[@archr117]

Hope you guys got a good deal on the sponsorship, this has me wanting to try some flextape lol.

[@jimmygreenspan8832]

Yeah these guys are a good match, happy for them!

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

wait till u see the price of a roll

[@dante2037]

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 It's expensive but it actually works as advertised the stuff is amazing

[@mfrey5643]

Rexy is really flexing the acrobatics this week. First the double back with a full twist, off the face and almost stuck the landing, next the double back layout from the rubber band ball... Also hysterical how far the wrecking ball pushed the table down!

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

It’s like a ballet sometimes. 😅

[@mfrey5643]

@@AmaraJordanMusic I felt this week was particularly graceful

[@sewd1289]

I think for a fair fight against bruce you should've made a new table since the wrecking ball pulled some of the tape loose

[@kpopediareaction5361]

I have a piece of advice, when you throw things from a height, the support should be fixed on a solid area such as wood or concrete so that it stops moving and the ground cushions the impact

[@-Blaxe-]

They used to, not sure why they didn't here. Maybe just didn't have a flat plate to put under

[@musashi939]

Dishonesty. The anvil would already have torn apart the flex tape. But then this way the anticipation and the video is longer and finally the 300kg thingy breaks it. That's why 🙃

[@deadpixxll]

The ground can break too

[@elenaclough3398]

Yeah

[@briannovak7651]

I’d assume they use sand to reduce the amount of bounce on misses of things like the rubber band ball stuff. It would be interesting to have them show every throw and how many misses possibly occur. I def agree that the sand does probably dissipates force tho Just a Safety move imo

[@Lyxtra]

Finally, after over a year the tower is back to doing what it's best at!

[@latenightcereal2390]

Well, imma assume waters freezes from the outside in, the food coloring, and such is vaguely more dense, which takes long to freeze, so thinner, more pure water freezes around the outside. Air, obciously thinnest, is escaping to the less dense areas, and are trapped. I presume because it doesnt start to escape until the water is near frozen, or partially frozen, already. So more dense impurities in the middle because it takes longer to freeze, less dense liquid, and escaping oxygen pushed outwardly. Assumption.

[@judah6062]

4:20 Nice to see Jack taking a leak in the background.

[@thoughtpirate8716]

Haha

[@BRISTOLFORCE2009]

LMAO

[@PCrailfan3790]

I mean, when nature calls

[@dianacourt377]

He didn't edit it out

[@Scott_C]

3:40 I can't believe they didn't notice the glass ball magnifying the orbies.

[@mr.chrisyt604]

Nice eye , didn't even notice that

[@master_wayki]

I'm just impressed that the table held up so well! Nevermind the flex tape, (which was incredible in its own right!) That table is something else to be able to withstand the pressures being imposed upon it!! Also, the water is like that because the dye was trying to make the water die. But, as the water got colder it had time to reflect, realized the dye was toxic to the water and tried to expel the dye from itself. Still, it was too late, because the water froze solid shortly after this realization and it didn't have time to get rid of the dye. XD

[@frederickbrooks8225]

So smart