I put a ballista on my car

[@Ididathing]

Let’s Clash for Nature! Click the link to join my team and contribute to the environment by getting gold from multiplayer battles! wehy.pe/y/1/Ididathing

[@ARandomTexan]

No

[@ARandomTexan]

You interrupted my penguinz0 video

[@TwinnyFN]

@@ARandomTexanmane wtf💀

[@mixaliskominos947]

What he said

[@bobcarco3192]

Ok

[@theslowmoguys]

I’ll never get used to watching a KZbin video then suddenly seeing my own stupid face in it

[@kasperkurpershoek1937]

Very relatable

[@bvyg870]

hey i know that guy

[@fromthebackseat4865]

Oi dats gav

[@KuroRyuu86]

maybe he giving some sort of hint Gav.

[@swarajtilekar3836]

E

[@yourhighschoolenglishteach8405]

i understand that most ppl want to see the end result and not the building process. but i will definitely miss the builds, especially seeing how you dealt with problems as they came up

[@saxicolousppls]

I don’t think this was permanent. At least I hope not. I think this assembly just took a really long time and they forgot to film parts of it.

[@Ididathing]

Builds arent going anywhere. Just the deadlines on the last two videos made it hard. MORE BORING BUILD FOOTAGE COMING SOON!

[@MichaelSanders-n2i]

​@Ididathing I'll take "boring" builds over the brainrot catered to people with low attention spans anyday. Love your videos!

[@kindacruise]

@@Ididathing this one was especially unfortunate, im building a ballista and wanted to steal the design. australian copyright ruins me again.

[@chrissilkroryashton1947]

If he put in all the build footage, there wouldnt be enough room for the absurd number of adverts for clash of clans!

[@chrissousa7761]

I love how the license plate is blurred in one shot, and then completely visible in another one

[@Riley_Jarvis_the_sparky]

I love the fact he's a newbie driver p plate🤣

[@martinprochazka2869]

He's getting better, in one of previous videos he had red P plate

[@ThoorstenDoernbach]

His ass is blurred better than the license plate

[@lepyti]

And the blur was so bad too 😂 It moved so the plate was shown in the same shot where it was first blurred.

[@georgehill3087]

It's blurred when the shot was far and the plate wasn't legible. Then it's not blurred when it's very legible. lol

[@quarteratom]

When you see the heavy bolt bounce off the target high into the air, it's always a good idea to move closer for your next shot.

[@Hithere-uz6wd]

He isnt exactly known for taking safety seriously

[@smeghead250]

Watches as the bolt unpredictably ricochets off the armour at dangerous speeds. "Let's move the car closer and not take any additional precautions."

[@mike-drums-maine]

🤔

[@JonkoJointson]

what channel did you think you were watching?

[@smeghead250]

@@JonkoJointson I did a safe thing?

[@Pururut]

​@@smeghead250safety is optional

[@muridtahmatgnas2184]

A small sacrifice for the sake of entertainment

[@acomputer121]

I'm a mechanical engineer stuck wondering why your elastic bands aren't firing as fast as you'd expect in this video and your previous, and I think the main problem is the stiffness of the materials. To get high speeds you need very high stiffness with some flexibility. A traditional ballista acheives this as wood is very stiff, but still quite flexible under bending, so you can store a lot of energy in the wood by bending it a small amount, and because of it's high stiffness it releases all of that energy quickly over a short distance. The elastic bands are much less stiff, so they have to be stretched much more to store a comparable amount of energy, and when they release it they do so over a much greater distance, and the speed they can relax limits the speed you can fire your projectile. This is useful for slingshots as you can apply a lower force over a larger distance to add lots of energy, but is more challenging to achieve at large scales as the elastic cables become quite heavy. That's why fibreglass composites are popular materials for bows, they are extremely stiff and have very high tensile strength, allowing large amounts of elastic potential to be stored and released quickly.

[@ALPHAdog479]

I appreciate ur comment

[@mynickisalreadytaken]

@@ALPHAdog479 I appreciate ur commenting on this comment

[@jamesporter628]

Good comment

[@jerry_mandarin]

I appreciate the appreciation on this comment

[@ezoni8438]

How they couldve improved it is by adding 2 cams for the elastics to run across, to simulate that energy storage (its also more efficient energy storage as its a pulley system) this is how all modern bows and xbows work and for very good reason, you can get the speed and power of a 300lbs war bow for like 60 lbs on a compound bow or xbow.

[@AnsuelSmith]

After "Not a weapon"... "Not a landmine"... We have now.... "Not a tank"

[@JDH___]

lmao

[@SparkyGleam]

Next up: not a nuke

[@danakanam5]

Not a riot shield next

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Adam-326]

I mean… it’s really not a tank.

[@toothpastethy]

the metal shriek of the bolts flying through the air is by far the coolest part

[@justmerc1642]

I concur with this sentiment

[@ParagonQuille]

"shriek" is the perfect word for it

[@GuntWastelander]

Yeah that shit would be fucking terrifying to hear on the battlefield when all you had was a little shortsword and buckler

[@midnightstories6619]

It's was just music to ears 😭🤌🏻

[@lim8]

You've yet again revolutionized Australian technology

[@DefinitelyNotAPsychopath]

'a military division of emus mounted with medieval siege weapons could face any army in the world' - Major Meredith, 1932

[@clementpoon120]

sooner or later we'll have bob semple 2.0 at this rate

[@finnsmeets-h2v]

hell yeah

[@tysk5729]

​@@DefinitelyNotAPsychopathdidn't work so wel for us -native australians😂

[@Leghend]

now they might have a chance against the emus

[@SonySteals]

Let’s all appreciate that Alex did a better job blurring his hog than the car plates.

[@coltonbates629]

smaller target

[@Lambda_Ovine]

yeah... :(

[@BabyBeater]

he did such a bad job that at 15:30 you can literally just read his plate

[@PlatinumSan]

Pretty sure he gave up later on XD

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Break531]

IDAT has evolved over time to go from "I am concerned for this man's safety and that of his family" to "I am concerned that this man is going to be incarcerated"

[@sadmac356]

*and* his safety

[@yaboyfuze6193]

I am concerned for what he'll do to those who try to incarcerate him

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@gabriellynch2764]

Or everyone's safety.

[@zyriantel9601]

We're still concerned for his safety, it's just that the scope of our concern is growing with each video.

[@sethgreenwood6488]

The shaft of the bolt needs to be wooden to allow the fletchings to have greater effect in straightening the flight. This pulls the center of mass towards the tip of the bolt

[@idkhahahaha]

ooooohhhhh

[@Idiotdragon8]

I was looking for this comment, you did the thing!

[@physicsguy6625]

And here comes the nerd

[@vandread]

@@physicsguy6625 I was getting my jimmies rustled at your comment before I looked at your name

[@TheCreeperking01]

@@physicsguy6625 nerds op

[@SatanSupimpa]

Every video feels like a potential Darwin award.

[@azeemtravadi6128]

nah mate IDAT lives in sydney

[@dynamitedingo8183]

thats life in our country. every minute is a potential Darwin.

[@Electric_Bagpipes]

Nah, its a Darwin checklist.

[@chiragnk602]

It's not stupid if it works

[@kylethecherry-nosesanalite1723]

Or a potential super villain origin story.

[@shayansaha9824]

I love how Hamilton's farm has become a testing ground for this guy 😂

[@joaolemes8757]

If I had a farm, I'd allow for anyone to do testing on it.

[@SIimyGoblin]

@@joaolemes8757That's not very smart

[@lachychops2]

gonna make a good ol fashioned UXO minefield for his buddy haha

[@rim7115]

Hamilton let them in once, and now they won't leave

[@justinthrun4627]

Hamilton is a real one for real

[@Dexter_WILHIGGINS]

I cant wait for him to make a hog rider 💀

[@Jordan-rb28]

Gets cancelled

[@Larscarfanaticlief]

Giant bomb

[@You-ce3fh]

Mecha hog rider with 2 foot buzz saw

[@Dinoplank]

He doesnt have to since you can buy 300 hog riders for only 2 pounds.

[@matthewpantig7928]

i want him to make the Balloon and drop poop!

[@acarbajal945]

i used to play the classical guitar song you used for this video… by francisco tarrega. i have ALS and can no longer but your videos allows me to escape with humor and nastalga… as i type this with my toes. i don’t know y im telling you this but i am gratefully rambling. cheers

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

With weapons like this, this guy will singlehandedly make the rest of the world fear Australia.

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

If he keeps this up, Australia will join China and the US as a world power pretty soon.

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

Even the US military will eventually have to surrender to this guy. Also--just going to shamelessly plug--I'm hoping some of you might like the music I make too :)

[@superbanana3398]

Maybe they'll finaly beat those pesky emus.

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

@@superbanana3398 I don't think even the world's most powerful militaries could beat the emus.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

he will finally win the emu war

[@aidancollin3158]

Ancient ballistas used huge wood boards for tension like a old crossbow instead of elastic rope. This made them absurdly powerful and capable of piercing anything. You should make one out of wood so you can have a way more powerful ballista

[@Venti.the.bard.613]

I- don’t think he should have a more powerful ballista

[@vincentlee7359]

But he made am X-BOW, not a Ballista 😮 He said it in the video 😮

[@benja_mint]

Weren't they metal leaf springs? Or maybe that was later

[@jonasmunch2131]

@@benja_mint I believe it was torsion springs made from some type of rope that's been twistet.

[@cmur078]

@@jonasmunch2131 Yeah, twisted rope was normal in Roman times. In fact I don't think giant crossbows based on tension have ever been a popular thing.

[@enricotonon6633]

Alexa's videos: "War is hell, there is so much cruelty around us" Alex's videos: "I made yet another artillery contraption"

[@Delmworks]

A truth as old as military equipment- millitary tech is dope as hell, until you’re shot with it

[@gblikestosew]

Favorite thing about IDAT videos is that not only do I enjoy them, but my domestic cockatiel gets to hear wild Australian birds in the background, so we BOTH get to enjoy them.

[@Eeeg_Eeeg]

The effort IDAT puts into in making incredibly unsafe devices that could probably kill him in an instant is just unparalleled

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@juuuune]

​@@EEEEEEEEE

[@imevannnn.]

No way you abbreviated his name…

[@Matt-yp6ez]

The fan with blades is my personal favorite, when I was a kid I used to think that was every fan.

[@smolbrendan5978]

I'd say he's surpassed by styropyro, but it's kind of cheating to mention him.

[@tropicalgoose]

i love how hamilton’s farm has become a reoccurring character

[@killamackay]

Was looking for this comment before I said it lol. Hamilton has come In handy eh? Lol

[@bloodred255]

Are you telling me if you had a bunch of friends with a car mounted ballista, and you had a field in the middle of nowhere you wouldn't go for it

[@PushingDownDaisys]

Definitely a win-win scenario though, so I get it. He’s always showing up with fun shit, and he has tons of space that they can play with fun shit *safely*

[@austinobambino1360]

​@@PushingDownDaisys"safely"

[@Psilomuscimol]

Not a character. A setting.

[@toddstakes]

Just the fact that he's using a system where the rubbers break all the time is terrifying in and of itself

[@tahunuva4254]

Meh, last time my my rubber broke it caused a little accident, and I went ballistic at the time but you do get used to them.

[@gi70st]

Its just like how you were born

[@wildwadew8878]

that's the same system my parent's used

[@hamsterbuilder7796]

@OFFICERJIMMYUTTPyour content is nothing like this guys

[@dangerousbeans]

​@@hamsterbuilder7796it's a bot baiting you to watch it's videos

[@proxy90909]

No one gonna talk about how much detail this mans fore arms had at 5:28? Mans got more lines than a notebook dang!

[@lucianostar000]

It’s my favorite part of his videos 😩✨

[@RegenTonnenEnte]

Detail? Do you mean definition?

[@generallaro1269]

​@@RegenTonnenEntei cast several curses on you AND your family because of this.

[@RegenTonnenEnte]

@@generallaro1269 I hope the dishwasher slightly chips your favourite porcelain bowl.

[@generallaro1269]

@@RegenTonnenEnte im too poor for that, hope my dishwasher breaks or i get taken to the ER via ambulance. *Then* im fucked.

[@KanuckStreams]

Fun fact! The design you show that the Romans using were called "Scorpio" or "Scorpion". Those things were actually SCARY accurate (usually), and when operated properly could have a really fast (for a small siege engine) firing speed! Also, the sound your monstrosity makes when it fires is TERRIFYING.

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

And also one of the most gorgeous amd satisfying sounds on here

[@killerflamingo9566]

Usually lol

[@Ididathing]

Yeah the sound was by far the coolest part

[@Gytman189]

​@@Ididathingif you released the sound of the bolt firing as a text tone I (and I think most of us) would happily pay a dollar or two to use it

[@HalogenNC]

I think I saw a whistle shape carved into the back

[@thatjuliusfellow5664]

that vascularity is wild. lotta people who do manufacturing type labor get those ripped forearms but still. dude is yoked good job. cant wait to see more boxing from him

[@krunkikrofna]

And he has a lot of muscle too. Its seriously impressive. You can see that his arms are big and insanely vascular. Amazing physique for someone who isn't a gym rat

[@ferdtheterd3897]

Gay

[@DarkManifesto]

@@krunkikrofna Balkan genes 💪💪💪💪

[@krunkikrofna]

​@@DarkManifestobalkanci su najjaci amooooooo

[@r2d2fromstartrek]

​@@DarkManifestohe's Australian bro

[@Bestesttoad]

The important thing about siege weapons is that their targets are either castle sized or battalion sized

[@javierbernigaud3610]

And "mostly" immobile... most of the time...

[@abas656thegodemperor9]

akkkkhtually a ballista wouldnt be able to damage a castles thick brick walls within a reasonable amount of time,it would only be used against wooden fortifications or platforms, or people 😉

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@abas656thegodemperor9]

@@EEEEEEEEE indeed

[@jimskywaker4345]

@@abas656thegodemperor9 I mean even catapults and trebuchets weren't super effective, it was cannons that started being able to blow apart walls well if I remember correctly.

[@matskessel5463]

It's funny, your channel actually is what inspired me to make my own ballista during Covid. Would be cool to see you build one on like the traditional ones. With the power coming from the torsion of rope. Ours is massive, could share a video, but need to fix it up a bit as the winch line broke.

[@theonewhoknockd]

would be sick matey

[@kowhaifan1249]

Yeah send a vid

[@Sapojnik-]

I SWEAR this man will end up in his 80's with the biggest weird & lethal collection of wearpons of all time.

[@resilientlemon1302]

He'll be the badass old dude in charge for designing the defence for the last bastion of humanity during the zombie apocalypse.

[@BeardedMan8319]

With how much danger he is putting himself and his lads into, reaching his 80's isn't quite probable.

[@Sapojnik-]

@@resilientlemon1302 Hell yea he gonna have like 10 grandsons with tampon miniguns and giant RC beyblades slicing zombies

[@Sapojnik-]

@@BeardedMan8319 No one would dare to face him. Only 1 thing can defeat him... Its himself.

[@resilientlemon1302]

@@Sapojnik- It will be art in motion to witness.

[@coffeeskittlez8205]

I love that Hamilton's farm is just a staple testing ground at this point

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

Hamilton's Farmyard of Fuckery. Fuck Around and Find Out Farm. The possibilities are endless.

[@Doylt]

I wonder if Hamilton expected this arrangement or he just gets texts going "can I bring my new weapon round? I'll let you have a shot"

[@dieterschreiner7236]

I'm from Germany and hearing idat mention Papaplatte is something I never thought I'd witness in a million years

[@rayman2084]

same hab auch nur diesen Kommentar gesucht.

[@Ididathing]

I beat him in chess a couple of months ago as well

[@m7rw360]

dont know about that, he said he beat you twice @@Ididathing

[@m7rw360]

he reacted on your video and said you have a nice ass @@Ididathing

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

@@Ididathing I want to suggest ElectroBOOM electric guitar, but I don't know how can you test it without harming yourself. I'm not even sure if it would or wouldn't explode if you tried to plug it in.

[@LeafyGreenDA]

It's so weird seeing someone put this much dedication into a game promo. I dig it.

[@TheFlipFlopFatality]

I really like watching you make stuff. Kind of a shame that it got cut out. It wasn't boring, it's interesting to how you go about solving problems, the multiple design iterations (aka fuck ups), and how it all comes together. The build is why I like the channel. It's not about getting to the end result as fast as possible. It's about the journey to get there that makes the end result satisfying and entertaining.

[@woodenspoon6222]

at least we have more clips of clash of clans...

[@__lasevix_]

tbf this one must've really just been lots of welding on the frame, i think what IDAT left in was mostly the stuff that wasn't just repetitive fuckups over and over again

[@goodvibes4891]

the build wasnt recorded strictly for time constraints, i think he went over time for the last vid and had to just focus on making a working product as per contract with clash. Still interesting enough, and he's been good enough to me as a creator that I'll sit down and watch an ad for him. Being with the boys and shooting a ballista in a field is definitely a vibe.

[@Walleyedwosaik]

Plus his dumb jokes are really fun

[@jonasbalcar4473]

right

[@dreamingclouddreams2981]

Every time he uploads I get a heart attack from what he makes but am also very relieved by the fact that he is still alive.

[@user-nj1qc7uc9c]

The fact you are watching the video means he is still alive If he doesnt upload for ages... well... you know whay happened...

[@ric270]

this is pretty mid stuff, the average ods video is more dangerous

[@HexDrone9637]

@@ric270 whe are talking about different things, idat is inesperienced and is doing everting as it come. ods is more specialized so whit relatively lover riscs

[@SIimyGoblin]

@@HexDrone9637Im surprised you wrote *specialized* correctly.

[@UltravioletNomad]

The sound of the first shot without the fletching is terrifying, like it sounds distinctly like a metal rod but with an indescribable ring, and the doppler affect informing you that whatever the fuck that was, it was moving insanely fast.

[@starwindlancer]

"Gotta make sure not to build a gun because those are illegal here" * proceeds to build a gun *

[@t-krupa]

It brings joy to my heart knowing you're getting an absolute bag from these giant companies.

[@Fishcat076]

the comment i was looking for

[@porcinihead9102]

I sure hope so

[@vaclav9278]

Well deserved and I love how we are happy for him

[@TrevorHuszti]

The sound of it launching is amazing. Also, nice serving of cake at 12:50

[@ignotumperignotius630]

I thought they brought lamingtons or something and I didn't see... But I see what you did there

[@willlit2806]

I also noticed the cake

[@mikeanderson2730]

Now this is promising. Perhaps a few tips from some one who built stuff like this before..? For the rubber use innerhoses for car or truck tires, much more power. Cut them in 3cm stripes and have 4-6 of them. Make a v-shaped form of the plastic from kitchen cuttingboards for your arrow to travel in (polish them shiny with carwax). And lastly, melt cola cans and cast arrowheads in aluminium (special sand to make molds in are available at hardwarestores) and make the shaft in bambuu, pine or some other wood (weight of the head gets it were it needs to go, the shaft just keeps the trajectory straight) fins of paper or plastic. These improvements would give you a projectile that goes thru a housewall in 50meters. I hope this gives you a new perspective..

[@LittlePyroManiacDude]

using a cutting board as a track is pretty clever

[@mcfixer9503]

would absolutely love to see him properly redo some of these.

[@janson2911]

Why would one build a death trap like this for a second time lol. Well, he’s IDAT so there’s a chance that he’ll probably would though

[@mcfixer9503]

@@janson2911 if you build it well it doesn't act like a death trap. Arrows fly straight if the head is heavy with good fletching, meaning low ricochet

[@chrisreilly1290]

15:57 look at the flies, they see someone lay down and their like "definitely a dead guy, let's lay some eggs "

[@arthurmota9563]

That's pretty cool! I think Australian police will love to pay you a visit again and learn more about that soon!

[@drcaligaridane]

In 5 years from now

[@squidwardo7074]

That's why he tested it against a car door

[@hajimakairu5451]

He's better armed than they are now probably

[@22ndcenturydegenerate]

@@hajimakairu5451 the australian military is armed with bugsprays and boomerangs

[@kyleleehufnagel]

Unless they outlaw spearguns, cause this is literally the definition of a spear gun and uses speargun propulsion to boot. It’s all about fine details with projectile laws.

[@gabrielperez8619]

I love how Hamilton's farm has become a recurring caracter in the IDATEU

[@youcubedu12]

Yah Hamilton is just part of the crew at this point lmao

[@BeRaikwal]

5:54 NOKIA RINGTONE HAAHAHAHHA AMAZINGG

[@demowotv]

it’s gran vals

[@fredrikbs]

You should make a pull up bar that locks your hands in place with electricity and does not let go until you do at least one pull up.

[@DeadNotSleeping789]

Thanks I'd die

[@3iF3rSuChT]

Then you wouldn't be able to do the pull up because of the electricity tensing your muscles

[@WyattDoesStuff]

amazing

[@jtwoms8119]

my dad beats me if i dont do at least one pull up and it works just as fine

[@alexandermarsteller7848]

@@3iF3rSuChT Add electrodes on the right points of your body to stimulate the pull-up movement. No effort electric pull-up trainer

[@ri509]

Incredible work on censoring that license plate 8:31

[@laylahassomethingtosay]

There's a lot of ingenuity to be found in old pre-electronic measuring techniques! For example, if you're trying to measure the speed of a projectile without a chronograph you could: 1. Create two large circles made of a penetrable material, and mount them to an axle the same way you would with any normal pair of wheels. 2. Rotate the axle at a constant speed. 3. Launch the projectile parallel to the axle so that it passes through both circles. 4. Measure the difference in the position of the holes from the first to the second circle. 5. Use that measurement, along with the distance between the circles, and the speed at which they were rotating to calculate the speed.

[@anon-2927]

Ooh that's actually pretty clever

[@lrizzard]

cool

[@AlexLayden1]

I like how the title for the video has changed several times since it released, really getting the full effect out of the algorithm XD

[@ashir.4327]

So, useful bit of lore about these suckers, part of the reason you were having difficulty hitting things is that the fletching keeps the projectiles on course and stabilizes them. Yeah, you lose some range/power for it, but the consistency in where the shots land and having a more nose-on approach tends to make up for it. Though you'll probably want to use something better than generic duct tape for it next time.

[@goShinigami]

In a very short and superficial google search I couldn't really confirm or deny that ballista bolts in general, as broad as that descreption goes, did have fletching. I'd assume that some iterations would have similar fletching to crossbow bolts, however I did see some illustrations and descriptions that would make me think that they did not always have fletching on ballista bolts.

[@moreproblematic]

Even with his duct tape fletching, the projectiles just don't seem to be weighted very well as they all go nose up with any time in the air, so they end up just falling at an angle and not producing great results. Hence needing to be very close just to score a penetrating hit

[@BengalGecko]

6:13 Okay but if you were firing the bolt at 22m/s and it weighed 2kg then it was carrying 484J of energy. The projectile of a standard .22 caliber handgun carry’s about 162J of energy. Your ballista at that point had about 3x more energy in its projectile than a .22 handgun, meaning it was 3x more powerful than your average .22

[@littlebigplanet321]

Find a way to release the power fast enough on a small object. And you got yourselves a rifle

[@VHSo_o]

that's fucking absurd. That's more energy than a 9mm round or a 38. special, and is on the low end of a 45. ACP round (which you may know from the Colt 1911)

[@whtxdxu7331]

​@@VHSo_oits possible to have more energy but since the bold is huge and dont transfer the energy as fast as a bullet it wont penetrte as much as a bullet

[@BoarhideGaming]

@@whtxdxu7331 Yeah. Rolling a head sized boulder down a hill will probably carry similar energy to a .50 BMG, but I'm pretty sure it's not going straight through an engine block. Kinectic Energy is = 1/2 m*v^2^, meaning it's proportional to the object's mass and to the square of velocity. So sure, speed is very important, but a heavy enough object won't need to be fast to annihilate stuff

[@BengalGecko]

@@VHSo_o The real problem is the projectile he's using sucks. It's clearly producing a lot of drag. If he improved the projectile design (to the point where it can actually maintain its orientation parallel to its trajectory) it would perform a lot better at distance than it did.

[@Giosuke_Giogashikata]

I think this would be an awesome project for you to come back to, like the giant beyblade. Edit: Suggestions for a potential second part: - Legit fletching on the bolts - Shorter bolts - Crosshair/Iron sights - Tension and propulsion VIA stiffer materials, like the romans - N-Strike attachment rail - Different tip shape on bolts

[@NinjaSquid0208]

An N-strike stock attachment point would also up the tacticool factor by atleast 10

[@tobin1677]

On one hand, the sponsorship is surprisingly well integrated into the video, rather than being some hamstrung crap like you usually see on youtube, but on the other hand I feel like the ad reads took about as much time as would be dedicated to them in a 50's tv gameshow

[@fida6358]

Every video this guy gets us closer to a real Mad Max timeline.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@NCRVeteranRanger]

@@EEEEEEEE recting a dispenser.

[@stubbs203]

Back when CoC first dropped, I used to play with my neighborhood friends, up until one of our best friends passed away. I haven't played since. Watching these videos recreating Clash of Clans items/deployables brings me a lot of much needed nostalgia. Thank you, genuinely.

[@TheFunkoDunko]

Can you not abbreviate clash of clans like that 😂

[@tristandaries1129]

3:32 the classic “I have a ancient weapon” counter argument, very effective

[@JDH___]

touché but “I have a 50 cal machine gun mounted on a 2009 dodge challenger” always wins.

[@fireblow44]

​@@JDH___now I can't get that image out of my head. You in a madmax challenger with a .50 on it, just patroling around and suddenly a gigantic ballista bolt goes trough the whole car like a kebab.

[@JDH___]

@@fireblow44 lmao why is this not a thing yet.

[@IanZainea1990]

17:15 is that a spear or are you just happy to see me?

[@mahinrehman9900]

Every time this guy uploads I get a wave of relief knowing they're alive still.

[@ninjapenguin3035]

I love that I can watch your videos sober and intoxicated and enjoy them twice each, with what feels like two completely different videos. Pure entertainment, thank you for everything you have done to entertain me and everything you consistently do ❤

[@Ididathing]

I need to get drunk and watch my own videos

[@ninjapenguin3035]

@@Ididathing I promise drunk you will love sober you once they get to meet each other

[@TeaRekts]

1:24 bro got the worlds veiniest arms right there. To be fair it has been really hot lately in Australia, but still daymn they veiny

[@synargy460]

You're definitely one of my favorite content creators. This is always enjoying to watch!

[@MiguelHernandez-lo5lg]

I like how IDAT is constantly on the verge of making a gun, but legally it technically isn't so he doesn't get dragged away by the Australian government and get sent to the coal mines.

[@nickmpop]

That sound at 10:42 is just CRISP

[@dougwark6150]

MmmMmmmMMMMMMMMMM das Great mun

[@clebernes]

my favorite part is where he puts a ballista on his car

[@Ididathing]

same

[@supersymm3try]

@@Ididathingi liked the bit where the man did the thing but it was upside down

[@EugenWolken]

Your videos always bring me joy. Congratulations on your passing, I'm already praying for your future customer service, you bless their lives with your knowledge and passion!

[@PeterMyler]

Very cool sound 10:50

[@FlameReaper]

The bolt leaving the bow is a wonderful sound

[@mawi6725]

That funny insane Aussie man never fails to surprise me

[@GoodOlPastaCake]

Watching the car creep closer and closer to the mannequins with the giant ballista on the roof felt like a scene right out of old top gear

[@Wint9rification]

This guy definitely does things

[@neutronenstern.]

he did again do a thing

[@straight-up479]

10:01 “I’m just gonna keep my face away from it” he says with a 500 lb pull force ballista cradled next to his balls

[@Ididathing]

ahahah im pretty sure im infertile anyway

[@otsoscars]

​@@Ididathingdon't you have kids?

[@bluefire7650]

Whenever you see this man post, you can't deny saying "what did he do this time."

[@spammerman7556]

He did a.... thing. Credits roll.

[@adrawingprotogen2994]

Oh god, what thing did he do

[@randomnpc445]

Well that would be a silly thing to say wouldn't it? The answer is right in the title.

[@mattlogic9647]

This is probably one of the best sponsored content videos I’ve ever seen, absolutely seamless

[@Killbayne]

attempting to blur the license plate was an absolute failure considering the blur was off several times and you forgot to add it at 14:00 😭

[@andrews5074]

when the arrow passes through the chronograph, since this is very close to the ballista it is still accelerating, therefore the measured speed is not the real one (maybe it was distant enough I'm not sure) edit: I've watched the whole video and that thing travels waaaay faster than 38 m/s

[@Ididathing]

ahhhhh didnt think about that!!!!

[@mutaz_ahmedalnuaimee7496]

it does look like it's faster than 38 m/s and yes when the tip enters the chronograph the bolt is still accelerating. another thing to factor in is that if the chronograph determines the speed by measuring the time between the bolt going in and coming out then that's definitely a problem since the bolt is long so it takes more time to count as "coming out" than if it was short.

[@Inertia888]

Sounds like we need The Slo-Mo Guys, with their camera, and some black & white stripes on the projectile! @@mutaz_ahmedalnuaimee7496

[@Panzercommander121]

​@@mutaz_ahmedalnuaimee7496It measures the length of time between the two sensors being tripped. The point of the bolt will trip both, the chronograph doesn't have to wait until the tail has cleared the sensors before giving a reading.

[@mutaz_ahmedalnuaimee7496]

@@Panzercommander121 ahhh okay thanks for the info. do the sensors use an emf in this case?

[@KelsomaticPDX]

1:53 Man I just need to take a second to appreciate that your arms are lookin’ downright godlike lately. This doomsday-weapon-manufacturing workout plan you’ve been in is really working.

[@Tempaturest]

That's what I'm saying

[@legoaddict4220]

That's what I'm also saying

[@SiskaAnjani-f8p]

Kinda gay

[@CantoraMask]

One talent ballista (26 kg [57 lb] weight projectile) was typical for Roman era ballista. The heaviest version ever made was built by Archimedes, and used stones up to three talents (78 kg [172 lb]).

[@christopherbare9277]

0:16 I cannot believe the audacity of this man. You choose to strap a piece of siege machinery to your vehicle and you DON'T choose to make it the SUPERIOR siege weapon, the trebuchet!? You may be able to shoot a 2kg arrow over 600 feet, but you'll never be able to launch a 90kg projectile over 300 meters!

[@darkenlightmage]

Sounds like he has an idea for his next video.

[@KiglyFilms]

I saw a treb in real life once but it was rather unimpressive in action unfortunately

[@BoarhideGaming]

@@KiglyFilms You must have seen a catapult then. Trebuchets are always impressive

[@livewellwitheds6885]

why not both

[@dragstar77]

This guy should open his own museum for all his inventions. 100 years down the line people gonna study his work and call it "ART" 🗿

[@_Stormfather]

1000 years down the line and they'll call it a place of worship

[@TheBootlegTuna]

I would honestly consider quite a bit of what he’s already achieved on both channels as great “ART.” If you haven’t seen the video where he and his mate go to North Korea to get a haircut (under the channel Boy Boy), then you’re missing out!

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

its definitely art today. its things he made to elicit a reaction from people. its certainly not practical, he's not making tools to use. thats art

[@juhis5936]

@@TheBootlegTuna that channel has amazing videos

[@currykingwurst6393]

It's already art.

[@NotDrDre]

Having Gavin from the SLO Mo Guys is proof that we’re living in the best age

[@_Stormfather]

Did you capitalize "slo" because you know it annoys him when people misspell it, or...?

[@cerviplays6691]

Bro made an IFV (Infantry fighting vehicle)

[@jimbob7319]

This guy goes through more rubbers than my college dorm on a Saturday night.

[@idontknowleavemealoneplease]

Thank you for not only doing things but making sure to record those things and upload them to KZbin. People do things everyday but unfortunately most of those people lack the foresight to broadcast said things for my enjoyment. Those pricks.

[@Fuzznugg]

Its inspiring how you continue to do sponsorships despite how popular and successful you've become. You don't let your wealth get in the way of making more money

[@Ididathing]

thanks mate

[@ItzVixty]

@@Ididathinghamburger?

[@takuma359]

Real lmao

[@Rryan8065]

@@ItzVixtyyes.

[@TwoChin]

@@Ididathing entire vid is some half-assed advertisement. no respect for your viewers at all

[@jebisverycool]

Proof he did a thing

[@grantarmstrong2968]

If you ever come back to this idea or want to redo this idea, I think you might want to try attaching the bowstring to an actual bow. You see a lot of the force from a bow actually comes from stretching the front part of the bow backwards and the wood snapping back forwards to launch the arrow. Since you attached the bowstring to the same place, the extra elasticity that the bow normally has isn’t there

[@Meevious]

Normally the string is inelastic, but here it's elastic, so this xbox already has the elasticity component and can increase the power by simply scaling it up - adding more rubber bands or increasing the size of the rubber bands. It actually needs to be stiffer (without being more brittle), not more elastic, because the goal is to have it return to its untensed state as quickly as possible. Making it more elastic would increase the distance that it has to travel to get to that state.

[@Sun-ut9gr]

He just mondosized his speargun, hence the bands and pulleys lol

[@4idenn]

IDAT and his friends are the living definition of "boys will be boys" lmao

[@SpiritzPlanet]

Hey, my best friend is a woman; this seems like something she’d want to do. With a *few* more safety precautions. :p

[@Fopenplop]

they'll be boy boys, even

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

they're... Boy Boy's, if you will.

[@KimvyKinsley]

8:35 Editor, you fucked up

[@rekayy]

😂

[@annanhildebrand9667]

I literally can't help but giggle every time an Australian says "rubber"

[@imagod4796]

Just imagine the reaction of the other people on the road as he drives around with a fucking ballista on his car

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

I think this is the first time I was genuinely concerned for his safety.

[@yCojuc]

Me every single new upload from this channel

[@Torma25]

...have you not seen the bayblade video? That one was fucking horrifying.

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

@@Torma25 They seemed to understand how dangerous the bayblade was and took precautions. They took almost no safety precautions with the balista to the point of not even using a face shield when shooting it a point blank range.

[@disciple7863]

Ididathing I actually had to do in depth research into the functionality of Roman ballistas, and there's a second element that would get them up to that 90m/s muzzle velocity. You're just using the tension in the bands to accelerate the bolt, but were those bands attached to a bow like arm, and that arm then affixed to two tension springs, which is just tightly wound sinew, you would essentially double your muzzle velocity. Roman Ballistas were also twice as tall as you in some cases, so don't feel bad lol.

[@FacelessMage117]

I really appreciate you showing the real fake, non-child labor inducing fake real device… so many channels these days either show the fake-real or real-fake process… but you took it a step further and that means a lot.

[@ms4eji0bek]

Imagine a torsion limb for a real ballista made with that super-effective speargun rubber. That'd be dope. Also, that car plate mosaic was top notch.

[@NyaMoon_]

Papaplatte being mentioned in a IDAT video is so freaking random 💀😂

[@tylerdrakenfang4796]

the pronunciation killed me 😂💀

[@fireblow44]

Timestamp please?

[@NyaMoon_]

@@fireblow44 4:49

[@Nimon]

@@fireblow44 4:47

[@sniatz]

@@fireblow44 4:45

[@BonimoresOFF]

i'm always happy to find out that he is still alive

[@i-am-ultra]

That guy will sure survive an zombie apocalypse. Of course if he will not suddenly die earlier in process of making some of his videos

[@foxychan7880]

4:48 for people who dont know papaplatte and Trymacs are german streamers. ^^

[@pz619]

Can’t wait to try this out during rush hour on the freeway

[@mistirion4929]

You cannot be f/cking serious right now. If this guy comes together with Michael reeves and the backyard scientist, i think there would be no limit of what they cannot do. Imagine him going "So, we built a death star to keep warm during winter"

[@PantheonofCylinders]

while being electrocuted****

[@naberville3305]

Pretty sure when they teamed up with backyard scientist they turned gay

[@PushingDownDaisys]

I’d take Colin furze and Mark Rober if your really trying to do ANYTHING.

[@revenevan11]

Add in Styropyro and/or Cody's lab for some absolute power and explosives!

[@tomtricks6838]

michael reeves edges his audience

[@ReiReiFoxy]

You could probably do with some form of stabilization on the number plate blur honestly. The camera shake makes it VERY visible several times during the video.