World's LONGEST zip string spinner!

[@Weisz]

“Motorcycles are basically a motor with wheels” Ah yes, this is the engineering knowledge i tune in for

[@Norweeg]

I’ve always thought of them more like “wheels with a motor,” but I suppose that analogy works as well. It’s a very technical nuanced definition, so I can understand how people can have trouble describing one in simplified terms, including myself.

[@JoelCreates]

Rope go brrr

[@ryanmccampbell7]

I always wondered why it was called "motor-cycle"... now I know

[@gormauslander]

@@ryanmccampbell7 oh shoot

[@F40M07]

Oh hi

[@brandonmack111]

My guess is that the rope is actually 60 meters, and they just rounded down when they converted the units. And that's why they have a rope listed as 196 feet.

[@john_john_john]

@@Ms.Pronounced_Name if that was the case, they could've measure 204.08ft of rope instead and sold it as 200ft.

[@diesuppe4452]

@@Ms.Pronounced_Name makes sense if made in the US, doubt that tho. Since (almost) everyone else uses metric, the 60m theory is more plausible

[@karimalramlawi7228]

But again it's not quite right

[@GarrettBShaw]

60 m is 196.85 ft.​@@john_john_john

[@Ahayeahishere]

​@@karimalramlawi7228what isnt quite right?

[@RepeatedFailure]

This video really roped me in. It didn't string me along like clickbait.

[@JoelCreates]

Your comment threw me for a loop

[@YeeticusMaximus22]

@@JoelCreates I love this i hate this it is blursed

[@noahasnoah]

@@JoelCreates knot funny

[@AGuyThatMakesStuff]

I love how the end of the video ties it all together.

[@jessevennard2640]

These puns are terrible by my a cord.

[@StillConfusing]

they sell 196ft rope bc that's just about 60m of rope

[@ObeyCamp]

David is a real bro. He's kind of the real hero of the video. I can imagine a lot of shop owners being like "I'm trying to run a business here," but instead, he didn't just let you use his shop, he got in on the project. It seems like he still has that sense of curiosity and interest in stuff like this that a lot of "serious people" seem to tragically lack. What a dude.

[@TonyEnglert]

Great video! I think you could scale it up even more if you shot it from the top of a tower or tall building so that the string can feed straight up as it starts.

[@JoelCreates]

I agree, It would be really cool to launch it off of a cliff or something, and may allow it to get even bigger!

[@nochjemand]

@@JoelCreates.. what it would also allow for is a more spectacular captain Ahab recreation!

[@tiagotiagot]

@@JoelCreates Maybe rent a crane to lift the motorcycle?

[@themadscientest]

100% having a friend that works at a mechanic shop is a huge help when you build weird shit.

[@fojcol]

The inspiration, the brilliance, the absurdity, the stringiness! lol Soooo entertaining!

[@PlasmaChannel]

“Whoa I stepped on it. I’m caught in it” 😂 Joel this was sick. That integration was fire too haha.

[@kyleniedermeier6651]

Been watching your channel for a while now, and I'm just realizing that you are local to me... Only realizing this because your friend's shop said WI Motorsports, peaked my interest, looked up his FB page, realizing it's in Madison! Love your videos and the things you create! I'm also a tinkerer. Keep on making and recording, as I enjoy it! Just told my coworker about the hot glue web shooter you made the other day. I'll have to update him on you being from the area!

[@JoelCreates]

Thanks Kyle, glad to hear!

[@foggycontacts3212]

Wow, an ad read I DIDN'T skip... Well done!!! That take real talent. Love your vids!!

[@KitKatHexe]

Seriously, an ad read powered by the very thing the ad read is for. Just an interesting concept on its own.

[@synnly]

THE DRONE CRASHING GOT ME HEART BROKEN

[@travisburkley23]

Most underrated KZbinr I know of

[@DanSteigerwald]

I think this is the first time I've ever liked a video solely based on the creativity of the ad.

[@JoelCreates]

Glad you liked it!

[@thexbigxgreen]

I usually have a hard time walking when I get slammed by a shaft, too...

[@Avetho]

Thanks, my lungs hurt now XD

[@ZaneDeusner]

What

[@acdgamer7292]

That is one of the best ad reads I've seen on youtube. No, it IS the best.

[@danielwgk]

Oh. I noticed the immediate improvement in production quality. Now THAT is an ad spot. Good job, Joel

[@SomeRandomMusician]

Screw the people who get made at the thumbnail. You put alot of effort into your youtube channel. I can't wait for people to actually know who you are when I talk about you. Keep up the good work! also the way it took out that drone 💀💀💀

[@epicthief]

would love to see you on big Willie's safety 3rd podcast!

[@redneck_cowboy7826]

Perhaps it maintains its shape because of the air resistance and therefore stays in the air but as you said go through the air then returns to the pull of the wheels also love the vid man

[@Srfingfreak]

Never has so much effort been dedicated to something so mundane. Beautiful.

[@aidendedoge5378]

Now I see why he hired 10 voice actors for the sponsor, I watched it all the way through

[@thecolaracer1873]

btw amazon sells 196ft ropes cuz that’s a standard 60 meter climbing rope

[@KaliTakumi]

Steve Mould gave a shout out to this video and I now realise that I was a fool for not subscribing after seeing the real life Minecraft cart video

[@ItsMaloc]

You can funnel a tube through a rope and shoot hot glue through it and to the glue anchor so when the anchor hits the wall the glue with dry and sick to the wall. This is for a hot glue web shooter.

[@Qsandbank]

Wow, your new cinematographer is very handsome, capable and redoubtable.

[@JoelCreates]

Indeed, though I find his vocabularic choices to be a bit pedantic

[@Francois_Dupont]

@@JoelCreates is*

[@michaelfinan343]

This needs more views!!!

[@234fddesa]

Feel like the rope getting bunched up is probably just due to it getting twisted and applying compounding torque until it causes a loop to form and gets tangled. This would probably tend to happen any time the rope meets any form of resistance along it's length. I think you might find more luck with something like a chain that inherently can't do that sort of thing, or maybe a long flat loop of ribbon. Or a chainsaw.

[@garethrosey]

That's amazing. When I originally saw Steve Mould doing it with a handheld one I was intriguided. Doing on that scale is just mind boggling! 😂

[@care-o-sene]

here's some variables you didn't mention in the video that i think are some real things to consider if another revision of this is made: the thickness of the rope and how that affects how easily it bends and ties into knots. steve mould's videos on the chain fountain have parts about minimum bend radius, and i think that's something that causes the knotting. the smoothness of the ground the rope is being pulled back on. concrete is very rough and the friction with the rope and the ground is definitely contributing to the slow acceleration. maybe doing it on an ice skating rink would make it get up to speed a lot sooner. this is probably why the handheld ones work so much better at lower speed, the bottom portion of the loop is in the air with minimal friction. maybe doing it off the edge of a rooftop would allow for that?

[@Dachusttin]

That was a very clever sponsorhip

[@thebush6077]

Ngl that fiver ad was actually really good. One of the few ads I've seen that actually makes me wanna use the thing.

[@MrQuickLine]

I'd be willing to bet that 196ft rope is actually 196.85ft - or exactly 60m.

[@AxelDayton]

I love the physics behind this cool idea!

[@ungabunga696]

Wow...that was really cool.

[@DaimyoD0]

8:26 "Time to switch to 200ft... or, well, 196ft. I don't know why Amazon would sell [a] 196ft length of rope, but uh, they do, and I bought it." Assuming you are rounding down from 196.85 feet, it would be because the rope is actually 60 meters.

[@ryanjs4]

dont know why it has no views, but very entertaining!

[@creamyhummus]

Such a hilariously silly project, but the dedication and ingenuity you put to use getting it to work is truly amazing.

[@BleachWizz]

7:25 - my first instinct here is to think of settleing a coil with the rope so the loop is not formed yet, from the footage feels like by the time all of the rope has accelerated it has whipped somewhere which messes with the flow. Feeding the rope from a stationary and organized position at first feels like would help the rope form the first loop whitout tangling. Basically bootstraping.

[@TdmbT_]

I swear, everything he makes is so cool I love the Minecart

[@barxmorOnYT]

9:16 "that's what I've been waiting for, that's what it all about. Woooooo"

[@mohanshinde7244]

David you have my respect 👍

[@Luucas-kl6ib]

i used to have one of these! they were so fun to just watch as a kid. it didnt work with another thing, pulling or pushing a button or such, it just flung rope constantly

[@arghjayem]

01:08 the fact you mention the boondock saints! You’re awesome Joel!

[@_goldfish]

That ad segment was so seamless that now im worried his normal voice is just a voice actor

[@L721-d5i]

3:43 bro went from 😤 to 😀

[@BlockBlazer]

Well that's one entertaining way to make me sit through an ad. Nice.

[@tbrickman]

Nice work my fellow Wisconsinite!

[@thegoodestchannel3577]

Indeed fellow wisconsinite

[@darkraven4187]

8:29 196ft is about 60m. It's a metric length rope.

[@gohtwm]

Yoo sick bike

[@heyimanormal61]

Can't believe he can change his voice in so many ways!

[@TheLazyJAK]

Idk why but I feel like the rope needs to be much thicker as you make it longer in this scenario.

[@XXhite]

Thank you so much. As soon as I saw a string shooter, I immediately wondered what a Scaled up version would be like. You just saved me so much energy😂💯

[@jonaheaster7920]

You should design and build some budget track for yourself and those who want to build mini minecarts like you

[@JoelCreates]

Would be amazing, but insanely expensive, especially given the cost of metal right now!

[@fleckione-workinprogress4249]

Deserves waaay more views!

[@mased-v2j]

The rope has a surreal, almost fluid like appearance when moving. I like it!

[@iBerry420]

Cool video! No one seems to be saying it, so I might as well, what about trying to remove the friction of the rope hitting the ground? I know that means you'll have to look for a high enough area, perhaps a parking garage, but I think it would enable the rope to have the properties of the handheld toy version.

[@annarose8959]

I have never not skipped the sponsored ads until now 10/10

[@TempestKrimps]

videos like these are the perfect mix of goofy and impressive and i'm all for it

[@TilmanBaumann]

8:30 Because 60m = 196.85 feet

[@ThelolipopCreeper]

I thought this too but that would be 197', not 196.

[@canteatpi]

@@ThelolipopCreeper 197' would be to much, and count as false advertisment. they probably rounded down

[@adamfields1761]

David seems like a really cool guy, if Wisconsin wasn’t so far from Tennessee I would definitely take my vehicles there

[@Gavin-oq5nl]

Where in Tennessee are you from?

[@apogus]

@@Gavin-oq5nl hes not in tennessee

[@bot_jonah]

Fiver owes you a lot more than whatever they paid you for that ad. Brilliant concept and execution.

[@p4tchPL]

can we all agree that this guys creativity is endless

[@Blaze-mt4ij]

you could try to use a circular spring (the spring that loops back around on itself in order to evenly compress everything in the middle whilst still allowing it to move through) in order to try and make it more consistent.

[@RSpudieD]

These toys are so weirdly cool and I never knew I wanted see it supersized! NICE!

[@sage5296]

I feel like maybe laying out/zigzagging the rope close to the feed to start would help with tangling, maybe preventing the rope coming back from moving right into the rope going out until it gets off the ground a good amount?

[@ballermember17th]

8:55 this man really knows how to work it out

[@mrIsakify]

Beeg strang

[@pratikkore7947]

7:54 my best in-sync 'No' ever

[@originsdecoded3508]

Seems like it worked once you took the motorcycle out from the car shop. The difference would be that there is less air ventilation and air flow inside. But outside you had much more wind thus creating the proper air flow lift and air drag in order for the string to pick up smoothly. Kind of works under the same principle as a kite using air lift. As the rope is pushed forward at high speeds, airlift is created under the ropes as it drags across the wind giving it that floating smooth motion. its not just about the rope being pulled back in. In a more windy day, I believe you would get far more interesting airlift.

[@VanlifeTroglio]

that was the best creator sponsored ad i have ever seen

[@JoelCreates]

thank you!

[@pannekook2000]

one thing i’d add to the discussion here is that the way the rope started to wobble looks a whole lot like turbulent flow. it would be interesting to look at the moving rope from a fluids perspective and try and figure out properties like the reynolds number. does a rope have a property analogous to viscosity?

[@Thememecreator]

9:15 "Cr1TiKaL mass"

[@dopihead]

We all need a friend like David

[@ryanlundgren]

Using this at night time with a black light and fluorescent rope with a fog machine bursting through the hoop would be the coolest stage effect!

[@ryanlundgren]

Especially if the rope was multi colored

[@ChrisRollins]

That ad read, 🤘🏻🤣

[@apunahasapeemapetilon9111]

Probably the best fvrr ad ever ngl

[@benjaelee]

9:15 WOOOO YEAH BABY THATS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT

[@clancuthbertson5860]

That fiver ad had me second guessing whether one of those voices was Jordan Maron aka Captain Sparklez! :)

[@eastonjanecek9802]

As someone who repairs LNG pumps, I feel you completely with that shaft on your toe. I have two toes that are flatter than they were before from an impeller missing the pallet

[@JoelCreates]

Double ouch!

[@eastonjanecek9802]

@@JoelCreates yeah it was not fun for weeks the first time, to then a few days later the other foot happened

[@trashboy9652]

I think something you may have not considered with the feeding issues is that the line may twist on itself because the ends don't meet up right. Kinda like a driveshaft both sides are keyed to line up right. Line likes to twist on itself if it's not straight. Just a theory

[@brandonmorgan193]

These things are so old I had one as a kid in the 90s, but I know they're older than that. I'm surprised they've been brought back lol.

[@makelyung6405]

You should do one with a glow in the dark string at night with some kind of light source that’s attached to where the string comes from

[@Pyromancers]

uhmwpe tape for low friction return? adjustable tension on out and in ends of loop? Spray or soak the whole rope with reflective paint and shine a light on it and run it at night? Use different reflective colors at different points along the rope to create a strobe or other effects. Strontium europium glow power mixed with adhesive to coat with glow effect. Use ropes that are florescent under black light for night shot too (scattered uv lasers or big ass uv led light for source). Maybe continually soak with corn starch and water to get florescence under black light.

[@TheDiloEmpire]

The guy fell in that rock climbing clip in the beginning I, it actually startled me

[@djsollar]

What a passion Lot of practical information how to build a device just for entertaining I wish you good luck in other projects Maybe you will discover more engineering Riddles in future

[@Thricenol]

I've never played with one of these things but I think they normally start out in a hanging setup. Get up on a building, hang that thing off the edge and go for it again.

[@thepoorcanadiandriver9304]

that sponsor ad was Absolutely brilliant

[@respecter933]

The algo lined me up pretty good

[@SIM-A1]

That's cool I need this now

[@CodyHovland]

Awesome idea! Lets make that string have an electrical current flowing through it and make it cut through stuff.

[@JusticePreyHDM]

9:14 "Critical" followed by *WOO YEAH BABY* Never have I seen a coincidental moment in history

[@sebbes333]

*@Joel Creates* I wonder what would happen if you like, suspend the bike from a bridge, so the falling rope isn't limited by the ground. So, the bike shoots out the rope sideways, or diagonally upwards. I wonder if a rope guide is even needed than (maybe just one or so, just near the wheel, so the rope doesn't slip off).

[@dtnicholls1]

Play with the rope stiffness. You'll get it to go further. The stiffer the rope the less it will be inclined to bend, which in turn will allow it to become stable more quickly. Also, the faster you accelerate it the better. If you can accelerate it quickly enough it will try to follow the path it's laid out on, more quickly building tension in the part of the rope you're throwing into the air, also allowing it to become stable more quickly. Something like a large DOL (direct online) motor would be the way to go. Then you can go from stationary to the required speed in a big hurry.

[@salt-emoji]

So maybe the issue is the ability to evenly transfer the rotational down the rope while maintaining that consistent input

[@blitzsnap]

I love your channel

[@elliotmarks06]

Now we just need to scale it up a bit and you have a DIY missile defense system...

[@DrPersonman]

Sorry to hear about your toe!... Maybe you should make some kind of crazy alternative to steel/composite toe boots? Like shoes with something similar to the Trophy APS that protects tanks by shooting explosively formed projectiles at incoming objects! Nothing could go wrong!

[@peasant502]

Joel: *increases the entopy in the system* Joel: "why is the rope so disordered on return?"

[@daltonwatson2058]

The rope is the best part of the Boondock Saints.