My Hot-Glue Rocket Is Terrible

[@cozmicbot9442]

Man I can’t believe I’ve seen 2 historic rocket launches today. One was a giant piece of metal and the other was made of hot glue

[@forbiddenera]

Underrated comment

[@foxthroat3410]

😂😂😂😂 agreed

[@OneLabToRuleThemAll]

Truly

[@ASAVSP]

Yes

[@LG-ct8tw]

The metal one didn't come back in one piece, maybe they should try hot glue😉

[@Bobbias]

The fact that it was still mostly intact after hitting the ground like that is honestly pretty awesome.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Hot glue is surprisingly shock resistant because of its flexible nature. We commonly use it in traditional archery to glue field points onto arrow shafts and each arrow will take at least several dozen impacts without any maintenance before the glue fails. Failure can be prevented entirely by simply occasionally reheating the points with a lighter until the point wants to move freely and giving it a little twist back and forth. Just by doing this once every few shooting sessions the glue outlasts my arrow shafts. The only thing to be careful of is to not overheat and burn the glue. Frankly though, you would almost have to deliberately try to do that.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

So really, this prototype just proves how great of an idea hot glue rockets are.

[@limbeboy7]

​@@ColonelSandersLite interesting. I need to study its use along side metal parts for shock absorption

[@xylafoxlin]

hey bro i think you got a little hot glue on that rocket

[@BPSspace]

Ooohhhhhhh!

[@OfficiallySnek]

Where?

[@crasbee]

I think you got a little rocket on that hot glue

[@bjf10]

hey bro i think you got too little hot glue on that rocket

[@owensparks5013]

Can you make a complete rocket from Boatal Tote?

[@LaughingOrange]

The way the rocket flops around reminds me of Kerbal Space Program, and making a rocket out of hot glue is such a kerbal idea.

[@rosuav]

As is the "it blew up? Tweak the design and try again" attitude. Very very Kerbal, in the best way.

[@everyweekmemes9178]

now we know what material kerbals use for their rocket exterior

[@vicroc4]

@@everyweekmemes9178 Particularly KSP2, where the developers took an annoying bug from the original and decided it was a feature.

[@NickyLunaLove]

*sigh* “Back to the VAB…”

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Seeing a floppy rocket has me laughing uncontrollably.

[@KegRocket]

I'm a simple man... When I see rocket made from things rockets should not be made from, I SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON!

[@benjaminnevins5211]

I am so excited for that project!

[@jjchouinard2327]

Big fan of KZbinrs Following KZbinrs. Anyone know of a channel that makes chocolate rockets?

[@aboldy]

nah, it's just a silly waste of watch time really. I'm out

[@LIONGOD]

rocket made of fingernails

[@jjchouinard2327]

@@LIONGOD yuk

[@jellygoodgoof]

If those sunglasses are not rated to be eye pro they could actually do more harm. If something hit the lens, the lens could shatter and send fragments into your eyes. The lens could also pop out, causing an injury.

[@ExperionLord]

Totally agree with this. Joe, do yourself a favor and get yourself some ANSI Z87.1 rated safety glasses. They aren't expensive and will work way better at protecting your eyes than those sunglasses will.

[@vicroc4]

I'll second this. Proper PPE is vital, bad PPE just makes injuries worse.

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

All the above comments are spot on.

[@MichaelEllisYT]

Make sure to always wear your safety squints.

[@dillonvandergriff4124]

Agreed! They even make prescription safety glasses now days, so you don't have to wear glasses over your glasses.

[@BeamBinge]

congratulations on your first cryogenic rocket!

[@snarkyboojum]

The shot of you walking out with a wobbly rocket over your shoulder was A-grade. You're hilarious dude, and an inspiration. Thank you for all your hard work making these videos for us!

[@AstroCharlie]

This whole thing was incredible Joe! The craftsmanship to turn such an unconventional material into a successful rocket, coupled with the incredible video, and the determination to not give up!

[@BPSspace]

Thanks man! Appreciate you cuttin those fins, surprisingly unpleasant to do!

[@neosenshi]

Those early oven scenes were the weirdest “how it’s made” I’ve ever seen. Thank you for the excellent safety discussion. You condensed a lot of excellent information in that small segment. An entire video could be made on the topic and probably not be as good.

[@thomasbooska1448]

god, this truly is one of the things i have seen, an honor to get to watch it fly!

[@fullflowaerospace]

wow

[@Timestamp_Guy]

There are different formulations of hot glue. That colorless translucent stuff is polypropylene based, and is one of the most common, especially consumer one. There are stiffer and higher performance hot glues you can get based on other polymers which give much better performance (stiffer, stronger, usually higher melting point requiring industrial glue guns) and might be something to try for a crazy project like this. They'll usually have an off yellow or orange-ish color depending on what material they are based on, but they can be stiffer and have way higher tensile strength, and are available in bulk for industrial applications.

[@NathanLewisVideos]

I love the editing, those gorgeous toaster oven shots, you kept audiences engaged extremely well.

[@francesboersma3804]

agree!

[@ErikPelyukhno]

Your editing style is immaculate. The story telling, the care given to teaching safety, your presentation style is all immaculate.

[@Barely_Creative]

Dang, when you said that the computer detected changes in air pressure and that the rocket would be frozen shortly before launch I thought the issue would be because of pressure increasing as the internal air temperature increased.

[@Rich10000]

There are different families of hot glues, traditional hot glue what most people are familiar with is called pressure sensitive which remains soft and sticky when cooled and another family is called EVA which when cool dries hard and retains it's shape.

[@Thermite3]

Never would I have thought watching someone build a rocket out of hot glue would be THIS entertaning!

[@MarkValascun]

The fact it stayed in 1 piece from that landing is INSANE!

[@ConnorisseurYT]

Bigger than Starship's second flight test. Thank you Mr. Barnard

[@LaughingOrange]

Third time's the charm. Time will tell if that is true for Starship.

[@Icerry1]

It too was a massive success

[@tapio83]

casually throwing shade at spacex with innovative new designs

[@mike4402]

@@tapio83 elon is now hated by MSM so they will continually shit on him and the useful idiots who watch that will eat it up with not a hint of critical thinking

[@marcodebruin5370]

When I read the title I thought you meant hot glued together instead of screws, bolts and straps. Not made entirely from hot glue!!! Awesome side-project. And really appreciate the attitude of never giving up. You only ever fail at anything at the point of giving up before reaching the goal. And even that may be okay, and not a true failure, if you've learned something from the attempt.

[@fireshredder24]

I was out at FAR with Joe for the final, successful flight. He mentioned how much it took to get to that point, but I didn't realize it was THIS much. Props, Joe! Fly safe!

[@pimaster]

That timer section that you think people would skip, whole reason I want to watch your videos. Analyse failure, point out danger points, discuss seriousness of your hobby.

[@Dish_Designs]

Such an impressive video! The cinematography has not gone unnoticed. Omg, that first shot of the hot glue melting over the text on the mold *chef's kiss*

[@brandonarentson6638]

I honestly could watch those 2 toaster oven montages over and over. Give this man an Oscar!

[@kniffin719]

I know you probably hate hearing this on videos with silly antics, but I think this is the best video you've ever made! Editing was on point, great communication, and very real and honest takes on difficult setbacks. Those hot glue molds though were something special...

[@mixsmasher]

the moment you explained the failure with the pyro charge firing was truly incredible immediate like. It's rare to find someone willing to share failures like this particularly in rocketry which is even more important than other hobbies, to know the dangers and respect them. Mad respect thanks for the learning opportunity and amazing work!!! :) ps love the channel

[@nicklachen5060]

not only are you good at making rockets, but your cinematography is quite good as well.

[@hesspet]

"Starship1 Destroying Launch Plattform Simulation" 14:44 This was the best part of the video and the final laughter at the end... Thanks for making our day. Your failures remember me at my time to find out how to build a model undersee boot in the 80s (Without internet and a little knowing how long and hard this process would be. I finally succeed )

[@barlowanimations1517]

- Takes "hot glue engineering" to the next level - Rocks an awesome moustache - It is literally rocket science Best channel on KZbin

[@francesboersma3804]

must agree on all points

[@DerrickBommarito]

Dear god, man. The filmography, the editing, the soundtrack, the humor... AND THE EFFING BADASSERY IN TOOLING AND ENGINEERING AND JUST STICKING IT TO THE UNIVERSE. I hope all aspiring engineers get to see this video and get just as inspired from the silliness of it all.

[@willtheelectrician8184]

This is one of my favorite KZbin channels. It’s like a fine wine. It’s gotten even better with age

[@mavamaarten]

Man I gotta say, the production quality of this video is insane. The close up shots on the hot glue melting and the mold closing up is just chef's kiss

[@BamboozeldGG]

its always a good day when joe uploads but its even better when he uploads on the day of a starship launch

[@rafaelguida2317]

The way you integrate the cinematic build montages with the music is soooooo satisfying, awesome video!

[@KadenShannon]

Congrats on completing the project Joe!! Hot Glocket!!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@Flourish38]

12:09 and the montage after it is so inspirational, and remarkably well-produced.

[@NileMcMillion]

The music at 2:44 was so good I actually forgot you're a music major and went to the description to find the artist! An overall masterpeice of a video!

[@skyrunner0345]

Whats the name of that title? Couldn‘t find it on his soundcloud

[@MaximumMatador]

That stash AND Forklift Certified!?! The man's Rizz knows no bounds! 2:26

[@s197shelby]

Something that I don’t think you get nearly enough credit for is the music that you also do yourself. Really sets the video apart. Awesome track, especially the montage.

[@texmex9721]

I remember when I learned model rockets as a kid in a summer camp, and different recovery methods were discussed, parachute, streamer, spin, etc. The instructor wrote on the board: Lawn Dart. And explained that it was rarely intentional, but failure of the intentional methods often let to the unintentional "lawn dart recovery", which sometimes works just fine.

[@anonimodecm]

And what about converting the hot glue into the main fuel? Making a mix with some oxidizer could work

[@FoxMacLeod2501]

Excellent, excellent, _excellent._ Editing for brevity (which _so_ many could stand to learn); open, constructive, progress-oriented focus on/discussion of safety, and the bigger picture surrounding it. A novel idea, relayed warts and all, by a presenter/host/narrator who is also actually fluent in American English (frightfully less common these days than in days past). Just absolutely solid work. I'm positive you're going to find a large subscriber base before long, if you simply maintain a modicum of quality (which you obviously have in the bag) and frequency. I know I'll be happily along for the ride, no matter the pace of new uploads. Good luck!

[@Hawk7886]

This is an oddly preachy tone, dude. Also, he currently has 600k subs, so it's fair to say he's already found a large base.

[@jasonrubik]

Damn, I was surprised that you did not carefully dig that hot glue out of the desert with a small shovel ! Congrats, Bravo dude ! Never give up !

[@kb-elmo]

That mold is a piece of art :D Love the CNC montage

[@eIiot]

The music in these videos are always incredible

[@nzerusocia9232]

Given how the hot glue rocket stuck the landing in one piece, it would be interesting to see a study between different durations of freezing and the concurrent hardness it imbues onto the hot glue until it eventually raptures.

[@francesboersma3804]

😇

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Building a rocket out of ice would be quite a challenge. Ooh, or pykrete. Also, that music during the final build montage reminds me of Trent Reznor's film scores for some reason.

[@derekmcdonald2168]

And I thought I was a super fan of hot glue… well done Joe! Your rambling cuts, humor, journey to success are something I really needed. It’s been a struggle recently for me and this definitely helped me. You’re incredible and give me inspiration to reach higher. Thank you

[@eIiot]

Just a great documentation of the engineering process, and the perseverance required to get to a final product.

[@XploreSpce]

IFT and Hotglue rocket? wow you should make a hot glue starship, I'm loving these kinds of videos than your old ones, espically this part 7:45 you care about us too!!!

[@fastradioburst253]

I decided some time ago that if I ever win big in the lottery, I'm going to give you a six-figure grant to do whatever project you deem worthy of your time. I've followed you for some years now, and you never fail to impress me. Keep up the great work, Joe! You're an amazing young man.

[@Nigel_DeLaVega]

Dude....I'm not American but I have been thinking the same thing however maybe not 6 figures but something...lol

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

That's a better idea then a charity donation - help create something that is going to inspire people to move forward themselves.

[@llaughridge]

‘Wet ice’ is a valid term we use in professional aviation. When ordering ice for the galley, we sometimes use the term ‘wet ice’ to make it clear that we do not, in fact, want dry ice.

[@FutureAIDev2015]

This is the most Kerbal rocket design I've ever seen in real life 😂

[@willmauney9609]

Hey Joey B! Appreciate you stressing the less fun safety side of rocketry, particularly pertaining to how ornery recovery electronics can be. I actually had a similar experience with an Altus Easymini. We had armed the altimeter to see if it would beep out continuity and detect the e-matches that were connected to it. It beeped out good continuity, and then instantly blew both charges. It didn't wait for an altitude or time lockout, it hadn't been moved, and there wasn't a significant amount of wind. The data that we pulled from the altimeter showed no reason for it to have detected a launch and blown the charges. Thankfully no one was hurt, but sometimes stuff just goes wrong. Got to talking and it sounds like our experience isn't isolated, so we've moved away from Altus.

[@Paksusuoli95]

This has to be your most phallic rocket yet.

[@BuffMyRadius]

When he pulled it out of the ground and the tip was all brown I was absolutely *wheezing*

[@cptrikester2671]

Good thing he made the nose pointy-er. 😊

[@Juttutin]

hot, sticky, smelly, whitish goo

[@Paksusuoli95]

@@BuffMyRadius The longer version flopping on his shoulder is hilarious too.

[@BuffMyRadius]

​@@Paksusuoli95take a shot every time he says some form of the word "stiff" Note: this drinking game is not survivable, don't actually do this.

[@Aldo.flores]

I admire so much your work, I’m not an engineer or rocket scientist but I’m an architect specialist in structures and acoustics, the isogrid was a great idea but due the glue behavior wasn’t enough so an alternative could be put a thin metallic mesh embedded on the main body section in order to augment the rigidity of the whole structure and make this behave as a single one (and of course could avoid the coolness process before launching)

[@Marxuboi]

Now this is hot

[@Freireg1503]

I'm not even into the rocketry stuff, but the challenges you put yourself into are just fun to watch

[@rowanburgerport]

do you have a gf?

[@A_MR.Concorde_A]

Seriously…

[@EPIC.Engineering]

Knowing that joe is setting the goal of making a rocket that goes to space is just amazing good luck joe and may your sky's be blue and winds be low!

[@Viseradh]

I needed to hear that speech. Thanks a lot. Nice work. We will all be waiting to see you launch your rocket into space.

[@neutronium9542]

That whole sequence of night and sunrise at FAR was gorgeous.

[@dr4d1s]

I love the montage for making HGR#3. Also, when you picked up #2 and wobbled it over your head, it looked like a thing. I won't mention what that thing is but Joey B is a smart guy and seems like the kinda guy that would know. He'll figure it out.

[@mr.piggels]

12:32 The editing is just perfect, love every second of it!

[@lexinexi-hj7zo]

Putting a glue stick in dry ice for 10 minute < 3 days later to make a new rocket, to see how it would act cryogenicly. Things do weird stuff at dry ice temps like flowers shattering. Or rockets.

[@cyanoacry]

Thanks for showing your mistakes _and_ an immediate post-mortem report!! That's the stuff real engineering is built out of, I love it so much, and I really really appreciate you showing all the nitty gritty! Going to keep rooting for your space shot, and good luck!

[@Evinosx]

On the bright side, you can hot glue the cracks from the crash with high confidence of restoring full structural integrity! Good launch man. So cool.

[@tangentfox4677]

This is a great example of why you test small pieces of a design very thoroughly before moving on to the bigger project. Gotta see what temperature, wall thickness, and shapes can withstand the most.

[@jankeromnes]

Wow, thank you for powering through this! Up until the third attempt, I kept thinking "oh no, this is a bad idea", but the third attempt made it all worth it for me. That build montage was so amazing I immediately re-watched it, the bit about being unwilling to give up was legit inspirational, and the final successful flight was so exciting to watch! I also learned a bunch of new things while watching. So thanks again, you're a legend, this is my favorite KZbin channel, and if you can make a 100% hot-glue rocket fly, you can do anything. Best of luck going towards that space shot! Ad astra 🚀✨💥🤘

[@andrewfergcorpcom]

9:24 thanks for taking the risk of sharing failure publicly. 100% agree with everything you said.

[@zippytiff]

You are inspirational. I love the way you don’t give up, solve things and face up to errors.

[@zippytiff]

Oh and how you film it all.

[@stephenbarrette610]

That was awesome. As others have mentioned, I have just watched two amazing rocket launches in under 24 hours. A very large one and a very small one. Both were equally exciting! (Bit of a rocket fan since about 1962)

[@BlandTomtarOchTroll]

I would really like a video where you talk a bit about what design choices you are considering for the space going rocket and what you have to think about before building something like that. Are you designing and/or making your own rocket motor? Will it use liquid or solid propellant? How much of the craft will have to be reserved for fuel VS other stuff? What materials are you choosing between and what are the properties of those that are relevant? Is it a straight forward compressive strength to weight ratio or are there other considerations? Are you going to have to deal with heat management?

[@JoBoToGo]

I hope you never have another incident that motivates a safety review segment but I really appreciate the chance to see you analyze and explain the problem in detail. Thanks for covering the good and the bad moments in engineering, both the technical and the human. I've been a subscriber and regular viewer for a while, and that segment prompted me to ring the channel bell. Also, I wonder if freezing some kind of saturated polyacrylate material (Orbeez, instant snow) might take the 'wet' out of 'wet ice;'? Though it probably isn't a problem you're going to face very often... Fly safe!

[@jamesjenkins9480]

Dude. The music. Insane. Well done. Crazy project. Been wild watching you from the beginning to now.

[@florentk6447]

That was the cool story of the wet ice and the wobbling rocket. Thanks for sharing and may your goals be far and the road to them fun ^^

[@somerandomguy001]

just discovered the channel. now i'm not going anywhere until that space rocket is built. all the best

[@nzerusocia9232]

When the nosecone gets buried underneath the ground, you know that rocket's got a solid ass structural integrity xD Job well done bruv!

[@error.418]

I love this journey, thank you so much for sharing every up and down in a detailed and narrative way (really tough balance to strike, noticed and appreciated)

[@quantuminfinity4260]

That’s was an absolutely sweet mold making montage!

[@Frutos-secos]

One of the best channels on KZbin ever. Thank you! Great job.

[@oldguysrule5895]

Very excited about your space project. There's a dude in south texas trying to do the same thing - he's 0 for 2, but like you, I think he is going to keep trying

[@sithsiri]

I truly appreciate the thorough analysis of what led to the parachute going off. Great work here!

[@ISawAnEpicDragon]

Your editing on this is fantastic. The music choices fit the tone perfectly and made for really wonderful montages. Really enjoyed this video!

[@clonkex]

Dang, that Tormach is such an incredible machine! And your cinematography of said machine.... *chef's kiss*

[@fullflowaerospace]

this video actually inspired me to finish soldering a circuit board that has been laying in my garage for a week. it’s almost ready for testing

[@KevinRiggle]

9:10 I love that you're talking about this stuff so honestly and earnestly and also kind of putting it front and center and asking people to pay attention to it, because it really does matter. If you ever want to do a full incident retrospective hmu

[@deadshot9982]

I’m just more amazed how that didn’t break without a parachute

[@danboy12342]

This is toyr prettiest video to date, awsome seeing you grow in tour production skills as well

[@jacobosgood3513]

I love that this came out on SpaceX IFT-2 Day. Great work Joe!

[@HellboundHarry]

Never seen any of your videos before. Chuckled at your first "rambling jail" comment. Laughed out loud at your second "rambling jail" comment. And then instantly subscribed for the synthwave air-frame mold montage!

[@abizair1832]

I kinda like it that now you've moustaches. It gave the impression of you presenting in 1960's film tapes about rocket programs, and it really draws my attention to the videos even more!

[@T3vearris]

The safety lesson is highly appreciated and very clear. "Hiding failure" is a gigantic issue on youtube. Literally gets people killed in some cases.

[@mikegofton1]

That isogrid mould deserves a spot on your desk, as a reminder. More original music please.

[@redgopnik2227]

bro that flaccid rocket looks cursed as hell. personally i think i would have tried some sort of fiber-infused hot glue as a base material (the concept of hot glue but with rebar has me cackling), but I understand wanting to keep the rocket made out of pure hot glue. great concept and execution, and the launch shot of the wet ice getting blasted is sick. keep it up

[@TheBookDoctor]

If youtube had an award for sound editing, the 3rd-time build montage would surely win it.

[@BlazinWolf25]

As soon as that shit exploded, a commercial went on for Dignity Health "Your health is your biggest asset..." Hell yea

[@siberx4]

10:24 The _absolute bendy banana_ you have slung over your shoulder here really highlights the stiffness problem.

[@arcanealchemist3190]

man. this video has such a silly premise and yet was presented in such a compelling way. honestly felt like space age technology when you busted out the toaster oven to make hot-glue rocket fuselage. and "never give up" will always be a message I need to hear. didnt even need to ask me to subscribe and hit the bell,.

[@koifiish]

Huge fan of the editing for this video, really engaging and fun ! Cool project, good story, well shot, amazing edit, 10/10 no notes