Recreating The Air Filter Hack Used By Apollo 13

It's almost 50 years since Apollo 13 lifted off onto what would become the definition of the 'successful failure', a mission where lives were very much at stake and the teams at mission control had to solve problems they'd not expected to bring the crew home safely.
I wanted to re-create the 'adapter' that the crew had to make which would allow the Lithium Hydroxide canisters from the command module to work with the Lunar module's environmental control system. Using only the things they had on hand the crew had to 'fit a square peg in a round hole' so that they atmosphere would have remained breathable for the return
Some good references for this procedure are on NASA's history site.
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I 3D printed my canister prop using a design from Havazik, he was able to put this together in a couple of hours, I'd have taken days.
www.thingivers...
The 3D printer I use is a Prusa MK3 and it was a gift from Prusa Research, It was able to handle the filament running out and resumed after a power cut during the main print.
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[@sliceofbread2611]

"now i can really taste the chemicals" proceeds to take another toke. fly safe my man, fly safe..

[@pentagramprime1585]

He needs to record a song on that thing.

[@nickelaos1869]

@@pentagramprime1585 Yes. The new music of the opening and the closing of his videos.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Depending on the chemicals, he might be flying, all right ...

[@MrNeptunebob]

She even complained about how bad the garage smelled, it's a wonder they aren't divorced by now!

[@CharlesP2009]

@@pentagramprime1585 Makes me think of Forbidden Planet or The Day The Earth Stood Still haha

[@GeorgTheGr8]

Gene Kranz, the Flight director who saved the mission, was a true hero. I'm so glad they named a Kerbal after him!

[@InventorZahran]

I always thought Gene Kerman was named after Gene Roddenberry!

[@moritzrank01]

his book is pretty fuckin amazing also

[@highgrounder5238]

My goal in life is to have a Kerbal named after me.

[@JSP_1147]

I Want A Kerbal Called Neil Kerbstrong For Neil Armstrong

[@tangydiesel1886]

I got to listen to Gene Kranz, Jim Lovell, and Fred Haise speak when I was in college. It was pretty amazing.

[@Viniter]

Hand some scrap to a Scot and he'll inevitably make bagpipes.

[@arcaneminded]

This is exactly what I was thinking, haha.

[@paulsidhuUK]

Space bagpipes

[@xyz6106]

"So commander, is the makeshift air filters ready?" *Stares into the distance playing a score*

[@shanehoward4197]

@@xyz6106 I was thinking the same damn thing lol..

[@AmySoyka]

Surely there's someone at a space museum somewhere that can confirm what the noise blowing air through a space suit makes?

[@jimmac521]

My wife totally enjoyed having your better half on this video... though it created a cascade of unanswerable questions like "how did they meet?" etc.

[@alithegeek]

I think Scott once mentioned that she was at a party he was DJ-ing at

[@mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380]

@@alithegeek yep 14:52 ep 95 of interstellar quest

[@CarlJohnson-xz1rs]

Stowaway is an upcoming Sci-Fi movie Scott is the consultant for, so they should use that musical instrument for the soundtrack for Scott's legacy

[@Anvilshock]

It's time Scott got his own IMDB page anyway.

[@t65bx25]

Anvilshock Who needs IMDB when you have an asteroid named after you

[@conall9415]

Really? I hope it's scientifically accurate! (The last thing he was a consultant for didn't turn out so well because the editors had their own ideas about what they wanted.

[@conall9415]

Unrelated, but apparently the person who wrote the original short film Stowaway hated it, saying it wasn't scientifically inaccurate, but inaccurate engineering wise, as no engineer would build something that can't handle a little extra weight. Some else pointed out that there were parallels in the oil industry were saftey wasn't regarded in designs.

[@tiredagain6722]

With another month of "stay at home" you can build an entire apollo capsule in your living room!

[@alexlandherr]

Tired Again Where am I going to get the hypergolic RCS fuel?

[@OhioAgVideos]

Challenge accepted

[@alexandrepascal3573]

@@alexlandherr I'd say in your fridge

[@djbeezy]

I don't think it's going to last that long.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

@@djbeezy It is where I am.

[@jj182bass]

Wife: what are you watching honey Me: a respected space you tuber making a plastic fume bong with his wife

[@TrickOrRetreat]

🤗 lal

[@greatsilentwatcher]

That was fun to watch... especially seeing the one who tolerates you every day. :)

[@MrNeptunebob]

How long can those 2 stay together?

[@jackcallahan1848]

CUT IT, CUT IT CUT IT CUT IT

[@Anjum9694]

@Wroger Wroger You've got issues mate

[@kokofan50]

@Howdy Justice it’s a joke

[@YuffX]

@Wroger Wroger sir this is not 4chan, check your adress bar

[@IanHutchison]

Scott's reaction to his unintentional musical instrument is the greatest thing!

[@frankisteve]

15:49 Scott Manley trying an alien bong 2020 colorized

[@thekito4623]

Live in technicolor

[@hawkbird6294]

i can really taste the c h e m i c a l s

[@Limescale12]

15:38

[@HarlockG]

@@Limescale12 play it at 0.5

[@kyoumahououin2369]

You've invented a space bagpipe!

[@TrickOrRetreat]

😂 yep

[@longboweod]

Your flight manual checklist is amazing in its simplicity and comprehensiveness.

[@caonabo2]

Scott: You should change your show slogan to "Stay home safe" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@5Andysalive]

... Unless you're one of countless millions who cannot stay home because they keep the world working for those who do.

[@caonabo2]

@@5Andysalive Honor and laureates for all of those that still have to fly safe to keep others safe.👍👍👍👌

[@Geoffr524]

I stock the shelves like the toilet paper, that people have been hoarding. One day the aisle was full of the toilet paper, and the very next day it was totally empty.

[@caonabo2]

@@Geoffr524 Better to buy food and desinfectant than toilet paper.🙂

[@icaropereira3218]

You improved the design with Scotish tech, now it is also a bag pipe.

[@PhilLemon8306]

15:40 Elk mating call

[@Skiesaremine]

Thought about that too. Played call of the wild before.

[@mikemarshall3073]

Not exact, but it's close and what I thought too!

[@qwertzy2610]

There were clearly a lot of technicians on the ground: Just fix everything with HUGE amounts of greytape

[@RandomTheories]

hey, you can fix everything with greytape. If you cant fix it with graytape, use more graytape

[@trouty7947]

@@RandomTheories people have made boats *entirely out of grey tape*

[@RandomTheories]

@@trouty7947 haha, more you know 🤘

[@howardbaxter2514]

You can fix anything with Duck Tape and Gaffer Tape.

[@qwertzy2610]

@@howardbaxter2514 You just need sufficient amounts of it

[@GregEwing]

I love conspiracy theories. The are so optimistic about how organized we are. Yet in Apollo, one part had round CO2 filters and the other square!

[@my3dviews]

That's what happens when you have different contractors for each spacecraft. Like the Saturn V with different contractors for each stage. When you think about it, it is amazing that the whole thing worked together.

[@absalomdraconis]

That's not the "hilarious" bit: they had known about this before hand, and engineered a hack instead of a solution.

[@2adamast]

Indee,d they did it for the future movie. Otherwise there was not much to remember

[@christophergraham3160]

To which Gene Kranz quipped, "Tell me this isn't a Government operation. You guys better invent a way to put a square peg into a round hole. Fast!"

[@SynchronizorVideos]

There was a specific engineering reason for this; the lunar module was designed to use the same cartridges as the spacesuit backpacks for lunar excursions. So they actually did consider and implement common cartridges; just not between the CM and LM.

[@Gilgwathir]

Amy and Scott look like they were made for each other. :-D I just look at them and my brains goes: jup, couple!

[@morphman86]

Good ol' Gene, the man's a legend. Literally! You may know his name from KSP. Gene Kranz was the flight director of Apollo 13 and one of the major reasons the mission made it back to Earth safely.

[@randyhavener1851]

Thanks guys! I was in 8th grade science about a month before the launch, when the instructor was discussing the number 13. He brought up the superstitions regarding that number. During the discussion, he mentioned the upcoming launch and wondered if Apollo 13 would be plagued because of that number. I will never forget that remark and how prophetic it would turn out to be. Like the rest of the world, I prayed for their safe return to Earth. About 10 years ago, I had the chance to meet Jim Lovell at a book signing. I was so choked up when I shook his hand, the only words I could muster were "I've waited 40 years to shake your hand!" Thanks to both of you for re-kindling those memories!! Fly safe! Randy Havener

[@jerrodbroholm4338]

Scott, how lucky you are to find not only someone who indulges you, but someone who enjoys the same stuff! Great video!

[@charlieschuck19]

god bless your wife's soul man, she really puts up with you and your nerdiness haha

[@mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380]

@Howdy Justice he was only joking as its evident Scott is a big fan of anything related to science

[@mattbland2380]

Glad to see that the Manley’s are staying safe 👍 Keeping us informed and entertained makes staying put for days on end that little bit easier. Thank you.

[@JxH]

By the way, BBC radio has the '13 Minutes to the Moon' series 2 podcast on now. It's about Apollo 13. And yes, there's a series 1 for those that missed it. Should help you get through the isolation period.

[@Johnpaulthesecond]

You're the man Scott! KSP brought me to you, your amazing attention to detail and ability to explain complicated things in a simple way made me follow you, and content like this will keep me coming back. Keep up the great work 👍

[@RobertSababady]

Gotta watch this again tomorrow during the day with my kids...... so much to talk about and have fun!

[@vorpalcheese]

You're a very lucky man Scott! You two are a lot of fun to watch, I hope your better half makes more cameos on the show!

[@pentagramprime1585]

Hope this is the first time Mrs. Manley heard "We need to make this fit into this using nothing but this." Dare you to make an episode on improvised ventilators.

[@Avaruusrangeri]

Scott Hungley

[@cerebralm]

THIS

[@darthslaughtius3091]

Scott your channel is just amazing, thank you.

[@davidlabedz2046]

This was fun to watch and I appreciate the effort needed to accomplish the task!

[@TheTeddingtonBoy]

Never miss an upload Scott keep up the great work

[@MrKingdavis13]

When I was a kid in the early 80's they sold a toy that was supposed to be swung over your head almost like a cowboy with a rope except that it was a chunk of hose similar to what you used in the video to make that annoying noise (elk call) until they realized that too many kids were being scarred for life from being whipped in the orbital sockets. I remember all kinds of toys from back then that we would consider insane to give a child these days so now I am going to sit back and remember the good ol' days. Lol

[@shadow7037932]

Yup. I had a few VERY sketchy chemistry sets back in the day.

[@charleslambert3368]

They still have those things.

[@mytmousemalibu]

We had actual metal Tonka trucks! The could cut & pinch you and get rusty! No way today 😕 I'm glad I got to be an 80's kid, wouldn't trade it for the world! We didn't have phones, we went outside and played and took off on our bikes, only to be home in time for dinner! We had some awesome music too! Great time to be alive in back then!

[@donjones4719]

My parents were careful, they said "you don't need one, just go play with your lawn darts." Yes, we really had them. And a sketchy chemistry set when I was in grade school.

[@donjones4719]

@@mytmousemalibu Yes! Was a kid even earlier, in a small town. "Where did you go?" Out. "What did you do" Nothing. And those Tonka trucks were serious when it came to bashing your brother/getting bashed!

[@kirkula]

holy crap, I forgot just how much Skye looks like her mom.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Congratulations Scott! You made the first Apollo 13 instrument lol

[@Thefreakyfreek]

I'm not stuck at home but I have a small cnc macine so I started making electrical turbo pump an rocket engine injector just to make the most noisyest flame trower ever I want some serious punch from it like when you pull the trigger the pump spools up and air get flowing than the main fuel valve opens and than the most amazing flame comes out but mostly because you inspired me that injectors are not so difficult in a video you made thanks for giving me a fun and difficult project to use my cnc machine for it's going to be glorious to have a rocket engine next to a steam engine that I made when I just got my lathe

[@arkatub]

respect to the woman behind the man.

[@BazilRat]

I would, as Tom Scott put it, call it History's Greatest Bodge.

[@cumguzzler8537]

The art of the Bodge

[@grummhd3020]

Emoji

[@NetworkXIII]

“We need to make this, fit into the hole for this, using nothing but these.”

[@windwalker5765]

Somebody better get some coffee going...

[@collinbarker]

All pipes, when air is passed through at sufficient speed, will whistle based on its length. This is more commonly done with flexible pipe, allowing you to spin one end and it will automatically whistle based on its length and tip velocity

[@thiesenf]

Notice the tube is not a straight tube... it's corrugated... that is what makes the sound...

[@Stoicswimfish]

15:30- "What the heck is that?" That is similar to homemade Elk calls that hunters use during hunting season.

[@stekra3159]

I want more Amy. You shud be very grate full she lets you do all of these things. She has to be so patient my family never listed to talking space for more than 15 minutes.

[@ncc74656m]

Thought so! Love this brilliant historical hack.

[@lorenztheilkas5974]

Youre a great guy, Scott. Enjoyed every video of you ever since. Keep up the great work and stay healthy :D

[@dappersapper3]

top 10 DIY hacks you'll never believe

[@aaron756]

It was pretty cool following this on Twitter! Love your videos man so keep up the great work! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@herzogsbuick]

Amy is hilarious. i've been subscribed so long...can't believe i'm seeing this 4 years on, but glad i am.

[@feuerengel1988]

I've been toying with this idea for a couple of days now. So glad someone could make it, since I don't have access to a 3D printer, or many of the parts I think could replace the 3D-printing process. It's brilliant. Cheers!

[@michaelantonio]

Bro, DRINK THAT COFFEE! It's getting cold !!!!

[@PerMortensen]

He's a Scot (in addition to being a Scott). It must be tea.

[@michaelantonio]

@@PerMortensen The HUMANITY !!!!

[@mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380]

@Howdy Justice it triggers every British person lol

[@NorthernSeaWitch]

Iced cold brew with caramel and salted whipped cream... mmmmmm.

[@michaelolsen7000]

My Grandfather worked for Air Research as an engineer for some time, it was awesome to hear you mention them.

[@alexdelrio45]

Hi, I was hired at The Garrett AiResearch Corporation in 1979 right out of high school. Forty-one years later, I'm still working there and so blessed. AiResearch has merged twice and is now named The Honeywell Aerospace Corporation. It's still a great company, but I miss those days of Garrett AiResearch. The Garrett Corporation has so much history!

[@JimWakable]

Wow so nice to see you and lovely wife together working on a cool project like this! Or at least her calmly sipping a hot drink as she tolerates you "geeking out" and providing moral support and a helping hand... Show her more often; even for the sake of hubby and wife having "isolation fun" together... also very informative BTW. Keep 'em coming.

[@robertfelton8374]

When your survival depends on your ability to think outside the box.

[@andrewe2853]

That was a great demonstration I loved every second of it, the 3D model worked out well. Yeah good work Scott.we will live on fantastic.

[@zakiranderson722]

Lol, you got your Mrs to research the SR71 for you, legends both of you! She's a keeper.

[@logiconabstractions6596]

Having messed around A LOT with duck tape, to tear length-wise, it is much, much easier to leave a part onto the roll, and just tear out what you're going to use right away. Then you can take the reminder without having to fuss around with 2 sticking bits in the air...

[@KertaDrake]

This is a really good argument for standardized parts.

[@thekito4623]

Oh my god that thing produces THE MOST BEAUTIFUL overtones!!! Please uplad a video of playing it making tones Sounds like beautiful elk whistle

[@awesomeink]

for future reference. When you tear duct tape in half do not take it off the roll first start you tear on the roll and only unroll one side at a time and it will make a nice clean long strips.. years of practice here buddy great video!

[@arctic_haze]

Great job! I believe this is going to be our finest hour 😁

[@snowystuff]

This is ridiculously great! You're the best Scott, thanks!

[@Andrew-Kerr]

Elon Musk be like: "Hey Scott can I have a toke on your space bong?"

[@Bakamoichigei]

Been anxiously awaiting this since the tweet about 3D printing the lithium hydroxide canister!

[@puremaga17]

Great Video, We really enjoyed meeting Amy. Thank you both 🚀🚀💯

[@Nanobot02]

Everytime I see one of your Videos i feel the need to Check for SpaceX News and after that play the Hell out of KSP. Keep going Dude.

[@ThePremiumChicken]

This was one of my favorite sequences from the movie. It just goes to show that necessity is the mother of invention. They had one of these on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. Thank you for doing this.

[@SynchronizorVideos]

In real life, they had already considered this scenario and planned out how to build this long before Apollo 13. It wasn’t a last-minute solution like in the film.

[@jamesmskipper]

I was there helping to operate the facility test project that was designed to verify that this mod would work. I love the way you and your wife did this little demonstration. :)

[@jeffknott7360]

Best hack in history!

[@Fornaxfornax1]

Beautiful table. I love it. Kudos for drinking tea but I need to express my utter dismay and I think you guys are absolute savages for not using for not using coasters.

[@kelaarin]

That scene in Apollo 13 was the inspiration for the TV show "Junkyard Wars" and kicked off the entire genre of construction reality shows.

[@MasterMayhem78]

The last time I was this early we were still launching monkeys into space 🚀

[@longnamedude3947]

Aren't we all just super high level monkeys though? We are "Monkeys V.2". Level 100 Intelligence, Level 100 Magic, and Level 100 Badass Engineering Hacks.

[@lcberchtold1208]

Last time you were this early my dad wasn’t even born yet, so well done!

[@Archgeek0]

@@longnamedude3947 Nah, we're Great Apes, spec'd to abuse INT and DEX synergies. Monkeys have tails.

[@YukonK9]

Oh look! We get to see Mr. And Mrs. Manley

[@mikebridges20]

I love your videos, but I think this one is one of the best! Who knew Scott could play a musical instrument???

[@Albatross-365]

The BBC has a great podcast series called 13 Minutes to the Moon. The first series covered the Lunar Landing but a few weeks ago the second series focusing on Apollo 13 started. It's well worth a listen. Lots of interviews and mission control loops etc.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*SO THANKFUL* that the explosion that crippled the CSM did NOT happen AFTER the LM had begun its descent toward the lunar surface.

[@DavidKutzler]

Scott reinvented the bagpipe!

[@spacewater7]

'This is Ground Control to major Tom (and Scott and Amy) we're glad you've made the grade.' Scott: Looks like the Mun is blue but there's plenty we can do.

[@GrandMoffOfMars]

entertaining view into your personal life! She must be one special lady to tolerate the great scott manley everyday! we need more ksp vids during quarantine!

[@felixltd26]

Amazing idea for a video!!!! Apollo 13 my all time favourite movie!!!!

[@tonyredgrave1570]

Nice video I enjoyed watching. A little tip for splitting tape down the middle only start with a small piece just enough to split and just pull one side while leaving the other side on the roll. When you need another piece pull the other side

[@thomaseubank1503]

Someone once brought up how they remembered the astronauts using duct tape to save themselves on Apollo 13. I remembered that it was for the air scrubber, but instead told them that it was for holding the spacecraft together before reentry. The knowledge of the duct tape actually being used helps tell the story with a straight face.

[@CTXSLPR]

My grandfather was the man who brought the box of stuff on the spacecraft to the engineers who figured out how to do this. He was a catalog and inventory specialist for NASA and knew exactly what was on the spacecraft.

[@mytube001]

Love it! I only wish you'd have put a mic on Amy as well.

[@rocketman48]

great Scott to see a good team trying to make this thing in ZG.Great history there guys.

[@peachtrees27]

My grandfather was the VP of Garrett Airesearch's Torrance turbocharger factory. In 1980'ish (1982 maybe?) he showed me a lunar rover they had under a tent near LAX - I'm not sure what facility that was but the rover was all there. It had a white cover over it but I got to lift it up and look underneath. No clue where that ended up!

[@MrHichammohsen1]

Check you stagin Fly Safe!

[@Havazik]

I'm so glad it turned out well, looks great!

[@rickybalboa1521]

Duct Tape is like the force. It has a dark side and a light side, that could hold the universe together.

[@ebenwaterman5858]

Is this somehow tied to CV19 ventilator shortages? Luv your stuff, always. :)

[@MD.ImNoScientician]

😂 Loved the whistling tube. Unexpected.

[@ChrisHplusland]

Hubble hack was pretty awesome too. Fun video, thanks

[@KSparks80]

For the computer nerd in you, Garrett AiResearch also invented/built/used the first complete microprocessor in the late 1960's. It was used in the "computer" on the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. I think Garrett's mostly known for turbochargers and turbo engines, but they did a ton of stuff for aviation/ flight in general. I think the Turbine Engine Co. and AiResearch here in AZ. are all absorbed into Allied Signal/Honeywell now.

[@ALPHONSE2501]

@10:16 Was Swigert's income tax story happened during the air filter hacking?

[@wescarnegie1711]

Nice tag team, you two! That was fun!

[@karelschmidt5195]

Last summer there was an Apollo Lunar module mock-up in front of the planetarium here in Prague, Czechia. You could reserve a 10 minute window to enter it alone or in pair. Man it was tight for two in there, not to mention for three people. Making this in zero G and such a small place, wow. By the way since last year Prusa is making his 3D printers not even a kilometer away from this planetarium.

[@scottmckenzie2289]

And thats how the invented the bag pipes! Lol Great work guys xx

[@willae1]

nerrrrrddds in loveeeee

[@act-advancedcompositestrai497]

Scott needs a 'Scotty'! Yup, in every Star Trek episode where Kirk & Spock get the Enterprise into deep doo doo, it was always Scotty the Engineer that saved the day. Fun video with the reproduction of the Apollo 13 Lith-Hydroxy canister build, well done sir! But next time call a TECHNICIAN to help you (your'assistant' was great), we know how to build stuff and hey, sucking polystyrene vapors into your lungs can hurt that beautiful and brilliant mind of yours. Fly safe and stay healthy while your at it. Excellent work Sir.

[@ParGellen]

Watching you almost knock your full coffee cup over multiple times was very stressful. Had to watch the video twice because the first time it was all I could concentrate on :D

[@reklessbravo2129]

Now I need to hear about this Apollo 14 tech support call :)

[@AugmentedGravity]

Wow! They made a fancy whistling bong! ;D

[@jcrawlox109]

Do more space hack videos in the future, I couldn't stop watching. Would be really fun to hear about the solar panel hack.