Shooting an Elevator Cable, Under Max Load!!!

[@DemolitionRanch]

Check out SimpliSafe by visiting simplisafe.com/demoranch

[@swiftghxst4301]

No u

[@ashblumberg5898]

No u

[@oak2847]

Okay

[@Nova_Gloverx3]

No you

[@nathanmays9611]

Uno reverse

[@ThirtyVirus]

plot twist: he knew not pulling the cable taught would get people mad, so he can get 2 videos out of the same idea xD

[@haydenbreckenridge9158]

Yeah

[@hypergodkz]

What is the world are you doing here thirtyvirus? Also that's a interesting theory

[@andrewblair9558]

WHAT THE HELL I LITERALLY JUST WATCHED YOUR NEW VID WHY ARE YOU HERE!!!!!

[@pawturk6025]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5O0gYGIpdCpntE

[@lieyoh]

I would not have expected thirty to be here lol

[@green7449]

Fun Fact: The inventor of elevator safety latches was so confident in his design that he stood in an elevator as his assistant cut the rope. The second the elevators weight wasn't pressing down on the spring locks they shot out and stopped the elevator. No one trusted elevators before that. After his demonstration, elevators started being built in basically every tall building.

[@Aodhan_Raith]

What a fuckin chad. Same energy as the guy who invented bullet proof vests testing his product while wearing it.

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

That is a fun fact 😎

[@anhduc0913]

@@Aodhan_Raith or the bulletproof glass guy

[@TripleBarrel06]

Was gonna say, even if you sever the cable it's not going to drop the elevator because of the latches. You explained it better than I would have.

[@green7449]

For anyone curious, the mans name was Elisha Otis. You can see a drawing of his freefall demonstration from 1853 on Wikipedia.

[@1110631]

Demolition Ranch: "If I get cut in half, be sure to like, comment and subscribe so my family can have some money" Kentucky Ballistics: "Just put a thumb in it"

[@TheGameZone2005]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@sacredoakgaming5703]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@erlanggahadinata5543]

That thumb up really help him

[@grg0823]

We need this pinned to the 🔝

[@يوسفالقرعان-ب3ج]

Islam is the religion of mercy, tolerance and love

[@Valium762]

Very few times have I been worried about serious bodily injury when watching your videos. This was one of those times. Glad you and the cameraman didn't get cut in half.

[@herpermike_]

Me too lol! I'm pretty sure they are as well! Stay safe bro lol!

[@TannerCh]

Same here. Every time he stood by that cable 😰

[@blayomusic]

panzy

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

@@TannerCh He said that the cable might snap and cut him in half but looking at it how it actually snapped it doesn't look that dangerous since it looks like the cable just unravels into individual steel cables but it doesn't suddenly snap and go everywhere.

[@egis4500]

@@januszkurahenowski2860 I think its mostly, cuz it didnt snap instantly, like it unraveled little by little you can see it in the slow mo like it broke apart into pieces, or there just wasn't enough tension to make it go flying everywhere.

[@NathanWakeman]

Imagine a movie where the main character is trying to escape and has to keep pulling out more powerful guns.

[@Goodgu3963]

This is the only type of movie we would ever see Matt in XD

[@CaptainTusk45]

Lol main character pulls Barrett out of back pocket.

[@dimitri6171]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfTnK2LqrB0bNk

[@drakedillon8598]

@@CaptainTusk45 and then he could shout out I'm Mary Poppins y'all

[@Busrayne]

Sounds like DOOM.

[@capp00]

Man, watching you crank that steel cable tight gave me some anxiety. My grandad ran a wrecker service for most of his life, often times pulling 18-wheelers out of ditches, so the wrecker was huge and the steel cables attached were huge. On one of his calls with multiple overturned trucks, a fellow wrecking company was helping and on one of their trucks, one of the cables snapped, whipped around and nearly cut a worker in half. He died. My grandad never fully got over it. Had nightmares about it for years. Anytime I'd go on a wrecker call with him, once they started the actual pulling, he'd have me sit in the cab, or at least get behind the truck away from the tension area to keep me safe.

[@clownworld4655]

That’s common sense though… I’ve never stood remotely close to cables for that reason

[@dogishappy0]

I was terrified watching this video. A broken windshield is where my worries began, then i remembered that scene from Ghost Ship.

[@capp00]

@@dogishappy0 Good movie, but yes that is about what it would do.

[@Go2scout]

It could/should have been tighter. I didn't hear the sound of the laser blasters.

[@teetbeezoon]

My dad was in the Coast Guard and told me about that incident during Katrina, one of the cables attached to their ship snapped, my dad felt the swoop behind his neck, turned around and one of his colleague has his head cut off, they never found it. Your story reminded me of that and also that haunting scene from Ghost Ship.

[@juanmacattivelli8499]

Matt: "If I get cut in half, be sure to like, comment and subscribe so my family can have some money" The camera guy: *stands right next to the cable*

[@Boold198891]

In your universe how cables brake ?

[@jamesmatthew899]

@@Boold198891 r u dumb they will and can break

[@samhenriques4462]

@@Boold198891 I think most people expected the cable to go flying in all direction even Matt said he was expecting it to do that

[@connorblack5656]

Force was being input at the other end and will fail there. Force will have mainly dissipated by the time it gets to camera man, plus there is a tree in the way. Even still, I would not stand there lol.

[@berryhops]

Was about to comment this

[@Liesmith424]

I can't believe he went through all the trouble to put tension on the cable, but then invalidated the test by spray-painting it blue. Everyone knows blue is the second most bullet-resistant color.

[@JDProductions09]

What’s the first?

[@Liesmith424]

@@JDProductions09 Plurple.

[@JDProductions09]

@@Liesmith424 I see

[@yogurtmanb8582]

Um, excuse me colors don’t make things bullet proof!!!!!!!!11111!!!111

[@ausername7470]

@@yogurtmanb8582 wooosh

[@coolguy5602006]

if you watch the Matrix closely when he shot the "cable" he actually shot the bracket that holds the cable.....gotta shoot an elevator cable bracket now lol.

[@zethcader6478]

If I'm right, it took 2 shots as well

[@schrodingers_kater]

Correctly noticed. Now we are waiting for the third episode.😂

[@martyboi83]

He also said "there is no spoon" ergo, No elevator cable or bracket lol

[@FreedomFunnies]

It was also almost point blank

[@joeferretti3521]

that was my first thought ahah

[@cympimpin20]

This might be the first video where I genuinely feared for his life.

[@TaylorLiam87]

Completely! Kept seeing that video when the crane cable snapped and tore all those people in mecca.

[@cosplash9754]

@@TaylorLiam87 it's different, in that video they put too much weight on the cable. meaning it was a tension snap. when hes shooting the cable, the force is concentrated on a specific point, allowing the different strands(????) of the metal wire to release tension individually. it wouldnt be a tension snap because its just cutting through the wire and slowly releasing tension as they break compared to if there was an absurd amount of weight that pulled the wire apart completely

[@justavideo6324]

@@cosplash9754 speak english pls

[@bigjon5888]

i just say to myself, "if video was uploaded, he is ok"

[@austinkoeppen6122]

@@justavideo6324 It was pretty clear to me.

[@eegplantforlife9306]

anyone else just sees that with the years matt is just exploring the fundamentals of classical physics in a really creative way ?

[@felipesalvador2083]

Creative nah, American

[@jadayaindigo7696]

If we had 50cals in Physics class when I was a kid I would have payed more attention

[@michaelboyle9512]

I didn't notice the science class behind this until now. Makes this show even more cool.

[@igustibagusananda7706]

The most american way. With guns!

[@wren7195]

@@igustibagusananda7706 I've noticed sadly that youtube doesn't like people even saying guns, he has to call them pew pews on his other channels. So "physics based mass accelerators" sounds like my man Roanoke, but it's what we gotta say. Be safe my friends

[@CasperActual]

made me so nervous when you walked up to that without breaking tension lol. stay safe brotha

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

Yeah people get eviscerated by tensioned cables. Shit is nasty.

[@SeanJonesYT]

It's honestly a miracle that Matt hasn't died from shit like this yet, if that cable snapped while he's touching it, it would cut him clean in half. These videos are going to end one day and we'll all know why.

[@nicholascarr6511]

posted the same above, its a one inch, so rated way above what he put on it, but the flemish splices, the chanin and then walking up after he shot it each time.....shit could of gone real bad real quick

[@elliott8596]

extreme pucker factor

[@steveoTHEGREAT]

I was scared for him lol

[@shapshoter489nabro7]

Let's take a second to appreciate how much effort Matt puts in his intro's

[@ThirstysURL]

It's a really nice touch.

[@omader5377]

True demolitia never skip the intro

[@Enes-wj5xq]

@@omader5377 I only watch Matt's videos for the intros

[@semranger1]

I'm always hyped to see the intros.

[@nickfishinggreen410]

Yes

[@blainbryan3244]

I'm telling you that we need a demo/SlowMo Guys collaboration

[@yeahme8367]

Yeeeeessss gavin only lives in Austin

[@Joshhy95]

this needs to happen!!!!!!!!!!

[@thatmoustachemann821]

Been saying this for a while

[@WalkerBait]

100%

[@rnewman5744]

TRUTH!!!!

[@qbanz00]

The fact he can even hit that small target from his distance with all of those is a feat within itself

[@pathfindernutsinurface3296]

I’d like to see you try

[@Stolley211]

@@pathfindernutsinurface3296 you misread the comment, they were giving him props for hitting it

[@lawrencejones5640]

Seriously? He's close as hell, I'd be amazed if he could miss after he's adjusted for elevation

[@mjdouglas9665]

@@lawrencejones5640 the scoped weapons i agree its quite mandatory,, but hitting that cable with the handguns so frequently was well done

[@lawrencejones5640]

@@mjdouglas9665 I'm an Aussie, it's pretty hard to get pistols here so I don't have much experience with them. That said, the times I have shot pistols I was hitting where I wanted and all in groups about the size of that cable from about 40 odd yards

[@stnicholas8490]

My anxiety peaked when he compromised the integrity of the cable by shooting it and walked up to it without giving it some slack. 😂. You mad-lad

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

How could it move after breaking? Looks like it just unravels into individual thinner cables instead of snapping very aggressively and going all over the place

[@inthefade]

I don’t know. Where would the cable possibly go that could be dangerous? It has to move towards the tension. I saw no actual danger except when he went near the winch.

[@hfdcjiirjmcfi]

​@@inthefadeit wouldn't travel straight, it'd whip around

[@If-ish]

I've seen a cable snap under tension, one of the scariest things I've ever heard. There was a bi-directional crash and it went from 50m to my right to embedded in the fence 2m to my left so fast that i didn't even register the snap and the impact as different sounds, still not sure how it missed me.

[@pipeepapofckgug3633]

It quantum tunneled through you ;P (edit, on a more serious note: you're one friggin' lucky guy, that thing would have chopped you in half)

[@mongrel_97]

jesus christ

[@danieltobin4498]

Damn! You’re lucky!!

[@seymourbutts4463]

Damn, that reminds me of moth man prophecies when the bridge cables were snapping.

[@samsam-wd3pr]

It didn’t miss buddy….Welcome to the sea of souls.

[@TheZeroDozer]

The expression of disappointment on Matt's voice while saying "It just fell!?" was priceless.

[@IceBergGeo]

Because it wasn't very tight...

[@edifyguy]

@@IceBergGeo Also it didn't get cut cleanly. It got cut partially in several places and had to unravel itself to actually get free. It released its tension slowly as it unraveled. It would have been very different if it had been cut cleanly in one go, but that is virtually impossible as the cable is so much thicker than the projectiles he's using. He should repeat this test with a 20mm. :)

[@IceBergGeo]

@@edifyguy definitely right about the lack of a clean cut. But, with having a static load, once a bit of the tension has been released, there is nothing other than the weight of the cable giving it tension. If there was a spring on it, or a pulley system and a hanging weight, it would have failed much more catastrophically. Hopefully he will milk this for one more episode and do something like that. (winch pulling up the front of the 5 ton, or something of the like.)

[@edifyguy]

@@IceBergGeo Haha, that could be really fun :) Although you're only partially right about the static load. The cable itself has a bit of spring to it, and it had been sprung quite a bit, as evidenced by how far apart the two sides were after separating. Of course, a load like you propose would have been much more spectacular for the reasons you stated.

[@chakadog100]

The fact that you were able to hit that cable 3 out of 5 shots with a hellcat is pretty freakin impressive!

[@nicholascarr6511]

I never knew you made this vid, and after watching you tension that cable and walk up and smack it im glad youre still with us. Good thing the flemish splice was done right and held, and the WLL of that single cable was enough to hold that pull. This is someone coming from working with rigging his whole life and made a career of lifting things with cranes in industrial construction, if you ever do this again, get a snap back blanket to put on the winch line and chain as you tighten the winch and then have ropes tied to them and pull them off when youre way back from the radius of the cables if they were to let go, just dont want anything to happen to you

[@hotpepperkites]

Next time you do a cable, put on a small cowbell. That lets you hear the hits down the cable. love your work.

[@meefthepotatoe4363]

Yeah more cowbell 😂👍

[@spartangoku7610]

@@meefthepotatoe4363 I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!

[@mcdjay]

Great idea

[@rolerroleris533]

Would the cowbell be louder than shooting a 50cal that right beside you? Kinda doubt it.

[@carsonblack4508]

My parents own a elevator company and I can see if I can get you a elevator door to shoot we have a couple just laying around

[@greganderson6371]

Full send that

[@Bozo87]

Full send that

[@bmoretrapgodd7577]

Full send that....

[@shelbyoffrink4424]

Send that full...

[@mG-vl5xb]

Send it to the fullest !

[@neovenom9833]

Matt in a couple of weeks; "I bought an elevator"

[@shinget]

most people would make do with wearing lifts

[@El-Burrito]

Ahaha I actually hope this happens. It would be the ultimate saga

[@informaldeviant7751]

Don't tell Mere!

[@Double0hTater]

I have to say, while i’m not a frequent watcher of demo ranch, i have to respect the safety measures yall take.

[@sarath431]

Next time, try the anchor chain of the ships. I heard that they are hella strong

[@lucasblanchard47]

Yeah I think each link weighs over 100 pounds!

[@dimitri6171]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfTnK2LqrB0bNk

[@maxdrags3115]

Huge too.

[@nudl3Zz]

he needed a a 50cal for a small chain already :-D

[@ChevTecGroup]

That would just be shooting a block of steel.

[@theshiftybeef6251]

Matt was afraid of compromised cable, so he releases tension. Puts tension back on shoots it with the .50 then walks back up to it with the tension still on. Texas logic.

[@brantrogers6192]

Where are you from

[@joeypatenaude7866]

🤣 i noticed that to.. must of bin like at this point who cares

[@JohnM4jc]

@@joeypatenaude7866 yeah, who cares if that cable cuts me in half

[@TXetc]

Can confirm

[@davyjones9562]

@@joeypatenaude7866 "must of bin"

[@everythingeverett3021]

The disappointment on his face when he says he used to be a fan.

[@dimitri6171]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfTnK2LqrB0bNk

[@mauir3060]

@@dimitri6171 ok 👍

[@xylerkajiyama7544]

@@dimitri6171 a man of culture I see

[@west_texas_H.D_rider]

@@dimitri6171 👍🏻

[@krissdablack7912]

No one puts as much commitment into an intro so cool

[@upneds]

I’d say there is about 2-4000 lbs of tension on cable, u wana max out cable tension, park truck behind tree so push bar is up against tree and then max wench out

[@barelyfree9427]

Was thinking the same thing, having it slide forward a bit it NOT even close to full weight of the truck.

[@Mouse231]

You could tell the cable was nowhere near max tension with how much play was in it when he moved it back and forth with his hand. A max tension cable would not move if you tried pushing on it.

[@nahfam360]

@@Mouse231 also, actual max tension would have pulled that little tree into outer space

[@tamariderr]

Perhaps he'll do a third cable video :)

[@jerrybobteasdale]

You're right, but man, that's potentially damaging to tree and truck...and would be fun to watch.

[@angelcross6050]

"If I get cut in half.." Cameraman: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@KiithnarasAshaa]

These were exactly my thoughts as he was cranking the winch back up prior to the 50 BMG shots.

[@supedupcoupe6690]

The camera man has balls of steel

[@i_am_knuckles]

@@supedupcoupe6690 tungsten, balls of tungsten

[@Holmesy87]

Matt, stood far away: If I get cut in half... Cameraguy, stood next to the cable: If you WHAT?!

[@elpogio4890]

Jokes on you, everyone knows cameraman can't die

[@iSxrce]

@@elpogio4890 and that’s a fact

[@backwoodsmaineiac8897]

They can definetly get a leg blown off though kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoSchoaBhZWZaNE

[@joshs9878]

@@backwoodsmaineiac8897 I just watched that clip, man that shits crazy asf...... is there any follow up to it that you know of?

[@UncleMsg]

You do know for example at 15:13 its just a second camera placed there matt not stupid enough to let his camera man stand next to metal cable with alot of tension on while he fires bullets that explode at it 🤦🏽

[@robertfrapples2472]

Three shots, three hits. That's why I love my 1911. Great video, and awesome shooting, Matt!

[@buddywilson7883]

Is it just me or is the sound a lever action makes when being cocked like satisfying and amazing lol

[@stephenreed3381]

It is. It's why my lever action is one of my favorites. (Along with my pump action shotgun.)

[@enderman5423]

Yes

[@slowmotionbetterthannomotion.]

@@stephenreed3381 what model?

[@stephenreed3381]

@@slowmotionbetterthannomotion. Sears Roebuck Model 54 (apparently a rebranded Winchester Model 94?)

[@ajlapp3688]

I should introduce you to my 12 gauge 😁😁

[@Bigshooterist]

Just a heads up, When you want to shoot such a small target as a cable, putting a piece of cardboard behind it, as a witness panel, helps greatly in quickly finding your point of impact to make adjustments. Have a great weekend Matt.

[@MisterBoy316]

As Lunkers would say: the moral of the story is that when someone is shooting at your cable, you want it to be flaccid.

[@BhindTheShingle]

Does this make you a lunker

[@treyn8070]

I mean you aren't wrong though.😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Juan-qz4eg]

And not erect😂😂😂😂

[@davidloftus3152]

No one like flaccid

[@petellewellyn2874]

Hey Matt you said your self at the end of the video, the friction of the tires in dirt pulling at a tree would only give a small fraction of the pull. Maybe 2k-5k, please do another video and chain the back to a large tree near the base and then hook the wench to a second tree. Then pull the sucker till she really grunts. Then you will have ur near pulling capacity. And u will actually see the cable snap back for reals. Also you had me looking away while u were standing by the half chewed up cable. Even under they tension it could harm u if it suddenly snapped. Great video and I love your work, I'm still watching old videos every day. Keep it up

[@dragonixbim5974]

"If I get cut in half, don't tell Mer"

[@mattymayo8920]

People are sleeping on this comment!

[@untilted5216]

Who is Mer supposed to be? I get confused as to who Mer is

[@Franny_the_Fisher]

@@untilted5216 his wife, if you’re married and partially insane in the best ways possible, you utter this statement to your kids or buddies, but using your wife’s name

[@mattymayo8920]

@@untilted5216 Matts Wife!

[@untilted5216]

@@Franny_the_Fisher ah, thanks. Imma use that when I grow older lol

[@Fox724]

Matt: "Do you know how hard it is to put tension on stuffs?" Teachers: "Pathetic"

[@maximumdunk2656]

I swear to god, 90% of Matt's guns aren't even sighted in; he just Kentucky windages everything.

[@beansrtasty2334]

It would take forever to sight them all in 😂

[@petfroggydbm1327]

most likely correct

[@saltysaty8686]

You can have a rifle sighted in at 100 yards but at 37 yards it's not going to be on. Your dealing with throwing very accurate and very fast rocks so you are going to have up and down at different ranges. Up and down a inch is going to be hard to get This is impressive shooting to get on the first try. I kindof doubt this was first try but also he's been shooting stuff like this for a decade so also wouldn't be surprised if he's got that sorted.

[@maximumdunk2656]

@@saltysaty8686 Sir, it was a joke; I know how rifle sighting works.

[@doozerchuck8625]

He has Peterson Armory come out ever month and sight his guns.

[@Xiddahmoto]

“Oh I can’t even get them close” while there’s 18,000lbs of force between the cables lol. Love the effort Matt. Absolutely phenomenal video my man.

[@SS454LS6]

When you finally put one of these cables under full tension, you may want to up your safety game.

[@SmokaDaSplif]

In most movies that show the elevator being shot by a handgun, they're typically shooting the emergency brake that's holding cable from free spooling. But some dumb movies do show the cable being shot, so I'll have to agree with Matt on some level 😂

[@spencerjensen1993]

Another fun vid idea! Shoot a elevator brake!!!

[@faqutubejones3265]

Yeah but elevators have a break system so that they don't fall all the way down! They stop... eventually! 🤔🇺🇸

[@Neo1the1One]

I cant agree, cause in matrix he shoots the metal holding for the cable, not the cable itself.... not that a 9 mil can break a cable attachment of 4cm thick steel but...xD

[@X02AC3]

The brakes are on the elevator itself running on rails going along the sides of the shaft.

[@SmokaDaSplif]

@@Neo1the1One that's what I'm saying lol. Some movies do it right, some just go way over the top with bad logic haha

[@TheAsianVillain]

Horizontal tension loading is different from vertical. Once the cable is shot, the tension is reduced ever-so-slightly from the unwinding of the cut wires. Whereas, an elevator car/cab maintains a constant tension, since it's always under the same load regardless of cable condition. For simulation sake: superb utilization of equipment & demonstration! C: Thank you.

[@kdabomb5282]

Very valid point you have! That cable was definitely not near 10k lbs either.

[@thoughtful_criticiser]

Wrong, when the rope is part severed the load is only taken by the intact wires. Shooting at a different area is hitting a mixture of tensioned and untensioned wires in the rope.

[@TheAsianVillain]

@@thoughtful_criticiser I appreciate the criticism. However, I stand by my perspective.

[@ianmn6275]

Do you feel that re-tightening is enough to compensate for that difference?

[@TheAsianVillain]

@@ianmn6275 It definitely can be, only if you keep the tension weight controlled. Bring up to tension weight again, after every shot. However, you are adding variables that change data, if that's something important. Those variables are, but not limited to things like how the cable unwinds differently because of inconsistent tension at horizontal vs vertical as it's being shot at. The shot location could have wires that plasticized (plastic deformation, or work-hardened), making it vulnerable to snapping/breaking, if re-tensioned.

[@danieljob3184]

Vertical is easy. Just loop the cable over a tree branch & hoist until the 5ton wheels are an inch off the ground. This also provides the tree trunk as an additional backstop. Wisdom of a bush mechanic!

[@Just_AnotherPlayer]

I love how Matt gets sponsored by simply safe when he has a freaking arsenal of home defense

[@VideoTendency]

Well, something's got to wake him up to do the defending. Although if I was breaking in it would be like "Oh shit, is this demo ranch?" *sneaks back out window*

[@unclehotpocket6241]

@@VideoTendency 🤣

[@badsong9399]

he doesn’t need protection, the burglars do

[@gaskamp2]

@@badsong9399 "Somebody call an ambulance. But not for me."

[@venrexx]

Yeah, kind of feels like selling a poodle to a house of dobermans, doesn't it?

[@reidcacaro2919]

“That was it? It just fell?” - body proceeds to splits in to 2 halves

[@CheapAngler]

Ghost Ship style

[@TrashCanWaves]

Dude he was freaking crazy to walk up to that damaged cable with all that tension on it. Has he ever seen ghost ship lol

[@konstantin88181]

You do realize that when the truck is standing still, cable is not tensioned by truck's weight, don't you? The only force applied to the cable at this point is its own weight.

[@phillhuddleston9445]

@@konstantin88181 It is still under tension but nowhere near the 18,000 pounds it is supposed to be, that would take a much heavier object than that truck.

[@largebills337]

The cable: *Omae wa mou shinderu* Matt: *Nani ?*

[@Roguekriger]

My favorite thing about Matt's gun selections is that he'll be shooting something point blank and will grab pistol carbines but when he's shooting something tiny from long distance he'll pick a bunch of pistols and I think it's great

[@rogerparent9964]

Love it. Now you're speaking my language. 300 wm is my hunting rifle. Big step compared to never owning a firearm when I started watching your first videos.

[@mercury64]

Elevator manufacturers saw the Matrix and said “yeah we gotta fix that”

[@Fiyazai]

@Joe Mama The matrix is all about shaping reality with your mind. Just gotta believe in your .22lr bro

[@nicholasvang1736]

Next time matt put weighted blankets on both sides of the cable or rope whenever doing something that involves tension and rope. The weighted blankets will help it from shooting and flying off, idk how good it is with cable like this but rope and straps it helps lots.

[@Go2scout]

That's 4x4 mud recovery 101 it's usually not needed though. I think the blankets come in the recovery starter kits nowadays.

[@guyod1]

There is min. tension on cable. No where near 18k

[@Bozo87]

U don’t have to use a weighted blanket. U can use a shirt or jacket hoodie what u have handy.

[@mG-vl5xb]

@@Bozo87 in a situation where a wrecker is pulling weight I'd just hope they are professional enough to have proper equipment.

[@Randimal762]

What a trooper... listening to the fans and following up with this experiment done the right way! Great job!

[@shawnstewart3405]

I'm from Milwaukee and I wanted to say I appreciate that you are wearing Milwaukee safety glasses in this video. Go get-em Texas.

[@linuxares]

12:30 Shoutout to the camera man that dares to stand so close!

[@zockerhdgarantiert]

I am actually more impressed that the tree is holding up

[@thu4050]

A healthy 50cm diameter deciduous tree is (safely) rated to take 20T of pull

[@joetho96]

The real MVP

[@cheerdiver]

@@thu4050 Yet tires on dirt, would yield at a much lower tension. By the deflection, tension was minor. Half way expected him to rest the bumper on the tree in front of the truck. That hydraulic wench unit didn't even warm up, no where near it's potential. Commercial equipment use hydraulics for good reason, extreme power being primary.

[@nathan1sixteen]

@@cheerdiver I was thinking the exact same thing. He maybe had a few hundred pounds of tension on the cable, but nothing close to the claimed 18k

[@PuFFerTV98368]

@@nathan1sixteen that is because he is a veterinarian and not an engineer...

[@kencelsior6220]

My actual first time watching a Ranch vid within a minute of upload.

[@ThirstysURL]

First time within 10mins for me!

[@chrisgooden9662]

Normally it's after a year or two

[@jimmycantor9602]

Welcome to the club. It’s a real thing as of at least now.

[@dimitri6171]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfTnK2LqrB0bNk

[@mikeoxmall4094]

Only been 40 seconds for me

[@82Beatz]

Still undecided...which is better, the intros or the content? LOVE THEM BOTH!

[@mavzdog]

Lol, I remember reading through all of those comments 😂

[@dimitri6171]

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[@marcschaeffer1584]

I remember writing one of those comments.

[@mavzdog]

@@marcschaeffer1584 same

[@Jett-King]

Man, I'm glad you didn't have a "Ghost Ship" moment.

[@NoShowT]

Bruh that’s the exact thing I thought of too

[@myearshurtnoone1367]

lmao was curious what you ment so i looked up the movie clip XD

[@clukskin]

@Marcus S me too

[@hudsonbear5038]

Ghost Ship moment????

[@NekwaWatch]

@@hudsonbear5038 im don't remember that part in the movie but im assuming a cable cut someone in half which is what I was thinking about going near a cable with tension while trying to cut it

[@toffeecoffee9618]

You the only KZbinr i know that say "I love you" and "shut up" to the viewers. 😂😂😂

[@grimsoul0]

Just like in life. You can love someone but sometimes you just have to tell them to shut up.

[@hillgraam]

always happy to see falkor petra, my fav gun in this channel

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

I love how your elevator in the beginning has a window in it. Never seen that before. You should patent that idea. Almost like those glass elevators, but, inside an indoor elevator shaft. Genius.

[@scjvz04d5]

I've seen it before but on older elevators. The windows were in the door itself and you had to manually open the doors. Most modern elevators have a door on the shaft's side and one on the elevator's side, but the old elevators I was talking about had only one door on the shaft side. But it exists even though you couldn't see shit lol

[@notcapnbloodbeard]

"if a robber breaks a window and comes in. . ." - oh matt if a robber has the balls to break into ur house he has already achieved the peak of human achievements.

[@NecroDeath666]

Welcome back to demolition ranch we going to test out this 9mm can go through a robber

[@konradterlikowski8788]

"If I get cut in half..." - when standing a good distance away. Cameraman, standing almost next to the cable.....

[@Dom-wg1pk]

I noticed that too😂😂😂

[@notoriginal1087]

Camera men/women can't die what's the concern?

[@imevenapersontoo]

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[@notoriginal1087]

@@imevenapersontoo never thought of that gave me a mild exhale from my nose

[@anthonyitaliano7316]

@@imevenapersontoo I don't get it?

[@syed0745]

I Appreciate what you are doing and taking so much risk so that we at home can enjoy your content, I sure hope you take all the safety measures to keep your self safe. Even though it's a huge risk what you did in this video. Cable are in general very difficult and chaotic to Deal with. Thanks and much Appreciated !

[@KC-rd3gw]

You've got the content creation strategy down to a science! Make video with obvious flaw, enrage the internet, make the same video fixing the flaw and the internet goes wild. Got to admire that level of genius

[@KC-rd3gw]

@Cerus98 yeah probably right. Without a load sensor you can't be sure. A giant block and tackle would do it so it doesn't pull the truck. But that has to be tied to something even sturdier anyways like a giant ass steel post in the ground.

[@seanhoude]

Great job, Matt! Now we need to see you shoot into a big container of corn starch and water. It's called a colloidal suspension, and I think it could be amazing. Just have some of that flex tape on hand to quickly patch the entry holes, so you can continue with higher calibers before too much oozes out.

[@dano9292]

I concur with this guy.

[@Scott_C]

This is where we need The Slow Mo Guy to show up with his new insanely fast high speed camera..

[@ICKY427]

ive been wanting that colab for years

[@AngelGonzalez-fd7rp]

They only live about 2 maybe 3 hours away from each other aswell

[@lanasmith4795]

@@AngelGonzalez-fd7rp isn't gavin like religiously antigun anymore?

[@30ART5]

@@lanasmith4795 Gavin and Dan have done stuff with firearms as well as with Destin from Smarter Everyday. I can't speak to his affinity to firearms, but I bet that if there is some really good content, Gavin could be persuaded.

[@rahulpm2884]

I've commented this like a billion times man!!!

[@Apollojames77]

First of all. Y'all are bananas for standing next to that thing under tension and fraying.

[@Cuthawolf]

The slow-mo watching the cable unwind was really cool. It also makes me feel a little more secure with them seeing how long and tightly it hangs on, even when totally compromised.

[@Kitteh.B]

Becoming complacent is what gets people killed. Don't let your guard down. There's no need to be fearful of a cable being used properly, like regular elevators have safe cables. Suspension bridges aren't ticking time bombs. But when pushing the limits of a cable, or being around one that's damaged, you should still treat it like your gut is telling you to. Winch cables should always have a heavy blanket tossed over them, for example. Because not all cable failures will act like what we saw in the slowmo.

[@ketherga]

As was pointed out elsewhere, the cable just fell because it actually wasn't under high tension. If it had been loaded to capacity, as is often the case in industrial applications, the failure would have been far more dramatic and would easily have killed anyone struck. Matt, if you're reading this, don't push this one any farther; this is good enough.

[@smilz7470]

"Shooting steel and not really confident where the bullets are gonna go" I would be far more worried about how the cable is gonna snap and fling.

[@Revishnov]

It wasnt at full tension because the truck is less than 6t or 7t and the winch pulled less than it could because the truck's wheels slid. But in the end it turned out safe

[@adg_games6655]

@@Revishnov but elevators don’t weigh 8 tons so i don’t quite get understand what you’re getting T

[@Mad-productions.Jay.]

@@adg_games6655 He never said elevator. They were using a truck with a winch. Actually had way less tension then one might think on it, probably shoulda got the front wheel in a tree to get the winch tight.

[@Isometrix116]

@@Revishnov I’d be more worried about a single thread snapping and hitting you. It wouldn’t cut you in half, but it sure as hell would hurt.

[@Mad-productions.Jay.]

@@Isometrix116 Wouldnt cut you in half but could have it pierce you for one. But if you watch the one thread in the video the don't really do that they are spiraled and if one comes undone would spiral. And if it all goes at once the ends go straight back to mounting points. To avoid damage while using chains and cables when pulling fram in autobody we put blankets ontop of them around the middle so if broke the blanket actually takes the blow and the cable or chain shoots into the blanket and ravels up in a ball stopping it.

[@Nathan-vb6ny]

"Hey Matt, the next one needs to be hung up and down because there are different forces...." 🤣😂

[@OnTheRiver66]

I don’t think there is nearly 18000 lbs of tension on the cable. Just because the truck started sliding doesn’t mean the 20000 lb truck was resisting with its full weight. Think of the truck on a greased plate. The winch would pull it much easier than the weight of the truck. Also the cable moves too easily to be under thousands of lbs of tension.

[@johndelagarza361]

Just anchor the top to a cliff and winch the 5 ton up. 😄

[@et_9554]

yup very little force or tension

[@diesockedeslebens6599]

You could use some kind of roller

[@averagecarguy420]

The cable had a couple hundred pounds of tension at best. He needs a scale attached in the middle to verify force.

[@a2krzy521]

This video really just shows you how good your aim is

[@joeanderson444]

Simplisafe: Easy to use and reliable Owning 7250 guns & 3000 knives: So much funner!

[@x0Tassadar0x]

At this point, he has more weapons then some military weapons depots. I know where I'm heading to if the apocalypse happens.

[@azeemahamed2030]

how did this guy has so much weapons were dit he get it from

[@joeanderson444]

@@azeemahamed2030 It was exaggerated to make a point!

[@bodenbell3006]

@@joeanderson444 ehhhh idk dude has ALOT of guns haha

[@andr3woc34]

Texas had some of the least strict gun laws in the country, he’s also always been responsible on his channel. And his having a good reputation and showing he’s a responsible gun owner on the internet, definitely wouldn’t hurt. If anyone remembers FPS Russia, that’s what happens if you aren’t being responsible, own way to many guns and the government doesn’t like what your channels doin with guns. 😄 Anyone could own that many, As long as your state laws allow it and as long as you have the right licenses and no strikes against you.. all that matters is how much $ you have lying around for them.

[@FoxHound458]

Matt: "If I get cut in half, like, comment, and share this video..." Scott ( kentuckyballistics ): "Put a thumb in it!"

[@markcrites7060]

Alternate title: Matt tries to one up KY Ballistics.

[@TJGreen223]

Absolutely love this, however I've Installed elevator cables my whole career and although very similar elevator cables have a hemp rope core.

[@lord_hemp]

Seriously?

[@nickd.8289]

Always

[@tuckoma_xl]

"You know, like in the matrix, but that wasn't real life..." of course not, it was the matrix lol

[@XzPoiiZoNzX]

What is real?

[@aplasticbag6222]

damn that's deep

[@AgentSmith911]

Your perception of reality is flawed

[@edwardmakodich9218]

Але я русский

[@bighomieJ5X]

Can we take a moment to realize how small that target is he's hitting . 😳

[@dimitri6171]

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[@zteaxon7787]

With the pistol yes fair enough. But I shot a dime sized target at 100 yards twice on my first shooting with 10 bullets out of a scoped rifle. Firearms are just crazy accurate these days. And he does this A LOT. So yes, good aim. But he's probably only 10-20m away. I'd say the pistol shots are the most impressive.

[@joshpruett4681]

Lukas saying it’s easy but prolly never shot before and if he has he probably never shot a big caliber

[@redsampler2017]

its why he is respected in the gun-community, as not just another youtuber

[@nucleargandhi101]

@Lukas Kisovec Deployed* And US soldiers weren't deployed in Afganistan in 1996.

[@cakeisbetterthenfish]

That "fan" looked like a gym shark athlete (minus being on gear)

[@dimitri6171]

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[@nickprice7752]

I freakin love this channel, not only is it badass but it’s also funny so I get a good laugh now and then. Keep the content coming man I really enjoy watching your videos

[@Tiermagath]

You know, I can't shake the feeling. I just moved to Texas with my family. Every time I look out the window, I can't stop the thought about this guy being somewhere very close to where I live. Somewhere, out there in those trees.

[@maxdrags3115]

Follow the sounds of the bullets flying everywhere my child, it will lead you to SalvationRanch.

[@Tiermagath]

@@maxdrags3115 The funny thing is, it seriously would not be hard.

[@GoldPicard]

I haven't even started this and my first thought is "I hope the guys have like 10+ feet of dirt between them and the cable if they are anywhere remotely close to this thing...".

[@SlitDiver]

My anxiety was going up just watching him walk up to it like nothings wrong, when half the wires are torn. Like seriously, that thing will slice you in half, release the tension.

[@adreiiaii510]

@@SlitDiver there's a lot they probably cut out. Despite the insanity on display, I doubt he'd be popular with other KZbin creators (those he has collab'd with) if they knew he wasnt taking appropriate safety measures. He likely cranked and it on/off between shots. He wouldn't have to fully release it either in order to be safe. In the video he says it was pulled to around 18000 lbs (I assume he means ft-lbs given the type of winch used). That's ~24000 Newtons/meter. If he backs the winch off to just a few hundred ft-lbs, the cable would still snap, but gravity and the weight of the cable will eat up most the energy. He'd still get a good whack most likely, but nothing that should be life threatening. Of course, freak accidents happen but, as they say... You can't predict a lightning strike.

[@anthonyxiong3304]

Lol matt buys another elevator cable matt to everyone: DONT TELL MARE!

[@billveitch2100]

MARE - female horse MERE - diminutive of Meredith her full first name

[@i_am_knuckles]

@@billveitch2100 you heard the man, we don't tell the horse Matt bought another cable

[@Matthew-mt2fc]

@@billveitch2100 alternatively, just mer without the extra e

[@TheUltimateSubscriber]

That wasn’t funny

[@billveitch2100]

@@Matthew-mt2fc If you’re speaking French and referring to the sea.

[@jackhall290]

That F. Petra is such a sweet piece of kit. I come back to watch every video he gets it out for living vicariously through him because I haven't pulled together 7k for a rifle yet

[@Gurpreetkaur-gl4rx]

"The Human Brain Is Very Complex And Advanced " - The Human Brain

[@Stevvros]

The human centipede 😃

[@يوسفالقرعان-ب3ج]

Islam is the religion of mercy, tolerance and love

[@sigmamale4147]

@@يوسفالقرعان-ب3ج funny man you are

[@KillerSharkKing]

@@يوسفالقرعان-ب3ج and terrorism🤣

[@يوسفالقرعان-ب3ج]

@Imperial Terra Not true sir

[@juggaloforlife2639]

Matt you gotta do it vertically. The tension is different that way.

[@arnaudm2612]

Stupid guy,toi have to mâle sole matériel physic and you will learn a lot of stuff.its in load,so verticaly or not it's thé same tension ans same force....

[@mahdiadib9295]

Stupid guy,toi have to mâle sole matériel physic and you will learn a lot of stuff.its in load,so verticaly or not it's thé same tension ans same force....

[@imranaidil1818]

@@arnaudm2612 its not same. R u forgot about gravity. And if it hang vertically. That cable will get constant load

[@saltysteel3996]

Wow, everyone here totally missed the sarcasm and joke. Lol

[@RohitKhumukcham]

@@arnaudm2612 you DO know he's joking right?

[@Bald_Monkey]

After years and years of being a big fan, i’m finally featured in a Demolition Ranch intro!

[@robertwest3093]

Just your intros are worth the price of admission!

[@iaadsi]

This is proper science. Your initial experiment failed peer review, so you re-tested with proper controls for external variables, and now we're further along as a species.

[@spencerjensen1993]

Hahahaha! Yup!

[@coryrose1821]

He was closer to passing peer review this time, but the cable would have been in full tension(the force to pull the truck. Assume less than half the weight of the truck) while pulling the truck, but as soon as the wench stops pulling the only tensile force will be that caused from the weight of the cable. This could be fixed by ensuring the truck does not move while tightening the wench

[@BrokeWrench]

@@coryrose1821 he just needs to put the truck on a incline to ensure tension

[@jasoncamilleri625]

@@coryrose1821 you could hear that the winch itself was struggling , and likely was very close to max pulling force, so an 18,000 pound winch pulling almost as hard as it can is good enough to be more than the force of an actual elevator

[@aeonise]

When the gun-nut 'tuber does better science than most of the "scientists" you hear about in the news.

[@black_spade90]

I'm laughing my ass off at the end . "Shut up I'm doing my best here". Lol tell em matt, keep up the great videos.

[@JusstyteN]

You just overcome the static friction of tyres grip. Since it is on sand its no more than 4000 pounds or 2 tones Edit: if it was the max load of the cable the last damage would definetly have riped it. It was on low tention.

[@Stars-and-Stripes-]

@@firstbloood1 Yeah the way to do it would have been to chain the back of the truck to a tree also..

[@kiq4767]

Could also have simply parked the truck's shock absorber a few inches behind the tree and had it reel in the cable until the tree touched and stopped it

[@Malik-ji1kx]

Wot

[@RastadasPT]

This.

[@quintenvanscheppingen7395]

@@firstbloood1 the tow rope just has too much slack too rly tension something as indeed it was max at 1 to 2 tons if you look at that swing as at even just 4 to 5 tons you cant swing it at all (8000 to 10000 pounds)

[@JIMJAMSC]

Former pilot and I was fortunate to have been around and flown in some WW2 bombers like the B-17/B-25 and the B-29. One story I kept hearing from veterans who flew them said that during the long flights many would take grease and grease up the control cables that ran from the cockpit, along the inside fuselage to for example the tail. Idea being a bullet would hit and "slide off" rather than nick it. None knew if it did helped but sitting miles up anything that MIGHT help they tried.

[@HighMXHubby]

Just imagine the cool slow motion shots he would have got with a high speed camera. 60fps just doesn't cut it.

[@chris12321222]

Seriously this guy makes over 6 figures a year

[@darthsidioustheemperor7976]

I know right he needs to invest in a slow Mo

[@tinkerairforce6003]

Or just have the slowmo guys come down.

[@trevor8038]

A nice slowmo camera would be a seriously cool adition to the chanel

[@shotgunHank]

@@chris12321222 I'm sure he makes 7

[@christianmadden5342]

Judging by the sway in the cable, it definitely was not anywhere near 18k lbs of tension and most likely nowhere near the max load limit on it but it was for sure a better test than the original

[@mikelarin8037]

I agree. Theres no way it's that much. At the most it's the amount of friction the rear tires give

[@woswasdenni1914]

its barely enough to hold the cable. which makes sense, the truck weights 18k itself, but on weels. without the breaks a human could pull that, now you need only overcome the breaks on dirt. if i had to geuss somewhere between 1000-2000 pounds but i tend more towards the lower end

[@crustycritters6148]

the tree might b swaying

[@christianmadden5342]

@@crustycritters6148 when he grabs the cable is when it really starts moving. He grabs it and kinda shakes it and it moves very easily whereas if it was at full tension it'd be like trying to make a brick wall wiggle

[@setharookazoo]

Very true.

[@VersedFlame]

There is something that transmits me an oddly cozy feeling when you're shooting from your truck, It's like you're guarded, like you have your little nest.

[@jacobdaugherty801]

Hey bro could you please do a part 3 or “III” and I love all content I have been watching so far and I love that there is always going to be something new and different and all ways funny,exciting, and even more so interesting as well as enjoyable and entertaining there’s always a new lesson in every aspect of every video you make. And even every story that you take the time tell too ppl like me. As well as everybody;-> that gets the chance(s) to be watching. I think I possibly speak for everyone who has watched, or been watching. Thank you for the video’s nd stories as well as sharing your experience’s n perspectives. And thank you for sharing your thoughts about everything.

[@WalkerBait]

When you did the first one, I was like, "wait a sec, it needs to be under a full load to be an accurate test" so glad you addressed this.

[@Axsdnyd]

"I'm kinda nervous about it but I gotta know what it does!" Best quote ever!

[@outcast_performance]

She: "That's what."

[@rangerfurby]

You can tell this was actually scaring him lmao

[@MonasteryOfSilence]

He was right to, a cable like this can cut a man in half if it snaps at full force, i dont think the force applied in this video was enough though, probably much less than Matt thinks it was.

[@obviousgreyman]

It should I can’t believe he didn’t even leave his eye pro on.

[@zopEnglandzip]

Cables are far less sketchy than walking up on the various pressure vessels, sticking your finger in the hole

[@dickyveto1164]

SANELY CAUTIOUS MAN

[@oko3717]

@@dickyveto1164 OKAY, GOTCHA