Automatic pool stick vs. strangers

[@LaceLoop]

“This is probably the most complex project that I’ve ever done” seems like he says this every video. That’s probably why they’re so great.

[@ringosis]

10 years from now he'll be recovering his robot moon lander from the pacific and saying "This is probably the most complex project that I've ever done."

[@OwlxArt]

He's like Goku that keeps on becoming stronger whereas in this case strengthening his skills by challenging himself

[@siennaq5553]

Boi

[@bearoverwatch9330]

This videos give me so much anxiety and bring me back to my university days of having broken code and combing over every line at 3 AM to try and fix it. Respect the hell out of this guy lol

[@AJ-tr4jx]

he said it everytime and the craziest thing is i completely agree with him

[@DoodleChaos]

This channel is helping fill the void in my soul after mythbusters ended

[@BudderBoyz]

glad to see you here

[@Sound_Tech]

Saaaame

[@cpeyton78910]

Is the new myth busters still on

[@NVAfilm]

Willing to bet if he asked Adam Savage to be on his channel as a guest he probably totally would

[@parkeredison9655]

The modern rogue is another good myth busters type channel

[@ivanmirandawastaken]

When are you going to show the time stopping machine? because there's no way that you can build this in this amount of time. I'll go and pick up my jaw from the floor. Thanks.

[@schoscho912]

Time stopping machine during pandemic... kekw

[@solensovida]

Two of my favourite tinkerers on one KZbin video. Much Success!

[@tonykaze]

That was my thought too. Like yeah I could do everything in this video... If you gave me a decade (and a much more patient wife).

[@bucketmonkeys]

You're on to him, RUN STUFFMADEHERE, RUN!

[@pianohelper8873]

That is his stand power. It's the same type of stand as za warudo. Only stand users can see other stand so you wouldn't understand.

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

It seems to me the next logical step is to build a robot that moves the robo stick around the table as neccesary, hook that up to that play online website you build and then allow real people to play real pool against each other over the internet in some random cellar halfway across the globe.

[@soiheardstory4281]

its amazing how this guy can make our imaganations and ideas come true

[@erikkarjala]

Only if the stick moving robot is tracked using Fiducials.

[@Mutisi0n]

Or have the physical game that's being played on display somewhere for passerby to stumble upon. There are so many possibilities and applications for this crazy idea he came up with

[@FellowOfHammer]

This is exactly how self moving chess boards work 😂

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@svenglueckspilz8177]

If a team of twenty people did this, I would be impressed. But the fact that you could figure out all these different aspects of this complex problem by yourself is just crazy. You are a genius!

[@rodolfocastaneda]

The man is a real scientist, he approaches problems with a scientific brain, I admire him because of that

[@Upstart051]

I think a team of 20 people would have made it 20 times harder

[@svenglueckspilz8177]

@@Upstart051 I don't know about that. This project involved so many different problems from engineering. mathematics, physics, computer science etc. To be sufficiently knowledgeable in all these fields that you can solve these problems in a reasonable amount of time is pretty hard. And I see potential for dividing these problems so that different persons can figure them out. For example one guy can take care of calibrating the camera system. One can be an expert on billard physics and solve the problem from which direction and with what amount of force etc should the queue hit the queueball. One person can build the queue that is capable of performing a shot in a given direction and with a given amount of force etc. Maybe 20 people is a bit much but I'm pretty sure that doing this alone is much harder.

[@marcello9476]

welcome to the world of engineering

[@marcello9476]

@@svenglueckspilz8177 "engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science" these all go under the realm of "engineering".

[@Iffy50]

I'm a mechanical engineer and I think I'm pretty good at figuring out stuff like this. You are light years ahead of me. I can follow what you are doing, but if I had to do it all myself I would be completely overwhelmed even with all the concepts thrown at my feet. You are a complete genius. You must be in the top 0.001% of people to do things like this. It's an honor just to watch.

[@TheAdatto]

Same.

[@afelar3818]

0.001% meaning he probably the best ahahahaha. I'm eletronic and computers engineer and I do stuff like this. but I'm. sure I would be able to do this in ten years. I mean... who the hell will think of using the oscilloscope to measure the servo motors?? 😂 😂 absolute genius

[@FiftySixish]

I’m a structural engineer so can relate to the design process but not the details and concepts used. The number of disciplines covered is amazing and surely there must be some uncredited experts behind the scenes to develop this stuff within the timeframe??

[@jvthan]

yeah i'm an engineer something something but it would totally take me like 20 million years

[@Iffy50]

@@jvthan lol... thanks for the chuckle.

[@JDsVarietyChannel]

I have no problem admitting this guy is much smarter than I.

[@bubblegumcashyt878]

Here for the likes when this blows up

[@lockiemcneven7219]

@@Liam-vg8jy 🧢

[@aaronrdaniels]

Well good because if you wouldn’t admit, that would make you a tiny bit dumber 😂

[@bruce_sat4n66]

This guy is much smarter than most of the humans in this world xd

[@bruce_sat4n66]

@@Liam-vg8jy Ha, no.

[@barrya5473]

After 50 years working with computers (software design and management) and 55 years simultaneously of playing pool (5 to 6 days a week - last 10 years). All I can say is. Man, you are a smooth running model of efficiency! A real joy to watch and learn from. Thank you. ps..... I have been married for over 50 years to the same 'dream girl'. Hope for you the same. Wow, I thought my workshop generated a lot of useless stuff. The joy is in the building it, not using it (knowledge of, not practice with).

[@trumpatier]

This man did hundreds of hours of engineering and programming, make a whole freaking WEBSITE, and has masterful editing and animations in this video??? This is absolute top-notch quality and dedication sir. This channel will be at 10 million subs in no time!!!

[@MrVenomae]

Yea, I cant really comprehend what this guy is producing (and looks really chilled and relaxed about it, even when "stressing" out about not figuring out the bug) - its insaaane

[@everyhandletaken]

He is extraordinary.. I can’t even begin to comprehend the knowledge inside that brain.

[@alexitocr1989]

Meh

[@everyhandletaken]

@@alexitocr1989 ?

[@hellstrjfe151]

ikr, hes so freaking good in many things, so fcking talented.

[@mdukasa]

6:01 I scanned the QR Code, it says: "you have too much time"

[@schweizerluchs7146]

I did it too 😂🤣

[@Crazyclay78YT]

luckily it wasnt a rickroll

[@therealmarcher]

@@Crazyclay78YT don't give him any ideas!

[@thatoneguybrian2365]

I came here looking for this comment lol

[@endosym5414]

Can confirm this😂😂

[@brianwhitney8710]

This is some of the best engineering, data science, fabrication combo I’ve ever seen. There’s probably only a handful of people in the world that could do this. Major props to you!

[@eliotmansfield]

yeh i’m blown away with what he’s done here

[@milaanpatel4997]

@@eliotmansfield and that to at such a young age

[@biggmakkofficial]

Im actually impressed lol

[@bravocharlie3508]

I rarely post on the Internet but there something that needs to be said. In life we get exposed to all kinds of different people.Finding you really gave me more faith that there are more people out there like you that are just as talented and creative. Having people like you out there helps me believe that it's a good time to be alive. Thank you.

[@godjhaka7376]

The only good time to be alive was before the Caucasian came and raped, colonized, stole, and invaded.

[@malloott]

His persistence, not just his intellect is what makes him extremely talented, the dude does not seem to give up ever.

[@TheMasonX23]

The old adage about genius being 1% inspiration vs 99% perspiration is definitely true, and this man is great at putting in the time and effort plugging away until it works.

[@AvianArmada]

That is what programmers do

[@gabrius99]

He still has decide what's worth doing and what's not. Not the same as giving up, but subtle difference.

[@johannsmith5697]

@Peter Evans sometimes, it's wise, and smart, to give up on certain things, while persisting in the right ones. Wisdom is different from pure intellect

[@zZE94]

Hey to be honest, we only see those videos of his where he succeeds. We don't see his "failures".

[@AuthenTech]

"this is probably the most complex project i've ever done" 😆 I feel like I hear this every time! He just keeps upping the ante

[@TehZombish]

I'm waiting for the one... "So, paying for power is boring... so I created a backyard fusion reactor. this has to be the most complex project I've ever done."

[@zenitths]

@@TehZombish 43 seconds ago

[@nate.8482]

dude gonna be on mars in a couple weeks at this rate

[@khanhhien06]

it's Ben from Authen Tech

[@mantistoboggan5346]

@@TehZombish I'm waiting for him to tackle a project and be like "yeah I thought this was going to be hard, but it actually ended up falling into place really easily". But I know that if that ever happens he will just add 10 more features until it becomes very complicated then THAT's what the video becomes about haha

[@NoobPilot831]

As an engineer I am amazed by how many disciplines this spans. You truly are doing work that a company would take months to do.

[@hisokaamorou4981]

Companies don't make cheap DIY garage projects. They make real products that work in our real world. Not having to set up a whole room just for one cue to be able to strike a ball.

[@vt4979]

@@hisokaamorou4981 You don't think the proof of concepts and things that he made in these garage projects here could provide anything worth utilizing to make real products that work in the real world? So many of the projects in this channel have huge potential to be further developed into something practical in the real world (e.g the algorithms he made for this one and the aimbot bow). That doesn't mean he needs to do it though, maybe he just likes to have goofy fun inventions here just for the sake of it. For what it's worth, Shane (the guy in the video) used to be the lead engineer at Formlabs and oversaw as well as built their SLA 3D printer product lines.

[@ezioauditore5616]

@@hisokaamorou4981 this diy is out of your dreams

[@cronusoceanus6087]

@@hisokaamorou4981 dude what the fuck

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

@@hisokaamorou4981 spoken like a 13 year old with no exposure to engineering. It's ok, we were all like you once. Don't let this stop you from studying STEM

[@mrCetus]

There are SOO many disabled folk who need brains like yours to solve day to day problems. Thank you for inspiring people to get interested in these types of problems and all the underlying knowledge that is required, including my own children. Having worked with similar technologies myself, I appreciate the extraordinary capabilities and resolve you possess! Cheers from Sydney - Dave

[@johnfrigo417]

we dont deserve the amount of effort this man puts into his videos

[@isaacebling6222]

So true..... haha

[@2mjz84]

“wE dOnT dEsErVe” shut up

[@johnfrigo417]

@@2mjz84 lol who r u

[@abhinav.28]

@@2mjz84 lol who r u

[@panchociarer]

it is honestly intimidating how smart and motivated this guy is

[@MrAppDev]

Man, don't you ever sleep? That sounds like the kind of project you could pull off in a 5 man team over the course of a year, yet you do it on your own in a couple of weeks! That's incredible

[@DannySullivanMusic]

hehe best comment

[@BerzerkaDurk]

@Stuff Made Here - "I don't need sleep; I need answers."

[@thiswascommented3914]

@@DannySullivanMusic you already said that a different comment is the best So wich is it?!

[@HorochovPL]

"5 man team over the course of a year" - well yes, but actually no. Nine women can give birth to a child in a month, can't they? A lot depends on the team.

[@darksector1389]

I wouldn't say it would take a year for 5 graduate engineers to make this. It is definitely hard but he also puts almost all of his time throughout the day to make these robots.

[@arulkws]

"but eventually you run out of stuff that can be wrong" my new motivational line

[@australium7374]

If you use your entire life span you can’t lose

[@ChristianZ40]

@Hacker Killer there’s one way to stop that problem

[@evil_daimyoe627]

@@ChristianZ40 hmmmm

[@evil_daimyoe627]

@@ChristianZ40 epstein?

[@cameronillustrates]

Unless you’re a game developer...😅

[@useazebra]

Showed this to my 6 year old daughter, and she LOVED seeing you work through the problems. She started telling me about the robots she wants to build. Thanks for showing the process of engineering--both the setbacks and the solutions.

[@Gregulations]

Get building with her and show her what is possible! you can make just about anything these days with modern equipment :)

[@soubhadra]

And even more so, is the love you can ignite in a child for a subject. As a person who hated studying, mostly due to lack of interest in things, believe me, this will be so very helpful. All the best to her future robot making projects.

[@Xaybas]

This dude knows math, coding, electronics, engineering, forging, filming, editing, pool, at least I'm almost 27 and I can't figure out how to move out of my mom's house This is the kind of effort that makes technology progress

[@OrionMelodyMusic]

Are you me??

[@Xaybas]

@@OrionMelodyMusic are you a vegan dude screaming metal whenever he's not doing push-ups or playing video games ?

[@OrionMelodyMusic]

@@Xaybas Nope. Omnivore all the way. Listen to metal, though! And workout, too. Need to invest a little more time into VGs though.

[@zephyr707]

free rent is a pretty good deal if you are cool with your folks and the situation, invest those saved $ and profit. also enjoy quality time with your kin. i could not wait to escape, but every family is different

[@A94Reynolds]

Yet he doesn't know its called a pool cue.

[@mitchbogart8094]

As a 68 year old Electrical and Comp Sci. engineer, programmer, and electronics enthusiast for over 55 years (ham radio license at 13), this is by far the coolest and most impressive DIY project I've ever seen on many levels! Yes, brilliant and skillful in all of: mechanical, electronic, software, mathematical, algorithmic, and system. I'm blown away. And an instant subscriber. Well, done, Shane! You are true to your name, which in Yiddish means fine, beautiful.

[@mitchbogart8094]

Understatement of highest order: "I think this is a good proof-of-concept". Because he didn't [yet] add, ball spin, multi-move lookahead, and the ability to challenge pros. I get it!

[@Zicotix]

@@mitchbogart8094 I just felt like saying this because I admire you and am kind of doing what you did. I am only 17 years old now but I have done some work in programming and gone to numerous engineering camps while also building computers at 12. I got my ham radio license at 9!! Not trying to brag but I am looking into pursuing an engineering degree as well and I just thought that was interesting.

[@relytlirpa]

As a basic, unintelligent, happy random person, I also agree with everything you said.

[@wadeproductions2381]

@@Zicotix Keep moving forward with your dreams. Never let anyone tell you that you cant'! Stay motivated!

[@Zicotix]

@@wadeproductions2381 Yes sir I'm doing my best! Care to teach me how to fly? haha

[@jaredford417]

“This is probably a good proof of concept” as he makes something so incredibly mind bogglingly complex and it’s only the beginning oml

[@EttyMachete]

If we had four of you working together, all of the worlds problems would be fixed.

[@bobocpe]

The engineering behind it is just mind-blowing.

[@derekbaker4763]

Very underrated. Criminally slept on how smart this dude is, how much work he put into it, ans that work shop of his..... I would sell left leg, wife, and 2 kids for that shop! Hahahahaha

[@M22_T34]

True if that stick was right next to your head in would blow your mind

[@bobocpe]

@@M22_T34 Yeah, we all know you're an expert on exploding heads.

[@MASTER_CHIEFS71]

Lol

[@MASTER_CHIEFS71]

I can never be that smart

[@Adjudicator]

This is legitimately one of the most impressive personal projects I've ever seen.

[@cuthbertallgood7781]

I love the absolutely absurd difficulty of this, requiring expertise in so many fields. One guy doing the entire thing is just nuts.

[@takarsagafe]

A one-man army

[@taylorb2783]

Its just insane.. i could see a team of ppl trying to tackle some of these things he knocks out

[@feeltoofree]

The amount of work he puts is insane. Though his wife helps him, 2 people are clearly not enough for this level of work. Just looking at any aspect of this gives headache

[@mattnemeth1333]

This truly is insane. This is such a complex project with so many different fields. This project would take me so long to complete

[@spferguson1981]

I have ZERO background in engineering or anything close to that. I’m an everyday dad that loves to tinker. I came across your page on tiktok (or someone that stole your content) and I’m so happy I did. I immediately ran to KZbin and subscribed and have been binge watching. High five to you for your gift, discipline, and passion!! I’m a super fan now!! 😂

[@MisterCee41510]

As a legal professional in a large tech company I work with many engineers. You guys are a different breed. Tons of admiration.

[@mvkfeb6]

Among the breed he is very diffrrent

[@raychen8221]

You guys? This is just one guy in a basement

[@ShyGuy3101]

@@raychen8221 Hes talking about engineers in general

[@dot2184]

@Wrong Frequency come on dude

[@dwmueller76]

@@ShyGuy3101 it’s possible Rey Chen is an engineer. They can be socially awkward & often cannot differentiate literal & figurative language. A good friend of mine is an engineer & I call him Literal Larry! His actual name is Paul.

[@theclueless11212]

This is insane engineering. I don’t know how you do this without burning out. Something I’d support to make your work more meaningful is making your work more open source and readable for viewers.

[@takeanotherlook]

lol are you not entertained?

[@vvtv5000]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX2spqCrdp1-qbs

[@marcusjohns]

No question. He is the most genius person on KZbin.

[@Ryantheman2023]

They could use him in for government projects no cap. They probably gunna take him

[@accelgortuss4573]

He’s smart sure but there is a handful that make this look closer to a tutorial

[@samkm9318]

He's Jimmy neutron

[@thebancos9589]

Mark rober

[@le_gus001]

Mark rober: am I a joke to you? 😂

[@Paul-rs4gd]

I find myself trying to adopt Shane's demeanour when I have projects setbacks or failures. It is making me calmer, and a better problem solver. Cheers !

[@donplayleon]

I love how at 11:30 after failing multiple times he started to do research on « Why quitting is nothing to be ashamed of » on his 3rd screen

[@delete7316]

I was looking for this comment lol

[@AnasKhan-uf7lq]

Underrated

[@pepparody]

19:00 Why winning is so hard :D

[@jasongardner8302]

Thank you for this comment... I missed this

[@midnight-matches]

Every software developer had that feeling at some point.

[@ShiloBuff]

I am a programmer and I consider myself smart. This guy is on a whole different level than us. Such a cool project and he has so much intelligence and dedication. Also he dumbs down everything to be understandable, but as a programmer I cant even imagine how he can pull any of this off. Honestly id consider him a genius.

[@zazethe6553]

Yeah, same here. I used to think I was an above average programmer, until I started watching KZbin, I realize I know nothing.

[@phatman808]

It's a rare person who's a good mechanical (and/or electrical) engineer and programmer. I've seen horrible mechanical engineer spaghetti code and terrible mechanical and electronic devices made by competent programmers.

[@ShiloBuff]

@@zazethe6553 TRUE :(

[@ryanrobinson8682]

Completely agree.. writing CRUD applications / websites for online businesses is nothing compared to what some people are getting upto. To be good at both software and hardware to that level is sort of rare, people usually specialise in one field or the other. This is what a full stack developer really looks like.

[@ShiloBuff]

@@phatman808 That is also true. I am horrible with hardware and know nothing about it. Know a lot about software but not nearly on his level.

[@ncstudio333]

I don't think we can ever fully appreciate this man's genius. Seriously. You inspire me man

[@anokhaladla]

This guy is a genius. Not for building things like that but for even thinking of making it.

[@achappel]

Man your concept of "easy" is slightly different from most other people 😅 fantastic build, I really enjoyed watching ☺️

[@jclopez5447]

omg Alexandre you are a leyend too!!

[@mikem-nt7pb]

Easy when you already know how 😂

[@jimitrioh]

I really enjoy your work as well Alexandre. You make it look so easy and your builds are super cool!!! Can’t wait to keep watching your videos. I think you have a store. I would really like to buy a shirt or two or three lol. Keep it up man.

[@Official-ig8nj]

😀kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmbUhIWpbpulqNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmbUhIWpbpulqNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIDMiJKGpNmFpac

[@914Rocky]

I agree completely.

[@munnabhaiyya9515]

He is the only creator whose ads or sponsor parts are not skipped by me.

[@masterimbecile]

Because he wasn't pretending to play Raid Shadow Legend in Iceland by using NordVPN while his wife is watching him with home monitor from SimpliSafe, making dinner with Blue Apron, and listening to audiobooks from Audible.

[@EricGodlowBeats]

man is an absolute genius

[@Pedro-zj4cv]

Ayo, didn’t expect to see u here. Big fan of you’re work with Sewerperson!! :)

[@webguy943]

hes the real Wayne Szalinski

[@mattymcsplatty5440]

agreed

[@Narinjas]

Version 2.0 (considering this is 1.0) should be "THE TRICK MASTER 69000" and use a much more comprehensive power + angle =spinn andalso to calculate spinn retainment and direction change over distance, to make dood perfect shots like chain lightning)

[@vvtv5000]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX2spqCrdp1-qbs

[@GoharRehmani]

Huge Respect for your intelligence.. and knowing all these different aspects to solve problems is itself God Level... Not seen anyone like you ever.. 🌹❤️🌹

[@Elite46Racing]

Makes one of the most complex things ive ever seen. "this is a good proof of concept"

[@tomjokr]

Nothings better than a “stuff made here” notification

[@thanosthefarmer]

@@leo.lindsay agreed

[@datboimat2196]

Find my comment

[@catherinebidon1796]

Completely Agree

[@morphturove6698]

so true

[@gatorb8]

I know, it's a shame we have to wait so long lol

[@Sharivari]

As a pool player and programmer this was so entertaining to watch. Thank you!

[@coryCuc]

Love your channel man!

[@spacial1857]

You're verified

[@coryCuc]

@skrublord Carr to use your big boy words and try again?

[@coryCuc]

@skrublord I didn't make a spelling mistake lol. But you made several. You didn't capitalize the first letter of your sentence. Also you forgot your period at the end of your sentence. Lastly, you need to take out the word "so" before "stupid." I'm sure the irony will be lost on you.

[@gusfring8405]

@@coryCuc lol wtf

[@sunkntreasure]

No videos on youtube make me smile like these ones! Fantastic work (both in designing/building and in narrating/storytelling)

[@Soap_MC]

I don’t think we fully understand how inexpressibly difficult this is, and the brainpower it requires. This man is an actual genius.

[@carlospennav]

Exactly my thoughts

[@HoxtonLenn]

B-brainpower?

[@carlospennav]

@@HoxtonLenn yes khalif brainPOWA

[@HoxtonLenn]

@@carlospennav O-oooooooooo AAAAE-A-A-I-A-U- JO-oooooooooooo AAE-O-A-A-U-U-A- E-eee-ee-eee AAAAE-A-E-I-E-A- JO-ooo-oo-oo-oo EEEEO-A-AAA-AAAA

[@marredcheese]

I think he's very smart for sure, but his real gifts are grit and perseverance. He takes on very ambitious projects, and then he refuses to give up despite failing over and over. He also adapts very quickly, not getting too emotionally invested in early flawed approaches. Many people have a hard time being that elastic.

[@shreeshsharma1618]

Imagine the number of stack overflow tabs this guy has open.

[@Npmisantosh]

He IS SO.

[@ruslankazimov622]

I mean there are ton's of billiard games with AI programmed to do the basically same thing. But this guy coming up with practical solitions to implement them in real life is really impressive ... building his own models, printing them and assembling them into functional mechanical things... I dont know why is his ambitions is limited to youtube, tho.

[@ajm8592]

@@Npmisantosh snowpiercer?

[@ericalexander3816]

@@ruslankazimov622 Yeah the dude could be the next Elon Musk if you ask me.

[@Chris-io2cs]

@@ruslankazimov622 I believe he has an engineering day job in addition but as far as ambitions go youtube is pretty high up there as a dream job, even Mark rober moblved onto it after working at Nasa. Perhaps he'll take another step further and create a company around it like hacksmith did but for now he seems to be able to do everything he wants to alone.

[@A0SAirsoft]

On today’s episode of “can you believe people are this wildly intelligent” a man makes a thing that would’ve taken me several years in like a month or whatever

[@MrMilarepa108]

yeah I wish I could say with confidence I'd have a shot at this thing within the next couple years or ever....

[@PumpkinDog33]

Forget the pool stick, it'd take me a good 6 months to get that good at video editing to even put this footage together.

[@black9897]

Probably 10 years for me

[@leema89]

30 years and i think i could make the cue. Not the electrics or anything, the actual cue.

[@andipower8163]

Yeah his skillset is intimidating

[@BazTardSword]

12:36 you just created something in the real world that was thought of as a futuristic fantasy in a Quantum Leap episode in 1990... that is seriously rad as hell

[@SunshineCatwoman]

1990 was 34 years ago, so it WAS futuristic fantasy then. Just like communicators and the PADD were futuristic fantasy in Star Trek TOS, but led to cell phones and tablets as technology caught up to fantasy.

[@palmermonsen9098]

I don't mean to nag but any updates on the LockPickingLawyer colab? We haven't forgotten

[@graham_5609]

I can’t wait

[@fortnite4real-203]

Really want to see that too

[@alanmccormick6911]

I've been waiting to see this collab! Is he still planning on sending the lock to LPL?

[@thems_the_brakes]

We were also promised a Christmas video. SMH.

[@privatepancake2760]

lpl actually commented on his lock video

[@ChrisM-qo1jc]

He looks like he could be anywhere from 16 to 40 years old

[@andreidragostin]

It's a range, you can calculate it with an algorithm

[@jiwoo2820]

He said it in the video

[@warmpankake962]

@@marktumaliuan1588 r/woosh

[@sleepdeep305]

@@marktumaliuan1588 were talking bout jokes here bud

[@marktumaliuan1588]

@@sleepdeep305 lol i figured from the beggning im just stating something bud

[@iamryuk]

11:10 I am glad you did not pay a lot of attention to that article

[@Birdman369]

The way he hides these little jokes in his video is awesome, almost like little Easter eggs that you can look for!

[@quewhyes7605]

Unless it was him quitting on a part of the idea that didn’t work, to then make the successful version

[@DriverJX]

Are we gonna ignore the 7:44 article?

[@ItsTJ1]

@@DriverJX if you think of it stuff made here is long for smh....

[@digitalphoenix72]

I thought about this so many times as a teenager when I would play pool, and I would try to get the angle just right... I always thought "if only there was a robot, or a viewfinder to see exactly where the ball is going to go". Really glad I found this channel!

[@KevinTalbotTV]

self driving rc car on a skate park, hitting all the ramps and landings perfectly?

[@zeeshan_611]

nice

[@notjasonye9865]

Yes

[@zacharymueller660]

I never thought about a self driving rc car. That sounds really cool. I don't know much rn but maybe I'll shoot for that

[@notjasonye9865]

@@coleyshiver6492 how

[@zacharymueller660]

@@coleyshiver6492 I'm not?

[@GoExperimental]

The smartest guy on KZbin. Facts!

[@alexthewrecker4666]

😳

[@Noadvantage246]

It's actually insane, this guy should be making millions working for a big company or starting his own. These videos are amazing but it almost feels like a waste of a true genius.

[@JakCT-]

mark rober

[@AlexPerez-xr7dp]

What about Miachel Reves

[@leviwicks3965]

and it’s not even close

[@kylea.9830]

"This suggests I'm an idiot" *Me with half a pizza slice in my mouth*: "yeah how could you not see that issue, bro"

[@yblynks]

favorite comment. lol. I actually that as well too lol I'm dying of laughter

[@totallynotabot151]

Python and total lack of comments in your code will do that to you, yet that's what all the cool kids are doing nowadays.

[@ERDESH01]

I felt offended when he said that.here am thinking this guy is a genius.

[@OM1EZ]

😂😂😂😂

[@juanrezende1]

LMAO

[@relativelypositive]

I am incredible grateful for how many times you take one second to explain something that took you hours or days or weeks to figure out. Thank you for not hurting my brain too much so I can learn from your pain. 🙏😊

[@thanatossassin]

All of my impressed and dumbfounded thoughts/feelings aside, seeing you struggle over 5 days and not give up when figuring out the flaws in your system was simply inspirational. I feel like I throw in the towel a little too easy these days, worried about my how much of my time is something worth figuring out versus just simply digging in and working to push through. Thank you for this.

[@deepee159]

Struggle over 5 days.. That's right there is really feel the pain of the labor. And at the same time feel satisfied at the end of it!

[@_Stormfather]

I start to give up on my code after 5 hours, let alone 5 days

[@billiardholiconline6803]

He said,"If you keep trying, you will eventually run out of things you do wrong."

[@executormmm]

Gash, millenials :D ... Struggle to find what's wrong 3-6 months is something normal for a serious engineer/scientist. Darwin struggled what's wrong with the animals changing and... he barely made it to write his thoughts in 37 years of hard and focused efforts

[@SF-dy6hn]

5 days worth of construction. a lifetime of refining his craft. Give me 3 years and and 100x the budget couldn't blindly do what he's done.

[@torokun]

Most impressive part is that you didn’t give up. It always amazes me.

[@Michael-hz7ye]

Winners never quit

[@deantasty7421]

Watching incredible People failing but never giving up, are one of the best aspects of youtube.

[@kftb7183]

It’s a privilege being able to watch such an extraordinary skilled engineer, living your own dream in your own workshop. It is not too hard to imagine the many attractive offers you must have received from various companies out there.

[@ltstains1959]

@@Thenotfunnyperson well considering the fact that there are more grammatical mistakes in that rant than there are brain cells in your head, i’d say that you’re probably not the best guy to attest to whether he’s smart or not

[@eljahihamgottin4540]

@@ltstains1959 roasted him

[@lukasprochazkaprod]

@@Thenotfunnyperson go troll somewhere else, maybe outside of your mums basement would be a good start...

[@AlexTheDadGamer]

@@ltstains1959 After reading the last guy's stupid rant i was going to bash him hard, but then i saw your comment and i could literally smell the burn and decided to move on :)

[@danielli3288]

@@ltstains1959 nice

[@yadayadayada1779]

I’m a software engineer and I could probably become a good pool player naturally before I could figure this out 😂. Mad respect bro!

[@commieTerminator]

I can't imagine the pain he went through while programming and debugging everything

[@jrd33]

Yeah, definitely worse than labor ;-)

[@pipeborrero]

I'm more impressed by the machinery... I would've just build a NN and spend all that debugging time shooting and shooting... and shooting and shooting... and after that, maybe some more shooting

[@bobocpe]

What kind of language he is using to program all of that? Is it high lvl or low lvl? I'm a layman but want to understand a bit more...

[@commieTerminator]

@@bobocpe definitely Python

[@jrd33]

@@bobocpe Looks like C++, or might be Java (I don't know Java). Both are high level languages.

[@aeedin]

I love when you scan the QR code at 6:02 it says “you have too much time”

[@gliido]

LOL

[@bobballsniffer3354]

And if you try and go to billiardsmadehere.com to play against him it says, WOAH WOAH WOAH NOT SO FAST HACKER PERSON THIS IS BEING REPORTED TO THE INTERNET POLICE!

[@blazer5154]

And this is coming from a guy who makes robotic sporting equipment to dominate other players rather than learning to play.

[@Scott_C]

LoL... I'm surprised it's not a that sponsor link. 😄

[@Instinct0425]

xD

[@soniccinos]

The third monitor always make me laugh 🤣

[@FridayNightCranks]

I can’t do anything remotely close to this, but your channel is fascinating to watch!

[@teatrolites3446]

I’m in the same boat lol

[@ezboi5768]

Ok

[@bobber4160]

Are you doing any more cranks?

[@Stuie299]

Wow, I literally just posted a similar comment to this only to scroll down and find this one.

[@uhohmemebiggestboy212]

I can barely understand what's happening but it's still amazing

[@AhmedWHelow]

can't imagine how many offers he got from big companies offering him thousands of dollars to work for them, he's an entire team in one person. Just WOW.

[@LagMasterSam]

Not even kidding. What he just made would probably cost 10 million for many companies to make.

[@faizalf119]

The biggest problem with companies are their management. They can hire the most expensive genius but if Larry the manager is a controlling asshole no job will be done.

[@edwardking9359]

@@faizalf119 the other problem for the corporations is they have to take these proof of concepts and turn them into an actual reliable product, which is the most labour intensive part of the whole thing. lucky for this guy he doesn't have to worry about that since his main product is the videos about the things he's made rather than the things he's made themselves

[@aaron4820]

Yeah this is the most impressive thing about this channel, the guy is no doubt super smart, but he takes being a generalist to a whole new level.

[@Daftmachine]

@@LagMasterSam imho 10 million might even be in the low end

[@noornasri5753]

This is actually really extreme from a tech perspective. I've looked at other youtube tech projects and enjoyed them while thinking "yeah I can do that" but seeing this, no way in hell.

[@PatrickMHoey]

Same here. I’m in awe, but I’m also kind of depressed…

[@roguetune03]

agreed. The complexity of this, just wow. It's not Just fabrication (multiple methods), just coding, just robotics, just web design, just camera and projection...like so many complex systems that are then assembled into an even further complex system. And in the end it works flawlessly. People that don't build things will think this is so cool. People that Do build things I hope got the same goosebumps I did when he was shooting pool with Destin online. I was on my feet cheering. So so cool.

[@BD-zs5zd]

This dude always does some insane stuff. I'm not even into this kind of stuff but the level of his stuff makes me interested. No idea what he's talking about most of the time but its great lol

[@codynorton5800]

Depression is real, probably makes millions and has a huge hog too lol

[@hananabiyyi1793]

Exactly

[@ni7784]

You know what the best part of this video is?... It's not the wining shot or when all things work.. it the failures when you show how repeatedly unexpectedly we do run into problem and sometimes soo Soo small you don't even know where to look at.. but breaking it down and not giving up is the best part and to see that struggle and after that seeing the wining shot is the best feeling ... Even I as a viewer get! ❤️

[@soffwhere]

I love how he always just calls her “the wife”

[@darklard]

I actually do the same thing... even in my phone the contact says "wife"

[@kazmapanda9769]

Calls robot his child, or if he wanted wife 2 lol

[@atharvasankhe2717]

@@darklard i aint married but when i do get married i would save the contact as waifu

[@sambull9030]

I love his wife though, shes awesome XD

[@atharvasankhe2717]

@FBI Guy why ? :(

[@kalwalsh]

"Eventually you run out of stuff that can be wrong." What a great engineering quote

[@eugeneforge]

I find that there is always something new that can go wrong, but at least you can design away the frequency of failures.

[@user-xw4mu6nz4t]

It's true, even Sherlock Holmes said so, something like "When you have eliminated the impossible, no matter how improbable must be the case"

[@darkonnis]

I find what happens is the project runs out of money first!

[@DupreeTrickshots]

I wanna play it

[@lukeweaver9974]

Show down of pool history

[@maximilliansus6487]

verified... creator... must... like... comment

[@settrender]

@@maximilliansus6487 😂

[@averagechapstick]

Imagine getting likes on any comment because you're verified.

[@illzzu]

Don't say you want to, say you will!

[@AranelEruvyreth]

Watching your videos is really humbling because you’re a better engineer than I’ll ever be. That being said, I adore your videos and love watching your process. Really your work is quite inspirational and I enjoy seeing what new creative endeavor you’ll decide to tackle each time.

[@axyte535]

"The robot is not your kid, we've talked about this." The fact that he actually has a child makes this so funny

[@nesgoldy233]

Lol

[@nesgoldy233]

Lol

[@nesgoldy233]

Lol

[@nesgoldy233]

Lol

[@nesgoldy233]

Lol

[@AndrewYatzkan]

There is no way to do what he’s doing without a genuine passion for it.

[@trumpatier]

Absolutely. I am blown away by the dedication and quality in this video. Completely amazing. Honestly it makes me feel bad for having dropped out of college and being dumb now lol xD

[@seemlesslies]

Not to say he isn't passionate, but this is his full time job. He is making 6 if not 7 figures doing this on KZbin. His videos consistently make millions of view per video, and he has sponsors to boot. If you got 6-7+ figures plus to do any random idea you came up with you likely would as well.

[@blindspotvisuals5420]

@@seemlesslies yeah I was thinking the same thing. Makes me think of KZbin when it wasn’t so corporate. But this is good as well. Change with the times I guess

[@trumpatier]

@@seemlesslies Yeah, but still. Making KZbin, even as a job (or especially as a job), can burn you out really quick. Especially when doing videos that require creative thinking/design, and stressful things like coding. He still has the passion, despite doing this as a job.

[@rkpinata373]

@@seemlesslies you are looking it the wrong way. He can make that money and get the amount of view BECAUSE he has the passion and dedication

[@ThiqqOrangeLeria]

"Eventually you run out of stuff that can be wrong." Loved that quote.

[@davidlong2338]

Almost like Einstein's.

[@ShadowWizard123]

"Eventually you run out of stuff that can be wrong." - Mr. Stuff "Challenge accepted." - The Universe

[@icesharkk6399]

yeah no. the more code the less likely you will fix anything. best I can do is fuck it up into working condition.

[@WatchOnYT]

@@icesharkk6399 You sound professionally trained. Where'd you learn?

[@chepo1956]

Hi Shane. Jose from Puerto Rico and a new subscriber. This channel is fascinating. That pool stick is amazing, but the work you put in is what got me to subscribe. I'm not an engineer by a long shot, but science has always fascinated me. When you combine fabrication with science, it's something incredible to watch. I'm 65 and retired, but Engineering is the way to go If I were given a chance to start over. Having said that, I saw the video where you made the non-missing bow and arrow setup. I was wondering if you can design a slingshot with the same capacity? I would love to see how your brain would go about designing something like that.

[@syedameerhussainkazmi918]

I'm a final year electrical engineering student with a major in AI and Machine Learning, and everytime I visit this channel i feel like I'm a grade 3 student trying to solve calculus Dude how are you this good?

[@markfryer9880]

So now you have some idea how the rest of us feel.

[@syedameerhussainkazmi918]

@@markfryer9880 I wish I could get this good and comfortable with tech as he is ;_;

[@Percent-ed2el]

@@syedameerhussainkazmi918 practice

[@joker8bp745]

Kahan sy kr rhay hain engineering?

[@syedameerhussainkazmi918]

@@joker8bp745 nust

[@Oxidize]

You should change the thumbnail and add your face to it. I almost skipped it because I thought it was a random ad edit: he did!

[@DillonSmith1]

I agree. I actually did skip it and then accidentally came across it again later

[@nimbusregular]

i did till now and god damn its good

[@Zurpidoo]

Or here's an idea. Read.

[@__aceofspades]

I skipped it once because it absolutely looks like an Ad.

[@stephenbarsh620]

Yes I had to look at the channel name or I would not have clicked. You deserve the clicks put your face in the thumbnail.

[@3rdeye7thdimension]

"eventually, you run out of stuff that can be wrong." This is my nirvana moment.

[@iwantsexseemyvideo6868]

Uhh

[@mikjnomis]

Is there anyone out there that can do it like this man, literally going from concept and doing every single step down the line all the way to the finished product? Simply amazing 👏

[@Flopsaurus]

A whole bunch of PhD students do this kind of stuff all the time. It's an enormous effort

[@Retired_Detective51]

“You’re just a meat servo” Best line I’ve ever heard.

[@h.wolrab440]

Hes a Bio-robot

[@ericmueser]

That's a brand new sentence right there.

[@joshlewis5065]

Sound's like something Krieg would say

[@gthetree1]

Man will go to literally any lengths to avoid having to train even a little bit for a conventional “sport”. I’m a huge fan of this reverse laziness.

[@hunde2430]

Maths beats practice. I really hate myself for writing this but hahahha

[@alysdexia]

little bit: pick one

[@trollop_7]

Don't even ask.

[@user-jc3ou4qv6g]

bill gates would love him lol

[@rikvermeer1325]

@@user-jc3ou4qv6g while losing millions in poolgames

[@gerbz7695]

After watching this my only thought was "Did this guy major in everything?"

[@CantStandMe1309]

Funnily enough I'm basically studying everything he does in this video in vienna at the moment, it's mechatronics, a combination of electronics, mechanics and computer science But what he is doing in this video is insane to me, but i can understand the basics of everything he is doing (certainly the programing, had that a few weeks ago, search for one letter I've written wrong for days..)

[@nijoeli]

I thought the same lol

[@rocco2246]

@@CantStandMe1309 poop

[@washyourhands]

Uni doesn't teach ya how to do projects most of the time. He's probably EE, CS, or ME and just has the drive to learn everything he can to do cool projects

[@richbaird9407]

I looked him up on linked in. He has a BS in ME and an MS in CS

[@davedennis6042]

The most amazing thing about all your videos is, It shows clearly how complicated the human mind is. When you pick up a pool cue and look at the shot you want to make, your mind makes the calculation in a split second. The brain tells the arms and hands how to find that position that will allow you to make the shot. To transfer that into computer commands proves that complexity.

[@JanRaymondCortez]

What happened to lockpickinglawyer?

[@everyhandletaken]

He posts super frequently on his channel .. ?

[@benjaminandres2174]

Remember he needed time to remake an improved version to send to the lockpickinglawyer.

[@everyhandletaken]

@@benjaminandres2174 ah yes, good point

[@cactusmccoy3113]

Can someone please explain?

[@Mobaba1995]

@@cactusmccoy3113 he made an unpickable lock which he said that hr would send it to lpl to test but he has to make an improved version first and were waiting on that

[@AwwwFriend]

I find it mind blowing how someone can actually be this intelligent

[@2mjz84]

It takes dedication

[@joshuamorin2123]

You can try learning programming. It gives great returns in looking smart for a relatively small amount of work. MatLab (featured in the basketball hoop video) is the language I think is the most useful for this type of stuff.

[@SahilP2648]

@@joshuamorin2123 well kind of. He is using python and python has become the go to language for machine learning, data crunching and computer vision. In python you can use opencv, tensorflow, numpy etc. to get work done fast. Matlab is just super annoying after a while and imo unnecessary if you have libraries to replace its functionality.

[@robbie1212]

And consistent

[@korbinbrashears2918]

I hope to be someday

[@Jungbeck]

”It’s also very easy solving this mathematically using linear algebra.” Yes, ofcourse. **cries internally*

[@Rodrigo-ev7tx]

I’m taking linear algebra in college this semester and I’m really crying lol

[@xXAssassinsCreed]

@@Rodrigo-ev7tx I found it the most fun maths

[@MaxGr12]

Videos from Gilbert Strang are on KZbin they are great! 😉

[@jameshatfield7165]

Bro i’m crying externally about that 😭

[@Rodrigo-ev7tx]

@@xXAssassinsCreed i gotta agree on that, vector calculus last semester was a complete pain in the ass.

[@mvoyager]

I'm sure that I am not the only one who enjoys your videos so much, they could be twice as long. Seeing you going through all the problems one by one is really amazing.

[@jessgeoghagan7340]

“The robot is not your kid, we’ve talked about this” lol

[@niklaswo]

Your wife rocks! This wouldn’t be half as fun without her quips. Although your content is still awesome!

[@bonaaq86]

20:29

[@vvtv5000]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX2spqCrdp1-qbs

[@martinkuliza]

wife Code for : I want to have a kid

[@techydiy]

That was 42 minutes 36 seconds of my life well spent (I watched it twice)

[@wobblysauce]

Oh.. I did the same thing but at x2 speed.

[@netsch20]

Damn, you got me excited there for a second that this was a 42 min episode lol

[@DannySullivanMusic]

hehe perfect comment

[@mr.mirror1213]

Simp

[@sparkysimian]

Right. If I have to complain about this video it's just that there isn't enough of it.

[@0x2480]

20:27 "The robot is not your kid, we've talked about this." this sentence amuses me

[@Hawksearcher]

I know, I LOVED that line XD XD

[@the007spy9]

@@robertschmobert1 i figured out her acting when i watched the other videos, it was my first video and i don't know them , but i found this channel so interesting .

[@emilkyek]

This is some Tony and Pepper Iron Man type of line haha.

[@kristopherhall971]

@@the007spy9 nah she's just teasing him. Seems like her style is dry humor

[@RocketPropelledGamer]

Indeed, it is quite an enjoyable sentence.

[@RichieBenno]

Just the overhead projector showing you possible shots is insane let alone the cue. I can imagine that being made into a product used for practice with a normal cue.

[@bigdog7632]

“I’m not good at pool, but I am good at engineering, which means I’m great at pool.” - StuffMadeRober

[@neoqueto]

Let's be honest, Shane is like Mark on steroids.

[@aliensaxophone]

And perseverence.. the sheer willpower and perseverence to keep hunting those bugs or moles (wintergatan). Inspiring!

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

me in college: when am I ever going to use this? this guy: uses all of college in one video

[@antiquarian1773]

lmao I was thinking this exactly. This is what makes him a genius. He uses everything he has learned.

[@jl50jefe]

@@antiquarian1773 and this is what makes me a stupid

[@manisandjr8435]

I’m becoming a mechanical engineering tech and the math he was talking about went way above my head, to think most of that was an “easy equation” for him

[@hez1711]

Facts

[@zefblack3672]

mechanical engineering is just linear algebra

[@EngineeringMindset]

Shane, It's 2am and I've only just discovered your channel for the first time. There's no time to sleep, I have to binge watch these amazing projects!

[@joshuatate5671]

Yep

[@owenlocker-garnham5297]

Exact same for me

[@IGhostRatI]

Same

[@Robaro_Quasar]

lol same

[@notholdini2740]

Lol is late for me

[@terrybertrand7159]

Kudos to a man that can do something like this and still hold on to a wonderful wife!!! 🙂

[@sparkhunter696]

How is this man so knowledgably in so many different areas, it's actually insane

[@Tomcat1996]

He's a nerd

[@ijrlij]

He's worked for decades on getting to this point.

[@nadvic1797]

@Peter Evans yes, he accumulated knowledge up to the point where everything he does is at least kinda similar to sth else he already did. like the plateau thingy he made isn't new, he used that in another video as well. i'm also pretty sure he already calibrated different things in his life as well, which is also where he pretty much used old/deprecated code and got an error in. he is very knowledgeable and all he does is very impressive, but it isn't completely out of this world. i assume anyone can do this, given enough time and willpower. and i'm pretty sure that for someone with programming knowledge this wouldn't take decades. maybe like a year or so if you really have no much experience on any of these points. i'm a programmer myself and have also worked on similar projects. i'd say i could code the stuff necessary in like 2-3 weeks maybe. however on the engineering part i'd need like 6 months to even get to know the basics probably. that's the stuff that i think is very impressive and requires not only a lot of knowledge but also the necessary machines to work with. he probably spent like 100k for every machinery we see in the videos, i'd assume. which is pretty much equally impressive. like who got all that stuff at home?!

[@DerekDavis213]

@@nadvic1797 It is out of this world for ONE young guy to basically do it all: machine shop, software engineering, web design, microcontrollers/servos/motors/encoders/solenoids/etc, math and physics, 3D printing, and the list goes on.

[@AntSmithMan]

You’re like Tony Stark with Bill Murray’s sense of humour. Truly one of a kind.

[@randywalker7103]

XD

[@haydenbellis3047]

Turn to Christianity+United Brethren Church before its to late, killing when not for defense on a human, saying anything hateful, premarital sex and lust are all sins. And using the Lords name in vain

[@haydenbellis3047]

@@randywalker7103 Turn to Christianity+United Brethren Church before its to late, killing when not for defense on a human, saying anything hateful, premarital sex and lust are all sins. And using the Lords name in vain

[@haydenbellis3047]

Turn to Christianity+United Brethren Church before its to late, killing when not for defense on a human, saying anything hateful, premarital sex and lust are all sins. And using the Lords name in vain

[@josejose241]

@@haydenbellis3047 thats not how you win people over

[@rvxn]

He knows everything. Animation, Engineering, Programming, Arduino, Web developer, Illustrator.

[@jayare7750]

But does he know why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

[@MasterQuestMaster]

He doesn't know that the robot is not his child.

[@trumpatier]

Right? I'm freaking flabbergasted. Although I think he might have hired an animator for this video, but not sure.

[@icvetnic]

And above all, math.

[@Zetunez]

looked it up - he's the lead engineer at Formlabs' R&D department, which makes a lot of sense now.

[@richbarrows3922]

This guy is at a da Vinci level. It is a treat to get to see someone doing this level of polymathing. He's like an entire design/build company roles up in one. And funny. I'd love to see you work on some SpaceX type problems or Buckminster Fuller or Tesla level projects. Or, I just did.

[@dirttdude]

i could really feel the pain when he says "Eventually you run out of stuff that can be wrong"

[@_Stormfather]

This is why big projects should always have each individual piece made and tested first, before putting them together. I say this as someone who never follows that advice, and I'm constantly kicking myself for it every time something breaks

[@ketchuponwaffles1353]

@@_Stormfather unfortunately even with all the testing in the world there are always problems that you cannot anticipate before integration and assembly