The Odyssey by Bill, Book 20: 52 ton launch to the bottom of Eve's ocean and back

Bill retrieves something important for Robotug, the future of the KSP is threatened, and doors are opened and closed. All grammar and spelling errors intentional.

[@thegovenor6166]

**And then Bill realised, after checking his pockets, that he’d left the thumbdrive in heliocentric orbit by accident**

[@Billy-I-Am-Not]

"for some odd reason, robotug's flash drive was 1 terabyte in size. what could possible be init, bill did not know"

[@crackgrid1395]

Robo Porno.

[@consumeobama5770]

Robo tentacle hentai

[@vehicleboi5598]

[@Bananappleboy]

Disgusting.

[@hgfkowgxnfkpeosuvjgosa4431]

exposed cpu pictures ;)

[@GeorgTheGr8]

“The craft was not the most elegant craft the KSP had ever produced” still, it’s godly compared to any of the tin cans I’ve ever built

[@nerfjanetreal]

your tin cans are good,compared to my "weird things"

[@GeorgTheGr8]

4 years ago. Dang time flies

[@MrSpruce]

Lol, my career save is called "tincan aeronautics," and my sandbox "tincan SPACEATRONICS" :D

[@Bzorlan]

Dude... Every video is better than the last. This is honestly one of my favourite channels.

[@ArchaicAlibi]

"entirely devoid of recreational snacking": Kill me now. Wait, I was expecting you to just jettison the ore. You mean to say opening the doors of the submersible's cargo bay actually enabled ascent? Wouldn't flooding a sealed compartment, replacing gas with fluid, only increase the density and prevent this? Thank you, KSP physics. And thank You for showing an electric propeller ascent from Eve. I was expecting that as an evolution from your previous video. :)

[@jon87386]

b/c KSP physics :P

[@BradleyWhistance]

Science.

[@soleternal2893]

Eve's waters are actually less dense than the atmosphere, but are are held down by their high magnetic attraction to the Kore. The reason the craft didn't sink at first was because of surface tension. I think that covers everything.

[@ArchaicAlibi]

Andrei Federov Wow, the fluid is actually less dense? I've spent very little time at Eve. Good to know!

[@BradleyWhistance]

He was making a joke =)

[@TheTrueJedi01]

At 20 Books in, Bill has got to be the oldest Kerbal in the Space Agency. Here's to his endurance!

[@augustine22]

Truly a master of rockets and film making

[@blessedisdeath]

You are the smallest and one of the best video maker in my opinion. keep doing what you do

[@DAJPRGreene]

Using the propeller to get off the surface of eve made my jaw drop. Seriously good work there.

[@43Jodo]

I remember a while back somebody suggesting an Eve sub in the comments of one of these videos, and I said it wasn't possible. Glad to see you've proven me wrong. You're basically the new Abyssal Lurker, you know that?

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

0:24 ok I want one 🤣🤣

[@yacinesenouci6680]

0:59 SO GLORIOUS!

[@Websitecommissie]

You, Sir Whistance, are an unrivaled KSP genius!

[@gsquared8730]

Sir Whistance*

[@Warriorking.1963]

Did you use the NERV engine as a heat shield when going into Eve's atmosphere? How did you mange that? I've been trying to do that same thing, but each time my vehicle explodes. :( Any hints or tips would be an enormous help. Maybe even a rough idea as to the altitude you set your Pe at maybe? Good video!

[@samamstar]

How did you avoid the explodification of your parts due to pressure? did you just disable that feature?

[@BradleyWhistance]

if you are referring to the journey to the bottom of the explodium sea, ksp doesn't seem to simulate pressure

[@samamstar]

Check the difficulty options. It's there

[@BradleyWhistance]

Nothing was changed in difficulty settings, and it never presented an issue during the mission or testing.

[@BradleyWhistance]

Interesting that even the deep sea EVA didn't Kill Bill

[@samamstar]

I think it's only on from hard onwards

[@propyne6188]

I get the impression you're not the biggest fan of our new God-Emperor Krumpf. Can't quite put my finger on it though.

[@lsswappedcessna]

How about the wall? That's going to be a LOT of koncrete!

[@Cenourafnord]

Meu caro, ri demais aqui na parte que você escreve que o presidente não acredita que o espaço existe. Muito bom o vídeo.

[@BradleyWhistance]

Obrigado!

[@woodywiest]

I'm still so confused about the physics of those propellers...

[@bornholm55]

Incredible...just...incredible.. .

[@torade100]

still don't understand, how did you make teh propellors, are they stock?

[@alexsiemers7898]

They are stock. There are a few neat ways to make stock motors/bearings.

[@jb_lofi]

That spacecraft is just... a monstrosity. xD

[@kerbonaut2059]

Wouldn't it be more mass efficient to use a radiator?

[@Skythedragon]

Danm, I'll have to redesign my eve ssto's

[@BradleyWhistance]

Pics or it didn't happen

[@Skythedragon]

+Bradley Whistance (EvermoreAlpaca) It never happened, They are the "theoretically it has enough DeltaV but I'm too lazy to test" Now I have enough motivation to build and test a real one...

[@Skythedragon]

Also, could you show some stuff from the propeller used?

[@BradleyWhistance]

What relevance does this have to Eve SSTOs anyway?

[@Skythedragon]

Bradley Whistance The propellers can bring something up high enough for normal engines to be effective without huge fuel tanks, making it easier to ssto....

[@Azzarii]

Which recorder do you use for your videos?

[@ultimatesteve9647]

0:57 sooo funny.

[@nir61202]

I love this, thank you

[@luizfernando4497]

My eve orbiter is 200 tons and need to be launched from above 2 km to get into eve's orbit :v

[@jzoltan77]

awesome !!

[@CNWPlayer]

Doors are landing gear

[@czechslovakian]

It isn’t a cache, it’s a kache. Kheck your spellkheck.

[@RamLaska]

NICE!!

[@soup-flavored-soup6613]

What

[@bratcyryl7630]

Stock r not

[@dangerjoe8911]

I don't know, Trump just isn't a good punchline anymore...

[@nickshaffer80]

all that work and funds for the sake of Robotugs porn stash really love your absolute minimalist ship designs

[@joldsaway3489]

A "Human Space Program?" Well, that sounds like a load of shit. I'll bet they haven't even landed on Duna yet!

[@raptorguy3493]

Joldsaway XDDDDDD

[@corporal_cake8328]

I bet there's even silly Kerbals making videos on it and talking about playing Kerbal Space Program in the game...

[@cogitantcumsollicitudine9049]

I have to say, Earth Space Program was a pretty fun game, what are your views fellow Earthlings?

[@ghostfox2473]

"human space program was my favorite game as a kid"-Jebidiah Kerman

[@JimothiesMemeShack]

Ghost Fox well I had messing with you little shits just trying to find a way to destroy your planet kerbin

[@Cptn.Viridian]

... So the president builds walls to keep out space bears, yet he doesn't think space exists. Are these just normal bears that also just happen to have the ability to go to space and back? Are they magic or something? Can you harness their power for space? Oh well, an outstanding mission more than pays for my interest for the day.

[@ChasterProductions]

They are bears smart enough to believe in space, so the president wants to keep them out.

[@Cptn.Viridian]

ChasterProductions But they also do live in space as well. In a previous expedition Bills snacks were stolen by space bears.

[@ChasterProductions]

Cptn. Viridian Perhaps they do, but the president doesn't believe in space so perhaps he thinks they come from Kussia. The space bears could be agents of the kraken aswell.

[@Cptn.Viridian]

ChasterProductions I agree. But if he's building a wall then he probably thinks they are from Kexico, not Kussia.

[@ChasterProductions]

Cptn. Viridian oooo good point

[@aechxavior7706]

Is brandley taunting hazardish? Hazardish's underwater eve rocket was like 1kiloton.

[@Fred_the_1996]

1kiloton? My mun rocket was 3.5kilotons!

[@diamondmcgaming2866]

But didn’t that go to 3 other planets. Kerbin, Laythe and Tekto

[@nicefloweytheoverseer7632]

@@diamondmcgaming2866 tekto?

[@nicefloweytheoverseer7632]

Is that from a mod?

[@TheDiloEmpire]

A kiloton is a nuke measurement not weight

[@vinnycontini10]

Bill found robo tugs “homework” folder

[@Su-47-jq2oq]

It has been 5 years, but here you go. The homework folder on my computer is entirely composed of photos of the MiG-25's engines.

[@Cptn.Viridian]

I have an amazing idea for a new mini series for you. Do an Easter egg hunt, exploring all the planets and their Easter eggs, In one or two episodes a planet, and tie it all together with an amazing story line your great at creating. Also, don't forget to visit one or two magic boulders they recently added to KSP.

[@lsswappedcessna]

Wait, where are these MAGIC BOULDERS? Seriously, where are they? There was nothing about any MAGIC BOULDERS in the katch notes.

[@Cptn.Viridian]

The KZbin Phantom Official An update a while back recently destroyed the original magic boulder, so in a recent update they added it back, in a way. Basically asteroids have a 1 in 6 chance of being a magic boulder. These boulders have a similar broken texture like the original, but none of the weird properties of the original. Also they now come in different colors too. Check out Scott Manley's video, "Returning the Magic Boulder to its rightful place" to see more.

[@xWood4000]

What bearing did you use in the eve ascent vehicle? I'm asking it because there are different designs.

[@barelyahu7854]

0:01 *THE ORIGINAL SPINNER*

[@dnrob7]

Looking at the monstrosity I have designed to attempt an Eve surface rescue.. I don't feel so clever now.

[@MrNuclearturkey]

how heavy was the craft upon take off on eve? lightest i could do was just under 6 tons. however that was in 1.1 , they improved the rotation physics for 1.2, i suspect 4/4.5 tons could be done

[@BradleyWhistance]

MrNuclearturkey I'll have to check after work, I feel like it was right around 6... the propeller engine was rather overbuilt, and could almost lift the base as well.

[@mikhailbirbovski6059]

all that for robotugs "scientific" vids :c>

[@jerrywang4516]

Very clever eve lander, bravo on the propeller power acent

[@timothy3507]

gotta love prop engines

[@gsquared8730]

Ascent*

[@4xelchess905]

If NASA told they came back from orbit in a chuteless tin can, I hink I would not believe in space either.

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

0:01 I mean to be fair, it’s not wasting any fuel 🤣 only needs a direct link to a small nuclear power plant

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Holy crap that spinning thing looks amazing.

[@Abby-h7j]

The MrNuclearTurkey approach to Eve, I see.

[@enderman5423]

Dude, you are cool

[@DustySquitoNM]

The helicopter take off from Eve was downright brilliant. I love this channel.

[@jeffguo490]

Dude, you are one of the craziest Kerbal engineers I have ever met. I love your Robotug and Bill series very much, and they are inspiring.

[@randomgaming6436]

That's not the real Bill, the REAL Bill would never reach into a snack fund to fund anything other than snacks.

[@marekmichalovic8711]

0:39 Did you mean Keocaching?

[@Fred_the_1996]

Geokaching

[@dankmemerino1473]

10:54 bill weighs 207 pounds. how did he get a job as a kerbalnaut?

[@SSimon142]

Maybe because he has spacesuit on?

[@danpettersson4671]

Thank you. I am already looking forward the next episode. What will it be, a solar powered Moho expedition, or a space race, or showing the president that there are no bears i space (but there might by Krakens), or something completely different? No matter what, I am sure I will be both impressed and amused.

[@aechxavior7706]

Hi, you could also check out better time warp! I love your ion engine missions and you can warp through the a long burn in a few minutes!

[@BradleyWhistance]

I've used better time warp in the past, but haven't reinstalled it for the most recent version. I prefer to do burns on normal speed and speed it up in the video editing because it is more accurate. If I have to do really long burns I would reinstall it.

[@gsquared8730]

@@BradleyWhistance col

[@squeakysquid2009]

That submarine was insanely cool, I never would've thought of that!

[@jean-naymar602]

Hi there, could you tell me what are the music you used please ?

[@ThomasKwa]

I'm impressed: 52 tons, and you even had significant amounts of fuel left on both the launch and transfer stages.

[@pieguy6992]

1,000,000 ton launch to another fucking galaxy and back

[@josephegleston8834]

I can't wait until an astronaut puts a geocache on Mars

[@Firebat45]

Joey Egleston I don't think you understand the limitations of geocaching. It's not even possible to put one on the Moon.

[@josephegleston8834]

atheist45 I was joking, dear.

[@pancerneparadoksy1410]

Just ... unbelievable ....🤷‍♂️

[@propyne6188]

You should do one where Bill does encounter the Space Wall.

[@onnihietala4349]

He spin

[@rbxless]

These are just too good. Keep going!

[@aechxavior7706]

May you please use planetshine? Its kinda hard to see,keep up the good work!

[@BradleyWhistance]

Good idea, I will use Ambient Light Adjustment for the next video. For your contribution, enjoy this exclusive sneak peak at the next installment: i.gyazo.com/91cf44afcbcd19d0a5d26376847abdd3.png

[@aechxavior7706]

Bradley Whistance​lol wtf I am looking forward to see how that thing flies.

[@lsswappedcessna]

What the hell is that thing? Looks too kerbal to be true.

[@JYF921]

Aircraft carrier

[@kermitface4602]

I love this!

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

1:02 hmmm 🧐

[@bermchasin]

how the heck did you land back at KSP.... with no control surfaces except 'doors'

[@mxtsy381]

WHAT

[@anger_birb]

Robosmut

[@eekee6034]

ThalassoShip! My Greek father once told me of a legend of a man irresistably attracted to the sea -- "Thalassa! Thalassa!" he quoted in a thrilling tone. :) I always think of Tolkein's "Beware the sea, Legolas!" No doubt it was a shout-out to the myth. I have to say I feel a pull when I stand on the sea shore, though not that strong, thankfully! :)

[@eekee6034]

Snacks sold to pay for the mission? That's dedication! I'm saying this as someone who has just embarked on slimming for the first time in my life.

[@eddievhfan1984]

"Make Kerbal Great Again" ... ... ... "We found the Kraken on a shoestring budget. How can you get more great than that?"

[@s6th795]

I dunno, Mexicans have never done wrong by me, but space bears? Space bears are scary. Maybe that should be funded.

[@zoriox8667]

Since when is robotic a sinner

[@tristanng9972]

gave it ta thumbs up the second I saw the trump reference😂

[@vayllinn994]

amazing channel, amazing video, amazing content

[@Jacob-bi1oq]

Hope krumpf pays... don't be racist to someone even if they come from space...

[@robertw6894]

2:23 more like parANNOYING

[@vehicleboi5598]

at least robotug isnt making any 😏

[@ExtraRaven_]

how did you do that SAS trick

[@johiahdoesstuff1614]

My enjoyment of these videos is ruined by the running commentary about how Trump is somehow "anti science"

[@BradleyWhistance]

I appreciate your feedback, and hope that any disagreement we have won't prevent you from enjoying the STEM focused content that I generally deliver. With that said, policy is very relevant to space exploration, and part of the Odyssey by Bill series was giving myself a voice on these issues. My enjoyment of the entirety of the months of November and December of 2016 was ruined by Trump's campaign of psuedoscience. I was mad then, and frankly, I'm still mad now. I'll add that dt still continues to deny global warming: twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1065400254151954432?s=21 Space exploration and satellite imaging is key in having developed our modern understanding of climate science. I don't like how Trump lies about this, its an insult to the wonderful work done at NASA.

[@johiahdoesstuff1614]

@@BradleyWhistance Several things, I guess. First, you are far and away better at KSP than I will likely ever be. Of course I enjoy your videos. Can you explain exactly what you mean by "Trump's campaign of pseudoscience?" Denying global warming isn't really a pseudoscience, and if I'm interpreting that tweet correctly, the way he is denying it is actually a fairly common misconception. It's a very easy trap to fall into, believing that the current record lows reflect the overall trend. I've found both of my parents having this same misconception. We live in northern Michigan, so it's pretty easy for them to go "look outside. I don't think it's that big of a deal." I've done my best to relieve them of that false conception, but in your face data versus the spread out eagle eye view can be difficult sometimes. Also, it seems like you disapprove of the wall, judging by the video. May I ask why? I'm no economist, but judging by past projects of similar size, (think Hoover dam and NASA itself during the space race,) it looks to me like constructing the wall will have beneficial economic ramifications for the Southern border of Texas and the like.

[@BradleyWhistance]

@@johiahdoesstuff1614 First off, I appreciate and respect my viewers, and disagreement on issues like this doesn't change that. I would like to focus this conversation on one issue at a time if that is alright with you. The denial of climate science is a deliberate campaign to avoid our responsibility to combat the dangerous effects of climate change. I am a big fan of Nasa's own site on this topic, which can be found at climate.nasa.gov/ Unfortunately, Trump has lied, and continues to lie about this. Ill refer you to this archive (www.trumptwitterarchive.com/archive/global%20warming/ftff), which returns 102 Trump tweets mentioning global warming. Since Trump doesn't read, perhaps he really is this ignorant about science. Due to his position of power, this is a distinction without a difference. As long as he continues to spread false conspiracy theories about climate science, he will be an enemy to the climate scientists working at NASA and elsewhere to further our understanding of Earth.

[@johiahdoesstuff1614]

@@BradleyWhistance conspire verb con·​spire | \ kən-ˈspī(-ə)r \ conspired; conspiring Definition of conspire transitive verb : PLOT, CONTRIVE intransitive verb 1a : to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement If the denial of global warming is a conspiracy, then it is a purely subconscious one. People don't actively go around creating crackpot theories, unless you are referring to those who believe that it's all made up by the left. For example, both of my parents took the evident truth in front of them and, without the necessary context, made a false conclusion. Now I'm not sure how much global warming deniers are really working together, so I could be wrong here. But from my perspective I don't think it requires a conspiracy to come to the conclusion that global warming is either a complete lie or vastly overblown. "The denial of climate science is a deliberate campaign to avoid our responsibility to combat the dangerous effects of climate change." One could also consider the effects of political lobbying by big coal and oil companies to have a large part in the continued spread of misinformation and lack of action by world governments. I don't think it is a deliberate campaign so much as it is many different companies trying to look out for their bottom line above all else. Again, I don't think this is a good or moral thing, but framing is important when considering politically charged issues. Another thing to consider is that it isn't really the US government's job to go green. The USA is already one of the cleanest industrialized nations. Affirmative action towards decreasing our carbon emissions should really go towards China, where many still burn coal in their poorly insulated homes to stay warm. It's all a matter of framing and not taking knowledge for granted. My mom or Donald Trump may not know, for example, that ice dated to before the previous ice age has been melting. They may not consider that the sudden temperature drop used to be the normal temperature in a given area. People can look outside and claim that it isn't getting warmer, without considering that the 2 degree Celsius number quoted is an *average* over the whole planet. The only reason I know this is because I regularly trawl through the internet and come across well documented videos with citations to research papers and the like. It's not something taught in school, and disinformation is currently a rampant political weapon in the US election system. Again, none of this is saying that Trump denying global warming is OK. But, I think it is important to not only consider the what, but also the how.

[@GoSlash27]

For real, all the Trump- bashing just comes off as petulant and detracts from the video. It's your channel, so I guess do whatever...

[@CodytheDeer]

9:05 does the mission time reset when you go back to the space center?

[@BradleyWhistance]

Because of how the parts are attached, the stage that detached counts as a new vessel.

[@ryanrising2237]

I mean, Krumpf may not be the most informed of Kerbals, but those space bears are a real threat. They took Bill’s snacks, for crying out loud!

[@James_Moton]

Why is there red numbers in the altimeter when underwater or below sea level / datum level?

[@PittsyPlays]

James Moton To show it is minus that altidue, basically instead of a minus sign they made it red

[@mariuskatutis3853]

James Moton its depth

[@Apple-mq5by]

THE mun and back with only ant engines

[@spinningsquare1325]

Not difficult since you can spam a lot of them

[@spagetigod2895]

Ayyyyyy

[@ultimatecharge]

How did you make the disc car?

[@connorking8503]

Capsule. Reaction wheels. Girders, 8x symmetry.

[@DavidPrenticeJr]

I really love your videos!

[@patrlim]

idea: oberth efekt

[@RicardoFiorani]

3:45 that was close

[@slaughterround643]

I do believe this is the best series

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Space bears? WKYK?

[@lawrencium3477]

That ship looks really cool

[@87alphaone]

This was great! You are genius.

[@mertj1508]

disc car files?

[@sephdragon]

1:24 lol

[@garnknopf155]

0:43 finally i understand this joke

[@garnknopf155]

funny that nobody comments about it