The Scariest Fan ever attached to a computer - Vasy Fan VF-390 EDF

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The Vasy Fan VF-390 Nacelle is a massive full carbon fiber fan that is designed for small aircraft... but can it cool a computer?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - GoTo Resolve!
1:07 - How to get 45kW
3:40 - Testing ESC (Electronic Speed Controller)
5:35 - PWM Signal
6:29 - First test run
7:19 - Linus gets the remote
9:50 - Attaching the computer feat. duct tape
13:03 - High Amperage Computer Cooling
15:33 - Fan full speed test
18:43 - Circuit Specialists!
19:20 - Outro

[@LinusTechTips]

Huge thanks to Vasy Fan for sending over the EDF Plus VF-390 Nacelle! Check them out at: www.vasyfan.com/

[@imjody]

Excellent, now I can finish my airplane build.

[@Sigmatic850]

The forward nacelle is hit. Red Alert!

[@Enalius]

You might as well rent a wind tunnel for an hour and put a PC in that

[@redsquirrelftw]

Might have to consider them if ever I decide to build a drone lol.

[@Mr.Postal]

is that fan not that Playstation 6 fan? lol

[@parkamark]

This channel has turned into the Top Gear of the IT industry.

[@XHItube]

Thank God

[@HanTheProphet]

These videos are shite though Tune in next month when we cool a computer using a wind tunnel

[@vincentvega3093]

@@railworksamerica James is reporting Tech News and Riley pretends to be a gamer.

[@boba1mighty]

im fine with this :D

[@erjino]

You say that like it's a bad thing?

[@Mwstmrlnd]

Linus has never looked more like a child being handled by cautious adults than he does in this video

[@Breloom286]

everyone is reckless, just to have fun doing stupid things, now everyone was worried

[@jw02_bey44]

what do you mean？than he does in this video

[@Hossyboy420]

Linus seems pretty unsafe idk

[@Pleezath]

they don't want to set the building on fire

[@QuasiMonkey]

Linus: I WANNA DO IT! Cautious staff: Give back the remote Linus. Linus: NOOOOOoooooo!

[@NtGism]

I just love the combination of Kyle and Alex in part because of their knowledge (especially Kyle I think) but also because of their combined efforts to tame Linus.

[@silver6356]

Kyle was lame

[@danielkirkpatrick8239]

Honestly loving the direction this channel is taking, seems like linus is less business stressed and more focused on making entertaining content that he himself would like to see.

[@madmike1708]

True...but linus needs to be a lil careful. Seems this one might of been a little too dangerous for fun content on KZbin. Like ngl, I'd hate to hear one day Linus took a stray screw to the neck for a video.

[@Katoptrys]

"This is a duct, it's called duct tape". I see Alex is applying his engineering knowledge to its full potential

[@urgay1992]

It's called duck tape bcause it was originally made with cotton duck

[@Workmusic1988]

loool

[@carlettoburacco9235]

Oh sure....the great Duct Tape That when you want it to stick it doesn't and when you want to remove it it instantly becomes the rubber version of Adamantium.....

[@awayfrommydeskjc]

We have thought about this... where's the hammer

[@tjroelsma]

"if you can't fix it with duct tape, you're not using enough duct tape."

[@bobbybobman3073]

I love the sentence where he says, "Notice how the doors are open for this, last time we ran the fan with the doors closed, we bent the doors." And they just gloss over that like it's nothing.

[@Kruscle]

I actually Lol'd when he said that. I expected Linus' eyebrows to raise at the very least lol

[@Jrskeetpro]

Right? I need to see that happening lol

[@ceselb]

Tbh, those metal doors are fairly thin. It wouldn't take too much. That said though, yikes!

[@pgreenawalt]

Linus really needed to not stand behind that machine when it was running. Anything could have broken loose and taken his head off.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@ceselb yeah but you have to consider, he was in the middle of the shop, a good 30 feet away and it did that. right in front of it i agree that doesnt say much, but to be that far and still do that, is insane

[@PedroFerrer-vq5sw]

The fact they put a Spiderman face over the new guy just for his face to be revealed at 12:45 is honestly impressive that they didn’t catch that

[@tamparockout17]

I think the spiderman face was more a joke that his reaction was so fast he was a superhero.

[@tannergoodwin-kr6rk]

As a hobbyist and out of curiosity I once took a blender motor and put a fan blade from a space heater on it, put a metal coffee can around it and used it to clear out my workshop because it was 100x more powerful than a leaf blower. I used a basic dimmer switch for a ceiling fan to control it.

[@IAmTravesty]

I have never been more genuinely concerned for their safety than this video. Both for the electrical aspect and the potential to shoot debris like a bullet aspect. 10/10

[@SamuraiGuy]

Also, not life-threatening, but the fact that Linus wasn't properly wearing earplugs.

[@CheapSushi]

plus some foreign object flying into the fan, possibly causing some kind of explosion sending some shrapnel all around

[@actually_it_is_rocket_science]

This video is just terrifying for me the entire time.

[@raszelast]

and you hope thier fan mounting brackets are solid. imagine if the fan came loose and started to fly around the room

[@Fate5591]

☠

[@GrandNebSmada]

"This is a DUCT, it's called DUCT TAPE" is easily one of Alex's best lines ever

[@dylans2669]

Yeah and 100% wrong. People please stop using duct tape for ducts in your houses.

[@willruss]

It’s duck tape because it was supposed to be for waterproofing ammo boxes

[@noodlelynoodle.]

@@willruss duck tape is just a specific brand of duct tape

[@DaHitch]

Followed closely by Kyle's "Look we've thought about this. Where's the hammer?".

[@willruss]

@@noodlelynoodle. that is the misconception. It is not duct tape and never was. People saying that for decades is why the original name of duck tape was forgotten. Duct tape is different product that is metallic and reflective foil on the top layer

[@seancallahan2730]

By far my favorite video on LTT to date. The fear and genuine respect for danger from the engineers is awesome. As an engineer (mechanical) it's awesome to see their plan A) work and B) be awesome.

[@Dizturb3dwun]

This was very fun to watch. Also could have VERY quickly become the tech industries Titan Submersible if one tiny thing got sucked into the intake of that fan. Maybe look into some more sturdy safety equipment to stand behind if you are gonna do this kinda thing in the future

[@dustinbrueggemann1875]

Yeah, this is definitely the kind of thing best done pointed at a quarry face from inside a shipping container that's covered in sandbags, and watched from behind a screen a very long ways away.

[@k680B]

Linus: "i want to toy around with a giant industrial grade 60 horsepower fan, how do i write it off as business expense?" Alex: "we can attach it to a computer, run p95 for 2 minutes and make it a video" Linus: "this is why you're the lead engineer here"

[@legionjames1822]

Anything anyone says is a buisness expense really. Nobody asks you to prove it

[@Naokarma]

@@legionjames1822 Idk, if you're marking every time you get some groceries a "business expense" someone's gonna eventually ask a question or two.

[@Guru_1092]

​@@Naokarmaeating so I can live and go to work technically counts as a business expense.

[@legionjames1822]

@@Naokarma eh. Doubt it. No your correct but you found one of maybe 5 use cases that you cant mark as

[@maxpro751]

@@NaokarmaJust tell them it’s for your employees.

[@heikkiaho6605]

You can never have too many engineers around Linus

[@XfromDarkHorse]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJzQaJKjn6Zmjrs

[@han5vk]

None of them are actual engineers.

[@cocobean.72]

​@@han5vkthey might not be professional, but they have mindset and knowledge of an engineer.

[@stephenbaretich7166]

​@@han5vk I'm pretty sure Kyle is an engineer.

[@han5vk]

@@cocobean.72 Lmao no they don't. You must never have met an actual engineer.

[@robertficek7586]

Linus is the kind of guy who discovers a tunnel ventilation fan and decides to use it for pc cooling

[@IsaacSchultz-lz8jc]

This fan that was in the video wasn’t even a tunnel fan it’s even more excessive than one of those. The edf used in the video was actually made for small aircraft.

[@acomingextinction]

That explanation of pulse-width modulation was pretty great. I've had a shaky understanding for years, and something snapped into focus.

[@thachester]

I work in the trucking industry and all the sensors on vehicles are pwm. I've always had a pretty good grasp of it but explaining it to mechanics who barely understand how basic 12v systems work is like explaining rocket science.

[@bassyey]

If you've coded microcontroller, it's probably the one of things you learn in the first hour.

[@jortand]

I love every engineer you hire, they just all have as Kyle so elegantly puts it, "We've thought about this! Where's the hammer!?" energy, and I'm here for it.

[@Jessev741]

11:14 that was my favourite part! so far...

[@Daphoid]

I smell a new tshirt idea "LTT ENGINEERING" "Trust me bro, We've thought about this. Where's the hamemr!?"

[@RogueMandoGaming]

honestly i think that mentality might be a requirement for being an LTT Engineer and I'm not complaining in the slightest

[@amit_up]

​@@DaphoidOne of the best lines. Absolutely needs to be a meme and a tshirt.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

That line sounds like straight out of xkcd. It's so surreal. LOL!

[@DondeliumActual]

Can we just take a moment, and appreciate the structural integrity of that case?

[@RaverXx3X]

That and that Natua Heatsync for not ripping off the motherboard with that much airflow inducted into the case.

[@MailmanRSO]

@@RaverXx3Xand the little Corsair fan they left as rear exhaust. I was expecting it to shatter. It probably doesn’t work after that, but at least it didn’t explode.

[@RaverXx3X]

@@MailmanRSO I think the heat sync defused the air just enough to not shatter it, but you are right. It prob is done now.

[@MartinBlanch]

@@MailmanRSO fear of burning the pin on the MB

[@falsemcnuggethope]

and the structural integrity of the duck tape that holds it together

[@GeoffreyVonbargen]

"WE HAVE THOUHT ABOUT THIS; WHERE IS THE HAMMER?" Is a fantastic quote

[@zedfury887]

I appreciate the deeper explanations in this video. Would love to see more like this!(maybe this is how LTT is now? I been away a long time)

[@beeeennnnnnn]

i love how they blurred the new guys face once, and just said 'eh screw it'

[@NebukadV]

Maybe it was not so much about "blurring" but just for the Spiderman-Joke?

[@theteddychannel8529]

@@NebukadV they usually blur people who are on probation

[@beeeennnnnnn]

@@NebukadV VERY GOOD POINT

[@NebukadV]

@@theteddychannel8529 No shit, Sherlock, but they clearly did not do that in this case, or do you think the editor just "forgot" something like that?

[@theteddychannel8529]

@@NebukadV I don't know, I was just pointing out a fact. I wasn't aggressive at any point, Jesus...

[@the_hamrat]

For an electronics engineer to be terrified says a lot about how dangerous this thing is

[@Kyle_116]

Well he said he was mainly scared cause he didn't have the fan control, Linus did.

[@xDownSetx]

Not just the moving parts. If that ESC exploded it could easily send molten shrapnel in any direction.

[@Lockdown335]

Yeah maybe some long n longs would be a good idea haha

[@xDownSetx]

​@@Blox117 Six 4S LiPos in series and no fuse in sight? Yeah, I'll stand by what I said.

[@han5vk]

That dude is no EE.

[@RailFansCanada]

I don't think I laughed this hard just at your reactions of the power of the fan, in addition to the obvious laughing at the sounds the fan makes starting and stopping. Classic!

[@thearmorer5527]

Them playing with the fan reminds me of the time when i was mech infantry. We were getting ready for a training mission and got rained on while prepping our bradley fight vehicles, I was soaked. The tankers next to us fired up the jet engines in their abrams, and I had the brilliant idea of standing behind the rear of the vehicle to dry off. I lasted maybe 10 seconds, behind what felt like 1000 hair dryers on full blast before running back to my gunner seat. I was warm, dry (and inturn happy), and had a new respect for their engines.

[@TechnologistAtWork]

I recommend Kyle to have a a bypass switch to kill power when Linus is playing with dangerous stuff.

[@Glade4]

It was kind of ridiculous tho, why is he trying to stop the fan when its only getting fast, you can always see him gesturing to cut power... just why

[@willsterjohnson]

@@Glade4 Given that the batteries overheated enough to be a genuine fire/explosion hazard, I don't think it was enough caution.

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

​@@Glade4he had a thermal camera at one point, so potentially was being cautious about lipo batteries catching fire, which they nearly do at the end.

[@alexisrivera200xable]

@@Glade4 Simple, lithium fires are very hard to put out and very intense, you don't want that anywhere inside the building or it can burn down the place before the fire department has a chance to get there. (Not to mention all the toxic fumes it creates.) That is why they even took out the battery pack outside, the faster you discharge those batteries the more heat they generate and they got dangerously hot. The biggest problem is that they can undergo thermal runaway (Basically they get beyond a certain temperature where it will keep getting hotter and hotter even if you aren't doing anything with it until it catches fire or explodes. Can't use water to put it out.)

[@monkeyoperator1360]

@@alexisrivera200xable lithium fire are not hard to put out, they are almost impossible to put out, and if you do manage to stop the flames they can reignite for up to 60 days

[@chalor182]

It's honestly pretty wild to me that those 6 battery packs put out more power than an industrial wall socket can

[@wetmelon]

Sorta. The wall socket ratings are extremely conservative because it's expected that the wires in the wall will be there for 50+ years and never overheat. Whereas these batteries are overheating with air cooling... Just yesterday I saw an HVAC recommended a 40A breaker, but draws 135A for ~1second while starting the compressor. With all that said, those batteries do have pretty insane power.

[@gerald8289]

@@wetmelon Similarly, I've wired up massive stud welders at a steel beam plant that pull 300 amps @ 600v 3ph for 1.25 seconds, with 6 seconds in between welds. The machine factory installed feed cable is only 6 awg copper and it handles it fine due to the duty cycle.

[@Satelitko]

Chemistry is wild, man.

[@ForNoReason1000]

@@wetmelon the 135 is the inrush current, pretty much all motors will do that.

[@smiththers2]

@@gerald8289 welders also have voltage converting transformers inside to up the amperage and lower voltage. 6 awg is easily enough to power that, not saying the whole thing is nothing because its not, its crazy lol

[@zrobgood]

maybe one of the best nerding out videos I've seen on this channel in awhile, and that's saying something.

[@bloxy_builds4133]

we need a raise for the new guy

[@jajssblue]

Can't wait until Linus and Alex somehow put a PC in a jet engine inlet!

[@pixelmaster98]

two seconds later: the PC is in the engine outlet. Whoops!

[@John.S92]

Oh yeeah..!, a radiator in front of a turbofan inlet could make for a powerful cooler eh!

[@dexter9313]

I mean you can probably already build a decent small jet engine with that.

[@ViniciusSilvestre0]

i mean, calling the thing in this video a fan is a bit of a stretch... this is already more of a turbine then anything else

[@kasparsiricenko2240]

On intel chip

[@nighty7158]

It's nice of Linus to test out the minimum required cooling for an Intel CPU.

[@baoquoc3710]

...Or an 7950X

[@spartanatreyu]

@@baoquoc3710 i9 13900ks reaches 253tdp, so as far as I can tell, Intel still runs hotter at that end

[@TheRealThisIsAlex]

@@baoquoc3710never heard of that intel cpu 😂

[@polarnice]

@@TheRealThisIsAlexlook it up lol

[@3xtrusi0n]

@@polarnice he's joking because that's an AMD CPU

[@covodex516]

honestly this kind of videos is the only reason I'm still subbed to LTT please make a followup where you go up to this fans actual 100% power!

[@namedauuid]

Ok, so the fan has the power of two horses that are exerting their full power.

[@stepanpilar4105]

The fact that anything could loosen and fly off at high speeds as a very dangerous projectile and Linus is sticking his head right behind the fan all the time is mesmerizing. 10/10

[@davideaezakmi9530]

At least he's wearing protective glasses lmao

[@fluffsquirrel]

@@davideaezakmi9530 And ear protection!

[@Maudires.]

I thought the same exact thing… the balls on this man… lol 😂

[@thetshadow999animates9]

@@davideaezakmi9530still, if one of those cables came loose and smacked him in the face I’m sure it’d leave a mark

[@danwood1121]

Being beside a fan like that can be even worse, if any of the fan blades break.

[@st0nedpenguin]

This is the second most terrifying contraption controlled with a janky remote I've seen recently.

[@goiabus]

Underrated comment

[@FlipperWolf]

Wait what's the first one ? EDIT: Nevermind I got it

[@st0nedpenguin]

@@Blox117 This one was definitely better made lol.

[@nighty7158]

@@Blox117 No no, he stepped down! It's all good!

[@TechDove]

I saw that fan made of CF and that remote and that's immediately where my mind went too

[@Corristo89]

"Don't do this at home!". Kind of reminds me of how they kept saying that on Mythbusters when they were blowing up cement trucks with tons and tons of high explosives or building slingshots taller than buildings. I think the people who can do this at home are doing it regardless of what you're telling them and everyone else couldn't even if they wanted to.

[@poletooke4691]

4:10 Oh! Irs Neurotic table man!! I loved your episode!

[@ryancrazy1]

10:00 to be fair, anyone that has a $9000 60hp fan in their home is probably more qualified than Linus is to use it safely haha

[@leonro]

I can assure you that out of all 15 million subscribers (at the time of writing) and over 1M viewers, there definitely have to be some with enough disposable income to just buy this fan to keep around the house. And some will be crazy enough to do it.

[@katech6020]

that is the same horse power as my car

[@nyahmisgamentech2938]

Simply agreed

[@Blackmark52]

"60hp fan" It's not technically a fan, eh. It's an engine and it's rated for thrust, not airflow.

[@tompov227]

I absolutely love how Alex and the other guy are like genuinely terrified and Linus is just running around in the wind with a wig on

[@Klldarkness6008]

Difference between "Enthusiasm" and "Experience".

[@xathridtech727]

linus is a charater. im sure the person knows enough to be affraid but also trust the engineers enough to make content.

[@tompov227]

@@xathridtech727 ok

[@AnnHiroCh]

@@xathridtech727 You clearly haven't seen enough Linus Tech Tips

[@tap.on.my.picc89]

Břùĥ

[@smudek]

I love it! More this kind of content :)

[@oliverer3]

I'm fairly comfortable around high power battery packs, if the BMS consisted of a temperature reading and Linus not going full tilt I'd be running for the hills.

[@mikevisby8744]

For videos like this, you should get one of those giant, clear, bulletproof shields like they used on Mythbusters. If something got sucked in that fan and shot out erratically or one of the batteries go boom, you would at least be safe from shrapnel and such. That fan has crazy power!

[@happytimes10191]

True, am used to seeing in MB they have those shields and are OUTDOORS for wind tests

[@ghidorah8707]

Also dont use wigs around spinny things you might lose your head.

[@arisfazli]

They should start hiring consultant for this type of video.. For safety reason if they dont want to hire full time safety officer..

[@inoob26]

@@ghidorah8707 why would a wig do that, the entire wig would just come off

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

Or if that side window would shatter and blow directly into their faces...

[@sturdybutter]

I like how they went through the trouble to cover the new guys face when he grabs the side panel but then immediately after show his face for several minutes.

[@illeshurkecz5204]

Yeah, I noticed that too lol

[@gwydion5102]

true XD

[@darwinfox5783]

They used spider man mask. I think they might just jocking about his "spider sense" ;)

[@SuperCubar]

@@darwinfox5783 But Linus called him "new guy" which they only do with staff on probation sooo.. seems like an opsie

[@adventureswithdavedave]

@@darwinfox5783 guess we'll have to see if they make an edit in the coming day(s). but being as prominent as he is in the following scenes, they had to know it would be difficult\distracting to cover his face for the entire video when filming.

[@KyberSpace47]

the new guy clearly knew what sort of workplace he was getting into lmao, ready at all times XD

[@stuartcarden1371]

BEST LTT VIDEO I'VE SEEN IN AGES - I'M SHOUTING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE OF THE FAN!

[@BreidBread]

I like the fact that they censored the camera man's face when he catched the tempered glass only to completely show it a minute after that.

[@vincentstuer]

They probably did not notice it during editing

[@kz03jd]

I thougut the exact same thing when I saw him later around the 12:47 mark lol

[@coolgamer1.070]

it was a joke. He catch it because he is Spiderman.

[@BradsSpace2]

@@vincentstuer impossible not to notice him

[@CentreMetre]

@@coolgamer1.070 I thought it was cos he'd be on probation and they don't name or show the face of probationary employees

[@Tzarakiel]

I am genuinely surprised they didn't tear off any surface mounted components on the motherboard or graphics card.

[@konradlindblad7860]

Too much back pressure in the case. If they were to cut off the back completely so that the air could go right through it would probably have ripped off the cpu cooler at least. They should do this again with an open air "case".

[@britskaradiometeorograph8108]

I have a feeling that was because the air simply wasn't getting out of the case fast enough, so it created a back pressure and wasn't nearly as hardcore as when they took the case away

[@dimitrirogers8725]

its a great proof of the toughness of the components for sure

[@Allegedly_Angel]

I'm sure they could of. You can see the heat sinks on the cooler start to flex a bit

[@jacekowski]

surface mounted components can take surprisingly high amounts of force relative to component size

[@thebluedragon6633]

this is the quietest laptop fan

[@kennyupchurch]

Linus made the best Decision ever bringing his old boss in to the company, So he can have more time to shoot more videos. I am loving all of this.❤❤❤

[@nitatim2022]

Love how they disguise the new guy’s face when he catches the panel then one minute later he’s fully in shot for a good while 😂

[@vscoxlogan2216]

I thought exact same thing lol

[@sahan_lakmal]

I thought it was a reference to the first spiderman movie when he was catching mary Jane's food rather than concealing the new employee

[@r0bert852]

Was about to comment lmao

[@BlitzkriegHD]

I love how the editors went to the effort of hiding the new guys head when they caught the panel, but completely neglected to even attempt to do so when the camera pans over them after the turbine is powered on with the computer attached to it (11:30, 12:50)

[@NetlocTV]

I had to scroll a little further than I thought I would have to just to find this comment...

[@junyawatanabe4181]

See I was thinking that but they didn’t necessarily say he was on probation and if you noticed they made him look like Spider-Man after making that catch… most likely a goof still tho lol

[@FuzeEdits]

@@junyawatanabe4181 yeah makes the most sense spidey senses

[@spartanatreyu]

@@junyawatanabe4181 Nah, they actually had spiderman there

[@Premium-Content]

They probably decided to take him off probation after that catch

[@FawBio]

This channel has turned into the Top Gear of the IT Industry.

[@carwashgaming3727]

bassicly strapping a jet engine to a computer is the most linus thing he can do

[@patricklarose]

Just to let you guys know, your earplugs are not properly inserted. Make sure to roll the earplug up into a small, thin "snake" with your fingers. Pull the top of your ear up and back with your opposite hand to straighten out your ear canal and then hold the earplug in with your finger until it expands to fill the ear canal.

[@Vodnik110]

This was like the last thing I expected to see in the comments section but a long lost question I've always had but never bothered to look up has been finally answered, so thank you

[@andrewt9204]

Yep, it doesn't block the full frequency range like that. I worked in an industrial factory and we had to be shown that during orientation. I also learned that I could wet the tip of the plug and it will fully insert easily. I still wear them every night when I sleep as I live in a busy semi truck route. If they were only half inserted they would fall out.

[@TheMetroidblade]

@@andrewt9204 same i got used to it. sleep is amazing with them.

[@Digitalbath570]

I would be getting the over the ear ones aswell for that noise level.

[@taliakuznetsova7092]

Over the ear ones are better. No matter what I do my ears spit out the foam ones. It just isn't worth the risk of suddenly loosing hearing protection. And over the ear ones aren't that expensive.

[@soragranda]

When your highly trained engineers that are kinda crazy are scared about handling the controller of this new interesting machine... well, is fair to be concerned.

[@Aiyoros]

​@@DelusionalLogicyou must be fun at parties

[@General12th]

@@DelusionalLogic Only people who are 31 years old can be "highly trained".

[@conorstewart2214]

@@DelusionalLogic you can be highly trained at pretty much any age after 18, even lower that that for some things.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

​@@conorstewart2214Yeah theres lots of 18 year old kids in the military who are highly trained for specific positions

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@DelusionalLogic your username is very apt

[@paulrobdi55]

Like, actual history in the making!!

[@greybuckleton]

I need to see video 2 of this where you optimise this build!

[@KathiumVids]

Hey Linus and team, I work for a company in the UK that make huge industrial fans (Woods Air Movement) I could probably get you guys hooked up with a 2 metre diameter fan if you ever wanted to go crazy!

[@TheEpicMusic161]

You're probably better off sending an email if you're serious.

[@abdullah_mui]

Hey man I wanna see that video so pls send them an email 😅

[@circeus]

At this point we're just approaching "unintentional wood chipper accident recreation" territory

[@DreitTheDarkDragon]

I know Linus wants his death to be monetized but I'd prefer to wait for few more years at least.

[@MandoMonge]

@@DreitTheDarkDragonand funeral sponsored by DBrand

[@janemba42]

The look of panic Alex gives the camera when Linus says he wants to do the throttle is gold!

[@MRAMAZRBALLZZ]

Such mad content, love it🎉🎉🎉

[@VG_TechBuilds]

As soon as I saw 'Computer' and 'Electric Ducted Fan' I knew this would be a good vid

[@ThatzMcgrail]

The new guy is the only person that has tried to save Linus from himself in literal years 😂

[@infn]

....that has successfully saved Linus...

[@techwith_tj]

We can see the new guys face even though he is on probation 12:45

[@jakwadd]

@@techwith_tjyeah made me laugh that they edited Spider-Man over him when he was sideways but not when he’s literally looking at the other camera man 😂

[@thngzys]

Really good catch too considering he was holding a camera in the other hand.

[@KMFL2010]

@@techwith_tj I reckon the moment he caught it, his probation had been lifted xD

[@yeahmanitsmurph]

As a prior safety rep and aircraft maintainer, this scared me. Even just standing in front of the prop circle y’all were playing a dangerous game.

[@dominickkramer6469]

as a leyman in aeronautics, what do you mean by prop circle ? do you mean the width at which the prop projects its output ? disregarding my knowledge of aircraft, i still know this video was a dangerous game.

[@yeahmanitsmurph]

@@dominickkramer6469 think of an area around the blades of the fan, propeller, or jet engine, as a giant circle. As they’re spinning at high speeds, if any single blade were to be unbalanced, they could break and shoot out in any direction of that circle. Aircraft have a line marked on the fuselage to show where not to be if this happens. In the video, they were standing directly left or right of the fan in the area of that circle.

[@zor8952]

I was just waiting for a LTT water bottle or a pink wig to be sucked into the fan while drawing 100A.🫣

[@chrisburn7178]

As it's it's ducted design, I would imagine (and hope) that the casing is designed to contain shrapnel in the case of a blade-off, in the same way as the nacelle of a jet engine is designed and tested to.

[@halycon404]

@@chrisburn7178 Nacelle is designed to hold it, yeah. But it isn't strong enough to come through it intact. The nacelle is designed to bleed off energy by blowing apart tossing lower velocity shrapnel everywhere. The underside of the wing and passenger compartment that are inside the prop circle are reinforced to take not just those hits, but the full hit of a blade coming off and hitting the plane. The idea is that once the shroud violently deconstructs itself from the first indecent a second blade could break off afterwards before the engine is shutdown. So the wing and body need to be strong enough to take that second hit. Those areas are actually the strongest on any plane. When dealing with those types of forces it's just stupid to trust anything to work without a backup.

[@jlj2169]

This legitimately seems like a video that could have ended very differently had some minor thing gone wrong.

[@jamessatler5461]

It just blows my mind they don't have 3 phase outlet there. I mean it's also problem of 120V instead if 230V but the fact they convert BATTERY!!! DC to 3 phase AC is mental and sorry if that is situation of grid in Canada, holly molly how do you even exist. I have 3 phase 64A main circuit breaker at home at 400V. This video insane and shouldn't even exist.

[@Dean.....]

@@jamessatler5461 They do but I don't know how expensive or how long it would take to have it installed. Different places have different legal requirements and permits after all. Unless Linus is planning to use a lot of machinery in the future that would need a 3 phase outlet, this probably isn't worth doing. But I thought they did end up buying all that machinery awhile back, presumably for the labs thing. I don't know how much power that equipment draws though. I don't really watch LTT so I don't know how they set all this up. If they do have equipment that use 3 phase power that means they probably already have a phase-converter. Linus did mention near the beginning of the video that the transformer for their building couldn't handle the power draw required for this experiment though. Would be nice if my home had a 3 phase circuit breaker.

[@GertBreed]

This was awesome!

[@joemorgan1880]

I know the PC was tied down securely, but if that glass had shattered while Linus was downstream, he would have been in for a very bad day.

[@Space.]

That's worse than a shotgun to the face

[@adamnicholls8708]

Yeah, with that much throughput, it would have been better to just remove the side panel.

[@KurdishDK]

ohohoh i didnt think of that

[@vetivat4833]

They said that there was too much positive pressure in the case due to lack of throughput, so if the side panel shattered, it would've just blown out the side, no?

[@Naokarma]

Linus: "I have safety glasses on. Surely this will protect me from a double hurricane."

[@Akizurius]

The most dangerous thing was the intake and I'm not even sure they have realized it. Blowing out this much air means the suction power is equally strong. And yes, this is literally an electric jet engine... I'm quite sure it was designed with airplanes in mind.

[@Darkk6969]

I'm sure there is a nice fat warning label when they opened the box. Also, they've kept their distance from it in case one of the blades should break.

[@magica3526]

they said 60kgs of thrust at peak - that's not a whole lot for an airplane. A cessna 150's prop is about 230 kgs

[@owen5165]

I'm almost certain they would of taken into consideration the suction of the thing they aren't stupid.

[@I_LCARS_I]

@@magica3526 For an airplane it would be a bigger version which drastically increases the amount of thrust.

[@brainthesizeofplanet]

Yeah I was thinkitof that as well - it could easily suck something in and make all go haywire - I work with MRI and and it's the same, everything is fine until it isn't ....

[@5erase]

I love this channel so much

[@nooby900]

please be carful that no one gets injured i love your shows/videos on Linus tech tips

[@m_ism]

The LAST thing Alex needed for these sketchy cooling projects was another engineer who's just as unhinged as he is.

[@hermitgreenn]

There's nothing more dangerous than two engineers with a blank check in a shop.

[@Appoxo]

@@hermitgreenn And the job to find *exciting* stuff in regards for the general consumer.

[@TheAssirra]

To be fair they did look actually cautious and concerned this time. THAT shows you how dangerous the tools they were playing with this time and that they can be serious when required.

[@foralltheexperience]

I love how the temporary employer is only censored when he is directly talked to, but not when he is just in the background

[@avalanche1990]

Oh, good. I did not have to scroll far for this comment. Though I think you meant employee, not employer. And not temp but a probationary employee

[@nninjastrike2127]

​@@avalanche1990He appears at 12:43 for those to lazy to search.

[@davidha95]

Awesome engineering job. Would love to work there

[@jana31415]

u love how they censored the new guys face at 11:30 but the same guy (same jacket with the white strikes and backpack) is seen fully literally a minute later at 12:30

[@3lapsed]

I love that "new guy" is face blocked out for catching the case panel, but when they first spin it up he's just there for quite awhile in the background. Hi new guy!

[@Dell-ol6hb]

yea lmao

[@An1meGeek]

The reason that the new guy's face is covered up is that he is still under the probation period of the contract and is also a company policy as well

[@dodolurker]

Yeah, I saw that too. Whoops 😄

[@dodolurker]

@@An1meGeek But check out around 12:29, the new guy is just doing his thing in the background with no censoring.

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

@@An1meGeek Yeah, we get that, but they didn't censor him for the rest of the video, which was a comparedly long time.

[@Targetlockon]

Linus was blown away by the performance of this fan

[@reylavienna1318]

Thats the title of a vid on his onlyfans

[@Pax.YouTube]

Lmao

[@hike8932]

i sure was

[@arihantbhattacharjee]

Both literaly and figuratively

[@an_anonymous_potato]

‎ ‎ ‎

[@DjBBist]

Make jetpack of 2 like this... It would be sickest video ever done!

[@alextsov-obq11]

13:55Really, That's a ATR 72-600 Fan sound.

[@MSawohl]

Kyle + Alex = Amazing Duo. What is better than one engineer doing janky stuff for a crazy boss that like that stuff. Another engineer that knows what the other don't so they can tackle even more crazy things xD

[@jan5504]

computer engineers or electrical engineer?

[@han5vk]

@@jan5504 Neither. They are a bunch of idiots and an utter disgrace to the term engineer.

[@minergate4066]

@@jan5504 neither

[@tap.on.my.picc89]

Ýe

[@guanningtan8652]

Kyle + Alex are Jack's Grandpas

[@lalPOOO]

You gotta get those mythbusters bulletproof glass shields, this is crazy dangerous. If something got sucked into that thing (very possible) and shattered parts of the blades out the back at full speed someone could get really hurt...

[@Corrodias]

Honestly, yeah, Linus going anywhere near the rear when it was at 100 A was having one foot firmly planted in the grave.

[@compaqdeskpro5770]

I was wondering when someone would feed it a carrot.

[@zor8952]

​​@@compaqdeskpro5770That fan was perfectly capable of grabbing itself a carrot or pink wig @100A. They can be thankful that it wasn't feeling particularly hungry that day.

[@aldcar]

You are certainly on the wrong channel. Lame.

[@Player_O1ne]

@@zor8952 fr that fan consumes enough electrical power to do whatever the fuck it wants

[@Ixxlostinabox]

Loving the new crazy scientist Linus era this is exactly what I hoped labs would be

[@arcticwolfyt9836]

Imagine hearing this at 11:13 at an operation table. "We have thought about about this where is the hammer?" LMAO

[@xXTronXx_3971]

I like how they covered the probationary camera guys face when he caught the side panel but then completely forgot the rest of the video lol

[@abvgztooo]

maybe his probation period ended in the middle of shooting lmao

[@MasterJin16]

I think it’s was more to show how fast he reacted, ie, Spider-Man

[@xXTronXx_3971]

@@MasterJin16 oh maybe

[@danbrazier5951]

I’ve had a terrible day and hearing “we’ve thought about this, where’s the hammer?” was exactly what I needed

[@DeathProductions200]

The question is. Is it a concerning thing that I've said those exact words to my boss in a completely different context? And somehow yes I am in the works to becoming an electrical engineer

[@SegwayBossk]

Hammer? V-Tech just kicked in yo

[@danbrazier5951]

@@HanmaHeiro It was :) thanks internet friend.

[@adityaverma6754]

This is literal Mascot for PC Master Race .

[@istiaqahmednabin936]

I will never be in the same room with 6 lipos connected in series

[@gl1tcheddatabase270]

I found it funny how you can just tell Kyle was being serious when he was saying you NEED to be careful with this. And Linus wasn't taking it serious to begin with until he's just like oh ok then

[@sakshant3722]

They blurred the new guys face while he catched the glass only to not blurr it while actually testing the fan! Professional editing

[@danixsc]

This is the most chaotich video I've seen in a while. I love it.

[@3d9e]

"hold up, i need to get earplugs for this game"

[@Ahnestly]

They blurred the new guy’s face when he caught the pc glass panel bc he’s on his probationary period, and then didn’t bother blurring him for the rest of the video. Does that mean catching things that Linus drops automatically brings you out of the probationary period?

[@TheByQQ]

Probably yeah.

[@Khronogi]

They put spiderman on his face cause he caught the panel, not to hide his identity.

[@TheByQQ]

@@Khronogi oh. That makes sense.

[@Spealer]

Finally, something to cool the RTX 4090!

[@JvMr333]

13900k* :)

[@LakshyaPlayzzOfficial]

Fr lol

[@tH3_b0pL3r]

@@JvMr333 fr fr like actually

[@jimiwexler1260]

gonna need two for the 4090ti

[@hamdanali2036]

the 4090 doesn’t get hot… bro just said the name of the first computer component he thought of for likes.

[@Zeequals]

"that was very close to being shattered earlier than expected" + the spiderman face together was too much for me, I fucking lost it lol

[@JTayler292]

Good explanation. I think it would've been wise to do this outside though. If those batteries went up, you are not stopping them.

[@raph882]

'' We've thought about this, where's the hammer! '' probably the best quote on this episode.

[@pvtpain66k]

These are my favorite LTT videos. Alex makes something dangerous and awesome & then has to wrangle Linus while he's inadvertently trying to kill himself or others. I cackled at "WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS! WHERE'S THE HAMMER?"

[@marcin_karwinski]

That's the fan for Noctua's NH-P1 ;) Less static pressure needed, airflow possibly beneficial...

[@sillyhumanoid]

"Unidentified airborne object spotted." supersonic computer on steroids go *BRRRRR*

[@NeonVisual]

In one scene he was the hidden new guy, in the next scene he's completely visible. That was a quick career progression.

[@codefreak8]

He got it for saving the glass

[@Ka0s007]

High speed air is no joke! I was worried Linus was going to get hit by some small particle coming out of the case!

[@geort45]

Yeah, and he just stands there... some tiny loose bit and bam, right into his face

[@shaneh7519]

15:01 love how y’all blurred his face when he caught the panel but then just let it show lol