Could you Survive a Blast from the Worlds Biggest Vortex Cannon?

[@TheBackyardScientist]

To everyone asking what it feels like, imagine belly flopping into a pool, but the water turns to air right when you hit it, or someone slams a door in your face but it turns to wind as it hits you. It slaps your clothes against your body with enough force it kind of stings. Overall it’s not that bad, it’s actually fun! I explained all this in the video… but the first shot knocked my mic off and I was stepping on it when I talked about it haha.

[@multiarray2320]

i nevergot hit by one but i can somehow feel it just by looking this video.

[@FlopgamingOne]

banan

[@Jeremy-Biggers]

I bet it feels very similar to standing next to Top Fuel Dragsters when they take off

[@FasutonemuMyoji]

This was an oddly specific childhood wish come true...

[@charagender]

the belly flop thing makes sense to me given the explanation that air is like a liquid yea

[@ElectroBOOM]

Yo! That video editing trick amplifying motion was pretty cool!!! The vortex gun was cool too I guess !!!😁

[@828_Nate]

😂

[@ProSureString]

lmao

[@tomclanys]

Check out Posy's tutorial on it :)

[@ProSureString]

@@tomclanys when next video? ive been waiting 8 years

[@North022]

Posy has a great video describing his process of using the effect

[@danielthrasher]

adding "vortex cannon" to my christmas list this year

[@OMSSAA]

Lol

[@ThickWalrus]

i’m getting the one piece for my christmas present 🥱

[@jilianbaroi2467]

Wow

[@k.r.99]

Adding you to our watch list BEFORE christmas this year - FBI

[@MotionX_Studios]

You It’s the piano guy

[@TheAtomTwister]

Try shooting it in high humidity and see if there's a condensation ring like when a tornado gets strong enough to appear like a funnel.

[@joeytwothumbs6112]

Sir, this is not your backyard.

[@spaszek195362]

alienating his audience with this one

[@Pegmamane]

Not in my back yard !?

[@mrwood4557]

It’s somebody backyard

[@ovoid_ovvie]

How do you know that?

[@Grimey90z]

Put sum respek on him

[@nodengineer0420]

When the air cannon knocks you out for 6+ months

[@nightmarenowtoday]

Hahah that’s right

[@froggman66]

Fr problem with these kinds of channels is that every time they just randomly stop uploading for a while you start genuinely wondering whether they made a project too dangerous or not lmao

[@exowars]

@@froggman66 God forbid a KZbinr does something in his life other than upload a video

[@skoonthatraccoonskunkguy3865]

I want to see this on a foggy morning

[@Sanguiris]

YES

[@HalvardSkurve]

or put inward pointing fog-machines around the barrel

[@KingSpartan95]

No​@@Sanguiris

[@lifeisasimulation1671]

@@KingSpartan95 Maybe

[@Chao-lung-siuka-pha]

And in rain

[@EonLess]

This man is creating new lists to be on.

[@Science-Vlog]

linus styropyro colinfrozen elecetroboom backwardscience i love all those!!!

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

It's funny you say that, because the Nazis actually tried developing an anti-aircraft air cannon that was supposed to send blasts of air that would cause planes to go into an uncontrollable spin and crash, but as usual, it didn't work out before WWII ended.

[@SuperStruct]

@@ShawnF6FHellcat That sounds like it would work against drones

[@slimpickens7822]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheAdequateMedia]

he clearly didn't cobble this thing together

[@ATomRileyA]

This is pretty cool. The Germans in WW2 built a large vortex cannon that could at 200m break a thick wooden board and destroy sheds they were hoping to use it to create tornados to take down planes but its range was not far enough.

[@LoafofSourdough]

“I’ve worked up to courage to be hit by it” My intrusive thoughts have been validated and I can die happy

[@bubblezovlove7213]

The fact it actually knocked the portapotty over with him in it would have convinced me NOT to stand in front of it I think.....

[@VMBryson]

@@bubblezovlove7213You think 🤨

[@bubblezovlove7213]

@@VMBryson I do my best thinking on the throne of course..... ;)

[@TheTrueBuster]

No uploads in over 6 months… The Backyard Scientist apparently did die, no one is sure if he was happy though.

[@isostrike1667]

Kevin is building quite the arsenal; A car mounted megawatt laser cannon, the focused laser cleaner, a liquid metal squirtgun, and now a freaking air cannon. I probably missed a few implements of destruction but you get the idea

[@DontReadMyProfilePicture_]

*don’t read my name,.* 🌛

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

He's a legitimate real-life mad scientist.

[@ThePupPack]

He didn’t build this one

[@LincDN]

Don't forget the table saw machine gun

[@isostrike1667]

@@LincDN I knew I missed a few

[@samukaze5810]

7:36 Back shot from a vortex cannon before GTA VI 💀

[@soul_ember]

FR

[@ThaEurasian]

7:12 you sir have extremely specific childhood dreams

[@picklerick7953]

They recover extremely quickly with the flight controllers and esc I build them

[@mzerv00]

An Obama basketball says it all

[@ThatOneGuyWhoLostHisHandle]

@WellSwole High powered lasers and signal disruption seem like a far better option to me.

[@NorwayVFX]

The sound that thing makes is absolutely wild!

[@Science-Vlog]

That ring of air transmits some power, interesting, i can develop it for my army.👑

[@Pauly421]

Shame is was used in possibly the dumbest scene in all of star wars lol

[@Phoenix308]

5:51 seeing the cannon slowly get closer to the porta potty was hilarious

[@destinybennett666]

Hell yeah Cannibal Corpse

[@JessicaKStark]

That 'tearing' sound sounds a LOT like artillery. Or at least what artillery sounds like in every movie and game I've seen.

[@dakotareid1566]

Watch Ukraine war videos it sounds pretty similar

[@UkSapyy]

Because that's what happens around a shell or a bullet as it accelerates. This cannon has no round it is accelerating air.

[@Vindolin]

Search for "dutch carbide canon! 😄

[@twaffleproductions]

sounds like an f-16

[@Gruntgrowz]

this is the most cringe comment/response ive seen lmaoooo artillery shells are soo loud you cant hear for like 10-30 min after.

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Those vortex hits look like way too much fun to be legal! I love it! I would totally pay for this at a carnival to be hit by such a vortex cannon a couple of times haha.

[@PrestigePotato]

​​@@Speed001lol yeah right try probably under a dollar

[@Speed001]

@@PrestigePotato maybe, but that's a large area to fill up

[@B-Nice]

Vortex Dunk Tanks Need to be a Thing!!!!!!

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

im surprised it didn't shatter his bones when it hit him

[@geo3106]

@@SlavicUnionGamingWhy would it? Earthquakes can shatter mountains but at most jiggle humans around.

[@dfdemt]

You always say that if we have suggestions, you’d love to hear them. I suggest posting videos more than once every 8 months, like it’s been since this one.

[@abundantharmony]

That air visualization editing trick was phenomenal.

[@durururururururu]

its popularized by creator Posy on KZbin. from a video called motion extraction. He did way more on the trick and has a video on how to do it. check him out!

[@-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-]

I can see EVERYTHING!!!

[@tortured_ape]

heavenly restriction vision

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

VRAD is such an appropriate name, because that is indeed very rad.

[@Mixolydio]

1:08 Quite the angry bird

[@SamuelZ-kk6rs]

Lol

[@The_corl]

Good sir you can’t buy all of Nevada as your backyard!

[@jnellie1970]

And 10000x more expensive.

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

​@@DontReadMyProfilePicture_Don't worry, we don't want to.

[@TheGoodCrusader]

Plasma ring blaster

[@americansmark]

They already do. Swat has been using it for years for riot control and the military has a similar use case.

[@rjabbott4681]

They do it’s called artillery

[@Suspiciousgas-6035]

4:35 when the guy who created the sound uses more effort than the writer

[@sphinx3749]

imagine being a tree in the middle of nowhere enjoying life and then monkeys come and "accidentally" blast you with a vortex cannon

[@andrewz2854]

Seeing a shockwave like this is so awesome. You’ve turned a concept into something visibly real.

[@lewdjiggle2011]

I mean, he didn't build the cannon, he showcased it 😂

[@thericethatsmilesback5464]

“So why are you at the ER today?” “I had my chest caved in by a vortex cannon” “I beg your pardon!?”

[@Heres_Fatih]

Average Florida experience

[@Boovel]

"I ask that you repeat that combination of words?!"

[@V3RT3X_PINNACLE]

"I listed you for severe concussion, memory loss, and flesh wound by bear."

[@VodkaNhoz]

House md comes in "finally çase worth my time"

[@VodkaNhoz]

I'm not a real doctor

[@N0biKn0bi]

I didn't really expect that you actually let this thing hit you! This footage was amazing!! You can almost feel the impact! 😂🧨

[@Madnessnunky]

This would be an AMAZING practical "special effect" in all sorts of things, like when they have those minor shockwaves in DBZ or some of the more modern superhero movies. All of the fabrics suddenly whipping and the minor stance change from the actor would make it look super neat.

[@atmochue]

7:03 man to be hit by vortex, man to be happy

[@Omega-Nine]

Miss your videos.

[@integza]

I'm in love with this

[@Deontjie]

What, an expensive machine, 10% more powerful than a nerd?

[@ummulhafsa2655]

Makin the jet version of this?!

[@DudeRandom]

Next video about vortex cannons being turned into some kind of jet engine perhaps

[@Preston241]

7:26 *Firenation soldier:* first time?

[@ksuduh]

God damn it Kevin I don’t want to wait another year for a new video

[@rosssausem4055]

0:01 That is a farm, not a backyard.

[@rosssausem4055]

I have been lied to.

[@AfterburnerAv]

@@rosssausem4055AHHHHH

[@MrDevintcoleman]

That sound is WILD!! Sometimes you hear something and you’re just like “someone needs to use that in a movie.” Alright. I’m back to say I just got to the part where it’s explained that it’s already been used as a movie sound effect so… good for them haha!

[@MrDevintcoleman]

It also reminds me of the planetary defense gun from Subnautica in its physical appearance lol

[@FukaiKokoro]

They took the cool sound away in the movie clip. It would've been cooler if it was the actual sound

[@micahnewman]

"Fire! FIre! Fire" THEN gets out of the way... priceless.

[@redparr8490]

How many doomsday weapons do you need to have before you legally become a "Mad" backyard scientist?

[@bassett_green]

That cutaway bit at 0:26 absolutely killed me

[@extrabfbmm]

Average KZbin thumbnail

[@dynamicgecko1213]

Bro where are all the science youtubers? There is a gaping hole in youtube aside from Mark Rober.

[@kg4wwn]

I want to see this thing shot at: A pond/pool, a large patch of chalk dust, a roaring bonfire (can it actually feed it if the fire is big enough?) a filming drone, a paper airplane in flight, a kite, and, of course, a pile of flour near an ignition source.

[@RhaineEthanDreiFilarca-l3v]

5:50 - How it feels to be held hostage while doing a commercial for hack pack.

[@DF-el7ro]

6:30 Imagine if the portapotty was full.

[@jasonravichandran266]

Full of what? Taco bell?

[@archer5722]

6:07 "prank em John"

[@Dreadful_Knight]

Im glad this guy never changed Hes still the cool scientist who makes fun vids I was a child when i found him im an adult now still love the vids

[@riroporis]

Yup, he was my childhood hero together with grant thompson from TKOR

[@claytronsworld9485]

I don't think I've seen you any happier in a video 😂

[@reallyweirdperson1]

I was JUST watching videos of hail cannons and literally thought “What would happen if that vortex ring hit you?”, and then this was uploaded as I was thinking that.

[@HumanPerson_final]

This feels like as close as we will get to watching a Floridaman fight God.

[@mrseriousv1]

you are the chosen one. the universe caters to you and you alone.

[@danielmarques70966]

7:25 ki blast

[@AndreLuis-fw8hk]

Broly 😁, DBZ Budokai 3

[@onedayweek9504]

Hi im TheBackyardScientist, welcome to Jackass 6:15

[@jnellie1970]

This video is going to go off. No pun intended. It’s full of “whoa!” moments.

[@michaelhayes1678]

The magics of nozzles, fluids, and venturi! It may never get old!

[@daphnetilling6034]

One of my all time favourite pieces of videography is the slow motion of explosion and the visible pressure waves they create and seeing the vortex cannon showing its messing around with air did not dissapoint either, the rest is pretty cool and impressive but seeing air manipulated to me is just stunning

[@Ech_The_Sentient]

Somehow this man survives yet another recording process.

[@anotherfreakingaccount]

"I've finally worked up the courage to take a hit from this thing" Dude, that bowl is HUGE

[@overtheedge23]

I've hit my 2 year cycle to check if the backyard scientist is still alive.

[@steel_tiger_8852]

i really should start my homework...

[@melsvankippersluis2005]

Same

[@alternate5108]

Bro same 💀

[@adameverythinggames]

Same

[@andresfelipemurciavelez8061]

Did you finish it?

[@Snowsea-gs4wu]

Don’t worry you will still find yet more distractions to keep avoiding it 😂

[@Philly.D]

Wish you were still a KZbinr instead of just William's cooler roommate 😢 your videos were the best

[@joostfloot5279]

Oh my lord 6:51 looked terrifying

[@TheAgent0097]

So cool! Actually seemed like a seriously good drone disposal option, in Marks video

[@Spencer-vq7se]

I cant believe Im just learning this exists. what an incredible feat of engineering, we took a simple concept and brought it to its limits

[@TheBigred138]

Okay this has been one of the coolest videos I've seen in a long time.

[@trancepower1205]

I love how the sound of the vortex just gently stopped when it hit the tree love it! 😂

[@ArcaneChristian]

Certainly! Let's integrate all the elements you've mentioned into a coherent setup: 1. **Windmill**: - The windmill generates mechanical energy from wind. - Connect the windmill to a generator (usually an alternator) to produce electrical energy. 2. **Tesla Coil**: - Use the Tesla coil to step up the voltage. - Connect the Tesla coil's output to a capacitor for energy storage. 3. **Control Board**: - Integrate a control board (e.g., microcontroller or voltage regulator). - The control board monitors the Tesla coil's voltage and regulates it. - It ensures safe charging of the capacitor. 4. **Battery Charging**: - Connect the charged capacitor to the battery. - Use the control board to manage the charging process. - Ensure proper voltage levels and safety measures. Remember, practical experimentation is essential. Adjust parameters, test, and iterate to optimize your setup. Good luck with your project! ⚡🌬️🔋🛠️

[@garion742]

Definitely a cool canon. Glad to have you back

[@kencollins5918]

That editing trick to show motion was insanely cool. Wow.

[@GameplayReviewUK]

didn't expect to add to our video editing skillz thanks to this video, 10/10 content!

[@danieoberholzer5373]

Kevin, the most florida-man of all the florida-men! Loved this vid!

[@dimitar4y]

i have to admit, the "effect" of you being shot by an invisible forcefield... Its hilarious

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

that can be damgerous because it could possibly cause him internal damage on his own organs

[@dimitar4y]

@@SlavicUnionGaming to say the least, ruptured ear drums, and microscopic damage to blood vessels similar to vibration disease that can cause blood clots and stroke :> ... But man it looks so.. Movie-like! Force push!!

[@Handlethatineedtouse]

@@dimitar4ywait is vibrations bad for you???

[@dimitar4y]

@@Handlethatineedtouse Strictly speaking, no. Specific frequencies and strengths can cause damage to nerves or blood vessels- Like jackhammers - their excessive use can cause things like "Hand-arm vibration syndrome". Basically you shook your blood vessels into mincemeat.

[@NikolasScience]

This guy is definitely adding himself to a whole new set of lists!

[@schaffer_does_exist]

Wouldn’t the pressure change mess up your ears?

[@VoltisArt]

If you're close enough. That's what the ear protection (sometimes just hands over ears) is for. You can induce ringing in ears (temporary damage) just by clapping your hands by them.

[@Protoforge11]

He finally posts a video

[@Pauly421]

Too busy spending his millions lol

[@elanhugo6785]

Awesome canon! As an environmental engineer I have a few suggestions: grind down the welds flat in the barrel and polish off the rust to keep a lower Reynolds number.

[@KMCDM]

6:37 short answer is yes..

[@fartnloud7411]

You should have won the drone challenge with this, but still glad the boys got together to make a 10min commercial 😅. Of course William finished his device at deadline.

[@MichaelVonone]

you say you cant see it but at 0:44.... before it hits you can see the ring as it fires about 1.8 feet from it roughly.

[@kodyoconnell3776]

True!

[@BL3-y1p]

Wut I don’t see anything

[@Heregoesnuttin]

So this is what it feels like when Saitama throws a punch at you from a distance...

[@BrayanCarmona-kr7vt]

Probably Saitamas punch from distance is much stronger. This thing would get wrecked by any modern weapon

[@jere2510]

You could blow candles from a birthday cake with this. The design is very human.

[@SimEtzzz]

It wasnt made for birds, its a crowd controll thing

[@Valfaun]

that was the coolest thing i've seen in a good while

[@Fiddydoo]

The air sweepers in clash of clans when you deploy the dragons

[@confusingcrux1947]

L

[@ThineFriedOne]

0:16 random crits 🔥🔥🔥 is that lethal or non-lethal?

[@batman3698]

That's an impressive vortex gun. But it's interesting that the air comes from the outside, yet it have almost no airflow related design around the outside. It would be cool if it had some sort of sloping taper to bring in more air. Maybe it could be even more powerful.

[@MichaelAudreyMyersOfficial]

3:26 How does it go??

[@BrainstechKnowlogy]

oh wow! that's pretty strong!

[@h7opolo]

Bill Nye hands down his gilded scepter of scientific tomfoolery to you.

[@SixOhFive]

Bro really pulled mark robers kit out of the toilet! 4:46

[@desireubensealey]

7:15 Very cool video...but this is the first I've ever heard of someone saying "Ever since I was a kid, I've dreamed of getting hit by a Vortex cannon". 😲 You're giving the song by Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" a new meaning.

[@ThePupPack]

It’s been 5 months!! 😂 it’s cool that you’ve been filming with Mark Rober tho!

[@BananaInEar009]

4:30 At least one thing was (V)RAD about this movie after all.

[@bravodefeated9193]

just the sound itself is already amazing holy

[@finnqm]

guys this is a literal banger 💀

[@GumpterCrayon]

id like to see this connon in heavy rain

[@jdriver1419]

great idea ! and fog.

[@johnnychimpo2636]

Slacking on the uploads my guy

[@mengleang]

Meanwhile a checkup in a hospital. Doctor: sir, your inside become a smoothie

[@miguelcjr777]

You won that mark competiton dont care what anyone one says.

[@Not-cho]

Anyone know if he’s still alive?

[@Not-cho]

If you like that means you know. Don’t like unless you know.

[@obi1kanob557]

The return of the king

[@lucatheboy1551]

We miss you king

[@AdamKEBTraining]

3:33 Yo that Barrack Obama basketball yo, damn I sure he saw this haha

[@anneke_yep2407]

1:32 this is epic

[@z9cubing574]

That's a big backyard.