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[@theHacksmith]

*TOP QUESTIONS:* *-Why not use an induction coil?* Induction coils are not as efficient as resistance heating. You would need a power supply (+ the battery) the size of a microwave to produce 15kW of heat. Where as with resistive heating, you only need a battery pack to produce 15kW to get that much heat. *-Why isn't the tip red hot?* If the tip was red hot, it wouldn't penetrate at all. It would deform on impact. We can do it (just use a shorter bolt). *-What's the music at the beginning?* It's the Valve intro music in many games. *-Why didn't you use real rebar?* It's not very conductive because it is rusty and bumpy. Hard to make a good connection. That's why we used smooth steel rods. This is shown in the video. *-You should test this against the shield!* The shield would win ;-)

[@brokenmirror8629]

the Hacksmith Why not have the crowbar type Gordon uses?

[@malgottos1423]

Now do the dragon’s fury from the latest update in TF2

[@gings4ever]

for curiosity, it would really be awesome seeing that thing deform with the superheated projectile that includes the tip. hell when the steel deformed when the bolt impacted was oddly beautiful

[@malgottos1423]

Then make the hot hand and use it on passers by

[@TheWinjin]

You know, as it is said at 20:11, even Hacksmith starts to appreciate the sheer force of bullets, now that he sees how hard it is to penetrate this skull with crowbar, or a rebar from a recurve crossbow, which actually fails to do so at 18:50, and the same happens to an actual crossbow, while the recurve crossbow is stronger than a usual one. There's a lot of videos on YT that show what a usual rifle ammo can do to medieval armor (not to speak of a usual human skull) So, what's OP is the Barrett 50, and even the usual rifles like Mosint-Nagant are OP, this here is video game stuff.

[@chevy2061]

NEXT PROJECT: GRAVITY GUN

[@SubcribeMinecraftNOW]

NEXT PROJECT: CONFISCATED BY THE MILITARY

[@patrickgotwols2972]

NEXT PROJECT: NONDISMENTIONAL

[@invalid2985]

NEXT PROJECT: TAKEN BY AREA 51

[@davidfleming6792]

NEXT PROJECT: TAU CANNON

[@lostintheslush]

NEXT PROJECT: ESCAPING THE CIA

[@Slingshotchannel]

Like many weapons from games, the whole concept is seriously flawed - but you actually managed to get it working as intended. That is a major accomplishment and I salute you! Good job. Of course the crossbow could be improved by a built-in winch - then you could also increase the draw weight further. Rebar isn't a very good arrow material anyway as it isn't front heavy, so the "arrows" won't fly straight over a longer distance. They will start to tumble pretty soon. Plus, as you clearly demonstrated, it is a stupid idea to heat up your arrows as they will get butter soft. Much easier to make burning arrows with a bit of steel wool and sulfur, or make them ignite on impact.

[@ricepresident2990]

JoergSprave spittin truth

[@mirafranke7275]

CHOP very true

[@floriang7435]

CHOP the legend of making 1100Joule weapons out of nowhere, that is llegaly a toy in Deutschland

[@theHacksmith]

+JoergSprave thanks Joerg! I too was surprised how close to the game we got it! The one in the game is winch driven so maybe a future upgrade?? I just picked up a crossbow string assist for it in the meantime. It's a lot easier to load now. Only after bruising my chest during the filming of this video! We should do a collab sometime :)

[@timothyegoroff8333]

JoergSprave add molybdenum and extra carbon to the rebar and it shouldnt distort when it is fired at head

[@brendan5260]

So the crossbow implies at some point, alyx and maybe some of the vorts all gathered round a workbench at some coast base, came up with this concept, built several working models (enough to supply most resistance supply posts with rebar ammunition for it) and during none of this did eli or kleiner or anyone else say “this is stupid and dangerous”.

[@BlackHat-qf2bc]

Do you forget that they were fighting an enemy, who equiped their occupation forces on earth with a rifle that can atomise you just by pressing alt fire. I don’t think they had to much room to complain

[@kewuo]

ever since the resonance cascade, "stupid and dangerous" became a non-issue

[@Silverwind87]

@@BlackHat-qf2bc Yeah but as we have seen in the video it clearly wouldn't pin those Combine soldiers to the wall like it does in the game.

[@elwiito8242]

The concept of such an old medieval weapon like a crossboww being turned into a scrappy home-made sniper rifle that shoots rebars heated up by a battery is just something that I find super cool.

[@Dukeybookey]

Its my fav weapon of the franchise, it blows the first one outta the water

[@jessegd6306]

I suspect loading the bolts and drawing the bow would be easier if you had an HEV suit. Not only to protect your hands from the metal and the string, but also to help with the pull strength.

[@kittyhawk2352]

If I remember correctly, stuff like the gravity gun is actually considerably heavy to people to hold, Alyx struggles to hold it in Black Mesa East but Gordon is able to carry it like its nothing, so potentially yeah the HEV suit has some strength enhancing abilities

[@vicentec4779]

@@kittyhawk2352 Maybe thats why guns have so low recoil in Half Life 2

[@josebatista5188]

Duh? Why didn't you use an HEV suit?

[@kittyhawk2352]

buffalo wt Gordon didn’t skip arm day lmao

[@mrfootfxtish9430]

@@vicentec4779 Well look at the pistol in HL2, it blows back so frickin far, also the same with SMG

[@williamosman]

13:32 Stop stealing my job James. Nobody eats burnt food better than me.

[@theHacksmith]

Oh it's on. I ate some nasty laser engraved toast like 5 years ago!

[@onepunman2744]

William Osman lol, at least he didn't laser cut it right?

[@r.squirrel4773]

William Osman u r da best

[@Baolong-Phan]

Sup

[@zillhax1525]

William Osman lol

[@pinoychills8795]

NEXT PROJECT: TAU CANNON FROM HALF-LIFE 1

[@hafidisnugroho140]

Tau lah

[@epikreaper19]

What’s a tau cannon?!?? You mean gluon gun?

[@ianwagner3603]

@@epikreaper19 there are two laser weapons in hl1 the shoots rapid fire laser beams and it alt fire is a charged shot. This is the tau cannon. The gluon gun is the ghost buster pack. They share ammo.

[@princeedmundblackadder4034]

Why not also make the gluon gun too?

[@dinulteguhmahesa9902]

Don't let it overcharge

[@toast4681]

12:38 love how that resembles when you run out of ammo and it just sparks like in the game

[@theHacksmith]

What did you guys think!? It's our LONGEST Make it Real yet, but I think it kinda felt like a proper TV show episode! Also if I do say so myself, I think this weapon is a Colin Furze caliber creation! We also didn't do any design on the computer! PS: For those wondering, we did not win the Art Prize =(

[@edwardnelson77]

the Hacksmith, surely you would be able to receive a contract from KZbin to produce a "KZbin Red" series or a Netflix funded series. As this easily meets the length requirements and is filled with engaging content.

[@lakshyapandey4068]

Yeah right😃😃

[@theHacksmith]

+Edward Nelson unfortunately it's still a lot more complex than that, and a huge commitment!

[@pkbenzene]

Reality TV show. Film everything, all the time. Oh wait that's KZbin already

[@serbanandrei7532]

the Hacksmith best video ever expect the part with the brain making, it was gross

[@roepetoepa]

This has to be one of the most dangerous but absolutely worth it creations ever

[@renascitur7051]

This has to be one of the most dangerous but absolutely worth (it) creations ever :)

[@cassetteman4829]

@@renascitur7051 this has to be one of the most dangerous but "absolutley worth it" creations ever :3

[@MegaChickenfish]

I love the process of "so we bought this completely functional regular crossbow, which we _could_ have modified, but instead what if we used this piece of somewhat flexible metal instead?" I love the commitment to working with what you have to build a makeshift weapon.

[@MKDani911]

16:30reminds me of the introduction of father grigori

[@felixxu9900]

I appreciate the fact that when the resistance created this crossbow they decided that simply firing a piece of rebar at the combine with enough force to pin corpses to walls just wasn't enough, nope. They needed to heat the thing red hot first and then launch said rebar at the combine with enough force to pin the body into the wall.

[@pherlong7]

*professionals have standards*

[@kowhaifan1249]

Well I mean they did turn many rebel members into striders which....... just look at the striders man

[@dudeguyakakidcat.1477]

@@kowhaifan1249 Striders?? You mean Stalkers?

[@redpractition]

a lot of understandable anger behind the crossbow design on the resistance's part

[@sparkyphantom92]

It probably wasn't "standard issue" as you find it in a blown up house during Highway 17

[@JuanGamer0202]

At the start I though "he's probably gonna make just a decorative model", oh boy I was completly wrong and now I'm happy for the best 20 minutes of custom built projects that I have ever watched.

[@qinjikofoxx5580]

7:01 needs to be a meme.

[@avidion6274]

The guy who's talking in the video honestly looks like Gordon, the resemblance is uncanny

[@BossKnight]

Avidion lets be honest if the combine ever invaded he would be the Gordon Freeman there

[@Monarch_Prime]

@@BossKnight what if he is gordon freeman for real

[@JZepfield]

If Gordan had a KZbin channel and let me make this clear... WOULD TALK!

[@MelTheHal]

Gordan freeman in the flesh or in the protective gear

[@KneecapTaker]

@@MelTheHal I took the liberty of relieving you of your weapons, most of them were government property

[@cereal65]

Behold, as the Hacksmith fashions a crossbow out of only some scrap metal, string, and a crossbow.

[@ivanspoljaric9267]

what's that from? I know I've heard it somewhere

[@ivanspoljaric9267]

also that almost made me spit out my water

[@Zmac-tq1pb]

Forgot the leaf spring suspension

[@nidansandan1992]

From that old disney show "dave the barbarian" lol. IIRC, he made a megaphone with a squirrel, a piece of string, and a megaphone.

[@ivanspoljaric9267]

Ben omg yes, thank you

[@benclohessy9712]

14:52 casually deflects blender lid

[@Franwow]

Gotta love burning styrofoam and breathing in those _sweet, succulent,_ toxic gases.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

When the Combine said "Cauterize", they probably didn't expect the Resistance to take it literally.

[@derain95]

_Attention, ground units - anti-citizen reported in this community. Code: lock, cauterize, stabilize._

[@DrWho2008t101]

Great Video!

[@oskar3897]

Angle, Cauterize, Flash

[@klintonkinder4267]

@oskar3897 "Um overwatch he appears to be using some kind of crossbo- /\/\________ UNIT DOWN FAMILY COHESION CANCELLED"

[@vibaj16]

and the Resistance took their name literally

[@nitewolfgamingchannel8588]

Has a plasma cutter but not a color printer😂😞

[@theHacksmith]

Didn't have a plasma cutter in this video =p

[@nitewolfgamingchannel8588]

Forgot to look at date 😂 sry

[@iamalsoaduckhead]

late reply but it does make sense; the man can afford a plasma cutter but he doesnt a color printer

[@AAAAAAA-nh7jv]

@@iamalsoaduckhead Its a decent joke, but having enough to buy a plasma cutter means you can buy a colour printer, but wjat wbout when that momey is gone?

[@unfa00]

I always thought that the rebar being red hot would mean it's very soft and would bend while shooting and either become a boomerang or blow up in shooter's face or turn into a donut under the crossbow's push and take off in a random direction. I am surprised you were able to get a steel rod that is both red hot and rigid enough to be shot from the crossbow and penetrate it's target. Also, just the fact you were able to make a sufficient portable power source is incredible enough. It's crazy how you made this clearly insane idea from HL2 into a working (albeit not practical) weapon. Kudos!

[@TheNocturnalAlchemist]

Firing molten crossbow bolts, it's the newest glowing red hot phase

[@Laughing_Dragon]

hopefully theres no "thousand degree rebar" videos soon to come XD!

[@iabgunner8701]

It's not new though half-life 2 came out 2004 so the idea came up in 2004

[@samseidel9917]

Thousand degree rebar vs original content

[@jonathonhartley4606]

Thousand degree rebar vs. red hot knife

[@surfyplayer8231]

You forgot to make the corpses fly everywhere when you shot them

[@clarentknight]

Gmod Physics

[@randomcatdude]

Classic Havok physics.

[@narenthebeesechurgerman422]

성진 half life

[@stoodle511]

YES YYYEEESSSS

[@lambda-m1676]

Only happens with GMod, HL2 has them stick to walls

[@KorvasYT]

Very interesting concept of the crossbow in the game could be you could charge it for more power but if you charge it too much the arrow just melts

[@drawingspinosaurus9868]

“Once it’s too hot. It becomes soft.” Check out the episode when Sandor Clegane fights Beric Dondarrion

[@crimz365]

7:56 it's a me, Mario!

[@JupiterKnight]

OwO

[@wellauth]

JupiterKnight oh shit it’s a furry

[@thearch-vile8232]

@@wellauth get the crossbow

[@yowennalcachupas9559]

@@thearch-vile8232 no grab the supercharged grav gun

[@miguenlanguen2459]

@MλresDλniel TV or another furry

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

We've been waiting 13 years until some glorious bastard brought this idea into reality. Thank you, my good sir. You are my hero.

[@czajkowski2352]

yes

[@theHacksmith]

+Horny Fruit Flies no problem!

[@incognitoanonymous3739]

Same

[@Error5038]

18:28 *(Megalovania intensifies)

[@Iterator_SRS]

Stolen comment

[@QuantumLeapCosplay]

Hardly anyone mentioned the Unreal Tournament soundtrack being used in this video… that filled my soul with joy hearing it.

[@ayjay6613]

And yet, Freeman can carry that crossbow at 900 miles per hour

[@ayjay6613]

Adam J. Harper I know But I was reffering to him bunnyhopping

[@floorpuncher3280]

*Doing an ABH. Bunnyhopping sort of worked in the old version.

[@clipy8408]

Adam J. Harper And yet Niko Bellic from Gta 4 can carry a whole RPG in his pocket.

[@acid4546]

*ACCELERATED BACK-HOP*

[@keeganhosman900]

AcidHound_X w

[@FunkiestChickenlawl]

Unreal tournament music? You are officially my favorite youtuber. Period.

[@gaborb03]

Indeed.

[@LemarSullivan821]

if this video proves anything, it proves how jacked Gordon is in the game since he can load the crossbow with one hand

[@NoName-ef3jq]

I knew it was possible but didn't think there were any portable batteries that could provide that much current without frying. I thought the only way would be to carry a car battery pack on your back or a solar arrangement battery. But I'm so glad to see a near-perfect hl2 crossbow.

[@lonequester]

Crossbow v.s Captain Americas Shield

[@kayraylmaz9475]

Crossbow will win

[@perhapsjames_]

Heh,crossbow wins

[@UltimateWeaponNo.7]

Rip caps shield

[@sisterjames4110]

Nah Shield will block tf outta that

[@anonymousprime1738]

Rip shield

[@DanShearer]

First song gave me a flashback to Half Life about 15 years ago. The second one was definitely from Unreal Tournament. Spent enough time waiting for the multiplayer game to load to recognize that one immediately. Oh the days of LAN parties :p

[@Paronak]

Unreal Tournament 1999. also the third and forth song is from the game

[@DanShearer]

Rickn'Roll I think I played 2004 version more. It's been a while either way. Fun times with great friends for sure!

[@mattmartineau6018]

15:00 you MONSTERS!!! I USED to like candy corn... till... 30 seconds ago!

[@varggz]

I love how you added how the little battery on the bottom heats the rebar up

[@TheKazragore]

Has nobody else noticed that Mr Freeman is reloading those heated rebar with bare hands? Dude's a beast.

[@Luc-jc4dl]

It is because of the hev suit. If he didn't have the suit he would certainly burn his hands

[@multigrandmarquis]

They're not heated before they're put into the crossbow. He's not just carrying around red hot bars of metal constantly

[@PratDunderhead]

Well that's because that footage came from gmod

[@desired01]

@@PratDunderhead gmod is a port of HL2

[@PratDunderhead]

@@desired01 yea but they don't use the same character for the arms

[@lulurose04]

7:56 sounds like mario

[@susanmalone5233]

Lol it does so much 😂

[@smilloww2095]

Lmao fr 😂😂

[@nz0606]

itsa me maario

[@yohanbenoy1527]

Woohoo😄😄😄😄🤣🤣😂

[@headcrabproduction8327]

Alternate timeline Gordon where uses an axe

[@Cringegammer5963]

next thing you know they will be making a working portal gun

[@ReviewyCA]

If the spit ever hits the fan, I think you may end up the King of whatever remains! ;)

[@theHacksmith]

Hahaha, thanks xD And thank you for supporting us on Patreon!

[@pattrickhurcombedennell1072]

and colin furze

[@jakepilcher3749]

Reviewy McReviewface h

[@dalmationblack]

the Hacksmith when you do the pan from pubg you need see if it can deflect a car.

[@ek0ms849]

You ever heard of JoergSprave?

[@TommyCallaway]

Dang dude. You killed it with this one, great work.

[@theHacksmith]

Thanks Tommy!

[@TommyCallaway]

NP! Also saw you over in one of my favorite "backyards" on a collab recently. That must have been fun!

[@avivcoolguyadrievee5640]

Dude law you have to add hl3 confirm? Well you guys are funny

[@jennifergaron2336]

hi

[@ionas3919]

the Hacksmith down crowbar :"( katalin talent nu ar fi mandru de tine.

[@user-ti9bh6tz7g]

Can’t wait for them to do the real life AR2 project!

[@omniscientbarebones]

Remember! Gordon can only use the rebar firing bow because he is wearing the H.E.V. suit! A Heat and Damage resistant suit of armor!

[@PacmanYT09]

Gordon touches red hot rebar Hev suit: this is fine! Same suit steps within a meter of fire: AHHH IT BURNNS

[@omniscientbarebones]

@@PacmanYT09 That is a bit strange

[@MatanZada]

I would like to borrow this gun for a research

[@JediSentinal]

"research"... 🤔😂

[@theantagonist801]

"gun"

[@renzovergara3436]

tryna put off Combines and Zen aliens?

[@gub4941]

RyuzoSan _19 he probably just wants to shoot it up his ass

[@aimanalfayed3744]

Why the thing is heated up? Is from energy = heat for example earth godzilla emp harpoons make energy so godzilla well explode but the plan not work you see the earth goji is 300 meters emp harpoons put more energy felius goji cant make the energy to heat.

[@tom23421]

So after skewering your enemy, you cauterize the wound. A humane weapon for a more civilized age.

[@PoisoningShadow671]

I don't know about you, but it would still be painful if it's still lodged in you, try pulling out a red hot bolt with your bare hands while getting cooked from the inside. xD

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

That rebar is red hot, ribbed and stuck in impaled targets. It will cook them from the inside out.

[@juiceslinger]

Fire this into the eye, the liquids instantly evaporate. The wound is also cauterised instantly, meaning the gasses have nowhere to go. The eyeball explodes.

[@honzabalak3462]

Both aliens and synth enemies in HL2 have a big problem when it comes to fire. This is the best diy weapon to use against them.

[@soupdispenser655]

my toxic trait is thinking i could easily draw that

[@PokemonHaloFan]

After all these years of playing Half Life 2 I just realized this is basically the best way to make functional fire arrows. Just superheat the broadhead.

[@AgonizedGrundle]

Wait so you used metal, a truck part, and a crossbow.... to make a crossbow NICE

[@dannyfenlon2476]

Andrew Garrison so dave made a makeshift megaphone with a squirrel, some string, and a megaphone

[@jeroenbruggeman265]

Andrew Garrison seems like the tf2 crafting system doesn't it?

[@otcombee9205]

Who remembers when only the wolverine claws where on the yellow wall

[@SPATNAZ904]

Imagine having this as home defense

[@fede_233]

goin through this old video really makes me wish you guys did more valve stuff-- a portal gun or a gravity gun replica would be so cool.

[@leonmsonroblox6412]

a portal gun and gravity gun model is what you meant by that right?

[@samf299]

@@leonmsonroblox6412 he said replica. But a real life gravity gun or portal gun would be cool

[@leonmsonroblox6412]

@@samf299i agree

[@munk7120]

It hurts just to even think about getting shot with that thing...

[@irusan_san]

ConAir Saturday imagine your lung got pierced by it and the heat burns your internal organs

[@niko_8208]

Stop please, dont do this to yourself.

[@kainevittulainen]

Irsan it could also kinda just cauterize the wound

[@declan7551]

Dio: あなたはすでに死んでいる。 Jotaro: 何?!? And then some.

[@Nine-Signs]

Considering how heavy the bow was and how hard you were trying to prevent yourself wobbling, good shot with the apple.

[@williscri]

"Today, were gonna be making a fully functional HEV suit along with a charged gravity gun."

[@yx2803]

Am i the only one noticing old UT2001 for halflife content?

[@ScottyDumas]

In this video, we make a crossbow out of nothing but some metal, a few pulleys, and a crossbow. Love it

[@captainjurgh8142]

The funny thing is he DOES looks like Gordon with glasses on.

[@toascranill5464]

I now want a HalfLife mod where the crossbow actually lihts things on fire

[@lazy.r6s]

me: **hears intro** also me: **has flashbacks of killing citizens in city 17 for fun**

[@toasterhavingabath6980]

*i see why the combine do this now*

[@jonathanacuna]

That's wicked! As soon as you debunked hot steel rods can't go through concrete like in the game I'd thought I was watching mythbusters. Great work!

[@goodrow9309]

This man's going to survive the zombie apocalypse

[@jakoblent4694]

Until all his weapons run out of electricity

[@Oceb]

@@jakoblent4694 Well at least the ones that do use electricity

[@jakoblent4694]

@@Oceb yeah stormbreaker and the kingsman umbrella are fine out

[@artiequick3583]

Well unless he uses solar energy

[@cyclesfn7234]

Him and Collinfurze would team up in the apocalypse

[@Simianstumbler]

I LOVE SOUNDING WITH REBAR

[@bigtyronemusic]

This has high implications for great gameplay concepts that could have been added to Half-Life 2's crossbow. •Toggling battery power on and off •Rebar bolts pinning human-sized enemies to surface only when cold. •Heating uses a warmup-timer, affecting the damage of a shot. •More heat = less damage, but a shot would create an area of burn/melt around a target which would enlarge and burn/melt faster the hotter it gets. •On hit, the area of burn/melt would sizzle/skin the surface at low heat, spark some flame at that would burn it over time/melt a gib off of it at medium, and create a scorching fire that would instantly cremate the target at maxium heat. This would also depend on whether the target is more likely to melt or burn first. •This would apply to props and surfaces as well, which could create areas of denial in certain of situations.

[@ollixpop]

Now you need to make a tool gun

[@fluz1006]

Only as an decoration ???

[@toahero5925]

A gravity gun would be better

[@coolwool1453]

Toa you mean a "Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator" :>

[@11kimczi]

physgun better than gravity gun

[@godofdoor6558]

In the actual game it is called the Mega "Gravity Gun" by using the command physgun_mega_enabled 1 so it is not a physgun. That is a garry's mod Mega "Gravity Gun"

[@dastinetan5012]

9:25 "why you guys looking at me"

[@thatonedude]

I H K I died to his voice 😂

[@mrsquid_]

fun fact: in half life 1 you can hit the body parts with the crowbar to reduce them to just blood puddles, so finishing him off with a crowbar was rather accurate

[@god1589]

Everyone throws their gaming devices Me: why Them : why play virtual when we can play it in real life Hacksmith : bow to meee

[@literaltrash8652]

How to start a campfire *with style*

[@nicolerosa9637]

Windoge 10 lit

[@blakehorwill8454]

and accidentally set fire to everything else

[@dovaCCTV]

how to start a forest fire with style

[@diraven98]

Windoge 10 7

[@Ben-ig3bf]

This isnt style you have to use the partikelcannon

[@tjsource]

Keep hitting me with that nostalgia bro! Half life build one of my favourite games with the unreal tournament theme songs in the background, the first and most favourite game of all time!!!!

[@flagdefender587]

THIS is the process I liked seeing rather than just seeing if its possible. I'd watch more videos like these where its almost certainly possible to make but aren't practical for any real use.

[@blitz5737]

In the game Gordon used another type of metal, that's why his ammo didn't change shape

[@aidanfuge2108]

I see you, editor who made the welds go along to the music. you haven't gone unnoticed

[@theHacksmith]

"I did?" ... "uhh, yeah!"

[@lockpickinglawyer]

I've watched this video a half dozen times now... such great execution! Hats off. Now that I've gotten over the "wow" factor and my brain engaged, I had a question. How come those Lipos didn't blow from the short? Did you use a protection circuit? If so, any chance you will publish it? The inner nerd in me is dying to know! Again, great job. 👍

[@theHacksmith]

+LockPickingLawyer even though I'm "shorting" the batteries, that's not quite what is happening! Think of the rebar as a giant resistor or load! It will take a maximum amount of power, which is why we tested with the car batteries first! It will only draw 1000-2000A. So we made the battery pack capable of giving twice that! Also as metal heats up, it draws less electricity! So if it's say 2000A to start, it drops down to around 500A when it's red!

[@ojsh_]

Also good to note - LiPo's are rated by max current they can happily provide without risk of damage, noted as a 'C' rating. 20C means the battery can provide 20x the storage capacity of the battery in Ah (or mAh). ie. 5000mAh battery with 20C has max current of 5000x20= 100,000mA or 100A. Placing multiple batteries in parallel will multiply this max current. Battery will go flat quickly though, discharging at 20C means you'll only get 60min/20 = 3 minutes runtime.

[@astronot5555]

Hi Im Lockpickinglawyer and today I show how to open the silo door.

[@epicgamer2864_]

I love this video, and you also used the Unreal Tournament soundtrack! 10/10

[@GerinoMorn]

This needs revisiting with TUNGSTEN BOLT. It can easily get red-hot while staying much more rigid. Also it prob could have some emission-wavelength based controller to keep it "hot" but not "noodle hot". With some improvements this seems much more scary than most inventions xD

[@ryccoh]

You been hyping this build like a major blockbuster release on instagram and man you guys delivered that was awesome!!

[@thevinstigator2511]

Rykahnz Your profile picture is the same as my steam one, and I've had it a long time.

[@thegamerofjuggernaut2923]

Ples biled a preditor blade

[@chromothefurball871]

*internally screaming with joy*

[@chromothefurball871]

cuz it's half life 2, my favorite game ever

[@synchro-dentally1965]

It looks like you need to apply an initial pressure to the bolt to start heating it. Perhaps having magnets that are actuated to help with the initial connection with the copper contacts.

[@nosidenoside2458]

Maybe an automatically feeding solder to both stick it and be conductive

[@yuvalorp]

you probably have to use a metal wing in the end of the arrow or at least to conect heavy head to it so it will not spin in the flight in ways that you dont want

[@joking_oregon1]

James has become Gordon Freeman, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Thor, Spiderman, Han Solo, Star-Lord, Iron Man, Batman, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Elon Musk, Shazam and Thanos. just to name a few

[@JohnMiller1998]

No Levi?

[@peytonharris7267]

Blacksmith: mythbusters, but with no safety requirements!

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Pretty much.

[@Nyan9001]

Hey, we shot this target and the arrow bounced around the shop randomly! Better continue doing the same thing!

[@Doc_K]

I love how the design of this weapon clearly a rushed combination of rebel and THEIR technology

[@kronos_1337.]

Next project: Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator

[@benjaminzarkhin1293]

I grew up with Half-Life 2, and this has to be one, if not THE BEST prop/actual fucking weapon from the game I've ever seen. Thank you so much.

[@electronicsNmore]

At least it wasn't a hot knife! :-) Great job

[@coolizmc]

electronicsNmore no but it was a glowing hot object that goes through things

[@CreatorofSecks]

The combine doesn’t stand a chance

[@erik4526]

The reason for heating the bolt might be inspired from the the way an arrow wobbles for extra accuracy when shot from a bow. crossbow bolt are usually shorter and dont wobble but the lenght of the rebar is more simular to an arrow.

[@sjcodan]

Thinking quickly, the Hacksmith constructs a homemade crossbow, using only a leaf-spring, some scrap metal, and a crossbow!

[@theHacksmith]

XD!

[@arekkrol9758]

but rebar when its not heated actualy worked better than normal arrow, and what if we make rebar with sharp tip? heated rebar looks like could only be used for lighting flammable things on fire

[@Paul0000]

Make pretty tracer rounds as well! 😁

[@zackjackson5004]

Here's an idea, let's make the ammunition heavy, slow, and weaker/more mailable than it would be normally (that comment was directed more at the creators of the game, not the builder of the cross bow. Rock on dude)

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

The rebar is ribbed, blunt and red hot. The shape and weight would cause massive damage after impalement. The stuck superheated rebar would cook the target from the inside out.

[@LuccianoNova]

DUDE you need some heavy shit for the combine, zombies, and aliens!!

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Oh yeah, something that the Hacksmith didn't follow up on is that the Half-Life 2 crossbow isn't just an inductive bow but possibly a railgun. (Er...Railbow) The bolt sits on two metal rails and there is a loud zap with a flashy sparking electrical discharge when it fires.

[@fofojo706]

I don't know how that rebar penetrates combines

[@cake6476]

Watching this made me realize how impractical this weapon would actually be. So heavy and difficult to load!

[@yumathedemon2996]

15:59 I love how the chicken heart was the thing that scared you the absolute most

[@jaredklapp2552]

what may be more effecting would be a system to heat just the tip as in have 2 contacts on the left and right of the bolt tip so it would heat just a inch or so of the front that would probably take less energy

[@Kj16V]

Attention ground units. Anticitizen reported in this community. Code: lock, cauterize, stabilize.

[@thetimelords911]

You guys are great

[@cuhleef]

This is why Gordon wears H.E.V. suit.. That thing is heavy and hard to draw.

[@gordonfreeman4580]

Glad to see you are a part of the resistance too

[@Freezorgium]

I absolutely love it, dude. Did you ever do anything extra with this weapon between then and now?

[@EDGE94]

You gotta love the oldschool Unreal Tournament main theme in the background...

[@ayakaasama]

so people do still remember that game

[@WindowLickingDeer]

I still play UT99

[@networkgangstaa5048]

first thing I noticed xD

[@aaronkahn8922]

i went through the comments just to see if anyone else noticed. damn good game and still a big group of clans out there that play still.

[@Boyd6763]

its the Colossus soundtrack