This machine plays songs by popping bubble wrap

[@beyondwhatisknown]

"Popcorn" by Hot Butter was made specifically for your machine, and released exactly 50 years ago. You were channeling that song's ghost, I swear, when you decided to do this project. There's a video game called Pengo that uses that song as a soundtrack too. So, that's my request.

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

THAAAT'S the name of that song I was thinking of! Aagghh!!! I was trying to remember it, and couldn't.

[@beckstheimpatient4135]

It HAS to be Popcorn!

[@RemcoBloemen]

Same, the sound instantly reminded me of the song "Popcorn".

[@pokeysgaming]

I made the same request an hour before you did xD. Popcorn is the ideal song for this instrument. Simone is a genius!

[@beyondwhatisknown]

@@pokeysgaming There were 750 comments generated in the first two hours after this video was released, and I couldn't read them all to check and see if it was already requested. It's such a natural fit that I figured someone else was bound to request it.

[@santosknives6278]

I once heard that “If you are the only one doing it, then you are the best at it” Congrants on being the best bubble wrap player in the world!!! Awesome!!!

[@dgirard96789]

Don't forget, also the captain of the "bubble wrap music box industry!" (I loved that comment!)

[@gijsg7659]

Finally a valid reason to keep procrastinating to learn the piano.

[@FreakingPlane]

Lol

[@iseriver3982]

'oh sugar, I was going to relearn how to juggle' is what I would say if I didn't worship at the alter of procrastina-god.

[@n00beh]

Martin from wintergatan needs to know your location

[@tuseroni6085]

Bubble wrap piano...

[@FreakingPlane]

@Hermann[best channel] bro.

[@cubedcuber7661]

“There were just so many problems that felt like a staring contest between me and the machine” is the perfect encapsulation of every engineering project in a quote

[@richardreinertson1335]

This is why I loved doing software engineering as opposed to physical engineering. Software issues are SUPER EASY to experiment with. It's just a matter of re-writing code. No physical engineering needed. Still, physical engineering like this fascinates me.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Sounds like me trying to do my job of scientific research . . . .

[@MrDogfish83]

I'll never forget the time my college friend and I stared at a non-working MATLAB script for what seemed like half an hour, then I added a comma, and then we stared for seemingly another half hour

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

@@MrDogfish83 When you get interviewed about that, tell them this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHPJhaWghbiGntU

[@kilgorezer]

i sometimes feel that way with code

[@wassholm]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we need a colab between Simone and Wintergatan, where they play music written for bubble wrap and marbles!

[@NourSelim0]

Exactly my thoughts, I was also amused by the fact that they're both Swedish 😁

[@ghaabor]

Came here to leave the same comment

[@xymist5605]

If Wintergaten hadn't gone completely bonkers that might be more practical

[@mccorkleknight]

This would be just amazing! Shut up and take my money!

[@dwarf365]

@@xymist5605 Had to un-sub to him. Made me so mad when he just dropped V2 when it was so close. I don't know what happened but he just went clean off of the rail.

[@davebirch2543]

The fact that even when your inventions don't quite work as intended, they're still a work of genius, is what originally drew me to your channel. But the fact that you felt the need to assure us that your yoga mat used to be much bigger is why I'll keep coming back for more. Love your work. 😂

[@EternalResonance]

This video was a bigger let down than getting a new job at the twin towers on 9....... Though good work on everything thing else.

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep, bop. I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "Do or do not. There is no try" ~ Groot

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep, bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" ~ Aristotle

[@katiekawaii]

😂 totally with you on that

[@NerdPulseGaming]

Works of genius are never perfect, and in an odd way, it's what makes them perfect.

[@samueltwaites5517]

Trust me, everyone in any type of engineering has felt the heavy burden of endless problems. Keep going you're an inspiration.

[@inventiveowl395]

Why thank you. After reading your comment, I am now completely fine with my soul being left behind a decade ago, my 'self' being slowly deconstructed by myself and all the other endless problems I've got. - engineering student

[@anonymous_llama123]

Seconded.

[@Impossible-maker]

I felt the same way for a long time until it really sunk in that engineering is a continuous process. I love the small changes that have seemingly outsized impacts. You have to fully understand the product and process to find them and when you do it's the key that makes the magic work. Take it a step further and once you have a design engineer, implement and maintain mass production of it.

[@_FFFFFF_]

Endless problems would be the name of engineering companies if only they were not customer facing.

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

Not just in engineering

[@0applefish]

i've got to say that one of the biggest draws to Simone's videos for me - apart from being constantly amazed by her creative brain and the investment in every project - is the pure joy you see on her face, especially when she's explaining a new idea or trying out the new invention that came from that idea. i love that. also, it's super transferable; always makes me smile even when it's been a tough day.

[@denimchicken104]

I could watch her do literally anything.

[@alansmith4734]

Fun Fact: Bubble Wrap* was initially created to be Wallpaper. * Developed by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957, Bubble Wrap was initially conceived as 3D wallpaper. Intending to create a new form of household décor, they sealed 2 shower curtains together, trapping pockets of air inside. Despite the novelty, it never truly took off.

[@Mechsican]

Either you know weird facts or you also recently watched No Rolls Barred and looked that up just like me.

[@TesserId]

Wall paper? You mean like in a padded cell?

[@MontgomeryWenis]

I'm not surprised it didn't take off. Remember how well the wall carpet idea did? No? Exactly.

[@alansmith4734]

@@Mechsican If you liked the musicial instrument that she made, you will love this one. Marble Organ. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6e4hmugpKeVZ7M

[@YOEL_44]

That's like popcorn walls in a roll, as an spanish that's used to it, I wonder why it didn't work out...

[@amrarfaa8070]

You gave me the vibes of "Wintergatan" and how he spent 5 years to build a similar machine but with metal marbles

[@BigStrap]

Oh, so *that's* where I left all the repressed pain of seeing him throw it all away to start over! Hopefully it'll be for the best.

[@deathpony698]

He basically just did the DIY route for going to school for engineering/machining

[@srosted]

I see i was late for a Wintergatan reference 😀

[@johnekare8376]

YES! That was my first association too... I see a collab waiting to happen.

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

That was my very first thought. Simone took a couple weeks to do what Martin couldn't do after 5 years. She would break the internet if she release a video of her playing a bubble wrap song.

[@d3xbot]

I’m getting some Wintergatan marble machine vibes off of this! It’s so wonderful to watch you work :)

[@samantha-mok]

Was waiting for someone to mention this!

[@griffinrupe]

Martin would spend an extra two years trying to get the timing on par with a professional grade instrument then give up

[@KevinT3141]

Right?!

[@OrangeKRUSH001a]

Can't do it without a big crank

[@mikaelpa]

At 10:58 Simone bounced up and down like Martin does while turning the machine lol

[@efleschner]

0:34 “I’m going to make a music box, but bigger” *Wintergatan has entered the chat* 2:07 “It’s not like I’m going to be playing it live to an audience” *Wintergatan has left the chat* Great minds think alike! Wonderful to see you tackle new challenges. Loved the music video!

[@ThePlumAbides]

That was my immediate thought

[@DracoGalboy]

I was almost expecting/hoping it was a Collab

[@sfulibarri]

Wintergatan? You referring to that hack who's turning his open source marble machine project with a huge community of generous volunteers into a shitcoin mill?

[@DracoGalboy]

@@sfulibarri i stopped watching when he started only doing super long streams and the summary videos were trying to 'optimize' and engineer the art out of the machine because some south african emerald mine heir said some dumb shit.

[@metakarp_]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought about the marble machine!

[@3DPrinterAcademy]

Swedish youtubers love their music machines!

[@Pouncer9000]

The French too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHWoYX2rdtGeqsU

[@deheitzer95]

Also thought so. A collab with wintergatan would be so nice

[@RyllenKriel]

I love how this machine turns the concept of sheet music upside down for me. The drum prints a melody onto bubble wrap as it is played yet interpretation of the expended sheet is mostly a total mystery to anyone you showed it to. It reminds me of an old computer programming punch card, yet the plastic wrap can never be "played" again. Well done!

[@fignite8641]

Its like a feed through speaker

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's kind of how I felt the first time I realized how music boxes work. It's so visual.

[@clarewillison9379]

And lo! NFT sheet music is born…

[@Gael78II]

I feel like the Popcorn song is the perfect song for your new instrument.

[@jas3point14]

THIS!

[@wolfpurplemoon]

that's what I was hoping to hear lol

[@Ahrpigi]

Missed opportunity! We can still hope though

[@akmadsen]

Absolutely! It was the first thing I thought about when I heard the sound it made. Thematically, anything from Rickie Lee Jones' album Pop Pop would also work. 😛

[@bbeaumont5]

That's what I was expecting from the end of the video!

[@jamesgarofolo7576]

Thank you for being so open about how hard it is to persevere through a project like this. I’m a new electrical engineer working on my first big side hustle project, and while it’s nowhere near as fun looking as this one, it is certainly as frustrating as you made your project sound (the staring contest analogy really hit home). It’s been getting hard for me to keep a positive attitude towards it lately, and with how passionate I normally am about my field of study, I find myself less and less able to keep these dark feelings away from my personal life. Seeing you push through your stuff helps me to feel like I can push through mine, and reminds me that all problems that cross the path of a capable engineer are temporary.

[@vosechu]

I spend so much time thinking and worrying about the “hustle” part (the money), that I forget to enjoy the “side” part (the fun, non-work part). As an engineer who’s been at this for a long time, my advice is to find an idea, ground it in the barest amount of financial reality, and then forget about that part entirely. Just enjoy the side part and the hustle will come.

[@mckeithenmccormick9642]

I was waiting for either "Anyway, here's Wonderwall" or a Rickroll. However, pulling this out to play "Happy Birthday" for one of your friends would be a hoot.

[@crazybird199]

Would have loved to hear a rickroll

[@flippinkamikaze8738]

These are great choices; I'd like to add Popcorn as a runner in potential songs to get this to play!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I was thinking Pachelbel's Canon, which is basically the Wonderwall of classical music.

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep, bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "You shall not pass!" ~ Gandalf

[@tym4024]

Somehow I am always surprised by how I'm not at all surprised by whatever random stuffs you come up with

[@simonegiertz]

printing this comment and taping it on my wall

[@beyondwhatisknown]

@@simonegiertz Or make it into a t-shirt and wear it in your next video. It will be a hit. You could market such a t-shirt as merchandise too. (Upvote if you agree.)

[@tym4024]

@@beyondwhatisknown Damn, now I quickly gotta get the rights on my comment somehow to get a cut of the profits :D

[@beyondwhatisknown]

@@tym4024 It's your gift to Simone. 🎁

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Expect the unexpected. Or unexpect the expected. Or something.

[@aaronb2686]

This instrument was destined to play the 1969 song “Popcorn” would love to hear that

[@ailaG]

THIS

[@xxjones]

exactly my thought too!

[@Moonguided]

Two quotes that are so relatable to me: "I feel like my mind is like a Swedish summer field. Just like, vast, empty spaces but filled with rabbit holes." and "My math very rarely survives the impact of reality." I also love how collaborative this was, and how helpful the maker community is! Everybody involved in this rules and I'm so glad I follow channels run by people who just want to help fellow makers shine.

[@ElliotNesterman]

What fun! I think you should scale it up to use 1" bubble wrap. The larger bubbles are easier to pop, as they are separated more from each other, and they make a louder sound. You can get the 1" bubbles in 48" wide rolls. It'd sort of be the church organ sized version.

[@simonegiertz]

Would just end up making for such a big instrument! Wanted it to be able to play at least a full scale of tones

[@Informative-and-unfortunate]

@@simonegiertz An upgrade, if you decide to make a larger variant; use neodymium magnets to the back of the rubber "feet" for quick tone swapping vs screws. Granted the price goes up, but the question is.... is it worth the money to save your wrists lol.

[@pirojfmifhghek566]

@@simonegiertz Sneak into a high school music dept and steal the tubes off their vibraphone.

[@gaftonsteel]

@@simonegiertz Maybe you could combine both size machines to play at the same time and use a different pan pipe size for 1". You could have the 1" for lower notes and the smaller bubble wrap be the mid to higher tones. Same crank runs both with a step down gear for kinetic energy transfer and timing.

[@SomeGuysGarage]

@@simonegiertz make actuated poppers rather than a drum with fixed ones, then you can play infinitely.

[@liquidkey8204]

Your dedication through the many layers of "there's something severely wrong but I don't know what it is" is terrific. I'm considering being an engineer (or something along those lines at least) and seeing you actually COMPLETE this project despite the repeated confusion and failure is just so inspiring. Thank you. Also, my song request is: anything by Gershwin. With only 12 notes, it might be a bit of a challenge, but I bet you can do it! I wish you luck with your upcoming musical career :)

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

(Ace gang!)

[@liquidkey8204]

​@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice ace gang :)

[@Xray-Rep]

@LiquidKey --- Quote: "...you actually COMPLETE this project despite the repeated confusion and failure...". Reply: There are no failures in engineering. They are learning experiences.

[@hannahbloom]

@@liquidkey8204 yessss, your pfp is super cute!!

[@liquidkey8204]

@@Xray-Rep True, let me rephrase: setbacks!

[@ottarkraemer9001]

OMG Simone you and Martin Molin from Wintergatan should make a duet between the bubble wrap machine and his marble machine!! :D Swedes with odd instruments ftw!

[@CharlieGreene]

Thant would be awesome.

[@JFVIdotcodotuk]

This! All of this

[@cide44]

That's assuming Martin ever actually finishes a machine lol.

[@yetanotherdan]

@@cide44 Maybe Simone can teach him to embrace the beauty of imperfection

[@turbinetechnl5345]

Yes!!! Special guest at the Wintergatan World tour with the MMX, our what the final machine will be named 😀

[@AmyHollinger1]

My brain also goes from thoughts like “this isn’t working” straight to “I’m going to make a Christmas album with this!” That’s probably why I like your content so much

[@Pimkly]

I love everything that comes from this woman’s mind. She’s a hilarious wholesome genius

[@Awimb]

Was trying to work out how to say this without sounding crass and then you did it for me- thanks 😬

[@harima997]

@@abcxyz2927 what are u doing to help the world

[@Pimkly]

@@Awimb 🥰

[@SavageBillahx2]

Simone's personality really comes through on these videos. She seems like such a purely great person and also brilliantly creative and funny. I hope she continues making these videos for a long time. They always put a smile on my face

[@EasterVictory]

I am not an engineer, but selling solar door to door, I got to know engineers really well and Simone definitely holds a hunk of what I call "engineer funny".

[@kiersplat]

When I saw this I was like "oh gosh she's doing a Wintergaten" and yeah... very similar troubleshooting process haha

[@Uchia18]

I love how she shows just how much goes wrong with her builds, makes me feel better about my lack of skill and not want to quit when i have issues

[@volrath__]

This video felt like a real condensed version of what Martin from Wintergatan has gone through with the MMX project! Similar concept as well, a unique take on a music wheel!

[@tigerzero5216]

I agree. My problem is I don't know if her video was honoring MMX or making fun of it. Or, a message to him that the MMX is good enough to go on stage. I'm thinking making fun of it. But, hoping for a ready to go message.

[@tarzanstunes]

It's the journey... And the jokes... And the cool tools... And the unexpected discoveries... Love watching your process.

[@snozwanger760]

Can we add the adorable goofiness to the list?

[@-user_redacted-]

Thanks for never cutting out the failures and frustrations of your builds. I make things too, and despite being much less grand, it can be daunting when it seems like everything is falling apart. It's nice to be able to watch other creative people, especially ones who've achieved success through it, and to see that they face struggles just the same. And that bit about feeling like it's a staring contest between you and the machine might just be the most relatable thing I've heard this year.

[@emilyfox96]

Glad i'm not the only one who got Wintergatan vibes from this! Love this whole build Simone!!

[@missingsunstone]

I appreciate how you always show the trials and tribulations it takes to complete your projects, it shows that even through difficulties, you push on and don’t give up! Music video was so awesome haha! Thank you!!! :)

[@palindromee]

I loved hearing about all your friends, its easy to forget that it takes a village to make these builds ❤️

[@Pendragons_Art]

As a printmaker, to me this seems like you made a dope printing press but for bubble wrap popping (Mostly because in intalgio printing, we have to use like three layers of fabric to get the press to push the paper into really thin copper plate lines that are etched into it with acid.) Point being this is sick as hell! Always love seeing your videos!

[@flutechannel]

I see flute I come. Bravo Simone! If you need more flute, I will come and will talk!

[@pokeysgaming]

Amazing project once again Simone! Much respect!! With this, my request would also be to play the classic song 'Popcorn'. This is literally the ideal instrument for it! Much love! Keep up the good work and videos!

[@UrbanPanic]

Came here to say this, but checked the comments first.

[@lacheur]

YES! Need to cover that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/enO8m42Kmdd9oqM

[@alexythemechanic8056]

I'm disappointed by how far I had to scroll down to find this. It's the perfect song for this.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

The song is made to be popped.

[@jonaswolterstorff3460]

“It’s not like I’m taking this machine to play in front of an audience at a live concert…” That must have been a nod to Martin of Wintergatan /Marble Machine, right?

[@Selphis]

Both Swedes, one musician who turns to engineering, and the other an engineer who makes music... This sounds like it should be a collab, but I think Simone would probably drive Martin crazy after a while by being a bit too chaotic 😅

[@mattiasthorslund6467]

To Simone, "good enough" is fine, as the video is the product. Martin went down the rabbit hole of chasing perfection.

[@KimonFrousios]

To be fair, it is not like Martin is taking his machine onto a stage either. The MMX was supposed to be the concert version. Too underengineered. Since he is letting the engineers take over, I bet he will find the next one too unartistic and won't use it either.

[@kingofnothing2260]

"As soon as I figure out one problem, another one arises" welcome to invention design. Most fun and infuriating part lol until you get to play with the completed project. Great work and very unique! I love it

[@rachaelbarr3735]

Your personality, quick wit, problem solving and persistence are all shining here, as well as humility and graciousness (that shows in your friends - to have the relationships, to be willing to network and ask/receive help and to acknowledge them speaks its own volume). Your music and camera angles, your animation (of drawings and your face!) and repartee as much as your engineering and funky imagination keep me coming back. None of that was diminished by your lack of expletives; if anything, it made for more watching enjoyment because those are ones I can freely share with my young niece and nephews! Thank you!

[@MidnightSt]

programmer here - yeah, basically every project (sometimes even task) starts by constructing a perfect idea in my head of how I'll do it to be clean, simple and elegant, and as soon as I start implementing it, every step is just discovering new and new problems and difficulties I failed to think of, requiring me to think of horrible workarounds that complicate the whole thing more and more, later finding out that specific ways how I made some previous workarounds have become new obstacles for whatever part I'm doing at that specific moment... and often all of this accumulates to such a degree that I just flat-out delete everything i've done up to that point, and start completely over, this time knowing of all the complications, so I can design the whole thing again, in an actually good way that takes those complications into account from the start... ...and this process often repeats several times.

[@malixcrash]

I believe this is what we in the industry call "Drafting" (I am the industry)

[@pissofectasy]

That's why there is a bunch of basically unwritten rules, that don't seem necessary, But save you headaches later on usually. i.e. de-coupling, cohesion, lack of globals etc...

[@ddatta56]

There we are… that’s ready to go on a poster in all programming schools, all design houses, and everywhere else 👍🏻😊

[@chrisjones9132]

I write a full paper, then write my code on paper, itterate it, then actually write it from memory. Then its finished. I have never had to update a program.

[@blaz2892]

Fellow programmer here - can 100% confirm. It’s either less than 10 lines wrong, or it takes more than 10 times longer than expected.

[@wesleysnipes9167]

According to “Stuff Made Here” YT you were in what is called integration hell and you made it through. Congratulations! You are awesome!

[@laurakampf]

This is genius! 🚀

[@ttolmie1]

Simone is such a good example of never letting the failures stop you. I am always in awe of how you never give up even when the task is something like making a Bubble Rap machine.

[@jetzereitsma1276]

Dear Simone, Yes. Every engineer feels like that and it is a good thing! It means you are learning and attempting more difficult projects. Good luck!

[@marcsir97]

Really hits like Wintergatan with the Marble Machine! I think he would be proud

[@Blackholebirb]

@@punkinhoot BIGGER BUBBLE WRAP!!!!!!

[@argusfleibeit1165]

@@punkinhoot More cowbell.

[@electroplank587]

@@punkinhoot at least Simone can finish a version of a project. 😏

[@fiyahh13]

The Bubble Wrap Music Box reminds me a lot of the Marble Machine (both the original and MMX :D). It would be perfect if you play the Marble Machine song on it. I love music and engineering together

[@Jsjsjjssjs]

they're different, this one is finished

[@negot8]

Take the MMX music that Marten makes available for free and then play it on the Bubble Machine.

[@GnarlyOatmeal]

@@Jsjsjjssjs - ouch.😆

[@dextrodemon]

@@Jsjsjjssjs and it didnt take years, a move to southern france and a state of the art studio

[@robgonzo]

@@negot8 I came here to say this! A beautiful music marriage.

[@kidwithface4]

I wanted to let you know that I’ve added you to the list of “Science Videos” creators that my son asks for before going to bed. We love your creativity and maybe equally as important the variety of colorful music you set to your videos. Looking forward to your next creative adventure!

[@kekke2000]

I am genuinly impressed! I didn't think you would get any distinct sounds from the pops. You knocked it out of the park!

[@reymarckessaguirre5082]

YOU'RE BACK!! I literally was constantly checking for a new vid for quite some time. I was about to sleep, but oh well. Guess, I'll have to binge first.

[@wisenticebark9102]

Wow, incredible how it matches the original sound of Gershon Kingsley's Moog Song Popcorn (definetly had to search up that=). The pitch is a bit higher but I initially thought of that Sound! And it is made mechanically not electronically! That is a hella good project, you've been finally achieved and it is quite ligit ;) Your engineering has always been inspiring and entertaining over the years, keep up! Thank you Simone!

[@thesaac5985]

6:15 Those FlexArms are amazing! We have a smaller pneumatic model in our shop and I LOVE IT!

[@ethanj454]

Ooh, I've got an idea! Since it's essentially a bubble wrap spool now, whenever you ship out stuff to fans, you can imprint a song on their bubble wrap just by using your bubble wrap spool as a dispenser!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Imagine, twenty years from now, classically trained composers write pieces such as "Concerto for Bubble Wrap in C Major" to be played by symphony orchestras.

[@Kaardoron]

Nah man. Twenty years from now, those of us who survives the initial wave of climate disasters will be too busy fighting in the war over our dwindling water supplies.

[@petersage5157]

Simone always has the cutest signoff. There *has* to be a collab with Wintergatan in the near future. I bet Martin could give some great tips on refining the drum and pins.

[@linussanden120]

And Simone could give him some tips on finishing a build 😁

[@garryclelland4481]

@@linussanden120 and not giving up

[@Deuphus]

Build multiple machines. Synchronize some machines and also sequence other machines. Create your own Bubble Wrap Opera.

[@javiermeneses8250]

You are literally one of the most amazing human beings i've witnessed, thank you for sharing that brain of yours with us ❤

[@christopherasbury8508]

This seems like something that Billie and Finneas should know about. Anybody that can take the sound from an Australian cross walk and use it in the chorus of a #1 song and record of the year can surely find a use for this masterpiece of music generation.

[@jamescrawford1534]

Just come across your channel, thank you for showing that even the best engineers can have moments of doubt. I've found it's not times your finding a problem difficult, it's how you tackle those times. You're a great engineer!

[@itsmechow6924]

Man, if only more people would appreciate the work the went on making this thing! Probably sure she got a lot of migraines while making this thing. You just earned a subscriber Simone! Keep it up!

[@morluche91]

We missed ya. Glad to see you’re doing fine. ❤️

[@ReverendTed]

10:06 - "Does everyone feel like that?" I can't answer that question, but I can tell you this felt a whole lot like how some of my own projects go!

[@klaernie]

Everybody I know in an engineery field has reported similar. I think it's a required part of the making thinks work process.

[@glp.1337]

Are you a woman by any chance? Because that would explain a lot.

[@Kaden3T]

Honestly, I am in love with your perseverance and original ideas! I'm checking back in after I lost your channel!!! So glad you're still making videos and looking great. Keep pressing forward and teaching me something new every vid

[@Cabin_Fever13]

Whenever i get depressed i just rewatch all of Simones videos. They don't always make me feel better because now some of them are pretty old which makes me feel old but I still love them. Thanks and sorry we can't all be in our mid twenties anymore

[@madcow3417]

1:04 I feel like your mind is like a Swedish summer field, just like vast empty spaces, but filled with random appliances and musical instruments and mantis shrimp and bubble wrap. My first thought was "How do you get different tones? This is ridiculous." Wonderful idea with the tube resonating.

[@M.nivalis]

It’s like Janet’s void from the Good Place but… make it Simone.

[@Ahrpigi]

@@M.nivalis "Not a (sh*tty) robot." 😄

[@abeeinspace]

@Anan Iyrdim it’s a bot

[@page66]

We missed you)

[@alasterdewit2590]

Love all of these amazing machines you make. Weird ones are the best ones

[@mom2mmpt]

How you ended up popping bubble wrap into a pan flute is what makes you such a genius. You can't learn or make something new without experimenting way, way, way, outside the box.

[@Danbotics]

I love this woman so much! You’re actually inspiring me and keeping me motivated while I’m doing an engineering degree. ❤️

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

I concur...she is amazing

[@russellklegraefe6425]

Firstly, let me say, “That is so cool”. Secondly, it would be great for a group like Blue Man Group Thirdly, my heart sank when I realized the amount of plastic waste that would be generated. It would be great if you could have an endless loop of self re-inflating (is that even a word?) bubble wrap. We could call it bubble rewrap. Anyway, great job with this.

[@Dorian803]

Refilling is not too hard. Lots of things use foam to self re-inflate, like some camping mattresses and whoopee cushions. Resealing the bubble is more difficult because it needs to be so small and very reliable. I would scale up the bubbles to maybe an inch, and have a one way intake valve on the non-popping side made out of just a flap covering a hole inside the bubble. I still don't know about the resettable popping, but I know I've seen something somewhere that does it

[@Slip-]

Since so few bubbles are popped, maybe it could still be used for packaging?

[@edwardpaulsen1074]

Since bubble wrap is so very often used for packaging only and is very often simply thrown away, this **IS** recycling it a bit first... it is also saving quite a bit of dead air space in a land fill... It is only generating "plastic waste" if you buy the bubble wrap ONLY for this and then throw it out. I would personally pop sheet after sheet of bubble wrap after receiving a day's shipments to relax and I was able to fit 40% more expended bubble wrap sheets in a given volume... I also went a step further by re-melting the dead bubble wrap into plastic sheets for building models. It can be done, it just depends on how much effort you are willing to put into it... it can even be kind of fun creating new materials from scraps!

[@MauricioRPP1]

She used the same bubble wrap roll over and over again, as the bubbles are not aligned between musics. Much less waste than expected.

[@joecosta3416]

She talked about turning leftover wrap into gloves and said she would probably make that a standalone video

[@charliesparetsui2442]

It just makes me smile when I see you enjoying the process, and having a bunch of friends to help out! Really cool idea

[@macxprt]

I love Simone! She is one of the most selfless talented and lovely engineers out there. thank you for all you do!!

[@ash.mystic]

I love seeing the process and final result! The music video turned out so cool! And it’s awesome that you bring in friends to help, each with their own expertise. The group is greater than the sum of its parts. Teamwork makes the dream work!

[@CroobieLetter]

Wintergatan: I have been building a never-seen-before, unique instrument for years now, I will perform with it and people will love it! Simone Giertz: Hold my beer.

[@bunnlose]

you forgot some thing in there, should be: for years and years and years and years and years and yearss....

[@MistahHeffo]

Also forgot to get 98% complete then scrap it and start again

[@user-df3kp9nn7b]

3:53 was a perfect demo 😂 I wasn’t sure what you meant when you were describing it, but that gesture and sound made it clear.

[@barzdinstone3831]

The joy you have while doing projects will keep me coming back, its contagious

[@Apollyna]

"fret and futz and flail forward" -- Oh that's absolutely the human condition. Anyone who doesn't feel like that just keeps making a series of extremely lucky or well-helped flails. Incredible video, very cool and entertaining :) I love getting to see these kooky contraptions whenever you post

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

"Fret, futz, flail forward" is the four Fs of evolution.

[@ClementinesmWTF]

Simone makes me happy cry every time and everything she does is so perfect in every way. I’ve been subscribed for so long but every time she posts is still a high point for my month

[@RedshirtAfficionado]

Mental instability detected

[@ppr0n]

I just love this woman and her crazy, weird ideas that are still very intriguing from an engineering perspective. All mashed up with absolutely splendid humour. 10/10.

[@RafaelKarosuo]

That face when you feel that you may not pull it through but you still pushing forward, is a brand for every engineer and maker.

[@jonny555ive]

Simone, you are SUPER RAD. You make me so happy and entertained EVERYTIME I watch your channel...... Thank you for being so, you. Much love, Jonny5 🥁

[@absolutjackal]

This feels like Wintergatan. There should be a duet.

[@truejim]

And Paweł Zadrożniak's floppotron !

[@BadWallaby]

Why do I get Wintergattan Marble Machine vibes from this!?! I LOVE the "modular" or "sequencer" like design! Man this is so cool haha LOVE IT

[@mikaelpa]

At 10:58 Simone bounced up and down like Martin does while turning the machine lol

[@BadWallaby]

@@mikaelpa haha! YES! LOVE IT! awesome spot!

[@flamedphoenix84]

I don't know about everyone but when I was prototyping a few project they all made me feel the same way. But when you complete and it worked. It is a great feeling a success and that why I would love to get back to doing stuff like what you are doing. But I don't have the room to do it in an apt and don't have the money to rent a place to do it either so, I'm left to have idea come to me write them down and just continue on until the day I have a place to do my prototyping and learning like you do everyday I'm sure of. Also, I always love your content and creation of weird and fun things. Thank you and continue doing what is fun to you.

[@lucrativelepton]

Everything you touch is magnificent 💙 you continue to be an inspiration for makers everywhere. Thank you for what you do!

[@th.nd.r]

Very well done!! I would love to hear how well this instrument could handle chords. I think another idea might be if you made your own bubble wrap made for popping reliability

[@SumoLucas]

Can it play Rush E?

[@CherryTree_Alex]

Music to my ears *pop*

[@blustyblasty402]

yyyeeesss

[@BrianandBonnieGibson]

No

[@lenharding72]

I love that you take us through the process. I had a couple of the same ideas as you of the top and it was really interesting to see how they failed and how you then got around it. That's the fun and madness and victory of the design process. Its a little like crack, you know it will drive you mad but then you still do it again. Hey, lets design something random again! Also, I love the new new CNC tools! I didn't know about the drum stuff. I didn't need to know about the drum stuff, I don't have a place for of it even if I want it now! Maybe I shouldn't watch this channel? Looking forward to your next video!!

[@gokuljosh1186]

While I was watching this video I got an idea for a v2 bubble pop machine. One where there won't be any bubbles left un-popped. Bubble from same line keeps getting popped at a uniform speed , and the flutes move mechanical underneath the popping bubble based on tune inserted, once the roll reaches its end can reverse flow with flute positioned under a fresh line of bubbles.

[@AngelofDarkness2899]

I always love how creative your builds are! you've really inspired me over the past few years of watching you and i've done so many lil arts projects and made some cool stuff, but mainly, some very poor quality stuff, but you've truly impacted how i view my failures and i love making things so much more than i did before. And yeah, things always go wrong over here too lol

[@TheTechAdmin]

7:29 Excuse me, miss. That's my pickup line at the bar...

[@ericwitchey1003]

I have missed the whimsy, wonder, creativity, and joy of your videos. I'm so happy to see a new one. I think your new industry has potential. There's an infinite supply of bubble wrap out there to feed the bubble pop machine.

[@davidmeyer9204]

You always make my day, Make me smile and help me learn a thing or three. Now I have to make a sign "let's put the fun in funeral" Thank you so much for sharing!

[@rodneylance7668]

This has to be one of the most uselessly awesome things that we didn't know we needed until now. Amazing.

[@marlenebean]

This is amazing! You should try "the marble machine song" because they're both unusual musical instruments, plus the tune is very catchy.

[@greenerell484]

This is by far the best implementation of a bubble warp popping musical instrument I have seen

[@PhD_Flopper]

i would spend all of my hard earned money on just bubble wrap and would totally be worth it

[@MoofAloof]

“Let’s put the “Fun”, in “Funeral”.’ -Simone Geirtz 2022 I think it would be fun to see the bubble rap machine try to do a really complex song like megalovania or Rush-E, knowing it can mess up a few times, and that it would be plain cool.

[@Nels_77]

That one got me good lol

[@Sebbir]

This would make for a perfect collab with Wintergatan. Imagine the bubble wrap machine jamming out with the marble machine. It would be peak swedish engineering/artistry

[@kirayatail]

100%! When Simone says "It's not like I'm gonna take this instrument to like, a stage, and play a live concert. It's probably never gonna move outside of these four walls", I was like this is totally Martin and the Marble Machine.

[@emilyapricot1313]

This was so awesome how she goes from concept to proof and takes us through the whole process. This ought to inspire a generation of engineers!