This Nerf dart fires itself

[@JoelCreates]

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[@revfreshh]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo i wont brodi

[@Zhisaoka]

Bro thank you so much! Ive been looking for this exact mechinisum forever! but now I might be on the FBI watchlist :p

[@darmanskirata4167]

Fire a loaded dart wit a normal nerf gun and make it ignite in the air

[@A_Productions]

Can you make a self launching grenade/firebomb?

[@LegoDeskProductions]

you should make a mussel loaded version of this, using brass tubing as a barrel then using a similar setup to shoot but use a nylon cap behind the dart so it wont explode, and use more flash cotton to give it more power, maybe even use a revolving capacsiter holder that not only holds multiple shots but also recharges them

[@britishrex5515]

This feels just one step from making a dart blaster with self contained cartridges (and no in-built propulsion)

[@kellenoconnor4396]

look up “leblasto Scully”

[@NoobGaming-op3ob]

its already done, and very cool might i add, will add link later

[@britishrex5515]

@@NoobGaming-op3ob yooo i'm excited

[@SvBSheep]

@@britishrex5515 WE'RE excited*

[@boogiehasfun]

@@NoobGaming-op3ob add it now

[@integza]

" I'm a strong independent bullet, I don't need a gun to fire me!"

[@bitonic589]

¡

[@stinkymonke3622]

Heh, bullets, am i right?

[@fedrobloxian]

Bullets ☕ 🗿

[@Itzevilnoobplayz]

*enter kevdog*

[@Nightguard6139]

Took me reading this twice to understand it😂😂😂

[@PeterSripol]

50BMG round that fires itself next

[@OfficiallySnek]

Only in America, where bullets shoot themselves

[@jelly5366]

Ok

[@ChrisRollins]

@petersripol I did that!…kinda

[@athena1491]

GUNS DONT KILL PEOPLE! BULLETS FIRE THEMSELVES!

[@flazzorb]

Remove both their hand, and yours!

[@YourPalQWERTY]

Remember, it’s faster to swap to your dart than to reload your Nerf Gun.

[@allentastic]

Just switch to your other weapon, it’s faster than reloading!

[@noodlesoup2586]

@@allentastic r/yourjokebutworse

[@CT-9904-Crosshair]

Remember, throwing your sidearm at the enemy is faster than reloading.

[@zixvirzjghamn737]

Remember, kicking your enemy in the groin is faster than reloading.

[@Charles37400]

Remember, throwing up your hands and surrendering is faster than reloading.

[@CarbonPanther]

Joel being like Cave Johnson: We fire the whole bullet. That's 65% more bullet per bullet!

[@DarkKryo]

Aperture science nerf turret when

[@humanogaming5421]

​@@DarkKryo thats actually a really goog idea

[@humanogaming5421]

But i got another idea and that is a tf2 sentry with camera

[@humanperson8418]

Nerf guns already fire the whole bullet. By putting the propellent inside the bullet Joel was the one firing 35% less bullet.

[@humanogaming5421]

@@humanperson8418 the mechanism may weight more si maybe it's more bullet pero bullet

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

You need to stuff a slightly slower burning charge into the nose. It will ignite after the nitrocellulose and act as base bleed or like a sustainer motor, and significantly increase the range. You could also fashion some sort of converging/diverging nozzle to tuck into the end to optimize specific impulse, that should increase the range too.

[@Weisz]

This project was a literal banger! Definitely gonna blow up.

[@Agent-Spear]

You mean the Nerf dart

[@stevanv9650]

I agree 🗿

[@loseControlGD]

Bro- 💀

[@pineapple4998]

Pun intended

[@triplus198]

It did

[@Beycrash]

Idea for improvement: using a small metal tube that fits inside the dart and is sealed on the capacitor side. The expandig gases could then accelerate the dart over a much longer distance.

[@nov1st]

Now create a nerf dart that shoots a nerf gun

[@RawApplzzz]

Genius

[@Yarrtt]

Amazing

[@WextraYT]

@@RawApplzzzfr

[@PumpKingGgNoRe]

That shoots a nerf gun

[@JamesBricks06]

Here before 1k likes

[@jeremyfisher8512]

I wonder if you could make a nerf revolver out of the capacitor darts. The hammer would strike the switch, fire the dart, and you'd get some fire out the end of the barrel from the flash cotton. I bet that would look really cool

[@piousminion7822]

Add a "barrel" over the cap that is the full length of the interior of the dart. That should contain the gasses for longer and I imagine would shoot MUCH farther than the regular Nerf guns.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Almost like a gun! Wait a minute...

[@Someonewhoprobablyexists]

​@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 Funnily enough it literally is, all modern smokeless powder (usually just referred to as gunpowder nowadays) is granulated nitrocellulose aka flashcotton coated in a thin layer of graphite powder. All the graphite does is prevent the granules from clumping and make it harder to ignite without an intentional ignition source. It literally Is the same thing. No wonder its effective lol.

[@EmotionalSupportCube]

this was my first thought as well. it would also have the added benefit of increased accuracy since the flash cotton would be mostly expended before the dart left the tube, so it would work less as a rocket with no fins and more as a launched projectile that uses the body of the dart for stability.

[@Bakkerboy]

@@EmotionalSupportCube NERF GYROGET

[@EmotionalSupportCube]

@@Bakkerboy that would be quite something! although it would probably have to fit in one of their larger projectiles.

[@cainanlove8432]

The idea that you'd have to adjust for recoil while firing a dart from your fingertips is funny to me for some reason. Cool!

[@skulfate]

david saying"oooh that's nifty" made my whole week, rad dude.

[@JoelCreates]

David is nifty

[@XbotcrusherX]

The problem you were having with the bulk of the combustible methods was a lack of oxidizer. "A syringe full of gasoline" isn't going to do a whole lot without being well mixed with air. A gas engine has to essentially mist gasoline into a volume of air, that is then compressed and ignited. The guncotton chemically "has it's own air" and doesn't require a whole lot else to go bang.

[@OfficiallySnek]

At this pace, in a few years we will get a self-jumping jump rope and a self-solving Rubik's cube

[@Purp1e_Grapes]

there are all ready self solving Rubik's cubes. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIGqm4eqad2eja8

[@insertusernamehere4549]

There already is a self solving rubrics cube

[@jwalster9412]

​@@insertusernamehere4549 they can also beat humans in most cases as well.

[@_aWiseMan]

Well oh boy, do i have a product for you...

[@epsilon6516]

@@_aWiseManit’s perfect for you, perfect for your family, it’s perfect for your friends

[@Katzuni]

You could also do Neodymium - Iron - Bore permanent launcher and a coil in the nerf bullet. With that kind of capacitor in the launcher you can achieve very powerful shots without burning your nerf projectiles

[@Magitek85]

I love that David has become a regular part of the channel. We can all live vicariously through his child-like excitement over your projects.

[@salt-emoji]

Idk the shop guys name, but I love him. A real homie.

[@TheSpookiestSkeleton]

them flash cotton darts are getting really close to real cartridges lol

[@fruitygranulizer540]

LOL thats what i was thinking

[@beybladeproductions5932]

​@@fruitygranulizer540 Lego gun with working firing pin and stuff these into a magazine or breach load for easiest

[@arandomcomp2427]

Like how volcanic pistol worked ?

[@TheSpookiestSkeleton]

@@arandomcomp2427 Nah, volcanic was caseless, this is still leaving something behind.

[@maxinecantspeak]

Every time someone starts a sentence with "this" followed by a brief pause, Doug Demuro gets a tingle in his neck.

[@cuberyllium]

How do you come up with such great ideas?! I never tought of this and yet I need it so much

[@JoelCreates]

Practice, oddly enough

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

@@JoelCreates - Mhm. Mhm. I see. So, what you're saying is... if you build all the bad ideas there could possibly be, the only things remaining, by process of elimination, are the good ideas! ... I think this is what other makers think of you, but with only the bad ideas.

[@cuberyllium]

@@JoelCreates wow I should get to practicing then:), thanks for the reply!

[@___echo___]

quantity creates quality

[@marouenekerfahi9272]

Old 007 movie

[@MCJ_The_Gay]

That last line was amazing.

[@Allthenamesweretaken17]

"Thanks for watching ill see u next time" ?

[@MudakTheMultiplier]

I wonder if a self contained system that activates when the dart is thrown could be viable.

[@JoelCreates]

Would be pretty sick!

[@TuxedoDogss]

im not sure there would be space for it. im not an engineer, but on the outside is dangerous for whatever measures the speed, and the inside is where the spring and combustion is happening. unless you add a completely new area inside seperated from the combustion, which would be difficult for people at home still would be cool as hell

[@MudakTheMultiplier]

@@TuxedoDogss I'm envisioning some kind of momentum based catch like a bb that slides a little bit and triggers it.

[@njdotson]

@@TuxedoDogss what about just firing when the button's released instead of pressed

[@galacticnipple2586]

@@njdotson add a little delay to that and you're golden

[@boazyeboah1824]

"that was very threatening, i like that alot" OMG DUDE!!!!

[@wesleymorrison9941]

To make them go farther, I found weighing them at the tip slightly made a world of difference. This would require modding the bullet, but it works great

[@עידוקרן-ט5ח]

I don't think modding the bullet is a problem anymore...

[@cameronwebster6866]

Put hot glue into the hole in the tip.

[@placeholder3863]

or just buy different darts another option is cutting the dart in half

[@siosilvar]

For distance, take a page out of Nerf modding from the 00s and make Stefans - 1/2" closed-cell foam backing rod, heat it up to make it straighten out, hot glue a BB to the front. Or you can cut down darts or even buy short darts off the shelf these days, they're the same weight but more aerodynamic because they've got less foam - though you're also cutting down on the size of propellant you can fit inside.

[@solarsynapse]

A 1/4" slingshot steel ball slides right in up to the tip.

[@thecakecraft7724]

This actually has a pretty interesting practical use. With something like this you could design an airsoft gun with no charging mechanism. All airsoft guns need to pull a spring back, electronically spin a wheel launcher, or use some other manual mechanism because the darts aren't self propelling. With this you could make practical airsoft guns that have basically as many limits as a conventional one. We could finally see a true lever action airsoft, a break action airsoft, or a full auto without whirring noises. Has great commercial potential (as well as great video topic potential)

[@zugnam]

“You know how you usually loose all the darts you lost all the gun”-Quincy, 2023

[@contrapasta2454]

That was a hilarious line.

[@squidfeet7278]

That was such a good Outro lol. Loved the video dude, Couldn’t stop watching. So cool!

[@Scott.E.H]

On the one hand I'm the tiniest bit sad it's not an entirely self propelled nerf dart. On the other that is ridiculously cool how you managed to get everything to work so well at such a small scale.

[@theneonbop]

It is self propelled technically, as the cotton is contained in the nerf dart and the capacitor does not provide propulsion.

[@person1082]

entirely self propelled is impossible from third law

[@Scott.E.H]

@@person1082 I think you might want to brush up on Newtonian physics

[@theneonbop]

@@person1082 You could describe rockets as self-propelled.

[@person1082]

@@theneonbop those excrete matter to move but the point of them is to not need to

[@GabrielScythe]

Even if it is a slight under preformer, it is more than a worthy weapon to absolutely style on people in cqc, this is phenomenal

[@CarlMarx]

"We fire the whole dart. That's 65% more dart per dart." - Cave Joelson

[@wiggle143]

“Sometimes you just need a little less gun” - Dell Conagher, The Engineer

[@DragonMG2]

Only Joel could come up with this, love your channel

[@JoelCreates]

Thanks Dragon

[@JustDEV1]

I heard that if you press the button while holding it, it’ll make you fly

[@fojcol]

Challenge accepted! Great teamwork... great results! Brilliant production!

[@datbubby]

One of your best videos!

[@NorthEevee]

Being a 20+ year old man-child, seeing this makes me wish I was 12 again, playing all-out-war against my friends in my living room. I mean on top of that, I used to modify my nerf darts too. Cutting them down and putting tacts in them so they'd stick to the walls(I can still remember my mum getting mad at me for that). But this is on a whole other level.

[@polarisation]

Airsoft is the adult version of that

[@mattb4640]

Man remember the old pen gun/rubber band gun/modified cap gun video tutorials? Those were the days.

[@JoelCreates]

I felt 12 when the capacitor blaster first worked

[@joshuaday9069]

“I have a revision” “Oh yeah?” “WHY ArE YoU bACkInG UP”

[@RSpudieD]

That's such a cool idea and both of your prototypes are fantastic! The spring one is just close enough to a normal nerf gun that it's funny to see shoot and the capacitor one adds that extra bang! Nice!!

[@DrGibs347]

The best Fuel to use for such a small thing is HHO, its already at the perfect stoichiometric air/fuel ratio and will ignite with a tiny static spark and it packs one helluva punch, oh and the best part is its free, doesn't cost a thing

[@UnrelatedAntonym]

Nice builds. Now I imagine a whole bandolier or two of them :P Also, maybe you could rig a bunch together for a shotgun blast equivalent.

[@dbio305]

This is the kinda stuff you become a nerf super spy with, disguising it as a pen or something

[@UnrelatedAntonym]

Also, could rig these like claymores, mines, trip traps, or frag grenades too.

[@aspodermousstoplight100]

@@dbio305 there are already spy pen guns

[@justinjoselim1343]

I also have a self firing dart the way it shoots is by me useing my hand to throw it

[@turtltost9079]

"In the realm of Nerf or nothin', it turns out that nothin', is really somethin'." - I want this on my tombstone lmao

[@Inspirator_AG112]

*_This is an example of technology going compact: something that is mentioned frequently in the S.T.E.M fields._*

[@johnnicolls6810]

Dave deserves an oscar for his preformance

[@the_wilson_smh]

"In the realm of Nerf or Nothin', it turns out that sometimes nothin' is really something" - Amazing!

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

Joel creates... happiness in my brain. Thanks buddy.

[@JoelCreates]

No, thank you Pepe Silvia

[@chrisanderson687]

This was amazingly fun and lifted my spirits! Love it!

[@charmio]

The supercapacitor/flash cotton combo was a really fantastic idea! A surprisingly optimal solution to the problem.

[@Dogempire-001]

Were gonna need these weapons for security reasons

[@Qsandbank]

Aw man I know I was shooting it but the ending had me cracking up.

[@johndoe528]

Quest aerospace makes miniature rocket motors exactly the size you'd need for this kind of project, and they can fling their little rockets a good 100' or so

[@Iasked559]

“Hey, wanna play with nerf darts?” “You mean nerf guns?” *Did I stutter?*

[@jairusofall]

What a great video! Loved it thoroughly!!!

[@sammystudio5156]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@vannyvanman1709]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok

[@meisbread]

you should do this with mega or mega xl darts and see how far you can make them go

[@bjornstark8807]

you always have such great ideas

[@JoelCreates]

Thanks Björn

[@malcolmyaple2998]

@Austin

[@malcolmyaple2998]

@Austin

[@free_microwave]

haha i did something similar as a kid, used party popper charges, an metal pen, and airsoft bbs. had a spring method as well, flipping the mechanism around inside pilot g2 pens makes a little ink tube launcher. both were great to get friends with, this would have taken the cake tho! great video!

[@okaysolikeno]

Only 4 Views in 43 Seconds, clearly this video deserves more attention.

[@CodyHovland]

LOL!

[@BierBart12]

I've watched many people try and fail to fire a bullet without a gun, it feels liberating to see that someone finally succeeded

[@savetrees6005]

Bro just got hacked

[@zhabiboss]

Wdym

[@YourAverageMelon1]

9:10 its like reloading a flintlock lol

[@kenneth.williams1274]

Can't believe it took the two of you so long to realize a spring loaded self firing dart.

[@XenXenOfficial]

You could probably 3D print some sorta inner housing with tubing that could divert the gasses in a more optimized way to increase thrust 🤔

[@biggnesss7192]

Bro you have been hacked

[@nuttyDesignAndFab]

for the flash powder ones: if you have a longer tube inside with slippery sides you'll get better energy transfer. could also reinforce the dart on the inside, that way 2 tight fitting tubes of controlled friction would probably help give you the longest shot.

[@TicoMachi]

Oh damn. That scorpion nerf gun at 3:58 unlocked a core memory. I had one of those as a kid.

[@TiagoSilveiraB]

You could use the capacitors themselves as a propellant. Just apply a voltage higher than the limit and they pop. ElectroBoom already taught us

[@chocotheguyofcool]

this is the nerf version of the James Bond cigarette rocket

[@rellikpd]

I see your Super Scope there in the background... I had one when I was a kid... But I !HATED! batteries (still do, at least traditional batteries). So, at 12, I opened it up and wired in a AC/DC convertor so I could just plug it in to an extension cord near where I was playing, and NEVER worry about dead batteries mid-game

[@comfortablynumb3747]

bro made a nerf reverse flintknock

[@big_block47]

Daaaang bro... Thats just amazing.

[@seriously404]

nerf battles just got way more exciting

[@Han_Solo6712]

Well of course it fires almost as far as a regular nerf gun. That’s closer to an actual gun than nerf.

[@_P0tat07_]

Friggin genius! I never would have thought to use flash cotton. Although I don’t have any hands on experience with it so that’s probably why. But genius none the less

[@RasaCartaMagna]

I'm gonna need to see a Part 2 where you attempt some of the improvements suggested by your rocket scientist comment section. The interior charge tube and dual-stage/dual-density fuel in particular sound lit.

[@jandastroy]

What a James Bond move to just pull out in the middle of a nerf showdown. Amazing!

[@arrows4910]

that ending. Those words picked were so good

[@prophez23]

Haha I loved the Reservoir Dogs montage at the end. I totally gotta build a compositor igniting nerf bullet now. Super cool build!

[@pratikkore7947]

8:10 'hard to press' 😂😂 I've played around with those a few times n it is so painful🤣

[@krinklehinkle]

this dude should be Q in the next james bond movie

[@Justafacebutscaryhahaheheh]

9:50 this could lead to the design of a real flying fireball

[@connorthecorgi]

THE JOLT'S FINAL FORM

[@devrim-oguz]

Whats missing with the match powder is a nozzle and a container to build up gasses inside. Also you can try mixing match powder with the powder from the igniter strip itself. But I tell you, it explodes very violently. I had my ear ringing for a day just from a few grams of it.

[@turbojax07]

I bet that the darts could also be used with most actual nerf guns! With the capacitor-based one, you could just put a bunch of cotton into all of your ammo. Then, you just use those darts as you would normally, but if need be, you load the capacitor into it.

[@MV-vv7sg]

AWWWWWHH THATS NIFTYYYY 10:48 only response necessary for this video.

[@jaxonkason575]

dude that's awesome!

[@geminirox8635]

add some kind kind of mechanism that will hit the button when you pull the trigger on the gun so you don't need springs or electric motors to fire it. Find a way to make the blowback from the nerf bullet reset the trigger, consider a more explosive combustion material and maybe reinforce the bullet with metal instead of tape. This has potential to change the way we fight wars.

[@CristianZao]

0:00 is a BUCKET

[@ChiragGoswami]

Now make a pinecone like nerf grenade with the mechanism you created. A single activator which can send nerf bullets from the center out. 😂

[@Enderbro3300]

Fantastic video, I love that ending scene

[@AbangCorollaE110]

I like how in every video, he always where a ushanka. I love it so much

[@edide1627]

U need to combine both working models into one. The dart is realised with a spring and the combustion starts when the dart is already "flying" to make it look cooler and more important to extend its range.

[@disgustingapple5216]

Pick it up and yeet it

[@AnonymousGuy15378]

Make a magazine that fires darts itself

[@t.d.f]

That was a SMOOTH ass outro line. Kudos.

[@JoelCreates]

Thanks

[@ethanromero1719]

It’s so cool to see you grow! This video was great quality

[@Lampe2020]

That's the best nerf gun I've ever seen, so tiny and powerful!

[@AndyPorter79]

If you made a small tube with one end capped off into the dart and using the capacitor, you can really load up on fuel and reduce the risk of popping the dart foam.