Wave Propeller for Meassage in a Bottle • Reach Destination!

[@annakeye]

As a kid, I loved the idea of finding a message in a bottle. I used to throw them into the sea but never heard back. I recently heard of one that washed up after seventy-odd years on the oceans. It was a love letter of sorts, from a soldier on a troop ship and it was just beautiful. The soldier was long dead but the family were found.

[@leepoolton4513]

I'm a volunteer with a coastguard unit in nz I found a message I a bottle on a search one night phoned the number on the message and made a little girls night...

[@annakeye]

*+Lee Poolton* Well, we've certainly got plenty of coastline for them to wash up on. What area are you volunteering, Lee? Maybe you should take a message out with you some time.

[@leepoolton4513]

@@annakeye raglan

[@SailingFrolic]

This gives me a great idea for a video.

[@vitorstreetboys]

i am inspired

[@ifell3]

Best of all no plastic was added to the ocean.

[@thund3rpantiez]

but some glue and paint was..

[@spangebobb3903]

They just disappear tho

[@graphite2786]

Nah just another bit of nylon cord to choke seals and turtles

[@mfwesley]

But what happens when the bottle gets to the edge of the world.

[@linesledaft]

Goes into space duh

[@BengCurd]

it will fall to another surface of the world =)

[@ssstjepannn]

Falls off

[@junyang8844]

EARTH IS NOT FLAT!

[@mfwesley]

@@junyang8844 how do you know? Have you ever seen the end of earth?

[@axorex]

To help the Sea Glider to keep certain magnetic heading, you can embed neodymium magnets in the wood. The horizontal force of the wings is transmitted to the bottle in a more efficient way if you use a stiff rod instead of the string.

[@sagesends]

people freaking out about this not being "eco friendly". There is no plastic. Wood degrades, glass is just sand, and metal sinks to the bottom and rusts away. plastic floats on the top, looks edible to fish, and never degrades. Fish dont try to eat wood, and dont try to eat glass or metal because it is sunken in the sand. Yes, this isn't perfectly eco friendly, but the cool factor greatly outweighs any ecological impact.

[@Ulim151]

Not all metals are "ocean safe". Iron is okay tho.

[@Auricson]

also this planet will fall into the sun in a few billion years

[@pandaguan]

the amount of paint and glue was negligible, and would easily degrade over time.

[@nakiyozora6894]

Best comment goes to

[@theaverageredneck8426]

Thank you

[@Alexvanleeuwen1979]

this is a really nice project for kids at school, learning all about sea currents and aqua dynamica. Good job, like your video's.

[@senorjp21]

Rulof I really enjoy watching your inventions. You make very clever choices. Thanks!

[@worldbestpilot]

Despite the fact that your craft has no directional control; it is a marvellous idea !!!

[@pauljs75]

That thing is clever enough. In some places there are wave or tidal turbines where the blades work in the same way as those wings.

[@9985585638]

If possible, GPS tracker can be used inside bottle for tracking the exact location of bottle

[@sebastianosinni5838]

you just have to add a solar panel to keep it charged

[@yassm]

@@sebastianosinni5838 And some batteries or capacitors

[@mikedunn7795]

The wave glider is very ingenious! Seems to work great.

[@rreidnauer]

I see plenty of room for improvement. Namely, I see how this could even have directional control, via prevailing wind direction. The string being replaced by a stiff wire, extending above the bottle, to a fixed wind vane. Direction of travel could then be selected depending on the relation between the direction the sea glider is facing, versus the direction the wind vane is facing. Studying prevailing wind and ocean current charts, one could fairly accurately "program" a course and destination.

[@jochloch3331]

rreidnauer google the company “liquid robotics” they pioneered this technology

[@sentradynamics8889]

Awesome video. The editing and the music worked well together. So cool that you got a response back after only 4 months!! Thanks for sharing : )

[@mainakdeb8322]

Great idea. Good to know theres places on earth where people still show interest in a bottle on a beach

[@scottmccluremcclure3916]

I was waiting for the bottle in Texas, but it went to Sardinia maybe the next one?

[@amandah2490]

Unfortunately I think a bottle dropped into the Mediterranean would most likely stay within that area as there is only a narrow escape to the Atlantic ☹ Hopefully, though, lots of KZbin viewers will make one of these bottles and throw it into the Atlantic then you might get lucky. That would be amazing, wouldn't it😊

[@fCauneau]

Nice idea, but we don't know when the glider went its own way... Using other words : did you checked that the path of the bottle followed the swell, and not the current ? Using the met data for the 4 months trip period could help to get the answer... or ask to an oceanographer. Very very Interesting, anyway, Bravo !!!

[@marshalllhiepler]

Glad to see that you don't use safety glasses as you cut the materials with the jigsaw. So many people today insist on ruining the opportunity to experience the joy of blindness, by wearing eye protection.

[@chroma9848]

Wow, I missed this channel. You were part of my childhood.

[@___Chris___]

It's a very cool idea. I'm of course aware that it's a basic concept device, but you could have a lot more efficiency with some very basic changes. For once, I assume that the 45 degree angle is far too much. With the analogy to airplane wings, you'd be aiming for the angle-of-attack for "best glide". I'd start by working with something around ~ +/- 15 degrees. More means that the "vessel" will sink and lift more easily without gaining forward speed. It's a bit like an airplane with an engine failure: would you nose-dive at a steep angle (converting altitude into vertical speed) or would you be looking for a more shallow nose-down attitude that gives you the greatest distance over ground (slower vertical speed, but higher forward speed and more covered forward distance), in order to make it to the next airport? The aspect ratio of the "hydrofoil" will also play a big roll: longer wings with a shorter chord length will be more efficient (less induced drag due to tip vorteces). You could also add symmetrical "winglets" for the same reason.

[@andreasantiagodiaz]

I love his italian accent and the fact that he recycles everything, ah me encanta

[@DivPivShiftmaster]

Thanks you're back rulof

[@ygk1994]

I almost forgot about this channel, thanks for the upload

[@Brickimated]

Very very very cool! Just subscribed. That phone call must’ve been some hella validation:)

[@Jack2Japan]

Hello from Texas! Great project. Excellent video.

[@markusschmid2927]

Just throw the bottle into the water and it will flow somewhere. This added complicated anex just slows it down, and pulls it constant in other directions, because it does not have any steering device.

[@KodaBunn]

the point is, when the wave pushes up on the bottle, the glider at bottom will propel it forward, same when the bottle goes back down, the fins adjust and the bottle is propelled forward some more

[@dvorak2676]

markus is right

[@Cent51]

Well then smart arse, why are you not throwing shit tons of bottles I. The ocean and see which works better. Fucken snowflakes where ever you look, always bitching.

[@cosmicacorn]

@@Cent51 Jesus wouldn't speak like that

[@Cent51]

@@cosmicacorn well Jesus is not here watching youtube.. And I am being nice. I have other words that will make you cry, if you are such a cry baby bitch snow flake as well.

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

very cool !!!!

[@TechsScience]

Message"Help i am stucked on island immediate help needed After 2 yrs hey man i am got this bottle message should we help him?

[@kingofstage6273]

Two years and the man already left of bones😂😂😂

[@adriancastroverde7901]

thanks! you gave me an idea how to dispose garbage and send it to another country....🤣🤣🤣

[@upinsky9272]

Idiot

[@Shipwreckforsail]

this guy is a genius

[@TheDizzle976]

Man, this is a great idea. Really got me thinking when i saw it on instructables the other day. Have you tested it against a bottle without the glider? Great job man.

[@thespectator2976]

This was just genious :) Well done sir.

[@SeansARobot]

This idea was very likely inspired by Liquid Robotics, who invented and patented the wave glider 10 years ago.

[@OutbackOntario]

amazing man! this tech should work on bigger levels i would hope. Amazing!

[@LordGryllwotth]

That is sick! Nice

[@cube_view]

Genius idea

[@Nestophallies]

Ma ché furbo, fatto bene, fatto bene, mio nonna viene da Sardegna. You speak English well also, my friend! Keep up the great work! Io sono Vicentino, grazie ancora!

[@chiglia]

Looool grande rulof non pensavo fossi così bravo a parlare inglese

[@eCitizen1]

With just a bit more ingenuity you could add a small processor and steering mechanism to guide it across the Atlantic.

[@fabiovezzari2895]

L'idea è estremamente interessante, complimenti

[@lutzweb]

No ma geniale questo progetto!!

[@riccardo5753]

Bellissimo questo progetto

[@peterxyz3541]

Clever!!!!! 👍🏼

[@Groucho92]

I love happy endings!

[@chrisclarkson3608]

This will be the UK's only method of communication post-brexit.

[@allclades]

But if the propeller gets hung up on something then it has the opposite effect right? Either way it's still a neat idea.

[@Rulof_Fai.da.Te_]

i don't understand wat do you mean...

[@SuperGewd]

@@Rulof_Fai.da.Te_ I believe he means if the wings get fouled. Seaweed Tangled in the wings? I suppose releasing three or four would increase the chances the message would get to shore.

[@smellybruhwithattitude7287]

The song sounds like it's saying diabetes diabetes yeah lol

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

You should have a youtube makers bottle race, your design vs others in a controlled wave tank with a breeze if possible, wind direction will be picked at random

[@Shipwreckforsail]

man im high watching this, but it's so great

[@Captain_Bartolo]

Wow it's so amazing idea 👍💯

[@mariahleekowalski]

Awesome 😀😀😀

[@tobysmith3266]

I would put a moisture absorber inside as some condensation may happen and ruin the note

[@petventures]

this is a genius idea!

[@alphabravo2181]

That’s so cool

[@Muonium1]

♥️🔥T H I C C R U L O F🔥♥️

[@SuperGewd]

Gotta be honest, I'm jealous of his beard. That's a handsome genius right there

[@designizm]

Excellent

[@kereta_Api_CC206]

You must put the gps transmitter to track the bottle position

[@zacklennard2925]

I can already see a big barracuda just drilling this thing into pieces

[@mheermance]

Message: "I am stuck on a lost continent of Caprona, please send help, and I am not kidding about the dinosaurs."

[@mccc4559]

Your video is nice and I like your voice too.

[@braiden2747]

Finally not a tic tic add

[@sessiontelemetric5618]

Haha "Ecofriendly" - then throw's wood, plastic, glue & paint into ocean. -And I'm pretty sure based on the underwater footage that the tide & wind propels the bottle as much as the directionless gadget.

[@SwissMadeMax]

Interessante, ma come fa a tenere la rotta ? Alla fine come una mongolfiera va dove vanno le correnti. Il sistema propulsivo è comunque interessante. Piccolo dettaglio: il regolamento dei traghetti vieta severamente di lanciare oggetti fuori bordo... 😉

[@smellybruhwithattitude7287]

This is great because your just going to have all this stuff if your stranded of a desert island

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Cool!

[@BurlapBandit968]

Your voice is amazing

[@carlmanx1680]

I put a message in a bottle once.. The note read " I did this just too fuck with you" "please return to water for redemption".

[@haytamiallaten2655]

Brilliant😊😊

[@01Fratricide]

Awesome, now some sort of passive rudder...

[@gszikra]

very nice

[@trp1751]

I send an sos to the world. I hope that someone reads me message in a bottle

[@SuperGewd]

Thanks, now I gotta go listen to that. Good choice, ain't heard it in so long

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

Tomas Proudlove I was scrolling down to find this comment.

[@carlmanx1680]

I'm drunk and stoned.. And now singing it.

[@wrex1377]

Genius!

[@markrasputkov1731]

hi focks. what an intro

[@twelvelookslike]

Awesome!

[@devenm.2188]

🎶“ diabetes... yeah!” 🎵

[@nightman7263]

Exactly all the materials and tools a castaway would have in a desert island!

[@e.rodger1148]

Be careful when opening stranded bottles, sometimes the bottle is used as a container to seal 'something evil'.

[@macallan3933]

Like an old fart

[@lalleprutt868]

Amazing👏👏

[@michaelwarlow4398]

Great video thank you :-)

[@aga5897]

Multo buono !

[@fazSHIKARI]

I don't understand why some humans find it fine to throw glass into the seas. At a young age, I've seen my aunt bleed from accidentally cutting her foot when she stepped on a shard from a beer bottle while we were swimming at the beach. I mean that big partially rusty piece of glass was lodged into her foot. It was gruesome. Its been almost more than 2 centuries since it happened but I can still recollect the events of that day. Visually.

[@vessel8817]

Wait dude, ur 200 years old?

[@ReparatumismoSPAIN]

Like muy interesante

[@cartoeder]

Nice fiching lure.

[@Eddievargas1]

Do you think the sea glider might have broke off when you through it off the top of the boat??

[@rcary]

Is direction random?? Also the music was great when you tested the bottle. 😀

[@jacoporambaldi2783]

I found this video from a random playlist and when i first saw you i started asking: " è lui o non è lui?"

[@wasanthawimaladharm]

Not practical bottle can rotate any direction with waves. Glider plates just swing up and down with sea waves but not giving a force to drive the bottle.if you say no it gives! Then glider should run more anterior than bottle.

[@Rulof_Fai.da.Te_]

i had the same idea... i swim next to bottle to see how it moves... if the bottle rotate. it just goes slower.. but still forward.. :)

[@haroldellis9721]

I am so going to make one.

[@PinkLloyd88]

so if i find myself stranded on a island I just need to find myself a drill press, a umbarella, and an angle grinder👌

[@andrecpu]

Super great idea! My guess is that the glider gets eaten by some hungry fish because it looks like one ?!

[@SuperGewd]

I mean sure. Except it didn't. So no.

[@andrecpu]

SuperGewd, true :)

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

Sting approves

[@noose7613]

Pretty cool how everything was recycled stuff

[@dumpsterstu4474]

I wonder if a bigger version could be used for surfers? as an alternative to the skidoo.

[@dumpsterstu4474]

My kid says it would be a good craft if you needed to get out of an Island it could propel a small skiff if you had no sails or motor. Would be another interesting experiment to try small scale.

[@jamesohara4295]

Why didn't you chuck in a control bottle with no wave propeller at the same place?.

[@sunleostudio7969]

Im from Poland. Zajebisty pomysł, podziwiam za pomysły. :)

[@lutzweb]

Genioooo

[@1Deejay7]

🤔 what about maybe a long string kite and a bottle ?

[@geo4681]

around the word

[@melody3741]

A hydrodynamic glider with port and starboard attachments!

[@kingmabg]

Where did the blue wire come from? And where did the metal peace glued to the bottle go?

[@SWhite-hp5xq]

Stuck on a deserted island... don’t have access to drill, jigsaw, glue or paint... any advice?!