Why its impossible to drive 1000mph

[@Donut]

Just to clarify, we shot this episode before the "Tuatara Drama" came to light. That being said, it still inspired us to make this episode. Hope you enjoy it! - Jerry

[@customjohnny]

More people need to read this! The video actually focuses on much more.

[@kegonpegs2833]

👌

[@wildanh7806]

👍

[@Christs_Apologet]

They kinda fked up the first run but I don't give a fk cause they said they will run it again and legitimately so stfu guys please

[@LudmilMetodiev]

I was about to make angry comment about that :D :D :D

[@thytor756]

"Our only option is to increase power" James softly: *mo powah babe...*

[@SkyHighGD]

fave part of the video

[@small_SHOT]

mo powa baby

[@Justin-me5vp]

Damn I had an ad right after the “mo”

[@EthanLeskovec]

I went back just ear it again

[@2jzandys444]

Time stamp

[@automaticsky470]

Always wondered why my 4 runner tops out a little over 975 mph. Thanks Mr. Donut!

[@mr3rightside47]

97.5*

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

@@mr3rightside47 kph

[@ElectricWolfe]

@@mr3rightside47 so funny

[@carllossa8114]

Sorry, he meant 97 500 mph

[@lastprophet9904]

Mm/ph

[@MansaVibez]

The team removing 16,000 TONS of stones, in the middle of the desert, by Hand was the most impressive feat in this video.

[@afterthesmash]

The Great Pyramid of Giza weighs 6 million tonnes, mostly moved by thin strips of leather with knots on the end attached to long, flexible sticks.

[@yslamannageldiyew589]

@@afterthesmash And still you can't move your ass from couch

[@fica1137]

​@@afterthesmash aliens*

[@yacinaft]

​@@afterthesmash actually it was kinda built by pouring materials into molds just like cement

[@therealtechfromheaven]

​@@yacinaftsome primitive wood and rock CNC machines and complicated planetary gearset pulley systems

[@ContasYT]

As someone from outside the US thank you for the KM/H conversion

[@markgadsby5568]

Yes it would have been very difficult maths otherwise… 😂

[@JohnDolschenko]

@@markgadsby5568 math? what math? all you do is think in each system at the same time, and spit out an "about" if someone asks. Kw HP watts bla bla bla> Mph kts Ft/sec KM who cares. +/-5 who cares.

[@mortenwillesen9680]

@@JohnDolschenko nerd🤓

[@smallshrimpin6939]

This channel is legitimately so good

[@nigeldean1813]

Been prob top 5 youtube pages for years

[@Ryanbmc4]

Almost as legitimate as SSCs record.

[@usman2131]

No

[@SemperFedelis2024]

Yes

[@pace7]

I've been using that word lately too

[@roryanri804]

Me: goes 120 down hill in my shitbox el camino "I'm so fast" Other people: going over 700, "I need more speed"

[@r32juan]

Mo powah babe

[@roryanri804]

@@r32juan i guess the sad original 305 needs an upgrade.

[@loganthesaint]

Me in my shit box Saturn with a fart can barely maintaining speed on a slight incline...

[@spaceflightcrewmate1934]

@@hamsterama xD

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

I got my el camino up to 120 and a little bit more but the speedo only goes to 120 and at that speed I only dared take my eyes off the road for a second lol

[@simonlangmead7]

First many thought you couldn’t fly faster than the speed of sound, it was done and than was doubled. A land vehicle couldn’t do it, then they did it. It takes huge knowledgeable effort and money to do this. A totally committed crew and huge amount of patience. That on top of not getting discouraged with the multiple failures experienced prior to cracking 1000 mph in a land vehicle.

[@MrWTF-cs6jr]

I can see them making a energy drink called "liquid horsepower"

[@suave605]

You’re not wrong there actually exists one.

[@DaveXXX]

They already have NOS energy drink

[@dylanhassan8714]

i would drink that more then water

[@stopglobalswarming]

nOS

[@thebestbarcode3465]

If it was named that, id drink it all day every day, id have stocks in that drink no cap

[@RushIndustries]

Are we just going to ignore the fact that these speed record "cars" are really just jet aircraft that they kept from taking off?

[@tomsmith3045]

Yep, absolutely true.

[@catherineharris4746]

😂Right!👍

[@Dretron79]

@@keppozx You just watched a whole video explaining why it's an achievement. It's definitely not a car the actual record calls it a "land vehicle", but it's not just a jet either. It's a fun engineering challenge and it's flashy enough for a Red Bull Stratos style advertising push when the finally go for it which will recoup a lot of the cost.

[@Yashiro-nene_dies]

They also used special aluminum wheels, regular tires will blow apart.

[@FinanceMan]

They are lol but cars can have jet engines and still be cars. Had it in the 60’s and 70’s for the technology.

[@RadKey]

That's some honda civic speed right there

[@gamersgalaxy5885]

Shut up egg

[@RSpracticalshooting]

VTEC INTENSIFIES

[@parnavad1794]

VTEC My Lads

[@slowslam8819]

POG

[@gabrielrowellbetancur3298]

vtec gang

[@gregrowe1168]

Better question is, how do you make a car go that fast without killing the driver if the slightest glitch happens. Jessie Combs died trying to break this record. A slight gust of wind, a tiny pebble the size of a pencil eraser, even turning the steering wheel a fraction a degree is all it takes for a disaster to occur.

[@LaCazaLP]

Easy answer. You dont. Thats why we refer to these People as "Daredevils". No sane person would never try to do the sonic and go really really fast lol

[@shblair]

thats why i enjoy motorcycles. 50 mph on an empty city street is exciting enough for this old guy.

[@originalforgery]

Jessie Combs car was never ever going to achieve anything other than tragedy.....

[@dextermorgan1]

​@@originalforgeryWhy is that?

[@originalforgery]

@@dextermorgan1Because it was built on a wing and a prayer with zero study to aerodynamic ground effects. You don't just cut the wings off a fighter jet and stick some wheels on it....!

[@TranceFur]

The shot of “liquid” was the most precariously positioned object on earth.

[@harshavardhanreddy8368]

That is true lelz

[@koenigseggkid1678]

I watched this whole video and I'm still wondering how that shot glass of "liquid" didnt fall down at that angle.

[@jlbueno0611]

Velcro stickers at the bottoms of the shot glasses .

[@rodmorgan7041]

And why u didn't skull it.

[@ssaulgoodmann]

Cause he is takumi

[@ViperVenom-ve7ir]

Tape

[@chraffis]

Magic

[@toddekramer]

Define “Car”...a rocket on wheels. ..hence “landspeed” record. Great stuff!!

[@mick666able]

Worked on a set of brake rotors back in 92/3 . Noticed thrust ssc on the drawings. In 98 discovered the company I worked for was a technical partner and that was when I discovered what the rotors were made for.

[@Power5]

I am shocked it even had brakes.

[@luigi55125]

The fastest car is that fart can honda civic that goes past your house at 3am. You ever wonder how so many people have the exact same experience with a civic? It's only one, he just drives THAT fast, that he passes every house on earth in a single night. He's the rice santa.

[@jesseeades1434]

So if Ricer Santa exists..... does that mean rolling coal Krampus exists?

[@zaklingenhammer2149]

Rice santa........ we've all heard that mother fucked

[@נדבנגבי]

ay rip Etika

[@GLACIOUS13]

Oh man! Thank you. I understand so much more right now. Not sure how to get this grin off of my face though. Lol!

[@NickRoman]

I think we need a law that says, any cop who can catch that guy gets to keep the vehicle, though it must be disassembled and sold for parts. And of course the driver gets life in prison. I mean, if he has disturbed the peace of 2.6 billion people for a total of 100 hours each, how else is he going to make up for that beyond being immortal and put into community service for the rest of the lifetime of the Earth?

[@sdimartino]

“Why it’s imposible to drive 1000 mph” Goes on to explain why it’s possible, just really hard.

[@SouthParkStudio]

Things are always possible.. just impossible under certain circumstances.. it’s possible that you could become smart, but ya chose to make an ass of yourself instead. A smart-ass, yet not an ass that is smart. See the implications?

[@cpawel]

@@SouthParkStudio With you trying to imply that all people who are smart-asses are not smart, I think you may be the not smart one in the conversation, along with your other fallacious assertions.

[@znome8500]

@@SouthParkStudio stfu

[@SouthParkStudio]

Cpawel Didn’t mean to offend you or your boyfriend. I never claimed all smart-asses aren’t smart.. just this one.. learn to read, and learn some rudimentary concepts while your at it

[@SouthParkStudio]

znO mE ur mom gay

[@kelinche]

Someone 49 years later: No, no I don't think so...

[@HaidaWay]

49 years later with mecha Clinton as world ruler: bro you remember cars? Used to take that to work everyday and back then I only worked 8 hours AND I got paid. Anyways, better get back to work before we get burned at the stake.

[@pineapplepizzagaming8018]

@@HaidaWay ok

[@kentremendous5112]

@@HaidaWay lmfao

[@kiojikr4872]

Bruh

[@zogworth]

Bloodhound are planning to do it rather sooner.

[@thorthegodofthunder2313]

“why it’s impossible to to drive at 1000mp” Someone watching this sometime in the future: **laughs in accomplishment**

[@dougshaw2944]

A resounding "YES!" to the extended interview. I'd love to see that...top speed racing is the nuttiest. Plus, I wonder why Bonneville wasn't used (environmental concerns, surface quality, track distance (or lack thereof), proximity to the location of build, weather, none of the above?, some combination of all, or some, of the above?). Thanks for yet another informative and (relatively) in-depth B-2-B on a subject that just doesn't get the attention it deserves. Cheers

[@Donut]

We actually had to cut a section of the video talking about that, but in short its a combo of track quality and distance. For example, Black Rock Desert in Nevada used to be a good place to make an attempt back in the 90’s but the surface is less than ideal now because of, and this is 100% true, Burning Man - Jerry

[@VerdeMorte]

Bonneville is a Salt Lake Bed that has been becoming increasingly less flat as moisture is increasing in the area. It's climate change that may have been brought on by the upward increase of event attendees...

[@polbecca]

A dried salt lake like Bonneville is simply too hard a surface for the vehicle and the driver at transonic speeds. That's why a dried mud surface works better: hard outer surface but softer material underneath.

[@JoeAchilles1]

When was this video made, we all know that SSC Tuatara record was nothing more than some GPS conversion software in a laptop. Great video otherwise.

[@Ryanbmc4]

Part of me wants to believe it was an honest mistake.

[@nisargmahale5162]

Yeah i heard about this, its quite inaccurate

[@JoeAchilles1]

@@Ryanbmc4 I did for a while, but they continued to lie and then their statement video was pathetic and pushed me over the edge 🤯

[@racistrobinhood]

Easy to believe this was made over 2 weeks ago. Honest mistake. Less than honest oversight with the editor.... Seems lazy

[@Anthony_Vergara]

Literally 16 minutes ago

[@___asd159gh43]

Requesting a Bumper to bumper on James's relationship with his father

[@6ixmil217]

What would the intro look like?

[@casmorris5812]

Why does James and his father keep on coming up

[@gsjourney3054]

@@casmorris5812 cuz people are dicks but if you have a dad that left you kinda can laugh about it cuz it’s something a lot of people can share basically his dad left his family when he was a kid and wasn’t nice to his mom and yeah

[@gsjourney3054]

@@casmorris5812 I honestly think his dad said he would be a failure and it’s like funny to james cuz look where he is now🤣

[@wilkelley9319]

We will never give up

[@thesilversphincter]

The land speed records was so fun to watch as a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s. The blue flame was my favorite

[@actualtrey]

Early Donut Media: The History of the Helmet Donut Media now: Lets have this guy pretend to be your Uncle for ads then lets have him explain why no one will ever go 1000 mph

[@muffinmonk]

Eventually you run out of topics.

[@SelimDenizli54]

ok boomer

[@Dr.Duck22]

*on land

[@tony_5156]

Great content mate idk what your on anout

[@mojoo215]

Oh shut up man, it's still great content.

[@cherrypepsi2815]

"Back in October, the SSC Tuatara-" *I'm gonna stop you right there buddy*

[@carlosmmm2183]

They said it was recorded before all the drama happened

[@cherrypepsi2815]

@@carlosmmm2183 I know dude for fuck's sake it's a joke

[@asthmaticfish]

@@BrandonF26 but wait a minute, the gears that were shown were the stock gearing, they could have tuned those gears and made modifications to the gearbox and engine to get to such speeds, and because it’s still a production car then it would still be eligible for the record.

[@brendancolberg5707]

@@cherrypepsi2815 fuckin relax buddy goddamn. sounds like someone needs a hug

[@toad3222]

@@asthmaticfish no

[@jasepoag8930]

"You can see the curvature of the earth..." Flat earthers: The WHAT?!

[@tlf361]

I can't believe some people still actually think the world is round... talk about brainwashed by the government

[@CauneMusic]

@@tlf361 pathetic, how can it be round, think about it, the curvature is the gravitation pulling light down. Thats how black holes work, the gravity sucks the light,

[@Geereg69]

@@CauneMusic I’m praying that you are joking

[@tlf361]

@@Geereg69 I pray that Jesus blesses you in your life

[@EverythingButSoap]

@@tlf361 Heil jesus!!!

[@triadwarfare]

I like that you're taking feedback and actually display kph values. You'll just need consistency.

[@emadarshad11]

I love how the liquid is barely contained in that glass

[@snowblood82]

23 years ago I was 15. I remember reading about this I feel old.

[@G.a.b.b.a]

23 yrs ago I was -10

[@stuffzyxk1446]

38 years old 😬

[@marizaguerrero4818]

23 years ago I needed 3 years to be born hahah

[@z34juanmateo26]

@@marizaguerrero4818 same😂

[@bruhinthebruhwiththebruh1370]

23 years ago i didnt exist and was in peace until god deciding to ruin my life by making my life

[@kapuzentyp2882]

Car: "goes 1000 mph" Tires: "yee, this ain't it chief"

[@jasongarfitt1147]

The tires couldn't hack it so they just run it on super expensive alumunuim rims

[@weatheranddarkness]

@@jasongarfitt1147 single piece forged and laser balanced

[@sjrjfndn]

I know no one asked but apparently a veyrons stock tires can only last 15 minutes before exploding at top speed but you will be out of gas in 12 minutes so....

[@sjrjfndn]

@@snarkylive it really is people over look how cool tires actually are lol there quite the man made thing

[@sjrjfndn]

@Chyler Baby who says I dont worship tires just made a fun fact there by far the most underrated man made thing

[@leqin]

And of course, as we now know, apart from breaking the sound barrier the most difficult thing is getting to the end of the measured mile without the text on your vehicle being turned back to front or is it inside out.

[@TheAlison1456]

5:58 wow. i never thought about lift effectively decreasing the car's weight like that and that's partly why it's so easy to lose control. fascinating.

[@jamesbizs]

You, ugh, do know how airplanes work right?

[@blongus]

@@jamesbizs I think you're a little late to this party

[@arjun6003]

@@blongus you are as well and me too

[@Delimon007]

@@blongus You are never to late to the party lets go bois!

[@checksumtheprotogen]

@@Delimon007 so true

[@JCD00]

Hey Vsauce, Michael here. Back in October, the SSC Tuatara set the record for the fastesr production car in the world, or did it? *vsauce music*

[@spcresent]

It's scary how I could hear his voice, and the music while reading this.

[@kalleklp7291]

Looking at the video seeing the helicopter fly side by side at nearly 200 m/ph it was a fake! This type of helicopter has a max speed well under 200 m/ph and carries a camera crew + equipment.

[@KalOrtPor]

Vsauce, Kevin here! So the SSC Tuatara just set the record for fastest production car in the world, right? Hehe....WRONG!

[@sethbingo]

It isn't verified

[@satyris410]

@@spcresent the "or did it" music? I hear that totally

[@joshuastephens6385]

"Curvature of the earth" ought to piss off the flat Earthers.

[@snowblood82]

There's a global uprise as we speak.

[@bustindustin959]

Lol, well they are correct about that one. It really is just perspective, as proven by a telescope bringing the "disappeared" object back into view

[@pauljones2389]

@@bustindustin959 it's so flat you can see the curve 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrPixiepantz]

@@bustindustin959 hahahahaha...perspective! That's funny, well done.

[@bustindustin959]

@@MrPixiepantz ....no no, for real. I don't believe it's flat, it's just that's not a good round earth proof, because you can bring the whole ship back into view, after disappeared, easily with a telescope.

[@Flapswgm]

Best Explanation of the physical limits a car has to limit its speed. I taught physics and you would have been a VERY welcomed guest in my class. Thanks so much.

[@MaikLangel0]

Well the tuatara kinda did an oopsie with their measurements...

[@siddarths1727]

Most prolly orchestrated for media attention

[@emanuelnamseth1469]

Cry babies, cry!!!!

[@digitalcamaro9708]

@@emanuelnamseth1469 Okay bro give your mom your phone back.

[@marc6602]

Yeah it was faked

[@steflo4544]

Can we just say *RIP* to Jessi Combs, *SHE* set a land speed record of 398mph and but tragically died doing what she loved. Also was a “MythBuster” god we loved that show. Rip 🌹 ❤️

[@nym5qu17]

She died going 512 mph what a fucking legend!

[@lucasvanhamburg4937]

they should have used a man

[@kianduesing]

I never knew about this... She was famous for MB, which I loved very much but never knew she died that way... R.I.P.

[@fredericrike5974]

@@lucasvanhamburg4937 Why? The Isreali Defense Force flew a mission up the Bakka Valley some years ago, led by a female Colonel of their Air Force- a half dozen planes, in line behind that female colonel took out 70+% of the Hezbollah air defense systems- at somewhere over the speed of sound and less than a thousand feet from the ground. The medicine says women handle G force better than men- it's a "biological thing"- sorta makes up for all the other superiority myths you've been brought up on, doesn't it?Actually, looking at your name,I suspect you should take up the qualifications of women with Angela Merkel- even if you don't agree with all of her politics, you have to respect her ability; those who haven't aren't much around the Bundestag any more. In Jessi Combs case, she was fully licensed and certified, the car was inspected and cleared by very skilled technicians of the sanctioning body, not the American Eagle team. In her early teens, she was doing things with dirt bikes that boys six to ten years older couldn't- and i rather doubt you could now. I'm not family, and I never met the lady, but I was deeply impressed by what she did, time after time. BTW, it is thought she hit a rock and lost surface contact- there is both the sanctioning bodies report and the County Sheriff's if you want to dig.

[@senorpepper3405]

i didn't even know that she broke a land speed record, let alone she was trying to break a land speed record. she used to be on the power block on spike. always thought that she was a good looking lady. that's too bad.

[@Yashiro-nene_dies]

I'm sure if the engineers look into vtec surely it can hit 1000mph.

[@honklerton732]

vtec is torque driven crap. they've bypassed torque and went straight to thrust power (much better). So what the frack you talkin bout willis? Did you even watch the video?

[@miguelbolanos839]

@@honklerton732 joke went over your head buddy

[@Yashiro-nene_dies]

@@honklerton732 you understand how jokes work?

[@samsung-eh4dv]

Chill buddy it’s a joke aimed at ricers.

[@rich1051414]

@@Yashiro-nene_dies Look at the dudes profile and playlists. We should be proud that he can even read at all... The most basic and stereotypical taste of all below average IQ knuckle draggers xD

[@justincase5228]

Congratulations. Out of the million YT videos that was the one and only advertisement I actually sat through and listened to.

[@Fr4ncM]

Meanwhile, me going 80 in my 2013 Nissan Versa: _I am speed_

[@baconscentedammo]

I loved my Versa (2011 hatch)

[@Therod911]

Which perhaps takes more courage than taking the LSR to 1000mph. I salute you.

[@shanester366]

heh once me and a coworker "raced" on a freeway, his shitbox 90s civic and my 90 corolla, we hit about 90 and were neck and neck, looked at each other with instant regret and slowed down, was terrifying XD

[@markh.6687]

Until the JATCO (Junk Another Transmission Company) CVT decides to take an explosive permanent vacation. :(

[@senorpepper3405]

@@Therod911 😂

[@Takumitsuu]

Fun fact: the fastest Man made object, The voyager in space goes 32,000 Mph

[@twinchrome3258]

How fast did the man hole cover go?

[@cyberpunk6554]

Does it come back?

[@freshpeanut4967]

TwinChrome Yeah I was just thinking that too

[@TexMex421]

Also fun: 32,000 Mph vs what? Any speed needs a point or frame of reference. 32,000mph away from Earth? The sun? Steve Harvey?

[@Sheridantank]

@@TexMex421 32,000 miles from where it was an hour ago?

[@lukewarren9593]

Funny how you keep calling it a "car", I'd call it a land rocket.

[@jordanaraujo2579]

Thank you. That ain't no car. I was going to call it a scud missile on wheels.

[@Slickstaff_Stainpants]

if the wheels are providing the speed then its not a car.

[@aterack833]

Land cruiser or whatever, need some jets strapped to a chair to make that classic pod racer sound

[@abritishguy7295]

been and seen the Bloodhound SSC in Leeds UK , its massive, and powered by a small solid rocket engine and a Eurofighter Typhoons turbojet engine,

[@eddyst4955]

That car got me into engineering lol, it's just crazy, car rocket, fucking both in the same time

[@Biketunerfy]

The problem is those including Craig breedloves (the spirit of America) car (that was disqualified) that he entered into the land speed record car event which means it has to have 4 wheels not 3. The 3 wheeled vehicles now have their own class so unless your vehicle has 4 wheels it can not attain a record in that class of 4 wheeled cars that the thrust SSC holds the record for. The thrusts SSC beat breedloves record anyway because it broke the sound barrier on land first.

[@cptnscoob]

SSC "supposedly" set the record. Needs confirmation before you say it as fact

[@andrianfinlanda3372]

They probably recorded this episode before there was speculation

[@billc_26]

If anyone needs, watch Bladed Angel's video and Schmee150's videos which debunk the record.

[@cptnscoob]

@@billc_26 or you know Engineering explained who actually does the math? I love Bladed but he rants without a lot of actual backing it up sometimes

[@billc_26]

@@cptnscoob yeah....yeah....that is very true. I am foolish sometimes.

[@guteng9884]

They tagged a comment, they filmed it before all the shit. I really hope SSC holds up to their promises and ACTUALLY do a 2nd run

[@fvh_cookie]

Jeremayah: *make some blah-blah-blah noises* Me: *starring at two holes on the wall*

[@VerdeMorte]

Where? I want to see them too!

[@Slick85]

I thought there was dust on my screen

[@rickvillanueva7345]

I literally cant unsee the holes now 🤣🤣🤣

[@tfdima]

bro just bring a long stretch of land into space and a car and record achieved ez clap

[@xXxBRUTTOxXx]

Tela's next stunt

[@josuevalar6465]

Gg ez

[@derekbauer2125]

Ya ikr engineers r so dum like hire me nasa 🙄

[@louis-philippelavoie6929]

Crank the power up and find me someone with BALLS

[@arx3516]

And since it's in space you don't have to worry about drag anymore.

[@theoriginalbigant]

Man, I went to school for Aviation Maintenance and this made my willy wobble. Dope Episode. thanks

[@bentreece1187]

"And they break apart, just like this analogy" If only more physics teachers were willing to admit when an analogy meets it's limits. Hahaha. Great Job Jerry!

[@jmannUSMC]

So much respect to anybody with a PhD in CFD

[@arthritisankle]

No joke. I took basic fluid dynamics and it was pretty hard.

[@gregparrott]

@@arthritisankle Yep, and basic fluid dynamics deals with incompressible fluids. Things get much more complicated with compressible fluids

[@gregparrott]

@DispelTheMythThat's too deep a subject

[@Yktog]

@DispelTheMyth no

[@callummaxwell7331]

I have a masters in CFd 😁

[@overhaul4578]

"What does it take to make a car go 1000mph?" ... a 2jz with ... 3 turbos AND a supercharger?

[@whoisbotsman]

Spoon engine, T66 turbo, NOS and Motec System exhaust

[@gabegamer8646]

*tires* don't be like devel 16 It's not all about power (Also no idk if the 2jz could handle that Much power it might explode)

[@tinal9561]

@@whoisbotsman ok Hector

[@Taylor-ij4fr]

@@whoisbotsman sorry but a honda can't go that fast.

[@gazz5998]

A supercharger actually does help... pump fuel. They have used a supercharged jag V8 to power the fuel pump on this vehicle.

[@burst345]

I attended an educational show as an HP consultant for scientific calculators on 2012. At that time, the Bloodhound LSR project was being introduced as the SSC. So I took that project as my presentation theme. After thoroughly studying math involved and running several calculations, I arrived at a speed figure of 1058.8 mph if the trial run was performed at 30 degrees Celsius ambient temperature and the 794-meter elevation at Hakskeen Pan. I figured that the combined power available from the jet engine - rocket motor combination amounted to over 100,000 horsepower to overcome the 19-ton drag force exerted over the car body. However, I could not consider the second-order effects stemming from the supersonic shock wave, being that the nonlinear analysis can not be undertaken without the aid of advanced hydrodynamic software.

[@arvinn00555]

Day 31 of asking Nolan to make donuts for the crew Nothing can beat my civic... it goes 1000000000 mph

[@parnavad1794]

VTEC My Boooooiiiiiiii

[@aooa16]

10000000001*

[@retrospace2150]

Honda Fit goes 10000000000e x 2

[@Vincent98987]

my dodge dart can hit 69 inf mph

[@Diftonez]

FOR THE FIRST GERAR AND UNTIL VTEC KICKED IN YO

[@tmass1]

at first this dude was like a copy of the other dude. but over time this dude is getting his own style. good job dude

[@hhiippiittyy]

dude

[@iitzblitxen3770]

dude

[@DiecastNZ]

dude

[@ersyadiaz]

ayy dude

[@vedantawasthi5410]

Look at this duud

[@workingclassperson2124]

Cmon, all it needs is a fart can exhaust a “cold air” intake and a V-tech sticker on it and it’ll go 1022 mph. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@patrickjohnson8264]

Smh you forgot the cardboard wing

[@cenrics6137]

dont forget the neon

[@JJSmith-zp3oh]

What about the "Dolphin fin" ?

[@croquels1]

it lacks the snail with a impeller TUUUUURRRRBOOOOO sticker (chromed!)

[@czattew]

Only if you are running a spoon engine with t66 turbos and NOS like hector ordered

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

4:55 omg it's so weird and harder to understand when the speed is not on the x axis. This way it would be more straightforward that the air resistance exponentially increases with the speed

[@ccmps]

I remember the Discovery Channel special on the Thrust SSC back in the day. All the struggles, the danger involved. It was very, very hard to pull that off. The driver was a former Royal Air Force pilot if I'm not mistaken, and the project manager was the former driver of the Thrust, which held the world record at the time, getting close to the speed of sound, but not over it.

[@nigelft]

Yup ... I'm old enough to remember when Richard Noble smashed the world land speed record in Thrust 2, which I got to see in person, in a vehicle museum, iurc, in Coventry. Aside from that, it was notable for the fact that Jaguar took one of the fastest coupé at the time (XJS ?), and turned it into the world's fastest 'fire engine' (OK, more like a car out fitted with a big enough tank for fire suppression), just in case Thrust 2 crashed ... I still have a vague visually memory of watching it power across the dry lake bed, the mirage effect making it look like it _was_ travelling across water, with a huge 'roosters' tail of dust, right behind it ... When Trust SSC came around, by then he knew he was a touch too old to drive it. Though he was a key figure in the project, even he would say he had a more hands off rôle than portrayed, but given he _did_ practically hold the land speed record for the longest time, he appreciated actually being bought on-board. As for the driver of Thrust SSC, if memory recalls, not only was he an retired RAF Squadron Leader (the equivalent to a Major in both the Army, and Royal Marines; and Lt. Commander in the Royal Navy - making him a NATO OF-3), but he was a Sqn Ldr of the Red Arrows, the RAF's Display Team, making him a man formerly in charge of one of the world's elite aerobatic display teams, requiring an insane level of skill just to be even considered to join them, as even a few seconds miss-timing can end in serious crashes, during air displays. I wish I could remember that pilot's name, as he - rightfully - deserves recognition for being the first person to drive faster than Mach 1, which would've pushed even his skills to the limit ... ... but seeing an aerial photo of Thrust SSC, a clear line, caused by the supersonic shock wave spreading laterally across the salt/sand, is still an incredible image ... ... hence I can't wait to see what Bloodhound can do, at maximum throttle ...

[@MixD9]

@@nigelft The driver of ThrustSSC was Andy Green. He's also the driver of Bloodhound LSR. But he'll be 60 years old this year, so maybe not such a great idea?

[@MrSpanks]

@@nigelft Same!! As a kid fascinated in all things 'car', we had a school trip to Coventry Motor Museum - after showing a documentary on Thrust 2, they rolled back the curtains and there it was - Thrust 2 !!! I was blown away! Those things really stick in a kids mind and is largely why I am now an engineer. Thrust 2 - Richard Noble Thrust SSC - Wing Commander Andy Green Thrust Bloodhound - Wing Commander Andy Green

[@16nowhereman]

"Scotty, I need more power." "I've giv'n her all she's got captain, an' I canna give her no more."

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

All she's got isn't good enough Scotty. What else you got?

[@ilovebread352]

@@AlexandarHullRichter HOW BOUT...UMM 50,000 PUNDS O'THRUST

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

@@ilovebread352 pennies next to what the Enterprise already got!

[@ilovebread352]

@@AlexandarHullRichter sorry I don't understand U know when Siri says dat

[@tao8150]

I JUST CAN'T DOIT CAP'N!!

[@gaby8583]

Day 9 of asking James to do an Up To Speed 🥺

[@masterhybrid16]

Ye boi im missing it too

[@11Pharcyde]

Wait why they stop?

[@SkyHighGD]

yes

[@ariyankhan4337]

What happened

[@dimo_the_did784]

maybe they ran out of car companies

[@cpanbalagan]

Layman’s level explanations done in an entertaining way!! Kudos!!

[@marcoferreira3832]

"you can even see the *curvature* of the Earth" *Angry Inbred flat earther noises*

[@robertgray1811]

_EEEEEEHHHHHHHHH_ *NOT TRUE NO TRUE BAD BAD GOVERNMENT EEEE* *NOT TRUE IM NOT INBRED EVEN THOUGH I CLERLY AM EEEEEEEEE* *ITS ALL A SIMULATION NOT TRUE NOT TRUE EEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@sirmounted8499]

orange man bad

[@markh.6687]

@@sirmounted8499 What that has to do with the curvature of the Earth remains a mystery. Maybe we can make a series out of it.

[@TWEAKLET]

@@markh.6687 trump is easily the reason for everything that goes wrong including earth not being flat

[@markh.6687]

@@TWEAKLET Oh! Now I get it! I thought everything going wrong was MY fault!! Phew! That's a relief! :)

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

“Liquid horse juice” Well that’s one hell of a concerning name. The color doesn’t help

[@johnnyfrankenstein0123]

lol

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

@Azal 423 y e a h

[@tylersmallman]

Look at my horse My horse is amazing

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

@@tylersmallman give it a lick, it tastes just like raisins

[@doctorTF_2]

is it really?

[@Cayman192]

My favorite thing about this channel is how guys who seem like they can be a bunch of kyles, are actually really smart and passionate about what they talk about so they do the math. And then they break it down in a way that makes it easy for a Kyle (Sort of) like myself can understand.

[@AeroTechie]

10:36, the greatest visual for breaking the sound barrier that I have ever seen

[@spekeldorf]

Can we petition for Donut to develop their own motor oil called “Liquid Horse Juice”??

[@aquaisuseful682]

😂😂😂

[@andrewdakus1766]

That's called glue lol

[@spekeldorf]

@@andrewdakus1766 liquid horse juice, my friend... not viscous horse juice 👍

[@pmygoddamn]

"yea i did a LHJ swap"

[@whoisbotsman]

And their own fuel additive called "Mo' Powah Babeh"?

[@thedinastyguild]

as a mechanical engeneer myself, i would like to add that going over 300mph (500kmh) is already an acomplishment. i have never phisically participated in the creation of any super car or anything like that, but on my free time i tried to design (as a self challenge) a internal combustion-propeled "as fast as i can for the memes" car, and boy was it a failure, yes, my engine theorically works, and my body design is oddly efficient at dispelling drag, but that thing even on the simulations cannot achive it's theoricall top speed (325mph, 520kmh), i have managed to run it at about 300 mph (480ish kmh, got lazy to do the convertions, lol), and that was by replacing the drivier with a IA driver instead of a human (simulated) driver. i have abandoned the project for now, but here's a summary of all the things that i have to fix: -the engine displaces too much residual gas, blowing up the whole turbo system, tried to replace it with superchargers, they got ripped appart. -if the turbos explodings don't blow up first, they melt down from the increase of heat due exsesive preasure. -i have not found yet the right alghorithm to make the smart surfaces correctly adjust for the drag at low speeds (but that's just me not knowing how to code properly) -belive it or not wheel traction plays a huge part on acceleration, at nearly about 1.8k hp, the force transmited to the ground from the wheels is so high that one out of two things always happens; car does minihops off the ground making the ride rock around making it near imposible to drive, or the wheels have differential traction, making my build turn from a car into world's lamest-but-cool-looking bayblade (again making it near imposible to control). moral of the story, just because the math checks out doesn't reallity does too.

[@GameOver-nm2us]

I mean...if you did all that by yourself then it's really impressive

[@thedinastyguild]

@@GameOver-nm2us oh hey, thanks, but i must confess that i have been working on that since i was a teenager, so not that impressive under the context that it took me well over a decade to do it all. Project is still halted as I've lost interest for now, might take it up again some day in the future, but like i said, simulations differ from real world, in the real world 2k hp engines need to be rebuilt after each use as they thorn apart themselves after a few seconds of max power output.

[@GameOver-nm2us]

@@thedinastyguild yes but you could use electrical motors as an example. Idk why but I have the urge to make you continue the project and finish it. Also idc if you've been working on it since you were a teenager, that's still sick

[@2112jonr]

Yep, it makes cars like the Bugatti Chiron look REALLY impressive that they actually manage to control all of these forces for real. Incredible German engineering, as always.

[@Delimon007]

FYI, you use multiple engines to go as fast as they are

[@orangebrains]

like for the MATH!

[@kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkiki]

ладно мужик

[@leanin7.3l24]

He spoke English! The man spoke English!

[@maximus1992a]

Stasik is that really you?!

[@RoshanShoham]

Really?

[@bob_ross0059]

@@RoshanShoham ur sus ngl

[@theotherside7634]

Top fuel dragsters don't run 1/4 miles, its been shortened to 1000 feet for a while.

[@kenbee1957]

"I followed a horse around. For a long time" ~Uncle Jeremy

[@Bdr_777_]

**12 year olds reading the title of the vid** “sUpRa CaN dRiVe tHiS fAsT iT cOmEs sTock wItH 10000 hp”

[@bhartishingole854]

Your pfp matches it perfectly

[@shreyyy4078]

😂😂

[@nibbacheese3787]

This joke is getting kinda old don't you think

[@air-headedaviator1805]

How many 12 year olds today give a hoot about the Supra? Supra’s are not on kids radar

[@shreyyy4078]

@@nibbacheese3787 yes

[@PaganiGaming]

Day 255 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad

[@MrRedstoner]

Dang that took a while to find!

[@PaganiGaming]

@@MrRedstoner yeah I was late today

[@qrowfeather]

holy moly, you've been doing this for almost an year?!?

[@nofleshspared]

He had two moms

[@robertgray1811]

you'll succeed one day, my friend

[@15743_Hertz]

I have watched and taken into account all the factors mentioned in the quest for 1000 mph, as depicted by your excellent explanation, and I have the following question: "Was the yellow liquid tasty?"

[@jsmariani4180]

Bloodhound engineers built a wheel that can handle something like 100,000Gs. That was no small feat.

[@makantahi3731]

it is full metal, no rubber

[@nigelft]

@@makantahi3731 Indeed ... Just the engineering behind making the solid billets, iirc, from a very carefully controlled alloy; heat treating it; tempering it back; then machining it to insane tolerances, was all a nightmare by itself. Even the rocket motor, which provides the secondary power, ontop of the jet engine, to push it past 830mph, took several iterations. And the twin analogue dials, built by Rolex, just in case of both primary, and secondary, electronic systems fail, took alot of effort to build, as not even the watches that the Apollo astronauts wore were subjected to the same calculated g-forces those two dials will experience at maximum thrust ... imagine building a mechanical watch that can operate with a shock loading of 8g+, abet able to maintain the same precision of timing ... ... that's how difficult building Bloodhound is, and why it has suffered setbacks, and delays, as all the teams involved, are quite literally pushing the envelope, as they are, essentially, building a fighter jet with the express purpose of _not_ taking off, even though it would be travelling, iirc, somewhere between V1, and Vr ...

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

@@nigelft that’s nuts, I didn’t not know that but I appreciate the information. Very interesting stuff and the way you present it too. This is something I’ll probably never forget.

[@FreigeistaufReisen]

Interesting! During the whole video I was wondering, if perhaps the wheels were the limiting factor.

[@cryptid_legend7567]

@@FreigeistaufReisen same here. I was about to start looking up materials that could handle that force.

[@anthonyschumacher2491]

6:15 Yooooo my dad drove the Army Top Fuel Dragster for like 20 years, he'd love to talk to you guys if you're down?

[@twilightsuzuka6252]

Woah are you Tony Schumacher’s son ? I saw your Reddit AMA the other day.

[@anthonyschumacher2491]

@@twilightsuzuka6252 yeah that’s me!

[@simpleman8883]

No way.

[@pouncey007]

youtube celebrity, LOL

[@phantomaviator1318]

your dad is cool

[@Plimpert]

This was an awesome episode, I know it’s hard to continue to come up with new videos and I can imagine the concern of people will like new videos or not and this one was a winner. I think experimenting and trying new things is what’s going to keep this channel, especially when it’s teaching us! Keep it up!

[@borisbadaxe9678]

My neighbor hits 1000 mph coming out of his driveway every night, just about the time I'm trying to get to sleep.

[@Davethreshold]

FASCINATING! When I was a kid, learning what a socket wrench was, I saw an article about Mickey Thompson: He had, "The Challenger" which had a fuel-injected 421 Pontiac engine at EACH WHEEL! He set the record, but it was somewhere in the 400 MPH range.

[@skippy8727]

6:04 First "Mo Powah Babeh" I've heard on this channel in like forever!

[@carterschuller1583]

“You can’t just slap a mo power sticker on it” Me: MOOOO POWERRRRRRRRRR

[@leechowning2712]

Red. Red goes faster.

[@hpcarthech4387]

@@leechowning2712 😏

[@sinbad4693]

They should have James saying “mo powah baby” just randomly in the video lol

[@MrWaheedulHaque]

Before stock - 160mph max speed My car + james shouting more pawah baby = 1,420mph max speed

[@Prothei]

That was actually very infomative. Cheers

[@mjost11211]

Should also discuss the tires. They are a big limiting factor for production vehicles.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

you mean the solid aluminum wheels? there is no 'tire' as such.

[@Rob165x]

@@ghostrider-be9ek right? Shit, the Chiron needed special one time tires to hit over 300mph because pressure in them get too high. Imagine the stress the crank goes through at double that speed without actual tires to absorb it. Rockets pump water under them during launch so the acoustics don’t tear it apart, imagine a poor car going through the sound barrier at sea level. By comparison density is at 1,000 millibars at sea level. At 18,000 feet it’s less than half (cruising altitude), at 100,000 feet it’s only about 10. So over twice the air resistance on land...if it’s not too hot...and while keeping traction the whole time.

[@haydenmcfarland3130]

Yeah there was a doco about the Thrust SSC and that was one of the problems they had, the car was literally ripping itself apart as it went down the track

[@porterrasi]

Great insight on land speed record attempts. One clarification: Following Scott Kalitta's fatal crash in 2008, Top Fuel and Funny Car's only race 1000ft instead of a 1/4mile in competition.

[@alphagt62]

Really? Well you’ve taught me something, I had no idea. No wonder the times got faster.

[@MC2738]

This isn’t “Need 4 speed” This is “Need 1000 speed”

[@johnnyfrankenstein0123]

imagine only going 4 mph smh

[@DaciaSandero_1.5DCi]

@@johnnyfrankenstein0123 i agree smh

[@thatcopenguy]

"A Mazda 2 is barely breaking 100mph" Me, a Mazda 2 owner never breaking 100mph : 😥

[@mihajlovucinic011]

They meant its breaking at 100mph :D

[@dalaanibombina8822]

@@mihajlovucinic011 lmfao...

[@zachrendon8105]

A very sad truth for us Mazda 2 owners

[@liamthomas7749]

yo thats rough

[@sierrasymone7590]

I've broken 100mph in my Mazda protege 1.6

[@kurstpro]

Jerr bear, you are truly becoming one of the hosts I love the most! Can't wait for next week lol

[@domhuckle]

One of the best videos on land speed I've ever seen - simplified a load of complicated stuff

[@emmitswanson2297]

My dad is the fastest human to ever leave his child alone

[@nisargmahale5162]

F

[@allanbernabe38]

I guess he must have hit the sound barrier. That's why you never heard from him.

[@srivathsmanmohan4451]

James pumphrey is that you??

[@OvelNick]

This made me think of what the environment must have been like when breaking the sound barrier....that quote specifically. "Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight." -Chuck Jager Fair winds and following seas, sir!

[@marcosljf]

Am i tripping or homeboy was wearing some jordan 14’s?! “Jordan and silvias” 😂🤣🤯🔥

[@avrggamer69]

Yup he's wearing 14s they look like the black ferraris

[@copehargrove431]

@@avrggamer69 I’m thinkin Last Shot. Regardless, grandpa dripped up

[@romanjacobs1794]

Here just to remind you: Thrust SSC' World record run was filmed from BMW M5 e39 going in front of it.

[@ASHIIIIIIIIIII]

The part with the "liquid" may be the most anxiety inducing thing I have ever witnessed

[@LogicKidroy]

Witchcraft!

[@contrdt3]

I was hoping I am not the only one LOL

[@DoggosGames]

"Whats that boom noise, James?" "Im not sure." Car is seen speeding by before cloud of supersonic smoke passes them

[@wanderingbufoon]

Jeremy: "we need lots of juice" Production Team: "how much?" Jeremy: "all of it"

[@swankmotee]

Love focusing on the two molly anchor holes behind you on the right especially when you point a big green arrow at em'! LOL!

[@brickfayse8302]

You guys have taught me so much just in one day. I just found the channel down a youtube rabbit hole and I'm hooked.

[@peterwale6821]

The first Thrust blew up and the Thrust 2 & SSC are displayed in Coventry's (UK) Transport Museum. The SSC is absolutely massive.

[@dmeemd7787]

You guys did a really good job with this. I've worked and drag racing on and off for a long time and this is a great way for people who like all types of different cars or think one time is better than another to really learn a lot and put things in proper perspective. Nice!

[@terenceblakely4328]

Didn't mention the tire issue at that speed. Building a tire that can withstand the centripetal force at those speeds is horrifically difficult.

[@dannypipewrench533]

Unless the record is specifically for wheeled vehicles, at some point I wonder if rocket sleds might be a better choice. Yeah, they are harder to control and there is more drag, but the mechanical simplicity is appealing.