World's Fastest Pitch - Supersonic Baseball Cannon - Smarter Every Day 242

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I have been wanting to build this thing as long as I understood the physics of how it all works. A super big thanks to David Linderman, Jeremy Fielding, Trent, and David Woodall (the welder).
I realize most people who support Smarter Every Day don't do it for "transactional" reasons, (ie, I'll support Smarter Every Day to get stuff). I also realized that there is often a mental hurdle that must be crossed before support on Patreon starts. My thought is that I'd really like to give folks a baseball, and it might provide enough momentum to get over that initial hurdle. I signed the first shipment of baseballs I received, but I only have so many of those. There's no implication that my signature is worth anything.... it's just kind of what you do with baseballs... it's a tradition. After a certain number, it will transition to unsigned baseballs. I've got enough signed baseballs to over all existing Patrons, and many more, but I will wait a month or so to see how many I need to get, then I'll order the second batch. I like to support jobs and pay people for what they're good at. The machinists and welders who made the parts in this video for example. The whole intent here is to diversify away from solely being ad sponsored so I don't have to answer to anyone but myself and Patrons with respect to the types of content I choose to make. Thank you for understanding what I'm doing here, and even if you decide not to kick in at / smartereveryday , I'm super grateful you took the time to watch this video!
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[@smartereveryday]

I have been wanting to build this thing as long as I understood the physics of how it all works. A super big thanks to David , Jeremy Fielding, Trent, and David. I realize most people who support Smarter Every Day don't do it for "transactional" reasons, (ie, supporting Smarter Every Day to get stuff). People usually support because they understand what I'm trying to do here and are of good will. I also realized that there is often a mental hurdle that must be crossed before support on Patreon starts. My thought is that I'd really like to give folks a baseball, and it might provide enough momentum to get over that initial hurdle. I signed the first shipment of baseballs I received, but I only have so many of those. There's no implication that my signature is worth anything.... it's just kind of what you do with baseballs... it's a tradition. After a certain number, it will transition to unsigned baseballs. I've got enough signed baseballs to over all existing Patrons, and many more, but I will wait a month or so to see how many I need to get, then I'll order the second batch. I like to support jobs and pay people for what they're good at and hopefully this will enable more of this. The machinists and welders who made the parts in this video for example. The whole intent here is to diversify away from solely being ad sponsored so I don't have to answer to anyone but myself and Patrons with respect to the types of content I choose to make. Thank you for understanding what I'm doing here, and even if you decide not to kick in at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday , I'm super grateful you took the time to watch this video! Thank you very much, Destin

[@Kush_Patel_]

We want submarines

[@Kush_Patel_]

Please

[@john-vincentsaddic6335]

Can you launch the baseball at the bat swinging machine?

[@Killbayne]

Shoot it at a person next Kappa

[@user_z11]

SUBMARINESSSSS

[@miriam4235]

Well, seeing as you have a really accurate baseball canon, is there really any need to mail the baseballs?

[@Eagle8599]

Brilliant!!!! 😎👍

[@jackclancy2189]

“You can expect your package to arrive in 10,9,8,7...”

[@styleofender8945]

Well. As Dwight said. A blow to the head could prove fatal.

[@ahlanderlolz]

@@styleofender8945 guess we gotta practice our catching

[@robmulally]

HHahaha

[@benrae6337]

"You can get one of these baseballs! Just give us your coordinates, we'll calculate the ballistics and let you know the required steel plate thickness to armour your house with..."

[@nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415]

This is highly underrated!

[@saishi113]

underrated comment 🙏

[@notgray88]

lmfao

[@gabrieldefreitascoelhocarr9556]

Ingeniously genius

[@staainless]

Give this man an award

[@purdueMET]

Mark French here. My students, Craig and Jim, and I did the first supersonic ping pong gun about 9 years ago. I'm impressed with your design and how far you've taken the concept. I never would have guessed it would get this sophisticated. Nice work :-)

[@Pyramid1974]

I want to see him fashion a pellet of appropriate caliber.. That is one colossal air gun!! ..I bet with the right "pellet" it would penetrate that steel plate..

[@lukedean1769]

Oh look, one of my favorite professors!

[@puppypoet]

In your name, replace French with 1. You are now the cannon.

[@Kuonluw]

I love how scientific their minds are. They saw something with their own eyes which shouldn't have been possible and their first reaction was "something is wrong, I need to do the math and double check. I need to understand what happened." Great stuff!

[@MarkRober]

WHAT A BANGER!!! 1) I’m humbled you named the cannon after me 2) I’m stealing “What hath we wrought” as a catchphrase 3) I just signed up for your Patreon to get one of those balls!

[@chroma9848]

Collab please ❤️

[@tejasnair8967]

You need one of these canon for your collection

[@cwtrickshots4198]

I love you mark! Glad you didn’t die with those sharks!

[@tildejustin]

Hi

[@Mike-vs3dv]

Glad to see you here Mark. I appreciate you guys SO much. 😳

[@rcb3921]

7:45 Officer Friendly: "Hold up. Can you explain what exactly it is that you're building here???" Destin: "Sports Equipment."

[@shotdoctor5869]

Ok, I feel like not enough hype is being had over that ball stop. Dude literally doesn't even budge an inch after getting hit with a super sonic baseball straight to the face. Props

[@angelabates8625]

Hi Destin, small world, we interned together one summer long ago (before KZbin). 😂 I randomly found this video of yours this summer with my son, while looking to improve his baseball skills, and we are now big fans of your channel. (Even more after Mr T confirmed that I did in fact know you.) You do a really great job of explaining things simply enough that we do in fact get smarter every time we watch. Thank you for choosing to do this, and I hope you continue!

[@trashpandasbaseball]

This was AWESOME. Thrilled to have worked with you guys on this! For those of you just finding out about our team...welcome to Trash Panda Nation.

[@Seelenschmiede]

Indeed, coolest team name ever! Greetings from Germany 😊

[@glandilovsky7061]

@Rocket City Trash Pandas : with such a cool name you could sell merch even to guys like me who know nothing about baseball ^^ Cheers from Romania.

[@ubernate860]

Awesome name I love it. Would love to see some games but I dont live near Rocket City sadly 😔

[@chesskaboomgustz3755]

@Rocket City Trash Pandas, you have done a good job with your branding campaign and earned yourself a fan from Pakistan

[@AdamHillikerLikesRobots]

Greetings from a Savannah Banana! Appreciate you getting involved; this is such great community spirit. Hope you can get some games going soon.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Some guy 2 counties away: " Some kid just threw a baseball through my window."

[@pxolqopt3597]

It went through the window, through each wall and out the other side

[@CardCarryingPsycho]

*Some guy two houses away: "Some kid threw a baseball through the wall of my barn."

[@busybee6889]

lmao rich

[@isanlee]

Somewhere in Korea: Kim John un: hey who shot a rocket at us?

[@Impetuss]

I was pretty surprised they just shot that ball straight into the air, couldve killed someone

[@paulj6637]

OK so it's like the 3rd time through watching this video and it still gives me tingles. Having binged through your awesome podcast no dumb questions, please please please introduce the mad batter to the Canon!! The combined sound would be beyond words!

[@christabradney4883]

I just wanted to say thank you for the really exceptional closed captioning on this video. I’ve been watching videos with my kiddo and she loves CC so we’ve had it on and you did a really good job on this one!

[@ViniciusLemosvl]

"We're cutting the light with that razor" got to be one of the coolest sentences a human can declare

[@kaizokujimbei143]

It was kind of edgy. xD

[@Schnabeltassentier]

Ohhh I have barely watched the first minute, but this comment sounds like I‘m about to get some Schlieren action!

[@kaiz5646]

Announce*

[@MrAldwin666]

Sounds like a rap verse to me.

[@bradyjmify]

Can we get some info on the splitting of light with a razor!?

[@TheOfficalReapex]

9:17 "There's a way you can actually get one of these baseballs" Yeah we're gonna launch them to you halfway across the globe with this huge cannon

[@ryandavis7593]

Get your glove out.

[@weston3303]

next video: "making a gps coordinated supersonic baseball cannon aiming system with the world's first five minute shipping"

[@OrigamiMarie]

The trick is to get the speed and trajectory just right to drop it gently at your front door :-D

[@ilad_villanueva]

I literally thought he’ll be sending us those baseballs through that cannon. 😂

[@tylernorville952]

@@ryandavis7593 *hand continues to vaporize on impact*

[@mikec.1210]

i love seeing makers/engineers collaborating together to make something this awesome

[@wheelch0ck]

I love this video. I appreciate seemingly random and funny science/engineering. Working for your channel has got to be constant entertainment. It would definitely NOT be boring! Thanks for this gem, Destin! And, I freaking love the Minor League team's name! The Trash Pandas is definitely the best name!

[@4_Science]

"We now have a supersonic baseball cannon... We can do whatever we want now!" - I... Is that a threat? 😂

[@SonnyKnutson]

Home land security has peeked it's interest. "This guy built a baseball tank gun! He need to be monitored" xD

[@afifhamdani2968]

He's a weapon engineer right?

[@smartereveryday]

I have a mental image of a "Come and take it flag" but the baseball cannon.

[@JEJCfamily1]

I think its so cool to see Destin get so excited even after all the experiments he's done.

[@CurtisDensmore1]

@@smartereveryday New merch idea

[@obi1tap]

first few mins: "oh ok this is gonna be a nice like potato launcher type of deal" 6 mins in: "OH THIS IS A CANNON CANNON!"

[@davecrupel2817]

XD

[@Simon-ph1nf]

Exactly, it could sink battleships for sure

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

cannon*

[@Herlehy]

With a cannon sized suppressor. Oh boy, here we go!

[@quinncampbell9255]

great video, love how yall are professionals and not some kids who failed highschool making online videos for preteens on tik tok. the quality of work done on this is awesome.

[@byronstephen2044]

On Discovery Channel , myth busters was a favorite of mine . Just watched your segment of the supersonic base ball . Loved it ! Great stuff ! .

[@DanP740]

"There's a way you can actually get one of these baseballs." You mean, give him your coordinates and he'll fire one to you?

[@dennisdekoster1187]

DanP740 lol, could he reach Europe though? 😁

[@hardwirecars]

steel rain inbound splash in 30

[@Discordia3052]

This is the only acceptable delivery option

[@rgcecil]

Discordia 3052 USPS should take notes

[@JEBavido]

Seems legit...

[@EnmaDarei]

The one thing I can't stop obsessing over while watching this video is how incredible the cannon's sound must be in person.

[@stevethea5250]

Smarter every David

[@AllHailZeppelin]

Watch the video with headphones/earbuds, and during the exact second that the shot goes off, turn your device volume up as loud as you can. That’s probably how loud it is in-person.

[@EnmaDarei]

​@@AllHailZeppelin Using headphones/earbuds immediately makes it completely pointless and not at all a good representation of what it would be in person. Sound is felt with more than just your ears, especially sounds like those. Earbuds/headphones won't ever come close, no matter how high you turn up the volume.

[@AllHailZeppelin]

@@EnmaDarei I meant only in terms of volume. Of course it would be COMPLETELY different and much more visceral (and awesome) in person.

[@briguyvapes2376]

9:07 your cat on top of those, what 6 boxes?!?! hahaha love it!! cats are something else when it comes to boxes and bags!

[@dukemorrison7389]

This was one of the dopest vids I’ve ever seen. Grown up playing baseball all my life and now I know what it looks like when a ball disintegrates 😳🤙🏼💯

[@nunyabidness117]

The Trash Pandas really is the coolest Minor League Baseball team name ever.

[@smartereveryday]

Absolutely. Selling t-shirts is pretty important to them right now. Since they weren't allowed to play their first season due to COVID, merch sales is keeping the ship afloat for the time being. As a family, we're super excited to see them play, so we really want them to remain healthy through the pandemic. They have some cool designs. If you'd like to support one you can get one here: shoptrashpandas.com/

[@pxer83]

Albuquerque Isotopes. C'mon!!

[@victorfabio4715]

Big fan of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies as well

[@thedistantprinceinyouremai6345]

Akron Rubber Ducks would like to know your location

[@ethanwarner9239]

What about the Savannah Bananas? Lol

[@joshuasalem5022]

Be honest Destin, you added that “excess air collector” cylinder on the front of the barrel because it makes it look 10x cooler

[@-danR]

He just wanted to steal some ideas from gun-silencer patents.

[@SweetyetS0ur]

lol yeah, and the "sear"

[@robertespinoza5958]

Isn't it bacicly a fume extractor? Tank cannons have had those for ages although I like it being used to catch access air

[@campionedi1764]

LOL

[@jesusnavarro391]

It makes it look like a giant sound suppressor

[@danielwells1320]

This is crazy stuff! I love seeing all the science behind it all. I’d be pretty shaky too after letting off a cannon like that. 😆

[@geoffreyward4929]

I love the honesty and transparency at the end of the video. Also, very cool video!

[@josephstalin364]

“What have we done?” A question that every true scientist asks

[@kaikart123]

"You've just become death, the destroyer of worlds"

[@alveolate]

that first test shot out of the garage... what if it hit someone? or even just those suspended cables? seemed a bit careless...

[@Seareos]

" you're not the only one with the curse of knowledge "

[@Eagle8599]

"Behold, I am become Destin, Destroyer of Baseballs!"

[@TheStarStreak]

@@alveolate It was just a testshot at very low power to see if there were any leaks and if the principle worked. Hence why they did not stand behind steel cover.

[@DanThePropMan]

"Goggle up! Science is about to happen!" would make a great T-shirt.

[@markh.6687]

Or Bill Nye's off-camera commenter: "Uh Bill....Careful!"

[@Cee64E]

I want one...

[@freyhofer]

Maybe there already is one on redbubble

[@niklaspilot]

I’m pretty sure he once did a limited run t-shirt with that on it. Maybe if enough people ask him, he will do it again

[@richl6966]

Love the build montage. They are so skilled!

[@dustinoutlaw9453]

and instantly became a fan of your channel and more importantly- the Trash Pandas... Never heard of them before but I'm now a fan. Love their name and logo!

[@robcape]

“I developed a pretty intimate relationship with air cannons, here’s me inside of an air cannon.” That went from 0-100 pretty quick.

[@Felto123]

How many Gs is that?

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

i mean there was one G in the video

[@samverebes4564]

More like 0-1050 real quick

[@SpydersByte]

lol'ed

[@calebrobinson6406]

So that's how he convinced his wife to go along with his crazy ideas. His wife is that air cannon

[@devonhitter2985]

I feel like engineers are just smart kids who can make their dream toys come true

[@rydaddy2867]

Yeah, we are.

[@pmgodfrey]

That's exactly what it's about...and having disposable income does help. Our wives don't understand but they support us. :)

[@jacoblie4260]

that just became one of my favorite quotes

[@csn583]

If you want to write an original song, learn music theory and practice. If you want to make a supersonic baseball cannon (or as we in aero at Tesla called the Hyperloop, a "Supersonic People Cannon"), learn physics, materials, and manufacturing, and it can be yours.

[@makerofgarbage5877]

I made a jet skateboard once, was pretty cool

[@TheRokkis]

That building process is beautiful. So many smiles =)

[@svtkilr]

How was I not subscribed to Smarter everyday I been watching you for a long time! Definitely SUBBED now! By he way I loved the jet powered coast guard boat video absolutely awesome!!!! Keep Up the great work!!!

[@powerstriker5552]

Alternative title: A group of men make a howitzer that uses baseballs for ammo.

[@ohgodmynutbladder]

honestly kind of curious what kind of damage this thing could do lol. Like against one of those ballistic gels I'm pretty sure he has used on this channel.

[@Zyscheriah]

@@ohgodmynutbladder pretty sure this would wreck ballistic gels.

[@Lorecastapendragon]

@@ohgodmynutbladder yes please

[@jerotoro2021]

@@ohgodmynutbladder The ballistic gel would be gone. It would have the same fate as the baseball itself. I'd be interested to know the actual energy transfer of that impact though. Too lazy tonight, if someone wants to do the math for me 😉👍

[@ohgodmynutbladder]

@@jerotoro2021 it couldn't be that much could it? basically 10x as much energy as a 100mph ball. I mean a 100 mph ball is going to hurt and leave a bruise, would 10x that energy actually be that devastating? Deadly obviously, but I'm not sure what to expect. Maybe my intuition is way off. Kind of why I really want to see this hit some soft targets in the first place lol

[@thefunkosaurus]

19:59 Significant wear on seams from firing process. With a redesigned barrel, one could develop a series of sabots that would allow you to actually supersonically PITCH!! The accuracy is good, but a 1000+ mile an hour curveball?! In the strike zone!? Being hit by the Mad Batter!?! Surely we need this. Science, I mean. Science needs this.

[@michaelkartman3543]

That would be insane!!!!!!

[@Greymist21042069]

DOOOO IIITTTTTTT!

[@p.as.in.pterodactyl1024]

Hit-by-pitch, you may now drag your torso and remaining leg to first base.

[@Nevir202]

Now that we have a supersonic baseball cannon, we need a supersonic steel bat to hit it. 😱

[@captainfactoid3867]

Now I need a supersonic discarding sabot baseball

[@Labyrinth_1881]

I love the Enginnering. I love the Baseball. I love the idea of a Baseball going Mach 1. But I really love that "WHAT ON EAAAARRRR" 15:14

[@TheGreatChancellor]

that was a blast.. i think i was more impressed with this man more than anything. very cool

[@theslowmoguys]

🤯

[@danielcettour]

:o

[@deadstroke82]

Did you already ask? You already asked...didn't you lol

[@sideeffectdk]

🤯

[@TheDiegolopez007]

It's competition. @TheSlowMoGuys lol

[@thomasmathew13]

Destin's baseball cannon with Gavin and Dan manning a Phantom camera. The videos would be epic. We need a collab.

[@MiuKujo]

15:23 I love any time someone is so excited they stop speaking in complete sentences, then as their excitement ramps up they stop using words and just dissolve into uncontrolled giggles.

[@nvrumi]

This was my observation as well. When engineers get giddy, then *something* is about to happen.

[@Opaulo888]

That was so awesome. I've always loved physics and math. Can always lead lead to mischief. But lots of fun. Go for it, guys. Love your videos.

[@christopherbartlett]

I love the pure joy when the math confirmed the speed.

[@cwtrickshots4198]

This man has taught me many incredible things, one time on a school test I had a question I didn’t remember studying but I remembered it from one of his videos. (It was prince Rupert)

[@palashsureka5423]

Same

[@imarabbitboi6874]

He’s Like the science teacher you always wanted but never had

[@shortstories3349]

It's the teacher the district could not afford. Lol

[@bradlance6687]

While living in Colorado in middle school, I had a great science teacher. we did 2 experiments a week and got to use the bunsen burners, it was so fun. Then i moved to Las Vegas and it was all worksheets, everyday. 😢

[@AdiAsaf]

Not exactly...That's what happens to a bunch of guys bored to death because the cannot visit the local strip joint due to covid-19....

[@seanwebb6709]

I had science teachers this cool in a public school of +1200. Fun teachers exist but you sometimes need to be an AP student to get access to them!

[@whitenoise509]

I was lucky enough to have one in junior high school. He flew to school most days in an ultralight that he landed on the football field. All sorts of experiments that would probably not be okay in today's system were a weekly occurrence with him.

[@RYANFERNS19]

I love your videos, supersonic and shock waves are so cool for some reason

[@epikoof]

trash pandas is such a banger name, i'm so glad you both have collaborated

[@the_real_ch3]

Alternate title: “why you should never let a group of engineers get bored”

[@Breakdancingsquirrel]

Why you should always let engineers run free!

[@thethepete731]

Typically the best worst idea ever.

[@davidprock904]

Hahaha

[@SubjectE57]

Because they test fire while aiming at power lines?

[@AlexandreJWKlaus]

how to cause a war: bored engineers edition!

[@BeastMR2]

Destin to his neighbor: If someone living near you decided to fire a baseball out of a cannon at supersonic speeds, would that bother you? Asking for a friend. Neighbor: There is a zero percent chance you’re not referring to yourself.

[@ruohonleikkaaja5728]

Destin: You...yeah you’re probably right

[@GiggaTeck009]

I love this comment!

[@Zeyev]

I was so wondering what any neighbors would think. Thanks for stating it better than I could.

[@-Kal-]

I didn't expect to see Jeremy. Great collab!

[@YahushasDisciple]

This is THE nicest man on the internet. Sweet, smart, and humble. Abba father is PLEASED.

[@hrsh042]

You seem like you've seen all of internet?

[@YahushasDisciple]

@@hrsh042 As a matter of fact I have.

[@DJdoppIer]

This guy: *_*Talks about science and stuff*_* Me: *"Heh heh baseball go SPLAT!"*

[@MusicalJackknife]

Although, most of his channel exists because deep down he feels "Heh heh baseball go SPLAT!" and he learned all the science parts just so he can make it happen 🙂

[@jh3305]

Not funny

[@DJdoppIer]

@@jh3305 You sound like a miserable person.

[@Bear-cp9yx]

There has to be a KZbin museum one day. To put these amazing creations made by youtubers on display.

[@koolkei]

Kinda get the feeling that colin furze would fill up a hangar all by his own

[@ryabbikers4724]

Hacksmith already filled up a hanger lmao

[@majorrager8645]

Mark rober would fill a good chunk of that museum

[@thegunsngloryshow]

youtube would rewrite history the way they wanted it to be.

[@MigunoOS]

I don’t want to go to the clickbait section

[@Fabboi_unl]

really loved the montage because it looked like you guys had a great time :)

[@nerdsanctuary8307]

I wish I had gone to school for engineering. You guys have the most fun.

[@101m4n]

So here's the real question: If you could hold that vacuum and push the pressure to say, 750, how much _faster_ could you make it go? ;)

[@drachenpanzer5622]

I feel like at that point the baseball would tear itself apart mid flight.

[@rosen9425]

At some point, that baseball will rapidly deconstruct midair. I wonder how much it can take.

[@TangleAndToot]

I love how they weren't at all concerned about loosing vacuum

[@2792revs]

Can one inject water into the ball and freeze it prior to blast off? Slight increase in weight so a slower speed but impact should be very interesting!

[@Roonasaur]

@@rosen9425 18:58 It kindof already did, lol

[@plizzo]

"But it's my wife and I's anniversary" "We'll be building a supersonic baseball cannon." "I'll be right over."

[@CheekiBreeki-mq2my]

im usually not that impressed by videos like these but the leather turning to string from just kinetic energy made my jaw drop

[@ZekePolarisBSH]

Man I like the CC, specially when it narrates what is going on.

[@steelfalconx2000]

This guy has the best patreon pitch I've heard yet.

[@Minute-Man]

the pun tho

[@rajatsinha6607]

Bruh send me to Mars, I'll give you robux

[@CaliRR]

@@rajatsinha6607 why robux

[@kemonokamizuko2165]

Doom doom tss

[@ejtamayo5317]

Agree

[@Aetheos]

Destin: "More about that later, there's a way you can actually get one these baseballs." Me: "yeah, if you point it in the direction of my house."

[@Seelenschmiede]

"Tell my your adress so I can calculate the pressure and ankle right." 😋

[@ryandavis7593]

Get your glove out.

[@csn583]

This has a very "be careful what you wish for" feel to it. You: "I want a supersonic baseball!" Genie: *winds up*

[@andrewmiller4573]

Okay, I'm convinced! I think it's May 1st 2022 and I stumbled upon your submarine videos and now I'm at the baseball vids. This is my kinda channel! I'm gonna give you some more views.

[@shelbyroderfeld5943]

Great production,, thank you!

[@AlecSteele]

Utterly incredible!

[@Hydreji]

just like your creations :)

[@Chayseangus]

it is

[@swoyambhattarai1011]

Just like that pizza cutter

[@alex0589]

“Damascus airflow”

[@nouefekz]

Build a steel balista arrow and send it to them!!!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Destin's southern twang hit Mach 1 at 6:30 "Since the dawn of blacksmithin..." 😀

[@1.4142]

code switching

[@duT1Ful]

If you're gonna speak to a couple of machinists/welders/fabricators in the South, you gotta speak their language. 😂😂

[@sshep86]

The banjo helped. Lol

[@ryangagnon5489]

I love how many youtubers are in this comment section

[@mrcyborg9216]

Fix This Build That five yt here that’s fam

[@blakeshields1549]

I’ve watched this so many times, I wish they just did a distance test hopefully one day

[@dawndeather9553]

16:14 That's the happiest "Dude... What have we done?!" That I've ever heard.

[@engboy69]

Thumbs up for Mad Batter vs Supersonic Baseball Cannon!

[@smartereveryday]

👍

[@nymalous3428]

I was thinking about that too. I think a much more secure bunker would be needed.

[@Sp00kq]

My predictions if this ever happens 1: the ball misses the bat's cus it's going so fast and gets annihilated by the steel back they'll likely set up 2: the energy transfer of spinning bat's and a 1050 mph ball is so great the ball gets annihilated along with a bat snapping 3: boom

[@engboy69]

@@smartereveryday A thumbs up from Destin! Please make this happen. If the mad batter or the ball doesn't break it could go to the MOOOOON

[@sethreign8103]

My first thought after reading the title.

[@zain670]

We all should appreciate that this kind of content is free for anybody to watch. Thankyou Dustin.

[@andreshinkey5869]

dEstin!!

[@FlyWithFitz81]

This made me smile more than I had expected to smile.

[@CyberKiller3000]

9:08 Lol at the cat sat on top of the pile of baseball boxes

[@acapellascience]

Things this needs to be fired at now: An actual baseball bat Watermelon Mark Rober-designed Supersonic Baseball Glove

[@Mister_O]

Epic

[@slinkytreekreeper]

Now that would be an actual challenge for Mark since the 'glove' mechanism does sound impossible. If anyone can do it, Mark can. The ball is literally coming apart at the seam before it hits the target so it's gonna tough if the 'catcher' isn't a one time use. Challenge is set! And no mark, you can't have the 'catcher' 14 miles away :) Actual pitching distances please!

[@syrob123]

Awsome idea! You have to do it 😃

[@xfaggjack4091]

and the "peaceful" protesters

[@samiraperi467]

Pre-emptive F for the melon.

[@InsertEvilLaugh]

9:09 All baseballs personally inspected and sniffed by Destin's Cat.

[@quinncampbell9255]

the video editing is so,me of the best ive seen for a video.

[@michaelfox9114]

12M views one year later. How many of the sponsors that said no are regretting that decision. Blessings Destin

[@AverageThinking]

My man just shouted “orthogonal to the gun!”

[@joshbutts1708]

you cant yell orthogonal without sounding like a dingus

[@davidgustavsson4000]

Especially since he meant parallel.

[@sloananderson4317]

David Gustavsson except for that fact that he didn’t because it’s not parallel

[@Greymist21042069]

In my neck of the woods we call that kitty-corner!

[@davidgustavsson4000]

@@sloananderson4317 well it's a bit off, but it's definitely not orthogonal. That would make it a pretty bad shield.

[@AppliedScience]

You're the best, Destin! Don't ever change! Really great collab with Jeremy!

[@LoadBearingSolder]

Oh hey whatsup ben. Love all of your videos. I'm nearing being able to complete my own diy SEM project inspired from your channel. Its great seeing two of my favorite channels in one place!

[@catoleg]

And you are the one of the best too Ben!

[@chuck7790]

I was literally thinking about a collab between you and Destin while watching this video! Love your stuff, Ben.

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

no one reaches power level of Ben though

[@joaocalhandro]

Change is fine ... to metric.

[@mrajinj661]

You're correct about the speed of sound in regards to the two different environments. Once it leaves the muzzle you have four other ballistic calculations to consider. It appears the environment that you're in is very close to ideal.

[@jaybee41318]

Nice Video btw. What hit my mind while whatching this brilliant video was, how far away has the target to be to not destroy the ball and what is the maximum range? A home run is guaranteed anyways :D

[@philrod1]

"And right in the middle of that Venn diagram ... " SNATCH BLOCK!

[@westcheap]

Phil Rodgers yes

[@mayonnaise_pillar]

this

[@KhordLizardMage]

While undergoing Laminar Flow, can't forget that part!

[@SSS-cp1op]

The captions said “grown men losing ability to communicate” 8:57 😂😂

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

lmfaooo timestamp?

[@SSS-cp1op]

Spooky Stork Running Wild 8:57

[@CottonballMonster]

i like 8:52 caption more lol

[@brianrobbins1961]

Haha

[@SSS-cp1op]

Jude Manalac there’s some hilarious captions on this video

[@joethepro9341]

this guy created the ultimate weapon for the military

[@KozmykJ]

I love this stuff. Some 20 odd years ago, we in the PCP Targetry sport, in Britain, had a lot of discussions as to whether a PCP (Pre Charged Pneumatic) rifle could project a pellet faster than Mach 1. Even the engineers from some of the top manufacturers did not know for sure. Folk from different specialisations would expound upon their theories. It was already known that a spring powered air rifle could do it. Some physicists claimed that because air could not move or respond faster than the speed of sound that the projectie pushed by it could not exceed Mach 1. But did it Need to ? The important thing was the transmission of energy to the back of the projectile. Waves vs Mass (of the transmission medium) movement. The energy was in the pressure waves. It was all fascinating stuff. Eventually, verifiable experiments were conducted and Yes, a pellet or slug Could exceed Mach 1 when projected from a PCP air rifle. Comparable to the instant (near c) transmission of electrical energy despite the slow movement of the electrons in a conductor. It wasn't even an important factor for Targetry as we were all using sub-sonic sub12ftlb rifles anyway. Because the Law in Britain and the stability of skirted diabolo pellets becomes lost above Mach 1. But we HAD to know.

[@graefx]

When you slam so much kinetic energy into a solid object that it just decides its a liquid.

[@isaacgraff8288]

Baseball vs Watermelon.

[@squiddi1393]

I did the math (not hard) it’s 16000 J or 16 kJ. That’s a lot for such a small object...

[@maddieandriley8843]

That makes me really confused

[@bmw328igearhead]

That baseball in 2020, "I self- identity as a liquid, I was born a liquid, I will die a liquid"

[@McShane881]

Interesting thought. How much heat does this produce? Are the materials softened (semi-liquified)(if that's a thing)?

[@lonesome3958]

"Grown men losing the ability to communicate" Best. Subtitle. Ever.

[@abraxaseyes87]

Yes!

[@adrianbik3366]

Timestamp?

[@7504michael]

@@adrianbik3366 8:56

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@WinterDragon 147 There was a subtitle of their reaction when they did their first test at 09:00 that I can’t even re-type here, or else YT auto-wipes it lmao. It has something to do with “red****.”

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@WinterDragon 147 15:31 “Grow [SIC] men giggling.” 😆

[@user-ql7ou3xp5i]

I always love your details

[@anotherfreediver3639]

So many thoughts are stimulated by this video, for which, my sincere thanks. The first was: If, instead of shooting a baseball, could you shoot a golf ball in a sabot? If it has less mass then maybe it could go even faster? Or are you already right up against the speed of sound in compressed nitrogen?

[@ManadaCan]

When scientists freak out and say “What have we done”, you know it’s good. Haha That reaction was priceless.

[@aurora_tba]

Dan Camajani yeah and the fact that they shot that at only HALF of what it could theoretically hold means chaos awaits this planet

[@noabeumer339]

The navy: "ah yes, what a beautiful cannon, what caliber does it shoot?" SmarterEveryDay: *baseball*

[@justaregulargymrata]

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[@justaregulargymrata]

I mean 2

[@justaregulargymrata]

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[@justaregulargymrata]

7 reeee

[@michaeldiehl1378]

Just moved to the Tennessee side of rocket city, now you’re making me want to go watch the trash pandas play.

[@cesarstockwell9532]

That first test shot though…. There is just so many scenarios going in my head on where that landed 😂😂

[@JackColePilotX10]

My girlfriend: he’s probably cheating on me right now Me: NITROGEN BASEBALL CANNON

[@mystic_gamestv5208]

LOL

[@JamesterIsDivergent]

300th like pog

[@danieloh1075]

@Ray Volpe but hes got a wife XD

[@MDondy]

"there's a way you can get one of these base balls..." "Yeah catch it as it passes through your portion of the country you live in". I'll be watching and waiting in New Zealand

[@Vaaaaadim]

Intercontinental baseball missile

[@howishunternotinprison5614]

you may still need a catchers mitt

[@noah-pt6vu]

Good for you brother😅 i relate to youre curiosity and love for physics

[@thejsidegaming4969]

the sound of the first shot they filmed in slow mo is SO COOL

[@toddisawsomeable]

I love how he motion tracked the paper at 9:25. The term “quality content” doesn’t do this video justice!!

[@RyanWAFFELYoung]

how funny, it was so good I didn't even notice till you pointed it out. That's great and makes it super easy to read.

[@trumpatier]

Wow great catch! He truly does make these videos the highest quality possible.

[@befer]

I didn't even notice wow

[@Intrinsion]

That makes me feel a bit motion sick

[@andujunior4756]

"I want to build a supersonic baseball cannon" - builds baseball howitzer

[@gamer749]

I believe that the reason why the tape pops off the barrel before the projectile reaches the end is not that there is remaining air in the barrel, but because the projectile does not create an air-tight seal within the barrel, some of the ejector gas used to propel the projectile is able to pass around the projectile inside the barrel which is then pushed towards the front of the barrel as the projectile travels, creating enough of a bubble to pop the tape just before the projectile reaches the end. The gas is trying to equalize the pressure in the barrel faster than the projectile can move. If there is no seal between the projectile and the inside of the barrel, then the gases can get around the projectile while it is still inside the barrel.