Hundreds of years later, archaeologists are going to be intrigued about how a bowling ball appears out of nowhere in a valley

I'd really like a re-do! I wanna see some better tracking of the ball!

If these guys live to 80 years old without getting seriously injured then its divine intervention

I'm 56,.....we did all of this back in the 70's-80's. Some of us died, lost body parts, and senses..........so glad the youth of today is doing this on hi-def,.....all of our grainy footage and the stories of the events have gone away, and our friends have gone away.......but I see the spirit of fun lives on. Thank you for this,...I haven't laughed out this loud since Billy blew his hand off in 1983.

reminds me of when i was exploring a valley with my dad and all of a sudden a bowling ball flew and hit him in the head, haunts me to this day.

This stuff never gets old.

A couple of suggestions from a bowling ball cannon builder. I used scrap pieces of silk material to wrap the ball for better seal to bore. It also gives you a better way to lower the ball into cannon. I shot a Brunswick 16 lbs. Bowling Ball straight up and we timed it from launch to landing. Total flight time 56 seconds. I'm not exactly sure of the max height it reached but it went 3 ft. Into the ground on landing. I'm working on a new one with a polished bore right now. Awesome KZfaq channel never fails to entertain. B.Knucklehead

Great illustration of the importance of recoil control in the design of artillery!

A guy I met in basic training told stories about dropping bowling balls out of his Piper Cub and described the whistling sound they made. Now, 26 years later, I've finally heard the sound.

Precision engineering. It reminds me of a physics paper I once sat. "If a cannon is pointed at .. some vague angle that doesn't appear to be 45 degrees, with a ball of unknown mass, at an unknown elevation, and some arbitrary amount of gunpowder releasing and unknown amount of energy, and the ball is almost camo coloured as nobody thinks to spray it say Orange, and you position the cameras so you can't see the trajectory at all .. where will the ball go and will anyone have the slightest clue?"

The way it folded that dolly like paper shows just how much force was involved. That was impressive

This channel really entertains me, these two are nuts in a good way.

This channel wouldn't be half what it is without Jaspar, the greatest camera guy ever to exist.

It makes me really respect metal workers who were designing canons hundreds of years ago.

"Welcome to the science channel." LOL - this is the kind of 'science' that teenage boys do in Dad's garage when he isn't home, and that's why it's SO MUCH fun! Keep it up Edward, it keeps us all young.

I don't know how many times I've giggled while running away from things like that myself! Totally relate, man!

True professionals. I’m shocked they didn’t have beers in their hands.

the whistle that bowling ball made flying through the air sounded absolutely insane 🤯

I love the way these three vatos talk to each other.

"I'm going to estimate because I'm a scientist"...now I feel much better about this.

These guys are more funnier than Abbott and Costello, Edwin and Gaspari the laughter these two create is the best medicine for anyone. Edwin's giggle when he lights the fuse is something else. Would like to see a part 2.

Things like this always need to be done for science. We're fortunate these guys have risen to the challenge.

Give the cameraman his weeks notice. Suggest he applies to get a replacement job as a cameraman on Finding Bigfoot.

A cannon welded to a Trolly is a very good science.

"I'm just going to estimate... because I'm a scientist." Has to be the greatest line I've ever heard spoken on KZfaq.

Edwin's laugh is the medicine we all need.

You guys are awesome. Whenever I need to cheer up, I can come here and watch hilarious shit like this 😂😂😂😂😂

The local Civil War reenactment club let me watch a demo. of cannon and mortar firing, The Mortar had the most interest to me. They made the projectiles out of 4" dia. coffee can filled with cement (hardened). They told us to keep an eye out when it was fired, nearly straight up, as it could land fairly near us. I'd say it went up at least 500', and came down about 2-300 feet from us with an enormous THUD. It was very impressive.

A REAL MAN. Even after losing both his balls, he’s still laughing!

This succeeded because of the precision used to add the black powder. Great care was taken to ensure the projectile would reach its intended target. It will be quite difficult for anyone to follow such precise measuring technique of the black powder without advanced studies and patient practice. The projectile hit its mark with the same precision used in the entire experiment.

as a child I stole my Dad's shotgun shells and disassembled them for the black powder. I made a cannon out of a heavy pipe and took the contraption down to the frog pond. I had a long fuse made out of powder laid in a groove and got about 10 feet away and lit the powder. The powder was very fast and there was a lot of smoke and then a large explosion. After the smoke cleared, I could see the cannon was ok but the side of the hill it was pointed towards was now a fox burrow. My Father found out about my scavenging his shells and took me out to a large wall of old planks and lit off the 12 gauge shotgun. I then realized what I was fiddling with so I started using electrical things for ignitors.....then there was the submarine made out of a hot water heater....

Mr Edwin and his mate look as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Thank you so much for your curiously videos, gentlemen!💯👍

Legend say that ball is still flying

"I'm guessing because I'm a scientist." That you're still alive and producing this loco content is heartwarming, Edwin! Keep up the good work, I love you!

You are both crazy. I love it!!! Thanks for the funny video. I was in the artillery in the Army. We did things a little differently but didn't have quite the fun you seem to having.

Cheech and Chong do artillery.

This reminds me that no matter where you come from or who you call God, all men appreciate a bowling ball cannon!! Well done guys!!

I helped design and make those cannons and we designed them to take 3 oz of ff or cannon black powder and to see him dump that much into it got me excited! I know the breach can take it because it was turned from solid 8in steel! Usually 3oz will get you 1 mile with that cannon! If that was ffff powder then I would imagine closer to 4-5 miles!! Good video thumbs up!!

"Do you want to put the camera down and go somewhere?" "Uh...yeah, I DO want to do that!" ...had me rolling! lol

Riveting! Great science! Was glued to it the entire 8 min

Edwin this is such a great Channel because it's down-to-earth and it's so cool that you do with your grandfather and at the same time you're creating good memories👍😊😊

The "whistling" sound around 3:45 is really eerie- thanks for making the video, guys.

Black powder cannon safety rules: 1) NEVER put your face or head in front (or into) the barrel. 2) Same rule for your hand / arm. 3) Treat your cannon with the respect due for any killing implement. 4) A garbage can or 10-15 yards of distance will NOT offer protection from steel fragments if your cannon should fail and explode. Optional Rule) Never trust your future life to a homemade cannon! Note: every safety rule for black powder cannon was written in somebody’s blood.

I've been watching KZfaq off and on all day and this is by far the best video I've seen all day. Hats off to you guys and hats off to "Science". LOL

I love these guys, I love the videos, it’s like MythBusters with none of the safety equipment. God bless you

that echo sound was haunting! what else are you and your grandpa going to have for us next?

Even your tone of sound speaking. The way you walk. Everthing👍

You might want to look into impact-resistant black powder and containing the explosion better with some type of wad (like a wadded up heavy paper bag) that you would tamp down with an aluminum rod and a hammer that won't spark. You will increase the explosive power quite a bit.

"Cabron where is the ball?" That made my day 🤣

All the screwball stuff I've ever wanted to do in the desert is done on this channel! Love it!

Its almost criminal that all 3 of them didnt have their phone cameras rolling on the last attempt.

I love the science content it is invaluable with learning about physics and seeing ancient balistics in action

Great video, I really got a kick out of hearing the laughter. The fact that my wife watched and laughed hard as well (we’re both pushing 70) indicates the quality of the cannon play.

There's no way in the world that I'd be holding my face over the muzzle of a charged cannon, let alone reach my arm into it. Be safe you guys - you're too hilarious to lose.

one of the more entertaining videos on you tube great job

You guys are nuts.... AND I LOVE IT!

As a kid we did this with Campbell's soup cans we soldered together in a tube about four feet long. The top and bottom cut out of all except the bottom end which gets a pinhole from a nail. You get old tennis balls and a can of zippo or Ronson lighter fluid, give it a few squirts and then light it at the pin hole. The tennis ball will travel a half mile. Childhood just isn't the same anymore.

I absolutely love these two guys. They are freakin hilarious

Did you research or calculate the real thickness of the walls of your cannon for that pressure? Seems to be a scuba tank probably rated for 300bar this is probably close to 1500-2000bar.

3:33 - 1976 - The senior physics class in my high school in Florida had a "paper airplane" contest each year. The rules where that the vehicle/projectile could only be made of paper and glue and could be launched by whatever means. The test range was the football field. You got three tries. I build a cross-bow with a roof-rack on my Volkswagen Beetle and an eight-foot model rocket rail, the inner-tube liner from a bicycle tire, and launched arrows of rolled paper. I took second place with about 75 yards on my second try. Two students built a six-inch cannon with an epoxy cannon ball packed with paper. Their first shot made a dramatic fireball from the end of the cannon, and the cannon ball followed and went maybe six feet. They packed it better the second time, and the cannon ball went and kept going. PS: nothing much but woods in the direction they were shooting. They won by acclamation by the observers. The physics teacher decided they were not going to try a third try on school grounds. Afterwards they went out in the woods and kept packing the cannon with more and more home-made black powder until they blew it up. The load that blew up the cannon was about 5x what they used for the contest so, in theory, we were relatively safe in the contest run...

The science channel is the best way to start your day.

You two are the Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey of the cannon world.

The holes whistling on the 1st ball sounded like it was striking demons in another dimension.

Wow that's crazy amount of power when you think how heavy and hard it is to throw one by hand

If I were to create a list of KZfaqrs I’d love to hang out with, you guys are way up on the list. Also, my father had an original Cohorn mortar back in the 70’s. He used a screw eye and a long red cloth ribbon on some of his projectiles. It caused a bit of drag, but not enough to matter. You could drill a hole in the bowling ball, insert a screw eye, JB weld it, then attach a streamer. Anyway - thanks!

Bless you, for two shots! Outstanding

The sound of that bowling ball whistling in the air was just pure....Awesomeness!

Congratulations guys ... I think your "cannonball" hit sonic levels of velocity on attempt #2 ... And going forward, probably a good idea to weigh your powder charge ... :-)

I am in total amazement these two guys are still alive (not to mention they still have all their appendages)! Keep up the good work, in an age where science is a dirty word you two make it fun.

You guys are crazy and I love it.

the best 'smithereens' ever from 2 different movies, 'Paul' and 'The War Wagon' I am talking tiny confetti left, another great one is explosives used in The Car and Christine

My favorite line is @3:52: "Cabrón ! Where is the ball ?!!" 🤣

This could actually make bowling a far more exciting sport!

Civilian makes home made artillery shell

You are some of the safest cannoneers I have ever seen.

He literally called that guy a cabron like 20 times. That had me rolling every time so funny

"I'm a scientist " as he sticks his head into the cannon! Lol I do love your videos. Looks like a lot of fun!

It shall be called 'Neighbor Hater'

Imagine being able to keep the camera steady so a dust cloud could be seen.

half of the charm of this channel is the chemistry you guys have! best wishes

Best part of these videos is the great energy these dudes have! Thank you for the video! Enjoyed it

They both went into orbit, that's why you couldn't see them land.

Proof that while us boys might age, we never get old.

"It's welded pretty good. We'll see what happens" Best line.

Okay....I'm hooked !!! These guys are awesome !!! I'm loving this, it's like ...hold my beer moments !!! I'm watching these videos back to back just waiting to see what kind of fun they are going to do next !!! Lovin' it !!! Great job guys.

I love this guys channel!

I can't believe you weren't watching or had a second camera watching the direction of that first shot.😂😂😂

This two scientists never fail to entertain us Edwin and Jasparee 🤣👍.

This episode brings back warm memories of my time in boy scouts. Some local cannon guys would bring out a bowling ball mortar to one annual event we did and shoot it off about two to three times throughout the weekend. Once at night with glowstick liquid on it.

Just chilling here in the mountains and what the… IS THAT A FLYING BOWLING BALL

The sound of those two blasts are insane. Reminds me of that crazy guy that always launched Courage the cowardly dog for no reason at all

These dudes crack me up there literally just two buddies having a good time

That whistling is damn spooky! No wonder peoples in history have shaped their arrows and sling rocks to make such noises, that would definitely be terrifying to hear in the middle of battle!

I love how he didn't even bother to bring out those allen keys out of the case

Lessons from a cannoneer 1: Use the coarsest grained Black Powder you can buy. 2: Put you powder in a very thin plastic bag or use wax paper and tie it shut. 3: Drop the powder in the barrel then the projectile. 4: Put a copper wire in the vent and tear open the powder bag. 5: Put the camera behind the canon aimed down range. 6: Light the fuse and run. I was raised shooting cannons from the age of 12 and still have 2 replicas that either use 10ga blanks or 2 ounces of black powder and a 1" lead ball. Great on the 4th, New Years or birthdays. I truly wish I was there with you guys My family and a few friends started out with a Civil War 3" Ordnance Rifle going from 1 civil war reenactment to another shooting in competition. After doing that for a few years decided to just shoot mortar's from our house on a bayou in Florida. Thank you for taking me back to my youth.

You should definitely consider attaching a rope lead to the bowling ball to hold onto when lowering the ball into the tube! That way your hands, arms, and body don’t have to be over the mouth of the cannon. Just stand to the side of the cannon, hold onto the rope, and lower the ball into the cannon by letting the rope slide on the edge of the mouth of the cannon. This is how large professional grade firework shells are safely loaded into their mortars. Usually 8 inch shells and up have a rope lead on them so you can safely load the shell without any part of your body over the top of the mortar tube. Better safe the sorry when you’re dealing with that much powder and a projectile that big!

World facing WW3 tention.....mean while .....I'm readyyyyy

I like these guys! They are nuts.

He may be responsible for all the bowling balls scattered across scossa.

I have not laughed so hard in so long. Thank you. This was one of the absolute best. It is a good thing I was not there. I would have had you put all the powder in. LOL