Building a High Velocity Vortex Cannon
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6 жыл бұрынIn this video I build a high power vortex cannon fueled by propane. Check out my sponsor Brilliant for a really fun way to learn! www.Brilliant.org/NightHawk
I've done a written tutorial on this project on Instructables which you can view here: www.instructables.com/id/High...
You can check out my original video on this subject here: • How to Make a High Pow...
Thanks to all my Patrons for helping me make these videos! A special thanks to my top Patrons: Syniurge, Matthew Leitzke, TheBackyardScientist, Enzo Breda Lee, John Johnson, & Thibaud Peverelli! / nighthawkprojects
Thanks for watching!
@xisailuo 6 жыл бұрын
Very clever, using the parrot to get us to stick around for the sponsor bit!
@ErikDaGreat 5 жыл бұрын
HE TRICKED US
@quecksilber457 5 жыл бұрын
No its not because i was not able to hear anything of what he said, because all my attention was on the parrot. He was just awesome. :) Only now that i did read your comment, i know he talked about a sponsor lol.
@TrollFaceTheMan 6 жыл бұрын
Your cinematography just continues to improve all the time. Very nice job!
@Stroheim333 5 жыл бұрын
The CGI just continue to improve all the time. That's it.
@BobbyDukeArts 6 жыл бұрын
Dang dude, those were some kick butt shots. Gave me goosepimples :) Great video
@Yonatan24 6 жыл бұрын
D'ya WON'T his canon?
@JANFU_Nova 6 жыл бұрын
Best ad for fiberglass tape ever.
@GiacoWhatever 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job!!!
@Freizeitflugsphaere 6 жыл бұрын
You are one of the very few cool youtubers who got successful without loosing a lot of quality on the content! Love your channel! Great oportunity to learn better English as an Austrian guy!
@stephenrocks7004 3 жыл бұрын
I made and developed a vortex cannon 35 years ago. And have done mod’s every now and then. Inside your gas chamber I placed a. a steel can w/ the back end open and the forward end with 6 can opener sized holes at the front. This makes a better combustion chamber! I screwed the chamber to the outside with 12 concentrically placed sheet metal screws .
@SwordMaster2404 6 жыл бұрын
This is what quality content looks like. Keep it coming!
@jmmahony 3 жыл бұрын
Would a traffic cone work? They're available in some hardware stores, and the taper angle looks about right.
@larfanformersalat0220 6 жыл бұрын
i appreciate that you read all comments, thank you
@Leonardokite 11 ай бұрын
Just watch your short on this and came here to find the full-length video. Very nice!
@mcheddadi 6 жыл бұрын
that awesome shot with the green lazer. you should put it on a motor so it spins on it's axis and makes whole vortex rings instead of cross sections.
@dinkin123 6 жыл бұрын
mcheddadi I was just thinking you could put in a drill chuck for that exact purpose. The results would be pretty fun, especially if you played with various speeds.
@tom_something 6 жыл бұрын
What an awesome coincidence. Just the other day styropyro had a video playing around with lasers, and one thing he did was use a spinning mirror to project a "cone" of light through smoke, giving an interesting cross section. And I was _just_ thinking as I was watching it, that it would be interesting to see a cross section of a vortex ring to see the way the air moves. Great!
@Pyroman1ac 6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing.
@DomingosMultichannel 6 жыл бұрын
styroarmy!
@uncreativename5736 2 жыл бұрын
12:33 holy moly, those are some strong parrot beaks
@gfym 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic as always
@Speglritz 6 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the effort you put into these videos, the production quality is great
@DoItProjects 6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Making and using this thing is awesome in itself, but your photography and techniques for capturing its abilities makes this video absolutely amazing!
@oddjobbobb 4 жыл бұрын
When you were describing using fiberglass and resin I was thinking about the mold you must have made. Then you switched to the landscape trim material and I thought how difficult it would be to get the trim to attach to the mold and then get it to hold its shape. But as soon as I saw the coil with the tape I knew what you were going to do. Clever. I am deeply envious. You saw the answer just asking the question. I couldn’t see it until I saw the answer. Clever clever. Very nice.
@jamescampbell4205 6 жыл бұрын
I love that bird, wow it's so pretty!
@theblackacre2560 6 жыл бұрын
Always happy when you post a new video. Thanks man!
@bowz0r 6 жыл бұрын
that bird is gorgeous
@michaelevans6456 6 жыл бұрын
I love your bird. I have a green cheek conure, but since I moved to the city, I've been forced to leaver her at my parents' house :( I miss her terribly. Thank you for the bird footage. It warms my heart.
@tropicaltanktv 6 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos. All the work and thought you put into making these really shows through in the end result. Thanks and keep up the great work!
@Fritzinat0r 6 жыл бұрын
Great video! Keep up the great work!
@grayeagleswolves 6 жыл бұрын
That was an awesome Video thank you for filming
@jartest9205 6 жыл бұрын
i really love birds like your feathered friend. Really enjoyed your video. That laser and smoke looked awesome.
@tinker2561 6 жыл бұрын
Such a well produced project and video. Awesome level of detail man =)
@matthewdavidmiller8280 4 жыл бұрын
Dude... your cone is f@@@@ing awesome. Well done brother ha ah ah! I love the artistry and ingenuity in service of science and engineering.
@danko6582 Жыл бұрын
I like how you avoid doing builds that few can copy, but design things that are easy to source and build.
@Alexander_Sannikov 6 жыл бұрын
This is the only channel where i don't skip ads because that parrot is adorable.
@kaidenkennedy1509 6 жыл бұрын
Which was harder building this or stacking all those cups?
@davidscott5903 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice build!
@benners622 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome job as always NightHawkInLight
@dj1encore 5 жыл бұрын
Very good photography thank you
@planecrazy2 6 жыл бұрын
I loved seeing a slice of the airflow with the lazer!
@1.4142 6 жыл бұрын
What if you fired two cannons at each other? Btw, the laser line module looks awesome!
@dbayboyds409 6 жыл бұрын
Dude your videography has improved so much! Such a visual treat! Very professional!
@rangerbravo 6 жыл бұрын
Great job. Awesome video.
@corktail7900 5 жыл бұрын
that ending is so wholesome
@therealfluffy-7548 6 жыл бұрын
Woah that’s cool Also, love ur bird
@joonasfi 6 жыл бұрын
Have you heard about the word?
@therealfluffy-7548 6 жыл бұрын
Joonas Loppi nup, wot happened
@chillinator 6 жыл бұрын
Everybody's heard about the bird ....
@therealfluffy-7548 6 жыл бұрын
chillinator apart from me coz I live under a rock...
@arjovenzia 6 жыл бұрын
FluffBalls {TheRealFluffy}, the bird is the word
@DomingosMultichannel 6 жыл бұрын
i find your way of dealing with the community so admirable. Its awesome to see what this means to you. What a sweet bird you have ^^ And as always great educating video!
@guipop2614 9 ай бұрын
It would be really interesting to see a video in which you optimise the different elements of this cannon ! Great video btw
@YosemiteWilliam 5 жыл бұрын
The way the vortex seems to shake is mesmerizing
@RVSMNK 6 жыл бұрын
Great Video, Thanks dude
@styxmountaincaller3439 6 жыл бұрын
Love the video
@TommyCallaway 6 жыл бұрын
Great work man
@TrollFaceTheMan 6 жыл бұрын
Very clever idea, and I didn't know HDPE could be fused like that. Very useful to know.
@Voulltapher 6 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be a NightHawInLight video without the purple stuff.
@WildfoxFabrication 6 жыл бұрын
its primer
@tannerbobanner9453 6 жыл бұрын
The way the laser isolates just one layer of the smoke is incredible! I never thought of using it that way! It could allow for a lot of cool ways to see smoke patterns! Great video :)
@HeirloomReviews 6 жыл бұрын
another great video my friend : )
@PacificAtitude 6 жыл бұрын
Great video
@tappan48 Жыл бұрын
I've used traffic cones, sports supply cones. Great results.
@basyoni95 6 жыл бұрын
you had me at the intro shots. nicely done man
@spaceman825 3 жыл бұрын
All of your vids are very clever. Glad I sub'd.
@Talledo12 6 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Lima, Peru! I just hit like button cause you take your time to record beautifully and because your videos are high quality content.
@joshmyer9 6 жыл бұрын
One safety note not covered in the construction: if you use galvanized nails, the zinc coating will burn off and it can make you sick (zinc shakes). This amount of exposure isn’t a big deal for fully-grown people, but if your kid is helping make this, maybe don’t use galvanized nails (and/or ensure kiddo doesn’t huff the fumes). And yeah, this is totally the kind of thing I’d do with my kid if we didn’t live in the city. Super fun video! It’d be neat to try capturing stills of the vortex with an audio trigger. The wakes look pretty amazing, too.
@Nighthawkinlight 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You're right, I forgot to consider that. Usually I wouldn't worry about the small amount of zinc on a nail, but you heat at least a few dozen of them for this project so it would be smart to use caution.
@joshmyer9 6 жыл бұрын
NightHawkInLight Yeah, for an adult, it’s almost certainly not an issue. But a lot of nails done by a 40 pound person whose face is pretty close to the torch might fare less well. (My kid goes to a school where kindergarteners use chop saws, under appropriate supervision, and 8 year olds learn to weld… I can see little people taking this one on. And the zinc thing isn’t super common knowledge, unlike “red hot nails will burn you” etc.)
@davidscott5903 6 жыл бұрын
Josh Myer That is a cool school! I thought all schools like that were a thing of the past. When I was in high school my shop teacher let us buy kits and make crossbows(still have it). He even brought in his rifle to school to show me what a cheek rest was. He also taught an extra curricular morning knife making course. He was the absolute coolest teacher, and I learned so much from him, everything from safety to metallurgy.
@oliverrapp93 6 жыл бұрын
I really dont think this level of exposure is an issue. and even if you did get zinc oxide lllness its short lived and not permanently dangerous with infrequent exposure
@joshmyer9 6 жыл бұрын
My point wasn't about adults, it was about smaller kids, who will have their face right in the smoke, weigh less, breathe faster, and have smaller lungs, all of which makes things a lot more impactful. For adults, yeah, whatev. But it's worth adding a note about this, because most people have no idea that zinc fumes are toxic, and the onset of symptoms takes a little while.
@aerostorm9 6 жыл бұрын
I love your parrot! So cute!
@GrowingAnswers 6 жыл бұрын
Been wanting to make one of these for a long time. Love your bird btw. I used to have one myself.
@funfunnytoys8654 6 жыл бұрын
*WOOOW INCREDIBLE INCENTIVES*
@luigiaustriaca3008 6 жыл бұрын
Looks interesstening!
@johnnyminecraft8255 6 жыл бұрын
_Hank Hill's Ultimate Weapon_
@thedrewid1334 6 жыл бұрын
that bird is out for blood on that ball lol. but for real it is so cute
@civilcreed8213 6 жыл бұрын
Great thing to build when bored during summer
@auxilator1939 5 жыл бұрын
I know its small but my profile pic is my rendition of your propane bottle launcher, keep that shit up man your channel rocks
@alexanderthomas2660 6 жыл бұрын
Great footage as usual!
@aidanwansbrough7495 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@jacksabbath6493 6 жыл бұрын
You could use the atomizer and tank from an electronic cigarette to make a more compact fog generator, decreasing the size of the cannon to a more hand-held design.
@MakingRandom 6 жыл бұрын
Love your work mate. If you wanted to, you could combine this with your propane pop gun
@Peri-M 6 жыл бұрын
i love your bird it would be cool to see him in all your outros.
@Zebrahead6000 6 жыл бұрын
The bird is in all of his recent outros.
@carolynmmitchell2240 6 жыл бұрын
Gabriel G bird needs his own channel and house
@kengamble8595 6 жыл бұрын
That could make some awesome special effects for a Sci fi show, especially if you had more than one ! 😉😊 Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
@johndoppleguard 3 жыл бұрын
Awe lil kenny. Them testis drop yet?
@electronicsNmore 6 жыл бұрын
I can always count on you to make a highly interesting project. :-)
@thehorizonsniper824 6 жыл бұрын
OMG dude your bird is so adorable. 😍😍😍
@Ender_Wiggin 6 жыл бұрын
32" Molded Plastic Megaphone they use them for cheerleading
@Nighthawkinlight 6 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@Splat-ig3hc 6 жыл бұрын
Traffic cones might work well too.
@DukeOfMarshall 6 жыл бұрын
While you may not have chlorine to worry about with the PE plastic, there is some carbon monoxide produced when the plastic smokes or combusts like that. I work with HDPE in a very similar manner. I'm not sure of the amounts that are produced, but I'm sure it's a small amount and I make sure I'm not breathing in the smoke anyways and doing it outdoors. Still, just something to keep in mind though.
@Nighthawkinlight 6 жыл бұрын
Yes you should avoid intentionally inhaling any smoke, certainly.
@FlyingHigh5415615642 6 жыл бұрын
Another great video!
@26cypisek 6 жыл бұрын
You are great man with uncommon ideas. Thanks so much for your vids.
@destroyit1786 6 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@harrywompa 6 жыл бұрын
that's cool :) Also, nice birb
@souravzzz 6 жыл бұрын
I like that you continue to iterate on your projects and keep coming up with ideas to make them better as well as cheaper or easier to build.
@b0bl00i 6 жыл бұрын
Great video, your bird is beutiful!
@joshmiller166 6 жыл бұрын
Sick af
@sgibbons77 6 жыл бұрын
Why can we only give one thumbs up to this video? I want to give it 1,000! Great project, and great video - thank you sir!
@moebest 6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Good idea with the green laser! And beautifully shot too!
@BigfootJr 6 жыл бұрын
The laser was awesome!
@kon_azor7256 6 жыл бұрын
Need the slow mo guys there with their cameras. That would look so cool in extra slow mo
@saladass7258 6 жыл бұрын
really nice wideo
@thom1218 6 жыл бұрын
Ah... the delicious aroma of burning plastic smoke - no health concerns here! ;)
@Nighthawkinlight 6 жыл бұрын
This type of plastic really just smells like a blown out candle when it burns since it's so similar to wax.
@thom1218 6 жыл бұрын
Cyanide tastes like almonds... but no one would recommend it's safe because of that. I'm really a fan of your videos - you do good work. But at least recommend some ventilation before asking folks to go at that stuff with a blow torch.
@Fpsdood 6 жыл бұрын
love your videos man, seriously some of the best stuff
@feelingfeni4798 4 жыл бұрын
Fogger addition is cool! Maybe add some kind of gas instead of fog and some kind of ignition device at the end. Maybe the vortex would be on fire.
@Patchnote2.0 6 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so damn visually appealing and well structured. I find myself engaged throughout!
@wormworm9388 6 жыл бұрын
The laser line module on the fog looks very similar to an MRI scan. Good work!
@CharlesDParker 6 жыл бұрын
Artist!
@EnjoyerofYoutube 6 жыл бұрын
My god. How are your videos so mesmerizing EVERY TIME!?
@jayrad8321 6 жыл бұрын
you're fricken awesome dude
@ThistlesGarden 6 жыл бұрын
Man I'm so far behind. Need to take some time and catch up on awesome videos like this.
@caterpillow 6 жыл бұрын
I love the bird!
@zer0b0t 6 жыл бұрын
My friend used to make fiberglass with varnish
@Jameson1776 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice work Night Hawk in Light but how long did I take you to stack the cups ? I’m thinking that’s the reason for such a long time between posts. Jk
@perfoperfo9910 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video. It would be good to see what happens without a cone or a half cone etc just to see how critical the lenght and angle is.
@nkydky1 6 жыл бұрын
You have an awesome on screen voice. Simple directions for the device too. Great video
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