Dropping toilet paper rolls from a rocket

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6 жыл бұрын

We had a little fun dropping a roll of toilet paper from our water rocket. We got the idea after watching Tucker Gott's drop from 2000 feet. ( • What Happens When You ... )
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@nerys71 6 жыл бұрын

The way he captured the entire flight with the drone was EPIC. I absolutely love that shot!

@welshpete12 4 жыл бұрын

Yes , that is remarkable !

@sheldonaubut 6 жыл бұрын

It has been about 40 years since the days when I flew model rockets. Some were quit large and multi stage but I'd never imagined one could fly water powered rockets more than about house high back in those days. I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and this video finally inspired me to seek out our local rocketry club. Their first meet isn't until April but I'll be dragging my adult son and a couple of grandchildren of 10 years and 19 years along to take it all in. I'm sure we'll be flying some form of rockets soon, and I'm thinking I'd like to try water rockets. Thanks for inspiring me to get involved.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Sheldon, welcome back to the hobby! That sounds great that you are wanting to join your local rocketry club. For us it made all the difference about staying in the hobby. I really enjoy having my dad and my boys help out with rocket building and launching. Well... at least they don't complain much. :) Just one word of warning about water rockets.... they are highly addictive!

6 жыл бұрын

Very funny idea and great implementation! It's funny how in the second launch the rocket captures the toilet paper, probably even with wind, shared trajectory and similar drag of the toilet paper and parachute played the biggest part. Funny experiments that show the joy of physics. Thanks and keep going!

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Francisco. Yeah, it was a total fluke that it managed to get caught up in it again. But you are right, with both falling around the same rate in close proximity and drifting in the same direction perhaps it wasn't as unexpected. :)

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe we love physics because it brings some predictability and explanation to life... or just because allow us to make funny things like water rockets :-D

@HeavensDemon966 6 жыл бұрын

Genius for using nothing but household items.

@valveman12 6 жыл бұрын

The water rocket went a lot higher than I would have thought. Pretty amazing.

@fryncyaryorvjink2140 6 жыл бұрын

The ultimate tp run. "Houston, we have a problem"

@julienmorris7051 6 жыл бұрын

Everyday you see something different on KZfaq . Not just one guy with a water rocket - but an organised event. I love it - all this is great to inspire kids to get out there and make stuff. Well done guys.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Julien. The organised event is our club's monthly launch. All kinds of rockets get flown at these events, but mostly solid motors. It's always good to catch up with everyone and see people's new projects. I don't think we would have lasted this long without being a member of a rocket club.

@SwampDonkey64 6 жыл бұрын

Such clear footage. When people video record UFOs they always seem to be caught with potato cameras. You never get a clear shot like these. Probably why they are unidentified. Great video thank you 👍🏽

@ShazAu8 6 жыл бұрын

Good work guys. That drone shot is amazing!

@Danielastronomo 4 жыл бұрын

Express toilet paper delivery seems like a solid bussiness idea nowadays with the coronavirus.

@LateNightHacks 6 жыл бұрын

here's a tip, disassemble a pen, drop all the ink-bearing barts in a cup of methylated spirit and you'll have a nice ink that you can generously apply to the sides of the roll or just dip. the roll should stay in one piece. you can also do multi step application by a syringe to get very neat patterns Some of the ink colours look absolutely gorgeous, need to try a few different brands of pen to find the best result, reds, yellows, greens and purples all look great, even blue and black can look good. one pen should give you 250 mil of decent concentration ink. occasionally the ink is incompatible with the solvent and nothing works, I think some are silicone oil/gels and/or xylene based inks. but it doesn't happen often.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting idea, thanks for the suggestion, we may have to give that a go. :) Would it cause the paper to stick together?

@LateNightHacks 6 жыл бұрын

I knew it worked on paper towels, but wasn't sure about TP. so just did a test. I made two colour batches of ~100mil, applied with pipet to one side. the after giving it about an hour for some of the spirit to evaporate, I applied the second batch to the other and let it all dry up. I ended up with a roll with a band of colour on each side and a white strip in the middle, which is what I was going for. btw, the paper was Coles recycled homebrad. I also lightly massaged the roll after each application just to compact it a bit and see if it would stick at all. I can experimentally say, my bog-rolls nominally :D my test roll did not stick or deform in a perceptible way.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool. Thanks for doing that test, good to know that it didn't affect the unrollability(TM) of the paper. :) Multicoloured roll would definitely be a lot more visible.

@LateNightHacks 6 жыл бұрын

:D no problem You guys based at inner west sydney? maybe I could even bring a few to a lunch day :) are there any active clubs around here? haven't seen much aside from you guys and some occasional UNSW stuff

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

There really aren't any other active clubs in the Sydney area (that I am aware of) due to the limited number of suitable launch locations. There are also the Canberra guys that fly near Yass, but it's a bit of a trip.

@darrenkrivit6854 6 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I'd never heard of water rockets looks like a blast!

6 жыл бұрын

4:19 BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE, TOTALLY UNUSED HEHE. CONGRATULATIONS.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Vicente. :)

@thegreatmechanizedape8262 6 жыл бұрын

good on you for cleaning up the TP. it's biodegradable but that was a classy move. subbed.

@JLsMakerSpace 4 жыл бұрын

SO COOL!!! Do you think you could make a water rocket payload compartment for dropping many different things from a high height?

@AirCommandRockets 3 жыл бұрын

Sure. Quite easy to do. One of the previous requests was if it would be possible to drop CanSats for peoples experiments.

@kennethgray2003 6 жыл бұрын

This video reminded me of a little water rocket I had as a kid and how well it worked.

@sgriffett541 6 жыл бұрын

nice one George! Lake and I loved it. Beautiful drone shot, wow!!! Looking forward to the thunder from down under videos too :]

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stu, glad you and Lake liked it. :) Thunda is still a while off, but it will get here before we know it.

@dirtbikefreaks4955 6 жыл бұрын

Super fun video and idea

@WATERROCKETSCLUB 6 жыл бұрын

Super-cool idea!)))) Similarly, a long time ago they created interference for radar, dropping strips of foil from aircraft.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps that might be an interesting one to drop. A roll of aluminium foil. That would sure sparkle. :)

@WATERROCKETSCLUB 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!! But be careful, it may be mistaken for an unidentified flying object (UFO)))):) Thin foil can be found in old electrolytic capacitors.)))

@88njtrigg88 6 жыл бұрын

Air Command Rockets bird reflective tape for magpies might be more visual, also it won't interfere with "aircraft radar".

@willywgb 6 жыл бұрын

Great job Guys. I guess you rolled it back up so you can use it at home? LoL. Great shotting from the Drone. That's a lot harder to accomplish than one might think.

@RaketfuedrocketsDeutschland 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, that looks like a lot of fun! I think we should definitely try that as well. It looks so awesome, especially when filmed with the drone. Please keep up these creative and fun videos, I really enjoy them. Cheers Julian from Raketfued

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julian, it was a lot of fun to try this one. It is really easy to set up, though next time I think we would try 1-ply paper rather than the 2-ply we used. I think you would get a much longer streamer that way. I'm happy with how the drone footage turned out. John is getting good at tracking the rockets now. :)

@doorguner01 6 жыл бұрын

Amazons new delivery system of toilet paper to your doorsteps!

@paulhorn2665 6 жыл бұрын

"What do you do in your spare time?" " Shooting Toiletpaper with Rockets in the air." "You kidding me..."

@teamlucrockets 6 жыл бұрын

Great experiment George. Not only meteorites fall from the sky. toilet paper also comes down. :) Definitely go for a try. Nice drone shot!

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luc. :) We had fun doing this one.

@HelmutDoork 5 жыл бұрын

Parachute men make a good payload for water rockets. I taped a pill bottle to the top of a 2l soda bottle, when it reached apogee and flipped over the two parachute men I had in the bottle dropped out and floated down.

@SterremanWillie 6 жыл бұрын

Great fun indeed! Well thought out mechanism which worked first time (unless otherwise edited ;-) )! Excellent drone footage of the first launch - congratulations to your son! What a bonus getting the streamer caught on the 2nd launch - no amount of planning would have managed this! In hindsight, you should have used pink toilet paper!

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Willie. Yes thankfully it worked first go. I was hoping it wouldn't mess up the normal parachute deployment. :) Catching the paper again was totally unexpected, I guess the rocket cleaned up after itself. Have a great day.

@xiphosura413 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, another channel I like, Everard Junction, used that exact tune, didn't expect it here too! What a weird connection :D Also didn't know toilet paper behaved like that when falling, it's fascinating!

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers! :) The tune just came from KZfaq's audio library. I am sure its been used 1000's of times on various videos. Have a good day.

@Cloxxki 6 жыл бұрын

Toilet paper supports rocket falling from the sky!! I vote for multiple rolls linked.

@gikar1948 6 жыл бұрын

Great job on the video.

@dc54321x 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work, great video. I don't understand why there are any dislikes

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. :)

@joshguevara796 6 жыл бұрын

I am building a rocket myself, and I was wondering if I could use Liquid Nails Construction Adhesive? I am using the bottle splice technique.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

I don't believe liquid nails will work unless it is polyurethane based.

@joshguevara796 6 жыл бұрын

Okay, thanks👌

@spaceey 6 жыл бұрын

Try to use drone in your next videos, because that video from drone was awesome) I love your channel

@a330turbinex7 Ай бұрын

This is so cool!

@gamingngames7984 6 жыл бұрын

Nice

@terjegrov1142 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Realy enjoy watching Your Channel .lots of insparaton. Terje, norway

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Terje :) Hello from Sydney.

@88njtrigg88 6 жыл бұрын

They didn't even waste the toilet paper for fun, "well done." l thought the Best toilet paper drop's are at the footy; wrong. l see a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD.

@tarassu 6 жыл бұрын

Was the whole roll unwind?

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the whole roll took only a few seconds to fully unwind.

@al35mm 6 жыл бұрын

Are these value bog rolls? They don't seem to give very much yield. I'd soon get through one of those after a curry and a few beers!

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

It was 2 ply toilet paper, so probably only half the length. We'll have to get one of those super cheap 1-ply rolls. May get a bit more milage out of that. :)

@welshpete12 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if adding sodium bicarbonate to the water would produce better acceleration ?Or is there something else that can be mixed with water to give better results . I'm no chemist , but is there anyone out there that can think of something better ?

@johnsweeney6072 6 жыл бұрын

Just a Q. Can you buy the unformed pet bottle tubes

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Just look for "PET preform" on e-bay. There are lots of different sizes

@TRUMPLocalWallBuildersUnion 6 жыл бұрын

Can you shoot that over to my house ? I ran out of TP and im stuck in the bathroom 😞

@69RocketBones 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! :)

@aarondraper1818 6 жыл бұрын

If this is Whalan reserve in western Sydney, I never realised you guys were there doing this!?! If so, I live a couple of suburbs away. Would like to come and watch.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's the one. We've been there around 4 years now. Why not come out to one of the NSWRA launches? We normally launch on the last Saturday of each month. :)

@darcam 6 жыл бұрын

Could you do colored chalk, some way to dump chalk in various colors?

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes chalk powder is used during parachute deployment to create a visible puff to make it easier to spot the rocket at altitude. You could certainly put the chalk powder inside the parachute and then when it deploys and it opens it releases the powder.

@welshpete12 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if adding sodium bicarbonate to the water would produce better acceleration ?

@johnnyllooddte3415 6 жыл бұрын

Ahahaha we've been. throwing toilet rolls out of planes for 50 years at least

@johnnyllooddte3415 6 жыл бұрын

Well done

@DeliciousDeBlair 6 жыл бұрын

Did it fully unwind? Or was it an extra short roll?

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

It did fully unwind, but because it was 2-ply it would have been half the length of a single-ply.

@DeliciousDeBlair 6 жыл бұрын

Okay gotchya. Also, most likely, we in America are so spoiled to have such 'super sized] rolls that they would be aerodynamically destabilizing to the rocket at the diameters yours appear to be built at. What is the name of that hollow plastic you use for the fins, and where did you buy it from? I have not seen that in the states in forever and I have a real solid project I want to use it for if I can get any.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

One of the names the fin material goes by is Corriflute. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_plastic You can typically find it at most sign makers, especially on people's lawns during elections. Sign makers often have offcuts that they will give away for free. We just buy it by the sheet for a few dollars from the local hardware store.

@johnsweeney6072 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks much appreciated

@Sparkitus805 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great way to t.p. the wite house.

@RobinPillage. 5 жыл бұрын

👍 good one

@joserefe5950 5 жыл бұрын

Next time try doing it with the SINGLE PLY TOILET PAPER not glued to the cartoon spool so it will thermal soar like SPIDER BALLOONING. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE UPLOADED THE VIDEO, THNKS.

@ClayLoomis1958 6 жыл бұрын

Is it just the challenge that inspires you to do this? Obviously, if you just wanted to see TP drop from the sky, the drone taking those photos could take it higher and drop it more accurately.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

It was purely something fun to do on a warm day. :)

@ClayLoomis1958 6 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

@dwreckbaker6382 6 жыл бұрын

bery vinteresting

@esra_erimez 6 жыл бұрын

Why didn't the toilet paper cross the road? It got stuck in a crack.

@MisterMitchMM 6 жыл бұрын

I actually ran out of shit tickets today. Gotta hit Costco after work.

@peterholman6071 6 жыл бұрын

So do we launch toilet paper to the people in Venezuela?

@DrFiero 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder how cool it would be to launch with near boiling water on a very freezing day?! It's heading for -25c here today, guess what drove the thought. Brrrrr..... :)

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

That's way too cold! We've had days here between 28C and 32C. Boiling water would be interesting, I think it would make really nice clouds during take-off. Though I have to admit I don't think I would want to be anywhere near a pressurised container filled with hot water. :)

@DrFiero 6 жыл бұрын

This is the inspiration... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLlkorSTr5OwZZ8.html Just thinking it would be like this, but in reverse (kind of) since it's going up.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

I think it would look really cool especially if you could release the water over a longer period on the way up. You would need to use something other than plastic bottles though, as they start to deform around 65C.

@nimrodquimbus912 6 жыл бұрын

Toilet paper from Uranus.

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean "for" instead of "from" ? :)

@nimrodquimbus912 6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ASTRONAUTICO 6 жыл бұрын

Jajajaja great idea! Available for everyone! What is the possibility to catch the paper with the rocket downs? 0.0000000kats!!

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers C3 :) The rocket decided it needed to clean up the sky.

@rocketnerd7763 5 жыл бұрын

Kids, launch toilet paper not bombs

@colleenforrest7936 6 жыл бұрын

This is more awesome than launching a Tesla!

@charlescarlson8283 6 жыл бұрын

Just think make 10 small ones what you could do to TP a house.

@efacel4514 4 жыл бұрын

If only it was methanol

@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.- 6 жыл бұрын

Eat your heart out, Elon Musk.

@juanfelipecruzlozano3266 6 жыл бұрын

Ola tú eres un crack jajajajajja

@craigpennington1251 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Learning some thing new all the time. Love the blast off shot from the air.

@lez7875 5 жыл бұрын

um salve do Brasil + like. papel higiênico e foguetes? será que funciona? parece que sim. e é engraçado

@mich1993cheater 6 жыл бұрын

:( i ran out of toilet paper today :(

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, I'll send some right over. :)

@melcrose 6 жыл бұрын

Anne McCaffrey would be proud. (anyone?) :)

@AirCommandRockets 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry don't understand the reference?

@esra_erimez 6 жыл бұрын

???

@wartang 6 жыл бұрын

THREAD alert

@RCLoversan 6 жыл бұрын

My payload is far more interesting :-)

@biggun98056 3 жыл бұрын

What ever

@PalmettoMoon 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't this littering on a grand scale? 😂

@Ergzay 6 жыл бұрын

This is not a rocket...

@pacovasda5955 6 жыл бұрын

The way you captured the entire flight but just kept cutting it repeatedly just before a completed completed visual made this miserable to watch just absolutely miserable stop cutting the shot just let me see it from beginning to end without any cuts from any angle whatsoever if you have to cut it let me see one shot of it going up and then another shot of it going down all the way up and all the way down not most of the way up and most the way down like this is