"why has that strange fella next door been filming his sprinkler for half an hour?" "I dunno, remember that time he drove around town and filmed all the stop lights?" "I bet he's with the government."
@FallenProdigyz4 жыл бұрын
Under-rated comment.
@julianbell55384 жыл бұрын
He did a video on, Stoplights?!?! I'm there... see ya
@ke6gwf4 жыл бұрын
Half an hour? I am sure he would have been out there much longer, probably over several days lol
@princekamoro38694 жыл бұрын
"I think his car has submarine funcionality; have you heard its horn?"
@mattatwar4 жыл бұрын
This video on stoplights kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fc-JgpSFtMiyqmw.html
@eugenebebs77674 жыл бұрын
This channel is now dedicated to appreciation of clever engineering nuances of everyday items, and I'm here for it.
@MisterNohbdy4 жыл бұрын
Dedicated? Nah, that's always been the channel's secondary purpose, a minor side effect in its true quest for engineering puns.
@munjee24 жыл бұрын
_Always has been_
@munjee24 жыл бұрын
I mean for a few years now at least
@Alacritous4 жыл бұрын
@rajit kumar It's Hear, hear! Sort of an earlier version of PREACH IT!
@maxmyzer91724 жыл бұрын
xkcd 1741
@raydunakin3 жыл бұрын
"You can make them just go in circles, like most online arguments." LOL!!!
@spookayitsme3 жыл бұрын
I don't think that's what he meant
@nyetloki3 жыл бұрын
I disagree!
@jackhewitt79022 жыл бұрын
@@nyetloki we're about to have an online argument!
@annyone32932 жыл бұрын
@@casimirojulianangelo4804 YOU ARE SO WRONG!!!11!!one
@b.n.c.v57922 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why I only have KZfaq I hate gossiping and I only gossip when I have to
@jeremyf11024 жыл бұрын
"Something as simple as a water distribution device deserves due diligence." I know you had fun writing that one
@jekyllgaming994 жыл бұрын
I read that right as he said it XD
@laurinneff43044 жыл бұрын
@@jekyllgaming99 same
@leobitencourt47194 жыл бұрын
@@jekyllgaming99 that makes 4
@David_3374 жыл бұрын
@@jekyllgaming99 lol same
@AlecArmbruster4 жыл бұрын
@@jekyllgaming99 same
@newburypi4 жыл бұрын
"Like most online arguments." That's what keeps me coming back.
@q-tuber70344 жыл бұрын
No it isn’t.
@axeavier4 жыл бұрын
@@q-tuber7034 yes it is
@newburypi4 жыл бұрын
@@axeavier and thus... :)
@dustojnikhummer4 жыл бұрын
Q-tuber That is a circle joke
@billchessell82134 жыл бұрын
@@q-tuber7034 Yes it is.
@iamalongusername4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else read text as fast as you possibly can to make sure you read it all before it disappears, then just sit there staring at it for the next 10 seconds, because you had plenty of time?
@Pettingson3 жыл бұрын
I even paused as i'm used to people removing them far too fast... I had to sit through it even longer!
@treed59533 жыл бұрын
Right? They normally flash on so briefly that I wonder if my reading skills have deteriorated greatly
@vqo02 жыл бұрын
Yeah so true
@2bfrank6572 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Christhegoldenboy2 жыл бұрын
I just pause the video
@Nighthawkinlight4 жыл бұрын
That screen tilt edit. How do you stay so funny and so informative with every video?
@paulec2524 жыл бұрын
I love his dry sense of humor. Even when talking sprinklers
@Srcsqwrn4 жыл бұрын
I love this channel so much, and his humor is just fab.
@sirBrouwer4 жыл бұрын
@@paulec252 but is it dry humor when you involve water?
@paulec2524 жыл бұрын
sirBrouwer water can’t dampen these puns
@NicholasCox854 жыл бұрын
@@sirBrouwer that was the whole point.
@jweebs19864 жыл бұрын
The “irrigating sound” joke at the end was brilliant and perfectly delivered.
@stevesstuff14504 жыл бұрын
It was also used at the beginning of the video too.... :-)
@wecouldbefree4 жыл бұрын
This one was a beaut wasnt it 😂
@jeanhaley30514 жыл бұрын
Really quite clever.
@zombieregime4 жыл бұрын
I may be the only one, but it bothers me when someone has these in full rotation mode and doesn't make the quick ticking sound. It's like a song missing verse it just doesn't sound right...
@wizmonke44434 жыл бұрын
Mpph truly exquisite
@DanielGBenesScienceShows2 жыл бұрын
2 years later… I grew up with these on our dairy farm as a child and took them for granted. However, I just bought one of these a few days ago and spent 20 minutes playing with the amazing mousetrapedness of it all. As a physics-teaching adult, I have never appreciated it more than I did a few days ago! These things are truly amazing! They are WATER CLOCKS!!
@SonOfSofaman4 жыл бұрын
I once observed a very clever deer use its hoof to halt the motion of the "armature" on one of these sprinklers allowing it to drink from the uninterrupted water stream.
@simonputnam4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't till I watched this that I realised I always wondered how these things worked.
@humanbeing_4 жыл бұрын
The craziest (or maybe most coincidental ) thing about this video, is I literally just bought THAT _exact_ same sprinkler for our yard this year. I chose it because its' the only one I found that was made of metal parts, vs so many sold nowadays made from plastic. I felt it would stand the test of time vs the plastic ones. However, our direct neighbors do have a couple of the plastic ones, and here's what I immediately noticed: The plastic ones spine SO MUCH faster than ours, (the metal one). And I wondered why that was... Well, know I know. Metal weighs substantially more than plastic, which means the water will have less force on the metal one, meaning slower clickity-clickity-clickity and slower bap-bap-bap-bap-bap-bap to the return position. I know I know --> "cool story bro", but I just thought, what are the chances that I just bought the exact same sprinkler, considering I've never seen this brand/model prior-to my purchase. 😁
@mistermistero754 жыл бұрын
It's kinda scary how i passed this whole morning wondering how do these work
@matthewsalvador97834 жыл бұрын
M4st3r04 I know right. Now I can never unsee it.
@willemvdk48864 жыл бұрын
"It's easier to see because you can actually see it" must be your best quote ever.
@jordanmeyer97974 жыл бұрын
This kind of curiosity about everyday "simple" objects is awesome and educational. I love it!
@mywifebeatheroin4 жыл бұрын
Drowned your grass biggy poppa
@509ryan4 жыл бұрын
Better than school
@user-ev7qw8oi7e4 жыл бұрын
I really don't think the mechanism of an mpact sprinkler is SIMPLE. Back in the simpler days, we just used a watering can.
@cosmicphoto054 жыл бұрын
"direction-y change-y bit" Whoa, slow down with all that technical jargon!!
@thiagokawano16183 жыл бұрын
We're not all experts!
@andrewmurray15503 жыл бұрын
up there with the Doctor's explanation of time travel : "Timey-wimey wibbley wobbley".
@jakedee41174 жыл бұрын
"adjustable beyond their angle of sprinklage" "the irrigating sound" Superb use of language Sir !
@Evgen13Great Жыл бұрын
Well, funny thing is, my native language is Russian and I still can understand quiet everything in his videos)
@NandR4 жыл бұрын
Auntie Clockwise, followed by “in circles like many online arguments”.... Pure gold. Also I think that weird video thing was just compression in the high speed video mode.
@insanejughead4 жыл бұрын
Isn't that the premise of the show Golden Girls? 😎
@demogorgonzola4 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the family reunion with Uncle Grinder! :)
@macdjord4 жыл бұрын
No it's not!!1!
@bbgun0614 жыл бұрын
@@macdjord Is too!
@larskaufbach69964 жыл бұрын
@Rabon Yeah, lost my drink through the nose. And I am not even a native English speaker/listener.
@AveryTalksAboutStuff4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know when I woke up this morning that there was anything to learn about sprinklers. This is the magic of this channel. 😊
@Simfukwe2 ай бұрын
THE SET SCREW!! You just taught me that I can use the set screw to distribute the water in a way better pattern to cover my lawn. Thank you Technology Connections
@ReverendTed4 жыл бұрын
1:17 - This is a real "How It's Made" shot, right here.
@24ecko4 жыл бұрын
Great, now I can't get the theme song out of my head lol.
@IgnatRemizov4 жыл бұрын
Great, time to rewatch that series! I wonder if they have a segment on sprinklers?
@revengejr4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah.. look at that... He just needs that lovely melody in the background and a deeper tambour when he speaks
@0btchs4 жыл бұрын
@@revengejr The correct spelling of "tambour" is "timbre".
@jennyjohn7044 жыл бұрын
@@0btchs Unless he was talking about a drum, in which case he spelt it correctly.
@jasonmskidmore4 жыл бұрын
When I was a young kid, I remember being fascinated by these sprinklers - and I was super excited when my parents got me one for my birthday.
@BrightBlueJim4 жыл бұрын
Neat!
@LadyLexyStarwatcher3 жыл бұрын
Again, birthday cake with a sprinkler topper.
@revenevan113 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the time I asked for a paper shredder 😂
@MiniMii5503 жыл бұрын
Interesting childhood....but then again I would have probably asked for one too
@Adam-qs5ir3 жыл бұрын
Wow! This video was made for you. I bet you were pretty excited to see this pop up.
@Gottaculat4 жыл бұрын
Your puns and wordplay extend even to your closed captions; 10:07, "Impactfully smooth jazz," lol! Your efforts don't go unnoticed, good sir!
@sergiomendez9231 Жыл бұрын
I love how the descriptor for the smooth jazz almost always correlates to the subject of the video! I always put captions on, especially for Captain Caption at the end!
@Patches330014 жыл бұрын
*bored out of my mind* KZfaq: Hey you. Wanna know how a sprinkler works? Me: don’t mind if I do
@maighstir30034 жыл бұрын
I should have been sleeping a few hours ago, but of course I must go through the updated channels in my list first. Nahuatl, sprinklers, drum memory, miniature painting... you know the drill.
@christo9304 жыл бұрын
I wonder if suburban townships probably have to have huge water pumps to power all these things. Energy ain't free and when you have thousands or 10s of thousands of these things all running at the same time the whole water system is losing pressure. Collectively across an entire county or even state, these things must consume an enormous amount of energy, not to mention water.
@skoopsro76564 жыл бұрын
@@maighstir3003 drum memory this has peaked my curiosity, now i must find out what it is
@skoopsro76564 жыл бұрын
@@christo930 yea they are called gravity fed water towers
@johngaltline99334 жыл бұрын
@@christo930 Most cities and such with pump fed city water tend to regulate when you can use various types of lawn sprinklers. In my city, or township, actually, if you have in ground sprinklers, you are only supposed to use them between 11PM and 6AM on even/odd days of the week matching your (even/odd) address number. I suppose because they figure the stake kind are using less water per time, they are allowed whenever you like.
@maxwellkeeling37814 жыл бұрын
These are the videos that teachers need to wheel in on a tv on a rolling cart, education video time!
@snowstrobe4 жыл бұрын
TC: every supply teacher's friend.
@stevek88294 жыл бұрын
16 mm film was much more dramatic.
@planetphatness4 жыл бұрын
The “armature” is actually called the “spoon”
@rafaelpacheco80674 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@frankbiz4 жыл бұрын
It also aids in directing the water to the inner area, whereas the majority of the water it sent further out.
@buhmannt4 жыл бұрын
a spoon or deflector arm if you wanna order parts for one
@CircuitrinosOfficial4 жыл бұрын
*The Tick has joined the chat*
@kevinjokipii42604 жыл бұрын
@@CircuitrinosOfficial The Spoooooooooooooooooon is what makes it tick. But when I see a sprinkler turn on, I'm more like, "Not in the face!"
@UnrivaledPiercer4 жыл бұрын
When is the 10 hour version of the little skit at 0:54? The screen rotation with the sound is absolutely perfect.
@Jimmy_Jones4 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gK2om5iesLXbXX0.html ×10 there you go.
@bryku4 жыл бұрын
listenonrepeat.com/watch?v=jKi7xGE4BEw&s=54&e=60#The_Impact_Sprinkler_-_more_clever_than_it_seems! The ! is part of the URL... but youtube.
@soaringvulture4 жыл бұрын
And then there's the Ernie Kovacs version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apliaZqj1Lbap3k.html
@jurchiks4 жыл бұрын
@@bryku just right-click any youtube video and choose "Loop" instead of using a separate site for that.
@bryku4 жыл бұрын
@@jurchiks Loop just loops the full video. The link I gave loops just the specific section.
@ericwagar95294 жыл бұрын
“Just go in circles, like most online arguments”
@Andytlp4 жыл бұрын
So anyway youre wrong and im right. Now yield!
@xamanto4 жыл бұрын
@@Andytlp NO U
@affordablenuggets19434 жыл бұрын
xamanto no no... *YOU*
@Omega31314 жыл бұрын
“Just go in circles, like most online arguments”
@xamanto4 жыл бұрын
@@affordablenuggets1943 I'm sorry sir, you must have made a mistake there, because from my point of view, NO U.
@Zildawolf4 жыл бұрын
“When it hits the water like a curious raccoon” lmao
@owenvogelgesang73143 жыл бұрын
@smelly paws furry
@ceralor4 жыл бұрын
"Just ask your Auntie Clockwise" I hate that it took me a few seconds after you saying "that was a dumb joke" to realize it wasn't specifically a joke about clocks.
@snowstrobe4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Only a North American can say that joke, no one else pronounces auntie that way.
@Nobe_Oddy4 жыл бұрын
@@snowstrobe yea but in North America (well, in the USA) we actually say "counter-clockwise" so it's an even more specific joke than you thought
@Yotanido4 жыл бұрын
@@snowstrobe Um... Auntie and Anti- are pronounced the exact same in the UK, too...
@Greenhourglass4 жыл бұрын
@@snowstrobe I know a lot of other americans who say aunt like "ahnt" and I'm pretty sure I've heard non-americans say it like "ant". Also, yeah, I wasn't sure if I got the joke for a second because I've never heard anyone ever say "anti-clockwise" instead of "counter-clockwise" lol
@juststeve55424 жыл бұрын
@@Yotanido well close enough for the joke to work. I'm pretty sure it would work for any native English speaker, except those that say "counter-clockwise", who are now confused.
@TehVulpez4 жыл бұрын
The sound of these things always blended in with the ambiance of summer, sort of similar to cicadas and crickets. There would often be one of these going on somewhere in the neighborhood
@cgirl1114 жыл бұрын
The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchel 1975
@j-me58204 жыл бұрын
ruined by a the new fancy shmancy in ground irrigation units. So boring.
@Torchedini4 жыл бұрын
Or the annoyance on a slightly colder day when one had set up the sprinkler so it hit part of the street. And the slight happiness when it was hot and you had some cooling. Most people over here switched over to the oscillating sprinkler though.
@nigelwang24474 жыл бұрын
This is actually one of my favorite episodes you've done. I used to be so mystified by impact sprinklers, but I never got the chance to actually investigate one by my self. I love the way you broke down the mechanism by which it works.
@alanr5853 жыл бұрын
exactly, me too you're a proud nerd too.
@jackconner85744 жыл бұрын
This video is rather impactful
@gutierrezgeorge594 жыл бұрын
This comment is impartially and drives the algorithm
@BuzStringer4 жыл бұрын
Get this man some Reddit gold
@MicRouSn74 жыл бұрын
Booooo
@richardmattocks4 жыл бұрын
So much tech and so much watery goodness. Not usually happy bedfellows but somehow you make it work. 😎
@Charlie-et4td4 жыл бұрын
Bottom text
@mziegfield4 жыл бұрын
So do your water jokes in this video still count as ‘dry humor’ or..?
@Ikantspell44 жыл бұрын
I thought they were a little watered down for me
@confusedwhale4 жыл бұрын
That's moistly accurate.
@ap17654 жыл бұрын
I dew agree
@TheDaREaLmAsTeR4 жыл бұрын
If Iook at his garden, I sea what you did there...
@PanAndScanBuddy4 жыл бұрын
To the top with you!
@lucafwn2 жыл бұрын
I just spent 11 minutes of my life watching a video about lawn sprinklers, and I regret nothing. This channel has really great content!
@zombieregime4 жыл бұрын
"...Naturally I have one right here..." [citation needed] Also, in the interest of conveying design concepts I will fully accept "armature" and "directional change-y bit" as valid terms. Your videos are always gold for investigating the fine minutiae of everyday objects most people don't notice....Im over 30 and have wondered how these work since I was a kid but never got around to actually looking it up. So thanks for the minutch.
@Dorumin4 жыл бұрын
You're over 30? Wow! You could very well be 90! Great to have relics such as yourself around in the world still
@mihan2d4 жыл бұрын
Remember, most people would consider a guy like him genuinely crazy. That's a nasty fact about the world we live in.
@seraaron4 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these this Spring and immediately started analysizing how it works with your voice in my head when I took it out the package. Basically, I imagined this entire video. And now here it is. You're welcome!
@tanya53224 жыл бұрын
I remember doing much the same thing... Years ago. Probably well before he was born, but still enjoyed every minute of the video.
@WKerrick3 жыл бұрын
Were you taking a sprinkler to the face at 4:50? Lmao, the commitment!
@I.Fumblebee.I4 жыл бұрын
"You can make them go in circles like most online arguments" I watch you for your clever jokes, the learning useless stuff is just a bonus.
@andon_RT4 жыл бұрын
"Slaps the water like a curious raccooon"
@mattshumway22964 жыл бұрын
23 hrs ago
@Banditxam44 жыл бұрын
@@mattshumway2296 but how🤔🤔🤔
@stijn24724 жыл бұрын
@@Banditxam4 Probably early acces by Patreon.
@mattshumway22964 жыл бұрын
bañDìT XaM4 look an the time
@notharry93504 жыл бұрын
Read this right as he said it 🙀🤭😵
@Squeaky_Ben3 жыл бұрын
I will forever remember the sounds of impact sprinklers. When I was little, my parents would spend the summer vacation in italy, tuscany to be exact. On the way there, in the summer heat, I would ALWAYS hear these guys. It has been at least 15 years since I have been there. But the memories, I still have them.
@damenwhelan32364 жыл бұрын
"Because...... That's what it is..." Spoken like a science teacher.
@1marcelfilms3 жыл бұрын
Also religion teacher
@shawnsg3 жыл бұрын
Or an exhausted parent with a, "but why," child.
@damenwhelan32363 жыл бұрын
@@shawnsg But why what? Use a full sentence and I'll answer you. That stops that herr warum.
@marvindebot32642 жыл бұрын
Not a very good science teacher but yes.
@Mavendow2 жыл бұрын
@@damenwhelan3236 I would _always_ reply by stating my question with descriptive details and sometimes explain why I was asking. I asked what happens if you subtract 33-34 in first grade. The answer? Screaming *"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!"* + detention and exclusion from the class for a week. Yay education.
@ShinoPuppy4 жыл бұрын
I rewound the "tsk-tsk-tsk, TSKTSKTSKTSK!!" portion like five times. Kudos to good subtle editing! (0:54)
@Robert_DROP_TABLE_students--4 жыл бұрын
the rotation of the frame is worth whatever time you spent on it!
@traaaaaaavis4 жыл бұрын
Maybe someone will make a 10 hour video of that repeating..
@PanduPoluan4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me a bit of AHOOOGA where he perfectly reproduced the sound of the horn...
@cwtrain4 жыл бұрын
I work in Premiere and even though it was easy, I deeply appreciated the creativity and effort to time it with the audio.
@troy2000me4 жыл бұрын
"subtle"
@Daszkal3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy his humor. Contrasting his technical vocabulary with natural language ("hole-y stick thing") is endlessly entertaining to me.
@diamondsmasher4 жыл бұрын
Who are we to judge what an “armature” is. Engineers make up silly words all the time, like “brushing” and “sway bar”.
@Tokkemon4 жыл бұрын
Retroturboencabulator.
@mikecurtin98314 жыл бұрын
Do you mean "bushing" rather than "brushing"?
@75Bird4554 жыл бұрын
Sway Bar is actually short for "anti-sway bar" The consumer shortened the name.
@KernelFault4 жыл бұрын
"Wankel Rotary Engine"
@Majima_Nowhere4 жыл бұрын
@@KernelFault T R I A N G L E S
@sebastianelytron84504 жыл бұрын
Me: Surely this guy has run out of video ideas by now? TC: Hold my armature
@webchimp4 жыл бұрын
It's like Techmoan never seeming to run out of obscure media formats.
@24ecko4 жыл бұрын
"Hold my ****" jokes still funny in mid 2020?
@chrisw4434 жыл бұрын
Oh buddy, we haven't even touched a dryer.
@Miloggy4 жыл бұрын
chrisw443 aw man, now I REALLY want to see that vid. Maybe one day
@BertGrink4 жыл бұрын
I made a similar comment on one of Techmoan's videos, and he replied that he had LOTS of material still to research and film and edit and so on.
@Tim_Sviridov4 жыл бұрын
8:05 "gets struck in a twisted way repeatedly." Even better out of context.
@kcdebris9134 жыл бұрын
“Just ask your Aunty Clockwise... that was a bad joke.” 😂
@MyUnquenchableThirst4 жыл бұрын
on the contrary
@KairuHakubi4 жыл бұрын
Took me a second. only brits say that
@johnsherby91304 жыл бұрын
I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t get it
@MyUnquenchableThirst4 жыл бұрын
@@johnsherby9130 instead of saying Counter-Clockwise, some people say Anti-Clockwise. that with the 2 different ways to pronounce Anti makes the joke :)
@Dorumin4 жыл бұрын
@@MyUnquenchableThirst ante!
@insovietrussia4 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of thing that needs one of those super fancy 6000fps (or whatever) slo-mo cameras for maximum effect.
@TechnologyConnections4 жыл бұрын
I think a Kronos is in my near-term plans. It has been for a while and I regret not having it for this video, but I think 240 fps does a good enough job
@insovietrussia4 жыл бұрын
@@TechnologyConnections Even without it, it was a great video - I learned my new thing today so I can take the rest of the day off! I never put two and two together before with the Impact Wrench parallel, so that was super neat.
@andon_RT4 жыл бұрын
@@insovietrussia Sounds like this video really had some impact for you.
@Her_Imperious_Condescension4 жыл бұрын
I think Slow Mo Guys did a sprinkler. Though, thinking back on it, that might have been a fire sprinkler.
@HAWXLEADER4 жыл бұрын
@@TechnologyConnections Your oneplus can even do 480 albeit in shitty quality... It was a good enough job indeed
@rlowle12283 жыл бұрын
Seems like you've explained almost how everything in the world works. Can't wait for your explanation on how paint dries.
@covishen3 жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for how a lawn mower works, and how each blade of grass screams silently before getting chopped.
@lukashrazdil4 жыл бұрын
You're like the modern equivalent to the old series "Löwenzahn" (dandelion) here in Germany. You explain things so easy and intuitive, your voice is smooth and calming, the sometimes cringey jokes loosen the otherwise dry themes up and the visuals are on point. Please keep your awesome work up and continue to amaze us with simple, but yet fascinating technologies!
@holgerchristiansen4003 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Though I wouldn't call sprinklers a dry topic :D
@cabchrisr19 Жыл бұрын
Sounds strange, but that‘s how it is! 😂 (Quote from Löwenzahn)
@komradeklutch62154 жыл бұрын
"You can make them go in circles, just like most online arguments" LIKE EARNED.
@amisner2k4 жыл бұрын
online arguments actually go in squares.
@komradeklutch62154 жыл бұрын
@@amisner2k I'd be open-minded enough to be one of the 4 sides of that argument
@scottricklaroque74284 жыл бұрын
@@amisner2k I believe they spiral, often out of control.
@thekinginyellow17444 жыл бұрын
I thought they went nowhere.
@EaglehawkMoonfang4 жыл бұрын
Hey dude, I absolutely love your videos. They’re packed with well-organized, well-presented info. You’re entertaining in a way that’s natural, not contrived or irritating like other channels’ hosts. And I noticed you like Andreas Vollenweider lol, that might be the best part. You should do a video on your album collection!
@DeviantOllam4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, we use an oscillating sprinkler that arcs back and forth out in our garden and I've wanted to see the water wheel that drives the hole-y stick thing. 👍
@mikecurtin98314 жыл бұрын
They don't cost much if you want to disassemble one. Or so I've read.
@vctrsigma4 жыл бұрын
Ask you local water priest to show you one.
@Phroggster4 жыл бұрын
FWIW, I've heard that the hole-y stick things can be used to open a broad variety of NFC as well as traditional door locks if you get enough water pressure behind them.
@computer-love4 жыл бұрын
oh woah, hello Deviant o/
@littlenyancat57544 жыл бұрын
@@computer-love I've seen him around these videos for a bit. I find it weird how no one seems to recognize him
@TheTheoTherone4 жыл бұрын
One summer when I was 8 or 9, for a good part of an afternoon I studied one of these. I understood how it worked. I could not, however, put it into words. Thanks you PS: I now know what an impact driver/wrench is.
@calebbenedict55872 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I went through a phase where I was fascinated with these things and even had a personal collection of the in-ground ones. Yes, I even went to the hardware store and would spend all of my allowance money on sprinklers to add to my collection. I even had some “antique” ones from the 60s or 70s and broken ones that were donated by neighbors when they replaced theirs. But I never fully understood how they worked because they were unwieldy when connected to a hose and when off were fully sealed up in their underground casings (I didn’t have any of the hose-connected ones like in the video). So thanks for making this video, it gives me some closure 14 years later!
@JSwix4 жыл бұрын
the sudden segment about the use of the word "armature" made me burst out laughing
@derkernsen4 жыл бұрын
I love your profile pic
@reneenayfabnaynay56794 жыл бұрын
I found that quite funny too! That's what I love about this guy! He has such a great sense of humor! And, he's not afraid to point out his mistakes, and laugh at himself about it. I love a person who can poke fun at themselves, instead of using someone else as the butt of their jokes. It's refreshing!
@Mutantcy19923 жыл бұрын
I love that he used it so many times, but clearly during editing decided to look it up
@alanr5853 жыл бұрын
Ok, I'm English, what's funny about the word armature?
@Mutantcy19923 жыл бұрын
@@alanr585 did you watch the video?
@86abaile4 жыл бұрын
"The irrigating sound..." Lol.
@gabrielcunningham27662 ай бұрын
when I was on holiday when I was about 5-6, the hotel had these, and I can remember I called them "water plants." I still find the ticking sound somewhat comforting, almost like a cicada chirping.
@oldmech6194 жыл бұрын
I loved this. As a young curious boy, the Impulse sprinkler was really fascinating to me. And I had to stand there getting wet to see the operation. Thanks
@SpiritOfHugs4 жыл бұрын
I, too used to get really wet as a curious boy, to see the operation. unfortunately, my interest for neurosurgery was short-lived.
@fedos4 жыл бұрын
These sprinklers have had quite an impact on lawn care.
@billchessell82134 жыл бұрын
@fedos Ouch!
@havocproltd2 жыл бұрын
I've used these for years. I never knew you could flip that thing up and make it go in circles!! You just changed my lawn watering scheme for the way better!!! I love science and stuff!
@User-uj7nz4 жыл бұрын
Personally, "armature" in this context made more sense to me than the rotating coils in a motor (I looked it up after this video.)
@vincenthiggins60914 жыл бұрын
how about the word striker. the water strikes it it strikes back.
@scramble0gamble4 жыл бұрын
seriously, i WANT the word armature to mean arm like structure of a mechanism, i used to use it like that all the time before i found its actual definition. it would be such a useful word.
@kjcorder4 жыл бұрын
There are several definitions of armature and several uses of an armature..
@PanduPoluan4 жыл бұрын
I once had an impact screwdriver. The "classic" kind where I actually _had_ to use a hammer to turn the head. It's commonly used in car shops to remove screws that had rusted over: Spray a liberal amount of rust-penetrating lubricant, wait about 10 minutes, then go at it. How it works is actually multi-faceted: The impact not only presses the screwdriver head firmly against the head slot, but it also breaks the bonding between the screw and the screwhole's threads. I used the impact screwdriver in my data center, though, when I had to disassemble some server racks.
@andrewyoung44734 жыл бұрын
Interesting, do you know where you can get a tool like that now?
@iamaprofessional4 жыл бұрын
@@andrewyoung4473 I bought mine at princess auto like two years ago. Harbor freight?
@forevercomputing4 жыл бұрын
They are still used. I have one. Impact driver is the machine, impact screwdriver would be the mechanical "whacky stick" not included device.
@PanduPoluan4 жыл бұрын
@@forevercomputing Ahaha "whacky stick" is an apt description 😆 It's surprisingly heavy. Care must be doubly taken to prevent dropping it on one's foot...
@PanduPoluan4 жыл бұрын
@@andrewyoung4473 I bought mine at ACE Hardware. It should be available from any well-stocked hardware store, though. I don't really recommend buying it online, though. It's so heavy, the shipping cost might make the total cost much higher than if you outright buy it from a nearby hardware store.
@danielsinclair20184 жыл бұрын
One day hope to see a video doing the Turboo Encabulator bit. Really enjoyed the writing on this one.
@JonesNate4 жыл бұрын
9:53 -- "Orton Engleheardt used human ingenuity to invent this thing back in 1933"... And that's history...that deserves to be remembered.
@gordonrichardson29724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but Wikipedia spells his name Orton Englehart.
@snowstrobe4 жыл бұрын
He deserves to be on a note just for the name alone...
@JonesNate4 жыл бұрын
@@gordonrichardson2972 I tried to guess, rather than looking it up.
@Phroggster4 жыл бұрын
I read this comment, and the voice in my head radically shifted, even put a bow tie on, when I read the last sentence. Enjoy your 👍.
@Arbiter0994 жыл бұрын
Hats are technology, a crossover is not impossible
@otrab10804 жыл бұрын
Ooh a Sprinkler. Or as they're known in Australia: That thing you're not allowed to use.
@NicholasLittlejohn4 жыл бұрын
Rainwater and drip irrigation
@mark82004 жыл бұрын
Good one father
@mark82004 жыл бұрын
@ go on go on
@_Eric._4 жыл бұрын
@@NicholasLittlejohn I hate drip it is annoying to repair despite its simplicity. What makes it annoying is when it's part of your job.
@jackbootshamangaming45414 жыл бұрын
@@NicholasLittlejohn Doesn't work that well in parts of Aussie that get almost no rain
@raydunakin3 жыл бұрын
Great episode! I too have always been fascinated by impact sprinklers.
@samanli-tw3id3 жыл бұрын
Remember the Spongebob episode where he doesn’t want to grow up?
@crispoman4 жыл бұрын
2:14 Inigo Montoya approves of your "armature-ish" attempts to avoid getting corrections in the comments.
@BixbyConsequence4 жыл бұрын
Inconceivable!
@LuciferSamChannel4 жыл бұрын
Me: It's just an impact sprinkler, how complex can be? TC: Hold my sprinkler Anyway: great video as usual!
@mandarin12573 жыл бұрын
I found an old rusty sprinkler once and repaired it. I learned a lot, they are really cool machines!
@thomasmarshall63514 жыл бұрын
If you think this is cool, I've always been fascinated by the mechanics of 'traveling tractor sprinklers,' I'd love to see a breakdown of this mechanical tech too. Good stuff.
@NanobyteOnline4 жыл бұрын
6:43 @Marc Lepage suggested its video/image stabilization. Because its visible while editing the video it must be from the camera. // old comment 6:43 Its the video compression, that part looked in the first frame so similar to the next frames that the compression algorithm just moved it around to save storage space/bandwidth
@kevinpacheco33034 жыл бұрын
im so glad someone answered this, i really wanted to know what was causing that haha.
@marc.lepage4 жыл бұрын
More likely image stabilization.
@NanobyteOnline4 жыл бұрын
@@marc.lepage That makes more sense. I edited my comment above.
@clxudzYT Жыл бұрын
I dont think I've ever heard someone imitate, or even try to imitate the sound of an impact sprinkler, but you did it so well.
@KerrickLong4 жыл бұрын
Your edit at 0:53 cracked me up so much I had to show my wife, and she's now a fan of yours too. Thank you for making our evening fantastic!
@Dark.Shingo4 жыл бұрын
I honestly love the flow of this video.
@snowstrobe4 жыл бұрын
I don't know, he went back an' forth a lot.
@eDoc20204 жыл бұрын
I thought the flow kept getting interrupted, but then he really made an impact.
@CausticNinja4 жыл бұрын
Either way TC is a real fount of information
@Dark.Shingo4 жыл бұрын
@@CausticNinja Indeed, a stream of knowledge.
@xavierrose82083 жыл бұрын
As I wait for an ambulance, this video is keeping me calm... Cheers Alec
@Vaggumon4 жыл бұрын
I love the "engineering with a healthy dose of snark" approach of this channel.
@sortofsmarter4 жыл бұрын
My family and friends accuse me of being able to explain for a hour how a paperclip works... you help me feel normal...thanks..lol
@reaganharder14804 жыл бұрын
Paper clips are more nuanced than people give then credit
@ganaraminukshuk04 жыл бұрын
I've always observed that, depending on how the loops of the paper clip and the paper are sandwiched, the paper clip has more or less grip. Unless we're talking about those binder clips, which have a grip so strong, I use them to seal potato chip bags because the ones advertised for actual potato chip bags are never strong enough for whatever reason.
@PanAndScanBuddy4 жыл бұрын
Accused sounds negative. How about proclaimed?
@joshbobst16294 жыл бұрын
A girlfriend once asked me a question about something she was curious about, and since she knew me, she said, "and I don't want a four page dissertation, just a short explanation." Then, I imagine because she was trying to think of the most boring topic she could think of as an example, she added, "nobody wants to listen to a lecture on concrete." But of course concrete is a really interesting topic, so I gave her a two sentence explanation of that first!
@reaganharder14804 жыл бұрын
@@joshbobst1629 there have been several things where a friend would ask an explanation of why i did something the way i did, and in order to explain it properly, i first had to explain two or three other concepts in order to have half a chance of understanding the final logic of it.
@angeloflores26143 жыл бұрын
YES my curiosity is answered, bought this things few days ago and for me the noise they make is a plus that reminds me my water on my lawn is running
@elcidbob4 жыл бұрын
I almost want to see his reaction to diving into industrial equipment and realizing how comparatively simple much of the industrial side is to home stuff. Gas regulators would probably be a good topic in this channel's wheelhouse in that they quietly sit between gas mains and the house, tanks and things like grills, and in every gas appliance.
@codiserville5934 жыл бұрын
Interesting. maybe talk to him more about it
@diggoran4 жыл бұрын
9:33 "The next time you hear the *irrigating* sound" I see what you did there
@darkowl94 жыл бұрын
More like hear what he did there...
@kylewilley95354 жыл бұрын
He said it twice. He says it at 0:25 as well.
@SittingDuc4 жыл бұрын
So, the joke didn't just wash over you?
@kommentarekommentierer20314 жыл бұрын
didnt get it
@coomservative4 жыл бұрын
see what you dad there
@d0cjkl4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to caption your videos for those of us with hearing issues, it makes the content way more accessible. With youtube's removal of community captioning, without creators like you who take the time to do this, the autogenerated captions we're left with are generally... well, not good.
@justgiz4 жыл бұрын
9:33 "So the next time you hear the irrigating sound of an impact sprinkler" Nice pun, but I think its quite soothing of a sound, and not irritating.
@arubaguy27334 жыл бұрын
This guy usually takes perfectly functional things apart to see how they work... ...something my Mom used to punish me for, but... I became an electrical engineer.
@Adam-qs5ir3 жыл бұрын
I don't think kids do that enough anymore. Disassembling mechanical objects can be a great way to learn about them. I get the urge to do it all the time as a half century old adult, usually I fight it though because it comes when I buy some neat expensive electronic item.
@Itsdirtnaptime3 жыл бұрын
"But I became an electrical engineer. " Son: 1 Mom: 0 🤣🤣🤣
@keithmanfredi3 жыл бұрын
CRTs, microwaves, a CB radio, lighting fixtures, audio amplifiers... I always had fun and learned a little something when tearing down a machine or device.
@AndrooUK3 жыл бұрын
The problem is, most electronics these days are just a single circuit board with some generic looking connections... there isn't the same amount of complexity that older electronics had. Or, the devices are a single, consolidated unit that does so much, that parents can't justify the expense or inconvenience of allowing it to be disassembled, and/or it's very sleek and extremely difficult to disassemble these days compared to older and more expansive equipment.
@ExMachinaEngineering3 жыл бұрын
@@Adam-qs5ir +1 Mech. Engineer here
@BoomBoomBrucey3 жыл бұрын
My friend has a lawn sprinkler that blew my mind. You lay the hose out around the lawn like a track, and you place the sprinkler onto the hose, and the water powers a motor in the sprinkler that looks like a little tractor with spiked wheels and it follows the hose track using grooved front wheels. It moves very slowly, but still amazing to watch
@pom44084 жыл бұрын
Sometime I have the feeling that he just walk with close eyes in his house, and the first thing he stumbles accros is chosen as his new video. And I like it.
@valjdakosta4 жыл бұрын
Me: i should really fix my sleep schedule the last time i saw the sun was when i was still in school Also me at 4am: why do sprinkl go b t t t t
@clxudzYT Жыл бұрын
I dont think I've ever heard someone imitate, or even try to imitate the sound of an impact sprinkler, but you did a damn good job.
@TorzyTheJer4 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness! I was laughing so hard when you did your sound effects with the screen turn. That was a brilliant detail to be engaging!
@AdrianBridgett4 жыл бұрын
Worth watching for the tilt effect all by itself!
@snowstrobe4 жыл бұрын
And staying for the Irrigating Sound moment.
@Bobco94 Жыл бұрын
I keep being astonished by how this guy makes an informing and even fun to watch video about the most boring stuff on earth and I love it.
@AtlasReburdened4 жыл бұрын
You: "Instead it was just dampened and absorbed." Me: Actually that word... *realizes the whole thing is soaking wet. .... uhhhh, nevermind.
@d37tae4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I was going to type. I cant tell if he was trolling or not, he does love puns.
@marioghioneto12754 жыл бұрын
I fucking love his puns lol
@marcfuchs69384 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of knowledge, that gets you nowhere in life by actually knowing it. Still it's worth it and why this is one of the few channels I subscribed to.
@dnomyarnostaw4 жыл бұрын
Several million groundsmen and farmers around the world: "am I nothing to you ", as they make fine adjustments to the spray patterns
@marcfuchs69384 жыл бұрын
@@dnomyarnostaw I could have "fine tuned" the comment, but I was only thinking about people spraying their backyard. =)
@dnomyarnostaw4 жыл бұрын
@@marcfuchs6938 Oh, yeah. Thanks. I forgot all the millions of part time gardeners who would love to be able to manage their water usage better.
@TeganBurns4 жыл бұрын
How many years watching obscure educational videos and I've never seen one about a sprinkler. Thank you
@scottwilcoxson24394 жыл бұрын
A pet peeve of mine -- when you are talking about absorbing energy, the word to use is "damped", not "dampened. Although, with a sprinkler, this may seem appropriate.
@snowstrobe4 жыл бұрын
Knowing TC, it was prob on porpoise.
@rbd3184 жыл бұрын
I was about to post the same message!
@6alecapristrudel4 жыл бұрын
Both are valid
@tek44 жыл бұрын
"The Holy Stick Thing" all praise be Bring forth the holy hand grenade of Antioch, for there can be no false sprinklers above our savior, the impact rotary..
@tjfrye114 жыл бұрын
"And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
@Vanilla_Icecream12314 жыл бұрын
The Elder Wand
@Vanilla_Icecream12314 жыл бұрын
My deathly hallows /(l)\
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman4 жыл бұрын
@@tjfrye11 >>> OMG, one of the BEST QUOTES from that movie...😆
@shawnbottom47693 жыл бұрын
Tim was such an arsehole. That entire time he could have blown up the rabbit with his fingertip.
@theenhancer4 жыл бұрын
0:55 we need a video of this on loop.
@mcmobius14 жыл бұрын
Wife: What are you watching? Husband: How a sprinkler works. Wife: ..........
@InsanityOnABun4 жыл бұрын
I get this same response, lol
@Wishbone19774 жыл бұрын
Yeah, quite often when my wife asks me what I'm watching, I go "Well... [long pause] [awkward explanation]", and she goes "Oh my god, why? [headshake]". What can I say? I find lots of stuff interesting.
@1337Shockwav34 жыл бұрын
I really like that final verdict on "this is a technology" ... a while back I had a discussion on how a drinking glass can also be a computer :) Albeit not a digital/electronic one.
@0LoneTech4 жыл бұрын
A rain gauge performs mechanical integration, just as an electronic capacitor does with charge (which is why they're also named integrators). Laboratory flasks perform amplification by having narrowing throats. A conical champagne glass does the same the other way around (half the height remaining is one eighth the volume, going from linear to 3D analogous to the square-cube law). Plenty of examples if you don't actively dismiss them.
@1337Shockwav34 жыл бұрын
@@0LoneTech You are absolutely correct and using the term integration while mentioning capacitors also sets a nice link to analog, electronic computers.
@ironcito11014 жыл бұрын
This brought back a lot of memories. We had several of these at home when I was a kid. I used to watch them go, so I figured out how they work back then. They are indeed very ingenious. Sometimes one would get stuck and one of us had to get a little wet running up to it to get it unstuck. Good memories. Thanks! 🙂
@BrightBlueJim4 жыл бұрын
Me too. Forward oscillation was easy enough, but figuring out how the same parts could also run backward took a bit of thinking. And the tough part about un-sticking them was getting out of the way before they got to the quick return part of the cycle.
@seshpenguin4 жыл бұрын
WHY ARE YOUR VIDEOS SO SATISFYING. THIS IS LITERALLY A VIDEO ABOUT A SPRINKLER AND I AM FULLY IMMERSED.
@daanwilmer3 жыл бұрын
Then you left the sprinkler on for too long ... I'll see myself out