Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@Ruiting.W says : the resulting explosion would not be like a nuclear explosion, it would be a nuclear explosion>> <<@Shiva-nv9ki says : So why are so craters on the moon so flat, can you tell us?>> <<@davidlonsdale4565 says : Why didn't they use a guide line to help achieve accuracy without taking away from the height allowing them to show the true damage possible>> <<@Coso-m1k says : Curious Droid did it. 😂>> <<@DenisLoubet says : You keep saying "dropping" them. But getting the rod to leave orbit will require rocket engines and fuel!>> <<@coloupiotlesage6576 says : hi maybe you could retry but not with sand, idk but my intuison makes me belive that sand will absorb lots of energie a bit like a dense fluid it just go on the side ext. for the best result add stuf on the rod to make it stable and aim on more solid material, i would love to see an experiment like that. anyway apreciate your video.>> <<@titanyumlazer says : Bunca masraf saçma sapan bir teste gitmiş. Bunu helyum balonuyla kontrollü şekilde sert zemine karşı yapsalardı bile çok daha tutarlı bir test olurdu ve çok daha tutarlı bir sonuç ortaya çıkardı.>> <<@anthonyhumbert8787 says : You think starlink is just for internet access. Lol yeah probably not. For starlink to be profitable it would take decades.>> <<@daroniussubdeviant3869 says : suborbital retrograde launch. like hazel blossom.>> <<@SoongJunYuXavierHshs says : The sandcastle builders after watching their creation get destroyed T-T>> <<@NexusPointDayz says : OK you said that aiming an object moving at high speeds is incredibly hard but we do it in our military with current weapons. It is just a matter of not making it 100% solid and not a dumb bomb. if it were partly hollowed out near the tail end with a guidance computer and controlling fins, it would be incredibly easy to control. The part that makes this weapon not one we use is its cost. It would be incredibly expensive to put a cluster of these in orbit. Like you stated where in orbit do you put it. the further up the longer it takes to come down. Not a bad thing if you are just looking for a stealthy fast projectile weapon. but if you are looking for a fast, got to hit the target in the next 2 hours, this is not the weapon for you. I also do not see it as missile defence, you would need too many too close, and when and or if something fails you might hit your own or the wrong targets by mistake from a failing orbit, so no this would have to be a higher orbit weapon, high enough that it could be fairly safe to keep up there. With that said I would not be surprised to hear that we have them up there and that they are only going to be used on targets that our normal and cheaper options can not get. heck they might even be made to be stealth, or they might be made to look like space junk too who knows what Our respective governments' do these days....>> <<@andypettit5869 says : This is not a bad idea.>> <<@T1gron1us says : в людях-икс нарисовали самолет с обратной стреловидностью крыла который не может летать, русские сделали СУ-47 Беркут. Тут придумали стрелы бога испытали, пришли к выводу -так себе идея.... Русские сделали Орешник :) ю а велкам)>> <<@travis3077 says : I hope AI doesn't do what his book said — especially if they're putting data centers in space within the next five years.>> <<@JKS_Crafting says : The rods suffer immensely from becoming pendulums. 4 thin taut lines from each helicopter stand connections should help. Also a long line hanging from point of rod with a guiding weight (that has to fall faster than rod I'm guessing) below. Also fins.>> <<@nvgwd3r says : This looks expensive>> <<@SteelChains says : Project Pluto is the worst.>> <<@chriskent8519 says : Look at me I did something not at all like what I am trying to test...>> <<@adambriggs626 says : “Rods from God” military satellite containing 20ft Tungsten rods that can be dropped anywhere with the kinetic force of a meteorite 🫣😳🤯>> <<@4DArtnot4dart says : 15:20 @rabbithole !!!>> <<@its_prince4real says : How about the superheavy booster? Falls from roughly 70-80km, also carries fuel, can be precisely steered and accelerated as needed?>> <<@alieninthisworld says : Craters on the moon - Why are they vastly different diameters but similar depths?>> <<@moif_velocita says : The kinetic weapon in Footfall is not a 'rod from God' iirc. It is an asteroid - a much more devastating and easier to aim weapon than a tungsten telegraph pole>> <<@JosephBeno-y1z says : Experiments were a waste of time and money.>> <<@TinyLordCthulhu says : Got second-hand shame watching this. Myth busted (by being inaccurate)>> <<@johnaweiss says : Dumbest episode. Who cares if you hit a target? Let's see some explosions!>> <<@christopherbentley6647 says : Weakest video. Put a rocket on it>> <<@JohnSmith-vz8pc says : Put a 50m bungee cord on the lower end of the rod, and then anchor it to a point in the middle of the building!!! 😂>> <<@JohnSmith-vz8pc says : The raSSkis also have great difficulty hitting anything with an "Oreshnik" IRBM, which they claim comes in at Mach 10. 😂>> <<@samixine9470 says : The guy who makes a 5 minute worth content for 25 minutes.>> <<@bashkillszombies says : Veritasium showing us he's a bit of an idiot and more into doing things for views than educating.>> <<@ErLe-u6s says : Stupidly inaccurate test>> <<@SackofDooDoo says : 8:14 for Adam Savage hello-goodbye. You're welcome.>> <<@zaitcev0 says : Reminder: this was filmed before Oreshnik was deployed and employed in combat. Ted Postol presented some interesting graphs in that regard, showing that an Oreshnik rod expends more than 90% of its energy in the atmosphere. The remaining 10% is what does the devastating damage.>> <<@gilgermesch says : Missed opportunity to call these "hot rods">> <<@blackriveroutfitters7185 says : With AI, targeting computers and possibly thruster adjustments by built in thrusters it could be done.>> <<@robin_freedom says : Worst planning. This could have been way more fun. Veritaseum should reboot this experiment from a stable platform, such as a high-rise building, a tower, the world's tallest cranes, the world's highest bridges, or steep mountains. Using a projectile with fins. No wobbly helicopters for drops.>> <<@SteveBlues says : they should have shortened the cable in order to reduce the weight swinging under the chopper>> <<@ssbb9972 says : If the rod swings you had a higher likelihood of landing on the targets if your aren’t directly over it. Positions the helicopter not over but behind the target , swing the rod lightly and forward and then drop when it has forward momentum. Find where it lands and adjust the position or swing after words>> <<@codyleonard699 says : I feel like the deployment system was the problem in this experiment. Tying a weight with essentially a rope, swinging free in the wind at hundreds of meters in the air, is never gonna hit where you want it to, even if your positioning is perfect. The swinging gives it lateral momentum before you even drop it, so it’s gonna follow an arc to the ground, instead of falling straight down. You need a rigid deployment system, like a tube that holds the rod still until it’s released.>> <<@luecam8704 says : so drones didnt exist 3 years ago?>> <<@Sjsjsj-t3e says : Moab mentioned>> <<@raulpfilms says : nice video :)>> <<@AJ_ghdhejsien says : While this was fun to do, not the usual science I expect from this channel. With modern GPS and fins the rods from god could surely work.. the B2 flies after all. What is the point of this test.. weights and sand is not 10x speed of sound tungsten telephone poles against citys. Again fun but completely irrelevant>> <<@AtkinWhat says : I think with a shorter rope and a cheap laser pointer you could have improved accuracy.>> <<@dragonturtle2703 says : Easy solution though (to most space engineering impracticalities): build it in space with asteroid mining. Not as simple as it sounds, but what is, and it would solve so many problems back on Earth.>> <<@atticusrussell1225 says : Needs a CCAS and gos guidance kit on it (like JDAM) for this test>> <<@luiscifuentes5245 says : G.I. Joe Retaliation plot>> <<@iamhugry says : “They are not bombs” sounds so menacing for no reason>> <<@DominicAbeita-y8g says : Is your producer married??>>