I put a ballista on my car 

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I’ll never get used to watching a RU-vid video then suddenly seeing my own stupid face in it

After "Not a weapon"... "Not a landmine"... We have now.... "Not a tank"

the metal shriek of the bolts flying through the air is by far the coolest part

The shaft of the bolt needs to be wooden to allow the fletchings to have greater effect in straightening the flight. This pulls the center of mass towards the tip of the bolt

I cant wait for him to make a hog rider 💀

I love how the license plate is blurred in one shot, and then completely visible in another one

When you see the heavy bolt bounce off the target high into the air, it's always a good idea to move closer for your next shot.

No one gonna talk about how much detail this mans fore arms had at 5:28? Mans got more lines than a notebook dang!

i understand that most ppl want to see the end result and not the building process. but i will definitely miss the builds, especially seeing how you dealt with problems as they came up

Watches as the bolt unpredictably ricochets off the armour at dangerous speeds. "Let's move the car closer and not take any additional precautions."

i used to play the classical guitar song you used for this video… by francisco tarrega. i have ALS and can no longer but your videos allows me to escape with humor and nastalga… as i type this with my toes. i don’t know y im telling you this but i am gratefully rambling. cheers

It's funny, your channel actually is what inspired me to make my own ballista during Covid. Would be cool to see you build one on like the traditional ones. With the power coming from the torsion of rope. Ours is massive, could share a video, but need to fix it up a bit as the winch line broke.

You've yet again revolutionized Australian technology

Every video feels like a potential Darwin award.

You're definitely one of my favorite content creators. This is always enjoying to watch!

I like how the title for the video has changed several times since it released, really getting the full effect out of the algorithm XD

Let’s all appreciate that Alex did a better job blurring his hog than the car plates.

I love how Hamilton's farm has become a testing ground for this guy 😂

It's so weird seeing someone put this much dedication into a game promo. I dig it.

17:15 is that a spear or are you just happy to see me?

Alexa's videos: "War is hell, there is so much cruelty around us" Alex's videos: "I made yet another artillery contraption"

IDAT has evolved over time to go from "I am concerned for this man's safety and that of his family" to "I am concerned that this man is going to be incarcerated"

5:54 NOKIA RINGTONE HAAHAHAHHA AMAZINGG

On one hand, the sponsorship is surprisingly well integrated into the video, rather than being some hamstrung crap like you usually see on youtube, but on the other hand I feel like the ad reads took about as much time as would be dedicated to them in a 50's tv gameshow

With weapons like this, this guy will singlehandedly make the rest of the world fear Australia.

i love how hamilton’s farm has become a reoccurring character

You should make more Clash of Clans stuff. I don't play it myself, but the trap door you made and this thing are amazing, so I'd happily sit through a Clash of Clans ad every time if that means you get to make awesome stuff.

This is probably one of the best sponsored content videos I’ve ever seen, absolutely seamless

I'm a mechanical engineer stuck wondering why your elastic bands aren't firing as fast as you'd expect in this video and your previous, and I think the main problem is the stiffness of the materials. To get high speeds you need very high stiffness with some flexibility. A traditional ballista acheives this as wood is very stiff, but still quite flexible under bending, so you can store a lot of energy in the wood by bending it a small amount, and because of it's high stiffness it releases all of that energy quickly over a short distance. The elastic bands are much less stiff, so they have to be stretched much more to store a comparable amount of energy, and when they release it they do so over a much greater distance, and the speed they can relax limits the speed you can fire your projectile. This is useful for slingshots as you can apply a lower force over a larger distance to add lots of energy, but is more challenging to achieve at large scales as the elastic cables become quite heavy. That's why fibreglass composites are popular materials for bows, they are extremely stiff and have very high tensile strength, allowing large amounts of elastic potential to be stored and released quickly.

Ancient ballistas used huge wood boards for tension like a old crossbow instead of elastic rope. This made them absurdly powerful and capable of piercing anything. You should make one out of wood so you can have a way more powerful ballista

One talent ballista (26 kg [57 lb] weight projectile) was typical for Roman era ballista. The heaviest version ever made was built by Archimedes, and used stones up to three talents (78 kg [172 lb]).

I respect him for having the ability to shoot a fast projectile out of his moving vehicle.

The effort IDAT puts into in making incredibly unsafe devices that could probably kill him in an instant is just unparalleled

Just the fact that he's using a system where the rubbers break all the time is terrifying in and of itself

Favorite thing about IDAT videos is that not only do I enjoy them, but my domestic cockatiel gets to hear wild Australian birds in the background, so we BOTH get to enjoy them.

"Gotta make sure not to build a gun because those are illegal here" * proceeds to build a gun *

Fun fact! The design you show that the Romans using were called "Scorpio" or "Scorpion". Those things were actually SCARY accurate (usually), and when operated properly could have a really fast (for a small siege engine) firing speed! Also, the sound your monstrosity makes when it fires is TERRIFYING.

I SWEAR this man will end up in his 80's with the biggest weird & lethal collection of wearpons of all time.

I wish this guy would do something ridiculous with a sword like make a katana that launches out of its saya at high velocity when pressing a button meaning if you hold on to your sword the button can launch or swing the sword faster than you can if you can hold it if you press a button on the saya

Almost at 5mil my g. I keep coming back to check Your a legend bro i tell ya.

that vascularity is wild. lotta people who do manufacturing type labor get those ripped forearms but still. dude is yoked good job. cant wait to see more boxing from him

The important thing about siege weapons is that their targets are either castle sized or battalion sized

Okay he might have actually died this time where is he.

7:54 The delivery on that was perfect lmao

I love that Hamilton's farm is just a staple testing ground at this point

I'm from Germany and hearing idat mention Papaplatte is something I never thought I'd witness in a million years

My man gonna end up on some kind of list. First the tampon gun, then the paintball turret, and now a full on car mounted ballista.

The bolt needs to be front-heavy. That plus real vanes/fletching and it'd work a lot better.

I really like watching you make stuff. Kind of a shame that it got cut out. It wasn't boring, it's interesting to how you go about solving problems, the multiple design iterations (aka fuck ups), and how it all comes together. The build is why I like the channel. It's not about getting to the end result as fast as possible. It's about the journey to get there that makes the end result satisfying and entertaining.

Every time he uploads I get a heart attack from what he makes but am also very relieved by the fact that he is still alive.

Miss you on hassan, love the video, here to watch your ads lol

Bro pulled out the nokia call music 💀

That's pretty cool! I think Australian police will love to pay you a visit again and learn more about that soon!

I love how Hamilton's farm has become a recurring caracter in the IDATEU

15:57 look at the flies, they see someone lay down and their like "definitely a dead guy, let's lay some eggs "

getting one of your operaGX ad reads on a coldones adbreak was heavenly

You should make a pull up bar that locks your hands in place with electricity and does not let go until you do at least one pull up.

It brings joy to my heart knowing you're getting an absolute bag from these giant companies.

That sound when the arrows leave the x-bow. This is so satisfying

We got a name reveal so casually 8:12

6:13 Okay but if you were firing the bolt at 22m/s and it weighed 2kg then it was carrying 484J of energy. The projectile of a standard .22 caliber handgun carry’s about 162J of energy. Your ballista at that point had about 3x more energy in its projectile than a .22 handgun, meaning it was 3x more powerful than your average .22

That sound at 10:42 is just CRISP

You could probably do with some form of stabilization on the number plate blur honestly. The camera shake makes it VERY visible several times during the video.

Just letting you know, that in one scene (10:05) your silver 2021 Subaru Outback station wagon's number plate is visible enough to pull the rego when using other scenes and also your rego expire the 29th of march so when it gets closer make sure to get on top of that

The sound of the first shot without the fletching is terrifying, like it sounds distinctly like a metal rod but with an indescribable ring, and the doppler affect informing you that whatever the fuck that was, it was moving insanely fast.

Incredible work on censoring that license plate 8:31

This is so cool love your channel

That guy will sure survive an zombie apocalypse. Of course if he will not suddenly die earlier in process of making some of his videos

my favorite part is where he puts a ballista on his car

The sound of it launching is amazing. Also, nice serving of cake at 12:50

need another video of this thing getting upgraded

damn look at that arm 1:54

So, useful bit of lore about these suckers, part of the reason you were having difficulty hitting things is that the fletching keeps the projectiles on course and stabilizes them. Yeah, you lose some range/power for it, but the consistency in where the shots land and having a more nose-on approach tends to make up for it. Though you'll probably want to use something better than generic duct tape for it next time.

Every video this guy gets us closer to a real Mad Max timeline.

I love how the blur that was supposed to cover the car plate at 8:35 was just not in sync at all with the car which made the plate more noticeable than anything

For your next project... You should revive Steve Irwin.

3:32 the classic “I have a ancient weapon” counter argument, very effective

I like how IDAT is constantly on the verge of making a gun, but legally it technically isn't so he doesn't get dragged away by the Australian government and get sent to the coal mines.

you should make a door/door frame that gives you a cool arrival/entrance when you open it

the ballista has better accuracy than the edtior blurring the plates

Now this is promising. Perhaps a few tips from some one who built stuff like this before..? For the rubber use innerhoses for car or truck tires, much more power. Cut them in 3cm stripes and have 4-6 of them. Make a v-shaped form of the plastic from kitchen cuttingboards for your arrow to travel in (polish them shiny with carwax). And lastly, melt cola cans and cast arrowheads in aluminium (special sand to make molds in are available at hardwarestores) and make the shaft in bambuu, pine or some other wood (weight of the head gets it were it needs to go, the shaft just keeps the trajectory straight) fins of paper or plastic. These improvements would give you a projectile that goes thru a housewall in 50meters. I hope this gives you a new perspective..

There's a lot of ingenuity to be found in old pre-electronic measuring techniques! For example, if you're trying to measure the speed of a projectile without a chronograph you could: 1. Create two large circles made of a penetrable material, and mount them to an axle the same way you would with any normal pair of wheels. 2. Rotate the axle at a constant speed. 3. Launch the projectile parallel to the axle so that it passes through both circles. 4. Measure the difference in the position of the holes from the first to the second circle. 5. Use that measurement, along with the distance between the circles, and the speed at which they were rotating to calculate the speed.

Your vids are the best gift this christmas for lonely 17yr old me i have ocd,bpd and adhd i moved out of my house because my parents emotinolly and mentally abused me and manipulated my pshycotic disablity it pains me but its truth i love who i am obviously im not going through nice times in my life it all will be over but its a sad time few more mons it will get better

@ididathing should try lubing it up with teflon or graphite powder.

10:01 “I’m just gonna keep my face away from it” he says with a 500 lb pull force ballista cradled next to his balls

0:16 I cannot believe the audacity of this man. You choose to strap a piece of siege machinery to your vehicle and you DON'T choose to make it the SUPERIOR siege weapon, the trebuchet!? You may be able to shoot a 2kg arrow over 600 feet, but you'll never be able to launch a 90kg projectile over 300 meters!

10:50 is that really the sound it makes? that's amazing

I love how they did the drive by with an awkward ballistae by approaching at a sharp angle rather than head on from further away.

1:53 Man I just need to take a second to appreciate that your arms are lookin’ downright godlike lately. This doomsday-weapon-manufacturing workout plan you’ve been in is really working.

I think this would be an awesome project for you to come back to, like the giant beyblade. Edit: Suggestions for a potential second part: - Legit fletching on the bolts - Shorter bolts - Crosshair/Iron sights - Tension and propulsion VIA stiffer materials, like the romans - N-Strike attachment rail - Different tip shape on bolts

NGL my first thought was the headsplitter from Brütal Legend, looks awesome 🤘

8:20. Love how he said it wasn't in his budget before saying it was impossible

Very cool sound 10:50

Having Gavin from the SLO Mo Guys is proof that we’re living in the best age

You should do it again with bobkin sorta bolts, hopefully you could get a shot clear through that way if you reduce the area

14:45 Nice job covering the license plate, I know where you live, I'm coming right now.

Whenever you see this man post, you can't deny saying "what did he do this time."

This guy should open his own museum for all his inventions. 100 years down the line people gonna study his work and call it "ART" 🗿

this was amazing footage thanks for the shots lmao no mowers were harmed in the making