I imagined they were just a bunch of “normal” rockets strapped to a bamboo frame. Now I see they are way more complex than that, and I see exactly why. Thank you Leo and thanks to the rocketeers!
I've seen plenty of footage of these rockets flying, but never anything about the construction. Not only is this a much-appreciated insight, it's an incredibly well constructed video. Thank you very much!
I wanted to know how these rockets are put together. This video did a wonderful job at that. It's both really interesting to watch and very informative. Thank you😊
That was absolute fantastic. I had seen a video of those rockets years ago and I'm so happy to know more about them now. Having tried to make my own rockets I have great respect for what they have accomplished.
As an amateur rocket scientist I find these fascinating! Thanks for the insightful video - it's amazing what they achieve with traditional methods and locally sourced, natural materials. I can only imagine the heady smell of sulpher dioxide and parched bamboo in a humid climate :-) More please!
New sub here. This explanation was exactly what I was searching for yesterday and today it showed up in my suggestions. Great job of covering each portion of the rockets and well paced narrative. Thank you!
You know, I've just realized that I was wondering about these rockets in the back of my mind for a while now. And now here I've had more than my undeveloped questions answered. Amazing video. Thank you so much! Subbed not b/c you asked lol. Found this through a Hackaday article.
Wow! Great video, thanks for sharing. And really appreciated the explanation both of the construction but also the context of the people/place/culture.
Super interesting video, Leo! BTW, I built your Continuity Tester and it works wonderfully. I made my own one-sided PCB, with all surface mount pads. Components are a mixture of through-hole and SMD parts, with the through-hole parts soldered to the smd pads, with their legs cut short. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Excellent. And excellent video. You could add some additives in the propellant to create a different coloured smoker. And...you could VARY that. Not only in position, from a nozzle, but in TIME, as in vary it radially, so as the propellant burned longer, it weould go into different colour areas
Japan used/uses heat shields based on white oak for reentry protection. Some organic materials rock for heat shields and ablative insulators. Nothing wrong with banana bark and leaves, plus environmentally friendly.
Thanks for making this interesting video Leo. ,,,Hope the IsanRocket people announces their 'flight' with Thai-ATControll 🙂 (..It seems those spinnRockets can reach really high)
You derived some profound existential and social metaphors from this scenario, very well said imho. I was entirely unaware of all of this, of course; it's one of the best things I've ever seen!!!😂😂😂 Thank you.💚
Looking at the boxes on the shelf above his head, reading from left to right, soldering tools, wire (something), (something), soldering jigs / bender, solder (something) tips, RS-485 interface, switches, existential crisis, capacitors .... existential crisis?????
You say it's "incredibly simple" and I did expect it to be... But the hydraulic press bit did not quite rhyme with simple 😄 Anyway great video, now I know how they do this brilliant spectacle and I don't know if it can be made simpler.
In the section about risks, I kind of expected you to mention the gore occurrence rate in the festivals year over year... Or maybe that's something we do not talk about 🙈
Hello Leo you said that your suscribers capped at ~8k. My suggestion, do more videos on topics that have gotten you more views. The sterling proyect for example was quite successful. I think if you continue that line you will have good chances to grow.
as the tubes are getting loaded, the guys are busy puffing away on their cigarettes.... is that stupid, or what?! if this whole thing is being done by these guys by 'generational' transmissions from seniors to apprentices while all of them are "illiterate of the sciences beneath" like the "country pyrotechnics shows" guys in our indian rural temple festivals and deities' serenades around town - then where does that leave 'you' (that is, me) ? should this - undoubtedly spectacular - feat be admired, or be wept over...???!! man, a bit of a conundrum, eh - Leo?? ps: BTW, i have promptly subscribed, and have hit the bell too. you deserve every support for the great work you are doing :)
There must be loads that NASA could learn from these guys if they took the chance and came to see what they create from such basic materials. Also, what is the maximum height that these rockets achieve?
What Isan province was this in? I've been to several bun bang fai festivals. Very cool video. You should mention that this technology is not generally "Thai" but "Thai-Isan" or "Thai-Lao," the largest Thai ethnic group who live in the northeast.
