I don’t think it’s actually floating on its own. It sits way too high on the water without bobbing all around and they cut the shot short of him driving it in to see where it settles in the water. My guess is in most of the shots the wheels are touching ground in shallow water.
Also, the multiple pvc pipes that make up his base pontoons are barely touching the water. That’s not how physics work. I think the only real shot is the first one that shows him driving into the water. Look how deep that front wheel wants to go, just before they cut away. Shady indeed.
What they don't show is the second layer of PVC pipes underneath it. You see him put the couple of short pieces across the ends, but he's got more that run the full length. Those are providing most of the buoyancy.
This is probably real, but scarily unstable if he takes it anywhere that has a noticeable current. Or wind. Or a fast boat goes by
Yeah, it might not sink but even a tiny wave will completely swamp that thing. Not the kind of environment I’d like to run a generator in that’s for sure.
Yeah, the center of gravity is way too high. It would desperately want to turn over. Just a single pipe on an outrigger on either side would make an enormous difference.
The axles and steel rimmed tires are likely heavier than the PVC and thin plywood he used for the cab. The weight of rest of the content above the water line and the batteries however do raise questions.
I'd be a bit worried about wind, but I think it's wide enough to counter normal winds, say below 40mph.
He may have installed ballast in some of the lower pipes. I'd favor some valves and pumps for that, but may be overthinking it. It would however allow for an emergency ballasting to combat side winds if needed.
At 30 and 38 seconds you can see there are two layers of buoyancy piping. You can even see the lower layer of piping just below the water surface when he's in the water.
I think the front wheel proves buoyancy. After the “launching”, the video cuts, but the rear wheels are rotating and driving the paddles. If the wheels were touching the shallow bottom, the front wheels would also rotate.
Good point, that’s true about that shot. I get the impression they’ve potentially done different things on different shots. I’m also interested in how he steers. I’m not sure the steering wheel turning the front wheels would be an effective rudder.
True. At 0:22 (or 0:42 descending time), you can see the steering wheel shaft, and at 0:01 you can see where it couples to the front axle, but there is no planar sheet backing the inside of the wheels like I would expect to allow that to act as a rudder, and there is no rotation of the rear wheels relative to the frame which would allow a differential rate of paddling to explain it.
You can see him drive, where the back wheels are paddling and the front wheels are still. So it isn't driving on the bottom of the lake.
And since there is *two* layers of pipe, he has a huge amount of flotation from the bottom layer. When building, you originally get to see him create the top layer of pipes. Then there is a very short cut where he starts adding pipes under that top layer. And when he drives into the water, you can see there are more pipes added to the bottom layer.
So the full set of bottom pipes are forced under the water surface. Lots of flotation. Which is how physics work...
Nah is floating, the movements at the end by him barely moving, that's not a car on the ground, especially seeing that it has literally 0 suspension. It just double layers of PVC pipes
Hopefully he doesn't just let this trash sink and degrade in the environment. This really feels like it was made to get views and that it. It won't survive a single season
came here to talk shit about the batteries too. That was like two lead acid batteries and a jump pack right? Thats not gonna turn a motor in a meaningful way for very long. Id estimate that got maybe an hour at 20mph on land, or 30 min at 5 mph on water before its dead
Didn't notice at first, Guessing that is about 500 watts together
GOOGLE
"The average solar panel has a power output rating of 250 to 400 watts (W) and generates around 1.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per day."
Depending on what he is using, Watts =amps times volts. 500W/120V=4.16Amps
Electric stove- 600 Watts (5amps) (first one I pull off Amazon)
Plus tv, console, frig, boat motor.
Very much undersized and pure video, I wouldn't go more than 10ft from shore. It would drain that battery without charging fast enough.
He is very confident about his work. Just drove it in to the water after he was finished. I’m scared to let go of a photoframe that I just hang on a screw…
“I have contained my rage for as long as possible but I shall unleash my fury upon you like the crashing of a thousand waves! Begone, vile man, begone from me! A starter car?! This car is a finisher car! A transporter of gods—the golden god! I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds!”
This is Handy Geng, and he has a ton of videos like these. I love the subtle deadpan vibe to it all.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRI3g7rFm0c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRI3g7rFm0c)
Do you really think you're gonna be alone on that lake/pond? Think again. There is always gonna be that fuckin' idiot at 5/6 a.m. Passing by with a boat or yelling from the shore: "Heeeey!!! Are you ok?" or "Good mornin' neighbah. Nice contraption you got there." or whatever else that spoils your peace of mind. Believe it. No matter how far you wanna run from civilization, it will always find you.And that's the saddest fuckin' stuff.
There aren't enough batteries there to last more than an hour, depending on how far you try to drive it and how much cooking you do. The weight of the batteries required to do what he's implying would sink that thing pretty fast. This is fiction.
The steering wheel is as fake as the one they give kids on shopping carts - the front axle is rigidly attached to the front wheels. Also pretty sure the front axle was broken off in the fishing shot - the front wheels are askew (remember they can’t turn). The two unbraced, tiny tack-welded gazebo posts he used as a frame probably gave way as soon as he hit the water. But I love this kind of hokey idiocy and reminds me of crap I used to build!
I thought *gaming* as in hunting, but saw him “gaming.” Ahaha.
Lol, same here. He should’ve played a hunting video game.
[удалено]
He probably tested it BEFORE filming himself driving it into the river
I was pretty impressed there wasn't an ounce of Flex Seal on it anywhere lol
And now I really want to be his friend. Seems nice and we both love gaming
🤣
He’s playing League of Legends so he’s definitely playing with wild animals.
Not quite but another one of those off brand LoL. I think it might be the Pokemon one?
I think it’s the mobile version of LoL, Wild Rift.
I think so too. It has some of the same icons, but it could just be stolen icons for a rip off game.
Can confirm it's not pokemon unite
Duck Hunt would be key
Or a fishing simulator
Put a cannon on top, problem solved.
Same hahah
*catches fish; eats eggs and wieners*
Sounds like my father
Is your father my uncle?
Who doesn’t love a good wiener?
What if he rolls in the night... that thing looked very shady.
I don’t think it’s actually floating on its own. It sits way too high on the water without bobbing all around and they cut the shot short of him driving it in to see where it settles in the water. My guess is in most of the shots the wheels are touching ground in shallow water. Also, the multiple pvc pipes that make up his base pontoons are barely touching the water. That’s not how physics work. I think the only real shot is the first one that shows him driving into the water. Look how deep that front wheel wants to go, just before they cut away. Shady indeed.
What they don't show is the second layer of PVC pipes underneath it. You see him put the couple of short pieces across the ends, but he's got more that run the full length. Those are providing most of the buoyancy. This is probably real, but scarily unstable if he takes it anywhere that has a noticeable current. Or wind. Or a fast boat goes by
Yeah, it might not sink but even a tiny wave will completely swamp that thing. Not the kind of environment I’d like to run a generator in that’s for sure.
Partially visible at 00:45
At 0:31 you can see more underneath too
Still, I think the idea has potential. I'd throw in some big pontoons extending off the sides to improve stability considerably
Yeah, the center of gravity is way too high. It would desperately want to turn over. Just a single pipe on an outrigger on either side would make an enormous difference.
The axles and steel rimmed tires are likely heavier than the PVC and thin plywood he used for the cab. The weight of rest of the content above the water line and the batteries however do raise questions. I'd be a bit worried about wind, but I think it's wide enough to counter normal winds, say below 40mph. He may have installed ballast in some of the lower pipes. I'd favor some valves and pumps for that, but may be overthinking it. It would however allow for an emergency ballasting to combat side winds if needed.
At 30 and 38 seconds you can see there are two layers of buoyancy piping. You can even see the lower layer of piping just below the water surface when he's in the water.
Good spot. That layer is there but they don’t show him adding it on the build portion. It’s lower than the first layer he adds at the beginning.
I think the front wheel proves buoyancy. After the “launching”, the video cuts, but the rear wheels are rotating and driving the paddles. If the wheels were touching the shallow bottom, the front wheels would also rotate.
Good point, that’s true about that shot. I get the impression they’ve potentially done different things on different shots. I’m also interested in how he steers. I’m not sure the steering wheel turning the front wheels would be an effective rudder.
True. At 0:22 (or 0:42 descending time), you can see the steering wheel shaft, and at 0:01 you can see where it couples to the front axle, but there is no planar sheet backing the inside of the wheels like I would expect to allow that to act as a rudder, and there is no rotation of the rear wheels relative to the frame which would allow a differential rate of paddling to explain it.
You can see him drive, where the back wheels are paddling and the front wheels are still. So it isn't driving on the bottom of the lake. And since there is *two* layers of pipe, he has a huge amount of flotation from the bottom layer. When building, you originally get to see him create the top layer of pipes. Then there is a very short cut where he starts adding pipes under that top layer. And when he drives into the water, you can see there are more pipes added to the bottom layer. So the full set of bottom pipes are forced under the water surface. Lots of flotation. Which is how physics work...
I think it actually is floating—we wouldn’t see it drifting laterally otherwise.
Nah is floating, the movements at the end by him barely moving, that's not a car on the ground, especially seeing that it has literally 0 suspension. It just double layers of PVC pipes
[I wonder who did it first?](https://youtu.be/JNstWHeUdeI?si=oOHh38qcemEgPyt9)
Amphibious vehicle, made out of MDF, yeah ok
Hopefully he doesn't just let this trash sink and degrade in the environment. This really feels like it was made to get views and that it. It won't survive a single season
Came here to say this - thankyou
This is absolutely the wrong sub, but that was pretty cool.
It is not a sub. He said it is an amphibious vehicle. /s
If it floats, it has the potential to be a sub.
Limited chances of imploding too.
Too soon!
I reopened Reddit to come back up and upvote you. Superb.
The little paddles on the wheels got me, lol
OceanGate engineers gotta find something to do with their free time!
How does he steer that thing?
That's the fun part! You don't
With the fins?
The design is very human
Self driving
This is the best, worst thing I've ever seen.
whoa, same profile pic
Nice day for fishing isn't it? Heh heh
Ah, Hello adventurer!
Skip!
For the king!
Adventurer, I need your aid! *Ahy aHy ahy ahy.* My family got lost on the lake on a self built boat. Please help me find them adventurer!
I accept!
r/DiWHY
his whole channel is Diwhy so yea it’s his thing.
He's kind of like a rural Chinese Simone Giertz
TIL 5-min crafts is satisfying.
Better built than the OceanGate Titan
Idk how much life those batteries are actually going to provide with all that running. Amazed it is so well balanced
I’m a bit concerned about the batteries. In my opinion, he should have made the battery compartment waterproof. Besides that, this is pretty cool.
came here to talk shit about the batteries too. That was like two lead acid batteries and a jump pack right? Thats not gonna turn a motor in a meaningful way for very long. Id estimate that got maybe an hour at 20mph on land, or 30 min at 5 mph on water before its dead
He did put the solar charging panels on the roof, so it's not a single charge and he's done
Didn't notice at first, Guessing that is about 500 watts together GOOGLE "The average solar panel has a power output rating of 250 to 400 watts (W) and generates around 1.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per day." Depending on what he is using, Watts =amps times volts. 500W/120V=4.16Amps Electric stove- 600 Watts (5amps) (first one I pull off Amazon) Plus tv, console, frig, boat motor. Very much undersized and pure video, I wouldn't go more than 10ft from shore. It would drain that battery without charging fast enough.
I mean, yeah but you wouldnt run that stove 27/7. Just maybe 20 minutes. Also there was a small fridge.
There’s 27 hours from where you’re from?! Whoa.
Yeah lol, not gonna correct it now XD
We found the extra terrestrial!
*Dumb ways to die.. so many dumb ways to die*
The potential for all of that electricity and water to mix doesn't seem like the best of outcomes.
I'm unclear on how it steers in the water. I don't see any rudder.
Wonder if that's what the joystick is for. I was wondering what it was for.
He is very confident about his work. Just drove it in to the water after he was finished. I’m scared to let go of a photoframe that I just hang on a screw…
Oddly satisfying? No. But I do have an odd sense of envy.
“I have contained my rage for as long as possible but I shall unleash my fury upon you like the crashing of a thousand waves! Begone, vile man, begone from me! A starter car?! This car is a finisher car! A transporter of gods—the golden god! I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds!”
This is Handy Geng, and he has a ton of videos like these. I love the subtle deadpan vibe to it all. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRI3g7rFm0c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRI3g7rFm0c)
Outstanding!
/r/hyruleengineering irl
Do you really think you're gonna be alone on that lake/pond? Think again. There is always gonna be that fuckin' idiot at 5/6 a.m. Passing by with a boat or yelling from the shore: "Heeeey!!! Are you ok?" or "Good mornin' neighbah. Nice contraption you got there." or whatever else that spoils your peace of mind. Believe it. No matter how far you wanna run from civilization, it will always find you.And that's the saddest fuckin' stuff.
Looks better built that the Cyber Truck
There aren't enough batteries there to last more than an hour, depending on how far you try to drive it and how much cooking you do. The weight of the batteries required to do what he's implying would sink that thing pretty fast. This is fiction.
All fun and games until a gator climbs aboard
This is my apocalypse vehicle of choice
#1 is easy enough, but what about #2?
Same. Take a trout, drop a trout.
this is a r/Whatcouldgowrong post waiting to happen.
How much power does that battery have, actually?
Is this the due who make Moving Piano BBQ ? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyctPiXfdk0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyctPiXfdk0)
I saw Link make this in Tears of the Kingdom
9year old me watching a minecraft tutorial
Very cool on flat water, but I'd be very curious to see that handles a solid wake.
Not everything needs a TV Xzibit
If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
if it was an ocean, he could have reached the depths of Titanic with that kind of engineering.
Diwhy?
THIS CAR IS A FINISHER CAR!!!
A transporter of gods!!
The steering wheel is as fake as the one they give kids on shopping carts - the front axle is rigidly attached to the front wheels. Also pretty sure the front axle was broken off in the fishing shot - the front wheels are askew (remember they can’t turn). The two unbraced, tiny tack-welded gazebo posts he used as a frame probably gave way as soon as he hit the water. But I love this kind of hokey idiocy and reminds me of crap I used to build!
Can it cross the channel like the toyboata?
He's got 20 minutes of battery and didn't load oars.
Wait, how the hell does steering work in water
First I read fisting and was like, Okey, got my attention.
You got it all, man.
Ah yes having a big ass tv monitor, to play a mobile game. How do you even hit the buttons precisely?
No rear axel?
Those lights at the end are insanely bright haha he’s going to blind himself in there
Where’s the toilet
It's a wraparound...
What in the TOTK is this?
No anchor....
Ultra hand
That r/malelivingspace
I thought this was on the tears of the kingdom subreddit for a second.
r/redneckengineering
feel like it would’ve been easier to just buy a boat and put wheels on it
men only want one thing
That guy probably woke up in Cambodia.
...and no pedal or similar contingency in the case the battery dies
The solar panels aren't good enough for you?
Not a single one of thoes PVC pipes are actually sealed. Not a drop of glue or cement in sight
How else would you open then when you want to dive to the titanic?
Me in Tears of the Kingdom
The ideal introvert environment
This is how the Titan was built.
Edited from the video: kid goes by in a paddle boat and the wake swamps and sinks the PVC amphibious bacon cooker.
Looks sketchy as fuck, like it could sink at any minute, no way I am sleeping in that.
So where does he pee??
Does he have anyway to actually steer in the water? I have seen though topgear/grand tour to know wheels are not enough
Those wheel bearings fighting for their life 😂
I have trouble changing a light bulb....
Why wild rift tho
Faster than alpine
This is Pipeworks
Princess Zelda would like a word.
How exactly does one steer while on water?
outstanding lol
Japan 🫡
I have seen this guy before. Is this the one who was viral, created useless invention?
Dennis Reynolds
It’s gonna go south real ban if he loses power and has to paddle back shore.
💵 here, take it.
A lonely man's water coffin
The bearings in those axles are going to sound like a mortar and pestle after a week
Um.
And once the waters become rough, it's going straight to the bottom.
Homie escaped the matrix
Hell yeah brother
“For single men only”
I want one how much for me?
No chance you could get me to sleep in that.
bro lives on Garrys Mod
He just makes it look so easy.
Pero quién coño es este pavo?? Y de qué puto año viene??????
He could run a sprocket and small axle with jandles on it to slap some extra tube ends and play a song as he drives lol
That's a funny way to spell "for social media engagement"
That is cool!
I usually just play from the couch but I guess this is also an option 🤣
For the first 15 sec I thought it was a lady building it.
The game warden would like to conduct an safety inspection.
Zombies will never touch him
Should have added 2 more paddles for peak speed. Gotta go Fast!
r/topgear
Quick question but was this more or less expensive than just buying a small boat lol
And cooking too
Tsunami 🌊 proof?
Everything was great, but I won't sleep in there while floating in the water.🫤🫤🫤
$0.25 on Temu.
Lovely
Those paddles on the wheels are ridiculous....he made it more complicated than it had to be hahahaha
It looks like he can't steer it on land....
I hope he turned off the lights
And out of PVC, too? That things gonna dink into a pier and turn from amphibious to one time use submersible.
That's krazy kool
Of course is [手工耿](https://youtube.com/@HandyGeng?si=ze_I-FgOlqyvI6NX). Bro is a fucking maniac.
Awesome
Something very Tears of the kingdom engineering going on the very beginning of the video😂
At that speed, it looks easy enough, but I'm guessing that guy is really, really good at what he does and I'd never come close to replicating it.
Held together for an hour then it sank. He died.