NightHawkInLight

Plasma Generated Water Gas (Electrically Produced Fuel That Is Not HHO)

Recreating An Antique Carbon Torch (Oxy/Acetylene Alternative)

How To Make A Carbon Filament Lightbulb

How To Make Synthetic Ruby In The Workshop

In this video I test ElementalMaker's method of creating synthetic rubies with an arc welder, and modify it slightly to improve their quality. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ElementCollector1001 

Mystery of Branching Sparks Explained by Soda Water

A Japanese Master Craftsman Taught Me To Make Senko Hanabi Fireworks

Usually I copy the video description into this box, but I just want to give a special thanks to all of you Patrons for supporting me. This video is the conclusion of a lifelong goal and it would not have happened without the encouragement I have received through the years. Thank you

Senko Hanabi Test Clip

This past summer I went to Japan to learn how to make senko hanabi sparklers from the world's foremost expert. Full video is pending (probably it will be finished in a few weeks) but in the meantime I thought I would share a preview of one of the sparklers I have learned to make.

Tesla Valve Explained With Fire

In this video I demonstrate the workings of a Tesla Valve using the combustion of propane as a visible medium. 

XL Soda Bottle Rocket Engines (Static Testing)

This video is somewhat silly, somewhat useful. By the end I think I did learn some things about how to make better bottle rockets.

Easy PVC Pipe Bending

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's an early release video. It'll be going live to the public on Friday. Hope you find this one useful!

A Real Invisibility Shield | How Does It Work?

 In this video I explore the physics of an 'invisibility shield', otherwise known as a Lubor's Lens. You may have seen viral clips of this type of material attached to a riot shield, advertised for police and military applications to provide an effective (but not perfect) cloak in certain environments. This video explores how that technology works. 

How to Build a Backyard Rollercoaster (for less than $500)

I'm calling this a 'how to' video, but really it's deeper than that. This is a dive into what it takes to design a backyard rollercoaster. I took a lot of inspiration for the style of this video from Destin at Smarter Every Day. Let me know what you think!

How Do These Fireworks Fly?

This video may be an example of my ability to make a simple concept complicated, but I'm sure if that's the case you'll set me straight in the comments.

Early release for Patrons! This video will go live to the public tomorrow.

Extraordinary Patterns of a Pendulum Wave

A few years ago when I made my first small model of a pendulum wave for YouTube, I also built a much larger one that I never showed on camera. This pendulum wave which starts with a pendulum of 1 meter in length was made as a larger scale demonstration for a kid's summer camp. The period of the series is 90 seconds which is much longer than most models, and allows a number of patterns to be seen that are not usually visible.

This video will be made public later today around 3pm EST. Hop...

DIY Salt-Water Survival Bottle (Compact Desalination Kit)

New video today! This is kind of an update to my previous desalination video using glass bottles. Where that video used an improvised setup, this one is made ahead of time in a form that's convenient to have on hand.

Also check out the new Community Video Response playlist on my channel page. I'm trying to recreate the video response feature from the early days of YouTube. Since video responses have been missing from the site it has felt a lot less like a community and more like channel...

Simple Bottle Rocket Launcher (Propane)

 In this video I show how to make a super simple propane bottle launcher, especially good for demonstrations of the basic physics of rocketry. I've used this launcher myself for kid's science lessons with great success. 

How to Make a Mini Sandblaster

This was a fun project to work on. I tried lots of different designs for the sandblaster, and in the end the simplest won out.

I left the title of this video pretty simplistic, not mentioning anything about how I use the sandblaster to dig fossils. If you have any better title ideas let me know! I'm trying to make the video appeal to as many people as possible and I figured the sandblaster aspect would be more of a draw than learning to prepare fossils. I haven't decided yet.

This...

How To Make A Super-Hydrophobic Labyrinth Game

Melting Pennies In My Hand (DIY 'Starlite' Test)

Filmed another quick test today. It's just a short clip so no Patreon contributions will be taken for it. Thanks everyone for your support!

A Super-Material You Can Make In Your Kitchen (Starlite?)

In this video I try to recreate the legendary lost material: Starlite.

DIY Solar Tracking System Inspired by NASA (Parker Solar Probe)

In this video I demonstrate a simple autonomous solar tracking system that can be used with solar panels or parabolic mirrors to improve their performance in producing renewable energy.

Hope you enjoy! 

Running a Gasoline Engine on Firewood | Woodgas Biofuel

This project has been a long time in the making. I've got a ways to go still to have a reliable vehicle, but this is a good start.

Rapid-Reload Vacuum Cannon: Magnetic Piston, No Burst Discs

Here's a new update to my vacuum cannon series! This video will go live on Monday so there's plenty of time to get your early comments in. Thanks!

Firebreathing With Mineral Oil (and blasting fireballs with my vortex canon)

In this video I learn about firebreathing with Shaye from the YouTube channel TrollFaceTheMan.

This video is private for now, so get your early comments in! It will go live to the public on Tuesday.

Thanks!

-Ben

Explosive Safety Testing for Bio-Fuel Storage

I did a minor update to my wood gas series in response to some safety concerns. I hope you enjoy! I won't be taking Patreon contributions for this video since it isn't a full project of any kind.

Bio Fuel Storage: Building A Gasometer

I hope you all like this video! Sorry for the delay since my last one, it feels like keeping my truck running has been a full time job this past month. Lots to do, so little time. I have one more video in editing about wood gassification and then a few more on other subjects coming up shortly after. In the coming months I'd really like to get an engine running on woodgas, and I think I've come up with a method to get the job done that's a lot easier than what has already been done by others. Tha...

Testing A Better Wood Gassifier

New video today of a gassifier design I've been working on for more continuous wood gas production. Patrons will not be charged for this post! I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for your support!

Building a Propane Vortex Cannon

New video today! I've been working on this one for a while. Figuring out a way to make a rigid cone without using fiberglass or sheet metal has been a problem I have been thinking about for several years. Happy to have that problem solved.

How To Make Solar Collecting Mirrors

Electromagnetic Force Fields VS. Magnetic Cannonball

Here's a new video! No charge to Patrons for this one, I hope you enjoy!

This video will be live to the public tomorrow.