My brother built a toy helicopter with an erector set and a vacuum cleaner motor. Me and my sister watched the maiden voyage and a blade flew off and went right between us and stuck into the wall behind us penetrating 4 inches deep. Phew!
unless he has counter rotating blades above that.... lets just assume this third world village inventor is in the ~fuck around~ stage of learning how to build a heli... hasnt balanced his props...no fly bar no pitch control....but fucking shit if i wouldnt hire him to learn with on job experience...curiosity and the willingness to learn you cant teach...
battleofhastings1066
I'm pretty sure you're just supposed to tape a penny to one of the blades to fix that.
Mumalot
wow, a 2cent savings!
DrSharkbite
JamesInTasmania
I don't think I'd stand withing broken-blade flinging range of that thing, personally!
DarkSock
"Helicopter? Why, no… This is my crowd decapitator!"
Turboslacker
BiggWillzz
narbky
My brother built a toy helicopter with an erector set and a vacuum cleaner motor. Me and my sister watched the maiden voyage and a blade flew off and went right between us and stuck into the wall behind us penetrating 4 inches deep. Phew!
brokenturtle
Tempting but I think I'll drive
VibratingNipples
wanna guess what the only thing holding her in place?
Tawandaborkbork
RooGryphon
today the wording of that is Fuck Around and Find Out.
MrHappySmiles
Wibblecopter preparing to dissociate!
BillandTedsUnremarkableTripToCostCo
I believe the term of art is Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
alcamar
Everyone is standing WAY too close for that thing to break apart
WhatUpDog3000
If it's safety you're concerned with, I'd say they should get as close as possible, the eye of the storm is the safe spot.
alcamar
Or at least a quick death
hannah301je365
I mean, when those silly certifications aren't involved, you can just about do anything for a lot of money
hannah301je365
And that includes standing just as close as you like.. stick your tongue out, feel the wind
anotherIngloriousHandle
first lesson: balance the rotors
BaloneyBob
Will there be an inflight meal?
iHATEcAPSlOCK
Yes, same food as your last meal before the flight but in the opposite direction.
nanomaus
shishkabob!
Larkins
just a shake
Chattafaukup
The harlem shake.
FlashHardwood
Looks safer than a submarine ride
Galfronon
The rotor is pre-calibrated for Martian gravity I see, smart.
OverMyDadBody
It's a flat beam. It's not calibrated for shit.
foobar26
But not the air pressure, sadly
Chattafaukup
Those people are standing there because they are investors. Its gonna be a flight or fight scenario.
RIPPatriceoNeal
wait til he starts making submarines
MisterLemons
In this case, plight.
PossumPoop
Bravo!
Sierrahotel12
Without a tail rotor he’ll be doing circles
ghostofGracchusBabeuf
That’s the quality analysis I come to the comments to upvote
TheWarHymn
He's also going to get a lesson in stabilization.
crawlspace
unless he has counter rotating blades above that.... lets just assume this third world village inventor is in the ~fuck around~ stage of learning how to build a heli... hasnt balanced his props...no fly bar no pitch control....but fucking shit if i wouldnt hire him to learn with on job experience...curiosity and the willingness to learn you cant teach...
SlotegeAllDay
I would LOVE to see coax rotors on that thing
BattleSalad
I am not going on that thing unless you show me a PlayStation controller!
bigdix69420
It's madkatz or nothing!
FredGarvinMaleProstitute
centrifugal force is apparently an unknown concept to all the lookie-loos
solrev
Just in case someone jumps on the centrifugal force thing. https://xkcd.com/123/
WorkerLurker
Seriously, a regular helicopter is scary enough, having blades spin on a rickety rig I’d be behind a tree.
sirjooz
They think that this is helicopter and it's gonna fly. There are a lot of unknown concepts for them.
ShellPhish
Honest question, is this centripetal?
KuldFyt
Of course it is. Their frame of reference isn't rotating, so they can't experience it.
FredGarvinMaleProstitute
I believe you mean they’re not experiencing the cetripetal force. It’s the blades experiencing both that will be a problem once centripetal reaches 0
7chickens123000
"Centripetal force is the force REQUIRED for circular motion. Centrifugal force is the force that makes something flee from the center."
upsidedownyhead
*at a tangent from the centre...
WorkerLurker
Yes I believe that’s what is being stated. The onlookers are too nonchalant for something that might flee the assembly and come at them.
7chickens123000
Fling-force should be somewhat evident 😖