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.
DarkSock
"Helicopter? Why, no… This is my crowd decapitator!"
heywoodjabme
That thing looks slightly more stable than my ex.
Turboslacker
FlashHardwood
Looks safer than a submarine ride
DrSharkbite
runnfly
CanThinkOfUsername
There is Zero risk of crashing if you can't lift off from the ground. Totally safe, Mars here we come.
EveryUsernameIsTaken4
He's almost, aaaalmost.... almost understanding why helicopters have tail rotors.
BlairT1
Has he ever seen a helicopter?
Dakksys
Yes, once, and clearly that is the limit of what he knows about them.
StrangePoster
That's a helicopter ride to heaven
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!
MrHappySmiles
Wibblecopter preparing to dissociate!
BillandTedsUnremarkableTripToCostCo
I believe the term of art is Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
sochilln
brokenturtle
Tempting but I think I'll drive
VibratingNipples
wanna guess what the only thing holding her in place?
glovelyday
BYOO. Bring your own oxygen!
BiggWillzz
lucindrea
helicopters have a tail rotor for a reasion
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
Tawandaborkbork
RooGryphon
today the wording of that is Fuck Around and Find Out.
anotherIngloriousHandle
first lesson: balance the rotors
JamesInTasmania
I don't think I'd stand withing broken-blade flinging range of that thing, personally!
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!
BattleSalad
I am not going on that thing unless you show me a PlayStation controller!
bigdix69420
It's madkatz or nothing!
Chattafaukup
Sierrahotel12
Without a tail rotor he’ll be doing circles
ghostofGracchusBabeuf
That’s the quality analysis I come to the comments to upvote
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
TheWarHymn
He's also going to get a lesson in stabilization.
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.
alcamar
Everyone is standing WAY too close for that thing to break apart
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
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
FredGarvinMaleProstitute
centrifugal force is apparently an unknown concept to all the lookie-loos
ShellPhish
Honest question, is this centripetal?
WorkerLurker
Seriously, a regular helicopter is scary enough, having blades spin on a rickety rig I’d be behind a tree.
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
solrev
Just in case someone jumps on the centrifugal force thing. https://xkcd.com/123/
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 😖
LapsisBeeftech
Again, this is what the original comment is stating.