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...
Mumalot
wow, a 2cent savings!
JamesInTasmania
I don't think I'd stand withing broken-blade flinging range of that thing, personally!
runnfly
DarkSock
"Helicopter? Why, no… This is my crowd decapitator!"
lucindrea
helicopters have a tail rotor for a reasion
heywoodjabme
That thing looks slightly more stable than my ex.
battleofhastings1066
I'm pretty sure you're just supposed to tape a penny to one of the blades to fix that.
EveryUsernameIsTaken4
He's almost, aaaalmost.... almost understanding why helicopters have tail rotors.
Deeldee
anotherIngloriousHandle
first lesson: balance the rotors
glovelyday
BYOO. Bring your own oxygen!
sochilln
brokenturtle
Tempting but I think I'll drive
VibratingNipples
wanna guess what the only thing holding her in place?
MrHappySmiles
Wibblecopter preparing to dissociate!
BillandTedsUnremarkableTripToCostCo
I believe the term of art is Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
FlashHardwood
Looks safer than a submarine ride
CanThinkOfUsername
There is Zero risk of crashing if you can't lift off from the ground. Totally safe, Mars here we come.
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!
Turboslacker
BiggWillzz
DrSharkbite
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.
BlairT1
Has he ever seen a helicopter?
Dakksys
Yes, once, and clearly that is the limit of what he knows about them.
BaloneyBob
Will there be an inflight meal?
iHATEcAPSlOCK
Yes, same food as your last meal before the flight but in the opposite direction.
Larkins
just a shake
Chattafaukup
The harlem shake.
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
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
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
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!
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.
solrev
Just in case someone jumps on the centrifugal force thing. https://xkcd.com/123/
sirjooz
They think that this is helicopter and it's gonna fly. There are a lot of unknown concepts for them.
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 😖
LapsisBeeftech
Again, this is what the original comment is stating.