bang I’m ready to launch this coin into the air like lunar modules in space
the air like lunar modules in space
the air like lunar modules in space here’s the problem I’m not really sure
here’s the problem I’m not really sure
here’s the problem I’m not really sure about what’s involved in flipping a coin
about what’s involved in flipping a coin
about what’s involved in flipping a coin in terms of physics so what we did was
in terms of physics so what we did was
in terms of physics so what we did was we hired a guy who actually builds
we hired a guy who actually builds
we hired a guy who actually builds catapults he’s an expert in getting
catapults he’s an expert in getting
catapults he’s an expert in getting things airborne his name is Jeff we
things airborne his name is Jeff we
things airborne his name is Jeff we asked Jeff to build us a huge mechanical
asked Jeff to build us a huge mechanical
asked Jeff to build us a huge mechanical thumb so that we could analyze the
thumb so that we could analyze the
thumb so that we could analyze the physics of a coin flipping through the
physics of a coin flipping through the
physics of a coin flipping through the air on a massive scale I was fully
air on a massive scale I was fully
air on a massive scale I was fully expecting this massive coin to like
expecting this massive coin to like
expecting this massive coin to like knock a tree branch off the top of a
knock a tree branch off the top of a
knock a tree branch off the top of a tree on the top of a mountain where
tree on the top of a mountain where
tree on the top of a mountain where little goat lives in that little Hut
little goat lives in that little Hut
little goat lives in that little Hut I know what I’m trying to determine but
I know what I’m trying to determine but
I know what I’m trying to determine but what are you trying to determine what
what are you trying to determine what
what are you trying to determine what I’m probably determined is will it not
I’m probably determined is will it not
I’m probably determined is will it not destroy itself well you’ve said a pretty
destroy itself well you’ve said a pretty
destroy itself well you’ve said a pretty low bar for success and you see that we
low bar for success and you see that we
low bar for success and you see that we have our head side and our tail side
have our head side and our tail side
have our head side and our tail side right this is the first time I’ve shot
right this is the first time I’ve shot
right this is the first time I’ve shot this with a coin on it so so you’ve
this with a coin on it so so you’ve
this with a coin on it so so you’ve never actually tested our mechanical
never actually tested our mechanical
never actually tested our mechanical thumb and finger before testing it by
thumb and finger before testing it by
thumb and finger before testing it by itself so basically this is a television
itself so basically this is a television
itself so basically this is a television event right it’s the first time for it
event right it’s the first time for it
event right it’s the first time for it I’m gonna stand with you okay okay clear
I’m gonna stand with you okay okay clear
I’m gonna stand with you okay okay clear firing well it didn’t break
firing well it didn’t break
firing well it didn’t break I’m gonna model what just happened we
I’m gonna model what just happened we
I’m gonna model what just happened we set our coin on our index finger we put
set our coin on our index finger we put
set our coin on our index finger we put our thumb in position and then we
our thumb in position and then we
our thumb in position and then we released the potential energy and our
released the potential energy and our
released the potential energy and our thumb robots what I need is a crowbar
now it moved we’re getting better things
now it moved we’re getting better things are a bit heavier I’m gonna go get the
are a bit heavier I’m gonna go get the
are a bit heavier I’m gonna go get the sawzall
go get another wheel I should have
go get another wheel I should have thought of that one I got it don’t worry
thought of that one I got it don’t worry
thought of that one I got it don’t worry about it it’s fine you think Jeff even
about it it’s fine you think Jeff even
about it it’s fine you think Jeff even knows he’s on TV
knows he’s on TV
knows he’s on TV firing no know what we’ve got a full
firing no know what we’ve got a full
firing no know what we’ve got a full rotation went through the air landed
rotation went through the air landed
rotation went through the air landed heads up the first rule of mechanical
heads up the first rule of mechanical
heads up the first rule of mechanical thumb club is don’t make your mechanical
thumb club is don’t make your mechanical
thumb club is don’t make your mechanical thumb so huge and heavy that it can’t
thumb so huge and heavy that it can’t
thumb so huge and heavy that it can’t create enough kinetic energy to launch
create enough kinetic energy to launch
create enough kinetic energy to launch the coin into the air eventually we
the coin into the air eventually we
the coin into the air eventually we decided to try a slightly smaller coin
decided to try a slightly smaller coin
decided to try a slightly smaller coin got it now this should go sailing
huh tell me one go right ahead
huh tell me one go right ahead okay I thought you were no here we go
okay I thought you were no here we go
okay I thought you were no here we go all right
hey Doc ladies and gentlemen we thought
hey Doc ladies and gentlemen we thought this coin was gonna sail through the sky
this coin was gonna sail through the sky
this coin was gonna sail through the sky and just because like killing geese
and just because like killing geese
and just because like killing geese messing up satellites in space but I
messing up satellites in space but I
messing up satellites in space but I feel like we did learn some valuable
feel like we did learn some valuable
feel like we did learn some valuable lessons needs more potential energy and
lessons needs more potential energy and
lessons needs more potential energy and your thumb should weigh less than 600
your thumb should weigh less than 600
your thumb should weigh less than 600 pounds so that you have enough energy to
pounds so that you have enough energy to
pounds so that you have enough energy to make it flip right yeah something like
make it flip right yeah something like
make it flip right yeah something like that
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