Solar-Powered Redneck Engine | Rocket City Rednecks

what big idea you got the toy truck well

what big idea you got the toy truck well I’d like to build a solar thermal rocket

I’d like to build a solar thermal rocket

I’d like to build a solar thermal rocket powered boat so it thermal rocket right

powered boat so it thermal rocket right

powered boat so it thermal rocket right this weekend we’re going to build a

this weekend we’re going to build a

this weekend we’re going to build a solar-powered rocket engine spacecraft

solar-powered rocket engine spacecraft

solar-powered rocket engine spacecraft need two things

need two things

need two things fuel and an energy source both are

fuel and an energy source both are

fuel and an energy source both are really heavy and really expensive unless

really heavy and really expensive unless

really heavy and really expensive unless you’re rocky to solar power any space

you’re rocky to solar power any space

you’re rocky to solar power any space voyage between the Earth and the Sun

voyage between the Earth and the Sun

voyage between the Earth and the Sun could use concentrated sunlight to

could use concentrated sunlight to

could use concentrated sunlight to create the energy source and for the

create the energy source and for the

create the energy source and for the fuel all you need is water eat it with

fuel all you need is water eat it with

fuel all you need is water eat it with the Sun and you’ve got your thrust but I

the Sun and you’ve got your thrust but I

the Sun and you’ve got your thrust but I could tell the guys we’re still skeptic

could tell the guys we’re still skeptic

could tell the guys we’re still skeptic and you can just fly out to Mars refill

and you can just fly out to Mars refill

and you can just fly out to Mars refill it up with the water that’s there and

it up with the water that’s there and

it up with the water that’s there and then and then use that to come back the

then and then use that to come back the

then and then use that to come back the space industry has created a lot of

space industry has created a lot of

space industry has created a lot of designs for solar rockets before the

designs for solar rockets before the

designs for solar rockets before the distant future but the concept is much

distant future but the concept is much

distant future but the concept is much simpler than most people think and this

simpler than most people think and this

simpler than most people think and this weekend we’re going to prove it instead

weekend we’re going to prove it instead

weekend we’re going to prove it instead of testing a spacecraft well I got an

of testing a spacecraft well I got an

of testing a spacecraft well I got an idea and that’s what we’ll do and we’ll

idea and that’s what we’ll do and we’ll

idea and that’s what we’ll do and we’ll mount it on the back of Daddy’s fishing

mount it on the back of Daddy’s fishing

mount it on the back of Daddy’s fishing boat and see if we can push it around I

boat and see if we can push it around I

boat and see if we can push it around I was all for this project until I heard

was all for this project until I heard

was all for this project until I heard used daddy’s fishing boat so we need to

used daddy’s fishing boat so we need to

used daddy’s fishing boat so we need to find a sunny day and a pond and then all

find a sunny day and a pond and then all

find a sunny day and a pond and then all the stuff to build rocky needed and when

the stuff to build rocky needed and when

the stuff to build rocky needed and when we head on back over to daddy’s and

we head on back over to daddy’s and

we head on back over to daddy’s and conquer this thing

conquer this thing

conquer this thing here you get that tail

there’s no structure you know we sure

there’s no structure you know we sure don’t have much sunshine right now go

don’t have much sunshine right now go

don’t have much sunshine right now go back it pop also realized with all these

back it pop also realized with all these

back it pop also realized with all these clouds in the sky it’s gonna be tough to

clouds in the sky it’s gonna be tough to

clouds in the sky it’s gonna be tough to generate solar energy so maybe Mother

generate solar energy so maybe Mother

generate solar energy so maybe Mother Nature cooperate with us later oh well

Nature cooperate with us later oh well

Nature cooperate with us later oh well we’ll do what we can do and maybe we’ll

we’ll do what we can do and maybe we’ll

we’ll do what we can do and maybe we’ll get sunlight tomorrow or later today now

get sunlight tomorrow or later today now

get sunlight tomorrow or later today now to make our solar-powered rocket engine

to make our solar-powered rocket engine

to make our solar-powered rocket engine we’re gonna fill up a small vessel with

we’re gonna fill up a small vessel with

we’re gonna fill up a small vessel with water and put a pressure release valve

water and put a pressure release valve

water and put a pressure release valve on then we’ll use a satellite dish

on then we’ll use a satellite dish

on then we’ll use a satellite dish covered with some reflective material to

covered with some reflective material to

covered with some reflective material to bounce sunlight onto the tank boiling

bounce sunlight onto the tank boiling

bounce sunlight onto the tank boiling the water inside and creating steam then

the water inside and creating steam then

the water inside and creating steam then we open the pressure release valve the

we open the pressure release valve the

we open the pressure release valve the steam spews out in one direction and

steam spews out in one direction and

steam spews out in one direction and hopefully propels our boat in the other

hopefully propels our boat in the other

hopefully propels our boat in the other whereas any way we can do it on a small

whereas any way we can do it on a small

whereas any way we can do it on a small scale just to test or something for we

scale just to test or something for we

scale just to test or something for we go to all that work well how about a

go to all that work well how about a

go to all that work well how about a coke bottle I always like making rockets

coke bottle I always like making rockets

coke bottle I always like making rockets on coke bottles we’d probably need a I

on coke bottles we’d probably need a I

on coke bottles we’d probably need a I need a way to put air in this thing

need a way to put air in this thing

need a way to put air in this thing Michael what the fill there you go pull

Michael what the fill there you go pull

Michael what the fill there you go pull oh so that’s what we use for

oh so that’s what we use for

oh so that’s what we use for pressurization we’re gonna need the

pressurization we’re gonna need the

pressurization we’re gonna need the nozzle over then we got to put a

nozzle over then we got to put a

nozzle over then we got to put a diaphragm right here we need something

diaphragm right here we need something

diaphragm right here we need something like a piece of saran wrap or some latex

like a piece of saran wrap or some latex

like a piece of saran wrap or some latex or I love about them not what about them

or I love about them not what about them

or I love about them not what about them gloves here that’s perfect that’s what

gloves here that’s perfect that’s what

gloves here that’s perfect that’s what we keep scissors for alright so put some

we keep scissors for alright so put some

we keep scissors for alright so put some air in and see what it does Fox we got

air in and see what it does Fox we got

air in and see what it does Fox we got air in there and then we’re gonna

air in there and then we’re gonna

air in there and then we’re gonna replace the sunlight with the heat gun

replace the sunlight with the heat gun

replace the sunlight with the heat gun and when the pressure gets hot enough in

and when the pressure gets hot enough in

and when the pressure gets hot enough in there the air expands some more and then

there the air expands some more and then

there the air expands some more and then hopefully there’s no pressure it goes up

hopefully there’s no pressure it goes up

hopefully there’s no pressure it goes up the nozzle and it would accelerate the

the nozzle and it would accelerate the

the nozzle and it would accelerate the rocket forward it’s gonna go the finish

rocket forward it’s gonna go the finish

rocket forward it’s gonna go the finish sweater oh yeah

that’s exactly what I’m talking about

that’s exactly what I’m talking about right there whoa that was cool right

right there whoa that was cool right

right there whoa that was cool right there