Did I Make the World's Smallest Rocket Flight Computer?

Music by Joe Barnard

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[EverydayAstronaut]

This is maybe my favorite BPS Space video, which means it’s one of my favorite videos on YouTube. Great work Joe!!! Thanks for the knowledge, laughs and fun!

[EthanReesor]

I love your energy. Especially the "oh god why is everything awful I'm going to slide down my chair onto the floor now." It feels very authentic. Real, not glamorized engineering.

[grumblewoof]

Can you buy these boards? asking for an Iranian friend who is asking for a Russian friend who is asking for a Chinese friend who is asking for a North Korean friend.

[xylafoxlin]

I will never get over just how spectacular you are at making beautiful (and also funny and educational) videos. Congrats on an absolute BANGER
Also le soundtrack be bumpinnnn

[forestkatsch]

Wow, the transition into 12:22 is absolutely top tier! Amazing work as always!

[prsn]

12:16 was mind blowing. Totally awesome.

[stochasticsignal]

Hello Icarus Thiccarus, I hope you're well. Thank you for teaching me about grey sauce and magic squares. Your T-shirt speaks to me at a fundamental level and that one part of the video was transcendental and changed me as a person for the better.

[lukelmg]

The climax of the video is at 12:15 and it couldn't be any better!

[ItsHaldun]

"We don't want magic smoke to come out, because it's really hard to put the magic smoke back in"

This is one of the most beautiful explanations of entropy I've ever heard!

[lifegeek]

I've actually been thinking about """streamlining""" the process for a big (huge) project I'm doing (go direct to the final version, what could go wrong?), thanks for being my test subject on what not to do.

[TFuzz]

Joe, whether you know it or not, you are promoting the idea that it’s ok to fail because it’s still an opportunity to learn, and that’s inspiring. You are an inspiration. Keep up the great work.
Cheers from Moose Jaw
Tim

[mcglk]

12m30s: That was AMAZING.

Actually, it was. The last stage was unstable—as you said—but that was a solid multistage flight. Well done.

[SeanHodgins]

I've been getting pretty good at putting magic smoke back in.
Oh, and I'm going to need the rights to this song for future videos, just fyi.

[roeland]

After many years he finally used his audio degree.

[Digitalman]

Just FYI, for precision tech, especially digital applications, I'd recommend 4 layers: with 2 signal layers, and 2 hidden ground planes. The signal layers can create enough EMF in smaller electronics to induce signals into nearby circuits. A ground plane directly beneath both signal layers will protect against that.

[henkvanderwath]

The climax of the video was amazing! It truly captured what it takes to turn new ideas into a reality. It's easy to feel like you're done at that point because it's not talked about enough. The leaning back in the chair is so familiar, I was smiling right through it. Keep up the great work. I loved the video.

[sparrowthenerd]

12:16 oh man this was the climax of the video, incredibly well done editing at this part

[CopenhagenSuborbitals]

Is it safe to say that in rocket science, there are either people who are built different and decide not to record any flight data or rockets that are built different that decide not to record any flight data, and everything else is just all the magic smoke building up in high enough concentrations to actually make things magically work? 😉

[DaimyoD]

1:58 "We don't want the magic smoke to come out, because it's really hard to put the magic smoke back in."
What a fun way to think about frying a board. Due to conservation of mass and information, it's technically possible to put every atom of material that was combusted back where it belonged to make the board work again. It's just "really hard." Lmao

[MrJackHackney]

Actually to get 2 stages to fly straight without fins is impressive. How many times did Rocketdyne have F1 engine failures in testing before they got it to the point that the Saturn V 1st stages never failed with crew on them.