Could you Survive a Blast from the Worlds Biggest Vortex Cannon?

Huge thanks to @Estefannie for helping me film!

[TheBackyardScientist]

To everyone asking what it feels like, imagine belly flopping into a pool, but the water turns to air right when you hit it, or someone slams a door in your face but it turns to wind as it hits you. It slaps your clothes against your body with enough force it kind of stings. Overall it’s not that bad, it’s actually fun!

I explained all this in the video… but the first shot knocked my mic off and I was stepping on it when I talked about it haha.

[ElectroBOOM]

Yo! That video editing trick amplifying motion was pretty cool!!! The vortex gun was cool too I guess !!!😁

[LoafofSourdough]

“I’ve worked up to courage to be hit by it”

My intrusive thoughts have been validated and I can die happy

[danielthrasher]

adding "vortex cannon" to my christmas list this year

[Kryptonite-hsou]

4:35 when the guy who created the sound uses more effort than the writer

[EonLess]

This man is creating new lists to be on.

[ThaEurasian]

7:12 you sir have extremely specific childhood dreams

[thericethatsmilesback]

“So why are you at the ER today?”

“I had my chest caved in by a vortex cannon”

“I beg your pardon!?”

[isostrike]

Kevin is building quite the arsenal; A car mounted megawatt laser cannon, the focused laser cleaner, a liquid metal squirtgun, and now a freaking air cannon.

I probably missed a few implements of destruction but you get the idea

[TheAtomTwister]

Try shooting it in high humidity and see if there's a condensation ring like when a tornado gets strong enough to appear like a funnel.

[NorwayVFX]

The sound that thing makes is absolutely wild!

[JessicaKStark]

That 'tearing' sound sounds a LOT like artillery. Or at least what artillery sounds like in every movie and game I've seen.

[Phoenix]

5:51 seeing the cannon slowly get closer to the porta potty was hilarious

[MarinusMakesStuff]

Those vortex hits look like way too much fun to be legal! I love it! I would totally pay for this at a carnival to be hit by such a vortex cannon a couple of times haha.

[abundantharmony]

That air visualization editing trick was phenomenal.

[DismemberTheAlamo]

VRAD is such an appropriate name, because that is indeed very rad.

[Levis_lever]

Good sir you can’t buy all of Nevada as your backyard!

[NbiKnbi]

I didn't really expect that you actually let this thing hit you! This footage was amazing!!
You can almost feel the impact! 😂🧨

[rosssausem]

0:01 That is a farm, not a backyard.

[andrewz]

Seeing a shockwave like this is so awesome. You’ve turned a concept into something visibly real.