Dropping A $4,000 Metal Cube On Myself For Science!

In this episode of Bro Labs, we discover What Happens When I Drop A $4,000 Metal Cube On Myself. Sadly YouTube doesn't approve of this experiment but sometimes that's the price I must pay for my hard hitting science.

DISCLAIMER:
This video is intended for educational purposes and is provided for informational and illustrative purposes only. The activities demonstrated in this video may involve practices that are beyond the scope of a typical home environment and may require specialized knowledge, equipment, and safety measures.

Under no circumstances should you attempt to replicate or carry out any of the activities shown in this video.

[DubYuhGChoppa]

It isn't a coincidence that tungsten's atomic symbol is a W

[ItsDiscoTime]

I’m surprised the tungsten cube didn’t crack under the sheer pressure of knowing it was going up against Houston**

[OverproofMMA]

Houston Jones is a great example of a channel that got much better over the years. These videos are so much fun

[CapuchinMonkey]

Been watching a ton of your videos back to back these past few weeks and the new camera was definitely worth it. Your new slow-mos have looked great but these hd in-between shots are looking great! Congrats, Jake. Hope you keep having fun filming going forward. I would love to see some creative/cinematic/produced shots going forward with this new camera.

[RylanZinnel]

I've been having trouble sleeping recently due to bad mental health issues recently starting including having panic attacks several times a day and constant anxiety and fear. I've also been experiencing derealization which has been a struggle but watching you videos helps me forget about all of that and makes me feel calm and happy. I can't thank you enough for helping me sleep and calm down when i start severely panicking. Much love to you❤️

[nathandieck]

Hey Houston! Here's your answer to 9:23

First multiply the cubic inches of tungsten used by the average density of the material, then multiply that by the acceleration due to gravity constant (9.81 m s−2 or 9.81 meters per second squared) then multiplied by the height dropped from in meters (I calculated 8 feet instead of 10 because SCIENCE), to FINALLY COMPUTE: of force on impact from a cube only weighing

[Largeovo]

Thank this man for not only sacrificing his body for science but also his bank account.

[XverXDriveX]

Marc's voice sounds like the voice of a guy calling you from a burner phone, asking for a ransom. I hope he only has a small cold and he didn't kidnap someone 🤣. Get well soon Mark... or get rich.

[koji]

I like how Mark is working despite being clearly sick, real trooper

[justinratliff]

5:32 that’s gotta be a sound bite for something forever. “NooOO IVE BEEN EXPOOOSed” 😂😂😂

[wadekieffner]

The amount of pain you put yourself through for our entertainment is honestly amazing! Thank you for making such great videos! I wish you the best and try not to break yourself! :)

[gabl]

I've learned alot from this video. Thank you Houston

[AdubsMMA]

How did mark manage to entirely cover your ear with cake like that? That was wild. 😂🍰

[nejcuc]

Answer to your question at 9:16 - it doesn't matter how dense and heavy an object is when falling, it still accelerates at the same speed in vacuum (for example a ball and a metal cube will fall with the same speed). And before anyone starts saying "yea but the video wasn't filmed in vacuum", it doesn't matter because the difference is so slim. The only thing that weight and density add is the force of the object when it falls to the ground. Because in this example gravity constant is included it means that this is accelerated movement so we cant just calculate the constant speed but we can calculate the speed at the end of the fall. We do that by multiplying the gravity constant (g) and time of fall (t) and get the end velocity. So I measured the time and i got 0.56 second. Which means end velocity (v) = 9.81 x 0.56. And we get 5.49 m/s.

[lewdjako]

Baby cube traveling at about 8.2 mph - also you should do an episode where you investigate the damage potential of different fiberglass rods. Usually used along driveways with reflectors for snow plows. You never know if you’d need to defend yourself while setting them up!

[JayCoombs]

Assuming the small cube was dropped from rest on the roof (i.e. 0m/s initial velocity) then the final velocity at the ground is quite simple to find out with knowing the height (10ft) and the acceleration of gravity on earth (9.8m/s2).
Long story short the cube hit the ground/your leg at 7.7m/s which is roughly 17mph

[Gibson]

I would really like to see more hard science going on, maybe like a special episode collab? The idea of showing physics in action using your body as a medium would be cool, I don't know what physics oriented youtuber you could collab with but that would be very watchable and unique imo.

[Jtommy]

I got you Mr. tougher-than-steel Jones!! Here's the physics! for small cube 10 ft drop. Your impact velocity ends up being a hair over 25 ft per second!! Math is below.

To solve for velocity given the height of a falling object, we use the equation V=sqrt(2G*H). H is the height dropped, and G is the gravitational gonstant. V= ft/sec. Velocity of your one inch cube dropped 10 feet, at time of impact with your leg, was approximately 25.37 feet per second!

somebody tell me the exact amount of time (in camera frames) between first contact with the skin, and the cube changing its direction. I'll calculate the force as well. :)

[keithwoodcrest]

Mark was a straight up menace this episode lmao 🤣

[bravo]

Houston "Tungsten Bones" Jones! An exemplary man of science answering questions we all want to know the answers to!