VFX Artist Simulates PIXAR but with REAL Physics

This Episode ► Inspired by Pixar's animated masterpiece "Up," Wren uses his VFX skills to show you what it would really take to lift a house with nothing but balloons.

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[MoeAndTekila]

in the intro, i can see through the backdoor and can see the backyard, meaning he took the backyard up there too

[physicsgirl]

Physicists: It's arr-kuh-mee-deez ahhhh!

Thanks for the shoutout, Wren, that was fun to calculate! But way less fun than seeing the actual visuals of a monster clump of balloons.

[lectrx]

I love how the vsauce music surprises him when he says “why do balloons go up?”

[imallsoupedup]

6:49 It's important to note that the Statue of Liberty is hollow. It's basically just a steel frame with some shaped copper plating, it LOOKS way heavier than it is.

[theActionMovieKid]

Wren! The kids LOVE these videos. Thank you for making them. (The grownups love em too)

[Theace]

The anxiety when wren tilts backs, its just if you fall you actually die

[VBEZ]

Wren: "Why do ballons go up"
*Vsauce music drops*
Me: *Thought he was actually gonna appear*

[bynKryptn]

“The story doesn’t owe reality anything.” Beautiful ☺️

[arxchnos]

“But why do balloons go up?”

*Vsauce music intensifies*

[whomstd]

I’m still waiting for the big reveal: “We used the latest CGI technology to simulate Wren”

[YousifPhotoshopTutorials]

the VFX was amazing ♥ thank you Wren ♥

[kronospheres]

There's one other miscalculation. The factor the amount it would take to lift the house but not how much it would take to root the house out of the ground from its foundation first which is alot more force needed

[waitinginqueue]

“who invetned buoyuancy” god i love wren

[PhantomSavage]

Seeing the scale of the pixar balloon house compared to the weather balloon house reminded me of how big the cities in Game of Thrones are suppose to be in the book compared to the TV show.

[joshaskew]

For animators react: Levi v Kenny chase scene.

[kirakirakira]

The Vsauce music and then Wren's reaction to it was good!

[OUTSIDER]

“ A story doesn’t owe reality anything” I like that

[davidridd]

“A story doesn’t owe reality anything.” Dropping them gems so casually. Amazing video!

[emberstewart]

1) I just KNOW you were purposely stressing us out by sitting on the VERY EDGE of the flying house
2) love the point at the end. Science is fascinating and it was fun to hear about, but in the end, it’s just a story. I especially liked “it doesn’t owe reality
Anything”
Great video!

[Balczak]

The ballon floating down the alley and Wren yelling Really got me 😂