The video is a segment from "Smarter Every Day" by Destin Sandlin, where he and his team built a baseball cannon that shoots a baseball faster than the speed of sound. They tested the cannon's power by firing a baseball at a steel backdrop, which resulted in the baseball's kinetic energy appearing "absolutely insane."
They then conducted experiments to test how a human body and a baseball glove would withstand the impact of the supersonic baseball. The results were surprising, with the glove being ripped apart and the human body not being hit by the ball at all.
Following these tests, they brought in an I-beam to set up baseball gloves in a consistent manner and tested how a supersonic baseball would behave when hitting these gloves. The results showed that the ball went through the gloves without slowing down.
The team also experimented with different types of gloves, namely a "basket weave" and an "H weave," and observed that the ball went through both without slowing down.
Finally, they tested how many gloves the supersonic baseball could go through. The results showed that the ball went through all nine gloves.
The video concludes with a promotional segment for Guardian Bikes, a sponsor of "Smarter Every Day," which offers bicycles for children. The segment ends with Destin's wife teaching their kids how to ride bicycles.
1. The video is part of a series called "Smarter Every Day", hosted by Destin.
2. Destin introduces the project of building and testing a supersonic baseball cannon.
3. The cannon was built with the help of Jeremy, David, and Trent.
4. The cannon was designed to shoot a baseball faster than the speed of sound.
5. The cannon was tested with a special high-speed camera setup to get schlieren imagery of a baseball with a Mach cone out in front of it.
6. The cannon was tested with a stick to ensure that the math was correct and that the ball was actually going faster than the speed of sound.
7. The cannon was built with a strongback to support it during the firing process.
8. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a human body.
9. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a boxing target.
10. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a baseball glove of different types.
11. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a bicycle.
12. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a leather glove.
13. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves stacked up.
14. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a glove with "fancy pants" little framing fingers.
15. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on a glove with a forklift.
16. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with the leather of the glove ripping off the leather of the ball.
17. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with fire coming through.
18. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with the ball going through all of them.
19. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with the ball deflecting up.
20. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with the ball slowing down significantly after hitting a couple of gloves.
21. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with the ball potentially damaging itself enough to slow down significantly before going through.
22. The cannon was used to test the impact of a supersonic baseball on multiple gloves with the ball potentially going through all of them if a full vacuum was pulled.
23. The video ends with a sponsorship for Guardian Bikes, with a direct offer to the viewers to get a bicycle for a kid sent directly to their house.