Gravity Powered Boat
2,687 views · Published 14 February 2015 · 8:27 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2015 · Science & Technology
I decided to make a gravity powered boat for no particularly good reason. It ended up too big for my bath and the paddle was not very effective. The 'paddle wheel' I used came from a solar vent featured in this video https://youtu.be/vaE9f0WObwg?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1GrgALJEle2lVqOrR1sX6V I don't think it was very successful and if I wanted this boat to go better I would make my own paddle wheel next time. Probably something like the ones in these boats. https://youtu.be/bpXOHwqCTLc?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB24vUS9E8zkSgjZysEL00zr https://youtu.be/aqB8hflHvwU?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB24vUS9E8zkSgjZysEL00zr A bigger paddle would seem to be a better option. It would slow the descent of the weight due to the increased resistance in the water and would travel further. Obviously there would be an optimum paddle size for the weight used to get the maximum distance or speed depending on what the target was. I think we can call this project just one of those 'proof of concept' ideas. Main components - 3x4 pint plastic milk bottles 4 extra plastic bottle tops Correx Plastic or cardboard 4 bamboo flower canes 1 bbq skewer bicycle spoke 2 ball pen tubes Paddle wheel Lead weight Main Tools - Hot Glue Gun Sharp knife Filmed using FujiFilm FinePix S4800 Edited using Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition Related videos in this series Gravity Powered Boat https://youtu.be/S4v3nFJfWD8 Gravity Powered Boat Improved https://youtu.be/KoocBoEyncg Gravity Powered Fan Car https://youtu.be/-OV9XfGllL4 Gravity Powered Car Enhancements - maybe - maybe not https://youtu.be/nhdX5dxc_Hc Gravity Powered Car Enhancements 45 degree slope https://youtu.be/cVgdCmcZHg8 Gravity Powered vehicles https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1zzCqDckAnlOzz8iViuM94 Toy Boats https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB24vUS9E8zkSgjZysEL00zr Paddle Boats https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB31jBvsqUJFUtWJ4QiPSLjV Plastic Milk Bottle Projects https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1F-kBYitN5O5Q2O8xd-WDd My Channels GrandadIsAnOldMan https://bit.ly/2T3x6RX GrandadsOtherChannel https://bit.ly/2yW5uYb Put a rubber band on it https://bit.ly/2T3OF4j Number4 https://bit.ly/3cG4fuZ You can help keep my channel running with coffee and cakes at Patreon https://bit.ly/35XFasL If you don't like Patreon, you use Kofi instead https://bit.ly/3dNusI9 Merchandise on RedBubble https://rdbl.co/2yJv56H Merchandise on Cotton Cart https://bit.ly/2xZymOP Merchandise on Teespring https://bit.ly/2Zby02T Twitter https://bit.ly/3fMUgFN FaceBook https://bit.ly/3csbruk Pinterest https://bit.ly/2WTuuXP Instagram https://bit.ly/2WPLa2F Thingiverse https://bit.ly/35WfSem Tinkercad https://bit.ly/2WUrM4q Oldest videos https://bit.ly/2Z4RBl1 Most Popular https://bit.ly/3cx0lUP Newest videos https://bit.ly/2T3TryJ Playlists https://bit.ly/3dI9mdV I have thousands of videos on YouTube, to find one try my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk I am happy for you to show my content as part of your own projects or in public settings, as long as you clearly credit GrandadIsAnOldMan. Do not copy my video content and pass it off as your own. #GrandadIsAnOldMan #GrandadsOtherChannel #Putarubberbandonit #Number4
