Chipshop Styrofoam Tray Hovercraft on water
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Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology
Mystery Kings commented on my Chipshop Styrofoam Tray Hovercraft asking if it would work on water, so this video is just to show that it does. Original video https://youtu.be/Z5B03gu4qsA If you have a question it is probably worth reading this video description first because the answer may already be here. To help you find my videos I made two search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk or checkout my playlists page https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1 I am often asked if my hovercraft will work on water. The answer is that a hovercraft sits on a cushion of air. What is under that cushion makes no difference as long as it is relatively airtight so most smooth floors are fine. Concrete, wood, vinyl, water and mud are all airtight so the cushion works fine. Any surface that allows the air cushion to escape is a problem, so carpet, gravel, grass are all bad surfaces unless your hovercraft is sufficiently large and powerful that it can create the cushion faster than it is leaking away. In the case of land and water the biggest problem for a small hovercraft is the transition between the two. Unless it is a very gentle slope there will be a gap created underneath at the transition due to the angle and the cushion will escape. This problem can be reduced with a flexible skirt. Main components - Styrofoam tray from the chipshop Styrofoam cup Styrofoam plate NOT a fan motor from the USB laptop cooler 1.5v - 3v electric motor from vibrating toothbrush Fanblade from cheap toy 3.7 volt rechargeable battery from a camera Main Tools - Hot Glue Gun Craft knife Soldering iron Filmed using FujiFilm FinePix S4800 Edited using Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition Mystery Kings RC Hovercraft https://youtu.be/8e070dZVhcE?list=UU58x5_1fTMcbTckQ6N9TIbg I will add this new video to my Hovercraft playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3zoLYIrdESCCWdx2nLq8r7 I have thousands of videos on YouTube covering a wide range of subjects. To find them follow my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk or see my playlists page https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1 Generally my projects are for my grandchildren to enjoy. OK, I enjoy them too. If anybody else likes them, that is a bonus. I like to keep my work as simple and basic as possible so that it can be copied easily and improved by anybody who wants to try themselves. I recycle or repurpose items rather than buy new and when I do buy I like to keep it cheap. https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan
