Explosive Bat: crushing MLB records. Ft: Smarter Every Day
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mostly mentions it as an example of an extreme maker project, not as a recommendation.
What it is
Stuff Made Here builds a powder-actuated baseball bat designed to hit a ball past Babe Ruth's record distance, with Smarter Every Day contributing. It covers the engineering of the explosive-assisted swing.
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What Hacker News said
Cites wlesieutre · 2023-07 · on “Knife Throwing Machine Part 1 [video]”
He has other videos like a pumpkin carving robot, gunpowder-powered home run bat, and a self-aiming pool cue [LINK] [this video] [LINK]
Cites swighton · 2023-08 · on “Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?”
I made a baseball bat that uses explosives to add a bunch of energy to your swing and hit a baseball really far. It uses the explosive blanks normally used to shoot nails into concrete (e.g. ramset). It worked way better than I expected, didn't have a kick, and turned out to be just a really neat thing to look at while sipping a frosty beverage. I also made a video about it if you're interested: [this video]