I love outlandish DIY projects. Be it a homebrew Star Wars lightsaber or a pair of custom headphones the size of watermelons, I’m all in. YouTuber Engineezy seems to share my love of the ridiculous and whimsical. Past projects for the mechanical engineer include a paint-throwing robot, a mechanical sculpture, and a wild 3D-printed candy dispenser. For his latest project, Engineezy focused on a childhood pastime: blowing bubbles.
The goal was to create the elusive endless bubble. This required a car equipped with a giant custom bubble rig, and tons of bubble solution. During the video, Engineezy even outlines his recipe to make your own bubble art from the comfort of your backyard.
He created and tested several rigs to help him in his pursuit, eventually settling on a design. It consisted of two half rings connected in a way to open and close via a remote, two powerful motors, and a four-foot metal rig. Next, he attached it to a metal rig and a big vat of his homemade bubble solution. He disassembled and reassembled the rig several times, swapping out parts and motors before settling on the design that would be mounted on the car.
The final rig copies the design used to produce bubble art. Controlled with a simple Sony DualShock PlayStation controller, Engineezy created some impressive bubbles. Were they endless? Sadly, no. Still, the experiment was a success in my heart, at least, and something I’d love to see in person.
