Which Shape CUTS BEST? (Weed Eater Line at 100,000 Frames Per Second) - Smarter Every Day 238
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What’s it called? Weed Eater, String Trimmer, Weed Wacker, Whipper Snipper?
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Project Farm Tested Durability: mrplans.info/fun/eYqwqp1-pqSPhZI/vhi-i.html
He tested other considerations here: mrplans.info/fun/aW2om7B9ZaGGq5w/vhi-i.html
I thought this was a well written break-down of different shapes: www.saraheberle.com/understanding-the-various-shapes-of-trimmer-line/
It’s interesting that so many different companies have their own proprietary shape etc, but I can’t find any scientific research to back any of it up. Fascinating!
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@Yan May strimmer comes from combining the words string an trimmer together. So you're partly right.
Weed eater weed wackier potato pototo
I often use Echo crossfire trimmer line but I should try out Echo black diamond
I would go for the triangle string. Redusing the noise is more important than how the cut is.
After seeing the 'slo mo' I must say the Aussie slang is bang on the money. We call it the: WHIPPER SNIPPER 🇦🇺
I wonder if Robert has seen your other videos? It's funny that he meets you at YOUR beckoning in your garage while you in mad scientists mode. LOL He is smart about tech and science but maybe just loves hard work so no time to watch. (omg parish the thought!) Wait till he see your other videos. He might come back and ask you to sign his WEED EATER!
I like Robert. Do a video on how to go viral on the internet using Robert! Show us how it's done son! I'm from Texas and we used to call our each other Son instead of boy, man, bro... Anyway... I say weed eater too and string trimmer is the worst thing to call it but I do love strimmer and would say down there!
I call it a weed whacker
Bosmaaier
Robert: I wouldn't say expert Also Robert *is clearly an expert* This is the less often seen end of the Dunning-Krueger effect.
how does the cord compare to the plastic blades?
You forgot the air foil shape
Living inside everybody didn't know cause it a weed wacker and weed eater is a brand of herbicide
HAHAHAHAHA SO FUNNY
The world needs more Robert
My dad once tried metal wire. It still broke apart and the lawn ended up being filled with small needles
NY here and I call it a weed wacker
Weed eater? Great video name, yep totally not thinking of anything else
I'm from MA and have literally never heard it called anything other than a Weed Wacker. I've heard "trimmer" sometimes, but I think that's usually for a variant that cuts vertically?
I think the star line cuts cleanest; however, that might not be the case with different grasses or even thick brush. I guess it really depends on type of grass.
Firstly, I found my way here, after buying today, my first ever, electric weed eradicator ! (There's one I bet you never heard ) And after studying to some degree, felt like I was splitting hairs when it comes to cutting weeds/grass. And seems that unless the tool is just very poorly designed, they all do about the same ! However, there are some huge differences in pricing. As to this video, I think the biggest surprise for me, was the inaccuracies of the initial strikes ! I would think the leading edge of the grass would be struck first, but the video clearly showed many stikes at the center of the blade of grass happening first ? What phenomenon caused the leading edge to be missed ? Has anyone ever experimented with segmented line that actually incorporates a flat line between other shapes ? As it might serve to make the line lay more flat, allowing for a cleaner cut ! Also I wonder about prescribed rpm from each manufacturer, as if their line is built to be used at a specific rpm for optimum performance ? Having never gave it any thought, I too was surprised by how the grass is torn apart, as opposed to a clean cut, much like the difference between having a sharp lawn mower blade, or a dull blunt one ! What else will we pick apart to the finite ? Or should we surrender to the realization that no one will make a product that you only buy once ! I think from my own experience, and I think mentioned here, is controlling the rpm, especially when working near things like a chain link fence ! Seldom do you need to run at maximum rpm. IMHO !
It’s whipper snipper or weed whacker. Nothing else. Thank you.
"Australia calls it strimmer" Nah, the chart was correct, we call it nothing but a "whippa snippa" (sic)
I call it a wipper snipper
Shoutout to Robert the weed eater dude.
The saw blade adapted too it last way longer than. String. Because string always breaks. .
Its trimer in winland
The problem is you dont have accurate shape of cutting edge after a few seconds. so yeah, only weight matters
What about the attachments? Which of those is better?
Are these strings biodegradable or made from plastic? In which case we make microplastics.
A wiper snipper
A whipper snipper
The grey line with the spiral groove is, I believe, Husquevarna that I used a lot, beecause it lasts longer, especially on rocks, curbs, fencing. But - it doesn't cut sharply, so dont expect less than ragged tops. Now using some star shaped thinner line (.85) given to me, and it cuts really well for grass, but not so good in the bushes & heavy weeds.
Project Farm just came
The star has more cutting edges making it more likely to hit the grass on the cut than on the dull.
I like robert. He's chill
I call it a weed eater but I just realized I have memories of it being called a weed whacker when I lived in PA for a few years, lol.
10:04 spot the tiny TINY bug on the second grass!
The Stihl company studied this years ago when they were considering making shaped line (other than round cross-section) and they found that after a few minutes of normal trimming use , all of the various shapes actually wore down to a tapering point and were cutting the same way. Stihl engineers couldn't find any measurable improvement from any shaped line over the standard round line. The only thing they've done is add the spiral groove to cut down on line noise.
really cool. I wish you 1. asked robert why he used what he did; and 2. tested the top contenders in real grass and bush conditions outside and viewed the results (clean, speed, durability/$).
Its called a strimmer
..and that's why it's $18 a roll
i live in Florida and call it either a weed whacker or a trimmer
Omg! I get the same kick outta hearing and watching people do the same thing and subscribe. Lol. I Love helping and seeing Humanity learn new things! Its awesome. Subscribed as well 😆
Whipper snipper
I love robert
As cool as this video is, I value durability over cut quality in my weed whacker/eater.
My fav. So far has been the Rotary Vortex line. Echo black diamond seems like a copy...havent used it myself
I say weed whacker. It’s better because alliteration rolls off the tongue.
I´ve lived in Indiana and around the Chicago area my whole life and have only ever heard people call it a weed wacker so when I saw the google stats I just had to go ask all my friends what they call it to make sure I wasn´t crazy
So far four of them have responded and they have all said weed wacker so we're good
I grew up saying weed eater
I call it "weed eater" but if you listen to it, it goes like this against the grass: WACK WAK WAC WACK WAK....
Weed Eater Man needs his own channel...
puzzle by different products at the mall? Ask Project farm "PF"
Im in kansas and everyone i know calls it weed whacker Soo.. idk
1:15 "Thats how I do it, Thats how Dad did it, and Thats How America does it. And its worked out so far.
I really don’t think the shape is making much of a difference. The fact is you wouldn’t really be able to tell which shape was used by glancing at a freshly cut lawn so why even care about it? The only real concern you should have is for durability.
...In german we call that thing "Motorsense" or "motor sythe" if you translate it literally.
Grass cutter
Table trippy snipped
You also used virgin line not used line. The line may sharpen with use
Very intereSTRING
I don't think it was a good choice to weigh down the grass with the clamp. The weed eater wire is not designed to cut taught grass.
Weed Wakah! 😅
Robert is an absolute legend! I just found this video now, have no clue how am I missed it. Probably I didn't hit the bell icon like Robert did. I did not know until now, but this video is just what I needed now.
Can we have weed smoker machine in the future xD
I say weed wacker, haha. Do you guys know what Gooseynight is ?
Fun fact: In Malaysia, people call it a grass cutter
75% explaining what's happening 5% science 20% im a adult who knows big words
I worked as a grounds keeper at a university in the mountain west, and we called them "Weed Whips"
IMO this is too philosophical for my taste. You find out by actually going out into the yard and weed eating, then assessing the results. Trying to extrapolate on the value of each line this way is just... wildly unhelpful. Why speculate based on experiments that are detached from the real world when you can go empirically find out? Why not follow up by taking the weedeater outside and going to town on some grass, shrubs, etc to see what serves your purposes the best in actual practice? Why not check to see how the grass regrows after? It may be that clobbering the grass blades instead of clean cutting them isn't a big deal.
Here in Texas my Mexican family, and many others that we know, call it a "wirira" or "wira" which comes from trying to pronounce Weed Eater.
I call it weed yeeter
In Germany we call it MOTORSENSE
Will a cleaner cut change how quickly the grass will grow back next time?
podadora
A "weed eater" is as much of a weed eater as the Cookie Monster is a cookie eater... They only chew them up and spill everything out
As someone not from the US, how come I've always known about it as a weed wacker? My family's from Texas, and they say weed wacker, and I swear that I've always heard "weed wacker" when used in a movie or show... I had never ever heard the term "weed eater" until Destin's previous video about them. Weird...
In Sydney, Australia we say whipper snipper....🐨🦘....
Weed wanker??
Didnt realize people didnt know it as a weed whacker
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I'd pay Robert double time to maintain my outside anyday!
im asuming the "puling" into the center of the sharp sharp squer hapens ones due to on gap on conteac but the stat has atles 2 but prolple more
I glue goat teeth to the end of my line. _Evolution baby!_
Whippa snippa
strimmer and yes i am UK haha
Star is like using a high tooth blade it makes smaller slices of the grass each high point breaks off /cuts the grass at that point but it would also be rotating ever so slightly back and forth which would act like an ultrasonic saw essentially.
its a weed whacker it whacks weeds
You do know that Weed Eater is a registered trademark / brand. This is like people in the south calling everything "Coke" when they want a Pepsi or other soda/pop/tonic type drink. :)
How much plastic ends up in a square meter of your garden?
Did you allow for different materials used in making the lines? And did you contact manufacturers for their test results and reasons for using different profiles? They've probably done a lot more testing than you ever could. And if you're cutting brush, you probably don't want to use line at all. Use the steel fittings that really handle the heavy stuff.
From a golf course super which I am not. The cleaner the cut the faster the grass heals which makes it grow faster. That's why mower blades are not razor sharp. I like to mow less so ripping the grass works for me.
What do the lawn care experts say about trimmer string?
*W e e d E a t e r* Part 2: Electric Boogal-
Ok so it looks like everyone agrees weed "whipper snipper" and strimmer are not at all names.
how about using a lawn mower? lol blades > string
How many times do I have to watch this to get Robert a case of beer I'm about 50 times in since the release. Ps if you want more consistent data I would think paper would be a good sub for grass.
Doesn't it depend on the type of grass too?
Mate, Destin. Nobody says strimmer here. Always whipper snipper. Always!
Weed wacker
It doesn’t eat the weeds it just whacks them really hard
whipper snipper ftw
its a weed wacker
You should've heated up the sharp-sharp square to straighten it up. It's curved because you used a short strand of it instead of off the roll. I'd like to see a dB reading of each strand next time.
So relieving knowing someone else overthinks these decisions that should be easy. Only thing is I just waste 20 minutes trying to learn about hem them, never really being sure if I got the right one!!!