is it steel, is it wood or is it just plastic? Or possibly something stronger?
A Beyblade launcher is in many ways a necessity if you intend to be a blader.
Even spin stealing Gods like Ryuga and Free de La Hoya carried around a bey launcher,
but what are they made of? Are they both made of the same thing? I know in real life
our launchers are mostly made up of plastic components, from the rip cords and gears to
the strings themselves- yes the pull strings are usually made of nylon; that's a plastic
based material that's commonly used in fishing lines, and is good for shock absorbance and
is also abrasion resistant. That means it won't rip apart on you, and it won't catch fire. That's
good! These materials are readily found on earth as pollutants, and while there is alot of uses
for Plastics we should think about its negative effects on our environment. But I know that's not
why you're here. We want to know what these launchers are actually made of in the show,
and can we make them in real life? Surprisingly, yes... Sort of...
Maybe. Well it really truly depends on the materials and your budget. So let's just start,
I'm going to go through a few versions of the Beyblade launchers with you. When it comes to the
first ripcord launcher ever seen that's Tyson's ripcord launcher- yeah we're gonna go back in
time for over 20 years to see the first Beyblade season, and since it is the classic generation
we can assume that these launchers are well made of plastic. That includes the ripcord too,
so in theory this is exactly what we have in real life. If anything we might be able to 3D
print one ourselves, (although I'm not sure how long it'll last) That's due to the high force
of a strong launch and the fragile nature of 3D printed gears. Despite what you may think though a
Beyblade can still spin quite fast using this kind of launcher, "but Beyblade dad!" I hear you say,
"they're definitely made of different stuff, just look at the power of the launch in the show. Their
beys must be going faster than we could ever hope to make ours spin!! I mean, they even
light up when they move!". Well apart from being an artistic representation of a Beyblade battle;
remember that the Beyblades we see on TV spin faster because of the bit beast, and a
blader's bond or connection with the Beyblade Avatar. I do talk about that in this video,
which I've added to the description. You can watch that after this video to better understand
what powers the Beyblades themselves. Tyson's launchers have changed throughout the seasons
but I believe that the materials don't, and there are very strong Plastics that can be molded into
any shape we want; although they're not being mass produced like Hasbro and Takara Tommy do, they may
have to be 3D printed. It takes a lot of money and effort to make molds that will hold their
shape when used in the heat necessary to melt the Plastics through injection molding itself. This
makes it especially difficult when it's something with various moving Parts such as a launcher,
and the Dragoon shooter is so intricate that it even uses a screen. How about Metal Fusion,
and the rest of the metal Saga series Beyblade launchers? Are they made of plastic,
metal or are they 3D printed as well? Well let's not jump into any conclusions just yet..
There's no reason to think that these are made of metal themselves, but we certainly need powerful
materials that are stronger than metal and not as heavy. The launcher shouldn't be heavy itself,
but it does need to be durable. We all know that Bladers are strong and so we can conclude
that their launches are strong too. Now out of all the launchers introduced in Beyblade, none
are more iconic and prone to Breaking than the string launchers themselves. Sure you can get a
lot of torque from a ripcord launcher, but you can match or even surpass launch strength with a long
enough string. I'm sure that's why lawnmowers and chainsaws have them, or maybe it's more practical
to use as you don't have to keep inserting the pull cord back in after every try. When it comes
to the strength of any Beyblade launcher, it's all dependent on the transfer of energy. As with
ripcords and pull strings, it's all based on gear ratios inside the mechanism. That's what makes
the DB power launchers So Strong; by using a small gear and a big gear to transfer all that power. So
in my opinion, the gears and even the pins should and could be made of strong materials like metal,
or maybe something stronger. Wait, wait, hold up there's something stronger than metal? Uh yeah,
like spider silk. Spider silk is pound for pound stronger than steel, but for the record
I'm not suggesting that you make a Beyblade launcher out of a spider's web, (although
I'm sure Spider-Man would be proud). Maybe in the future we can have something as strong,
and light as silk or spider's web to make things. But let's work with what we have right now. While
we don't need it to be lightweight it is more practical to be using a metal like aluminum,
this can make the gears and launchers last longer but there are still better options. So
what can be stronger and lighter than aluminum? And are the launchers made of that metal in the
show? Oh I'm getting to that, but not before a brief commercial. What? I like suspense!
Wood! that's a strong material. It's strong enough to build houses right? Nah, nah I'm just kidding.
If wood was used to make launchers they may just wear out, burnout, (literally) and perhaps break
faster due to the friction of a launch. They may be made of high impact plastic like polystyrene,
or polycarbonate which can be made to be much stronger than regular plastic by mixing
in rubbers. This material can be found in our launchers in real life, but they're still stronger
materials that we can use to make a launcher in the show, and in real life like diamonds!
What? Yeah, well kind of.. Well I told you it depends on your budget! All right,
so the launchers are likely to be made of a very tough material that still looks and behaves like
plastic; it's as strong as diamonds but not as expensive as them. Why? Because we need it to be
easy to shape and mold, and there is one option to make it at least five times as strong as steel. In
some cases carbon fiber can be as much as 10 times stronger than steel itself. Yeah the Bladers are
not playing around! They may as well be holding diamonds. Carbon fiber is basically the same
material; carbon atoms, only arranged differently than a diamond. So the Beyblade launchers in the
anime can, and probably are made of carbon fiber. Now I do have links to what you need in order to
make yourself a carbon fiber Bey launcher, but just be sure not to buy carbon fiber wrap; because
that's just tape that looks like carbon fiber, and that won't work. As for the string itself it is
likely not nylon, like its real world counterpart. A better and stronger option is Kevlar like I have
on my Beyblade launcher modifications, or Dineema and that's because both of these materials are
stronger than nylon. So would all the Beyblade launchers be made of the same or different
materials? Well it is likely that a Beyblade burst launcher would be made of the same carbon fiber,
whether a string or ripcord launcher- that's right even Xander's sword launcher would be made of this
material. In fact you can make carbon fiber gears, rip cords, and other parts like the housing itself
then by using Kevlar, and Dineema for the string. You may have a launcher that will probably Outlast
your Bey, which is a good thing because it now means that we can Beyblade for a long,
long time. We can make our beyblades in just the same way, with the same materials, but they
still won't spark like the anime. But what are Beyblades and for that matter the stadiums made
of? You may be wondering, well you're gonna find out in these two videos with this Beyblade dad