Speed McQueen turns a Jordan shoebox into a movie projector
An animated Zack D. Films tutorial becomes a real cardboard build, complete with a sliding phone stand and a lights-out test.
Speed McQueen
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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 3,308,168 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (537,826).
HOW TO MAKE A HOMEMADE PROJECTOR 😱😱
Why is the phone playing its video upside down? Speed McQueen's homemade projector needs it that way, turning a shoebox, a magnifying glass and a little woodwork into a wall-screen viewing setup.
His Short, "HOW TO MAKE A HOMEMADE PROJECTOR 😱😱", drew roughly 2.3 million views in its first twelve hours. Its estimated first-day pace is more than six times his usual Shorts start, a strong response to a video that swaps his recent childhood-nostalgia sketches for a practical craft test.
McQueen follows an animated instructional clip by Zack D. Films, cutting between the animation and his own attempts. He removes the magnifying glass handle, traces the lens onto an empty Jordan shoebox and cuts an opening before gluing the glass inside.
The less obvious part is the phone mount: two wooden pieces joined at a right angle, with the phone taped upright against one. Sliding that stand backward and forward inside the box adjusts the focus. He raises the screen brightness, locks its orientation and, finally, turns off the room lights to watch the projection from the couch.
Viewers have picked up on the animated box's "ZACK D. SHOES" lettering and McQueen supplying the spoken instructions. Others are already escalating the assignment, joking that his next construction tutorial should cover a B-2 bomber.
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What viewers say
Bro should be his voice over 🙏🤣
@Yuriko_2010See it on YouTubeNice I will try it
@RatneshVyas-g4mSee it on YouTubeThat's a cool invention!
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- Channel
- Speed McQueen
- Subscribers
- 16,800,000 ▲ 200,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 176,474,021
- Channel views, pace per day
- 18,070,821 (on a normal day: 23,149,480)
- Video published
- October 16, 2026
- Video views so far
- 2,265,972 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 3,308,168
The numbers
The projector Short's early audience puts its estimated first-day pace well above McQueen's usual Shorts start.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which basketball player gives the Jordan shoebox brand its name?
The Jordan brand grew out of Nike's Air Jordan line created for Michael Jordan.