PickVidsBest Engineering & making (other) Videos
The 27 Engineering & making (other) videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 0 introductory, 0 intermediate, 27 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Mark Rober, Technology Connections, Tom Scott.
Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated
Technology Connections examines why light bulbs have the lifespans they do, including the real history of the Phoebus cartel.
Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
Technology Connections explains how dishwashers work and how to use them well, including detergent use, the prewash cycle and why pre-rinsing hurts.
British Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why
Tom Scott explains the design of the British BS 1363 plug and socket, including fuses, shutters and safety features, and why he thinks it beats other plugs.
Construction of the 10000 year clock - Alexander Rose (SETI Talks)
Alexander Rose of the Long Now Foundation describes the design and construction of the 10,000 year clock conceived by Danny Hillis.
The Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner - Remastered
Tim Hunkin's 1987 TV series episode on how vacuum cleaners and related household machines work, remastered and upscaled in 2021.
Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
Technology Connections explains why American cars all had the same standardized sealed-beam headlights until 1957.
Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober builds a glitter-bomb booby-trapped package to take revenge on porch pirates, filming the thieves' reactions.
Miniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world
The official tour video of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, the world's largest model railway.
The Secret Life of Machines - Vacuum Cleaners 1/2
Part 1 of an episode of the British educational TV series The Secret Life of Machines, about how vacuum cleaners work and their history.
Horrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)
Electronics hobbyist bigclivedotcom tears down a cheap USB power supply with a manufacturing fault that carries full mains voltage to the USB ports, showing the risk of electric shock.
Saw Stop - This guy puts a finger into an active table saw blade & comes away without a scratch!
A short clip showing a person touching an active table saw blade with a finger and walking away unharmed, thanks to SawStop's system that stops the blade within milliseconds of skin contact.
Well There's Your Problem | Episode 28: Goiânia Incident
An episode of the Well There's Your Problem podcast on the 1987 Goiania radiological accident in Brazil, based largely on the IAEA report.
Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses
Louis Rossmann examines fuses sold on Amazon that fail to trip at their rated current, including a 2A fuse surviving 8 amps.
This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)
Mark Rober builds a machine that plays the Cyclone arcade game with perfect timing and discovers the game is rigged so that perfect play still loses.
Self-filling water bottle: BUSTED!
Thunderf00t debunks the Fontus self-filling water bottle, arguing that pulling meaningful amounts of water from air with a small solar-powered device is thermodynamically impractical.
Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober spends eleven months building and testing a glitter bomb package with GPS and cameras to get back at porch pirates who steal parcels.
Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates
Mark Rober builds a third-generation glitter bomb trap and films it catching package thieves, with phone trackers and fart spray included.
Volvo Trucks - Emergency braking at its best!
A one-minute Volvo Trucks demo of the Collision Warning with Emergency Brake system on a fully loaded 40-ton tractor-trailer, avoiding a rear-end collision on a test track.
What Happens When Ammo Burns? Sporting Ammunition and the Fire Fighter | SAAMI.org
A SAAMI-produced training video for firefighters explaining what happens when sporting ammunition burns, including that unchambered cartridges lack the energy to penetrate much.
Delta P
A short video illustrating the hazard of pressure differentials (delta P) in commercial diving, where a pressure difference creates enormous force on a diver.
[842] Picked in 2 Seconds! Amazon’s Choice “High Security Padlock”
LockPickingLawyer picks an Amazon's Choice 'high security' padlock in about two seconds.
Flyboard® Air Test 1
Promotional video from Zapata Racing showing Franky Zapata flying the Flyboard Air prototype, claiming autonomous flight to 10,000 feet, 150 km/h top speed and 10 minutes of endurance.
The touch lamp; a neat idea, and older than you'd think!
Technology Connections explains how touch lamps work and traces them back through patents to the 1950s, far earlier than most people assume.
Paramedic Mountain Rescue!
Gravity Industries tests its jet suit for paramedic mountain rescue with the Great North Air Ambulance in the Lake District, reaching a casualty in 90 seconds versus a 25-minute climb.