26:09small boat sailingInterview
Meeting my hero! Sailing legend Sven Yrvind
Sam Holmes Sailing
3 HN recommenders
Engineering, Transport & Making
Engineering becomes clearer when you can see a mechanism, a test or a build. This collection covers manufacturing, transport, construction and projects made by individual builders. It is for people interested in how a design works in practice, including the constraints and failures that a finished product can hide.
Videos
805 videos26:09
10:56tesla door handle engineeringExplainer
Tesla Is Lightyears Ahead Of... Tesla
SuperfastMatt
3 HN recommenders
50:56ads-b aviation securityTalk
DEFCON 20: Hacker + Airplanes = No Good Can Come Of This
Christiaan008
3 HN recommenders
20:28uk rail privatizationExplainer
The UK's Failed Experiment in Rail Privatization
Wendover Productions
4 HN recommenders
47:33office-to-residential conversionPodcast
What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots
Bloomberg Podcasts
3 HN recommenders
56:51film manufacturingDocumentary
How Does Kodak Make Film? (Kodak Factory Tour Part 1 of 3) - Smarter Every Day 271
SmarterEveryDay
3 HN recommenders
13:04household appliancesDocumentary
The Secret Life of Machines - Vacuum Cleaners 1/2
Buddy Runyan
3 HN recommenders
5:36
15:16leaded aviation fuelExplainer
The Long, Twisted and Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 2
AVweb
3 HN recommenders
21:42urban design and architectureTalk
James Kunstler: How bad architecture wrecked cities
TED
4 HN recommenders
4:12
53:21steam heatingTalk
GSMT - Dan Holohan, Author: "The Lost Art of Steam Heating"
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
3 HN recommenders
28:44
14:21microwave oven designExplainer
The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours
Technology Connections
7 HN recommenders
25:59
7:53postal mail handwriting recognitionDocumentary
How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting
Tom Scott
4 HN recommenders
48:59
31:12james webb space telescopeExplainer
The Insane Engineering of James Webb Telescope
Real Engineering
3 HN recommenders
1:00:26rocket engine ignitionExplainer
Why Starting A Rocket Engine Is So Hard!
Everyday Astronaut
3 HN recommenders
23:39handwriting robotsDemo
I sent robot forgeries to a handwriting expert
Stuff Made Here
3 HN recommenders
4:11social housing in viennaDocumentary
Does Vienna Have the World's Best Council Housing? Swimming Pools, Private TV Channels & More
Channel 4 Documentaries
2 HN recommenders
7:31rotating house engineeringExplainer
I thought this rotating house was impossible.
Tom Scott
4 HN recommenders
27:25urban planning and road safetyExplainer
How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed
Not Just Bikes
3 HN recommenders
1:06:49fighter jet flight controlsLecture
Special Lecture: F-22 Flight Controls
MIT OpenCourseWare
2 HN recommenders
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Engineering becomes clearer when you can see a mechanism, a test or a build. This collection covers manufacturing, transport, construction and projects made by individual builders. It is for people interested in how a design works in practice, including the constraints and failures that a finished product can hide.
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