8:24primitive toolsDemo
Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill
Primitive Technology
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 videos8:24
25:21automotive headlight historyExplainer
Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
Technology Connections
4 HN recommenders
14:57history of machine toolsDocumentary
The 1751 Machine that Made Everything
Machine Thinking
2 HN recommenders
1:45
16:45airline loyalty program economicsExplainer
How Airlines Quietly Became Banks
Wendover Productions
5 HN recommenders
12:48heavy forging pressesDocumentary
America's Iron Giants - The World's Most Powerful Metalworkers
Machine Thinking
3 HN recommenders
11:57tokyo housing affordabilityExplainer
How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home
Life Where I'm From
3 HN recommenders
5:13aeropress coffee brewingTutorial
The Ultimate AeroPress Technique (Episode #3)
James Hoffmann
4 HN recommenders
9:32dealership economicsExplainer
The Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership "Rip Off"
FortNine
3 HN recommenders
5:21
11:32
45:08metrologyExplainer
Adam Savage's Epiphany on the Science of Measurement!
Adam Savage’s Tested
3 HN recommenders
15:00
3:34
18:35high-speed railCommentary
56 High Speed Rail Links We Should've Built Already
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
3 HN recommenders
24:18earthship homesDocumentary
New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost
Kirsten Dirksen
3 HN recommenders
8:11
14:40lock design and pickingDemo
TWO Unpickable (?) Locks for Lock Picking Lawyer!
Stuff Made Here
3 HN recommenders
13:28eye-contact webcamTutorial
Weird webcam mod that enables eye-contact conversation
DIY Perks
5 HN recommenders
23:47bed bug eradicationExplainer
Bed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False
Mark Rober
3 HN recommenders
1:12:52shipbreakingDocumentary
SHIPBREAKERS | Would you risk your life dismantling the world’s largest ships just to survive? | NFB
NFB
3 HN recommenders
14:23leaded aviation fuelExplainer
The Long, Twisted And Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 1
AVweb
3 HN recommenders
4:55model railwaysDocumentary
Miniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world
Miniatur Wunderland
3 HN recommenders
1:12:05underground tunnel transitTalk
The Boring Company Information Session
The Boring Company
3 HN recommenders
Sources and selection
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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