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How Do Cities Manage Stormwater?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Rainwater and cities aren’t always a good mix, but they can be! ▶️ Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for 26% off! https://curiositystream.com/PracticalEngineering ▶️ Just like cities represent a colossal alteration of the landscape and thus the natural water cycle, we’re also going through a colossal shift in how…

Tesla’s Battery Supply Problem

From Real Engineering. Be one of the first 500 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/realengineering/ New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-g Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2825050&ty=h Facebook: http://facebook.com/realengineering1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianjamesmcmanus Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEngineering/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrianmcmanus Discord: https://discord.gg/s8BhkmN Get your Real Engineering shirts at: https://standard.tv/collections/real-engineering Credits: Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus…

The Floating Harbors of D-Day

The Mystery Flaw of Solar Panels

The Truth about Nikola

From Real Engineering. Get a year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 14.79 here: http://www.CuriosityStream.com/realengineering and using the code, "realengineering" New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-g References: [1] https://nikolamotor.com/press_releases/anheuser-busch-completes-first-zero-emission-beer-delivery-69 [2] https://hydrogeneurope.eu/sites/default/files/Hydrogen%20Europe_2x40%20GW%20Green%20H2%20Initative%20Paper.pdf [3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/lianeyvkoff/2019/11/22/anheuser-busch-demonstrates-theres-room-for-both-technologies-in-battery-vs-hydrogen-debate/#180546bb6cbe [4] https://www.hydrogenics.com/technology-resources/hydrogen-technology/fuel-cells/ [5] https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/fcto_fuel_cells_fact_sheet.pdf [6] https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-solar/ [7]https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EU-Hydrogen-Strategy.pdf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2825050&ty=h Facebook: http://facebook.com/realengineering1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianjamesmcmanus Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEngineering/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrianmcmanus Discord: https://discord.gg/s8BhkmN…

How Do Potholes Work?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) One of the most annoying parts of driving… Sign up for Brilliant for free at http://www.brilliant.org/PracticalEngineering and get 20% off the annual premium subscription! There are definitely times when driving does not feel that luxurious, and one of them is something we’ve all experienced once or twice.…

Is The Metric System Actually Better?

The World’s Most Recycled Material

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Exploring the complexities that go into the creation and application of asphalt concrete. Use code 80PRACTICAL to get $80 off with purchase, including free shipping on your first box https://bit.ly/30sYo7c Go to HelloFresh.com for more details. Of all the ubiquitous things in our environment, roads are probably…

The Insane Engineering of the P-47 Thunderbolt

Are Space Elevators Possible?

From Real Engineering. Be one of the first 500 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/realengineering/ This video is based on, and inspired on the amazing Illnois Energy Professors video of the same title: https://youtu.be/cbeJIwF1pVY I highly recommend you subscribe and watch his collection of videos.…

How Are Highways Designed?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Exploring the relationship between speed, safety, and geometry of roadways. Get a $25 credit when you sign up at http://practicalengineering.ting.com Although many of us are regular drivers, we rarely put much thought into roads. That’s on purpose. If you’re thinking about the roadway itself at all while…

Titanium – The Metal That Made The SR-71 Possible

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The Economics of Nuclear Energy

From Real Engineering. Be one of the first 500 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/realengineering/ This video is based on, and inspired on the amazing Illnois Energy Professors video of the same title: https://youtu.be/cbeJIwF1pVY I highly recommend you subscribe and watch his collection of videos.…

Why Does Road Construction Take So Long?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Explaining how earthwork works, and why road construction often takes so long. Sign up for Brilliant for free at www.brilliant.org/PracticalEngineering and get 20% the annual premium subscription! Like it or not, roads are part of the fabric of society. Travel is a fundamental part of life for…

The Insane Engineering of the A-10 Warthog

The Truth About 5G

What Is a Culvert?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Discussing the hydraulics of the humble highway culvert Go to https://NordVPN.com/practicalengineering or use code PRACTICALENGINEERING to get 70% off a 3-year plan plus one additional month free. Culverts are ubiquitous in the constructed world. They seem so obvious that you may never consider them. But, the engineering…

The Insane Engineering of the SR-71 Blackbird

From Real Engineering. Get a year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 11.99 here: http://www.CuriosityStream.com/realengineering and using the code, "realengineering" New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-g Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2825050&ty=h Facebook: http://facebook.com/realengineering1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianjamesmcmanus Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEngineering/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrianmcmanus Discord: https://discord.gg/s8BhkmN Get your Real Engineering shirts at: https://standard.tv/collections/real-engineering Credits: Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus Editor: Stephanie Sammann…

The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) People use boats for all kinds of reasons, and in the same way, there are all kinds, shapes, sizes, and ages of locks used for waterway navigation across the world. Freight is big business. “Shipping” got its name for a reason, and we still use ships to…

A Guide To Designing Low-Cost Ventilators for COVID-19

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Why Was Normandy Selected For D-Day?

From Real Engineering. In the debut episode of the Logistics of D-Day we explore the logic and planning that resulted in Normandy being chosen as the location for the largest amphibious invasion in the history of human kind. Get a year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 11.99 here: http://www.CuriosityStream.com/realengineering and using the…

Will New York Be Underwater by 2050?

Why Pipes Move Underground

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Discussing thrust forces in pipelines (with the help of our friends at Air Command Rockets). Huge thanks to @Air Command Rockets for collaborating on the video. Go check out their channel for tons of awesome content on water rockets. We use pipes to carry all kinds of…

What is Air Lock?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) A demonstration and brief explanation of air lock in fluid pipelines. If you assume that gasses don’t get into pipes or that they can’t constrict the flow, you might design a pipeline that doesn’t work. Luckily for engineers, this is a well-known phenomenon in pipe systems. It’s…

Compress Air with No Moving Parts! – Trompe

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) A brief overview of this ingenious method of compressing air using only the power of water. The way a trompe harnesses the power of water to generate compressed air with no moving parts is fascinating and its use is seeing a small revival in modern days. A…

How Does a Hydraulic Ram Pump Work?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) A quick description and demo of this ingenious pump. A hydraulic ram is a clever device invented over 200 years ago that can pump water uphill with no other external source of power except for the water flowing into it and there is a way to take…

How Power Blackouts Work

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Exploring the protective systems that keep the power grid from self destructing. We usually think of the power grid in terms of its visible parts: power plants, high-voltage lines, and substations. But, much of the complexity of power grid comes in how we protect it when things…

World’s Largest Batteries – (Pumped Storage)

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) The vast majority of our grid-scale storage of electricity uses this clever method. Electricity faces a fundamental problem that comes with pretty much any product that’s provided on-demand: our ability to generate large amounts of it doesn’t match up that closely with when we need it. The…

How do Electric Transmission Lines Work?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Discussing some of the fascinating engineering that goes into overhead electric power transmission lines. In the past, power generating plants were only able to serve their local areas. As power plants grew larger and further away from populated areas, the need for ways to efficiently move electricity…

How Do Substations Work?

From “Practical Engineering”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Untangling the various equipment you might see in an electrical substation. In many ways, the grid is a one-size-fits-all system – a gigantic machine to which we all connect spinning in perfect synchrony across, in some cases, an entire continent. On the other hand, our electricity needs,…

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