Looking for some hidden gems
I used to watch a significantly more varied selection of things, from Videogames to PBS videos about how itching works, and I still do that from time to time but since the birth of our second child…things changed.
I mainly watch YouTube before I go to bed now (whereas before I’d watch it…to watch it), so I tend to watch a lot of lore breakdown videos, namely for Fromsoft titles or A Song of Ice and Fire.
Lots of Hockey, usually breakdowns about major events in history; trade trees and significant events and the like.
I also watch a fair bit of Politics-tube and general videogame stuff.
If I had to recommend five or six:
Game Makers Tool Kit - Videogame deepdives.
VaatiVidya - Fromsoft lore.
In Deep Geek - ASOIAF lore.
Hockey Physiology - Hockey.
Kurzgesagt - Explainers from Space to microbes.
Sam Backman - Android Apps/Tech.
Mr Beat - Teacher who does President Videos (I’m a nerd).
Icethetics - Hockey uniforms,logos etc etc.
Map Men - They do videos about Maps.
Lessons From The Screenplay - Film and TV writing.
Now You See It More Film and TV.
Vox - General video covering…well everything.
TLDR News - UK Politics
The occasional home repair or maintenance video.
That’s it.
True crime. Fat electrician, animagrafs, nilered, primitive technology!
You might also like gesithasgewissa, which is like primitive technology, but in 600AD. And not fake like most of the clones.
I’ll check that out…the reason I like Primitive Technology is because it is clearly not faking the success or failure and the end result is functional but far from flawless.
Same reason I watch it. And this one ticks all those boxes for me too
YouTube, for me, what MTV used to be. Music videos and live concerts. That’s all I use it for.
I enjoy Summoning Salt 's channel. Talks about the history of speed running video games. Get a hit of nostalgia with a lot of “Oh wow, I didn’t know you could break a game like that”.
Internet Comment Etiquette- fellow over 30 dude making consistently hilarious videos lambasting shitty internet trends
Civvie11 - fellow over 30 dude making consistently hilarious videos showcasing boomer shooters, both good and bad
Watched an hour long documentary on the history of the difficulty of making blue LED lights this weekend lol.
This was a great watch!
Saw the thumbnail for that and added it to my watch later. So I’ll probably never watch it
It’s actually a cool story. The dude was a technician and was shunned by the phd’s and had to repair equipment which gave him the skills to modify the machines to eventually succeed… and he later got a phd like he always wanted…. If the story is to be believed…. Either way pretty sure that dudes family is loaded unless there’s a weird thing from his country where they don’t allow hereditary stuff but maybe not…. Dum dum dum…. Does he get rich I can’t remember but he seemed happy I think and proud rightfully so
The Veritasium version is only 33 minutes 😉
Great suggestions here, but no mention of SuperfastMatt. Speaks to the engineer in me by collecting projects and overcomplicating them all.
It’s super nerdy and technical, lord knows I probably don’t understand a good half of what he talks about, but CuriousMarc’s channel. I don’t think I’ve been as fascinated about anything more than his ongoing series to get the Apollo Guidance Computer and other Apollo systems from the original moon missions working again.
One of my current favorites is Robot Cantina.
He transplants lawnmower engines into regular cars and tries to make them go as fast as possible in various ways.
- GeoWizard: Maybe famous for his Geoguessr content, but he also makes really fun “Missions”, where he for example crosses a country in a completely straight line.
- Small brained american: travel blogger, funny and still meaningful. He even goes to places like Ukraine and Iraq.
Explaining Computers
Digital Foundry
Summoning Salt
Carwow
Photo Owl Time Lapse
GCN
GCN Racing
Formula 1
The Slow Mo Guys
Dave’s Garage
Flossy Carter
First We Feast
Ahoy (@XboxAhoy)
Steve MouldKurzgesagt
Last Week Tonight
Veritasium
Map Men
Rob Words
Mr.Ballen
melodysheep
Space Matters
Technology ConnectionsThese are the ones I watch regularly. Most of these channels offer educational content.
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor. The guys about self sufficiency in machinery and workshop stuff. Pretty fun and relaxing. One of the more genuine and down to earth YouTubers I know for the moment.
Lock Picking Lawyer - You’ll quickly realize that locks only keep honest people honest. I even got my own set of practice picks to play around with.
Deviant Ollam - A professional penetration tester, whose job is to infiltrate secure facilities and tell them how to improve their security. He takes LPL’s expertise, and puts it into practice. Start with his “I’ll let myself in” talk.
Veritasium - Dude talks at a camera about some niche science and tech concepts.
Technology Connections - Charmingly dorky dude in an t-shirt and blazer explains how everyday items work. Everything from air conditioners to jukeboxes and coffee makers. He’s a big part of why I’m not afraid to troubleshoot my own appliances.
Primitive Technology - Dude goes out into the middle of a forest and builds stuff with nothing but handmade tools. Turn on closed captioning!
Macho Nacho Productions - Retro console modding and emulation, featuring installs and reviews for some of the most popular mods and emulation tools.
Pirate Software - Former Blizzard/Amazon game dev is making his own indie game. There’s also a healthy dose of offensive digital security sprinkled throughout, because he’s also a greyhat hacker.
Practical Engineering - An engineer explains and demonstrates all kinds of engineering concepts, in a simple and easy to follow format. You’ll start seeing examples of his concepts all around you.A man of class and taste. I chose to picture you wearing the in bread cat T-shirt while you wrote this.
