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Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

8.3M views • 5 years ago

What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?

What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?

Practical Engineering

3.7M views • 5 years ago

Orbital Rings

421K views • 9 years ago

Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

1.1M views • 3 years ago

World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

Practical Engineering

1.9M views • 7 years ago

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

10M views • 9 years ago

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Wendover Productions

8.7M views • 7 years ago

Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?

Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?

1.6M views • 12 years ago

Arcologies

397K views • 10 years ago

I thought this rotating house was impossible.

I thought this rotating house was impossible.

8.3M views • 3 years ago

Was Roman Concrete Better?

Was Roman Concrete Better?

Practical Engineering

2.7M views • 8 years ago

What is Concrete?

What is Concrete?

Practical Engineering

2.5M views • 8 years ago

Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

Practical Engineering

5M views • 10 years ago

The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)

The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)

Practical Engineering

2.3M views • 10 years ago

This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

1.5M views • 4 years ago

The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks

The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks

Practical Engineering

2M views • 6 years ago

Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

Wendover Productions

4M views • 4 years ago

Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)

Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)

2.2M views • 2 years ago

What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?

What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?

Practical Engineering

4M views • 4 years ago

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

112.9M views • 7 years ago

If these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.

If these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.

4.1M views • 6 years ago

The Disaster That Changed Engineering: The Hyatt Regency Collapse

The Disaster That Changed Engineering: The Hyatt Regency Collapse

2.7M views • 9 years ago

What Really Happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway?

What Really Happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway?

Practical Engineering

5.4M views • 5 years ago

How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)

How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)

Practical Engineering

647K views • 3 years ago

Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints

Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints

Practical Engineering

5.3M views • 2 years ago

Dutch junction design - safer for cyclists

Dutch junction design - safer for cyclists

52K views • 15 years ago

An elevator that actually goes sideways

An elevator that actually goes sideways

4.3M views • 9 years ago