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The Power Grid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)22:29

The Power Grid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

7.3M views • 4 years ago
LastWeekTonight
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on the state of the US power grid, why it needs fixing, and the risks of aging infrastructure.
Energy Vault -BUSTED!23:53

Energy Vault -BUSTED!

749K views • 7 years ago
Thunderf00t
A Thunderf00t video debunking Energy Vault, a gravity-based energy storage scheme that stacks concrete blocks with cranes. He argues it is impractical and compares it to pseudoscience.
The Energy Vault is a Dumb Idea, Here's Why3:50

The Energy Vault is a Dumb Idea, Here's Why

4.7M views • 4 years ago
Adam Something
Adam Something argues in four minutes that gravity batteries like Energy Vault, which lift concrete blocks with cranes, are a poor energy storage idea. He draws on a longer Thunderf00t debunk.