Hyperspace pirate is currently working on making a cryocooler to make liquid nitrogen, out of cheap and readily accessible components. He's not done yet, but the progress videos are very interesting to watch. https://www.youtube.com/@HyperspacePirate
Hones trailers (game and movies/TV series), HISHE, Steven He, Pitch Meeting, Ryan George, Linux Experiement
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You absolutely should keep on watching YT. In fact I can specifically highly recommend the channel DukeUnivLibraries. This video with almost 1M views will sway in just the first 15 seconds but you will not be able to peel your eyes away for the entire 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Prepare yourself. Get some popcorn. https://youtu.be/e1iGEM9NMFM
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Guga, Real Civil Engineer, FutureCanoe to name some who haven't been mentioned
Rick Beato - music theory Meat Canton - animation James Lee - animation Tasting History - food and history Bunch of cop watchers and civil rights folks. Bad Cop No Donut stuff.
Oh. Also:
Captain Disillusionment - VFX and skeptics Corridor - VFX Movies with Mikey - film video essays In/Frame/Out - film theory and savage commentary Emmet Short - pop tech Daryl Talks Games - psychology of video games. I cry. WrySci - small channel but funny science stuff. Wish it’d have taken off.
The only person I'd trust with finance stuff is Joseph Hogue cuz he doesn't seem to be a scummy bastard, unlike most others.
Also, I think he's the only Certified Financial Advisor on YT Link: https://youtube.com/@josephhogue
The only cultural people I follow are The Critical Drinker for film reviews and Better Ideas for inspirational content, also Nate O'Brien for both investment stuff and life advice stuff.
Everything else I follow is tevh-related, and in a niche without a lot of pushy sponsor crap.
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Autorestomod mechanic is one I watch.
Joel haver.
Lots of long-form bedroom dj mixes.
Honestly I don’t see any of what youve described on YouTube but I’ve spent years blocking garbage.
Big fan of Mighty Car Mods. Been going since the mid 2000s, but still don't do any BS, just good car videos. From long Top Gear Special style videos like Kei to the City down to quick and small videos like How to change your steering wheel.
A lot of great recommendations in the tread and I don't have much to add but for something a little different, here are my suggestions :
DayDream Gaming - Cool and/or relaxing walks through game worlds like Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077, horseback riding in RDR, etc.
dulevoz - Cabview train rides full of cool details like the number of tunnels, elevation, engine types, etc. You don't need to be a train nerd, try it, it's absolutely fantastic and relaxing!
Virtual Railfan - Live cams at famous railroad crossings, just for the fun of watching trains go by or watch the scenery
StreamTime Live - live cams at various harbours in the US
M. B. Archives - Commentary tracks from various movies (the latest being The French Connection, rip William Friedkin)
Good finance channels imo The plain bagel Patrick Boyle Modern MBA
My favorite channels (not previously mentioned)
If i had to pick my top 2 YouTube channels...
Project Farm
Good Mythical Morning
Is Good Mythical Morning still going? I haven't watched them in years.
I like McNally on youtube. He's like The Lock Picking Lawyer with the agression setting turned up to 11.
You have to find your way past the 99% commercial, screaming crap and the toxic stuff that its algorithm recommends. Adblocking or premium is a must but even then the constant in-video ads have become a cancer. It’s sometimes unbearable and makes me unsubscribe.
YouTube is like a bowl of shit with a few gems at the bottom. You just have to dig to get there.
There are already a bunch of good recommendations here so I won’t repeat them but:
Recently I found HowardHandsTV, pop culture analysis, very funny and feels like an old school channel.
Also Common Sense Skeptic ripping apart Elon Musk and Andrew Tate lately has been entertaining.
I also fall asleep to Michael MJD and his weird and fun reviews/projects, I think it’s the voice that is soothing.
Johnny Harris just released a video on the history of the Mormon Church.
As an exmormon, it is awesome to see stuff this high quality from someone with the same perspective as me. I'll link the video: https://youtu.be/hUW7j9GmXjI
I watch quite a bit of YouTube. Favorite channels right now (in no particular order):
Anders Erickson-cocktail recipes, tips and general banter Steve Wallis-relaxing camping videos Snazzy labs-tech/apple Becki and Chris-helicopters, photography, DIY MrMobile-phone reviews Rctestflight-all sorts of drone/3D printing/electric vehicle projects Digital Foundry-in depth technical game/console videos The Proper People - relaxing urban/abandoned exploration TheUnlockr-phone reviews/tech vlogs
I've got a few creators I subscribe to and only ever look at my subscriptions and never at the recommendations. My YouTube experience has been pretty consistent over the years. Still greatly enjoy it, subscribing to creators once or twice a year.
I'm subscribed to Linux Tech Tips and Givemeabreakman. I've been following both for over a decade.
Other than that, I use Youtube to listen to really long (10+ hrs) videos of walking across skyrim and other elder scrolls games to relax.
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