I admit to being an avid YouTube watcher. While I find lots of interesting, amusing, and educational videos on the site I do have my favorites. I recommend that you try them out.
These videos follow Leo Goolden as he rebuilds the pilot cutter, TALLY HO, from the rotting keel up into an ocean-going wooden sailboat, with the intention of partaking in the world famous Fastnet yacht race in 2027, 100 years after TALLY HO won the race in 1927. When he purchased the boat in 2017 for $1, she was a rotten hulk, but over the next 7 years, with the help of a lot of amazing people, he rebuilt TALLY HO from the keel up – documenting and funding the process through his YouTube videos. TALLY HO is now sea worthy and the adventure continues with a huge voyage ahead of her as she is sailed from the state Washington, where she was rebuilt, through the Panama Canal and across the Atlantic Ocean to England to qualify and partake in the Fastnet.
David Johns quit his job in 2015, sold his house and went to live on a narrowboat. Initially he produced videos of his travels, he now documents various aspects of canal life. David takes you on a grand tour of the British canal network in his narrowboat, a specialized canal boat found in England. He has recorded almost 400 videos of his adventures. See the English countryside close up while experiencing the life aboard a canal boat and meet lots of people along the way.
This channel is all about having fun. Joe Weber and his brother Charlie go on some crazy road trips where they pick up unique and rare motor bikes, quads, go karts, snowmobiles, etc. repair and rebuild them and test them out. Joe usually buys these machines in a non-running condition then displays his expertise in diagnosing why the machines don’t work. He then repairs and rebuilds them into running condition and either adds them to his collection or sells them at a profit.
Cutting Edge Engineering Australia
CEE is a machining, welding & hydraulic repair workshop based near Brisbane, Australia. Kurtis & Karen run the business with Kurtis doing the welding, machining and fabrication and Karen producing the videos. CEE specializes in helping business in mining and earthmoving to keep their machines running smoothly. Kurtis loves working on broken parts and the bigger the better. They upload new videos every week showcasing machining, welding, line boring, honing and all the other awesome stuff that goes down in their workshop. Learn how they tackle different projects and see the satisfaction of creating something useful. You will be amazed at how one man can repair and replace large broken parts for complex machines in some very clever ways.
The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum opened to the public on Saturday the 6th of September 2014. The museum is privately owned and is the largest museum of its kind in the southern hemisphere. They are in a suburb of Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. They are dedicated to the collection, preservation, restoration and display of Armored Vehicles and Artillery from the 1800’s to the present day, including exhibits from the USA, UK and USSR. The collection includes armored vehicles and artillery from both world wars with a particular focus on WWII. Currently the collection consists of over 200 armored vehicles and artillery pieces, many of which will not be found anywhere else in Australia. They are constantly on the lookout for additional pieces of equipment that will make the museum a richer experience for those visiting. They produce a video every week entitled, Workshop Wednesday, where they show current activities in their restoration workshops.
Sean Stockman had a bit of a midlife crisis when he decided to devote some of his time to helping his community in a unique way. He searches around the poorer neighborhoods of Detroit to find homes of the less fortunate that badly need a landscaping makeover. After seeking permission from the home’s resident, he cleans up the landscaping, cutting the grass, edging and trimming the trees and shrubbery, all for free. His activities and those who support them form a community of help that believes that they can do more by working together. As you watch his videos you will see the needs of real people, and how cleaning up their yard and cutting their lawn can greatly improve their condition.
Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics, and is now semi-retired from the elementary particle field. She is author of the books “Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray” (Basic Books, 2018) and “Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions” (Viking, 2022).
She provides as simple as possible, but not any simpler Science and technology updates and summaries. No hype, no spin, no tip-toeing around inconvenient truths. She presents explanations of new and old topics in physics with a gifted ability to explain them clearly and concisely. You will find explanations of some of the most basic questions about the nature of reality in these videos. Currently 5 videos a week are produced (Tue-Wed-Thu and Sat-Sun), with early access for channel members.
This is a series of talks on modern science narrated by an AI reproduction of Richard Feynman, in my opinion the best physicist born and raised in the USA in the 20th century. While the use of an AI narrator is distracting the content is well worth the visit. You will find answers to many of the questions that you might have about the universe and the nature of reality.
Mind of Feynman is a tribute channel dedicated to the teaching spirit, curiosity, and legendary clarity of Richard Feynman. This channel is not officially affiliated with Richard Feynman, his family, or his estate. The goal is to introduce a new generation to his way of thinking — the joy of asking questions, breaking down complex ideas, and seeing the world with curiosity and wonder. The voice you hear is an AI-generated recreation inspired by Feynman’s speaking style, created purely for education, inspiration, and storytelling. It is not original archival audio, and no impersonation is intended — only deep respect for one of the greatest scientific communicators in history. We create content to make physics, critical thinking, and curiosity accessible to everyone — whether you’re a student, or someone who just loves big ideas explained simply.
