What are your favorite (Youtube) video's/documentaries of all time that you can watch again and again?

SanityFM, 1 year ago

This quaint documentary about the pigeon and dove species of Australia. I find it to be incredibly comforting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXjmxyGLReA

harry_du_bois, 1 year ago

Jacob Gellars work is all gold
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ntLc4hHWqHs

blackstrat, 1 year ago

I keep watching this little short every once in a while: The Missile Knows Where It Is... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZe5J8SVCYQ

anonionfinelyminced, 1 year ago

Psychocybernetics?

Chetzemoka, 1 year ago

Facts in Motion vids about flood basalt volcanoes and extinction events:

https://youtu.be/st_2C_Wrw4A

https://youtu.be/NrbdYcNTo7Y

I really wish he were still making videos.

Similarly, Nick Zentner's lecture on the Flood Basalts of the Pacific Northwest. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this exact lecture (although all of Zentner's stuff is great):

https://youtu.be/VQhjkemEyUo

Vsauce's Which Way Is Down. Of all his videos, this is the one I keep going back to:

https://youtu.be/Xc4xYacTu-E

literallyacat, 1 year ago

This classic: https://youtu.be/wKbU8B-QVZk

Every time I come across it I have to watch at least 10 times in a row.

_Rook_, 1 year ago

Agree with 1 and 3. I haven't seen the other ones, they seem interesting.
The only one I can think of right now, because I've seen it like 3 times, is The Internet's Own Boy.

JamesBean, 1 year ago

Philosophical Analysis of Dark Souls - The Gemsbok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpf3KQBIoCY

I think it might be the best analysis video about a game anywhere on the internet.

stephfinitely, 1 year ago

The Mennonites - A trip back in time | DW
Documentary https://youtu.be/Pt_XU4W4DBA

It just fascinates me.

ckskate, 1 year ago

Ray's Last Jump never gets old

Joe, 1 year ago

Anything by CGPGrey but specifically Humans Need Not Apply

Adi2121, 1 year ago

Summoning Salt’s The Quest to Beat Matt Turk. youtu.be/TBR9ypSOTGQ

It is one of Salt’s greatest videos, and showcases some of the best editing and storytelling I’ve ever seen on YouTube. Probably the best part is that you can go in with no knowledge of the game, like I did, and come out fully understanding everything about the game.

ShittyKopper, 1 year ago

Hbomberguy’s entire channel is a goldmine. It’s hard to pick just one so instead here’s three, in decreasing order of silliness

• ROBLOX_OOF.mp3
• Pathologic is Genius, And Here’s Why
• Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response

All of them are about 2 hours long each

Aside from that, Cathode Ray Dude’s recent The Unholy Saga of Phoenix Hyperspace is quite good, though it’s a really computer nerd-y topic.

And finally, if we’re allowing conference talks, literally anything Deviant Ollam has his name attached to tends to be really good, though he does tend to repeat stuff between his talks. Here is four that’s different enough from each other:

• From the Pit to the Penthouse
• I’ll Let Myself In
• Through the Eyes of a Thief
• This key is your key, this key is my key

Fenosi, 1 year ago

Shoutout to Lemmino! I love his video about Jack the Ripper.

calhoon2005, 1 year ago

Not full documentaries, but Tom Scott on YouTube does great little 5-10 minute explainers.

dill, 1 year ago

Yes! It's so good

calhoon2005, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

Not full documentaries, but Tom Scott on YouTube does great little 5-10 minute explainers.

youtube.com/@TomScottGo

Edit - added YouTube channel

whileloop, 1 year ago

The Polybius documentary by Ahoy. https://youtu.be/_7X6Yeydgyg

Thanks for sharing these! I've only seen 1 and 5, so I've got something to watch this weekend!