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

ShittyKopper, 2 years 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, 2 years ago

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

calhoon2005, 2 years ago

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

dill, 2 years ago

Yes! It's so good

calhoon2005, 2 years ago (edited 2 years ago)

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

youtube.com/@TomScottGo

Edit - added YouTube channel

whileloop, 2 years 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!

carnha, 2 years ago

Defunctland's Disney's Fastpass: A Complicated History is a fantastic dive into the logistics of managing a giant crowd over several years, from approaching it as an engineering problem all the way to exploiting the system for profit. It's such a fascinating problem to me, and it's presented in an engaging and fun way. The rest of the channel is fantastic too!

I'll also recommend Fascinating Horror - these aren't fictional horror stories, these are real disasters told in an incredibly detailed but highly respectful way. They don't just explain the disaster and why/how it happened, but also the regulations that came afterwards to make sure these would never happen again. They're all high quality, but if you want a starting point the Nutty Butty Caves will give you a good idea what the channel is about.

Zagorath, 2 years ago

Ooh, Defunctland was also the creator of my choice. But I went with Disney Channel’s Theme.

blackstrat, 2 years 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, 2 years ago

Psychocybernetics?

gina, 2 years ago

I created a playlist of the recommendations here and thought I might as well share: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9W-RMmS6ewK9p8OtJEKXtClpXEibXEIU

I also added this video on the Boeing 737 Max from MegaProjects, and a couple on a subject near and dear to my heart: Boy Bands of the 90s:

When Corden Met Barlow and The Boy Band Con.

HatchetHaro, 2 years ago

I really enjoyed this video by Freya Holmér talking about Splines. Awesome resource for game devs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPPXbo87ds

Adi2121, 2 years 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.

Lenguador, 2 years ago

If you can get past the weird framing device, the Plinkett reviews of the Star Wars prequels are an excellent deep dive into the issues with those films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI&list=PL5919C8DE6F720A2D

Jenny Nicholson's videos are great, but her documentary on "The Last Bronycon" is special, as the realization dawns on you while watching that she has more connection to Brony culture than you might have guessed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVOF2PiHnc

jaackf, 2 years ago

Jaws vs the Lyon 25 - The biggest stairset ever attempted by a skateboarder!

TempleSquare, 2 years ago

Road Guy Rob talks about how highway engineering works in a fun, highly animated way:

Here's one about a bike lane disaster -- where the city screwed up and undid it after a week:

https://youtu.be/zeynqnirofE

Zagorath, 2 years ago

Disney Channel’s Theme: A History Mystery. A documentary by Defunctland about the previously unknown composer of the Disney Channel’s signature theme.

sucodedijkstra, 2 years ago

Very insightful video with a personal touch from the author and some things that will let you thinking for a long time, excellent recommendation!!

Gonzozilla, 2 years ago

Anything from Oversimplified channel. History made funny and fun. I never learnt about the Aussie vs emu war growing up here. https://youtu.be/BXpu6tbFCsI

literallyacat, 2 years 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.