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We Shattered Silly Putty and Hit a Gong with a Supersonic Baseball

Thank you for supporting Smarter Every Day.  By doing so you are directly supporting DATA TIME! I thought the silly putty was very interesting because it kind of shattered, almost like glass.... but it still stretched in some places.  Quite bizarre.  The gong of course was  super interesting as well.  ...

A special recording in Notre Dame before it burned

Tomorrow I'm uploading a video about external influences affecting your "voice".  I just uploaded a Sound Traveler video that's pretty special.  I decided to post the Sound Traveler here first before dropping the actual video tomorrow. In 2016, I paid a young man to record several Sound Traveler videos for me in Par...

First Video Of New Series: Inside the US Coast Guard.

I think you'll enjoy this series very much.  The Coast Guard is a very interesting organization.  Imagine waking up every day trying to figure out how to save more lives. Incredible! I really enjoyed this, the first video in a series on the Coast Guard, where we take a close look inside a US Coast Guard Command Cent...

We're starting to characterize the cannon

I would like to thank every Patron for your support.  Everyone, of course except for Joseph Robinson.  Joseph, you are a diabolical madman who has left a deep scar on my being. I will never forget the smell of walking through a mayonnaise cloud as I approach my camera which has been "gooped" with mayonnaise dollops ...

Is Your Privacy An Illusion? (Taking on Big Tech) - Smarter Every Day 263

Friends, this one has been a long time coming.  

4 Privacy is what started out as the Lockdown effort.  We used the feedback you provided and incorporated all of the guiding principles you proposed, which has now evolved into this effort.

I took several swings at this video until I think we finally got t...

How The James Webb Space Telescope Works - Smarter Every Day 262

I recorded this back in 2016 and 2017, but it's taken a while to get some of the footage approved for release.  I hope you enjoy the video!  Thank you so much for your support!!

Regards,

Destin

How Carburetors are Made

Thank you very much for supporting me on Patreon. Knowing you've got my back lets me free myself from trying to please the algorithm, and lets me make the content I want to make!  This video is exactly the type of stuff I enjoy making.  

I'm grateful for your support,

Destin

Nuclear Submarine Deep Dive - Behind the Scenes - PATRON EXCLUSIVE -

Hey there!  I'm going to do a Patron Exclusive Livestream where I answer questions about the Smarter Every Day Deep Dive.  We'll go through each individual video (don't worry we won't watch the whole thing) and Patrons will be able to ask me questions in real time.  

I'll post it on Wednesday August 18th,...

How a Nuclear Submarine Punches Through Arctic Ice (Final Deep Dive Video)

Here it is.  The finale of the Nuclear submarine deep dive.  I know this is a 42 minute video... but man is was stuff fascinating.  

The Nuclear Submarine Deep Dive has been incredibly amazing, and I'm grateful to have been given such an incredible opportunity. Thank you for giving me your time and alloca...

Patron Exclusive Transparent Carburetor Livestream

Hey there!  I'm going to try something new.  At 4pm Central time (9pm GMT) I'll be doing a livestream at 4pm!  Hope to see you there!

https://youtu.be/_PDE7EXrgr0

Regards,

Destin

How Does A Carburetor Work? | Transparent Carburetor at 28,546 fps Slow Mo - Smarter Every Day 259

Video Link: https://youtu.be/toVfvRhWbj8

I will be doing a Patron Exclusive Behind the Scenes Livestream tomorrow afternoon.  I'll send a link out tomorrow morning!  We'll go into some of the slow motion and look at some of the interesting th...

How Does Film ACTUALLY Work? (It's MAGIC) [Photos and Development] - Smarter Every Day 258

I tried to find a definitive video on the internet that explained how film works. I couldn't find that video.... so I decided to make it.  I called Indie Film Lab and they were all about it.  

I hope you can tell that this is a passion project. The fact that you support on Patreon is SUPER motivating to allow ...

*Patron Exclusive* - Raw Slow Motion Exploding Weeds

In my never-ending quest to under promise and over deliver, here's the raw-ish slow mo footage!

Thank you so much for your support!

-D

Exploding Weed Seeds (28,546 fps Slow Motion)- Smarter Every Day 257

This was a ton of fun!  I really enjoy getting to explore something for myself without depending on the internet to tell me how the things are.  Actively avoiding information about a subject in order to try to figure it out on my own was VERY refreshing.  I highly recommend it!

Thank you so much for suppo...

How to Poop on a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE - Smarter Every Day 256

New Video!  There were several obvious questions that I wanted to know the answers to... but they didn't really justify an entire video.  I decided to roll them up all up into this which is the next-to-last video in the submarine series.  Thank you so much for supporting this series!

Also, please tell you...

Me yelling into a microphone

A lot of people have asked to see the video of me yelling the voiceover work for the weedeater wars video. I thought that it sounded like a really good thing to put on Patreon to show you how much I’m grateful for your support! Please do not share this with anyone. I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for supporting here on P...

Weed Eater vs Weed Eater - Smarter Every Day 255

This was INCREDIBLY FUN.  What kind of extra content would you guys like as a Patron Only Exclusive?  What about some of the microphone recording stuff?

Thank you SO MUCH for supporting on Patreon.  I'm super grateful!

-Destin

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First 5 Days of a Life - Smarter Every Day 254

Life is Amazing.  Seeing this touched me and I wanted to share it with you

A Special THANK YOU to all of you who support via Patreon.  I'm grateful that you're here. 

This amazing display showing a live chicken embryo was at the Exploratorium in San Francisco:

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The MAGNETIC WORM MYSTERY - Smarter Every Day 253

We went on a little mental adventure involving worms.

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How Will NASA Test The Next Lunar Lander? (Visiting Mighty Eagle Lander Test)- Smarter Every Day 252

Believe it or not I shot most of this footage in 2013, but I wanted to wait until the time was right to release it.  Thank you Logan for being patient with me!

How Do Nuclear Submarines Make Oxygen?- Smarter Every Day 251

This was a very complicated video to make!  Turns out this topic is a borderline never-ending rabbit hole.  I was able to get a hold of an expert at the Navy who walked me through my understanding of the MEA system to verify I the animation and operation was correct.  There is one or two additional features of ...

Patron Extra Content - Thunderbirds

Hey!

I get called "Dustin" a lot - and I want to introduce you to an actual Dustin. My friend Dustin Timbrook is a wonderful artist - you've seen his hands at work in the title drawing for the sub series.  I commissioned him to make some special Patron-only artwork as a way to show my appreciation for your support!...

How To Land On The Moon

Thank you so much for supporting on Patreon.  It allows me to make a video about whatever I want.  In this case, I wanted to going into great detail about HOW you actually land on the moon.  It's far more complicated than I originally thought!  Turns out the 1/6th G issue is huge because it makes you rock ...

How Submarine Sonar Works (There's a Shadow Zone)

This was an incredibly challenging video to make.   The challenge came with getting the Navy to agree to the interview in the first place, and secondly successfully navigating the interview without it being shut down. In the end, everyone was super professional and it was a really fun topic to learn about!  I h...

Patron Exclusive: Pecan Shaking Slo Mo - Raw Files

Hey there!  Thanks for sticking with me as a Patron! I want to make it worth your time, so please enjoy this ABSOLUTELY GIGANTIC download of SlowMo Pecan shaking footage.  Believe it or not, it took over 2 weeks to process this footage.  I'd love to know what you see in the footage!  I can't say I've been ...

I've been wanting to see a tree shaker for years.

I've seen videos of these tree shakers, but I've always been curious about how they work.  While getting my haircut the other day the barber said "Hey Destin, Frank the Pecan farmer up the road said he's going to be shaking trees over the next few weeks and you might like to see the operation".  Living in Alabama is...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for supporting Smarter Every Day on Patreon.  If you don't already have a plan for Christmas gifts for loved ones, I thought I'd give you an interesting option.

If you go to https://www.smartereveryday.com/store<...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for supporting Smarter Every Day on Patreon.  If you don't already have a plan for Christmas gifts for loved ones, I thought I'd give you an interesting option.

If you go to https://www.smartereveryday.com/store<...

Trying to Catch a 1,000 MPH Baseball - Smarter Every Day 247

OK.... so here's the deal.  This is a crazy hard engineering challenge.  How would you do it?  I'm seriously thinking Rocket Sled travelling in the same direction the cannon is firing.  

I did some analysis and understand the velocity that rips apart a baseball glove (180mph).  Knowing that thre...

How to Make Pizza on a Submarine

I don't know why... but this was one of my favorite videos from the Deep Dive Series.  It's so... personal and real.  I had no idea that food is literally THE limiting factor on a submarine's ability to dive.  Also, I had no idea meals were such a big deal for morale (Ice Cream on Waffles totally works by the w...