ImmersiveAmbientModecolor: #d3cab8 (color 2)
Video Format : 22 (720p) openh264 ( https://github.com/cisco/openh264) mp4a.40.2 | 44100Hz
Audio Format: Opus - Normalized audio
PokeTubeEncryptID: 4a5a8178cad955302e3fbe1fc24cf3a0662733ea2639a9e529d55823de24e5bb8172f24134e4f4fd37f4e8ae6575df8a
Proxy : eu-proxy.poketube.fun - refresh the page to change the proxy location
Date : 1715095446017 - unknown on Apple WebKit
Mystery text : WV83MjlDUWRHNTAgaSAgbG92ICB1IGV1LXByb3h5LnBva2V0dWJlLmZ1bg==
143 : true
866,481 Views ⢠Mar 25, 2022 ⢠Click to toggle off description
Want a free signed copy? Make a social media post with the hashtag #EngineeringInPlainSight. I'll give 5 copies away to my favorite posts. More info here: practical.engineering/contest
Errata: The dam shown at 0:23 is Glen Canyon Dam, not Hoover Dam.
Map of the locations in this video: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kibHAxDX_nqcQrg3jbâŚ
Watch this video and the entire Practical Engineering catalog ad-free on Nebula: go.nebula.tv/practical-engineering
Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. If you enjoyed the video, hit that âlikeâ button, give us a comment, or watch another of our videos!
CONNECT WITH ME
____________________________________
Website: practical.engineering/
Twitter: twitter.com/HillhouseGrady
Instagram: www.instagram.com/practicalengineering
Reddit: www.redlib.matthew.science/r/PracticalEngineering
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PracticalEngineerGradyâ
Patreon: patreon.com/PracticalEngineering
SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES
____________________________________
Please email my agent at practicalengineering@standard.tv
DISCLAIMER
____________________________________
This is not engineering advice. Everything here is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Contact an engineer licensed to practice in your area if you need professional advice or services. All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes.
SPECIAL THANKS
____________________________________
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images.
Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Source:    â˘Â Elexive - Tonic and Energy [Creative ... Â
Producer/Writer/Host: Grady Hillhouse
Editor/Production Assistant: Wesley Crump
Script Editor: Ralph Crewe
Aerial Videography: Special Point of View
Views : 866,481
Genre: Education
Date of upload: Mar 25, 2022 ^^
Rating : 4.958 (512/47,703 LTDR)
RYD date created : 2024-05-06T01:13:48.340772Z
See in json
YouTube Comments - 1,947 Comments
Top Comments of this video!! :3
3:41 My friend was an engineer that helped with the Flood Control Tunnel project. He said it took a long time to get the project approved. Interestingly, soon after completing the tunnel there was a massive flood level rain storm that came through San Antonio in 1998. He drove through downtown San Antonio just after the storm and saw a few people walking around and others eating at restaurants. Those people had no idea that the Flood Control Tunnel saved the whole downtown area from being under 20 feet of water. The tunnel prevented millions of dollars in flood damages and paid for itself with that one event.
212 |
Hey!!! Iâm a San Antonio city employee I work as Sr electronic tech and we operate the flood control system from olmos dam to lone star outlet and parts of the the river walk. Great video!
161 |
I work in municipal water infrastructure and I'm so "pumped" that you took the leap to create this book! We really do stand on the shoulders of giants that solved major engineering problems allowing us to now live in the safe modern environment we take for granted.
11 |
My son is almost two years old. I just pre-ordered the book for him and I knowing he'll grow into it someday. Maybe by then, you'll have another one out so we can add to the collection. Keep up the great work!
29 |
I enjoy the "deep" dives you do on engineering projects, offering some of the more in-depth details of projects we might not otherwise have heard about. But there is something quite charming about this quick look video of you showing off your cities features in person. I like it. I'd be interested to see some more "Tom Scott-like" videos in future where you visit a site near you and give an explanation of its importance and how it works for a few minutes
284 |
This is fantastic, Grady! I'd love to get your book and read it with my kids. Also when's your Netflix show coming out? 𤣠No kidding you could be the Bill Nye of engineering!
627 |
Looking forward to this... Outstanding work! đđđ
115 |
there used to be two water towers in my town when growing up. they ended up getting disassembled over the years because they needed repairs and werent needed in the water system anymore due to their excessive height and small capacity. it does make me feel somewhat melancholic when i think about how theyre now gone. it used to bring me some pride to see my town name plastered across that big blue tower in the distance
19 |
I love this channel. As a retired engineer, I tend to point out infrastructure such as this to family and friends. Most think I'm nuts. Thank you Grady for normalizing my behavior!
102 |
Grady, I am definitely going to be ordering this book. As a kid, I love the âhow things workâ kind of book. This project is brilliant, and you deserve to be in every library across our country and many across the world! Iâm proud youâre a Texan. Now, my wife and I need to take a few days in San Antonio and see all those water featuresâŚpreferably a warmer dayâŚlol.
362 |
5:10 on that subject you might love a major ecological restoration that happened here in the 2000s, EgĂĽengsø was originally a marshy area that was drained to make way for farming but in the 2000s it was instead converted back into a lake to help combat oxygen deprivation in the Ă
rhus bay. The slow moving lake functions as a giant natural cleaning facility that takes out fertilizers in the runoff from farms before it ever reaches the ocean and has been successful in restoring the natural environment in the bay, and at the same time it has also created a massive natural environment right on the edge of the city which has unmatched biodiversity. On any given day you'll be able to see dozens of different types of birds hanging out in the shallow lake and it has also been successfully integrated with the farms in the area around the lake. They keep cattle almost exclusively which actually contributes to the biodiversity since they both control the spread of some plants by grazing on them but also just by walking around they mash down the plants and create a marshy earth.
And of course the entire lake is surrounded by a biking and hiking trail that's part of the wider bike path network in Ă
rhus and the national hiking trails and along it there are rest stops and look out towers for bird watchers making it a really nice place to go for a walk on any day of the year, from where I live it's actually only a few minutes on bike to get to the lake.
26 |
Not everyone is in a city, I'd love to see more interesteing, unnoticed, rural infrastructure too! Explain why pipelines are good, interstate water sharing, and remote electric stations. The problems and challenge of dispersed living are just as interesting as those of clustered life.
172 |
I literally cheered out loud at the mention of a Practical Engineering book I immediately preordered as fast as I could and only then did I finish the video. LoL
Thanks for your work, Mr. Grady. It makes me feel the curiosity of childhood again.
181 |
I don't normally buy books, but as a growing engineering enthusiast, who's already learning to see the world through the eyes of an engineer, I couldn't resist.
67 |
So excited for your book! As a kid, I loved David Macaulayâs books that talked about the Pyramids, or big city infrastructure etc. stoked to see a modern version, Iâll be pre ordering for sure!
7 |
I have no engineering background and I love how you break down the topics into easier to understand concepts. I never thought I would be interesting in an engineering book, yet here I am preordering yours!
4 |
Very exciting! I just secured a preorder. You first got me into engineering in high school and years later I'm now a Dam Safety Engineer.
57 |
It's absolutely nutty that someone found a way to make engineering interesting enough that over two and a half million people were like "I want more"
100 |
I have been following your videos for what feels like years now, and while I'll never be in the field of engineering, I love the way you not only present your videos but how you take some complicated topics and break them down to general terms, without losing the nuance of the details. I can't wait to see what all you've got in store in the book. Congratulations Grady!
1 |
@PracticalEngineeringChannel
2 years ago
Thanks so much to all of you who watch this channel for your comments, emails, viewership, and support. I never could have written this book without the encouragement and feedback you've provided over the past 6 years. Check out all the preorder locations here: practical.engineering/book
908 |