Tutorial on the basic parts of a desktop computer.
Binary numbers explained. How to count in binary and what binary is used for.
I had some fun experimenting with the physics engine while making this. There are some obvious flaws, but I hope it's still fun to watch. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions!
The average science project doesn't do the Solar System justice. This video shows relative sizes of the planets and how far they really are from the Sun.
Ever wonder what a Rubik's Cube looks like on the inside? In this video we'll take an in-depth look to see how the pieces fit together.
This video shows the basic parts of the Hard Drive (HDD) and how it reads and writes information.
The basics of how software is created in the industry today. Topics covered: Software, Binary, Source Code, Programming Language, Compiling, Revision Control, Bugs, Proprietary, and Open Source.
Everyone has played or seen one of these. Have you ever seen how it works - or what's inside?
The family tree get's confusing really fast. Here's a simple breakdown of how you're related to others in your family, no matter how distant they are to you.
The layers of the atmosphere shown to scale and a discussion of what happens at each layer. The layers in order from the ground up: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and the Exosphere.
Even if you've taken one of these apart - it's still hard to understand how it works! Lucky for us, we've got 3D animation on our side.
This video explains the phases of The Moon in 3D. Once you understand the phases then you can find out what time of day or night to look for the moon.
A Solar Eclipse or a Lunar Eclipse happen when the Sun, Earth, Moon, and the lunar nodes line up. This happens twice a year in what is known as an eclipse season. Thanks for watching!
The only spacecraft that has landed astronauts on the moon. In this video we focus on the Saturn V rocket which launched the Apollo Spacecraft into orbit.
The journey to the moon and successful landing on the lunar surface. One of the astronauts stayed in orbit in the Command/Service Module (CSM) and the other two astronauts landed on the moon in the Lunar Module (LM).
The LM ascent stage liftoff from the lunar surface to rendezvous and dock with the CSM. It was a three day journey to get back home. After reentry and splashdown, the astronauts were picked up by an aircraft carrier.
This video goes over the inside of a door handle that you would use in your house. Specific details will vary for different door handles. Parts covered in this video: handle, rosette, latch, latch assembly, and locking mechanism. The locking mechanism was simplified a lot. If you were to take a real one part you would find a lot more intricate parts.
It was the tallest building in the world for 40 years. This video goes over the size of the building and other interesting facts about building, what's inside, and history about when the building was built.
The size of an atom is only a few angstroms at most - there are 10 billion angstroms in 1 meter. This video also goes the basic parts of an atom (protons, neutrons, and electrons) and why the traditional model of the atom is not correct. Electrons are unpredictable - we can't know the path that they travel. Most importantly - they don't orbit the nucleus. For the curious minded: -Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that the position and velocity cannot both be measured at the same time -The orbital is only about a 95% probability of finding the electron - it could still be found outside. -Electrons can even be described as a wave (in addition to a particle) occupying the whole orbital at once.
What is a Gigabyte, Terabyte, or a Petabyte? These terms tell us how much digital information you can store. This video starts with a bit (one or zero) and goes upward in size until you reach terms that are not common place yet: such as Exabyte and Yottabyte.
Everybody loves Fidget Spinners! ...but what makes them spin so well? In this video, I'll give you a look at the different parts such as the weights and the ball bearings which allow it to spin for so long.
Child proof caps can be a little annoying to open but in reality they save lives every year. In this video I'll go over 4 different types of child proof caps.
We use keys and locks all the time - but how do they work? There are many different kinds of locks but the most common is called a Pin Tumbler Lock.
The most fascinating technology in the Star Wars universe is the lightsaber. In this video I show you how they work! Okay so...lightsabers aren't real...but it's still fun to think about. Thanks for watching!
The White House is full of lots of interesting rooms. A lot of people don't realize that this information is public! Please join me as we take a walk through the different rooms and what they are used for.
This video covers the different parts of a Grand Piano and what happens when a key is pressed. For those interested - the keys being played on the piano are the real keys for the song (or at least close to it).
This part covers the three foot pedals and how they change the sound of the grand piano. We'll build off of part 1 and show you how the mechanism works inside the piano. Keep in mind that this video only covers the grand piano - the upright piano works differently.
Gumball Machines! How do they work? Let's find out...
The Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world! (as of 2018) This video shows you all about it - surrounding landscape, shape of the building, what the floors are used for, elevator system, and comparisons to other tall buildings.
This one is called the "Nerf Elite Disruptor." Lots of springs, levers, sliders, cams, and nerf darts! Freeback/critiques are always welcome - please share in the comments below.
Buckingham Palace is in London and its the home to the Queen and to the Royal Family. In this video I show you as much as I can about the interior of the building! Unfortunately not everything is public but we'll do the best we can. I'll show you where the famous rooms are such as: throne room, music room, white drawing room, ball room, grand staircase and more!
The International Space Station is the largest man made object in space. It was built in pieces and then launched into space and assembled in orbit. In this video we'll go over some background about the station and then walk through each module in the order that it was assembled. This animation took a long time to make - enjoy and please share your comments with me!
The Pull-Back Toy Car is an incredible piece of engineering! This is sometimes called a "Wind-Up" toy car. This videos covers the specifics of the mechanism: the motor chassis, the 5 gears, and the torsion spring. We'll talk briefly about gear ratios, gear trains, and also cover why you hear that mysterious clicking noise when it winds up enough.
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is unlike any other stadium in the world! This video goes through in detail all the different levels, the halo board and retractable roof. The stadium is home of the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team and the the chosen venue for the 2019 Super Bowl LIII (53). It opened in August of 2017. It has a retractable roof with 8 petals each weighing 500 tons each. It can open or close in only 8 minutes so that bad weather doesn't have to ruin the game. The stadium has a 360 degree halo board so it can be clearly seen from any seat in the stadium. There's also private suites, clubs, and plenty of food choices at decent prices.
This video covers how horizontal window blinds work. The mechanism that allows this to work is at the very top. The cord lock allows the blinds to be held up by pinching the lift strings between two rollers. The tilting of the blinds is handled by the wand tilt mechanism or the cord tilt mechanism. These mechanisms turn the gears, which turn the rod, the drums, which pulls the ladder strings to tilt the blinds.
The 2x2 Rubik's Cube has an interesting mechanism on the inside. Let's see how it works!
The Hindenburg met it's fiery death in the 1937. This video show the inside of airship and then the events leading up to accident. The Hindenburg is a largest airship ever built. Unfortunately it caught fire and was completely destroyed. There is still debate over what caused the accident. This video shows the inside of the Hindenburg: the A Deck and B Deck, the crew areas, control car, cargo areas, and engine cars alongside of the ship. The 16 gas cells held the ship up but were filled with hydrogen which is extremely flammable.
This is a car from the 1960s that never made it to production. The prototype proved that a self balancing gyroscope car could work, but it was still years away from completion. Sadly the company went bankrupt before it could be finished. The Lane Motor Museum purchased the run down prototype car and restored it to it's original condition. The gyroscope is the key to how it works - it uses something called gyroscopic precession which can be tricky to understand. This video explains the car and the mechanism inside.
The Apollo Lunar Module was the part of the Apollo Spacecraft that landed on the moon. The LM was split up into two parts - the ascent stage and descent stage. For the landing, both parts went to the surface of the moon. When it's time the leave only the ascent stage leaves the surface. The descent stage has fuel and oxidizer tanks in the center compartments. Equipment was also stored in the outer corners - these were called quadrants. They stored items such as the Lunar Roving Vehicle, scientific experiments, a camera, and water and oxygen tanks. The ascent stage was where the astronauts lived. It had the controls, two windows, more equipment, a docking hatch, and the engine to leave the lunar surface.
I've used a Combination Lock for years but I've never really understood how it works until I made this video. The combination lock that I used in this video was from Master Lock but there are other companies to make them too. Parts of a Combination Lock include: Case, Shackle, Shackle Collar, Lever, Latch, Cams, Washers, Spring, and the Backplate.
Let's use 3D animation to see inside of the Eiffel Tower (animation made with blender).
We use it all the time but most people have never actually seen the inner workings of an escalator!
Come see how the Millennium Falcon works! This 3D animation was made with blender. And yes...the ship is not real! The Millennium Falcon only exists in the Star Wars universe. But it's still fun to think about
That table top fan you have next to you is more interesting than you think! I took mine apart so I could show you how it works. The "four speed mechanism" releases any other button that was previously pressed down. Once a button is pressed a signal (voltage) is sent to the motor at the top of the fan. The oscillation motion is produced through the 4 bar mechanism. The last part of the video covers the gears that turn the 4 bar mechanism. The pin is part of the gears - when it is lifted the gears don't connect and the fan will no longer oscillate back and forth.
What's inside the Space Needle?
I apologize for not including metric units in the video. I normally include both metric and imperial but this video I got lazy. (and yes, even as an American I agree our system is pretty wonky) I made a mistake with the smoke grenade launchers in the video. They don't emit smoke directly - they shoot out grenades around the tank and then those grenades emit smoke. For those of you that noticed the anime paint job on the helicopter in War Thunder - yes this is a real thing. Do a google search for "Kisarazu Sisters"
How does an Electric Motor work? (DC Motor)
How did the Orbiter Vehicle work? (Space Shuttle)
How did the Space Shuttle launch work?
How does the Poppin' Pals toy work?
Come learn how a Mechanical Scale works with 3D Animation! We'll also dive into some physics with Hooke's Law.
How does a Bowling Pinsetter Machine work? (Brunswick GS-X)
What's inside the Statue of Liberty?
The Soyuz Spacecraft is a Russian Spacecraft. Come see how it works!
How does the Soyuz Launch work? (and Reentry)
How did the Enigma Machine work?
How does a Military Helicopter work? (Pave Hawk)
Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is the famous clock tower in London, England. Come see how it works!
The Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on Feb 18, 2021. Come see how it works!
The VCR may be old technology now but I think it's still fascinating!
Let's take a tour through the Titanic in 3D!
How does the Crew Dragon Spacecraft work? (SpaceX)
Come learn how a traction elevator work! We'll also explore history and different types of elevators.
The Sydney Opera House is well known on the outside...but have you seen the inside?
A Speed Cube is a special kind of Rubik's Cube that is meant to be solved quickly. Thanks to Speed Cube Shop for sponsoring the video!
This is the story of the USS Arizona - the famous battleship that was destroyed at Pearl Harbor.
This is the story of how the Space Shuttle was used to construct the International Space Station.