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The best ships, submarines & maritime videos, according to Hacker News
24 videos about ships, submarines & maritime that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Engineering, Transport & Making.
HN points to it as an unusually clear teaching film on how celestial navigation works, and as an example of how good old military training material is.
HN recommends it for an up-close look at the shipbreaking industry.
HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Yrvind and his minimalist boat ideas.
Recommended as a clear overview of military logistics, often as a contrast with civilian infrastructure efforts.
Cited as one of the best visualizations of how overwhelmingly dominant US industrial output was in the Pacific war.
Recommended in submarine threads as the start of an access-rich series on life aboard a US fast attack sub.
Offered as a calming, dry, familiar broadcast, fitting for a crowd that enjoys ambient and lofi radio.
HN points to it as the best source on why these barges are designed for invasion and how they overcome limited landing beaches.
Linked in Panama Canal threads as a clear diagrammatic explanation of how locks save water.
HN commenters point to it as a better explanation of just-in-time versus the Toyota Way and of container and chip shortages.
HN recommends the channel for short, wry videos on obscure topics, and this one is cited as an example of gaming rules via a loophole.
HN recommends the channel for clear coverage of the history, cabotage rules and debate around the Jones Act.
Recommended as a fascinating watch in threads on leaking wrecks and oil spills.
HN mostly cites it as an example of institutional failure and deference to hierarchy during a disaster.
Cited as an example of ocean rowing crossings and recommended by one commenter as really good.
HN points to it as the best accessible explanation of submarine ice breaking and sub controls.
Linked as the accessible explanation of how moire navigation lights work.
Cited in discussions of how quiet diesel-electric submarines can evade detection by large navies.
Recommended as a short, illustrated take on empowering teams instead of giving orders.
HN commenters cite it as a concrete, working example of large-battery electric shipping with fast automated charging.
Cited in threads about earthquakes and tsunami warnings as a visceral view of what a tsunami wave looks like at sea.
Shared as nightmare fuel in threads on diving and underwater work to show how deadly pressure differentials are.
Linked as a vivid illustration of automated close-in defense when threads discuss drones and autonomous defense.
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