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"Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0kQXOTcEB_E) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-04-01T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 5.9M engagements


"How Do Substations Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Q-aVBv7PWM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-08-27T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.6M engagements


"Is the World Really Running Out of Sand"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SB0qDQFTyE8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-10-01T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.5M engagements


"Why Retaining Walls Collapse"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=--DKkzWVh-E) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-12-07T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.3M engagements


"What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-03-23T11:01Z 4.6M followers, 3.7M engagements


"How Engineers Straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ZhHoyqQEhA) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-12-19T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.4M engagements


"Why Buildings Need Foundations"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0_KhihMIOG8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-01-04T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.7M engagements


"Sand Castle Holds Up A Car - Mechanically Stabilized Earth"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2016-05-16T11:02Z 4.6M followers, 5.1M engagements


"You Spend More on Rust Than Gasoline (Probably)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2RbiCOFffRs) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-08-02T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 2.7M engagements


"The Weirdest Tool in Underwater Construction"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2nX7Y8ZwShg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-09-02T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 860.5K engagements


"An Engineer's Perspective on the Texas Floods"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3FfMzWa6LKg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-09-16T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 698.9K engagements


"The Bizarre Bases of Antenna Towers"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3nDdLiXS5wk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-10-07T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.6M engagements


"This Bridge Should Have Been Closed Years Before It Collapsed"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4mn0mC0cbi8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-06-18T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.1M engagements


"How Do Flood Control Structures Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5mCJh5SJEis) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-01-05T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 1M engagements


"Connecting Solar to the Grid is Harder Than You Think"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7G4ipM2qjfw) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-04-16T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2M engagements


"The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7mdvEtmo1pM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-10-21T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.2M engagements


"What is a Hydraulic Jump"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7tjf8HWiR3Y) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-01-29T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 3M engagements


"How Railroad Crossings Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9kRJPSVdzlM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-01-02T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.2M engagements


"What Really Happened at the New Harbor Bridge Project"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CZxqVC_tBdc) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-09-20T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 2.5M engagements


"How Do Traffic Signals Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DP62ogEZgkI) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-05-14T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.8M engagements


"The Most Dangerous Dams"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GVDpqphHhAE) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-03-26T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 4M engagements


"How Fish Survive Hydro Turbines"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HCE_lFUMXNg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-03-05T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.6M engagements


"How Do You Steer a Drill Below The Earth"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JAhdb7dKQpU) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-07-05T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 4.7M engagements


"Name That Infrastructure (Ep. 11) #shorts"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JD4r6cpumak) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-08-09T14:41Z 4.6M followers, 1M engagements


"What is Steam Hammer"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JyvoN1hIqRo) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2017-12-28T17:36Z 4.6M followers, 2.4M engagements


"What Really Happened During the 2003 Blackout"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KciAzYfXNwU) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-02-15T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 4.9M engagements


"How The Channel Tunnel Works"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KclYKAnaJ_k) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-01-16T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.4M engagements


"Name That Infrastructure (Ep. 14) #shorts"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MJt1fOLuaZc) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-09-27T15:06Z 4.6M followers, 724.6K engagements


"Why Are Rails Shaped Like That"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nteyw40i9So) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-10-03T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.4M engagements


"Why Does Road Construction Take So Long"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PIK6I6Q58Ec) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2020-06-02T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.4M engagements


"Californias Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QOnQORqkHcM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-08-19T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.5M engagements


"Why are Smokestacks So Tall"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RnYdt4T76mk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-06-03T14:41Z 4.6M followers, 1.1M engagements


"How Different Spillway Gates Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ry_3icwd68o) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-01-03T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 5.1M engagements


"How does land surveying work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SPCewaAfqPA) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2017-07-26T17:51Z 4.6M followers, 3.8M engagements


"The Fluid Effects That Kill Pumps"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T8jcNAPZ5is) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-06-01T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.9M engagements


"Why Rivers Move"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UBivwxBgdPQ) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-03-07T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.2M engagements


"How are Underwater Structures Built"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=URC125wpMS4) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-04-23T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 6.7M engagements


"How Sewers Work (feat. Fake Poop)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UpHOkHxpTvQ) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-07-06T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 5.5M engagements


"When Infrastructure Gets Hacked"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VE1wM4oIh8Y) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-09-17T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 718.3K engagements


"The World's Most Recycled Material"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XKFaC5RYbEM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2020-08-04T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.3M engagements


"All Dams Are Temporary"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XiUOBdEUqjY) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-03-04T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 5.6M engagements


"A Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YSQhtlyfPtU) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-02-14T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 443.5K engagements


"The Most Mindblowing Infrastructure in My City"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y_729CQdG50) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-03-25T13:25Z 4.6M followers, 1M engagements


"What is a Weir"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YkR79oDAgOg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-02-25T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 8.2M engagements


"Flow and Pressure in Pipes Explained"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQKpu-obzlU) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-04-06T12:19Z 4.6M followers, 1.2M engagements


"The Most Confusing Part of the Power Grid"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZwkNTwWJP5k) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-06-04T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.8M engagements


"How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collapse"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_OpC4fH3mEk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-11-22T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 4M engagements


"How the Hawaiian Power Grid Works"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bbECmVdyWlQ) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-03-19T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.1M engagements


"Why Construction Projects Always Go Over Budget"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dOe_6vuaR_s) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-03-21T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.6M engagements


"How Do We Pump Sewage"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eHAsuPVBwYM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-02-01T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.7M engagements


"Rebuilding the Oroville Dam Spillways"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ekUROM87vTA) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-12-21T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.9M engagements


"What is a Tuned Mass Damper"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f1U4SAgy60c) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2016-02-14T22:39Z 4.6M followers, 2.9M engagements


"What Really Happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxNM4DGBRMU) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-05-18T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 5.4M engagements


"Do Pumps Create Pressure or Flow"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m3i_5xP9PYU) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-05-04T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 1.6M engagements


"Why Is Desalination So Difficult"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mxqOPdEUNTs) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-07-05T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 4.4M engagements


"What's that Infrastructure (Ep. X - Transportation Infrastructure)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oA2-80lY5rE) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2016-08-11T02:13Z 4.6M followers, 317.6K engagements


"Why are the Dutch So Good at Waterworks"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qQCB3N8Vaxk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-01-21T14:01Z 4.6M followers, 3M engagements


"What Really Happened At Edenville and Sanford Dams"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sKeQe7oc2gk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2021-10-19T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.6M engagements


"What Is A Black Start Of The Power Grid"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uOSnQM1Zu4w) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-12-06T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.8M engagements


"East Palestine Train Derailment Explained"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uPno1IVTkFY) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-04-18T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1M engagements


"Compress Air with No Moving Parts - Trompe"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uvf0lD5xzH0) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2020-01-14T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.8M engagements


"How Does the Power Grid Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v1BMWczn7JM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-06-25T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.1M engagements


"Where Does Stormwater Go"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wdcXmerZWDc) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2020-11-03T16:49Z 4.6M followers, 3M engagements


"What Happens When a Reservoir Goes Dry"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wu9qy4DyKlo) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-07-19T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 2.9M engagements


"Why Tunnels Don't Collapse"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xNDppVTVUss) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2018-07-24T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.9M engagements


"How Water Towers Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yZwfcMSDBHs) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2018-12-10T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 7.5M engagements


"What is Cavitation (with AvE)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zCE26J0cYWA) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2018-06-26T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.6M engagements


"The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zRM2AnwNY20) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-10-15T13:01Z 4.6M followers, 10.3M engagements


"What is Air Lock"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zdkp9N3qfkI) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2020-02-11T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 5.7M engagements


"What's That Infrastructure (Ep. X - Subsurface Utilities)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4-ufxlcjMyk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2016-12-31T04:21Z 4.6M followers, 554.2K engagements


"How Do Spillways Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fjapgTd-QUg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-05-28T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.6M engagements


"Name That Infrastructure (Ep. 15) #shorts"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CTX8BKeoey0) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-10-11T14:59Z 4.6M followers, 676.6K engagements


"Why the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapsed"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mXTSnZgrfxM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2018-08-28T15:54Z 4.6M followers, 1.7M engagements


"Was Roman Concrete Better"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qL0BB2PRY7k) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2018-10-29T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.7M engagements


"Name That Infrastructure (Ep. 16) #shorts"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3GUpquh6ctc) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-10-25T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 3.3M engagements


"World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=66YRCjkxIcg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-10-31T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.9M engagements


"Every Kind of Bridge Explained in XX Minutes"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DX_zkaK5PaI) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-05-21T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.2M engagements


"How Sensors Keep Bridges From Collapsing (and other structures too)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DdbmTl0rhGw) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-05-02T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 707.3K engagements


"How Would a Nuclear EMP Affect the Power Grid"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FksEGpBLfis) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-11-08T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.6M engagements


"When Abandoned Mines Collapse"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RZg1zOKm5wk) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-05-06T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.4M engagements


"What is Concrete"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UOHURuAf5iY) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2018-03-27T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.5M engagements


"How Water Recycling Works"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WhCNpX3s-D8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-06-17T13:01Z 4.6M followers, 718K engagements


"Why Bridges Don't Sink"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XpTs1V2NQ24) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-07-02T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 4M engagements


"Why Are There No Short Arch Dams"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_R0xPffklXQ) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-08-05T13:01Z 4.6M followers, 977.2K engagements


"Automatic Bell Siphon Explained"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_vV_z_0lFQ8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2017-02-20T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.6M engagements


"How Wells & Aquifers Actually Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bG19b06NG_w) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-05-03T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 5M engagements


"How Do Sinkholes Form"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e-DVIQPqS8E) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2017-06-28T17:28Z 4.6M followers, 13.4M engagements


"How Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fudWbvE8ZKw) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-07-01T13:01Z 4.6M followers, 1.2M engagements


"Why Pipes Move Underground"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=msxMRwQyXI8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2020-03-10T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.3M engagements


"Whats the Deal with Base Plates"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nGa1244hK9Y) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-12-03T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 3.5M engagements


"The Hidden Engineering of Floating Bridges"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nol0_4qxzb0) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-07-15T13:01Z 4.6M followers, 713.4K engagements


"This Bridges Bizarre Design Nearly Caused It To Collapse"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pL5NCUuOkTM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2025-03-18T13:01Z 4.6M followers, 1.6M engagements


"Why Spillway Gates Don't Rust Out"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qFXWjv65JWg) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2022-09-06T12:30Z 4.6M followers, 3M engagements


"How do Electric Transmission Lines Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qjY31x0m3d8) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-09-24T11:00Z 4.6M followers, 2.6M engagements


"Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tmbZVmXyOXM) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-11-05T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 8.3M engagements


"Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vLZElIYHmAI) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-04-04T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 4.4M engagements


"What is Water Hammer"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xoLmVFAFjn4) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2017-11-28T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 6.7M engagements


"How Does a Hydraulic Ram Pump Work"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zFdyqTGx32A) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2019-12-17T12:00Z 4.6M followers, 7.1M engagements


"How Bridge Engineers Design Against Ship Collisions"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zLOVv09n46g) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2024-05-07T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 1.5M engagements


"Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zqmOSMAtadc) [@practicalengineeringchannel](/creator/youtube/practicalengineeringchannel) 2023-12-05T14:00Z 4.6M followers, 4.7M engagements

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@practicalengineeringchannel "Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly"
YouTube Link @practicalengineeringchannel 2025-04-01T13:00Z 4.6M followers, 5.9M engagements

"How Do Substations Work"
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