Living Underwater: How Submarines Work

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Animation by Josh Sherrington and Elise Heersink
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Select footage courtesy the AP Archive

References

[Wendoverproductions]

I hope you enjoy this video! One note: the little numbers that pop up in the bottom-left corner are references. By matching the number to the ones at the bottom of the description you can find where a piece of information comes from in the video.

[aylyi-huh]

Youtube needs to make an "educational" award for content creators for positively educating, not making people dumber. my vote is for Wendover (PS i love airplanes)

[hostilepancakes]

"The chef has nowhere to hide if a meal is bad." << This made my day.

[heidirichter]

I love how the named Australian Naval communications station is "Harold E. Holt" - named after the Prime Minister who went for a swim in the ocean and was never seen again.

[skepticmoderate]

The video of a submarine breaking through the ice is truly chilling.

[Aogamii]

“Some say it’s because the submarine is small. The chef has nowhere to hide if a meal is bad.”
Top 10 most dangerous jobs: Being a submarine chef

[ZK-APA]

“There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky”

[ybuRnoipmahC]

Imagine a North Korean sub and a Israeli sub bumping into each other. Just “oi! You arent supposed to be here” “what about you!”

[patrickgono]

US submarine crewmember: "Whish we had a pool or a jacuzzi in here to relax"
Russian submarine crewmember: "Just open window, comrade"

[Endangred]

As a submariner this video is actually great information to pass on to family members so they understand what submarines are all about.

[petersmythe]

"Small pool"

Does this pool include its own small submarines?

[Arexodius]

Thanks for a interesting video!
Just a thought: Nuclear warheads don't just accidentally "go off". They're not made like that. They require very specific, very deliberate procedures to become armed and to detonate. A mechanical watch doesn't manufacture itself out of loose parts from random collisions. But still, leakage of nuclear material, although not very likely, could cause issues.

[colefreer]

imagine being the crew member reading all those thirst emails...

[supersoslox]

0:47 The submarine breaking through the ice is soooo satisfying!

[VerityFraser]

Imagine being the first person to drown in a submarine's pool.

[mayneofgonz]

Great video. As a former submariner I can confirm what you said.

[abanichdoch]

Man, what a joy to watch and listen to. No dramatic pictures or dramatic drama dramatizing shittalk with absolutely no real information like in most docs these days.

Just pure information her.

Thanks people!!!

[dandagames]

even in a video about submarines he's able to get planes in

[nicolasgogstad]

My uncle was a chef on a submarine and he said that a submarine chef is the job in the navy with the highest experience required because the quality of the food determines the popularity of the chef.

[turbo_jake]

Submarine: Surrounded by miles of water
Submarine builders: *lets build a pool*