Why No One Knows How Eels Reproduce

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0:00 Introduction
0:17 A millenia-old mystery
0:46 The eel life cycle
4:27 Science is hard
7:31 Outroduction
8:11 Captain Sailout

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Hi, I'm James. I explore the world looking for interesting engineering stories which explore complex issues in interesting ways. I hold a Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Australia and a Master's in Space Systems Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I'm one year into a PhD on space robotics at MIT.

[AtomicFrontier]

After filming the eel was returned to their favourite pond and I'd achieved my step goal for the week!

[randorandom]

A perfect channel for those missing Tom Scott videos. Bravo on another great video, James!

[VPCh.]

The fact that you did that all in one take with no mistakes is incredible.

[thehorridprofessor]

this has pretty high production value given the channel has 200k subs, which is still a lot but looks more like a 1+ mil channel

[choo_choo_]

Man, I probably could have gone my whole life not knowing this, but boy would I have missed out. That life cycle is pretty incredible.

[Sammy_de_Magica]

Atomic Frontier will be like "We need to talk about eels" and im like: "so true bestie"

[Hall.]

>apparent lack of reproductive paraphernalia

the sam o'nella academy is truly thriving

[nefariousyawn]

Very well done. The single take and the camera person's ability to keep frame while walking backwards is impressive.

[VoidHalo]

Dude. That was nothing short of amazing. I mean, your videos never fail to impress. But, something was different about this one. I can't put my finger on it.

I absolutely loved the visuals of you walking along the rocks, explaining the life cycle while superimposed images appear around you. As if by augmented reality.

But there was something much deeper about this that made it so much more enjoyable. I just can't put my finger on it.

Whatever it was, if you were experimenting with a new idea or something KEEP AT IT. Because you're onto something.

Thank you for another great video that brought joy to my otherwise dreary life. It helps a lot to forget about life's problems for a little bit. Cheers.

[ThAdmral]

me going into this: "do we REALLY need to talk about eels?"

me 2 minutes later: "yes"

[LassiePushedMe]

Your flawless narration while continually walking around (often over uneven ground) always amazes me :)

[Albionic_]

Holy crap, you being able to do this entire video in one take is absolutely insane!!

[aajbajwaj]

shoutout to the camera operator walking backwards for so long in one take without falling over

[BongMcPuffin]

Please give both your camera person and editor a raise, they are fantastic

[EngineerBJ]

A video about eels appeared in my subscription feed, and initially, I was hesitant. However, upon giving it a chance, I was reminded why I subscribed to your channel. I will watch your career with great interest.

[memyselfishness]

Lots of people have commented on your similarity to Tom Scott and that you're a good replacement. While that's a great complement, I want to say thank you for your amazing work and unique approach to explaining material.

[mifiwi]

Your videos have a crazy quality, I can't believe you don't have more subscribers yet.

[mlonenmuffin]

Very cools style of showing visualizations, feels really natural!

[zano]

Took me a sec to realize what this channel I had popped up into my subscribed feed was, quite the different topic but still good and high quality

[simonabunker]

Great to see a new video - it has been a while!