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Looks like we are all locked up for the next month so how about a thread where we all share YouTube channels that are worth checking out. Don’t feel limited to Blinky flashy channels like CanispaterChristmas.
There are lots of other interesting channels out there so share them and broaden our horizons

When you share a channel please give us a couple of sentences explaining what the channel is all about.
 
Let me open with a couple of my favourites

Eev blog. An Australian electrical troubleshooting channel.

Big Clive. Electronics tear downs.

Great Scott. Cool mini electrical projects.

Learn electronics. Great beginner videos and too many multimeter reviews.

Electro boom. Some great fundamentals of electronics and as funny as heck.
 
keithsw1111 said:
Let me open with a couple of my favourites

Eev blog. An Australian electrical troubleshooting channel.

Big Clive. Electronics tear downs.

Great Scott. Cool mini electrical projects.

Learn electronics. Great beginner videos and too many multimeter reviews.

Electro boom. Some great fundamentals of electronics and as funny as heck.
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Just as i'm typing out my list you already have my top 5.......
I continue...... this might take a while to write again.....
 
Colin Furze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw
All sorts of crazy builds

I Like To Make Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6x7GwJxuoABSosgVXDYtTw
Wood working, electronics and more.

JayAreTV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5GD-PNXWyonXQO8rH3vPw
Learning video editor 'DaVinci Resolve'.

Just for laughs gags: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsSadsgX_Qk9i6i_bJoUwQ
Comedy TV show in Canada somewhere....?

Kreosan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClUZos7yKYtrmr0-azaD8pw
BigClive mixed with Russian ingenuity.

Matthias Wandel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCckETVOT59aYw80B36aP9vw
Wood working.

Techmoan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I2hjZYiW9gZPVkvzM8_Cw
New and old technology.

Technology Connections: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q
More technology gadgets!

The Proper People: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcem9I78ybZLHLRUlkUO3sw
Abandoned places exploration.

Slow Mo Guys: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUK0HBIBWgM2c4vsPhkYY4w
Always a classic getting on YouTube's trending list.

Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A
Educational.

and...
Wintergartan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcXhhVwCT6_WqjkEniejRJQ
Musician making a marble music playing machine.
 
The 8-Bit Guy - retro computing and electronics reviews and repairs/small mods

Dash Cam Owners Australia - fairly self explanitory, crashes, near misses and the like all cought on the roads of Aus

Keith Westly - great in-depth tutorials on xLights features and builds. Nice guy :)

The Proper People - urban explorers, documenting abandoned buildings across the globe.

Adam Savage's Tested - Former Mythbuster co-host building stuff like cosplay and props, vlogs on robotics, mechanical engineering

I subscribe to a heap of others but they would be my most frequent :)
 
Some of mine are:

Karma Comment Chameleon - reading out a heap of Reddit posts if things like I Dont Work Here Lady, Petty Revenge, Pro Revenge and more. Dont need to watch, just listen

Dash Cam Owners Australia - Australian car crashes, near misses, or just strange things on Dashcam

Copper Creek Cuts Lawn Care - I enjoy watching the way to do commercial lawn care, but loads of tips on getting things looking good very easily with things we usually use at home

Dan's Vlog - again a lawn care vlog with tips on mowing. More commercial based, but still interesting to listen to

HeatPressNation - heat pressing, vinyl, sublimation and more. I am getting into this, so it's interesting

Walk off the Earth - fun music group
 
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David_AVD has some great videos of his current projects plus lots of tip
Burnts YT videos always feature the best WHS practices which are great
NTKIng (Brad) has some very good drone type videos from up North
 
I'll add some more for an extra 5 minutes of this lockdown to pass.

NightHawkInLight: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtc3XdXgLFwhlDajMGK69w
Cool and science builds.

Turnah's Shed: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5oS0HrmU1laW9oWb0CMHQQ
Some Aussie with a cat problem.

Captain Disillusion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOXxzW2vU0P-0THehuIIeg
Visual FX debunks.

Daily dose of internet: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdC0An4ZPNr_YiFiYoVbwaw
As the name suggests.

Jeff Dunham: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NaWwWghJD37rMK2AYDidg
Ventriloquist.

Vintage TEK museum: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMh66Lh4AQrkVBpN2N5RZuA
Really cool electronics topics.

Mr Calcon's Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA
More electronic goodness.

Mr Matt and Mr Chay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzi-ulUu8pg1avo3doFiMA
Old elevators and cat deterrent thing.

The Post Apocalyptic inventor: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDbWmfrwmzn1ZsGgrYRUxoA
Invents anything.

Vertasium: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA
Science and educational.

China Uncensored: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFP46yVT-GG4o1TgXn-04Q
China politics and opinions.

DiodeGoneWild: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQak2_fXZ_9yXI5vB_Kd54g
More electronics.

Bainiac75: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHMw64uu66VKPXq5gh29IQ
Lasers and huge magnets.

styropro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYJgj7rzsn0vdR7fkgjuIA
More lasers and fun.

and that sums up the next few.
 
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I watch a fairly eclectic mix of stuff. Some for education, some for just plain entertainment. A number of my favourites are already on the lists above.
Lockpicking and security
Bosnian Bill. Lockpicking videos which generally have an analysis of the locks.
www.youtube.com

Bosnianbill

Web Site!! http://LockLab.com Mailing address: LockLab P.O. Box 2160 Merrifield, VA 22116 Your Lock Lab for exploring different ways to overcome security dev...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Lockpicking Lawyer. Extraordinarily gifted lockpicker who very often shows the major deficits in lock designs
www.youtube.com

LockPickingLawyer

This channel aims to educate consumers about weaknesses and defects in security devices so they can make better security decisions. It should go without sayi...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Deviant Ollam. Physical penetration expert. If you think a building, lock or near anything is secure he'll show you how wrong you are.
www.youtube.com

DeviantOllam

www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Engineering of all sorts
Engineering Explained. Car technology from internal combustion to electric and whiteboard analysis of numbers involved
www.youtube.com

Engineering Explained

How do cars work? It's a simple question, without a simple answer. That's what this channel is for! You could search the web endlessly for consumable informa...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Project Farm. Tests and compares all sorts of things like oils, tapes, filters, additives and near anything you suggest.
www.youtube.com

Project Farm

The Project Farm channel creates content about using alternative fuels, engine additives, epoxies, testing shop tools, etc. This channel has awesome Patrons ...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Hambini. He's an aerospace engineer with a passion for cycling and a part time business making and fitting bottom brackets for bikes <language warning>
www.youtube.com

Hambini

Welcome to the Hambini Youtube Channel. This channel started off as a bit of an accident when I decided to upload some videos of me fixing various things on ...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Mark Rober. Former NASA engineer who produces all sorts of stuff. It's quite possible that you've seen his prank where he sets up people stealing packages
www.youtube.com

Mark Rober

Former NASA engineer. Current YouTuber and friend of science. Answers to some common questions: 1) I studied Mechanical Engineering in School. I did my under...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

The B1M. A construction channel that showcases all things building from skyscrapers to tunnels
www.youtube.com

The B1M

We love construction and we want the whole world to love it too! Hosted by Fred Mills, The B1M is the world’s largest and most subscribed-to video channel fo...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Cycling
Global Cycling Network. If you cycle you probably already know it. Mainly a bunch of former pro cyclists talking all sorts of cycling topics
www.youtube.com

Global Cycling Network

The Global Cycling Network puts you in the centre of the action: from the iconic climbs of Alpe D’Huez and Mont Ventoux to the cobbles of Flanders, everywher...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Oz Cycle. A South Aussie based who who produces some good cycling stuff.
www.youtube.com

oz cycle

* HELPING PEOPLE WHERE POSSIBLE *
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Firewood
Firewood processors. Not an actual channel but a collection of videos that I have found that have standout features for cutting and splitting firewood.

View: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeA7nGSoZ0h4vdbKUNZ_cFSqib_DpQLs
 
Some more ...

Drzzs ... home automation mostly but loves to stream ... zoom with video of one person.

LockPickingLawyer ... you will never look at locks again and think you cant get in

The History Guy ... seriously well researched history ... Like Dan carlin but shorter

Nostalgia Nerd ... 8 bit guy but from the UK

Today I found Out ... random topics well researched

Learn Christmas Lights ... more basic even than Jeff at Cannispater Christmas ... the ultimate super beginner channel

The Hook Up ... more home automation

3 blue one brown ... awesome math visualisations

minute physics .... advanced physics ... animated line drawing style

gresham college ... guest lectures on an amazing range of topics
 
AvE... Funny as hell bloke and very knowledgeable on many things.

digiblurDIY... Home automation, very up to date with the latest gadgets. Love his accent

SuperHouseTV... Aussie bloke, very clever and logical with his approach to home automation

Clickspring... Amazing craftsman

and for old school Aussies if you want a good squirt whatever your drinking out your nose laugh then I'd recommend... How to Talk Australians.
 
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