Some of the best YouTube channels
In the last years and months, I’ve discovered a couple of independent YouTubers who produce content that is truly exceptional. I’d like to present them in this news entry. All of them are enjoyable for people of all backgrounds and political affiliations.
- LEMMiNO produces well-researched top-10 lists and documentaries with a focus on popular mysteries like the origin of the Universal S and the lost colony of Roanoke. While the videos of many other documentarians mostly consist of read out Reddit posts, his videos boast high production values and a cool visual style.
- CGP Grey also produces documentaries about a wide range of topics. Most of them feature funny looking stick figures. He also tackles topics that you may have never heard of before, like the race to win Staten Island and the trouble with tumbleweed. If you can’t get enough of short documentaries, you may also want to check out Tom Scott. But his stuff just isn’t as original and exciting as LEMMiNO’s and CGP Grey’s.
- Summoning Salt creates videos that present the world record progression for the fastest speedruns of games like Super Mario Bros. and Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out. If you haven’t been interested in speedruns before, chances are high that you’ll become a regular on speedrun.com after watching a couple of his meticulous composed videos. You’ll watch a 55 minute long video on Castlevania and will be sad that it’s already over… If you’re interested in individual speedrunners afterwards, I suggest the channel of Super Mario Bros. runner Kosmic.
- Ceave Gaming has produced several astonishing videos in which he tried to beat various Super Mario games without collecting a single coin or create a truly impossible level in Super Mario Maker. Not all videos on his channel are equally interesting, but if you have a thing for Super Mario games, you’ll be entertained for hours by his upbeat narration.
- The LockPickingLawyer picks locks. That’s pretty much all he does, but his unusually pleasant voice and the little stories about the history of the locks he picks make his videos true highlights. Most of them are very short, since the crappy locks are no match for his leet lock picking skills. If you can’t get enough of lock picking, you can also check out the videos of his friend BosnianBill.
Thanks for the suggestions!
I follow several channels myself, but since you mentioned documentaries, I can’t stress enough how I love Kurzgesagt. All animated and extremely accurate videos. There’s a reason why they’re among the 10 most funded entities on Patreon.
I bet most of the readers here already know that channel.
I’m already subscribed to all of these channels and can second the recommendation. It’s strange how engaging watching someone pick locks, or discuss the finer details of video game history.
Don’t mind me adding LilKirbs to the list.
MaxArt wrote:
*looks at the Kurzgesagt 12020 calendar on the wall*
Also, if you like interesting science videos take a look at Derek Muller’s channel “Veritasium”.
And if you like the LockPickingLawyer but think his videos are too short – “bigclivedotcom” doesn’t pick locks, but takes all kinds of (electronic) things to bits while narrating in his soothing voice.
And for Larisa – not only do they crush lots of things on the Hydraulic Press Channel, there’s also lots of explosions, both in slow motion and in the Finnish countryside… 🙂
For those interested in …stuff and curiosities (as well some of the funniest advertisement on Youtube), I can recommend Wendover Productions and Half as Interesting
Plainly Difficult is a really cool channel if you like hearing about natural disasters, industrial accidents, and experiments gone wrong.
One of my faves is My Mechanics at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrMVIBtqFW6O0-MWq26gqw
Pure tool restoration porn…amazing work!
Remember that one video of the lock picking lawyer where he was picking a asian lock that had swatika symbols on it. He couldn’t even utter the name “swastika” without getting demonetised by youtube.
I like her. THIRSTY, yet PRACTICAL.
Also bonus points for the X-axis arrow stabbing him right in the eye.
The Lock Picking Lawyer is great. Especially when he does something off kilter like picking a gun safe with a fork.
Id have to say my favorite channel is Forgotten Weapons with Ian McCollum. He showcases some of the weirdest and wackiest weapons from history.
The History Guy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sEmXUuWIFlxRIFBRV6VXQ
Short documentaries of (mainly) US history – very well researched, illustrated and enthusiastically presented.
Sampson Boat Co https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-_lYeV8hBnDSay7nmphUA
Knowledgeable shipwright restoring / rebuilding a classic yacht
Gridlessness https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClt1rDdFd-VUX8VXmWummSQ
Off grid and offbeat Canadian family (Mom, Dad & 5 girls plus a good friend) Adventures and living in the wilderness
Cruising the Cut https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6SNxiLzSlh8e0yjndE9o_A
Retired ITV presenter living on a narrowboat on the UK waterway network. Obviously well presented with wry wit – relaxing and informative.
Also check out his nemesis The Narrowboat Experience https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColROazA5P9QBS8fR5tkyGg
Hi,
how did you manage to choose somany of the small YouTube-chanels that I personly find cool. 🙂 Cool. I’ll check out the LockPickingLawyer.
Greetings
Juy Juka