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The Engineering of Duct Tape [video]
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoNot sure if I missed it in the vid but the "duck" name (before it got corrupted) comes from the fabric part. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_duck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_duck
- AtheistOfFail 2y agoYears ago, I texted the engineer guy telling him his videos were good and he took time out of his busy day to reply to good old college kid me. It's still a vivid memory to this day and I'm super happy he's back on Youtube again.
- CSMastermind 2y agoHis book The Things We Make was good, especially if you're interested in engineering. Its central thesis is that the engineering method fundamentally differs from the scientific method in that engineers use rules of thumb to solve problems with many unknowns and incomplete information. The scientific method by contrast is a mostly theoretical exercise in building universal principles and theories from empirical observations and experiments. Engineering, in his view, is not applied science but rather a separate artform. The book wasn't perfect by any means but that framing and distinction was helpful to incorporate into my worldview.
- bradfa 2y agoTotally agree with the central thesis! Engineering has constraints. Science does not. Engineering is the application of the findings of science to solve actual problems. Science does not solve actual problems, but it is critical to engineering.
- billengineerguy 2y agoIt comes out in paperback in late July!
- actionfromafar 2y agoAnd now he's here! He's following you. :)
- billengineerguy 2y agoI typically respond to texts and messages!
- loganmarchione 2y agoLove his content! This is my favorite video of his! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhisi2FBuw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhisi2FBuw
- maxglute 2y agoEngineer Guy drips content so infrequently that he looks visibly older with each new video. Everytime the channel drops a new video I become aware of how old I'm getting.
- showerst 2y agoIn one of his last videos he said he was having a child, so that’ll add a few years to your appearance too :P. That kid is probably in grade school by now…
- billengineerguy 2y agoTwo children now ... both in grade school!
- showerst 2y agoCongrats! I've got a three year old and she's certainly added a few years to the age of my back, but it's was a happiness engineering optimization that was well worth it =).
- billengineerguy 2y agoIndeed, well there are a few things I should have been told before I became a father -- e.g., how much time I'd spend near the floor of a porta potty with a five year old in a full leg cast -- it is worthwhile and fulfilling. It was not, though, a good way to increase the number of videos I create!
- showerst 2y agoC'mon Bill, you don't want to go full time and start making SHOCKING EVENTS, ENGINEER REACTS!! videos? I think your viewers appreciate quality over quantity.
- billengineerguy 2y ago
- kayson 2y agoRelated: Adam Savage hates duct tape... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEfQAo-BuB0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEfQAo-BuB0
- billengineerguy 2y agoI'm not a fan either! I prefer gaffers tape.
- hnthrowawayacct 2y agoIs gaffer's tape the top pick or is there another, higher tier of tape?
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 2y agoAny other types of tape one might want to be aware of beyond gaffer's, duct and painter? Every time I discover a new type it opens up a whole new world of possibilities of solving neat little problems around the house in a slightly more elegant way.
- nxobject 2y agoDrafting tape, which is has 95% of the strength of masking tape (#s pulled out of my ass) – but is even less tacky and leaves even less residue.
- rrauenza 2y agoKapton! Has a large temperature range.
- ghaff 2y agoThere are various tapes with medical applications but that’s pretty narrow. Double sided tape is sometimes useful. Very pedestrian but Scotch/transparent tape.
- mech9879876 2y agoAluminum foil HVAC tape- super awesome tape for sealing air leaks. It is somewhat rigid and formable at the same time. With the way it is formable, it tends to stay in place better than a lot of other tapes when put into strange shapes.
- jerf 2y agoVelcro tape. Super handy. Along with being in essence a two-sided tape, it also fits into a re-usable, removable niche that becomes very useful. For instance, my Steam Deck's Dock is hooked up to an HDMI cable that is heavy and tends to pull it off of where it lives, but I also want to remove it sometimes. Velcro solves both problems. Don't underestimate its strength. My father was a brake tester for a car company when PC laptops started to become practical to mount in the cars for instrumentation. Someone tasked a mechanic to mount it in the car, and after trying a few things, they decided to use velcro. So, naturally, they coated the entire underside of the laptop in velcro and had a matching velcro pad in the car. Took a crowbar to get it off. You don't need much.