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Civil engineering & construction Videos Recommended on Hacker News (70)

Civil engineering & construction is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 70 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2011 and 2026 — 148 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.

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Why HN keeps sending people here — on Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]: “This video from the Not Just Bikes channel shows the stark difference between a street and a road” — an HN commenter, 2021.

11 mo on HN

Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

Not Just Bikes
12 HN recommender · 2021–2025
8 mo on HN

1. How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand - 1 of 6 - “Flow”

Stewart Brand
8 HN recommender · 2013–2020
7 mo on HN

What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?

Practical Engineering
6 HN recommender · 2021–2026
6 mo on HN

Orbital Rings

Isaac Arthur
4 HN recommender · 2017–2025
5 mo on HN

Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

engineerguy
5 HN recommender · 2023–2026
4 mo on HN

World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

Practical Engineering
4 HN recommender · 2020–2024
4 mo on HN

Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City.

Patrick Boyle
2 HN recommender · 2024–2025
4 mo on HN

Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut

Primitive Technology
3 HN recommender · 2015–2018
4 mo on HN

Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08

phuaalvin
4 HN recommender · 2014–2022
4 mo on HN

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

Tom Scott
5 HN recommender · 2018–2026
3 mo on HN

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Wendover Productions
4 HN recommender · 2018–2021
3 mo on HN

Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?

Tom Scott
3 HN recommender · 2016–2026
3 mo on HN

EC's Big Announcement

Essential Craftsman
4 HN recommender · 2018–2022
3 mo on HN

New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost

Kirsten Dirksen
3 HN recommender · 2020–2026
3 mo on HN

The Boring Company Information Session

The Boring Company
3 HN recommender · 2018–2019
3 mo on HN

What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots

Bloomberg Podcasts
3 HN recommender · 2023–2026
3 mo on HN

Arcologies

Isaac Arthur
3 HN recommender · 2018–2022
3 mo on HN

I thought this rotating house was impossible.

Tom Scott
4 HN recommender · 2023–2024
3 mo on HN

Was Roman Concrete Better?

Practical Engineering
4 HN recommender · 2021–2024
2 mo on HN

Building the Moroccan Court

The Met
2 HN recommender · 2015–2021
2 mo on HN

What is Concrete?

Practical Engineering
2 HN recommender · 2018–2023
2 mo on HN

The Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
2 HN recommender · 2025–2026
2 mo on HN

Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K

Kirsten Dirksen
2 HN recommender · 2018–2021
2 mo on HN

Shanghai Tower (650 meters)

On The Roofs
2 HN recommender · 2015–2020
2 mo on HN

Distinguished Lecturer Series: Building Science - Adventures in Building Science

Berkeley Lab
2 HN recommender · 2019–2021
2 mo on HN

Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

Practical Engineering
2 HN recommender · 2016–2026
2 mo on HN

Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+

dovecott
3 HN recommender · 2015–2025
2 mo on HN

This Swiss Builder uses NO INSULATION...

Matt Risinger
2 HN recommender · 2019–2020
2 mo on HN

What Happens When Maths Goes Wrong? - with Matt Parker

The Royal Institution
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HN

Boeing 777 Wing Test

mtthw0
2 HN recommender · 2013–2023
2 mo on HN

The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)

Practical Engineering
2 HN recommender · 2017–2025
2 mo on HN

Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)

Matibeos
2 HN recommender · 2012–2022
2 mo on HN

Underground dome house of the family who led geese to fly home

Kirsten Dirksen
2 HN recommender · 2023–2026
2 mo on HN

This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

Vox
2 HN recommender · 2022–2023
2 mo on HN

The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks

Practical Engineering
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HN

Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

Wendover Productions
2 HN recommender · 2022–2024