Back in the 1990s during my summer vacations from studying I was working at a local shipyard in Finland where they made LNG tankers. It was a great experience to visit the inside of the gas tanks and to see how the seams of the tanks were welded together. Very nice memories from times when the world was a bit different place and when the Finnish shipbuilding industry was still at the very top in the world.
It's really a shame that some people are in a situation where they have to rely on tv to supply that basic info what's even more, a shame is that source of knowledge, making inaccurate statements like nitrogen being inert.
@@DylRicho no it's really not, edit for this use it may pass as "inert" but even then that's not why it works here it's just displacing oxygen making combustion of natural gas impossible. I can go do a reaction involving n2 right now it is not truly inert hell not even the Nobel gases are truly inert.
@@MrDJAK777 Inert is a relative measure, in chemistry at least. Diatomic Nitrogen is classified as an inert gas under standard conditions, mainly due to a triple bond and it requiring alkali metals to react. Fluorine reacts with some of the Noble gases (outside of standard conditions), they are still classified as inert. Don't be a twat.
@@ldx8492 -"What time is this programme on? Is it 10 o'clock?" -"Yes" -"Is it 10 o'clock on BBC 2?" -"Yes" -"Are we beyond the Watershed?" -"Yes" -"You're a fu-"
It was in the 70s when I watched the show Connections with Jack Burke. It was very similar to this show's format. Even with the new name Engineering Connections with Richard Hammond I still find it immensely entertaining and educational, even at my current age. The brave little mouse makes science interesting.
I really like his explanation in every videos and how he demonstrate physics behind every technology. That's how we can learn some physics in every day life and same we can apply something in everyday work. Thank you for this wonderful documentary 👌💐😊
its strange that all the top gear trio are excellent at documentaries. i would highly recommend clarksons inventions that changed the world series. also his war documentaries.
Not even two minutes in, and Hammond's already going over on two wheels and ending up horizontal. Priceless.🤣Never change, my dude. Never change. Just don't judge me if I don't join you on that particular mission.
one of my favorite examples is Cavitation on a submarine. due to the depth the blades boil the water making the cavitation noises as the bubbles burst, giving away their position. it was fixed by making it 5 blades and turning the props slower. amazing!!!!!!
While I was working as a machinist at a navy shipyard, I was loaned out to the propellor shop for almost a year when they were shorthanded. I learned a lot of cool stuff about propellers for our aircraft carriers and multiple classes of submarines. It was a great experience that was full of "don't repeat this, that, or the other to anybody ever".
Steam guy says "hope so" when Hammond asks if he's gonna break the shed, that's really charming. He knows it's gonna work, because he's a steam expert, but it just shows how much he loves this underrated engine that not many people even think about anymore
I've had it explained to me a million time but it still amazes me how a ship made of steel and concrete will float instead of going right to the bottom
I love how Richard is always doing dangerous experiments and many times he need wait and wait, this build up tension lol!! And he have such good diction that even I can understand! This series are one of the best in this segment that I ever see! And I watched for many years! Thank you to up and with this high quaity, budy!! You deserve more subscribers, so I do my part! :)) :D
Love these vids, but at around 10:20 he compares jet fuel to natural gas for volatility. Military grade jet fuel is basically kerosene, which is so non-volatile, if you threw a match into a bucket of it, the match would extinguish itself. Yes, when it burns there's a LOT of energy in it (Saturn V rocket's 1st stage used kerosene and liquid oxygen after all) but it needs a pretty good ignition source. Also, 14:50...nitrogen isn't a poisonous gas. He even says it's inert several times...it can't be both. The only danger in a room full of it is suffocation. I'm surprised there's two such glaring mistakes as this series is pretty good otherwise.
Doesn't he make the comparison to jet fuel specifically because of the way mid-air re-fuelling planes prevent fire occurring in the re-fuelling connection/nozzle thing (yeah, I've forgotten the name)? By using nitrogen gas to displace the oxygen (thus preventing a spark from igniting fuel)? I'm pretty sure the suffocation issue with nitrogen gas is what he's referring to (the context kinda hints at that), but "poisonous" is definitely the wrong word. Like all other inert gases (well, in a low/no oxygen environment), it's not toxic, but deadly exactly because the body absorbs it instead of necessary oxygen. For some reason people seem to confuse these terms a lot (probably not a good idea)
No it wasn't. It was the pressure cap on top that ruptured. Audio is replaced on almost all tv productions to make it dramatic. That boom is not what this sounded like.
I'm a musician and avid user of spatial effects on audio. The inside of that tank is i think the most wonderful delay (echo) I've ever heard. Would pay money to record some guitar tracks there.
l work in the LPG industry. l gotta deal with 140+ clients between gas stations, industries and food businesses, many of which were installed and/or built before my time, and l can tell u l pretty much live my life ignoring the fact that any of them could have a problem involving a major explosion, no matter how much attention one pays to try and follow all the regulations
Tony T in Celsius it is far more relative, and ten times colder is the correct terminology but probably incorrect based on what temperatures, it’s only to create easier viewing they do specify exact temperatures
That scene of him talking inside that dome cargo tank on the ship was pretty wild. It’s like an analog delay effect going into the front of a guitar amp. You play a note and it trails out. They should record a guitar track inside one of those tanks. 😄😄😄.
Richard Hammond is far superior to Bill Nye the science Guy! His wonderful accent alone would make him better, but the wonderful level of detail makes each presentation a work of art. Thank you!
3:55 that’s where Ryan Johnson -the writer and director of Star Wars Episode VIII got the idea for that scene with Ray in the Dark Side Cave. Richard Hammond starring in Star Wars confirmed
Nice documentary.. I now understand why pressure cookers cook food fast because they create high pressure inside making water boil at high temperature ..Richard Hammond💪
@Daniel Wasiolek firstly just because the "yanks" are doing it should never be a decent excuse, they do all kinds of stupid stuff! (see previous presidential/congressional election for proof🤣)
@Daniel Wasiolek that is a very honest answer, i like that! because i want big boom^^ And you startet so promisingly, being seemingly honest... then you had to say something like "i love the lot of ya" which is simply impossible, the overwhelming majority of UA-cam commenters have personalities that would make you wish you were trying to discuss politics with a trump supporter instead^^
The steam is just the working fluid. Heat to boil water and produce high pressure steam still has to be generated by burning a fuel - and that fuel is usually *fuel oil,* also known as 'heavy oil' or 'marine fuel'. Fuel oil actually burns way *dirtier* than modern low sulphur diesel fuel. I don't know what kind of magic pixie dust you think they have that would allow them to produce high pressure steam without a heat source. Ships like this are literally some of the least 'eco friendly' things on the planet. They are however, necessary.
Great show incredibly detailed don't think you missed much Richard great narration amazing how you explained every aspect of the ship those LNG carriers are quite remarkable thanks ill be looking for more docs from you Richard , Attenborough eat your heart out, lol jk I,ll always love DA
I never know if we reduce the pressure so, we can boil the water and other things. It’s dangerous but today I learned new things thank you Richard Hammond
if it kills you, then it's toxic... in small amounts it just passes right through you, really... your urine is mostly nitrogen and what you breathe out is mostly nitrogen
Everything is toxic. Literally. There is a toxicity scale for every chemical in existence. Some things are toxic but perfectly harmless. Others are toxic and harmful.
Just for reference this is the WHO grading scale. As you can see, something with grade 0 toxicity is essentially harmless to humans. www.oncoprof.net/Generale2000/g09_Chimiotherapie/Complements/g09-gb_comp01.html
Nitrogen is non-toxic, at least under normal pressures and temperatures, but can prevent an asphyxiation hazard by replacing oxygen. Not everything that kills you is toxic. After all, almost 80% of the air we breathe is nitrogen.
I'm guessing the bridge or other tall parts of the ship act like a lightning rod and dissapate the energy before there's enough charge to cause an actual strike but idk
Faraday cage effect? The energy gets routed around the shell of the ship into the water - there's a good description here: www.quora.com/How-are-ships-protected-against-lightning-strikes
Interesting , Thank You .. A fine example of how things work and haw so many things are interrelated . . Read the comments most are wise and explain more . I really miss you guys in Top Gear . The show is NOT the same without you Three
SO MANY misstatements due to grammar fails. 5:06 "...natural gas ignites at any air temp. found on Earth." Incorrectly implies that NG spontaneously combusts. Should be "...*IT IS POSSIBLE TO IGNITE NG* at any *NATURAL AMBIENT* temp..." 11:00 "...we can't breathe it. We CAN breathe pure nitrogen, but doing so for too long would be fatal. The statement should be "...we can't *SURVIVE BY* breath[ing] it." These guys need a better script editor.
@Fetus PC-TECH agreed, but it seems clear that Hammond lacks either the interest/care or the knowledge needed to make such changes. Hard to blame him, really. Presumably the check cleared, and getting similarly easy jobs might be harder for a host with a reputation for causing a fuss.
@@zuilok >> Atomic bombs are mainly used as a measure for energy, because that's what most people are familiar enough with to understand the immense forces behind and to know that the release of said forces are extremely dangerous. You wouldn't get the same reaction by using wattage or any other energy measure.
Correction nitrogen is not a poison it’s the lack of oxygen that is suffocating. Also if you filled the box with only natural gas it would also not catch fire
Nitrogen isn’t toxic per se, but the real issue is that if the air around you is completely nitrogen, there’s no O2 to breathe. The air you’re breathing in right now is 78% nitrogen.
In Australia they have a massive network of pipelines that transport the natural gas from the mines up in Queensland all across the country to major cities such as Melbourne or Sydney! :)
This is pretty cool, but nothing will beat Mythbusters overheating a water heater to explode like a rocket thru 2 floors and the roof of a house into the air 1000 feet.
oh boi here i go again watching documentaries when i should be sleeping
Are you me?
Maybe you should worry about yourself
@@angelicpowers3526 maybe you shut up
A thirst for knowledge and an inquiring mind can never be a bad thing surely 😉
Here I am a year later still not haven’t learned from your mistake.
Hammond: I don't come here to feel small, I can do that anywhere
"Who said that?, oh I didn't see you down there".
Was a great line
Just make sure you don’t feel small in public, Richard... or you might get arrested!
2:58 for anyone wondering. :D
🤣🤣🤣
Back in the 1990s during my summer vacations from studying I was working at a local shipyard in Finland where they made LNG tankers. It was a great experience to visit the inside of the gas tanks and to see how the seams of the tanks were welded together. Very nice memories from times when the world was a bit different place and when the Finnish shipbuilding industry was still at the very top in the world.
I eard that to weld those things together requires quite some big big balls
there goes James May's shed again!
HAMMOND YOU IDIOT!
"You are a fully rigged, rate A1, ocean-going pillock!"
LOOK WHAT YOU DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN!
Classic... angry James is near unbeatable.
@@NuclearCraftMod CLARKSONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!
This documentary is well thought out, educational, and it explains basic laws of physics. Well done!
It's really a shame that some people are in a situation where they have to rely on tv to supply that basic info what's even more, a shame is that source of knowledge, making inaccurate statements like nitrogen being inert.
@@MrDJAK777 Molecular nitrogen is inert.
@@DylRicho no it's really not, edit for this use it may pass as "inert" but even then that's not why it works here it's just displacing oxygen making combustion of natural gas impossible. I can go do a reaction involving n2 right now it is not truly inert hell not even the Nobel gases are truly inert.
@@MrDJAK777 Inert is a relative measure, in chemistry at least. Diatomic Nitrogen is classified as an inert gas under standard conditions, mainly due to a triple bond and it requiring alkali metals to react. Fluorine reacts with some of the Noble gases (outside of standard conditions), they are still classified as inert. Don't be a twat.
@@MrDJAK777 "Doesn't react readily" were his exact words. I'd say that is a usefully correct statement.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN
HOW CAN YOU BE SO USELESS MAN
@@ldx8492
-"What time is this programme on? Is it 10 o'clock?"
-"Yes"
-"Is it 10 o'clock on BBC 2?"
-"Yes"
-"Are we beyond the Watershed?"
-"Yes"
-"You're a fu-"
That will buff out
When he Jeremy shoots the plants and tree branches 😭😂
I came into the comment section looking for exactly this comment lmao
It was in the 70s when I watched the show Connections with Jack Burke. It was very similar to this show's format. Even with the new name Engineering Connections with Richard Hammond I still find it immensely entertaining and educational, even at my current age. The brave little mouse makes science interesting.
The engineering that goes into these things is fantastic. It's amazing what humans can do when there is a demand for something.
Necessity is the mother of inventions
@Fetus PC-TECH Agree. And now the BBC is feeding us the Holy Cult of Greta...
I really like his explanation in every videos and how he demonstrate physics behind every technology.
That's how we can learn some physics in every day life and same we can apply something in everyday work.
Thank you for this wonderful documentary 👌💐😊
Kitab se bhi acha?
its strange that all the top gear trio are excellent at documentaries. i would highly recommend clarksons inventions that changed the world series. also his war documentaries.
Apna backchodi apne paas rakho
03056932R clarkson’s Victoria cross documentary about his father in law and the greatest raid one are fantastic !
Not even two minutes in, and Hammond's already going over on two wheels and ending up horizontal. Priceless.🤣Never change, my dude. Never change. Just don't judge me if I don't join you on that particular mission.
"I didnt come here to feel small, i can do that anywhere." - Richard Hammond
one of my favorite examples is Cavitation on a submarine. due to the depth the blades boil the water making the cavitation noises as the bubbles burst, giving away their position. it was fixed by making it 5 blades and turning the props slower. amazing!!!!!!
While I was working as a machinist at a navy shipyard, I was loaned out to the propellor shop for almost a year when they were shorthanded. I learned a lot of cool stuff about propellers for our aircraft carriers and multiple classes of submarines. It was a great experience that was full of "don't repeat this, that, or the other to anybody ever".
At 26:19 you"ll see the Hamster in one of his natural driving positions.
Nice
it will be perfect if it was at least suzuki carry
I love how he's been in so many rolls he's all nonchalant. "Yeah that didn't go as well"
It was amazing to watch this whole documentary! Every minute was worthwhile.
Steam guy says "hope so" when Hammond asks if he's gonna break the shed, that's really charming. He knows it's gonna work, because he's a steam expert, but it just shows how much he loves this underrated engine that not many people even think about anymore
I studied Nautical Engineering and I really wish this type of documentaries were used on classes more often 😌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
34:36 poor james may loosing his shed again
How casual is the guy standing next to the steam engine?
losing*
CLARKSOOOOOONNNNN
Look at my BLOODY SHED MAN!!
One of my favourite episodes
Guys Anyone Can Tell Me Please Which Accent Of Uk This Woman Using 17:47 , Anyone Can Help ?! Plz
I've had it explained to me a million time but it still amazes me how a ship made of steel and concrete will float instead of going right to the bottom
Welcome to science. Science is best not ignored and put to good use. :)
Years late to the party, 'water weighs more'.
People learn so much science&physics from this one documentary than in a high school or after high school.
Amazing!!!!!!!!
26:19
not the first time he's tipped a van like that one over before
6:27 That was the most anticlimactic explosion I’ve ever seen
Absolutely fascinating documentary! Thank you for uploading!
That ship is brilliant!
The fact that one of the adds for this is the full length video of "obey" by BMTH and Youngblud is well worth a like
I love how Richard is always doing dangerous experiments and many times he need wait and wait, this build up tension lol!! And he have such good diction that even I can understand! This series are one of the best in this segment that I ever see! And I watched for many years! Thank you to up and with this high quaity, budy!! You deserve more subscribers, so I do my part! :)) :D
These kind of documentaries never get old
Love these vids, but at around 10:20 he compares jet fuel to natural gas for volatility. Military grade jet fuel is basically kerosene, which is so non-volatile, if you threw a match into a bucket of it, the match would extinguish itself. Yes, when it burns there's a LOT of energy in it (Saturn V rocket's 1st stage used kerosene and liquid oxygen after all) but it needs a pretty good ignition source. Also, 14:50...nitrogen isn't a poisonous gas. He even says it's inert several times...it can't be both. The only danger in a room full of it is suffocation. I'm surprised there's two such glaring mistakes as this series is pretty good otherwise.
Doesn't he make the comparison to jet fuel specifically because of the way mid-air re-fuelling planes prevent fire occurring in the re-fuelling connection/nozzle thing (yeah, I've forgotten the name)? By using nitrogen gas to displace the oxygen (thus preventing a spark from igniting fuel)?
I'm pretty sure the suffocation issue with nitrogen gas is what he's referring to (the context kinda hints at that), but "poisonous" is definitely the wrong word. Like all other inert gases (well, in a low/no oxygen environment), it's not toxic, but deadly exactly because the body absorbs it instead of necessary oxygen. For some reason people seem to confuse these terms a lot (probably not a good idea)
That traction engine was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I absolutely love traction engines.
Gotta love the good ole audio crew...that steam explosion mysteriously sounded more like tnt or gunpowder thats noise was echoing off of nearby hills.
round here a loud clap echoes off the hills
It was an explosion inside a metal box it's gonna enhance the sound
No it wasn't. It was the pressure cap on top that ruptured. Audio is replaced on almost all tv productions to make it dramatic. That boom is not what this sounded like.
Richard. thank you so much for all of your wonderful documentaries.
"Look at what you've done to my bloody shed man!"
I'm a musician and avid user of spatial effects on audio. The inside of that tank is i think the most wonderful delay (echo) I've ever heard. Would pay money to record some guitar tracks there.
I'd like to see a video of John 5 playing one of his medley jams in there.😁🤘
l work in the LPG industry. l gotta deal with 140+ clients between gas stations, industries and food businesses, many of which were installed and/or built before my time, and l can tell u l pretty much live my life ignoring the fact that any of them could have a problem involving a major explosion, no matter how much attention one pays to try and follow all the regulations
Take care my man
These programmes gives education where we are ignorant unknowingly.
What country made this good thing
38:35
"James didn't take the news well..."
"LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN!!"
15:40 "Ten times colder inside"? Proportional temperature comparisons are meaningless on a non-absolute scale.
Tony T in Celsius it is far more relative, and ten times colder is the correct terminology but probably incorrect based on what temperatures, it’s only to create easier viewing they do specify exact temperatures
That scene of him talking inside that dome cargo tank on the ship was pretty wild. It’s like an analog delay effect going into the front of a guitar amp. You play a note and it trails out. They should record a guitar track inside one of those tanks. 😄😄😄.
Great video! It amazes me how so many people each doing one thing, can end up resulting in such a scientific breakthrough!
To get further you have to stand on the shoulders of giants...
Richard Hammond is far superior to Bill Nye the science Guy! His wonderful accent alone would make him better, but the wonderful level of detail makes each presentation a work of art. Thank you!
I can imagine him making all sort of weird echoes out of the filming part :D
Thanks Richard Hammond for helping me do well in science
3:55 that’s where Ryan Johnson -the writer and director of Star Wars Episode VIII got the idea for that scene with Ray in the Dark Side Cave. Richard Hammond starring in Star Wars confirmed
I love this show, never would have heard of it of it wasn't for youtube.
Hammond is hilarious! Love that guy!
Even in documentaries Richard Hammond manages to crash. Living up to his name.
This is one of the best James may videos
Nitrogen is either inert or toxic.
You can't say is twice as cold as something.
Temperatures aren't cold, temperatures can be low.
Yeah... that "toxic" thing was stupid. Even worse are politicians who call CO2 a "toxic agent" ... but those are the stupid times we live in.
Why does he remind me of Richard Hammond
Edit: oh wow it is him...who knew he made documentaries
It's Hammond, usually somewhere in small print there is a claim that it's a show.
everyone knew besides you apparently
I didn’t come here to feel small I can do that anywhere. That one cracked me up 😂😂😂
Nice documentary.. I now understand why pressure cookers cook food fast because they create high pressure inside making water boil at high temperature ..Richard Hammond💪
Free surface effect scene reminds me of Clarkson's caravan on the highway
Insert May's duck noises
the effort that goes into making each video...hats off
Nitrogen is not toxic, lack of air is what kills.
I hope he made more! That said, we must admit that James Burke is the acknowledged guru of "Connections" and I don't think Mr Hammond would disagree.
The echo is terrifyingly haunting.
Fascinating and brilliant. I loved this.
Be bad if one of those LNG tankers collided with one carrying liquefied compressed oxygen ...
cool name! and yes =)
@Daniel Wasiolek true although. there are cgi imagery that show similar explosions without leveling half a country ^^
@Daniel Wasiolek firstly just because the "yanks" are doing it should never be a decent excuse, they do all kinds of stupid stuff! (see previous presidential/congressional election for proof🤣)
But if it were done in the middle of the sea (environmental damage not withstanding) it would be a satisfying visual 😀
@Daniel Wasiolek that is a very honest answer, i like that! because i want big boom^^ And you startet so promisingly, being seemingly honest... then you had to say something like "i love the lot of ya" which is simply impossible, the overwhelming majority of UA-cam commenters have personalities that would make you wish you were trying to discuss politics with a trump supporter instead^^
gee Reel, thanks for the 15 ads, makes it feel just like tv
Karl Jolley just get premium... Also background play :D
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I have never viewed such an informative documentary.
I miss Top Gear when I watch these documentaries :(
This SC Nurse is A LOVER of SCIENCE.. especially Engineering ⭐️❤️. Richard Hammond you ROCK🎸🎵
Richard, this was great. But you need Jeremy making explosion jokes too. You are brilliant, but he is hysterical.
Imagine converting one of those storage tanks into a house. Half of it underground and the other above it. It would be epic.
"it would make even him look small" lmao Jeremy?
4:08 omg that snap is crazy like my mind is blown it's so cool that it's so crisp on the way back
Great video, but nitrogen isn't "toxic". It makes up almost 80% of the air we breathe our entire lives.
HAMMOND!!! you've crashed my sports water tanker!!!!
-Clarkson probably. Lmao
I thought they ran on diesil! That's awesome that they're eco friendly :)
The steam is just the working fluid. Heat to boil water and produce high pressure steam still has to be generated by burning a fuel - and that fuel is usually *fuel oil,* also known as 'heavy oil' or 'marine fuel'.
Fuel oil actually burns way *dirtier* than modern low sulphur diesel fuel.
I don't know what kind of magic pixie dust you think they have that would allow them to produce high pressure steam without a heat source.
Ships like this are literally some of the least 'eco friendly' things on the planet. They are however, necessary.
Great show incredibly detailed don't think you missed much Richard great narration amazing how you explained every aspect of the ship those LNG carriers are quite remarkable thanks ill be looking for more docs from you Richard , Attenborough eat your heart out, lol jk I,ll always love DA
LNG - Let me blow up.
Nitrogen - You shall not pass.
vineet kapshikar Lol 😂
Hahaha I just finished reading those books
Very educative Congrats
18:40--- this is IZODE TEST on materials to check brittle and ductile nature.
I never know if we reduce the pressure so, we can boil the water and other things. It’s dangerous but today I learned new things thank you Richard Hammond
"Can't breathe nitrogen"
Hmm, 78% of what I breathe is nitrogen. I have found my superpower!
26:18 "I reckon I'm gonna give it a bit of the good ol' Scandinavian flick."
11:45 "toxic"? SMH
if it kills you, then it's toxic... in small amounts it just passes right through you, really... your urine is mostly nitrogen and what you breathe out is mostly nitrogen
nitrogen can't kill you directly, however if it replaces the oxygen in the air then you can't breath it and you'll suffocate
Everything is toxic. Literally. There is a toxicity scale for every chemical in existence. Some things are toxic but perfectly harmless. Others are toxic and harmful.
Just for reference this is the WHO grading scale. As you can see, something with grade 0 toxicity is essentially harmless to humans. www.oncoprof.net/Generale2000/g09_Chimiotherapie/Complements/g09-gb_comp01.html
Nitrogen is non-toxic, at least under normal pressures and temperatures, but can prevent an asphyxiation hazard by replacing oxygen.
Not everything that kills you is toxic.
After all, almost 80% of the air we breathe is nitrogen.
This material must be exhibited to the new generation it was entertaining and stunning really like it .
Temperature AND pressure liquify gasses.
Not for LNG.....temperature only and little pressure
Temperature or pressure or combined.
HEY RICHARD , IT WAS VERY GOOD LEARNING , THANKS FOR SUCH VIDEOS & KEEP POSTING MANY MORE
So you can't take electronic devices.. How will you protect against lightning strikes?
I'm guessing the bridge or other tall parts of the ship act like a lightning rod and dissapate the energy before there's enough charge to cause an actual strike but idk
@@elijahstewart1333 That is correct. It might be called by other terms, but lightning arrestors are the name.
With a metal rod
The electronic might interfere with the controls or the readings of the ship, mostly safety issues
Faraday cage effect? The energy gets routed around the shell of the ship into the water - there's a good description here: www.quora.com/How-are-ships-protected-against-lightning-strikes
Amazingly interesting documentary!!! 😁👏🏻Really brilliant!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
no way did they get hammond to go from grand tour to this
This was make before the Grand Tour was made, back when he was still with Top Gear at the BBC.
Hammond has always done 'sciency' things
Interesting , Thank You .. A fine example of how things work and haw so many things are interrelated . . Read the comments most are wise and explain more . I really miss you guys in Top Gear . The show is NOT the same without you Three
SO MANY misstatements due to grammar fails.
5:06 "...natural gas ignites at any air temp. found on Earth."
Incorrectly implies that NG spontaneously combusts.
Should be "...*IT IS POSSIBLE TO IGNITE NG* at any *NATURAL AMBIENT* temp..."
11:00 "...we can't breathe it.
We CAN breathe pure nitrogen, but doing so for too long would be fatal. The statement should be "...we can't *SURVIVE BY* breath[ing] it."
These guys need a better script editor.
yeah there are many more vague or plain wrong claims in all the episodes. For examply using an atomic bomb as a unit of evergy! wtf!
Potato, potato. .. the Brits have their own take on language, of course the queens english rules supreme.
@Fetus PC-TECH agreed, but it seems clear that Hammond lacks either the interest/care or the knowledge needed to make such changes. Hard to blame him, really. Presumably the check cleared, and getting similarly easy jobs might be harder for a host with a reputation for causing a fuss.
@@zuilok >> Atomic bombs are mainly used as a measure for energy, because that's what most people are familiar enough with to understand the immense forces behind and to know that the release of said forces are extremely dangerous. You wouldn't get the same reaction by using wattage or any other energy measure.
@@Arterexius I agree however, it would be very easy to use a specific atomic bomb to convey the energy and be fairly precise at the same time.
Very interesting vídeo with lots of things I didn’t knew.
This is how science should be imparted , not inside boring classrooms with boring with unqualified teachers
Very good explained documentary, this is what I like to look at. Thumbs up!
Whole 50min video was enjoyable
I never knew water can boil at 50 C or 106 F but now i do! Thanks Richard!!
So huge giant ships can travel on steam too! Back to steamships. Wow..how history is still a savior.
Football pitches in documentaries seem to be a new SI unit for areal space...
Correction nitrogen is not a poison it’s the lack of oxygen that is suffocating. Also if you filled the box with only natural gas it would also not catch fire
They don’t bother with the marshmallows-a perfect Richard Hammond quote
Awesome doco sir Richard!
Nitrogen isn’t toxic per se, but the real issue is that if the air around you is completely nitrogen, there’s no O2 to breathe. The air you’re breathing in right now is 78% nitrogen.
Lot of information thank you
In Australia they have a massive network of pipelines that transport the natural gas from the mines up in Queensland all across the country to major cities such as Melbourne or Sydney! :)
I like this documentary i learned a lot from science to engineering keep it up
How many times did that woman say ‘absolutely’?
Absolutely loads.
Thanks for this amazing physics class 😎😁👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Excellent video covering all the physics.
Walt Farson
With all due respect, are you elderly? You just signed your name to a UA-cam comment so I have to ask
This is pretty cool, but nothing will beat Mythbusters overheating a water heater to explode like a rocket thru 2 floors and the roof of a house into the air 1000 feet.