Onboard a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE - Smarter Every Day 240
Added 2020-07-26 15:05:50 +0000 UTCThank you very much for supporting my creation of Smarter Every Day videos. One of my goals is to maintain a high level of integrity so I can be trusted to do things like this. Your support on Patreon allowed me to quickly purchase the cold weather gear necessary for this trip, as well as the tickets to fly to the Arctic.
My goal with this video was for the viewer to develop a human connection with the service members on the boat. We're going to be learning a lot on the USS Toledo moving forward, so I wanted to introduce you to some of the crew.
I'm grateful for your support.
Regards,
Destin
Comments
Nuclear subs are 2kewl. But talking about SMRs - an awesome video could be an expose on the next generation of nuclear power: Molten Salt Thorium Reactors. Kirk Sorensen (Former NASA/Flibe Energy chairman)) has been the primary catalyst to bring this tech to the spotlight and it is absolutely brilliant - with the ability to safely bring nuclear power prices way down & performance way up -while having unmatched safety as an emergent property. This is NOT your grandfather's nuclear power! LFTR
CURTISSCOTT
2021-05-17 20:03:27 +0000 UTCRegarding episode 240: Was "Job 38" supposed to be continued with ":16" or ":30" and the intended one of those was forgotten, or did you intend to invoke the whole chapter?
Mordecai Glicksman
2020-10-06 13:04:27 +0000 UTCThis was so cool to watch and get a better understanding on what it takes to operate one of these vessels. I'm not sure I could get used to hearing metal expanding and contracting while under the water like that.
2020-10-01 22:54:09 +0000 UTCI served in the Navy for 8 years and was on the USS Iwo Jima which is an LHD class ship. I never once got the chance to actually see a submarin
2020-09-17 23:20:29 +0000 UTCPoke Destin! Vorticies pics have disappeared on Dropbox! (sorry for cross-posting)
Hans Schulze
2020-09-15 03:57:13 +0000 UTCWhen my bro was working at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard as a contractor, I was visiting him during Fleet Week and was able to go aboard a nuclear submarine, which was an amazing experience, this brought me back, explained certain things and also showed parts I didnโt see!
2020-09-13 18:27:37 +0000 UTCAwesome video! Submarines Once, Submarines Twice! 25 years, retired Bubble head. Still love seeing people get a chance to see our day to day!
Brian Re
2020-09-09 19:23:51 +0000 UTCAs always a great video. Amazing slowmo of the ball getting vaporized! I also got inspired and bought myself a Trash Panda shirt. And my son just applied to UAH (Aerospace Engineering). I know he will get in, but he thinks he would prefer Ga Tech. Don't be surprised if a gangly young man says hello should he run into you. He is a big fan as well! He actually got the reverse bike video assigned in his AP Psychology class yesterday! He is very excited. Probably because he has seen it already!
2020-09-09 16:51:21 +0000 UTCMy dad was on this very sub while he was in the Navy, the excitement he had that he could share what he saw then as it is now was unreal. That was awesome!!
2020-09-08 05:42:12 +0000 UTCGO NAVY!
2020-09-08 01:05:46 +0000 UTCI loved this mini series on YouTube .
2020-09-07 21:08:28 +0000 UTCHey Destin, I just wanted to thank you for the video on the submarine. My father was the chief mess specialist on 2 different nuclear subs. They called him Mom. It even said Mom on the back of his jersey ( You see he was also the pitcher on their softball teams.) So thank you. I've been having wonderful memories of him since watching. Sincerely, Karl
2020-09-07 16:56:59 +0000 UTCThis series got me close to edge becoming a Patreon then Destin liking my comment on YT and the baseball video happened and I am here now!
2020-09-07 03:39:09 +0000 UTCI'm actually a bit amused that we submariners seem to be over-represented in your Patron demographics, Destin! 23 years (and counting), and I still get a kick out of seeing the wide-eyed wonder of visitors to our world. Can't wait to see more!
Ryan Moody
2020-09-06 16:32:26 +0000 UTCJust finished "Thunder Below." Amazing story, thanks for the recommendation!
Paco Jazztorius
2020-08-31 21:26:49 +0000 UTCAny chance you can share the STLs for the torpedo?
2020-08-16 18:28:14 +0000 UTCThose additional videos haven't been released quite yet. I'm looking forward to them too though!
2020-08-13 15:24:16 +0000 UTCDestin, I've seen the first two videos, the second being the video link you sent above "Onbard a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE." I thought I heard you say that there were additional videos developed from this same trip to USS TOLEDO. The galley (How to Cook on a Submarine), weapons systems (Torpedoes), driving the boat, etc. It is those additional videos I was hoping to view as you did a superb job with the first two.
2020-08-04 19:24:08 +0000 UTCCopy and paste this link into a web browser Rusty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXMJAU6vY8
Smarter Every Day
2020-08-03 19:07:21 +0000 UTCNo way! The logs are accessible?
Smarter Every Day
2020-08-03 19:06:35 +0000 UTCLol. I'm pumped too!
Smarter Every Day
2020-08-03 19:05:40 +0000 UTCI'm excited that your father subscribed! Also a bit intimidated.
Smarter Every Day
2020-08-03 19:05:25 +0000 UTCDestin, how do I gain access to other videos in the "Onboard a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE?"
2020-08-02 12:56:35 +0000 UTCThis series reminds me of the Tiger Cruise I was invited to on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-73). The entire crew went out of their way to answer questions about equipment and the operations of the carrier. I'm loving this series, Destin!
James A. Thornton
2020-07-28 17:11:56 +0000 UTCLucky Fluckey! I wrote a paper on Fluckey using the original logs at the Library/Sub Museum at New London as part of my Williams-Mystic semester "study abroad" in Connecticut. Actually got the chance to briefly interview him before he passed. Asked him what he was thinking with the rockets and the train and he replied, "We wanted to blow stuff up." Great video, thank you!
JKB
2020-07-27 18:06:33 +0000 UTCI Love that when you are talking to PJ( 21:53 ) they have a picture of Sean Connery from Hunt for Red October... I absolutely love this series, even with the regret that you couldn't get into the reactor/engine areas because they have the really shiny parts that I'd like to see... I just want to see close up pictures of the welds LoL Submarines kinda set a high standard for welding requirements and engineering, and almost everything on a sub gets welded parts at some point, so as a nerdy welder I end up studying a bunch of stuff related to building subs... It's awesome to get to see how the people that drive the giant lumps of welded steel/inconel/every other metal on the periodic chart, actually live and get along... Can't wait for the rest, and what ever else you can end up doing along these lines in the future. Keep up the amazing work!
Clifton Ballad
2020-07-27 02:29:11 +0000 UTCvery cool! great video!
Andrew Krob
2020-07-26 23:55:59 +0000 UTCI am so pumped for this series! Also the flower you show us at the end is called Asclepias tuberosa or more commonly Butterfly Milkweed. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=astu
Edward Ivory
2020-07-26 23:51:35 +0000 UTCi was waiting for this, thinking about this literally this morning
lesto
2020-07-26 23:02:50 +0000 UTCI literally squeed when you revealed that this was the first in a series. I cannot wait. Unbelievably cool.
Clint Wadley
2020-07-26 22:05:39 +0000 UTCI've always been fascinated with submarines. I'm really looking forward to this series.
KC
2020-07-26 20:22:56 +0000 UTCYou just gained my father as a subscriber. He served 24 years on boomers. He was aboard most of the 41 for freedom in his career. He loved this video and canโt wait for the rest of the series.
2020-07-26 20:01:37 +0000 UTCDestin, as a former submariner (USS Daniel Webster and USS Grayling) it's great to see the submarine force through fresh eyes (yours). It's apparent that the high standards and careful selection of officer and enlisted personnel have been maintained over the 50 years since I left active duty. Have enjoyed your videos for years and look forward to many more.
2020-07-26 19:45:38 +0000 UTCDestin, this was a super cool look into a place few people get to see, and I'm already itching to see what's next. Your video (and podcast) left me wanting to know so much more. Thanks for being awesome and doing what you do. Even if you're an occasional awkward turkey. ๐
2020-07-26 18:58:37 +0000 UTCLooking forward to the rest of the videos on the sub.
2020-07-26 18:25:37 +0000 UTCGreat overall view of what's coming up! I retired from the U.S. Navy Submarine Service in 1985 after 22 years of service. Watching this video not only brings back so many great memories, but also gives me a glimpse of how many things have changed while others still remain. One thing that surprises me is how much free access you were given. During the Cold War years, things were much more tightly controlled. I worked in the Radio Room, and even the majority of the crew were not allowed inside. I'll wait to see your upcoming videos to see if that's the same. :-) If I may, I'd like to recommend another great book that covers some of the more "fun" times we had back the Cold War years. The book is "Blind Man's Bluff". Thanks for producing these videos. It will give a good idea of what it's like to people who would normally not have access. I've been a subscriber to your channel and am still amazed at the stuff you come up with!
2020-07-26 17:37:42 +0000 UTCAnother great video! Thank you for what you're doing. I never joined the military, but in my late 30s I had an opportunity to work as a civilian on a couple military bases doing computer work for a year or so, and I realized what an amazing opportunity the military really can be. I think videos like this can show the reality of what today's military is, and maybe bring in some of the best and brightest who would not otherwise consider the military for a career. I know if this video had been around in the 80s, I might have joined! (BUT NOT to be in a sub!!) :-)
Steve Jones
2020-07-26 16:06:01 +0000 UTCI'm so excited about this series, thank you for showing both technical and personal point of view on this.
2020-07-26 15:54:19 +0000 UTCCan't wait to see it
Kyle V Gilbert
2020-07-26 15:43:26 +0000 UTC
