How I Boarded a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE in the Arctic (ICEX 2020)

I'm nearly convinced that we classify NNPI more out of habit than actual necessity. NR has massive organizational inertia, after all. There are much, MUCH more classified things forward of the WT door, but we simply cover up the gauges, close the laptops, and/or sanitize pictures and videos during the review process.

Ryan Moody

I'm in the Army Reserves. The coolest machines I've got to ride in is a HET and a C-17.

Nelson Nissley

I hate it that you (& most everyone else) can’t show the engine room😞 We really need more volunteers, in the nuclear community, but it’s hard to do when everything’s a secret

Dr. Boots

As a retired submariner (retired in 1985), I appreciate the chance to see how much has changed on the new boats. As for the format, use your best judgement....it's never failed you yet!

Can't wait for the rest of these videos, I think breaking it up into a series would be fine, im an Army missile defense guy and I have a stepbrother who's a torpedoman. We're trading notes all the time about similarities in our jobs, I'm excited to see what I can of this side of his life.

KodeTen

Glory to God. Go Navy

Finally got a chance to see this, Destin, on Father's Day. Can't wait to see the rest. We get so much more access to these things these days. I'm glad that they will go ahead and edit out what can't be shown instead of just not allowing any photography. It reminded me of my father talking about Operation Exotic Dancer. He couldn't say much except that he had to check his boots for scorpions in the morning, and he brought me back a pocket knife from Puerto Rico.

Bruce Grembowski

Hey Destin! I'm a submarine officer myself. Honestly I'd really prefer short videos too. I can't thank you enough for making these videos- I can finally show my family what I do! We're never really sure what's classified and what isn't, so resources like this that have been vetted by Big Navy are super useful. You're making a lot of submariners very happy- not just for coverage of what we do, but so we can share with our families.

This video is amazing.. I think it is really positive to show all the very cool jobs that you can have in the military, and that not every military job is front-line fighting I was never in the military, but if something like this had been around when I was making early life choices, it certainly would have changed my perspective and made me consider it. From dropping cats, to building NAS storage servers, to nuclear subs, your videos are all compelling and you can't help but to learn something from each one.

Steve Jones

I agree, a couple of shorter videos with different focusses would be nice.

Stefan Schloesser

I'd like shorter segments. It's easier for me to mentally digest information in little chunks of narrative.

B R Dutcher

This was a super interesting video. I had no idea that anything like that was going on. It was really refreshing to see something completely new to me. Thanks! I definitely got smarter after watching yesterday. :) I can't wait to see the next installments.

Workbench

Sadly for me, the part I would want to see the most would be the reactor room... I %1000 understand Why, but I still wish I could see it. *sigh* National security can be really annoying for nerds... Otherwise I'm good with what ever format you decide to put it out in. Smaller is nicer for searching out bits (the cooks vid for chefs, break through ice for mechanical engineer's and welders...) to pass onto others, and would be my only vote for the shorter segments. Shorter segments would suck unless you released them in rapid fire, such that I dont feel like Im waiting 3 weeks + for the whole story when I know I could have had it in 30 min... Just trying to give you perspective, I really am good with whichever way you choose to tell this story.

Clifton Ballad

Awesome video Destin! What a unique experience, and thanks for sharing it with us!

Dude I can't wait to see what inside the sub looks like. I think several smaller videos would give the opportunity to show more of each part so my vote is for that. Thanks again for sharing your experiences with us, keep going man you ROCK!

Ricky Stoner

I agree with doing in it segments! Would probably do 2-4 15-20 min ones followed with a here's everything else 30-45 minute video.

william bumgardner

i would love to see it breaking up in multiple video, maybe a recap one for "braoder audiece", but please nerdsnipe me away!

lesto

I vote for multiple shorts! I like long-form videos, but friends/family won't watch anything I share over 15-20min. This way I could send people only the parts they'd be most interested in.

Kevin McDonough

Super cool! Thanks!

I would prefer a couple of short ish videos. If you make it a long video and cut it in chapters, then put it all in a playlist. I think it could support both opinions

Lars

Thanks Destin! This is really cool!

Jack

Can't wait to see the inside of the sub. I was lucky enough to tour the Kentucky at commissioning absolutely phenomenal.

William H. Sanders Jr.

I'd definitely prefer breaking it up into shorter segments. Looking forward to that cooking part :)

Any chance we could see a time lapse of the sun circling overhead? I think I’d prefer shorter videos by theme. It would also be cool if you could go back in late December and record the aurora borealis and show comparison side by side time lapse shots. 😎

Thank you for putting it that way.

Smarter Every Day

That’s right next door to Prudhoe Bay right?

Smarter Every Day

That’s what I’m leaning towards

Smarter Every Day

Divide into episodes of 15 minutes. My brother in law did 3 years as one of the degreed engineers running the sub’s nuclear power plant. And guess where the Navy provides nuclear reactor training ??? Idaho Falls, Idaho. Go figure.

Yes? I mean, do anything you think is best, but I'd watch both

JamesBergCanada

Well... Given the attention span of the average human, the ADD human, the human child and adolescent... the numbers say it would be best viewed in chunks. So separating into 'episodes' would be best. I look forward to watching that series.

Icicle C Cold

Wow, Destin! I made my first comment before I finished watching the video... but from what you presented here, this has to be a series! If you put everything you learned on this trip into one video, it would be HOURS long!

Kristy

That's amazing, man! About the extra content. There's another channel I follow called NoClip that does documentaries on video game development and they break down the bigger ones pretty much in the same way you suggested above with smaller focused chunks. It's a good format.

Vitor Bittencourt de Oliveira

Grinning ear to ear while watching this!

Robert Sanges

Actually, I would definitely watch a video on that ice halo!

Poker Chen

Definitely split it up! So cool to get to see the support go towards something so amazing...keep up the great work Destin!

CaptainMojo

Split it into a series of videos, each about 20 min? I think it will be good to spend some time introducing each content with something closer to our daily experience

Poker Chen

I think a series of videos 30-40 minutes long would be about right.

Break it up into multiple videos! My father was on subs for 20 years; they are fascinating!

I really think you should do a Dive Deep series. I think one video wouldn't be enough, because you would have to cut some parts out. But if you do it over a series, you can add everything (that the Navy will let you!) and we could get Smarter Every Day!

Chris Humphrey

can't wait for video from inside sub.

I think it would be great broken up. Your space series from a few years ago was very good and I felt those were a nice length and so combined together to be a nice afternoon of watching. Love your content, God bless. -SaM

I prefer the longer 30-45 minute videos as it gives you time to get into the detail. Maybe do a compromise and create natural break points around every 15 mins, like back at home commentary - so that people with time constraints can split one video into shorter 15 minute sessions?

Richard Cole

I quite enjoy the longer format videos

Longer or shorter videos, that is the question. Personally I prefer longer videos(like this one or even longer), because with experience from your and other channels I have feeling that in shorter videos there is not enough time to explain the topic in detail. In 10 min video first few minutes is the begging then you barely scratch the topic a the you have to end because of 10min mark. From you're description I guess you have a metric ton of footage, which I believe will need some explanation. But, on the other hand I understand that I'm not representative research sample. 😊

This 30 minute video was the perfect length imho. You had me glued to the screen and I did not let myself get distracted even for a second. I'd be thrilled to watch more long-form videos. Whatever you decide, I just want to say thanks a million for sharing this awesome and inspiring experience with us!

Mark

great video! loved the science focus.

I'd go for the multiple videos too. So many youtubers are starting to do 20 or 30 minutes videos and time wise I just don't have the time to watch everyone's videos.

Tim Norman

My vote is for a series of videos instead of one long video. I look forward to seeing it or them no matter which you choose.

Wow, Destin!

Pete Hall in Wi

I'd make some smart reference to Hunt for Red October. The cook was the sabatuer, "you might not want to shoot at anything in here.", he always turns left at the bottom half of the hour. Are a few things that I recall. Oo how about how to play cribbage. Or, worlds best cribbage players. Episode one of the most uncomfortable toilets. What is" hot bunking? " looking forward to the video!

Awesome!! AWEsome!! AWESOME Video!!1 Can't wait for part two. 😃

Ronen Finegold

I was also thinking maybe after you've released the shorter videos you can follow up with the longer content.

Robert Keiser

Destin—welcome aboard, Shipmate! Shorter videos sound great. Shoot, I'd have sent you one of my coats for free. Of course, it would have been a little small. Thanks for investing in all of us and making this happen... God bless you, buddy!

Robert Keiser

What a fun opportunity! I love the shorter video idea though I always get excited for longer videos too because of their depth.

I really really enjoy your content. Especially when it's such a long good made Video. But the problem is, when u got 2kids running around its nearly impossible to watch it completely by once.

What a cool (pun intended) opportunity! Shorter videos please. Thanks and stay well.

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Mark Tea

This is so cool!

Mark Tea

I like shorter videos better, since I don't always have the time to watch a long video. Awesome to hear about this!

I personally like longer videos, but a lot of my friends pass on long videos when I share them. Shorter series will still get watched by long format fans, but not the other way around. One family groans on every SED video I try to cast claiming, “I don’t want to watch an hour long video”. This is due to the rocket tour video being the first SED video I shared.

Jerame Edwards

I'm going with shorter installments. Longer form with a coherent narrative could take a long time to produce from the raw footage. Now that you've got our attention, feed us little bits as often as you can without compromising your excellent quality and always leave us wanting more. Just my 2¢ worth. However you decide to do it I'm honored to be one of your patrons.

Don Rideaux-Crenshaw

I actually like the longer format videos. Here's why: You can understand the science better in one video than multiple since the content when laid out logically. Destin only puts out a video ever so often (not every week/.day so watching him longer makes it feel more engaging.

Shorter videos, for sure. Maybe even <5 minutes so kids can stay engaged.

Margaret Menger

I am thinking back to some of your earlier work like how helicopters work, which were in several sections. I think several installments would better educate the audience. (I think a more direct answer is I have no problems supporting multiple videos on this topic, both in cost and that means other videos are delayed. This seems like a cool topic).

Dan & Jen Baizel

What an opportunity! I would prefer to have you share more of it as a series of videos, but will eagerly await and watch whatever your end product is.

I would love to see a series of short videos. I have little kids so it's hard to find time to myself to watch long videos but I can always find time to watch the shorter ones.

Kevin McNamara

Shorter videos (10-15 min) work best, both for youngsters with short attention spans and adults with time limitations.

Kristy

Self-loading ballast is the best ballast.

Rosuav

I taught high school science in Barrow, AK. I believe it is now called Utqiaġvik. Did you happen to travel through that town? It’s the furthest north village in the USA.

Shorter series of videos is my vote. Can't wait!

Jason Stice

I am fan of shorter videos. It's hard to sit down to dedicate 45+ mins to a video. #millenialattentionspan

Richard @ 42Fab

Break it into topic wise small videos. Easier to digest. Make it a series of sorts. Just my 2 cents.

Vipul Kapoor

I've been looking forward to this one since you discussed it on NDQ!

I would love to see a mini series with a number of different videos.