Comment by ash_091

I don’t think anything you said is wrong, but I do think you’re misreading the intent of the channel.

Practical Engineering is very deliberately framed as edutainment. The animations, pacing, and level of depth are conscious choices meant to keep non-specialists engaged rather than to maximize technical rigor.

In that sense, it belongs alongside other popular "science-y" channels like Kurzgesagt, Vsauce, and Technology Connections: content that prioritizes narrative and engagement over completeness or instruction.

The target audience is the broad middle of the technical bell curve. Animations of runway layers may make the video less appealing to you, but more accessible to a much larger, less technical audience.

Different goals imply different success criteria. If the goal is reach rather than comprehensive education, a million views in seven days looks like success.