Comment by lproven

2 days ago

Quite interesting.

This is also why every video needs a transcript: that took me 6min to read, about 1/4 of the video's running time.

The graphical aids in practical engineering videos are quite well done, especially when he creates scale models in the garage. You are missing out if you only read it, if you can afford to spend the time watching.

  • Nothing prevents inserting video clips — or, for that matter, interactive demos or other media — into the flow of a blog post. Youtube incentivizes its "creators" to optimize for view time, so even the most respected channels can be quite redundant in their presentation. And even when it's well edited and "organized", it doesn't necessarily prioritize what would be most useful.