him and "cathode ray dude" are likely my favorite youtubers for this exact reason. When their videos come out I'm cracking out the snacks and watching it on my OPS tv

I like his humor as well.

Not from the same Youtuber but that video reminded me of another great one about how mechanical bowling alley machines work: https://youtu.be/Iod6uwUGM2E

I find myself randomly recommending his videos to friends in the middle of conversations. Content like this is why I love YouTube.

Early arcade video games (pre Space Invaders) also didn't use universal microprocessors but relied only on circuit boards without software.

I've been a huge fan of these videos. They explain electro-mechanical pinball machines incredibly well plus they're beautifully photographed. A remarkable amount of effort, thought and care went into creating them.

That has me wondering, do any youtubers sell Executive Producer credits for funding like films?

Same here. I used it every day during COVID

Posy seconded. He's weird (and I'm certain he would agree), but in a fun and interesting way. The music used in his videos is composed and recorded by himself, btw.

A recommendation of mine is Bad Obsession Motorsport. Two men in a shed put a Celica engine in an Austin Mini. So far it's taken 12 years and 41 episodes. Some astonishing engineering going there.

If you're into cars, I'll also recommend "driving 4 answers". Very well researched and presented videos about engine technology.

+ Techmoan

If the idea of just chilling out and appreciating old tech with a slick presentation sounds good to you, you might like https://youtube.com/@PosyMusic

A couple more, adjacent:

Ahoy (if you like Amiga and old video games, I cannot recommend enough)

Ben Eater

Majulaar

Tantacrul

And of course Veritasium with the consistently super interesting science videos.

It's a shame that Druaga1 stopped posting on YouTube because he should be on that list.

CelGenStudios and Usagi Electric are good channels for vintage computing stuff.

+1 for LGR. Also adding TechMoan to that list.

  Huygens Optics
  CuriousMarc
  Applied Science (<- not the journal)  
  clabretro
  xkcd's What If?
  optimum

Don't watch Aging Wheels then. Love both of them, but my wife complains when I watch either on the living room TV.

The first time I came across his channel I felt similarly, but coupled with the dry humor, passive aggressive offhand comments, and intentionally long pauses waiting for the joke to land, I began to feel like it went with the tone of the content. I wasn’t sure at first, but he seems very self aware.

The whole thing reminds of some 80s PBS and Wes Anderson mashup in the best way.

Thankfully YouTube allows you to 2x the playback. That was the only reason I watched most of this video.