Engineering Connections (Richard Hammond) - Supertanker | Science Documentary | Reel Truth Science

Richard Hammond reveals the ingenious engineering required to transport one of the most potentially hazardous cargoes in the world in some of the biggest vessels afloat. The supertanker is bigger than the Titanic and can carry enough fuel to heat a city the size of London for a week - the energy equivalent of 55 Hiroshima atom bombs. Shipping this potentially volatile cargo required engineering solutions inspired by cutlery, mid-air refuelling and fire engines.
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[@Strothy2]

oh boi here i go again watching documentaries when i should be sleeping

[@DrKrFfXx000000000000]

Are you me?

[@angelicpowers3526]

Maybe you should worry about yourself

[@sixtysyxti3235]

@@angelicpowers3526 maybe you shut up

[@majorberk4647]

A thirst for knowledge and an inquiring mind can never be a bad thing surely 😉

[@Stanskeful]

Here I am a year later still not haven’t learned from your mistake.

[@mikefung3000]

Hammond: I don't come here to feel small, I can do that anywhere

[@Zooumberg]

"Who said that?, oh I didn't see you down there".

[@clarewulf2054]

Was a great line

[@ChikinKikka]

Just make sure you don’t feel small in public, Richard... or you might get arrested!

[@thenameisgsarci]

2:58 for anyone wondering. :D

[@diegopurcell4491]

there goes James May's shed again!

[@lanswipe]

HAMMOND YOU IDIOT!

[@NuclearCraftMod]

"You are a fully rigged, rate A1, ocean-going pillock!"

[@dannym1882]

LOOK WHAT YOU DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN!

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Classic... angry James is near unbeatable.

[@PaulLundgren1970]

@@NuclearCraftMod CLARKSONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!

[@frenchy8172]

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN

[@ldx8492]

HOW CAN YOU BE SO USELESS MAN

[@vgbondarev]

@@ldx8492 -"What time is this programme on? Is it 10 o'clock?" -"Yes" -"Is it 10 o'clock on BBC 2?" -"Yes" -"Are we beyond the Watershed?" -"Yes" -"You're a fu-"

[@parvenugaming4995]

That will buff out

[@OhZjuchi]

When he Jeremy shoots the plants and tree branches 😭😂

[@stephencrompton4352]

I came into the comment section looking for exactly this comment lmao

[@crestfallensunbro6001]

"I didnt come here to feel small, i can do that anywhere." - Richard Hammond

[@klaseronen7535]

Back in the 1990s during my summer vacations from studying I was working at a local shipyard in Finland where they made LNG tankers. It was a great experience to visit the inside of the gas tanks and to see how the seams of the tanks were welded together. Very nice memories from times when the world was a bit different place and when the Finnish shipbuilding industry was still at the very top in the world.

[@zairomolino4074]

I eard that to weld those things together requires quite some big big balls

[@thomastaylor3498]

This documentary is well thought out, educational, and it explains basic laws of physics. Well done!

[@MrDJAK777]

It's really a shame that some people are in a situation where they have to rely on tv to supply that basic info what's even more, a shame is that source of knowledge, making inaccurate statements like nitrogen being inert.

[@DylRicho]

@@MrDJAK777 Molecular nitrogen is inert.

[@MrDJAK777]

@@DylRicho no it's really not, edit for this use it may pass as "inert" but even then that's not why it works here it's just displacing oxygen making combustion of natural gas impossible. I can go do a reaction involving n2 right now it is not truly inert hell not even the Nobel gases are truly inert.

[@Valsorayu]

​@@MrDJAK777 Inert is a relative measure, in chemistry at least. Diatomic Nitrogen is classified as an inert gas under standard conditions, mainly due to a triple bond and it requiring alkali metals to react. Fluorine reacts with some of the Noble gases (outside of standard conditions), they are still classified as inert. Don't be a twat.

[@christianweagle6253]

@@MrDJAK777 "Doesn't react readily" were his exact words. I'd say that is a usefully correct statement.

[@helenemso32]

The engineering that goes into these things is fantastic. It's amazing what humans can do when there is a demand for something.

[@Sophia-bm9ch]

34:36 poor james may loosing his shed again

[@armr6937]

How casual is the guy standing next to the steam engine?

[@yammmit]

losing*

[@ramiabouchakra2726]

CLARKSOOOOOONNNNN

[@SportSoulLife]

Look at my BLOODY SHED MAN!! One of my favourite episodes

[@abdallahalhaddad3463]

Guys Anyone Can Tell Me Please Which Accent Of Uk This Woman Using 17:47 , Anyone Can Help ?! Plz

[@thatfeeble-mindedboy]

Be bad if one of those LNG tankers collided with one carrying liquefied compressed oxygen ...

[@Cherrypopperland]

cool name! and yes =)

[@Cherrypopperland]

@Daniel Wasiolek true although. there are cgi imagery that show similar explosions without leveling half a country ^^

[@Cherrypopperland]

@Daniel Wasiolek firstly just because the "yanks" are doing it should never be a decent excuse, they do all kinds of stupid stuff! (see previous presidential/congressional election for proof🤣)

[@Cherrypopperland]

But if it were done in the middle of the sea (environmental damage not withstanding) it would be a satisfying visual 😀

[@Cherrypopperland]

@Daniel Wasiolek that is a very honest answer, i like that! because i want big boom^^ And you startet so promisingly, being seemingly honest... then you had to say something like "i love the lot of ya" which is simply impossible, the overwhelming majority of KZbin commenters have personalities that would make you wish you were trying to discuss politics with a trump supporter instead^^

[@1cloud5]

"Look at what you've done to my bloody shed man!"

[@1bestrafung]

At 26:19 you"ll see the Hamster in one of his natural driving positions.

[@randomuser5443]

Nice

[@adidia2163]

it will be perfect if it was at least suzuki carry

[@brandonstevenlesher1964]

I love how he's been in so many rolls he's all nonchalant. "Yeah that didn't go as well"

[@joelalmon3088]

It was in the 70s when I watched the show Connections with Jack Burke. It was very similar to this show's format. Even with the new name Engineering Connections with Richard Hammond I still find it immensely entertaining and educational, even at my current age. The brave little mouse makes science interesting.

[@ganeshprasad3362]

I really like his explanation in every videos and how he demonstrate physics behind every technology. That's how we can learn some physics in every day life and same we can apply something in everyday work. Thank you for this wonderful documentary 👌💐😊

[@cataclysmal5315]

Kitab se bhi acha?

[@03056932]

its strange that all the top gear trio are excellent at documentaries. i would highly recommend clarksons inventions that changed the world series. also his war documentaries.

[@nicobellic2465]

Apna backchodi apne paas rakho

[@Marc1996L]

03056932R clarkson’s Victoria cross documentary about his father in law and the greatest raid one are fantastic !

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

6:27 That was the most anticlimactic explosion I’ve ever seen

[@nickaalex]

26:19 not the first time he's tipped a van like that one over before

[@greigshearer5614]

one of my favorite examples is Cavitation on a submarine. due to the depth the blades boil the water making the cavitation noises as the bubbles burst, giving away their position. it was fixed by making it 5 blades and turning the props slower. amazing!!!!!!

[@justlucky8254]

While I was working as a machinist at a navy shipyard, I was loaned out to the propellor shop for almost a year when they were shorthanded. I learned a lot of cool stuff about propellers for our aircraft carriers and multiple classes of submarines. It was a great experience that was full of "don't repeat this, that, or the other to anybody ever".

[@vipul6304]

It was amazing to watch this whole documentary! Every minute was worthwhile.

[@Cameron655]

Not even two minutes in, and Hammond's already going over on two wheels and ending up horizontal. Priceless.🤣Never change, my dude. Never change. Just don't judge me if I don't join you on that particular mission.

[@liamweaver2944]

38:35 "James didn't take the news well..." "LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN!!"

[@quacksackerthegreatstarfir6996]

I've had it explained to me a million time but it still amazes me how a ship made of steel and concrete will float instead of going right to the bottom

[@DylRicho]

Welcome to science. Science is best not ignored and put to good use. :)

[@world_still_spins]

Years late to the party, 'water weighs more'.

[@thamizhansurya8519]

These kind of documentaries never get old

[@ExtraVictory]

Steam guy says "hope so" when Hammond asks if he's gonna break the shed, that's really charming. He knows it's gonna work, because he's a steam expert, but it just shows how much he loves this underrated engine that not many people even think about anymore

[@chloescat]

Absolutely fascinating documentary! Thank you for uploading! That ship is brilliant!

[@SasquachPL]

I'm a musician and avid user of spatial effects on audio. The inside of that tank is i think the most wonderful delay (echo) I've ever heard. Would pay money to record some guitar tracks there.

[@justlucky8254]

I'd like to see a video of John 5 playing one of his medley jams in there.😁🤘

[@christophezecheru5440]

Even in documentaries Richard Hammond manages to crash. Living up to his name.

[@tiagogobbi3610]

I love how Richard is always doing dangerous experiments and many times he need wait and wait, this build up tension lol!! And he have such good diction that even I can understand! This series are one of the best in this segment that I ever see! And I watched for many years! Thank you to up and with this high quaity, budy!! You deserve more subscribers, so I do my part! :)) :D

[@jimboxmeyer1964]

Richard. thank you so much for all of your wonderful documentaries.

[@3dgar7eandro]

I studied Nautical Engineering and I really wish this type of documentaries were used on classes more often 😌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@ginge5253]

The fact that one of the adds for this is the full length video of "obey" by BMTH and Youngblud is well worth a like

[@FahadFahad-uf6ns]

People learn so much science&physics from this one documentary than in a high school or after high school. Amazing!!!!!!!!

[@marcuserck2159]

Hammond is hilarious! Love that guy!

[@jeffallinson8089]

Fascinating and brilliant. I loved this.

[@jacksonmcclendon7698]

I didn’t come here to feel small I can do that anywhere. That one cracked me up 😂😂😂

[@davidmoss6271]

Great video! It amazes me how so many people each doing one thing, can end up resulting in such a scientific breakthrough!

[@thiesenf]

To get further you have to stand on the shoulders of giants...

[@tonyt7196]

15:40 "Ten times colder inside"? Proportional temperature comparisons are meaningless on a non-absolute scale.

[@kylebudd5479]

Tony T in Celsius it is far more relative, and ten times colder is the correct terminology but probably incorrect based on what temperatures, it’s only to create easier viewing they do specify exact temperatures

[@pauloconnor2980]

That traction engine was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I absolutely love traction engines.

[@JamesPetty-sb5gf]

They don’t bother with the marshmallows-a perfect Richard Hammond quote

[@kennethbutler1343]

Love these vids, but at around 10:20 he compares jet fuel to natural gas for volatility. Military grade jet fuel is basically kerosene, which is so non-volatile, if you threw a match into a bucket of it, the match would extinguish itself. Yes, when it burns there's a LOT of energy in it (Saturn V rocket's 1st stage used kerosene and liquid oxygen after all) but it needs a pretty good ignition source. Also, 14:50...nitrogen isn't a poisonous gas. He even says it's inert several times...it can't be both. The only danger in a room full of it is suffocation. I'm surprised there's two such glaring mistakes as this series is pretty good otherwise.

[@13minutestomidnight]

Doesn't he make the comparison to jet fuel specifically because of the way mid-air re-fuelling planes prevent fire occurring in the re-fuelling connection/nozzle thing (yeah, I've forgotten the name)? By using nitrogen gas to displace the oxygen (thus preventing a spark from igniting fuel)? I'm pretty sure the suffocation issue with nitrogen gas is what he's referring to (the context kinda hints at that), but "poisonous" is definitely the wrong word. Like all other inert gases (well, in a low/no oxygen environment), it's not toxic, but deadly exactly because the body absorbs it instead of necessary oxygen. For some reason people seem to confuse these terms a lot (probably not a good idea)

[@2335467]

I love this show, never would have heard of it of it wasn't for youtube.

[@billcastillo3125]

Thanks a lot for the high quality :D

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

I can imagine him making all sort of weird echoes out of the filming part :D

[@srivathsans9528]

the effort that goes into making each video...hats off

[@Nozzah_24]

Thanks Richard Hammond for helping me do well in science

[@heatmaxprojects8399]

HEY RICHARD , IT WAS VERY GOOD LEARNING , THANKS FOR SUCH VIDEOS & KEEP POSTING MANY MORE

[@Audiobookalchemist]

Oh my, I should be out play but I am watching the documentary. Thanks to Richard Hammond for well covered documentary

[@cicco1838]

This is totally awesome thank you, you guy's for video....

[@dogyerf21]

This is one of the best James may videos

[@daniels9835]

The echo is terrifyingly haunting.

[@wiktoriaheinz9244]

Great, as always!

[@canismajoris3742]

I miss Top Gear when I watch these documentaries :(

[@66Womp]

Great show incredibly detailed don't think you missed much Richard great narration amazing how you explained every aspect of the ship those LNG carriers are quite remarkable thanks ill be looking for more docs from you Richard , Attenborough eat your heart out, lol jk I,ll always love DA

[@nick4819]

Gotta love the good ole audio crew...that steam explosion mysteriously sounded more like tnt or gunpowder thats noise was echoing off of nearby hills.

[@benni7934]

round here a loud clap echoes off the hills

[@elias_xp95]

It was an explosion inside a metal box it's gonna enhance the sound

[@nick4819]

No it wasn't. It was the pressure cap on top that ruptured. Audio is replaced on almost all tv productions to make it dramatic. That boom is not what this sounded like.

[@EwoutSchalkwijk]

Very good explained documentary, this is what I like to look at. Thumbs up!

[@BilalAhmad-ls6pd]

I have never viewed such an informative documentary.

[@BeardedandBlessed]

Why does he remind me of Richard Hammond Edit: oh wow it is him...who knew he made documentaries

[@2adamast]

It's Hammond, usually somewhere in small print there is a claim that it's a show.

[@yammmit]

everyone knew besides you apparently

[@neth77]

Awesome doco sir Richard!

[@shakawhenthewallsfell8570]

Imagine converting one of those storage tanks into a house. Half of it underground and the other above it. It would be epic.

[@mereclander]

Very interesting vídeo with lots of things I didn’t knew.

[@3dgar7eandro]

Amazingly interesting documentary!!! 😁👏🏻Really brilliant!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@karljolley8346]

gee Reel, thanks for the 15 ads, makes it feel just like tv

[@epitomeofhyperbole]

Karl Jolley just get premium... Also background play :D

[@catlee8064]

ad block for chrome...no ads

[@MattyT_86]

What ads?

[@elias_xp95]

PHONE

[@Robjm999]

Get Adblocker extension for chrome its free and there are no ads what so ever on any website.

[@kiranjoseph3438]

Hats off you.... Your efforts results

[@jonaslasater4784]

"it would make even him look small" lmao Jeremy?

[@sparkledejager1965]

Super interesting!

[@ttystikkrocks1042]

I hope he made more! That said, we must admit that James Burke is the acknowledged guru of "Connections" and I don't think Mr Hammond would disagree.

[@unstopablegunner2147]

This documentary is 😍😍😍😍

[@smb7304]

Frkkin awesome thanks!

[@FaiyazWhatever]

Whole 50min video was enjoyable

[@Thebreakawayexplorer]

HAMMOND!!! you've crashed my sports water tanker!!!! -Clarkson probably. Lmao

[@abdullahjaved2901]

i love richard

[@cirocciroc]

Free surface effect scene reminds me of Clarkson's caravan on the highway

[@indominusrex1652]

Insert May's duck noises

[@haraldpettersen3649]

Great video

[@djdimplesdimpole]

Very educative Congrats

[@FiveBlackFootedFerrets]

Richard Hammond is far superior to Bill Nye the science Guy! His wonderful accent alone would make him better, but the wonderful level of detail makes each presentation a work of art. Thank you!

[@ronniealmario3299]

I like this documentary i learned a lot from science to engineering keep it up

[@dave1986R]

That scene of him talking inside that dome cargo tank on the ship was pretty wild. It’s like an analog delay effect going into the front of a guitar amp. You play a note and it trails out. They should record a guitar track inside one of those tanks. 😄😄😄.

[@vaggelisgian]

3:55 that’s where Ryan Johnson -the writer and director of Star Wars Episode VIII got the idea for that scene with Ray in the Dark Side Cave. Richard Hammond starring in Star Wars confirmed

[@kiranjoseph3438]

Subscription Worth... Good effort... really Thanks for your video's

[@thegman352]

Love your show

[@dannym1882]

26:18 "I reckon I'm gonna give it a bit of the good ol' Scandinavian flick."

[@ButterfaceGMusicSlump]

awesome video!!

[@richardharold7128]

Good work Richard Hammond my namesake

[@somphothbsiratsamy3748]

always something else to learn....

[@yunassaxer7119]

great!

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You .. A fine example of how things work and haw so many things are interrelated . . Read the comments most are wise and explain more . I really miss you guys in Top Gear . The show is NOT the same without you Three

[@radiumdude]

Football pitches in documentaries seem to be a new SI unit for areal space...

[@walterfarson1616]

Excellent video covering all the physics. Walt Farson

[@elias_xp95]

With all due respect, are you elderly? You just signed your name to a KZbin comment so I have to ask

[@JessicaTG2008]

This is pretty cool, but nothing will beat Mythbusters overheating a water heater to explode like a rocket thru 2 floors and the roof of a house into the air 1000 feet.

[@KnivesHELLYEAH1]

It's funny how richard hammond is not on the ship when it's moving, but he is on the ship when it's not moving, It's like he's not allowed on the ship when it's moving. 😂😂😂

[@3dgar7eandro]

Thanks for this amazing physics class 😎😁👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@davidmarks509]

Good to see the hamster doing so well.

[@2Sorts]

How many times did that woman say ‘absolutely’? Absolutely loads.

[@markgigiel2722]

Richard, this was great. But you need Jeremy making explosion jokes too. You are brilliant, but he is hysterical.

[@renatoigmed]

Thanks for upload in such a very good quality! :)

[@peterchisangamwamba9100]

Nice documentary.. I now understand why pressure cookers cook food fast because they create high pressure inside making water boil at high temperature ..Richard Hammond💪

[@rambo8wradio]

Nitrogen is either inert or toxic. You can't say is twice as cold as something. Temperatures aren't cold, temperatures can be low.

[@f.d.6667]

Yeah... that "toxic" thing was stupid. Even worse are politicians who call CO2 a "toxic agent" ... but those are the stupid times we live in.

[@kiranhosur9167]

Very Good

[@a.ksingh11]

Great

[@foxytv1592]

thats a well designed propeller. good cavitation avoidance characteristics.

[@fernandoramoa5271]

l work in the LPG industry. l gotta deal with 140+ clients between gas stations, industries and food businesses, many of which were installed and/or built before my time, and l can tell u l pretty much live my life ignoring the fact that any of them could have a problem involving a major explosion, no matter how much attention one pays to try and follow all the regulations

[@ThisDJ808]

Take care my man

[@daniels9835]

These programmes gives education where we are ignorant unknowingly.

[@ernestlunezi3629]

What country made this good thing