Living Underwater: How Submarines Work

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But learning to pronounce the word 'submarine' correctly would need to come first.

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Michael Inocente Well then, what are you doing here?

[@hostilepancakes]

"The chef has nowhere to hide if a meal is bad."

[@williamsaunders8047]

Me too !!

[@stumpedII]

chefs are required (but dont) to follow recipe cards. our Filipino chef made amazing fried rice.. to this day i make and eat that cus of this man. he varied from the recipe cards for that. supposedly the recipe cards are formulated by the worlds greatest brains.. to keep sailors happy.. another departure from reality tho. I sadly heard the us navy no longer accepts Filipino citizens in the us navy.. so sad.. these people were the best their nation had to offer.. i think they had to compete to be a us sailor. only the very best was taken. True meaning of friend and ally... when you entrust your military to serve with them. too bad both the us and filipino govts seem to be nuts these days.. and the last 10,000 days..

[@Clell65619]

On a Sub, a good cook is worth his weight in gold. A bad cook, on the other hand, will find his mistakes in his bunk.

[@davidwelch2791]

@@Clell65619 I was a cook (submarine) and never heard that quote but I like it. 😎 CS1(SS) retired USN

[@Clell65619]

@@davidwelch2791 Wasn't a quote, it was observations based on 26 years on four different boats. Even a bad cook can survive if he has special skills. We had one MS (I'm old, sue me) who couldn't follow a recipe card to save his life, BUT he could bake like a god. Most of 40 years later I still wake up wanting one of his cinnamon buns. Oddly he ended up the permanent night baker.

[@ybuRnoipmahC]

Imagine a North Korean sub and a Israeli sub bumping into each other. Just “oi! You arent supposed to be here” “what about you!”

[@bestamerica]

hi T G K... ' how how north korea get a submarine come from

[@lost7149]

Also why is one of them Australian?

[@chanachon56]

@@lost7149 It's part of their cover

[@stevienguyen2047]

C O R N Y.

[@death_parade]

No. Seriously. They aren't supposed to be there. They would have to cross cape of Africa and straits of either Lombok, Sunda or Malacca.

[@skepticmoderate5790]

The video of a submarine breaking through the ice is truly chilling.

[@RetroJack]

I see what you did there!

[@xlxl1762]

@@RetroJack Ik wym but it is chilling indeed. Imagine you just chilling in the ice and out of nowhere a big ass structure just comes out of nowhere, I’ll shit myself for sure lol

[@patchouliknowledge4455]

@@xlxl1762 Hell, if anything popped up right behind me with no warning, I'll be shitting my pants instantly

[@BaileyChap]

booooooooooooo that was actually pretty good

[@dizo-jp2td]

If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus Is Lord' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:9

[@heidirichter]

I love how the named Australian Naval communications station is "Harold E. Holt" - named after the Prime Minister who went for a swim in the ocean and was never seen again.

[@Real_vanGogh]

Troy Wilkins wtf

[@brijekavervix7340]

@@Real_vanGogh It's true. He went for a swim near Portsea and was dragged out to sea. His body was never found and it is presumed he simply drowned but some conspiracy theorists postulate things like a Chinese submarine kidnapping him.

[@jayasuriyas2604]

What every nuclear submarine hopes to do

[@11kungfu11]

@@brijekavervix7340 They claimed he was pulled out to sea... seeing as he was a seasoned swimmer and had security out of the water watching him. Its more likely there is something dodgy...

[@brijekavervix7340]

@@11kungfu11 he was swimming off the southern coast of the Mornington Peninsula which is essentially in open ocean where exist strong currents. On the day of the disappearance there was said to be a strong swell too and that he swam further out than any of his colleagues before being dragged underwater by something. Also it's not clear if he actually had security guards watching him from the shore, not that they would have been able to do anything. Maybe Wendover or RLL should do a video on the subject.

[@Aogamii]

“Some say it’s because the submarine is small. The chef has nowhere to hide if a meal is bad.” Top 10 most dangerous jobs: Being a submarine chef

[@kamanyajonas1228]

Are there no mini Submarines for poor deloveping countries?

[@amirmanibmanampan159]

@@perkyelixir2254 cuz why the hell not😂nukes and shit

[@GenosCyborg]

I CAN TOTALLY RELATE!! Being a cook aboard a submarine is a hurting ass job

[@anyoneelsebutme5757]

especially if gordon ramsay comes in with a camera crew

[@marcelosmarquesdepaula5898]

@@anyoneelsebutme5757 Good one....!!!!

[@patrickgono6043]

US submarine crewmember: "Whish we had a pool or a jacuzzi in here to relax" Russian submarine crewmember: "Just open window, comrade"

[@josecalderon9487]

Isn't it it phucked up that the Russians give their crew such luxury and the Americans don't. It should be the other way around.

[@misterfox7210]

@@josecalderon9487 ," efficiency over pleasure !"

[@josecalderon9487]

@@misterfox7210 come on man we're not asking to install a night club with strippers and a bartender. it's claustrophobic as it, find a way to make room for a jacuzzi, ping pong tables, and a half-sized basketball court. Is that too much to ask. Prisoners gets so much more than submariners.

[@planefan082]

@@josecalderon9487 Not the other way around, both should get that.

[@josecalderon9487]

@@planefan082 The Soviets were communists so lifestyle were more simplistic whereas the Americans prefer to live large.

[@VerityFraser]

Imagine being the first person to drown in a submarine's pool.

[@tomwright7308]

oof

[@IronHide3910]

😂😂

[@ZK-APA]

“There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky”

[@WRGOP]

A2DJP fact*

[@novvain495]

technically true

[@rickbooker]

if they are cloaked how would you know? :)

[@ahreuwu]

r/technicallythetruth

[@peter_smyth]

There might even be more (wrecked) planes in the sea than submarines in the sea.

[@eat_ze_bugs]

That's a very unique plane.

[@AxxLAfriku]

i have a unique face despite the alarming fact that i am the unprettiest KZbinr ever

[@christopherbrooke2142]

Well, considering water and air are both fluid, so it’s basically a plane

[@mashucha]

Kevin Yeoh it’s a space shuttle

[@Der.Geschichtenerzahler]

5:35 Using scales to change the subject toward planes

[@f-22araptoryamato26]

Kj_mast_er r/woooosh

[@Arexodius]

Thanks for a interesting video! Just a thought: Nuclear warheads don't just accidentally "go off". They're not made like that. They require very specific, very deliberate procedures to become armed and to detonate. A mechanical watch doesn't manufacture itself out of loose parts from random collisions. But still, leakage of nuclear material, although not very likely, could cause issues.

[@andreaaltis8343]

Rest in peace for all the crew Indonesian submarines nanggala 402

[@sofiebie990]

😭😭

[@IchiRuki27]

Now we know how hard to detect a submarine/plane in vast underwater world.

[@sierraapples8099]

Apasih

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[@rolmaguiland21]

True with out war that was sad business 😢🇹🇹

[@petersmythe6462]

"Small pool" Does this pool include its own small submarines?

[@alexgrucza7783]

Peter Smythe and does that submarine include its own mini pool?

[@hugheszie]

and does THAT mini submarine with it's own mini pool include mini mini submarines with mini mini pools?

[@gavinwalker9457]

Hugheszie but does the pool within the submarines pool with in the submarine have submarines

[@johnthelesserofthethirdoft863]

Of course. The Russians are known for their sense of humor

[@fredlandry6170]

How much Vodka do they have on Russian subs 😂?

[@Endang3red]

As a submariner this video is actually great information to pass on to family members so they understand what submarines are all about.

[@larrysouthern5098]

Thank you for your service......Run silent..Run deep....

[@dizo-jp2td]

If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus Is Lord' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:9

[@nicolasgogstad8010]

My uncle was a chef on a submarine and he said that a submarine chef is the job in the navy with the highest experience required because the quality of the food determines the popularity of the chef.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Yeah and subs have the best food from all the branches I'm told. The USN definitely knows it and does Its best. It is funny as anytime I see a submarine documentary there is ALOT of emphasis on the food. From cramming as much in the nooks and crannies to the moral of the crew. Even the top brass put special emphasis on the food due to the moral. Fuckers were served like royalty at their own private chambers haha and had special pizza. Was like damn imagine being an officer and not getting invited to that table. I want to try their pizza. Heard its good.

[@nikolaivanov3344]

0:45 *ANYWHERE* Me: *checks the bacement* The submarine in the basement: _Hello there_

[@StealthyTNT]

General Submarine

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen7868]

*behind you*

[@999spongey6]

@@StealthyTNT lmao

[@999spongey6]

*spins rotars like general grievous*

[@colefreer]

imagine being the crew member reading all those thirst emails...

[@_brovak]

One time an entire division of guys emailed their wives asking if they wanted them to lick their buttholes when they got home, mostly as a prank to the guys reading the emails but also to see what kind of responses they got

[@Euronius]

@@_brovak so, what was the general consensus? We need to know!

[@_brovak]

@@Euronius Lol it was mixed reviews. Some said yes some were apalled

[@christopherlee7334]

@@_brovak lol licked buttholes are tame compared to some of the things you talk about underway. You know what they say, it ain't...

[@Maximus20778]

@@_brovak lmao

[@turbojake3457]

Submarine: Surrounded by miles of water Submarine builders: *lets build a pool*

[@Asdayasman]

Submarine: *leaks* Russians: Is luxury pool for the navy.

[@emperortgp2424]

In Russia, the ocean is inside the submarine.

[@szuperrosszarcu]

good luck having a swim on 25 bar pressure

[@_egg_2933]

knowing the Russians, its probably filled with vodka.

[@rgerber]

One does not simply leave a submerged submarine

[@samja74]

KZbins algorithm gives video how submarines “work”, exactly when a indonesian submarine has lost power under water with a 50+ crew and still not found with 3 hours of oxygen left. Good going youtube

[@dafashachannel2058]

Hii I'm oscar from jakarta Indonesia, Too bad the submarine has been declared subsunk, but Thank you for your attention, 😀🙏

[@Le-eu4bf]

I am sad to tell you this news. The rescue operations failed

[@eejpxx]

@@Le-eu4bf like it was said in the video, its way too difficult to rescue a submarine. when the sailors face a problem during the mission, they know that they have to fix it by themselves. otherwise they would dead

[@jameson6152]

FIRST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN TO TALK ABOUT COMMS. As a submarine radioman this warms my heart, and while not very in depth the info was accurate! So many times have I had to explain to people that we cannot communicate underwater.

[@supersoslox]

0:47 The submarine breaking through the ice is soooo satisfying!

[@angryyoungman4389]

In fact it was uneasy for me, that Ice could have leaked the submarine, as so it gets sinked into the bottom like Titanic. I definitely feel loose if a Sea transport would collide its walls with something.

[@mayneofgonz]

Great video. As a former submariner I can confirm what you said.

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

Augustus Mayne I get claustrophobic so easy I can’t imagine living in a submarine I don’t think I could do it.

[@mayneofgonz]

Steve They’re actually a lot roomier than one would think. Yes, there are tight spots, but you kinda have to work to get in there.

[@MaynesDaryl]

@@mayneofgonz It's not too bad, you eventually get comfortable with it.

[@victorwashington7306]

Ahoy Bubble Head! From a retired BMC who has the highest regards for a submariner! I couldn't do it!

[@bohunt8113]

As a former submariner, I found several glaring problems myself, but to each their own.

[@William_Clinton_Muguai]

"3 months, without sunlight, in a metal tube." That should freak anyone out!🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@RC67010]

Actually, it's quite the opposite. It's quiet, smooth. No rough sea rocking & rolling like surface vessels. If one is in Engineering on a surface vessel you actually are not much more able to be outdoors than on a sub. Tell me what's the difference? Being in an enclosed engineering space with jet engines, turbines, motors, switchboards with no windows or being in a sub with no windows but a lot more quiet, having better climate control temps and not dealing with sea sickness when the ocean is rough.

[@Gmez759]

@@RC67010 actually, it’s a bit of both, many crew members who had to live on submarines have said it is also scary, cramped, boring and repetitive. You also started to compare living in a submarine to working on a surface vessel and decided which is worse? When the original comment never even mentioned it so that was completely irrelevant. Living in a submarine is clearly not all fun and calm as you’re making it out. Actual navy members have said their stories so I suggest you research that lol

[@timallbritton7329]

That whole "best food" thing is one of the best-kept lies anywhere. We couldn't wait to get to the tender after a patrol and get some good food.

[@RC67010]

As a former bubble-head (submariner), I disagree. You may feel that way if you had a poor cook. We had an EXCELLENT cook. NEVER a bad meal.

[@dandagames6030]

even in a video about submarines he's able to get planes in

[@fluffigverbimmelt]

'747 for scale' is the new 'banana for scale'

[@matthewcorbett582]

Daniel Schuschu eat your cereal

[@lukasg9737]

Eat your cereal

[@Scorch428]

Id put a pool in mine. And then put another submarine in the pool SUBMARINECEPTION

[@mattkim2235]

Imagine being the first person to drown in a submarine's pool.

[@LLD-yl4wi]

Imagine being in a submarine and then you knock into another one “Oh ello frenchies” “Les Anglais, putain !”

[@feckenblinken7985]

French.. I fart in your general direction! . Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[@Kakarot64.]

French Sub: Ne tirez pas nous nous rendons

[@subvet657]

you'd have be a bunch of idiots. US submarines know where all the other submarines are within hundreds of miles at all times.

[@feckenblinken7985]

@@subvet657 Is that why US forces have so many friendly fire incidents?

[@neuroleptic2563]

@@subvet657 lol you got called out fam

[@MilitaryUpdate]

very cool, thank for video

[@ryzenxp6932]

No likes

[@stylinsandwich]

@@ryzenxp6932 shut up

[@Foxyisinhell]

@@stylinsandwich no, you fucktard

[@stylinsandwich]

@@Foxyisinhell ok kid if you wanna roast someone actually find a good insult you Kid

[@ryzenxp6932]

@@stylinsandwich ok

[@Westcoast_Italians_Cali_Love]

This is an awesome and educational video on how and why submarines exist. Anytime I watch something about submarines with nuclear capabilities, I can't help but to think about Stanislov Petrov, the man who is credited for saving the world from a nuclear disaster on a Russian submarine back in 1983.

[@ziggy8253]

Good “in-depth” research.

[@phlippbergamot5723]

Meh, good compilation of readily available information. At least he noted his sources. There are some inaccuracies though, but that's expected when talking about the silent service.

[@v4enthusiast541]

Phlipp Bergamot Read his joke again

[@Crankiebox99]

lol

[@ziggy8253]

Phlipp Bergamot You’re out of you “depth”, man.

[@opinionatedarsehole6495]

Damn

[@advancedcorianderbeing4673]

"The chef has nowhere to hide if a meal is bad" This line made me laugh

[@asap_2348]

Nicol Tan same

[@leojmartin9940]

I will NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE would choose to serve on a sub.

[@richardgelber2740]

@@leojmartin9940 Because it's the most important and effective weapons systems we have. Nobody ever knows where they are.

[@leojmartin9940]

@@richardgelber2740 SAD THING ABOUT IT.......ITS OTHER COUNTRIES that are playing "HIDE AND GO GET IT" with their OWN NUCLEAR ARSENALS UNDERWATER AS WELL. This PLANET CONSISTS OF INTELLIGENT HOODLUMS that behave like SPOILED IDIOTS. HOW smart does a person has to be to AIM NUCLEAR WEAPONS at THEIR OWN PLANET? THAT type of shit takes being M...A....D to a whole nother level.

[@grassytramtracks]

​@@richardgelber2740I literally could never be a submariner. Being trapped in a tiny metal tube with no individual space, no sunlight, limited external communication and knowing that if something went wrong, there would be nothing I could do but cross my fingers and hope for rescue. All that sounds like pure hell to me

[@LindelweJNcube]

"The Chef has nowhere to hide if the food is bad" 😂

[@stephenland9361]

"... the meal quality deteriorates as the weeks go by." Or as my buddy in the Navy put it, "Towards the end of a deployment, we enjoy 'Cream of Bottom Shelf'. "

[@abanichdoch8318]

Man, what a joy to watch and listen to. No dramatic pictures or dramatic drama dramatizing shittalk with absolutely no real information like in most docs these days. Just pure information her. Thanks people!!!

[@PiOfficial]

How did this bastardisation of the English language get 90 likes?

[@anthonyc4138]

@@PiOfficial lol

[@anthonyc4138]

@@PiOfficial i could still understand him

[@jwadaow]

@@PiOfficial The sentiment.

[@aarone9000]

Similar to the scratchy old schooldays how to behave properly films.

[@MrDv1lowes]

I was an FT on Fast Attacks. This video was very well made. I would've added a little more about crew sizes and longevity of being underway on different classes of boats. Also, the Seawolf class, pretty interesting stuff when you get to digging. Well done!

[@MrDv1lowes]

Also, the integration of women now!

[@williammcdonell6191]

Hey I was an FT too! Florida Gold I miss the excitement in control. Nothing I’ve found job wise compares to my time onboard

[@ServicePortalGuy]

I was a Nav ET on the Ohio...decent video, some things were off a bit, but we both know why! Glad I did my time, glad I got out...good memories though, although I certainly don't miss mind-numbing field days and what seemed like never ending quals.

[@RaidsEpicly]

@@ServicePortalGuy lmao come on man don't leave a civvie hanging, what were the main things that were off? I'm so curious!

[@joeyfrost7184]

Looks like I found the FT thread. FT2 USS Wyoming 742(G). I recognize a few shipmates from the missile compartment 3rd level and control room B-roll footage. That video was of the blue crew, however. Generally pretty accurate information. I agree though, only discussing Boomer longevity is half the conversation. Fast boats have the rough deployments. Six months is a long time, even with port calls.

[@GuardsmanBass]

IIRC the rescue submarines go down about 3000 feet. That's probably a ballpark guess of the "true" maximum depth of US military submarines. The inertial guidance thing was pretty neat, too. Reminds me of the part from "Hunt for Red October" where navigating that way is described as trying to drive a car with blacked-out windows using only a road map and a stopwatch.

[@Galactipod]

10:12 - This really just includes the weapons sinking with the boat. Nuclear warheads are failsafe, not fail-deadly, so they need to be intentionally triggered in a many-step process. Even if they were caught in an explosion, they would just release some radiation at most without actually causing a nuclear explosion.

[@CrmsnDragoon]

Aussies naming nautical related facilities after the PM that almost certainly drowned never stops being funny, even in this context

[@jasonc584]

Explain? I ain't no aussie.

[@swiftbeatrice776]

The Black Knight is an Aussie sub

[@JacobLang240]

@@jasonc584 He's talking about the Harold Holt radio station shown in the video. Harold Holt is a former PM who drowned while swimming in the ocean

[@muddi0088]

Same here

[@blaze7930]

@@JacobLang240 There is also a pool named after Harold. We sure love our irony down here.

[@loganlabbe9767]

Hey former US Navy Submarine nuclear operator here. Pretty good video, tho I have a few small notes. Fast attack submarines (which also include LA class, of which there are still many) do not have blue and gold crews. You just work like dogs all the time and it never fucking stops. Also one of the most important aspects of submarine life is earning your dolphins, an insignia on your chest indicating you are submarine qualified. This entails getting a decent understanding of damn mear every system and piece of equipment on the entire vessel to the satisfaction of multiple system experts and completing a board where you demonstrate the knowledge all over again to the satisfaction of three high ranking people on board. This typically takes about a year of diligent study to complete, but it can vary wildly depending on the submarines culture.

[@mini2flyerau]

7:48 I've been to the VLF transmitter at that location in Exmouth, WA. Starting about 50 kilometers away, you can just see massive radio towers and radar dishes everywhere as you get closer.

[@docus1min825]

My favourite KZbin channel hands down

[@danieldietsche2954]

As a former "boomer" sub sailor, I found this video to be pretty accurate, good job! Thanks!

[@danieldietsche2954]

@Carol Young Thanks Carol

[@poppys3728]

What boats?

[@danieldietsche2954]

@@poppys3728 SSBN654 Gold

[@poppys3728]

@@danieldietsche2954 thank you for your service. 596, 612, 729 (G) 81-94. MM nuc.

[@danieldietsche2954]

@@poppys3728 Ditto... you stuck it out longer😋. MM2/SS AUX '82-'88

[@drabberfrog]

Who's here after the Ocean Gate submarine went missing?

[@jetwind72]

You did a good job on this video! Factually correct which is unusual for submarine related topics.

[@JeffrevinYT]

When the fanbase forbids Wendover from making videos about flying tubes in the sky, he makes videos on swimming tubes in the ocean.

[@edifon3926]

@ludwig amadeus Australia has entered chat room

[@jack_leinen]

i’ve been inside a submarine and the people that work on them don’t get enough credit for the way they sleep. THEY LITERATELY SLEEP UNDER TORPEDOES

[@KA-xf9bw]

For a junior sailor new to the boat and some more senior ones they get to cuddle torpedos all downtime

[@thozz]

Kenneth Almaraz not on uk boats.. official crew all have a proper bunk whether it's hot bunking (trafalgar class only now), or not. Temp cots in bomb shop only used for temporary conditions...😀

[@mikeroberts8796]

Hey its a fuckin godsend to sleep in the torpedo room me being a torpedoman its fuckin great

[@subvet657]

no they don't.

[@neuroleptic2563]

I guess it depends, I've been inside a couple of old ones and they didn't sleep under torpedoes. Anyway, if something went wrong I would care much if the torpedo exploded over me or 20 meters away, everything is fucked anyway.

[@ShadowHawk4219]

This is a great video, very educational. The line mentioned about the chef not having any place to hide had me in stitches🤣🤣. I had visions of him hiding in a torpedo tube. Great info, thanks for the upload.👍

[@AHHHHHHHH21]

All fun and games until the hatch shuts and your hear a water pump start

[@Nick-yv1wy]

This seems to be one of the most accurate videos describing submarine life. Good shit.

[@tomaspietravallo3832]

And where are the *aircraft launching submarines*

[@nedisahonkey]

Yeah the I-400 was fucking crazy.

[@jayasuriyas2604]

I believe Japan was making some during the ww2 but sabotaged them after they lost the war.

[@Horible4]

@@jayasuriyas2604 Japan produced two of them, but they were extremely complicated and couldn't go very fast or deep and could only carry 2 to 3 planes. Even if they could carry more, there weren't many devastating aircraft that could take advantage with such a small runway. One of them sank as a result of design flaws, and the other was grounded in an attempt to destroy it. This one was later found by the US Navy.

[@kevg3320]

Not forgetting the Royal Navy's M Class... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_M-class_submarine

[@y__h]

Manned or Unmanned? There are subs that can carry Cruise Missile. Cruise Missile is basically an Unmanned Kamikaze Aircraft.

[@Shenaldrac]

"But given that these subs are equipped with nuclear weapons, one can only imagine the consequences of a more damaging collision." Yes, I can imagine. The consequences would be... nothing. Because, you see, the people who build and design nuclear missiles aren't stupid. They know that they are building enormously destructive devices. And they realize that making it so that bumping them could make them go off is a *bad idea.* So, in fact, nuclear warheads are designed to only work when a very precise number of things happens in the right order. This is why shooting down nuclear missiles is a safe thing to do, because there is very close to zero chance that you will accidentally cause the missile to detonate.

[@wrlsn]

Right? I was like "well, literally nothing"

[@SoWhat1221]

Weeeell, the local environment might become a tad inhospitable if you break open a nuclear warhead, but I suspect those things are probably sturdy enough to survive a collision at submarine speeds.

[@Shenaldrac]

@@SoWhat1221 Depends if the casing containing the uranium is cracked. Even if that happens, it's not that much uranium. Yeah, okay, if the local marine life get within and stay within close proximity to it should that occur, they could develop cancer. But compared to the devastating environmental effects of something like an oil spill, I'd say a few chunks of uranium drifting to the ocean floor is pretty dang minor.

[@5678sothourn]

I think its more to do if the subs sink and the warheads go missing

[@stephenlasky9348]

This is mostly correct. However, nuclear bombs detonating even a short distance above the earths surface are practically entirely safe. This image shows 5 volunteers standing directly underneath an exploding nuke: media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/07/16/atomic_test_wide-07e7e66830aed641fd2415b0830685acd012a04f-s800-c85.jpg

[@maxsdad538]

I was truly frightened only twice in my Air Force career, once when I worked with CINCLANT out of NAS Keflavik (part of Air Forces Iceland), and learned how many Soviet subs were in the Atlantic and just how close they were parked off the Eastern Seaboard. Never found out where OUR subs were.

[@ZachCremisiSky]

Its funny how just sensors that were not military was used to track the soviets. Just remember uboats were not far from the US east coast at all. They could literally attack new york if they wanted to with minor damage but still cause a panic.

[@LegoMiniMovies]

Hmm questionably timed recommendation KZbin

[@AarmOZ84]

I am a former submariner (USS Lousiana SSBN-743 Blue Crew). There was a critical error in your video that is public knowledge. We do not operate on 24-hour day cycles, but 18-hour cycles when we are underway. So you are on watch for 6 hours, then off for 12 hours. This is due to the fact that we never see daylight so no need to operate our days based on solar cycles and the fact that oxygen is kept very low so we are lethargic.

[@geddon436]

Thank you for educating us. Why is the oxygen kept at a low concentration?

[@semperfieldeus]

@@geddon436 Apparently it's to help impede how quickly a fire can grow and spread. Electrical fires are somewhat common on ships and submarines and risk dooming the entire sub and crew if a large fire were to happen while deeply submerged.

[@ericrosander3223]

It's not 6 hour watches anymore, it's 8, I dont know if they do it differently on boomer but on my boat it's 8

[@AarmOZ84]

@@semperfieldeus That is the correct answer.

[@AarmOZ84]

@@ericrosander3223 Well, I got out in 2008 so I guess a lot has happened in the last 11 years.

[@CyprusHartford]

If submarines are always underwater, are they wet?

[@paranoidise6458]

To answer that we need to answer if water is wet

[@anarchogarfieldist1652]

@@paranoidise6458 Water is cohesive and adhesive. If that property can make a dry thing wet it must also make water itself wet.

[@richie8528]

@@paranoidise6458 i mean it doesn't matter whether you think water is wet or not. if you thinks it's wet, then it's always wet whether if it's underwater or not, but a submarine is wet when it surfaces

[@GacPrime]

No, but the water gets very submarine

[@andrewmorris483]

@@paranoidise6458 a single water molecule on its own is dry, but it's you have 2, the second molecule makes the first wet and vice versa.

[@shamrock141]

I never realised just how massive some submarines are, the ingenuity it must take to desgin these machines is incredible

[@jackward3799]

I realize this is an older video, but I must site an inaccuracy in one aspect of the video. A submariners day is NOT based on 24 cycle. It is a 18 hour cycle. 6 hours on watch, 12 hours for sleep, study, etc. Numerous documentaries have pointed out this fact as well as interviews with submariners themselves. Other than that, a pretty good video.

[@0714bc]

That has changed, US submarines operate with 24 hour days now

[@goofyiest]

@@0714bc Right on. Changed only in the last 6-8 years.

[@danmurray1143]

I'm an old U.S. Army Field Artillery Officer. I know very little about Naval Warfare. Thanks so much for the video! Where I can relate to the Navy guys is when we were in movement. In the Army/Marine Corps, whenever you move with vehicles you have to cram everything imaginable into/onto the vehicles. It gets cramped very quickly. I spent many a night attempting to sleep in on top of bags/boxes of supplies. The vehicle element of movement is very cool, but, it means you have to cram your self, your soldiers, and your supplies into a "miniature submarine." Again, thanks so much for the video my "floating" brother-in-arms.

[@rea8585]

One guy farts, the whole crew suffocates. You gotta be crazy to enroll

[@nedisahonkey]

That's why I think submarines should be crewed by women only, because obviously they don't fart, poo or pee.

[@normieloser6969]

@@nedisahonkey Your IQ is at a dangerous level, my man

[@bayareajokester9456]

The legend, normieloser69 Sounds like Post Nut Clarity to me.

[@nedisahonkey]

@@normieloser6969 Pro tip: Watch a Rick and Morty marathon with one eye and ear and Ben Shapiro with the other eye and ear to achieve MAXIMUM IQ

[@gloid4051]

@@normieloser6969 r/woooosh?

[@theodorelumenta]

Pray for Indonesian Navy Submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that declared sank today April 24th 2021, after they dive during training on April 20th early morning and went missing around North Bali Sea. 🙏🏻😣

[@dafashachannel2058]

Hi thank you,

[@gnittegdellort]

7:47 ironic name, considering Harolt Holt drowned in the ocean... near my place, there's also a swimming pool named after him lol

[@BelaJuTe]

I waited for this video so i can get "Brilliant" though your link

[@betsegg]

there's a joke about this being a video about planes for water somewhere but i can't find it

[@E1craZ4life]

There was a size comparison between the biggest submarines in the world and a Jumbo Jet.

[@Asdayasman]

It's the top comment.

[@betsegg]

@@Asdayasman well it wasn't when i commented that

[@robertarodriguez2279]

in quarantine, I have learned a lot of critical knowledge than the whole school life i've been through.

[@mafiaseargent]

I love that most of the real footage used is from my old boat with people I was with. 742 cowboy up!

[@franshakvoort6874]

This video is like a godsent, since i am considering joining the navy as a submariner, thank you!

[@Jake-sw3ss]

Get good at math, learn to weld, and psychologically stable!

[@dylanjohnson2327]

might wanna rethink that one

[@carsonhenderson]

I wouldn't recommend it. Source: submariner

[@PublicRecordsGeek]

Visit a VA hospital as a volunteer for a month first. No better source of information about what you're in for.

[@franshakvoort6874]

What made you join initally? Do you regret doing so?

[@vulpesinculta1919]

Submarine life looks fairly comfortable these days. Certainly in the second world war it looked horrendous on diesel subs. Those vessels had to surface to run diesel engines to charge a battery that allowed them to go underwater for short limited periods. They were cramped like a sardine can and the oxygen system on board was rudimentary and it got hot and humid too fast. They didn't go very deep either. If anyone wants to see how life in diesel subs was like see the German war film Das Boot. The sailors were keenly aware at all times that they were going about in what was potentially an extremely cramped coffin.

[@vulpesinculta1919]

Certainly pal. The history of it is really interesting

[@zzodr]

Not to mention when the snorkel got covered by a wave when recharging batteries the engine room would suck the air from compartments and cause pain in the inner ear.

[@daos3300]

highly recommend the new sequel of the same name. also, 80% of u-boat crews were lost at sea.

[@thememers_dude]

They could go deep ...the life aboard was so best the smell was so baf people on port would throwup when a u boat comes in for repare

[@yourlocaltoad5102]

I saw the original model used in the movie das Boot in the bavaria-films studios. It feels really claustrophobic to be in there, even when you know that you‘ll be in there just for a few minutes. I can’t imagine what it has to be like to live in one of these cans for a few weeks or even months

[@CallMeNacho_]

This really put into perspective the absolute size, power, and how foreboding submarines actually are

[@yahyasharif5583]

Xaydoga

[@yahyasharif5583]

5q51

[@lunarwrase]

Great job. After spending about two years of my life aboard a boomer as a machinist mate going three knots to nowhere, I explain it like this. When you walk into work tomorrow, imagine painting all the windows black, bolt the door shut and live there for three months. You work, eat, sleep, run drills, clean and learn every system on board wether it’s yours or not. Just in case you are the only one in the compartment in an emergency, you’ll know what knob, button or valve to turn so y’all can surface one more time.

[@Videobot9000]

They can never hide if the food is bad... I’m dead XD

[@williammcdonell6191]

Nonsense the food is pretty good especially on halfway night

[@theeel8981]

Hello, may I ask why humans are building Strange metal objects and dropping them in our habitats?

[@hijack69]

Coz we can

[@stephenm.stouter2238]

So we can end the world if we want

[@largesoda1729]

Most of those metal tubes weren't supposed to be underwater in the first place

[@kapjoteh]

We’re just delivering you hot seamen in tubes

[@user-dc4bl1cu2k]

You have a point. Hopefully in the future submarines will be produced for sea exploration and restoring marine ecosystems. That's their best advantage!

[@kurade1096]

i don't understand why someone would dislike this... it was very interesting and informative

[@erflorida]

Great Info. I Did some Ops on most the Ohio Class Submarines and a Couple of British Boats. I also did many Patrols on the 41 for Freedom Boats. USS U.S. Grant SSBN 631 G and USS H.L. Stimson SSBN 655B

[@What_was_wrong_w_jst_our_names]

Thank you for the scale perspective. I’ve always wondered actually how big a submarine is

[@MsJubjubbird]

I've been inside a class-attack submarine though and it is tiny inside even though it looks big outside

[@GeorgTheGr8]

4:28 so if submarines are known to have the best food, do you reckon they have... *_Submarine Sandwiches?_* (or a subway sandwich, if you will. looks a lot more like a submarine imo)

[@yatsumleung8618]

These sandwiches are called "subs"

[@codymyers7137]

Yes we do. Cold cuts days are the fucking worst food we have.

[@williammcdonell6191]

They do have the best food. Cooks are routinely sent to culinary desert schools among other schools. Not everything is awesome because of varied tastes but cereal is available 24/7.

[@Godvivec]

@@williammcdonell6191 >.> We don't have the best food. No idea where that shit comes from. The amount of food, and variety of it, is greatly limited. Literally have one freezer and one chill box for fresh food. Cereal might be available most of the time, but your using "fake milk" (extremely pasteurized) which literally taste burnt. Powdered comes after that. Overall submarine food is very similar to a low quality cafeteria, not bad, but not something you really want to eat to much.

[@williammcdonell6191]

Vivecmanshe The food onboard the Florida Gold where I served for 6 years was good.Deserts were great. Was it the best food anywhere? No was it better than food I ate on 4 different surface ships? YES by a mile. I only served on a boomer though so I can’t speak for fast attack but my buddy John who served for about 10 years on both said ours was miles better. I do believe that we had good cooks for the most part. Halfway night meals were definitely as good as restaurants and free.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@chriswharton9092]

Really well done. Most interesting and informative.

[@samovarmaker9673]

If a pregnant woman swims she is a human submarine

[@shafraazali2633]

Why, just why... All i wanna know is why

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

That's one way to see it

[@NINJA-ji6jp]

That's a new low..

[@QuarioQuario54321]

nonstop dubstepninja Worst joke of all time

[@estebanzhang9139]

I don’t get it

[@d3crux792]

the submarine knows where it is because it knows where it isnt. 9:15

[@georgewest8468]

Can you be a little more specific????

[@d3crux792]

@@georgewest8468 you know the video "the missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't"?

[@redeye780]

Who’s here after hearing about the tragedy of OceanGate’s Titan sub?

[@elenaorgas4411]

wow amazing ship or tanker oil,, unbelievable documentary,,,godbless u all

[@andrewtaco]

a 747-400 is big *Then he shows the size of the Ohio-Class Submarine!*

[@thes.c.pfoundation7965]

@WPLU572 Trunked Radio same

[@eminemfaanpage9734]

​@WPLU572 Trunked Radio and then shows typhoon the russian one

[@robxones109]

oh my god, i never had any idea submarines can be that GIGANTIC! This blew my mind

[@_angry_chair_]

who's here after hearing the titanic submarine incident :(

[@TwentyThrill]

It's insane the amount of effort humans put into making war with each others

[@ArgieGrit]

As an Argentine, the line about submarines never beeing found send shivers down my spine. For those who don't know, a year ago the submarine ARA San Juan suddenly dissapeared. Many nation helped us find it, but it was only found last december (almost a year to the very day after), and it still hasn't been retrived

[@Michael-ov7iv]

I really like how consequent you are with the references! Makes the information transparent and easy to check!

[@mjleger4555]

Very interesting video -- thank you! I sometimes wonder if people realize how far we've come in 100 years with all these nuclear subs and missiles that can be launched and hit a target almost half-way around the world! Truly astonishing!

[@derranthefunnyguy]

The idea of two submarines colliding in the ocean is just hilarious to me

[@pathendren4462]

It has happened quite a few times, but this is the only instance I know of where neither sub knew the other was present.

[@galaxyjuicetv9543]

When she says 'babe, comeover! my parents aren't home'....0:43

[@mauricejohnmac]

Lol😂

[@JamesDunn-sk2sj]

I'm a Navy Brat, more specifically a Submariner Brat. And this information is pretty good for the fact that a lot of information about submarines is still highly classified. But one critic on this. It isn't pronounced Sub Mar En Er but Sub Mare In Er.

[@zekegonzalez1845]

Pronounced like the Rolex watch?

[@KandiKlover]

@@zekegonzalez1845 shut up, autistic parrot.

[@kuiper921]

@@KandiKlover what

[@jenaskew6628]

Love the vid! I want to know why I see submarines out at sea every so often. What are they doing and what’s the purpose of their trip (it’s always a nuclear sub I see) I’m in Scotland btw!

[@goofyiest]

That's because there's a UK submarine base at Faslane. You see subs for the same reason that people in Groton CT, Norfolk VA, Honolulu HI, and every other place with nuclear subs sees submarines.

[@ONTHEEDGEFRED]

Great video of the complexity of submarine life.

[@VikingsFan27]

Well done video! I spent 24mo on a seawolf class sub in the USN. This is a very nice general explanation of a sub and the goings on.

[@skullettrump3424]

Thankyou for your service sir

[@stumpedII]

woudlnt mind touring one of those.. but i'm just a has been.. so i understand. not inclined to ever go to sea on a navy ship again tho.

[@joseph.wolf.]

I can just imagine the French and British subs surfacing and a brit saying "Ya bloody french, you dented our boat"

[@kingbo2699]

As a brit i can confirm we would say that then we would call them snail eating b*******

[@danmurray1143]

The 100-year ware has ended, we are now in the 1,000-year war. Keep up.

[@areumadbro1674]

Nullify1 As a French, we would say « putain d’anglais de merde, toujours là quand il faut pas! »

[@TheStonedEvo]

AreUMadBro? You wouldn’t say “sacre bleu!!” ??

[@darticulate8751]

Alternatively the frenchman would say Vous battered me bateau, vous Couchon !

[@mousegaminglogitechprodigy4927]

Pray for KRI Nanggala 402 🙏

[@marcseyes1665]

Stop relating every submarine video to that tragedy, dufes

[@excancerpoik]

they also use passive sonar that basically just listens for enemy ships and whatnot and calculates their position

[@XxPlayMakerxX131]

I can’t thank you enough for siting your sources I wish more people would do it Thanks

[@alphaxalex1634]

So many submarines and none are yellow My life is a lie

[@Malaphor]

Research submarines are often painted yellow.

[@Malaphor]

@Triplet Galaxy Technically everyone is an animal. ;)

[@seneca983]

If there were a yellow submarine, we would all have to live in it and that would make it a bit cramped.

[@KVQ0]

You're life isnt a lie its Villarreal

[@soverytired6152]

The Yellow Submarine we all live in is called the Universe

[@johnkittoiv2572]

Jesus, working in a sub sounds both freaking awesome, and terrifying at the same time.

[@johnh8546]

Its really neither.

[@RC67010]

Worst thought is no worse than being on a surface vessel that has been blown away. End result is the same.

[@biyankawanasinghe2513]

your videos we can learn a lot of things i mean anything (ps i love aircarft carriers and destroyers)