# Practical Engineering Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/practical-engineering-youtube-channel/ 10 people recommended Practical Engineering in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Free engineering explainer videos and blog posts that people say always teach them something new, delivered with an enthusiastic host. Summary written by Claude from 11 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Always teaches something new (2 comments in the sample): "this Civil engineering blog / video site is really good. I always learn something new, and his enthusiasm is infectious." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46369563)) "I always learn something, even if I’m familiar with the subject." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773393)) - Enthusiastic, infectious presenter (1 comment in the sample): "Grady Hillhouse's enthusiasm for engineering shows through brilliantly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47467303)) ## Other YouTube channels people recommend - [3Blue1Brown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/3blue1brown/): 79 recommend, 13 mixed, 4 criticize - [Veritasium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/veritasium/): 37 recommend, 4 mixed, 12 criticize - [Technology Connections YouTube channel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/technology-connections/): 36 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize - [Asianometry](https://hackerapproved.com/p/asianometry-youtube-channel/): 23 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Practical Engineering", https://hackerapproved.com/p/practical-engineering-youtube-channel/ (10 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.