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Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by mdorazio on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @10:02AM (#41300169)
Not just military training videos, older ones in general are often superior to what gets made today. My favorite is probably this one on vehicle differentials:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI

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Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by _trampeltier on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @12:16PM (#41301373)
I like this even more.

AT&T Archives: Similiarities of Wave Behavior

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DovunOxlY1k&pp=ygUOYmVsbCBsYWJ...

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Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by ethbr1 on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @10:49AM (#41300593)
Periscope Films uploads a lot of public domain US government material, and has it decently organized. The asbestos series is also interesting, hindsight being 20-20.

See https://m.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm/playlists

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Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by halfnormalform on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @01:04PM (#41301786)
Jam Handy films were amazing. You could show this to an audience who was morally opposed to learning about differentials and they’d still learn about differentials.
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Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by mrandish on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @03:05PM (#41302947)
I've never been a car guy. While I've heard of differentials, I never understood what it was. Thanks to you posting this video, I now understand what a differential does and how it does it.

(I found playing it at 120% speed to be a good balance between comprehension and engagement)

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