As we wrap up another year, it's time to look back at what resonated most with our community. Our weekly feature of curated engineering videos has been a standout hit. Below are the year's 10 most-watched videos, ranked from tenth to first place. Whether you're catching up on ones you missed or revisiting favorites, sit back, relax, and enjoy some fun engineering tinkering in the videos below.
First up, an honorable mention. This video hasn't had much time to marinate given it was promoted over the holiday and I think it's fascinating. It is quite a bit longer than the other videos we usually show, so maybe sit down and watch this one over the weekend.
Honorable Mention: Amazing Inventions That Are On Another Level | Best of Year Compilation 2024!
In this video, the YouTube channel Trending Machine reviews an entire year's worth of new inventions which might have you believing that we are, in fact, living in the future.
10. My self-correcting golf club makes me a better golfer
In this video, engineer Shane Wighton creates a robotic club that senses your swing and then corrects your shot to go the distance you want. It also combines all of your irons into one club.
9. World's Largest Nerf Gun
In this video, engineer Mark Rober along with Ryan and David from the YouTube channel Eclectical Engineering, create the world's largest, functional Nerf gun to win all the Nerf dart wars.
8. Did I Build an AT-AT That I Can Ride On?
In this video, YouTuber James Bruton, a former toy designer, uses 3D printed parts and aluminum extrusion to fulfill his Star Wars fantasy of riding a working AT-AT walker.
7. Mowing a Lawn Like It's the Year 3000
In this video, science YouTuber Allan Pan takes matters into his own hands to refit his gas lawn mower with lasers so he doesn't have to invest in an electric mower.
6. We Made a Dragon
In this video, TKOR, a science-based YouTube channel that loves to bring textbook knowledge to life, built a giant dragon Halloween decoration for passing out candy to trick-or-treaters.
5. Making a Hammer out of Pennies
In this video, YouTube metal crafter Seth Robinson makes a copper hammer using U.S. copper pennies.
4. 38 Cool Gifts for Science Lovers
In this video, the YouTube channel JaDropping Science offers a look at 38 cool science gadgets that are great for you or the science lovers you know. He includes links to all of them in the description of his video.
3. 400mph Rocket Knife
In this video, scientist and engineer Kevin, from the aptly named YouTube channel TheBackyardScientist, decides to create a totally safe and not dangerous at all rocket knife that can travel 400 mph.
2. Building a REAL pawn that transforms into a queen (automatically)
In this video, the YouTube channel Works By Design designs and builds a self-promoting chess pawn that automatically transforms into a queen.
1. World's First SCREW-BIKE
In the most watched video of the year, engineer and former toy maker James Bruton creates the first screw-bike that uses Mecanum wheels, usually used on robots for easy movement, so the bike balances sideways while screwing itself along.