Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code PRACTICAL8 will get the first month paid for by me: planetwild.com/r/practicalengineering/join/8
If you want to get to know them better first, check out their wildlife crossings mission: planetwild.com/r/practicalengineering/m36/8
Do the beavers have a better dam system?
📖My new book, Disasters By Design: How Engineering Failures Shaped the Modern World is coming March 2, 2027 and available for preorder now.
US: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/786143/disasters-by-design-by-grady-hillhouse
UK: penguin.co.uk/books/476190/disasters-by-design-by-hillhouse-grady/9780241798508
More About the Book: https://practical.engineering/books
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Signed copies of my book (plus other cool stuff) are available here: https://store.practical.engineering/
Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. If you enjoyed the video, hit that ‘like’ button, give us a comment, or watch another of our videos!
CONNECT WITH ME
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Website: http://practical.engineering
Twitter: twitter.com/HillhouseGrady
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SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES
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Please email my agent at practicalengineering@standard.tv
DISCLAIMER
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This is not engineering advice. Everything here is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Contact an engineer licensed to practice in your area if you need professional advice or services. All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes.
SPECIAL THANKS
____________________________________
This video is sponsored by Planet Wild.
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images, Shutterstock, Pond5, and Videoblocks.
Video by Grady Hillhouse
Edited by Wesley Crump
Produced by Ralph Crewe
Graphics by Nebula Studios
Thanks to Ian Slater for sharing some beaver footage (youtube.com/@porchlandia)
MUSIC CREDITS
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Recycled Mood from Epidemic Sound
Tapped Out from Epidemic Sound
Water and Light composed by Caleb Winters (beacons.ai/calebwinters)
Edge of a Knife composed by Caleb Winters
Woodland Expedition composed by Caleb Winters
Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Source: youtube.com/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U
Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code PRACTICAL8 will get the first month paid for by me: planetwild.com/r/practicalengineering/join/8
If you want to get to know them better first, check out their wildlife crossings mission: planetwild.com/r/practicalengineering/m36/8
Do the beavers have a better dam system?
📖My new book, Disasters By Design: How Engineering Failures Shaped the Modern World is coming March 2, 2027 and available for preorder now.
US: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/786143/disasters-by-design-by-grady-hillhouse
UK: penguin.co.uk/books/476190/disasters-by-design-by-hillhouse-grady/9780241798508
More About the Book: https://practical.engineering/books
Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/practical-engineering-are-beavers-actually-good-at-dams
Signed copies of my book (plus other cool stuff) are available here: https://store.practical.engineering/
Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. If you enjoyed the video, hit that ‘like’ button, give us a comment, or watch another of our videos!
CONNECT WITH ME
____________________________________
Website: http://practical.engineering
Twitter: twitter.com/HillhouseGrady
Instagram: instagram.com/practicalengineering
Reddit: reddit.com/r/PracticalEngineering
Facebook: facebook.com/PracticalEngineerGrady
Patreon: patreon.com/PracticalEngineering
SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES
____________________________________
Please email my agent at practicalengineering@standard.tv
DISCLAIMER
____________________________________
This is not engineering advice. Everything here is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Contact an engineer licensed to practice in your area if you need professional advice or services. All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes.
SPECIAL THANKS
____________________________________
This video is sponsored by Planet Wild.
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images, Shutterstock, Pond5, and Videoblocks.
Video by Grady Hillhouse
Edited by Wesley Crump
Produced by Ralph Crewe
Graphics by Nebula Studios
Thanks to Ian Slater for sharing some beaver footage (youtube.com/@porchlandia)
MUSIC CREDITS
____________________________________
Recycled Mood from Epidemic Sound
Tapped Out from Epidemic Sound
Water and Light composed by Caleb Winters (beacons.ai/calebwinters)
Edge of a Knife composed by Caleb Winters
Woodland Expedition composed by Caleb Winters
Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Source: youtube.com/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U
