We only cut about 1 minute, and it was at the windmill I climbed inside where you could not hear well what was said anyway. No content was lost. The old version is still there, called "What's inside a Windmill". It was first posted 6 months ago, and has less than 200 views. This new one-minute-shorter, and re-titled video has many thousands in the first few hours. Seems like re-posting does bring it to the attention of more viewers. Don't worry -- if we do this more we will not cut real content. We will just clean them up a bit. Thank you for the input!
5 years ago | 34
If you repost condensed videos, don't remove the longer version, and note it in the title short/long. Personally if I see a vid saying " X topic -short version" I'll look for a longer version, for others the inverse may be true.
5 years ago | 112
I'm a science teacher, and your videos give me ideas and inspiration for my own teaching.
5 years ago | 9
I personally prefer a longer, more in-depth video versus a condensed video. If possible please dont remove the longer versions. Your content is to valuable to have it trimmed away
5 years ago | 48
I prefer the longer versions. The original never showed up in my list. I enjoy all your videos.
5 years ago | 6
Love your videos keeps my mind active driving from call to call.
5 years ago | 0
I say you should do some hr long sessions. For those that use knowledge like this for enlightenment like myself. We want to learn from a professor like a professor would teach. Not that 20 to 30 min are bad. I just want t to say thankyou for all that you do and for giving us toobers who want to learn an opportunity. Listening to you is a treat and special. We are only alive once. So time is precious. Thanks for all that you do again.
5 years ago | 1
I personally avoid older videos on such contemporary technologies, so don't deep dive to watch older videos. Even if it's just a repost, I feel it is watchable, since the author has deemed it to still be valid and up-to-date enough to share again
5 years ago | 0
Personally speaking I’ve just recently found your videos/channel. The odds of me watching your newer videos prior to the old is much higher which is mostly due to the algorithms that run my home feed and the subscriptions show recently posted videos. Many people may be drawn in by condensed videos, but given your content type, I’d make a bet that most people like a information dense medium/long-form content. For example (granted this may be an exception) I often times I’ll watch/listen to content well in excess of 60min per video (sometimes several hours) if the presentation is solid and time is being used effectively.
5 years ago | 1
Doesn't matter to me, just keep your channel active. (don't forget to do a video about the West Valley, NY Reprocessing Plant. Would love to hear your take on that. I always heard that the plant required more power to operate than the net reprocessed fuel would provide.)
5 years ago | 1
I suspect that it's the Youtube algorithm. It promotes videos people are watching, so when a video get traction it gets a boost. Look at it as positive feedback. :-) ... and as some have suggested, some topics are more popular as there are fears and controversy mixed in, that makes people click on it more often and youtube learns what people like to see.
5 years ago | 3
Thanks for asking, anyhow. Me, I prefer 'long-winded' x-D , as I'm already familiar with the basics of your field. I won't hold it against you if you go with majority opinion, however.
5 years ago | 0
I like longer videos with more nuance. That's what this channel is good for! We don't want 5 minute videos with sparse content!
5 years ago | 2
I'm with Frances, just make sure they're clearly labelled as short/long versions!
5 years ago | 1
The views are climbing. YouTube delays the view counter sometimes for some reason.
5 years ago | 0
Shorter videos are fine but please put in each one the link of the full version into the description. Thank you professor.
5 years ago | 0
Does the longer version of this one explain the variable wind speed solution? Is it independent rotation of the blades at their base to adjust the angle of attack?
5 years ago | 1
Illinois EnergyProf
We just uploaded a "new" video on how windmills work. This is a trimmed down version of an older video. Maybe its length was why there were so few views? Anyway, I hope you enjoy this one; you'll learn about how windmills are built, what determines the power they can produce, and how they actually work. Do you like this idea of bringing up more gems from the vault, until we make brand new content? Let us know!
5 years ago | [YT] | 169