seriously, the best video on the whole god damned internet... not even kidding... not 1 phuking bit.

Seriously one of the best videos i've ever seen, like you said, it's like porn hehehe you can't stop watching

Well erm? Where's the wipes? Im off for a good hard wan......

seriously, i have no idea what he made, but hell, I NEED AT LEAT 700 just to see him make them. truely epic.

I agree. Seriously... this is the coolest vid on the internet, plain and simple, hands down awesome.

truly captivating,know what they are never seen one made. Good stuff

I'm pretty sure the vacuum tube is a component in the radio that makes the transmission and reception clearer. Dunno how it works, tho.

Wow. What an elegantly done video. I loved it.

How can a video so simple be so awesome? I really enjoy the music, if anyone can tell me what it is, I would appreciate it.

Hard to tell from the Google translation of the site linked to above, but perhaps he is building a radio transceiver to commemorate the invention of the triode vacuum tube. I think he builds a triode tube in this video. I remember going to the drug store with my dad to pick up replacement vacuum tubes for radios and tvs about 100 years ago.

A vacuum tube is the precursor to the transistor

Not to mention one of the earliest forms of computer data storage. Vacuum tubes hold...wait for it... One bit of data. Yes, I said bit.

i couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about in the posts/replies... couldn't imagine what was so interesting, and then I started the video... and COULDN'T STOP WATCHING, that was 17 excellent minutes of mesmerizing tech... steam punk fabricators should all watch this... it's amazing that things were ever built by hand like this, what incredible skill and detail

OMG this is the coolest thing i ever saw : O

I wonder how long it takes to make one single tube?

It's impressive how much work goes into even one single tube. I don't even want to think about huge projects like ENIAC that used around 20,000 vacuum tubes.

thank you. that was great.

In the day of ENIAC vacuum tubes were mass produced, making it much more efficient.

it must be a guy thing... I'm not even the least bit wet. but it was interesting.

Booooooooring!

I actually stopped what I was doing & watched this through, instead of Stumbling through it as I do most sites.
If you enjoy mechanics, technology, or just good 'ole hand-craftsmanship, you should enjoy this video thoroughly, as did I.

The song is a popular classic "The Man I Love".
Sung by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and others.

Lyrics: The Man I Love

Streaming Audio, sung live by Sara Ramirez: Sara Ramirez sings

MP3 download - you'll need to look for yourself...

And like all porn, parts were obviously faked, but still, like porn, very watchable!

Yes, this used to be how electronics was done. Five tubes for an AM radio ("five-tube super heterodyne"), and something like 18,000 in the ENIAC computer. But it's not one tube per 'bit': the basic circuit is the 'flip-flop' which requires two tubes. Since ENIAC was 'digital' rather than 'binary', it used 10 flip-flops to store each decimal digit. Add to that a few flip-flops to store sign and decimal point, etc, and it comes to 28 tubes to store each decimal digit. BCD requires 4 bits per digit, so each tube represents approximately 0.14 bit.

http://www.fi.edu/learn/case-files/eckertmauchly/decade.html
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_0_ Master....

Yep! It's porn! His tubes are works of art.

photoshopped

Amazing. Surely he should not be wearing a jacket while weilding that blow torch.

no wonder the tranzistor phazed them out, just look at the amount of work required.

The french make everything sexy

Very cool video, I have always loved "How It's Made" and this should be on their program.....I am suprised that anyone is even makeing vacuum tubes, bet they cost a fortune!!

Boring..
So Many People giving great remarks , butwa boring..

I thought it was rather fascinating. Better than porn. I only need like 10 minutes of porn and I'm done. This kept me glued the entire video. It looks tedious, but fun.

lovely. was it tatum on piano?

lost my job cause i couldn't stop watching this video, be more careful what you upload ppl, now my family is going to starve, do you feel good about yourself now???

That was freakin boring. "the greatest video online" you say? Damn the internet sucks.

That was incredible. I like others stopped stumbling (very unusual), and stop working on a project to watch that amazing care and craftsmanship, also the music was most excellent. Thank you very much for that rad video.

You mean using a Swiss Army knife, pliers, a ton of wires, a blowtorch, an electric welder, tons of other equipment.

The was the best 17 minutes of my life!

I can't imagine anyone calling it boring, the guy is obviously a master craftsman. Perhaps those who had trouble recognizing that fact are only capable of doing one thing with their hands.

Did I miss the naked part?

I got bored after 3 minutes, how does it end?

man this is relaxing

nothing else to do?

Just in case you're ever down to a blowtorch and a swiss army knife, and you need to make 1970s electronics by hand, here's the how-to video!

And like porn, I imagine this is only fascinating if its the kind you like. And with porn, there's a fine line between something you cannot take your eyes off of, and something you can barely bare to look at.

i came here looking for vacuum tube porn :(

Best video EVAR. Shared with every craftsman, do-it-yourselfer, tinker-er I know.

Outstanding.

That those of you who didn't understand what they were seeing chose to post anyway is proof that our civilisation richly deserves the coming fire.

This guy is one of the few craftsmen left. Making a vacuum tube is quite an undertaking, just amazing. Great site, thanks.

Sweet jesus, why the hell was that so hypnotic?

Truly Amazing. You sir, are made of WIN

17 minutes of my life ill never get back...never.