When I boarded the USS Toledo I did not know I was going to be given the opportunity to crawl down a torpedo tube. Honestly I was thinking I would have a conversation with someone about the periscope or something but it did not occur to me that when you are under the ice you cannot use the periscope. When they asked me if I wanted to see a torpedo tube I didn’t realized I had no clue how they worked. Most people overlook this seemingly simple system, but when you take a moment and analyze it you will realize it is quite complicated. I hope this is the level of detail you were hoping for in the submarine series, because this is what gets me excited. I haven’t decided which video is next but I’ll tell you this, I did not know one of the methods they use on board to make oxygen. Anyways, thank you for watching the series and please consider subscribing if you feel like this is worthy of your time. I don’t know if you’re the type of person that likes to share videos with other people, but I would appreciate it if you could pass the submarine series on to a friend or two. As always, I would like to express my gratitude to people who support Smarter every day on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/SmarterEveryDay . I am thankful for the support, and the next video has a special surprise for you, the Patrons.

4:35 It's Ned Schneebly from School of Rock 😐🤣

nuclear submarine been there done that

apple be like: introducing the new smart torpedo!

I think I'm more cleithrophobic than claustrophobic, either way, I think I might have blacked-out there for a minute.

super jelly, love this channel

Sleeeeeeep spoooooot

Why do you have to preserve the air while flooding the tube? Can’t you produce new one from sea water?

i realize now that a torpedo tube is the perfect place to hide a dead body that you've just murdered

Yes Sir 💯

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I'm binge watching all your content now.

OK one thing's clear and it's that I'm too much claustrophobic

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What if they just close the door on him? Lol

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That’s not a torpedo tube that’s the Death Star laser shaft

Sounds like the control system has an enormous amount of safety interlocks.

8:26 animation time stamp

I bet on your first day of cleaning they haze you and close the door

tf2 knight 3:00

A real eye opener for people interested in space travel. I'd imagine the operation of a nuclear submarine is very similar to a space capsule, or the International Space Station. I never knew how tightly packed every critical system is. Thanks Destin.
Fyi, I'm starting to second guess my dream of migrating to the Moon and Mars in 30 years time. But then again, I guess a person can adapt to just about any situation in the name of survival.

steps in


door closes 😳

Thank you for this excellent series!

If I was in there I would be scared like it was a horror movie

Can't lie; this channel is starting to feel like pro-military propaganda.

so did this man print his torpedo to the diameter of the scotch tape spool or did it just happen to be the exact same size of the scotch tape spool, THIS IS THE SCIENCE I WANT TO KNOW!!!! either way, it's impressive af.

That torpedo is absolutely massive!

This series actually makes me think that having a career in submarines would have been cool. Maybe in my next life lol

Imagine if he gets stuck in there and the hatch closes

Was I the only one who got clostrofobic when they opened the torpedo harch

Like who are the people coming up with all these systems and how do you unify them to get stuff done

I am starkly reminded of the guys who climb inside the intakes on fighter jets to check up on them with this video. except a torpedo tube is probably more claustrophobic.

no confined space entry permit required?

9:40
Don’t most modern nuclear submarines have electrolysis? The ability to produce air from water so this air deprivation isn’t a significant problem?

i wouldn’t be afraid that the door closes and the water starts flowing in

That one guy looked like destins younger dumb brother LOL

whats the actual method of ignition for the torpedo? i thought thats what you were gonna talk about but was very happy w what u actually talked about. im just curious about this, if anybody has an answer.

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Your channel is by far one of my favorites!

Do the Raycon earbuds have AAC audio or ANC?

I was the Plankowner TM Division CPO when Toledo was Comissioned. Loaded many a MK-48 and Tomahawk on her from 1994-1998.
TMC(SS) Ed Feidt and I had a Blast!

Make smaller time length vedios.

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Incredible series! And thanks Raycon!

2:21 he reminds me of amos burton

Too bad they are death machines..

Smarter every day: sees classified info
Capitan: hey, wanna go in the tube?

I just found your channel Two days ago I’ve been binging so literally feel like I’m actually getting smarter every day

god that captain looks like every officer i ever met in the army lmao

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YES SIR

“Help stepbro I’m stuck in a torpedo tube”

If you're super lucky, when you're a NUB you get to sleep on a torpedo rack. And by sleep I mean, lay in a rack until your next checkout.

Unbelievable they were able to design/engineer these without computers.

2:14, guy on the left face looks up "Woah woah woah wait those are real torpedoes??"

he could literally just close it and flood the tube

Amagen just it flushed you out lol rip

15:08
POV: you are a torpedo

They ok showing you weapons but not the engine. Go figure.

Yes SIr

I used to play Silent Hunter 5: Battle Of The Atlantic, and hearing your XO yell, "Torpedo Impact!" And seeing the enemy vessel explode was such a satisfying experience
Good Lord, that game is 11 years old.

I am so happy you got to do this, and then decided to share an of this with us. Thanks for making us smarter!

*touches torpedo*
Can I touch it?

"yessir"

Air in a sub is made by the powerplant, it's not what they've took with them from the surface!

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I’m not a claustrophobic person, but torpedo tube inside a torpedo-carrying water coffin, under water, under ice...may just make me discover something new about myself. Tie a rope to my feet for quick pullback, please.

image if he locked you in there IMAO

a submarine is basically a large torpedo that shoots smaller faster torpedoes

Strange how the naval men all call him 'sir' when he's a civilian.

OMG!

Who remembers doing trim parties on a new COW??

I'm pretty sure nuclear submarines make their own air and as much as they want or need, fresh water too for that matter.

Is that Adm Rickover at 5:12 with Pres Carter?

Crew part of the sub is called the People locker

I worked at the Electric Boat nuclear sub facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island and worked on the sister 688 Fast Attack Subssubs when the Toledo was being built in Newport News. I remember installing the electrical and electronic components in the topedo room. I never got to see the finished sub because we did about 90% of the work and all the finish work was done at Electric Boat Groton, CT. Thanks for a really cool trip down memory lane! Now I have to watch the rest of your videos!

sorry to say it but i have never been this bored watching youtube

Lemme just say this about engineering . its all figured out ! Toledo is the most expect thing on this planet .

This series is the coolest thing I've ever seen. I'm retired Air Force, so this was different from my world and a very cool thing to learn about. Excellent series!! You earned another subscriber with this series.

You really had me with the air part. Oxygen can be created. But actual air can’t. Made me think.

I got claustrophobic watching this video.

Worked how I expected it to actually.

Not quite the same now with slippery durable materials than U-96 WW2 grey-wolf where everything about torpedo was absolutely covered in vaseline. Interesting video.

Ah, so 0:25 is the reason Destin got the privilege of riding on a nuclear sub. Guess I never actually knew what he did for a living outside of YouTube. I thought it was pretty strange he was invited on a nuclear weapon of war lol, but it makes sense now

I got the chance to crawl down a torpedo tube on my first boat (USS John C. Calhoun, SSBN-630B) when we were at Test Depth. It's a common tradition on Navy Subs and is quite a surreal feeling as you're crawling down the tube with nothing but a steel door between you and crushing sea pressure. Definitely not for those who have even the slightest smidge of clausterphobia.

TM: "He's in."
CO: "Quick, he's learned too much! Shoot tube 2!"

My 'initiation' on my first boat was to dive a torpedo tube (as a Sonar Tech, I was leery of this but knew it was a right of passage). No headlamp, no flashlight...just dive the tube with a greenie and clean. Get to the outer door and boom, the breach door closed. Pitch black. Rolled over on my back and snoozed til the TM's let me out! Guess I didn't freak out like they were expecting!

my claustrophobia just skyrocketed

13:37, but now you have more water than you had, how do you get rid of it???

Nightmare fuel: you've crawled inside the torpedo tube to check it out. Suddenly you hear the breach door close and lock. Your breath is rapidly siphoned from your lungs as the air pressure inside the tube plummets, and ice-cold seawater comes flooding in.

The first thing I noticed, when you opened the tube, was the Teflon strips. Low tech solution to a high tech problem. 😂 But it makes total sense.

I was able to turn around in the tube. That was 50 lbs ago

400 psi > any other psi.

I dont know how they retrained themselves not to mess with him and pretend to close the hatch while Destin was in there

love how much theyre all enjoying his excitement.

This is really cool but I would also love to see the WW1 and WW2 physics