they just went ahead and yeeeted a cat through a vacuum tube under NYC ...what a time
@-MakeItGood-
Жыл бұрын
Ironically because of the internet these tubes wouldn’t be overwhelmed by mail now. Would be much cheaper than paying the labor now.
@llllllllllll8891
4 жыл бұрын
Alright, this video alone convinced me to subscribe. This is truly the golden age of content, there are so many little gems scattered across the internet and you sir are one of them.
@cxc
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. Just uploaded a new vid about Graffiti Pier. Take a look!
@JerryRigEverything
4 жыл бұрын
Dang this is super cool.
@tja62000
4 жыл бұрын
Heey fancy seeing you here
@reelbytes6447
3 жыл бұрын
Is this the internet before the internet?
@abecoulter8550
3 жыл бұрын
hey Zack how are you and camry
@Zentrify
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to see you here
@HappyPrimate773
4 ай бұрын
woah
@Bombbashable
13 күн бұрын
I love Pneumatic Tubes. I wish we lived in the future that these tubes promised.
@cxc
12 күн бұрын
That future will definitely happen. We might travel in pneumatic tubes one day
@hiimjohnquinones2971
3 жыл бұрын
My mom says that at the hospital she works at they ship blood and medicine around using pneumatic tubes, and for the most part it works, but sometimes the vials will get damaged and clog the system. But they're still in use today!
@fartkerson
2 жыл бұрын
Drive-thru banks used to have tubes. Not sure when or if it ever stopped, but none of the banks I've been to since the 1980s have had tubes for depositing/withdrawing.
@lindab7383
Жыл бұрын
@@fartkerson All the banks here in Ohio have them. I can't think of a single bank I've used that doesn't have them for drive thru services.
@fartkerson
Жыл бұрын
@@lindab7383 wow that’s so strange. I haven’t seen one on the west coast since the 1980s.
@mattlm64
Жыл бұрын
I vaguely remember seeing these as a child in the UK. I think they were sometimes used to transport money around.
@vicdmise
4 жыл бұрын
That would be pronounced: "PRAHG".
@Dontbelikedad
4 жыл бұрын
Yea..please get a manager
@nottheone582
4 жыл бұрын
haha yeah that really bothered me too
@vicdmise
4 жыл бұрын
@@Dontbelikedad it's not "tomato" or "tomahto"...There's only one way to say it.
@Gothamish
4 жыл бұрын
And "duh-PEW." Not "DEP-yew."
@cxc
4 жыл бұрын
I've been informed. I'll say it correctly next time
@bunnyfreakz
3 жыл бұрын
Main reason is not money but lobbying from car company to selling a car to post office.
@maximiIiaan
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this was a very interesting video. If you'd get a better mic, I think your channel can really blow up
@thefacelessnarrator
3 жыл бұрын
I saw one image of the pneumatic tubes elsewhere and wanted to know more, your video gave me everything I wanted to know and then some. Much appreciated!
@MarkusSchober
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting topic, and I love the depth of research!
@stardust-buckethead8594
4 жыл бұрын
I honestly didnt know this was a thing until now, thanks for the little history trip
@stardust-buckethead8594
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the heart
@TheAngelOfDeath01
5 ай бұрын
I love you for doing something like this, my friend! You actually see this mail system in action in the 1994 film The Shadow. Greetings from Denmark and Sweden!
@doglegjake6788
6 ай бұрын
Could you imagine if somebody took a dump in that thing ? I'm sure it would circulate through the entire system. 😂
@cxc
6 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@richardpadilla7190
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting , I've learned something today . Thank you for sharing
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for such a cool video; I really enjoyed it!
@cxc
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@abecoulter8550
3 жыл бұрын
finally a video where im not being yelled at from the beginning to like share and sub....so much nicer to watch
@jeffreymason7049
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting vidoes - keep up the good work, dude! Your video editing is getting better and better!
@cxc
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@andrewliberman7694
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@cxc
3 ай бұрын
Much love, Much respect!
@rustyholt6619
6 ай бұрын
that was cool exept for the pullout at the end where you dident say ware,,, anyhow peace
@CSHAMILTON
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting Video. A few tips: the white text on the black background is too fine to see clearly - use a thicker font like Arial. Also Prague is pronounced with a short A, not a long A.
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
No, it's pronounced with the "aw" sound.
@rutadelsolec
2 ай бұрын
Gracias por la explicación.
@Ceejay639
4 жыл бұрын
glad to see you are still making content James.
@cxc
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you know me
@thephantom1492
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video, but tune down your mic, you have some annoying distortion because the gain is too high...
@Srinathji_Das
Жыл бұрын
Great video! 👍
@delldell21
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is criminality undersubscribed. Keep up the good work!
@vsenderov
3 жыл бұрын
Series of tubes...
@V0S1N0
4 жыл бұрын
Audio seems to be all over the place with headphones on. Very distracting.
@ll1881ll
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video thank you
@cxc
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@ryhol5417
Ай бұрын
God can you imagine, yeah mail me a fresh roast beef sandwich? Just send it to the tube I don’t want to leave
@frankschipani7682
2 жыл бұрын
Really interesting. I learned something new. What cool system.
@jadethom7908
4 жыл бұрын
Tuber Eats!
@ethanschumacher7393
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that. your thorough that's what I like to see
@everberry51
4 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate these informative vids!!
@StolenPw
4 жыл бұрын
That poor cat
@El_Dean_M
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty fascinating stuff...great research.
@NostalgicNell
3 жыл бұрын
Still the coolest thing ever.
@ianmarcinkowski
4 жыл бұрын
So awesome! This gives me some great Urban exploration vibes!
@cb831
Жыл бұрын
Cool story
@freddymilkovich5169
4 жыл бұрын
interesting bit of history. thanks for making a video about it!
@Gov.audits
Жыл бұрын
Today it would be much more efficient with practically 0 maintenance using carbon fiber tubes
@TriPham-sn9jj
Жыл бұрын
Water main had screen straining receiving station so package send in water flow to station open receiving into strainer and water keep on going but each pipe is 16 in diameter so money , money banking , and city secret message use in tube of 5 in by 8 in
@ThomasDaBombas
4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe they sent a cat in it! haha
@xsuploader
4 жыл бұрын
animal ethics wasnt big back then. People did all sorts of crazy things.
@gleslie2
2 жыл бұрын
Where is the metric units? Pneumatic tube system more expensive than delivery trucks? I doubt that.
@RJLupin-zu9xv
4 жыл бұрын
Wow. That cat part is pretty fucked up.
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
"The person... were"?
@HaGsWT
2 жыл бұрын
Blacklist brought me here ;D
@ChrisSmith-jz2wq
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for making this.
@user-ed7dy1mq9u
2 жыл бұрын
Good video! I especially liked the specification portion. I do think you need a better outside mic though.
@BCSShubhamShrivastava
4 жыл бұрын
Who is here from reddit
@mikem5043
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative and well produced video! My only interaction with that type of messaging was with drive-thru banking.
@fartkerson
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I remember drive-thru banks having tubes, as well!
@sammie7641
Жыл бұрын
@@fartkerson they still do
@fartkerson
Жыл бұрын
@@sammie7641 How odd. Where I live we only have drive through ATMs. It's been decades since I've seen a bank with pneumatic tubes. If it wasn't replaced with an ATM, it was shut down and you have to park and wait in line. By the time I was old enough to get a job and deposit my checks they've been gone. My only memory of these tubes is from when I was a child.
@LouiesLog
3 жыл бұрын
So cool - apart from mailing moggies, I don't like that
@maheshjarange5597
4 ай бұрын
Interesting
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
Haha, if you're going to use a black-and-white video it seems like it would make sense to find some film transfer that's period-correct, or at least a photo, instead of just grayscaling modern-day video.
@MatAK49
3 жыл бұрын
I am always researching odds and ends of little or unknown history and this morning I decided to research pneumatic tubes as a coworker wondered aloud the other day about how they worked. Then I find this channel and am hooked. I'm subscribing to your channel. P.S. Either the speakers are going on the fritz or a better microphone is needed...?
@charliebrown1006
2 жыл бұрын
Quality content
@robkrueger8803
4 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative! Keep it up
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
Why _not_ tell us where it is?
@cxc
Жыл бұрын
Get the CityXcape app
@makarovtheplat1805
4 жыл бұрын
Gives me Control: the Foundation vibes....
@I967
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, somebody wanted to kill it so they killed it. Had the rent not been such an extortion scheme, they could have continued using it just fine for express mail. The lady at the post office would just ask you "snail or tube?" and they could have kept it. Also they could have made it into a local attraction. Here in Prague the system still exists, it was being used until it was damaged during the 2002 flood and currently it is waiting to be restored.
@wazza33racer
2 жыл бұрын
it just plain sucked.....it couldnt cope with the pressure.
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
HAWWW!
@MrSweeperUSA
3 жыл бұрын
Just tell us where the tubes are!!!!!
@yarddriver6020
4 жыл бұрын
Well done
@Sssssssht
3 жыл бұрын
All I got from this was, in america a bible, the constitution and a flag will get you a newspaper and some flowers.
@peterlindner3283
4 жыл бұрын
Is it economically feasible today?
@Dave-lr2wo
4 жыл бұрын
Nicely done. Subbed.
@yisabc1
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@michaelggriffiths
3 жыл бұрын
Great content
@cjh1229
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting!
@sekelus
4 жыл бұрын
great video, next time at the very least equalize your audio
@karlfasselt8230
4 жыл бұрын
So futuristic
@xsuploader
4 жыл бұрын
and yet this is from 100 years ago. Kind of weird right ?
@rednola9892
4 жыл бұрын
Pneumatic Nail Lube
@JazzyBabe56
3 ай бұрын
poor kitty!
@jwiegley
4 жыл бұрын
Cost analysis... even if the volume increased to 200,000 letter per day it would cost 13 cents per letter just to lease the tube system today. Not worth the cost.
@KyleNB
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting!
@josephdadey
4 жыл бұрын
Well done video... You got a new subscriber :)
@Willard_and_Wee-un
4 жыл бұрын
Oh no! Two of my shotguns are missing and I can't find my cats. I think this video made them go postal. They've always been pretty wobbly, spouting off how "an injury to one is an injury to all" and other similar nonsense.
@the_egg_
4 жыл бұрын
Are you insane or am I just missing a joke?
@Willard_and_Wee-un
4 жыл бұрын
@@the_egg_ They shot a cat through the machine so I pretended that I had cats and shotguns and that the cats were radical, anarchist, union members outraged by the working conditions of a fellow cat. The phrase I used was directly from the Industrial Workers of the World, a prominent union at the beginning of the 20th century, who use to be referred to as "wobbly pops." Furthermore, an angry black cat was an IWW symbol. Also, I'm insane.
@reelbytes6447
3 жыл бұрын
The pneumatic mail system was a system of tubes
@MrKadvaga
6 ай бұрын
Brilliant observation
@ComePoopAtMyHouse1
3 жыл бұрын
"Prague"
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
What about it, and why the quotes? So you can say one place that he said, too. OK, and...?
@mainantagonist
6 ай бұрын
@@HelloKittyFanManThe narrator mispronounced "Prague" like "pragmatic." The correct pronunciation is "prah-g "
@HelloKittyFanMan
6 ай бұрын
No he didn't, @@mainantagonist. He pronounced it with only one syllable; not like "prag (short) * MA (short) * tik (short)." He said the one syllable sound, "prag (long)" (with the sound that "pray" makes). Also no, what you said as "correct" is not "prah * g." It's _also_ just one syllable: "prahg." Besides, your reply doesn't answer my question of what ComePoop said, so we'll just wait to see what she or he posts as that reply.
@straat9066
3 жыл бұрын
P-raig? Prog...lol
@michaelscott4718
Жыл бұрын
1000th like
@spacemansabs
3 жыл бұрын
prage....
@HelloKittyFanMan
Жыл бұрын
Huhh?
@okram2k
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting stuff. Plz don't ever use thin light grey text on a black background ever again.
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