Everything About Irrigation Pivots (Farmers are Geniuses) - Smarter Every Day 278

OK, so straight up..... This might be one of my favorite Smarter Every Day videos ever. It has everything I love.... hard work, fluid dynamics, mechanics, control systems, nature, beautiful shots, teamwork, different people working together. It feels like cramming 2,000 pounds into a ziploc bag. I genuinely love it, and I'm grateful that your support made it possible. A huge thank you to everyone who supports me on Patreon. If you'd like to get the stickers, I'd love to send you some, so please make sure your address is correct! If you'd like to consider joining the "team", you can sign up at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday. Again, thank you so much for helping me make this kind of stuff. If you'd like to see the extended cut, it's here: https://youtu.be/wTPnV7YfaGQ.

So wholesome seeing Destin slowly earning their trust and eventually getting jobs to do, love your vids mate!

Shoutout to all the mentors that tolerate and teach the new guy, you guys are legends.

The fact that the entire system is controlled by the one motor and the rest of the segments manage themselves is awesome. Also, the pump that drives those things is terrifying. I've heard so many stories of when those have issues and the fun it causes.

For someone who is naturally curious about mechanical things these videos are really wonderful. It's really inspiring. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. Had no idea it was that complex, but also simple at the same time.

It’s amazing how much technology and science work together to fit every little aspect of crop yields.

Not gonna lie, it would be nice to do more videos with Trey, he teaches us a lot about agriculture and engineering when it comes to his farm and what he does 💯💯

I must have driven past these kind of things about a dozen times a year, for decades now, and it always bugged me that I didn't really know exactly what they were doing or how it all worked (I got that they were irrigation, at least, but absent that big-picture insight I didn't really know a lot else). So this video really hit the spot!

What I love about Destin is how humble he is when talking about the roles and jobs of others. Whether they’re NASA engineers or a couple of guys who assemble grain bins he always emphasises how important they’re roll is and how they know much more about their role than he does and views every single one as an expert in their own field, regardless of what they do.

Huge shoutout to José and his crew for having you on(tolerating a new guy is an exercise). Also shoutout to you Destin for putting yourself, time and time again, in the "new guy" position for your audience. Being the constant new guy takes a level of bravery and I tha k you for sharing.

This was fantastic! Love learning about farming and your use of drone and timelapse (slow and fast) really demonstrated it well. Learnt a lot from this.

Growing up in a large city, I’ve never been exposed enough to understand how this works, but have ALWAYS been fascinated and wondered how this works. This just popped up and fulfilled a massive thought void for me. Awesome. Thank you so much.

You talk like a pilot. When someone gives you a direction, you loudly and clearly repeat it back to them so they know you know. What an absolutely great communication style, and always well adapted to your audience. I think watching you empathetically connect with people who usually don’t get a lot of appreciation is my favorite part of your videos.

I love how willing Destin is to get his hands dirty in order to teach the audience, rather than sit by and just record. You really proved yourself out there to them while providing solid content

Not sure how I found your channel or this video, but I loved It. Reared my family in SoCal’s IE for 30 yrs and always saw rolling irrigation systems in our fields,. However, this is the first time ever seeing one put together. Thanks so very much. Sending this to my grandkids to enjoy. Subbed as well.

I love these type of videos in general. This was a topic I didnt show the slightest thought to, but was literally excited throughout the video learning how complex yet primative it all is. So Glad I watched, Thank You for creating Great Content!

I am a Hydrogeologist at the Wisc dept of agriculture, and I constantly think of Destin's farming videos as a useful oppurtunity to better understand the sort of things people I work for deal with. I'm very excited for this center pivot irrigation episode in particular, as my job revolves around the wells they draw from.

Those colored graphical aids when you're talking about how things move, what they affect, and their consequence is so enormously helpful!! Sometimes I feel a helpless when I lose track of what's going on which makes it difficult to get through a learning video, but your enthusiasm and helpfulness really teach me so much. Thanks Destin!

I live in the Midwest and see these things all of the time and was always curious how they stay aligned when they move. Thanks Justin. And I just finished a round trip driving from Michigan to Colorado and back and saw dozens and dozens of these systems and was determined to find a YouTube video to explain. When I saw Smarter Everyday and it was the first video in the list I knew I’d have the best explanation possible.