Practical Engineering

Recreating an Ancient Pump with No Moving Parts

Published 6 Jan 2026 · 33 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
2,403,975
Avg views / hour
377.0
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
40.0
+959 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+8,389 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+62,652 views
measured 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-29 (792h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 33 observed points, 2.3M to 2.4M views 0 841K 1.7M 2.5M Jul 27, 2026 · 2,270,191 views Jul 31, 2026 · 2,278,497 views Aug 5, 2026 · 2,293,014 views Aug 7, 2026 · 2,297,438 views Aug 10, 2026 · 2,303,890 views Aug 17, 2026 · 2,325,947 views Aug 18, 2026 · 2,328,993 views Aug 27, 2026 · 2,341,323 views Aug 31, 2026 · 2,349,908 views Sep 1, 2026 · 2,353,371 views Sep 4, 2026 · 2,362,763 views Sep 5, 2026 · 2,364,647 views Sep 7, 2026 · 2,369,155 views Sep 9, 2026 · 2,372,571 views Sep 11, 2026 · 2,376,249 views Sep 12, 2026 · 2,378,541 views Sep 13, 2026 · 2,380,255 views Sep 14, 2026 · 2,382,793 views Sep 15, 2026 · 2,384,387 views Sep 16, 2026 · 2,385,945 views Sep 17, 2026 · 2,388,194 views Sep 18, 2026 · 2,389,857 views Sep 19, 2026 · 2,391,413 views Sep 20, 2026 · 2,392,462 views Sep 21, 2026 · 2,394,283 views Sep 22, 2026 · 2,395,586 views Sep 23, 2026 · 2,397,092 views Sep 24, 2026 · 2,398,337 views Sep 25, 2026 · 2,399,788 views Sep 26, 2026 · 2,400,812 views Sep 27, 2026 · 2,401,862 views Sep 28, 2026 · 2,403,016 views Sep 29, 2026 · 2,403,975 views Jul 27 Sep 13 Sep 29

Based on 33 observations · last observed Sep 29, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-09-29 2,403,975 377.0 —
2026-09-28 2,403,016 378.3 —
2026-09-27 2,401,862 379.6 —
2026-09-26 2,400,812 380.8 —
2026-09-25 2,399,788 382.1 —
2026-09-24 2,398,337 383.4 —
2026-09-23 2,397,092 384.6 —
2026-09-22 2,395,586 385.9 —
2026-09-21 2,394,283 387.0 —
2026-09-20 2,392,462 388.4 —
2026-09-19 2,391,413 389.7 —
2026-09-18 2,389,857 390.8 —
2026-09-17 2,388,194 392.1 —
2026-09-16 2,385,945 393.5 —
2026-09-15 2,384,387 394.8 —
2026-09-14 2,382,793 396.1 —
2026-09-13 2,380,255 397.2 —
2026-09-12 2,378,541 398.3 —
2026-09-11 2,376,249 399.6 —
2026-09-09 2,372,571 402.4 —
2026-09-07 2,369,155 404.9 —
2026-09-05 2,364,647 407.7 —
2026-09-04 2,362,763 408.9 —
2026-09-01 2,353,371 412.2 —
2026-08-31 2,349,908 413.7 —
2026-08-27 2,341,323 419.1 —
2026-08-18 2,328,993 433.0 1,055,012
2026-08-17 2,325,947 435.2 1,055,012
2026-08-10 2,303,890 445.1 1,055,012
2026-08-07 2,297,438 449.7 1,055,012
2026-08-05 2,293,014 453.4 1,055,012
2026-07-31 2,278,497 461.5 1,055,012
2026-07-27 2,270,191 468.6 1,055,012

Content analysis

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