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What Happen When Sharks Swim Too Close to US Aircraft Carrier and Ships
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for an overview of the methods to protect sailors from scary sharks while swimming in the ocean. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an...
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How US is Training Newbie Sailors to Operate its Newest Billions $ Ships
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. In this episode, we'll explore how US sailors train to operate innovative technologies developed at the Naval Surface Warfare Centers. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks....
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Daily Life of Navy Chef Cooking 1000s of Meals Inside 13 Billion $ Aircraft Carrier
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature about the daily life of US Navy chefs serving meals to a crew of more than 5000 operating in their gigantic aircraft carrier. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea...
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How US Aircraft Carrier Receives Amazon Deliveries in Middle of The Ocean
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. In this episode, we delve into the intricate and fascinating world of logistics and supply on US aircraft carriers. Discover how these floating military fortresses manage to receive Amazon deliveries...
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How US Navy Pilots Pull Off Scary Landings on Crowded Aircraft Carrier at Sea
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a new episode on landing and takeoff operations aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier while underway. In this video, we will explore the various roles played by color-coded sailors (yellow shirts,...
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What Happens When US Navy Sailors Find Themselves Inside a Sinking Ship
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. In this episode, we’ll introduce you to the various ship rescue operations training and solutions deployed by the US Navy to save sailors and ships. Rough Seas training onboard marine...
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A Day in Life of Sailors Working Inside US Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier
Welcome back to the Fluctus channel for a close look at what living and working on Nimitz class and Ford Class aircraft carriers look like and why these ships are considered floating cities and yet hardest place to...
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What’s Life Inside Massive US Navy Ships Leaving Homeport for Months
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. Today, we will examine closely how US sailors manage to live and work onboard navy ships, particularly day-to-day life inside US Destroyers, Submarines, and amphibious assault...
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Weirdest Jobs Aboard a US $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Deployed at Sea
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the hidden world of life aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, where thousands of sailors perform essential jobs to keep this floating city running. Fluctus is a website and YouTube...
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The Polynesian Exchange
Around 1100 CE, skilled Polynesian sailors may have reached the Americas, meeting Indigenous people from across the sea. Though we don’t have written records, scientists now believe this meeting really happened, based on shared foods,...
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria |Ancient Egypt
In this video, travel back to ancient Egypt to discover the Lighthouse of Alexandria—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Built on the island of Pharos over 2,000 years ago, this towering lighthouse guided ships safely into the...
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The Kraken: Sea Monster of Legend for Kids
Discover the fascinating world of the Kraken, the legendary sea monster said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. In this video, we explore the myths, legends, and possible real-life inspirations behind this giant creature of...
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Christopher Columbus for Kids
Learn the story of Christopher Columbus, the explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. In this easy-to-understand video, you'll find out why Columbus wanted to sail west, what he was looking for, and what he found instead....
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Eternal love, the history of 'I Love Mom' tattoos
Uncover the enduring legacy of 'I Love Mom' tattoos, a symbol of undying love from the age of sailors to modern times.<br/>
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Burning of Washington
In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces attacked Washington D.C., burning the White House and the Capitol, an act that galvanized American resilience.
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Landmarks - Lake Titicaca
LAKE TITICACA LAKE TITICACA IS THE HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE IN THE WORLD. SPREAD ACROSS THE BORDER BETWEEN BOLIVIA AND PERU IT SPANS OVER 8,000 SQUARE KILOMETRES AT A HEIGHT OF OVER 3,800 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
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The Ship in a Bottle
Tom Thomas drops a ship in a bottle and one of the masts break. When Simka and Nolik try to glue the mast back together, Nolik gets very sick from the harmful glue vapors.
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Discovering the hidden shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
Explore the thousands of preserved shipwrecks in the Great Lakes with maritime archaeologist Caitlin Zant.<br/>
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Mapping the Sea
Charting the waters around the Scottish island of Orkney was a pivotal moment in maritime mapping. But a reliance on outdated maps places modern ships in danger. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Before...
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The Longitude Problem
In an age before satellite navigation and GPS, one man found an ingenious solution to the problem of determining a ship's location at sea. Discover the relationship between place and time. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements -...
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Early explorers
Find out how early explorers navigated the seas before they had maps to guide them.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor | Bedtime History
December 7th is the anniversary of the attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in 1941, which thrust the United States into World War II. Join us as we learn more about the details of the attack by the Empire of Japan, the aftermath, and...
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Attack on Pearl Harbor for Kids | Bedtime History
December 7th is the anniversary of the attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in 1941, which thrust the United States into World War II. Join us as we learn more about the details of the attack by the Empire of Japan, the aftermath, and...
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History of Mermaids and Mermen for Kids | Bedtime History
Join us as we dive into the enchanting history of mermaids, mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries. Mermaids, depicted as half-human, half-fish beings, appear in folklore across various cultures,...