Submarines Are WAY Scarier Than You Think...Here's Why

It would be so sick if you made a video about how underwater cables came to be and how they work nowadays.

As a former submariner, I can neither confirm nor deny that I enjoyed this video.

My son retired from the SECRET SILENT SERVICE after 20 years. He gave me a tour of his sub and the tight quarters the submariner’s live and operate in daily. It takes a different kind of person to be underwater in a metal tube for days and months - a really brave kind of man.

Wanna hear something that utterly ups the terrifying nature of nuclear submarines? I was cleaning out my ex’s car some years ago, and found some documents from her ex, who had served on an ICBM submarine in the US navy. One mentioned a dishonorable discharge from his military service. I was curious as to how he had managed to get a dishonorable discharge, so i asked. Her answer changed the way i view the world forever. Homeboy had been selling his fellow sailors LSD, while on active duty. I mean, i thought that scene from Apocalypse Now was wild, but hearing this story was mind blowing. People with their fingers on the doomsday button, tripping balls on acid in a compressed metal tube with no windows. True story.

In a world of tiktoks and YouTube shorts it's always amazing that Johnny is able to consistently make these 30 minute videos and still hold our attention Amazing editing!!

What I love about Johnny Harris' videos is that they always feel like a friend that grabs me by the forearms, wide eyed, and whisperly shouts "you won't believe what I've just read!" Just makes me forget how many hours of research, scripting, and editing went into making these awesome videos.

Was open-water kayaking off the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA when a very large sub slipped by underneath me. Saw a faint dark shadow and felt a "swell" as it passed with just the slightest mechanical sound. Very strange experience.

I just love how YouTube randomly recommended this video to me and when I went to the channel's videos, I saw that he uploaded a video about the underwater cables just 2 weeks ago. Love it.

Yes Johnny! I would be more than happy for you to 'dive' down the sub spying rabbit hole. I mean I'm happy to watch more or less all of the stuff you make for us anyway, but, and I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself, I think a lot of us must love you not just for your detail but your unusual yet fascinating choice of subjects. You make me feel like I'm learning about stuff that's dangerous to know lol.

As a current submariner, it's appriciated that so many people are starting to realize we exist. Quality video

I lived that life for ten years and its still entertaining to hear about it on your channel. I would really love your take on Admiral Rickover. He was a legend amongst submarine nukes. Especially because he wasn't just given the go ahead to but nuclear plants on submarines. It led to the abomination of the uss enterprise with it 8 submarine nuclear reactors. The only of its kind out of his defiance to produce a nuclear carrier instead of a submarine. It was said that the enterprise was supposed to be so absurdly expensive that it would never be built. Of course it was built anyway. Rickover also obtained funds for his reactor prototypes via "creative ways" when his research projects were denied.

The people who invented subs are genius The people who built them are skilled The people who navigate them are cunning The people who they target are....toast. You could do a whole video on each group of people because there are a lot of Rabbit holes involved in every aspect. Well done on explaining the submarine I learned alot from your videos. Thanks 👍

The coolest thing about submarines that i know about is that the design of each propeller is confidential as it can be used to isolate their sound profile, which is why you will see subs all the time in dry dock and a tarp over the tail

My grandpa was a crewmember on the U.S.S. Nautilus around the latest 60's to early 70's. He taught me an appreciation of these silent goliaths and the amount of power they have. It's so cool to see someone get excited about submarines the way I do

It's incredible we getting this top tier journalism for free. You and your amazing team have my full support, thanks for the great vid.

You’ve earned a sub, no pun intended lol, great editing and awesome commentary. Entertaining and informative the entire time. Fantastic video very well done. 👏 👏 👏

As a current submariner this is probably one of the most informative and entertaining submarine videos on YouTube. A lot of in depth knowledge

It's amazing how he's suddenly made me really interested in submarines. He doesn't just explain their importance, he goes into depth about every topic he discuses and it's amazing.

I was a missile Submariner on USS Florida in the 1980s when she was brand new. New Subs dont smell new like Cars. They actually smell bad until your nose gets use to the odor.

Wow! This video really put things in perspective and was SUPER informational!! What a great channel!! You and your team are just amazing!!!