History & culture Imperial VaultThe Strange Machine That Floated Above Water #shorts #history

The Strange Machine That Floated Above Water #shorts #history

Short0:08EntertainmentPublished Oct 5, 2026, 3:13 AM · 2w ago

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12.5K subscribers · median 15.9K views

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Views

28,237

+0 views/hour

Views / hour now

measured 18m ago

Peak views / hour

12h ago

First 24 hours

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Engagement

0.8%

likes + comments / views

Likes

217

0.8% of views

Comments

0.03% of views

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Checked every 12 h while the video is this age · last check 18m ago · next in 702 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day

1.7K

since upload

vs channel median

1.8×

this video's views ÷ the channel's usual

Rank in channel

of 21 tracked

Views over time

2 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

In 1959, Christopher Cockerell tested the SRN1, a revolutionary hovercraft that glided on a cushion of compressed air, traveling from pebble beaches into open sea without touching the water. #History #Hovercraft #Engineering #Inventions #Technology #BritishHistory #Shorts

Details

Published: Oct 5, 2026, 3:13 AM
Length: 0:08 (8 s)
Format: Short (3 min or less)
Category: Entertainment
Audio language: EN
Quality: HD
Captions: No
Made for kids: No
Licensed content: Yes
Video ID: vkPNPHPpEQA

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