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Applied Science - what's actually working, and what isn't

Education · 12-min uploads · 887K subscribers · started 2006 · ~0.3/week
Est. ad revenue$423–$2K/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is that read, from its 169 most recent of 277 long-form uploads. One of the education YouTube channels we track. Visit Applied Science on YouTube →

In Applied Science's own words
Hosted by Ben Krasnow Subscribe to see interesting applications of science and technology. You'll see how an electron microscope was built in a home shop, how an X-ray backscatter system works, how to make aerogel, and many other hi-tech projects. Topics usually include electromechanical systems...Based in US

Applied Science's YouTube stats: views and performance

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 47% of all views and its biggest is 30.4× the median, so the median upload (217K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

217K
median views
30.4×
top vs median
24%
hit rate (2×+)
47%
views from top 10%

What is Applied Science's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "Electron microscope slow-motion video of vinyl LP" at 6.6M views - 30.4× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
Electron microscope slow-motion video of vinyl LP6.6M
Drill through anything (conductive) with Electrical Discharge Machining4.7M
Waterjet cutter built with a cheap pressure washer3.7M

Which titles work best for Applied Science - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
Electron microscope slow-motion video of vinyl LP6.6M
Drill through anything (conductive) with Electrical Discharge Machining4.7M
Waterjet cutter built with a cheap pressure washer3.7M
A refrigerator that works by stretching rubber bands3.4M
Building a liquid crystal display (LCD)1.2M
Alpha radiation makes sparks, detects smoke, and eliminates static cling1.1M
Cryogenic treatment of drill bits: tested 2X lifetime and microstructure analysis1.1M
Engineering magnetics -- practical introduction to BH curve1.0M
Hybrid rocket engine with acrylic and gaseous oxygen1.0M
How anti-theft tags work - magnetostriction882K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Obeying the law (of physics)! Kinetic energy and momentum explained96K
Mutarotation: a sugar that spontaneously changes from sweet to bitter93K
Review of National Instruments VirtualBench86K
Electron beam control in a scanning electron microscope86K
Control light with heat and magnets (Magneto-optical Kerr effect)81K
Photomicrography (microphotography, macro), focus stacking78K
Unusual usage (hours) counter with mercury capillary77K
Turning a laminated wooden vase on the lathe77K
Trigger circuit for large xenon flash tubes72K
Flashing Light Prize 2018 - Sunscreen, UV, and neon66K

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 169 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.

View lift by title pattern - Applied Science
Uses (brackets)20% of videos
+39%
Starts How / Why / What7% of videos
+33%
Has a number13% of videos
-30%
The title formula for Applied Science

Lean on uses (brackets) and starts how / why / what - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on has a number.

Surprise: has a number costs this channel 30% here - the opposite of the usual "always do it" advice.

What keywords does Applied Science rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: electron microscope, waterjet cutter, ruby laser, stainless steel, camera lens, laser cutter, sputtering process, control light. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Applied Science post, and when?

Applied Science publishes about 0.3 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
16
Mon
11
Tue
15
Wed
17
Thu
37
Fri
39
Sat
34

How long are Applied Science's videos?

Typical uploads run about 12 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (370K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
370K
10-20 min
208K
5-10 min
144K
under 5 min
61K

How does Applied Science compare to other education channels?

At 217K median views, Applied Science runs above the typical education channel we track (23K). It is outperforming its niche.

What is Applied Science's net worth and estimated earnings?

Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, Applied Science pulls roughly 280K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $280-$1,120 a month in ad revenue (about $3,359-$13,437 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.

What should a channel like Applied Science make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 217K views.

Applied Science stats at a glance

Subscribers887K
Total views86M
Videos published277
Avg views (of 169 analyzed)383K
Uploads per week0.3
Typical length12 min
On YouTube since2006 (20 yrs)

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