This is what quality YouTube looks like: a curious human with expertise taking you places you'd never otherwise go and showing you things you'd never otherwise see.
The profanity keeps it out of family viewing territory, but for teens interested in STEM, engineering, or just how the world actually works, Strange Parts is legitimately enriching. The host left a Silicon Valley career to document obscure factories and back-alley workshops in Shenzhen, and the result is a rare window into global manufacturing that most educational content never touches.
It's not entertainment in the traditional sense—videos can be long and technical—but if your teen is the type who wants to understand how RGB LEDs are made or what a PCB assembly line looks like, this scratches that itch better than almost anything else on the platform. Just preview a video first to make sure you're comfortable with the language.
