Hydraulic Press Channel

Hydraulic Press Channel, with over 2.3 million subscribers, features Finnish factory owners Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta crushing various objects such as Nokia 3310 phones, bowling balls, steel pipes and the English-Finnish dictionary in a hydraulic press.

These videos begin with black-and-white shots of metallic machinery set against heavy metal music. Next comes Vuohensilta's humorous banter - his goofy nerdiness combined with an English accent create an entertaining mix that viewers will surely remember for years.

1. Tampere

Hydraulic Press on YouTube has become a great success with viewers, featuring objects being crushed using hydraulic presses. Run by Finnish factory owner Lauri Vuohensilta and his wife Anni who share a passion for all things destructive and mechanical, their videos have been seen more than three million times!

What makes this channel particularly interesting is their approach; instead of just crushing as many items as possible, they instead focus on one at a time, explaining everything very thoroughly through their description.

Vuohensilta operates as a family machining business, so they have access to heavy equipment at their disposal. Their warehouse contains various pieces of machinery ranging from hydraulic presses, mills and welding machines - giving them enough resources for almost any imaginable machining task.

One may assume that a simple hydraulic press wouldn't be capable of breaking apart something as large and durable as a laptop, but you would be wrong. The Hydraulic Press Channel showcases its incredible power by crushing various objects ranging from watches and alarm clocks to iPhones and other electronics; even using their press to press against cars!

As fascinating as watching videos is watching how objects react under pressure - such as when a glass jug breaks with an audible crack and paper explodes with violent noise, or how a thick dictionary defies being crushed by the hydraulic press for quite some time - its reaction can be spectacular!

As well as being entertaining, this channel offers a refreshing alternative in an age where fast cuts and overly enthusiastic vloggers are ubiquitous. It's nice to see two ordinary people with a passion for breaking things just because.

2. Helsinki

Hydraulic Press Channel (HPC), one of the more straightforward YouTube channels available, is run by factory owner Lauri Vuohensilta and his wife Anni. The pair film their videos in a small workshop in Helsinki filled with everything from welding gear and forging machines, as well as the hydraulic press itself. Their channel became immensely popular after one of their videos about folding paper over seven times made Reddit's front page and went viral. Since then, HPC has grown from few thousand subscribers to over one million in just months, garnering media coverage and sponsorship deals. The popularity of HPC lies in its destructive premise and Vuohensilta's deadpan Captain Obvious commentary; his quirky sense of humor often results in laughter coming directly from him or his wife after each destruction is complete.

Each video opens with a black-and-white shot of a hydraulic press at work accompanied by rock music, setting the mood for an exciting yet hilarious adventure ahead. After the intro credits have finished playing, Vuohensilta introduces what object he will destroy next and the fun ensues; Vuohensilta has taken aim at bowling balls, soda cans, plastic toys, metal tools and even an entire Volkswagen Beetle during these experiments! While his experiments may be impressive and sometimes spectacular results achieved when these experiments come together chemistry between Vuohensilta and Anni that truly sets this channel apart compared to imitators channels: when these two start laughing off each other's laughter you might just join in too!

As an added feature, each video concludes with a shot of the workshop floor and an inventory of what was used to cause destruction. These videos demonstrate just how far hydraulic presses can take destruction - hence why a man from Finland teamed up with both channels - the Hydraulic Press Channel and Pommijatkat ("Bomb Dudes") channel - to strap 66 pounds of dynamite onto his Tesla and blow it up two hours outside Helsinki for his YouTube stunt! For safety's sake he even filmed all this action from above using helicopter footage!

3. Kuopio

At a time when YouTubers seem to post every imaginable vlog imaginable-from putting toothpaste in their eyes to creating cakes out of ice cream-Finnish factory owners Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta of Hydraulic Press Channel have earned an online following by simply crushing stuff with hydraulic presses. Since their YouTube channel launched in 2015, Lauri and Anni have amassed millions of subscribers to watch them pulverize whatever comes their way-usually metal or paper; sometimes more complex items as well.

Konepaja Vuohensilta, their family's company, features heavily in the videos. Lauri's shop features heavy machinery such as a large hydraulic press. There is also a lathe, mill and welder present which all appear in videos demonstrating forging wrenches into knives with hydraulic presses; other videos show them using one to destroy objects other than paper or metal like wood pieces or bicycle tires.

While the videos may be comical, they're technically impressive too. Many objects prove difficult to break apart without pressure - the couple even own a small balancing machine which checks parts before being crushed with hydraulic presses.

HPC stands out amongst other destruction channels and life hacks with their engaging commentary from both Lauri, with her thick Finnish accent, and Chris with their deadpan Captain Obvious remarks with some flair and relish.

Both are competitive powerlifters and the channel features additional content after the end credits of them lifting together. Both men are quite stocky and strong from working at their family machining business since they were kids.

The Vuohensiltas may owe much of their success to being Finns; unlike many foreign YouTubers who aim for maximum appeal, they embrace their roots - Lauri joked in one Q&A video that he learned English by watching movies like Top Gear and Fallout; furthermore, Lauri sometimes mispronounced words incorrectly; sometimes calling hydraulic presses "hoodraulik presses" or pineapples "hiddraulik syrts," because errors add comic relief.

4. Jyväskylä

Nokia 3310 phones were no match for Finland's powerful 100-ton hydraulic press used on Finland's extraordinary Hydraulic Press YouTube channel. Under Lauri Vuohensilta's guidance, frozen toys, jawbreakers and even sacred documents such as his 1506 page Finnish-English Dictionary (opens in new tab) have all fallen to his powerful machinery's jaws of death.

Since launching in October 2015, this channel has amassed millions of views with its simple but irresistible formula: Vuohensilta places various items into a heavy hydraulic press before commentating on them; it's become one of YouTube's more common formats but nevertheless strangely addictive and compelling to watch, much like BuzzFeed's watermeon stunt.

The channel is popular due to the sheer brutality of its results (it's always thrilling to watch a bowling ball get crushed!), as well as Vuohensilta and Anni providing humor through their dorky antics and distinctive accents.

"Beyond The Press" has proven so successful, they now maintain a second channel, "Beyond The Press," where they post videos that don't involve the hydraulic press but still aim at destruction - such as videos of other machines in their shop, outings, preparation work for press videos and footage of actual working life at Konepaja Vuohensilta Machining Business.

One of their most viral videos was their recent collaboration with Pommijatkat ("Bomb Dudes") channel, in which they strapped 66 pounds of dynamite onto a Tesla and set it off - another testament to their ingenuity and willingness to face any challenge head on!

While Vuohensilta strictly adheres to OSHA guidelines, his shiny metallic machinery and occasional bursts of heavy metal music add an air of excitement and fun to his videos. Both himself and his wife go the extra mile to ensure safety for themselves by operating the hydraulic press from behind thick glass barriers or other barriers while wearing protective gear; additionally they ensure they run a safety run-through before each video and take additional measures when conducting explosive or dangerous demonstrations.