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card updated Sep 14, 2026 · 20 clips parsed · following 175 · 2,400,000 likes total

Engagement5.79%normal range

Account summary

@armchairengineer has 118,000 followers and 646 videos. Across the 20 parsed clips the average is 45,289 views and 2,403 likes. Engagement to views is 5.79%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−3.82 pp). Posts roughly 3.0 times a week. An average clip reaches 38% of the follower count.

Followers

118K

+100 in period

Engagement

5.79%

−3.82 pp newer half

Average views

45.3K

median 2.4K

Likes per clip

2.4K

124 comments avg

Shares / saves

96 / 222

0.49% of viewers save

Posting rate

3.0 / wk

reach 38% of followers

Latest clips

20 collected

1.6K0:59#onthisday 133529

Can you use saltwater to cool data centers? Why "freshwater"? #datacen — @armchairengineer

692.6K2:55Can you use saltwater to cool data centers? Why "freshwater"? #datacenter #waterconsumption #cooling #freshwater #saltwa40K2.3K1.7K4.1K

1.9K0:50#onthisday 143311

What do you think? Should we drain Lake Powell and send all that water — @armchairengineer

14.9K2:13What do you think? Should we drain Lake Powell and send all that water down into Lake Mead? #lakemead #lakepowell #glenc62227815

Why does California get to take more water than the other states? #cal — @armchairengineer

2.3K1:36Why does California get to take more water than the other states? #california #coloradoriver #waterrights203617

Why is California allowed to take water out of the Colorado River at t — @armchairengineer

7.9K0:30Why is California allowed to take water out of the Colorado River at the expense of other states? #coloradoriver #califo292317

Ah, that's the KRD Canal spillway! #krdcanal #yakimariver #canal #irri — @armchairengineer

3.2K1:39Ah, that's the KRD Canal spillway! #krdcanal #yakimariver #canal #irrigation #bristolflats #ellensburg #yakima #spillway294837

Are things bad? Yes. But is Lake Mead going to dry up? No. #lakemead # — @armchairengineer

135.5K1:58Are things bad? Yes. But is Lake Mead going to dry up? No. #lakemead #hooverdam #glencanyondam #lasvegas #watersupply2.9K5788191

The Colorado River isn't drying up. It's simply over-allocated. #color — @armchairengineer

15.8K1:45The Colorado River isn't drying up. It's simply over-allocated. #coloradoriver #drought #megadrought #climatechange #hoo779231226

Sea lions on the Columbia started as late as 2003 #columbiariver #seal — @armchairengineer

1.7K1:25Sea lions on the Columbia started as late as 2003 #columbiariver #sealions #salmon #bonneville #dam145534

A reasonable crash out, if I'm being honest. #crashout #angry #teen #g — @armchairengineer

8071:11A reasonable crash out, if I'm being honest. #crashout #angry #teen #girldad #armchairengineer #coffee #upperperrybridge74801

I'm definitely turning off automatic captions for this one. #owyheedam — @armchairengineer

6.7K0:50I'm definitely turning off automatic captions for this one. #owyheedam #morninggloryspillway #dam407284011

You've got to appreciate when extra effort is put into the architectur — @armchairengineer

1.5K0:48You've got to appreciate when extra effort is put into the architectural details and ornamentation of a dam, like here a159323

Owyhee Dam was built with future hydropower in mind. And over 50 years — @armchairengineer

4.4K1:03Owyhee Dam was built with future hydropower in mind. And over 50 years later, that became a reality. #owyheedam #oregon 394102513

The Upper Perry Bridge is a beautiful example of how one artist can ha — @armchairengineer

1.7K1:10The Upper Perry Bridge is a beautiful example of how one artist can have an amazing impact on the built environment. #co190516

The collapse of St. Francis Dam in 1928 was a terrible tragedy, and it — @armchairengineer

2.3K1:48The collapse of St. Francis Dam in 1928 was a terrible tragedy, and it's remains can still be found to this day. #stfra281325

The face of Mulholland Dam is covered in dirt to appear stronger and s — @armchairengineer

1.7K0:41The face of Mulholland Dam is covered in dirt to appear stronger and safer than St. Francis Dam, which collapsed. Would 205004

Mulholland Dam is the final step in a storage system for Los Angeles. — @armchairengineer

2.4K0:48Mulholland Dam is the final step in a storage system for Los Angeles. What makes it unique is that it has no spillways. 244548

The LA Aqueduct is a pretty impressive way to convey water, and Los An — @armchairengineer

5K0:29The LA Aqueduct is a pretty impressive way to convey water, and Los Angeles may not exist without it. #laaqueduct #losan3479311

Grand Coulee Dam, the dam that won World War II #WWII #grandcouleedam — @armchairengineer

1.9K1:49Grand Coulee Dam, the dam that won World War II #WWII #grandcouleedam #war #hydropower #irrigation #plane #boeing234817

Engagement per clip

20 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 12.8% ER

Aug 24Sep 23Oct 10

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 10, 2026	1,571	133	5	2	9	8.91%
Oct 9, 2026	692,600	40,000	2,274	1,730	4,114	6.35%
Oct 8, 2026	1,881	143	3	1	1	7.81%
Oct 7, 2026	14,900	622	27	8	15	4.41%
Oct 5, 2026	2,309	203	6	1	7	9.09%
Oct 2, 2026	7,930	292	3	1	7	3.73%
Sep 30, 2026	3,235	294	8	3	7	9.43%
Sep 28, 2026	135,500	2,906	57	88	191	2.25%
Sep 25, 2026	15,800	779	23	12	26	5.15%
Sep 23, 2026	1,688	145	5	3	4	9.06%
Sep 14, 2026	807	74	8	0	1	10.16%
Sep 11, 2026	6,731	407	28	40	11	7.06%
Sep 9, 2026	1,483	159	3	2	3	11.06%
Sep 7, 2026	4,369	394	10	25	13	9.82%
Sep 4, 2026	1,669	190	5	1	6	11.74%
Sep 2, 2026	2,345	281	3	2	5	12.20%
Aug 31, 2026	1,730	205	0	0	4	11.85%
Aug 28, 2026	2,374	244	5	4	8	10.66%
Aug 25, 2026	4,958	347	9	3	11	7.24%
Aug 24, 2026	1,902	234	8	1	7	12.78%