HN's go-to link for correcting the lightbulb conspiracy myth, giving an engineer's view of the lifespan versus efficiency tradeoff.
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The best engineering & making (other) videos, according to Hacker News
27 videos about engineering & making (other) that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Engineering, Transport & Making.
HN people recommend it as the definitive, thorough guide to getting dishwashers to clean properly and often send it to friends.
HN treats it as the obligatory video to share whenever plugs and sockets come up, praised for its safety reasoning.
Recommended in threads about long-lasting structures and passing knowledge across generations, as a long but fascinating talk.
Recommended as a clear, charming explanation of how machines work, including a demonstration of building an electric motor.
Recommended as a clear explanation of why old headlights looked as they did, and as a case study in mandating requirements versus solutions.
Linked as the funny, famous porch-pirate revenge video whenever package theft comes up, with the faked-reactions caveat noted.
HN recommends it as an absorbing look at the most elaborate model railroad ever built.
HN recommends the series as an entertaining way to learn how everyday machines work, enough to start debugging them.
Cited in threads about cheap chargers as proof of why proper certified and isolated power supplies are worth paying for.
Linked as the canonical demo of a safety technology that stops a blade before it injures a finger.
HN points to it as a good, detailed podcast account whenever the Goiania incident or lost radioactive sources come up.
HN cites it as the key example of Amazon selling dangerous counterfeit goods and warns people to test their fuses.
Cited in threads on rigged arcade machines and gambling-like games as the clearest demonstration that skill games can be tuned to be unwinnable.
Cited in atmospheric water harvesting threads as a debunking of products that promise drinking water from thin air.
HN brings it up as the obligatory link whenever package theft or booby-trapped parcels come up.
Cited in porch-pirate threads as the definitive revenge-engineering project, praised for its impressive engineering.
Cited as a real-world example of automatic emergency braking already working on heavy trucks.
Cited as evidence that ammunition cooking off in a fire is much less dangerous than people assume.
Shared as nightmare fuel in threads on diving and underwater work to show how deadly pressure differentials are.
Cited as an example of poor-quality knockoff products sold on Amazon, not recommended as a watch.
Cited in threads on personal flight and hoverboards as evidence that jet-powered personal flight devices really exist.
HN uses it as an example of Google's search answers confidently giving the wrong date for the invention.
HN cites it as a practical use case for jet suits in emergency response, though some doubt how usable the suit is.
Commenters link the glitter bomb series whenever package theft comes up.
Cited in hydrogen debates as evidence that pressurized hydrogen tanks do not necessarily explode when punctured.
HN cites it as evidence in debates over the treadmill's design flaw and parental responsibility, often with a warning that it is disturbing.
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