OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out
Why Hacker News recommends it
Commenters recommend it as a creative music video shot entirely in zero gravity, citing it in threads about parabolic flights and space.
What it is
OK Go's music video for Upside Down & Inside Out, filmed during parabolic flights so the band and performers are weightless in the plane.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2018 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec hathawsh · 2018-12 · on “Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space”
They fly the plane downward, matching the vertical acceleration with the acceleration caused by gravity. You owe it to yourself to see these amazing videos filmed on planes that simulate zero G: OK Go - [this video] Physics Girl - [LINK] Veritasium - [LINK]
Strong rec bjkchoy · 2022-09 · on “Weightless: Parabolic flight on an A310”
One of my preferred video clip ever was filmed entirely during a parabolic flight: OK Go, Upside Down & Inside Out [this video]
Recommends throw0101c · 2026-05 · on “The Greatest Shot in Television: James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene”
A number of their music videos are quite creative: * in a zero-G plane: [this video] * one-take (?) on electric unicycles: [LINK] * 4.2s real-time scene with the footage slowed down to 4 minutes: [LINK] * Chevrolet-sponsored video where they use a moving car as an instrument: [LINK]