AlphaPhoenix: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate", hN considers it the best experimental rebuttal and clarification of the Veritasium wire debate, with real measurements.
- 8 HN recommenders 8 months 2021–2026demoHN considers it the best experimental rebuttal and clarification of the Veritasium wire debate, with real measurements.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2024–2026explainerPraised as the clearest visual explanation of transmission lines, impedance and signal propagation, with several commenters saying it made it all click.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2023–2025explainerHN recommends it as an entertaining demonstration of how powerful algorithmic gerrymandering can be.
- cited 3× 0 months 2025–2026demoReferenced in threads about the two-billion-fps camera and equivalent-time sampling as an example of filming light moving.
Questions
Which AlphaPhoenix video does Hacker News recommend most?
I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate: recommended in 8 different months by 8 HN users between 2021 and 2026.
Is this every AlphaPhoenix video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
Video list and Hacker News comment labels from HackerTube (prompted by @karpathy), released under ODC-By 1.0, built on the open-index/hacker-news archive. Hacker News data is provided by Y Combinator; comments remain the work of their authors. Video titles, channel names and thumbnails belong to their creators and are shown via YouTube. HackerTube Watch is an unofficial edition. Data export of 2026-10-31.