Cody'sLab: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "How Far Are The Nearest Stars?", recommended whenever threads need an intuition for the vast distances between stars.
- 3 HN recommenders 5 months 2019–2025explainerRecommended whenever threads need an intuition for the vast distances between stars.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2022–2023demoPointed to as a cheap, hands-on example of home algae cultivation.
- cited 4× 0 months 2017–2024demoHN cites it as a first-hand account of how heavy water tastes, reportedly slightly sweet with an aftertaste.
- cited 7× 0 months 2018–2024demoHN commenters cite it as a vivid demonstration that roadside and tire/pavement dust contains recoverable platinum.
Questions
Which Cody'sLab video does Hacker News recommend most?
How Far Are The Nearest Stars?: recommended in 5 different months by 3 HN users between 2019 and 2025.
Is this every Cody'sLab 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.
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