Mick West: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Explained: New Navy UFO Videos", hN recommends it as a calm, evidence-based debunking whenever the Navy UFO videos come up.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2020–2026explainerHN recommends it as a calm, evidence-based debunking whenever the Navy UFO videos come up.
- 8 HN recommenders 5 months 2022–2025explainerPointed to as the clearest, evidence-based debunk of the Gimbal footage, and a model of how to analyze such claims.
- 6 HN recommenders 4 months 2019–2023explainerHN commenters repeatedly cite it as a checkable, math-based debunking of the famous UFO clips whenever UAP stories come up.
Questions
Which Mick West video does Hacker News recommend most?
Explained: New Navy UFO Videos: recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users between 2020 and 2026.
Is this every Mick West 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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