Strange Parts: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Inside a Huge PCB Factory", recommended as the best look inside a modern PCB fab, cited in threads on hobby PCB vendors, manufacturing in China and automation.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2018–2026documentaryRecommended as the best look inside a modern PCB fab, cited in threads on hobby PCB vendors, manufacturing in China and automation.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2018–2021documentaryHN people recommend it for its vivid look at Shenzhen's repair culture and for the flash chip upgrade, and cite it in discussions of hardware modding.
- 4 HN recommenders 2 months 2023–2024commentaryHN commenters point people dealing with concussions or brain injuries to it as a hopeful first-hand story of recovery.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2017–2023documentaryHN cites it as proof that a full iPhone can be assembled from sourced parts, in right-to-repair and Shenzhen hardware ecosystem discussions.
- cited 17× 0 months 2017–2024demoCited as proof that space existed for a headphone jack in the iPhone.
Questions
Which Strange Parts video does Hacker News recommend most?
Inside a Huge PCB Factory: recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users between 2018 and 2026.
Is this every Strange Parts 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.