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.
- demo recommended in 8 different months by 8 HN users, 2021–2026HN considers it the best experimental rebuttal and clarification of the Veritasium wire debate, with real measurements.
- explainer recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users, 2024–2026Praised as the clearest visual explanation of transmission lines, impedance and signal propagation, with several commenters saying it made it all click.
- explainer recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2023–2025HN recommends it as an entertaining demonstration of how powerful algorithmic gerrymandering can be.
- demo cited on HN 3 times, 2025–2026Referenced 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.