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.
- explainer recommended in 5 different months by 3 HN users, 2019–2025Recommended whenever threads need an intuition for the vast distances between stars.
- demo recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2022–2023Pointed to as a cheap, hands-on example of home algae cultivation.
- demo cited on HN 4 times, 2017–2024HN cites it as a first-hand account of how heavy water tastes, reportedly slightly sweet with an aftertaste.
- demo cited on HN 7 times, 2018–2024HN 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.