OK Go: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official Video", hN points to it as an example of ambitious, practical-effects creativity in music videos, made without CGI.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2010–2026music videoHN points to it as an example of ambitious, practical-effects creativity in music videos, made without CGI.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2013–2026music videoRecommended as an example of inventive, physical-effects music video making, with the car as an instrument.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2016–2026music videoCited as an example of ambitious video art and of a slow-motion real-time shot.
Questions
Which OK Go video does Hacker News recommend most?
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official Video: recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users between 2010 and 2026.
Is this every OK Go 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.