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Engineering & making (other) Videos Recommended on Hacker News (27)
Engineering & making (other) is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 27 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2013 and 2026 — 51 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Other engineering and hands-on topics: miscellaneous engineering explainers, product safety, inventions, patents and quirky devices.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated: “highly recommended if you want an engineers perspective, with no 'great conspiracy' hype.” — an HN commenter, 2024.
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7 mo on HNLonger-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated
Technology Connections
9 HN recommender · 2023–2026
5 mo on HNYour dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
Technology Connections
6 HN recommender · 2024–2026
4 mo on HNBritish Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why
Tom Scott
3 HN recommender · 2019–2025
4 mo on HNConstruction of the 10000 year clock - Alexander Rose (SETI Talks)
SETI Institute
3 HN recommender · 2015–2019
3 mo on HNThe Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner - Remastered
tim hunkin
3 HN recommender · 2021–2026
3 mo on HNOld car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
Technology Connections
4 HN recommender · 2022–2023
3 mo on HNGlitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
3 HN recommender · 2018–2024
3 mo on HNMiniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world
Miniatur Wunderland
3 HN recommender · 2017–2022
3 mo on HNThe Secret Life of Machines - Vacuum Cleaners 1/2
Buddy Runyan
3 HN recommender · 2017–2020
2 mo on HNHorrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)
bigclivedotcom
2 HN recommender · 2016–2024
2 mo on HNSaw Stop - This guy puts a finger into an active table saw blade & comes away without a scratch!
Anthony Prezutti Comedy Mentalist
2 HN recommender · 2015–2018
2 mo on HNWell There's Your Problem | Episode 28: Goiânia Incident
Well There's Your Problem Podcast
2 HN recommender · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNAmazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses
Louis Rossmann
2 HN recommender · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNThis Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)
Mark Rober
2 HN recommender · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNSelf-filling water bottle: BUSTED!
Thunderf00t
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNGlitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
1 HN recommend · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNGlitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNVolvo Trucks - Emergency braking at its best!
Volvo Trucks
1 HN recommend · 2013–2015
0 mo on HNWhat Happens When Ammo Burns? Sporting Ammunition and the Fire Fighter | SAAMI.org
NSSF—The Firearm Industry Trade Association
0 HN recommender · 2014–2020
0 mo on HNDelta P
Sean Roos
0 HN recommender · 2016–2024
0 mo on HN[842] Picked in 2 Seconds! Amazon’s Choice “High Security Padlock”
LockPickingLawyer
0 HN recommender · 2019–2022
0 mo on HNFlyboard® Air Test 1
ZAPATA
0 HN recommender · 2016–2017
0 mo on HNThe touch lamp; a neat idea, and older than you'd think!
Technology Connections
0 HN recommender · 2020–2022
0 mo on HNParamedic Mountain Rescue!
Gravity Industries
0 HN recommender · 2020–2022
0 mo on HNCar Thieves vs the Almost Final GlitterBomb 5.0
Mark Rober
0 HN recommender · 2022–2023
0 mo on HNTank Safety: Hydrogen Tank Gunshot | Toyota
Toyota USA
0 HN recommender · 2021–2024
0 mo on HNPeloton Tread+ Treadmill Safety Incident
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
0 HN recommender · 2021–2022