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Ask HN: What's your favorite YouTube video, ever?
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- TillE 2y agoRedLetterMedia Phantom Menace review. A remarkably unique mix of comedy and genuine insight. I feel like the Star Wars prequels were largely ignored culturally for years, but after the Plinkett review they keep coming up. There are even weirdos who insist they're good now.
- brcmthrowaway 2y agoCompared to the sequels?
- toomuchtodo 2y agohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=6ihrGNGesfI https://youtube.com/watch?v=6ihrGNGesfI https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33509164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33509164
- jaggs 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
- Jeff_Brown 2y agoThe King of Microrhythm -- composer David Bruce discusses J Dilla (and many others), and how to compose and play (!) off-grid. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D0dsjuPZsNwQ&ved=2ahUKEwiEp8uDy6CJAxUPSTABHZ54NyUQwqsBegQICxAF&usg=AOvVaw1HCBSQRCHmVZG4rpd-sqkC https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=8997844...
- LarryMade2 2y agoOh, the Places You'll Go at Burning Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahv_1IS7SiE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahv_1IS7SiE
- positr0n 2y agoHard to choose, but I always enjoy this one: https://youtu.be/Jb4prVsXkZU https://youtu.be/Jb4prVsXkZU - how to land the space shuttle
- Gunax 2y agoDesign of the aluminum beverage can https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw https://youtu.be/hUhisi2FBuw For everyone else, thanks for sharing! Normally i think sharing videos is bad mojo--the Internet is so personalized that favorites are difficult to share. But I really enjoyed most of what has been shared so far!
- ariym 2y agolove him
- jerrygoyal 2y agoprobability of someone getting rickrolled in this thread is very high
- joelkoen 2y agoomg look at this cute puppy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXcfNkepdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXcfNkepdg
- romanhn 2y agoI don't know about favorite ever, but I've discovered Harry Mack freestyling about a year ago and have spent dozens of hours catching up on the entire backlog, this man is a genius (and this is not a music style I even care for) . This particular video is my favorite of his due to the infectious beat and sheer positivity: https://youtu.be/dxYah-Tlkmc https://youtu.be/dxYah-Tlkmc. Everything he does is an instant classic though.
- rSi 2y agohttps://youtu.be/dyMXYE_50Ts?si=_uMtKO5oyR8L3l4e https://youtu.be/dyMXYE_50Ts?si=_uMtKO5oyR8L3l4e
- hulitu 2y ago> Ask HN: What's your favorite YouTube video, ever? I go to youtube only for the ads. /s
- constantinum 2y agoJohn Cleese on Creativity In Management > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g&ab_channel=VideoArts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g&ab_channel=Video...
- tpoacher 2y agoAlso, Meetings Bloody Meetings with John Cleese. https://archive.org/details/meetingsbloodymeetings https://archive.org/details/meetingsbloodymeetings Last 5 minutes are pure gold for how to manage meetings. There's a 'remake' of this, again by John Cleese, but I find this original to be far better.
- mikewarot 2y agoScenic train ride from Bergen to Oslo (Norway) - 7 hours and 14 minutes of beautiful Fjords and trees along side the rails. As near as I can tell, this is the original from 2014 that kicked off the slow video movement. The tunnels they've constructed are impressive. I've often wondered how good the 3d model you could build from the original 250 gigabyte file would be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xisVS_DKpJg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xisVS_DKpJg
- thorin 2y agoInteresting, I'm travelling to Bergen in a couple of days to meet a friend. Previously I have taken a train from Oslo to Trondheim. If the weather is nice it's very beautiful!
- wruza 2y agoOh, thanks, I lost it long ago!
- codetrotter 2y agoThe Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, that created the Bergensbanen minute for minute video also hosts two torrents for that video btw. Yes, that’s right officially hosted torrent files from a national broadcaster :D https://nrkbeta.no/bittorrent/ https://nrkbeta.no/bittorrent/ Their first torrent is for a 720p version, 50 fps, h.264 encoded mp4. https://nrkbeta.no/torrent/Bergensbanen-minutt.for.minutt.1280x720p50.h264.NRK.mp4.torrent https://nrkbeta.no/torrent/Bergensbanen-minutt.for.minutt.12... Their second torrent is 1080i and uses ProRes 422 codec. It comes to a whopping 246 GB total! :O https://nrkbeta.no/torrent/Bergensbanen.1080i50.ProRes422.Nrk.mov.torrent https://nrkbeta.no/torrent/Bergensbanen.1080i50.ProRes422.Nr...
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- 7373737373 2y ago30 Days Timelapse at Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ
- phero_cnstrcts 2y agoUltimate dog tease https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw&pp=ygUJbWFwbGUgZG9n https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw&pp=ygUJbWFwbGUgZG9... RIP
- ngshiheng 2y agoMicroservices by KRAZAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ
- edgineer 2y agoPrivate video Sign in if you've been granted access to this video
- purgedreality 2y agoJourney to the End of Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&t=1559s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&t=1559s Veritasium on Thermite reaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBz04LlLVk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBz04LlLVk Problems of a Shared Office - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD_VX9SLfsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD_VX9SLfsc History of the entire world, I guess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs Colin Furze Underground Activities - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbAdaOBLBlS1MPKXYmqwZLZhWC1FAMx https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbAdaOBLBlS1MPKXYmq... Future of Reasoning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ArVh3Cj9rw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ArVh3Cj9rw Sex in Trek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxqQwAVEbM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxqQwAVEbM8
- wruza 2y agoJourney to the End of Time, no doubt. One of the videos ever made.
- untwerp 2y agoVeritassium's "the most common cognitive bias" in my list - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo
- stephenr 2y agoJourney to the End of time is good as a big picture thing, but I think the same artist (melodysheep) made something even better, in terms of helping us navigate life day to day: The WTF Singalong. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2MN1vXO5JeI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2MN1vXO5JeI It applies so well to so many facets of daily life.
- babyent 2y ago4k walking tours. There are too many. I find myself looking up Japan walking tours and getting “lost” there. So wonderful.
- sloaken 2y agoPeter Skillman Marshmallow Design Challenge From a TED talk in 2006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5sBzMtB3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5sBzMtB3Q Only 3:31 - a great 'how to build' especially the part from 2:05 to 2:15. There have been several follow up videos by others, my favorite that expands is only 7:22 Build a tower, build a team | Tom Wujec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_yKBitO8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_yKBitO8M There are probably others
- dotcoma 2y agoThe Mentos video.
- okeefe77 2y agoTwo with little to no redeeming social value that I love anyway and watch often: Werner Herzog discusses chickens: https://youtu.be/QhMo4WlBmGM?si=hG_1peHgNu5Oh1zK https://youtu.be/QhMo4WlBmGM?si=hG_1peHgNu5Oh1zK Two women trying to chug a bottle of Sprite: https://youtu.be/9N3Cc4A-6yo?si=B_GT3ecJK-hXuCrt https://youtu.be/9N3Cc4A-6yo?si=B_GT3ecJK-hXuCrt
- _gotb 2y agoBjörk talking about her TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WFTHpOw8Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WFTHpOw8Y Queeblo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ANZ8Osnz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ANZ8Osnz4 Oh my gah!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLhw1mtCFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLhw1mtCFA Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc61ONXClhA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc61ONXClhA Destino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TlaxmOKqs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TlaxmOKqs
- ravenstine 2y agoGlow sticks in a toilet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezWHPJPfo54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezWHPJPfo54 2 Cars Play System-Linked Halo On Highway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzdEc2-tms4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzdEc2-tms4 Real Life Goldeneye 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RR5V0rmN4o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RR5V0rmN4o Clearly, I'm stuck in the early 2000's.
- runjake 2y agobcantrill's "Shouting in the Datacenter": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDacjrSCeq4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDacjrSCeq4 And anything by KRAZAM.
- krapp 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z8KdmMlqEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z8KdmMlqEY
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- Spooky23 2y agoFunny goats screaming like humans - https://youtu.be/nlYlNF30bVg https://youtu.be/nlYlNF30bVg
- burgerzzz 2y agoThis 4-part documentary on Napoleon. https://youtu.be/MrbiSUgZEbg?si=QKXNuO2Gqxa9ffLL https://youtu.be/MrbiSUgZEbg?si=QKXNuO2Gqxa9ffLL
- atomicnature 2y agoInterview with Senior Rust Developer in 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGfQu0bQTKc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGfQu0bQTKc (not really)
- namaljayathunga 2y agoSolopreneur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtjKbXKqbg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtjKbXKqbg
- andrei_says_ 2y agoRuss Olsen, author of Getting Closure, Eloquent Ruby and Design Patterns with Ruby, telling the story of the moon landing as a conference talk. Inspired me beyond measure and brought tears to my eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3XwpSKqNZw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3XwpSKqNZw —- George Lakoff’s lecture on Moral Politics. Instantaneous understanding of political language and identity politics. Incredibly important, especially today in time of extreme polarization. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9R9MtkpqM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9R9MtkpqM —- Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&vl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&vl=en
- t0bia_s 2y agoNow whats your favorite colour, ever?
- oldsklgdfth 2y agoGucci Mane explaining "the sauce" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-F88c6Hrk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-F88c6Hrk
- mindwork 2y agoI've got a whole playlist of my favorite Chris Turner's freestyle raps. but if I get to pick one it would be this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD9uFiiw1mw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD9uFiiw1mw