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That was pretty cool. Why was I the 314th person to watch it. Surely there must be more interest in rockets like the Sci-fi books always described? In most book
by gregpilling 14y ago
That was pretty cool. Why was I the 314th person to watch it. Surely there must be more interest in rockets like the Sci-fi books always described? In most books, the rockets came down like the Grasshopper.
- dontstealmyname 14y agoI was also the 314th person to watch it so google must be freezing the view count.
- jonmrodriguez 14y agoDon't worry, this video of the same test has 3.2 million views :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4PEXLODw9c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4PEXLODw9c
- vegardx 14y agoThere's a good reason for it, and usually is a sign that the video is immensely popular. You can find out why on Youtube it self: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIkhgagvrjI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIkhgagvrjI
- InclinedPlane 14y agoIn short, there are two algorithms for counting views on youtube videos. There is a simplistic algorithm which calculates views up to 300, then there is a more complex algorithm which kicks in that is more thorough. This has the consequence of temporarily freezing the view count for very popular videos at 300 + how ever many different worldwide regions (google-wise) got in that last view effectively simultaneously.