demo · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
levitating frog
Graham McLeod · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2012–2014).
SignalTube analysis
Among 65 other demo videos tagged Everyday physics & science demos, the mean is 1.3 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 1.2 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
33% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2012–2014; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 0 minutes 11 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2006-01-13.
- Channel / speaker
- Graham McLeod
- Verified runtime
- 0m 11s
- YouTube upload date
- 2006-01-13
- Hacker News mention years
- 2012–2014
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other demo videos in Everyday physics & science demos. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| levitating frogCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 0m 11s | 2006-01-13 |
| Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days)demo · DIY Perks | 9 | 8 | 45% | No recorded overlap | 19m 45s | 2020-10-31 |
| Why You Should Put YOUR MASK On First (My Brain Without Oxygen) - Smarter Every Day 157demo · SmarterEveryDay | 5 | 5 | 38% | No recorded overlap | 10m 18s | 2016-07-22 |
| Best fan placement to move air through the housedemo · Matthias random stuff | 4 | 4 | 80% | No recorded overlap | 6m 28s | 2021-06-30 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “What Happens When You Drop A Magnet Inside A Copper Tube [video]”. Its short rationale: A levitating frog demonstrating diamagnetism.
The archive classifies this as a joke in “School experiment finds cress won’t germinate near router (Danish)”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.
The archive classifies this as a joke in “Body Hacking: Thoughts Regarding My Magnet Implant”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.