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strandbeest evolution
theo jansen · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2016–2022).
SignalTube analysis
Among 53 other demo videos tagged Mechanical & precision engineering, the mean is 1.2 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 2016–2022; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 4 minutes 33 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2013-06-04.
- Channel / speaker
- theo jansen
- Verified runtime
- 4m 33s
- YouTube upload date
- 2013-06-04
- Hacker News mention years
- 2016–2022
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other demo videos in Mechanical & precision engineering. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strandbeest evolutionCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 4m 33s | 2013-06-04 |
| [1299] Unpickable Locks From Stuff Made Heredemo · LockPickingLawyer | 5 | 3 | 63% | No recorded overlap | 10m 35s | 2021-05-31 |
| BOLTR: DYSON HAIR DRYER. Is it WORTH the MONEY?demo · AvE | 4 | 5 | 71% | No recorded overlap | 43m 20s | 2016-10-08 |
| Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drilldemo · Primitive Technology | 3 | 3 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 8m 24s | 2016-01-22 |
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 “Strandbeest: Kinetic PVC Beach Animals”. Its short rationale: Eerily smooth walking wind-powered creatures that look like visual effects.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Paper Strandbeest Is Strong Enough to Walk”. Its short rationale: Theo Jansen's wind-powered cardboard walking creature.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Can computers become conscious?: My reply to Roger Penrose”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.