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DIY Scanning Electron Microscope - Overview
Applied Science · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2015–2025).
SignalTube analysis
Among 32 other demo videos tagged 3D printing, CNC & maker projects, the mean is 1.5 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 1.5 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 2015–2025; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 14 minutes 57 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2011-03-21.
- Channel / speaker
- Applied Science
- Verified runtime
- 14m 57s
- YouTube upload date
- 2011-03-21
- Hacker News mention years
- 2015–2025
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other demo videos in 3D printing, CNC & maker projects. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIY Scanning Electron Microscope - OverviewCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 14m 57s | 2011-03-21 |
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| Brick Assemblydemo · Ancient | 4 | 4 | 100% | No recorded overlap | 12m 27s | 2022-12-19 |
| TWO Unpickable (?) Locks for Lock Picking Lawyer!demo · Stuff Made Here | 3 | 3 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 14m 40s | 2021-05-31 |
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 contextual reference in “Making the Electron Microscope”. Its short rationale: Ben Krasnow's DIY electron microscope videos and posts.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Home-Built Scanning Tunneling Microscope (2015)”. Its short rationale: Earlier Applied Science microscope project from 2011.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Home Built Scanning Tunneling Microscope Electronics”. Its short rationale: Channel pushes limits of garage engineering.