explainer · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
An elevator that actually goes sideways
Tom Scott · 0 HN recommenders · 0 recommendation months
Recommended by 0 Hacker News commenters across 0 months (2017–2021).
SignalTube analysis
Among 47 other explainer videos tagged Mechanical & precision engineering, the mean is 3.6 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 0 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 0 distinct months; the peer average is 3.3 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
0% of its 7 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2017–2021; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 4 minutes 21 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2017-06-26.
- Channel / speaker
- Tom Scott
- Verified runtime
- 4m 21s
- YouTube upload date
- 2017-06-26
- Hacker News mention years
- 2017–2021
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
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The comparison cohort uses other explainer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An elevator that actually goes sidewaysCurrent video | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | 4m 21s | 2017-06-26 |
| Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937)explainer · US Auto Industry | 17 | 15 | 85% | No recorded overlap | 9m 31s | 2009-09-16 |
| Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)explainer · Technology Connections | 15 | 12 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 32m 35s | 2020-12-20 |
| The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yoursexplainer · Technology Connections | 12 | 11 | 60% | No recorded overlap | 18m 28s | 2019-04-19 |
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 “Paternoster Lift”. Its short rationale: Details on the MULTI test tower.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “World′s tallest elevator tower rises in Rottweil, Germany (2015)”. Its short rationale: Tom Scott video on the new paternoster.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2B”. Its short rationale: Status of the MULTI working test version.