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OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out

OK Go's music video for Upside Down & Inside Out, filmed during parabolic flights so the band and performers are weightless in the plane.

Why HN readers recommended it

Commenters recommend it as a creative music video shot entirely in zero gravity, citing it in threads about parabolic flights and space.

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They fly the plane downward, matching the vertical acceleration with the acceleration caused by gravity. You owe it to yourself to see these amazing videos filmed on planes that simulate zero G: OK Go - [VIDEO] Physics Girl - [LINK] Veritasium - [LINK]
hathawsh on Hacker News · 2018-12
In Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space
One of my preferred video clip ever was filmed entirely during a parabolic flight: OK Go, Upside Down & Inside Out [VIDEO]
bjkchoy on Hacker News · 2022-09
In Weightless: Parabolic flight on an A310
A number of their music videos are quite creative: * in a zero-G plane: [VIDEO] * one-take (?) on electric unicycles: [LINK] * 4.2s real-time scene with the footage slowed down to 4 minutes: [LINK] * Chevrolet-sponsored video where they use a moving car as …
throw0101c on Hacker News · 2026-05
In The Greatest Shot in Television: James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene

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