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The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman
All six episodes of the 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine, in which Richard Feynman muses on jiggling atoms, fire, rubber bands, magnets, electricity and more. He explains how to think about nature and why imagination is fun.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it for Feynman's intuitive explanations and his joy in understanding how things work.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Christopher Sykes
- Topic
- physics intuition
- Format
- interview
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Obligatory link to Feynman's description of how a train stays on the tracks around a corner, having its wheels on fixed axles: [VIDEO]
malingo on Hacker News · 2019-06
In The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End (2000)People are also missing the complete video, its not just about magnets, it’s about why imagination can be fun. Here he just demonstrates why you can’t always turn to similarities in the classical world: [VIDEO]
prox on Hacker News · 2020-07
In Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem – magnetism in solids is a quantum mechanical effectRead his book or watch Feynman explain [1][2] for one of many answers. Pondering these questions and learning about them gives joy, excitement, peace of mind and is my great hobby. So much so that I recently purchased 21 hectare of mountain for $9000 and …
morphle on Hacker News · 2022-01
In The Great Unconformity: Research points to glaciers being the culprit
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