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Best Magic, puzzles & curiosities videos, as recommended on Hacker News

26 videos about magic, puzzles & curiosities that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2010 and 2026. Mostly demo, music, interview. Channels that come up most: OK Go, Numberphile, dani daortiz, larsandersen23. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile: HN commenters love Cliff Stoll's earnest, playful personality and point to this as a delightful look at his unusual warehouse.

• interviewThe man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - NumberphileNumberphile · 8 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• demoDani DaOrtiz at Fool US 2022 (the act that Penn and Teller didn’t even try to figure out.)dani daortiz · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• musicOK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official VideoOK Go · 5 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• demoLars Andersen: A new level of archerylarsandersen23 · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• demo[1299] Unpickable Locks From Stuff Made HereLockPickingLawyer · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• demoVirtual Barber Shop (Audio...use headphones, close ur eyes)LovelyVirus · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• documentaryDerren Brown - The System (Full)ScepticaTV · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
• lectureMath Encounters -- Five Balls, Two Hands: The Patterns of Juggling -- Colin Wright (Presentation)National Museum of Mathematics · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• demoKostya Kimlat Fools Penn & Teller // Fool Us: Penn's Favorite Card TrickKostya Kimlat · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• demoselective attention testDaniel Simons · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2025
• demoRicky Jay - Amazing Card Trick/Manipulationtheeloved1 · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• demoSpeaking Piano - Now with (somewhat decent) captions!TheMcphearson · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2023
• demoPranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb PaybackMark Rober · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• commentaryGeographical limit between Balkan and Central Europekunc · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• demoQuick-sort with Hungarian (Küküllőmenti legényes) folk danceAlgoRythmics · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2021
• demoMachine with Concrete - Arthur GansonArthur Ganson · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
• demoTry this bizarre audio illusion! 👁️👂😮 - BBCBBC · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2020
• musicWintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)Wintergatan · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• musicOK Go - Needing/Getting - Official VideoOK Go · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• explainerMath MagicVsauce · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• comedyBest Lenny call ever! "I got to hang up. I cain't do this no longer. No, sir." (14:04)Toao.net · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2023
• demoMcGurk effect - Auditory Illusion - BBC Horizon Clipsixesfullofnines · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2025
• demoAMAZING VIDEO! Man Lifts 20 Ton Block By Hand?Mystery History · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• demostrandbeest evolutiontheo jansen · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022
• otherHonda - The CogWebRidesTV · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2024
• demoDerren Brown vs 9 Chess PlayersDerren Brown · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2022