Mark Rober — Best Videos According to Hacker News
Mark Rober videos on HackerTube, ranked by how often Hacker News commenters recommended them. HN mostly shares this channel in threads about engineering & making (other), documentaries & storytelling, everyday physics & science demos and 3d printing, cnc & maker projects.
- videos on HackerTube
- 13
- best all-time rank
- #715
- recommended on HN
- 2017–2026
Most recommended Mark Rober videos
Each card shows the HN comment that sums it up best.
explainerFeeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger (to save the world)
Mark Rober
“This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me.”
3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
demoAmazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything
Mark Rober
“They actually solved that. Watch Mark Robers video at 13m50s”
5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
demoStealing Baseball Signs with a Phone (Machine Learning)
Mark Rober
“This video explains neural nets/machine learning and had my kids riveted”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
demoGlitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
“watch the video on his YouTube. It's pure comedic gold.”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
explainerBed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False
Mark Rober
“mark rober did a good entertaining video on this”
3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
demoAutomatic Bullseye, MOVING Dartboard
Mark Rober
“Another great video is his automatic bulls eye dartboard [2].”
2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
demoPranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb Payback
Mark Rober
“Here is Mark Rober basically bringing the war to their shores with incredible pranks”
3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
demoCan You Fool A Self Driving Car?
Mark Rober
“LiDAR passed all of them, while Tesla’s camera-only approach failed half.”
2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
demoLiquid Sand Hot Tub- Fluidized air bed
Mark Rober
“See this fun fluidized sand-filled jacuzzi”
2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
demoThis Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)
Mark Rober
“Rober built a machine to play the game perfectly, and it still lost”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
demoGlitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)
Mark Rober
“I’d recommend two videos to start: Jim browning at and mark rober at .”
1 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
demoGlitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
“Obligatory links to YouTuber Mark Rober's quest for vengeance against porch pirates”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
demoGlitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
“the engineering is seriously impressive”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
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