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The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman

The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2019–2022.

Christopher Sykes

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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 Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for Feynman's intuitive explanations and his joy in understanding how things work.

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“Pondering these questions and learning about them gives joy, excitement, peace of mind and is my great hobby.”
— morphle, Jan 2022, in “The Great Unconformity: Research points to glaciers being the culprit”

What HN commenters said

4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

morphleJan 2022Recommends

Read 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 emigrated there so I can study erosion (geology), wildlife, flowers and forest (biology and evolution) and dig for fossils in my own garden. And still read science and hacker news online. Feel free to come and visit, either camping or residing in a tiny house on my mountain[3]. I'll play science and nature guide in the Sierra de Cazorla, Segura and other mountain ranges. [1] Richard P Feynman - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out [link] [2] Fun To Imagine with Richard Feynman ▶ this video [3] [link]

in “The Great Unconformity: Research points to glaciers being the culprit” · View on HN

proxJul 2020Recommends

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: ▶ this video

in “Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem – magnetism in solids is a quantum mechanical effect” · View on HN

malingoJun 2019Recommends

Obligatory link to Feynman's description of how a train stays on the tracks around a corner, having its wheels on fixed axles: ▶ this video

in “The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End (2000)” · View on HN

jodrellblankFeb 2022Cites it

It's the Feynamn "Fun to Imagine" video / series. This bit is wher ehe says that about magnets: ▶ this video

in “Case against OOP is understated, not overstated (2020)” · View on HN

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Fundamental physicsScientific method & science communicationTech pioneers & interviewsrichard feynmanmagnetismimaginationphysics explanationsbbc