# Construction Physics by Brian Potter

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Construction Physics by Brian Potter and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for detailed, well-researched deep dives on construction, infrastructure, housing and industrial topics, from ports to drywall.

## Why people recommend it

- Detailed deep dives on many topics (4 comments): "Well worth your time if you are interested in a more detailed discussion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49734900)) "This blog post is the best deep dive I've seen on the data" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649681)) "For a more informed deep dive into data center water usage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980581))
- Thorough writing on industry and infrastructure (2 comments): "Construction Physics has done an excellent series of write-ups on the technological leaps America shipyards didn’t have to invest in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356059)) "an excellent read on US port automation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282738))
- Useful on housing and data centers (2 comments): "For a more informed deep dive into data center water usage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980581)) "had a number of interesting article on the housing market" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108656))

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- [Julia Evans blog](https://hackerapproved.com/p/julia-evans-blog.md): 11 recommend
- [computer.rip by J.B. Crawford](https://hackerapproved.com/p/computer-rip.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Construction Physics by Brian Potter", https://hackerapproved.com/p/construction-physics/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).