Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames
Ranked 4 of 5 short films by recommenders
A classic short film that shows the scale of the universe from the micro to the macro, which people say left a lasting impression, especially watched on a big screen.
A classic short film that shows the scale of the universe from the micro to the macro, which people say left a lasting impression, especially watched on a big screen.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lasting impression, remembered from childhood
“I remember this video from when I was a kid. I will always upvote it.”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Powers of Ten (1977) [video]” “it really made a lasting impression”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Voyager 1 is about to reach one light-day from Earth”
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The four most recommended other short films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli Man | 9 | 7 | 56% | 2 | — | — |
| They're Made Out of Meat short film | 8 | 2 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
| The Wrong Trousers | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray EamesThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Wallace and Gromit | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I remember this video from when I was a kid. I will always upvote it.”
“it really made a lasting impression”
“Try that to give him a sense of awe. Watch it on a big screen, all the way to the end.”
“I think the video I have linked above is Google's tribute to this Power Of Ten video”
“a classic video that demonstrates the scale of the Universe from the micro to the macro perspectives”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.