# There is No Quintic Formula by 2swap

5 Hacker News commenters recommended There is No Quintic Formula by 2swap and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A visual math explainer that people say rekindles their interest in mathematics. The most common caveat is distracting background noise and audio.

## Why people recommend it

- Rekindles passion for mathematics (2 comments): "I had already watched the video the previous day and was deeply impressed by it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103348)) "It reignites a passion for math that many of us might have forgotten" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102322))

## What people warn about

- Distracting background noise and audio (2 comments): "This video is an AI hell with distractions and an awful background noise" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100201)) "What an annoying video to watch (and listen to)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102506))
- Distracting and hard to watch (2 comments): "then it just ends up being distracting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103691)) "the video was unwatchable for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46101349))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "There is No Quintic Formula by 2swap", https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-quintic-formula/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).