There is No Quintic Formula by 2swap
Ranked 8 of 8 educational videos by recommenders
A visual math explainer that people say rekindles their interest in mathematics. The most common caveat is distracting background noise and audio.
A visual math explainer that people say rekindles their interest in mathematics. The most common caveat is distracting background noise and audio.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
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
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 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
Rekindles passion for mathematics
“I had already watched the video the previous day and was deeply impressed by it”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “There is No Quintic Formula [video]” “It reignites a passion for math that many of us might have forgotten”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “There is No Quintic Formula [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Distracting background noise and audio
“This video is an AI hell with distractions and an awful background noise”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “There is No Quintic Formula [video]” “What an annoying video to watch (and listen to).”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “There is No Quintic Formula [video]” Distracting and hard to watch
“then it just ends up being distracting”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “There is No Quintic Formula [video]” “the video was unwatchable for me”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “There is No Quintic Formula [video]”
Other educational videos people recommend
The four most recommended other educational videos, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Karpathy YouTube videos | 24 | 3 | 89% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Handmade Hero by Casey Muratori | 24 | 10 | 71% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Essence of Linear Algebra by 3Blue1Brown | 16 | 1 | 94% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Ask an Astronaut | 9 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| There is No Quintic Formula by 2swapThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“2swap is a mathematical artist, not Khan Academy.”
“then it just ends up being distracting”
“The sound design complements it extremely well.”
“I had already watched the video the previous day and was deeply impressed by it”
“What an annoying video to watch (and listen to).”
“It reignites a passion for math that many of us might have forgotten”
“the video was unwatchable for me”
“This video is an AI hell with distractions and an awful background noise”
“The video is useful but so is the Wiki article.”
“The well thought out presentation and progression of the concepts.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.