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Black Swan

a Flappy Bird where the rules randomly break

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Middle of the pack

Beat 43% of Show HN launches that day

#45 of 109 on Oct 25

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20

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 1, 08:54 UTC).

1

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

8d

listed Oct 25, 08:54 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 25, 14:05 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 5h after listingOct 26, 16:23 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 31h after listingOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 55h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 80h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 104h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 127h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 151h after listing
7 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
1
Rank in MISC this week
#31of 88 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
8.0%7/88 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 25, 14:05 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
7over 151h

Grades · each graded against other Other launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 48% · vs 77 still-tracked Other · Show HN launches

Velocity

C

0.04 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 53% · vs 338 Other · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #45 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-10-25

  1. #43Online Ruler, a Free Ruler for Your Screen2 points
  2. #44ToolsOfWeb2 points
  3. #45Black Swan2 points
  4. #46Four-Leaf job matches that find you automatically2 points
  5. #47QuickRust replaces cargo, sets up sccache, centralizes build cache2 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works