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Breakout launch
Beat 93% of Show HN launches that day
#7 of 112 on Nov 7
#1 of 2 Education & Learning launches on Show HN on Nov 7. 5.9% of Education & Learning launches (1 of 17) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Education & Learning →
points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 14, 03:39 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 7, 03:39 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 13points
- Comments
- 3
- Rank in EDUC this week
- #3of 22 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #49of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.9%1/17 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 11Nov 7, 13:58 UTC
- Last reading
- 13Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 7over 151h
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Top on Nov 7 · 112 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarket fridge controller289 points
- #2We compressed a 31B video+audio diffusion model to 14B, 6 steps, INT884 points
- #3Where Were We58 points
- #4JavaScript web apps with WASM layout and GPU rendering in 280 KB46 points
- #5An offline desktop companion to help maintain a healthy blink rhythm40 points
More in Education & Learning · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- I recreated Papers Please but you're deciding which YC startups to fund239 points▲ +15
- KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points▲ +45
- Inp-analyser skillanalysis and fix your Interaction to Next Paint4 points0
- Kiosk, a first-class AI assistants' intefrace to online services3 points0
- AI Math KitOpen Problems. Explore Honestly3 points▲ +3
Grades · each graded against other Education & Learning launches from the same source
Momentum
—+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Too few peers to grade (19; need 20)
Velocity
A0.27 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 94% · vs 73 Education & Learning · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—2.3 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (7; need 20)
Staying Power
—1.2×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (6; need 20)
Launch-day race · #7 of 112 Show HN launches on 2026-11-07
- #5An offline desktop companion to help maintain a healthy blink rhythm40 points
- #6Did prediction markets do any predicting this midterms?35 points
- #7Backwords13 points
- #8Logo Deal10 points
- #9Goethe9 points
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