Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI live near the heath and regularly walk and run through it - would have loved it if there had been some pictures of it, or even a diagram/map or where it was or what it looked like! There are a few pictures here: - This one shows the entrance hatch http://camdennewjournal.com/article/homeless-man-living-on-h... - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hampstead-heath-breaki... - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7265542/real-life-breaking-bad... Based on those pictures, the description in the article, and some local…
I love seeing this creativity, but I hate the system that causes people to have to live this way. I was homeless off and on for years, blending in. Crashing in college campus common areas, or living in my car. Bumming showers from friends once in a while or paper towel baths in gas station bathrooms. Would sometimes sleep in the trunk when it got cold enough. I was normally employed, had friends, and most knew nothing of my living…
> Through a series of steep escalations, the case had passed to officers from counter-terrorism command... Skimming through the article - the police agencies, justice system, etc. poured an utterly ridiculous number hours and pounds into the case of an old homeless man, who'd dug himself a tiny "hobbit hole" to live in. Those organizations need to be replaced with some sane, reality-oriented ones. And maybe the leaders of the old organizations should be reassigned - to standing sentry duty…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 474
- Total comments
- 203
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-05 | Man built a bunker under Hampstead Heath and lived in it for two yearsFirst breakout · Best thread | oska | 343 | 140 |
| 2022-03-10 | Van Allen dug himself a bunker beneath a public park | jhylands | 24 | 6 |
| 2023-11-18 | A homeless man built a life underground Hampstead HeathLatest 20+ point return | vermilingua | 107 | 57 |
