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 orderAs the article mentions, the battery is likely a Zamboni pile, which has an extremely high internal resistance (i.e. can only supply very low currents) but is made for high voltage, electrostatic applications like this bell. That's why it lasted so long - modern battery chemistries have much lower internal resistance, and self-discharge would mean it being completely depleted in much less time. The battery in this bell has such high internal resistance that the self-discharge is many orders of…
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
- 240
- Total comments
- 72
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-18 | Oxford Electric Bell | jamesgeck0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013-03-11 | Oxford Electric Bell | colinprince | 3 | 0 |
| 2013-03-22 | Oxford Electric Bell | morphics | 1 | 0 |
| 2014-06-02 | Oxford Electric BellFirst breakout | TheAuditor | 106 | 60 |
| 2017-09-16 | Oxford Electric Bell | ZeljkoS | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-10-06 | Oxford Electric BellBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | okket | 109 | 12 |
| 2020-02-07 | Oxford Electric Bell | basicplus2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-02-02 | Oxford Electric Bell | FrankyHollywood | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-12-02 | Oxford Electric Bell | thunderbong | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-02-11 | Oxford Electric Bell | slow_typist | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-05-17 | The Oxford Electric Bell | ferfumarma | 1 | 0 |