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.
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HN comment orderWhen I was 12, I went on a week long hike as a scout. We decided to swim across a lake, and 1/2 way through, I got tired, and tried swimming back, but couldn't. I remember having the presence of mind to yell out help before blanking out. My closest friend in the troop luckily turned around, swam back to and drug me back to shore. I was scared of the water after that, but some how ended up fighting…
I have 4 young kids and really appreciate this video. My wife and I have tried to teach each of them to swim at an early age because drowning is SO SILENT! Once we were at a local park lake with my daughter who really young. She was in like 1-2 feet of water, and we were both within 5 feet of her watching as intently as possible. Suddenly a little girl playing next to her said something like "are…
It's scary to watch the videos, all of them have a happy ending, but ... [spoiler alert] Anyway, those swimming rings are dangerous for people that can't swim. I don't understand why them are allowed. Moreover, all of them look equal, so I guess the swimming pool is renting them.
(2015) February submit, ~700 points: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22482731
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
- 899
- Total comments
- 583
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-27 | Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning: Spot the Drowning Child | marchenko | 3 | 0 |
| 2020-03-04 | Spot the Drowning Child (2015)First breakout · Best thread | vinnyglennon | 697 | 405 |
| 2020-05-31 | Spot the Drowning Child | notRobot | 3 | 1 |
| 2021-02-13 | Spot the Drowning Child | Fiveplus | 5 | 1 |
| 2021-04-13 | Spot the Drowning Child | fraXis | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-07-08 | Spot the Drowning Child (2015)Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | EndXA | 189 | 176 |