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 orderIt may be forgivable to use dynamic mass in an article written for laymen and using a simple model of the atom, but I feel I should mention that the concept of objects changing mass depending on the reference frame is a very dangerous one because substituting the dynamic mass for the mass in a classical formula does not always lead to correct results. The concept of dynamic mass is motivated by wanting to continue to write the previously known…
"If someone tries to sell you non-relativistic gold you are being had!" This is mostly a concern for theorists who prefer to go as far as possible with non-relativistic theories. This relativistic shift also has large implications for the bonding of gold nanostructures. The relativistic correction shifts the energy of the core electrons and they hybridize - giving the Au - Au bonds directionality. Small gold clusters can thus take on planar, cage, and tubular structures - completely contrary to…
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
- 243
- Total comments
- 38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-31 | What Gives Gold that Mellow Glow? | bd | 4 | 0 |
| 2010-04-07 | Relativity gives gold its colorFirst breakout | _delirium | 117 | 15 |
| 2013-12-09 | What Gives Gold that Mellow Glow? (2006)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | ColinWright | 119 | 23 |
| 2015-09-11 | What Gives Gold That Mellow Glow? (2006) | senorgusto | 3 | 0 |