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 really enjoyed this. It is very similar to "Please, enough with the dead butterflies!" [0] I'd like to see a list of everything like this. Similar to Awesome falsehood [1] but not quite. 0: https://emilydamstra.com/news/please-enough-dead-butterflies... ( HN 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14460013 HN 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21788356 ) 1: https://github.com/kdeldycke/awesome-falsehood
A lot of the emojis also seem to have a bevel along the inside cutting edge, making it impossible to cut anything because the edges of the two blades don't meet. A real pair of scissors would only have a bevel on the outside edge.
(2020)
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
- 2309
- Total comments
- 249
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-03 | Which Emoji Scissors Close?First breakout · Best thread | _nhynes | 1545 | 126 |
| 2022-10-27 | Which emoji scissors close (2020)Latest 20+ point return | philshem | 759 | 122 |
| 2022-12-19 | Which Emoji Scissors Close? | bookofjoe | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02-06 | Which emoji scissors can cut? | fanf2 | 4 | 1 |