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Spreading Liquid with Three.js

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#3Peak rank
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Points
196
Comments
26
Submitted by
mooreds
Posted
Nov 2, 2026
Site
mofu-dev.com

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on mofu-dev.com.

Trending history

Spreading Liquid with Three.js was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 50 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 16:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 16:52 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

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Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

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From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

This is neat. It doesn't seem to conserve volume. If you spread the blob "inward", all the fluid disappears and you get a tiny thin spot. That's a general problem I often run into with simulations. When you get it in the opposite direction it can have some very amusing results (e.g. energy in a physical system…

The conclusion made me sad: > Publishing this may mean the method is no longer something special.

It would be funny if the one that works only with touch gestures left fake fingerprints.

Questions

Is Spreading Liquid with Three.js trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 16:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Spreading Liquid with Three.js reached?

#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 16:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Spreading Liquid with Three.js been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (50 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

196 points and 26 comments; submitted by mooreds on Nov 2, 2026.