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A Second Futamura Projection

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#12Peak rank
2Days on list
130Score · 7d
Nov 3, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

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Submitted by
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Site
blog.veitheller.de

Story details from Lobsters ↗ · linked article on blog.veitheller.de.

Trending history

A Second Futamura Projection was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 45 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #12 of 25, reached on Nov 3, 19:51 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 14:21 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Lobsters · Hottest at every check (lower is better).

#1#9#17#25 16:2121:5103:2108:5114:21 Nov 3, 16:21 UTC · #20Nov 3, 16:51 UTC · #18Nov 3, 17:21 UTC · #14Nov 3, 17:51 UTC · #15Nov 3, 18:21 UTC · #14Nov 3, 18:51 UTC · #14Nov 3, 19:21 UTC · #13Nov 3, 19:51 UTC · #12Nov 3, 20:21 UTC · #13Nov 3, 20:51 UTC · #15Nov 3, 21:21 UTC · #15Nov 3, 21:51 UTC · #15Nov 3, 22:21 UTC · #15Nov 3, 22:51 UTC · #15Nov 3, 23:21 UTC · #16Nov 3, 23:51 UTC · #15Nov 4, 00:21 UTC · #15Nov 4, 00:51 UTC · #15Nov 4, 01:21 UTC · #16Nov 4, 01:51 UTC · #16Nov 4, 02:21 UTC · #16Nov 4, 02:51 UTC · #17Nov 4, 03:21 UTC · #15Nov 4, 03:51 UTC · #15Nov 4, 04:21 UTC · #15Nov 4, 04:51 UTC · #15Nov 4, 05:21 UTC · #15Nov 4, 05:51 UTC · #17Nov 4, 06:21 UTC · #17Nov 4, 06:51 UTC · #17Nov 4, 07:21 UTC · #17Nov 4, 07:51 UTC · #17Nov 4, 08:21 UTC · #18Nov 4, 08:51 UTC · #20Nov 4, 09:21 UTC · #21Nov 4, 09:51 UTC · #21Nov 4, 10:21 UTC · #19Nov 4, 10:51 UTC · #19Nov 4, 11:21 UTC · #20Nov 4, 11:51 UTC · #20Nov 4, 12:21 UTC · #22Nov 4, 12:51 UTC · #23Nov 4, 13:21 UTC · #23Nov 4, 13:51 UTC · #25Nov 4, 14:21 UTC · #25

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Lobsters.

04711 16:2121:5103:2108:5114:21 Nov 3, 16:21 UTC · 1Nov 3, 16:51 UTC · 2Nov 3, 17:21 UTC · 3Nov 3, 17:51 UTC · 3Nov 3, 18:21 UTC · 3Nov 3, 18:51 UTC · 4Nov 3, 19:21 UTC · 4Nov 3, 19:51 UTC · 5Nov 3, 20:21 UTC · 5Nov 3, 20:51 UTC · 5Nov 3, 21:21 UTC · 5Nov 3, 21:51 UTC · 5Nov 3, 22:21 UTC · 6Nov 3, 22:51 UTC · 6Nov 3, 23:21 UTC · 6Nov 3, 23:51 UTC · 6Nov 4, 00:21 UTC · 6Nov 4, 00:51 UTC · 6Nov 4, 01:21 UTC · 6Nov 4, 01:51 UTC · 6Nov 4, 02:21 UTC · 6Nov 4, 02:51 UTC · 6Nov 4, 03:21 UTC · 7Nov 4, 03:51 UTC · 7Nov 4, 04:21 UTC · 7Nov 4, 04:51 UTC · 7Nov 4, 05:21 UTC · 7Nov 4, 05:51 UTC · 7Nov 4, 06:21 UTC · 8Nov 4, 06:51 UTC · 8Nov 4, 07:21 UTC · 8Nov 4, 07:51 UTC · 8Nov 4, 08:21 UTC · 8Nov 4, 08:51 UTC · 8Nov 4, 09:21 UTC · 8Nov 4, 09:51 UTC · 8Nov 4, 10:21 UTC · 9Nov 4, 10:51 UTC · 9Nov 4, 11:21 UTC · 10Nov 4, 11:51 UTC · 10Nov 4, 12:21 UTC · 10Nov 4, 12:51 UTC · 10Nov 4, 13:21 UTC · 10Nov 4, 13:51 UTC · 10Nov 4, 14:21 UTC · 11

From the discussion

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

Obligatory: https://blog.sigfpe.com/2009/05/three-projections-of-doctor-futamura.html

yeah. all these years later, that's still the best explanation of the topic I've seen.

Questions

Is A Second Futamura Projection trending on Lobsters right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 4, 14:21 UTC, after 2 days of trending.

What is the highest rank A Second Futamura Projection reached?

#12 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Nov 3, 19:51 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.

How long has A Second Futamura Projection been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (45 checks) since.