Bodily Oddities
Shares rank 12 of 18 reference websites by recommenders
A fun, educational and wholesome website that people recommend for learning about bodily oddities. Critics say its AI-generated images have visible artifacts and that it relies only on Wikipedia.
A fun, educational and wholesome website that people recommend for learning about bodily oddities. Critics say its AI-generated images have visible artifacts and that it relies only on Wikipedia.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun and educational content
“Love this. Thank you for making something fun and educational.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities” Wholesome, fantastic website
“I love this website. It's fantastic.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities” “What a nice and wholesome resource.”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
AI-generated images show artifacts
“The artifacts from some of the AI-generated images are a pretty significant detraction.”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities” “overshadowed by the lazy AI slop”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities” Can cause panic for some
“really good job here for those that can enjoy it without inducing panic attacks”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities” Relies only on Wikipedia
“This website commits the sins of citing Wikipedia and ONLY Wikipedia.”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Bodily Oddities”
Other reference websites people recommend
The four most recommended other reference websites, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info | 49 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 19 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Animated Knots by Grog | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Ian's Shoelace Site | 10 | 1 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| OEIS | 9 | 1 | 90% | 6 | — | — |
| Bodily OdditiesThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Love this. Thank you for making something fun and educational.”
“overshadowed by the lazy AI slop”
“The artifacts from some of the AI-generated images are a pretty significant detraction.”
“really good job here for those that can enjoy it without inducing panic attacks”
“This website commits the sins of citing Wikipedia and ONLY Wikipedia.”
“What a nice and wholesome resource.”
“I love this website. It's fantastic.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.