Human Fovea Detector
Shares rank 5 of 12 novelty websites by recommenders
Impressive interactive demo that shows the true diameter of your visual focus. Keep it open only briefly, since people advise against having it open for long.
Impressive interactive demo that shows the true diameter of your visual focus. Keep it open only briefly, since people advise against having it open for long.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: 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: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Impressive, informative demo
“it helps you identify the true diameter of your visual focus”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Human Fovea Detector” “Amazing - but iPhone screen is too small. Works on my iPad.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Human Fovea Detector” “This is a truly incredible demo.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Human Fovea Detector”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Wants a fullscreen URL parameter
“I wish there was an url parameter to share this fullscreen right away!”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Human Fovea Detector” Advised not to keep open long
“Don't recommend having this open for too long.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Human Fovea Detector”
Other novelty websites people recommend
The four most recommended other novelty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch a Bird | 39 | 3 | 93% | 1 | — | — |
| Koi.rest | 18 | 11 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| neal.fun | 15 | 5 | 75% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Zombo.com | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| Human Fovea DetectorThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I wish there was an url parameter to share this fullscreen right away!”
“Don't recommend having this open for too long.”
“it helps you identify the true diameter of your visual focus”
“This is a truly incredible demo.”
“Amazing - but iPhone screen is too small. Works on my iPad.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.