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Halfbakery Thread Length Rating

Which posts have generated the longest conversation threads?
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A posting that has a list of the most extensive, longest Halfbakery discussions.

Putting up 2 fries' "Just thought you should know" at 28,245 words, unless there's others out that that have more. If so I'll change the ranking accordingly.

Has nothing to do with content, just interesting to see which ideas sparked the most discussion.

Update: MechE put up two that were much longer. Re-arranged the list accordingly.

doctorremulac3, Jan 13 2024

#1: 60,000 words "Second Law of Thermodynamics Temporal Violator" Second_20Law_20of_2...Temporal_20Violator
By Maxwell Buchannon 9-4-2013 (thank you MechE) [doctorremulac3, Jan 13 2024]

#2: 35,803 words "Alternating Response Times Radiate Reactions" Alternating_20Respo...0Radiate_20Reaction
By Vernon 8-4-2004 (Thank you MechE) [doctorremulac3, Jan 13 2024]

#3: 28,000 words "Just thought you should know" Just_20thought_20you_20should_20know
By 2 fries shy of a happy meal 3.3.2023 [doctorremulac3, Jan 13 2024]

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       I don't remember if the 41,000 word count was for just one of the ATTR ideas, or all three of them grouped together, but they really were one discussion.   

       ETA: Just the one. But "faster valve action", and "non-working reactionless drive" really should be grouped with it.
MechE, Jan 13 2024
  

       I won't swear the two I linked are the longest, but anything where I ended up arguing physics is a likely candidate.
MechE, Jan 13 2024
  

       Thank you Mech, neatened up your posts. (Gave you credit)   

       Top thread has 60,000 words. To give some sense of scale, my favorite novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is 46,333 words long.
doctorremulac3, Jan 13 2024
  

       Where is Vernon?
xenzag, Jan 13 2024
  

       I don't know, but I see that I bunned his idea because everybody was ganging up on him. I do that.   

       Someone wanna write him? Here's from his page:   

       name@ISP: **changing** to a gmail account vernonnemitz and gmail is a dot-com
doctorremulac3, Jan 13 2024
  

       Vagina jam?
Voice, Jan 14 2024
  

       Only 7,112 words. Not a contender.   

       Although might be a contender for most bones. 171, yikes!
doctorremulac3, Jan 14 2024
  

       Voice, he's still around but has a little boy who is cuter than any of us.
blissmiss, Jan 19 2024
  
      
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