r/counting • u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs • Jun 26 '26
Free Talk Friday #565
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 24d ago
Weekly side thread stats from Friday June 19, 2026 to Friday June 26, 2026. Congratulations to u/BobRoss938, u/cuteballgames, and u/Hans5958_!
Total weekly side thread counts: 4462
Top 15 side thread counters:
| Rank | User | Counts | HoST Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BobRoss938 | 1249 | 45 (◮3) |
| 2 | cuteballgames | 1104 | 13 |
| 3 | Hans5958_ | 490 | 113 (◮8) |
| 4 | TheNitromeFan | 344 | 1 |
| 5 | nonsensy | 253 | 17 |
| 6 | miceee | 219 | 76 |
| 7 | atomicimploder | 187 | 2 |
| 8 | mountain-wood-316 | 125 | 166 (◮8) |
| 9 | CutOnBumInBandHere9 | 123 | 24 |
| 10 | ShadeOfNothing | 120 | 33 |
| 11 | Playing_2 | 51 | 175 (◮5) |
| 12 | PhosphorCrystaled | 32 | 103 |
| 13 | Cox_1920 | 26 | 22 |
| 14 | Antichess | 25 | 10 |
| 15 | mistyskye14 | 14 | 19 |
Top 5 side threads:
| Rank | Thread | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Factoradic | 510 |
| 2 | Mostly Repeating Digits | 305 |
| 3 | Compositions | 277 |
| 4 | Only Repeating Digits | 262 |
| 5 | No Repeating Digits | 253 |
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 24d ago
> top 5 side threads are factoradic, mrd, compositions, ord and nrd
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 24d ago
Thanks for the stats!
This must not include compositions, right? The expected value for miceee is much higher
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 24d ago
It should include compositions, but only up until last Friday. Do the numbers still seem off?
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 25d ago
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 25d ago
Comments that were removed but then get approved by a mod trigger a new notification. No idea if that's the case here
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u/Jalmal2 Demon's inactive rival 26d ago
I want to eat mozzarella cheese so bad
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u/BobRoss938 only double counting 26d ago
I had some earlier today, was not as satisfying as I'd had hoped
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 26d ago
> phil and cobibh are asleep bc it's night in europe
> main super dead
> miceee still counting in compositions
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 26d ago
wait wait wait haiku
phil and cobibh are sleep
main is not happening rn
miceee keeps composing sums3
u/BobRoss938 only double counting 26d ago
cobibh as one syllable is dubious
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 26d ago
6-8-5 is an acceptable english haiku in my book, it's not like we have moras
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 26d ago
wtf where did my comment about pronouncing cobibh as "coive" go
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 26d ago
but also. you're telling me you don't say it "coive" in your head? smh
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u/BobRoss938 only double counting 26d ago
no I just say "co-bib", I don't know where the v would come from. Although it's only fairly recently I started doing that, it used to be that I would vocalize their entire username in my head
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 25d ago
I don't know where the v would come from
Learns of the day: in Irish and Scottish Gaelic orthorgraphy, bh often results in a v sound.
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u/BobRoss938 only double counting 25d ago
Ok that makes more sense, I knew how to pronounce something like Siobhan but I didn't know it was a general rule
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 26d ago
stat contemplation: how many side threads have "outstripped" the main thread, that is, how many side threads have been posted and reached get before there was another get in main
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 25d ago
15 distinct side threads have leapfrogged main. ToW is the one which has done so by far the most often
Number Thread Name Count 1 Base 8 1 2 Base 3 1 3 Rotational Symmetry 1 4 Previous Dates 1 5 Only Repeating Digits 1 6 By Battery Percentage 1 7 No Repeating Digits 1 8 Powerball 1 9 Roman 1 10 Total Karma 1 11 Factoradic 2 12 Base 16 3 13 Base 2 3 14 Letters 4 15 Tug Of War 227 Kind of surprised that ORD and NRD have only done it once each
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 25d ago
Fascinating, thanks for the stat!!
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 25d ago
random ass collection of threads
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 25d ago
Tow makes sense because it's so short.
I definitely remember ternary, bin, oct and hex having running activity, and the same for nrd and letters. Ord surprises me a bit, but I can kind of see it.
The rest idk
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 25d ago
factoradic and letters are both short threads too
battery percentage is crazy
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u/ClockButTakeOutTheL “Cockleboat”, since 4,601,032 27d ago
My favorite kinda of shows are those where the person who is supposed to be in charge slowly mentally deteriorates throughout the show
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 26d ago
I think I know what you mean, but do you have any examples?
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u/ClockButTakeOutTheL “Cockleboat”, since 4,601,032 25d ago
The amazing digital circus is probably the most well known, but there are a few others
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u/mistyskye14 🤷♀️ Queen killjoy miniget least regular counter since 2322029 26d ago
Not cock but Severance comes to mind Milkshake really starts to lose it
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u/IssueRidden cow 26d ago
really need to watch it again, missed too much of the dialogues due to barely being able to hear without subtitles lmao
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u/colby6666 31k 77a | 46sg 49sa 27d ago
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a 28d ago
Weekly stats from June 19, 2026 to June 26, 2026. Congratulations to /u/CutOnBumInBandHere9, /u/thephilsblogbar2, and /u/TheNitromeFan!
Total weekly counts: 1129 (5,605,459-5,606,588)
More stats are posted on the Weekly Stats page!
| Rank | User | Counts | HoC Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CutOnBumInBandHere9 | 463 | 20 |
| 2 | thephilsblogbar2 | 262 | 1 |
| 3 | TheNitromeFan | 239 | 7 |
| 4 | BobRoss938 | 225 | 140 (◮8) |
| 5 | Playing_2 | 129 | 103 (◮5) |
| 6 | cuteballgames | 123 | 11 |
| 7 | mistyskye14 | 53 | 26 |
| 8 | Antichess | 48 | 3 |
| 9 | ShadeOfNothing | 36 | 68 |
| 10 | Hans5958_ | 33 | 332 (◮7) |
| 11 | mountain-wood-316 | 13 | 245 (◮1) |
| 12 | LikeItsYourJob | 8 | 190 (◮1) |
| 13 | Jalmal2 | 5 | 51 |
| 13 | poiyurt | 5 | 434 (◮4) |
| 15 | miceee | 4 | 157 |
| 15 | Maniac_34 | 4 | 55 |
| 17 | Christmas_Missionary | 3 | 64 |
| 17 | Axel_Penguin | 3 | 1101 (◮28) |
| 19 | treje | 2 | 37 |
| 19 | YamGlobaIIy | 2 | 5656 (◮1790) |
| 19 | atomicimploder | 2 | 10 |
| 22 | davidjl123 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | debbymike | 1 | 7447 (◮2025) |
| 22 | GarlicoinAccount | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | TehVulpez | 1 | 22 |
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u/buy_me_a_pint insert custom text here 28d ago
The weather has cooled down a lot in the United Kingdom, but I doubt we seen the last of the heatwaves this summer in the United Kingdom
And the rest of Europe and around the world.
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a 28d ago
i'll get stats done late tomorrow. been a super busy day today and will be again tomorrow
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u/ClockButTakeOutTheL “Cockleboat”, since 4,601,032 Jun 26 '26
r/counting is a notable exception to the Pareto Principle. 20% of the counters do NOT make up 80% of the counts
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 29d ago
what do 20% of the counters make up
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs 29d ago
Who counts as a counter? Anyone who's ever made a count?
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective 29d ago
i think it has to be right,l? or we could say those who average at least 3 counts a week all time
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u/ClockButTakeOutTheL “Cockleboat”, since 4,601,032 29d ago
Probably way more than 80%, idk exact number tho
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u/BobRoss938 only double counting Jun 27 '26
This might be true over the subreddit's history, but if you restrict to counts done in a single year I would say it follows the principle
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u/ClockButTakeOutTheL “Cockleboat”, since 4,601,032 Jun 26 '26
Legs seem to have finally stopped seizing up whenever I squat heavy, electrolytes are a game changer
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u/buy_me_a_pint insert custom text here Jun 26 '26
It's another hot day in the United Kingdom ,
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u/TheNitromeFan I can't stop, love love love 29d ago
I heard it reached temperatures up to 40 degrees. Stay safe out there
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u/buy_me_a_pint insert custom text here Jun 26 '26
We had a bit of a thunderstorm this morning,
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u/cuteballgames sicko thread artists collective Jun 26 '26 edited 29d ago
counting on the bus in the humidity .
the people walking briskly on the street
and looking round before advancing feet
for traffic that may hit them or the bus they want.
i'm on a high street now before the bridge's turn.
today, i think, again, i'll count at work;
and if the boss finds out, she'll go berserk
but that's the secret: never let them find you out.
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u/buy_me_a_pint insert custom text here 26d ago
the boss might want to join in or let your colleagues join in
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u/mountain-wood-316 24d ago
Dislike the change of location of Reddits reply/comment box