OT: how can one search HN by number of comments? Algolia sorts by date or
votes, but not comments.
The linked thread is also very highly ratioed, with a 5.36:1 comments:votes ratio, which is also pretty high on the flamewar / spiciness scale. (I'll have to check my own front-page archive for any higher comment:vote ratios.)
The highest voted post remains Stephen Hawking's obituary:
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16582136>
Searching "comments>3000" provides the following list of 8 submissions, which I've sorted and reformatted:
9282 comments 1796 points 1 month ago Trump wins presidency for second time
4576 comments 3089 points 4 years ago Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.
3859 comments 4489 points 5 months ago CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
3676 comments 1058 points 4 years ago Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
3676 comments 2498 points 3 years ago Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
3463 comments 1765 points 2 years ago Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade
3078 comments 2747 points 3 years ago Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private
3065 comments 1183 points 4 years ago YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud
Difference in ratios of the first and second items is notable.
