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		onion2k on May 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Kapow! I'm constantly surprised that SVGs aren't more popular on the web for small, scalable content. You see them around (Github's contributions graph, the Guardian's crossword puzzles, etc) but they're still quite unusual despite having lots of advantages. I made a similar thing years ago using a WebGL shader and a PNG ... https://codepen.io/onion2k/full/peeVNd/

bamblehorse on May 10, 2018 | [–]

Yeah me too. They're basically fully supported now so there isn't really an excuse.

Hahaha I love your potato. Maybe make the overflow hidden so it all fits. It's beautiful!! :-D.

50shade on May 10, 2018 | [–]

That potato is pimpin. Big pimpin.

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