Ask HN: Please review my side project
www.sizecompare.com
It's a site for comparing sizes of things :) It was built for fun and practice. I've only shown it to a few people so far, and their feedback has been very helpful. Your comments are most welcome.
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HISTORICAL ERA Web 2.0 Genesis (2007–2013)
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TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 13 comments
I like the font and layout. It's very slick. I'm not really sure of the purpose but it kept my attention for a few minutes trying to figure it out. I'm not sure how China is equal to only 1.03 Great Walls of China
The site is a bit confusing to use. The first thing I looked for was how to put in whatever items I wanted.
How does the text box and the something random button work? Quite confused...
It wasn't clear what was being compared until I tried to add an item and see that it is length. I would of assumed area based on the current design.
I'm really confused as to when the top/bottom item is replaced.