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The “mechanical miracle” that ruined Mark Twain’s life

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First rank

17

Best rank

4

Last rank

28

Observations

185

First seen

1786405843

Last seen

1786474956

Missing captures

2

Milestones

2

Top is rank 1. Gaps between captures are not reconstructed.

1. Rank 28

   213 points · 110 comments · observed 1786474956

2. Rank 28

   213 points · 109 comments · observed 1786474583

3. Rank 28

   213 points · 109 comments · observed 1786474206

4. Rank 28

   213 points · 107 comments · observed 1786473822

5. Rank 30

   212 points · 107 comments · observed 1786473443

6. Rank 30

   209 points · 107 comments · observed 1786472285

7. Rank 30

   208 points · 107 comments · observed 1786471908

8. Rank 28

   207 points · 107 comments · observed 1786471520

9. Rank 27

   207 points · 107 comments · observed 1786471120

10. Rank 28

    202 points · 107 comments · observed 1786470728

11. Rank 28

    201 points · 107 comments · observed 1786470334

12. Rank 27

    200 points · 106 comments · observed 1786469951

13. Rank 27

    196 points · 106 comments · observed 1786469570

14. Rank 27

    195 points · 106 comments · observed 1786469186

15. Rank 27

    194 points · 105 comments · observed 1786468804

16. Rank 27

    194 points · 104 comments · observed 1786468420

17. Rank 25

    194 points · 104 comments · observed 1786468038

18. Rank 26

    194 points · 104 comments · observed 1786467638

19. Rank 25

    191 points · 102 comments · observed 1786467260

20. Rank 26

    190 points · 101 comments · observed 1786466864

21. Rank 26

    190 points · 101 comments · observed 1786466474

22. Rank 28

    189 points · 100 comments · observed 1786466090

23. Rank 27

    189 points · 100 comments · observed 1786465706

24. Rank 27

    188 points · 100 comments · observed 1786465325

25. Rank 26

    185 points · 100 comments · observed 1786464950

26. Rank 25

    183 points · 100 comments · observed 1786464568

27. Rank 24

    183 points · 99 comments · observed 1786464179

28. Rank 24

    183 points · 98 comments · observed 1786463796

29. Rank 24

    182 points · 97 comments · observed 1786463417

30. Rank 22

    181 points · 96 comments · observed 1786463031

31. Rank 20

    180 points · 94 comments · observed 1786462640

32. Rank 22

    179 points · 94 comments · observed 1786462254

33. Rank 21

    179 points · 94 comments · observed 1786461867

34. Rank 21

    179 points · 93 comments · observed 1786461485

35. Rank 19

    179 points · 93 comments · observed 1786461093

36. Rank 16

    178 points · 92 comments · observed 1786460713

37. Rank 16

    178 points · 91 comments · observed 1786460323

38. Rank 16

    177 points · 89 comments · observed 1786459925

39. Rank 16

    175 points · 89 comments · observed 1786459537

40. Rank 17

    174 points · 89 comments · observed 1786459135

41. Rank 15

    173 points · 89 comments · observed 1786458745

42. Rank 17

    172 points · 88 comments · observed 1786458352

43. Rank 19

    171 points · 88 comments · observed 1786457955

44. Rank 18

    169 points · 87 comments · observed 1786457565

45. Rank 16

    167 points · 86 comments · observed 1786457172

46. Rank 16

    164 points · 86 comments · observed 1786456770

47. Rank 18

    163 points · 85 comments · observed 1786456378

48. Rank 16

    163 points · 85 comments · observed 1786455979

49. Rank 16

    162 points · 85 comments · observed 1786455590

50. Rank 16

    162 points · 84 comments · observed 1786455199

51. Rank 16

    162 points · 84 comments · observed 1786454812

52. Rank 15

    160 points · 84 comments · observed 1786454427

53. Rank 13

    159 points · 84 comments · observed 1786454047

54. Rank 13

    159 points · 84 comments · observed 1786453668

55. Rank 12

    159 points · 84 comments · observed 1786453286

56. Rank 11

    159 points · 82 comments · observed 1786452913

57. Rank 9

    157 points · 81 comments · observed 1786452538

58. Rank 9

    156 points · 79 comments · observed 1786452160

59. Rank 9

    156 points · 79 comments · observed 1786451785

60. Rank 10

    155 points · 79 comments · observed 1786451409

61. Rank 10

    153 points · 78 comments · observed 1786451033

62. Rank 11

    153 points · 78 comments · observed 1786450652

63. Rank 11

    153 points · 78 comments · observed 1786450274

64. Rank 12

    150 points · 78 comments · observed 1786449906

65. Rank 10

    149 points · 78 comments · observed 1786449532

66. Rank 11

    149 points · 78 comments · observed 1786449157

67. Rank 11

    148 points · 77 comments · observed 1786448784

68. Rank 11

    148 points · 77 comments · observed 1786448408

69. Rank 11

    145 points · 75 comments · observed 1786448037

70. Rank 11

    145 points · 74 comments · observed 1786447667

71. Rank 11

    144 points · 74 comments · observed 1786447295

72. Rank 13

    144 points · 74 comments · observed 1786446929

73. Rank 13

    144 points · 73 comments · observed 1786446557

74. Rank 13

    144 points · 73 comments · observed 1786446186

75. Rank 14

    144 points · 73 comments · observed 1786445818

76. Rank 14

    143 points · 73 comments · observed 1786445449

77. Rank 13

    143 points · 73 comments · observed 1786445083

78. Rank 13

    143 points · 73 comments · observed 1786444716

79. Rank 13

    142 points · 73 comments · observed 1786444352

80. Rank 13

    142 points · 72 comments · observed 1786443983

81. Rank 13

    142 points · 72 comments · observed 1786443622

82. Rank 13

    141 points · 72 comments · observed 1786443253

83. Rank 12

    140 points · 72 comments · observed 1786442884

84. Rank 12

    139 points · 72 comments · observed 1786442514

85. Rank 12

    139 points · 72 comments · observed 1786442151

86. Rank 12

    138 points · 72 comments · observed 1786441783

87. Rank 12

    137 points · 71 comments · observed 1786441418

88. Rank 12

    137 points · 70 comments · observed 1786441050

89. Rank 12

    136 points · 70 comments · observed 1786440681

90. Rank 11

    135 points · 69 comments · observed 1786440325

91. Rank 11

    134 points · 69 comments · observed 1786439960

92. Rank 11

    134 points · 69 comments · observed 1786439597

93. Rank 11

    134 points · 69 comments · observed 1786439240

94. Rank 11

    130 points · 69 comments · observed 1786438876

95. Rank 11

    128 points · 68 comments · observed 1786438512

96. Rank 10

    128 points · 64 comments · observed 1786438148

97. Rank 9

    128 points · 63 comments · observed 1786437788

98. Rank 9

    127 points · 63 comments · observed 1786437427

99. Rank 8

    125 points · 63 comments · observed 1786437070

100. Rank 8

     124 points · 63 comments · observed 1786436713

101. Rank 8

     123 points · 62 comments · observed 1786436353

102. Rank 8

     123 points · 61 comments · observed 1786435991

103. Rank 8

     120 points · 60 comments · observed 1786435631

104. Rank 8

     120 points · 59 comments · observed 1786435264

105. Rank 8

     120 points · 58 comments · observed 1786434901

106. Rank 8

     119 points · 58 comments · observed 1786434540

107. Rank 8

     119 points · 57 comments · observed 1786434184

108. Rank 8

     119 points · 57 comments · observed 1786433824

109. Rank 8

     118 points · 57 comments · observed 1786433457

110. Rank 8

     118 points · 55 comments · observed 1786433093

111. Rank 8

     117 points · 55 comments · observed 1786432733

112. Rank 8

     117 points · 54 comments · observed 1786432375

113. Rank 8

     117 points · 54 comments · observed 1786432014

114. Rank 8

     116 points · 53 comments · observed 1786431640

115. Rank 8

     112 points · 53 comments · observed 1786431274

116. Rank 7

     111 points · 52 comments · observed 1786430912

117. Rank 7

     110 points · 52 comments · observed 1786430547

118. Rank 9

     108 points · 51 comments · observed 1786430183

119. Rank 9

     108 points · 50 comments · observed 1786429819

120. Rank 9

     108 points · 48 comments · observed 1786429459

121. Rank 10

     106 points · 47 comments · observed 1786429099

122. Rank 10

     104 points · 46 comments · observed 1786428736

123. Rank 10

     103 points · 46 comments · observed 1786428375

124. Rank 8

     102 points · 45 comments · observed 1786428021

125. Rank 7

     101 points · 42 comments · observed 1786427658

126. Rank 7

     100 points · 42 comments · observed 1786427299

127. Rank 7

     98 points · 42 comments · observed 1786426935

128. Rank 5

     97 points · 42 comments · observed 1786426582

129. Rank 5

     96 points · 41 comments · observed 1786426217

130. Rank 5

     94 points · 41 comments · observed 1786425862

131. Rank 5

     94 points · 41 comments · observed 1786425502

132. Rank 5

     89 points · 37 comments · observed 1786425139

133. Rank 5

     87 points · 33 comments · observed 1786424782

134. Rank 5

     86 points · 32 comments · observed 1786424418

135. Rank 5

     86 points · 30 comments · observed 1786424058

136. Rank 5

     85 points · 30 comments · observed 1786423699

137. Rank 5

     84 points · 28 comments · observed 1786423338

138. Rank 6

     82 points · 27 comments · observed 1786422977

139. Rank 6

     81 points · 26 comments · observed 1786422615

140. Rank 6

     81 points · 26 comments · observed 1786422259

141. Rank 6

     81 points · 25 comments · observed 1786421904

142. Rank 6

     81 points · 24 comments · observed 1786421545

143. Rank 6

     81 points · 23 comments · observed 1786421185

144. Rank 5

     78 points · 23 comments · observed 1786420821

145. Rank 5

     77 points · 23 comments · observed 1786420450

146. Rank 6

     77 points · 23 comments · observed 1786420088

147. Rank 5

     74 points · 22 comments · observed 1786419720

148. Rank 5

     74 points · 22 comments · observed 1786419358

149. Rank 6

     74 points · 21 comments · observed 1786418999

150. Rank 5

     73 points · 20 comments · observed 1786418642

151. Rank 5

     71 points · 20 comments · observed 1786418277

152. Rank 5

     69 points · 20 comments · observed 1786417915

153. Rank 5

     66 points · 19 comments · observed 1786417557

154. Rank 5

     65 points · 18 comments · observed 1786417190

155. Rank 5

     63 points · 17 comments · observed 1786416827

156. Rank 5

     61 points · 16 comments · observed 1786416462

157. Rank 4

     59 points · 15 comments · observed 1786416101

158. Rank 4

     57 points · 13 comments · observed 1786415738

159. Rank 4

     57 points · 12 comments · observed 1786415374

160. Rank 4

     55 points · 12 comments · observed 1786415016

161. Rank 5

     51 points · 12 comments · observed 1786414652

162. Rank 5

     49 points · 12 comments · observed 1786414293

163. Rank 4

     47 points · 11 comments · observed 1786413928

164. Rank 5

     45 points · 11 comments · observed 1786413559

165. Rank 5

     42 points · 10 comments · observed 1786413194

166. Rank 6

     36 points · 10 comments · observed 1786412835

167. Rank 6

     36 points · 10 comments · observed 1786412468

168. Rank 6

     35 points · 10 comments · observed 1786412100

169. Rank 6

     32 points · 8 comments · observed 1786411730

170. Rank 6

     32 points · 7 comments · observed 1786411364

171. Rank 5

     29 points · 6 comments · observed 1786410989

172. Rank 4

     29 points · 6 comments · observed 1786410620

173. Rank 5

     24 points · 4 comments · observed 1786410247

174. Rank 6

     21 points · 4 comments · observed 1786409873

175. Rank 6

     19 points · 4 comments · observed 1786409509

176. Rank 6

     18 points · 4 comments · observed 1786409142

177. Rank 6

     14 points · 4 comments · observed 1786408775

178. Rank 4

     14 points · 3 comments · observed 1786408407

179. Rank 6

     12 points · 3 comments · observed 1786408045

180. Rank 8

     11 points · 3 comments · observed 1786407683

181. Rank 8

     8 points · 1 comments · observed 1786407321

182. Rank 11

     5 points · 0 comments · observed 1786406958

183. Rank 17

     4 points · 0 comments · observed 1786406587

184. Rank 20

     3 points · 0 comments · observed 1786406207

185. Rank 17

     3 points · 0 comments · observed 1786405843

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