GraafHenk/numberwang
A small neural network that decides whether a number is Numberwang.
About the project
A small pure-Python neural network that decides whether a number is Numberwang, based on the Mitchell and Webb sketch. The model is a 1.8 MB JSON file and inference is about 100 lines of standard library code, no PyTorch or NumPy.
Useful for
- Run python3 numberwang.py 22 to get a verdict for a number
- Import load_model and wang_probabilities to embed the check in your own code
- Start the local Gradio demo with python3 app.py
README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.
Why it’s trending
- 1 star so far today, about 2 expected by the end of the day.
- The spike has held for 2 days in a row — not a one-off blip.
- The repository is 3 days old and already has 82 stars.
- Top new repositories this week: #141.
- Hacker News: “WangNet – 1.8 MB, zero-dependency Numberwang adjudication in 11 languages” — 180 points, 2 days ago.
Stars per day
Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.
Numbers
- Total stars
- 82
- Stars in a day
- 2
- Forks
- 1
- Issues and pull requests
- 0
- Watchers
- 0
- Language
- Python
- Created
- September 15, 2026
- Last push
- September 15, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.
Hacker News discussions
- WangNet – 1.8 MB, zero-dependency Numberwang adjudication in 11 languages180 points, September 15, 2026
Spotted in
- September 18, 2026Top new repositories this week: #103; Spotted on Hacker News
- September 17, 2026Top new repositories this week: #116; Spotted on Hacker News
- September 16, 2026Top new repositories this week: #163; Spotted on Hacker News
- September 15, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
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