The Utah Teapot

6 comments

• omoikane 2 minutes ago
  I first saw Utah Teapot in OpenGL:

  https://www.opengl.org/resources/libraries/glut/spec3/node89...

  Surprised to see the teapot got another update this year.
• dang 1 hour ago
  Related. Others?

  The original Utah teapot(1.4L) is in stock - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31178947 - April 2022 (7 comments)

  Why a Computer History Museum Owns a Legendary Teapot - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29259548 - Nov 2021 (1 comment)

  Show HN: Teapong – A two-player game for fans of Pong and the Utah teapot - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22137758 - Jan 2020 (12 comments)

  Bézier Curves and Surfaces: The Utah Teapot - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19690575 - April 2019 (7 comments)

  The Utah Teapot: Most Important Object in Computer Graphics History - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11209690 - March 2016 (52 comments)

  Utah Teapot - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7280289 - Feb 2014 (17 comments)

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  • CalChris 51 minutes ago
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/327233836465
• tniemi 43 minutes ago
  The "Wilhelm scream" of 3D.
• darknavi 1 hour ago
  I always knew about/used teapot in game engines and what not, but never knew the origin.

  I guess they want to make their mark like Stanford dragon[0].

  0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_dragon

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  • ginko 1 hour ago
    >I guess they want to make their mark like Stanford dragon

    I'd say the Utah teapot is much better known in CG circles than the Stanford dragon.

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    • pimlottc 1 hour ago
      It also predates it by over 20 years
• jolt42 50 minutes ago
  The pelican on the bike seems like the new teapot.
• jupitr 1 hour ago
  I wonder the reasons for adding/removing the base rims over the years