Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling

I need this for flights, not for the sun, but I somehow always have fomo when having to choose between left and right side of the plane on the seat selection screen

Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling

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Post by aikinai » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 5:23 AM UTC

This is amazing! My kids get sick on train rides and I think a lot has to do with the sun strobing through the trees. I’ll try this next time to at least not be on the sunny side.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling

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Post by schmookeeg » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 5:25 AM UTC

More and more, I really appreciate great efforts that make a small but meaningful improvement in some under-noticed aspect of living. It seems zen-like.

Bravo. :) What a great project and execution!

Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling

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Post by dn3500 » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 5:28 AM UTC

I recently took a bus over the Andes and was congratulating myself on choosing a seat on the shady side. Then I realized that in the southern hemisphere the sun is in the north and I had outsmarted myself.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling

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Post by xlbuttplug2 » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 5:39 AM UTC

denysvitali wrote: post #4

Your logo should be: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/two-guys-on-a-bus

... except reversed?

Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling

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Post by gitgud » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 5:40 AM UTC

Nice! This would be cool to integrate with "shademap", to visualize the shade/sun during the journey.

[1] https://shademap.app/@37.75153,-119.53737,12.65679z,16416003...