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    [OC] I built a site that lets people vote on what counts as a sandwich—help collect the data so we can actually analyze it


    This all started during late-night dorm debates at a STEM college: Is a hot dog a sandwich? What about a quesadilla or a Pop‑Tart?

    So I created [Votewich]() — a lightweight, swipe‑based voting site where users decide whether a given food is (Yeswich), isn’t (Nopewich), or should skip the judgment. Each food also has structured features (like “uses sliced bread,” “served hot,” etc.), and eventually these votes will feed into a data-driven journey to understand what makes something sandwich-y.

    Right now, we're in early days — we don’t have significant insights yet because we need more votes. That’s where you come in:

    • Vote on controversial foods
    • Help shape feature tracking (via the Add‑A‑Wich tab)
    • Once we have enough data, you’ll see visualizations in the Sandwich Brain that reveal which features matter most

    Also available:

    • Tally tab – See how the crowd is ruling
    • My Votes tab – Track your logic, compare with the collective

    I’d love to hear what features you think are most essential to track—and which foods most desperately need clarity in the Great Sandwich Debate.

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    1. votewich on

      **📊 Source:**
      The data is being collected live on [votewich.com](), a site I created where people vote on whether different food items qualify as sandwiches. Each item includes structured features (e.g. “served hot,” “uses sliced bread,” etc.), which are stored alongside each vote to allow for later analysis of how these traits influence classification.

      The site is still in early stages, so we’re actively collecting votes — analysis is limited right now, but will expand as more data comes in.

      **🛠️ Tool:**
      The site was coded from scratch using **Lovable**. Visualization tools will depend on the type of analysis that emerges, but I’m planning to explore a mix of **charts, clustering analysis**, and potentially **maps**, depending on what patterns surface.

      I don’t plan to publish full data exports publicly, but I’m happy to share **anonymized datasets** with interested users once the sample size is large enough to support meaningful exploration.

      Thanks again — happy to answer any questions or suggestions!

    2. _Mc_Who on

      Not sure I understand the visualisation: why do you have both true and false as well as yes and no for a single statement that you can either agree or disagree with?

    4. Duskwoven_ on

      Finally, a place to settle the age-old debate with science! 🥪 But for real, if a Pop-Tart is somehow closer to a sandwich than a hot dog, I’m losing all faith in humanity, smh 😂