Top Hackernews posts from thehustle.co

Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018) (thehustle.co)

519 points by paulpauper about 2 years ago | 250 comments
The strange business of hole-in-one insurance (thehustle.co)

481 points by paulpauper over 2 years ago | 266 comments
The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets (2020) (thehustle.co)

442 points by Vagantem 10 months ago | 427 comments
The afterlife of used hotel soap (thehustle.co)

330 points by Anon84 over 2 years ago | 238 comments
Where do fonts come from? Monotype, mostly (thehustle.co)

327 points by kansaswriter about 1 year ago | 168 comments
Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters (thehustle.co)

286 points by yarapavan almost 3 years ago | 711 comments
Crazy Eddie: The popular electronics chain that scammed America (thehustle.co)

285 points by yarapavan over 2 years ago | 170 comments
The economics of dollar stores (thehustle.co)

285 points by pseudolus about 3 years ago | 214 comments
America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of reach (thehustle.co)

275 points by gmays about 2 years ago | 580 comments
University of Florida gets a 1% cut of Gatorade profits (thehustle.co)

263 points by Anon84 almost 3 years ago | 73 comments
Why do so many companies incorporate in Delaware? (thehustle.co)

261 points by Garbage over 3 years ago | 184 comments
A Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery (thehustle.co)

234 points by Anon84 about 1 year ago | 71 comments
The surreal life of a professional bridesmaid (thehustle.co)

231 points by Anon84 7 months ago | 192 comments
How IKEA tricks you into buying more stuff (thehustle.co)

197 points by occamschainsaw over 2 years ago | 200 comments
You almost never see a clock at the mall (thehustle.co)

193 points by brycehalley 7 months ago | 178 comments
The time Pepsi got sued for a $33M fighter jet (thehustle.co)

181 points by Anon84 about 3 years ago | 168 comments
27 years ago, Hoover offered free international flights with any £100 purchase (thehustle.co)

178 points by Anon84 almost 2 years ago | 129 comments
See's Candies is Warren Buffett’s ‘dream’ investment (thehustle.co)

172 points by Anon84 over 2 years ago | 203 comments
The lucrative economics of expert witnesses (thehustle.co)

171 points by yarapavan over 2 years ago | 111 comments
The failure of the Domino's 30-minute delivery guarantee (thehustle.co)

167 points by gaurang_tandon 5 months ago | 303 comments
Introverts can make great leaders (2018) (thehustle.co)

162 points by Anon84 over 3 years ago | 114 comments
The first game ‘Easter eggs’ were an act of corporate rebellion (thehustle.co)

158 points by Anon84 over 1 year ago | 71 comments
Free stuff makes us irrational (thehustle.co)

153 points by yarapavan over 2 years ago | 152 comments
Bette Graham, inventor and founder of Liquid Paper (thehustle.co)

153 points by paulpauper over 3 years ago | 54 comments
How one of America’s last piano manufacturers stays alive (thehustle.co)

142 points by paulpauper almost 2 years ago | 120 comments
Charles Mitchell and the 1929 stock crash (thehustle.co)

141 points by paulpauper almost 2 years ago | 88 comments
The man who made the “worst” video game in history (2019) (thehustle.co)

140 points by paulpauper about 2 years ago | 113 comments
One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling (thehustle.co)

139 points by Anon84 12 months ago | 125 comments
Can a Corporation “Own” a Color? (thehustle.co)

136 points by cpeterso about 2 years ago | 129 comments
Nuns got squeezed out of the communion wafer business (thehustle.co)

134 points by paulpauper almost 2 years ago | 78 comments
The Coverage of Theranos Is Utter Bullshit (2015) (thehustle.co)

134 points by bcantrill over 2 years ago | 93 comments
A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it (thehustle.co)

133 points by walterbell almost 2 years ago | 117 comments
It’s nearly impossible to buy an original Bob Ross painting (thehustle.co)

131 points by rmason over 3 years ago | 83 comments
Is social audio already dead? (thehustle.co)

128 points by marban over 2 years ago | 182 comments
The architect who became the king of bank robberies (thehustle.co)

124 points by paulpauper about 2 years ago | 11 comments
Are we going back to the cable days? (thehustle.co)

122 points by thund about 2 years ago | 373 comments
Mexico’s underground vanilla economy (thehustle.co)

121 points by rmason about 1 year ago | 77 comments
A company that sells lost airplane luggage (thehustle.co)

120 points by Anon84 8 months ago | 134 comments
Why America has so few carpenters (thehustle.co)

117 points by sjav over 2 years ago | 232 comments
A professor who beat roulette (thehustle.co)

113 points by yarapavan over 2 years ago | 93 comments
A chat with Ray Dalio (thehustle.co)

97 points by marban over 2 years ago | 105 comments
The Beanie Baby Bubble of '99 (thehustle.co)

92 points by stephsmithio over 2 years ago | 130 comments
The murky math of the New York Times bestsellers list (thehustle.co)

90 points by Anon84 11 months ago | 53 comments
A 90-year-old man who built a western wear empire (thehustle.co)

89 points by Anon84 9 months ago | 26 comments
The economics of pumpkin patches (thehustle.co)

88 points by Anon84 almost 3 years ago | 67 comments
Trader Joe’s $2 wine became a best-seller (thehustle.co)

81 points by rmason over 3 years ago | 73 comments
Salvador Dalí is the most faked artist? (thehustle.co)

80 points by yarapavan over 1 year ago | 55 comments
Why most gas stations don’t make money from selling gas (thehustle.co)

80 points by Anon84 about 3 years ago | 126 comments
The burgeoning business of OnlyFans consulting (thehustle.co)

77 points by pavanyara almost 3 years ago | 54 comments
Asian Arowana: The most expensive pet fish (thehustle.co)

76 points by rmason 9 months ago | 20 comments
The Economics of Broadway Shows (thehustle.co)

71 points by yarapavan almost 3 years ago | 42 comments
The inventor of the troll doll only made a sliver of the proceeds (thehustle.co)

66 points by zaplin over 1 year ago | 29 comments
Why are used cars so expensive right now? (thehustle.co)

66 points by rmason about 3 years ago | 106 comments
Why is lumber so expensive right now? (thehustle.co)

64 points by Anon84 over 3 years ago | 84 comments
Would you take free land in rural America? (thehustle.co)

64 points by Anon84 over 2 years ago | 189 comments
The family that built a ballpark nachos monopoly (thehustle.co)

63 points by damir about 2 years ago | 21 comments
The “self-made” myth: Why hard work isn’t enough to reach the top (thehustle.co)

63 points by paulpauper about 3 years ago | 144 comments
Leaf blowers are a scourge. Why is it hard to get rid of them? (thehustle.co)

62 points by indigoabstract 11 months ago | 147 comments
Desert Island Tourism (thehustle.co)

62 points by yarapavan 11 months ago | 56 comments
The economics of dog walking (thehustle.co)

53 points by pseudolus over 2 years ago | 42 comments
A smart collar for cows (thehustle.co)

53 points by rmason almost 3 years ago | 71 comments