Dive #89 (2026-10-12). 16,820 accepted answers across seven prompts, of which 10 reached the Krillion tier; 16 answers carry a quip.
Percentages are the share of a prompt's players who gave that answer, counted at 15:12 UTC on October 12. Tiers are set by the game in advance, so a common answer can still sit in a high tier.
Gem answers
- America's Job BankKrillionLabor Department's free national job board, shut down in 2007.
- CareerMosaicKrillionLaunched in 1994, among the first job boards on the web.
Most picked
- IndeedPlankton17%
- LinkedInPlankton7.2%
- GlassdoorPlankton5.4%
Deep cuts players found
- Workforce Australia1.4%
- Jobfinder.dk1.3%
- Findr0.6%
Gem answers
- Welsh wigKrillionA knitted woollen cap, not a wig, worn by Victorian sailors.
- Bunny bootsRareArmy white rubber boots rated to minus sixty, named for snowshoe hares.
Most picked
- Wool socksSchooler9.3%
- Long johnsSchooler8.6%
- BalaclavaSchooler7.6%
Deep cuts players found
- Snowboard boots0.2%
- Unty0.2%
- Afghan coat0.1%
Gem answers
- Aristotle's lanternKrillionA sea urchin's five-toothed chewing jaw, described by Aristotle.
- Love dartKrillionSnails fire a calcium dart into each other before mating.
Most picked
- GillsPlankton8.1%
- TailPlankton6.2%
- AntennaeSchooler6.1%
Deep cuts players found
- Reticulum0.8%
- Dermal denticles0.3%
- Ampullae of Lorenzini0.2%
Gem answers
- Imperial 400KrillionResident couples co-owned each Imperial 400 motel in the 1960s.
- Statler HotelsKrillionStatler pioneered a private bath in each hotel room.
Most picked
- HiltonPlankton4.9%
- MarriottPlankton4%
- ibisRare3.7%
Deep cuts players found
- Meriton Suites0.6%
- Hotel 810.6%
- Clayton0.5%
Gem answers
- Ink and paintKrillionDisney's mostly female department traced and coloured each animation cel.
- Typing poolRareRows of typists took dictation until word processors arrived.
Most picked
- JanitorialSchooler4.8%
- Information technologyPlankton4.5%
- Human resourcesPlankton4.2%
Deep cuts players found
- Sanitation1%
- Corporate affairs0.8%
- Clean-up0.4%
Gem answers
- BotswanaKrillionEight letters, and a river delta that never reaches the sea.
- SurinameDeep cutExactly eight letters, and South America's smallest country.
- Guinea-BissauRareGuinea has six letters; Guinea-Bissau has twelve.
- São Tomé and PríncipeRareTwo volcanic islands off Gabon, Africa's second-smallest country.
Most picked
- AzerbaijanRare7.2%
- UzbekistanRare5.9%
- KyrgyzstanRare5.2%
Deep cuts players found
- Djibouti1.9%
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.8%
- Kiribati1.2%
Gem answers
- Wadsworth constantKrillionAdding wadsworth=1 to a 2011 link skipped the first thirty percent.
- Video responsesDeep cutReplies arrived as whole videos until YouTube retired them in 2013.
Most picked
- Playback speedSchooler5.7%
- Watch laterSchooler5.4%
- ShareSchooler3.1%
Deep cuts players found
- Hype2.6%
- Playables1.7%
- A/B testing0.4%
