Show HN: OrcaCam – A Flappy Bird-style game celebrating Cambridge innovation

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OrcaCam logo for Cambridge Innovation Game
  1. 1687: Isaac Newton discovered gravity laws at Trinity
  2. 1838: Charles Darwin developed the Theory of Evolution
  3. 1932: James Chadwick discovered the Neutron at Cambridge
  4. 1950: Alan Turing outlined the concepts of AI at Kings
  5. 1953: DNA structure announced at The Eagle pub
  6. 1967: Pulsars discovered by Bell Burnell at Cambridge
  7. 1978: First IVF baby born from Cambridge-led research
  8. 1982: ZX Spectrum launched by Sinclair in Cambridge
  9. 1985: First ARM chip designed by Acorn in Cambridge
  10. 1952: OXO game ran on EDSAC, one of the first computers
  11. 1848: Football rules shaped on Parker's Piece
  12. 1991: First webcam built to watch a coffee pot at Cambridge
  13. 1979: Papworth performed UK's first successful heart transplant
  14. 2025: Is your idea the next Cambridge breakthrough?
  1. Newton didn’t stop. You shouldn’t either
  2. Darwin waited years. Stay patient
  3. Chadwick kept testing. Go again
  4. Turing was ignored. Press on
  5. DNA took time. Keep moving
  6. Bell Burnell stayed curious. So should you
  7. IVF was doubted. Try again
  8. Sinclair took risks. Take another shot
  9. ARM started small. Start again
  10. OXO was just a test. So is this
  11. Rules changed here. Keep playing
  12. Coffee drove invention. Let this miss drive yours
  13. Papworth didn’t flinch. Neither should you
  14. The next idea could be yours. Try again
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