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Shower Hacks

A 12-hour hackathon where the winner gets to take a shower
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October 3rd 2026 πŸ—“οΈ San Francisco πŸŒ‰ 1000 people.

About

Some engineers know how to build, others just think they do, but one thing they all have in common is that they need to take a shower.

In the spirit of unserious ideas, Shower Hacks has only one judging criteria: Shock Value.

You can build anything... anything, like an AI agent for eviction notices. A nonchalant AI chatbot that doesn’t really care that much. An AI that automatically determines health insurance premiums based on attractiveness as a health indicator. A social media platform that only accepts users with an 800+ credit score. An AI situationship that texts you but then ghosts you randomly. A dating app that matches based on genetic compatibility. A map app that gives the location of people in the area who need a hug. Dating app for infidelity. An AI jury that makes decisions on criminal cases. An AI girlfriend that sends the user CashApp requests. An Uber alternative where you can select the height of your driver. A backlink spam bot to hurt a competitor's SEO. AI-powered deep search to perform a background check on your bf or gf. A subscription-based AI homework cheating SAAS that accepts EBT. A C2C platform to trade prescriptions. Endless opportunities...

Prizes

Afterparty πŸŽ‰

Invited participants and all winning teams will be invited to the afterparty (must be 18+ to enter and 21+ to consume alcohol).
There will be multiple afterparties, each at different hackerhouses. Representatives from each hackerhouse will invite selected teams.

Sponsors

We are looking for a small number of generous sponsors, apply here. The first wave of sponsors will be announced in our launch video!!!

The Team

John Lins

John Lins

CompE @ UCSB

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Sarah Zhao

CSE @ UCLA

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Ken Mueller

CS @ Stanford

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Yuni Kim

CS & Bio @ UCSD

@yunskistudy

Celina Kim

Marketing

Aidan Ouckama

@ouckahcs

Tina Chi

CS @ UF

@tinahelloworld

Viraj Ala

@viraj.ala

Sophia Duan

Hack Club

Chris Vaisnor

AI M.S. @ John Hopkins University

Kai

XAI / CMU

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