---
title: Lorem Ipsum
slug: lorem
description: Lorem Ipsum (latin-like placeholder text)... FOREVER.
---

<style>
	body {
		overflow-y: scroll;
		overflow-x: hidden;
		position: relative;
	}
	
	#marker {
		width: 1px;
		height: 1px;
		
		position: absolute;
		bottom: 10vh;
	}
	
	#text {
		padding-left: 2vw;
		padding-right: 2vw;
		padding-top: 2vw;
	}
</style>

<div id="text"></div>

<script src="/assets/js/lorem.js"></script>
<script src="/assets/js/infiscroll.js"></script>
<script>
	var textEl = document.querySelector("#text");
	var count = 0;

	function pickRandom(l) {
        return l[Math.floor(Math.random() * l.length)];
    }

	var extra = [
		"Protocol Omega has been activated.",
    	"Error. Out of 1s.",
    	"Don't believe his lies.",
    	"I have the only antidote.",
    	"They are coming for you.",
    	"Help, I'm trapped in an infinite scroll webpage!",
	];
	
	function throttle (callback, limit) {
    	var wait = false;
    	return function () {
        	if (!wait) {
            	callback.call();
            	wait = true;
            	setTimeout(function () {
        	     	wait = false;
    	    	}, limit);
	    	}
    	}
	}

	var count = 0
	var unaddedCount = 0
	var handlePoints = throttle(function() {
		if (count >= 400) { points.unlockAchievement("lorem400") }
		points.updateMetric("loremParagraphs", function(x) { return x + unaddedCount }, 0).then(function() { unaddedCount = 0 })
	}, 300)

	window.addEventListener("load", function() {
		infiscroll(function() {
			if (Math.random() > 0.02) {
				textEl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(" " + Lorem.createText(1, Lorem.TYPE.PARAGRAPH)))
			} else {
				textEl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(" " + pickRandom(extra)))
			}
			count++
			unaddedCount++
			console.log("Scrolled down, generating lorem.", count);
			if ("points" in window) {
				handlePoints()
			}
		}, "30vh", textEl, 10);
	})
</script>