September 13, 1999
Web Amusements
| As anyone who has spent more than five minutes surfing the Web is aware, the Internet has created vast new horizons for techie put-ons, practical jokes, useless (but often amusing) stunts and games, and general nonsense, as well as new digital art forms. Here are a few of my favorites. |
Links:Freshen up any web page with this Zippy filter
Share smells in real time with Real Aroma Text Markup Language (RATML)
Use this handy Jave applet to translate plain text into Morse Code, or . . .
Use the Dialectizer to translate text into your favorite dialect (Redneck, Jive, Cockney, Elmer Fudd, Swedish Chef, Moron, or Pig Latin)
Put some poor hapless web page (not this one, please) through The Shredder
Or add it to the Digital Landfill
Live life in the fast lane (depending on what kind of Internet connection you have) with the Day in the Life Simulator
Visit the O-Matic Corporation for some very strange Shockwave applications
Check out Rapideye.com's "Salvage" and try to figure out what it is all about
Or, if you are really, really bored, tune into the Peeling Paint Web Cam and watch paint peel live from the comfort of your own home or office
