If you're tired of the pie fights, tired of the arguing, tired of your day and tired of the world, welcome to the Daily Diversion, your one stop group for all things irrelevant. Our purpose is to provide you with enough shiny objects to give you a break from the world for 10-15 minutes a day. If you have any suggestions, hate mail, or diversions of your own, speak now or forever hold your pee.
Enough with the chit-chat introduction nonsense, on with the show!
DailyKos Daily Diversion -- April 10, 2011
Gadgets: Tick Tock
Admit it, clocks rule our lives. We live by the clock 24/7/365, so why not have fun with such a basic necessity?
Holy mother of pearl, it's a Pac Man clock! There's not much more you could say about this work of awesome, you know? It has all the functions of a real, working alarm clock, with the added bonus of waking up to WAKKA WAKKA WAKKA WAKKA BWEEWOOWOOWOO WOOP WOOP every morning. Just try not to have nightmares about little ghosts chasing you around. From the site:
Powered by a couple of AAA batteries, this eye-catching alarm clock will come with the all-important Snooze, Alarm Off and Backlight buttons which are represented by cherries, a bell and naughty ol’ Pinky.
If you're not much for Pac Man, how about a nice, old fashioned flip clock? It's old meets stylish, just the way you like it. I'd actually like one of these, to be honest. It'll remind me of Groundhog Day with the slappy click of every minute going by. From the site:
It works exactly like you’d guess a flip down clock would. The little plastic pieces just flip as the time changes, it’s pretty basic stuff. It runs with gear operated time machinery and with a single D battery can run month after month after month.
Oh cool!
- You don't need to be on a TV show or work for a big expensive medical school to extract DNA like a boss. The University of Utah shows us how with this relatively easy science experiment.
- Learn to pack your bags like a flight attendant
- A well-known, but helpful reminder nonetheless, on how to find tiny objects you've dropped on the floor.
- Are you a handyman/tech geek who needs help waking up in the morning? Good news.
Videos
An oldie but a goodie, this is a little clip from one of my favorite shows, Reno 911.
And in accordance with DailyKos Resolution 2, I have to bring you one airplane video per day. If you ever have to make an emergency landing, you'll either want Sullenberger (of US 1549 into the Hudson fame) or this guy:
Agador. 'Nuff said.
Daily Game
Destroy the Village
Use your arrow keys to guide rockets around and blow people up. Yes, this can be considered a "violent game" for the weaker-of-heart, so clicker discretion is advised.
Destroy the Village
Hope this helps you escape reality for a little while, at least. What's diverting you today?