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E.gg Timer is a simple way to start a countdown
An egg timer is the kind of single-purpose kitchen gadget that I never have around. Hey, the microwave has its own timer, right? If you don't have one around either, and you need a countdown for some reason, you can just turn to the web and open up E.gg Timer. It's a lot easier to figure out than some microwaves. Here's an example:. Let's say your Jello needs some time to set, and you want 2 hours on the clock. Go to e.ggtimer.com/2hours. Your countdown will start right away, and it'll beep twice when it's over. If you need to remember your brother's birthday, and it's 3 weeks and 4 days away, go to e.ggtimer.com/3weeks4days. You might not want to keep the browser tab open for that long, but you get the idea. If you just put in a number, E.gg Timer will assume you mean seconds.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Dave Forster said 3:22PM on 2-26-2009
add this to the list of utterly pointless websites... and reviews for that matter... you must be bored !
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Rocketboy said 4:48PM on 2-26-2009
You must be doubly bored to post on how bored the writer of the post must be. Me, I think it's pretty darn groovy. Even if it's 'useless' to have a timer, it's a rather nifty application.
Dave Forster said 4:47PM on 2-26-2009
Sorry, I only recognise one state of boredom... bored ! However, your assumption would be correct non the less.
I find it strange that you'd also consider a useless application nifty.
Jay Hathaway said 4:50PM on 2-26-2009
I wasn't bored. I thought this was an interesting execution of a concept. A lot of other people must have thought so too, as this made the front page of Delicious.
Rocketboy said 4:39PM on 2-27-2009
Many useless things are nifty. I can't really use a good song for anything, but it's nifty how it makes my day a bit better.
Dave Forster said 12:17AM on 2-28-2009
you could use it as a ringtone
maf teechr said 4:16PM on 2-26-2009
this isn't so bad actually, i'm a student and our dorm microwave doesn't have a timer. although, if i want convenience, my ipod touch does have a timer.
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Sam Jordan said 7:24PM on 2-26-2009
This is awesome! I'm a student so don't have my own washer/dryer. I'll chuck my clothes in for a 40 min wash, come back up to my dorm and sit and go on the net or something. Left it in there for 8 hours once.
This solves it! Awesome find!
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Evenio said 9:52PM on 2-26-2009
I see how the timer-setting method is cool and all that, but I really can't imagine wanting to use this instead of something you don't have to keep your browser open for. I have an excellent, simple and elegant Dashboard widget called Minutes that serves as a timer whether I'm online or not, requiring only a "spin" of its dial to set, and I'm sure there are gadgets for Vista (and Yahoo! Widget Engine widgets) that accomplish that too. Devoting an entire website to do the function of a (very!) simple widget just doesn't quite make sense to me. "Web apps" I can get...this, not so much.
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