Jake of the Web Time Wasters And Then Some

World death, birth, divorce statistics and more

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

Recommended by Darren Marchant

Tallies world statistics, second by second.

How many births, how many deaths, how many people have contracted leprosy this year (2005, as of this writing), how many cases of HIV/AIDS, the Earth's average temperature, and lots more stats.

You can view the stats for just today, from this week, this month or this year.

Squid Cam

http://www.tepapa.govt.nz and click on 'Squidcam' in the top right corner of the screen, or go to:

http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/CollectionsAndResearch/CollectionAreas/NaturalEnvironment/Molluscs/ColossalSquid/

Last year, the largest known squid was caught near New Zealand. It was 33 feet long and over 1000 lbs. The fishermen who found it managed to catch it and put it in their ship's freezer. The New Zealand scientists have been working for over a year to determine the best way to thaw, examine then preserve the extremely delicate squid. They have been thawing the squid since Sunday and will examine it today, with a live streaming webcam of the entire procedure. Many videos will be available after the examination is done.

Falling Sand Plus!

http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/

Like falling sand game (http://fallingsandgame.com/), only better.

How will fireworks, dynamite, C4 and gunpowder react to one another?

Cute Korean child singing ‘Hey Jude’

Recommended by Emily Courage
Korean toddler singing 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles. Cute and joyous. The best is the "Better, better, better, better, aaaaaaaaaah!" part.

Nutrition Information via Text Message

http://www.diet.com/mobile/

Text DIET1 (34381) with a menu item and restaurant name, and get nutrition facts sent to your phone. The response is quick and the information is accurate. Very good if you are watching your diet, or just remind your friends of how fat they are.

Blue Balls

It's fun to see the different ways people take care of blue balls.

An animated web page filled with Rube Goldberg-esque inventions moving blue balls from point A to point B.

Blue Balls

Jell-o Man (Not Bill Cosby)

Freaky multi-layered gelatin person floating in space? Click on and around the gelatin person for additional weirdness.

Man in the Dark

You’re sick: HBO Voyeur

Several story lines viewed from a distance. The entire story is visual, and you can't hear any of the conversations people are carrying on.

The initial location shows an entire apartment building, with probably a dozen story lines unfolding in different apartments at the same time – sometimes the separate stories flow into one another. How many story lines can you follow at once?

After the first location, there are several other addresses you can spy on.

Not all plot lines are 100% work safe, and although I would not label it 'adult entertainment', you may want to watch this before deciding if it's appropriate for your kids.

Voyeur

Hi-def webcam of San Fransisco bay

Live high-def web cam of San Fransisco Bay. Real-time labeling of ships as they pass by, as well as a Google map showing the location of ships, bridges, buildings, and the location of the camera relative to everything.

Several enjoyable time-lapse videos are available as well.

San Fran Web Cam

Recommended by Taryn Pay

Him have very good engrish

Hilarious examples of innocently butchered english in Asia. Admittedly akin to shooting a fish in a barrel, it is funny nonetheless.

From a sign exhorting 'No Smorking in building' to a bra with the brand name of 'Dairy Comfort' or companies with profanity in their name. Almost any bathroom sign is an instant classic: 'You could use the Lavatory please' or 'This WC is free of washing. Please leave off after pissing or shitting."

Engrish

Recommended by Chad Bramble who lives in Japan as an English teacher.