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		<title>Pr0nIndex: Get a Pr0n Score For any Word or Name</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Nicolas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun / Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stats / Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[google images]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like to look up your friends’ names on Google for laughs, then here is a website to detect your name for traces of racy pictures &#8211; to say the least. Pr0n Index is a simple search mashup that lets you check how much of a given phrase listed in Google could be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are like to look up your friends’ names on Google for laughs, then here is a website to detect your name for traces of racy pictures &#8211; to say the least. Pr0n Index is a simple search mashup that lets you check how much of a given phrase listed in Google could be about porn.</p>
<p><<img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pron1.png?570cd5" alt="pr0nindex" /></p>
<p>This rather fun app is really simple. All it does is search Google images for the keyword that you typed in and then get a ratio between the number of results with its safe search on and off. Obviously, a higher percentage means that the keyword could have more non-safe search pics, compared to safe ones. Although the method is too basic to do any serious background check of a person, it does bring out some nice laughs and some wasted time.</p>
<p>Pr0n Index is a nice app for anyone who has some time to kill and just want to find out how dirty his or her name is.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Search mashup for knowing your porn index score</li>
<li>Tweet results to your friends</li>
<li>Uses Google Images as backend</li>
<li>Cool Related Read: <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-cool-twitter-search-tricks-monitor-people/">5 Cool Twitter Search Tricks To Monitor What People Are Saying About You</a></li>
</ul>
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<p>Check out Pr0n Index @ <a href="http://pr0nindex.appspot.com">http://pr0nindex.appspot.com</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Gzaas: Create Huge Attention Grabbing Messages &amp; Send To Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 01:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Umar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun / Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useless]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[message]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gzaas is a free website that lets you set up huge attention grabbing messages in your browser and send to others. When the browser is set to full screen the message appears across your entire display. You start by entering your message on the site’s homepage and then pressing enter. Your message is displayed on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gzaas is a free website that lets you set up huge attention grabbing messages in  your browser and send to others. When the browser is set to full screen the message  appears across your entire display. You start by entering your message  on the site’s homepage and then pressing enter. Your message is  displayed on the subsequent screen with various controls located at the  bottom. These controls let you change the display appearance style, font  style and color, background color, background pattern, and text  shadows. The text can also be changed once your style has been  customized.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/niceday.jpg?570cd5" alt="attention grabbing messages" /></p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/styles.jpg?570cd5" alt="gzaas" /></p>
<p>The variety of options offered let you easily obtain a desirable text display that will look appealing on a large screen. The site will be very helpful for store owners who have got large screen displays in public places.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>A user-friendly web service.</li>
<li>Lets you set up text messages for large screen displays.</li>
<li>Offers a variety of customizations such as text style and color, background pattern and color, etc.</li>
<li>Lets you change the text once your display style has been customized.</li>
<li>Similar tool: <a href="../bigassmessage-get-attention/">BigAssMessage</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out Gzaas @ <a class="vt-p" href="http://gzaas.com/">www.gzaas.com</a> (By Umar from <a class="vt-p" href="http://www.techcityinc.com">TechCityInc</a>)</p>
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		<title>KatHack: Have Fun Playing Katamari On Websites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MOin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you bored visiting the same websites over and over again? If yes, then there’s a fun game you can play to change the sites’ view. It&#8217;s called Katmari Hack. Katmari Hack works through a browser bookmarklet. When you click the bookmarklet, it presents a tiny ball that you can roll by dragging through the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you bored visiting the same websites over and over again? If yes, then there’s a fun game you can play to change the sites’ view. It&#8217;s called Katmari Hack.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/katmari-hack.png?570cd5" alt="playing katamari" /></p>
<p>Katmari Hack works through a browser bookmarklet. When you click the bookmarklet, it presents a tiny ball that you can roll by dragging through the right-click button. As the ball rolls on a webpage, it keeps gathering the page’s elements. Elements attach to the ball and the ball grows larger. Seeing the webpage transform as it is stripped of its elements is quite fun.</p>
<p>Before the ball is shown and you start playing Katamari, you can choose the ball color, maximum attached objects, and growth speed. You can also choose to play the game’s background music.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/katmari-hack1.png?570cd5" alt="kathack" /></p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lets you play a ‘Katamari’ game on websites.</li>
<li>Rolls a ball on the site that remove the webpage’s elements.</li>
<li>Lets you control the ball.</li>
<li>You can select the ball color, maximum attached objects, and growth speed.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out KatHack @ <a class="vt-p" href="http://kathack.com/">www.kathack.com</a> (via <a class="vt-p" href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/google-chrome-game/18904/">Labnol</a>) (by MOin from <a class="vt-p" href="http://thumbpress.com">ThumbPress</a>)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>ThePrintEffect: Find Out the Number Of A4 Pages Required to Print Out Your Twitter Stream</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/print-effect-find-number-a4-pages-required-print-entire-twitter-stream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MOin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Useless]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever imagined how long your Twitter stream actually is? Imagine printing out all of it; how many pages do you think it would span?  The Print Effect is here to help calculate that figure. The Print Effect is a free and simple website that helps find how many pages it would take to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever imagined how long your Twitter stream actually is? Imagine printing out all of it; how many pages do you think it would span?  The Print Effect is here to help calculate that figure.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/the-print-effect.png?570cd5" alt="printeffect" /></p>
<p>The Print Effect is a free and simple website that helps find how many pages it would take to print out your entire Twitter stream. In addition to the number of required A4 pages, you are also shown the amount of printer cartridge ink required. Other cool facts include the weight of all those pages, how much area these pages would cover in total, the length of the stack of these pages, and the time taken to print these pages using a single inkjet printer. To use The Print Effect, you only need to provide your Twitter username.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/the-print-effect1.png?570cd5" alt="printeffect" /></p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>A user-friendly web service.</li>
<li>Finds how many A4 pages it would take to print your entire Twitter stream.</li>
<li>Finds how much printer cartridge ink would be required for this task.</li>
<li>Finds out other neat facts about this printing operation.</li>
<li>Only requires your Twitter username.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out The Print Effect @ <a class="vt-p" href="http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/printeffect/">www.cartridgesave.co.uk/printeffect</a> (by MOin from <a class="vt-p" href="http://thumbpress.com">ThumbPress</a>)</p>
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		<title>Mustachify: Instantly Add A Mustache To A Photo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jpot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some web apps are useful; others put mustaches onto people faces. Guess which kind Mustachify is? If you didn&#8217;t guess, Mustachify puts mustaches onto people&#8217;s faces. Here&#8217;s how it works (as though this requires explanations!) Copy the link to any photo on the web and paste it into Mustachify. This magical and revolutionary tool will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some web apps are useful; others put mustaches onto people faces. Guess which kind Mustachify is? If you didn&#8217;t guess, Mustachify puts mustaches onto people&#8217;s faces. Here&#8217;s how it works (as though this requires explanations!)</p>
<p>Copy the link to any photo on the web and paste it into Mustachify. This magical and revolutionary tool will then analyze the photo for any faces and automatically insert a mustache where one is needed.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mustache1.png?570cd5" alt="add a mustache to a photo" /></p>
<p>Any picture on the web can do, though you might have trouble with photos from password-protected sites such as Facebook. There is sadly no upload feature, but that&#8217;s okay: this site does it&#8217;s job and does it well provided the picture you want to edit is already online.</p>
<p>This can be a hilarious tool to use with pictures of your friends, male or female. There is no one on the planet who doesn&#8217;t look better with a mustache, so experiment and see what you can learn. Enjoy!</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mustache2.png?570cd5" alt="add a mustache to a picture" /><br />
Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Add a mustache to a picture.</li>
<li>Copy URL of photo and paste into site.</li>
<li>Fun way to tease friends.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out Mustachify @ <a href="http://www.cloudnine.se/mustaschify/default.aspx">cloudnine.se</a></p>
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		<title>Geocitiesizer: Take Any Website Back To The Geocities Days</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/geocitiesizer-website-geocities-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/geocitiesizer-website-geocities-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 19:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharninder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun / Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useless]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of giving away my age, does anyone remember Geocities? The once hot Internet property that allowed anyone on the web to have their own website. Do you guys remember all the fun that kids used to have designing their first websites on it? Well, if you don&#8217;t, you should taker a look [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the risk of giving away my age, does anyone remember Geocities? The once hot Internet property that allowed anyone on the web to have their own website. Do you guys remember all the fun that kids used to have designing their first websites on it?</p>
<p>Well, if you don&#8217;t, you should taker a look at Wondertonic&#8217;s Geocitiesizer that converts any regular website to a Geocities era web property and lets you see how it&#8217;d have looked had it been designed by one of those cool kids back in the day.</p>
<p>Just enter any website&#8217;s name and let wondertonic Geocitiesize it for you. Sit back and laugh a little while you take a trip down memory lane.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/geocitiesizer.png?570cd5" alt="geocitiesizer" /></p>
<p>That is how the New York Times website would have looked back in the day. Isn&#8217;t it fun?</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Free to use. No registration required.</li>
<li>Fun, clean entertainment.</li>
<li>Geocitiesizer adds old school graphics, sound effects and changes the color scheme to completely change how a website looks.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out Geocitiesizer @ <a href="http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/">http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer</a></p>
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		<title>Bad Translator: Translate Text Back and Forth</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/bad-translator-translate-back-and-forth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MOin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[language]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[translation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The internet can help us get rid of our boredom in many ways. There are humorous websites hosting new jokes every day, browser games we can play, and articles that entertain us. Bad Translator is another website for our entertainment and it achieves its purpose by translating text back and forth. When we feed text [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The internet can help us get rid of our boredom in many ways. There are <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-best-daily-jokes-sites-to-lighten-up-your-mood/">humorous websites</a> hosting new jokes every day, <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/tag/games/">browser games</a> we can play, and <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-hilarious-websites-to-visit-when-you-need-to-kill-time/">articles that entertain</a> us. Bad Translator is another website for our entertainment and it achieves its purpose by translating text back and forth.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bad-translator.jpg?570cd5" alt="translate back and forth" /></p>
<p>When we feed text into an online translator, it translates our text word for word. Since the grammar structure of one language differs from another, the results are sometimes nonsensical. Bad Translator takes text from the user, keeps translating it back and forth 54 times, and produces humorous results. I tried it out by typing &#8220;<em>Elephants have trunks</em>&#8220; &#8211; 54 translations later, it became &#8220;<em>Chang and savings</em>.&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bad-translator1.jpg?570cd5" alt="translate back and forth" /></p>
<p>Main features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Provides      options of translating 10, 25, and 54 times.</li>
<li>Bad      Translator is a good website to have a bit of quick fun.</li>
<li>Similar Tools: <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/navilator-avatar-na-vi-language-translator/">Navilator</a>, <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/binary-translator-binary-code-translation/">Binary Translator</a>, <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/blahblahfish-shows-bad-automated-text-translation/">BlahblahFish</a> and also see <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fun-online-tools-to-translate-your-name-into-japanese-calligraphy/">Fun Tools to Translate Your Name into Japanese Calligraphy</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out Bad Translator @ <a href="http://www.conveythis.com/translation.php">www.conveythis.com/translation.php</a></p>
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		<title>BigAssMessage: Get Attention By Sending Full Screen Messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Nicolas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun / Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[message]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Getting your message across to hard-headed, insensitive people can be pretty tough especially when you have to do it online. The best way to let them know what you mean is to get their attention first. BigAssMessage helps us with that by letting you create a message with big, catchy, if not intimidating fonts that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Getting your message across to hard-headed, insensitive people can be pretty tough especially when you have to do it online. The best way to let them know what you mean is to get their attention first. BigAssMessage helps us with that by letting you create a message with big, catchy, if not intimidating fonts that you can easily send to others.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bigassmessages.png?570cd5" alt="get attention" /></p>
<p>To start, just type your message and select a style. You can choose between Basic, Magic, Pepsi, and JPRDY. Then you can preview or save the message. Once done, just click and copy the URL and send the link to your friend.</p>
<p>This fun tool is intended to catch the attention of your friends. People who are constantly online typically develop a shorter attention span, so this is very useful to get your message across with much of a fuss.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/image_thumb53.png?570cd5" alt="get attention" /></p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Free; no sign up required.</li>
<li>Send a big forceful message to your friends.</li>
<li>Preview and save your message.</li>
<li>Send the URL to your friends so that they can see your message.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out BigAssMessage @ <a title="http://bigassmessage.com/" href="http://bigassmessage.com/">www.bigassmessage.com</a></p>
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		<title>PoopSenders: Send A Poop As A Gift</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/poopsenders-send-a-poop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/poopsenders-send-a-poop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Nicolas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. Why not serve it nasty and stinky? PoopSenders is a web service that lets you send a poop package to anyone anonymously. The site claims that it is the ultimate gag gift to get back at someone such as an annoying person, a mean boss, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. Why not serve it nasty and stinky? PoopSenders is a web service that lets you send a poop package to anyone anonymously. The site claims that it is the ultimate gag gift to get back at someone such as an annoying person, a mean boss, an inconsiderate ex, mechanic or salesman that ripped you, or basically anyone who you just don&#8217;t like.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/image_thumb118.png?570cd5" alt="send a poop" /></p>
<p>The website lets you select the type and size of poop to send. You can choose between cow dung, elephant crap and gorilla poop. A quart of a poop ranges from $12.95 to $16.95 (plus $6.95 shipping) while a gallon of poop ranges from $19.95 to $23.95 (plus $9.95 shipping). As for the payment, the site accepts major credit cards and Paypal. Unfortunately, international customers will miss out since it is only available in the United States.</p>
<p>The poop packages contain a business card right on the poop with this message:<em> &#8220;YOU&#8217;VE BEEN POOPED ON. WANT TO KNOW BY WHOM? OVER.&#8221;</em> The recipient would then have to dig over the poop only to find out this message on the back: <em>&#8220;WE&#8217;LL NEVER TELL. </em><a href="http://docs.google.com/WWW.POOPSENDERS.COM%E2%80%9D"><em>WWW.POOPSENDERS.COM&#8221;</em></a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/image_thumb119.png?570cd5" alt="send a poop" /></p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Send a poop package to a person that you don&#8217;t like anonymously</li>
<li>Choose the type of poop: cow dung, elephant crap or gorilla poop</li>
<li>Choose the size of the poop: a quart or a gallon</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out PoopSenders @ <a href="http://www.poopsenders.com">www.poopsenders.com</a></p>
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		<title>ZeroCurrency: Print fake bills to send a message about corruption</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/zerocurrency-print-fake-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jpot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[print]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the largest barrier to a stable, long-lasting democracy around the world is corruption. Be it politicians willing to take bribes at the expense of the people or cops who work harder to collect cash for themselves than they do to enforce the rule of law, corruption costs governments billions of dollars everywhere and slows [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps the largest barrier to a stable, long-lasting democracy around the world is corruption. Be it politicians willing to take bribes at the expense of the people or cops who work harder to collect cash for themselves than they do to enforce the rule of law, corruption costs governments billions of dollars everywhere and slows progress to a crawl.</p>
<p>If you live in a part of the world where corruption is rampant, ZeroCurrency offers an interesting tool for activists. Simply select the country you live in and you&#8217;ll be given a high-resolution picture of a fake bill, inscribed with a value of zero. Print this out, and hand it to the next person who asks you for a bribe.</p>
<p><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/zerocurrency.jpg?570cd5" alt="print fake bills" /></p>
<p>As you can see, the bills look quite realistic at first glance (even though in the case of the Canadian bill it&#8217;s a bit outdated.) There&#8217;s zero value currency here from almost every nation on earth, so if you&#8217;re a would-be activist who thinks this is an idea worth trying it doesn&#8217;t hurt to give it a shot.</p>
<p>Features</p>
<ul>
<li>Print worthless currency to give to officials requesting bribes.</li>
<li>Fake bills from hundreds of countries.</li>
<li>Provides information about every country, including its corruption perception index rating.</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out Zero Currency @ <a href="http://zerocurrency.org/">www.zerocurrency.org</a></p>
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