# This is kinda cool...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 27, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614 "2009-02-27T04:35:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/1 "2009-02-27T04:35:31Z")

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Here’s a link to a website called [dontclick.it](http://dontclick.it/) where the entire site is navigated by mouseovers. Kinda cool

Must.  
Resist.  
Urge.  
To.  
Click.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/2 "2009-02-27T05:00:14Z")

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I really don’t get the point, but it was still fun to try and play the games.

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/3 "2009-02-27T05:06:50Z")

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Well, it does take a millesecond or so for our brains to process “click” so maybe it’s a timesaver? 😃

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/4 "2009-02-27T05:19:50Z")

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Frankly, that’s a needlessly flashy and somewhat annoying way to demonstrate a simple concept.

(I’m just cranky without my booze.)

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/5 "2009-02-27T05:45:08Z")

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It is so suited to use via stylus and tablet!

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/6 "2009-02-27T08:31:13Z")

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I think it got confused when I moved on my laptop’s pad thingy. It kept registering them as clicks when I didn’t click.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-kinda-cool/487614/7 "2009-02-27T19:08:32Z")

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Ok, somone heard my [concerns about mouseover behaviour](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10788317), and made a website especially for me.