One of the most amusing Javascript special effects

November 21, 2001 7:42 AM

One of the most amusing Javascript special effects I've seen in a long time; brought to you by Nestea Phillipines. What other Javascript tricks brought a smile to your face?
posted by SilentSalamander (28 comments total)

Can't remember the link, but there was a funny joke a few months back that used the same effect. The page had two links, one for "male orgasm" and one for "female orgasm." Needless to say, the former triggered the 'shake' for about 2 seconds, the latter for about 15. Was a much more amusing effect in that context than Nestea's. But then again, I can be a dirty little boy.
posted by mapalm at 7:53 AM on November 21, 2001

That was lame. I've seen that effect before and I wasn't impressed the first time, either. You should get out more, methinks...
posted by Dark Messiah at 7:58 AM on November 21, 2001

Here you go, mapalm.
posted by starvingartist at 8:00 AM on November 21, 2001

Thanks, starvingartist...[hangs head in shame].
posted by mapalm at 8:05 AM on November 21, 2001

Not javascript, but the guinness.com website used to have an animated gif of a small rivulet of condesation streaming down the side of a frosty glass of stout. So simple, yet so perfect. Is it beer:30 yet?
posted by machaus at 8:05 AM on November 21, 2001

assembler.org.
posted by moz at 8:22 AM on November 21, 2001

Well that's incredible.
posted by crayfish at 8:30 AM on November 21, 2001

After watching it twice, I felt funny...seizure coming on? Please call my lawy
posted by m@ at 8:34 AM on November 21, 2001

The thing that always got me about the male/female orgasm page was that you should have to click the male orgasm button about 50 times more often.

Or maybe it's just me.
posted by Hildago at 8:35 AM on November 21, 2001

Also check out xchg.assembler.org
posted by riffola at 8:35 AM on November 21, 2001

there also used to be an earthquake simulator -- you picked the severity, it shook the browser window. I had it bookmarked on a machine 3 jobs ago. Can't find it now -- anyone got the link?
posted by mattpfeff at 8:39 AM on November 21, 2001

Matt: Earthquake Simulator [uses Flash & Javascript]
posted by riffola at 8:54 AM on November 21, 2001

Funny, I had to click on the "Female" button *just* right before it would do anything, and it took me half an hour to figure it out.
posted by robbie01 at 9:08 AM on November 21, 2001

...and it took me half an hour to figure it out.

impressive work... it took me practically all of my teenage years.
posted by berk at 9:26 AM on November 21, 2001

What are you all looking at? All it did was resize my browser.
posted by mrbula at 10:22 AM on November 21, 2001

Seb Particles
posted by ljromanoff at 10:31 AM on November 21, 2001

...and it took me half an hour to figure it out.

impressive work... it took me practically all of my teenage years

You should stay away from those club-footed mistresses. They're notoriously unreliable. Errr...
posted by Dark Messiah at 11:29 AM on November 21, 2001

mrbula,

are you using a v3.0 browser? The effect they're talking about has worked in browsers for quite a long time now. Or, if you have javascript disabled it ain't gonna work.
posted by xochi at 11:58 AM on November 21, 2001

lol.. pinoymania. my question is... what's the use of the trick on the nestea site?
posted by lotsofno at 12:39 PM on November 21, 2001

I don't think this is quite what was in mind, but it's always given me a giggle.
Sending it to other people, that is.
posted by Su at 2:40 PM on November 21, 2001

you know. i actually fell for it and clicked the link, su.

geez. you bastard.
posted by christian at 2:50 PM on November 21, 2001

you know. i actually fell for it and clicked the link, su.

Ha ha! I can't belive you actually fell for that, christian! I spotted it instantly. Well ... almost instantly. Just as soon as the first message box came up.
posted by dlewis at 2:55 PM on November 21, 2001

Java is so 1999....
posted by drgonzo at 4:40 AM on November 22, 2001

Java is so 1999....

Not understanding the difference between Java and JavaScript is so 1996.

Rock on!
posted by warhol at 9:05 AM on November 22, 2001

su... you sir, are an asshole.

;o) i can't believe i had to go through that again. where was the warning?!
posted by lotsofno at 11:09 AM on November 22, 2001

Oh, come on. A warning would totally negate it.
posted by Su at 11:36 AM on November 22, 2001

>Not Understanding...
Understood...
Ok... so I got lazy... I'll type out the entire word next time. 1996 wasn't all bad. Think Macarena, Spice Girls, Independence Day, Twister, The Nutty Professor...

Um I think I'm going to be sick...
posted by drgonzo at 12:49 PM on November 22, 2001

i fell for it, then i hit ALT+F4 and was over it.
posted by Dom at 1:39 AM on November 23, 2001