top 25 for 2005

December 27, 2005 2:44 PM

The 25 Most Interesting Webcams of 2005.
posted by crunchland (23 comments total)

There are some great views, especially the one of the DMV. That was a great idea.
posted by milos83 at 2:47 PM on December 27, 2005

I gotta agree with the caption about DMVcam. That's hilarious. Great post.
posted by WolfDaddy at 2:51 PM on December 27, 2005

Good stuff, esp. inasmuch as "interesting" is quite an apt description for the choices.
posted by davejay at 3:11 PM on December 27, 2005

I'm sorry, but the Boston University webcab, while I make look at it to contemplate my college years (mostly unpleasant-to-horrible), how does that get to be a "most interesting" Webcam?!
posted by ParisParamus at 3:24 PM on December 27, 2005

There's no boobies here at all. :-(
posted by stinkycheese at 3:27 PM on December 27, 2005

Does it seem odd to anyone that three of the "most interesting" webcams are located in TN?
posted by camcgee at 3:54 PM on December 27, 2005

Eeee! Piranhas!
posted by cmyk at 3:55 PM on December 27, 2005

Those are the best 25 webcams they could come up with? This must be why I don't look at webcams.
posted by pracowity at 4:25 PM on December 27, 2005

Well, let's see, 25 webcams for 8 years, yeah, I guess the medium is well-depleted of premium content.
Still, I bookmarked the RRS James Clark Ross Webcam, because I, in fact, do want to see antartica, and I suppose that's the closest I'm going to get for a good long while.
thanks for that.
posted by Busithoth at 4:31 PM on December 27, 2005

Thanks for the views of Snow in Germany and Austria--I love those little towns..
posted by ParisParamus at 4:32 PM on December 27, 2005

The DMV cam. It frightens me.
posted by soiled cowboy at 4:35 PM on December 27, 2005

My personal favourite is the only webcam I know of that lets you look at an active volcano:

Mount Saint Helens.

It's neat to see the growing magma dome. Neat, and a bit ominous.
posted by sindark at 4:36 PM on December 27, 2005

Of course, it's not very interesting at night...
posted by sindark at 5:11 PM on December 27, 2005

DentCam
posted by rxreed at 5:52 PM on December 27, 2005

Hey! I can see our new waste of taxpayer dollars convention center from here! Neat!
posted by EarBucket at 6:37 PM on December 27, 2005

Hey, remember JenniCam?
posted by First Post at 7:43 PM on December 27, 2005

Actually, I've tried to forget Jennicam. You had to go and remind me. Thanks, you turkey.

Although, it's refreshing to see that none of the "top 25 webcams" are camgirls. Ever hear the phrase "camgirl tired?" You know, it's where you only have the energy to get up at noon and post some Emo mood crap on your webcam before sitting there with the same "Woe is me. Life is pain." look for 7 hours.

Some of these cameras are interesting. The DMV one is occasionally amusing.
posted by drstein at 8:04 PM on December 27, 2005

Hey, the KoalaCam has an Amazon wish list that includes thong panties.
posted by HTuttle at 8:28 PM on December 27, 2005

This one is pretty cool from Vancouver. I use it as my desktop at work when I am stuck inside.
posted by SSinVan at 12:01 AM on December 28, 2005

What I'd love to see: from the jailcam, an officer saying "book 'em Dano!"
posted by nofundy at 6:14 AM on December 28, 2005

What? No Libby Hoeler?
posted by Thorzdad at 6:16 AM on December 28, 2005

This beluga whale cam at the Vancouver Aquarium is fantastic, especially for days when dealing with difficult clients. Very calming!
posted by mdiskin at 8:57 AM on December 28, 2005

Crap, I can't find the one from the pier-based store that was directly in line with Rita's path, but that was some nail-biting nothing going on while we waited to see if it would be taken out. The various NOLA cams that interdictor put up immediately following the storm were pretty compelling as well.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 9:13 AM on December 28, 2005