The Internet can be an infuriating place. Especially on Friday afternoon, when online fatigue is at its weekly high and those of us who are left at our desks during the “summer Friday” season are stewing in envy.
So what could be a better Friday diversion than a browser plug-in that destroys the Internet? Well, maybe actually leaving your desk. But that’s probably not an option, so bear with us.
“Kick Ass” is a browser plugin that lets you shoot nostalgic video game fighter pellets at elements on any website in order to destroy them. Annoying pop-up ad? Gone. Stupid forum comment? Zap. The web page of your least favorite congressperson? Aim and fire.
The game can be launched via drag-and-drop bookmarklet to very handily destroy anything on a web page. Even though the destruction is only visible in your browser, it’s an oddly satisfying little plugin. Simply steer the tiny triangle around the page with the arrow keys and shoot with the space bar to destroy. After you hit escape, the triangle and any damage you’ve waged using it will disappear.
Creator Erik Rothoff Andersson, an 18-year-old who recently graduated from high school in Sweden, says he put the browser plugin online more than a year ago. It only started gaining traction when he posted it on Reddit, but since then, the download page has had more than 1 million downloads and been Facebook Liked about 15,000 times.
Erik’s twin, Johan, designed the iPhone app [iTunes link] after Kick Ass started taking off.
Which means that for $0.99, you can continue your simulated attack on the Internet during your commute.
Photo courtesy of Flickr, Cote
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Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:19:36 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/GhAXjNZ2i-4/
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So what could be a better Friday diversion than a browser plug-in that destroys the Internet? Well, maybe actually leaving your desk. But that’s probably not an option, so bear with us.
“Kick Ass” is a browser plugin that lets you shoot nostalgic video game fighter pellets at elements on any website in order to destroy them. Annoying pop-up ad? Gone. Stupid forum comment? Zap. The web page of your least favorite congressperson? Aim and fire.
The game can be launched via drag-and-drop bookmarklet to very handily destroy anything on a web page. Even though the destruction is only visible in your browser, it’s an oddly satisfying little plugin. Simply steer the tiny triangle around the page with the arrow keys and shoot with the space bar to destroy. After you hit escape, the triangle and any damage you’ve waged using it will disappear.
Creator Erik Rothoff Andersson, an 18-year-old who recently graduated from high school in Sweden, says he put the browser plugin online more than a year ago. It only started gaining traction when he posted it on Reddit, but since then, the download page has had more than 1 million downloads and been Facebook Liked about 15,000 times.
Erik’s twin, Johan, designed the iPhone app [iTunes link] after Kick Ass started taking off.
Which means that for $0.99, you can continue your simulated attack on the Internet during your commute.
Photo courtesy of Flickr, Cote
More About: Asteroids, Friday, kick-ass, video gamesFor more Tech & Gadgets coverage:Follow Mashable Tech & Gadgets on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Tech & Gadgets channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad
Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:19:36 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/GhAXjNZ2i-4/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/05/destroy-the-internet/#comments