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THE BEST PLACES TO WASTE TIME ON THE INTERNET
by Todd Vorenkamp

So, you enjoyed at all of the photos on trvphoto.com and now you need to find somewhere else go to on the internet to pass the time before you leave work for the day.

Here are a few ideas:


www.nationalgeographic.com - National Geographic Society. One of the world’s greatest magazines has one of the Internet’s best websites. Enjoy the photography and all of the great information that jumps off of the site and into your brain.


www.jpl.nasa.gov - The California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sounds boring, right? Wrong! These are the guys and gals who run NASA’s deep-space exploration programs like Cassini, Magellan, Voyager and the Mars Rovers. If you like sci-fi or science in general this is the place to hang out. Hubbell images, photos from the Mars Rovers, and lots more. Start your adventure by checking out the photos of Saturn by the Cassini probe – absolutely some of the most gorgeous celestial sights you will ever see.

www.shuttlesource.com – Shuttle Source

If you like spaceflight, this is another great site that is overflowing with lots of videos of space shuttle launches, landings, maneuvers, photos, etc. You can get lost here for hours!


www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/index.jsp - The Pritzer Military Library in Chicago. Check out the interviews of living Medal of Honor winners. The podcasts are free and terrific.

www.airliners.net – Airliners.net. Almost 1.25 million aviation photos to browse. The site gets over 300,000 hits daily. Some incredible photography is found there!


www.cartalk.com - Car Talk. Tom and Ray (Click and Clack) from NPR’s hour-long radio show run a web site that even features a section called, “Killing Time - Unencumbered by the Work Process” and “Time Kill Central” specifically designed for wasting time at work or home! You can tour their site, read the latest and past Puzzlers and listen to their show if you missed it on your local NPR station. Not a car guy (or gal)? No worries, this is simply great entertainment for the whole family…one of the best hours on radio (and the internet) anywhere!


www.bbc.co.uk/drama/rockface/game/main.swf - Rockface Rescue. Fly the H-3 Sea King and rescue people, animals and more!

   
 



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