You arrive at a nearly empty page, and then you move your mouse. A photograph of a person pointing straight at your cursor appears. Move to a new spot and a different person, in a different pose, points at that one instead. That is the whole site, and it is exactly as funny as it sounds.
The photos are matched to your cursor position, so the pointer keeps up as you drag it around the screen. The database holds hundreds of pointing people, and what makes the gag land is how committed they all are: arms extended, fingers straight, faces completely serious. Try the corners, the edges and the dead center to see how far the collection stretches.
It works best with a mouse or trackpad, since a touch screen has no cursor to chase. Anyone who likes a one-joke website done perfectly will get a smile out of it in thirty seconds, and a good few minutes if you start hunting for your favorite pose.
Tips for getting the most out of it
- Open it on a desktop or laptop; it needs a cursor to follow.
- Sweep the mouse slowly across the edges to see more of the poses.
- Try it full screen for the full effect.
Questions about Pointer Pointer
What is Pointer Pointer?
Pointer Pointer is a one-joke website. You move your mouse over the page and it shows a photo of a person pointing at exactly where your cursor is. The photos come from a database of hundreds of pointing people, matched to your cursor position as you move.
Does Pointer Pointer work on a phone?
Not really. The site depends on a mouse cursor, and touch screens do not have an equivalent, so the effect mostly disappears. Open it on a desktop or laptop computer to get the real experience of being pointed at. We check the link daily, so you can see whether it is still alive.
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