BP underwater robot cam
I don’t know if this is exactly a “Fun” distraction, but watching the live video feeds from the underwater robots trying to fix the oil leak has been extremely addictive.“ “ “ So fun score = 0, distraction score = 100.
I don’t know if this is exactly a “Fun” distraction, but watching the live video feeds from the underwater robots trying to fix the oil leak has been extremely addictive.“ “ “ So fun score = 0, distraction score = 100.
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