Find the Invisible Cow
A voice shouts COW louder as your cursor gets closer to an invisible cow, and that is the entire game.
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How to get the most from it
Find the Invisible Cow sits in Gloriously Pointless under Laugh, filed as a minute.
- Give it one round. There is nothing to finish and nothing lost by leaving.
- Use a laptop or desktop computer — we file it as desktop only.
- Turn the sound up or put headphones on — it needs audio.
- No account needed — you can start without signing up.
- Go in expecting something funny and chaotic.
About this category: Sites that do exactly one strange thing extremely well and solve no problem at all. The purest form of the web — somebody built this because it amused them.
Good for
- A one-round break between tasks
- A reliable laugh
- Pure, noisy chaos
- Trying it with zero commitment
Find the Invisible Cow: quick answers
Is Find the Invisible Cow free?
Yes. Find the Invisible Cow is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use Find the Invisible Cow?
No. You can use Find the Invisible Cow without signing up for anything.
Does Find the Invisible Cow work on a phone?
Not well. We file Find the Invisible Cow as desktop only, so open it on a laptop or desktop computer.
Is Find the Invisible Cow safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It does need sound, so bring headphones.
How long does Find the Invisible Cow take?
We file it as "A minute": One quick round, then you can leave.
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