Life & fun · November 23, 2017
Elastic Man
A strangely satisfying distraction in your browser
Elastic Man launched on November 23, 2017 with 240 votes, #109 of 3,137 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
What it does
Elastic Man is a wacky toy in your browser. Pull, push, poke, and stretch Elastic Man's face for your own amusement.
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