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Life & fun · September 8, 2020

Squat Captcha

The worst captcha ever! Forces you to do 10 squats

Squat Captcha launched on September 8, 2020 with 231 votes, #78 of 3,898 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

This captcha forces you to do 10 squats to continue. Works with chrome/firefox, desktop environment and also a webcam is required. There is available a Chrome extension to prevent compulsive purchases on amazon, more info https://bit.ly/3jS73YX

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