If you ever really want to take a look inside the minds of people who, let's say, think differently than you, than you'll want to check out Crank.net. As it says on the homepage, Crank.net is a "devoted to presenting Web sites by and about cranks, crankism, crankishness, and crankosity. All cranks, all the time."

So what does that mean exactly?

• Crank of the Day will give you a glimpse into the wide and wacky world of the Web. Dip your toe before you decide to do a bellyflop - you'll get overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of those people with a computer, a Web connection, and a shockingly determined drive to get their particular point of views out there. Whatever they may be.
• Extraterrestials: Learn about Galactic Diplomacy and other space agey things here.
• Crank Table of Contents: Organized for your viewing pleasure. Literally thousands of links to some of the most seriously weird sites on the Web.

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