6 apps to distract and amuse yourself while you're stuck in traffic this weekend
Leave the fireworks to the professionals.
More people than ever are going to travel this Fourth of July weekend, smashing previous records. This increase in vacationers means more cars on the road, and more traffic for everyone.
While you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, tensions can run high and tempers become short. Sometimes the best thing to do is to turn on your phone, and tune out the people around you. Here are some of our favorite new apps to keep you calm, cool, and collected.
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Perchang
Perchang is a series of 60 puzzle-solving games, that will keep your hands and your mind occupied. Use magnets, portals, fans and more to navigate increasingly intricate mazes as fast as you can. You'll be out of the car before you know it.
Soon
On your way to somewhere exciting? Take advantage of the time wasted in traffic to plan your trip! Figure out the best things to do, and then make a list that you can share with your fellow travel buddies on Soon.
Slither.io
A simple and addicting game, you can easily loose hours playing Slither.io - but can you outlast the other worms to become the longest of all?
Reddit's new app
If you've never lost hours of your life to Reddit, you're one of the lucky ones. The Reddit App will fix that. Find funny pictures, join conversations and stay up to date on everything viral by checking out the self-proclaimed "front page of the internet."
Drop 7
Named the second best iPhone game of all time by Edge Magazine, Drop 7 was made for 4th of July traffic. Use logic and luck to clear rows and keep the game moving. Drop 7 combines the best of Tetris and sudoku to keep your mind off whatever annoying thing your siblings are doing now.
Viki
Have you ever looked up the Pythagorean Theorem on Wikipedia and then found yourself reading a page about serial killers in medieval Scotland at four in the morning? Then Viki is the perfect time waster for you. This app imports Wiki articles into a beautiful interface, making it easy to fall down that black hole for hours.
Bonus: Messenger soccer game
Even those who downloaded the Facebook Messenger app against their will can appreciate this surprisingly difficult secret game. Simply send someone the soccer ball emoji and tap it to start playing! It's not really an app, but it gets the job done.
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