We have seen those annoying captchas that have to be done to prove we are "human". Run by Google, they tend to put us on an endless loop before allowing us to proceed forward.
Of course, these have been used with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency faucets over the past few years. This is something that allowed people without much in the way of resources to get a bit of Bitcoin. It obviously will not make one rich, hence the name faucet and not geyser.
There is now something similar to this on Steem. Using Steem-Engine, a token was created that enables people to get paid for doing captcha.
This was put together by 
The CAPTCHA token is now available for earning.
Like all Steem-Engine tokens, this is available for conversion to STEEMP, the STEEM Peg.
The site can be found at https://captcha-faucet.herokuapp.com/?valid=true.
I think this is a really good idea. This is a way for smaller accounts to grow their stake in whatever tokens that are of interest.
According to the token write up on Steem-Engine, the idea is pretty straight forward.
Earn +1 CAPTCHA on your account for each passed captcha on the website! Website earnings will be used to rebuy the CAPTCHA tokens and burn them!
Here is a very simple way to bring money into the ecosystem. The website earnings, from advertising, is going to be used to buy the CAPTCHA tokens and burn them. It is a classic conversion of fiat to cryptocurrency. It is a business model that can be replicated by other ventures.
Nothing earth-shattering but another little project tied to the Steem platform.
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