"Although flu can be unpleasant, if you are otherwise healthy, the illness will usually clear up on its own and you will recover within a week, " according to Britain's National Health Service website.

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Until then, Google's offered up a whole new gallery of images to help you imagine how you might look with its high-tech wearable.

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And that's why when your robot finally finds its way to a dust bunny and swallows it whole, you stand up and cheer.

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