How not to get bored during a lockdown

Atorrante · April 19, 2021, 7:25am

The everything is fascinating challenge

Select a subject that you know not much about and that also at first sight doesn’t really interest you (and that even you may find disgusting).
Open up your mind. Take a deep breath. Set aside all your prejudices. And let it flow.
Start looking for things, knowledge, applications, pictures, video’s, etc. that make you not so interesting subject interesting, if not fascinating.
Come back here and tell us about your newly found interest or fascination.

JethOrensin · April 22, 2021, 10:32am

Well, I was feeling pleased with all the things I’ve done during quarantines and then this popped up:

Of what I gathered elsewhere, he was feeling bored during quarantines and since now he had free time, he worked on improving our knowledge on the potential creation of warp drives.

I need to watch the full lecture now … I must know more and even if someone doesn’t like the subject, they can use it as @Atorrante 's challenge theme

Old_but_gold · April 24, 2021, 7:15pm

Today I made a cardboard boomerang. I don’t know if it will work, but tomorrow I’ll find out.

A less amusing activity for a lockdown is to change your bedsheets. Let’s hope there’s a new one.

Old_but_gold · April 25, 2021, 5:47am

“Ok then boomerang.
I hope you’ll be happy and live a happy life.
I hope you see great things and visit many beautiful places.
I hope you find someone who loves you as I did. I hope you’ll love him too. I hope it’s someone who cares for you. Someone to go back to at the end of the day.
We could have been great together. But this is no time for regrets.
Most probably a dog will just shit on you, so this could be your last kiss ever… no, I’m not crying…”

There was no comeback. I looked at him one last time. Then I left.

Old_but_gold · April 28, 2021, 3:29pm

This one worked.

bugcat · April 29, 2021, 5:32am

I’m surprised no-one linked this thread.

bugcat · April 29, 2021, 9:35am

I’ve been watching a lot of Conan lately.

This is the “remotes” playlist, aka things that aren’t either interviews or sketches, ie. “outdoor exploits”: Conan Interviews "Late Night" Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky - "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" - YouTube

Lots of things to get interested in here:

bugcat · April 30, 2021, 2:50pm

Here are some geography channels I watch:

The major series on this channel are Map Men and Unfinished London.

This channel is largely about the UK rail network.

The channel with the lowest production value, this one is essentially a guy lecturing with Google Maps.

And then channels I’d classify as travelogue (apart from Tom Scott who is already very widely known):

Mainly Europe.

Mainly Russia and the rest of the former USSR.

Mainly Africa.

icecream17 · May 21, 2021, 12:52pm

Here’s a 40+ minute youtube video

pinxterenw · February 21, 2022, 4:36pm

i like to not get bored , by playing in a bunch of go tournaments ( mostly corr ones ).

Averyw123 · February 25, 2022, 4:46am

Me too! I do it by playing games on OGS, chatting online, and make art and crafts.

Old_but_gold · February 25, 2022, 8:04am

I’ve started working with clay lately and I made a Totoro that I’m kind of proud of. He looks like he’s sleeping but he’s dead.

Vsotvep · February 25, 2022, 9:19am

Thanks for clarifying.

Barbanaira · February 25, 2022, 9:43am

Now he’s only tot. =(

Old_but_gold · February 25, 2022, 10:08am

Nice one. You just reminded me that another way not to get bored is to play the game. I lost.

Averyw123 · February 26, 2022, 3:13am

You can also solve the puzzles on https://online-go.com! They’re amazing!

Averyw123 · February 26, 2022, 7:12pm

And I usally play with my quails

Averyw123 · February 26, 2022, 8:01pm

You can also

solve the puzzles on https://online-go.com! They’re amazing!

bugcat · February 27, 2022, 12:19am

one for quails

Averyw123 · February 27, 2022, 12:20am

What???