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Are you bored? Really bored?

40 replies · 6,157 views · Started 26 February 2003

LAuRA 26 Feb 2003, 07:55

Things you can do with absolutely nothing...

Push your eyes for interesting light show:
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes) See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes. Try to make out things - is your subconscious trying to send you a message? Can you control what you see by pressing different areas with different forces? Would it be possible to somehow see the same effects on TV? Or for that matter, watch TV with your eyes shut doing this?

See how long you can hold your breath:
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes) Not that much fun, but it sure passes the time. Play with a friend, or try to beat your own personal best. Some tips: hyperventilate before hand, and stay as still as possible.

Try to not think about polar bears:
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes) This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try too little, you end up thinking about polar bears anyway.

Scratch yourself:
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes) Go ahead, scratch yourself now. Even if nothing itches, go ahead. Doesn't that feel pretty good?

Hurt yourself:
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes) What is pain? Why is it unpleasant? There's nothing physical about it - it's all in your mind. Plus, after pinching yourself for awhile, boredom will seem nice next to being in pain.

Try to swallow your tongue:
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes) There's not much to say about this one. It is possible.

Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image:
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes) Another great time waster. It takes about 30 seconds of staring to create an after image, and the image is then viewable for about the same length of time. Fun to combine this one with pushing on your eyes.

Get yourself as nauseated as possible:
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes) Best achieved by looking straight up and spinning around. Try to be so dizzy you can't even stand up. This is also entertaining due to the "makes boredom seem a lot better" effect (see "Hurt Yourself"😉.

Editor remark: try these at your own risk, I would personally not recommend them all :roll:

FOX HOUND 26 Feb 2003, 11:18

i liked the (not thinking about polar bears) thing :infinity:
i'll give it a try
😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

JyriK 26 Feb 2003, 22:01

[quote="LAuRA"]...See how long you can hold your breath:
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes)[/quote]
20 minutes in one go ?? 😃

[quote="LAuRA"]...Get yourself as nauseated as possible:
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)[/quote]
I'd say something around 1-4 hours 😃

LAuRA 27 Feb 2003, 07:27

[quote="JyriK"]
20 minutes in one go ?? 😃
[/quote]

That's why I said to try at your own risk and I personally would not recommend doing that. So don't sue me if ...
:roll:

The Party Boy 05 Mar 2003, 07:34

[quote="seanmiguel"]these shall come in handy once work has died down a bit again. thanks for the tips... 😉[/quote]

wassup cous? 😃

seanmiguel 05 Mar 2003, 11:42

[quote="IRVING02"][quote="seanmiguel"]these shall come in handy once work has died down a bit again. thanks for the tips... 😉[/quote]

wassup cous? 😃[/quote]

same old, same old, cous. 😉 game of pool? 😃

MemphisX 05 Mar 2003, 14:36

What about sex. 😃 it totally kills boredom(at least for me). Although there are some problems by design (specs: a bed,unless you don't mind about comfort, and another person preferably of the opposite sex...) but some of you may kill boredom only by thinking of sex (it doesn't work for me,and i don't recomment it).)))Ps:can anyone find anything more interesting than this?

MemphisX 05 Mar 2003, 14:37

What about sex. 😃 it totally kills boredom(at least for me). Although there are some problems by design (specs: a bed,unless you don't mind about comfort, and another person preferably of the opposite sex...) but some of you may kill boredom only by thinking of sex (it doesn't work for me,and i don't recomment it).)))Ps:can anyone find anything more interesting than this?

LAuRA 07 Mar 2003, 06:55

Ok guys, seems you want...

Things you can do with another person: 😮

Have a water drinking contest:
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes) While the competition is fun, you probably won't feel too good afterward. To give your event an old western theme, slam the cups upside down on the tables after you have emptied them.

Stare at the back of someone's head until they turn around:
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes) This works on the "I have the feeling I'm being watched" principle. Conduct an experiment--does this really work?

Have a "Who is less competitive" competition:
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes) Trying to win at this will make you lose. Trying to lose makes you win which makes you lose. Not trying at all makes you lose which makes you win which makes you lose.

Pick up a dog so it can see things from your point of view:
(Amusement Potential: 3-5 minutes) Think about it: your dog has only seen the house from a viewpoint from 6" to 2' high (15 to 60 cm for all you metric fans). It's never seen the tops of counters, what you keep on your desk, the tops of shelves, etc. Try looking at things from its point of view, too.

Pull out a hair, stick in someone's ear:
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes) Best done to sleeping people. Added challenge in having no one else around, because then you can't blame it on anyone else. Try to beat your record number of times before the person catches on.

Pour water in hand, make sneeze noise, throw water on back of person's neck:
(Amusement Potential: 5-15 minutes) Always a good gag. For an even bigger reaction out of the person, act like you're not sorry at all for what they think you did. Comment instead on how big that sneeze was or about how there was a lot of mucus in that one.

Again I would not personally recommend all of these, so try at your own risk 8)

FOX HOUND 07 Mar 2003, 10:42

i remember you saying that you work at a university, somthing about brains.... 8)
are you using students as test subjects for thes things 😃 😃 😃

Link 08 Mar 2003, 06:49

Fox u are so bored you can't even keep that warning u had...

hehehe

you brake my heart

NO WARNING HAHAHA

MemphisX 08 Mar 2003, 21:02

[quote="MemphisX"]What about sex. 😃 it totally kills boredom(at least for me). Although there are some problems by design (specs: a bed,unless you don't mind about comfort, and another person preferably of the opposite sex...) but some of you may kill boredom only by thinking of sex (it doesn't work for me,and i don't recomment it).)))Ps:can anyone find anything more interesting than this?[/quote]

Did I mentioned that doing it with a person of the same sex is not recommended. At least for me boredom is much better than this. But for others they like it the opposite way.

PS: LAURA, I am quite bored, would you mind giving your phone number?I'll may pay you a visit 😃 😃 😃

FOX HOUND 09 Mar 2003, 04:39

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