Boring things you think are amazing

Big Nasty

Sky King wrote: »

Maps. Love em. Ever since I was a kid. I love maps, would spend ages just looking at them.

+1 on this.

Also planning trips on google maps (no matter whether I'm going to take them or not). Also looking up places I've been / am going to on google sreet view.

johnayo

Watching the pc screen while de-fragging:eek:

AnamGlas

Wind turbines!

"Ruining the landscape" Pfffffffft...

Peetrik

Intresting stones. Just the interesting ones mind not ones that are obviously boring.

Chuck Stone

Sky King wrote: »

Maps. Love em. Ever since I was a kid. I love maps, would spend ages just looking at them.

I love maps too. Especially those really detailed maps that show individual standing stones, ancient burial sites and old train tunnels. So cool.

Torches too. I was absolutely fascinated by torches as a kid and I still like the things. I bought another torch recently from LIDL with a screwdriver and pen-knife on the handle.

44leto

Sky King wrote: »

Maps. Love em. Ever since I was a kid. I love maps, would spend ages just looking at them.

Maps are fascinating things, almost pieces of representative art with a history to match. The world is in maps in more ways then geological.

I use to have a little atlas which showed the different empires through the ages, from Egypt to the Soviet empire, I must have looked at it 100s of times.

Sky King

I had an atlas too and would spend hours looking at it. That blew my ma's mind... I remember her saying 'how on earth can you read an atlas?!"

frisbeeface

Mashed potato. I think I could eat it every day. You can eat so many things with it!

Paparazzo

Sky King wrote: »

Maps. Love em. Ever since I was a kid. I love maps, would spend ages just looking at them.

The historic maps on the OS website are one of the best things ever

herisson

for some reason i have a fascination with Dublin Bus ever since i moved here that was 3 years ago

i dont know why i just like knowing which buses go where

and maps and google maps also i just seem to like staring at them and finding out getting from one place to another

mickrock

Seeing attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

Watching C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

44leto

mickrock wrote: »

Seeing attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

Watching C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

Ahh

Fret not
All those moments will be lost in time,

like tears in rain.

When its time to die.

libnation

Ironing is great

sheesh

libnation wrote: »

Ironing is great

my sister in law apperantly takes ironing 'very seriously'

I like maps too

boring and uncool? choral singing I love it!

weemcd

when i hear in a few years wireless electricity will be common

Wireless electricity?

just cannot get my small brain around that concept.:o

boobar

Where To wrote: »

Well AHers, ages since I started a thread here as they mostly get locked, wonder why.

Futtering about on boards touch here and I managed to PM myself, totallly freaked me out!

What mundanely everyday things fascinate you?

The programme 4 Rooms on Channel 4.

Some guy walks into a room and tries to sell something.

Sometimes they buy sometimes they don't.

Sounds boring, but I think it's great!

justified

Train journeys, If I could travel everywhere by train, I would!

44leto

justified wrote: »

Train journeys, If I could travel everywhere by train, I would!

Oh yeah, if only trains could fly.

Jess16

Cleaning -all of it. The washing, scrubbing, organising, throwing things out -it literally makes my head feel clearer. Then sitting back at the end, admiring how great the place looks and feeling immensely satisfied with your handywork

FinnLizzy

I go through phases of being interested in minor historical events and the odd time, different countries.

I've been fascinated about North Korea for a few years now. It's such a secretive country and I'm always interested in videos and pictures of it. I used to think that NO ONE could visit or leave, until I found out that they love tourism.

I'm also fascinated by old stock footage of Ireland. The older, the closer to home, the better. British Pathee are amazing for it.

And I make it my business to know a little bit of history about EVERY country. It's amazing talking to foreigners from obscure areas and having something to talk about.

emeraldstar

mawk wrote: »

its an awful lot closer to being nothing

I'd say it's as much one as it is the other.

Doc Ruby

justified wrote: »

Train journeys, If I could travel everywhere by train, I would!

Yes, bring back zeppelins. Flying trains. A more elegant mode of travel from a more civilised age. Except for the nazis and such. Still, pretty elegant.

joe stodge

fuppin magnets, how do they work.

candy-gal1

Bubblewrap!

the beach, not the movie :pac:

long walks in the sunshine, just feels good to be alive tbh





jesus i sound like im writing a poem or some very brainwashing book there :pac:

44leto

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Yes, bring back zeppelins. Flying trains. A more elegant mode of travel from a more civilised age. Except for the nazis and such. Still, pretty elegant.

They are bringing them back, but for mainly freight, but I am sure someone will get a luxury airline cruise going. They are not as flammable as they were and they are a lot safer.



http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=airships%20making%20a%20comeback&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecogeek.org%2Fefficiency%2F2958--high-tech-airships-making-a-comeback&ei=8hSXT5ySNoG2hAfzhcmADg&usg=AFQjCNGOxwfUdUxrpF6pbbewA1LdzPOQ3g

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=airships%20making%20a%20comeback&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsystemwars.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F87004-airships-making-a-comeback%2F&ei=8hSXT5ySNoG2hAfzhcmADg&usg=AFQjCNF2nCotvess0GiCHft2eRrvcUA7fQ

joe stodge

Oceans spanning beyond my sight
And a million stars way above em at night
We don't have to be high to look in the sky
And know that's a miracle opened wide
Look at the mountains, trees, the seven seas
And everything chilling underwater, please
Hot lava, snow, rain and fog
Long neck giraffes, and pet cats and dogs
And I've seen eighty-five thousand people
All in one room, together as equals
Pure magic is the birth of my kids
I've seen **** that'll shock your eyelids
The sun and the moon, and even Mars
The Milky Way and ****ing shooting stars
UFOs, a river flows
Plant a little seed and nature grows
Niagara falls and the pyramids
Everything you believed in as kids
****ing rainbows after it rains

stoneill

Arrows - arrows that point to things. I like them.

Hande hoche!

FinnLizzy wrote: »

I go through phases of being interested in minor historical events and the odd time, different countries.

I've been fascinated about North Korea for a few years now. It's such a secretive country and I'm always interested in videos and pictures of it. I used to think that NO ONE could visit or leave, until I found out that they love tourism.

I'm also fascinated by old stock footage of Ireland. The older, the closer to home, the better. British Pathee are amazing for it.

And I make it my business to know a little bit of history about EVERY country. It's amazing talking to foreigners from obscure areas and having something to talk about.

Thanks for the link. It's fierce tempting to buy a North Korean t-shirt.

codrulz

MY p*nis. wait no, it's not boring it's a work of modern art! gigiddy

token101

FinnLizzy wrote: »

I go through phases of being interested in minor historical events and the odd time, different countries.

I've been fascinated about North Korea for a few years now. It's such a secretive country and I'm always interested in videos and pictures of it. I used to think that NO ONE could visit or leave, until I found out that they love tourism.

I'm also fascinated by old stock footage of Ireland. The older, the closer to home, the better. British Pathee are amazing for it.

And I make it my business to know a little bit of history about EVERY country. It's amazing talking to foreigners from obscure areas and having something to talk about.

I really, really wanted to get my buddy a signed Kim Jong Il photo for his birthday a few years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!

shancoduff

stoneill wrote: »

Arrows - arrows that point to things. I like them.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Arrow thread is that way! :pac:

codrulz

this? http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056613394

Samich

Guill wrote: »

Good point, also, why is the inside of a microwave not hot when you open the door?? Unexplainable!

Because the vibration of the atoms caused by the radiation is the reason the food heats up.

The friction is what heats the food up. I think that's it.

pragmatic1

Society. I don't understand how it hasn't collapsed yet. I'm amazed how well behaved people are in general when we could just wake up in the morning and decide to kill 20 people.

General Relativity

The 'other side' of the pillow.

Paco Rodriguez

The seemingly endless source of belly button fluff

stupidusername

Paco Rodriguez wrote: »

The seemingly endless source of belly button fluff

How deep is your belly button?

KungPao

The international date line. I mean you cross it and it's a different day...it blows my mind!

But when I talk about it to people, they don't generally find the conversation too interesting

Capt'n Midnight

COYW wrote: »

Taking off in planes and the Amish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo74Dn7W_pA

Thefirestarter

crazygeryy wrote: »

An airplane.how something so ****ing humongus can get off the ground its amazing to watch.

Same, but I think the mind-fcuking part come into play because we don't see anything really moving on it from a distance.

Now, if the wings were to flap up and down really fast, I would not think of it twice:P.

Smidge

Watching washing being blown by the wind on the washing line in the sunshine.
I'm a simple person:D

Capt'n Midnight

codrulz wrote: »

MY p*nis. wait no, it's not boring it's a work of modern art! gigiddy

still life ?

Capt'n Midnight

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Jethro Tull.

You're just living in the past.

44leto

Lawn Bowls, I don't look out for it, but anytime I happen to turn it on hours go by and i am still watching.

grindle

stupidusername wrote: »

How deep is your belly button?

What the Gibbs wanted to write all along. Lyrics make a lot more sense that way, too.

stoneill

The font used on road signs.

Capt'n Midnight

mikemac1 wrote: »

Poirot, the only interesting Belgian man ever

Jean Claude Van Damme dressed as Tintin ?

Owen_S

I find Ear To The Ground to be 30 minutes of enthralling television.

Paparazzo

44leto wrote: »

Lawn Bowls, I don't look out for it, but anytime I happen to turn it on hours go by and i am still watching.

I watched it for a good while once, it looks surprisingly hard! Not much room for error and the way the ball curves in. In an alternate universe, crown green bowls is the world wide sport that the best players get paid 100k a week to play, and have stadiums with 90k people watching a match.

LincolnsBeard

Air travel and the internet. Continues to amaze me.