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#2

In Protest, A Guy Made A 10 Hour Film Of Paint Drying Just To Force The Film Classification Committee To Watch It

Final score:

248points

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Gandalf the Pink 3 years ago (edited)

I partially work with quality control of films. Not for censorship but still, I have to focus on every frame of a film for its length, this.....meditative......film I'd be the one to watch all ten hours.

54points

#3

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

Final score:

229points

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Miss Cris 3 years ago

That's why children don't want to sleep at night

52points

To find out more about the creator of this weird and wonderful corner of the internet, Bored Panda reached out to Annie Rauwerda, a 21-year-old neuroscience student at the University of Michigan. Annie told us that there was no lightbulb-over-the-head epiphany when deciding to create “Depths Of Wikipedia.”

“It was early quarantine (the stage when everyone was attempting new projects) and I was working on a page of my friend's quaranzine. I wanted to piece together Wikipedia excerpts into some virtual art.”

#4

And They Were Roommates

Final score:

220points

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V33333P 3 years ago

"they look like they're very good friends" - historians

104points

#5

We're All Guilty Of That

Final score:

207points

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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago

Oh god yes. Books 🙈 . I even have bought books that read to me piling up .

33points

#6

Kafka

Final score:

178points

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Joanna Werman 3 years ago

We all get a little insecure sometimes

16points

The author said she ended up having a ton of fun collecting Wikipedia screenshots and she was shocked that there was no Instagram dedicated to it. “I spent many quarantine evenings hunting for weird Wikipedia articles. Now, I get a lot of great submissions!”

Annie believes her fascination with all things internet is because she “didn't have many screen time limits during my teenage years and as a result became very entrenched in the internet,” she said and added: “I love collaborative sites like Reddit and Wikipedia—they have so many hidden gems!”

#7

Planned Procrastination— When The Only Time You Can Find Motivation For A Task Is When You’re Under A Tight Deadline. student Syndrome Has Similarities To Parkinson’s Law, The Old Adage That The Work Expands To Fill The Time Allotted (Save It Til The Last Minute And The Job Will Only Take A Minute)

Planned Procrastination— When The Only Time You Can Find Motivation For A Task Is When You’re Under A Tight Deadline.
student Syndrome Has Similarities To Parkinson’s Law, The Old Adage That The Work Expands To Fill The Time Allotted (Save It Til The Last Minute And The Job Will Only Take A Minute)

Final score:

176points

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

This is the ONLY way I got my assignments done. Last minute Larry

79points

#8

Rigged, I Knew Josh Would Win

Final score:

171points

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LottieH 3 years ago

This is my favourite story of 2021 so far!

82points

#9

Relates To The Concept Of Automaticity: The Ability To Do Things Without Occupying The Mind With Low-Level Details

Final score:

166points

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

It freaks me out when I do this. I'm sure I was probably driving properly, but I don't know! I'm just at my destination

83points

When asked what was the weirdest thing she has come across on Wikipedia, Annie said that there are so many good ones. “Some that come to mind are Tourist guy, List of films that most frequently use the word 'f**k,' Roadkill cuisine, and Timeline of the far future.”

And when it comes to using Wikipedia in her daily life, the creator assured us she definitely uses it. “Protecting open-access information is so vital. You should definitely start editing if you don't already,” Annie said and added that “it's such a rewarding and impactful hobby, and we need more people with diverse perspectives in editing.”

#10

April Fools Lore

Final score:

147points

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YoyoSthlm 3 years ago

It worked for me!

31points

#11

Obsessed With The Complexity Of The Chart On The Third Slide

Final score:

135points

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Ali H M Salehuddin 3 years ago

In Malay, we have "Sayang, sayang sayang? Sayang sayang sayang!" This translates to "My lover, do you love me? I love you very much!" [my love,] [do you love] [me {ie, your lover}?] [I {your lover}], [love {very much}] [you {ie my lover}]

9points

#12

This Is The Deepest Stuff I’ve Heard In A While

Final score:

131points

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Saico Hipe 3 years ago

I laughed a lot longer and harder at this than I'd care to admit.

47points

Aside from “Depths of Wikipedia,” Annie runs two more cool projects, “Depths Of Amazon” and “Depths Of Craigslist.” “My best friend Hajin and I teamed up to foray into more 'depths.' Wikipedia will always be closest to my heart, but it's been fun to look at other weird corners of the internet.” Hajin and Annie also recently started the Depths of Wikipedia podcast, which you can listen to right here.

#13

Filling My Exam Answers With Swag

Final score:

128points

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Robert T 3 years ago

We call it a "Guesstimation".

71points

#14

Just Gals Being Pals

Final score:

121points

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ChinmayGhule 3 years ago

Financial independence is extremely important for any person. It is difficult to live as a human without that.

38points

#15

Just Like Crabs In A Bucket Block The Escape Attempts Of Other Crabs, People In A Group May Attempt To Sabotage The The Most Talented Group Member Out Of Envy And Spite

Final score:

121points

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N G 3 years ago

Referenced in Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett. It's also covered by the attitude "they think they're better than they are" - note, this doesn't mean "they think they're better than ME", but rather "we come from the same background, how DARE they think they're better than me". Stops people improving their lot in life by sheer peer pressure. And a lot of it (as mentioned in the novel) is *inside our own heads*

51points

#16

Dilbert Principle

Final score:

111points

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Dave P 3 years ago

Dilbert, especially the old ones, are too accurate for how the business world works.

46points

#17

When Incompetent People Can’t Understand Their Relative Incompetence

Final score:

110points

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Raven Sheridan 3 years ago

Trump.

100points

#18

This Could Be Us

Final score:

110points

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ChinmayGhule 3 years ago

How to waste your time when you don't have The Internet!

51points

#19

When A Thing/Concept/Word You Just Learned About Suddenly Seems To Crop Up Everywhere

Final score:

105points

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Pantea 3 years ago

When you buy a new car and suddenly that model with the same colour is everywhere :)

56points

#20

In 2003, A High Schooler Named Mike Rowe Had His Website Cease-And-Desisted By Microsoft. Eventually, After Media Attention, The Tech Giant Gave Him A Settlement Including A Trip To Microsoft Tech Fest And An Xbox

In 2003, A High Schooler Named Mike Rowe Had His Website Cease-And-Desisted By Microsoft. Eventually, After Media Attention, The Tech Giant Gave Him A Settlement Including A Trip To Microsoft Tech Fest And An Xbox

Final score:

103points

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Wouldiwas Shookspeared 3 years ago

Well damn I would have given up my site too they really rewarded him

39points

#21

Your Life Is A TV Show

Final score:

95points

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Miss Cris 3 years ago

He's right

23points

#22

Going Out With A Bit

Final score:

89points

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Niall Mac Iomera 3 years ago

A gun is always loaded; especially when it isn't.

116points

#23

The Popemobile

Final score:

86points

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Niall Mac Iomera 3 years ago

The centuries of child abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people is totally cool though apparently.

78points

#24

Young And Rebellious

Final score:

84points

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ChinmayGhule 3 years ago

You specially get this after reading a lot web novels, light novels, manga and watching anime. Then you start believing that your right eye is special and there's a dragon sealed in your right arm. Most of this is just a way of entertaining yourself, a form of play-fantasy.

21points

#25

Very Important Chart!!!in The Streets, In The Sheets, Etc.

Final score:

80points

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Roman Hans 3 years ago

I’ve been staring at this for twelve minutes and still have no idea how “in the streets, in the sheets” fits in.

71points

#26

Explained By Multiple Theories— Alcohol, Increased Familiarity (Mere Exposure Effect), And Having Fewer And Fewer Options (Commodity Effect)

Final score:

78points

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James016 3 years ago

Beer Goggles

67points

#27

Do Not Knit Your So A Sweater Without Making Them Sign A “Pre-Knitual Agreement!”

Final score:

76points

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Jonathan 3 years ago (edited)

I've been thinking about learning to knit. Do you think 8 years is a long enough relationship to eventually gift my other half a knitted sweater (probably be looking at 10 years by the point it's made!)

27points