Ever since we watched that stupid "chicken on a raft" video in class awhile back I've been wondering what other kind of pointless sites are out there. What makes sites like the one above entertaining enough to watch for more than a few minutes? What signals are sent to our brains to keep our attention?
If you ever get bored in a class, check these pointless websites out:
1) "I love you like a fat lady loves apples"
All you have to do is use your mouse to move the arm of the woman to pick up the apple and eat it. After, you do it again, and again, and again...fascinating, but addicting. I don't know what's better, the drawing of the woman or the piano background music?
http://www.iloveyoulikeafatladylovesapples.com/
2) "The secret Door"
Pretty self explanatory: you push the door and see where it takes you. Wherever you end up, you get a 360 degree tour (like Google maps). Oh, and the best part is that every time the door is open, the different destination point. Go explore!
http://www.safestyle-windows.co.uk/secret-door/
3) "Hue Color"
How well can you really see color?
http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge
4) "Sinuous"
Avoid The Dots! (This one is an actual game and is pretty fun)
http://www.sinuousgame.com/
5) "Forestation"
Build your own forest at the click of a button. Have fun planting different trees and placing them where ever you want on screen.
http://www.forestation.com/trees.asp
Personally, I think we keep watching or playing in hopes that the sites will change, that they will do or reveal something different than their norm.We cant understand the simplicity to them, so we complicate the situation by trying to grasp that there has to be more to the site than shown - when really there isn't.
That, or we all really do enjoy playing mindless games, and watching pointless things....
Nahhh - we all must just be really un-interested in lectures.
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