For me it’s watching petapixel (a photography gear review channel) on youtube, not because i want photography gear, but because i think canada is beautiful especially in winters and so are the pictures in the video

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    I watch stealth campers on YouTube, even though I have zero interest in camping myself. I’m impressed and entertained by their ingenuity and explorer approach to things. It’s also a tiny push back against a corpo-fashy culture that wants people to “spend money here or move along”. These stealth camper people are harming no one (and the good ones pick up a lot of litter). But of course the “people of Nextdoor” suburban types flip the fuck out over stranger danger, so the campers have to avoid getting caught. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want some rando squatting in my backyard, either. I’m talking about people camping in parks, parking lots, medians, interstitial woodlands, etc.

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    I don’t know if this is its intended purpose, but every time I move I watch Hoarders so I’m compelled to throw away a bunch of my stuff.

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    I use long cooking spoons to move (or knock down) objects until they’re in my reach. I’m five feet tall, so a lot of things are out of my reach.

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      A good pair of tongs is gamechanger. But in a perfect world I would be able to use a dino head grabber

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    I used to use the narrator’s voice from old “How It’s Made” episodes to put me to sleep at night.

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      When I was younger and went out all night often me and my flatmates used to wake up and watch that until we felt better. Like 4 hours of it every saturday and sunday morning.

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    I watch big brother to get inspiration for writing characters in my games. It’s really effective at showing how people can get into a whirlpool of confusion just by lack of proper communication.

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    I use a wall (sometimes with a pillow) to pop my shoulders, hips, etc. back in place. Do the same with couches/furniture in various ways.

    I’ve learned all sorts of specific movements that will pop my joints back in the socket. I’ve had systemic dislocations since childhood due to EDS, especially during flare-ups. I can pop everything from my jaw to my toes.

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    I started watching cow hoof repair just to see the relief on the cows after. The whole process is gross as fuck, especially when they have an abcess under pressure. It’s neat how they have temporary glue-on hoof parts and pieces that will fall off by the time the wound heals.

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    Watching game shows like the voice or masterchef of other countries to get a feeling of “real” language/accents. Usually movies or the news use a more formal and clear language but when you understand these shows you know you can understand people in everyday conversations.

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      41 year ago

      Your sample is biased given a specifically-sized subset of the population tends towards such work.

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    I read fiction for a certain amount of enjoyment, but also to prepare for conversation with people when it’s required in the near future.

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      Seems like a lot of folks may do the opposite.

      Wait…did the joke just whoosh over my head? It whooshed, didn’t it.

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        I mean my answer was half-joking, so I guess you get a half-woosh (woc). Like yes, I do sometimes do what I said above, but everyone watching these videos understands that they serve 2 purposes

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    I actively take part in automotive events where we manipulate controls and leverage knowledge of vehicle dynamics to deliberately induce and sustain vehicle instability while navigating compact, paved circuits.

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        As the other commenter said: it’s drifting. 😁

        However fun fact: racers do this too but less for show and fun but to go fast. Tires have the most grip when theyre just barely slipping (like 6% or something, idr) and so to corner fast the drivers will try to attain the optimum “slip angle”. Slip angle literally means the car is sliding but only a few degrees.

        If you’re interested in the dynamics of driving fast I recommend attending local autocross events. Autocross is fun and is a great place to learn how to drive fast. It’s great because it’s cheap, it’s not hard on vehicles, and you can bring whatever you already have (except trucks and stuff due to rollover risk).