What is something you watch/do but not for its intended purpose?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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