Have you ever been so bored that you wrote yourself a letter, mailed it, and tried to be surprised when it showed up in your mailbox? James Perrott of Chagford, England was a guide who led adventurous visitors across the Dartmoor wilds in the 1800’s. Dartmoor was (and still is) a boggy expanse dotted withContinue reading “Letterboxing”
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Rubbing Brass
Visiting historical monuments while on vacation isn’t an unusual thing. Plenty of parents drag their kids along while trying to convey the historical significance of the Battle of the Hague or hike around the beautiful El Morro National Momument. You probably even brought a nice camera to record the experience for posterity. But what reallyContinue reading “Rubbing Brass”
Everything is subjective
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another. — Yotam Ottolenghi We don’t judge here at This Is Boring. This is a site that explores things that people do for fun, and fun is subjective. For example, we write a blog about boring hobbies.Continue reading “Everything is subjective”
Taking Surveys For Fun
One of first notable use of questionnaires goes back to France, 1835. Adolphe Quetelet was a man that was born with an unusual amount of curiosity. His interests spanned everything from astronomy to sociology, including something called Anthropometry…meaning he was really into the physical proportions of his fellow Frenchmen. Or Frenchwomen. He also gathered dataContinue reading “Taking Surveys For Fun”
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