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Spent the last 39 minutes going from one wikipedia page to the next, fruitlessly trying to soak up the information.
I was wondering, does anyone else do this ? I've never considered it a waste of time, because I find out a lot of things :/

For reference: It started with Christian Bale, and some how I got to Pomeranian. :D

All I can say is, Machinist, watch it.

My favourite bale film so far.

Fun fact: Barring a few repeating cycles, if you click the first link of each page that isn't italicized and keep going, you will eventually get to philosophy

Wow. That actually works :P

BinoAl wrote:Fun fact: Barring a few repeating cycles, if you click the first link of each page that isn't italicized and keep going, you will eventually get to philosophy

Entered thread to post this, but obviously not fast enough.

This is what I consider Wikipedia hopping at any rate, hit random article and see how far you go.

Not as "extreme" as you hop but sometimes when something pops into my mind I want to know more about I hit wikipedia and usually klick on a few more links within that post and end up somewhere totally different by the end :D

Try to get from "Monarch Butterfly" to "Wet T-Shirt Contest" in as few links as possible.

It's not so much a waste of time as it is a wallow through often useless trivia that can cut severely into productivity. If it's a choisce between vegging for an hour in front of the television and a wikipedia ramble, dial in your modem and have at it.

Guilty as charged. Never... never link me to anything on Wikipedia. It will waste an hour+ of my time as my stupid brain gets distracted by every little bit that is interesting. God forbid I find two things interesting in one Wikipedia article... open new tab, different Wiki article in each... lathe, rinse, exponential growth.

Ribky wrote:Guilty as charged. Never... never link me to anything on Wikipedia. It will waste an hour+ of my time as my stupid brain gets distracted by every little bit that is interesting. God forbid I find two things interesting in one Wikipedia article... open new tab, different Wiki article in each... lathe, rinse, exponential growth.

That's nothing compared to me and tv tropes. I have spent as many as 5 hours on tv tropes in a single sitting.

I do the same thing, but it's not limited to Wikipedia. I think the max I've done is three hours just surfing the web, reading about Futhark, Norse and Greek gods, and other assorted distractions that I found interesting. It's ridiculous, and ridiculously fun too.

If I had a problem, it's that I enjoy learning things more than using my current knowledge.