Have you ever found yourself immersed in something totallymundane, like watching road workers fill in a pot hole or buses drive in and out of the bus stop? Chances are you have, which means you know that certain seemingly uninteresting things can be surprisingly captivating at times. That’s probably the reason why the ‘Not Interesting’ subreddit has over 950k members eagerly waiting for new completely-not-interesting-but-somehow-still-interesting content.

Today, we have put some examples of such mundane-looking content on this list for you to browse, covering everything from pictures of people making their beds to information you didn’t know you were interested in knowing; cause you probably weren’t. Scroll down to find the examples below and see if you can figure out what draws us to browsing this type of content.

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This Is What A Human Hand Looks Like Under The Microscope

Two Guys With A Banner

Yay

It’s difficult to explain why we browse the things we do sometimes. Sure, certain topics are clearly more interesting than others depending on personal preferences, which means we might spend hours on end learning about how to fix bikes or watching fashion bloggers discuss the latest trends, just to give a couple examples.But sometimes, even if we start with bikes andfashion, we might end up scrolling through things that are completely unrelated or, quite frankly, not interesting. Yet, we choose to continue scrolling nevertheless and focus on what’s happening on the screen.

It’s difficult to explain why we browse the things we do sometimes. Sure, certain topics are clearly more interesting than others depending on personal preferences, which means we might spend hours on end learning about how to fix bikes or watching fashion bloggers discuss the latest trends, just to give a couple examples.

But sometimes, even if we start with bikes andfashion, we might end up scrolling through things that are completely unrelated or, quite frankly, not interesting. Yet, we choose to continue scrolling nevertheless and focus on what’s happening on the screen.

I Took A Picture Of Myself Everyday For One Day

Accidentally Wrote The Most Perfect Number “5” I’ve Ever Written During Work

I Don’t Have Cancer. I Thought I Might, But I Don’t

I Found Two Identical Snowflakes (Sorry I Took Photo Too Late)

My TV Has A Hole For Ants To Go In

“Interest and boredom and happiness all share something in common—whatever you consider interesting, boring, or joyful is idiosyncratic to you,” Dr. Danckert pointed out. “Others might find your interest boring, or your joyful activity mundane; the key thing is that whatever it is, it’s we who choose it.”

Apparently I Hold My Pen Like A Psychopath

R/Mildlyinteresting Downvoted Me Into Hell For My Bicentennial Quarter, So Here, Be Uninterested

Picture Of Myself (Former Youngest Male In The World), And My Wife (Former Youngest Female In The World) In A Maize Maze

I Went On A Vacation And When I Came Back I Found This Long Brown Hair On My Pillow. I’m A Brunette With Long Hair And I Live Alone So Its My Hair

There Were Coffee Beans Pretending To Be Apple Juice. I Wasn’t Fooled And Successfully Bought Juice

They Didn’t Finish Writing The Name On My Toblerone Box, So I Had To Write It For Them

It’s no secret that nowadays many of our favored activities or interests are based ontechnology, which can be both a blessing and a curse for numerous reasons. For example, technology can provide us with information on nearly anything and everything in a matter of seconds, but it can also make us lose track of time as we scroll aimlessly instead of engaging in something more advantageous.

This Glass Has Clear Water In It, But Your Brain Sees It As Magenta. That’s Because I Changed The Color In Photoshop

At A Hockey Rink And The Sink Had Drain Holes Shaped Like Hockey Pucks

Lady Posts About Her Birth Experience

“People like to suggest that the internet has ruined our brains and that our attention spans have diminished to almost nothing,” Dr. Danckert told Bored Panda, highlighting another seemingly negative aspect of technology use in regards to interests. “But if that were true en masse then people would struggle to have conversations or readers would struggle to read this piece,” he added.“Clearly, the world still turns. It is true that for a small percentage of users—around 4%—the internet and smartphones, and social media can become problematic; and our boredom is one of the drivers behind these maladaptive relations to technology. But the problem is not the technology, it is how we engage with it and how we engage with the world around us more generally.”

“People like to suggest that the internet has ruined our brains and that our attention spans have diminished to almost nothing,” Dr. Danckert told Bored Panda, highlighting another seemingly negative aspect of technology use in regards to interests. “But if that were true en masse then people would struggle to have conversations or readers would struggle to read this piece,” he added.

“Clearly, the world still turns. It is true that for a small percentage of users—around 4%—the internet and smartphones, and social media can become problematic; and our boredom is one of the drivers behind these maladaptive relations to technology. But the problem is not the technology, it is how we engage with it and how we engage with the world around us more generally.”

More People Live Inside This Red Circle Than Outside It

Getting A Tattoo Today. Here’s The Before Pic

Due To A Genetic Normality I Was Born With Exactly 5 Fingers

As A Woodworker I Can’t Stress Enough To Pay Attention. This Is What My Hand Would Look Like If I Cut Off A Finger. It’s Just In A Hole Right Now

I Made My Bed

My Friend And I’s Conversation Every Week

I Made A Brownie For My Moms Birthday. (I’m 14, I Know It’s Not Amazing.)

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The Hotel I’m Staying At Only Has Left Handed Mugs And I’m Right Handed

This Is Currently The Most Expensive Ball In The World, Valued At 13 Quadrillion Dollars By Myself

Here Is My Hand (I Dont Want You Reading My Palm)

If You Look At The Tip Of A Ballpoint Pen You Can See The Ball

I Am At A Gender Reveal, Today I Will Find Out If I Am An Aunt Or An Uncle

I Sat Across From This Lemon On The Streetcar

I’m Currently In Brazil. That’s Because I Live Here

Cheese That Looks Like The USA If One Half Of It Was Kinda Square. Is This Anything

I Have A Burrito And You Dont

Found Money (Censored Fingerprints Because I Know You Weirdos)

I’m Going To Fight The Mold In My Room, Wish Me Luck

Date Cancelled Last Minute, Came To The Movies Alone

Texts From My Oldest Sister

I Have A Wrinkle That Goes All The Way Across My Forehead

How My Dad And I Converse

Left: Milk Then Cereal, Right: Cereal Then Milk

This Calculator Has 13 Types Of “E”

I Unplugged My Fan Recently Because It’s Getting Cold Where I Live

This Is $37 Of Pure Money

Lunch In A Russian School Today

Texts From My Dad

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