10 Cool Websites to Look at When Bored
1. StumbleUpon
If you're experiencing boredom and have never experienced the endless amazement of StumbleUpon, then now's your chance. StumbleUpon is a service that's comparable to TV channel flipping through Internet sites. You can "stumble" across sites based on your interests, and you can give them a thumbs up or thumbs down to let StumbleUpon know what you do and don't like
2. Giphy
Do you like animated GIFs? You know, those images without sound that move for a few seconds and then start all over again? If you do, you'll love Giphy. Giphy is the Internet's search engine for GIFs. Even if you have nothing to search for, you can just look at what's trending on the front page or spend some time browsing through the categories.
3. The Oatmeal
Created by Matthew Inman a.k.a. “The Oatmeal,” TheOatmeal.com is a humor website for the avid comic lover and quiz taker. His wacky drawings are mainly based on relatable life situations, education, and crazy stories that would never be possible in real life. Some of the jokes may seem rude to certain folks, but the average, laidback Internet user can probably get a great kick out of them.
4. BuzzFeed
Surely you've heard of BuzzFeed by now. It's only one of the most popular sites online for everything that's viral, newsworthy and even pointless. You can find everything from fun quizzes and listicles made of GIFs, to breaking newsand long-form journalism. If you need some major distraction, BuzzFeed is the place to go.
5. Laughing Squid
Laughing Squid is one of my personal favorite blogs to check out. You can find all sorts of highly visual posts about art, culture and technology on this site -- mostly photos and videos. It's updated with several new posts a day featuring the newest, freshest content, and posts are kept pretty short too, making it perfect for browsing casually.
6. Cyanide and Happiness
If webcomics are your thing, then you have to be familiar with Cyanide and Happiness -- one of the most popular and funniest out there. There's a new webcomic every day, but you can also head on over to the website and press the question mark button over and over again to view random comics.
7. Reddit
Reddit is referred to being "the front page of the Internet." It's a community board split up into sections of categories or interests. Users submit links to articles, photos or videos they think are worth sharing, and anyone can upvote them or downvote them. The most upvoted links get pushed to the top. If StumbleUpon isn't your thing, Reddit may be a good alternative.
8. Engrish
If you get a kick out of misspelled wording and poorly written grammar, Engrish.com may be the site for you. This is a site that takes photos from all over the world of things like signs or product packaging that are riddled with spelling and grammatical mistakes, or just convey an entirely different message due to translation errors and extreme unfamiliarity with the English language.
9. Hyperbole and a Half
Hyperbole and a Half is a Blogger blog that was created by Allie Brosh, a young woman with a talent for telling her left story through detailed Microsoft Paint drawings. She says her blog is not really a web comic, but it’s not really a blog either. Whatever it is, it’s a wonderfully colorful and comedic site to browse through. If you love whimsical drawings of dogs, rainbows and other things, then you're bound to really fall in love with this one.
10. Cracked
According to their slogan, Cracked.com is “America’s Only Humor Site Since 1958.” Cracked is famous for their timeless list posts. Columnists and contributing writers craft witty, funny articles on topics ranging from history to TV & movies to Internet tech. They have a hilariously creative video section as well. Although its a bit less reliant on visual content compared to the first two sites on this list, the articles on Cracked are well worth reading and sharing again and again.
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