has anyone been to an escape room game? i just heard about them. seems pretty harmless..http://www.newsweek.com/2015/05/01/art-escape-room-323150.html
β slam dunk
my spouse had do one as a work activity, you know, "enforced recreation".
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 12:52 (seven years ago) link
Some friends of mine have done these occasionally. They all have fun. It doesn't sound like my idea of fun, but hardly "worst fad".
― how's life, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 13:07 (seven years ago) link
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― some people call me Maurice Chevalier (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 1 September 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link
I get that yoga is the new preferred stretching/strength-building/fitness activity but ppl calling themselves yogis and gurus is pretty messed up
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh π), Thursday, 1 September 2016 15:56 (seven years ago) link
I just call everyone who does yoga a yogurt. Seems to work ok.
― some people call me Maurice Chevalier (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 1 September 2016 16:32 (seven years ago) link
I did a really fun escape room, got out with seconds to spare. It was kind of steampunky I guess.
― kinder, Thursday, 1 September 2016 16:51 (seven years ago) link
looks fun to me
― brimstead, Thursday, 1 September 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
like real life MYST
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/sep/05/luxury-camp-at-burning-man-festival-targeted-by-hooligans
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 02:57 (seven years ago) link
calling the actual cops smdh
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh π), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 14:22 (seven years ago) link
I didn't realize there were these exclusive, private parties at Burning Man. This is pretty gross and goes against the spirit of the event. Hardly an example of a gift economy!
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 14:38 (seven years ago) link
i think the worst fad is the proliferation of whatever kind of music this is. sub DMB 'reggae' tripe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxTu9bVcwU0
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 16 September 2016 21:42 (seven years ago) link
I agree but would point out that this is, in fact, jazz.
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 17 September 2016 10:04 (seven years ago) link
Twice in the last week I have seen groups of young people repeatedly dropping large filled water bottles. The first time it was on the tube, and continued for some time with a lot of uproar that would suggest it was a game, although there was no indication as to what the rules might be. And the second time just now at the bus stop - another group fixated by the same activity.
Is this an emerging trend and if so, does anyone know what it means?
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
means you made some enemies
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
water bottle games a big fad. my 11 year old is constantly flipping seltzer bottles around the house. check youtube.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
Oh jesus. My kid does that too. *thunk* *thunk* *thunk*
― how's life, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
Thank you for clarifying this! I was starting to think that the meaning systems had all shifted at once. Is it like an elaborate hacky sack?
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
As far as I know it's just trying to get it to land upright after flipping it. Bonus points for showmanship?
― how's life, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
I was scared to ask, but was pretty sure it was about sticking an upright landing. whew, I'm not as out of touch as I thought.
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh π), Tuesday, 20 September 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link
I agree but would point out that this is, in fact, jazz.β Andrew Farrell, Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:04 AM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you justifiably probably didn't make it that far into the video, but there's a section with like reggae guitar and toasting. it's horrendous
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 21:21 (seven years ago) link
i never clicked on that yt
you know there's a wookiefoot thread right
― goole, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:01 (seven years ago) link
I think that's one of those things where I'd see it and my brain would protectively remove it from the listing somewhere between the optic nerve and consciousness such that I could never click on it
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh π), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link
there was this long article on john mayer's career that someone posted on facebook and i actually read most of it and there were a million video embeds and the thought of actually clicking on one of the videos honestly never even occurred to me. i thought about that later. it's kind of that innate thing like knowing that you should wait for cars to go by before crossing a busy street.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:29 (seven years ago) link
ok the horrible video reminds me, where on ilx or the web did I see that video that was ripped from a local access show of yesteryear with a few kids playing a really off-kilter song about being all out of ganja
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh π), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jYMP1tz02Q
― goole, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
that's one of the best videos
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
running out of ganja is a serious problem tbf
― inimitable liver (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:56 (seven years ago) link
which is why jill stein adopted that song as her campaign anthem.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link
bless you, goole
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh π), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link
i just want to reassure the bass player in his public image limited t-shirt that life gets better
― sarahell, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 19:17 (seven years ago) link
Shortly after the release of "Cooky Puss", iirc.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 22 September 2016 06:50 (seven years ago) link
Escape rooms can be worthwhile. More so if you, yes, were a fan of Myst
― (rocketcat) ππ± ππ (kingfish), Saturday, 24 September 2016 04:54 (seven years ago) link
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― the late great, Friday, 6 October 2017 04:18 (six years ago) link
this local bar is doing something called a "silent disco" where everyone on the dance floor wears headphones that the dj transmits to, no actual sound in the room space. horrifying.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 9 October 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link
^^They're doing that tonight at ACL Fest.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 9 October 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
it would be of great value to me, personally, if someone here could report on whether or not these are as bad as they seem
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 9 October 2021 21:43 (two years ago) link
I went to a spirit halloween with my kid and was shocked at the amount of steampunk stuff they had, I kind of forgot that was a thing.
I have no idea who would be buying it, like the Sexy Covid Nurse constume buyers would hate that stuff and the hardcore steampunk typs would be building their own brass google / top hat contraptions.
― joygoat, Saturday, 9 October 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
A friend and I witnessed a bunch of teenagers and 20-somethings at the waterβs edge dancing silently with headphones to a DJ set-up on China Beach when we were out walking a couple of years ago. When we came back later they had all taken their headphones off and were gathered around a guru.
It was probably some cultist Christian ministry thing, but walking among young people dancing silently on the beach was an unexpectedly sweet experience
― Dan S, Saturday, 9 October 2021 22:41 (two years ago) link
it makes complete sense if it's outdoors or in a public place. but this is the basement of a bar - the perfect place for a sweet sound system. i think they must be trying to get in on the gimmick? people in my city are so ... ugh
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 9 October 2021 22:54 (two years ago) link
Silent Discos have been about since the 90s, surely?
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Saturday, 9 October 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
They've been putting those on for awhile in downtown Houston at fading indoor concert venue.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 9 October 2021 23:13 (two years ago) link
The fact that the bass is more a physical sensation than an aural one makes me think this could never be great
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Saturday, 9 October 2021 23:21 (two years ago) link
Yeah, silent discos have been around for a while. I always hated the idea but one year at Supernormal they had to finish the music early so compromised with one of these - it was reasonably fun, and quite amusing when you weren't participating watching people bop around to nothing. However, if you don't *have* to do a silent disco, I have no idea why you would actively seek to do one.
― emil.y, Sunday, 10 October 2021 02:44 (two years ago) link
A friend used to run them - one feature which was interesting was that there were separate channels so people were dancing to 3 different sets of music indicated by colour rings on the headphones. If you wanted to dance with someone you could switch to their stream so you were both hearing the same thing.
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 10 October 2021 03:01 (two years ago) link
that sounds really nice
― Dan S, Sunday, 10 October 2021 03:09 (two years ago) link