12 sites for S'poreans to alleviate boredom & learn something new at home

Stimulation.

Mandy How | Mabel Wong | April 07, 2020, 12:09 PM

As part of Singapore's fight against Covid-19, the population has been strongly advised to stay at home from Apr. 7 - May 4, 2020, only going out when absolutely necessary.

The "circuit breaker" move aims to stem the number of locally-transmitted cases, which has seen a sharp increase in the past week.

If you are in dire need of stimulation during this period, here are 12 sites that you can visit.

1. Harry Potter At Home

The project, which J.K Rowling was involved in, was specially made for this period.

Fans can do quizzes, read articles by Rowling pertaining to the magical world, and learn more about the franchise in general.

2. The Wiki Game

Compete with other players to reach a specific page on Wikipedia. It's harder than it sounds.

In the example above, you have 60 seconds to get from the "Chris Paul" article to the "Distillation" article.

The winner is the one who reaches the end page in the least amount of time and clicks.

3. Cards Against Humanity Online

It's a dupe of the game... meaning you get fresh cards!

You can also join rooms that are already available, or start your own game with friends.

Plenty of packs to choose from too.

4. The Evolution of Trust

A 30-minute game/lesson on Game Theory that explores the epidemic of distrust among humans.

5. Geo Guesser 

Get shown a photo on Google Maps and try to guess its location.

If the global map is too daunting for you, there are themes like Famous Places, United States, and more.

Non-subscribers get one free game a day. To play unlimited games, you can pay $1.99 per month for 12 months.

Another option is a 10-day trial which you can cancel anytime.

6. Club Penguin

A nostalgic multiplayer game that uses penguin avatars. We're in.

7. Pixel Space

Travel the solar system in this "tremendously accurate" scale model, where the moon is only one-pixel big.

8. Stars Chrome Experiment 

Programmed by some space enthusiasts at Google, visitors can explore and learn about the stars in the galaxy on this interactive website.

You can also choose the "take a tour" option.

Here are more Chrome Experiments.

8. Bored Button

Clicking the bored button will bring you to a random website, specifically designed to alleviate boredom.

Note: Press the red button, not the "start" button below.

9. Super Cook

An app/website that gives you a recipe using whatever ingredients you have in your fridge.

10. Radiooooo

A music time machine that lets you listen to songs from all over the world, sorted by decade.

If you prefer not to jump around on your own, you can choose the shuffle mode (created by curators), taxi mode (select your own decades and countries), or island mode (thematic playlist).

11. Colour your own Mucha

Colour the works of Alphonse Mucha, a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist who lived through the 19th and 20th century.

Note that this is not digital colouring — you'll have to print them out.

12. IGTV workouts

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-jZVmCnQhr/

Boom Singapore, a local gym/studio, has uploaded a number of workouts onto their IGTV.

They also have IG Live classes twice a week, as well as other programmes, that you can check out in the Instagram post above.

Have fun.

Top image via Bored Button, Cards Against Humanity Dupe, Stars Chrome Experiment, The Evolution of Trust

 

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