Bored Out Of Your Bonkerballs? - Why Having Nothing To Do Can Be Good For You!

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Bored out of your bonkerballs with nothing to do? Turns out, being bored can be good for you! A new study from the United Kingdom suggests that periods of boredom are crucial for anyone looking to get their creativity on! Join Mindy and Guy Raz for the Paint Drying World Championships, and a mind-numbing fact-finding visit to the "Institute of Boredom!" It's the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World of BOREDOM! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members! You can listen to Wow in the World, Early and Add Free on Amazon Music.
0:06.7	Download the app today!
0:36.7	Okay, let's see here.
0:46.7	5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4.
0:55.7	Hello? Oh, hi. Yeah, I wanted to purchase the BTN package, please. Oh, yeah, sure.
1:05.3	I've got my credit card right here. Why is it so sticky? Is this maple syrup?
1:15.2	Yeah, oh yeah, I'm still here, sorry. So the name on the card is...
1:25.3	GuyRazzy!
1:27.3	Mindy? No, sorry. The name on the card is Mindy. It's GuyRazzy.
1:34.0	I mean, I mean, GuyRaz. The name on the card is GuyRaz.
1:38.8	Okay, okay, great. Thanks so much.
1:43.5	I have to say, GuyRaz, it's a little rude for you to be on the phone when I burst through your door uninvited.
1:50.6	Mindy, what are you doing here?
1:52.3	Well, I heard you loudly sighing from next door and I thought you might have found the sea monkeys I left in your toilet.
1:57.7	What? Nothing? Just don't flush.
2:00.1	No, no, Mindy, I wasn't trying to be rude. I was on the phone trying to order a subscription to the BTN
2:06.2	and then I found this.
2:09.6	Yeah.
2:10.5	What? Mindy, what is my credit card doing covered in maple syrup?
2:15.4	Okay, well technically it's maple flavored syrup?
2:19.1	Huh, way stickier than the real stuff.
2:23.3	So, what did you mean my pancake syrup applicator for?
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