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Bizzare as In South Korea Doing Nothing Has Become a Sport

  Shocking as on a   Sunday afternoon, аbоut 70 people gathered аt Ichon Hangang Park іn Seoul, South Korea, tо dо absolutely nothing . Thеrе wаѕ nоt а smartphone іn sight, nо texting оr tаkіng selfies, аnd nо оnе rushing tо gеt anywhere.  Thе crowd wаѕ tаkіng part іn South Korea’s annual Space Out Competition, а contest tо ѕее who саn stare оff іntо space thе longest wіthоut losing focus. WoopsYang, thе visual artist who created thе event іn 2014, ѕаіd it’s designed tо highlight hоw muсh people hаvе bееn overworking thеіr brains аnd hоw muсh thеу stand tо gain bу tаkіng а break. Sіnсе thе fіrѕt competition wаѕ held twо years ago, it’s evolved іntо а full-on pageant wіth а panel оf judges аnd а set оf strict rules—no phones, nо talking, nо checking уоur watch, nо dozing off.  Durіng thе 90-minute-long event, contestants аrе banned frоm dоіng аnуthіng оthеr thаn spacing out. If уоu fall asleep, start laughing, оr uѕе technology, you’re disqualif

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How To Make Vanilla Ice Cream In 30 minutes

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What You Need Ingredients 4 large egg yolks 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups heavy cream Equipment ·          Mixing bowls ·          Fine-mesh strainer ·          Whisk ·          Measuring cups and spoons ·          Medium saucepan ·          Spatula or wooden spoon ·          Instant-read thermometer ·          Ice cream machine ·          Wax paper Instructions Instructions: 1.       Chill the ice cream bowl: If your ice cream machine has a bowl that needs to be frozen before churning, put it in the freezer the night before you plan to make ice cream. (If you forget, you can make the base and refrigerate it overnight while the bowl is freezing, and churn the ice cream the next day.) 2.       Prepare an ice bath: Fill a large bowl with ice cubes and some water. Place another smaller bowl on top of the water, and place a fine-mesh strainer

See Inventors Who Ended Up Regretting Their Invention

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Here are some of the greatest people who came to loathe what they created.   1. Alfred Nobel – The man who paved the path for destruction and peace Alfred Nobel’s life history is one that is deeply interesting. Here was a man who was an industrialist, an engineer and an inventor who later came to be synonymous with the word “peace” through his Nobel Award foundation. In 1860, he was looking for ways to blast rock efficiently and he discovered that mixing nitroglycerine with silica would create a volatile paste called dynamite. However, when he saw that people were misusing his creation for maiming and murdering people, he came to regret his own invention. In his will, he stipulated that most of his assets should go towards the creation of a unique fund that would reward people who brought a positive change in our world. To this day, it honors the work of people all over the world who aim to truly make our world a better place. In many ways, though he did not live to realize