Boredom can creep up on your at the most random of times, and often you find yourself looking for something new. You know what can help, however? The internet. With all the vastness of the internet at your fingertips, there are plenty of ways to find a website to keep you entertained.
So, here are 13 of the best websites to help keep you entertained.
1. AutoDraw
Everyone wants to be able to draw at least some of the time. But getting good at anything takes time and practice, or at least it used to. Nowadays, we have AutoDraw.
Developed by the people at Google, AutoDraw lets anyone draw quickly and effectively thanks to the power of machine learning. At first, AutoDraw looks like any other drawing tool.
All you have to do is start your doodle, and AutoDraw will then guess what you’re trying to draw. From there, you can select from a wide variety of pre-drawn images that match what you’ve created, but of higher quality. You can even fill them in to make them your own.
2. ASCIIFlow
While on the topic of drawing, comes ASCIIFlow. ASCII art is art created out of standard computer characters, meaning that you can copy and paste it anywhere you would be able to put text.
But creating art in a notepad document can be difficult, and ASCIIFlow makes it fun. All you have to do is open up the webpage and start drawing. You can change the characters used for a variety of different effects, and even add boxes and lines.
3. FlipAnim
Our final art-based way to get rid of your boredom is FlipAnim. FlipAnim is a digital flip-book with a surprisingly rich list of features.
You can draw, erase, fill, highlight, and more. You can also add layers, which you can rotate and zoom. This means that any flip-book animation you want to create, you can make with FlipAnim.
You can even upload your creations to their website, or view what other people have made.
4. PlayPhrase.me
If you’re a fan of movies or just like having fun things to say, then PlayPhrase.me is a great place to go.
PlayPhrase.me lets you search any phrase or collection of words. All you have to do is type them into the search bar, and the platform will scour the internet for any video clips that match what you typed.
5. Gnoosic
If art or movies aren’t enough to alleviate your boredom, why not turn to music? Gnoosic is a really cool service which aims to help you discover new music.
All you have to do is enter three of your favorite bands, and Gnoosic will give you a new band to listen to. The platform does this by using its AI to see what people like and what they don’t. It then passes these recommendations on to you.
6. The Song That Defines Your Life
Alternatively, you can search for what song defines your life. There’s an old saying that says that the song that was number one on your 14th birthday is the song that defines your life.
No idea if it’s true, but with this website, you can find out for yourself. All you have to do is enter your birthday, and the website will give you a link to the song that was topping the charts whenever you turned 14.
7. PLINK!
Or why not try to create your own music? PLINK! is an online multiplayer musical experience that joins you up with random people from all over the world.
You’ll all have different instruments, which you can play together, as well as a beat to back it all up. Even if you can’t find other people to play with, it’s still a lot of fun.
8. Got Rhythm?
While on the theme of music, why not see if you have as much rhythm as you thought? Got Rhythm? lets you test just how good your natural rhythm is by having you follow a beat and then gradually having the beat fade out.
How well can you do with only your own internal beat to keep you on tempo? It doesn’t matter, really, since you can always keep trying until you improve.
9. Polka Dot Game
If music isn’t doing it for you, why not try Polka Dot Game? Polka Dot Game is a simple game that’s a lot of fun.
You start off as a tiny dot trying to get bigger. You can eat any dots smaller than you by mousing over them, but bigger dots than you will eat you.
10. Bouncing DVD Logo
Everyone knows the bouncing DVD logo. Well, Bouncing DVD Logo does exactly what you’d expect. It projects a DVD Video symbol onto your computer and sets it loose across your screen. If you're a fan of The Office, you know how entertaining this logo can be.
11. Apollo 17 in Real-Time
If you’re hunting for something a little more educational, why not try Apollo 17 in Real-Time. This website is a multimedia project created entirely from original mission material, so you can relive the mission as it happened.
12. Population.io
Want to know more about when you were born? Try Population.io. Population.io takes your date of birth, your sex, and your country of birth and gives you a wide variety of interesting facts about your life expectancy.
13. OCEARCH Shark Tracker
Finally, the OCEARCH Shark Tracker makes it to this list. If you’ve ever been fascinated by these sea creatures, then this is a must-try.
The OCEARCH Shark Tracker is a live map of all the sharks tagged by OCEARCH. Each shark is named and tracked across the ocean for a number of reasons, one of those is to help you crush that boredom.
Still Not Entertained? Why Not Try Something Else?
The internet is larger than any of us can possibly imagine, so why not use it to the best of its abilities? There’s so much out there that you can try, and so much more to always discover.
Finding something to keep yourself entertained may be hard to deal with, but there will always be something to pique your interest.