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This forum discussion centers around various hobbies and pastimes individuals engage in during their free time, particularly after intensive study in subjects like mathematics and physics. Participants share their interests, including programming in Python and C++, playing badminton, video games, and editing Wikipedia articles. Other hobbies mentioned include music, gardening, and crafting with plastic canvas. The conversation highlights the diverse ways people unwind and the significance of hobbies in balancing academic pursuits.

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This discussion is beneficial for students balancing academic workloads, hobbyists seeking new interests, and individuals looking to enhance their leisure activities through programming, crafting, or gaming.

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I guess I just want to know how you like to spend your free time after hours and hours of maths and physics. Do you have a specific hobby or collecting? etc.
For me since I dedicated 4 hours a day to my study, I usually like to program little things on Python, and learn more about programming for example C++ and Html etc. I also play badminton and do target shooting on the weekends, I also love to teach people maths!
 
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I play video games.
 


SHISHKABOB said:
I play video games.

Your life seems like such a thrill ;)
 


I like to go on the net and edit stuff. Just the other day, I edited the Scateering theory wikipedia article with 36 factual errors.

P.S. I am a high-level nerd. :smile:
 


Cbray said:
Your life seems like such a thrill ;)

it's quite thrilling, I enjoy myself thoroughly
 


I do plastic canvas.
 


Major hobbies: tennis, music, the beach, bike riding, the yard. Minor hobbies: cooking, physics, math, chess engines, movies.
 
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berkeman's profile said:
Interests

Swim, bike, run, motocross, camping, hunting, scuba/free diving, outdoor activities and sports.
 


Cycling, Video Games, mathematics, guitar/piano.

Nothing wrong with playing video games.
 
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failexam said:
I like to go on the net and edit stuff. Just the other day, I edited the Scateering theory wikipedia article with 36 factual errors.
Me too. I just edited the scattering theory article and removed 37 spelling errors.
 
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Jimmy Snyder said:
Me too. I just edited the scattering theory article and removed 37 spelling errors.
Hey, I just put those errors in there. It's a hobby of mine.
 
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My hobbies include music, gardening, and bird-watching.

Though my electric guitars don't gently weep - they would sob, since they never get out to play in public anymore. I should sell them (probably really cheap) to some young musicians who might give them new lives.
 
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turbo said:
My hobbies include music, gardening, and bird-watching.

Though my electric guitars don't gently weep - they would sob, since they never get out to play in public anymore. I should sell them (probably really cheap) to some young musicians who might give them new lives.
Just wondering, do you still practice/play? I hope you don't sell all your instruments, because I think you would miss them.
 
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ThomasT said:
Just wondering, do you still practice/play? I hope you don't sell all your instruments, because I think you would miss them.
I have a custom-made Augostino dread that I would never sell. I also have a small rosewood (cedar-topped) Taylor that is a joy. Can't part with them, but the electric instruments are not that dear to me. It's not that practical to take electrical guitars out on the back deck for a bit of entertainment. Grab one of the acoustics, and it's OK.
 
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My passion is 'figuring out'

And sometimes I shoot pictures.
 
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Mine? Calculus, C++, The Big Bang Theory (the show), and Minecraft.
 
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Do hookers and blow count?
 
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Andre said:
My passion is 'figuring out'

And sometimes I shoot pictures.

Feynman?
 
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Evo said:
I do plastic canvas.

What is plastic canvas?
 
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Video games ( haven't been able to play recently, it's been hell ), wrestling, weightlifting ( I love lifting ), soccer, maths, physics.
 
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Drakkith said:
What is plastic canvas?

Google.
 
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Using Blender (a 3d modelling program) to make mods for one of my favourite game Re-volt.
Listening music, playing the same game just mentioned, and Youtube for searching new music.
 
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daveb said:
Do hookers and blow count?

:smile:
 
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I can't believe nobody said Remote Control Car/Boat/Plane Toys.

Pretty wild that video games can be a hobby, long way from Super Mario Bros. & Duck Hunt.

Lately I enjoy a boxing video game that I play online. What a hoot. It seems to capture some of the "strategic" side of boxing.

by the way, what is a "hobby"?
 
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nitsuj said:
I can't believe nobody said Remote Control Car/Boat/Plane Toys.

Pretty wild that video games can be a hobby, long way from Super Mario Bros. & Duck Hunt.

Lately I enjoy a boxing video game that I play online. What a hoot. It seems to capture some of the "strategic" side of boxing.

by the way, what is a "hobby"?

it's something you do in your off time, something that you enjoy doing and you do it of your own free will

video games are something I do for pleasure. I do a lot of other things, but video games are the most fun for me. Especially multiplayer games. They add a competitive aspect.
 
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And what is a job? :smile:
 
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nitsuj said:
And what is a job? :smile:

it's something you do for a living

for some people these things overlap, ofc. But you wouldn't call it a hobby if it was making you a living.
 
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SHISHKABOB said:
it's something you do for a living

for some people these things overlap, ofc. But you wouldn't call it a hobby if it was making you a living.
There are times when you can make money from a hobby. I used to be able to make $30+ per hour on weekends playing music in taverns. That was not a "living" because I was unwilling to waste all my evenings playing in bars. That's a hard life.
 
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flight sim, and videogames, reading, astronomy, walking, tv shows and movies, and classical music. I also play classical piano.
 

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