# Like watching grass grow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 28, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134 "2003-02-28T15:06:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/1 "2003-02-28T15:06:53Z")
But for some reason, I find this very interesting: [http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html](http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html) Talk about mundane & pointless! ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/2 "2003-02-28T16:46:22Z")
Or how about [this](http://www.iowafarmer.com/corncam/corn.html) one? At least with the above one, you can see ships and the like, in theory… * * * \<\< I’m bored. Ug. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/3 "2003-02-28T17:03:51Z")
[Earthcam](http://www.earthcam.com) has an interesting array of cams in well organized catagories. I have spent (way too many) hours watching people ski in France. ---
**Author:** ![Seldon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/4 "2003-02-28T22:18:06Z")
One time at work, we were watching a beach cam (I forget the reason). The frames seemed like they were in real time, I don’t know if it was. Anyways, we actually saw someone get pickpocketed. The bad guy walked up to this unsuspecting guy, got close, and grabbed something from behind the victim and put it in his own pocket. Crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/5 "2003-02-28T22:22:32Z")
Okay. I love to watch my C Drive defragment. It fascinates me. FTR, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a person being fascinated by something interesting. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/6 "2003-03-01T06:25:00Z")
That’s pretty cool. But for some reason it makes me feel like any second I could witness a live murder in stop action pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/7 "2003-03-01T08:16:01Z")
The farm scene puts me to sleep! The locks are interesting. And I have spent a bit of time watching a defrag. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-watching-grass-grow/158134/8 "2003-03-01T13:57:03Z")
I think a good defrag is very soothing.