“Math is less interesting than Star Wars.” – also me as a kid
Orca_Mayo on
Is ADHD really to blame here..? Math is boring as hell any time.
ithinkitslupis on
If a Jedi throws a lightsaber that travels at 20 m/s, how long will it take to reach the droid 30 meters away?
Problem solved. Just do Star Wars math.
LostExile7555 on
The video explicitly designed to hold your attention does a better job holding your attention than the video that isn’t explicitly designed to hold your attention. Who knew?
northrivergeek on
posted over and over again
PLUTOOx508 on
maybe he fell asleep during Star Wars
Toast_Meat on
I would never have guessed in a million years that Star Wars would hold the kid’s attention more than… a math video.
laz1b01 on
I’m good at math.
I grew up liking math cause it was easy and I was a top student.
I went on to take more advanced math for my engineering degree.
I would’ve reacted the same way if I was told to watch a math video.
scoot2006 on
Is that really a good comparison? Only a limited number of people find math interesting. I’m not sure anyone has ADHD when someone is talking about math… we just don’t like it 🤷♂️
Jobles4 on
Now show one with Star Wars themed math
Oo-Aniki-oO on
There’s nothing ADHD-related about that, it’s just logical
Everyone has some level of difficulty paying attention to math. But I think the point here is the kid couldn’t even sit in his seat for 10 minutes without having to fidget and go all over the place. If I needed to I could sit and stare at a wall for 10 minutes without squirming like he did.
Mord4k on
I feel like this says more about the University of Central Florida than anything else
Bits2LiveBy on
They make math video games. Theyve been around since i was in the 4th grade. Im now in my lat 30s turn on 40.
Wardo87 on
It’s also clearly on different days. So no telling what could be different about his mood, energy levels, etc. not exactly a controlled experiment.
nytsei921 on
hah im only like that if im lucky. even when im watching something i enjoy i get up and do other things often, like how im an hour and 40 minutes into getting into the shower
RemoteDifficult6576 on
This is fake
The original one didn’t have Star Wars written there /s
Star1212_ on
I fear this is not that crazy 😭
Minge_Ninja420 on
Stop trying to force a non lateral thinking being into thinking laterally. That’s akin to telling Australian soldiers to follow orders.
Let them show you what they’re capable of.
klatula2 on
not a good comparison the guy on the right is stationary and watching a movie. the guy on the left is working on math.
President-Fish on
Reddit is sooooo dumb dude
introvertadvocate on
I feel like this is totally missing some information because I bet that kid is concentrating way more with the math video vs the Star Wars video he doesn’t need to use his brain as much. Fidgeting and stimming helps focus at least for me.
newaccount47 on
I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD and supposedly I have it…but it’s shit like this that makes me think “yeah no shit star wars is more interesting than math…how the hell does this show that he has ADHD?” Everyone would have the same reaction as this.
investingexpert on
So what’s the point of this video? People with ADHD can focus if they really wanted to?
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“Math is less interesting than Star Wars.” – also me as a kid
Is ADHD really to blame here..? Math is boring as hell any time.
If a Jedi throws a lightsaber that travels at 20 m/s, how long will it take to reach the droid 30 meters away?
Problem solved. Just do Star Wars math.
The video explicitly designed to hold your attention does a better job holding your attention than the video that isn’t explicitly designed to hold your attention. Who knew?
posted over and over again
maybe he fell asleep during Star Wars
I would never have guessed in a million years that Star Wars would hold the kid’s attention more than… a math video.
I’m good at math.
I grew up liking math cause it was easy and I was a top student.
I went on to take more advanced math for my engineering degree.
I would’ve reacted the same way if I was told to watch a math video.
Is that really a good comparison? Only a limited number of people find math interesting. I’m not sure anyone has ADHD when someone is talking about math… we just don’t like it 🤷♂️
Now show one with Star Wars themed math
There’s nothing ADHD-related about that, it’s just logical
https://preview.redd.it/u9zbi2jzpa9g1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee97ee3f682e92436369c5df25a16880a9e23a54
Everyone has some level of difficulty paying attention to math. But I think the point here is the kid couldn’t even sit in his seat for 10 minutes without having to fidget and go all over the place. If I needed to I could sit and stare at a wall for 10 minutes without squirming like he did.
I feel like this says more about the University of Central Florida than anything else
They make math video games. Theyve been around since i was in the 4th grade. Im now in my lat 30s turn on 40.
It’s also clearly on different days. So no telling what could be different about his mood, energy levels, etc. not exactly a controlled experiment.
hah im only like that if im lucky. even when im watching something i enjoy i get up and do other things often, like how im an hour and 40 minutes into getting into the shower
This is fake
The original one didn’t have Star Wars written there /s
I fear this is not that crazy 😭
Stop trying to force a non lateral thinking being into thinking laterally. That’s akin to telling Australian soldiers to follow orders.
Let them show you what they’re capable of.
not a good comparison the guy on the right is stationary and watching a movie. the guy on the left is working on math.
Reddit is sooooo dumb dude
I feel like this is totally missing some information because I bet that kid is concentrating way more with the math video vs the Star Wars video he doesn’t need to use his brain as much. Fidgeting and stimming helps focus at least for me.
I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD and supposedly I have it…but it’s shit like this that makes me think “yeah no shit star wars is more interesting than math…how the hell does this show that he has ADHD?” Everyone would have the same reaction as this.
So what’s the point of this video? People with ADHD can focus if they really wanted to?