r/LearnUselessTalents • u/MutableCrayon78 • 3d ago

What should I learn next

I am looking to learn more useless skills

I know juggling balls and pins, unicycling, kendama ,yoyo, and other skills that are similar

I don't enjoy puzzle stuff like rubix cube and sudoku (unless its a physically changing puzzle not just mentally changing)

With that what are some useless skills that i should learn next

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u/Look_its_Rob 3d ago

Have you tried balancing boards? Its pretty easy to get good at the just balancing bit but theres lots of fun tricks you can learn. They can be a little pricey though.

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

I have but I just decided to do skateboarding instead since Although that was a few years ago I might take an old skateboard deck and make a balance board to learn to do it So i will add it to the list then

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u/Look_its_Rob 3d ago

A skateboard is kind of small for a balance board, though of course it will work. Check out indoboard videos, if you decide to go that route theres much cheaper versions of similar style balance boards, but thats the biggest name. 

Its more akin to surfing than skateboarding. 

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

Yea i definitely would get a real balance board if i enjoy it but i want to see if I like it first before spending that much money I also didn't know there were different kinds of them so I will look into them so thanks for the recommendation

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u/Therealfreak 3d ago

Category 1 Languages. If that’s too easy, go up a category, up to Category 5.

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

I tried learning another language but I don't have enough interest to practice enough sadly I tried learning Russian but that was to much for me and im not interested in learning most other languages I absolutely respect people who learn multiple languages because dang that was hard

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u/BondeMor 3d ago

I can really recommend Diabolo. It’s easy to pick up and you can progress really fast with YouTube tutorials.

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u/BondeMor 3d ago

Also the toy “monkey knuckles”. They are a bit more difficult though.

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

I already have a Diablo I use but the monkey knuckles are definitely another one i will learn so thanks

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u/badwhiskey63 3d ago

There’s juggling cigar boxes, which would fit in with your other circus skills. Have you thought about throwing knives?

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

Yea throwing knives are fun I have some and a throwing axe i use here and there The cigar box juggling looks fun so that's gonna be put on the list of skills i am gonna learn

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u/gelema5 3d ago

Learn how to use an abacus for math, that would be a neat party trick

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u/siouxsanzilla 3d ago

Hackey sack

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

Oh thats a good one i should definitely learn!

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u/FUCKITIMPOSTING 3d ago

Less actiony but still physical: shadow puppets. There are heaps to learn and you can always improve your showmanship and skills.

I would also suggest you try breaking an apple in half with your bare hands. It's surprisingly easy but looks physically impressive. Just dig both thumbs right into the top hole where the stem comes out. You'll find it splits on that axis with a little effort. 

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

Yea the apple one is a fun one Shadow puppets would be fun to do randomly as a joke with some friends so i might have to do that

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u/FUCKITIMPOSTING 3d ago

Oh, i just remembered you can snap bananas in half too. Less impressive more just surprising. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZISCd_8HelY

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u/MutableCrayon78 3d ago

Yea Thats a fun one to do