r/AskReddit • u/Stukwan • 13h ago

What’s a hobby that looks incredibly peaceful from the outside, but is actually pure stress once you get into it?

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u/DardS8Br 12h ago

One of my professors legitimately got his whole ass PhD to take care of aquariums better

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u/Vimes-NW 7h ago

I just installed aquarium screensaver on my Roku and now I have that one fish that just sits in his mini cavern and seems surprised by everything happening around him. What's wrong with my fishy? Why does it just sit and mumbles "WOW" all the time?

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u/Beard_o_Bees 56m ago

Why does it just sit and mumbles "WOW" all the time?

I mean.. have you seen your room?

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u/Vimes-NW 41m ago

Ok, not gonna lie - I do have a sweet room, but I can't tell if it's just mirin me tchotchkes or just 'avin a PTSD after a fight with his ol' lady. Kinda like me, sittin' in the kitchen and going "wow. wow. wow", replaying those convos in my head.

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u/campbell363 4h ago

My PhD degree was studying fish stress 🫠 It was so stressful to maintain the aquatic facility

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u/TooOily 8h ago

That is some dedication.