A useless infinite scroll experiment

(futile.ch)

27 points | by dolin_ch 4 days ago ago

18 comments

  • sebastiennight an hour ago

    Nice. I will now start using it when I feel a compulsive need to escape boredom during unfocused Zoom calls.

    A few remarks:

    - some sentences (many) seem to be cut off on desktop. I only see, eg. "content to keep the site from going viral" or "around here. We're not that ambitious".

    - It's interesting that for users who have their device set to the superior scrolling direction ("reverse" scrolling, drag your fingers up to see what's at the top), your website behaves correctly but gives the opposite feeling. It's the first webpage where I've ever felt like "normal" scrolling (drag your fingers down to pull the page down) would be more natural.

    - scrolling for long enough to get the first sound effect was quite a surprise

    • dolin_ch 3 minutes ago

      Looking forward to your next Zoom meeting ;) That's strange about the cut-off sentences. What device are you using? I'll check it out, because I'm not having any problems on my end. Thank you so much for the great feedback, I really appreciate it!

  • orthoxerox 27 minutes ago

    Finally, a website that makes me feel like activating a superpower when I unlock the scroll wheel on my mouse.

    • dolin_ch 7 minutes ago

      Ahahah. But it's more for your thumb, on mobile.

  • rkomorn an hour ago

    "This scroll will get you nowhere."

    I disagree. It has gotten me to being entertained.

    • dolin_ch 8 minutes ago

      Ohhhh, thank you, I'm delighted

  • totetsu an hour ago

    iOS health app could track this like steps. Total distance scrolled on your phone.

  • dolin_ch 4 days ago

    Small experiment about infinite scrolling.

    It converts scrolling into a measurable distance.

    The more you scroll, the more the site reminds you you're still scrolling.

  • gus_massa 2 days ago

    Can you add an option to switch to feet? :)

    • nixass 38 minutes ago

      Why not Fahrenheits while at it?

    • dolin_ch 9 hours ago

      But there is no end

  • fuidani an hour ago

    you made my day!

    • dolin_ch 15 minutes ago

      Ahahah, really happy

  • leosanchez 2 hours ago

    Did I hear a moan after pausing around 200m ?