Corona Part II: the sequel you never knew you had to read until now

The one thing I absolutely love about the internet is that it makes it easy for us to take something that is very serious and laugh about it. Case in point, the Corona virus. While it is very serious, and you should definitely wash your hands often and not be an idiot, there is no reason not to see the lighter side of it, have a laugh and in some cases actually learn something. And now for this week’s edition of Bytesized that focuses on COVID-19. Again.

Non-related Corona virus content: 7 Podcasts you need to listen to this weekend

If The Office did a Corona virus episode

The Office: Coronavirus
Michael ignores the “work from home” memo because he thinks that everyone should be together at a time like this
Dwight acts completely normal & claims genetic immunity
Angela wears a hazmat suit
Kevin says that he’s had it for weeks & feels fine
— Daniel Burnell (@the_real_bnell) March 9, 2020

These kids don’t need school, they’re smart enough

Thanks, Claire for sending this nugget.

In locked down Wuhan, teachers use an app called DingTalk to set homework. Kids realised if it got enough one-star reviews it would be removed from App Store. Thousands of reviews flooded in, and DingTalk’s rating fell from 4.9 to 1.4 overnight. Legends. https://t.co/HGjZhVfgUa
— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) March 7, 2020

Remote working has gone viral (too soon?)

the human has been working from home the last couple days. and every so often. they let me participate in the video calls. all the other humans cheer when they see me. i am the only thing holding their company together
— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) March 10, 2020

And here are some tips if you have to work from home

I see that “tips for working from home” is bouncing around.
It’s simple really.
-Create a good work space, ideally a nest made of newspaper and bile.
-Only leave every 30 years to harvest and eat people’s liver.
-Remain young and keep your ability to squeeze into small spaces.
— Holly Nielsen (@nielsen_holly) March 10, 2020

Here’s how to remember to wash your hands & not touch your face

I got asked by TikTok to do something about the Coronavirus so I made this banger. pic.twitter.com/b0ZhuhdJqI
— David Scott (@TheKiffness) March 9, 2020

Not sure how long to wash your hands for? There’s a song for that

Last week I shared an infographic showing you how to wash your hands properly. This week you can ADD SONG LYRICS. I obviously created a Backstreet Boys one but am toying with the idea of doing some Afrikaans treffer ones.

Create your own wash your hands infographic here.

The media coverage vs actual impact tells a very different story

Check out Information Is Beautiful for more info. And remember, what makes COVID-19 so dangerous is that for two weeks you will show no symptoms and that it spreads so easily.

And finally, remember…

March 10 was Super Mario Day because…

Hey Twitter… pic.twitter.com/IhcIuSBXW2
— Baby Godzilla (@anniebrookstone) March 10, 2018

Plus Nintendo hinted at a LEGO collab.

Check out Sam’s article about two more Mario collabs here.

Make money by streaming yourself sleeping

This is not a drill.

The newest trend in Twitch streaming is literally sleeping. That’s it. https://t.co/6aLRrRx9RG
— WIRED (@WIRED) March 12, 2020

Forget your name on a grain of rice, you can now see your name as colours

Synesthesia is a rare sensory trait. It is usually when people see letters and numbers in colours. Someone with synesthesia created a tool that shows you what she sees when she reads words.

You can type in your name and find out what colours make up your name here. Thanks to 9 Things to read this week for the interesting factoid.