If you’re tall you do this without jumping to assert dominance
I hit my head on basement staircase ceilings to asset dominance.
Tell me about it. I have developed an instinctive reaction to lower my head a bit when going through doorways because you never know when a building is a bit older and the doors are just not 2m tall.
I recently bought a new house and holy crap, what a difference. Even shorter people had to duck going up & down the stairs in my old basement. There is not a single place in my new house that I need to duck my head, and it’s glorious.
Combine the two for ultimate dominance. I’m not just tall enough, but I can and have to hold my hand up so I don’t hit this ceiling going down the stairs
I just hit my head into street signs.
“teenage”
How do you do, fellow kids?
Did this at work last month, I am 35.
Tried it at with last year at 42 and realized i needed to do a bunch of stretching first.
I talked to my doctor about it before attempting it.
My knees just don’t go there if I have to leave the ground
You gotta keep that youthful exuberance going, man. Keep killing it out there.
I broke my hip doing this on the way to Bingo last week.
I’m so glad today’s youth is still playing Bingo
Legend
Now that I’m in my thirties I no longer have to (can) jump
Not just teenagers.
And not just boys.
I’m so fucking tires of these stereotypes based on nothing at all. I’m 40 years old and haven’t stopped jumping to touch that shit.
I’m so fucking tires
oh, you naughty tire, just leaning up against that tower… unzips
Check out the treads on those babies …… I bet those steel belts go allllll the way up
I stopped when my knees made me stop. If it weren’t for them though, I’d still be doing it too
You gonna take that shit from your knees, or you gonna hit them back?
Many folks don’t take care of themselves and think it’s normal to hurt. Health is possible even when working manual labor, or having little free time and money.
This comment has nothing to do with congenital deformity or traumatic injury causing lasting damage.
Edit wtf is this ratio, I’m agreeing with the above
Homie, to the rest of us it doesn’t even look like you meant to reply to that comment
The above jumps and is active and over 40. I agree you can do that. It’s not age.
Edit point is many here are saying 40.+ Jumping = death. That’s dumb.
Everyone is different my guy, have a little compassion. To you it is easy. Not everyone is that fortunate. I can do it, but my knees definitely don’t make it fun, and I’m closer to 30 than 40. I skated, did gymnastics, hardcore parkour. I was a kid, and I had fun. I pay for it now. Such is life.
I am. You deserve health and mobility, and I hope you find the opportunity/training/whatever to access it. Your knees aren’t done, don’t be dismissed by those who say so.
I’m just being honest, you don’t seem sincere. I feel like you have to know it isn’t that easy, or maybe you are fortunate enough not to have to deal with American Healthcare. If you are being sincere, thanks I guess. I’ll be alright though
Ok, if you want to assume the worst, I guess you’ll assume I’m lying too. Doesn’t bother me, I’m just describing good things.
I was a wildland firefighter, and eventually suffered an it band tear. Im almost 40 and after lots of PT I paid a lot of money for, I’m happy to be running long distances again and certainly jumping or whatever. Prior to that I worked landscaping and field surveying.
Believe what you want, health and wellness is possible for almost anyone. Aside traumatic injury (surgery, recovery, etc), wellness routines are accessible to anyone. Cost is not the limiting factor. Age is DEFINITELY not the limiting factor. Of course when I say “age doesn’t matter, and wellness is accessible” I’m not speaking over those with traumatic injury or congenital issues.
Have a good one, however you want that statement.
Edit my post op rehab was a lot of sessions that cost money. most folks don’t need anything like that, just more movement and exercise. Motion is lotion.
Mine are, maybe others are as well. Knees suck. My knees have done a remarkable job keeping me jumping up and tapping signs for many years but time, being overweight, and genetic disposition have taken their toll. Now the only question is when should I get the nice shiny titanium ones
Sure there are a few people with genetics that just give them shit joints/cartilage/etc, but most people that’s not the case, they just have to take the maintenance and strengthening of their joints as a discipline.
I’m not saying I k ow who is gonna need a replacement or not, I’m saying for the vast majority of folks, improved physical wellness is accessible and realistic, and that it’s habits (like office work) and choices (like not incorporating exercise and stretching, drinking alcohol, etc) that are the chief limiting factor. Not age.
Edit It’s totally possible that you are of the minority where physical wellness routines and physical therapy aren’t gonna cut it for you. Good luck
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Boys grow about a foot taller between 10 and 16, and most people’s arm span is about the same as their height, so the overall increased reach is significant. I was taller than average after a huge growth spurt, and I remember realizing how many things I could jump up to touch that weren’t in the realm of possibility before that. You better believe I was jumping up and touching stuff.
According to my big brother, peeing over walls and off high places is another, if they can get away with it. (Like castle ruins etc.) Could it be similar in that you’re now tall enough you don’t just end up peeing on the floor at your feet?
Peeing other than in a toilet was only ever a matter of necessity for me, so I can’t give credence to that.
Dude what? Peeing outside is the best. It’s my sole motivation for moving out of the city and into the country.
One of the greatest pleasures in my life is pissing off the back porch when it’s cold, looking up at the Milky Way, and listening to the coyotes pack up.
I once peed outside while it was snowing and caught a snowflake on the tip of my penis. It was magical.
If we’re talking about peeing in the woods on a tree in the middle of nowhere with no one around, I guess I’m indifferent towards it. If we’re talking about peeing off a bridge or the side of a building, there’s no attraction and it seems like like a jerk thing to do.
Boomer humor:
Two guys are peeing off a bridge. The first says “Man, that water sure is cold!”.
The other says, “Yeah! Deep too!”
It’s power and control, linked with seeing how far you can pee, target shooting, writing your name
It’s not just teenagers who like it.
It’s just that adults tend to refrain from actually doing it.
As an adult you did it often enough to know:"yeah, i could reach that.’
Is this like always having to clack tongs a couple of times every time you pick them up?
The only difference is this one only increases with age. When you become a dad there’s a sharp uptake in this behaviour as you chase the kid around the house with it.
Yes, most definitely
I’m not finding it now but there are some shorts where the guy gives a tong to teenagers and they don’t double clack.
also no double press on a drill.
this generation is lost man
There was a metal street sign by my high school that was bent from so many people doing this.
the only thing stopping grown men from doing it is our knees not handling jumps the way they used to :(
I’ve been skateboarding since '85, and my landing gear is fucked.
So many childish things I would 100% still be doing if I had an MCL.
tony hawk…
Tony Hawk started skating in the 70’s.
im a fan of the head bump, where you jerk your head back at the same time you slap it and people think you hit your head. so funny
As a short guy, this was not something I got to take part in a lot of the time and now that my ankle is fucked I’m not even going to chance jumping or running anymore.
I’ve always considered more of a “can I jump high enough to reach that? I bet I can reach that.” The tapping just adds to the satisfaction of a success.
The pull cord to the attic hatch in the hallway ceiling. Who else is with me? When I could reach that without jumping, I knew that day that I was a man (I was twelve).
I took so much of the popcorn off the ceiling my mom got upset.
Why was there popcorn on the ceiling?
Upset? She should have paid you! :)
I’ve taught math at every grade level (elementary, middle school, high school, college) and can confirm this is indeed a universal truth.
I saw this often when I was younger, but I never had any desire to do it.
