What can you do that very few others can?
What can you do that very few others can?
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Wacky Racer

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41,034 posts

273 months

Tuesday 5th May
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I can fully restring a tennis/badminton/squash racket by hand, without using a machine.

ARH

1,823 posts

265 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Post a reply here smile

StevieBee

15,070 posts

281 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Critical thinking and forming balanced and informed opinions.

Steve H

7,183 posts

221 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Adjust contact points.

FlyVintage

417 posts

17 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Diagnose faults in machines (that don’t have a port to plug a diagnostic device into).

MJohnson

238 posts

204 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Multitask.

Steve H

7,183 posts

221 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Jasey_ said:
Drink beer through my nose
Why would you want to even find out if you can do that?

cookie1600

2,654 posts

187 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Put on my own underpants

Sway

34,373 posts

220 months

Wednesday 6th May
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I have quite an odd brain.

In some areas, it means that I can be ten steps ahead of those around me and able to visualise things weeks or months earlier than them. The way 'systems' (not IT!) interconnect and flow and relate to each other.

I'm also terrible at actually communicating that to other people, as I seem to skip a tonne of stages so I don't know how to help someone else go through their necessary thought process.

andySC

1,367 posts

184 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Stand up from a sitting cross legged position without using my hands or kneeling.

smallpaul

2,063 posts

162 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Hum and whistle at the same time

WH16

8,194 posts

244 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Take out my contact lenses with one hand while brushing my teeth with the other.

Sporky

11,168 posts

90 months

Wednesday 6th May
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smallpaul said:
Hum and whistle at the same time
I can do that while breathing in.

Roofless Toothless

7,332 posts

158 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Balance a couple of twin Webers - or at least I could.

ARH

1,823 posts

265 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Steve H said:
Adjust contact points.
I can do that.

ARH

1,823 posts

265 months

Wednesday 6th May
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Roofless Toothless said:
Balance a couple of twin Webers - or at least I could.
I can balance twin SU's with a bit of hose pipe smile At least I could 15 years ago.

_Rodders_

2,537 posts

45 months

Wednesday 6th May
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A mate was watching some CrossFit or Hyrox stupid exercise they do.

They were rowing on an Erg and then hammering stakes into the ground.

He reckoned he'd be the best in the world at it and I don't doubt it. He has a low 6 mins 2k and has been hammering stakes into the ground by hand for part of his job for the last 20 years.

GAjon

4,044 posts

239 months

Wednesday 6th May
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ARH said:
Steve H said:
Adjust contact points.
I can do that.
Using a hacksaw blade as the gap setting tool.

Hoofy

79,722 posts

308 months

Wednesday 6th May
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andySC said:
Stand up from a sitting cross legged position without using my hands or kneeling.
Most young people should be able to do that.

I can do it holding a 12kg kettlebell in my 50s.

Here's a more advanced challenge for you. Kneel on the ground with your hips on your ankles ("kneeling down") then thrust yourself upwards and land on your feet (no hands touching the floor, obvs). Note: if you abort, try to avoid smashing your knees into the ground. I saw someone do this once. Not handy. biggrin

Skii

1,921 posts

217 months

Wednesday 6th May
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If I face a wall, I can bend my lower leg behind me until the sole of my foot is flat on the wall. Bit more effort required these days as I'm in my early 50's!