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What stupid thing have you done bc of a movie? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm expecting some child recreating superhero stunts and gerting hurt

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Sled down the stairs and out the front door like in Home Alone. My stairs didn't perfectly line up so I hit the edge and went tumbling. luckily at 7 my bones were made of rubber and I only had bruises

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago

The stairs in the movie don't line up either. Always bothered me.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

at 7 my bones were made of rubber

I was just thinking about this. I'm in my 40's and it feels like I now break a rib if I sneeze hard, and I was wondering whether I'm actually "less durable" nowadays than I was when I was younger

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

You have to consider the square cube law.

Weight scales far quicker than bone strength.

And also kids are 24/7 running around and doing something for their fitness if they are allowed to.

Most adults don't do that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ever seen what happens to a rubber band that's been sitting unused in a drawer for 5 years? Same thing.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I resemble this comment

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I tweaked my back replying to this comment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Actually,yes. Kids bones are less rigid/more flexible. (And younger kids don't even have some bones to begin with -patellae-/they aren't fused together yet -skull-)

And of course you have more weight and a longer "lever" to break things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Kevin should have rolled down the stairs in a tire instead. I bet that would actually work.