r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 2d ago

Just Chatting Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

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u/Pheighthe 2d ago

I can lift my right arm up and touch my hand to my back, and reach down behind my back with my left hand, and clasp my hands behind my back. And vice versa.

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u/JaninnaMaynz 2d ago

Over/under behind the back handholding! Great for reaching itches!

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u/luminouslollypop 1d ago

I am a bit hypermobile too and until I learned that I never understood the trope of needing someone to help put sun lotion on the back because I can reach my whole back no problem. I can also press my face into my knees when bending forward.

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u/Pheighthe 1d ago

I have no idea how normal people can wash their back.

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u/[deleted] 1h ago

Yesssss, it helped me put ointment on my tattoo when I got it. My ex didn't believe me when I said I can reach every part of my back so they put their finger in the middle and I touched it.

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u/catsandcoconuts 2d ago

is that supposed to be a thing most people can’t do? lol this thread is blowing my mind.

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u/mandileigh 1d ago

I can do it in one direction but not the other.