NationStates Jolt Archive


Strange Things your body can do...

Riopo
16-10-2008, 20:05
Well, firstly, don't ask me, boredom got the best of me. :rolleyes:

Anyhow, I can make my whole hand touch the back of my wrist, and touch my nose with my tongue. Any other people with cool things? :)
Lunatic Goofballs
16-10-2008, 20:07
I have a prehensile penis.
Riopo
16-10-2008, 20:08
I have a prehensile penis.

Oh, that's ummm... Interesting... *looks up in dictionary*

EDIT: Meaning = adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.

Wow, Lunatic Golfballs, I never knew you were such a player. ;)
Call to power
16-10-2008, 20:11
I can click all my fingers at once and eat broccoli
Dumb Ideologies
16-10-2008, 20:12
Aside from piss me off constantly with how it looks, I don't think my body does anything particularly commentworthy. WANT SPECIAL TALENTS!
Ifreann
16-10-2008, 20:12
I'm technically dead.
Riopo
16-10-2008, 20:17
I can click all my fingers at once and eat broccoli

Offft, what a hardman.

Aside from piss me off constantly with how it looks, I don't think my body does anything particularly commentworthy. WANT SPECIAL TALENTS!

You mean you can't even eat broccoli like the other guy?

I'm technically dead.

Now that takes skill.
The Alma Mater
16-10-2008, 20:18
I can lick my elbow.
Dumb Ideologies
16-10-2008, 20:19
You mean you can't even eat broccoli like the other guy?

No. It tastes horrid :(
Aelosia
16-10-2008, 20:20
I can cover my ears with the sole of my feet.
Riopo
16-10-2008, 20:22
I can cover my ears with the sole of my feet.

I used to be able to do that when I was 2 Years old, I've lost my touch since then, damnit.
Conserative Morality
16-10-2008, 20:30
I can reach behind my head and touch my chin, with my elbow behind my head, without bending my neck or head in anyway.
Riopo
16-10-2008, 20:33
I can reach behind my head and touch my chin, with my elbow behind my head, without bending my neck or head in anyway.

*trys and breaks neck*

God, damnit!
Zilam
16-10-2008, 20:34
I have the ability to let off deadly gasses through my anus.
Call to power
16-10-2008, 20:35
Aside from piss me off constantly with how it looks, I don't think my body does anything particularly commentworthy. WANT SPECIAL TALENTS!

super uselessness!

will you be using these powers for good or evil?

I'm technically dead.

Reagan dead or Patrick swayze dead?

No. It tastes horrid :(

tastes like hairy carrots imho
Adunabar
16-10-2008, 20:37
I can reach behind my head and touch my chin, with my elbow behind my head, without bending my neck or head in anyway.

Fairly easy.
Aelosia
16-10-2008, 20:44
I can do that easily, Conservative Morality.
Vampire Knight Zero
16-10-2008, 20:44
I have pinchable cheeks. :D
South Lorenya
16-10-2008, 20:47
As a Dragon, I have a bunch of special skills, such as flying and deflecting bullets with my scales.
Conserative Morality
16-10-2008, 20:49
Fairly easy.

I can do that easily, Conservative Morality.
Strangely enough, I'm the only person in my entire school who can do that... Or, for that matter, out of anyone I know.
Tech-gnosis
16-10-2008, 20:50
As a Dragon, I have a bunch of special skills, such as flying and deflecting bullets with my scales.

So you have no special dragon skills?
Lunatic Goofballs
16-10-2008, 20:51
Oh, that's ummm... Interesting... *looks up in dictionary*

EDIT: Meaning = adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.

Wow, Lunatic Golfballs, I never knew you were such a player. ;)

And I contribute once again to the education of our youth. :)
South Lorenya
16-10-2008, 20:54
So you have no special dragon skills?

...I can balance myself on the tip of my tail, does that count?
Aelosia
16-10-2008, 20:55
Strangely enough, I'm the only person in my entire school who can do that... Or, for that matter, out of anyone I know.

I would advise that people over there start working about their overweight...
Conserative Morality
16-10-2008, 21:05
I would advise that people over there start working about their overweight...

:rolleyes:

There are people thinner then me here who can't do this.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
16-10-2008, 21:06
I have pinchable cheeks. :D

Yes, yes you do. *nod*
Gauntleted Fist
16-10-2008, 21:09
I can put both of my feet behind my head while sitting down.
Johnny B Goode
16-10-2008, 21:11
I can't do much of anything, really.
Demonicvampires
16-10-2008, 21:13
erm, i can touch my nose with my tounge and i see people die while i talk to them in person :) i wish i had amazing dragon powers, but i don't :( my powers just get me depressed when i talk to my friends and happy when im argueing with people i dont like
Conserative Morality
16-10-2008, 21:16
erm, i can touch my nose with my tounge and i see people die while i talk to them in person :) i wish i had amazing dragon powers, but i don't :( my powers just get me depressed when i talk to my friends and happy when im argueing with people i dont like

I can see people die when they get run over by a train. Does that count?:D
DrunkenDove
16-10-2008, 21:26
I can lick my elbow and my nose, and bend all my fingers so they're at fourty-five degrees to the palms of my hands.

I was always in the shadow of my brother though. He can bend his arms in such a way to bring them over his head, even if they're handcuffed together.
Dinaverg
16-10-2008, 21:48
Yeah, um. As far as my hands go, 'limited ranges of motion' are just suggestions.
Dumb Ideologies
16-10-2008, 22:06
super uselessness!

will you be using these powers for good or evil?

I'll be using my powers to support the liberal democrats. I think someone with my powers would fit in perfectly there

tastes like hairy carrots imho

Trueness.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
16-10-2008, 22:09
Yeah, um. As far as my hands go, 'limited ranges of motion' are just suggestions.

Hey... sup? Want to grab something to drink later? :D
Cannot think of a name
16-10-2008, 22:13
My legs bend backwards.
New Drakonia
16-10-2008, 22:25
I can put both my feet behind my head, and I'm not a fit person in any normal sense.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
16-10-2008, 23:27
I can bend my fingers backward a fair ways, crack just about every joint in my body (ever seen someone crack their knees? It isn't pretty), pick things up with my toes, walk a coin across my knuckles (which is more about training than being special, but whatever), put my foot behind my head, move my eyeballs independently, eat ridiculous amounts of food (last year, I ate over 2 gallons of ice cream to win a contest), deep throat a knife (but only when I'm drunk) and make a squishing sound by pressing on my eyeballs.

I can also withstand a lot of pain, but that's more about masochism and stupidity than physical prowess.
Articoa
16-10-2008, 23:41
I can bend both my thumbs and move them around like a joystick. And I can eat chocolate. Now THAT takes skill!
Redwulf
16-10-2008, 23:43
Well, firstly, don't ask me, boredom got the best of me. :rolleyes:

Anyhow, I can make my whole hand touch the back of my wrist,

That's easy! Unless you're saying it's the hand that's connected to that wrist.
Bloodlusty Barbarism
16-10-2008, 23:49
I can crack my wrist by pushing down on the back of my hand, like other people crack their knuckles.
If I push far enough, I can make my fingers touch the veins on my wrist's underside.
I can dislocate my shoulders at will. If you handcuff me in the back, I can roll my shoulders out of their sockets and get my hands over my head, in front of me.
I can clap with one hand. It's actually really easy, but no one else has been able to do it so far.

EDIT: And I can make my legs bow backwards.
Svalbardania
17-10-2008, 00:20
Well, like Fiddles I can crack almost every joint in my body. Knees? No problem. Ankles? Just say the word. All my vertebrea and once? No sweat.

I can also, without any preparation or stretching, bend down and no only touch my toes, but rest my fingers flat on the floor. Palms flat requires a tad of stretching...

I can boggle my eyes. Not quite like those guinness world record people, but big enough to scare them. A lot of doctors think I have a thyroid problem, but as yet it seems not. Just big eyes.

OH! And if I put my right arm over my shoulder and down my back (like scratching that itch you get after the annoyingly long fingernails of a Thai ladyboy prostitute has raked down your back while she gives you sweet pleasure in the anus), and my left arm up my back from underneath (like the bobbys do to gruff London east-enders they catch after a movie length chase down alleys and shooping strips, culminating in a "you're nicked!"), then I can not only touch my fingertips, but actually monkey grip. With stretching, I can get hand-to-elbow.

And all of this whilst being an overweight, unfit male. Ain't life grand?
Mirkana
17-10-2008, 01:36
I can sit in many positions others would find uncomfortable. Here's one:

Stand on your feet. Then bring your body down so your legs are pressed against your chest. Do not let your butt touch the ground.

I can do that for hours.
Stoklomolvi
17-10-2008, 02:21
Memorise Tom Lehrer songs after listening to them a few times.

Hooray for New Math! New hoo hoo Math!
Geniasis
17-10-2008, 02:41
I can reach behind my head and touch my chin, with my elbow behind my head, without bending my neck or head in anyway.

As can I.
Saige Dragon
17-10-2008, 02:48
I can bend my fingers backward a fair ways, crack just about every joint in my body (ever seen someone crack their knees? It isn't pretty)

Well, like Fiddles I can crack almost every joint in my body. Knees? No problem. Ankles? Just say the word. All my vertebrea and once? No sweat.

Ahhh. But can you two crack your hips? How about elbows? Get back to me when you've covered those two.
Svalbardania
17-10-2008, 02:50
Ahhh. But can you two crack your hips? How about elbows? Get back to me when you've covered those two.

I can repeat-crack my elbows, and yes my hips too. How bout each individual knuckle on each hand, or each toe knuckle? Neck? Jaw? Wrist? Shoulder?
SaintB
17-10-2008, 04:59
I can bend the last knuckle on every single one of my fingers, simultaneously or separately.
Saige Dragon
17-10-2008, 05:05
I can repeat-crack my elbows, and yes my hips too. How bout each individual knuckle on each hand, or each toe knuckle? Neck? Jaw? Wrist? Shoulder?

Yes and yes for the knuckles. My neck, not at the moment, I broke it 3 months ago so I'll be holding off on that... guess you could say I'm really damn good at cracking it actually :tongue:. I can't actually crack my jaw per se, but I can dislocate I just remembered. And yes I can crack my wrists; the left one doesn't actually stop cracking, I broke it 2 years ago. Shoulder(s) I can crack as well. The right one hurts to much to do it though, it kinda got taken out in the whole neck incident
Poliwanacraca
17-10-2008, 05:10
I can put both feet behind my head, although I seem to be getting old and creaky because I can't keep them there very long without it getting too painful. I can also fully bend my knees, put my legs at a 180-degree angle, and sit on my feet (feet being sole-to-sole). Apparently that one is really hard for normal people; it feels like a comfortable stretch to me.

I can also get sick in all sorts of excitingly improbable ways...go me?
DaWoad
17-10-2008, 05:14
Ahhh. But can you two crack your hips? How about elbows? Get back to me when you've covered those two.

Actually ya . . .knees elbows hips really the whole bit. . .
Soviestan
17-10-2008, 05:20
I can do something only 1-3% of men can do. Thank you yoga.
Cascadia Free Zone
17-10-2008, 05:28
One of the interesting things I can do with my body is I can dislocate both of my shoulders, but I will have to move my shoulders in a certain way. FYI, it hurts a lot when they dislocate. Also, my right wrist will always crack and feel like something clicking inside when I spin it or rotate it because I broke my hand years ago. I broke my hand when it was pushed up and then down. When I squeeze my right hand I feel bones inside of my hand click. My left hand is completely normal. Also, I can't wink using my left eye, only my right one.
Blouman Empire
17-10-2008, 05:57
I can twist my tounge upside down.


I can do something only 1-3% of men can do. Thank you yoga.

Pray, tell, good sir what is that? Or is it part of the mantra of the yogi not to tell other of their powers?
The Alma Mater
17-10-2008, 06:40
Pray, tell, good sir what is that? Or is it part of the mantra of the yogi not to tell other of their powers?

One assumes he can simulate creation as done by the great god Atum ;)
Or that could just be my dirty mind.
Anti-Social Darwinism
17-10-2008, 06:45
I'm double jointed in the index finger of my left hand.
Pegasus Autonoma
17-10-2008, 06:51
I can bend my thumb back against my hand and dislocate one of my hips
Svalbardania
17-10-2008, 07:49
Yes and yes for the knuckles. My neck, not at the moment, I broke it 3 months ago so I'll be holding off on that... guess you could say I'm really damn good at cracking it actually :tongue:. I can't actually crack my jaw per se, but I can dislocate I just remembered. And yes I can crack my wrists; the left one doesn't actually stop cracking, I broke it 2 years ago. Shoulder(s) I can crack as well. The right one hurts to much to do it though, it kinda got taken out in the whole neck incident

Yeah, my left ankle doesn't stop clicking... but that's because there was a period where I rolled it ALMOST to the point of breaking it about... 12 times? yeah, 12 times over a 4 month period. It tapered off after that, it would have been about 20 times that year. Crazy stuff. It was so weak, that in the end I rolled it getting out of bed once.

And also: YAY FOR ARTHRITIS! We're both probably going to get it :p

Sovietstan: Would the phrase auto-fellatio be appropriate? Or is that my strange imagination coming to the fore?
Blouman Empire
17-10-2008, 08:20
One assumes he can simulate creation as done by the great god Atum ;)
Or that could just be my dirty mind.


Sovietstan: Would the phrase auto-fellatio be appropriate? Or is that my strange imagination coming to the fore?

Oh, right my mind when asking him wasn't thinking about that sort of thing.
Pure Metal
17-10-2008, 09:55
all girls can touch their elbows together behind their backs.

try it... but only when i'm around >.>
Dinaverg
17-10-2008, 10:11
Hey... sup? Want to grab something to drink later? :D

Try and stop me. ;)
Jello Biafra
17-10-2008, 12:08
I can cross one eye at a time, at will.
Wilgrove
17-10-2008, 12:22
I have pinchable cheeks. :D

You're just wanting me to kill you, aren't you?

God...you're more annoying than the Brady Bunch or the Olsen Twins when they were on Full House.

Oh, as for my strange things my body can do. It can go haywire every week with flu, stomach cramps, headaches, and Constipation.
Manfigurut
17-10-2008, 12:31
I can make farting noises by pressing my hand to my eyesocket.
Extreme Ironing
17-10-2008, 14:25
I once sung an A flat below stave on a bass clef (Ab1, c. 52Hz). Really should've recorded it.

The average male voice's lowest note is about an octave above this.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
17-10-2008, 14:28
Try and stop me. ;)

It's a dare!:D

I have been thinking for the past few days about what sort of strange things my body can do and I can't think of anything.:(
Vampire Knight Zero
17-10-2008, 16:14
You're just wanting me to kill you, aren't you?

God...you're more annoying than the Brady Bunch or the Olsen Twins when they were on Full House.


I love you too. :D
Galloism
17-10-2008, 16:15
I have been thinking for the past few days about what sort of strange things my body can do and I can't think of anything.:(

Oooh! I know! I Know!

You can *is immediately tackled*
Ferrous Oxide
17-10-2008, 16:17
I can make my eyes shiver.
Riopo
17-10-2008, 22:30
I once sung an A flat below stave on a bass clef (Ab1, c. 52Hz). Really should've recorded it.

The average male voice's lowest note is about an octave above this.

Pffft. You just had puberty early. :p
Poliwanacraca
17-10-2008, 22:35
I once sung an A flat below stave on a bass clef (Ab1, c. 52Hz). Really should've recorded it.

The average male voice's lowest note is about an octave above this.

Nice!

I suppose I should have mentioned that I have a four-octave range (on a good day; if I'm not at my best it's only about 3-and-a-half) in my list of bodily talents, then. :)
Extreme Ironing
17-10-2008, 23:01
Nice!

Someday I'll be a real Russian bass.

I suppose I should have mentioned that I have a four-octave range (on a good day; if I'm not at my best it's only about 3-and-a-half) in my list of bodily talents, then. :)

Whistle singing?
Poliwanacraca
18-10-2008, 00:13
Someday I'll be a real Russian bass.

They are so badass.

Whistle singing?[/QUOTE]

At the very tip-top, yes. I used to be able to go pretty darn high without crossing into whistle-register, but after I got vocal nodes a few years ago I had to pretty much completely stop using the top octave of my range for a couple of years, and now I'm out of practice.

The funny thing about those high notes, of course, is that I mostly sing alto. I always liked annoying the first sopranos by being able to hit their notes better than they could. :tongue:
The Plutonian Empire
18-10-2008, 01:11
It's not much, but I can drink a whole glass of milk with out having to stop for air. That's when I'm really thirsty, anyway.
The Brevious
18-10-2008, 01:23
I can cover my ears with the sole of my feet.
Is this the part where i beg for proof?
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/cool29.gif

As i'd said at some point before, i can roll a major vein in my right hand over my flexors.
Actually, i can do a few strange things.
The Brevious
18-10-2008, 01:24
Someday I'll be a real Russian bass.
I did that in high school. Not so much anymore, since t doesn't really work with acoustic guitar settings.
Good for you, though.
The Brevious
18-10-2008, 01:26
I have been thinking for the past few days about what sort of strange things my body can do and I can't think of anything.:(Doesn't mean we shouldn't try/explore :D
The Brevious
18-10-2008, 01:47
Memorise Tom Lehrer songs after listening to them a few times.

Hooray for New Math! New hoo hoo Math!
The trick is singing it while playing.
And The Elements, boy howdy!
Dyakovo
18-10-2008, 01:49
I can cover my ears with the sole of my feet.

Care to demonstrate? ;)
The Brevious
18-10-2008, 01:50
Care to demonstrate? ;)There's a line!
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14111628&postcount=74
*pouts*
Dyakovo
18-10-2008, 01:54
There's a line!
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14111628&postcount=74
*pouts*

Ah! But I know what country to go to for the demonstration... :D
The Brevious
18-10-2008, 01:56
Ah! But I know what country to go to for the demonstration... :D
Tis true. So we both pitchin' in for the webcam?
Dyakovo
18-10-2008, 02:03
I believe she already has one...
And I'd prefer a demonstration in person...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/Smileys/EMOPOyes008HL3.gif


plus this would almost make it worth the cost of the plane ticket...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/Aelosia/Beatriz.jpg
Poliwanacraca
18-10-2008, 02:08
The trick is singing it while playing.
And The Elements, boy howdy!

It's not a exactly a body-talent, but I can sing it even faster than Lehrer does. :tongue:
BunnySaurus Bugsii
18-10-2008, 02:47
I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue. I can pat my head and rub my stomach without getting them mixed up. Neither of these is particularly impressive.

What constantly amazes me is a far more common thing, and it's the healing ability of my body. If there is no residual damage, I actually welcome cuts and bruises so I can watch them heal.

Gotta be careful with that one ... I'm starting to look like an old tomcat.
Dans le Noir 2
18-10-2008, 03:21
I have the ability to wear size 5 jeans, but not be able to see my size 10 feet.

I can rest my chin on my breasts ... :( It is very much an embarassing thing.
Dyakovo
18-10-2008, 03:22
I have the ability to wear size 5 jeans, but not be able to see my size 10 feet.

I can rest my chin on my breasts ... :( It is very much an embarassing thing.

pictures or it didn't happen...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/Smileys/naughty.gif
BunnySaurus Bugsii
18-10-2008, 04:54
I have the ability to wear size 5 jeans, but not be able to see my size 10 feet.

I can rest my chin on my breasts ... :( It is very much an embarassing thing.

Have you considered a career as a wet nurse? Good money I hear, and won't cut into your internet time ...
Hairless Kitten
18-10-2008, 12:35
I can have sex.
Extreme Ironing
18-10-2008, 13:11
They are so badass.

This is true. Also, have you ever heard Tim Storms sing?

At the very tip-top, yes. I used to be able to go pretty darn high without crossing into whistle-register, but after I got vocal nodes a few years ago I had to pretty much completely stop using the top octave of my range for a couple of years, and now I'm out of practice.

Hmm, you know, now reading about nodes, I think I may be developing them as I've been having similar problems as described on wiki. Thanks for mentioning them, I'll have a chat with my singing teacher next week about it.

The funny thing about those high notes, of course, is that I mostly sing alto. I always liked annoying the first sopranos by being able to hit their notes better than they could. :tongue:

I know some altos like that, 'tis amusing :) How much into tenor range do you go?
SaintB
18-10-2008, 13:47
I can bend the last knuckle on every single one of my fingers, simultaneously or separately.

Without bending any other part of my fingers, I forgot to add that...
SaintB
18-10-2008, 13:54
Nice!

I suppose I should have mentioned that I have a four-octave range (on a good day; if I'm not at my best it's only about 3-and-a-half) in my list of bodily talents, then. :)

If people are going to mention singing too... I can (well at least used too) sing in three octaves without straining my voice. I sang Tenor, Baritone, and Bass in my high school chorus. Haven't had a reason too since though...
Galloism
18-10-2008, 14:08
I can sing in three voices:

Crying Baby
Stuck Pig
Tortured Cat
Nanatsu no Tsuki
18-10-2008, 19:02
Doesn't mean we shouldn't try/explore :D

Is that an invitation to use the Skywalker glove?:D
Poliwanacraca
18-10-2008, 20:27
This is true. Also, have you ever heard Tim Storms sing?

Doesn't sound familiar. I'll have to google him. :)

Hmm, you know, now reading about nodes, I think I may be developing them as I've been having similar problems as described on wiki. Thanks for mentioning them, I'll have a chat with my singing teacher next week about it.

They're evil. It's harder than heck to get the darn things to go away completely once you've got them, so I hope it turns out you don't have them.


I know some altos like that, 'tis amusing :) How much into tenor range do you go?

On a really good day, I can get down to B flat; on an average day, I can only make it to C sharp or so. I've actually sung baritone before, which is hilarious. It was also very funny when I was dating a first tenor - I was endlessly amused by the fact that I could actually sing lower than he could. :tongue:
Soviestan
18-10-2008, 21:11
One assumes he can simulate creation as done by the great god Atum ;)
Or that could just be my dirty mind.

I'm amused that I can make a basically benign statement that could refer to a number of things and at least two people automatically assumed autofellatio. So yes, if I am so inclined, it can be done. Still, you people need to get your minds out of the gutter:p
Svalbardania
18-10-2008, 21:51
I'm amused that I can make a basically benign statement that could refer to a number of things and at least two people automatically assumed autofellatio. So yes, if I am so inclined, it can be done. Still, you people need to get your minds out of the gutter:p

But life is so much FUN in the gutter!
Extreme Ironing
18-10-2008, 23:18
Doesn't sound familiar. I'll have to google him. :)

He has the record for the lowest note sung.

They're evil. It's harder than heck to get the darn things to go away completely once you've got them, so I hope it turns out you don't have them.

Thanks, yeah I hope it's not that bad, but I've had problems with my voice for a while now, and resting over the summer hasn't helped a whole lot.

On a really good day, I can get down to B flat; on an average day, I can only make it to C sharp or so. I've actually sung baritone before, which is hilarious. It was also very funny when I was dating a first tenor - I was endlessly amused by the fact that I could actually sing lower than he could. :tongue:

Nice :)
Der Volkenland
19-10-2008, 00:27
Autofellatio, 'Nuff said. I think I'm just extremely flexible. :p
Nanatsu no Tsuki
19-10-2008, 01:09
I can sing in three voices:

Crying Baby
Stuck Pig
Tortured Cat

Proof!!:eek2: