Have you heard of this? Men vs. Women - picking up a chair

I remember this vaguely, but with my "creative" memory, it could definitely be BS.

There's a "trick" where when a chair is placed against a wall, and when a man puts his head agains the wall to pick up the chair he cannot do it. However, when a female does it...they are able to.

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yeah....I can't remember the science behind it...something to do with hips, perhaps

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That's what I thought - it's in the hips.

Now, we want to prove this at work, so does anyone know the exact set up.

Yeah...it's Friday.

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Posted by ChrissynRicky

That's what I thought - it's in the hips.

Now, we want to prove this at work, so does anyone know the exact set up.

Yeah...it's Friday.

Message edited 4/20/2007 3:53:15 PM.

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Posted by Shopaholic921

Posted by ChrissynRicky

That's what I thought - it's in the hips.

Now, we want to prove this at work, so does anyone know the exact set up.

Yeah...it's Friday.

put the chair back up against a wall. Stand infront of the front of the chair, bend over so your forehead is against the wall. put your hands around seat and lift. Men can't do it.

Happy friday!

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Let us know the results...

Also bored on Friday!

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really??? i've never heard of this! does it work with basically any kind of chair??? i'll have to try this with DH when i get home later!

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So we asked our male boss to do it...and he was able to....we used a chair that has wheels on it...does it count? He did spread his legs apart....I could've sworn men can't do it...

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Never heard of this! I have to try it on DH!

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Ohhh, they had an episode on a show about this. The show with Archie Bunker - All in the Family.

Am I aging myself? YUP

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OMG!! We did this on Easter over at my inlaws - and guys can NOT do it - it was the funniest thing I have ever seen!!

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It's a simple matter of balance, center of balance, and distance from the wall. Men typically have bigger feet, so they are farther from the wall than a women (especially if she has heels, so her "foot length" is even shorter.) When a person is farther from the wall, their center of balance is too far forward, and they cannot stand up. Find a man with small feet, and a woman with large feet, and you'll see that it isn't genetic, just math and physics.

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Tried it on four men this weekend...they were all able to pick up the chair.