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Deep respect

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2358) • United States 26 Mar 25

I have the utmost respect and am in Awe of anyone who has lost the use of an arm for more than 24 hours. I feel like a contortionist when I pull my pants up one handed. Probably not much of a problem if you are an average weight,...

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Are you "double-jointed"?

w1z111 @w1z111 (985) • United States 7 May 07

Ok...let's see if we can settle this once and for all. I remember back when I was a kid (yeah...long ago!), some of my friends could bend their elbows 'backward' by several degrees (not me, though!), or could bend their fingers...

bending backward

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Which is your favourite thing to see at the circus?

elizabethbathory @elizabethbathory (1132) • United States 22 Apr 07

I love watching contortionists! Their bodies are almost serpentine, hypnotic. I can't take my eyes off of them. And I love watching when the contortionist picks up a bow and arrow with her feet and fires it at a balloon. It's...

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