Can you stand on one leg?

@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

Wow, I'm impressed. Maybe I need to do more practice.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

9 Apr 18

@JudyEv I can stand on one leg for a while to.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

9 Apr 18

@JudyEv

. I don't think you need to!

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19626)

• United States

8 Apr 18

Yes I can and I am very proud to be able to do so.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

Good for you.

You are much more clever than I am.

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19626)

• United States

9 Apr 18

@JudyEv

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

9 Apr 18

@judyev I can but I’d choose not to. It makes me look like a flamingo.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

Haha. So you have really skinny legs?

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69157)

• Centralia, Washington

8 Apr 18

I stole a flamingo feather when I was in Arizona, visiting my daughter. I managed to bend over a pond's edge and nab a lovely pink-orange feather. Daughter was worried that I would fall in and she had good reason but I managed to act like a greedy toddler without harming myself.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69157)

• Centralia, Washington

9 Apr 18

@JudyEv Yeah. Stole. Daughter seemed to think that since we were in a zoo I was not supposed to take anything out. Not even a souvenir rock.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

'Stole' a feather? We went to a wildlife park and there were notices warning against picking up/stealing peacock tail feathers. They sold them for around $20 from memory.

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JB_girl

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

9 Apr 18

Aren't they beautiful?

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

They are indeed. They hardly look real when they walk. They seem to be on stilts.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

8 Apr 18

I can stand on one leg for 2-3 minutes then I just give up

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

I can make it for about 30 seconds - less sometimes.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

9 Apr 18

Good you reminded me. I am supposed to do that as part of my physio therapy exercise.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

10 Apr 18

@JudyEv It comes with practice. This is one way to strengthen one's leg muscles.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr 18

@allknowing I'll start practising.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr 18

It's hard work isn't it? But maybe that's just me!

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louievill

@louievill (28846)

• Philippines

9 Apr 18

I have no problem standing on one leg, maybe I should do it more often to conserve energy and prolong heart life haha

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

And you don't need to do it standing in water. On land will do.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11325)

• Australia

10 Apr 18

They look graceful ..

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11325)

• Australia

11 Apr 18

@JudyEv Maybe they need a special place where there's plenty of space and water..

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Apr 18

@epiffanie From the comments it seems lots of zoos have them.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr 18

They do don't they? I'm a bit surprised we don't have them in other zoos.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

9 Apr 18

I can for a few minutes, but not as easily as I used to

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

I'm not much good at it at all now.

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S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

11 Apr 18

May be the One Leg yoga or exercises found from Famingos

. I can also able to stand in one Leg

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S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

12 Apr 18

@JudyEv Yes that is good. That is one of the method to calculate our balance and stamina.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr 18

I think I need to do it more often to try to improve my balance.

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Angie

@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Apr 18

I love Flamingos. Yes I can stand on one leg for a good while, I have good balance to be an old lady.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

With all that you do I should think your balance would be really good.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

9 Apr 18

I have wondered why they stand on one leg. As for me I've never really felt the need to do it - expect when I was learning to roller blade!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr 18

Being able to stand on one leg is really over-rated I think.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

10 Apr 18

@JudyEv Right, otherwise everyone would be doing it!

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

9 Apr 18

@JudyEv I have never seen a flamingo standing on one foot. I cannot stand a long time on one foot. Thanks for the information Judy.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr 18

You're welcome. It's pretty hard standing on one foot.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr 18

@Hannihar That's a good idea to try to improve your balance.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

10 Apr 18

@JudyEv Judy, I have had a bad balancing prolblem so asked my physical therapist a long time ago for excercises so my balancing is better but not great yet.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128831)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Apr 18

How in the world does standing on one leg increase balance? I have trouble enough balancing when I'm standing on two legs! haha

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr 18

It doesn't increase balance - it is supposed to improve balance but I really have my doubts. Are you 53 yet and did you read @WorDazza response? That could be cause for worry.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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13 Apr 18

Those flamingoes have the right idea. Conserve energy and rest the other leg. Hey, with that ability imagine what they could do in a one-legged sack race

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Apr 18

Or a three-legged race with a mate.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

8 Apr 18

Yes I can stand on one leg with the other tucked on my knee. The trick to it is to put your half foot with toes on your front knee while your heel tests behind back of knee. You'll find the heel part supports your leg for community standing on one leg.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

I know our indigenous aboriginals often stand on one leg with the other leg tucked up like you say.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

10 Apr 18

@JudyEv It's easier to stand on one leg that way.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112774)

• United States

8 Apr 18

I have cervical radiculopathy so standing on one leg is a challenge. But I do have my Pink Flamingoes album on iTunes which stands on its own...but one is better to be deaf to listen to it.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr 18

Haha re the Pink Flamingoes record. Actually the 'pink' is pretty superfluous isn't it? as they are always pink except that Chile in Adelaide went more orange when they had to change her diet.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Apr 18

Sorry - I didn't really understand the reference to the record but I know now it's your own. I listened to it and enjoyed it thanks.

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Lynn Fowler

@lynnief (1203)

• Australia

9 Apr 18

These days even standing on one leg long enough to get the other leg into my nickers is an effort - but I refuse to give in and do the "old lady thing", sitting on the bed to get dressed.

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