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12 things that 99% of people can’t do!

7/ Move your ears

Moving your ears is just as difficult as raising one eyebrow. But not completely impossible…

8/ The chair experiment

An exercise that most women can manage well, while men just can’t do it: place one foot in front of the wall, touching the wall with your toes. Then put the other foot behind the first one, so that the toes touch the other heel. Now put the first foot behind the second one. You are now three steps from the wall: stay standing and join your two feet. Bring a chair between you and the wall and bend forwards so that your head is touching the wall. Take the chair in your two hands and raise yourself up straight with it. Staggeringly difficult for men!

9/ Put your fist in your mouth

An impressive ability for sure, even if it’s a bit useless! But we can’t guarantee that just because you got it in there, that you will be able to get it out again!

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10/ Hold your breath for long periods

Obviously, we strongly advise against trying this one out, because loss of consciousness is guaranteed! Our innate survival instincts are generally very strong, and very few people can voluntarily stop themselves from breathing. But some people such as deep sea divers or meditating monks can train themselves to hold their breaths for much longer than average.

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11/ Do more than two things at once

Your brain is extraordinary: like a computer, it can store hours of data, and complete background processes, such as breathing or keeping our balance. But the brain also has certain limits: many of us can do no more than two things at the one time. This is because the frontal lobe, which can perfectly manage two things at once, has extreme difficulty with introducing a third or more task to the equation.

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12/ Stay in the bird-dog position

The bird-dog is a position that consists of kneeling on all fours and raising the opposite arm and leg at the same time. This position is difficult if not almost impossible to hold when you try and alternate sides. Why? We find it hard to maintain balance without leaning to one side or the other. Ask your yoga teacher if you are one of the chosen 1%!

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