Eventhoug we might think we are able to do whatever we want with our bodies, there are things that we aren’t able to manage, unless you are one of these people.
Here is a list of things that are impossible to do with your body, and the few people can do them, so check them out and try if you are one of them.
Weird Tongue Tricks
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These all require muscle control and tongue dexterity. Some claim that they’re genetic traits, though this is heavily debated. Approximately seventy-five percent of the population can roll their tongues.
Only Genetics ?
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Genetics isn’t the only factor, as some case studies show children who can manipulate their tongues born from parents who couldn’t. Whatever the mysterious origin of these tricks is, they’re quite impressive.
To Swallow a Spoonful of Cinnamon
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Ground cinnamon may be a tasty baking addition, but it’s impossible to eat on its own for most people. Attempting to do so will likely burn the inside of your throat and send you into a violent coughing fit.
Why is it impossible to eat it?
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Cinnamon is actually the raw form of tree bark that has been ground into dust. It’s insoluble in water, so it’s not surprising that humans have such an intensely negative reaction to it.
Wiggling Your Ears
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According to a 2006 ear-wiggling study, the mechanism behind ear movements is surprisingly sophisticated. Unlike most other facial muscles, ear muscles have their own accessory nucleus in the brainstem. This is basically the control area for muscle function.
How hard it is to move your ears?
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Compared to bats and cats, this nucleus is tiny in humans, which is why most of us find controlling our ears such a challenge.
Can you touch the tip of your nose with your tongue?
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It’s thought that only ten percent of the population can perform this act, which is known as Gorlin sign in the medical world. In some instances it can indicate connective tissue disorder, but if you can do it put it on all your resumés and dating profiles. You are one highly sought-after human being.
Fold paper eight times
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There's an old myth that you can't fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times, because each time you make a fold, the thickness of the paper doubles, and soon requires impossible amounts of energy to finish the crease.
Put your fist in the mouth
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The majority of the population can only get half or barely a quarter of their fist into their mouths. Seriously, they’ve done studies on this stuff. Successfully fitting your entire fist in your mouth usually requires both a large mouth and small hands.
Mila Kunis can do it!
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People who can fit their entire fist into their mouths are a rare anomaly. For most, it’s a near impossible feat. Yes Mila Kunis is one of them!
Open-Eyed Sneezing
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One popular schoolyard theory is this is to prevent your eyes from popping out, which actually happened in one astonishing 1882 case. This phenomenon is called eyeball subluxing.
Why can't we sneeze with our eyes open?
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Most experts believe our eyes clamp shut during a sneeze because of an involuntary reflex sent from the ‘sneeze centre’ of our brains. This may be the body’s way of preventing germs from entering the eye. Thanks, brain! You’re always looking out for us.
Lick your elbow
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Apparently there are techniques that can be learnt to get around this, but most require you to have been blessed with a particularly short upper arm or an abnormally long tongue.
Weird tricks with your fingers
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There are several tricks that can get done with our fingers, but for this, it is necessary a great flexibility in the muscles. It also depends on how long your fingers are. Some people can separate the middle finger and forefinger, annular and pinky, while for others it is simply impossible.
Tickling yourself is impossible!
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Being tickled is one of the most vulnerable states we can find ourselves in, but, unfortunately, you’re out of luck if you want to have a good clean solo tickle session. On paper it might sound easy to do, but in practice it’s near impossible to genuinely tickle yourself to the point of laughter because you will always brace for the touch.
This isWhy you can't tickle yourself
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This is because of an area at the back of the brain called the cerebellum. The cerebellum plays a role in monitoring movements and studies have shown that it can predict sensations caused by your own movements but not someone else’s.
Sync Tricks
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While sitting on a chair, try to rotate one of your legs clockwise and at the same time draw the number 6 in the air with your arm, if you can then you are really good at multitasking because it is really complicated.
Move your nose for a Spell
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Although this is on the more common side, not everyone has the ability to twitch or wiggle their nose like the iconic character Samantha. Elizabeth Montgomery, the actress who played Samantha, got so sick of fans asking her to twitch her nose that she refused to do it once the series had ended. I think she still has nightmares about being chased by giant twitching noses.
Gleeking
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Gleeking is the term for when you project saliva from the submandibular gland after compressing it with your tongue. This means you stimulate the saliva glands under your tongue to spit a concentrated jet of saliva.
And Which one of these can you do?
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Although not everybody can do any of these crazy things, surely you have your own special talent, so show them off because you might surprise a lot of people.