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[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 3 points 22 hours ago

I can roll a coin or a pencil through my fingers. Do this mostly in boring meetings.

[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Peeing in the potty

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah I never got any good at that

[–] FrameForm@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago
[–] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Whistle with my fingers, took a good few weeks of practice over one summer blowing spit all over my fingers but eventually I learned. Still a really useful skill today.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago
[–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 21 points 1 day ago

Riding a bike

[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Walking as quietly as possible around the house.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I learned to tie my shoelaces!

Not really much else, I fear... I quit playing music almost entirely, which was a pretty big part of my life as a youngster.

[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pick it back up. Things come back fast and as an Adult you learn even faster.

[–] sydd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love the enthusiasm but I definitely picked things up faster as a teenager.

[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 3 points 1 day ago

I feel like my focus is now better. Aswell as endurance to stay on things that dont reward outright. Also the learning sources available are just huge now.

[–] emb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad I learned it, and I still use that method to tie things in general, but I actually never do this any more. At some point in my youth, I realized there were plenty of shoes that you just slip on, and honestly I've been glad to avoid the hassle.

I wish I had learned more music as a kid. Kept thinking it wasn't my thing, and then eventually (while still young) that I was too old. Later I got into it; I'm still not any good, but it's a lot of fun. What keeps you from playing around with music these days?

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I realized there were plenty of shoes that you just slip on,

To be fair, I do wear loafers and such quite a bit at work, but I do wear sneakers when I work out, and those use laces.

What keeps you from playing around with music these days?

A combination of factors... I don't really think I have a passion for playing music at all; I don't think I ever did. I just played music to play, and while it was fun, it was never something I cared too much about. I love music, but I love listening and thinking about music much more than I do actually playing or making it myself.

That being said, I basically stopped entirely when I moved for university. My trumpet stayed behind with my philharmonic band and my guitar and bass gathered dust while I did other things I was enjoying more at the time.

[–] Bad_Engineering@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I learned how to fixand build things with my dad and grandpa. Now I'm a mechanical engineer and use those same principals I learned from them 30 years ago.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

I learned how to fix and build things with my dad. Now I have a list of projects to do around the house because I'll be damned if I'm going to pay someone $1000 to install $300 of flooring...

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Writing cursive. But after seeing my coworkers I could just say writing, there's this kid in particular that he barely knows how to hold a pen. And I'm supposed to be the one without an education.

[–] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Don't blame him. Blame the schools.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I have a loose scalp, I can make it appear as if I'm wearing a wig.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Got my first skateboard 41 years ago, am as excited as I've ever been that I get to go skating today.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 13 points 1 day ago

🌈imagination🌈

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago
[–] mr_account@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I can swallow air and belch on command. Maybe I should list it as one of my skills on my resume

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

When I was nine another kid taught me how to make this really cool paper airplane that looks more like a shuttle than an airplane and flies pretty well too. I still make them when I’m bored, and when my kid is old enough I’ll teach him too.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I can usually tell by someone's gait and posture whether or not they're likely to try to hit someone in the next hour or so. If it seems likely I offer them drugs. Usually by the time my coworkers are able to tell it's too late to offer.

[–] SentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's the context? Security job in a club or a mental institution?

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago
[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't feel like hitting anyone but can I have some drugs anyways?

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They're not very fun they actually make you stop seeing interesting things and sometimes knock you out :/

[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I'll take 37

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

reciting pi to this many digits from memory any chance I get:
3.1415926535897932384

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Over the years I've added digits to what I knew as a kid. I'm no master memoriser and haven't made a huge effort, but I'm out to the first 0, which has no business being so late.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

So cool! (there are dozens of us!)

I think I knew 25 digits stone point, but I’m pretty sure I’ve forgotten a few over the years.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago

I learned by exploring my mouth with my tongue that I could clean out my nose from the inside.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khecar%C4%AB_mudr%C4%81

[–] navigator@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Being able to play multiple different musical instruments.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

I can wiggle my ears and nose.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Danika7@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Ha ha ha ha! 😄👌

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Wiggling my nostrils

[–] Danika7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Singing 🎵