raiun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoWhat's the most useless skill you've mastered, and how did you end up getting so good at it?message-squaremessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1147arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the most useless skill you've mastered, and how did you end up getting so good at it?raiun@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square113fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoI’ve wanted to do this but I’m afraid at my age I’ll be seriously injured trying.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoI learned to ride when I was 17. It took me like 2 months to learn to ride. I just turned 42 today. If I didn’t already know how to mount and ride a unicycle already, I’d probably be like F that as well.
minus-squareComptero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoIf you fall on an unicycle you land on your feet
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 months agoI fear you may overestimate my physical prowess.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-24 months agoUsually yes, but it partly depends on how big the tire is and how tall the unicycle is… I learned on a 24 inch tire with 6 inch pedal cranks, not stupid tall. I wasn’t going for the circus, I just wanted to learn to ride.
minus-squareSuck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoMy experience says no to this. Maybe usually, but I fell on my ass a few too many times and gave up trying to learn the rest.
I learned to ride a unicycle.
I’ve wanted to do this but I’m afraid at my age I’ll be seriously injured trying.
I learned to ride when I was 17. It took me like 2 months to learn to ride.
I just turned 42 today. If I didn’t already know how to mount and ride a unicycle already, I’d probably be like F that as well.
If you fall on an unicycle you land on your feet
I fear you may overestimate my physical prowess.
Usually yes, but it partly depends on how big the tire is and how tall the unicycle is…
I learned on a 24 inch tire with 6 inch pedal cranks, not stupid tall. I wasn’t going for the circus, I just wanted to learn to ride.
My experience says no to this. Maybe usually, but I fell on my ass a few too many times and gave up trying to learn the rest.