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Comments on MetaFilter post extreme hand sportzSat, 25 Oct 2003 08:56:06 -0800Sat, 25 Oct 2003 08:56:06 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60extreme hand sportz
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<a href="http://www.superhandz.com/">superhandz</a> is billed as an an x-treme hand sportz site. But impressive as some of these displays are, when it comes to flourish, can anyone even begin to compete with <a href="http://robpongi.com/pages/comboMOKINHI.html">three-year old Mo Kin?</a><small>(quicktime clip)</small>post:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163Sat, 25 Oct 2003 07:52:10 -0800madamjujujivekoreakidschildrenmusicalinstrumentsskillhandsspeedvideoBy: phylum sinter
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574234
getting a heaping helping of missing images on that first link, madam. Could it have been blown beyond transfer limits in a mere hour?
The Little girl is amazing, though... it's things like that that come immediately to mind when I think of Japan in general; what a weird, magical, wonderous land.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574234Sat, 25 Oct 2003 08:56:06 -0800phylum sinterBy: dopamine
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574237
Japan is weird and magical. But this girl is North Korean.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574237Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:05:33 -0800dopamineBy: sfenders
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574244
I had no idea that there was an extreme sport called "cup stacking". I'm still not sure it's not a hoax, but if not, then the world is perhaps a little weirder than I'd suspected.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574244Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:29:39 -0800sfendersBy: krunk
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574251
does anyone else think that girl looks like she's being puppeted? she kinda flops around and moves in jumps that are too large for a 3 year old. I'm just sayin', that's all...comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574251Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:16:38 -0800krunkBy: squealy
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574253
jeez, people are so cynical nowadays. Nice clip madamejujujive.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574253Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:24:13 -0800squealyBy: taz
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574254
The little girl is wonderful - I can't stop smiling.
A couple of interesting sites, btw, selling musical instruments for children: <a href="http://www.tidewater.net/~xylojim/childrensmuseum.html">this guy</a> makes unusual (and indestructible!) instruments for children's museums, and <a href="http://www.orchestore.com">this site</a> has some more modestly priced things that look like fun. (I think I need a lollipop drum.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574254Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:39:54 -0800tazBy: clavdivs
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574256
and <a href="http://www.superhandz.com/lockpick.htm">diagrams</a>
and pen spinning and, and....
(hand gesture)
{Q jokes concerning ambidextrous whappa is warded}
I loved to flip knives and of course throw them at target boards as a teen. my favorite was a stiletto roll. The handle in the left hand is spun twice to the right hand with eyes shut or towards a fixed focal point.
also bic tossing, my records is 17 flips, eyes closed.
ah youth, now my bones creak.
nice links Madam. As always.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574256Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:51:06 -0800clavdivsBy: Dukebloo
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574258
The expressions on the girl's face are cute at first, but scary on second viewing, like watching an animatronic toy cutely programmed for Great Leader Kim.
She's probably helping her family to get an extra sack of rice every year, maybe an extra pair of shoes.
Oh what great wonders do you bring to show, Great Leader!comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574258Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:55:31 -0800DukeblooBy: ikalliom
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574260
Playing that song by puppeting would seem even more amazing to me, so I'm willing to believe she's playing by herself. I'm just hoping that she didn't learn the skill by some kind of cruel conditioning. That she comes from North Korea isn't really helping.
Speaking of musical prodigies, <a href="http://www.tonyroysterjr.com/">Tony Royster Jr</a> played <a href="http://binrock.net/cowgod/crap/video/trumsolot.avi">this drum solo</a> (20MB .avi, about 8 minutes) when he was 12. Amazing stuff.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574260Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:02:19 -0800ikalliomBy: MiguelCardoso
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574261
What a sweet, clever, utterly charming little girl! Thanks once again juju, for the lift! :)comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574261Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:14:32 -0800MiguelCardosoBy: kcalder
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574269
I thought the girl was scary. But that Tony guy... very impressive. Apparently he also bowled a perfect game.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574269Sat, 25 Oct 2003 12:17:51 -0800kcalderBy: debralee
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574275
<i>does anyone else think that girl looks like she's being puppeted?</i>
That's exactly what I thought when I watched it. She's one darned cute puppet, though.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574275Sat, 25 Oct 2003 12:49:56 -0800debraleeBy: spazzm
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574328
North Korea or not, she looks like she's enjoying it.
But hey, let's turn this innocent child's performance into something sinister because our country doesn't like her country.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574328Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:34:58 -0800spazzmBy: jazon
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574344
sfenders - I wouldn't call cup stacking 'extreme' but it is a lot of fun. It's an annual unit in my kids' school gym class. My daughter is pretty good at it, but nowhere near as fast as Ms. Fox.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574344Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:59:06 -0800jazonBy: re_verse
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574378
i saw the kid link a few days ago - I was blown away - I won't even consider the puppet thing - its closer to magic for me. It made me sit back for a long time and just think about how incredible humanity is - By her expression, how you can see her anticipating and then attacking with glee certain segments of a line - you Know she Understands what shes hearing - I don't think that can be faked
And at 3 - For a second it was enough for me to question my atheism = then realize that cop out is used every time someone sees something too incredible for them to fully understand. I wonder if she'll continue to grow at that rate.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574378Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:59:26 -0800re_verseBy: stavrosthewonderchicken
http://www.metafilter.com/29163/extreme-hand-sportz#574446
<em>North Korea or not, she looks like she's enjoying it.</em>
"Smile more convincingly, or you're going back in the box! You remember what happened to your brother, don't you? Now, once more, for the fatherland!"
Have you ever seen footage of the way North Koreans are made to behave in public, for fear of their lives or livelihoods. That girl may be doing it herself, but if you really believe that is genuine, unalloyed joy on her face, I envy you your belief in the goodness of humanity. In the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
I found the clip chilling, and deeply depressing. But perhaps I'm just dyspeptic today.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29163-574446Sun, 26 Oct 2003 02:18:06 -0800stavrosthewonderchicken
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