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Boatmen 'legging' through a canal tunnel, a common technique in longer passages with unmotorized vessels, 1961, UK (lemmy.world)
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[–] Steak@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The average labourer today is wayyyy to fat and unfit to do something like this lol.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think people are downvoting you because they're thinking of tradesmen.

[–] Steak@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah I mean I am a laborour/tradesman and have been for almost 15 years. I'm talking about my own kind lmfao I know them very well. Energy drink ciggy diet is taking out everybody before 45 lol

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hahaha okay well are you on said diet?

[–] Steak@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No I quit smoking ten years ago and eat cleanish and workout like a demon lol. I did fifty standing back flips in a row a few days ago just to see how hard it was.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That's great. Also nice work on the standing backflips.