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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It's not just teenagers who like it.

It's just that adults tend to refrain from actually doing it.

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Came to say this. The urge doesn't go away. We just are more selective about picking the best time and place.

[–] StarshotJohn@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There's an emergency fire doorframe I pass a few times a day that is perfect height for me to 360 dunk on. On the rare occasion that nobody else is in that hallway, you know I'm tappin the fuck outta it

[–] tastysnacks@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

getting laughed at for jumping 2 inches off the ground does that to a man

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

As an adult you did it often enough to know:"yeah, i could reach that.'

[–] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

also, knees hurt from the thought of it.

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Really? Don't know how old you are but I'm in my 40s and I wouldn't call that normal.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My back hurts from reading about it

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

My heart hurts from dreaming about it