Hanging out with my friends yesterday one of them mentioned a demonstration her professor had done about some thing that women can do but men cannot. She thought it involved leaning against a wall or lifting a chair. We never figured it out and I’m really curious. Does this sound familiar to anybody?
I found this on another message board:
It’s an old trick; women can do it because their center of gravity is lower (wide hips have their benefits).
There are only 4 absolute differences between men and women:
Men impregnate.
Women menstruate, gestate, and lactate.
All other differences are of relative degree only.
With the bending-over-with-the-head-against-the-wall-trick…
You have to pick up the chair AND then while still holding it up, stand up straight again; i.e. get your head off the wall.
It was done on All In The Family. I snorted and guffawed watching Archie try and fail. So I tried it myself and failed too. I don’t remember if I was chagrined or just went “hmmmmm”.
Quasi
Ah, yes … but viva la difference!!!
I just barely managed it but my daughter did it easily.
The determing factor in the chair stunt isn’t body weight distribution or center of gravity or any crap like that; it’s simple foot size.
I’ve tried placing a chair against the wall and standing immediately beside it. I can bend forward, put the top of my head against the wall, pick up the chair and stand up straight with ease.
However, when I took three heel-toe steps with my size thirteens I noticed I was now standing much further from the wall (at least 13 or 14 inches) and it was now impossible to straighten up while holding the chair.
The next time a man finds himself stymied by this, he should try standing the same distance from the wall as a woman, i.e. much closer. I doubt he’ll have any trouble lifting the chair. Alternatively, have a woman take four heel-toe steps backward. She’ll notice that the stunt is now much more difficult, if not impossible.
If anything, having a high center of gravity would be a liability, since straightening up would require more strength in the spine and ankles.
Actually, I remember trying it and I’m a girl. No success, though. Of course, I’m a bit older now…a woman you MIGHT say. I’ll give it a go, but between now and the time I come back, no snickering about Zoggie’s supposed gender, hmm?
Whoops, got my center-of-gravity arguments reversed. Yes, having a higher center of gravity makes the stunt more difficult for men, but it’s minor compared to how far your feet are from the wall.
Well, I dunno about the first one nowadays Qadgop. There ARE female IVF techies ya know…and they can ‘fertilize’ as well as the next bloke. 
As I recall, Archie also worked in a nasty little anti-gay crack at the same time.
To hijack this thread slightly, there’s another thing that only women can do: wrap their legs around each other.
What I mean is that men can only cross their legs by putting one leg on top of the other at the ankle. Women can cross their legs much further up. Some can actually tuck the toes of one foot behind the calf of the other leg.
Men can’t do that. First, their junk is in the way. Second, they don’t have a wide pelvis.
Obviously you haven’t met some of the men I do yoga with. 
I don’t get what you’re talking about, JoltSucker. I can tuck my foot around that way without any trouble.
Pfft. I can do that. I’m not especially flexible either. The toes of my left foot are tucked next to my right instep, all the way around my right calf. I’m definitely not a woman either: I couldn’t pick up that damn chair.
My junk, FTR, is riding safely above my thighs. Although, it required an adjustment to prevent a potential squashing incident. 
Originally posted by JoltSucker
To hijack this thread slightly, there’s another thing that only women can do: wrap their legs around each other.
What I mean is that men can only cross their legs by putting one leg on top of the other at the ankle. Women can cross their legs much further up. Some can actually tuck the toes of one foot behind the calf of the other leg.
Men can’t do that. First, their junk is in the way. Second, they don’t have a wide pelvis.
I’m a teenage guy who has always been able to do that.
Another one of these I remember from physics class is to kneel down with both knees on the floor and clasp your hands behind your back. Place something to the effect of a deck of cards or a pack of cigarettes upright about two feet from your knees. Try to lean forward and knock over the object with just your nose. Guys - try not to break your nose in the process!
I guess it’s because my junk is so damned BIG!