# Jump **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 24, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119 "2000-03-24T02:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Konrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@Konrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konrad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/1 "2000-03-24T02:05:00Z")
Interesting thing I noticed. Try to jump in the air and twist as much as possible. That is, try to jump and do a full revolution in the air before you come back down. If you do it really hard you might be able to do 1 and 1/4 to 1 and 3/4 turns. The interesting part is that after you do this your wrist will start to hurt. Me and two of my friends tried this and we all noticed it. We all spun to our left and our right wrists hurt. I assume if you spin to your right it will be the other wrist. Have fun. ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/2 "2000-03-24T02:10:00Z")
so i actually got off my lazy butt and did this, and indeed, my wrist is all achey. actually, my left shoulder, too. ( i was turning to the right) ## now, may i ask why you were jumping and twisting in the air? if wishes were fishes, we could walk on the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![WillGolfForFood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/82dd89/32.png) [@WillGolfForFood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillGolfForFood)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/3 "2000-03-24T02:37:00Z")
Mine hurts because I kept falling on it… ---
**Author:** ![saucy\_potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@saucy\_potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucy_potato)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/4 "2000-03-25T03:55:00Z")
I think I was able to turn all the way around. The only thing that hurts is the leg I landed on… and my neck for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/5 "2000-03-25T04:07:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Konrad: > \*\*Interesting thing I noticed. Try to jump in the air and twist as much as possible. That is, try to jump and do a full revolution in the air before you come back down. If you do it really hard you might be able to do 1 and 1/4 to 1 and 3/4 turns. > > The interesting part is that after you do this your wrist will start to hurt. Me and two of my friends tried this and we all noticed it. We all spun to our left and our right wrists hurt. I assume if you spin to your right it will be the other wrist. > > Have fun.\*\* Gah! My wrists hurt enough from the damn carpal tunnel. The last thing I want to do is spin around in the air to test your theory. Besides, knowing my luck, I would probably fall and break a hip or something. * * * Shadowfox “The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/6 "2000-03-25T04:09:00Z")
Doesn’t this Board have a Health and Safety Administration? How about some basic ergonomics rules? Where’s all the regulations when you really need them – people are getting **hurt** around here! **NURSE!!** ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump/15119/7 "2000-03-25T04:13:00Z")
Now this thread has me laughing, not a common thing, I assure you. I can just imagine Konrad jumping and twisting… I wonder, Konrad, what in the hell led up to this conclusion? Why were you jumping and twisting anyway? –Tim * * * We are the children of the Eighties. We are not the first “lost generation” nor today’s lost generation; in fact, we think we know just where we stand - or are discovering it as we speak.