# Spectacular gymnastic routine! - Worth a look!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 27, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268 "2011-08-27T05:34:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268/21 "2011-08-28T19:54:33Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> She practically looked boneless!

I’ll be she could get boned if she wanted to.

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**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268/22 "2011-08-28T20:33:50Z")

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> [@the lone cashew](#):
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> I’ll be she could get boned if she wanted to.

Giggity

Goo!

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**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268/23 "2011-08-28T23:26:28Z")

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FWIW, the minimum weight for a rhythmic gymnastics ball is apparently [400 grams](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_%28rhythmic_gymnastics%29), or a little under a pound.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-gymnastic-routine-worth-a-look/594268/24 "2011-08-29T12:24:10Z")

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The word I was looking for was[Contortionist.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contortion)

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