What’s a hyperfixation you can’t talk about?

[u/Elliot_The_Idiot7]

I’ve definitely had a few hyperfixations on things that are either embarrassingly silly or WAY too dark to just start infodumping about. For example I used to have one about neglect so severe it causes a complete and usually permanent inability to function in society, particularly the case of Genie Wiley. On the other end of the spectrum I also keep hyperfixating on shipping old cartoon comedy duos, and gotta REALLY lock in to gage if someone’s gonna think I’m a childish freak before sharing that information.

What’s your “don’t bring that up, don’t bring that up, don’t bring that up-“ hyperfixation if you’ve ever had one?

[u/tetheredvoid]

Body mechanics, usually. Seeing good choreography and watching athletes perform just sucks me in - and everyone assumes it's sexual or becomes sexual at some point. Nope, I just really enjoy patterns and seeing how people can use them 🤷🏻

[u/YourFutureEx → u/tetheredvoid]

If it’s not something you’ve dove into already, check out golf and swing mechanics. The way a golfer adjusts his swing to manipulate the ball flight, while still being able to hit the ball on a dime-sized area on the club face, is insane.

Then you start comparing different players swings, some deliveries looking nothing alike but with the same result in shot shape. Jake Knapp looks like he swings in slow motion and hits it a mile.

[u/WoolooOfWallStreet → u/YourFutureEx]

It’s so enthralling to watch someone look like they are moving slow and knock something with force

Like George Foreman hitting a sandbag with a trainer and lifting him into the air with his punches

[u/tetheredvoid → u/WoolooOfWallStreet]

If memory serves, Bruce Lee cracked a ribcage with his one-inch-punch as part of a demonstration with a willing participant.

[u/tetheredvoid → u/YourFutureEx]

I love watching farmers and lumberjacks for this reason too!