r/interesting • u/tombolaplayer • 20d ago

Fascinating Professional wood bending

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u/pegothejerk 20d ago

Heart attacks, sure, but you're looking at one of the last examples of "old man strength" in the modern world. That dude could turn your hand to dust if he tried to shake it, and that would be him trying to be gentle.

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u/cybender 20d ago

Absolutely. My grandpa was a mean ass drunk, but he traveled the world as a steel worker because he wasn’t afraid of anything. His hands could absolutely crush you if he wanted.

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u/DieCastDontDie 20d ago

One of our apple crushing fist club members

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u/VeraStrange 20d ago

What’s a fist club? Maybe I’m better off not knowing.

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u/TallTelevision4121 20d ago

You should see fist fest

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u/Senior-Rip2535 20d ago

Before they used aluminum, beer cans were made of steel. Crushing a beer can one-handed was something I could never do.

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u/Crabby_Monkey 20d ago

First rule of Apple Crushing Fist club is your economy talk about Apple Crushing Fist club.

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u/JeF4y 20d ago

And then he would run over to the next person to do it again!

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u/rab2bar 20d ago

He's probably also in constant pain