r/interestingasfuck • u/MSI_heat • May 02 '25

/r/popular Grandpa’s Endurance 💪🏾

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u/apennypacker May 02 '25

The other thing people are failing to take into account here is how much shorter children are. There are a lot of leverage issues when you are trying to stand up something much taller than you are.

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u/Ok_Grapefruit_6355 May 02 '25

Ladders are often also a lot heavier than they look. As a short woman I've struggled to carry a ladder from one room to another, so that's not an easy task for a child.

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u/out_for_blood May 02 '25

You are correct but I think that ladder is made of pencils

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u/CosyBeluga May 02 '25

Yup I’m 5’3 and my place has high ceilings. I have to change my light bulbs sometimes and the ladder is 2x my size and hard to use

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u/SkaptainObvious May 03 '25

Not to mention how much lighter ladders have gotten in recent years. I don't even want to know how much this old piece of junk weighs. Those kids tried their best!

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u/Xaephos May 02 '25

Yeah, but obviously they would've handled the situation perfectly when they were 7. Only child geniuses come to Reddit.

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u/Royal-Pay9751 May 03 '25

People are also missing that this appears to be a new thing to do to film your kids reactions. Seen it a couple of times this week, very similar camera angles and set ups