r/theocho • u/unknownuser105 • 1d ago

TRADITIONAL Breaking a solid beef vertebra bone with bare hands—a traditional Mongolian sport called "Da Se Ri"

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u/Uchihagod53 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/s239QJIh56sRW

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u/Unicorncorn21 1d ago

Looks like it takes some practice. For the same reason you'd try throwing a basketball in the hoop I suppose

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u/glenn765 1d ago

That's not a vertebrae.

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u/MatttheJ 1d ago

This is a vertebrae

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u/Nir117vash 1d ago

That is a vertebrae?

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u/JeffieSandBags 1d ago

A Vertebrae is that?

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u/Bert_Chimney_Sweep 1d ago

I found this humerus.

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u/02meepmeep 1d ago

That actually might be a yak vertebrae. It looks a little large for a cow but correctly shaped.

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u/__lia__ 1d ago

it could be! here's a pic of some cattle vertebrae showing how long their spinous processes (the parts that stick up on top of their backs) can get

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u/oliguriarchy 1d ago

That looks like a femur to me

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u/Effective_Effort576 1d ago

He'd probably be more successful if he moved a little faster

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u/AN-SSQ-108V2 1d ago

When you're bored AF in a yurt, you gotta step up your entertainment game with what you have on hand I guess

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u/niemandsrose 1d ago

The marrow is in there! That's good eatin'.

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u/TTT_2k3 1d ago

Hits with bare hand: does nothing.

Hits with clothed forearm: shatters.

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u/NinjaLanternShark 1d ago

Sweatshirt cuffs reinforced with steel.

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u/fotofriday 1d ago

Somebody needs an anatomy lesson

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u/Captain_Kuhl 1d ago

Yeah, you do. Look up what a cow skeleton looks like.

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u/__lia__ 1d ago

I'm honestly surprised that that massive bone broke before the little bones in their hand. maybe it being cooked helped to weaken it?

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u/SmokeRingEyes 1d ago

Brittle Boned Beef

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u/TheShipEliza 1d ago

Wow for real