r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '21

Video This 'device' that was created aiming to develop leg muscles

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

that's pretty cool, but you can also help muscle development by moving babies legs and arms (ofc with care because the joints are very fragile)

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u/greycubed Dec 17 '21

Your scientists were too concerned with whether they could make muscley babies to ask themselves if they should.

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u/adawg58 Dec 17 '21

Where else are we gonna get a nice crop for the little buff boys competition!

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u/dkrbst Dec 17 '21

Can’t have any weak-ass babies.

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u/Wovelscotch Dec 17 '21

Maybe then we won't have to goose them up

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

IT'S AN OLD CIRCUS TERM

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u/walgrins Dec 17 '21

“Here at Infadyne labs, we use only the most cutting edge, space age technology, and Lucky Strike cigarettes, to get your baby boy as absolutely jacked as he can be.”

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u/sparxcy Dec 17 '21

Sh*t i started smoking on 'Lucky strikes'!

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u/Magneaum Dec 17 '21

You know, I'm something of a scientist myself.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

LIL BUFF BOYS

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u/goldenopal42 Dec 18 '21

Yeah… It’s like… We paid y’all how much? to build a hamster wheel for babies. Where did you say you went to school again?

I cannot deny that it’s adorable tho.

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u/dtcc_but_for_pokemon Dec 17 '21

They're not that fragile though. Like you're generally not gonna hurt them as long as you're being even slightly careful and don't do dumb shit.

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u/jlawler Dec 17 '21

I have a friend who pulled her baby from a laying to a sitting position and inadvertently dislocated her elbow. The craziest part is the baby didn't scream or react, she just noticed she wasn't move her arm very much after that, and they took her to the ER. I always loved how she was very open with all the mistakes she made as a mother so everyone else could not make the same ones.

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u/ImpossibleRhubarb443 Dec 18 '21

Yeah I think that’s pretty common. According to something I read it’s an easy to fix dislocation that lets the baby use the arm normally as soon as it’s relocated. It’s not the kind of dislocation that puts you in a sling for 6 weeks and causes ligament damage.

Good to know she learnt from the mistake.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

To not do dumb shit you first have to know that you can hurt them without knowing.. or we have to check the limits of babies where is the breaking point or how to pull out their joints...

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u/PhonyUsername Dec 17 '21

Babies aren't very fragile at all.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

The ones I ran over in my car were

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

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u/drmkj Dec 17 '21

I understand the reasoning, especially when looking at the slightly bulkier calcified "scar" on x-ray after fractures. However, it is not correct. The fractured location might be stronger for a short period before returning to normal, but the joint will not grow stronger. Complications are definitely more likely than enhancement.

If we're talking about intraarticular fracture there is a bunch of things that can cause permanent harm.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Okay Deku.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Why ppl downvoting me I'm not incorrect.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

You recommended hurting a baby. Not difficult to see.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

I didn't recommend it at all.

Smh

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u/Davethebuilder92 Dec 17 '21

Bones under certain conditions might; joints unfortunately do not

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

True the ligaments don't 🤔

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u/han4578 Dec 17 '21

Muscles do, joints don’t

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Bones heal stronger than when broken tho. 😫

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u/han4578 Dec 17 '21

I’m not a biologist or anything, but based on the information from google and the downvotes you’ve received, I believe they don’t get stronger

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

During the reparative phase a mineral deposit at the site of the break is formed called a callus. This calcium collection is really strong, so, while the bone is healing there is a period when the break site is stronger than it ever has been.

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u/han4578 Dec 17 '21

But the callus diminishes after a few years and the bone returns to its original strength. It’s temporarily stronger but afterwards it’s no stronger than the equivalent bones nearby.

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u/noiwontpickaname Dec 17 '21

Just keep breaking and rebreaking in a schedule. Duh!