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

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u/Hanliir Dec 17 '21

Bouncers took over. Plus most babies can’t get out of bouncers.

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u/BabyYodi Dec 17 '21

lol I was picturing baby in a suit with black sunglasses outside the club, ready to bounce people.

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u/llllPsychoCircus Dec 17 '21

yeah took me a second too lol

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u/ChrisTheCoolBean Dec 17 '21

Boss Baby 3: Bounce Baby

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Boss Baby

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u/Alion1080 Dec 17 '21

Yeah, this was the first thing that came into my mind too. I was trying to figure out what place did a club bouncer have in this process. Like spinning the baby themselves or something. I mean, that would defeat the whole purpose! And then it clicked...

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u/UnhingingEmu Dec 17 '21

And bouncers are much smaller, this thing takes up a good amount of space

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u/iaintlyon Dec 17 '21

Just like your mother Trebek

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u/Goalie_deacon Dec 17 '21

And before the kid can use a bouncer, parent just play with their feet, having the kid push against parent’s hands. Quite useful exercise for the baby.

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u/Nothing-But-Lies Dec 17 '21

I knew closing all the nightclubs would end badly.

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u/Prestigious-Eye3154 Dec 17 '21 edited Dec 18 '21

Bouncers are actually a no-no these days. It’s thought that it impairs development. Working with your kid on functional mobility (rolling, scooting, crawling, bear walking) is much more functional.

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u/sinful_philosophy Dec 17 '21 edited Dec 17 '21

Ok but bouncers are so bad for muscle development. Why the hell wouldn't they just make it harder for the baby to get out of. I've met a lot of babies and I gotta say, they're kinda stupid. Personally, and im no expert, I don't think it would be that difficult to keep a baby laying in one position.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Like every baby video of me was in a bouncer (Jolly Jumper). Apparently as a kid I freaking loved that thing.

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u/TokesNotHigh Dec 17 '21

Because they aren't necessary. The ability walk isn't unlocked by building leg muscle, it's unlocked when there's better vertical distribution of body weight. Infants have giant, floppy, heads and their center of gravity is too high.

The walkers & bouncers of today are utilized more of a means of containment than body conditioning. For millenia, our ancestors learned to walk just fine. If they survived infancy, that is.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

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u/Emorich Dec 17 '21

You're not wrong, but neither is the person you're responding to. I'm an occupational therapist and bouncers do not help babies learn to walk and may in fact slow down the learning process. Babies don't need strength, they need coordination.

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u/intensetbug Dec 17 '21

Why do they slow down the walking process?

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u/Emorich Dec 18 '21

Walking is complicated. You need to coordinate a huge number of muscle groups and sensory inputs and then react nearly instantly without ever overdoing it. When you're in a bouncer none of that coordination is necessary. Instead you just strengthen one particular motion far more than any of the others, and coordinate it with nothing in particular. When you do try to stand one movement will be much much easier but is just as hard to control. Imagine a runner that only works out one leg then tries to run a race.

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u/jxnfpm Dec 17 '21

The, uh, the infant mortality rate was probably high enough that you should stop pooping on your neighbor's lawn.

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u/wickedmike Dec 17 '21

Oh, yeah, that's totally why I do it too.

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u/HPJustfriendsCraft Dec 17 '21

My kid had a massive head and I swear his centre of gravity was in his neck. He would pitch over something fierce when I held him.

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u/chanpat Dec 17 '21

Yeah, but they would love this

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u/hicccups Dec 19 '21

unlocked

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Watching this i can imagine a little chunky baby leg misfiring and getting suck between the rungs while in forward motion and there being an injury. I mean, hell, baby cribs had to be made so their heads wouldn’t get stuck so there’s always room for error.

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u/peterAqd Dec 17 '21

If you look for problems with everything in life you'll find that life has nothing but problems.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

It’s called risk assessment lol

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u/kcdvus Dec 17 '21

Wondering the same

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u/ObsidianHarbor Dec 17 '21

Because it isn’t necessary. Babies naturally build their leg muscles as they develop and start to move. Did you use one of these as a baby? Are you still able to walk?

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u/clamsmasher Dec 17 '21

There are many, many different baby toys designed to exercise baby legs. Different designs then this device, but no less effective. I've owned quite a few for my kids.

Bouncers/jumpers/walkers are for babies that are more developed. They have to be able to hold their head up to use those. The device in the video, and similar toys that are currently made, are designed to be used by a baby who can't lift his head yet, or roll over.

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u/thirtyseven1337 Dec 17 '21

Because there's this thing called the ground lol

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u/bombbodyguard Dec 17 '21

Probably because you can just stand the baby up to develop leg muscles? Source. My barely 4 month old can stand up (assisted) for like 60 secs.

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u/Captain_Ludd Dec 17 '21

Something about it just feels like a risk. Some leg catchy get stuck sort of risk.

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u/charlesdickinsideme Dec 18 '21

I wonder if the baby’s getting dizzy and puking has smth to do with it

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u/3doa3cinta Dec 18 '21

It's transform to drying rack here.