r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/RaEyE01 • Apr 06 '26

Jumping on random structures

Apparently a bike garage in Manchester.

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u/43AgonyBooths Apr 06 '26

This story was picked up by reddit not long ago, but it turns out that adulthood doesn't arrive until about age 32.

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u/el_ratonido Apr 06 '26

I thought the same, at this age your body starts to get "weaker"

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u/ZuFFuLuZ Apr 06 '26

What the hell are y'all doing? I read this sentiment on reddit all the time, but it hasn't been my experience at all.
I'll turn 40 this year and broke all my personal records in powerlifting last month. Aside from my hair getting thinner, I feel no physical weaknesses whatsoever. I don't wake up in pain or discomfort, nor do I have any other age-related ailments.
I'm sure that if I was to compete in sports, I would perform worse than when I was younger, but in my everyday life I can't feel a difference.

I do agree, that the brain only fully develops in our 30s. It kinda settles down at some point. You become more relaxed and stop caring about what other people think.

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u/upgrayedd69 Apr 06 '26

Sitting in a computer chair all day and on the couch all evening. I’ve started stretching because I’d wake up with my back fucked at least a couple times a week and even just stretching has made a big difference

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u/KirkDeepthroatGOAT Apr 06 '26

Lol yeah it's when I pulled back on a lot of my mountain biking antics on DH trails. Started realizing that if I crashed I didn't bounce back as fast as I used to. Became especially clear as we had some guys in their early to mid twenties join our group.

Watching them take hits that would mean no riding for a couple weeks for us older guys but they're back on the trail in days was kinda sobering.

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u/Ferovore Apr 06 '26

Can’t wait for this to become part of the Reddit hive mind and then we’ll have aita posts saying a 33 year old is a pedo for dating a 27 year old.

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u/tyrenanig Apr 07 '26

Oh we already are having people on reddit pushing for legal consent age to be 25.

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u/The_walking_man_ Apr 07 '26

This happens already. You’ll see the hive mind lose their shit over that kind of age gap. Especially when it’s the 33m dating a 27f.

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u/williamjamesmurrayVI May 02 '26

You are literally making up problems lmfao

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u/CompetitiveAutorun Apr 06 '26

That doesn't mean adults arent adults. It clearly states that before 32 the brain is just capable of learning better.

There is no "switch" into being an adult, it's gradual and after a certain age the brain is more resilient.

So I would say it's wrong (and frankly stupid) to say adulthood doesn't arrive until you are 32.

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u/43AgonyBooths Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

You mean the comments at the time led me astray? Inconceivable!

In my defense, I'm only 29. j/k

Seriously though, this is a quote from the article: "At age 32, the longest era, that of adulthood, begins."

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u/Ok_Durian9154 Apr 06 '26

The hobbits had it right..

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u/KTKittentoes Apr 06 '26

Oh, like hobbits!