Hello and welcome back to the Most Amazing Channel on Youtube, I am Rebecca Felgate,
your most amazing host, and today we are talking about the top 10 things most humans can’t
do….I am not talking about like…..flying …because so far as I am aware, no human
can do that unassisted…. But I am talking about like….patting your head while rubbing
your tummy….still confuses me. Before I get into this video, I just want
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OKAY….let’s get into this list…For all the humans watching, these are the things
the vast majority of us can’t do… all robots and superhumans, disregard. Oh….and
I am going to try some of them…. Because maybe today is the day I find out I am a mutant….
Or maybe not. Who knows.
10 - Touch your nose with your tongue Ah, it’s a classic…. But the majority
of us simply can’t do this. Let me give it a go.
Yeah. No. Those who do have the ability to touch their
nose with their tongue make up ten percent of the general population…the act even has
its own medical term, called the Gorlin Sign.
9 - Tickle Yourself…. I am pretty ticklish…. I don’t like being
tickled very much…. My neck and my legs are the most ticklish….. I feel like I need
to get someone to tickle me to demonstrate! But then when I try and tickle myself…it’s
all good. I can touch my own neck… Why is this? Well a study at University
College London showed that the cerebellum in the brain is able to pre-empt sensations
when your own movement causes them, but does not pre-empt sensation when someone else moves
to touch you.. so when you try to tickle yourself, the cerebellum predicts the sensation
and this prediction is used to cancel the response of other brain areas to the tickle.
8 - Waggle Your Ears. Can you waggle your ears? No? This is me trying
to waggle my ears…. Its…well…it’s just not happening is it!
So apparently, ear waggling is a learned skill…and you can achieve this ultimate life goal by
gaining a better control of your facial muscles….although most people won’t bother to do this.
Sleep with one eye open…or….any eyes open, for that matter…..
7 - Lift Your Ring Finger So most people can’t lift their ring finger
when they place their hand on a flat surface with their middle finger bent in. Let’s
see if I can do it.
6 - Sneeze with your eyes open I am a big sneeze. I sneeze a lot…. But
I have never sneezed with my eyes open. I can FAKE sneeze with my eyes open…… like……****
I think, but real sneezes invoke real reflexes. The nose and eyes are linked by cranial nerves,
which means that the network of nerves is triggered by a sneeze, causing you to blink.
While this is the case for the vast majority of people, there are a few out there who ARE
able to sneeze with their eyes open. More with the eyes up next….
5 – Sleep with your eyes open Despite Metalica demanding we sleep with one
eye open…. It is actually pretty darn difficult to do! There are several reasons we sleep
with our eyes closed, and this is because 1, it blocks out external stimuli that might
be distracting, like light, and 2 because it protects our eyes from getting dry and
gives them a good rest. The vast majority of us could not fall asleep with our eyes
closed if we tried. It is just more comfortable to close those peepers. That being said, there
is a rare sleep disorder called nocturnal lago phth almos which means some people are
unable to close their eyes when they sleep, which can cause them lots of problems.
4 - Put Your Own Fist In your Mouth *try it*
I just cant….no matter how hard I try, that baby doesn’t fit! Although huge shout out
to my crazy friend Lizzie who is in the minority of humans who can indeed manage it. She also
once fit like 57 grapes in her mouth at one time. What a pro. The reason most people can’t
do this is simple …. Their fists are too big for their mouths… but of course there
are the lucky exceptions….like lizzie!
3– Touch Fire Without Feeling Pain Most of us can’t touch something hot, or
cut our finger on something sharp without feeling pain. Pain is a natural warning sign
and it helps us learn our boundaries as humans. Pain is crucial to survival However, there
is a very rare condition called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain, and those who suffer
with it are unable to feel physical pain. Obviously I am not going to test this one
out as I know that I can feel pain and I really don’t fancy feeling it right now
2 - Lick their elbow OH, it is another classic! Unless you are
double jointed, most humans can’t lick their own elbows…our bodies just aren’t designed
that way…and really…why would we? I guess if our elbow gets dipped in something delicious?!
*Try it*
Finally…at number 1 1 – You can’t hold your breath for longer
than 2 minutes Most people just can’t do this…. And those
that can train to be able to do it. Most humans can’t survive for more than five minutes
without air…. But there are some people who are seemingly super human…The Guinness
World Record for holding your breath underwater is held by Ricardo Bahia of Brazil who managed
this feat of superhuman endurance for a whopping 20 minutes 21 seconds!
OKAY I thought, what better way to end this video than by trying it myself and possibly
passing out…right? Here is my attempt at breaking the world record for holding my breath
….
Okay….so that was the top 10 things most humans can’t do…can you do anything on
this list? Let me know in the comments section below.
For now, I am your Most Amazing average human host, Rebecca Felgate, if you liked this video,
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