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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Saw a group of 14 year-old boys refuse to admit that it's harder to hold a pool cue out from your body if you hold it at one end than if you hold it in the middle (simple demonstration of leverage).

[–] foggy 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you apply a counterforce to embarrass their egos?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I was too gobsmacked by how ridiculous they were being to think of another proof!

[–] morphballganon 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does this have to do with masculinity?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

They wouldn't admit they found one thing more difficult than another thing, in case it implied they were weak !

[–] GeneralEmergency 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pool cue looks like a giant cock.

[–] morphballganon 1 points 1 year ago

Squints

I don't see it.