In case anyone cares, I saw a show about contortionists, and even though it can be learned to a point, most of them have the same type of genetic blip that gives them hyper-extendable joints, and ligaments that have more stretch then normal.
Eh, it's mostly down to a f* load of practice. I started cracking my fingers at 12ish, and now I'm hyperflexible in my finger knuckles. The more you stretch, the further your tendons can go.
Ah, I re-read and your "to a point" thing stands out more. Didn't mean to be that critical, I just know a few and they put a hell of a lot of work into it.
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Date: 2008-05-01 08:15 pm (UTC)God that hurts just looking at it.
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Date: 2008-05-01 08:54 pm (UTC)Interestingly the hip/upper torso doesn't cause the brain hurty. I think it's gone so far that my brain rejects it as "must be photoshopped".
Which I suppose could be the case anyways. But her Achilles are still under a LOT of strain either way.
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Date: 2008-05-02 04:41 pm (UTC)-- George Carlin
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