Tall, thin, and awkwardly ungraceful. How Shawn Bradley looked on the basketball court. How Maria Sharapova felt when playing on a clay court. How a teenager feels when they grow four inches in one year. A giraffe trying to dance.
PoliticsKim Jong UnClappingSmall head nodOdd, slap-heavy clapping methodsMona Lisa Smile
Destin Sandlin of "Smarter Every Day" doesn't ride a bike the way normal people do. He learned to ride a backwards bike that was given to him by one of his welding coworkers (turn handlebars left, front tire goes right). The weird thing? Now that Sandlin learned how to ride the backwards bike, he can't ride a normal one—just like you can't ride his bike:
What a weird, fascinating demonstration! The scene in Amsterdam where Destin's brain just clicks back to riding a bike is crazy to see in action. And the whole thing highlights some important concepts of neuroplasticity and habit forming. A really cool video.
ScienceBraaaainsBikesNeuroplasticityBackwards thingsPlaces that begin with the letter "A"But can you ride with no handlebars?