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Sitting down & standing up again.

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    Sitting down & standing up again.

    Apparently, according to the Wail, this predicts the imminence of your demise if you're over 50.

    The exercise that predicts your DEATH: Struggling with 'sitting-rising test' means you're 5 times more likely to die early, study claims | Daily Mail Online

    Doomed etc.

    #2
    Ok let give it a go.. I can't believe I just did that.

    I broke wind trying to stand up. Do I loose any points for that ? Or do I patch up and try again ?
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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      #3
      I could get down but there was no way I could get up again.

      However, since I never sit like this anyway it's not an accurate predictor. I do need to increase my fitness though, walking isn't enough..
      "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
      - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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        #4
        Same as Cojak, though my descent looked like an extract from a steeplejacking video.

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          #5
          Sounds like a good party game for Friday

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            #6
            ...

            I tried to stand up several times but I just kept falling over so I had another drink and that fixed it.

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              #7
              Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
              I broke wind trying to stand up. Do I loose any points for that ? Or do I patch up and try again ?.
              So long as you didn't follow through, it's fine.

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                #8
                Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
                Sounds like a good party game for Friday
                You can do that. I'll be seeing how much whisky and champagne it takes to make me fall over

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                  #9
                  Getting down was fine as I sit cross legged. Then attempting to get up without a hand my knee popped.

                  Thank you OP.
                  What happens in General, stays in General.
                  You know what they say about assumptions!

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                    #10
                    What load of complete bollocks that article is. Still, it is the Wail.
                    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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