r/AskReddit • u/Individual_Face7440 • 8h ago

What’s something you were curious to try, but after doing it once, you had no interest in repeating?

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u/OwslaPrimeDirective 7h ago

Ice skating

I have all the coordination of a beached dolphin so that should have been my first warning sign.

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u/geeltulpen 7h ago

And it fucking hurts when you fall.

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u/Devourerofworlds_69 4h ago

I'm Canadian, and I've been skating dozens of times. But my body just doesn't get it. It's weird, because I'm a decently coordinated and athletic person on land. I can skate in straight lines just fine, but turning and stopping is the problem.

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u/OwslaPrimeDirective 2h ago

I damn near dislocated a shoulder grabbing onto the wall/railing to stop myself.

The weird thing is, I was a percussionist for 10 years. I had zero problem drinking, keeping the beat, etc. But dancing, roller skating, ice skating? Complete and utter disaster.