Can you rub your belly and pat your head at the same time?

[Hermie]

I heard if you can do this, you are more likely to live past 70 years old. a lot of girls I know can't do it. I think girls are just less coordinated than guys.

[HitByTheTruth]

I can do it, I don't know about the whole "If you can rub your stomach and pat your head you will live past 70" crap ... If I do then great lol but anyone can do it honestly.

When I first attempted wayyyyyy back in the day, I was uncoordinated like a mofo. But it's just like anything else in life, the more you practice it, sooner or later you will be able to do it

[bersaba]

I call shenanigans to the "live past 70" thing. I can do it and I dare say I'll be dead by 60 due to some form of cancer or another (heredity plus sedentary plus beer)

That said, if I do live to 70, I'll be sure to repost to this thread and admit I am mistaken.

[aggiipaggii]

I can do it! :D

But, according to Swedish studies (I live in Sweden) the woman lives about 7 years longer than the man, average.

Also, men is more likley to get heart diseases or failure here.

But of course, this is not something that's all over the world, just in sweden.

[woohoo_friday]

I can do it if I'm using my right hand to pat my head, and my left hand to rub my belly. However, if I try to switch and use my left hand to pat my head, and my right hand to rub my belly, I end up patting my belly and rubbing my head. I think the movements are ingrained in my hands, haha

[lace1228]

thats so weird lol I can do it if I rub my belly with my left hand and tap my head with my right hand but not the other way around

[woohoo_friday]

That's exactly what I said, haha

Are you right handed or left handed? Maybe that has something to do with it... :-)

[lace1228]

lol I was wondering the same I'm left handed

[woohoo_friday]

Maybe not... I'm right handed, haha

[WavyCherry]

You bet

[kmhco]

Yes, and your facts don't add up. If your likelihood of living past 70 is portrayed through this ability, and more guys than girls can do this, don't you think statistics would show that men live longer than women and not the other way around?

[ryanrhino]

Yes, and the other variant - rub my head and pat my tummy.

And walk AND chew gum at the same time!

But don't ask me to do anything while an interesting movie is on - hyper focus, like the dogs in Up saying 'Squirrel!'

[sarahh_12]

I'm not very coordinated... At all. In any way shape or form. Haha. But that's just me, to speak for the entire gender would just be ignorant.

However, I can do this! I just tried and it's prettty easy, actually.

[missannabee]

Yeah I can but for some reason I can do it way faster when my left hand is doing the patting on my head. But I'm not so sure that this has anything to do with longevity.. unless you're just less likely to hurt yourself in a klutz-induced accident

[Janttu961]

hahahahah :D I have to admit. It was harder than I thought it would be :O

But I did it! On the second try xD

[smallz660]

I can rub my belly, pat my head, and tap out paradiddles with my feet at the same time. But I'm a drummer and a juggler so I'm used to controlling all my limbs independently.

[windy-rose]

With ease and grace.

Though I think I'm more likely to live past 70 on the basis of healthy eating, liking running round outside, and a solid family history of longevity.

[ForeverYours39]

Yep.. And pretty sure that women are uncoordinated thing is false.

[RealMenFly]

Backed up by what evidence?

[DocClassic]

na if you watch a guy throw a ball and a girl throw a ball, there is a difference. I'm not sure what it is but it just looks less put together when a girl does it

[ForeverYours39]

I know girl who can throw well... >:\ stop being so stupid..

[DocClassic]

if you think it looks the same you are stupid

[Liv-Life]

I would love to see a guy wear high heels, talk on a phone and carry a giant handbag like most girls can...when I see that I'll say that guys are more coordinated.

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

loll a girl who can throw a ball well is just as good as guys. just because they throw differently doesn't mean they don't throw well. and I know plenty of guys who can't throw a ball. pretty sure coordination differs between people not genders so I agree with you ForeverYours39!

[ForeverYours39]

^Thank you

[cutieuk]

No sentence begins with the word 'And', to use a capital that's double jeopardy. I thought I would point it out to you, seeing you were trying to be smart by making a comment on my answer which was completely wrong. You need a new English teacher.

[ForeverYours39]

Oh well, whatcha gonna do.

[RedThread78]

Incredibly simple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8PyTo6NyXA

[SweetFace28]

Why, yes, I guess I can...I just tried whilst sitting here @ the library &...I am getting looked at funny, lol. Ah well.

[cun7n1nja]

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the most coordinated person, haha, but I can still do that.

[avome]

I can do it too!

Try patting your left knee and rubbing your right knee. And shift every 5 seconds. Its harder!

[heywat]

yes but only one way! when I pat my head with my right hand and rub my stomache with my left! but I can't do it the other way around! ;)

[lace1228]

I can if I rub my belly with my left hand and tap my head with my right but I can't do it the opposite way

[sweet_pea429]

Same here lol!

[lace1228]

some else said the same,are you right handed or left, we are trying to see if that has anything to do with it.

[nastynate7188]

try that while at the same time you tap your feet...one a half tempo and the other at double lol...perks of being a drummer

[Anonymous]

never heard that statistic before but yeah I can do it. I don't in any way find that girls are less coordinated than guys though not sure where you got that idea from I think some people are and some just aren't lol

[cutieuk]

Yes yes yes...learnt how to do that around aged 6/7 and still can...sad but true!

[ForeverYours39]

LEARNT IS NOT A WORD!

[cutieuk]

@foreveryours39. Find out your facts before you make comments, it is a British/English word.

[ForeverYours39]

Well, I'm an American. AND (yeah whoa and at the beginning!) it's spelled incorrectly to here.

[cutieuk]

Get a life little one!

[LightHitsYourEyes]

Yes I can do it, and that statistic sounds a bit odd to me :L

[FierceMegan]

You bet I can! I can hop on one foot at the same time too!

[-Darling]

lol yeah so?

[FierceMegan]

I'm just saying yo! =P

[TheGirlByTheSea]

I usually can't but, I just did . I almost slipped up though, I guess I'll live past 65 lol