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This cannot be the case. More than 5% of the male population is old, weak, and/or disabled that it can't possibly be true that 95% of all men have stronger arms
by beebmam 4y ago
This cannot be the case. More than 5% of the male population is old, weak, and/or disabled that it can't possibly be true that 95% of all men have stronger arms than 95% of women. And if you include children I don't see how this could possibly be true. Unless you mean something else?
- causi 4y agoAnd if you include children I don't see how this could possibly be true. There are female children too. More than 5% of the male population is old, weak, and/or disabled There are old, weak, and disabled women as well. Additionally, if you think old men are weak I suspect you have never had to wrestle an eighty year old with dementia out of a bath tub. They are remarkably, irritatingly strong.
- prmoustache 4y agoI would argue that one should discern strength when actually caring or not caring to injure someone else in the process.
- causi 4y agoI don't know what you're saying here.
- tmtvl 4y agoI think parent is saying something like "rather than measuring strength by wrestling old men out of bathtubs, we should measure it in a way that doesn't get different results based on how much one cares about not hurting another person." I agree, of course, but I believe the wrestling comment did not refer to the methodology used in the research.
- prmoustache 4y agoThat an old man with dementia who feel he has to defend himself will use full force while the people who the nurse/caregiver will consciently and inconsciently restrain themselves in order to not break any bones or harm the person they are taking care of.
- causi 4y agoHow does this relate to my anecdote about old men having more strength than you might expect?
- xxs 4y agoWhy would anyone include children in a grownup adult study? Children don't feature any noticeable differences before puberty - that's well understood.