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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2009 20:05:15 GMT
I have always found this term somewhat strange, because it implies that accidents are inevitable.
Clumsy people have a lot of accidents, at least at first, but many of them learn to be extra careful and to avoid most accidents later.
Have you ever known anybody who constantly has accidents without it being their fault? I can't think of anyone myself.
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Post by BigIain on Apr 25, 2009 21:05:04 GMT
some people have a gift for synchronising accidents to coincide
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Post by Kimby on Apr 27, 2009 17:24:48 GMT
Yeah, I overheard a woman talking about lousy drivers and how she had been rear-ended three times! I think that says more about HER driving than those who plowed into her. She most likely made unpredictable sudden stops/slowdowns that caused the accidents, regardless of who technically was at fault. (In the US, any time you hit someone from behind you are considered at fault.)
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Post by rikita on Apr 28, 2009 6:00:27 GMT
my brother had a lot of accidents when little, without being clumsy. some of them were just things that happened, some were other people's fault. but it is true, that those seem to have stopped as he grew up.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 28, 2009 22:39:31 GMT
Perhaps he developed better hand-eye coordination.
Also, as we grow up we develop a sense of where our body is in space.
We usually aren't aware of it until something happens that throws it off, like when your shoe starts to delaminate at the toe and you suddenly start tripping, or you get into your car with glasses on top of your head and catch your glasses on the door frame. We are so attuned to our body size and position in space that a couple millimeters makes enough difference to cause us to start having "accidents".
My latest accident gave me a cut on the nose and a black eye. I opened the car door into my face. Why? Because I am normally standing on the ground when I open the car door, but this time I was standing on a curb and totally misjudged where the door (with its angled edge) was going to swing through space.
How dumb did I feel having to explain my injuries!
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Post by rikita on Apr 29, 2009 6:21:23 GMT
hm well one of his accidents i clearly remember is when my mom closed a door, not realizing he had his finger on the iron part down there at the door frame, while he was tying his shoes... so i guess not really his fault. though maybe you are right that he didn't realize that part of his body is at a dangerous place...
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Post by Kimby on Apr 29, 2009 14:22:50 GMT
I have stood in a camping trailer doorway and given the door a mighty slam, forgetting that I was bracing myself in the doorway with my other hand right in the hinge side of the door. You should have heard the shrieks!
But that's not what I mean by body awareness. It's more of a spatial thing, knowing how much space your body occupies and where in space you are. Folks who are missing this sense are likely to be accident prone.
Folks whose OTHER senses are impaired are also likely to have boo-boos...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 14:56:45 GMT
I have a friend, have known her and her family for many,many years We were roommates for a brief time. She has the uncanny ability to break,chip,crack anything and everything that falls into her hands. Rinse a plate in the sink,chip. Water a plant in a nice pot,bump,crack. She destroyed "accidently" over a period of time a near complete set of Bavarian china.
Her son worked for me for about 6 mos. Same thing.Broke umpteen pots,birdbaths,lawn mower,rototiller...
Youngest daughter at age 6 broke a Limoge pill box upon touching it. Accident prone? Clumsy? Is it hereditary?
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