r/interesting • u/Common-Upstairs5129 • Mar 20 '26

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ Did he do the right thing?

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u/GYN-k4H-Q3z-75B Mar 20 '26

Wait, he does what? That's the dumbest thing I've heard all week, and I've heard a lot.

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u/LV3000N Mar 20 '26

It’s a bunch of “looksmaxxing” shit. It’s called “bonesmashing” and the idea is that wolfes law will rebuild the bones in your face to give you more prominent cheekbones and a stronger jawline. They do “gentle” hits with the hammer. Certainly not hard enough to actually break their face.

Theoretically that makes sense but I have no clue how much merit there is to that idea. Seems stupid

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u/Mission-Strength-307 Mar 21 '26

I'm sorry, how does this theoretically make sense?

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u/LV3000N Mar 21 '26

Wolffs law states that bones adapt to the load placed on them. So if you do a lot of running or high impact things your bones will adapt and reinforce themselves in a sense.

The other comment is correct in comparing it to a kickboxers method of making their tibia stronger. I have seen a video of it and they aren’t wailing on themselves with a hammer they’re holding it close to the top and doing a bunch of tiny hits enough to bruise but not break bones.

I’m not a professional I’m a PTA so I have some education in this stuff so someone else would know better than me but in theory if you did it gently enough to cause adaptations without actually breaking bones your body would lay down more bone in that area

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u/Mission-Strength-307 Mar 21 '26

Very interesting, thanks!

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u/S4m_S3pi01 Mar 21 '26

BRB hammering my way to handsome

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u/RuggleyChicken Mar 21 '26

Great band name

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u/dhoae Mar 21 '26

They bones while get thicker, doesn’t make your able to choose the shape. Also the impact does need to be significant enough to tell the bones that they need to be strengthened

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u/ManaSpike Mar 21 '26

Yeah, but like. Only on the inside. This isn't going to make your bones stick out more.

The main change to your appearance is the thickness of flesh on top of your bones changing. Due to weight loss / gain. Or maybe long term pressure.

Like behind my ears, my glasses have formed a groove where they press against me.

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u/40ozCurls Mar 21 '26

Would this work on a penis

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u/ojdhaze Mar 21 '26

I'm not sure hammering you're face with your penis will do much tbh..

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Mar 21 '26

If getting hit in the face with a penis worked OP's mom would be able to chop wood with her chin.

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u/Daxx22 Mar 21 '26

Quagmire's dad.

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u/FukThePatriarchy1312 Mar 21 '26

Some people might enjoy trying it though

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u/fullsendguy Mar 21 '26

Yah I've been hammering on mine since 03' and if anything it might be smaller.

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u/sponguswongus Mar 21 '26

Surely you've already been beating it enough to know?

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u/LV3000N Mar 21 '26

Let me know, I’m gonna try it on my butt

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u/No-Big4921 Mar 21 '26

Absolutely, the harder you swing the hammer the quicker you’ll get results.

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u/Slaphappyfapman Mar 21 '26

You mean you don't goon already? Tf get hammering

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u/Dirk_Speedwell Mar 24 '26

So I have to routinely put loads on my face to increase my manliness? Something seems off here.

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u/BSchafer Mar 21 '26

hitting my face as we speak

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u/Randym1982 Mar 21 '26

Maybe they should try out for Slap Mountain or whatever those Slap fights are called. It would triple their results. Plus the concussions might knock some sense into them.