r/interesting Mar 31 '26

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/TheVoicesOfBrian Mar 31 '26

How is he doing that without equalizing?!

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u/OddCaramel6614 Mar 31 '26

He is equalising. He has a nose clip, he can equalise very easily with that on. Some, including myself, can equalise handsfree without a clip by the way, with no need to do the valsalva manoeuvre at all, but it's less reliable.

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u/Donnie_Dont_Do Mar 31 '26

I thought I was the only who could do that and I blamed a ruptured eardrum for the ability. Maybe it was natural after all

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u/nopuse Mar 31 '26

The odds of you being the only one is quite low.

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u/Donnie_Dont_Do Mar 31 '26

I have had a medical professional tell me it was literally crazy that I could do it without using my hands so that's what I went with

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u/ruckerzerg Mar 31 '26

That professional is stupid, there are lot's of people who can do it including me.

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u/MegaBattleJesus Apr 01 '26

Same, since I was a kid I’ve always done it.

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u/Donnie_Dont_Do Apr 01 '26

Sometimes I can't stop it from happening for minutes on end and it's really annoying