Everyone's toes are prehensile. Most of us just live in a country where our bare feet never touch the ground, so they become stiff and useless over time.
This man is a skilled basket weaver and those baskets are beautiful. Quite large and shallow, so they wouldn't be very practical for a lot of things and living spaces, but really very nice. Sometimes it is worthwhile to look around your home and ask yourself; what here hjave I really created? Not bought, or been given. What can I truly say that I have made, beyond the piles of laundry? This guy has created something. Maybe people value that thing, maybe they don't, but it doesn't change that.
I favorited this juuuuust in case I’m ever in a situation where I need to weave a basket to survive, and in which I also still have a charged phone with reception/wifi so I can pull this video up.
I use my feet to pick up clothes n stuff at home all the time, especially since my back acts up sometimes and I don’t want to bend over if I can help it. When I was pre-teen I could pick up and hold a pencil with my toes. They lost some flexibility and mobility when I got older though.
Kind of disappointed he did not simply continue weaving a man-sized basket cocoon around himself. Don't know what that could possibly be practically useful for, but would have liked to see the 3D function continued to its local limit at least
kayaker01
If I tried doing that I’d be a basket case.
stoopidz
He got himself a real good slammin' rock
SnakesInBowties
TinySmackGodMFERS
Can he do it under water though?
RichardBehind
Wonderful nest building!
therandombagofmeat
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
That man's calluses must have calluses.
DrewK98
This guy need a raise
DrMaggot
Those fingers and toes look like they have a month or two life expectancy at top if he does that every day.
stauffalopagus
Do it underwater and then I’ll be impressed.
CheeseborgarSoop
Everyone's toes are prehensile. Most of us just live in a country where our bare feet never touch the ground, so they become stiff and useless over time.
zmxme
Can you not move your toes? I pick up underwear off the floor and toss it up with my toes to try and catch it with my hands
AnAbsoluteIdiotApproaches
This man is a skilled basket weaver and those baskets are beautiful. Quite large and shallow, so they wouldn't be very practical for a lot of things and living spaces, but really very nice. Sometimes it is worthwhile to look around your home and ask yourself; what here hjave I really created? Not bought, or been given. What can I truly say that I have made, beyond the piles of laundry? This guy has created something. Maybe people value that thing, maybe they don't, but it doesn't change that.
shackman
You can get a degree in this, but they make you do it underwater.
stevelite
At Crate&Barrel it would cost $100
cellfreeDNA
Those are just regular toe-type toes.
saphire4higher
I favorited this juuuuust in case I’m ever in a situation where I need to weave a basket to survive, and in which I also still have a charged phone with reception/wifi so I can pull this video up.
pullingsixty
Just ask Paul Atreides.
BlueRonfar
CuteLukePatoot
I was waiting for him to build the basket up around himself and have to crawl out. 😆
tibris
when I was in college we had to do that in the pool, while holding our breath
saphire4higher
I see you opted for one of the more practical majors—a strong choice for being able to pay back all those student loans.
tibris
nah, it wasn't my major, I took it as an elective
RetrogradeLlama
I think that's just holding stuff down with your feet.
illtakeasideofkittenswiththat
I’m more impressed with his squat mobility.
Unclescam
The fun part is that Americans are the weird ones for not having that mobility!
glovelyday
OP needs to look up the definition of "prehensile".
Zephyroku
This happens a lot, you rekon he did this on purpose or accidental mistake? :P
ToasterDent
Posthensile toes is what the guy in the video has
N0tDave
Elephants have prehensile cocks. Not sure why that's relevant. But thanks for teaching me it anyways, Internet.
E12IK
I use my feet to pick up clothes n stuff at home all the time, especially since my back acts up sometimes and I don’t want to bend over if I can help it. When I was pre-teen I could pick up and hold a pencil with my toes. They lost some flexibility and mobility when I got older though.
EchoGecko
I can pickup a micro SD card that I dropped with my toes and bring up to grabbing height.
HelpfulCorn
I can do this too and my husband thinks it's disgusting and I find it very useful since I also have back problems. Miss the wastebasket? No problem!
MySushi
Kind of disappointed he did not simply continue weaving a man-sized basket cocoon around himself. Don't know what that could possibly be practically useful for, but would have liked to see the 3D function continued to its local limit at least
diezl97
You store live fish in them submerged in a stream so you have fresh fish handy if your gathering/hunting/fishing isn't good on a given day.'
neilwatkinsfromaccounting
thank you. I don’t know why but that is what I expected also
jj86
Target has these exact same baskets on sale for $10.
WhyWeDoThis
Tricle down economics which usa taught to the world
YuffieK
Which they bought from the guy for 10¢?
giordanom
I guarantee you this guy sells his for less than $10.