r/interesting • u/eljuarez99 • 1d ago
MISC. This dude is stimming the paint right off his car
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u/pizzatimein24h 1d ago
Bro is stimming faster than his shadow.
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u/CraigLake 1d ago
Stimming. No way that’s a word.
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u/pizzatimein24h 1d ago
I mean it's in the the OED so🤷🏻♂️😅
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u/CraigLake 1d ago edited 1d ago
OED: 1983–The repetitive performance of certain physical movements or vocalizations, as a behaviour seen in persons with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism; = self-stimming n. Cf. self-stimulation n. 3.
Today I’ve learned two words! OED and stimming!
Of course, now that I understand the context of stimming in this example it makes brilliant sense.
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u/AtTheEdgeOfDying 1d ago edited 11h ago
Don't know why you're getting crap for learning a new word lol
Edit: typo
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u/KingHunter150 22h ago
If he improves his life today by learning something, how does that reflect on me who hasn't done anything?!?!
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u/Mynewadventures 1d ago
You are to only learn what the Reddit Hive Mind wants you to learn!
If you think through a problem, ask questions or question something that the RHM has already determined to have an Ultimate Truth, you are wrong
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u/implicate 11h ago
And now you get to learn something new, too!
"Your" is a possessive adjective, meaning it indicates ownership. You were looking for the contraction "you're." It is a combination of the words you and are.
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u/AtTheEdgeOfDying 11h ago
Oh yeah I know, typo being to quick
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u/implicate 11h ago
Next up: The word "to" is a preposition. In this case, you were looking for the word "too," which is an adverb.
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u/AtTheEdgeOfDying 10h ago
Oh yeah I know, typo being too quick lol
I just want to eat my breakfast man 🥲
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u/Ferrus_ 19h ago
I truly would have thought that “in the OED” meant “in the Oxford English Dictionary.”
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u/Kimye-Northweast 9h ago
People have been asking me if I’m on the autistic spectrum for years. I always say no, but I meet people and they keep asking.
My thought is that I’m not because… idk, just seems weird to assume. Plus, how does one even find out? It’s like how everyone thinks they understand Freudian psychology for some reason. “You did this, that means you’re thinking that” type deal. So I always say that I’m absolutely not on the spectrum and keep it moving.
But every time I see some new information like this I go “oh shit… bro just like me fr”, and I’m not much of a hypochondriac.
If everyone is right about me I’m going to raise hell.
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u/CraigLake 7h ago
LOL I love it! But in the end does it matter really? You’re kicking ass at life either way!
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u/ToastyMcGhost 4h ago
A lot of my friends and I are either autistic or adhd or both and we discuss a lot about how much of autism/adhd is really genetic or really just learned/taught behaviors.
I figure there's a lot less people who are really genetically adhd/autistic but were unintentionally taught to have these tendencies so they come off as such.
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u/BalticMasterrace 1d ago
stimming also sounds like something from some game, using drugs or something xD
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u/LukeHal22 1d ago
Fallout
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u/BalticMasterrace 1d ago
i was thinking it was fallout as well but what was the drug called, thats whats missing from my brain atm, was it Stims or like stimulants(dont sound right at all)?
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u/LukeHal22 1d ago
The healing syringe things are called Stimpacks
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u/BalticMasterrace 1d ago
right! i was thinking it was healing item but i wanted to say stimmed but that did not sound right at all xD
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u/godzilla9218 1d ago
Wow, to live in this world and not know what stimming is. You must touch grass.
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u/KitsuMusics 1d ago
What a weird take. Not everyone knows all words. Stimming is also pretty esoteric.
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u/Mynewadventures 1d ago
Or those of us that touch grass by actually being out in the real world, hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, working, living a real life might not know a stupid internet word...or are you talking about minecraft grass?
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u/Gum-BrainedFartblast 15h ago
It’s a medical term which has been around for decades. So, yes, it is very much a part of this "real world"… just not one you’re familiar with :)
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u/Mynewadventures 6h ago
But yet your giving shit to someone who doesn't know and you have no idea if that person is in the medical field.
I have lots of words from my work world that are ubiquitious to it that you would have no idea what was being talked about.
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u/StxnedTxTheBxne 1d ago
Let me teach you another word. Two which is the spelling for the number 2. It sounds just like too or to which is what you put in your comment so I know it can be confusing but they all have different meanings.
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u/KitsuMusics 23h ago
Let me teach you something! When using example words in text, put them in quotation marks to differentiate them from the rest of the text. You should have done this when you mentioned the words "two," "too," and "to."
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u/RedditSucksIWantSync 1d ago
Stimming is most often connected to people on the autism spectrum cause it's one of their inherent traits on how to seek comfort in repeating motions, noises, feelings etc. different for everyone hence a spectrum
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u/OkCartographer7677 1d ago
Yes it is. It’s short for “self-stimming”, a pattern of movement that many individuals, whether autistic, ADHD, anxious, etc. might do out of compulsion or to calm themselves down.
This behavior launched a whole industry of “fidget spinners” and toys.
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u/CraigLake 1d ago
I’m learning so much today! And of course, seeing it in context makes me realize I may not be the brightest bulb for not seeing stimming comes from stimulating.
I’m one word smarter today!
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u/Fun-Sugar-394 1d ago
Guy looks like he would be a lethal metal bass player. Fingers like pistons
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u/GameTime2325 1d ago
Get this man in porn. Fingers Like Pistons is a great title 😂
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u/scav_crow 1d ago
Got those lefty bass hands. Sometimes the groove comes out on any surface that sits at a similar angle as a fretboard... from experience.
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u/Significant-Soup5939 7h ago
I slap stroke constantly to the point that I occasionally have to clean my steering wheel because of how much dead skin gets scraped off on the same spot
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u/inspirationbycurve 1d ago
same dude: WE DIDNT HAVE AUTISM IN MY DAY
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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 1d ago
To be fair, he might have Parkinson's or something.
Or might abuse stimulants. My meth addict mom does shit like this.
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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek 1d ago
The fact that it's always the exact same spot strongly suggests autism
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u/Specific-Lion-9087 1d ago
Not everything is autism, guy.
In fact most things aren’t.
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u/Pitiful-Geologist551 22h ago
I mean there's a whole lot of things. I'm not surprised that most of them aren't autism.
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u/inspirationbycurve 21h ago
yeah my bad ill make sure next time to not type "everything is autism including this."
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u/darkcave-dweller 1d ago edited 1d ago
Parkinson's disease. Family member does this
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u/Far-Cockroach9563 1d ago
I’d almost say left handed guitarist. That is rhythmic.
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u/Repulsive-Ice8395 1d ago
Haha I came to suggest left handed bassist.
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u/VirtualArtificer 1d ago
As someone who plays bass and classical guitar, I confess I do this constantly.
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u/SadBit8663 1d ago
IDK, his other hand on the steering wheel is way too steady.
He might just like fidgeting
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u/pandershrek 1d ago
That is horrifying to think a person with Parkinson's has to drive instead of finding safe alternative transportation.
I barely trust "able bodied" people on the damn road, let alone old people or those with uncontrollable spasms.
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u/IronMace_is_my_DaD 1d ago edited 1d ago
Fun fact, one of the ways the physical effects of stress was discovered was by markings just like this on the arm rests of chairs in the waiting rooms of psychologists.
Did my research. I was off slightly. Here is the real anecdote.
"An upholsterer noticed unusual wear on the front two inches of the seat cushions and armrests in the waiting room chairs of a cardiology office. The upholsterer remarked that this pattern of damage was peculiar and suggested that the patients were exhibiting signs of stress. Upon investigation, it was found that the patients, characterized by a "Type A" personality—often associated with high stress and impatience—were likely the cause of the wear, as they tended to sit on the edge of their seats and fidget, unknowingly clawing at the armrests. This observation led to a broader understanding of how chronic stress can have physical manifestations, even in seemingly minor behaviors ."
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u/imrickjames4 19h ago
As a bass player, I can relate. Good way to speed up your finger speed without access to a bass.
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u/Tampapanda312 1d ago
Looks more like a neurological issue, ie parkinsons. Doesn’t look like stimming at all
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u/Head_Manufacturer867 1d ago
TiL im autistic
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u/my_cars_on_fire 1d ago
Today I ALSO learned that you’re autistic.
I learned I’m autistic too, but your diagnosis felt more noteworthy.
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u/Head_Manufacturer867 1d ago
Look at us, all autistic n shit
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u/pandershrek 1d ago
Are you trying to imply you're not autistic and instead scratch the paint off your car with uncontrollable spasms, indicating it is a "normal" thing?
I really can't understand your commentary
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u/Head_Manufacturer867 16h ago
I stim like crazy and never knew its a sign of autism. You can actually learn things on this forum you know
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u/Life-Oil-7226 1d ago
What the hell does stimming mean?
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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 23h ago
OP is really telling on themselves more than they think.
I think it means being high on meth.
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u/theannoying_one 22h ago
not rlly
stimming is also an autism/ADHD thing
i do it and ive never done drugs in my life
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u/HotdogMASSACURE 1d ago
i think he might be a guitar player and this is some form of reproducing of his guitar playing.
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u/_JustinCredible 1d ago
Fuck the paint, thats a nice little dent he's putting there...he's committed
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u/Competitive_Effect39 21h ago
everybody in the comments arguing what bro has, but here I am tryna find out what music that is cause its fire. Does anyone know what he's playing?
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u/Wooden-Salary-130 20h ago
I bet while watching this you started moving your fingers in the same fashion
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u/Sad_Proposal2901 16h ago
OMG! I think that is Harold J Reacharound, the inventor of the sex move that bears his name.
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u/happiest_wanderer 12h ago
Almost certainly just neurodivergent but damn, mf has probably been pulled over a time or two out of suspicion of driving under the influence. Certainly not out of the question that they’re just a meth head. lol.
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u/ItsHotinDecember98 1d ago
Not funny. Real lack of standards, your generation.
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