All in the Family - The Chair

[@echomoon3381]

OMG!!! My dad loved that show! He would not miss it for the world! He said Archie Bunker reminded him so much of my maternal grandfather. He swore they snuck around and used my grandfather as a model for this show. He would sit there and laugh so hard he would hurt his belly.

[@iwillspamu8891]

There's actually a scientific theory to this. Men's centre of gravity is different than woman's centre of gravity. For a man, it's around his upper body. And for women, around her hips or thighs. Because of this, men have to put in extra strength to lift the chair because their centre of gravity is pulling them down towards the chair/ ground at this position. Along with the extra weight of the chair, they can't get up. Because women's centre of gravity is lower, they have a lighter upper body which makes it easier to lift the chair.

[@geraldthebusdriver3491]

I burst out of laughter when Archie mimicked Edith when she said ta da 🤣🤣

[@r.pres.4121]

I expected him to blurt out “dingbat” 😆

[@laurahenderson772]

I saw this when it first came on. They must have had thousands of people trying the " chair thing " at the time. I know we did. It was hilarious. 😂👍

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

We did it all the time ... such fun!

[@anhitchcock]

My Dad and Grandpa were just trying this out and it was hysterical

[@kittensugars]

It's about center of gravity. Men's center of gravity is in their shoulders, and women's is in their hips.

[@j.missyjoy6507]

Then why can’t I do it ? Hmm

[@scottgould6590]

Youre either doing it wrong or youre lying? 🤣

[@spiltsoymilk]

I want to be able to go back in the past and ask Jerri on a date!

[@crannbeathadh]

I love Edith so much.

[@labby890]

I'm a girl...I DID IT!! my brother can't do it! hahaha! thanks for posting this! I loved this show!

[@PeterMayer]

We tried to do this in 6 or 7th grade when I lived outside of Detroit. None of us could do it.

[@mistresskasarr]

it has nothing to do with steps... look again, it's heel to toe. Foot size doesn't matter. I've never met a man who could do it and I've been playing this game with people since I was a kid and first saw it.

[@davidbroughall3782]

I just did it.

[@scottgould6590]

Youre either doing it wrong or youre lying lol.

[@lexbex11]

the main reason isn't because of foot size, although that can affect it a little. (i have large feet and found it a little harder than my small-footed friends) It's all to do with your centre of mass, which is generally lower for women as they have larger hips, and higher for men because they have broad, bulky shoulders. But there are exceptions :)

[@glaycer5694]

First shown on all in the family tv sitcom in the 70s.

[@odysseus7710]

Am about 210lbs bodybuilder, I did the experiment......peace of cake👍

[@karlskiss]

um.... no its because girls have gravity near the lower part of the body and men the upper part search it....

[@67marlins]

I'm a 45-year-old guy, and have lifted weights fairly consistently since I was in my 20s. I swear to you, my friend, I can do it....should I be worried? Or am I making some common mistake that men make? I assume it's because a woman has a stronger and differently-shaped hip structure....help!

[@garenburnerchannel3936]

Nope, So apparently some men can do it if they curl their toes because that redistributes the weight from their torso back to their pelvis ass region? Listen im not a scientest i just saw a video that could explain it is all

[@justinjames3028]

Curling toes does not redistribute the weight anything significantly. It just gives you an extra bit of leverage/torque. How far you are away from the wall also makes a big difference. Notice and Archie is standing much farther back than the others. I can do it if i stand at the third step away from the wall (and yes it takes a lot of push from the toes) but if I do three foot lengths between my toes and the wall I can’t. No doubt there is a difference between men and women here but how far Archie is away from the wall makes a huge difference as well.

[@MarkyD1967]

“Nowadays you can’t bet on nothing”. Today, that comment alone would get you fired from your job and cancelled.

[@firegod001]

You're a joke. Saying something or doing something that gets you into trouble and decreases your influence has always been around. It's called stepping in it. What those things are is constantly changing, but the biggest differences are how conservatives are big, hypocritical, cry baby douches about it now and how no matter which side of the fictional "cancelling" they're on, they are against equality and the progression of society. Why don't you try acting like a decent human being once in a while? It makes a world of difference.

[@monkeeman1966]

Liberals are the cry babies. You get offended, it must be changed. To change things, you use violence, our society is not progressing, it's going into the sewer. We don't have to go to a circus to see a freak show, they're all around now. The theme song says it all.

[@larchman4327]

Well in 2011 tropic thunder came out and someone was in black face real stupid movie but some parts funny. Today everyone involved would be black listed (no pun intended) because it's so offensive and whatever.

[@MrAlienmagnet]

This was back when TV was great and actually funny without cussing.

[@turtleINhurry]

im a guy too and i made it with the first try.i tried it again and again and i made it every time.i believe the thing is not to put pressure on your head but on your legs

[@firegod001]

That can definitely be part of it, but you might very well also not have very big shoulders and might have bigger hips. It's not an absolute thing, but it does work for the vast majority of men and women.

[@OverlordZeroULTIMA]

My mom and I did this as well, and I think we tried with my dad. He couldn't pick up the chair, and mom and I did.

[@christopherdo2648]

That is true. It is very difficult but not impossible. My dad did it with another inch to prove to me that he could. I didn't believe him but he actually did it

[@67marlins]

Me too, amigo....should we worry?

[@coldslugger8219]

Ok I gotta give this a try

[@PhilipBanks85]

I feel like a cookie now

[@tralexander93]

its cuz guys take larger steps then girls and the farther your feet are away from the wall the harder it is to get up. if you dont believe it try bringing your feet in closer when you do it

[@CryKen07]

What is the name of this episode??

[@Nightylol]

What episode ia this?

[@itsmedebbiebrown]

This is because a male's center of gravity is in the upper body making it difficult to lift while a woman's center of gravity is in the lower half of the body making the upper body lift easier to accomplish. Being a girl has it's benefits. ;)

[@hitsugaya1000]

lol guys it has nothing to do with gender. it's all about how far you are from the wall. if you're too far, your whole body is leaning on the wall, so therefore you can't stand up.

[@GeneralG1810]

They should use this test in sports to see if men are competing as women

[@johnschmid2316]

That comment was awesome

[@firegod001]

We should do a test to see if cavemen are on Youboob. Wait... Oops. Nevermind.

[@GeneralG1810]

@@firegod001 Let me guess you're one of those morons that thinks trans women are "real" women and men can have babies and all that stupid shit that ignores science?

[@chestnut4860]

How the fuck is she measuring the steps? She's not takim 3 away from the wall? I end up standing on my toes.

[@caveman3096]

Was it really necessary to say the fuck word there, Fucker? What the fuck!?

[@JMG_86]

Carroll briefly breaks character at around 0:49

[@joefish6091]

First go couldn't stand up, but then managed it, muscle strength can overcome the CoG.

[@nousfx]

im a guy and i can lift it. yall sure its not just in ur head. What u think does have a factor of what u can do in life. just saying

[@virginiaordaya]

ARCHIE BUNKER CANT DO IT EITHER YOURE IN GREAT COMPANY SIR! The kids don’t know what we mean haha. Women are more legs than torso. Men have longer torsos and feet. Boom.

[@qhloejill]

I'm not sure I buy that explanation. I've got pretty huge feet, bigger than my male counter-part's and he couldn't do it but I could.

[@BlancaYahneliGarnelo]

I don't get it.? I did it I'm a female and so did my brothers nd of course they r males

[@TheEd0206]

guys can do it if you curl up your toes

[@murdough208]

traxlander your right I did it!!!! thanks

[@kejiri3593]

I managed to do it without a problem and i am a guy. I guess you just have to be in a very bad shape or something to not do this. Which is funny because i aint what you can call in best of shape to say the least

[@einfussganger]

If your body shape is more like a woman's you can do it. Better hit the gym!

[@kejiri3593]

@@einfussganger I mean i wont say i am sylvester stallone built. But i aint exactly the Vegan Starbucks guy either XD. I would say normal chubby is more me.

[@herooine]

But women tend to be shorter than men. so it's proportionate to them. so not necessarily.

[@amym1106]

This it true!

[@CosmiceXJustice]

TAADAAAAA xDDD

[@rileyblizzard2]

ima guy and i can do it dose that mean im a gurl?!?!?!

[@TheLankieMidget]

i did it and i'm a guy

[@dcs244832]

👍

[@dcs244832]

Good

[@kevinbrooks6265]

that has nothing to do with it.

[@vTuqq]

i just did it and im a guy...? wtf is wrong with me! :'(

[@scarlet91210]

I think you boyfriend is doing it wrong or he is a girl. LOL

[@SBrisebois]

I think it's a prank guys haha

[@mantukakka123456789]

lol

[@featherdrum]

this really hurt my back????????

[@GilbertR00]

somethings wrong with you.

[@vantsen-e]

im a guy and i made it... WTF :D

[@kejiri3593]

you probably are energetic. But its a good trick i will give it that

[@jamesharbinson4051]

Sorry, I'm a guy and I took FOUR steps back and could still do it. Maybe men were flabbier in the 70's.

[@jamesharbinson4051]

frank rotiroti My head is against the wall. I'll post a video if you'd like.

[@garywatson2885]

I wanna see Michelle Obama pick up the chair...bet he can't

[@OKCRay1]

And I'll bet Chump can pick it up and dance all around the room with it.

[@garywatson2885]

@@OKCRay1 whatever makes you feel good inside...

[@caveman3096]

Bruce Jenner, Olympic champion used to not be able to lift it but in recent years it’s no longer a problem. How bout them apples!?

[@iAMDATBOYTV]

I just did it and I'm a guy....oh well

[@TheRiocap]

I bet you have small feet if you do that is why.. :D