One of my favorite "cool tricks" is the elbow trick. When you are giving someone a high-five, the best way to avoid an embarrassing miss is to look at the other person's elbow. If you lock your eyes on the other person's elbow, and just let your hand swing in for the high five naturally, and the other person does the same, you won't miss. Guaranteed. 60% of the time, it works every time.
This is pretty awesome. But it was not nearly as awesome as what happened when I shared this tidbit with Nick, Jill, and CJ. I demonstrated with Jill. She thought it was kind of cool. As did Nick. CJ, though, seemed skeptical. This is a common reaction. Let's do a little quiz here.
What did CJ do next?
A) Claimed she didn't believe it, but refused to try it with someone at the risk of being proven wrong.
B) Claimed she didn't believe it, tried it with Nick, but intentionally missed to try to prove a point.
C) Tried it with Nick, had it work, and became a believer.
D) Tried it...with herself. Stared at her elbows and gave herself a high-five. Aka clapped. Then proceeded to close her eyes and flail her arms about convinced she was "trying it out."
If you guessed D, you are correct. CJ...when other people are around, and someone shares something with you about giving people high-fives, how could you possibly think that the best course of action is to try it out with yourself? There were at least 3 other people around who would have been willing to give you a high-five!
Also, it's a snow day! More on that later, but for now, a little reminder that the snow can be tough on some: Teddy Bears.
http://dcist.com/2010/02/snowmaggedon_10_in_time_lapse.php
(Special thanks to Annie for the link!)
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