The Contortionist, Sparks Street, Ottawa, July 2011

Last Saturday, I stopped by Sparks Street to check out the Buskerfest, Ottawa’s annual street performer festival. I love street art—it really makes cities interesting and fun.

I spent over 40 minutes watching this contortionist from Australia. Unfortunately, the only flexible part of my body is my fingers. I can bend them in ways that would make you cringe. But I can’t do splits for the life of me and I can feel how tight my muscles are when I do yoga. Which, by the way, didn’t make me more flexible in any way.

Oh well. I guess I won’t be a contortionist when I grow up.

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8 Comments

  1. Rick Carroll August 5, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    I guess this guy DOES NOT live outside the box.

    Have a great weekend,

    Rick

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    1. Zhu August 6, 2011 at 10:16 pm

      😆 Well said! That could have been a great caption for the picture. I suck at titles!

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  2. ristinw August 9, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    My fingers are stiff as pencils 😀 I don’t have a flexible body, so I guess I can’t even imagine to be a contortionist. 😀

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    1. Zhu August 10, 2011 at 2:48 pm

      Trust me, having flexible fingers isn’t a great life perk! 😆

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  3. Neeraj August 10, 2011 at 10:55 pm

    I bet the Chinese are good at this! Their flexibility is amazing!

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    1. Zhu August 11, 2011 at 10:41 pm

      Aw… I blame my French genes then!

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  4. kyh August 14, 2011 at 12:39 am

    Regarding neeraj’s comment, how come I don’t have the flexibility of the chinese when i myself is of chinese heritage? :p

    These contortionists can really make bends that will drop your jaws! I wonder whether their bones are made of rubber lol!

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    1. Zhu August 15, 2011 at 3:08 pm

      I guess it’s not something you inherite like that! I always wonder if these moves are painful for contortionists.

      Reply

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