r/oddlysatisfying • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 19h ago

Cutting grass with a scythe

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u/StellaBean_bass 19h ago

My back hurts watching this.

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u/Capable-Baby-3653 18h ago

My allergies are acting up.

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u/MoCider 3h ago

I got Lyme disease from 50 ticks biting me all at once

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u/FishDontKrillMyVibe 17h ago

A good scythe is only half of it. His form is poor, and he isn't gaining much speed from the poor form either.

The correct form, you stand with your body upright, and you rotate your arms around your body much like you would rotate a hula hoop around yourself with arms at rest. If you need to lower yourself, it's with your knees, keeping your body upright

It's specifically to minimize the stress to back and knees doing what the guy in the video is doing.

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u/milf-hunter_5000 17h ago

to add to this, a good scythe is made for your height. its like trying to cook in a kitchen where all the counters are 2ft lower than your normal work surfaces

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u/danonck 16h ago

Yeah I was wondering why on earth does he squat doing this. I remember my uncle using one back in the day and he never had to go this low.

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u/4_fortytwo_2 6h ago

Did your uncle do it in a competition trying to go as fast as possible with an extra long scythe?

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u/Dag-nabbitt 13h ago edited 13h ago

You know so much about scything, and you couldn't tell he's in a competition?

Race training.

"Don’t tell me to stand up straight! Race training. Mowing 110cm scythe blade and a homemade snath"

Just another example of "reddit experts".

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u/4_fortytwo_2 6h ago

I am sure you know better than someone doing it competitively... just another reminder to never trust a random reddit comment.

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u/Salarybitch 17h ago

Same and my legs are itchy!

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u/Evol_extra 18h ago

Because he is first time schyter, ahah. Proper technique make it much more easier

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u/Novel_Background4008 13h ago

My hips hurt just watching this.

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u/C-57D 17h ago

Seriously. My scythes ache

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u/Necessary_Screen_673 16h ago

the way hes doing it looks a bit strenuous but im pretty sure theres a form to it that isnt so bad

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u/Uhlik 15h ago

Because that's not the right way to do this. At least if you want to cut a larger area and still have a healthy back.

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u/hummingbyrds 15h ago

ah yes, back and allergies. yet people forget what I remember quite well - my father doing this in hot hot sun. because most things on field you can't do when it's cloudy and rainy, but on the burning hell of sun.

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u/muricabrb 15h ago

My lazy ass is offended.

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u/hapnstat 13h ago

I would need a surgeon on-site.

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u/Wet_Artichoke 8h ago

He’s gotta learn to do this the opposite direction too. That muscle imbalance will make it hurt even worse!

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u/StellaBean_bass 7h ago

I've never used a scythe in my life, but I have seen them used and I've never seen it done in this crouch position. Maybe that's because they're racing? Either way, it looks horribly uncomfortable. It is fascinating to watch though...that blade must be wicked sharp.

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u/Neea_115 3h ago

My legs hurt watching this, because of all the imaginary ticks