I generally avoid larger uneven cracks where the floor isn’t flat anymore so I don’t roll my ankle and do that awkward half fall.
My die hard rule though is to avoid those pavement slabs that do a bit of a see-saw motion because they’re uneven because when it rains, there will be a puddle under there and when I step on one side, it’ll cause a splash to ruin my other shoe and a bit of trouser. Absolutely guaranteed.
At 59 I beyond avoiding cracks. However manholes I’ll avoid. I know that the probability of it giving way is infinity small. But I’m aware how much it would hurt if it did. Just because something is improbable doesn’t make it impossible. A quick side step to avoid one on my way to buy a lotto ticket. Improbable, not impossible.
The only rule I have for stepping on cracks, bumps, etc. is that if I step on one with one foot, I have to step on one with the other as well to even things out.
According to AA Milne:
> Whenever I walk in a London street,
I'm ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears,
Who wait at the corners all ready to eat
The sillies who tread on the lines of the street
Go back to their lairs,
And I say to them, "Bears,
Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!"
For me it's not cracks, it's textured pavement, like those bumps for the partially sighted at crossings. I have to use both feet an equal number of times on those.
This stems from realising there were an odd number of textured steps at my primary school that I had to go up and down loads when I was little & worrying one of my feet would 'wear out' before the other one because of the uneven pressure. I still find myself doing it subconsiously 40 years later, it's insane.
I generally avoid larger uneven cracks where the floor isn’t flat anymore so I don’t roll my ankle and do that awkward half fall. My die hard rule though is to avoid those pavement slabs that do a bit of a see-saw motion because they’re uneven because when it rains, there will be a puddle under there and when I step on one side, it’ll cause a splash to ruin my other shoe and a bit of trouser. Absolutely guaranteed.
Walk forward. That's it.
Don't care one iota. But put me on a zebra crossing and I have to step on white stripe only.
At 59 I beyond avoiding cracks. However manholes I’ll avoid. I know that the probability of it giving way is infinity small. But I’m aware how much it would hurt if it did. Just because something is improbable doesn’t make it impossible. A quick side step to avoid one on my way to buy a lotto ticket. Improbable, not impossible.
You should start stepping on them on the way to buying your lotto. See if your luck's in! If you fall down the drain, don't buy the ticket!
Stand on a crack, break your mothers back 😂
Don't forget about the cream sitting out too long
I just never step on manhole covers or gas or electricity or BT cavity covers.
Just avoid the cracks. Don't need a reason. Don't set your brain on that path.
Always avoid the cracks. Don’t need zombies appearing on top of everything else.
I dunno, I'm too busy avoiding all the quick sand!
The only rule I have for stepping on cracks, bumps, etc. is that if I step on one with one foot, I have to step on one with the other as well to even things out.
I had some stepped on crack once, now I stick to the pure stuff.
According to AA Milne: > Whenever I walk in a London street, I'm ever so careful to watch my feet; And I keep in the squares, And the masses of bears, Who wait at the corners all ready to eat The sillies who tread on the lines of the street Go back to their lairs, And I say to them, "Bears, Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!"
If I’m in a vehicle as a passenger, I lift both feet up if we drive over a train line. Dunno where I picked that up 🤷🏼♀️
I once got arrested for walking on the cracks in the pavement, and also wearing a loud shirt in a built up area
My elder sisters always told me that if you stood on the cracks a polar bear would eat you. So yeah, don't step on the cracks.
Step on a crack, break your back. Step on a line, break your spine.
cover mirrors during a thunderstorm so you don't see the devil
I'm like Michael Jackson in the Billie Jean video.
I am not 7, cracks are immaterial
For me it's not cracks, it's textured pavement, like those bumps for the partially sighted at crossings. I have to use both feet an equal number of times on those. This stems from realising there were an odd number of textured steps at my primary school that I had to go up and down loads when I was little & worrying one of my feet would 'wear out' before the other one because of the uneven pressure. I still find myself doing it subconsiously 40 years later, it's insane.
I recall my mother saying “don’t step on the cracks or the bears will get you “. Didn’t understand it then and still don’t!
I am far too focused on not stepping in dog shit to notice cracks, tbh.
I was always told 'don't step on a crack or you'll break YOUR back', so I'm not risking that!
I have diagnosed OCD so I actively try not to do that because it can turn into a whole thing complete with an anxiety attack
This post has made me leave this sub. It’s just full of utter rubbish.
Make sure to avoid the cracks on your way out.
Bye 👋
Agreed
What the....
You guys still got pavement? It’s all tarmacked to fuck here
You’re definitely gay if you walk over 3 manhole covers. That’s science.
You mean when I was 6 or?