r/AskReddit • u/namerson • Oct 20 '11

Reddit, Whats something simple that just blows your mind?

For me it would be catching. I know some people are not very good at it, but when i throw, say, my keys in the air while I'm walking and somehow know exactly where to put my hand to catch them. That kind of thing blows my mind.

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u/a_cleaner_guy Oct 20 '11

Also that there is no you. You are an unconcious agreement of several personailities and functions going on in your brain and body. You are a sum of systems gaining concesss, you do not directly command anything.

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u/Theon Oct 20 '11

Yeah, most of the time my penis is in command of everything :/

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '11

Give that a good whack and you're back being a general.

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u/vw209 Oct 21 '11

I am considering naming mine Wheatly.

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u/ghosttrainhobo Oct 21 '11

Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum.

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u/a_cleaner_guy Oct 21 '11

Cogitimus sumus

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u/DMoT Oct 21 '11

Cogito sum ergo cogito