I know this is silly, but I am having this debate with a friend. We have probably all heard someone say "Oh no, I would break your legs." or something like that when offerd a lap to sit on, maybe you have said it yourself. But, is it really possible?
We usually do not see bigger people sitting on saller people's laps - is it actually dangerous?
Is your answer based on opinion, or do you have evidence or experience to support it?
2006-11-20 16:40:54 · 11 answers · asked by Patrick 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I have yet to see and hear someone -- and a rather big one at that -- to sit on another person's lap and ended up breaking the legs of the person whom he/she is sitting on.
I am no medical practitioner but surrounded by people who are and based on what I know in orthopedics, our bones are actually resilient. It will have to take a very heavy object with heavy force as well to break it.
Maybe the person who's being sat upon by a rather big person would feel like he/she couldn't walk again after that...hehehe..
BUT I very much doubt that the other is really capable of breaking the leg.
2006-11-20 17:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by Alias G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say it would depend on the size of the person being sat on on the person doing the sitting remember the femur is the strongest bone in the body so it would take a great deal of force.
2006-11-20 17:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Livinrawguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this scenario yes, an elderly woman with advanced osteoporosis has an obese person drop into her lap. Otherwise, your femur is one of your body's strongest bones.
2006-11-20 16:44:07 · answer #3 · answered by Ty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that guy or woman is particularly heavy, he/she in basic terms could desire to. i could grant you info yet i've got not heard of everyone silly sufficient to sacrifice their legs to instruct this. in basic terms like this concept that asserts that individuals who leap off a development, die 0.5 way formerly they attain the floor. nicely, i'm nevertheless waiting for somebody to instruct that.
2016-12-29 06:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you get a 300 lb man to sit on a 4 yr olds lap.....
it's just a matter of weight
2006-11-20 16:42:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol no when you sit in their lap your sitting on a straight bone covered with meat and otha stuff so u cant actually break it by sitting down, you could if you jump sit on it when he has his legs straight out
2006-11-20 16:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never will happen. People's asses are so soft to break leg bones.
Stop debating, it's useless.
2006-11-20 16:57:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if there osteoporotic or if they fell on the person or they weighed 500 pounds and sat on someone really skinny or little
2006-11-20 16:46:13 · answer #8 · answered by dianehaggart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My ex mother in law destroyed a chair once, funny as hell....... I figure if she sat on me my femurs would be reduced to powder.
2006-11-20 16:42:34 · answer #9 · answered by lmcbuilder 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes sometimes
2006-11-20 19:54:18 · answer #10 · answered by macman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋