009 You Found My Weakness... It's Small Knives!

[speterman]

I obsess about things – guilty as charged. If you've ever seen my room, I’m always juggling a few projects... and some of them have been going for quite some time. As you also probably know, I ask a lot of questions; well, there's been one question sort of bugging me.

What were the first people thinking when they clap? Now I know what you're thinking: "Peter, shut up and go to bed." But really!

Who thought to stand there and smack their hands together to create noise to cheer for someone or something?

Anyone know if it even started out as cheering?

Comments

[catblog]

Hm? With what?

[speterman]

You know this game is a lot more intimidating when you're behind the little mystery lines.

A?

[3potionproblem]

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[3potionproblem]

With his stupid question.

[Voice]

[catblog]

Clapping their hands would make it louder and encourages people to do better. It lets them know that they're cheering for them?

[Voice]

[speterman]

Ahaha, I get that. But, what caused someone to just start doing it?

[speterman]

D?

[3potionproblem]

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[He draws a circle under the hangman's noose]

[brokethecycle]

I dunno. Maybe it just kind of happened on accident. Or instinct?

[speterman]

S?

[3potionproblem]

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[catblog]

But I don't think this is a good way to help him.

Aren't there any other ways outside of this?

[3potionproblem]

None as entertaining.

[Voice]

[catblog]

Perhaps one person decided to do it and the rest followed?

Although, we're never too sure what might cause a person to just do it!

[catblog]

[...just this face]

[speterman]

P.
L.
C.

B?

[3potionproblem]

B A B I E S C L A P

Well done.

[speterman]

Hm, so it's just something we did since we were little?

Thanks.

[3potionproblem]

More or less. In any species there is learned behavior and innate behavior. Asking how clapping came about is like asking how laughter did. They are just things we as a species do.

[speterman]

Huh, that makes sense. So it's just instinctual to clap. Thanks.

[3potionproblem]

Sleep well.

[speterman]

Not going to bed yet. I'm having trouble sleeping but I will if I manage to get to sleep... Hopefully.

[innocent_insanity]

maybe it was some shit a fucker what couldn't cheer did to show their support?

[actuallyspeakslatin]

I think is started out with banging hands on tables as a form of agreement.

[cantfightthisfire]

Leave it to you to think of shit like this.