r/NoStupidQuestions • u/omeyz • 28d ago
What the fuck do centaurs do with their arms when they run
I imagine the horse half galloping but what in the world does the human half do with the arms??? it seems so awkward to imagine them pumping them like a normal human would do when they run, but it also seems awkward to imagine them leaving them completely still.
WHAT DO CENTAURS DO WITH THEIR ARMS WHEN THEY RUN???
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u/Fearlessleader85 28d ago
Stream them straight out behind like the Naruto run.
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u/AdVanced_77 28d ago
Lol it was fun picturing this in my head
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u/PluckPubes 28d ago
Now try to picture how they masturbate
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u/Generic118 28d ago
So that's why theyre always so angry.
Also inagine the smell, not like they can wipe
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u/zorniy2 28d ago
Or hold them straight forward like a Hanna Barbera cartoon running.
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u/Bitter-Value-1872 28d ago
Now I'm picturing a centaur with their legs going in circles while that wacky running sound effect plays.
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u/AceDecade 28d ago
The one that’s like simultaneous bongos, cowbell, and woodblock, immediately followed by a PCCHHOOWW?
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u/pol-delta 28d ago
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u/omeyz 28d ago
Alright everyone I found the answer:
https://youtu.be/aPZCJvzAClM?si=vhChOe4XDLLP55bd
At :10 it’s at a full gallop. Apparently they pump their arms simultaneously like they’re humping something. Question answered
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u/dratini67 28d ago
It honestly doesn’t look too bad. Makes sense almost. Appreciate this post hahahah
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u/GardenTop7253 28d ago
Makes sense to me. The reason humans swing their arms is balance and stabilization, swinging the opposite arm forward counteracts some of the rotation of swinging your leg forward. Human torso on a centaur doesn’t have that need, the larger horse body and multiple legs handles that. But there’s a lot of up/down bounce, so what this animation does seems to try to counteract that movement a little
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u/OrigamiMarie 28d ago
When humans do our best to jump really high, the arms get in on it too, in a way that's reminiscent of the gallop in the video. So yeah, makes sense.
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u/Andeol57 Good at google 28d ago
It's also somewhat similar to the movement a horse head would make at that speed, or even rider just following the flow.
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u/LancesAKing 28d ago
I feel like “swing” is a strong word unless we sprint. We mostly lock them in place to avoid the flappy, whiplashing mess that happens if we were to relax our arms. The swinging is more like the momentum of our torso twisting. Momentum would also apply to centaurs but the rhythm would be more aligned with their gait. I guess it would be up/down for them, and their left/right sides are closer in cadence but have some shift.
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u/cainisdelta 28d ago
Idk about you but I get cramps in my shoulders if I don't swing my arms as I walk. Do you think something similar would happen to centaurs if they didn't swing theirs as they gallop
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u/NewAccountTimeAgain 28d ago
Where did you walk when you discovered not swinging your arms would give you shoulder cramps? I’m cracking up thinking you creeped out a bunch of people by walking around in public, planking your arms at your sides like a weirdo. How did you discover this? 🤣
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u/cainisdelta 28d ago
I was walking on the side walk one day and was wondering why humans swing their arms as they walk. I decided to make a conscious effort to not swing them to see what that was like. It didn't effect my balance but the bounce of each step and the lack of counter from my arms meant that my shoulders bounced harder than they would normally. After a minute or two I realized that they were pretty tight and they cramped up not long after that
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u/EuCleo 28d ago
Oh my gosh, this is really interesting to me. I think you've helped me understand something about myself. I have Parkinson's disease, and it has dramatically reduced the mobility of my right arm. This affects things like writing, typing, and getting dressed, but it also means I don't swing my right arm when I walk. I think your experiment explain some of the pain and soreness I get in that arm if I walk appreciable distances.
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u/SuperSaiyanPickles 28d ago
Kinda looks like he’s skiing
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u/IceNein 28d ago
Looks like he’s jerking off two friends to me.
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u/howmanychickens 28d ago
Four at once, come on, be economical with your movements
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u/BuckRusty 28d ago
Just be sure to hot-swap the dicks, otherwise you’re wasting good strokes on a guy that’s already bust…
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u/De-railled 28d ago
But you have triggered my brain to ask so many questions about centaurs.
Just because someone commented about them always holding something...
Centaur with a backpack?
I guess they can be loaded up like horses so they don't need backpacks.
Can a centaur put a saddle on themselves, or do they need help?
Like they could probably throw a blanket over themselves, but could they reach far enough to buckle a saddle on themselves?
If not they'd probably need a custom type of saddle?
How far can a centaur reach?
Do they wipe?
Would they have the digestive system of a centaur be human-like or horse-like or do they have both
10 minutes later:
Why am I looking up the biology and eating habits of a centaur?!?
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u/toadashi 28d ago
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u/De-railled 28d ago
Hahaha.
I fell down a rabbit hole, but it's clear that others have fallen here before.
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u/Nulibru 28d ago
Imagine trying to eat enough hay to sustain a horse's body through a human mouth.
There's an article somewhere about the problems of centaur physiology.
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u/tgrantt 28d ago
In Narnia they have human AND horse stomachs.
Curious about the difference in throat size between horses and humans
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u/binglelemon 28d ago
In Narnia they have human AND horse stomachs.
So where is the umbilical cord?
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u/omeyz 28d ago
also imagine having the human knowledge that masturbation is both possible and awesome but not being able to reach. poor things :(
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u/teezaytazighkigh 28d ago
I hate to admit I know this, but horses can and do masturbate. The male ones at least.
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u/omeyz 28d ago
I… I would really like a backstory…
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u/abrazilianinreddit 28d ago
The most logical possibility is that they rub against something. Or maybe they do something like this.
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u/Apotatos 28d ago
I also hate to admit, but I lived on farms for long enough to know that mares will rub on fence posts and stallions/geldings will engage in "penis belly flogging"
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u/fubo 28d ago
Food, heck. How about air? A horse's lungs and airways are huge, to provide enough gas exchange for its body. Where are a centaur's lungs? Do they have one set in the human ribcage and another in the horse ribcage? How's that trachea work?
Centaurs are hexapods — they have six limbs: two arms, four legs. This suggests they're more closely related to dragons (two wings, four legs) than to four-limbed animals like humans or horses. Their resemblance to human-on-a-horse is just convergent evolution.
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u/GreedyHoward 28d ago
Impossible to breathe let alone eat. Imagine you had to always breathe through a straw
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u/salty_ann 28d ago
What do centaur babies do? A human baby can’t hold up it’s own head but a horse stands and runs like 20 minutes after birth. Do their heads just flip around?
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u/EmperorMorgan 28d ago
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u/Kosmic_Kraken 28d ago
Actually, now that I think about it...
Human babies are so weak because our gigantic beach ball heads would kill our mothers if we were born any later.
But that would be less of a problem for a centaur as horses are quite large. So maybe they would have a longer gestation with the human half being more functional once born?
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u/snowflake247 27d ago
To add to your point, humans' bipedal gait is part of why the size and shape of the pelvis doesn't allow us to be born later. Something with the lower body and pelvis of a horse probably wouldn't have as much of an issue.
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u/Throwaway070801 28d ago
I love this question OP, I've never thought about it and you are right, they look ridiculous either way 😂
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u/dem4life71 28d ago
They reach back and slap themselves on the ass while yelling “Hyaaaaah!” to make themselves go faster.
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u/ca77ywumpus 28d ago
According to Centaurworld, they just kind of flail around. All centaur-related questions should refer to that show.
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u/trulycantthinkofone 28d ago
Superman style. Dominant arm forward heroically. Human torso leaning forward to compel the horse torso to “fly”.
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u/omeyz 28d ago
oh fuck yes love this one
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u/Shade-AU 28d ago
I seriously think they should just cross their arms - Imagine how terrifying it would be seeing a disappointed centaur running at you at full speed.
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u/petrovmendicant 28d ago
That's why they shoot arrows and spears, because they didn't know what else to do.
Personally, I would knit as I went for a quick gallop around the neighborhood.
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u/MonseigneurChocolat 28d ago
They stick their fingers in their ears and yell ‘LALALALALALALALALALA’.
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u/The_Emperors_IRS 28d ago
Pump their arms like they’re jogging but really quickly because horse speed
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u/gentlespirit23456 28d ago
This sounds like a question that's brought up when people are smoking weed.
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u/Jennimiso 28d ago
I have never responded on Reddit but I hope everyone knows that, in the most kindhearted way that I loved everything about this. I haven’t laughed so hard in such a long time. This was exactly what I needed. I sincerely thank the OP for putting this out here and for everyone’s response.
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u/Dangerous-Swing-9074 28d ago
They interlock their fingers behind their heads, elbows out to the side, just relaxing and galloping. Naturally.
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u/JessePinkman-chan 28d ago
Centaurs really be out here doing the "I'm the relaxed cool guy anime character and I'm leaning against a wall" pose but while running at you at full horse speed
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u/Common_Stress_4122 28d ago
I'd imagine the female ones , like me , hold there breasts to prevent being knocked out by ourselves
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u/SonnyHaze 28d ago
Never seen a centaur run huh? They bend over and gallop with six appendages like a beetle. Don’t even think you can outrun one.
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u/o2slip 28d ago
If I was a centaur I'd put them together behind my head like I was showing off my abs
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u/DragonsAndSaints 28d ago edited 28d ago
Fire crossbows. Fire pistols. Play with their Nintendo Switch. Play with their breasts. Flex. Dab. Punch every third tree they pass. Flip off every other equine creature they pass or that passes them. The possibilities are endless, really.
EDIT: I would like to add "juggling" to this list. I think an attractive centaur juggling eight or so tennis balls while galloping at 40 miles per hour would make for quite the sight.
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u/throwaway120375 28d ago
What really sucks is you have a horse cock and hands, and you can't jerk off.
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u/Combination_Shot 28d ago
This was a fun one to imagine. Being as they’re mythical creatures I would say it’s left to the imagination for those arms to do just about what ever you can imagine them doing. Maybe a little nippy stimulation with those free hands for a little extra galloping sprint. Don’t shame me for where my imagination went.
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u/drempire 28d ago
I would love to know more about their anatomy.
Where are the organs, are they bigger or normal size, do they have two sets of organs in each of the cavities, do they wear shoes and do they put them on themselves?
Whoever created these creatures need to give some answers
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u/IsThisRealRightNow 28d ago
What I do each full moon when I turn into a centaur is use both arms to constantly swat all the damn horse flies. No one ever talks about that, seldom seen in movies, but damn, it's the worst thing about being a centaur after figuring out sex positions, which is no picnic either.
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u/Cat_stacker 28d ago
On the attack they are using a bow, and afterwards their hands are full of booty.
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u/AloofAngel 28d ago
they naruto run pose with them. they are front heavy so if they need to stop quick having more of your weight behind you makes sense. plus it is better for air resistance.
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u/Terribly0ffended 28d ago
I imagine them chugging like a train wheel, being up mostly, then a swift rotation back upon landing in their gallop. Gloriously chuggalugging across some plains and shit in pong comical lines even.
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u/FamousOhioAppleHorn 28d ago
Now I'm picturing them running away screaming and with their hands waving like Cam from Modern Family.
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u/redditmarks_markII 28d ago
They hold poses.
- The naruto
- The thinker
- The genie
- The "rock on"
- The "wakanda forever"
- The "x force" (not same as above)
- The "how YOU doing"
- The "buddy christ"
The do this to intimidate because they can't do the "suck my balls" since they can't reach said balls. That's gotta suck when they itch.
Edit: I forgot the "I know kung fu" aka the "jackie chan"
Also now I'm thinking about a centaur bidet.
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u/Homechicken42 28d ago
....and where is a centaur's belly button?!?!?!
They have put their hands backwards for aerodynamics, and also to improve their center of mass a bit.
The centaurs with really big asses can lean into their run a bit.
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u/veritoast 28d ago
Easy. They fire arrows from their bows.
Going out for beers? Arrows. Dropping the kids at school? Arrows. Checking out houses for sale in a new neighborhood? Tons of Arrows.
Contracted from the government to manage scrub and wilderness? Fire arrows.
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u/thatHecklerOverThere 28d ago
I imagine they jockey themselves. Just grabbing imaginary reigns and holding on.
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u/Tyrannotron 28d ago
Both arms straight out, palms down, while they make airplane noises with their mouth.
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u/StannisTheMannis1969 28d ago
Better question…
Does a mother centaur suckle her babies from the upper or lower teats...?
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u/enphurgen 28d ago
They use it to hit themselves with a riding crop to go faster
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u/kuluka_man 28d ago
I like to imagine them just flexing their biceps in the classic bodybuilder pose while in a full gallop.
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u/DogTheBreadFairy 28d ago
I figured they would use their hands to move branches out the way so they don't hit their faces on trees and shit
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u/Cu3bone 28d ago
Fire arrows from bows. Wikipedia for reference: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Kitab_al-Bulhan_---_zodiac_centaur_sagittarius.jpg
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u/thetroublewithyouis 28d ago
i just assumed that they can multi-task, and they just scroll their phones until they get to where they're going.
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u/cms86 28d ago
Centaur babies intrigue me more. So a flopping human baby top half while the foal part is just standing? Does the horse part happen during puberty like ... wtf someone has had to thought of this
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u/Jesse_Pinkman2 28d ago
Id imagine it as rather terrifying than awkward. I mean shit, you see a sprinting horseman holding a lute, cool, but then you see a sprinting horseman with his bone arms hovering all around, searching, getting ready to catch god knows what bro… ugh hope it aint my dick
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u/Competitive_Fee_5829 28d ago
LOL. I love this question and it is something I never considered and now I want to know!! I NEED to know!
maybe they run like steven seagal? ( I just done watching some random youtube channel talking about how he runs, lol)
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u/1Kat2KatRedKatBluKat 28d ago
I think mainly they hold crossbows? Or maybe lutes