Using sign language burns more calories than every spoken language, amirite?

You could make the argument Italians use hands just as much when speaking

by vincedavis 2 weeks ago

Lots more arm movements = burn more calories than finger movement

by oschneider 2 weeks ago

Plus they are usually speaking at a high volume which uses a lot of energy. I am Italian/Irish btw

by vincedavis 2 weeks ago

I am Italian/Irish btw I am willing to bet 100 euros that you are an American.

by columbuslebsack 2 weeks ago

Pack it up boys, we got em

by Olin12 2 weeks ago

Id bet 10 bucks. Not because i lack confidence but because our economy is burning

by lelialang 2 weeks ago

You're not Italian if you got the citizenship because your grandpa was italian and moved to the US. I'm Italian because my family is from here and I've lived half my life here. Please keep that in mind

by Disastrous_Tomato 2 weeks ago

Let's not forget about people who wave or move hands like crazy when talking.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

cough Trump cough

by Muted_Journalist_693 2 weeks ago

I think you just proved that doesn't burn many calories.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

when you comunicate in sign language you dont use your lungs more than you need for breathing. i am no doctor but it is more exhausting to talk a long time in comparison to moving your hands a bit

by Logical-King 2 weeks ago

Especially if you do it in every language. That must take forever.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I think it's definitely more exhausting to physically gesture everything you're saying (sign language) than using your lungs / diaphragm to speak. Talk for five minutes then waive your hands around pretty consistently for 5 minutes and tell me which one you think was more exhausting

by kayceemayert 2 weeks ago

Yeah it get's easier but only because you build the necessary muscles. Which still take more calories to function than the altered air flow and mouth movements.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

it's not a fitness or what you're used to thing. It burns more energy to move your arms about than it does to move your vocal cords and it doesn't matter how used to doing either of the things you are, it's just laws of physics. The calorie requirement to move your heavy ass arms is higher than it is to move your diaphragm and vocal chords

by kayceemayert 2 weeks ago

Like I said, I'm not saying talking is more calorie intensive. But if you tell someone to compare talking for 5 minutes to gesturing for 5 minutes and ask them how tiring each one is, you're not going to get an accurate comparison of signing vs talking.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'd say you'd get a very accurate representation. Just because someone is used to doing the motions and the strain that causes doesn't make it any less calorie intensive, so having a non-signer wave their arms gives a pretty good idea that it requires a decent amount of energy to move your arms in comparison to talking

by kayceemayert 2 weeks ago

Bro the amount of calories will be negligible. You're better off skipping that donut

by cyril04 2 weeks ago

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by Fun_Elk 2 weeks ago

not if I'm screaming

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

The amount of people here that think sign language is just wriggling your fingers around is astounding

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Nah. Italian. Not only do you wave your hands around a lot, you also have to use multiple muscles to speak.

by Sigridgerhold 2 weeks ago

Except maybe Russian and German. Those can sound fairly angry sometimes so that MUST use more calories to inflict such tones

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

inflict 😂

by Nicola38 2 weeks ago

I had a college class with a deaf girl who had two sign language interpreters with her. They had to constantly switch off interpreting so the other could rest. It probably didn't help that it was an evolutionary anthropology class, as I doubt there's a simple sign for Australopithecus or Homo Heidelbergensis.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Not if you scream like Sam Kinison

by Nicola38 2 weeks ago

Oh man imagine having a heated argument in SL just after eating like burgers or pizza...💨

by Cultural_Cup 2 weeks ago

What a creative way of saying "Physical movement burns more calories than talking"..

by ComparisonFirm143 2 weeks ago

Out of curiosity, do some verbal languages burn more calories than others? Like do certain vocalizations require more energy?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Dude German got to be the most effort in talking lol

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

It's also the least spoken language in the world

by Aggravating-Reach457 2 weeks ago

Takes a lot more energy to talk using lungs/diaphragm/ 100s of muscles etc than moving your hands around.....

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I just pulled it out of my ass

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Is there a double blind peer review study that says sign language uses more calories?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Sign language is the fastest language though, since it moves at speed of light, not sound

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Read what you wrote, then contemplate your error.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago