Laying perfect bricks like dominoes - GIF

[Frank S]

The young man has a pair of hands on him that's for sure

[old kodger]

I knew a young man who used to regularly win a beer by laying four bricks on top of each other, at right angles to, on top of, and at one end of a fifth brick; then pick up the whole lot with one hand from the other end of the bottom brick.
I was not a weakling at the time, but I couldn't get withing coo-ee of copying him.

[Frank S]

Never tried any brick trick but used to hold a 12 lb sledge by the very end of the handle straight armed out and touch my nose I thought I was pretty good until I met a guy who could stand with 3 others using his hand as the center of the square then take the sledge and touch his as well as the other 3 guys noses using only the action of his wrist. He was a stocky little guy but you didn't want to arm wrestle him.

[ranald]

the only brick trick i tried got my backside kicked.

[greyhoundollie]

And just as the mason layed the last brick the Customers wife walked by and said "but I wanted the bricks turned in the opposite direction!"

[Jon]

What I like about this one is how the shape of the pavers makes this job easier, all the way from the initial pickup, to the throw, the catch, and then to the placement. There's also the irony of the stooped-over guy sweeping sand, as a reminder of what this kind of work likely does to your back.

[Ralphxyz]

Damm I am tired and my back is killing me just watching.

[trinketman]

Paid by the brick laid?

[ranald]

Damm I am tired and my back is killing me just watching.

my back is hurting before watching: guess my next drive will pave me to buy a new BED not made of really hard or "silly soft stuff".

[ranald]

Paid by the brick laid?

LOL. Very punny. Glad I was never paid by the paver laid, as most of my paving was repairing someone elses stuff or from tree roots lifting some.