When the going gets tough, the tough just throw their hands up in the air. Literally, they just flail their arms about like a bird trying to get its wings to work.
It's a delicate balance of flailing and flapping, with a hint of surrender and a dash of desperation.
Some people do it for art, others for stress relief. But let's be real, most of us just do it because our boss told us to.
But have you ever wondered, is throwing hands in the air really an effective way to get what we want?
Or is it just a futile attempt to distract ourselves from the crushing reality of adulthood?
Find out more on our other pages:
Air Pollution: A Guide to Throwing Your Hands Up in Anger
Throwing Our Children in the Air
Or just Throwing Our Lives in the Air and see where it gets us.