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When a high five meets a fist bump

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The physical collision of an open palm and a closed fist creates an instantly regrettable handshake hybrid. This specific miscalculation occurs due to conflicting greeting protocols, leaving both parties silently suffering the consequences of their unsynchronized upper body motor skills.

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