‘What looks easy peasy lemon squeezy but is actually difficult difficult lemon difficult?’ – 19 relatable suggestions

A Redditor named u/pterv2112 took to r/AskReddit to post this question with a very satisfying nod to In The Loop.

What looks easy peasy lemon squeezy but is actually difficult difficult lemon difficult?

The question, from four years ago, is one of the most popular on the subreddit, with almost a hundred thousand upvotes and 16.8 thousand comments – including these.

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phamtasticgamer
Via

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Whistling with your fingers.
SimplySolstice

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Drawing something from memory. Like a bird or something.

In mind – yep that’s a bird

On paper – that’s… a bird?
KayGlo

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Digging. Anytime its shown in movies or TV it looks easy af but the second you have to grab a shovel and break dirt…. bleh.
JustABoredFarmer

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Easy as pie. Pie is the most difficult thing I’ve EVER done/made.
billingsley

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Flying remote controlled helicopters. It looks so effortless when watching seasoned flyers but in reality it’s like balancing a marble on an upturned bowl.
Michael_stone_UDA

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FalloutScrolls85
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Losing weight. Changing habits is HARD!
xeandria

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Golf. I feel like most people think they can just grip it n rip it and don’t take into account how hard it is to have a consistently good swing with solid contact.
YerbaBuena360

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Rainbow Road on Mario Kart. I still don’t think I’ve ever come 1st, ugh.
nebbitbitch