

At around 17:50 in Episode 10 of _The Quintessential Quintuplets_ , Uesugi
failed to lift a log, then Yotsuba said, 'are you actually a boy, Uesugi-san'.
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kMrH1.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kMrH1.png)

But, wait! Let's take a closer look at how Uesugi was trying to lift the log.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndNUC.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndNUC.jpg)

According to [law of the
lever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever#Law:%7E:text=the%20cochlea.-,Law%20of%20the%20lever,-%5Bedit%5D),
you really shouldn't lift a log from one side. Uesugi did well in all
subjects, including physics, so he couldn't be unaware of this. The correct
way to lift a log should be like this:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbt9S.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hbt9S.png)

So, he didn't intend to lift the log by himself from the start. He planned the
failure to get Yotsuba to lift the log with him. Then he could probably get
the chance to talk with Yotsuba.

How about Yotsuba? She helped the sport club a lot, so it's impossible that
she didn't know the common sense how one should lift a log. Yet she still
thought Uesugi was too week to lift a log.

Is this a clue that Yotsuba was too simple-minded to get the message from
others? Or there is other reason to say, 'are you actually a boy'?


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Why did Yotsuba say 'are you actually a boy'?