Theories On What The People Upstairs Could Possibly Be Doing Because It's So Loud

throwing boulders

practicing their role in STOMP, just the stomping part

bowling

working on a chain gang

slaying a dragon

pacing in cement shoes

being stuck in the plight of the mythological Atlas, except having to roll the whole world back and forth across their apartment

boxing. with the floor

training for a hard walker's marathon

inventing a machine that quadruples the force of gravity and applying it only to their feet

sumo dancing

practicing small space marching

emptying their consciences by taking their weighty dark secrets and making them into real weighty objects. then throwing them on the floor very hard