Re: picking things up, riding down stairs, jumping etc...
Ephraim Vishniac (ephraim@Think.COM)
Thu, 25 Feb 93 09:35:42 EST
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 08:31:42 -0500
From: adw3345@ultb.isc.rit.edu (A.D. Williams)
I've heard of people picking up objects while on a unicycle, but I've
never ever seen it done. I'm having a bit of trouble visualizing how
it works. Do I lean the unicycle all the way to the side (like when
I'm skiing and I turn to a halt) or does the unicycle lean forward
(like with ski jumping), or does the unicycle remail relatively straight
up but the rider does a bodily contortion that allows his arms to reach
the ground?
Experts will expand on this, I'm sure, but:
What most non-chimpanzees do is to reach down on one side while the
unicycle sticks out to the other. If your arms hang down to your
knees, however, these contortions aren't needed.
Ephraim