Re: "Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle"
j.hamilton2@ic.ac.uk
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 13:22:43 +0100 (bst)
>
> caj@sherlock.math.niu.edu (Xcott Craver) writes:
> >Beirne Konarski <bkonarsk@condor.mcs.kent.edu> wrote:
> >>Xcott Craver (caj@holmes.math.niu.edu) wrote:
> >>:
> >>: That reminds me of the statement in the FAQ that it's important to ride
> >>: with your center of gravity above the axle. If you weigh more than the
> >>: cycle, is it possible not to?
> >>
> >>Sure, all the way down to the ground.
> >
> > Um, maybe if you lie on the ground and drag yourself by your back as you
> >pedal. But that's the only way I can see it done.
>
> How about this way: lie on the ground and drag yourself by your chest as you
> pedal.
>
As a dull physics student, I'd just like to point out that the only way to
accelerate or brake on a uni is to ride with your centre of gravity either in
front or behind the axle.
Just ask Newton.