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Gyrope
Tight rope that auto adjusts to keep walker in balance | |
Everyone can ride a unicycle now, as nearly 20 years after the
invention of the Segway, computationally enhanced gyros
control
the motion of various "hover" gadgets.
This tight rope setup uses a stiffer than usual rope, perhaps a
metal cable connected between two large poles that are able
to
control the left/right swing of the rope (perhaps by a smart
appendage that rapidly pulls the rope significantly right or left)
and its
tautness based on the adeptness of the walker.
Self balancing stick
https://www.youtube...watch?v=woCdjbsjbPg
[theircompetitor, Nov 07 2017]
robot balancing a stick
https://www.youtube...watch?v=lwvTyC7m4LQ
[theircompetitor, Nov 07 2017]
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A triangular box section, perhaps fabricated from aluminium or
titanium, point uppermost, would be much stiffer, and more
amenable to rapid manipulation by high-speed pneumatic or
electric actuators attached at the ends. |
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I like it - it's a tight rope after all. A loose rope would be a different situation. But a very, very tight metal cable - that logically could always remain under you. Such a tight cable may be entirely unaffected by a tiny 15 stone mass wobbling back and forth. |
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I think you'd need to always have at least one foot on it though; no running, skipping, or jumping. |
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//With a rigid member the above could be even more of a problem. // That is a sentence that can be used in many contexts. |
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////With a rigid member the above could be even more
of a problem. // That is a sentence that can be used
in many contexts.// - and yet it is a sentence that
remains true whatever the interpretation of 'rigid
member' |
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One is never too old for dick jokes. |
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Some utterly safe for work videos linked |
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[bigsleep] -- an utterly rigid human, one that avoids
counteracting the rope, is surely not too different from the
stick being balanced on any given point, right? |
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// a perfectly rigid human will be of some help. // |
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If you sling the rope far enough from the ground, fear will
achieve the sort of tetanic muscle spasm you suggest. |
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I thought this was about groping |
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Go and wash your mind out with soap and water. |
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