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When you walk around corners, do you dislike the large number of steps required to negotiate them? Why not waltz around them?
It works like this:
1. When you see a right-turn coming up, time and space your steps so that your left foot just reaches the same line (perpendicular to your path)
as the corner of the wall, and your right foot steps straight out.
2. Execute a counter-clockwise turn such that your left foot ends up stepping approximately parallel with the wall to your right foot.
3. Complete the counter-clockwise turn by bringing your right foot around to where it would normally be if you were walking down this new hall.
4. Continue on as though nothing had happened, completely ignoring the puzzled staring of the inefficient walkers around you.
Reverse right and left for left turns.
Note: this technique saves a step or two around a regular corner, but its real advantage comes about (no pun intended) when you have two 90-degree turns, one right after the other, as when walking up one side of a wall, around it, and down the other side of the same wall.
Waltz around corners
http://www.geocitie...oomfield/waltz.html [hippo, Oct 05 2004]
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//when walking up one side of a wall, around it, and down the other side of the same wall// you lost me right at the end when we are expected to climb walls. |
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I always do a left- or right-face. Just like Uncle Sam taught me. |
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I slide into turns - will this idea benefit me? |
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I think I want to croissant this, but I'd like to understand it fully first; can you be any more lucid? I've tried actually pacing out your description but I got confused and people looked at me funny, but then I have been at the beers... |
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hey [zircon] you think yo got problems - I fell flat on my face over my handbag <g> |
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Its Kata... Croissant for any idea that involves kicking the snot out of 3+ people while dancing like it never happened. |
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Now that I think about it, we could "salsa" or "cha-cha-cha" around corners too. It would be less efficient, much more confusing... but more fun!!! +++ |
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I thought this was a natural repercussion of falling in love! Or getting a degree in theater. In any case, I've been doing this for some time now! I don't know whether to bread you or throw you a bone. (?) |
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Thanks for the comments, guys (and gals). |
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1. L is left foot, R is right. -- and | are the wall. o means carpet. |
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I thought, for a moment, that I had discovered that [arthur] was actually the renowned Arthur Murray of Dance School fame. And then [galuckalock] cut in, and it turned out to be just another gay bar. |
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<announcement>Don't worry. I am definitely not homosexual.</announcement> |
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You may now return to your irregularly scheduled typing. |
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I do this already, so huge croissant. galukalock, is that you who has been following me about and taking photos? |
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Heh, funny idea, but I think it is no more efficient than taking a nice racing line through the corner. |
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It isn't much more efficient on 90-degree turns, if any more efficient. Its real advantage is in negotiating 180's around walls. |
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Heck. I just restated the last paragraph of the idea. |
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I used to do this trick playing basketball, to outwit the opponent with my superior skill and footwork whilst keeping my body between the opponent and the ball. |
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Hehe, yes [galukalock], I did read your idea in its entirety, you needn't repeat yourself. I stand by my previous post, but I seem to be the only one who thinks this way, so maybe I'm an unco waltzer or something! |
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It's perfect for those moments when you unexpectedly meet someone head-on at the corner. Replace the multiple-false-starts embarrassment with a quick whirl... leave 'em stunned, but unharmed. |
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I would prefer to do a 630º spin followed by a splits-and-rise, James Brown style, around the corner. |
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<Obligatory> Sounds like one for the ministry of silly walks. |
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I use this trick to avoid being tagged when playing with the kids. |
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Great job, hippo. I believe that's exactly right. Can ya do one fer 180's? |
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how do the army do about-turns? |
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As far as I've been able to find out, thusly (from attention): the right foot (I think--maybe substitute right and left here) goes back and left about 16 inches (40 cm), the toe grips the ground, and pulls one around while one allows one's elf to spin clockwise on the other toe, until 180 degrees come around. The right foot snaps to 'attention' position. |
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Very impressive 1 3/4 turn there, friendlyfire. |
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At a corner I always come to a full stop. Then I stick out my periscope to see what's there. If it's safe, I proceed. But that's just me. |
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