"Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle"

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>From Mr. Halpern’s book, Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle, on page 6:

Unicycle tires wear out rather quickly, since most of the body weight is on
one wheel.

So Jack, I’ve been wondering this for quite some time now:

Where’s the rest of the weight???

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Re: “Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle”

In article <derf-0910950056460001@cis-ts3-slip11.cis.brown.edu>, Neil ‘‘Fred’’
Picciotto <derf@brown.edu> wrote:
>From Mr. Halpern’s book, Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle, on page 6:
>
> Unicycle tires wear out rather quickly, since most of the body weight is on
> one wheel.
>
>So Jack, I’ve been wondering this for quite some time now:
>
>Where’s the rest of the weight???

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? -Caj

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Re: “Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle”

Xcott Craver (caj@holmes.math.niu.edu) wrote:
: In article <derf-0910950056460001@cis-ts3-slip11.cis.brown.edu>, Neil ‘‘Fred’’
: Picciotto <derf@brown.edu> wrote:
: >From Mr. Halpern’s book, Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle, on page 6:
: >
: > Unicycle tires wear out rather quickly, since most of the body weight is
: > on one wheel.
: >
: >So Jack, I’ve been wondering this for quite some time now:
: >
: >Where’s the rest of the weight???

: 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? -Caj

Sure, all the way down to the ground.

Beirne

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Re: “Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle”

In article <45clp9$btp@ns.mcs.kent.edu>, 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? -Caj
>
>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. -Caj

         88 ,ad8888ba, "" &lt;=-- That's right - the '@' character is actually
         MY NAME, d8P' `"':88 <=-- reduced 10.7 times for transmission
         purposes. Forget

d8: ;88 <=-- some stupid name like “octothorpe” or “virgule”: the
88: ,adPYa888 <=-- ‘@’ is hereby officially called the CAJ!!1! All that
89: 88 88 &lt;=-- time you spent programming in FORTH you were actually d9: 88, ,88 &lt;=-- aiding, unwittingly, the propagation of my *almighty* d9a. Ybaa8P88 <=-- wisdom! KIBO may have a newsgroup and a stupid lil o
"Y8888YP"d8P &lt;=-- dog, but I RESIDE IN ASCII!!!!! I AM IMMORTAL!!!11!! Yb, _,8P' YY88888888P"’ Caj@math.niu.edu – My opinions do not represent.

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Re: “Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle”

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.

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Re: “Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle”

>
> 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.