I was asking the engineer a question about a maneuver on the unicycle
and said, “Well, what physics are involved?” when he came back with his
quip. The joke in what he said was that if you’re trying to think about
the science of a relatively difficult skill on the unicycle while you’re
actually performing the skill, you’re probably going to fall off. There
are a lot of pretty brainy folks out there riding unicycles, so this may
not apply to everyone.
My profession is geology. If physics is the queen, does that make
geology the Camilla Parker-Bowles?
Klaas Bil wrote:
>
> On Fri, 26 May 2000 21:06:53 -0700, Jane and Carl Trachte
> <janencarl@aepnet.com> wrote:
>
> >A unicyclist friend of mine in town who also possesses a master’s degree in
> >engineering insists (jokingly, I think): riding a unicycle has NOTHING to do
> >with physics.
>
> Physics had been dubbed the queen of all sciences. Everything has to do with
> physics, certainly things as tangible and concrete as unicycle riding. Seeing
> that your friend has a MSc in engineering, you were right in thinking that he
> was joking. But I wonder, what did he mean?
>
> Klaas Bil (physicist)
>
> This message was created with 100% recycled electrons.
Re: Physics (formerly re: Progress Report)
> I was asking the engineer a question about a maneuver on the unicycle
> and said, “Well, what physics are involved?” when he came back with his
> quip. The joke in what he said was that if you’re trying to think about
> the science of a relatively difficult skill on the unicycle while you’re
> actually performing the skill, you’re probably going to fall off. There
> are a lot of pretty brainy folks out there riding unicycles, so this may
> not apply to everyone.
Your friend is right in that the human brain is to slow to process the
physical events in unicycling in real time. If not, a mighty brainy guy/grrl
would be able to ride a unicycle and do all possible tricks (err, skills)
without ever practicing. Indeed, for all practical IQ’s, the routines have to
become “engraved in your muscles”. Same applies to playing music and a lot of
other skills.
> My profession is geology. If physics is the queen, does that make
> geology the Camilla Parker-Bowles?
It’s a lovely thought!
Klaas
>Klaas Bil wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 26 May 2000 21:06:53 -0700, Jane and Carl Trachte
>> <janencarl@aepnet.com> wrote:
>>
>> >A unicyclist friend of mine in town who also possesses a master’s degree in
>> >engineering insists (jokingly, I think): riding a unicycle has NOTHING to do
>> >with physics.
>>
>> Physics had been dubbed the queen of all sciences. Everything has to do with
>> physics, certainly things as tangible and concrete as unicycle riding. Seeing
>> that your friend has a MSc in engineering, you were right in thinking that he
>> was joking. But I wonder, what did he mean?
>>
>> Klaas Bil (physicist)
>>
>> This message was created with 100% recycled electrons.