On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Loosemoose wrote:
> Anyone else have any scientific or non-scientific views on this?
My pseudo-scientific take:
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It feels easier to ride a certain distance than to walk it. I tend to
travel at jogging pace with what feels like the same effort as walking at
normal pace. -
Less energy is being converted to sound. The tyre makes little sound on
the ground compared to footsteps. -
The wavy motion of a walking body is not present when unicycling
smoothly. That has to be more efficient - not redirecting your centre of
mass up and down all the time. -
I thoroughly believe you that the vertical component of force on the
floor is significantly smaller, and more constant on a unicycle.
Which, not to get too off topic, suggests that if you want to sneak up on
someone, you should ride a unicycle to do it. Which then goes on to prove
the hypothesis that all clowns are evil*
Cheers,
Stu
*Oh crikey, now I’m suggesting that all clowns ride unicycles, and by
inference that all unicyclists are clowns. There’s no hope.
:wq