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I gave a 10-year-old girl a unicycle for her birthday last week. I can never put into words the look on her face when she made, only an hour later, her first th
by nickbauman 10y ago
I gave a 10-year-old girl a unicycle for her birthday last week. I can never put into words the look on her face when she made, only an hour later, her first three cranks in a row before falling off (it took me 2 days to get that far in my early 30's). It is this type of experience that makes growing old worth the pain: to see the world through their eyes as though it were all new again (paraphrasing Virgil).
- moron4hire 10y agoUhm, her center of gravity and power-to-weight ratio is also significantly different than yours.
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- yoha 10y agoThis is a very good point. I have observed that people tend to forget the physical differences between being small and being tall. Not everything is proportional [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-cube_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-cube_law
- nickbauman 10y agoYes but not in the little girl's favor. Unicycling favors taller people and taller seat-to-ground height. The larger the distance, the easier it is to balance and maneuver.
- GavinMcG 10y agoThis isn't the worst thing in the world, but I hope it'll be helpful to know that the "Uhm" can come across as condescending. It seems to suggest that it's obvious or that someone not considering it is stupid.
- moron4hire 10y agoUhm, yeah