Wonderfully observant, aren't they?

Post #144,312 by ben_tilly 3/3/04 10:45:59 PM 3/4/04 11:39:39 AM Reply	Wonderfully observant, aren't they? They didn't notice that question 11 was an [link\|http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm\|urban legend]. Question 7 is not universally true, but it is harder to notice that. While the vast majority of people move arms and legs in opposite, there are occasional exceptions who do it in unison. IIRC Joe Clark, briefly Prime Minister of Canada in the 80's, is one of them. (Someone who can find video footage of him walking can verify that.) This is very similar to the fact that while most horses move diagonal legs together at a trot, some breeds of horses have an unusual gait known as a "pace" where the legs on each side move together. Question 17, for me the answer has been Queen Elizabeth II for most of my life. Cheers, Ben PS Teach me to insert a random observation in the middle of a statement... "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi] Edited by ben_tilly March 4, 2004, 11:39:39 AM EST Expand All History
Post #144,370 by folkert 3/4/04 10:05:11 AM Reply	On the Number 7... Every horse has the gait called a "pace". pace == smaller more rhythmic bounces (less "flying") Great for harness racing as the smaller movements are good for control. Would beat the Saddle Rider to death, from the Butt-up. gallop == Larger less rhytmic bounces, more "flying". Great for saddle riding as there is a longer rhythm to it. Would bounce the heck out of the cart for the rider if used for harness racing. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
Post #144,377 by Another Scott 3/4/04 10:38:32 AM Reply	Remind me what a "trotter" is? Thanks. :-)
Post #144,380 by folkert 3/4/04 10:41:46 AM Reply	Trotter == Pace (only frequency is higher) The only different is the actually speed at which it is performed. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
Post #144,385 by boxley 3/4/04 10:56:41 AM Reply	dont forget the tennesee walking horse smooth ride when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #144,391 by ben_tilly 3/4/04 11:43:08 AM 3/4/04 12:58:46 PM Reply	Sorry Greg... [link\|http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/components/0482-06.html\|http://www.extension...ents/0482-06.html] The trot and pace are equivalent gaits done at about the same speed. The difference is which pair of legs move in sync. Judging from the comment about horses on hills it looks like the trot lets the horse put out a bit more energy, while the pace is slightly faster. Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi] Edited by ben_tilly March 4, 2004, 12:58:46 PM EST Expand All History
Post #144,396 by folkert 3/4/04 12:08:16 PM Reply	Yar, I guess t'was me being wrong. I was told by a Horse Breeder while I was in Kentucky for a few weeks in 1993 that they were the same. Oh, well! That's track under the horse. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
Post #144,376 by CRConrad 3/4/04 10:29:37 AM 3/4/04 1:03:02 PM Reply	"Joe Clark [...] is one of them" - uh, he's one... ...of those breeds of horses(), you mean? :-) [Edit: This remark only makes sense if you check the Edit History of the parent post. Teach me to pick nits on a forum site with Edit functionality...] Sorry, just couldn't resist. (): Like the Icelandic pony. [Edit: If "pace" is the same as the Iceland Pony's "tölt", that is; but from the descriptions ("comfortable ride", etc), I have to say it sure sounds as if it is.] [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) You know you're doing good work when you get flamed by an idiot. -- [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/34218.html\|Andrew Wittbrodt] Edited by CRConrad March 4, 2004, 01:03:02 PM EST Expand All History
Post #144,450 by ben_tilly 3/4/04 2:52:47 PM Reply	The t\ufffdlt is a different gait than the pace [link\|http://www.toltnews.com/aboutice.html\|http://www.toltnews.com/aboutice.html] Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #144,480 by CRConrad 3/4/04 4:03:44 PM Reply	Ah, so "the pace" is... ..."passgång"! Silly me, should have figured; from the similarity in the names, if nothing else. So, do you Anglophones say that camels and llamas (and fuktifino what all species; cattle?) do "the pace", too? In Swedish, they're all "passgångare". Which has probably contributed to Swedes looking down on that gait, in horses -- and perhaps especially in people. "Jävla passgångare!" is most definitely not a compliment. Oh, and that reminds me: This can lead to some unintended hilarity, in a country with military conscription ("the draft")... You're supposed to move your arms in counter-rythm to your legs, when marching in formation. (Actually, you're probably supposed to even when you're just walking on your own.) I suspect that in countries where military service is voluntary, people who walk like that either never join the armed forces, or they get out when they find out they just can't walk like they're supposed to. [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) You know you're doing good work when you get flamed by an idiot. -- [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/34218.html\|Andrew Wittbrodt]

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