A question of balance

[Dingdell]

Its not invented, you just have a wider appreciation of beauty than the more narrow basis you looked at it when you were younger.

Is that a compliment to Mrs Red or are you in a heap of trouble?

[TightEnd]

its a compliment of course

Possibly expressed incorrectly, but I am not a wordsmith

[RED-DOG]

Mrs Red was slightly more narrow when we were younger.

[ACE2M]

the not many things that make your day more than a random beutiful lady smiling at you for no particular reason.

[RED-DOG]

the not many things that make your day more than a random beutiful lady smiling at you for no particular reason.

I always invent a reason.

[Karabiner]

Now if you'd have had the telly remote control in the other hand you could have pressed "pause" 

[RED-DOG]

Now if you'd have had the telly remote control in the other hand you could have pressed "pause" 

And if I'd had that poodle in my other hand I could have pressed "Paws"

[thetank]

At that point, I stubbed my toe on the curb and started to fall. In an effort to regain my balance I began to run forwards, arms outstretched. Now, here comes the part that I don't understand. Why do people who are falling hold what ever it is they are carrying at arms length in front of them? Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

I imagine that even if your hands were unladen with pastry products, you would still hold your arms outsrteched.

Once the brain thinks it's falling, the instinct is to stick your limbs in the way so that it is them that takes the brunt of the fall, and not your head or central organs.

You may break an arm, but if you landed on your head, you would not likely be able to get up and continue running from (or fighting) any predator that casused you to trip.

Just a hypothesis.

[RED-DOG]

At that point, I stubbed my toe on the curb and started to fall. In an effort to regain my balance I began to run forwards, arms outstretched. Now, here comes the part that I don't understand. Why do people who are falling hold what ever it is they are carrying at arms length in front of them? Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

I imagine that even if your hands were unladen with pastry products, you would still hold your arms outsrteched.

Once the brain thinks it's falling, the instinct is to stick your limbs in the way so that it is them that takes the brunt of the fall, and not your head or central organs.

You may break an arm, but if you landed on your head, you would not likely be able to get up and continue running from (or fighting) any predator that casused you to trip.

Just a hypothesis.

But why can't you at least throw the object away?

I've held on to horse tethers while the fleeing horse has dragged me through swamps, nettles, thistles etc, I even hung onto a 6/4 sheet of plywood as the wind blew me accross two lanes of speeding traffic. Why can't you just let go?

[ACE2M]

At that point, I stubbed my toe on the curb and started to fall. In an effort to regain my balance I began to run forwards, arms outstretched. Now, here comes the part that I don't understand. Why do people who are falling hold what ever it is they are carrying at arms length in front of them? Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

I imagine that even if your hands were unladen with pastry products, you would still hold your arms outsrteched.

Once the brain thinks it's falling, the instinct is to stick your limbs in the way so that it is them that takes the brunt of the fall, and not your head or central organs.

You may break an arm, but if you landed on your head, you would not likely be able to get up and continue running from (or fighting) any predator that casused you to trip.

Just a hypothesis.

But why can't you at least throw the object away?

I've held on to horse tethers while the fleeing horse has dragged me through swamps, nettles, thistles etc, I even hung onto a 6/4 sheet of plywood as the wind blew me accross two lanes of speeding traffic. Why can't you just let go?

coupled with tanks theory it could be hanging on to your defensive weapon

[RED-DOG]

Have you ever tried to hit an hypothesis with a horse?

[thetank]

Or that your muscles tense up, ready to better recieve the oncoming shock of the fall and bound back up again.

A side effect of your limb muscles tensing, I suppose would be your grip being locked in.

[Wardonkey]

Have you ever tried to hit an hypothesis with a horse?

Neigh

[RED-DOG]

Have you ever tried to hit an hypothesis with a horse?

Neigh

That cracked me up! 

Pure class!

[matt674]

Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

your brains first reaction when it thinks you are about to fall is to put your arms forward outstretched so that they will help lower the speed of the rest of your body hitting the ground regardless of whether you are carrying anything or not.

also in this instance your brain also knows the reaction of Mrs Red when you arrive home with pie, chips and gravy smothered all over your shirt

(another reason why it pays to have long arms!! )

At that point, I stubbed my toe on the curb and started to fall. In an effort to regain my balance I began to run forwards, arms outstretched. Now, here comes the part that I don't understand. Why do people who are falling hold what ever it is they are carrying at arms length in front of them? Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

I imagine that even if your hands were unladen with pastry products, you would still hold your arms outsrteched.

Once the brain thinks it's falling, the instinct is to stick your limbs in the way so that it is them that takes the brunt of the fall, and not your head or central organs.

You may break an arm, but if you landed on your head, you would not likely be able to get up and continue running from (or fighting) any predator that casused you to trip.

Just a hypothesis.

what took you so long?!?!?!?