#278496 - 22/01/04 02:56 PM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: onewheeldave]
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That's amazing. But, I couldn't help but think it would be cool if it was a monkey on the unicycle.   Cheers!
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#278497 - 22/01/04 03:02 PM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: onewheeldave]
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Registered: 08/11/02
Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Holy crap, that's like 70 feet higher then the stilts record attempt. It seems to me a unicycle is more difficult then stilts at extreme heights since you only have one point of contact with the ground to protect from side to side leaning.
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#278498 - 22/01/04 03:16 PM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: onewheeldave]
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still can't believe it's not butter
Registered: 14/11/01
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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omfg ima terrorfried of heights and of bone breakage. and possibly B&W photos... nah they're ok. 
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#278501 - 22/01/04 04:16 PM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: onewheeldave]
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Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada.
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how is there a delay? If I tie a rope onto an object and pull it, the object will move instantly in response to my tug (assumeing the rope (iF taught) if the string is 3 inches or 20 feet. (well I suppose there is the matter of stretching being more exagerated in a 20 foot rope, but im pretty sure the effect of this would be nearly immesurable)
And a metal chain stretches a lot less then a rope.
And wouldn't tall unicycles have more difficulty with controlling your balancing from side to side then a short one? I realize the effect of moving on a wheel combats side to side lean, but the distance from the rider and the wheel also amplifies it.
With stilts when you start to lean to the side you can push down harder with the foot on the same side as you are leaning and shift your body weight. On a unicycle you can only shift your weight and peddle faster.
Now I realize everything happens slower the longer the object you are balancing, but it also takes a greater amount of force and more range of movement to counter act off balances.
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#278504 - 23/01/04 05:16 AM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: Astar]
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not with cactus
Registered: 24/07/03
Loc: bristol/ southern eastern devo...
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how is there a delay? If I tie a rope onto an object and pull it, the object will move instantly in response to my tug (assumeing the rope (iF taught) if the string is 3 inches or 20 feet. (well I suppose there is the matter of stretching being more exagerated in a 20 foot rope, but im pretty sure the effect of this would be nearly immesurable)
im not so sure about that...
i dont know... but you saying that got me thinking.  i mean imagine a really long rope, from the usa to the uk, now this rope is taught and totally inelastic, (we talking theory here).
now if a man standing in the usa pulls the rope, a man holding the other end of the rope surely cannot feel the tug instantly.
as nothing can travel faster than the speed of light? and even light takes a little while (less than a second, but not instant) to cross the atlantic.
hmmm... im sorry about that, i know its not important. (and off topic) but it just got me thinking, its not something ive thought about before.
of course i could be wrong here.
and a 70ft unicycle is surely the most crazy thing in the world, and there should be some law of physics that prevents this kind of thing being possible...
good luck that bloke on a long pole 
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#278506 - 23/01/04 07:03 AM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: Astar]
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Registered: 28/08/02
Loc: sheffield
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how is there a delay? If I tie a rope onto an object and pull it, the object will move instantly in response to my tug (assumeing the rope (iF taught) if the string is 3 inches or 20 feet. (well I suppose there is the matter of stretching being more exagerated in a 20 foot rope, but im pretty sure the effect of this would be nearly immesurable)
With stilts when you start to lean to the side you can push down harder with the foot on the same side as you are leaning and shift your body weight. On a unicycle you can only shift your weight and peddle faster.
As someone else mentioned, relativistic effects made a perfectly rigid object impossible i.e. pushing or pulling at one end cannot propagate to the other faster than the speed of light.
However, as they also pointed out, that's not the main factor here. Probably better is to use the example of a tight rope.
A tight rope is not just a rope or cable between two posts, the set up requires some complex engineering to make the cable tight, otherwise it would be a slack rope which requires a different set of skills to walk on.
For a uni chain of 100+ ft length to have any hope of transmitting the pedal force to the hub at a speed aproaching instantaneous, it would have to be as tight as a tight wire- that would require an unfeasible strong chain and a very complex tightening mechanism.
As for stilt/unicycle comparisons. i suspect that the methods used to maintain balance are as different as between a slack and a tight rope.
I'm not a stilt walker so can't comment on how you stay up on them, but with a unicycle you're literally constantly falling over, you stay on by moving the wheel underneath your center of gravity.
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#278509 - 23/01/04 10:28 AM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: Doc Lightning]
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Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Lets see him do some free style and muni.
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#278511 - 23/01/04 11:04 PM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: general spin]
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Registered: 01/11/03
Loc: Oregon
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remember with a 115ft unicycle you're going to have 230ft of chain. So yes I would probably guess there would be a nice bit of delay in there, not to mention it would take a hell of a lot of force to be able to work it
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#278512 - 24/01/04 01:33 AM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: Lurch]
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playing the days away
Registered: 19/08/03
Loc: The Middle lands
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OMG! I just watched that vid, sheesh, to think that the new attempt will be 45 feet higher that's one helluva ride!! I hope he remembers to attach his safety rope properly!!
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#278513 - 30/01/04 02:33 AM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: Dunc]
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Registered: 28/08/02
Loc: sheffield
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It's happening tonight! looks like 11 pm- 12pm and they're putting up a webcam link on their site so you can watch it live. Here's a link to the relevant post: - http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=188030#post188030
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#278514 - 30/01/04 02:45 AM
Re: Worlds tallest unicycle record attempt
[Re: onewheeldave]
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Registered: 19/08/03
Loc: The Middle lands
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I'm sooooooooo gonna watch this 
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