Too bad we don't have more suitable rocks in Richmond (away from the river, that is). This would make some terrific art.
To answer your other question, I can verify that people balancing is much the same as rock balancing; the list of things you can manage to not fall off of greatly increases once you believe you're not going to fall. During my time in professional theatre, I have seen (and performed myself) quite a few perches that seemed impossible without Jedi powers -- from standing on tiny toeholds to install lighting instruments, to one guy who hopped up on a piece of plywood supported by sawhorses, cut a hole that left about 2"-3" leeway on either side, then hopped down without the wood even seeming to bow. Not to mention the many, many people I've seen who seemed to have the ability to walk up walls.
Genetic modification and nanotechnology are nothing; I'll say humans are truly advanced when we start teaching this sort of thing in Phys Ed.
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These are terrific.
Date: 2007-04-10 01:16 pm (UTC)To answer your other question, I can verify that people balancing is much the same as rock balancing; the list of things you can manage to not fall off of greatly increases once you believe you're not going to fall. During my time in professional theatre, I have seen (and performed myself) quite a few perches that seemed impossible without Jedi powers -- from standing on tiny toeholds to install lighting instruments, to one guy who hopped up on a piece of plywood supported by sawhorses, cut a hole that left about 2"-3" leeway on either side, then hopped down without the wood even seeming to bow. Not to mention the many, many people I've seen who seemed to have the ability to walk up walls.
Genetic modification and nanotechnology are nothing; I'll say humans are truly advanced when we start teaching this sort of thing in Phys Ed.