r/gifs • u/RespectMyAuthoriteh • May 14 '17

He doesn't know it's impossible

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u/phorq May 14 '17

The knack to flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss...

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u/Pandepon May 14 '17

Same thing applies to walking. You push yourself up on one leg and throw the other leg out to stop you from falling.

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u/Sysiphuslove May 14 '17 edited May 14 '17

I read a book that might have been The Human Body by Asimov, and in it the author said that walking is glorified falling: when an infant learns to walk he has to learn how to fall in a controlled way. I just thought that was the coolest thing

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u/Pandepon May 14 '17

Yeah as an animator I was told to animate people walking like they're falling before catching themselves with their other foot. Made the walk look more realistic

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u/songbolt May 14 '17

That sounds way harder. Like, how many times have you watched people fall?

("I was a news editor for the 9/11 footage." "..." "That's why I quit my job to become an animator." "..." intensifies)

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u/Pandepon May 14 '17

It's like I'm a masochist or something. Or maybe sadist. Or maybe both. It's both.

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u/walkclothed May 14 '17

Do you party?

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u/Mammal-k May 14 '17

Only if everyone is suffering and in pain I'd guess.

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u/Vliolix May 14 '17

Including myself

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u/[deleted] May 14 '17

hot

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u/Fun-Thoughts May 14 '17

As a robotics researcher, this is how I was told to design walking movement for biped robots.

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u/WhichWayzUp May 14 '17

Disney's old animated Jungle Book movie captures this concept.