Stupid question about powerisers.....
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I'm sure they're no more dangerous than any other mode of transport, and probably healthy. The thing that would put me off, is that just supposing you did have some sort of horrendous accident, how would you be able to explain it with a straight face? Let alone expect any doctor, insurance assessor, magistrate or anyone else to listen without cracking up?
AJS- said:
I'm sure they're no more dangerous than any other mode of transport, and probably healthy. The thing that would put me off, is that just supposing you did have some sort of horrendous accident, how would you be able to explain it with a straight face? Let alone expect any doctor, insurance assessor, magistrate or anyone else to listen without cracking up?
Quite true Just seems you can go pretty fast with very little effort and would probably be more fun that cycling
Those are for girls..... Better still to go for a set of halteres.
Ancient Greeks used them. From Wikipedia "According to archaeological evidence, the athlete would swing the weights backwards and forwards just before take-off, thrust them forwards during take-off, and swing them backwards just before releasing them and landing. Halteres were made of stone or metal, and weighed between two and nine kilograms."
They reckon the longest jump was nearly 30 feet!
Might draw you some attention on a chilly morning in middle England though!
Actually speaking of which, does anyone know anything about a Victorian man who claimed he could jump over a house by swinging weights to gain momentum? I remember hearing about this once but haven't been able to find anything about it on the internet.
Ancient Greeks used them. From Wikipedia "According to archaeological evidence, the athlete would swing the weights backwards and forwards just before take-off, thrust them forwards during take-off, and swing them backwards just before releasing them and landing. Halteres were made of stone or metal, and weighed between two and nine kilograms."
They reckon the longest jump was nearly 30 feet!
Might draw you some attention on a chilly morning in middle England though!
Actually speaking of which, does anyone know anything about a Victorian man who claimed he could jump over a house by swinging weights to gain momentum? I remember hearing about this once but haven't been able to find anything about it on the internet.
Edited by AJS- on Wednesday 4th February 00:52
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