Randomness Dos

Post by **PFiDC** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:36 pm

dodint wrote:You'd have to rotate 180 at a minimum, no?

Post by **robbiestoupe** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:36 pm

No, he's advocating rotating 180 anti-clockwise vs. 180 clockwise. I actually do this sometimes just to break up the monotony. But only if nobody else is around bc otherwise I look like a dbag.

Post by **PFiDC** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:37 pm

Gah! Yes...180, not 360

Post by **meow** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:38 pm

You'd take your eyes off the stairs when pivoting that way. I bet that would spell disaster to 71% of the population.

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:38 pm

here's what I see:

1. Walk to bottom step
2. Rotate 90 degrees right
3. Take a step or two to get past railing
4. Turn 90 degrees right
5. Repeat step 1 unless at bottom of stairs

there are two different turns required I think

Post by **dodint** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:41 pm

Slide down the railing, your parents don't care anyway.

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:43 pm

here's my mockup

top is Craig's suggestion, bottom is normal

I don't see a case where A is small enough for Craig's suggestion is worthwhile

Post by **shafnutz05** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:44 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:wait what

are you suggesting rotating 270 degrees vs 90?

I'm pretty sure it's 180 both ways....

Post by **dodint** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:45 pm

Craig is my poster of the day. You get a gold star, Craig.

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:46 pm

shafnutz05 wrote:
MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:wait what

are you suggesting rotating 270 degrees vs 90?
I'm pretty sure it's 180 both ways....

in my image, one person is rotating 180 degrees total and the other person is rotating 360 degrees total (270 to turn and 90 to turn again)

Post by **robbiestoupe** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:49 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:here's what I see:

1. Walk to bottom step
2. Rotate 90 degrees right
3. Take a step or two to get past railing
4. Turn 90 degrees right
5. Repeat step 1 unless at bottom of stairs

there are two different turns required I think

Either way you are rotating 180. It's just which way you rotate. Part #3 above can be done turning inside instead of outside, but it would result in 71% failures as meow suggested

Post by **PFiDC** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:49 pm

I think he is saying that you hit the landing on your right foot, while still on just that foot you spin 180 degrees to the left, thus facing the opposite direction. You swing your left leg around and plant it and then continue your descent on your right foot. If we assume these staircases have minimal distance between them (i.e. the distance between the two is the width of the railing) then I can see how this would work.

Post by **PFiDC** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:50 pm

Also are the stairs a sandwich?

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:52 pm

PFiDC wrote:I think he is saying that you hit the landing on your right foot, while still on just that foot you spin 180 degrees to the left, thus facing the opposite direction. You swing your left leg around and plant it and then continue your descent on your right foot. If we assume these staircases have minimal distance between them (i.e. the distance between the two is the width of the railing) then I can see how this would work.

I just can't see how that works. If you only turn 180 degrees, you're walking back up the stairs.

Post by **robbiestoupe** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:52 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:here's my mockup

top is Craig's suggestion, bottom is normal

I don't see a case where A is small enough for Craig's suggestion is worthwhile

I love how you scribbled this together but took the time to insert a text for the letter "A" as if it added to the drawing's credibility. Which by the way is non-existent because your illustration of Craig's suggestion has him starting the rotation at the wrong quadrant.

Post by **Craig** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:55 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:wait what

are you suggesting rotating 270 degrees vs 90?

180 vs 180

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:55 pm

what do you mean I have him starting the rotation at the wrong quadrant?

imagine the two Os are on top of each other

Post by **Algernon** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:56 pm

missed a squat jerk this morning.

Have excruciating pain in my left knee and swelling

I'm probably gonna spiral into a deep depression now

Post by **Craig** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:57 pm

robbiestoupe wrote:No, he's advocating rotating 180 anti-clockwise vs. 180 clockwise. I actually do this sometimes just to break up the monotony. But only if nobody else is around bc otherwise I look like a dbag.

Yes this im sticking with it.

Post by **robbiestoupe** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:57 pm

Sorry, I meant rotating towards the wrong quadrant. He's not going to face east ever (if north is up in your drawing). He'll rotate from north to west to south. The end.

Post by **robbiestoupe** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:58 pm

Algernon wrote:missed a squat jerk this morning.

Have excruciating pain in my left knee and swelling

I'm probably gonna spiral into a deep depression now

Clockwise spiral or anti-clockwise?

Post by **PFiDC** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:02 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:
PFiDC wrote:I think he is saying that you hit the landing on your right foot, while still on just that foot you spin 180 degrees to the left, thus facing the opposite direction. You swing your left leg around and plant it and then continue your descent on your right foot. If we assume these staircases have minimal distance between them (i.e. the distance between the two is the width of the railing) then I can see how this would work.
I just can't see how that works. If you only turn 180 degrees, you're walking back up the stairs.

It's probably more like 190 or 200 degrees but it's basically a turn around. Not all stairwells have several feel of landing between sets of stairs. Sometimes it's just the width of a railing.

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:03 pm

robbiestoupe wrote:Sorry, I meant rotating towards the wrong quadrant. He's not going to face east ever (if north is up in your drawing). He'll rotate from north to west to south. The end.

but stairs always require at least one step east to reach the next set of stairs (to get past the railing). He can't walk south until he takes one step east

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:04 pm

maybe Craig is a male model and can't turn right

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:08 pm

Or a NASCAR driver