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Dangerous Jumping Calculator
Posted by Rhett Allain on December 16, 2009 Maybe this could fall under my “physics of parkour”. It could also apply to the MythBusters “dumpster diving” episode. In both of these cases, the question is: how far can you jump off of something and not severely hurt yourself. They do this a lot in parkour. Here are some examples: There are a ton…
Parkour Physics: Wall Climb
Posted by Rhett Allain on August 22, 2009 Forgive me if I don’t know the official parkour term for this move. This is where you have two walls that are close to each other and you vertically climb them. Here is a shot of Mark Witmer (from Ninja Warrior) doing the wall climb. Doesn’t look too hard, does it? Well, I think it…
Physics of Parkour, or how to run up a wall
Posted by Rhett Allain on August 5, 2009 Parkour: the act of running and jumping like a crazy superhero. I can’t do any of it. But I can analyze it. So, let me start with the wall-flip (or any kind of move that involves walking on vertical walls). This looks like a good example (there are a bajillion on youtube). Pretty cool, huh?…