If we had three legs, could we run faster, or would we just get confused and fall down alot?

[LaraMN]

:shrug:

[billyskank]

1. Even by your standards this is a wierd thread

:crazy:

[LaraMN]

5. Maybe it's a perfectly rational thread, and YOU are weird.

Do you really know, for sure?:D

[billyskank]

11. It's possible...

:D

[LaraMN]

13. I think you need to meditate on it.

:D

[billyskank]

24. Okay

[BarenakedLady]

29. damn it right click/save

It's for my shrine....carry on...

[LaraMN]

32. Isn't he a cutie?!

:thumbsup:

[BarenakedLady]

46. you could say that

:blush:

[billyskank]

53. Thank you

:blush:

[LaraMN]

30. That looks really relaxing.

Can you float? Because if you can, you're my new hero!

[billyskank]

36. Only in water

;)

[BarenakedLady]

18. More than possible

quite probable. :)

[billyskank]

26. ...

:P

[BarenakedLady]

42. Ok

Don't stick out that tongue of yours unless you plan on using it mister.

:hide:

[mike_c]

2. oddly enough, I actually have an answer to that question....

But in the interests of not appearing TOO nerdy I won't offer it unless you ask me to.

[LaraMN]

7. Go ahead. Tell me.

Then I can quit contemplating it!

[mike_c]

14. beg....

:rofl:

OK-- the answer is no-- you only ever push with one leg at a time anyway, and the speed you can achieve is a function of the muscle force you can exert, one leg at a time, and your mass. On the other hand, three legs would make you much more stable, whether running or standing still, because you would not have to balance to stay upright.

Told you it was nerdy.

[LaraMN]

17. So I SHOULD have plastic surgery to add a third leg!

Because then I wouldn't fall down, EVER!!!111

[mike_c]

22. yep-- you'd be a tripod....

Buying shoes would be a pain, however. Not to mention pants....

[youthere]

55. I knew a guy who was a tripod once..

better save that story for another day..

[deucemagnet]

33. Yes, but then you'd have to wear skirts all the time. n/t

[some guy]

9. huh?

did she or did she not specifically ask, in starting the thread?

c'mon, spill... I'm curious now (which is why I clicked on the thread...)

:P

:hi: nerdy mike

[Hugin]

3. In keeping with my lack of snarky replies today...

I will not make one now.

I'm on my best behavior.

[LaraMN]

8. Restraint is for seat belts!

Do it. You know you want to.

[Deja Q]

4. I tend to fall down a lot. And some people say I have three legs...

:yoiks:

[LaraMN]

10. That's just anecdotal, Hypno.

And only vaguely evidential, at that.

[Deja Q]

35. Need pictures?

I've got plenty of me falling down... O8)

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. Would sure change Martial Arts training as we know it n/t

[LaraMN]

12. It's making me dizzy, trying to picture that.

:D

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. I've got a third leg.

I don't run a lot and I do tend to get dizzy. Especially when I wake up in the morning.

:P

[some guy]

16. I will say...

we could run faster, but many of us probably would just get confused and fall down a lot.

:P

:hi:

[RedStateShame]

19. Public parks would be widened to make room for company picnics' 5-legged races.

[Hugin]

20. Hey, babe... Whatever you're on today...

Could I have some? Please?

Just kidding.

[LaraMN]

21. I'm just exhausted. I get loopy when I'm tired.

:hi:

[Hugin]

25. It's a good thought provoking question.

Really.

LOL!

Spending time with the kids today?

[LaraMN]

28. Yes, I have an extra one, in fact.

(Kids, not legs, that is)

They're currently dressed up and pretending to be at my funeral.

:think:

[Hugin]

31. Odd... But, not unexpected.

LOL!

I believe the buddists refer to this type of question as a 'mondo'.

[BarenakedLady]

23. I used to be a ballerina

The essence of grace and balance. Now I fall over toys and dogs on a daily basis. My bruises have bruises. I think an extra leg would just make things much worse for me.

[Whoa_Nelly]

37. Just picture being able to do a double passé position

while pirouetting en pointe using the third leg :wow:

[BarenakedLady]

40. I occasionally put on my pointe shoes

Because I think I'm a masochist at heart. Damn those things hurt. I can't believe I used to pirouette in those things. Ouchies.

[Whoa_Nelly]

47. Did ballet for 35 years

I know your pain :pals:

Still have my pointe shoes, but would not even think of standing en pointe again. Toe joints are so messed up. However, I do get to keep the memory of doing 64 fouettées en pointe, never missing a beat and staying on spot the whole time....ahhh....those were the days when brain and body worked together....


For you...a ballet dictionary that will no doubt evoke many memories:
http://www.theatredance.com/balletterm1.html

[BarenakedLady]

49. Wow

35 years! That is awesome!

Thanks for the dictionary....certainly does bring back memories. Occasionally I find myself grand jeté'ing across my kitchen floor. My kids think I'm weird.

[Whoa_Nelly]

50. Grande jetés!

(was)My forte! Keep doin'em as long as you can! One of the most powerful of all ballet moves! :toast: to you!

[azmouse]

27. Best thread this week!!!

:yourock: :applause:

[LaraMN]

34. I think some people could reasonably take issue with your standards...

:rofl:

[azmouse]

38. I have them set low. I have more fun that way!

:evilgrin: :hi:

[LaraMN]

39. And that, my dear, is why I like you!

:D :toast:

[azmouse]

41. Right back at ya!

And I'd add whole group here at DU has taught me soooo many bad things.
What a great group! Just gotta love 'em! :hug:

[madinmaryland]

43. Never mind. I don't want to get this thread locked!!1!!

:evilgrin:

[Blue-Jay]

44. Whaddaya mean "if"?

;)

[PVnRT]

45. Well, I have a third leg...

...but it's not for running, if you know what I mean.

[NewWaveChick1981]

52. I think many guys have that third leg...

:rofl: :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

48. Well, if you're a deer with seven legs

you get hit by a truck, so...


FOND DU LAC — Rick Lisko hunts deer with a bow but got his most unusual one driving his truck down his mile-long driveway.

The young buck had nub antlers — and seven legs. Lisko said it also had both male and female reproductive organs.

http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/news/111126

[ContraBass Black]

51. There's no good place on me for another leg.

[rug]

54. No. The men would stop to play with it and the women would complain about its calf.

[tigereye]

56. thanks for never boring me with a thread title!

:thumbsup:

[Little Wing]

57. The doctors thought I was born with three legs

then the rest of my body caught up