Comments on: Let's Take a Walk Through the Science of Walking http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/18/lets-take-a-walk-through-the-science-of-walking/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: tOM Trottier http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/18/lets-take-a-walk-through-the-science-of-walking/#comment-32500 tOM Trottier Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:06:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36609#comment-32500 Walking up an an escalator inefficient due to shuffling? Well, maybe in America. In the UK, when not too crowded, people line up on the left side of the escalator, leaving the other side free for the speedy climbers. And what is the measure of efficiency? Getting people to the top soonest? Then it would be best if everyone climbed escalators. They banned escalator climbing in Japan due to a very few accidents (see http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/new-danger-tokyo-walking-escalators-700854 ), but I bet the health benefits of walking up escalators far outweigh the few accidents that occur. Walking up an an escalator inefficient due to shuffling? Well, maybe in America. In the UK, when not too crowded, people line up on the left side of the escalator, leaving the other side free for the speedy climbers. And what is the measure of efficiency? Getting people to the top soonest? Then it would be best if everyone climbed escalators.

They banned escalator climbing in Japan due to a very few accidents (see http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/new-danger-tokyo-walking-escalators-700854 ), but I bet the health benefits of walking up escalators far outweigh the few accidents that occur.

]]> By: Daniel J. Andrews http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/18/lets-take-a-walk-through-the-science-of-walking/#comment-32499 Daniel J. Andrews Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:21:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36609#comment-32499 The Boston Dynamics robot does a pretty good job of walking, even doing a bit of strutting. Kind of spooky how fast it can come up stairs too. I thought the most impressive part though was where someone pushes it on the shoulder to knock it off balance and it corrected itself while walking. How much programming and engineering went into an action that looks so simple yet is so complex? youtube.com/watch?v=aqCmX5dMYHg The Boston Dynamics robot does a pretty good job of walking, even doing a bit of strutting. Kind of spooky how fast it can come up stairs too. I thought the most impressive part though was where someone pushes it on the shoulder to knock it off balance and it corrected itself while walking. How much programming and engineering went into an action that looks so simple yet is so complex?

youtube.com/watch?v=aqCmX5dMYHg

]]> By: Maureen Murchison http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/18/lets-take-a-walk-through-the-science-of-walking/#comment-32498 Maureen Murchison Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:17:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36609#comment-32498 Please do follow- up articles on this subject. I found it fasinating and in my 74 years of life I never even though about the science of walking. I get so much enjoyment out of your newsletters and one is never too old to learn and question what they are learning. Many, many thanks for all the information you provide. Maureen Please do follow- up articles on this subject. I found it fasinating and in my 74 years of life I never even though about the science of walking.

I get so much enjoyment out of your newsletters and one is never too old to learn and question what they are learning.

Many, many thanks for all the information you provide.

Maureen

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