Wool Has Many Fine Properties…
…but traction really ain’t one of them.
Ouch.
This weekend, I was up at my parents’ house where they have hardwood just about everywhere. I was also being a bit silly and stole The Blanket Theif’s bandana and was running around the house with it. I was also wearing these socks:
While running, I took a sharp turn – or, rather, I tried to take a sharp turn, but while my body faced the right direction my momentum couldn’t be counteracted by the socks-on-hardwood combo, and my feet slipped out from under me so quickly that they actually hit the underside of the bottom shelf of the bookcase next to me and I swear I was off the ground for a full half second.
Then, of course, gravity took over and I slammed back into the ground, elbow first. Owww…
Still, the thing that continues to hurt the worst is the bruise on the side of my foot. I wish I had a video of the situation so I could analyze the physics…to get that kind of upward force on my foot, the pivoting around center of mass must have been awesome.
Posted: December 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Mistakes
Comment from Shruti
Time December 29, 2009 at 3:55 pm
You OK? Also, you need to somehow figure out how commenters can get notified when there’s another reply…