Pointless new trick

I have tried that before when i took the pedals on my generic uni. Its
really hard! I got about 1 and a half revolutions or so.

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Hmmm, well once i took my pedals offa nd was hopping around some
unispins and som frame kicks....didnt try to ride it though....

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Colin Schworer showed me a couple of pedal revs of this way of riding
already before the millenium-change.
But he kept the pedals on, and stand on one cranck at the time, like
standing on crancks like during crank-idle.
So,
pointless; well...
new; no.
trick; name it skill, tricks are for magicians and illusionists.

I may have a skill that's pointless, possibly new:
"seat in mouth, freehanded, 1footed, non riding foot on frame".
Be carefull.

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A skill becomes a trick when it serves no value other then
entertainment. Technicaly you could say a magician knows skills since
those skills create revenue, which is a purpose, but we wont get into
the nitty gritty. Ridding is a skill, gliding is a skill, stand up
gliding is a trick. Make sence?

And remember stay out of the nitty gritty, I don't care if you could use
stand up gliding to look over a fence while you ride which would give it
a purpose.

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What is the point of wheel walking or 1 foot riding or riding backwards
or even riding a uni at all, except for transportation.

It's all equally *pointful*, isn't it?

Plus, I think the general rule is, if you did it not knowing anyone did
it before you, then you *invented* it.

How far can you go now?

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No, stand-up gliding is definitely a skill. If you're saddle sore, you
can do stand-up glide instead of regular gliding so you don't have to
sit on the seat.

Personally, I use the terms trick and skill interchangably; I don't
think it really matters in casual discussion.

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leo said:

*trick; name it skill, tricks are for magicians and illusionists.*

No they're nooot!! Magician's do -magic- not tricks...geez...
tricks are for....clowns?
acrobats?
yeah, that works.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

trick; name it skill, tricks are for magicians and illusionists.

Skill, trick: a quick browse of the dictionaries reveals:

A skill seems to be defined as "an ability that has been acquired by
training "
which applies to almost anything you do on a uni.

Equally a definition of trick is "A difficult, dexterous, or clever act
designed to amuse".
Which applies to........well..... almost anything you do on a uni.

What the hell? Call it anything you wish, it matters not one bit, just
as the "other wheel" joke doesn't matter either.

One obscure but interesting definition of trick that I found is:

"A period of time spent at the wheel". Refers to a tour
of duty, but somewhat appropriate here too.

Nao

cyberpunk said:

*A skill becomes a trick when it serves no value other then
entertainment. *

We've had this discussion before, with some people getting quite
annoyed at the use of the word "trick" for skills. As both words are
legitimate in the mainstream English language (a "party trick" can be a
song, a display of skill, a bit of juggling, etc.) any distinction we
make is semi-arbitrary.

I'd say in the context of a performance that a "trick" involves some
element of deception (e.g. a conjuring trick) or at least an element of
the unexpected. Most of what we do on unicycles are simply skills or
techniques. Maybe they become tricks if we slip them into a performance
to surprise and amaze the crowd.

Maybe life's too short to worry about semantics, but it all depends what
you mean by "semantics".

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I got a better term, that'll go both ways, feats! I learned a new feat
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James_Potter said:

*tricks are for....*

Hookers?

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Quoted message said:

-jsm-
*I don't think it really matters in casual discussion.*

Agree. I've never intented to hurt anyone, or start up 'the same
discussion' (http://tinyurl.com/8dsml) or 'the same discussion'
(http://tinyurl.com/bvj6p) over and over again.

munipsycho said:

*I think the general rule is, if you did it not knowing anyone did it
before you, then you invented* it.

Still the skill is not new.

Quoted message said:

-Naomi-
*Equally a definition of trick is "A difficult, dexterous, or clever
act
designed to amuse".*

The word 'trick' (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=trick) has
French root. So especially in international English it's related and
will be associated with the French word trucage. That's why I spend one
little sub-sentence to advice to use the word skill, and explained in
few words tricks are associated with illusions (exactly like the better
dictionaries do describe). Knowing this, then have another look at 'the
definition of skill' (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=skill),
and choose the appropriate word. To me as multilangual and
non-english-native an easy choise.

Quoted message said:

-James Potter-
*Magician's do magic not tricks*

Magician trick the mind. I think 'The Swami'
(http://www.flashhog.com/swami/)* is a good example of magic. Or was it
an illusion? It's for sure an illusion the Swami could read my mind! I
remember you've discussed this before and I think we wont agree. I see
magic as a "mind-illusion". So to me magic is mostly an illusion (unless
it's paranormal like telepathy or self-hypnose), but oppesit illusions
are not always magic.

* \"the swami\" was created by an unicyclist from calafornia

To prevent further threath polution I encourage anyone to start-up a
spin-off(s) in either RSU (skill/trick) or JC (magic),
but I rather see you contribute to the "100% pointless, but pretty fun"
part this treath started with.

Quoted message said:

-Cyberpunk-
*I named it crank ride*

Re-reading this I remember Colin Schworer named it "crank walk".

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spyder said:

*Hookers? *

As I use my unicycle as way transport (especially in Amsterdam), I once
brought my unicycle to a bachelors party. As bachelors party's in NL
traditionaly (especially in Amsterdam) end in the red light disctrict...
I was there at night -part of this group- walking around with my
unicycle. Then at the so maniest hooker encouraging me to do skills, I
decided to ride it. So, both skills and tricks are for hookers.

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