Which way do you usually fall?

I usually fall to the right, but I would think it would depend more on
the terrain you are riding on and which foot is your stronger. Also if
it was based on the rotation of the earth then wouldn't you fall to the
left if you were going the opposit direction? I would assume that it
doesn't have anything to do with the direction you fall.

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i did some research:
http://tinyurl.com/h6xfc

for those of you who can't understand it...

it's not _that_ complicated.

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Well, you got me on this one, I don't really know enough about the
coriolis effect. Perhaps some research is in order.......I just don't
want to be the one to do it. 😄

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If I go on a ride today, Ill make sure to rcognize how I fall off.

I know when I am on a BC, I always fall off to the right, even if I
lean back or fowards to much, I always lean to the right as I fall.

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Jerrick said:

If I go on a ride today, Ill make sure to rcognize how I fall off.

I know when I am on a BC, I always fall off to the right, even if I
lean back or fowards to much, I always lean to the right as I fall.

Maybe isn't not a coincidence... sounds that way so far.

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i tend to fall to the left and im northern hemisphere

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Riding skinnies, I don't fall down (as in crash type fall) a certain
way, however when I bail on purpose I prefer to fall out to the
right....

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i fall..forward? lol

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sugarloafur said:

I'd like to get some input on which way you typically fall off of your
unicycle while riding skinnies or similar. I almost always fall to the
right. I also live in the northern hemisphere. Coincidence? I think
not. Read on...

I'm relating falling off of a unicycle to the coriolis effect... The
coriolis effect in its most simple terms makes things in the northern
hemiphere fall to the right and things in the southern hemisphere fall
to the left due to the rotation of the earth. If you're looking for a
more scientific explanation, 'wikipedia'
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect) has a complicated
explanation.

So, which way do you typically fall? Are you north of the equator or
south? I'm interested to see the results here... does the coriolis
effect make much of an influence?

There is absolutely zero chance that the coriolis effect is significant
in determining the direction you fall off when you're riding a skinny.
(For that matter, it does not have a significant effect on the
direction the water goes down the drain, either). The difference in
strength and control between your left and right leg is probably orders
of magnitude larger than the coriolis effect.

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sugarloafur said:

I'm relating falling off of a unicycle to the coriolis effect...

The Coriolis force is very, very small and requires a large scale
phenomenon to observe any effect. It has a small effect on passive
projectiles (shells, not rockets) that travel 100+ km, and it has a
larger effect on weather systems that are 10s of km across. A
unicyclist riding a skinny is influenced more by the wind than they are
by any Coriolis forces.

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well.. i have been known to fall in every possible direction.. but
mostly to the right.

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tholub said:

There is absolutely zero chance that the coriolis effect is significant
in determining the direction you fall off when you're riding a skinny.
(For that matter, it does not have a significant effect on the
direction the water goes down the drain, either). The difference in
strength and control between your left and right leg is probably orders
of magnitude larger than the coriolis effect.

This was more of a joke thread... I'm aware of the magnitude (and how
small it is) of the coriolis effect. I'm not trying to draw scientific
conclusions on the subject.

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