Mar 07, 2003 15:24
Balance is key in all aspects of life... but most particularly those pertaining to riding a biking while holding an umbrella. I can ride with one hand no problem, so I thought it`d be okay. But was that was when I underestimated the Nagoyan winds, which`ll come and yank you one direction or the other at random. I`m suprised I got to school in one piece (I was too late to take the subway, and don`t like coming to school wet) >=(
In other words of balance- you really can float a Japanese 1 Yen coin in a cup of water. It`s not too suprising, as it isn`t much more than painted plastic. If you happen to have one lying around try this out: first put the coin on a tissue, then lower it until it floats on the surface of a cup of water. Then slowly sink the tissue and the coin will stay floating!! It`ll fall if you break the surface tension though.