Gliding Ring

[TCM]

People seem to dislike this obstacle for one thing: You slide down in one fluid motion instead of powering the ring down the track a la Pipe Slider. I also said that wouldn't work, unless you want an obstacle defect repeat of 21 (there's also the theory they meant for you to ''grind'' down, but used the wrong materials (to me the ring in 21 and 22 look different, or maybe it's just the lighting or I'm over-thinking), as well as you would either barely make it, or faceplant the mat and slip.



6:53-onward. I was wrong, and look there's your grind to the end + momentum at "dead" stop (he had a little swing left, but that's from getting there) AND a success (barely (YAY I WAS RIGHT) -- if he held on once more he wouldn't have made it imo).

Happy now? ;D

EDIT: (Also, which caption sounds better (aka funnier) -- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Kanno, or Crouching Tiger, Hitoshi Kanno?)

EDIT2: (Hardly a fluke, so what he almost failed CS, HPA and SL, he gave us the two best wipeout recoveries (HPA, SL) of the day)

[VenusHeadTrap]

lul. What's your overall point in this thread?

*happy sigh* there's that Veridis Quo like song at 0:31 of that vid you provided. Anyhoo, I like Crouching tiger hitoshi Kanno 'cause his name actually sounds like the normal phrase and you know what it implies. yaw..

[Captain Obvious]

So, essentially, you're pointing out that it is indeed possible to gain momentum from scratch once at the end of the obstacle (past the notch)?

Are you also saying that the Grinding Ring is reasonable for this reason, being that grinding to the end and then building momentum in this manner may in fact have been the original intention as it was designed?

(Sorry, not quite obvious, but I'm trying here!)

[TCM]

Dec 6, 2009 18:06:58 GMT -5 Captain Obvious said:

So, essentially, you're pointing out that it is indeed possible to gain momentum from scratch once at the end of the obstacle (past the notch)?

Are you also saying that the Grinding Ring is reasonable for this reason, being that grinding to the end and then building momentum in this manner may in fact have been the original intention as it was designed?

(Sorry, not quite obvious, but I'm trying here!)

Obvious enough lol. Pretty much that, providing evidence to that theory, I like Gliding Ring, but seeing it perfectly designed to slide easily, but still take effort would be interesting.