Exercises for Over 55's!
- Thread starter beemerdons
- Start date
Help Support Yamaha FJR Motorcycle Forum:
El Toro Joe
FYYFF
Ba-dump-bump!
mcatrophy
Privileged to ride a 2018 FJR1300AS
Ha-ha.
Reminds me of an episode at school about 100 (well probably something like 58) years ago.
Physics master was talking about leverage. Talked about how different people had different builds, in particular lanky as opposed to stocky. Lankies had poorer muscle leverage, stockies had better leverage.
To illustrate, he got one of the pupils to the front of the class, got him to hold a 5kG (I think) weight with the arm fully extended to the side, timed how long before the kid gave up. Then he got another.
He called out one of the of the boys who was tall and thin (a self proclaimed tough). He could hold the weight out for some 20 seconds, about average. Then the master called on me. Now, I wasn't particularly stocky, but anyway, I put my arm out, and he started his stopwatch. He carried on talking about stuff to the class. After some 5 minutes the bell went for the end of the period.
"Please, sir, can I put it down now?"
"Chr*st, are you still holding that?"
Afterwards the "tough" never did try any of his bullying tactics on me
.
I don't think I could do that now. Just the sack.
Excellent teacher. Could hit anyone in the class with a piece of chalk. Was known to occasionally hurl the blackboard duster
and scare the living daylights out of the errant youngster.
I believe he knew about this boy's bullying and knew I would do better than him.
Reminds me of an episode at school about 100 (well probably something like 58) years ago.
Physics master was talking about leverage. Talked about how different people had different builds, in particular lanky as opposed to stocky. Lankies had poorer muscle leverage, stockies had better leverage.
To illustrate, he got one of the pupils to the front of the class, got him to hold a 5kG (I think) weight with the arm fully extended to the side, timed how long before the kid gave up. Then he got another.
He called out one of the of the boys who was tall and thin (a self proclaimed tough). He could hold the weight out for some 20 seconds, about average. Then the master called on me. Now, I wasn't particularly stocky, but anyway, I put my arm out, and he started his stopwatch. He carried on talking about stuff to the class. After some 5 minutes the bell went for the end of the period.
"Please, sir, can I put it down now?"
"Chr*st, are you still holding that?"
Afterwards the "tough" never did try any of his bullying tactics on me
I don't think I could do that now. Just the sack.
Excellent teacher. Could hit anyone in the class with a piece of chalk. Was known to occasionally hurl the blackboard duster
and scare the living daylights out of the errant youngster.
I believe he knew about this boy's bullying and knew I would do better than him.
Last edited by a moderator:
Redfish Hunter
Gone Fishing
Good teachers who think like that are hard to find. They are still out there, but they are rare.
Bearly Flying
Well-known member
"Those Who Can Do, Those Who Can't Teach.......
![fjackets Real Lambskin Leather Biker Jacket — Quilted Cafe Racer Zip Up Moto Leather Jackets For Men | [1100085] Johnson Brown, XL](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41I7Pm1f+vL._SL500_.jpg)
BakerBoy
Well-known member
And...
... those who can't teach, administrate.
... those who can't teach, administrate.
mcatrophy
Privileged to ride a 2018 FJR1300AS
Those who can, do.
Those who can't, teach.
Those who can't teach, administrate.
Those who can't get a job in administration go into politics.
Those who can't get elected go into broadcasting.
(Nothing personal, RH)
Those who can't, teach.
Those who can't teach, administrate.
Those who can't get a job in administration go into politics.
Those who can't get elected go into broadcasting.
(Nothing personal, RH)
beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
Similar threads
Motorcycle For Sale
2009 FJR
