My dad put a cup of water in my car during tofu deliveries to a hill resort. He said it was to ensure the tofu didn’t get damaged in transit. But he was secretly developing my downhill racing technique. Apparently if I didn’t spill the water, it meant that my cornering technique was ‘smooth’.
Also the kiddie version of ‘wax on wax off’ is ‘hang your jacket on the hook, take your jacket off the hook’.
Initial D!
Also, that technique has no real-world application. The father told him to try and make the water spin in the cup instead of splashing back and forth. But that’s not possible just from driving a vehicle, no matter how you drift corners.
I lived in Japan back when that anime TV show was releasing, and I can tell you, it’s pure fantasy. Although it’s much closer to real Japanese street racing than that awful Tokyo Drift film. That film was basically American street racing with Japanese actors. Actual Japanese street racers are science, math, and physics nerds, pushing the boundaries of their cars for the fun of it. Not hardened gangsters or Yakuza wannabes, decking their cars out with neon lights and massive spoilers and body kits. Hollywood invented their own concept of drift racing for that film.
I mean… using the water as an indicator for directional Gs is technically correct lol.
It won’t help you learn to drift better, but it does work as a bargain basement indicator for roughness of driving, which could be important if you’re moving food and don’t want it to spill.
Alternatively, you could just use a car with good suspension and not drive like a maniac lol.
“Always let a horse know where you are.”
Accidentally surprising a horse can lead to sudden injury and/or hilarious internet videos. When moving around them, it’s a good idea to talk quietly to them (or to yourself) so that they can hear you and know where you are. if you have to get up close to one, gently place your hand or forearm against them as you move past.
The same advice works if you are around someone concentrating on a physical task like cooking, construction, soldering, etc, especially if they are holding something that could hurt if it poked you. You want them to know where you are without breaking their concentration.
It’s actually best to stay in contact with a horse if you’re moving around near it. Approach from where it can see you, say hello and pet it, then keep your body touching its body while you move around its backside. That lets the horse know exactly where you are, and if it does decide to kick you, then you’re right up on it and it’ll just push you away rather than gaining full momentum and cracking your skull.
Also good advice. There’s an area my buddy affectionately referred to as “the kill zone” which is just the right distance away that a kicking hoof can be at full velocity/force; this is precisely where you do not want to be if a kick happens.
but the best advice is to learn things like this from someone In Real Life around horses, because you can see which ones are totally chill and which ones are fucking bonkers. [Insert reference to various kinds of people here.]and which ones are fucking bonkers
Half a lifetime ago I worked as a wrangler, in charge of 16 horses. They were all retired race horses, full bred quarter horses. I’d teach people horsemanship, and then take them on a 10 mile overnight ride at the end of a week’s worth of instruction. Most of the horses were pretty chill, but there was one that just wanted to fucking fight everything. It tested literally everything you did, and it would fuck you up if you didn’t know how to handle ornery horses. Needless to say, I made sure I was always the one riding that horse, and also told people to stay the hell away from it. I never took my eyes off that bad boy whenever I was near him.
a) that sounds like an awesome job.
b) you did right making sure that you rode Asshole Horse.
c) Knowing that people keep asshole horses on purpose kinda drives me, in the same way as when people keep asshole dogs when there are perfectly decent dogs being put down. I’ve seen a bunch of unwanted standardbred racehorses that would have made perfectly fine riding horses. Breeding for temperament needs to be emphasized more.Yeah this dude was just naturally ornery. But once you earned his respect he was awesome. Since I rode him every day, he and I developed a real bond. I could steer him with my knees, and he often knew what I wanted to do before I consciously communicated it with him. I also knew what he didn’t want to do and would go out of the way to keep him happy.
It was a fun job. It was definitely hard work, and under-paid, but it was satisfying in a way that few jobs are. It was perfect for summer employment as a young man, since it included room and board, in addition to the meager wages.
I gotta say, that sounds pretty decent to me. Forging a mutually beneficial working relationship with a smart horse is something most people will never do. Kudos to you for it.
Professional kitchens do this. Well some, at least.
To avoid collisions with other staff members scurrying around a busy kitchen, it’s considered polite to clearly say, “Behind,” as you pass behind another person. This is even more important if you are carrying a full tray of food, a hot pan, or a rack of glassware.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/article/511/kitchen-slang-phrases.html
When I worked in a kitchen, i was taught to say “Knife!” any time I was moving from one station to another holding a knife, same with “hot pan”. The person who trained me did not respond verbally when I asked if there were any particular reasons for the “knife!” instruction, but I heard from others that there was good reason for it.
there were any particular reasons for the “knife!” instruction, but I heard from others that there was good reason for it.
I can think of one: I’d hate to turn around to walk in the direction of someone walking towards me with a knife.
Reminds me of the scene in, like s1 GOT where the Bravosi teacher talks to Arya about how people are bags of water…
Oh, here it is:
[All men are made of water, do you know this? When you pierce them, the water leaks out and they die.] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rwPa3H1MFU)
Not exactly what you want but I heard about people in the military practising things and they learn. “Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.”
By doing that it makes you quicker. Sometimes when I’m late and start rushing I end up forgetting things or knocking things over or dropping. So I take a breath and say slow is fast. Also my career history is big on “right first time” doing something twice is a huge waste.
Also I remember Adam Savage said he got close to death (or was getting close to being rescued from death) then he told himself “Calm people live. Tense people die.” and he managed to free himself.
Taking a moment might not just save you time or money it might save your life.
This one time, during the 80s, I watched a lot of popular movies of mediocre quality, and now I can participate in cultural shorthanded discussion on the internet.
What is “wax-on-wax-off-style advice”?
In the karate kid film, the sensi has him waxing a car. He complains that it is useless make-work. A bit later on, he gets into a fight. The waz-on-wax-off motion was actually a block to a punch in the face. The constant practice trained muscle memory, and power, allowing him to implement it perfectly.
In short, it’s an apparently useless practice, that trains a useful skill better than direct practice.
Practicing an easily-grasped task in order to gain proficiency in a more daunting one.
Have you not seen The Karate Kid?
The Karate Kid was released 40 years ago
YOU ARE OLD YOURSELF! GO AWAY! 😭
The remake with Jackie Chan came out 2010
Did anyone watch it?
I tried, but failed :-(
did they use the line “wax on, wax off” in the remake ?
Nah. They focused more on picking a jacket up from the floor and hanging it on a hook. Good scene, honestly.
oh yeah, that bit. I saw the remake once (and it really wasn’t worth watching) but I saw the original quite a few times.
It’s still an amazing movie. Everyone should see it.
As a professional juggler practised early on to do things with either hand - whether it’s washing dishes or putting a key in the door… just paying attention to how you do things. Now can take juggle 3 balls in either hand
