Endersmens

Sometimes lateral movement is necesarry, but yes, most of the time straight lines are faster.

Free running incorporates a lot of gymnastics (albeit sloppy) but Parkour is about efficient movement. What's the fastest and best way to get from this wall, over that bench, up the other wall, and to that door? How do you get over this big box in front of you in the fastest way possible? That is what Parkour is mainly about. I like to think about this. Parkour is about flow of movement, like water flowing. If you're trying to get through some obstacles, you want to flow through them like water. Free Running is about expression through personalized tricks and such. Instead of just trying to flow like water, you're trying to surf a wave. Not the greatest analogy, but it works. Also, has anyone heard of the American Ninja Warrior show? If so, you probably have heard of the warped wall. Its sort of like a quarter pipe for skating, except it curves back in 15-20 degrees at the top, and is 14' high. The object is to get to the top. Well, over this weekend, I was able to run up and get on top of an exact copy of the warped wall many times. - - - Updated - - - Interesting, more recently parkour clubs have been supported by universities. The University of Cincinnati even has an on campus "Parcourse" where different purpose built obstacles are scattered around the campus for parkour training. I'm hoping there are similar things elsewhere.

Care to explain?

I just got home from the Cincinnati Parkour Jam and it was a blast! There were at least 50 great free runners there and we all had tons of fun. We spent yesterday afternoon at the university of Cincinnati campus and we spent the night at the newly opened swift movements gym. I did some pretty crazy stuff, and hopefully you'll see some of it soon. I have 1:30 of good footage so far, adding a few clips every week. New video will hopefully be around in a month or two.

I would take away the second paragraph. Rules say not to target users on the forum, named or unnamed. (plus we ALL know who you're referring to so it takes away the point of not naming)

Welcome! That's truly amazing that you actually build rockets. Got any explosion pics for us?

I've heard it before, and I hate it too. Some people think German = that. It's pretty... for lack of better word, depressing.

Darn you. It's begun. I presume there isn't a way to save progress to start it again from a different machine?

My little brother is in an electronic field trip with the cast/producer and author of The Martian right now. I am so jealous.

I was planning on it. It's amazing how many people have something very notable to link. I wasn't expecting it, but every single new person on the list has at least one outstanding thread on this forum. Whether it be a story, a mod, a craft, or just a good thread, every one of them has one. I guess that's part of the reason why they're part of the light green group. You guys are awesome! Keep it up. And if you aren't on the list yet, that doesn't mean you aren't awesome, because you are. It just means not enough people have found you yet. Stay great, KSP Forum! :D

That's a depressing philosophy.

heads up guys, someone made a paper layout for this very reason! I am going to print a bunch of these off for school.

I've been adding descriptions every night. A lot of the newer ones include a link to something that person has created, eventually I'll try to add links to every description if that's what you guys want.

Or VASI's. White over white, you're as high as a kite. Red over white, you're alright. Red over red, you're dead.

I had Flight Simulator 2000, with the 100+ page pilot training book and all. And now I have FSX, got it on steam summer sale for a few bucks. I mess around in the F/A-18 a lot, buzzing the ground and buildings.

The sunrise and sunset of the differing sides of the world provide redish light that get reflected off the moon, turning it red/orange throughout the eclipse. From what I understand.

Amazing. Absolutely amazing. Can't wait to use these for fun.

If you want to get started, I would first find a location that is suitable. Typically concrete areas aren't the best for beginners, as the risk of minor injuries increases. Picnic tables, benches, anything really can be turned into an obstacle. It's easy for me to learn on my own, but having someone to show you exactly how to move is very beneficial. Being in great physical shape is a good thing, but a lot of people use parkour as exercise to get in shape. Typically the average teenager to mid 20 year old is in good enough shape to start. The more important thing is balance. I cannot stress enough the importance of balance. Practically everything in parkour and freerunning involves balance. Vaults, for example, require you to balance your whole body on the hand/hands you are using to vault over an obstacle. Anything that involves jumping into the air requires balance, if you intend on hitting the ground with your feet anyways. I would suggest watching tutorial videos for beginners. Here's a few, but there are more. This one is more for the tricking aspect, the cool flips and twists and such. This one is basic vaults for parkour. A vault is one of the most basic moves to use in parkour, essentially it is jumping and using your hands to get over an obstacle. And this video shows that you can even train on things like picnic tables. The best place for parkour is the world around you.

This just in: ISS goes in to red alert mode after NYAN cat passed in front of the ISS's orbit, leaving a cloud of kitty litter in it's wake.

Is giving a poster a heads up about potentially breaking a rule to give them a chance to fix it if they didn't realize it was wrong considered backseat moderating?

This is the best picture I've seen so far, credits to kookoo_gr for taking it!

One way to combat the rapid fire laser taking out missiles would be to have your attacking craft to be in a retrograde orbit, assuming you have excellent guidance systems. Although this takes a lot of planning and a lot of time and a lot of delta-v if you were in a regular orbit.

Probably the exit.

I hope it isn't what happened to me. The ksp store denied my IP. Hope this is a more simple fix.

Ouch. That stinks. I usually end up in some sort of pain after a session, soreness, maybe a light sprain or a scrape or something. I do have persistent back pain, have for a few years, but it's usually not bad till I do a lot of exercise. I can say it's worth it though.