T w e n t y S i d e d
Stuff I learned this weekend:
- If a 190lb man steps unexpectedly over a 4ft ledge and lands on one leg at the bottom, the force of his knee being driven into his ribcage is enough to break some of his ribs.
- Breaking your ribs does NOT produce a light, tickling sensation.
I’m one of those people who likes to learn something new each day, so I would have to say that this weekend was a real success.
The Gameplay is the Story
Some advice to game developers on how to stop ruining good stories with bad cutscenes.
The No Politics Rule
Here are 6 reasons why I forbid political discussions on this site. #4 will amaze you. Or not.
Control
A wild game filled with wild ideas that features fun puzzles and mind-blowing environments. It has a great atmosphere, and one REALLY annoying flaw with its gameplay.
id Software Coding Style
When the source code for Doom 3 was released, we got a look at some of the style conventions used by the developers. Here I analyze this style and explain what it all means.
This is Why We Can’t Have Short Criticism
Here's how this site grew from short essays to novel-length quasi-analytical retrospectives.
Ouch.
Gravity: 1
You: 0
But more seriously, hope you’re okay.
Ouch, good thing you didn’t double jump.
That got to suck. But at least ribs heal themselves… I am sitting at home after a knee reconstruction surgery which was necessary because ligaments do not repair themselves naturally. Remember, it could always be worse. Hope that helps.
— Pete
yikes. Shamus, take it easy for a while until you’re fully healed. I hope you’re not in too much pain.
Oog.
Somehow, in spite of 39 years of misadventures, I’ve never managed to break anything. Bone-wise, at least.
Yeesh. Well, at least your attitude’s still good and you have a sense of humor about it. That’s actually pretty damn valuable. Good on yer, mate.
Fledging Otaku is right; take his advice, relax and make healing your primary priority — and that’s based upon 10 years+ of being my stroke-debilitated father’s sole caregiver, BTW.
Ouch, yikes, oog, and yeesh (sorry, all the good ones were taken so I decided to just aggregate them all into one). Like Fledgling Otaku says, take it easy and heal up soon.
Thanks to everyone who left me well-wishes. You know, that’s a very encouraging thing to read and I really appreciate it.
whiner
Don’t worry, when a 120-pound boy with a broken arm tries to drop down through a 2-foot-wide gap just by pushing off the sides and putting his arms up, his arms will likely get caught on the sides, he will hang suspended by his shoulders, and collapse his ribcage.