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.
Zenimax vs. Facebook
This series explores the troubled history of VR and the strange lawsuit between Zenimax publishing and Facebook.
The Gradient of Plot Holes
Most stories have plot holes. The failure isn't that they exist, it's when you notice them while immersed in the story.
Could Have Been Great
Here are four games that could have been much better with just a little more work.
Revisiting a Dead Engine
I wanted to take the file format of a late 90s shooter and read it in modern-day Unity. This is the result.
Batman: Arkham City
A look back at one of my favorite games. The gameplay was stellar, but the underlying story was clumsy and oddly constructed.
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.