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MariaTaylor posted...

rope ladder is based on three points of balance. you want your hands on two separate rungs, never on the same rung. then you keep your weight on ONE of your back feet. as you advance your trailing hand to the next rung, you shift your weight to the opposite leg and move your third point of balance onto that leg. not sure if that description conveys the image that I have in my head.

anyway if she told you anything other than this, you got scammed.

that feeling that you "tricked" the carnival worker into revealing their secret by giving them a chance to "feel smart" is basically the opposite of what really happens. you get tricked into thinking that you're tricking them into giving up some secret, when actually you still end up losing at the game.

if you're good with numbers, this might help explain it better:
Left Hand: 7
Right Hand: 6
Leg: 4

As you move your Right Hand over to rung 8 (SKIPPING RUNG 7, NEVER PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE SAME RUNG), you advance your leg to rung 5. It's hard to explain the leg thing, but basically, once you get a feel for which leg should be in front, you just need to remember to keep shifting your weight between the two legs as you climb, and always maintain three points of balance. Then you'll end up in this configuration:

Right Hand: 8 (Moved 2)
Left Hand: 7 (Did Not Move)
Leg: 5 (Moved 1)

Repeat.

Thank you for that description! You're right to clarify a thing I didn't say well: I stand by asking them how the pros do their games as a fun way to talk with them, but that isn't to say you always follow their instructions because they do want you to not be perfect at it. Some will be honest because people aren't trained on these anyway usually, but still, yeah, if you're ever skeptical of them I get it.

Rose did explain the crossing and placement of the arms in legs, but she didn't explain the weight on one foot at a time. I'll watch her again sometime and see what makes sense after your explanation.
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