I didn't really want to, partly because of what the answer might be, but I gotta ask, Disembodied!.. Is 'horse waltzing' the same as dressage?
That's it! I knew it had another name ... I've never understood why some activities are deemed Olympian, and others not. Why archery, for example, and not snooker – which arguably demands greater physical skill?* Being a pastime of the idle rich (various forms of equestrian prancing, various forms of rowing, various forms of skidding around in little yachts) seems to be one of the deciding factors. Not really the sorts of things I had a chance to try my hand at, at school. Still, it keeps them off the streets, I suppose.
* Although I'd like to see Bhutanese archery ... no carbon composites, no stabilisers or sniper sights, the targets are almost twice as far away as in the Olympics, and each archer is supported by his wife and family who shout creative and often literary insults at the other archers when they're taking their shots.
Being a pastime of the idle rich (various forms of equestrian prancing, various forms of rowing, various forms of skidding around in little yachts) seems to be one of the deciding factors. Not really the sorts of things I had a chance to try my hand at, at school. Still, it keeps them off the streets, I suppose.
I say! The idle rich freely roaming the streets! A prospect too ghastly to contemplate.
Quick! Give them another £12bn to keep them busy in their confinements!
A good programme on BBC4 tonight, called "The Three Rocketeers", about the perhaps-soon-nearing-completion (and very long-running) project to design a single-stage air-breathing spaceplane, originally known as HOTOL but now called "Skylon". The programme is repeated on Saturday 15 September, after which it'll be available on iPlayer:
Watched this programme last night. Very interesting. Not much mention about the support the European Space Agency (ESA) has been giving the project recently.
The UK Government has recently been supporting the project by trying to improve the European aerospace regulations which currently ban spaceplanes from operating in European airspace. See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18784866
JazHaz
Gimi wrote:
drew wrote:
£4,500 though! <Faints>
Cheers,
Drew.
Maybe you could start a Kickstarter Campaign to found your £4500 pledge.
Thanks to Gimi, I got an eBook in my inbox tonight (31st May 2014 - Release of Elite Reclamation)!
I've never understood why some activities are deemed Olympian, and others not. Why archery, for example, and not snooker – which arguably demands greater physical skill?* Being a pastime of the idle rich (various forms of equestrian prancing, various forms of rowing, various forms of skidding around in little yachts) seems to be one of the deciding factors. Not really the sorts of things I had a chance to try my hand at, at school. Still, it keeps them off the streets, I suppose.
A prospect too ghastly to contemplate.
