You, and every organism out there in the big Everywhere needs to be proprioceptive. Being proprioceptive enables you to map your world and stay safe.
At Ohio Pyle State Park in Pennsylvania a scenic small waterfall on the Youghiogheny River has been the site of picnics, kayaking, white water rafting, and splashing in the shallow river for generations. There are two ropes and warning signs stretched across the river upstream from the dangerous rocks of the falls. They provide a handhold for anyone who might slip in the fast-flowing water that runs through eroded grooves in the sandstone and conglomerate. The park has constructed overlooks for people to use when they want to capture the scene on camera.
Ice forms on the rocks near the falls during winter, making the area more dangerous in winter and spring than in summer. So, you can probably guess where this is going: It’s not prudent to step over the warning signs and barriers to walk into the danger zone just to get a picture. Nevertheless, Ohio Pyle saw yet another tragic loss of life in March, 2015. Someone walked onto the icy rocks to get that perfect picture, a picture that he will never see. Slipping on the ice, the photographer fell into the cold water of the falls.
When we are not proprioceptive, we spill glasses of milk, trip on steps, or teeter on a stool. When we are not proprioceptive, we slip on ice, bang our heads, glide with the water’s flow, and disappear beneath the falls.
You live in a universe of icy waterfalls. Tread with care, and be aware.
At Ohio Pyle State Park in Pennsylvania a scenic small waterfall on the Youghiogheny River has been the site of picnics, kayaking, white water rafting, and splashing in the shallow river for generations. There are two ropes and warning signs stretched across the river upstream from the dangerous rocks of the falls. They provide a handhold for anyone who might slip in the fast-flowing water that runs through eroded grooves in the sandstone and conglomerate. The park has constructed overlooks for people to use when they want to capture the scene on camera.
Ice forms on the rocks near the falls during winter, making the area more dangerous in winter and spring than in summer. So, you can probably guess where this is going: It’s not prudent to step over the warning signs and barriers to walk into the danger zone just to get a picture. Nevertheless, Ohio Pyle saw yet another tragic loss of life in March, 2015. Someone walked onto the icy rocks to get that perfect picture, a picture that he will never see. Slipping on the ice, the photographer fell into the cold water of the falls.
When we are not proprioceptive, we spill glasses of milk, trip on steps, or teeter on a stool. When we are not proprioceptive, we slip on ice, bang our heads, glide with the water’s flow, and disappear beneath the falls.
You live in a universe of icy waterfalls. Tread with care, and be aware.
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