How to Slide down the Bat-Pole

*snicker* This is one of the lessons in The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual by Scott Beatty. No edits, for the original text can be taken out of context enough to keep you laughing.

Step 1: Grip the Bat-Pole with your legs and feet.
Hold the Bat-pole with both arms to steady yourself. With the pole centered in front of you, wrap your right leg around the front of the pole, with your left leg behind the pole. Arche your ankles- right ankle tucked back, left ankle tucked forward- to hold yourself perched in place before sliding.

Step 2: establish arm grip
Now that your legs are secure and you are firmly clinging to the Bat-Pole, grip it with your forearms so that your body remains vertically aligned with the pole. You can even hug the pole with your crossed arms. however, do not grip it with your hands. Even wearing fire-resistant gloves as Batman does, you can suffer a severe friction burn if you use your palms to slow your descent once you begin to slide. Your arm grips are intended only to maintin control during descent.

Step 3: Relax your legs so that gravity will allow you to begin sliding down the pole
To slow your descent, simply squeeze your legs together for braking. Do not slide too quickly or friction will burn your legs. You can use your forearms to brake if your costume has long sleeves, but remember that friction increases with the speed of your descent and the pressureapplied to the Bat-Pole.

Step 4: Land on both feet with your soles flat
Do not slide too quickly or you'll drop and land too hard. The base of the Bat-Pole os surrounded with a circle of foam padding a few feet(1m) in diameter and several inches(7-12 cm) thick to cushion your stop. Be sure to land on both feet, soles flat, to avoid injuring heels or ankles. You risk tearing a ligament or breaking a bone if you land with excessive force.

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The original Yatta video. I was actually planning to put this up even before r2 got the song and played it in repeat on his mp3 player.



If Pokemon had a live action series...

posted by Raziel @ 1:58 PM