New York Jug

would juggling be easier to practise if you were travelling downwards in a lift?

me and my sister bought some juggling balls at a market and decided to try them out at home. it`s very difficult to do. after some thought, i was wondering if they would travel slower and make it easier to juggle them whilst going downwards in a lift. (not that we have access to a lift but just wondering) if only i could slow down gravity a bit until we improve.

Public Comments

1. if you throw a ball up in a lift it will travel towards you slower, yes.
2. As a juggler, I'd say ... only if it was going real fast - 'cos once you've got all 3 balls going you still need to know how to juggle - slow or not!
3. In a lift you and the balls are travelling at the same speed (except for a momentary acceleration and later deceleration)and there will be no difference to your juggling skills. In a free falling lift however the problem will be that if you throw the balls up they won't come down - untill you hit the bottom of the shaft. I suggest a trip to the moon to hone your technique - 1/6 earth gravity means you will have more time to catch and throw.
4. Theoretically it would, but you would need a long lift to keep it going long enough. The other problem would be that once you got out of the lift you woudl not be able to do it.
5. go try it. the lift in the post office tower is the best i can think of