My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because your post gave me cancer anyway.
No.
(it is a complicated issue and concept, but the short answer is no)
You are missing the point. The goal was to not get mulch in his sandals. His stoic look was from deciding out of all the possible dismount methods which would achieve his goal. Dragging a foot produces mulch in sandal. The forward momentum of launching yourself and landing produces mulch in sandal. The only option left besides waiting for the swing to stop on its own (which is boring) is to eject yourself forwards at the climax of the backwards arc. This produces the least amount of velocity on the sandal while also requiring the least amount of athleticism. Personally I would've gone for a forward launch and then heel-toe footwork on the landing but to each their own.
The fact of the matter is that in this situation he doesn't lack common sense, but rather tends to make personal goals for mundane circumstances and execute them.
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