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感恩节假期去缅因州的小伙伴家蹭饭。
缅因州应该是美国的州里面生活特别闲散的一个州，至少我的小伙伴家就是鸡犬相闻日落而息的风格，她外祖父母躺在摇椅上烤火炉的生活让我好羡慕呀。
黑色星期五去了一个十分有趣的店，主打户外风但是除了吃的基本什么都卖。
这个店有点像景点，陈设了缅因州常见的鹿的标本和一个大水族箱，以及当地生物学家设计的养黑鸭子的小池塘。
因为缅因州现在是猎鹿的季节，暴力一点的部分卖猎枪并且陈设硕大的鹿角。
这事感觉十分血腥并且她家人也讲了不少猎人误伤他人的故事，听得我胆战心惊的，出门还被要求套上荧光色的防护衣向远处潜藏的猎人表明我不是鹿。
但是这地方鹿确实多得令人发指，当天她男盆友的车就被鹿冲出来狠狠撞了一下。在这么神奇的地方看树林的时候有种异常神秘猜不到里面到底有什么的感觉。
其实上述是闲篇啦，不好意思刚刚结束假期还处于玩得十分欢乐的状态:onion28 。
去的时候特别巧，那个店的书籍部分正做一个小小的关于自行车的主题陈列。我特别喜欢的一本叫作Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design。
自序On the Fascination with Bicycles / Michael Embacher (http://www.dmh.org.il/pages/default.aspx?PageId=509&catid=-1)里有下面这段觉得适合跟大家分享：
"When the spirits are low,
when the day appears dark,
when work becomes monotonous,
when hope hardly seems worth having,
just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road,
without thought of anything but the ride you are taking."
——Arthur Conan Doyle, Scientific American Magazine, 1896
这本书里面还有个好玩的设计叫Buddy Bike (http://bicycle2011.com/buddy-bike-buddy-bike/)。介绍很短的我就直接贴在下面啦，具体的参数照片可以点链接。我觉得好玩之处在于区别于单人自行车和普通的多人自行车，这个设计提供了更多社交的可能和空间。虽然依旧只有一个人掌握方向，但是还是有了那么点权利博弈的味道。
The friendly concept of the Buddy Bike was first thought of before 1900, and there have been several versions since. The number of the bicycle shown here is Boo3557. It was the tandem for riders who prioritized socializing over performance, with the arrangement of the seats making communication easy, and prompting a nickname – “the sociable”.
The Buddy Bike gave the left-hand passenger only the power of steering, although its format allowed riders to debate and agree on the direction of travel. The handlebars on the right were just for balance.
Most importantly, the Buddy Bike required a balanced load to avoid the bike tilting of falling sideways. This meant both passengers needed to have equal weights and should, if possible, refrain from quarreling during travel. Using the Buddy Bike solo was not an option as the offset seats made balance impossible – unless you only cycled around left-hand bends! |
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