Apparatus
Whereas still rings are now suspended from a support almost 19 feet above the floor, flying rings – also used as still rings in the past – were on cables up to 22 feet in length - the extra 3 feet allowing the gymnast to swing through an impressive arc. The rings themselves were at times larger and heavier than competition still rings today, designed on a steel core covered by rubber or leather.
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“Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles and joints that one has to know.”
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