# Chirunning – Using Gravity to Pull you Forward – Possible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 4, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chirunning-using-gravity-to-pull-you-forward-possible/315563 "2005-08-04T14:37:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chirunning-using-gravity-to-pull-you-forward-possible/315563/21 "2005-08-05T16:05:10Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Maybe it’s like that thing in the _Hitchhiker’s Guide,_ where the secret to flying is not to think about flying. I seem to remember the trick being to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chirunning-using-gravity-to-pull-you-forward-possible/315563/22 "2005-08-05T22:52:31Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I have created a cranked neck brace which forcibly tilts the head of the wearer backwards by about 10 degrees; even if you’re walking up a slight incline, it will _look like it’s downhill_ and will therefore be much easier going. Except for the slight problem of tripping over unseen obstacles, which I have still to solve. But when you trip over, you’ll be leaning forward **even more** (for a moment at least), which makes your invention all the more wonderful! Tripping over things isn’t a bug, it’s a feature! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chirunning-using-gravity-to-pull-you-forward-possible/315563.md?page=1)