Jumping Stilts

Right now let's just talk stilts, not the birth of the modern day stilt that looks so strange. The originals are the type of stilts that anyone would immediately identify as 2 wooden planks or boards with pegs or blocks fastened to them. The user would stand on the blocks and proceed to walk, stagger, sway or just fall down. Stilts developed in ancient China during this time, were used to entertain the emperor. No doubt he got a great laugh whenever the stilt walking entertainer fell flat on

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