The text discusses the functionality and strength of human limbs, particularly focusing on the hands and arms and their ability to serve the entire body. It includes a practical riddle about identifying places on the body that one hand cannot reach. Additionally, the stance and balance of statues or figures are discussed, highlighting how to maintain secure standing through counterbalancing.
The Human Figures, Etc.
The highest bulge of the shoulder can contain: This then is the waist, upon which the setting of the active figures can securely rest. And while we consider the potential and utmost strength of the human limbs, it occurs to us, how the hands and arms are perfectly made to serve the entire body, so that they can reach everywhere, work together, and serve the whole body through touch. It is a small riddle that many cannot solve: when asked where or at what place one can lay one hand on the body such that the other hand cannot reach it, Jan unfortunately doesn't know this; but why should we hide it from the enthusiasts and curious minds? Simply grasp your right elbow with your left hand, and you will have easily found the only place where your empty hand cannot reach. We then also give you time to search for the second place about which.
In the stance of the figures, one can observe that even if a statue rests on two feet, the weight can only shift onto one foot through a certain degree or amount of backward inclination; nevertheless, the statue remains standing securely. This is because of the counterbalance, made by the less burdened foot and extension of an arm or other part. However, such a statue cannot extend further or beyond its weight line than within the capability of the applied counterweight or the statue would appear to fall there. You can undoubtedly see the suggestion of this stance reasonably out of the Diagram Sketch with
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