The Physics of the Warped Wall
The science behind defeating one of Ninja Warrior’s toughest legendary obstacles!
“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” -Golda Meir
There are all sorts of achievements we can strive for in life, but only one competition promises the eternal glory of Kanzenseiha (完全制覇), or Total Victory: Sasuke (サスケ), better known in English-speaking countries as Ninja Warrior!
Ninja Warrior is an obstacle course divided into four stages, where the first, second and fourth stages are timed (and the third is untimed), all consisting of a sequence of difficult and diverse obstacles that take a combination of strength, agility, speed and balance to defeat in various incarnations. But one obstacle from the first stage always struck me as being tremendously difficult: the warped wall.
