Stumble

A trip: the toe catches, the body pitches forward with the arms flying out, a quick big step catches the balance, a wobble, and upright again.

Use it in a cartoon Change it in the move maker The pack file (JSON)

What it is for

Stumble is for a clumsy entrance, a trip over a step or a rug, or a shove from behind. It plays once in 1.2 seconds and ends upright a step further on, so a walk in that ends with it reads as stumbling in.

The principle it shows: follow-through

When the toe catches, the body's weight carries on: it pitches 35 degrees forward and lurches 14 cm while the arms fly up and out. When the other foot lands and stops it, the arms go on windmilling for another quarter of a second and the body wobbles to one side before it settles. The parts that keep moving after the body has been stopped are follow-through; without them the catch would look like a freeze-frame.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  at the same time:
    — 1:
      glide left arm 0, part:arm:-1~out 0, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out 40, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide left arm 95, part:arm:-1~out 70, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide left arm 140, part:arm:-1~out 60, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide left arm 50, part:arm:-1~out 75, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide left arm 0, part:arm:-1~out 0, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.35 s
    — 2:
      glide right arm 0, part:arm:1~out 0, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide right arm 25, part:arm:1~out 40, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide right arm 120, part:arm:1~out 50, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide right arm 70, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide right arm 40, part:arm:1~out 70, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide right arm 0, part:arm:1~out 0, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.35 s
    — 3:
      glide left forearm 0 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 25 over 0.38 s (out)
      glide left forearm 35 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide left forearm 20 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide left forearm 0 over 0.35 s
    — 4:
      glide right forearm 0 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 25 over 0.38 s (out)
      glide right forearm 35 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide right forearm 20 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide right forearm 0 over 0.35 s
    — 5:
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 1.2 s
    — 6:
      glide part:hand:1~fist 0, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:1~fist 0, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 1.2 s
    — 7:
      glide torso 0, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide torso 22, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide torso 35, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide torso 18, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide torso 6, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 6 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide torso 0, part:torso~twist 0, part:torso~tilt 0 over 0.35 s
    — 8:
      glide torso segment 1 0, part:torso#1~twist 0, part:torso#1~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide torso segment 1 0, part:torso#1~twist 0, part:torso#1~tilt 0 over 1.2 s
    — 9:
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide head -10, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide head -22, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide head -6, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt -5 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.35 s
    — 10:
      glide hips 0, part:hips~twist 0, part:hips~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide hips 0, part:hips~twist 0, part:hips~tilt 0 over 1.2 s
    — 11:
      glide left leg 0, part:leg:-1~out 0 over 0 s
      glide left leg 48, part:leg:-1~out 0 over 0.38 s (out)
      glide left leg 30, part:leg:-1~out 0 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide left leg 8, part:leg:-1~out 0 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide left leg 0, part:leg:-1~out 0 over 0.35 s
    — 12:
      glide right leg 0, part:leg:1~out 0 over 0 s
      glide right leg 25, part:leg:1~out 180 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide right leg 30, part:leg:1~out 180 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide right leg 12, part:leg:1~out 180 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide right leg 0, part:leg:1~out 0 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide right leg 0, part:leg:1~out 0 over 0.35 s
    — 13:
      glide left shin 0 over 0 s
      glide left shin 55 over 0.38 s (out)
      glide left shin 40 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide left shin 12 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide left shin 0 over 0.35 s
    — 14:
      glide right shin 0 over 0 s
      glide right shin 35 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide right shin 50 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide right shin 20 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide right shin 6 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide right shin 0 over 0.35 s
    — 15:
      glide dy 0 over 0 s
      glide dy 18.75 over 0.38 s (out)
      glide dy 25 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide dy 6.25 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide dy 0 over 0.35 s
    — 16:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx 12.5 over 0.18 s (in)
      glide dx 43.75 over 0.2 s (out)
      glide dx 68.75 over 0.22 s (inout)
      glide dx 81.25 over 0.25 s (inout)
      glide dx 81.25 over 0.35 s
    — 17:
      glide part:root~side 0 over 0 s
      glide part:root~side 0 over 1.2 s

0 s — left arm 0 out 0 twist 0, right arm 0 out 0 twist 0, left forearm 0, right forearm 0, left hand open, right hand open, torso 0 twist 0 tilt 0, chest 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0, hips 0 twist 0 tilt 0, left leg 0 out 0, right leg 0 out 0, left shin 0, right shin 0, the body up 0, the body forward 0, the body side 0.
0.18 s — right leg 25 out 180, right shin 35, torso 22, head -10, left arm 25 out 40 twist 0, right arm 25 out 40 twist 0, the body forward 4.
0.38 s — torso 35, head -22, right arm 120 out 50 twist 0, left arm 95 out 70 twist 0, left forearm 25, right forearm 25, left leg 48 out 0, left shin 55, right leg 30 out 180, right shin 50, the body up -6, the body forward 14.
0.6 s — torso 18, head -6, right arm 70 out 80 twist 0, left arm 140 out 60 twist 0, left forearm 35, right forearm 35, left leg 30 out 0, left shin 40, right leg 12 out 180, right shin 20, the body up -8, the body forward 22.
0.85 s — torso 6 tilt 6, head 0 tilt -5, right arm 40 out 70 twist 0, left arm 50 out 75 twist 0, left forearm 20, right forearm 20, left leg 8 out 0, left shin 12, right leg 0 out 0, right shin 6, the body up -2, the body forward 26.
1.2 s — left arm 0 out 0 twist 0, right arm 0 out 0 twist 0, left forearm 0, right forearm 0, left hand open, right hand open, torso 0 twist 0 tilt 0, chest 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0, hips 0 twist 0 tilt 0, left leg 0 out 0, right leg 0 out 0, left shin 0, right shin 0, the body up 0, the body forward 26, the body side 0.

Try this

Pitch the body 55 degrees forward on the trip instead of 35: a real lunge before the catch.
In the program: ramp · to.part:torso 35 → 55
Lurch 30 cm forward on the trip instead of 14: nearly a fall.
In the program: ramp · to.dx 43.75 → 93.75

How it differs from Stagger and Dizzy

Stagger is knocked back by a blow, not tripped forward. Dizzy wobbles round on the spot and catches itself with a step to the side.

Works on

The two in the film above, and what the move turns on each: worked out by the build, which plays the move on each body and checks what moves. Nobody types this table.
Who	Moves?	What moves
Sunny (one of the six people)	yes	whole body, body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, body, head, front legs, back legs, tail, ears

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