“Perambulatory anomalies” is not an attempt to create a tongue twister but an earnest attempt to describe the appearance of a lateral motion that is unlike normal walking that I’ve been doing for nearly 20 years now. Some people get odd looks for their mode of attire, others for their laugh, or perhaps facial expressions. For me it tends to be my perambulation. Let me explain…

irrotational perambulation, for which cause I’ve settled upon the term of ‘vortiCity’

I’ve oft noted people looking down at my feet when they see me move in a form of lateral motion, akin to the strafing motion within a first-person-view computer game. The motion is probably best described as irrotational perambulation, for which cause I’ve settled upon the term of ‘vortiCity’ to label it. In turning, the body would first turn to the intended direction, then only after the actual body rotation would translation occur in the new direction. So there is a brief period of facing the ‘new’ direction, whilst walking in the ‘old’ direction – giving the appearance of slipping / gliding across a surface. This allows for greater efficiencies in navigating right angle corners. The motion is parallel to the corners, rather than a certain radius of curvature with overshoot, as is the norm. This perambulatory anomaly is quite different from that of walking downstairs backward as I tend to do, but that and step-malfunction-recovery I’ll leave as a topic for another time!

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