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There is a great deal of evidence that humans not only can run long distances, but have evolved to do so. The idea is that before primitive weapons (bow and arr
by unignorant 17y ago
There is a great deal of evidence that humans not only can run long distances, but have evolved to do so. The idea is that before primitive weapons (bow and arrow or whatnot), this is how we caught food -- by simply running it down.
From other sources:
"Biomechanical research reveals a surprising key to the survival of our species: Humans are built to outrun nearly every other animal on the planet over long distances."
http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/tramps-like-us http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/tramps-like-us
- karzeem 17y agoHere's David Attenborough narrating a modern-day persistence hunt. It's fascinating stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpo_mA5RP8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpo_mA5RP8
- ekanes 17y agoWow. That was amazing, thanks for the link. Note that you can see (supposedly) how his feet land as he runs at 3:11
- sketerpot 17y agoIn other words, we are the Terminators of the animal kingdom: we just keep on coming when any reasonable animal would be collapsing of exhaustion.