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Also, as far as I understand, growing bones impart a bit more flexiblity to the skeleton due to epiphyseal plates at either end of long bones. Or is this a myt
by TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
Also, as far as I understand, growing bones impart a bit more flexiblity to the skeleton due to epiphyseal plates at either end of long bones.
Or is this a myth?
- MaxfordAndSons 8y agoI believe that's true, but I doubt it's really a factor in this phenomenon of kids surviving high speed crashes that would likely be fatal to adults. It's really just a matter of a less massive body generating (exponentially) less force on impact.