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Reminds me of the man vs horse races (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon). Man rare

by iamben 5y ago

Reminds me of the man vs horse races (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon). Man rarely wins unless the weather is hot.

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Sharlin 5y ago
To be fair, though, horses are uniquely good at endurance compared to almost all other non-primate mammals. They have sweat glands all over their body just like humans do.
- lobocinza 5y ago
  Also the times are relatively close.
- j9461701 5y ago
  what about dogs? They can cover nearly 1,000 miles of rough winter terrain in under 2 weeks, as seen in the iditarod. Or if we're looking at long distance travel in hot environments what about camels? I think this "humans can run down any animal with our endurance" stuff is vastly overblown. We're above average, but hardly the best on earth.
  - echelon 5y ago
    Dogs can't do endurance running in the heat like we can. Cooling is a limitation for most mammals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_running_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_running_hypothesis Humans vs horses: https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/long-distance-running-and-evolution-why-humans-can-outrun-horses-but-cant-jump-higher-than-cats.html https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/long-distance-running-and-... Cheetahs, wolves : https://www.businessinsider.com/how-humans-evolved-to-be-best-endurance-runners-2018-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-humans-evolved-to-be-bes... We're really good at running.
  - kevinmchugh 5y ago
    Pretty interesting that all the counter-examples named so far are those that have been domesticated by humans
  - RandallBrown 5y ago
    A human can run down any animal on earth because we're smart, not just because we have amazing endurance. Animals don't realize that if they just ran 10 miles away they would escape easily. They'll just run far enough away that they can't really see us anymore. Then we find them and chase them again. Eventually they get tired because they sprint away and we conserve our energy. A horse may be physically capable of running farther than a human, but actually getting them to do that is another thing.

by iamben 5y ago

Reminds me of the man vs horse races (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon). Man rarely wins unless the weather is hot.

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Sharlin 5y ago

To be fair, though, horses are uniquely good at endurance compared to almost all other non-primate mammals. They have sweat glands all over their body just like humans do.

lobocinza 5y ago
Also the times are relatively close.
j9461701 5y ago
what about dogs? They can cover nearly 1,000 miles of rough winter terrain in under 2 weeks, as seen in the iditarod. Or if we're looking at long distance travel in hot environments what about camels? I think this "humans can run down any animal with our endurance" stuff is vastly overblown. We're above average, but hardly the best on earth.
- echelon 5y ago
  Dogs can't do endurance running in the heat like we can. Cooling is a limitation for most mammals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_running_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_running_hypothesis Humans vs horses: https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/long-distance-running-and-evolution-why-humans-can-outrun-horses-but-cant-jump-higher-than-cats.html https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/long-distance-running-and-... Cheetahs, wolves : https://www.businessinsider.com/how-humans-evolved-to-be-best-endurance-runners-2018-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-humans-evolved-to-be-bes... We're really good at running.
- kevinmchugh 5y ago
  Pretty interesting that all the counter-examples named so far are those that have been domesticated by humans
- RandallBrown 5y ago
  A human can run down any animal on earth because we're smart, not just because we have amazing endurance. Animals don't realize that if they just ran 10 miles away they would escape easily. They'll just run far enough away that they can't really see us anymore. Then we find them and chase them again. Eventually they get tired because they sprint away and we conserve our energy. A horse may be physically capable of running farther than a human, but actually getting them to do that is another thing.