>The term “spongy bone” doesn’t mean that the bone is soft or can compress, he says. Rather, it indicates that the bone is porous and lightweight So part of th

>The term “spongy bone” doesn’t mean that the bone is soft or can compress, he says. Rather, it indicates that the bone is porous and lightweight So part of the misconception can be blamed on a connotation of a metaphor that doesn't apply. Very common in physics!