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Are you lucky, or are necks less likely to break than arms due to evolutionary pressure?
by jimberlage 3y ago
Are you lucky, or are necks less likely to break than arms due to evolutionary pressure?
- pfdietz 3y agoCould just be survivor bias. I wouldn't be posting here if my neck had broken, most likely.
- imp0cat 3y agoAlso, children are suprisingly resilient and will recover quite easily most of the time.
- doubled112 3y agoThe bounce back game is real as a kid. Maybe it's all about mass. The force on my knees landing at 200lbs is way greater than at 50lbs. But maybe I'm just trying not to feel old.
- wharvle 3y agoMass, height, and the mechanics of momentum (as when, say, tripping) all make a difference. Some of the terms involved have exponents applied. Adults definitely feel a lot more force from mistakes made while moving their bodies than kids do.
- badpun 3y agoWell, arms are much longer (so, a larger lever), and people instinctually extend them to blunt the fall. Whereas it's instint to protect head and neck in the same situation.