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KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• notabot@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The thing is, humans are astonishingly good at conserving energy when running. We can literally run prey to death by just keeping on going when most animals run out of energy.

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  • Spacehooks@reddthat.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sweat offers cooling bonuses.

    Something about being upright too but I don’t recall.

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    • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bipedal running gains a lot of energy just by falling forward rather than pushing forward every step.

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    • Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Standing upright simultaneously exposes more skin surface area to the flow of air, while minimizing the skin’s exposure to direct sunlight.

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• ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If I need more energy I’ll just set something on fire

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