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minus-square@KurtVonnegut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish11•21 days agoConserving energy is not really our thing.
minus-squarenotabotlinkfedilinkEnglish13•21 days agoThe 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.
minus-square@Spacehooks@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish7•21 days agoSweat offers cooling bonuses. Something about being upright too but I don’t recall.
minus-square@Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•21 days agoStanding upright simultaneously exposes more skin surface area to the flow of air, while minimizing the skin’s exposure to direct sunlight.
minus-square@ikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•21 days agoBipedal running gains a lot of energy just by falling forward rather than pushing forward every step.
minus-square@ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish6•21 days agoIf I need more energy I’ll just set something on fire
Conserving energy is not really our thing.
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.
Sweat offers cooling bonuses.
Something about being upright too but I don’t recall.
Standing upright simultaneously exposes more skin surface area to the flow of air, while minimizing the skin’s exposure to direct sunlight.
Bipedal running gains a lot of energy just by falling forward rather than pushing forward every step.
If I need more energy I’ll just set something on fire