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deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

The smaller the foot, in this case, the harder the muscles have to work to create the same torque (or moment).

Isn’t that backwards? A shorter lever requires less force. If you had a 10 foot long foot, you’d have to have insanely strong calf muscles to stand on your tip toes.

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NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
True, i didn’t consider the point of contact.

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LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
This isn’t totally true (about longer limbs=harder to exercise), because it doesnt take into account how myosin works on a longer muscle/surface area, along with how electrical differences between limbs and the torso help with electrical flow due to potential energy.

Look at a thoroughbred (fastest over medium distance), an Arabian (best for endurance), a quarter horse (fastest in burst over short distance) versus a donkey (stronger pound for pound than a horse but not faster), vs a mule (stronger than horse, faster than donkey). Look at their legs. They are walking on (1) finger, look at where their ankle is. Their feet, like many animals, are angled completely differently than humans. Elephants have a similar foot to humans in that their sole contacts the ground, but obviously their feet don’t extend like ours (and they have bigger muscles). So it is interesting but I think theres more to it

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- deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It’s totally true from a physics standpoint. A longer lever arm between the load and fulcrum requires more force to move the same weight for a type 1 lever, all else being equal.
  
  “Harder to exercise” is poorly defined, especially when you go on to discuss endurance, speed, and force, all of which are very different terms.
  
  I totally get what you’re saying, but I specifically narrowed it down to force for a reason. My shorter friends kick my ass in lifting due to the mechanical advantage their shorter limbs have, but I smoke them in a distance run because my longer limbs allow me to traverse a greater distance in a single step. This is complicated though because larger lungs are a factor here too.
  
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