This had to be a terrifying way to go

a month ago by GolfFoxtrotLima to c/science_memes

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51595631

leave_it_blank 33 points a month ago

It's like running away from Jason or Michael Meyers. It does not matter how fast you and how slow they are, they keep coming. And they will catch up in the end.

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VibeSurgeon 17 points a month ago

And when they catch you, they will bonk you.

Or poke you with a sharp stick

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RustyNova 12 points a month ago

So it's the snail

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i_need_your_bones 7 points a month ago

The snail was humanity all along

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LovableSidekick 29 points a month ago

Nature really is pretty cruel. The vast majority of wild animals die by being torn apart and eaten alive.

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prettybunnys 12 points a month ago

Thank god for the sweet release of blood pressure loss

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HerbGrower 21 points a month ago

After running 5k all I can think of is fuck they did that without even having modern shoes. Like how?

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Zagorath 32 points a month ago

I think a big part is conditioning. If all the walking & running you've ever done was shoeless, you're just more able to run shoeless than someone who only takes their shoes off inside a modern home.

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CapuccinoCoretto 19 points a month ago

Big fricken caluses on the bottoms of your feet.

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SkunkWorkz 10 points a month ago

They also ran on dirt and not tarmac or pavement.

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DonPiano 11 points a month ago

It's not so much running as walking is my understanding

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KairuByte 4 points a month ago

Keep in mind, when you’re not running on man made surfaces you’re often going to have a fine time barefoot. Man made (outdoor) surfaces are hard and not really great for bare feet.

Just gotta watch out for the not so great surfaces.

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HerbGrower 9 points a month ago

Ever stand on a thorn, stone, pointy stick?

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ignotum 8 points a month ago

Don't badmouth pointy stick, pointy stick kills beasts, pointy stick puts food on the table, pointy stick good

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Speiser0 2 points a month ago

5k what? 5 k sausages?

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Zorque 9 points a month ago

And here I get winded going up a flight of stairs...

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Photonic 15 points a month ago

Don’t worry, a dear trying to run up a flight of stairs would stumble, fall and break all of its legs

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AlfalFaFail 9 points a month ago

Also, these fuckers.

Homotherium hunted large game through persistent hunting and not ambush like other big cats. They hunted in packs and were able to hunt across large distance using their keen day time eye sight.

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Tollana1234567 5 points a month ago

i asusme pronghorn antelope, which is not an antelope, almost no predator in America can chase it down, since those predators are long extinct since the last ice age.

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