Humans are some pretty lame animals

pga_mike - 2009-11-09 8:23 AM We cannot run fast.

Mediocre in the water.

We have no significant means of attack or defense.

Thank God for our thumbs and big brains.

All of this started with my attempt to run barefoot at the golf course yesterday.  I'm not sure that I could survive without the EXACT shoe for my demented stride.  We are a lame species.

TriRSquared - 2009-11-09 8:59 AM

I'm not so sure about this...the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico have been known to run down deer.  Not becuase of their speed but becuase of their endurance.  And they do it all in skimpy flat soled sandals. That's pretty impressive to me.

"Born to Run" talks about this exactly.  It's really a great book (only a few chapter sin so far) that asks the question how can these people run so far with no injuries yet it seems in the "civilized world" with all of our fancy shoes and orthotics we get hurt all the time...

I just think maybe we have BECOME a lame species (a majority of us at least).  Our potential is pretty amazing.

TriRSquared - 2009-11-09 7:59 AM

............It's really a great book (only a few chapter sin so far) that asks the question how can these people run so far with no injuries ...............

TriRSquared - 2009-11-09 5:59 AM

I'm not so sure about this...the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico have been known to run down deer.  Not becuase of their speed but becuase of their endurance.  And they do it all in skimpy flat soled sandals. That's pretty impressive to me.

"Born to Run" talks about this exactly.  It's really a great book (only a few chapter sin so far) that asks the question how can these people run so far with no injuries yet it seems in the "civilized world" with all of our fancy shoes and orthotics we get hurt all the time...

I just think maybe we have BECOME a lame species (a majority of us at least).  Our potential is pretty amazing.

mrbbrad - 2009-11-09 2:21 PM Is there any other species on earth sitting in climate controlled rooms debating this topic real time on an interconnected computer network?

mrbbrad - 2009-11-09 2:21 PM Is there any other species on earth sitting in climate controlled rooms debating this topic real time on an interconnected computer network?

gearboy - 2009-11-09 2:46 PM

Yes - the white mice.  It's all an elaborate computer, meant to provide the question, you know...

TriRSquared - 2009-11-09 7:59 AM

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"Born to Run" talks about this exactly.  ...  

mrbbrad - 2009-11-09 12:21 PM Is there any other species on earth sitting in climate controlled rooms debating this topic real time on an interconnected computer network?

ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-11-10 10:55 AM

We can make better pudding than bears can

CitySky - 2009-11-09 2:17 PMExhibit B - Persistence hunt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpo_mA5RP8

Also, on a hot day, a fit human can run a marathon faster than a fit horse. It's because we have sweat glands all over and therefore can cool ourselves as we go. IMO humans are pretty flipping amazing.

ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-11-10 10:55 AM

We can make better pudding than bears can

CitySky - 2009-11-09 1:17 PM Exhibit B - Persistence hunt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpo_mA5RP8

Also, on a hot day, a fit human can run a marathon faster than a fit horse. It's because we have sweat glands all over and therefore can cool ourselves as we go. IMO humans are pretty flipping amazing.

drewb8 - 2009-11-10 11:53 AM
You mean slaving away under fluorescent lights in a cubicle using words like 'synergy' while our animal cousins nap in a patch of sunlight on the floor?

wingsfan - 2009-11-10 12:44 PM

Any irony that they wear shoes when running down their prey?

CitySky - 2009-11-09 1:17 PM Exhibit B - Persistence hunt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpo_mA5RP8

Also, on a hot day, a fit human can run a marathon faster than a fit horse. It's because we have sweat glands all over and therefore can cool ourselves as we go. IMO humans are pretty flipping amazing.

pga_mike - 2009-11-10 2:09 PM
My body and daily life does NOT resemble that runner in any way, except for the number of limbs that we each have.

I would have given up the chase after 26.2 miles.  If a marathon were 26.3, I wouldn't finish.