Why are humans so slow? We have powerful leg muscles, are a

>>9061529
Bolt is fast as fuck though.
Checkmate, atheists.

>>9061529
>powerful leg muscles
no, all of our muscles are weak as fuck

We are slow because we are bipedal and our muscles are shit.

>>9061529
humans predominate in slow twitch muscles for long distances (hence as you said); some theorise as an adaptation as part of hunting animals over long distances on the savannah but who really knows. we are unusual amongst animals in that most other animals rely more on fast twitch for fast bursts of speed maybe for quick escape and hunting. the only other animals which really match are muscle profile is things like slow loris'

we went from 4legs to 2legs

Image dog on 2 legs. It's possible but nowhere near 4 legs

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>>9061558
>>9061543

>tfw the second fastest land animal on the planet has two legs.

anyone care to guess what it is?

>>9061590
I'd guess Ostrich.

>>9061590
>powerful legs very different from our own
>entire body is orientated towards leg usage and speed

compared to

>weak legs and body, deriving from creatures fit for 4 leg agile movement in dense areas, like through a forest - not even good for doing that anymore due to impaired agility and weak muscles
we are physically pathetic and prone to damage, our only asset is our brains. All things considered, we run fairly well, it's just there are creatures who can move their bodies faster and have much stronger muscles.

>>9061590
if we are counting birds, the top like 10 animals are all birds, with a bat or insect in there probably

>>9061529
humans are the subspecies of the animal kingdom

Womans didn't evolve to run fast, they evolved to walk very long distances which helped us far more in our style of hunting.

>>9061608
All im saying bud is bipedalism isn't a necessary reason we are slow.

And you could argue birds got their bodies from 4 legged animals too.

We are really good runners actually, just not fast. But we have more stamina than most animals.

>>9061609

by land animals i meant not flying.

>>9061529
We were built to be long distance runner, run long and fast enough for the prey to get tired. Theoretically.

>>9061529
>humans
>slow

are you retarded? Humans are the fastest land animal over long distances. In 100 mile races, a human can easily beat a racehorse

>>9061608
>we are physically pathetic and prone to damage
complete nonsense

Humans have the best heat-regulation system of any animal on the planet. Our hairless bodies and sweat glands enable us to carefully control our heat.

For example, when a dog runs, after a certain period of time it MUST stop. Because it overheats. Same with any other animal, a gazelle, or a lion or whatever. A human can just keep going and going and going.

Humans are absolutely relentless. Most other animals can be physically active for a short period of time, after which they "switch off" and rest for hours. Like a cheetah, or a rhino, or whatever. Humans never switch off. They can be "on" for 14 hours a day if they want to. Just keep going and going and going and going, absolutely relentless. Building things, moving things, running around doing things....etc.

>>9061529
I'd love to see another animal capable of exceeding the escape velocity of Earth.

We don't need to run fast. Despite the "le humans are awful animals we are just good because of our brains XDD" memery humans are extremely good runners.

>>9061967
This is the ultimate meme perpetuated by nonathletic losers who like to imagine they could outwear a cheetah. Anyone who has ever run more than a mile knows that running for 14 hours straight will destroy your body. Marathons ruin knees and0p have people pissing blood and they only last 4-5 hours.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o
Here is a video of actual persistence hunting in action. It's a bunch of guys walking at a leisurely pace for hours until the deer are sleep deprived. Then the fastest guy quickly takes down the weakest deer. It's not ""absolutely relentless'" running, because humans in real life aren't like video game characters..

>>9061529
>>9061557
>are muscles
Kill yourselves you illiterates.

>>9061997
>calls other nonathletic losers
>claims that running a fucking mile A FUCKING MILE makes you realize how bad running if or you
How fucking fat are you? I used to do 2x/70km a week for years when younger and it took years before it affected my health negatively. >>9061967 is largely correct despite you latching onto one number in his post, humans are one of the best long distance runners on the planet.

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>>9061529
>Why are humans so slow?

Easy, we descended are tree climbers, it is amazing how fast we do run considering our ancestry.

Primate's primary evolutionary advantage was it's brain and opposable thumbs.

Evolution isn't "guided" by anything; good shit usually just survives.

It's not all animals seeking to max out all possibilities; that's not how evolution works.

Most of life is just survival.

Quit your teleological bullshit.

>humans
>post a negroe
wew lad

>>9062030
>le antiteleological meme