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[–] notabot@piefed.social 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Sweat offers cooling bonuses.

Something about being upright too but I don't recall.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Bipedal running gains a lot of energy just by falling forward rather than pushing forward every step.

Standing upright simultaneously exposes more skin surface area to the flow of air, while minimizing the skin's exposure to direct sunlight.