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		alistairSH on Feb 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientist busts myths about how humans burn calori... Interesting, hadn't considered that aspect. Just goes to show how complicated and counter-intuitive this can be.

naasking on Feb 18, 2022 [–]

Evolution is great at optimizing! Running is so efficient for humans that some human tribes use it to hunt (persistence hunting). They literally run their prey to exhaustion then just walk up and kill them.

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