I’m expecting some child recreating superhero stunts and gerting hurt

  • interolivary@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    at 7 my bones were made of rubber

    I was just thinking about this. I’m in my 40’s and it feels like I now break a rib if I sneeze hard, and I was wondering whether I’m actually “less durable” nowadays than I was when I was younger

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      11 months ago

      You have to consider the square cube law.

      Weight scales far quicker than bone strength.

      And also kids are 24/7 running around and doing something for their fitness if they are allowed to.

      Most adults don’t do that.

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      11 months ago

      Ever seen what happens to a rubber band that’s been sitting unused in a drawer for 5 years? Same thing.

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      Actually,yes. Kids bones are less rigid/more flexible. (And younger kids don’t even have some bones to begin with -patellae-/they aren’t fused together yet -skull-)

      And of course you have more weight and a longer “lever” to break things.