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New Theories / Re: The unique normal force on human body: a massive human can stand on weak toes
« on: 10/09/2020 22:02:32 »
Today, just for the sake of it, I decided to test your claim with an experiment of my own. I put on a backpack, added weights to it, put weights on my ankles, held weights in my hands and, for good measure, hung a computer-carrying bag around my neck. The total amount of weight was 62 kilograms (I know this because I measured my weight with a scale both before and after I put all the weights on). Then I tried to see if I could still stand on my tip-toes despite carrying all that extra weight around.
I could. Without much trouble, either.
So each one of my calf muscles easily lifts much more than 31 kilograms (because that's not counting the weight of my own body). I don't even include calf exercises in my workout routine, and I'm a fairly average individual in terms of height and weight (well, for an American, anyway). So this pretty much proves that calf muscles in an average person are capable of lifting a 60 kilogram body. So I know from personal experience that you are wrong.
I could. Without much trouble, either.
So each one of my calf muscles easily lifts much more than 31 kilograms (because that's not counting the weight of my own body). I don't even include calf exercises in my workout routine, and I'm a fairly average individual in terms of height and weight (well, for an American, anyway). So this pretty much proves that calf muscles in an average person are capable of lifting a 60 kilogram body. So I know from personal experience that you are wrong.
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