Would a person be able to run a longer distance if they ran on all four?

[her209]

I would say yes.

 

[yosuke188]

Not really.

 

[Iron Addict]

probably shorter, no matter how much u trained...

 

[xcript]

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[GasX]

if not for another thread on the front page at the moment, you'd win an award for dumbest question ever....

 

[dighn]

I don't think people are built for that

 

[b0mbrman]

If done from birth, the distance they would be able to run on all fours would be greater than the distance they would be able to run on two, but they would not be able to run farther than a human being raised normally running on two.

Evolution and such...maybe if you created an isolated society where everyone ran on all fours, then reproduced amongst yourselves, naturally selecting, for hundreds of generations, you'd do decently...but until then, no

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
if not for another thread on the front page at the moment, you'd win an award for dumbest question ever....

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
if not for another thread on the front page at the moment, you'd win an award for dumbest question ever....

Can't there be a tie?

 

[paulney]

Human body is constructed to run on 2 legs.
If it were built to run on all fours, we'd have legs bending the other way as do horses for example

 

[Savij]

No. Humans can't do too many things well without tools. We're not built to be the strongest, fastest, or most ferocious animal; We're made to travel long distances. We (humans, not fat lazy slobs) can cover long distances without tiring. We can walk all day without resting (once again, humans, not fat lazy slobs). Our bodies weren't meant to move on legs and arms. The spine wasn't made to take forces like that. No matter what, the endurance would suffer.

 

[preslove]

This thread is now about scotch. I bought some glenfiddich special reserve 12 year aged last night. It's pretty good.

 

[Stunt]

OP should do his own experiment

 

[Nyati13]

I once had a scotch that was aged in partially burnt barrels, and was a dark brownish black colour. Very yummy, but I can't remember the name.

 

[sunase]

Go hire these guys for a race:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0308_060308_all_fours.html

 

[chambersc]

Absolutely not?

We are bipeds for a reason. Running on all fours for us is unnatural and would provide exponential resistance.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Using all four limbs would probably also require more energy, thus decreasing your running distance before you needed to refuel.

 

[sandorski]

You'd collapse with excrusciating back pain after a short while. So, No.

 

[iliopsoas]

Originally posted by: her209
I would say yes.

wtf. are you a retard? Last I recall, humans evolved into bipedal organisms. We wouldn't be able to run on all 4s even if we tried. Try flapping your arms and see if you could fly.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: iliopsoas

Originally posted by: her209
I would say yes.

wtf. are you a retard? Last I recall, humans evolved into bipedal organisms. We wouldn't be able to run on all 4s even if we tried. Try flapping your arms and see if you could fly.

Just because humans evolved into bipedal organisms, it does not conclude that they cannot run on all fours. Humans didn't evolve into bipedal organisms because it allowed them to run faster. Freeing up two appendages allowed tool use and thus made those humans more successful.

And nice try on obscuring the issue with your last comment. Please show me where in human evolution where humans could fly. :roll:

 

[spidey07]

No. No way, not even close.

Our entire body (musculoskeletal) is structured around bipedal movement.

No. No. No.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: her209
I would say yes.

No. Marathon runners can run basically indefinitely as long as they properly pace themselves.

 

[XZeroII]

No. Your arms are too short. You'd keep hitting your head on the ground.

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Nyati13
I once had a scotch that was aged in partially burnt barrels, and was a dark brownish black colour. Very yummy, but I can't remember the name.

Sounds pretty good. I also like Glenlivet. I'm a scotch n00b.

 

[iliopsoas]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: iliopsoas

Originally posted by: her209
I would say yes.

wtf. are you a retard? Last I recall, humans evolved into bipedal organisms. We wouldn't be able to run on all 4s even if we tried. Try flapping your arms and see if you could fly.

Just because humans evolved into bipedal organisms, it does not conclude that they cannot run on all fours. Humans didn't evolve into bipedal organisms because it allowed them to run faster. Freeing up two appendages allowed tool use and thus made those humans more successful.

And nice try on obscuring the issue with your last comment. Please show me where in human evolution where humans could fly. :roll:

once again, your comments only prove that you're a classic retard. Humans evolved into bipedal organisms long ago and this means that we no longer have the same characteristics of our prior forms. In other words, we can NOT run on all 4s...crawl around a little bit but not run.