Momentum

[Lance C]

All,

Has anyone looked at the proportions of the human body in relation to physics?

For example a very large man has 2 immediate advantages dealing with gravity, they weigh more (acceleration is constant) so there is more energy going downward AND a tall person's leg stroke is longer, therefore more distance to accelerate, therefore a greater speed is attained.

That's the double whammy for gravity say on a gravitational check (downward knee kick)

Also larger people can collapse rotational momentum (like figure skaters) by storing more energy in larger and longer arms and then collapsing.


-Lance C