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Wow in the World

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The Effect of Landing on Your Toes on Your Legs

A scientist at the University of Arizona asked two groups of humans to help him with his experiment. He found that when humans land on their toes first, they use a lot more energy than if they land on their heels. And landing on our toes actually slows us humans down. Because of how hard the front part of our foot has to work to push our bodies forward here.

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